• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권11호
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• pp.1924-1932
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• 2016

Mycophenolic acid (MPA) is an antibiotic produced by Penicillium brevicompactum. MPA has antifungal, antineoplastic, and immunosuppressive functions, among others. ${\beta}-Hydroxy-{\beta}-methylglutaryl-CoA$ (HMG-CoA) lyase is a key enzyme in the bypass metabolic pathway. The inhibitory activity of HMG-CoA lyase increases the MPA biosynthetic flux by reducing the generation of by-products. In this study, we cloned the P. brevicompactum HMG-CoA lyase gene using the thermal asymmetric interlaced polymerase chain reaction and gene walking technology. Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation (ATMT) was used to insert a mutated HMG-CoA lyase gene into P. brevicompactum. Successful insertion of the HMG-CoA lyase gene was confirmed by hygromycin screening, PCR, Southern blot analysis, and enzyme content assay. The maximum MPA production by transformants was 2.94 g/l. This was 71% higher than wild-type ATCC 16024. Our results demonstrate that ATMT may be an alternative practical genetic tool for directional transformation of P. brevicompactum.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제50권
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• pp.70-75
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• 2023

In legumes, soyasaponins, one of triterpenoid saponins, are major components of secondary metabolites with a more diverse array of bioactive chemicals. Although the biosynthetic pathway of soyasaponins has been largely studied in soybean, the study on the soyasaponin contents and biosynthesis-related gene expression in pea (Pisum sativum L.) is poorly understood. Here, we found the accumulation of only soyasaponin Bb component in the sprouts of two Korean domestic pea cultivars (Dachung and Sachul). This pattern was consistent with our observation that increased expression of PsUGT73P2 and PsUGT91H4 genes, but not PsCYP72A69, could be responsible for biosynthesis of only soyasaponin Bb in pea by examining their gene expression. However, gradual accumulation of soyasaponin Bb at developmental stages was not consistent with the expression of PsUGT73P2 and PsUGT91H4, suggesting that the changes of their protein activities may affect the accumulation patterns of soyasaponin Bb. We also revealed that the increased expression levels of PsUGT73P2 and PsUGT91H4 during light to dark transition led to increase of soyasaponin Bb contents. Collectively, our results provided a molecular basis of metabolic engineering for enhancing useful soyasaponin Bb metabolites in Korean domestic pea cultivars.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.893-901
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• 2017

Objective: Hypocalcemia is an important metabolic disease of dairy cows during the transition period, although the effect of hypocalcemia on biological function in dairy cows remains unknown. Methods: In this study, proteomic, mass spectrum, bioinformatics and western blotting were employed to identify differentially expressed proteins related to serum Ca concentration. Serum samples from dairy cows were collected at three time points: 3rd days before calving (day -3), the day of calving (day 0), and 3rd days after calving (day +3). According to the Ca concentration on day 0, a total of 27 dairy cows were assigned to one of three groups (clinical, subclinical, and healthy). Samples collected on day -3 were used for discovery of differentially expressed proteins, which were separated and identified via proteomic analysis and mass spectrometry. Bioinformatics analysis was performed to determine the function of the identified proteins (gene ontology and pathway analysis). The differentially expressed proteins were verified by western blot analysis. Results: There were 57 differential spots separated and eight different proteins were identified. Vitamin D-binding protein precursor (group-specific component, GC), alpha-2-macroglobulin (A2M) protein, and apolipoprotein A-IV were related to hypocalcemia by bioinformatics analysis. Due to its specific expression (up-regulated in clinical hypocalcemia and down-regulated in subclinical hypocalcemia), A2M was selected for validation. The results were consistent with those of proteomic analysis. Conclusion: A2M was as an early detection index for distinguishing clinical and subclinical hypocalcemia. The possible pathogenesis of clinical hypocalcemia caused by GC and apolipoprotein A-IV was speculated. The down-regulated expression of GC was a probable cause of the decrease in calcium concentration.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.176-186
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• 2018

