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Expression of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in a Soluble Form in Escherichia coli by Slowing Down the Protein Synthesis Rate

  • Koo, Tai-Young;Park, Tai-Hyun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.579-585
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    • 2007
  • Formation of inclusion bodies is usually observed when foreign proteins are overexpressed in E. coli. The formation of inclusion bodies might be prevented by lowering the rate of protein synthesis, and appropriate regulation of the protein expression rate may lead to the soluble expression. In this study, human growth hormone (rhGH) was expressed in a soluble form by slowing down the protein synthesis rate, which was controlled in the transcriptional and translational levels. The transcriptional level was controlled by the regulation of the amount of RNA polymerase specific to the promoter in front of the rhGH gene. For lowering the rate of translation, the T7 transcription terminator-deleted vector was used to synthesize the longer mRNA of the target gene because the longer mRNA is expected to reduce the availability of tree ribosomes. In both methods, the percentage of soluble expression increased when the expression rate slowed down, and more than 93% of rhGH expressed was a soluble form in the T7 transcription terminator-deleted expression system.

Snail의 Akt/PKB의 활성화와 p53의 downregulation를 통한 5-FU-induced apoptosis의 necrosis로의 전환 (Snail Switches 5-FU-induced Apoptosis to Necrosis through Akt/PKB Activation and p53 Down-regulation)

  • 이수연;전현민;주민경;김초희;정의경;박혜경;강호성
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제22권8호
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    • pp.1018-1023
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    • 2012
  • Snail은 E-cadherin 발현을 직접 억제하는 zinc finger transcription factor로서, 암세포의 invasion과 metastasis를 촉진시키는 epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT)를 유발한다. 또한 Snail은 세포사멸 자극과 세포 생존물질의 제거로 인한 세포사멸에 대해 저항성을 나타낸다. 그러나 이에 대한 분자기작은 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 가장 널리 사용되는 항암제 중의 하나인 5-fluorouracil (5-FU)에 의한 세포사멸에 대한 Snail의 저항성 기작에 대하여 조사하였다. MCF-7 #5 세포주에 doxycycline (DOX)을 처리하여 Snail을 과발현시킨 세포에서 5-FU에 의한 세포사멸이 억제되고 세포괴사가 일어남을 확인하였다. DOX 처리 및 Snail expression vectors인 pCR3.1-Snail-Flg와 phosphorylation-resistant mutant Snail vector인 pCR3.1-S104, 107A Snail-Flg을 이용하여 Snail을 과발현 시킨 경우 ERK1/2의 활성에는 영향을 주지 않는 반면 PTEN 발현억제 및 불활성화, 그리고 Akt/PKB 활성화가 유도됨을 관찰하였다. 또한, Snail은 5-FU에 의한 p53의 발현을 억제한다는 사실을 확인하였다. 따라서 Snail은 prosurvival kinase인 Akt/PKB의 활성화와 p53 억제를 통해 5-FU에 의한 세포사멸을 세포괴사로 전환하는 것으로 생각된다.

A Homeotic Gene, Hoxc8, Regulates the Expression of Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen in NIH3T3 Cell

  • ;;김명희
    • 대한의생명과학회지
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    • 제13권3호
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    • pp.239-244
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    • 2007
  • Hoxc8 is one of the homeotic developmental control genes regulating the expression of many downstream target genes, through which animal body pattern is established during embryonic development. In previous proteomics analysis, proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) which is also known as cyclin, has been implied to be regulated by Hoxc8 in F9 murine embryonic teratocarcinoma cell. When the 5' upstream region of PCNA was analyzed, it turned out to contain 20 Hox core binding sites (ATTA) in about 1.17 kbp (kilo base pairs) region ($-520{\sim}-1690$). In order to test whether this region is responsible for Hoxc8 regulation, the upstream 2.3 kbp fragment of PCNA was amplified through PCR and then cloned into the pGL3 basic vector containing a luciferase gene as a reporter. When the luciferase activity was measured in the presence of effector plasmid (pcDNA : c8) expressing murine Hoxc8, the PCNA promoter driven reporter activity was reduced. To confirm whether this reduction is due to the Hoxc8 protein, the siRNA against Hoxc8 (5'-GUA UCA GAC CUU GGA ACU A-3' and 5'-UAG UUC CAA GGU CUG AUA C-3') was prepared. Interestingly enough, siRNA treatment up regulated the luciferase activity which was down regulated by Hoxc8, indicating that Hoxc8 indeed regulates the expression of PCNA, in particular, down regulation in NIN3T3 cells. These results altogether indicate that Hoxc8 might orchestrate the pattern formation by regulating PCNA which is one of the important proteins involved in several processes such as DNA replication and methylation, chromatin remodeling, cell cycle regulation, differentiation, as well as programmed cell death.

