• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.226-231
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• 2006

Several white-rot fungi are able to produce extracellular lignin-degrading enzymes such as manganese peroxidase (MnP), lignin peroxidase (LiP), and laccase. In order to enhance the production of laccase and MnP using Trametes versicolor KCTC 16781 in suspension culture, the effects of major medium ingredients, such as carbon and nitrogen sources, on the production of the enzymes were investigated. The decolorization mechanism in terms of biodegradation and biosorption was also investigated. Among the carbon sources used, glucose showed the highest potential for the production of laccase and MnP. Ammonium tartrate was a good nitrogen source for the enzyme production. No significant difference in the laccase production was observed, when glucose concentration was varied between 5 g/l and 30 g/l. As the concentration of nitrogen source increased, a lower MnP activity was observed. The optimal C/N ratio was 25 for the production of laccase and MnP. When the concentrations of glucose and ammonium tartrate were simultaneously increased, the laccase and MnP activities increased dramatically. The maximum laccase and MnP activities were 33.7 U/ml at 72 h and 475 U/ml at 96 h, respectively, in the optimal condition. In this condition, over 90% decolorization efficiency was observed.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2003년도 생물공학의 동향(XIII)
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• pp.329-333
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• 2003

본 연구에서는 형질전환된 N. tabacum 배양에 있어서 배양 중반 저온으로의 변환이 세포에 미치는 영향과 hGM-CSF의 생산성 변화를 관찰하였다. 배양 중반 저온으로의 변환은 DCW의 증가와 세포크기의 감소를 보였다. Ascorbic acid의 첨가는 배양초기 세포 생존율의 감소를 완화시켰으며, 배양 중반 저온으로의 변환은 약간의 세포생존율 감소를 보였다. 저온으로의 변환, 저온 배양에서의 betaine 첨가, ascorbic acid 첨가 모두 배양 후반 세포 lysis 억제에 효과가 있었다. 배양 중반 저온으로의 변환시 배지내 단백질 분해 효소의 활성을 측정한 결과, 대조구 세포에 비해 낮은 단백질 분해 효소 활성을 나타내었다. 그로인해 배양 중반 이후 단백질 분해 효소에 의한 급격한 hGM-CSF 분해를 감소시킴으로써 상대적으로 대조구 세포에 비해 높은 hGM-CSF 생산성을 유지시켰다. Ascorbic acid를 첨가한 후 배양 도중 betaine(1 mM)을 첨가하여 저온으로 온도를 변환시, hGM-CSF의 생산성 대조구 세포에 비하여 최대 2.1배 까지 높게 유지시켰다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.732-736
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• 2010

Five strains of tannic acid degrading bacteria were isolated and identified by phenotypic characterization. All the five isolates showed cell-associated activity, whereas only three showed extracellular activity. Serratia ficaria DTC, showing the highest cell-associated activity (0.29 U/l), was selected for further shake-flask studies. Tannase synthesis was growth associated and reached the peak in the late stationary phase of growth. Organic nitrogen sources enhanced the tannase production. Peak tannase production of 0.56 U/l was recorded in the medium having the initial pH of 6. The pH and temperature optima of the enzyme were found to be 8.9 and $35^{\circ}C$, respectively. This is the first report of cell-associated activity in the case of bacterial tannase. Cell-associated tannase of Serratia ficaria DTC could be industrially important from the perspective of its activity at broad temperature and pH ranges, and its unusually high activity at pH 8.9.

