• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.45-50
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• 2008

Treponema denticola is the best studied oral spirochete and numerous studies have shown that it is strongly associated with periodontitis and expresses several putative virulence factors. In this study, we report on a surface protein of T. denticola, Td92, which is homologous to Tp92 of Treponema pallidum, an agent of syphilis. Immunofluorescence assay and immunogold labeling with anti-Td92 Ab revealed that Td92 had surface-exposed epitopes. And Td92 was capable of binding to fibronectin and KB cells, an oral epithelial cell line. In addition, Td92 could enter the KB cells. These results indicate that Td92 is a fibronectin-binding protein which can bind to and internalize into the host cells, facilitating the virulence of T. denticola.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• v.19 no.7
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• pp.958-963
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• 2006

The effect of ginsenosides (GS) on germ cell proliferation was evaluated with a chicken ovarian germ-somatic cell coculture model and the mechanism involving protein kinase C (PKC) pathway was investigated. Ovarian cells were cultured in serum-free McCoy's 5A medium and challenged with GS alone or in combinations with PKC activator (phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, PMA) or inhibitor ($H_7$) for 48 h. The number of germ cells was counted and the proliferating cells were identified by immunocytochemistry of proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). Results showed that GS significantly increased germ cell proliferation and this stimulating effect was further increased by PMA, but inhibited by H7, in a dose-dependent manner. Moreover, GS-elevated PCNA expression and the PCNA -labeling index of germ cells displayed similar changes with the increased numbers of germ cells. These results indicated that GS stimulated proliferation of ovarian germ cells with involvement of the PKC-mediated system.

• Journal of Photoscience
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.85-90
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• 1996

The binding ability of leaf nuclear extracts to the lighbresponsive elements (LREs) of cab promoters of Arabidopsis thaliana has been investigated. The cab promoters were fragmented with restr ction endonucleases into LRE that were identified by Mitra et al. [Plant Mol. Biol. 12, 169179 ( 1989)] and other small fragments. After end labeling with Klenow fragment, the fragments were assayed for binding with the leaf nuclear proteins that were prepared by solubilizing the purified nuclei with 0.5 M ammonium sulfate. The binding ability was assayed by mobility shift assay. To perform successful mobility shift assay, several factors affecting the interaction of protein with DNA were optimized before performing the assay. The LREs had several retardation bands. However, the other promoter fragments from the transcription start site to the far upstream region of the promoters had also retardation bands. No particular relationships could be found between the retardation band distributions and the loci of LRE. It is likely that the light-regulation of cab gene expression may be controlled by the multiple interactions of the regulatory protein factors with DNA motifs.

• Animal cells and systems
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• v.1 no.1
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• pp.93-98
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• 1997

The present study investigated the cellular localization of a-subunit of Gq (Gaq) protein in developing L8E63, rat skeletal muscle cell line. The colocalization of Gaq with actin cytoskeleton was demonstrated by double-labeling experiments. In mononucleated myoblasts, the immuno-fluorescence staining pattern of Gaq was almost identical with that of F-actin visualized with rhodamine-conjugated phalloidin. However, this colocalization of Gaq with cytoskeleton was not maintained in multinucleated myotubes. The staining pattern of Gaq in myotubes did not match with any specific subcellular structure, but appeared as a uniformly distributed diffuse staining throughout the whole cell surface. Interestingly, change in the expression level of Gaq was not detected during myoblast differentiation, suggesting that actin-associated Gaq protein might dissociate from the cytoskeleton as cells differentiate. Immunocytochemical experiments using specific antibodies directed against several G proteins indicated that the subcellular localizations of Gai1, Gai2, Gai3, and Gao were different from those obtained with Gaq.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Bioinformatics Conference
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• 2006.02a
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• pp.38-44
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• 2006