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Lentivirus-mediated shRNA Interference Targeting SLUG Inhibits Lung Cancer Growth and Metastasis

  • Wang, Yao-Peng;Wang, Ming-Zhao;Luo, Yi-Ren;Shen, Yi;Wei, Zhao-Xia
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제13권10호
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    • pp.4947-4951
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    • 2012
  • Objective: Lung cancer is a deadly cancer, whose kills more people worldwide than any other malignancy. SLUG (SNAI2, Snail2) is involved in the epithelial mesenchymal transition in physiological and in pathological contexts and is implicated in the development and progression of lung cancer. Methods: We constructed a lentivirus vector with SLUG shRNA (LV-shSLUG). LV-shSLUG and a control lentivirus were infected into the non-small cell lung cancer cell A549 and real-time PCR, Western blot and IHC were applied to assess expression of the SLUG gene. Cell proliferation and migration were detected using MTT and clony formation methods. Results: Real-time PCR, Western Blot and IHC results confirmed down-regulation of SLUG expression by its shRNA by about 80%~90% at both the mRNA and protein levels. Knockdown of SLUG significantly suppressed lung cancer cell proliferation. Furthermore, knockdown of SLUG significantly inhibited lung cancer cell invasion and metastasis. Finally, knockdown of SLUG induced the down-regulation of Bcl-2 and up-regulation of E-cadherin. Conclusion: These results indicate that SLUG is a newly identified gene associated with lung cancer growth and metastasis. SLUG may serve as a new therapeutic target for the treatment of lung cancer in the future.

카르복시 말단 유비퀴틴 가수분해 효소 활성 보유 PPPDE superfamily member인 Schizosaccharomyces pombe Sdu1의 열 스트레스에 대한 방어적 역할 (Defensive roles of Sdu1, a PPPDE superfamily member with ubiquitin C-terminal hydrolase activity, against thermal stress in Schizosaccharomyces pombe)

  • 한희;허태영;류인왕;김경훈;임창진
    • 미생물학회지
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    • 제51권4호
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    • pp.319-328
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    • 2015
  • Schizosaccharomyces pombe $sdu1^+$ 유전자는 PPPDE superfamily member에 속하는 탈유비퀴틴화 효소인 Sdu1을 엔코딩한다. 이전 연구에서, $sdu1^+$ 유전자 포함 재조합 플라스미드 pYSTP를 사용하여 Sdu1이 카르복시 말단 유비퀴틴 가수분해 활성을 보유한다는 사실이 입증된 바 있다. 본 연구에서는, 높은 배양 온도에 대한 Sdu1의 열내성적 역할이 검토되었다. 온도 천이 실험에서, pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들이 37도나 42도로 천이한 후에 벡터 대조 세포들보다 훨씬 더 잘 성장하였다. 37도나 42도로 천이 한 후 6시간 배양한 pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들이 벡터 대조 세포들보다 낮은 활성산소종 수준을 나타내었다. pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들이 온도 천이와 관계없이 벡터 대조 세포들보다 다소 낮은 일산화질소 수준을 나타내었다. pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들이 벡터 대조 세포들보다 훨씬 높은 총 글루타치온 수준을 나타내었다. 온도천이 후의 총 수퍼옥시드 디스무타아제 및 글루타치온 과산화효소 활성들이 pYSTP 포함 S. pombe 세포들에서 더 높은 것으로 측정되었다. 요약하면, S. pombe Sdu1은 활성산소종과 일산화질소 수준은 낮추고, 총 글루타치온, 총 수퍼옥시드 디스무타아제 및 글루타치온 과산화효소 수준들은 증가시킴으로써 높은 배양 온도에 대한 열내성적 역할을 나타낸다.