김(Porphyra yezoensis, Laver)의 MeOH 추출에 의한 유기용매 별 분획물에서 폴리페놀 함량과 항산화 활성 및 간암세포주 HepG2의 세포증식 억제효과를 확인하였다. $CHCl_3$ 분획물의 폴리페놀 함량은 $10.34{\mu}g/mg$으로 물 분획물의 $13.08{\mu}g/mg$ 보다는 다소 적게 나타났으나, DPPH 자유라디칼 소거에 의한 전자공여능(EDA)에서 나타난 $ED_{50}$은 $16.96{\mu}g/ml$로 가장 높게 나타났다. $CHCl_3$과 EtOAc 분획물은 농도의존적으로 HepG2 세포의 증식을 억제하였으며, 특히 $900{\mu}g/ml$의 $CHCl_3$ 분획물을 24시간 동안 처리하여 90%의 세포증식이 억제되었다. 한편 $CHCl_3$ 분획물이 처리된 HepG2 세포의 유전자 발현 양상을 microarray로 확인하였다. P. yezoensis의 효능과 연관지은 gene ontology 분석으로 비타민 D 합성 과정, 항균작용에 대한 반응 및 영양물질에 대한 반응에 관련된 유의 유전자들을 탐색하였다. 유의 유전자로 IL6R와 CYP1A1를 선정하였고, 이들 유전자의 상위 조절자는 ARNT 유전자가 선정되었다. 또한 50 및 $100{\mu}g/ml$의 $CHCl_3$ 분획물이 처리된 HepG2 세포에서 IL6R와 CYP1A1 단백질의 발현과 상위 조절자인 ARNT의 활성을 Western blotting으로 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.183-190
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• 2017

Ficus carica L. (common fig), one of the first plants cultivated by humans, originated in the Mediterranean basin and currently grows worldwide, including southwest Asia and South Korea. It has been used as a traditional medicine for treatment of metabolic, cardiovascular, and respiratory diseases as well as hemorrhoids and skin infections. Its pharmacological properties have recently been studied in detail, but research on the anti-cancer effect of its latex has been only been studied on a limited basis on several cell lines, such prostate cancer, breast cancer, and leukemia. In this study, we investigated the anti-cancer activity of the latex of Ficus carica L.and its underlying mechanism in FaDu human hypopharynx squamous carcinoma cells. (See Ed. note above) We confirmed through SDS-PAGE analysis and gelatinolytic activity analysis that the latex of Ficus carica contains cysteine protease ficin. Our data showed that the latex inhibited cell growth in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, the latex treatment markedly induced apoptosis in FaDu cells as determined by FACS analysis, elevated expression level of cleaved caspase-9, -3 and PARP (poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase), and. increased the expression of Bax (pro-apoptotic factor) while decreasing the expression of Bcl-2 (anti-apoptotic factor). Taken together, these results suggested that latex containing the ficin inhibited cell growth and induced apoptosis by caspase and the Bcl-2 family signaling pathway in FaDu human hypopharynx squamous carcinoma cells. These findings point to the potential of latex of Ficus carica to provide a novel chemotherapeutic drug due to its growth inhibition effects and induction of apoptosis in human oral cancer cells.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2021

Objectives : AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a key metabolic regulator that reduces lipogenesis. AMPK is mainly activated via phosphorylation of liver kinase B (LKB) 1 under energy stress. Here, we highlighted the anti-obesity effect and underlying mechanism of Coix lacryma-jobi var. mayuen Stapf sprout water extract (CSW) sprout extract in connection with the LKB1/AMPK signaling pathway. Methods : C57BL/6 mice (20~25 g) fed HFD to induce obesity and at the same time administered CSW 100 mg/kg (CSWL; (CSWL; CSW low concentration) or CSW 200 mg/kg (CSWH; CSW high concentration) or Garcinia extract (Garcinia) 200 mg/kg orally for 6 weeks. Body weight and food intake were measured at the same time each day. After 6 weeks of CSW administration, liver tissue and serum were obtained through an autopsy. After the end of the experiment, biochemical analysis (triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), HDL-cholesterol, and LDL-cholesterol) was performed on the serum. And then, protein levels related to TG and TC synthesis were measured through western blot analysis in liver tissue. Results : As a result, serum TG, TC, and LDL-cholesterol levels were significantly increased in the control group and significantly decreased in the CSW administration group. On the other hand, the HDL-cholesterol level was increased in the CSW-administered group. And as a result of Western blot analysis, CSW significantly increased the phosphorylation of LKB1 & AMPK, and remarkably decreased the expression of factors related to TG and TC synthesis. Conclusions : Our findings suggest that CSW influences the TG and TC synthesis to positively affect HFD-induced obesity in C57BL/6 mice.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제60권3호
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• pp.394-400
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• 2015

본 연구는 2배체와 4배체 도라지 단백질 발현지도 제작과 도라지의 생리활성에 관여하는 메카니즘을 분자적 수준에서 해석하기 위한 기초자료를 얻고자 실시하였다. 2배체 및 4배체 도라지의 단백질의 발현 양상은 배수성에 따른 특이성은 관찰 할 수 없었으며, 모두 분자량 15~100 kDa 크기, pH 4.0~8.0의 범위에 분포하는 것으로 나타났다. 동정된 39개의 단백질 중 2배체에 비해 4배체에서 2개의 단백질이 up-regulated 되었고, 37개의 단백질이 down-regulated 되었다. 단백질을 기능별로 분류한 결과, 산화환원효소의 활성(oxidoreductase activity)기능을 갖는 단백질이 23.7%의 비율로 가장 많았고 다음은 nucleotide binding 기능의 단백질이 15.8%의 비율로 높았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.71-77
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• 2010

