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Increase of Grb2 and Ras Proteins and Expression of Growth Factors in LPS Stimulated Odontoblast-like Dental Pulp Cells

  • Jeong, Soon-Jeong;Jeong, Moon-Jin
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • 제43권1호
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    • pp.27-33
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    • 2013
  • Inflammatory cells express the inflammatory cytokines and growth factors induced by lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Odontoblasts are located at the pulp-dentin interface and extend their cell processes far into the dentin where they are the first cells to encounter microorganisms or their products. Therefore, this study examined the expression of some growth factors related to the signal pathway, such as growth factor receptor binding protein 2 (Grb2)-Ras in odontoblast-like dental pulp cells, after a treatment with LPS. After 60 minutes, the mRNA and protein expression levels of Grb2 and Ras were higher in the LPS-treated cells than in the control cells. The level of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) mRNA expression was increased significantly to a level similar to that of Grb2 and Ras at 60 minutes. The platelet-derived growth factor-AA (PDGF-AA) mRNA level was expressed strongly in the odontoblast like dental pulp cells without an association with LPS stimulation. Scanning electron microscopy revealed many extensions of the cytoplasmic processes and the number of processes increased gradually at 30, 60 and 90 minutes after LPS stimulation. From these results VEGF and bFGF expression might be induced through the Grb2-Ras signal transduction pathway in LPS treated odontoblasts.

난소 내 황체조직에서 발정주기별 H-Ras, RLIP76, Angiogenic Receptors mRNA와 Protein의 발현 (Expression of H-ras, RLIP76 mRNA and Protein, and Angiogenic Receptors in Corpus Luteum Tissues during Estrous Cycles)

  • 김민성;이상희;이승형
    • 대한임상검사과학회지
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    • 제50권4호
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    • pp.457-461
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    • 2018
  • 황체는 발정주기에 따라 형성과 퇴행이 반복되는 일시적인 내분비기관이다. 본 연구에서는 황체와 종양의 혈관신생과정이 기능적과 구조적 기전이 유사하다는 가정하에 실시하였다. 먼저, 우리는 혈관신생관련 수용체인 VEGFR2와 Tie 2 mRNA와 단백질 발현을 검토하였다. 또한, RLIP76와 H-ras의 발현도 측정하였다. 그 결과, 초기와 중기황체에서 VEGFR2와 Tie 2 mRNA와 단백질의 발현되었으나, 후기황체에서는 발현이 감소하였다. H-ras의 경우, mRMA와 단백질 모두 초기와 중기황체에서 발현되었으나, 후기황체에서는 발현되지 않았다. RLIP76 mRNA은 모든 황체주기에서 발현되었고, 단백질은 초기황체에서 강하게 발현되었다. 이상의 결과를 토대로, RLIP76와 H-ras는 황체의 기능에 관여하고, 황체의 혈관신생과정 메커니즘에 중요한 역할을 할 것이다.

Roles of Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases (MAPKinases) in H-ras-induced Invasiveness and Motility of MCF10A Cells

  • Lee, Eun-Jung;Kim, Mi-Sung;Aree Moon
    • 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국응용약물학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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    • pp.104-104
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    • 2001
  • Ras는 세포의 성장과 분화 등 여러 필수적인 세포기능에 없어서는 안될 중요한 역할을 담당하며 Ras가 mutation되면 암 등의 치명적인 결과를 초래한다. Ras 발현은 유방암에서 tumor aggressiveness의 지표로 간주되고 있으며 유방세포의 침습성과 연관이 있다고 알려져 있으므로 ras가 전이과정에 미치는 영향에 관한 연구는 중요한 의미를 갖는다. 본 연구의 선행연구결과, H-ras와 N-ras 모두 transformed phenotype을 나타내지만 H-ras 만이 암전이에 있어서 중요한 침윤성을 유도하는 것을 밝혔다. 이 결과는 MCF10A 세포에서 H-ras와 N-ras에 의한 신호전달경로가 각각 다른 생물학적 전이활성을 나타냄을 시사한다. 세포의 이동성은 침습성에 있어서 결정적인 역할을 하므로, 본 연구에서 H-ras와 N-ras로 형질전환된 MCF10A세포에서 이동성을 시험한 결과, 세포의 이동성이 N-ras가 아닌 H-ras MCF10A 세포에서만 크게 증가된다는 것을 보았다. 이는 침습성을 나타내는 H-ras가 세포의 이동성을 증가시키는데 작용한다는 것을 말한다. H-ras에 의해 유도된 침습성과 이동성에 대한 분자적 기전에 관하여 연구하기 위하여 H-ras MCF10A와 N-ras MCF10A 세포에서 Ras의 downstream effector들, 특히 mitogen-activated protein kinases(MAPKinases)들인 JNK1, ERK, p38의 활성화를 살펴본 결과 p38 MAPKinase가 H-ras MCF10A 세포에서 현저하게 활성화됨을 보았다. p38 MAPKinase 저해제인 SB203580를 처리하던지 dominant negative p38 (DN p38) transfectant로 p38을 불활성화시켰을 때 세포침습성 및 이동성이 저해되는 결과를 얻었다. SB203580 처리한 H-ras MCF10A 세포에서 전이에 관여하는 효소인 MMP-2 분비가 감소되었다. H-ras에 의해 유도된 침습성과 이동성은 DN JNK1 transfectant에서는 변화가 없었으나 DN MEK transfectants에서는 유의성있게 감소되었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면, MCF10A 세포의 침윤성과 이동성에는 p38 MAPKinase 활성이 중심적인 역할을 하며, JNK 활성은 영향을 미치지 않고, ERK-1/2 활성은 충분하지는 않으나 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

