• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.118-122
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• 2017

Porcine pseudorabies virus (PRV) causes the Aujeszky's disease (AD) which is economically important disease in the swine industry worldwide. Killed or live vaccines have been used to control this disease, but their efficacy and side effects remain problems to be solved. To solve these problems, in this study, production of recombinant PRV glycoprotein gB, gC and gD was investigated in insect expression system. Glycoprotein gB, gC and gD are regarded as the major immunogenic antigens in PRV. Abundant production and immunogenicity of glycoprotein gB, gC and gD were confirmed by SDS-PAGE and Western blot analysis, respectively. Optimal infection dose and time were also determined for the production of each recombinant PRV glycoprotein. Confirmation of glycosylation of recombinant gB, gC and gD suggested their usefulness as antigens for the development of diagnosis kit or vaccines for Aujeszky's disease.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.213-217
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• 2006

본 연구는 황백에 함유되어 있는 주요 화합물인 berberine, palmatine, limonin 및 rutaecarpine의 CYP2D6 및 p-glycoprotein 활성에 대한 저해정도를 탐색함으로써, 황백을 다른 양약과 병용시 약물상호작용을 유발할 수 있는 가능성을 평가하고자 하였다. 인체 간 마이크로좀 시료에 CYP2D6 동효소의 기질약물인 dextromethorphan과 NADPH 재생성계 및 저해제 ($200{\mu}M$)를 첨가한 후 반응시켜 생성된 대사물을 LC/MS/MS를 이용하여 정량하여 CYP2D6 동효소 활성의 변화를 평가하였다. 또한 약물수송단백인 p-glycoprotein의 활성은 L-MDR1 세포주를 이용한 calcein AM 축적 실험을 통하여 평가하였다. 그 결과 식물 알카로이드인 berberine에서 강력한 CYP2D6 활성 저해능을 관찰하였으며, 저해 효과는 농도 의존적으로 증가하였으며, mechanism-based 저해 기전을 나타내었다. 그러나 limonine과 rutaecarpine은 CYP2D6 저해 활성을 보이지 않았고, p-glycoprotein 기능에 대해서는 평가한 어떤 화합물도 저해 활성을 나타내지 않았다. 황백의 주요 성분인 berberine의 CYP2D6 활성 저해능을 고려할 때, 황백을 CYP2D6 기질약제와 병용시 약물상호작용을 유발할 가능성을 보여준다. 이러한 황백의 CYP2D6를 매개로한 임상적인 약물상호작용 가능성은 임상시험을 통하여 추가적인 검정이 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.371-378
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• 2001

The Glycoprotein D (gD) gene of the HSV-1 strain F was cloned, sequenced, recombinated into the HcNPV (Hyphantria cunea nuclear polyhedrosis virus) expression vector and expressed in insect cells. The gD gene was located in the 6.43 kb BamHI fragment of the strainF. The open reading frame (ORF) of the gD gene was 1,185 by and codes 394 amino acid residues. Recombinant baculoviruses, GD-HcNPVs, expressing the gD protein were constructed. Spodoptera frugiperda cells, infected with the recombinant virus, synthesized a matured gX-gD fusion protein with an approximate molecular weight of 54 kDa and secreted the gD proteins into the culture media by an immunoprecipitation assay The fusion gD protein was localized on the membrane of the insect cells, seen by using an immunofluorescence assay The deduced amino acid sequence presents additional characteristics compatible with the structure of a viral glycoprotein: signal peptide, putative glycosylation sites and a long C-terminal transmembrane sequence. These results indicate the utility of the HcNPV-insect cell system for producing and characterizing eukaryotic proteins.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.624-630
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• 2005

본 연구는 천연물에서의 생리활성물질 동정의 일환으로 Ficus Carica Linnoeus(FCL)로부터 60kDa의 FCL glycoprotein(무화과 당단백질)을 추출한 후, 무화과 당단백질의 첨가에 따른 과산화 지질 라디칼 억제능력 및 생질의 혈장 콜레스테롤 수준과 간 해독효소활성의 개선효과를 평가하였다. In vitro에서 리놀렌산 자동산화반응에 기초한 과산화 지질 라디칼 억제능력을 실험한 결과, 무화과 당단백질을 섭취시킨 농도가 증가함에 따라 과산화 지질 라디칼 억제율은 증가하였다. 한편, 생쥐에게 14일 동안 무화과 당단백질을 50 및 100mg/kg 농도로 섭취시킨 그룹과 무화과 당단백질을 섭취시킨 후 Triton WR-1339를 투여한 생쥐 그룹에서 혈액 및 간조직을 채취하여 혈장 콜레스테롤의 수준변화 및 해독효소의 활성을 측정한 결과, 100mg/kg 농도로 무화과 단백질을 섭취시킨 그룹에서 TC와 LDL-콜레스테롤의 수준은 유의적 감소효과가 나타났다(p<0.05). 또한 Triton WR-1339에 의해 고지혈증이 유발된 생쥐그룹에서도 TC와 LDL-콜레스테롤 수준이 유의적 억제능력을 보였는데, 특히 100mg/kg 농도에서 그 개선 효과는 더욱 분명하였다(p<0.01). 간의 해독효소 중 항산화 기능을 하는 SOD, CAT 그리고 GPx의 활성은 모두 증가되었는데, 특히 GPx는 100mg/kg의 농도에서 유의성을 보이며 증가하였다(p<0.01). 따라서 이러한 결과를 종합하면, 무화과 당단백질이 해득효소의 활성을 증가시킴으로써 체내의 ROS의 수준을 감소시키고, 이러한 항산화 효과가 혈중 콜레스테롤의 수준을 감소시키는데 영향을 미친 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.285-291
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• 1999