프로테오믹스는 생물체 안에 포함되어 있는 단백질을 통합적으로 연구하는 학문이다. 단백질을 동정(Protein identification)하고, 단백질의 상태를 분석(Protein characterization)하며, 단백질의 양적 변화를 관찰(Protein quantitation)한다. 유전자로부터 mRNA 로 복제되고 codon 의 규칙에 따라 합성되는 단백질이 세포 내에 얼만큼 존재하는가라는 단백질의 양적인 변화는 세포 내의 환경에 따라 시시각각 변화할 수 있으며, 이러한 변화의 추적은 단백질의 기능을 밝히는 기초자료로서 중요성을 가진다. 특히 질병의 조기 진단을 위한 바이오마커를 발굴하기 위한 스크리닝 역할로서, 단백질의 발현 양상을 비교하는 프로테오믹스는 기대를 모으고 있다. 단백질에 대한 분석, 특히 질량분석기에 의해 초고속으로 대량의 단백질 데이터를 생산하는 프로테오믹스의 연구는 정량적인 단백질 발현양상 분석의 정확도를 높이기 위해 다양한 실험기법과 데이터 분석기법을 동원하고 있다. 이번 발표에서는 프로테오믹스에서 단백질의 양을 측정하기 위한 실험 방법들과 그에 따른 데이터 분석 방법들을 소개하고자 한다. 프로테오믹스 연구의 초창기부터 사용되어온 2차원 전기영동법에 의해 생성되는 2D-gel image 에서의 spot 분석법으로부터, 탄뎀 질량분석기를 사용하는 ICAT, iTRAQ 등의 labeling 방법에 의한 정량분석, 그리고 질량분석기의 정확도를 최대한으로 활용하는 label-free 방법에 대한 기본 개념을 살펴보고 데이터 분석 기술의 적용 방법을 알아본다.

• KOGO NEWS
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.24-28
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• 2006

프로테오믹스는 생물체 안에 포함되어 있는 단백질을 통합적으로 연구한다. 단백질을 동정(Protein identification)하고, 단백질의 상태를 분석(Protein characterization)하며, 단백질의 양적 변화를 관찰(Protein quantitation)한다. 단백질에 대한 분석, 특히 질량분석기에 의해 초고속으로 대량의 단백질 데이터를 생산하는 프테테오믹스의 연구는 정량적인 단백질 발현양상분석의 정확도를 높이고 분석시간을 단축하기 위해 다양한 실험기법과 데이터 분석기법을 동원하고 있다. 1) 단백질의 양적 차이나 양적 변화의 관찰은 바이오마커를 발굴하고 생명현상의 메카니즘을 규명하여 그 결과를 신약개발에 활용하기 위한 기초 연구이다. 이 글에서는 프로테오믹스 연구의 초창기부터 사용되어온 2차원 전기영동법에 의해 생성되는 2D-gel image에서의 스팟(spot)분석법과 함께, 탄뎀 질량분석기를 사용하는 ICAT, SILAC 등의 동위 원소를 사용한 라벨링(labeling) 방법, 라벨링을 하지 않는 label-free 방법 등 프로테오믹스에서의 정량분석법에 대한 기본 개념을 살펴보고, 이들에서의 데이터 분석 기술의 적용에 대해 간략히 소개하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.30 no.4
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• pp.410-416
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• 1987

The effect of heavy metal ions on the synthesis of proteins in cultured chick embryonic muscle cells were examined by labeling the cellular proteins with 35S-methionine and the surface proteins with Nalssl and lactoperokidase. The protein pattern in the cells cultured for 48 hrs showed little or no difference whether or not the cells were treated with any of the metal ions including Cu2+, Cd2+ and Hg2+, which are known to block the fusion of mypblasts. However, a 43kd protein disappeared from the control cells cultured for 72 hrs but remained unchanged in the cells treated with the metal ions. When analyzed for the syntheiic pattern of membrane proteins, addition of the ions (particularly of Cda+ and Cr3+) caused a marked increase in the level of 66kd protein, as compared to that in the untreated cells. By contrast, the level of 29kd protein was much higher in the control cells than in the cells treated with the metal ions. These results suggest that the heavy metal ions appear to block the degradation of 43kd soluble protein and 66kd membrane protein, perhaps by inhibiting a metalloprotease, which may be essential for the myogenic process of embryonic muscle cells.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.22 no.2
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• pp.226-229
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• 2012

Bacterial hemoglobin from Vitreoscilla (VHb) is recognized as a good fusion protein for the soluble expression of foreign protein. In this study, we generated a monoclonal antibody (MAb) against VHb for its detection. For the rapid screening of MAb, a protein chip technology based on the Alexa-488 (A488) dye labeling method was introduced. In order to fabricate the chip, the VHb protein was chemically coupled to the chip surface and then the culture supernatants of 84 hybridoma cell lines were spotted onto the VHb chip. The bound MAbs were measured by A488-modified anti-mouse IgG. A single spot (MAb A10) exhibited significantly high signal intensity. The immunoblot analysis evidenced that the MAb A10 can detect VHb-fused proteins with high specificity.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.34 no.1
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• pp.29-30
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• 2013

• Proceedings of the Korean Magnetic Resonance Society Conference
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• 2000.01a
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• pp.29-29
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• 2000