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Purification and Characterization of Farnesyl Protein Transferase from Bovine Testis

  • Ryo, Kwon-Yul;Baik, Young-Jin;Yang, Chul-Hak
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제28권3호
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    • pp.197-203
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    • 1995
  • Famesyl protein transferase involved in the first step of post-translational modification of $p21^{ras}$ proteins transfers the famesyl moiety from famesyl pyrophosphate to a cysteine residue in $p21^{ras}$ proteins. The enzyme was first purified 30,000-fold from bovine testis by use of 30~50% ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-Sephacel ion exchange chromatography, Sephacryl S-300 gel filtration chromatography, Sephacryl S-200 gel filtration chromatography, and hexapeptide (Lys-Lys-Cys-Val-Ile-Met) affinity chromatography. The molecular weight of the purified enzyme was estimated to be ~100 kDa by gel filtration and SDS-polyacrylamide gels showed two closely spaced bands of ~50 kDa protein. These indicate that the enzyme consists of two nonidentical subunits, a and 13, which have slightly different molecular weights. The enzyme was inhibited by hexapeptide (Lys-Lys-Cys-Val-Ile-Met), which acted as an alternative substrate that competed for famesylation. Kinetic analysis by measuring initial velocities showed that famesyl protein transferase is a very slow enzyme. EDTA-treated famesyl protein transferase showed little activity with $Mg^{2+}$ or $Zn^{2+}$ alone, but required both $Mg^{2+}$ and $Zn^{2+}$ for the catalytic activity.

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Ras에 의해 암화된 세포에서 dynamin-2의 발현 촉진 (Up-regulation of dynamin-2 gene expression in Ras-transformed cells)

  • 유지윤
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제17권3호통권83호
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    • pp.375-380
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    • 2007
  • Dynamin은 여러 종류의 endocytosis 과정에서 최종적으로 endocytic vesicle을 membrane으로부터 분리하는데 중요한 역할을 하는 단백질이다. 이전의 보고에 의하면 dynamin-2는 Ras에 의해 암화된 세포에서 Ras signal의 신호 전달 단백질인 Grb2의 SH3 domain과 결합한다고 알려져 있다. 하지만 정상적인 세포 (NIH3T3)에 비해 Ras에 의해 암화된 세포 (NIH3T3(Ras))에서 이들 단백질의 발현이 높아지는지에 대해서는 아직 알려진 바가 없다. 본 연구에서는 먼저 NIH3T3 세포와 NIH3T3(Ras) 세포에서 dynamin-2와 Grb2의 단백질 발현을 보았는데, dynamin-2의 경우 NIH3T3 세포에 비해 NIH3T3(Ras) 세포에서 그 발현이 현저히 증가함을 볼 수 있었지만 Grb2의 경우 두 세포에서 발현의 차이를 관찰할 수 없었다. Competitive PCR을 이용하여 mRNA의발현정도를 확인하였을 때, 단백질 발현 정도와 마찬가지로 dynamin-2의 경우 NIH3T3(Ras) 세포에서 약 100배의 증가를 확인하였지만 Grb2의 경우 차이를 볼 수 없었다. Dynamin-2의 promoter 활성을 NIH3T3(Ras) 세포에서 관찰한 결과 start codon으로부터 300 bp에서 200 bp upstream에 dynamin-2의 promoter 활성을 조절하는 부위가 존재함을 확인할 수 있었다.