To confirm the food quality of Urechis unicinctus which have been favored as a special raw seafood in southern area in Korea, the chemical composition of Urechis unicinctus and those glycoprotein were studied. Freeze dried Urechis unicinctus was composed of more than 70% of crude protein and 15% of total carbohydrate. The amino acids such as glycine(18.69%), glutamic acid(12.50%) and aspartic acid(9.37%) were noted as major components of total amino acids. The predominant free amino acids were alanine(32.98%), glycine(27.50%), asparagine(19.65%) and taurine(8.29%), and the sum of them were more than 88% to total free amino acids, so they may cause unique taste of Urechis unicinctus with sweetness. As the basis of sugar composition analysis, 56.35% of glucose and 30.49% of N acetylglucosamine were contained respectively, and they might also play an important role in a sweet taste. The leading carbohydrate moiety of glycoprotein from Urechis unicinctus was identified as glucose and N acetylglucosamine similarly to raw muscle, and they occupied more than 50% of total sugar content. Fucose(18.32%) and D glucuronic acid(12.31%) also detected in higher levels com pared to raw muscle. The total amino acid profile of glycoprotein showed a similar trend to raw muscle protein but glycine was detected a significantly lower than that in raw muscle. The glycoprotein from Urechis unicinctus was composed of 4 kinds of subunits, i.e. 25kDa, 20kDa, 18kDa and 12.5kDa of molecular weights through the SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. On the basis of the IR spectrum of absorptions appeared in 1,240cm-1 and 850cm-1, the glycoprotein had sulfate groups.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.1123-1127
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• 2012

P-gp (P-glycoprotein) is a member of the ATP binding cassette (ABC) family of transporters. It transports many kinds of anticancer drugs out of the cell. It plays a major role as a cause of multidrug resistance (MDR). MDR function may be a cause of the failure of chemotherapy in cancer and influence pharmacokinetic properties of many drugs. Hence classification of candidate drugs as substrates or nonsubstrate of the P-gp is important in drug development. Therefore to identify whether a compound is a P-gp substrate or not, in silico method is promising. Recursive Partitioning (RP) method was explored for prediction of P-gp substrate. A set of 261 compounds, including 146 substrates and 115 nonsubstrates of P-gp, was used to training and validation. Using molecular descriptors that we can interpret their own meaning, we have established two models for prediction of P-gp substrates. In the first model, we chose only 6 descriptors which have simple physical meaning. In the training set, the overall predictability of our model is 78.95%. In case of test set, overall predictability is 69.23%. Second model with 2D and 3D descriptors shows a little better predictability (overall predictability of training set is 79.29%, test set is 79.37%), the second model with 2D and 3D descriptors shows better discriminating power than first model with only 2D descriptors. This approach will be used to reduce the number of compounds required to be run in the P-gp efflux assay.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.68-72
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• 2014

When chemotherapy is administered during pregnancy, it is important to consider the fetus chemotherapy exposure, because it may lead to fetal consequences. Paclitaxel has become widely used in the metastatic and adjuvant settings for woman with cancer including breast and ovarian cancer. Therefore, we attempted to clarify the transport mechanisms of paclitaxel through blood-placenta barrier using rat conditionally immortalized syncytiotrophoblast cell lines (TR-TBTs). The uptake of paclitaxel was time- and temperature-dependent. Paclitaxel was eliminated about 50% from the cells within 30 min. The uptake of paclitaxel was saturable with $K_m$ of $168{\mu}M$ and $371{\mu}M$ in TR-TBT 18d-1 and TR-TBT 18d-2, respectively. [$^3H$]Paclitaxel uptake was markedly inhibited by cyclosporine and verapamil, well-known substrates of P-glycoprotein (P-gp) transporter. However, several MRP substrates and organic anions had no effect on [$^3H$]paclitaxel uptake in TR-TBT cells. These results suggest that P-gp may be involved in paclitaxel transport at the placenta. TR-TBT cells expressed mRNA of P-gp. These findings are important for therapy of breast and ovarian cancer of pregnant women, and should be useful data in elucidating teratogenicity of paclitaxel during pregnancy.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2001

