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Chemical Genetics Approach Reveals Importance of cAMP and MAP Kinase Signaling to Lipid and Carotenoid Biosynthesis in Microalgae

  • Choi, Yoon-E;Rhee, Jin-Kyu;Kim, Hyun-Soo;Ahn, Joon-Woo;Hwang, Hyemin;Yang, Ji-Won
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제25권5호
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    • pp.637-647
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    • 2015
  • In this study, we attempted to understand signaling pathways behind lipid biosynthesis by employing a chemical genetics approach based on small molecule inhibitors. Specific signaling inhibitors of MAP kinase or modulators of cAMP signaling were selected to evaluate the functional roles of each of the key signaling pathways in three different microalgal species: Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, Chlorella vulgaris, and Haematococcus pluvialis. Our results clearly indicate that cAMP signaling pathways are indeed positively associated with microalgal lipid biosynthesis. In contrast, MAP kinase pathways in three microalgal species are all negatively implicated in both lipid and carotenoid biosynthesis.

Dietary ε-Polylysine Decreased Serum and Liver Lipid Contents by Enhancing Fecal Lipid Excretion Irrespective of Increased Hepatic Fatty Acid Biosynthesis-Related Enzymes Activities in Rats

  • Hosomi, Ryota;Yamamoto, Daiki;Otsuka, Ren;Nishiyama, Toshimasa;Yoshida, Munehiro;Fukunaga, Kenji
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.43-51
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    • 2015
  • ${\varepsilon}$-Polylysine (EPL) is used as a natural preservative in food. However, few studies have been conducted to assess the beneficial functions of dietary EPL. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the mechanism underlying the inhibition of neutral and acidic sterol absorption and hepatic enzyme activity-related fatty acid biosynthesis following EPL intake. EPL digest prepared using an in vitro digestion model had lower lipase activity and micellar lipid solubility and higher bile acid binding capacity than casein digest. Male Wistar rats were fed an AIN-93G diet containing 1% (wt/wt) EPL or L-lysine. After 4 weeks of feeding these diets, the marked decrease in serum and liver triacylglycerol contents by the EPL diet was partly attributed to increased fecal fatty acid excretion. The activities of hepatic acetyl-coenzyme A carboxylase and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, which are key enzymes of fatty acid biosynthesis, were enhanced in rats fed EPL diet. The increased fatty acid biosynthesis activity due to dietary EPL may be prevented by the enhancement of fecal fatty acid excretion. The hypocholesterolemic effect of EPL was mediated by increased fecal neutral and acidic sterol excretions due to the EPL digest suppressing micellar lipid solubility and high bile acid binding capacity. These results show that dietary EPL has beneficial effects that could help prevent lifestyle-related diseases such as hyperlipidemia and atherosclerosis.

Cloning of Epidermis-specific cDNAS Encoding a Lipid Transfer Protein and an Aldehyde Decarbonylase from Senecio odorus

  • Pyee, Jaeho
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • 제39권3호
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    • pp.189-195
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    • 1996
  • The major cuticular components have been shown to be synthesized in the epidermis. Therefore, cloning of epidermis-specific genes could yield information to be used to isolate and characterize the enzymes involved in the cuticle biosynthesis. A subtractive cDNA library was prepared from Senecio odorus in which epidermis-specific cDNAs were enriched. Differential screening of the library using epidermal and non-epidermal probes revealed two cDNAs. One of them designated epi425 was identified, based on the sequence homology, as a member of a new class in the LTP gene family and the other clone designated epi23 as a gene encoding an aldehyde decarbonylase. Northern blot analyses showed that epi425 and epi23 cDNAs hybridized with a transcript of about 600 and 2, 100 nucleotides, respectively, from the epidermis but not from the non-epidermal tissues. Further characterization of these clones will provide more information on the mechanism of the cuticle biosynthesis.