HDAC 저해제에 의한 인체 백혈병 U937 세포의 apoptosis 유발에 미치는 Bcl-2의 영향 (Effects of Bcl-2 Overexpressing on the Apoptotic Cell Death Induced by HDAC Inhibitors in Human Leukemic U937 Cells)

  • 이준혁;허만규;박동일;최병태;최영현
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.552-560
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    • 2007
  • 본 연구에서는 인체백혈병세포 U937에서 HDAC 저해제에 의한 증식억제, 세포주기 교란 및 apoptosis 유도에 미치는 Bcl-2 유전자의 영향에 관하여 조사하였다. 이를 위하여 U937/vector 및 U937/Bcl-2 세포주를 대상으로 대표적인 HDAC 저해제인 TSA 및 Na-B 처리에 의한 세포 증식 및 생존율에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과, TSA에 의한 U937 세포의 증식억제 및 생존율의 감소는 Bcl-2의 과발현에 의하여 차단되는 효과를 보였으나, Na-B는 U937/vector 및 U937/Bcl-2세포사이에 큰 변화를 보이지는 않았다. 세포주기 교란효과에서 Na-B는 TSA에 비하여 유의적인 차이를 보이지 못하였으며, 이는 TSA에 의한 apoptosis가 U937/Bcl-2 세포에서는 억제되었으나, Na-B에 의한 apoptosis는 Bcl-2의 과발현에 의하여 차단되지 못한 것과 연관성이 있는 결과였다. 또한 TSA에 의한 apoptosis 유발의 Bcl-2에 의한 차단 효과는 TSA에 의하여 활성화된 caspase의 활성 억제, Bcl-2 발현 자체의 완화 등 apoptosis 조절 인자들의 발현 및 활성 변화에 기인 된 것임을 알 수 있었다.

Overexpression of Cyclin L2 Inhibits Growth and Enhances Chemosensitivity in Human Gastric Cancer Cells

  • Li, Hong-Li;Huang, Ding-Zhi;Deng, Ting;Zhou, Li-Kun;Wang, Xia;Bai, Ming;Ba, Yi
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.1425-1430
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    • 2012
  • Cyclin L2 is a novel member of the cyclin family, recently implicated in the regulation of cell cycle progression and/or transcriptional regulation. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of overexpression on tumor cell growth and chemosensitivity in human gastric cells in vitro. Cyclin L2 was transfected into human gastric cancer cell line BCG823 and expressed with a mammalian expression vector pcDNA3.1. The effects and mechanisms of cyclin L2 on cell growth, cell cycling and apoptosis were studied. Compared to control vectors, overexpression of cyclin L2 inhibited the growth of BCG823 cells and enhance their chemosensitivity to fluorouracil, docetaxel and cisplatin. The anti-proliferative effects of cyclin L2 could be due to G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis. Cyclin L2 induced G0/G1 arrest and apoptosis involved upregulation of caspase-3 and down regulation Bcl-2 and survivin. The results indicated that overexpression of cyclin L2 protein may promote efficient growth inhibition and enhance chemosensitivity to chemotherapeutic agents in human gastric cancer cells by inducing G0/G1 cell cycle arrest and apoptosis.

Regulator of calcineurin 1-4과 파골세포 분화의 관련성 (Relationship between the Regulator of Calcineurin 1-4 Isoform and In Vitro Osteoclast Differentiation)