A monoclonal antibody (mAb) to the glucoprotein D (gD) of Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) was successfully generated by hybridoma technology and characterized. The mAb, SKS2v, recognized a gD antigen with an apparent molecular mass of 60kDa in a Western blot analysis. The isotype was determined by a sandwich ELISA to be IgG2a. HSV-2 exhibited major antigens of 36, 43, 46, 47, 60, 69, 81, 96, 109, 112, 159, and 227 kDa among 25 protein profiles in SDS-PAGE, and among these antigens, those of 60, 112, 125, and 227 kDa were immunodominant in a Western blot analysis using antisera, thereby indicating that they play a role in inducing neutralizing antibodies in HSV-2 infection. When reacted with Vero cells infected with HSV-1 and HSV-2 SKSv2 showed a reactivity to the surface of the infected cells, and a gD antigen of 60 kDa appeared to be expressed in both types of HSV.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.691-695
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• 2008

본 연구는 콜레스테롤 억제효과가 밝혀진 뽕잎에서 당단백질을 추출하여 과산화지질 라디칼 억제능력 및 생쥐의 혈장 콜레스테롤 수준과 간 해독효소 활성의 개선효과를 평가하였다. In vivo에서 생쥐에게 뽕잎 당단백질을 20 mg/kg의 농도로 섭취시킨 후 콜레스테롤의 수치를 알아보고, 한편, Triton WR-1339를 투여한 생쥐 그룹에서 혈액 및 간 조직을 적출하여 혈장 콜레스테롤의 수준 변화 및 해독효소의 활성을 측정한 결과, 20 mg/kg의 농도로 뽕잎 당단백질을 섭취시킨 생쥐그룹에서 총 콜레스테롤과 LDL 콜레스테롤의 수준이 급격히 감소하였고, HDL의 경우 증가하는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 Triton WR-1339를 투여한 고지혈증을 유도한 생쥐 그룹에서도 뽕잎 당단백질의 농도에 따른 총 콜레스테롤과 LDL 콜레스테롤의 유의적인 저하를 확인할 수 있었다. 간의 해독효소 중 항산화 기능을 가지고 있는 SOD, CAT 그리고 GPx의 활성은 뽕잎 당단백질의 섭취에 의해 모두 증가하였으나 특히 SOD, CAT의 활성이 크게 나타났고, 그에 비하여 GPx는 그 유의적 차를 느끼기 어려울 정도의 변화 뿐이었다. 일반적으로, 천연물로부터 추출한 당단백질은 항산화 능력을 가지고 있고, 또한 이런 항산화제는 동맥 혈관조직이나 백혈구를 손상시키는 체내에서 발생된 ROS를 제거하고 체내 혈장지단백질 수준에 있어서 반비례적인 상관관계가 있으며, 결과적으로 혈장 콜레스테롤 수준을 억제할 수 있다고 추론할 수 있다(4,25,26). 따라서 이러한 결과에 미루어볼 때, 뽕잎 당단백질 역시 간 내해독효소의 활성을 증가시킴으로써 체내의 ROS 수준을 감소시키고, 콜레스테롤의 수준을 낮추었으므로 뽕잎 당단백질의 역할이 다른 천연물 유래의 당단백질과 마찬가지로 지단백질과 반비례적인 상관관계가 있는 항산화제 역할을 수행할 수 있다고 사료된다. 앞으로 HMG-CoA reductase에 의한 콜레스테롤 생성과 그게 관련된 유전자 발현 및 그 기전을 분자생화학적인 수준에서 보충적인 연구가 더 수행되어야 할 것이다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.319-327
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• 1998

The nucleotide sequences of spike (S) glycoprotein containing antigenic sites A and D of TGEV isolated in Korea were determined and compared with published sequences for TGEVs. The TGEV 133 and DAE5 strains had 97.40% nucleotide sequence similarity. The overall nucleotide sequence similarity of the 133 and DAE5 strains compared with other TGEV strains was between 96.86% and 99.15%. The similarity of the predicted amino acid sequence of the 133 and DAE5 strains was 94.93%. The TGEV 133 and DAE5 strains had 94.93-98.61% amino acid similarity with published sequences of other TGEV strains. The sequences of amino acid codons in the antigenic sites A and D were identical among all the viruses although there were several nucleotide changes in region containing antigenic sites A and D of Korean TGEV isolates. By phylogenetic analysis of the sequences, two Korean isolates 133 and DAE5 seemed to be derived from different lineages. These studies showed that a distinct difference in genome exists among TGEV field strains isolated in Korea.