• BMB Reports
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.192-198
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• 2004

The hepatitis C virus (HCV) core protein is believed to be one of viral proteins that are capable of preventing virus-infected cell death upon various stimuli. But, the effect of the HCV core protein on apoptosis that is induced by various stimuli is contradictory. We examined the possibility that the HCV core protein affects the ceramide-induced cell death in cells expressing the HCV core protein through the sphingomyelin pathway. Cell death that is induced by $C^2$-ceramide and bacterial sphingomyelinase was analyzed in 293 cells that constitutively expressed the HCV core protein and compared with 293 cells that were stably transfected only with the expression vector. The HCV core protein inhibited the cell death that was induced by these reagents. The protective effects of the HCV core protein on ceramide-induced cell death were reflected by the reduced expression of $p21^{WAF1/Cip1/Sid1}$ and the sustained expression of the Bcl-2 protein in the HCV core-expressing cells with respect to the vector-transfected cells. These results suggest that the HCV core protein in 293 cells plays a role in the modulation of the apoptotic response that is induced by ceramide. Also, the ability of the HCV core protein to suppress apoptosis might have important implications in understanding the pathogenesis of the HCV infection.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.28.1-28.9
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• 2020

Streptomyces coelicolor is a gram-positive soil bacterium which is well known for the production of several antibiotics used in various biotechnological applications. But numerous proteins from its genome are considered hypothetical proteins. Therefore, the present study aimed to reveal the functions of a hypothetical protein from the genome of S. coelicolor. Several bioinformatics tools were employed to predict the structure and function of this protein. Sequence similarity was searched through the available bioinformatics databases to find out the homologous protein. The secondary and tertiary structure were predicted and further validated with quality assessment tools. Furthermore, the active site and the interacting proteins were also explored with the utilization of CASTp and STRING server. The hypothetical protein showed the important biological activity having with two functional domain including POD-like_MBL-fold and rhodanese homology domain. The functional annotation exposed that the selected hypothetical protein could show the hydrolase activity. Furthermore, protein-protein interactions of selected hypothetical protein revealed several functional partners those have the significant role for the bacterial survival. At last, the current study depicts that the annotated hypothetical protein is linked with hydrolase activity which might be of great interest to the further research in bacterial genetics.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.3011-3016
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• 2015

단백질의 삼차원 구조를 단백질의 국부적 구조인 단백질 조각의 일차원적 나열로 표현하면, 단백질 구조의 분석, 모델링, 탐색, 예측 등에 효과적으로 응용될 수 있다. 본 논문에서는 자연 상태의 단백질 구조를 정확하게 나타낼 수 있는 단백질 조각 라이브러리를 구성하기 위하여, 대규모 단백질 구조 자료를 이용 할 수 있는 거리 척도들의 효과적인 조합을 조사하였다. 단백질 조각 라이브러리를 구성하기 위해 군집화를 사용하였다. 초기 군집화 단계에서는 가장 계산량이 작은 내부 알파탄소간 거리를 사용하였고, 군집의 확장단계에서는 내부 알파탄소간 거리, 비네-코시거리와 평균 제곱근 오차를 조합하여 사용하였다. 제안한 거리 척도의 조합으로 대규모 자료를 이용하여 단백질 조각 라이브러리를 구성하였다. 구성된 라이브러리를 사용하여 단백질 구조를 나타내는 실험에서 작은 평균 제곱근 오차가 발생함을 확인하였다.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제5권6호
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• pp.460-464
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• 2000

Extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are believed to play a role in the binding and formation of microbial flocs. However, the precise role is not well known. Sludge settling characteristics and the carbohydrate to protein ratio in EPS were tested with various airflow rates in this study. Sludge was collected from three modified sequencing batch reactors (SBRs), which were operated at 16$\^{C}$ with an airflow rate of 0.8L/min, 3L/min and 6L/min, respectively. During the operation, the reactor operated at an airflow rate of 0.8L/min showed sludge volume index (SVI) of 80 to 90ml/g and a constant ratio of carbohydrate to protein in the EPS, while a significant increase in the SVI was seen in the other reactors. Sludge bulking increased the amount of carbohydrate in the EPS, while kept protein almost constant in the airflow rate of 3L/min ad 6L/min. Surface charge also increased with increases in the carbohydrate to protein ratio in the EPS, which weakens the attraction between the EPS and multivalent cations. The ratio of carbohydrate to protein in the EPS was tween the EPS and multivalent cations. The ratio of carbohydrate to protein in the EPS was inferred to be essential for bioflocculation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권6호
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• pp.451-455
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• 1996