The time, yield, and related genes expression of PHB accumulation of Acidiphilium cryptum DX1-1 were investigated under four different initial C/N ratios, 1.2, 2.4, 7.5, and 24. The results of time and yield of poly-$\beta$-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) accumulation show that the initial C/N ratio of 2.4 was optimum for strain DX1-1 to accumulate PHB, but both higher and lower initial C/N ratios did not favor that process. Based on the genome of Acidiphilium cryptum JF-5, 13 PHB accumulation related genes in strain JF-5 were chosen and successfully cloned from strain DX1-1. The differential expressions of the 13 functional genes, in different C/N ratios as cited above, were then studied by real-time PCR. The results show that all the 13 genes were most upregulated when the initial C/N ratio was 2.4, and among which the gene Acry_3030 encoding poly-$\beta$-hydroxybutyrate polymerase and Aery_0626 encoding acetyl-CoA synthetase were much more upregulated than the other genes, which proved that they play the most important role for PHB accumulation, and acetate is the main initial substance for PHB accumulation for strain DX1-1. Potential regulatory motifs analysis showed that the genes related to PHB accumulation are regulated by different promoters and that the motif had weak similarity to the model promoters, suggesting that PHB metabolism in Acidiphilium cryptum may be mediated by a different mechanism.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.303-308
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• 2019

L-carnitine은 라이신과 메티오닌으로 생합성되며 골격근과 심근을 포함한 다양한 동물조직에서 발견된다. L-carnitine이 포함된 식품으로는 양고기, 소고기, 돼지고기 등이 있고 근육발달에 도움을 주며 뼈를 강화하거나 대사작용을 도와주는 기능을 하여 영양 보조제로 많이 섭취하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 최근 L-carnitine은 제 2형 당뇨병, 골다공증, 대사성 신경증후군 등의 다양한 질병의 약물로도 연구 되고 있으며 암에서는 치료 보조제로 개발되어있다. 하지만 대장암에서의 L-carnitine에 대한 효과 및 기전에 대해서는 명확하지 않고 연구된 바가 없기 때문에 본 연구에서 저자들은 L-carnitine의 효능을 인간대장암세포주 HCT116에서 규명하고자 하였다. L-carnitine은 세포 내 활성산소종 (ROS)를 높은 수준으로 증가시켜 세포 증식을 억제하였다. 또한, 세포 증식과 죽음에 관련한 단백질 ERK1/2와 p38을 유의적으로 활성화 시킨다는 것을 입증하였다. 이때, ERK1/2 억제제(PD98059)를 처치하여 ERK1/2의 활성화가 활성산소종 발생 및 세포사멸에 중요하다는 것을 밝혔다. 따라서, 본 연구 결과는 L-carnitine이 대장암세포주의 증식을 억제 할 수 있고 이는 대장암의 치료에 있어 잠재적인 치료 물질이 될 수 있음을 시사하며 이 과정에 관여하는 신호전달기전을 조사하여 항암의 치료기전에서 활성산소종이나 ERK1/2, p38 단백질의 활성화의 중요성을 제시하였다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.274-283
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• 2020

본 연구는 조평과 조운의 벼 출수 후 적산온도와 검정온도에 따른 수발아 발생 정도를 조사하고, RNA-sequencing 방법을 사용하여 수발아 발생 원인을 찾았다. 품종간 수발아성에 관여하는 생리적, 유전학적 요인을 구명하고자 수행하였으며 분석한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 출수 후 적산온도가 높아질수록, 검정온도가 높아질수록 수발아 처리시 수발아율이 높았고, 조운벼가 내수발아성이 강하고, 조평벼가 수발아성이 높은것으로 나타났다. 2. 수발아성이 높은 조평벼를 대상으로 한 RNA-sequencing 결과 ABA 생합성에 관여하는 OsNCEDs의 발현이 감소하고, ABA 분해에 관여하는 OsCYP707As의 발현이 증가하였다. 3. 조평과 조운의 OsNCEDs와 OsCYPY707As의 Quantitation Real-Time PCR 결과 조평보다 조운에서 OsNCEDs의 발현이 높게 나타나 수발성과 상관관계를 보였으나, OsCYP707As는 수발아성과 상관관계를 보이지 않았다. 4. 조운벼는 등숙기간중 종실내 ABA함량이 조평보다 높으며 수발아 처리시 남아있는 ABA함량이 높아 내수발아성이 상대적으로 강하게 나타났다.