F93-A: A Inhibitor of Farnesyl Protein Transferase from Aspergillus fumigatus KL93

  • Kwon, Byoung-Mog;Lee, Seung-Ho;Jeong, Tae-Sook;Kim, Sung-Uk;Son, Kwang-Hee;Park, Diol;Kim, Young-Kook;Nam, Ji-Youn;Bok, Song-Hae
    • 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국응용약물학회 1995년도 춘계학술대회
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    • pp.66-66
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    • 1995
  • Mutated forms of the ras oncogenes are associated with about 30% of human tumors. The ras genes encode 21KDa proteins, called p21 or Ras, that are associated with the plasma membrane. FPTase is a dimeric enzyme that catalyses the transfer of the farnesyl group from farnesyl pyrophosphate onto cysteine 186 at the C-terminus of the Ras protein. This is mandatory process for triggering ras oncogene toward tumor formation. Therefore, selective inhibitors of FPTase have the potential to be used as antitumorgenic agents.

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Oncogenesis and the Clinical Significance of K-ras in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma

  • Huang, Chun;Wang, Wei-Min;Gong, Jian-Ping;Yang, Kang
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제14권5호
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    • pp.2699-2701
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    • 2013
  • The RAS family genes encode small GTP-binding cytoplasmic proteins. Activated KRAS engages multiple effector pathways, notably the RAF-mitogen-activated protein kinase, phosphoinositide-3-kinase (PI3K) and RalGDS pathways. In the clinical field, K-ras oncogene activation is frequently found in human cancers and thus may serve as a potential diagnostic marker for cancer cells in circulation. This mini-review aims to summarise information on Ras-induced oncogenesis and the clinical significance of K-ras.

Neurodevelopmental Aspects of RASopathies

  • Kim, Ye Eun;Baek, Seung Tae
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.441-447
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    • 2019
  • RAS gene mutations are frequently found in one third of human cancers. Affecting approximately 1 in 1,000 newborns, germline and somatic gain-of-function mutations in the components of RAS/mitogen-activated protein kinase (RAS/MAPK) pathway has been shown to cause developmental disorders, known as RASopathies. Since RAS-MAPK pathway plays essential roles in proliferation, differentiation and migration involving developmental processes, individuals with RASopathies show abnormalities in various organ systems including central nervous system. The frequently seen neurological defects are developmental delay, macrocephaly, seizures, neurocognitive deficits, and structural malformations. Some of the defects stemmed from dysregulation of molecular and cellular processes affecting early neurodevelopmental processes. In this review, we will discuss the implications of RAS-MAPK pathway components in neurodevelopmental processes and pathogenesis of RASopathies.

Increased Sensitivity of ras-transformed Cells to Capsaicin-induced Apoptosis

  • Kang, Hye-Jung;Yunjo Soh;Kim, Mi-Sung;Lee, Eun-Jung;Surh, Young-Joon;Kim, Seung-Hee;Aree Moon
    • 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국응용약물학회 2001년도 추계학술대회 및 정기총회
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    • pp.107-107
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    • 2001
  • During the last decade, enormous progress has been made on the biological significance of apoptosis. Since ras is among the most central molecule in signaling, we asked if ras regulates apoptotic pathway. We have previously shown that H-ras, but not N-ras, induces an invasiveness and motility in human breast epithelial cells (MCF10A), while both H-ras and N-ras induce transformed phenotype. In this study, we wished to seek a chemopreventive agent that effectively induces apoptosis in H-ras-activated cells. Here we show that capsaicin, the major pungent phytochemical in red pepper, induces caspase 3-involved apoptosis selectively in H-ras activated MCF10A cells while the parental MCF10A cells are not effected. In order to study the molecular mechanisms for the increased sensitivity of H-ras MCF10A cells to capsaicin-induced apoptosis, activation of ras downstream signaling molecules, mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKinases), upon capsaicin treatment was investigated. Phosphorylated forms of JNK1 and p38 MAPKinase were prominently increased whereas activated ERK-1/2 was decreased by capsaicin in ras-activated cells. The parental cells did not respond to capsaicin, suggesting that capsaicin selectively induces apoptosis through modulating activities of ras downstream signaling molecules in H-ras-activated cells. Studies using chemical inhibitors (CPT-cAMP, SB203580 and PD98059) and dominant negative constructs of JNKl, p38 and MEK show that activation of JNK1 and p38 MAPKinase, but not ERK-1/2, is critical for ras-mediated apoptosis by capsaicin.

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