• 한국해양생명과학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.121-128
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• 2022

L-asparaginase (ASNase) is a therapeutic enzyme used to treat acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Currently, the most widely used ASNases are originated from bacteria. However, owing to the adverse effects of bacterial ASNases, new resources for ASNase production should be explored. Fungal enzymes are considered efficient and compatible resources of natural products for diverse applications. In particular, fungal species belonging to the genus Trichoderma are well-known producers of several commercial enzymes including cellulase, chitinase, and xylanase. However, enzyme production by marine-derived Trichoderma spp. remains to be elucidated. While screening for extracellular ASNase-producing fungi from marine environments, we found four strains showing extracellular ASNase activity. Based on the morphological and phylogenetic analyses using sequences of translation elongation factor 1-alpha (tef1α), the Trichoderma isolates were identified as T. afroharzianum, T. asperellem, T. citrinoviride, and Trichoderma sp. 1. All four strains showed different ASNase activities depending on the carbon sources. T. asperellem MABIK FU00000795 showed the highest ASNase value with lactose as a carbon source. Based on our findings, we propose that marine-derived Trichoderma spp. are potential candidates for novel ASNase production.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.1.1-1.13
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• 2019

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the prototypic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by production of autoantibodies to various nuclear antigens and overexpression of genes regulated by IFN-I called IFN signature. Genetic studies on SLE patients and mutational analyses of mouse models demonstrate crucial roles of nucleic acid (NA) sensors in development of SLE. Although NA sensors are involved in induction of antimicrobial immune responses by recognizing microbial NAs, recognition of self NAs by NA sensors induces production of autoantibodies to NAs in B cells and production of IFN-I in plasmacytoid dendritic cells. Among various NA sensors, the endosomal RNA sensor TLR7 plays an essential role in development of SLE at least in mouse models. CD72 is an inhibitory B cell co-receptor containing an immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibition motif (ITIM) in the cytoplasmic region and a C-type lectin like-domain (CTLD) in the extracellular region. CD72 is known to regulate development of SLE because CD72 polymorphisms associate with SLE in both human and mice and CD72^-/- mice develop relatively severe lupus-like disease. CD72 specifically recognizes the RNA-containing endogenous TLR7 ligand Sm/RNP by its extracellular CTLD, and inhibits B cell responses to Sm/RNP by ITIM-mediated signal inhibition. These findings indicate that CD72 inhibits development of SLE by suppressing TLR7-dependent B cell response to self NAs. CD72 is thus involved in discrimination of self-NAs from microbial NAs by specifically suppressing autoimmune responses to self-NAs.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권2호통권82호
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• pp.272-278
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• 2007

단백질분해효소는 다른 단백질들의 아미노산 간에 존재하는 peptide 결합을 절단하며 생리학적, 상업적 측면에서 중요한 위치를 차지하는 효소의 한 부류이다. 이러한 단백질분해효소의 새로운 공급원을 찾기 위하여 비교적 저온에서 체외단백질분해효소를 생산하는 세균을 동해심층수로부터 분리하였다. 분리된 균 중 저온에서의 생육정도와 높은 활성을 가지는 균주를 선별하여 HJ 47이라 명명하였다. 형태학적, 생리생화학적 특성과 16s rRNA gene의 염기서열을 조사한 후 Pseudoalteromonas sp.에 포함하는 것으로 나타났다. 분리된 Pseudoalteromonas sp. HJ 47은 $10^{\circ}C$에서도 비교적 잘 자랐으며, $37^{\circ}C$에서 최적의 생육을 보여 주었다. 최적생육온도와는 달리 배양시간당 최대 체외단백질분해효소의 생산은 $20^{\circ}C$에서 최대였고 대수기 후반과 정지기에 생산이 시작되어 15시간 경과 후 최대의 생산을 보여주었다. 효소활성의 최적온도는 $35^{\circ}C$, 최적 pH는 8로 판명되었다.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2007

Objectives : Sophora flavescens (SF) is widely used in traditional herbal medicine in Korea and is well recognized for its anti-inflammatory effect. However, its effect on Tumornecrosis factor alpha (Tnf) production in BV2 microglial cell is not yet known. Methods : We investigated the effect of SF on the production and expression of Tnf, a well known inflammatory mediator, in lipopolysaccaride (LPS)-activated BV2 microglial cells. Results : The LPS-induced Tnf production was markedly reduced by treatment with SF (50 ${\mu}g/ml$). In reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis, SF suppressed the LPS activated expression of Tnf mRNA. In addition, Western blot analysis confirmed that SF suppressed the expression of Tnf. Sophora flavescens also inhibited the LPS-induced phosphylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinases (ERK), which mediate the Tnfproduction signaling pathway whereas LPS-induced phosphylation of p38 mitogen activated protein kinase (p38 MAPK), and c-Jun NH2-terminal kinases (JNK) was not inhibited by SF, which implies that SF suppresses LPS-induced Tnf production via the ERK mediated pathway. Conclusion : Taken together, these findings indicated that SF inhibits LPS-induce Tnf production, and that this inhibitory effect is mediated via the ERK pathway.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권5호
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• pp.331-335
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• 2006

