• 미생물학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.209-214
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• 1991

The PRD1 DNA polymerase is a small multi-functional enzyme containing conserved amino acid sequences shared by family B DNA polymerases. Thus the PRD1 DNA polymerase provides an useful model system with which to study structure-functional relationships of DNA polymerase molecules. In order to investigate the functional and structural roles of the highly conserved amino acid sequences, we have introduced three mutations into a conserved amino acid of the PRD1 DNA polymerase. Genetic complememtation study indicated that each mutation inactivated DNA polymerase catalytic activity.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.150-155
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• 1995

Carboxypeptidase Z(CPZ) cDNA of Absidia zychae was experssed in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The expressed CPZ(YCPZ) was secreted about 30 mg/l into the medium and has a little higher molecular weight than the wild type CPZ in SDS-PAGE. By the result of N-terminal amino acid sequencing, YCPZ has additional 15 amino acids residues in N-terminus of CPZ. But YCPZ shows no difference with CPZ in enzyme activity and substrate specificity. For the identification of processing mechanism of YCPZ, 36-Arg was changed to 36-Thr by site specific mutagenesis. Mutant YCPZ does not processed at 36-Thr. It was, therefore, concluded that the YCPZ was processed by KEX2. According to endo F treatment, high amount of carbohydrate was N-glycosylated in YCPZ.

• BMB Reports
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2002

The Arabidopsis thaliana S-Adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (AdoMetDC) cDNA ($GenBank^{TM}$ U63633) was cloned. Site-specific mutagenesis was performed to introduce mutations at the conserved cysteine $Cys^{50}$, $Cys^{83}$, and $Cys^{230}$, and $lys^{81}$ residues. In accordance with the human AdoMetDC, the C50A and C230A mutagenesis had minimal effect on catalytic activity, which was further supported by DTNB-mediated inactivation and reactivation. However, unlike the human AdoMetDC, the $Cys^{50}$ and $Cys^{230}$ mutants were much more thermally unstable than the wild type and other mutant AdoMetDC, suggesting the structural significance of cysteines. Furthermore, according to a circular dichroism spectrum analysis, the $Cys^{50}$ and $Cys^{230}$ mutants show a higher a-helix content and lower coiled-coil content when compared to that of wild type and the other mutant AdoMetDC. Also, the three-dimensional structure of Arabidopsis thaliana AdoMetDC could further support all of the data presented here. Summarily, we suggest that the $Cys^{50}$ and $Cys^{230}$ residues are structurally important.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.79-81
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• 2001

Deoxynucleoside kinases exist as heterodimeric pairs specific for deoxyadenosine/deoxyguanosine kinase (dAK/dGK) and deoxyadenosine/deoxycytidine kinase (dAK/dCK). The aspartic acid-84 in dGK was mutated to alanine, asparagine and glutamic acid by site-directed mutagenesis. The mutation resulted in a drastic decease in dGK activity compared to the unmodified cloned enzyme while it increased production of dAK activity. The mutated dak/dgk genes, which synthesize tandem deoxyadenosine/deoxyguanosine kinase, were inserted back to the Lactobacillus acidophilus and Lactococcus lactis by electroporation to determine the effect of site-directed mutation of he enzymes on the microbial growth. However, no significant change was observed in cell growth and lactic acid production between wild type and mutant lactic acid bacteria.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권12호
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• pp.2869-2870
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• 2009

• BMB Reports
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2000

The Arabidopsis thaliana S-Adenosylmethionine decarboxylase (AdoMetDC) cDNA ($GenBank^{TM}$ U63633) was cloned, then the AdoMetDC protein was expressed and purified. The purified AdoMetDC was inactivated by salicylaldehyde in a pseudo first- order kinetics. The secondorder rate constant for inactivation was 126 $M^{-1}min^{-1}$ with the slope of n=0.73, suggesting that inactivation is the result of the reaction of one lysine residue in the active site of AdoMetDC. Site-specific mutagenesis was performed on the AdoMetDC to introduce mutations in conserved $lysine^{81}$ residues. These were chosen by examination of the conserved sequence and proved to be involved in enzymatic activity by chemical modification. Changing $Lys^{81}$ to alanine showed an altered optimal pH. The substrate also provided protection against inactivation by salicylaldehyde. Considering these results, we suggest that the $lysine^{81}$ residue may be involved in catalytic activity.

