• 자연과학논문집
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.79-88
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• 2005

효모에는 여러 가지 종류의 thiol peroxid se 동위 효소들인 cytoplasmic TPx I, cTPx II, cTPx III, mitochodrial TPx (mTPx), 및 nuclear TPx (nTPx)가 존재하고 있다. 특히 cTPx II는 다른 효모TPx와 비교해 볼 때 매우 낮은 peroxidase 활성을 보이나, cTPx II를 제거한 cTPx II mutant균주는 심하게 성장이 저해되는 특징을 보인다. 본 연구에서는 효모에서의 cTPx II의 생리학적 기능을 밝히는 연구의 첫 과정으로 cTPx II와 상호 작용하는 단백질을 탐색하였다. Sacchromyces cerevisiae genomic DNA library에서 yeast two-hybrid system을 이용하여 cTPx II와 상호 결합하는 단백질을 탐색하여 그 단백질들의 기능을 연구하여, 궁극적으로 cTPx II의 생리기능을 밝히는데 이 연구의 목적을 두었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.506-510
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• 1999

The newly-found thiol peroxidases (TPx) with a conserved cysteine as the primary site of catalysis are capable of catalyzing the thiol-dependent reduction of peroxides. However, the cellular distributions of the isoforms remain poorly understood. As a first step in understanding the physiological functions of the TPx isoforms, we examined the cellular and tissue distribution of the isoenzymes in various bovine tissues. The tissue distributions of TPx isoenzymes indicate that two types of TPx are widely distributed throughout all of the tested tissues. These two forms are the predominant proteins, with levels of the proteins being quite different from each other. The level of predominant TPx proteins, named type II (TPx II) and type V (TPx V), appeared to be very different with respect to tissue type. The cellular distribution and level of TPx isoenzymes also varied with the types of cells. Immunoblot analysis of the mitochondrial and cytosol fractions from various tissues indicates that TPx III is a unique mitochondrial form. Based on the different tissue and cellular distribution of TPx isoenzymes, we discuss the physiological function of TPx isoenzymes, especially the ubiquitous TPx II.

• 자연과학논문집
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.7-24
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• 2004

Thiol peroxidase인 E.coli AhpC의 아미노산 서열을 database를 이용해 분석하여, TPx와 상동성이 있는 새로운 형태의 Thiol peroxidase를 찾아내었다. 그 중 병원성을 갖는 박테리아인 Haemophilus Influenzae에서 존재하는 TPx와 유사하고, GRX와 함께 fusion 되어있는 새로운 형태의 단백질의 유전자를 클로닝하여 E.coli에서 과발현시켜 분리정제 하였다. 정제된 TPx-GRX는 환원제로 thiol 성분을 갖는 MCO system(Fe, DTT, Oxygen)에 의하여 Glutamine Synthetase(GS)의 불활성화를 방어하는 티올 특이적 향산화활성을 갖고, peroxides를 제거하는 peroxidase 활성을 갖는 것을 밝혔다. 이 결과들로부터 TPx-GRX는 새로운 형태의 Thiol perosidase임을 알 수 있었다. 더 나아가서 이 결과들은 TPx-GRX가 병원성 박테리아에서 oxidative stress를 막는 생리적으로 중요한 역할을 할 것이라는 것을 시사한다.

• 자연과학논문집
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.67-82
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• 2004

고염에서 자라는 원시 박테리아인 Halococcus agglomeratus에서 Thiol-specific antioxidant 활성을 보이는 분자량이 22-kDa인 향산화 단백질을 순수 분리 정제하여 향산화 활성의 특성을 조사하였다. 그 결과 진핵 세포의 Thiol-specific antioxidant protein (TSA of TPx)과 유사한 활성을 갖는 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 정제된 Thiol-specific antioxidant protein 은 환원제로 thiol 성분을 갖는 비효소적 금속 촉매 산화계( $Fe^{3+}$, $O^2$, DTT 또는 2-mercatoethanol : thiol- MCO system)에 의하여 Glutamine Synthetase (GS)의 불활성화를 방어하고 Ascorbate 같은 nonthiol 성환원제를 갖는 금속 촉매 산화계 ( $Fe^{3+}$, $O^2$, Ascorbatenol: nonthiol- MCO system)에 의해서는 GS의 불활성화를 방어하지 못하였다. 이것은 환원형 thiol성분이 항산화 단백질의 항산화 활성에 전자 공여체로 요구되어 지기 때문이라고 판단된다. 이 단백질은 다른 TPx와는 다르게 100%의 활성을 나타내려면 NaCl의 농도가 500mM이상이 되어야 한다. 이상의 결과는 원시 박테리아에도 TPx가 존재하여 활성 산소종을 제거하는 생화학적 역할을 수행함을 시사하고 있다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.139-143
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• 2001

Thioredoxin (Trx) is a redox protein possessing conserved sequence Cys-Gly-Pro-Cys in ail organisms. Trx acts as an electron donor of many proteins including thioredoxin peroxidase (TPx). Yeast Trx 2 has two redox active cysteine residues at positions 31 and 34. To investigate the redox activity of each cysteine, we generated mutants C31S, C34S, and C31S/C34S using site directed mutagenesis and examined the redox activity of Trx variants as an electron donor for yeast TPx enzymes. None of the three Cysmutated Trx proteins was active as a redox protein in the 5', 5'-dithiobis-(2-dinitrobenzoic acid) reduction under the condition of the presence of NADPH and thioredoxin reductase, and in the thioredoxin dependent peroxidase activity of yeast TPx II. C34S enhanced the glutamine synthetase protection activity of yeast TPx I, even though 100 times more protein was needed to exhibit the same activity to WT. The formation of a mixed disulfide intermediate between Trx and TPx II subunits was analyzed by SDS-PAGE. The mixed dieter form of TPx II was found only for C34S. These results suggest that Cys-31 more effectively acts as an electron donor for TPx enzymes.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.111-114
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• 2005