참당귀(Angelica gigas Nakai) 현탁세포의 면역 증강성 다당의 생산을 증진시키기 위하여 초기 당농도와 생장조절제인 2,4-D의 농도를 변화시켰다. 당의 농도를 높일수록 세포의 생장과 ECP의 생산은 각각 1.6배, 1.1배 증가하여 효과적이었다. 2,4-D는 첨가하지 않은 것이 세포의 생장이 대조군에 비해 1.2배 높았지만, ECP의 생산의 경우 2mg/L 2,4-D를 첨가한 경우 대조군에 비해 10% 이상 더 생산되었다. 또한 배양 중 여러 가지의 elicitor를 첨가함으로써 ECP의 생산을 증진시키기 위하여 fungal elicitor들을 처리한 결과 Verticillium dahliae 90 mg/L을 배양 4일째에 처리한 경우 세포의 생장을 다소 저해시킨 반면, ECP 생산량이 1.7배나 증가함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.175-182
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• 2003

Production of ribosomally synthesized antimicrobial peptides usually referred to as bacteriocins is an inducible trait in several gram positive bacteria, particularly in those belonging to the group of lactic acid bacteria. In many of these organisms, production of bacteriocins is inducible and induction requires secretion and extracellular accumulation of peptides that act as chemical messengers and trigger bacteriocin production. These inducer peptides are often referred to as autoinducers and are believed to permit a quorum sensing-based regulation of bacteriocin production. Notably, the peptides acting as autoinducers are dedicated peptides with or without antimicrobial activity or the bacteriocins themselves. The autoinducer-dependent induction of bacteriocin production requires histidine protein kinases and response regulator proteins of two-component signal transduction systems. The current working model for the regulation of class II bacteriocin production in lactic acid bacteria and the most relevant direct and indirect pieces of evidence supporting the model are discussed in this minireview.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.391-398
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• 1993

식물에서도 동물에서와 같이 RGD(Arg-Gly-Asp) sequence를 매개로 원형질막과 extracellular matrix(ECM)가 연결되어 있다는 사실이 알려지고 있으므로 RGD sequence가 식물세포의 생장, 분화 등의 여러 가지 생리적인 현상에 관여하리라는 가능성을 생각할 수 있다. 그래서 RGD sequence가 당근(Daucus carota L.) 배양세포에서 에틸렌 생성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. RGD sequence를 포함하는 합성 peptide는 당근 배양세포에서 에틸렌의 생성을 촉진시켰다. RGD peptide는 Indole-3-acetic acid(IAA)와 함께 처리한 경우 에틸렌 생성을 더욱 촉진시켰으며, ACC synthase의 활성도 증가시켰다. RGD sequence가 에틸렌 생성을 촉진시킬 때 어떠한 특이성이 있는가를 확인하기 위해 이와 유사한 RGE(Arg-Gly-Glu) peptide, RGK(Arg-Gly-Lys) peptide를 각각 처리하여 보았다. RGE peptide는 RGD peptide와 마찬가지로 에틸렌 생성을 촉진시켰으나 RGK peptide는 에틸렌 생성에 영향을 미치지 않았다. 따라서 RGD peptide의 에틸렌 생성 촉진작용은 RGD dequence를 포함하는 RGD peptide가 ACC synthase의 활성을 증가시켜서 일어나는 현상이라 생각되며, 또한 특정한 아미노산 서열을 요구하는 특이적 반응이라고 생각된다.