• 미생물과산업
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.7-11
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• 1988

이글에서는 pet A, B, C에 대한 일차적인 아미노산 배열을 알았고 여기서 우리는 위의 정보들을 토대로하여 R. capsulatus에 대한 site-specific oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis 등 여러 연구를 할 수가 있을 것이다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.525-535
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• 1998

A critical step in the faithful translation of genetic information is specific tRNA recognition by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases. These enzymes catalyze the covalent attachment of particular amino acids to the terminal adenosine of cognate tRNA substrates. In general, there is one synthetase for each of the twenty amino acids and each enzyme must discriminate against all of the cellular tRNAs that are specific for the nineteen noncognate amino acids. Primary sequence information combined with structural data have resulted in the division of the twenty synthetases into two classes. In recent years, several high-resolution co-crystal structures along with biochemical data have led to an increased understanding of tRNA recognition by synthetases of both classes. The anticodon sequence and the amino acid acceptor stem are the most common locations for critical recognition elements. This review will focus on acceptor stem discrimination by class II synthetases. In particular, the results of in vitro aminoacylation assays and site-directed and atomic group mutagenesis studies will be discussed. These studies have revealed that even subtle atomic determinants can provide signals for specific tRNA aminoacylation.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.176-180
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• 1989

E. coli의 $tRNA^{phe}$내에는 세 개의 psiudouridine 염기들이 존재한다. 이 $tRNA^{phe}$내의 pseudouridine 염기들의 기능을 연구하기 위하여 부위특이적 돌연변이를 이용하여 $tRNA^{phe}$ 유전자의 염기를 다른 염기로 치환시켰다. E. coli $tRNA^{phe}$ 유전자들 중 하나인 phe W 유전자내에서 32번에 해당하는 T 염기를 C 염기로 39번 T 염기를 C 염기로 Kunkel이 개발한 부위특이적 돌연변이 방법을 사용하여 각각 치환시켰다. DNA 염기서열을 결정함으로써 돌연변이체를 확인하였으며, 이들 돌연변이 유전자를 함유한 재조합 플라스미드를 이용하여 돌연변이된 phe W 유전자들의 E. Coli NP37($pheS^{-ts}$)에 대한 complementation 활성을 조사하였다. 32번 위치가 변이된 pheW 유전자 뿐만아니라 39번 위치가 변이된 phe W 유전자를 함유한 E. coh NP37들은 모두 non-permissive temperature에서 자라지 못하였다. 이 결과는 변이된 pheW 유전자들이 E. coli NP37을 complementation 할 수 없으며, 또 pseudouridine 염기들이 생체내에서 E. coli $tRNA^{phe}$의 활성에 필수적이라는 것을 의미한다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 1997

Ile-269 in horse liver alcohol dehydrogenase isoenzyme S(HLADH-S) was mutated to serine by phosphorothioate-based site-directed mutagenesis in order to study the role of the residue in coenzyme binding. The specific activity of the mutant(1269S) enzyme to ethanol was increased 49-fold. All turnover numbers of 1269S enzyme toward 9 primary alcohols were increased. The mutant enzyme showed 3.6, 4.6, 11.6-fold higher catalytic efficiency for $5{\beta}$-androstane-3, 17-dione, $5{\beta}$-cholanic acid-3-one and retinal than wild-type, respectively. The reaction mechanism of 1269S enzyme was ordered bi bi as wild-type's. These results indicate that the hydrophobic interaction of Ile-269 residue with coenzyme plays an important role in dissociation of coenzyme from enzyme-coenzyme complex, which has been known as the rate limiting step of ADH reaction.