The antihistamine effects of the triprolidine were studied in rats to determine the feasibility of their enhanced transdermal delivery from the poly (4-methyl-1-pentene) (TPX) matrix system containing penetration enhancer and plasticizer. The antihistamine effects were determined by the Evans blue dye procedure by comparing the changes in vascular permeability increase following the transdermal administration. The vascular permeability increase was significantly reduced by transdermal administration of the triprolidine-TPX system containing triethyl citrate (TEC) and polyoxyethylene-2-oleyl ether (POE). Both the plasticizer and penetration enhancer played an important role in the skin permeation of triprolidine and increased the antihistamine effects. These results showed that the triprolidine-TPX matrix system containing plasticizer and penetration enhancer could be a transdermal delivery system providing the increased antihistamine effects.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.221-226
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• 2007

Embryonic stem (ES) cells are known to have an infinite proliferation and pluripotency that are associated with complex processes. The objective of this study was to examine expression of genes differentially regulated during differentiation of human ES cells by suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH). Human ES cells were induced to differentiate into neural precursor cells via embryoid body. Neural precursor cells were isolated physically based on morphological criteria. Immunocytochemical analysis showed expression of pax6 in neural precursor cells, confirming that the isolated cells were neural precursor cells. Undifferentiated human ES cells and neural precursor cells were subject to the SSH. TPX2 (Targeting Protein for Xklp2 (Xenopus centrosomal kinesin-like protein 2)) was identified, cloned and analyzed during differentiation of human ES cells into neural lineages. Expression of TPX2 was gradually down-regulated in embryoid bodies and neural precursor cells relative to undifferentiated ES cells. Targeting Protein for Xklp2 has been shown to be involved in cell division by interaction with microtubule development in cancer cells. Taken together, result of this study suggests that TPX2 may be involved in proliferation and differentiation of human ES cells.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.170-175
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• 2010

Chaperone;Glutathione peroxidase;Peroxiredoxin;Schizosaccharomyces pombe;Thioredoxin peroxidase;To investigate the differences in the functional roles of peroxiredoxins (Prxs) and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) of Schizosaccharomyces pombe, we examined the peroxidase and molecular chaperone properties of the recombinant proteins. TPx (thioredoxin peroxidase) exhibited a capacity for peroxide reduction with the thioredoxin system. GPx also showed thioreoxin-dependent peroxidase activity rather than GPx activity. The peroxidase activity of BCP (bacterioferritin comigratory protein) was similar to that of TPx. However, peroxidase activity was not observed for PMP20 (peroxisomal membrane protein 20). TPx, PMP20, and GPx inhibited thermal aggregation of citrate synthase at 43$^{\circ}C$, but BCP failed to inhibit the aggregation. The chaperone activities of PMP20 and GPx were weaker than that of TPx. The peroxidase and chaperone properties of TPx, BCP, and GPx of the fission yeast are similar to those of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The fission yeast PMP20 without thioredoxin-dependent peroxidase activity may act as a molecular chaperone.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.483-489
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• 1998

효모의 전체 게놈서열에서 확인된 새로운 티오레독신(Trx3)과 이미 효모에서 티오레독신으로서의 기능이 보고된 Trx1, 2 및 TR을 대장균에 발현시켜 정제후 활성을 비교, 조사하였다. Trx1, 2 및 TR은 대부분 수용성 분획에 발현되었으며, 이로부터 정제한 단백질의 분자량은 보고된 분자량과 일치하였다. Trx3는 수용성 분획과 침전 분획 모두에서 발현되었으며, 수용성 분획으로부터 정제한 Trx3의 분자량은 14 kDa이었고, 침전 분획의 Trx3는 18 kDa였다. 수용성 분획으로부터 정제한 Trx3의 아미노말단의 아미노산 서열은 FQSSYTS로 분석되었으며 이는 보고된 Trx3의 20번에서 26번의 아미노산에 해당하였다. NADPH, 티오레독신 환원효소와 함께 Trx3는 인슐린과 DTNB의 disulfide 결합을 환원시켰다. Trx3는 디티오트레이톨을 포함하는 금속촉매산화계에 의한 효소 불활성화를 억제하는 TPx1의 항산화효과를 증가시켰으며, TPx1의 항산화활성을 증가시키는 Trx3의 활성은 Trx1 또는 2의 10% 수준이었다. 또한 Trx3는 TPx1의 disulfide를 thiol로 환원시켜 TPx가 티오레독신 의존성 과산화물 분해활성을 갖도록 하였다. Western blotting실험 결과, Trx3에 대한 항체는 효모 조추출물과 정제된 Trx1 및 Trx2와는 교차반응 하지 않았다. 그러나, 효모 CDNA 유전자 은행을 template로 한 PCR 실험 에서는 Trx3를 암호화하는 유전자가 증폭되었다.

• 한국잠사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국잠사학회 2003년도 International Symposium of Silkworm/Insect Biotechnology and Annual Meeting of Korea Society of Sericultural Science
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• pp.80-84
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• 2003

The thioredoxin peroxidase (TPx) is an antioxidant member of the peroxiredoxin family of enzymes. The TPx enzyme system has been implicated in the elimination of hydrogen peroxide and hydroxyl radicals generated during cellular processes. Such reactive molecules have been shown to cause damage to all major classes of biological macromolecules, including lipid, protein and DNA. Compared to mammalian peroxiredoxin genes, little is known about the insect TPx. (omitted)