  • 박경록
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제25권2호
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    • pp.223-230
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    • 2015
  • RCAN1은 calcineurin을 억제하는 내인성 단백질로 calcineurin-NFATc1 신호전달 경로와 관련된 질환의 병인에 중요한 역할을 담당한다. 특히 RCAN1-4 아형 유전자의 경우 NFATc1 전사인자에 의해 조절된다. RANKL 자극은 calcineurin-NFATc1 경로로 파골세포 분화를 유도하는데, RCAN1과 파골세포의 분화에 관련된 연구는 보고 된 바 없다. 따라서 본 연구는 RANKL 처리에 의해 파골세포 분화가 유도될 때 RCAN1이 calcineurin-NFATc1 경로에 미치는 영향을 in vitro에서 조사했다. 마우스로부터 분리한 골수단핵세포에 RANKL을 처리하여 파골세포 분화를 유도했다. RANKL 처리 후 조사 대상 유전자의 mRNA 발현과 단백질 발현을 각각 RT-PCR과 Western blot로써 측정했다. 마우스 RCAN1-4 vector를 파골전구세포인 RAW 264.7 단핵세포주와 골수단핵세포에 형질도입(transfection)시켜 RCAN1-4 유전자의 과발현을 유도했다. 형질도입 후 파골세포 분화의 형태적 변화는 TRAP 염색을 통해 관찰했다. RANKL 처리 후 NFATc1, calcineurin, RCAN1-4 mRNA 발현은 크게 증가했다. 단백질 발현의 경우 NFATc1과 RCAN1은 증가했으나 calcineurin은 대조군과 차이가 없었다. RCAN1-4 유전자의 과발현 유도 시 RCAN1-4 mRNA는 크게 증가되었으나 RCAN1 단백질 발현은 증가되지 않았다. 특히 RANKL 존재 시 RCAN1 유전자를 knock-down시켜도 RCAN1 발현은 정상적으로 유지되었다. 한편, NFATc1 발현은 과발현 유도시 감소했고 knock-down 유도 시 증가하는 경향을 보였다. RCAN1-4 유전자 과발현을 유도한 골수단핵세포에서 배양 5일 후 파골세포 분화는 대조군과 차이가 없었다. 이러한 결과는 RANKL에 의한 파골세포 분화 시 RCAN1이 calcineurin-NFATc1 경로를 통해 파골세포 분화에 미치는 영향은 제한적일 것으로 사료된다.

Suppression of Ku80 Correlates with Radiosensitivity and Telomere Shortening in the U2OS Telomerase-negative Osteosarcoma Cell Line

  • Hu, Liu;Wu, Qin-Qin;Wang, Wen-Bo;Jiang, Huan-Gang;Yang, Lei;Liu, Yu;Yu, Hai-Jun;Xie, Cong-Hua;Zhou, Yun-Feng;Zhou, Fu-Xiang
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제14권2호
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    • pp.795-799
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    • 2013
  • Ku70/80 heterodimer is a central element in the nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) DNA repair pathway, Ku80 playing a key role in regulating the multiple functions of Ku proteins. It has been found that the Ku80 protein located at telomeres is a major contributor to radiosensitivity in some telomerase positive human cancer cells. However, in ALT human osteosarcoma cells, the precise function in radiosensitivity and telomere maintenance is still unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Ku80 depletion in the U2OS ALT cell line cell line. Suppression of Ku80 expression was performed using a vector-based shRNA and stable Ku80 knockdown in cells was verified by Western blotting. U2OS cells treated with shRNA-Ku80 showed lower radiobiological parameters (D0, Dq and SF2) in clonogenic assays. Furthermore, shRNA-Ku80 vector transfected cells displayed shortening of the telomere length and showed less expression of TRF2 protein. These results demonstrated that down-regulation of Ku80 can sensitize ALT cells U2OS to radiation, and this radiosensitization is related to telomere length shortening.

Suppression of Rice Stripe Virus Replication in Laodelphax striatellus Using Vector Insect-Derived Double-Stranded RNAs

  • Fang, Ying;Choi, Jae Young;Park, Dong Hwan;Park, Min Gu;Kim, Jun Young;Wang, Minghui;Kim, Hyun Ji;Kim, Woo Jin;Je, Yeon Ho
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제36권3호
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    • pp.280-288
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    • 2020
  • RNA interference (RNAi) has attracted attention as a promising approach to control plant viruses in their insect vectors. In the present study, to suppress replication of the rice stripe virus (RSV) in its vector, Laodelphax striatellus, using RNAi, dsRNAs against L. striatellus genes that are strongly upregulated upon RSV infection were delivered through a rice leaf-mediated method. RNAi-based silencing of peroxiredoxin, cathepsin B, and cytochrome P450 resulted in significant down regulation of the NS3 gene of RSV, achieving a transcriptional reduction greater than 73.6% at a concentration of 100 ng/μl and, possibly compromising viral replication. L. striatellus genes might play crucial roles in the transmission of RSV; transcriptional silencing of these genes could suppress viral replication in L. striatellus. These results suggest effective RNAi-based approaches for controlling RSV and provide insight into RSV-L. striatellus interactions.