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Allylisothiocyanate 첨가가 Aflatoxin 생성 곰팡이 대사산물의 생합성에 미치는 영향 (The Effects of Allylibothiocyanate on the Biosynthesis of Metabolites of Aflatoxigenic Mold)

  • 강성조;여명재;이은일;송재영;정덕화
    • 동아시아식생활학회지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.51-58
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    • 1996
  • 무우에 함유된 allylisothiocyanate의 첨가가 Aspergillus parasiticus R-716의 배양시 sterigmatocystin, 지질, 단백질, RNA, citrate 및 AMP 등의 각종 대사산물의 생합성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 그 결과 aflatoxin의 전구체인 sterigmatocystin의 함량은 배양 48시간 후에는 50ppm allyli-sothiocyanate 첨가구가 대조구보다 낮게 나타난 반면, 144시간째부터는 첨가구가 대조구보다 오히려 높게 나타났다. Allylisothiocyanate의 첨가로 Aspergillus parasiticus R-716의 배양액에서 citrate는 높은 함량을 나타내었으며, 또한 균체내 지질, 단백질, RNA의 함량은 높게 나타났으나 AMP 함량은 낮았다.

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Chlorella ellipsoidea 엽록체의 인지질 생합성 및 지방산 조성에 미치는 탄소원의 효과 (Effect of Carbon Sources on the Synthesis of Phospholipid and Fatty Acid Composition in Chloroplast of Chlorella ellipsoidea)

  • 정효선
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • 제33권1호
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    • pp.49-54
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    • 1990
  • Chlorella cells were cultured with M4N media treated with glucose (5 mM) sucrose (10 mM) and raffinose (30 mM). Phospholipids and their fatty acid compositions were analyzed in the chloroplast isolated from cultured Chlorella cells. Growth rate was prominently raised in the treatment with raffinose. Glucose was the most excellent carbon source in the biosynthesis of total lipid, phosphatidylcholine(PC), phosphatidylethanolamine(PE), phosphatidylinositol(PI) of the chloroplast. Also, the major fatty acids were palmitic, linoleic and linolenic acid during the biosynthesis of phospholipid in the control and in the treatment with carbon sources.

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Regulation of Fumonisin Biosynthesis in Fusarium verticillioides-Maize System

  • Sagaram Uma Shankar;Kolomiets Mike;Shim Won-Bo
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • 제22권3호
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    • pp.203-210
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    • 2006
  • Fumonisins are a group of mycotoxins produced by a pathogen Fusarium verticillioides in infected maize kernels. Consumption of fumonisin-contaminated maize has been implicated in a number of animal and human illnesses, including esophageal cancer and neural tube defects. Since the initial discovery, chemistry, toxicology, and biology of fumonisins as well as the maize-Fusarium pathosystem have been extensively studied. Furthermore, in the past decade, significant progress has been made in terms of understanding the molecular biology of toxin biosynthetic genes. However, there is a critical gap in our understanding of the regulatory mechanisms involved in fumonisin biosynthesis. Here, we review and discuss our current knowledge about the molecular mechanisms by which fumonisin biosynthesis is regulated in F. verticillioides. In addition, we discuss the impact of maize kernel environment, particularly sugar and lipid molecules, on fumonisin biosynthesis.

철분과 운동이 흰쥐의 헴 생합성과 지질 대사에 미치는 영향 (Effect of Dietary Iron and Exercise on Heme Biosynthesis and Lipid Metabolism of Rats)

  • 최지영;김혜영
    • 한국식품영양과학회지
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    • 제34권5호
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    • pp.638-643
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    • 2005
  • 본 연구는 식이 철과 운동이 흰쥐의 헴 생합성과 지질대사에 미치는 영향을 살펴보고자 수행되었다. 쥐는 식이 철의 수준에 따라 철결필군(Fe-, 5 ppm)과 철 충분군(Fe+, 50 ppm)으로 나누고 규칙적인 운동 여부에 따라 운동군과 대조군으로 나누었다. 실험 식이의 공급과 운동을 시킨 기간은 8주였으며, 운동군은 경사 6도에서 28 m/min의 속도로 1회 30분씩 일주일에 5회씩 트레이드밀 운동을 시켰다. 그 결과 횐쥐의 헴 생합성 정도는 운동을 한 군에서 유의적으로 증가하는 것으로 나타났다. 운동은 또한 체중 증가량을 낮추고, 부고환지방량을 감소시켰으며, 혈중 중성지방과 콜레스테롤 수치를 낮추고 HDL-콜레스테롤의 수치를 증가시켰다. 한편, 식이 철의 부족은 헤마토크리트와 헤모글로빈 농도를 감소시켰으며, 간 콜레스테롤의 축적을 증가시켰다. 앞으로 인체를 대상으로 철분 수준이 다른 상태에서의 운동이 헴의 생합성, 지질대사 및 젖산 농도 등에 어떠한 영향을 미치는지에 대한 연구가 더 많이 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