Physiological studies on the expression of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. tenebrionis (Btt) gene coding for insecticidal protein in recombinant Escherichia coli 537 were carried out to identify optimal culture condition. It was necessary to shift culture temperature from 30 to $42^{\circ}C$ to express the gene. Expression of the Btt toxin gene by recombinant E. coli 537 began within one hour after induction. Complex nitrogen sources increased production of the insecticidal protein. The total insecticidal protein was 0.5 g/I when using yeast extract as a complex nitrogen source. Soybean hydrolysate showed apparently the highest induction efficiency. After induction, the cellular content of the insecticidal protein was 5.4 times higher than it had been before induction. The optimal cultivation strategy was found to grow cells for 7hours at $30^{\circ}C$ and then 5-8 hours at $42^{\circ}C$. The optimal cultivation pH for the production of insecticidal protein was 6.5. The Btt toxin produced by the recombinant E. coli 537 was found to have the same level of potency against Colorado potato beetle as the original toxin.

• 공업화학
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.311-316
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• 1998

물리 화학적인 특성이 다른 다공성 고분자 마이크로겔에 대한 bovine serum albumin (BSA-protein) 단백질의 흡착평형 특성을 연구하였다. 수용액 속에서 고분자와 단백질사이의 소수성 상호작용에 의하여 폴리부틸메타크릴레이트 (PBMA) 마이크로겔이 폴리비닐피리딘 (PVP)과 폴리아크릴로니트릴 (PAN) 마이크로겔보다 높은 흡착특성을 나타내었으며, PBMA 마이크로겔이 PVP와 PAN 마이크로겔보다 비가역적으로 흡착평형 특성을 나타내었다. 그러므로 고분자 마이크로겔의 물리적인 특성과 단백질-고분자 마이크로겔 사이의 정전기적 인력보다는 소수성 상호작용이 단백질의 흡착특성에 중요한 역할을 하고 있음을 알 수 있다. 또한 PBMA, PVP 및 PAN 마이크로겔 모두 Freundlich 흡착 등온식보다는 Langmuir 흡착 등온식에 잘 적용되었다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.6.1-6.15
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• 2022

Litorilituus sediminis is a Gram-negative, aerobic, novel bacterium under the family of Colwelliaceae, has a stunning hypothetical protein containing domain called von Hippel-Lindau that has significant tumor suppressor activity. Therefore, this study was designed to elucidate the structure and function of the biologically important hypothetical protein EMK97_00595 (QBG34344.1) using several bioinformatics tools. The functional annotation exposed that the hypothetical protein is an extracellular secretory soluble signal peptide and contains the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL; VHL beta) domain that has a significant role in tumor suppression. This domain is conserved throughout evolution, as its homologs are available in various types of the organism like mammals, insects, and nematode. The gene product of VHL has a critical regulatory activity in the ubiquitous oxygen-sensing pathway. This domain has a significant role in inhibiting cell proliferation, angiogenesis progression, kidney cancer, breast cancer, and colon cancer. At last, the current study depicts that the annotated hypothetical protein is linked with tumor suppressor activity which might be of great interest to future research in the higher organism.

• 생약학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.142-145
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• 1992

MeOH extract of twenty medicinal herbs were screened for their effects against protein kinase C (PKC) using bleb-forming assay and PKC enzyme assay. Smilax china and Sanguisorba officinalis showed potent anti-PKC activity. Campsis grandiflora and Galla Halepensis showed moderate inhibitory effect on PKC.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.268-272
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• 2006

A dense, pellicular UpFront adsorbent ($p=1.5 g/cm^3$, UpFront Chromatography, Cophenhagen, Denmark) was characterized in terms of hydrodynamic properties and protein adsorption performance in expanded bed chromatography. Cibacron Blue 3GA was immobilised into the adsorbent and protein adsorption of bovine serum albumin (BSA) was selected to test the setup. The Bodenstein number and axial dispersion coefficient estimated for this dense pellicular adsorbent was 54 and $1.63{\times}10^{-5}m^2/s$, respectively, indicating a stable expanded bed. It could be shown that the BSA protein was captured by the adsorbent in the presence of 30% (w/v) of whole-yeast cells with an estimated dynamic binding capacity $(C/C_o = 0.01)$ of approximately 6.5 mg/mL adsorbent.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVI)
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• pp.408-411
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• 2005

대장균을 이용하여 형광단백질을 형질전환하고 배양하면서 그 특성을 관찰하고 형광세기 및 형광 단백질의 크기를 조사하였다.