탄수화물이 Aspergillus, Rhizopus, Candida 세포의 인지질 합성과 지방산 조성에 미치는 영향 (Effects of Carbohydrates on the Biosynthesis of Phospholipids and Fatty Acid Composition in Aspergillus, Rhizopus and Candida Cells)

  • 조선희;이종삼
    • 한국균학회지
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    • 제22권1호
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    • pp.8-30
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    • 1994
  • 탄수화물(포도당, 서당, raffinose)을 각각 처리한 배지에서 배양한 진균류(Aspergillus phoenicis, Rhizopus acidus, Candida albicans)의 세포에서 일어나는 지질대사 특히 인지질 및 지방산 조성에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 서당은 Aspergillus와 Candida의 생장에, 포도당은 Rhizopus의 생장에 최적의 당이었다. 포도당은 Aspergillus와 Rhizopus total lipid 합성에, Raffinose는 Candida total lipid 합성에 가장 유용한 것으로 조사되었다. 포도당 처리는 Aspergillus의 Pl를 73.7%, Rhizopus의 PC를 292% 증가시켰다. 서당 처리는 Aspergillus의 Pl를 112%, Rhizopus와 Candida의 PC의 함량을 77.7%와 71.8%의 촉진 현상을 보여 주었다. Raffinose 처리는 Aspergillus에서 PC의 함량을 29.5% 증가시컸고, PE의 함량은 Rhizopus에서 50.9%, Candida에서 49.1% 촉진하였다. Aspergillus와 Candida의 당 처리구에서 PC와 PE를 구성하는 주요 지방산은 주로 oleic acid와 linoleic acid이었다. 인지질을 구성하는 주요 지방산으로 Aspergillus에서는 palmitic acid와 linoleic acid, Rhizopus에서는 palmitic acid, Candida에서는 palmitic acid, oleic acid, linoleic acid로 조사되었다. 이들 3진균류가 당 처리시 인지질 합성에 공통으로 이용하는 주요 지방산은 palmitic acid로 분석되었다.

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강피종자의 발아와 폴리아민 생합성에 대한 염류의 영향 (Influence of Salinity Treatment on Seed Germination and Polyamine Synthesis in Barnyard Grass(Echinochloa hispidula))

  • 윤솔;이수연;임효진;심명보;성좌경;김태완
    • 한국토양비료학회지
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    • 제37권1호
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2004
  • 염류장애의 생리적 반응을 검토하고자 강피(Echinochloa hispidula) 종자를 고농도의 NaCl과 KCl 조건하에서 발아시켰다. 발아의 기간과 진전속도를 측정하였으며, 염류스트레스 조건에서의 지질과산화와 폴리아민 생합성양상을 분석하였다. 고농도 염류처리 자체는 비록 발아를 상당히 지연시킬 수는 있지만 발아를 억제하지 못하는 것으로 나타났다. 지질과산화와 폴리아민 생합성에 견주어볼 때, 강피는 염류에 내성이 것으로 사료되었다. 지질과산화와 putrescine 함량의 증가는 염류처리 후 1일 동안만 지속되었다. 이러한 결과는 초기 putrescine 증가와 지질과산화수소의 생성이 단기간 동안의 염류 내성 기작과 밀접한 관계가 있다고 결론 내릴 수 있는 근거가 되었다.

미세조류 Nannochloris oculata의 성장과 지질 생산에 미치는 질소 농도와 광량의 영향 (Production of Biomass and Lipid Using Microalga Nannochloris oculata Under Different Conditions of Nitrogen and Irradiance)

  • 박상진;최윤이;김철웅;박원근;양지원
    • KSBB Journal
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    • 제25권6호
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    • pp.553-558
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    • 2010
  • Increasing demands on fossil fuel have led to the unprecedented attraction to microalgal biofuel as an alternative energy. In this study, we investigated growth and lipid productions of microalga Nannochloris oculata under various carbon dioxide or nitrogen source concentrations and irradiance conditions. Biomass production of N. oculata was highest under 2% $CO_2$ with 0.3 flow rate (vvm). In addition, biomass productivities were proportional to the concentration of nitrogen source, whereas lipid biosynthesis was suppressed under higher nitrogen concentration (up to 50 mg/L). High irradiation ($160{\sim}180\;{\mu}mol/m^2{\cdot}s$) enhanced growth rate and lipid production of N. oculata.