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Perera, N.C.N.,Godahewa, G.I.,Jung, Sumi,Kim, Myoung-Jin,Nam, Bo-Hye,Lee, Jehee ACADEMIC PRESS LTD 2019 FISH AND SHELLFISH IMMUNOLOGY Vol.84 No.-
<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Complement system orchestrates the innate and adaptive immunity <I>via</I> the activation, recruitment, and regulation of immune molecules to destroy pathogens. However, regulation of the complement is essential to avoid injuries to the autologous tissues. The present study unveils the characteristic features of an important complement component, anaphylatoxin inactivator from red lip mullet at its molecular and functional level. Mullet carboxypeptidase N1 (MuCPN1) cDNA sequence possessed an open reading frame of 1347 bp, which encoded a protein of 449 amino acids with a predicted molecular weight of 51 kDa. <I>In silico</I> analysis discovered two domains of PM14-Zn carboxypeptidase and a C-terminal domain of M14 N/E carboxypeptidase, two zinc-binding signature motifs, and an N-glycosylation site in the MuCPN1 sequence. Homology analysis revealed that most of the residues in the sequence are conserved among the other selected homologs. Phylogeny analysis showed that MuCPN1 closely cladded with the <I>Maylandia zebra</I> CPN1 and clustered together with the teleostean counterparts. A challenge experiment showed modulated expression of MuCPN1 upon polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid and <I>Lactococcus garviae</I> in head kidney, spleen, gill, and liver tissues. The highest upregulation of MuCPN1 was observed 24 h post infection against poly I:C in each tissue. Moreover, the highest relative expressions upon <I>L. garviae</I> challenge were observed at 24 h post infection in head kidney tissue and 48 h post infection in spleen, gill, and liver tissues. MuCPN1 transfected cells triggered a 2.2-fold increase of nitric oxide (NO) production upon LPS stimulation compared to the un-transfected controls suggesting that MuCPN1 is an active protease which releases arginine from complement C3a, C4a, and C5a. These results have driven certain way towards enhancing the understanding of immune role of MuCPN1 in the complement defense mechanism of red lip mullet.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Carboxypeptidase N1 complement component was identified from the red lip mullet. </LI> <LI> Ubiquitous expression of MuCPN1 was observed in healthy mullet tissues. </LI> <LI> Modulated transcriptions of MuCPN1 revealed the importance in the immune responses. </LI> <LI> MuCPN1 was enhanced the nitric oxide production at an inflammatory condition. </LI> </UL> </P>
Seong, Mi-Hye,Kyong, Jin-Burm,Kim, Dong-Kook,Kevill, Dennis N. Korean Chemical Society 2008 Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society Vol.29 No.9
Reactions of n-propyl fluoroformate in a variety of pure and binary solvents have been studied at 40.0 {^{\circ}C}. The extended (two-term) Grunwald-Winstein equation has been applied to the specific rates of solvolysis of npropyl fluoroformate. The sensitivities (l = 1.80 ${\pm}$ 0.17 and m = 0.96 ${\pm}$ 0.10) to changes in solvent nucleophilicity and solvent ionizing power and the $k_F/k_{Cl}$ values are similar to those for solvolyses of n-octyl fluoroformate over the full range of solvents, suggesting that the addition step of an addition-elimination mechanism is ratedetermining. These observations are also compared with those previously reported for the corresponding chloroformate and fluoroformate esters.
Benzene oxidation with ozone over MnO<sub>x</sub>/SBA-15 catalysts
Jin, M.,Kim, J.H.,Kim, J.M.,Jeon, J.K.,Jurng, J.,Bae, G.N.,Park, Y.K. Elsevier Science Publishers 2013 CATALYSIS TODAY - Vol.204 No.-
Catalytic oxidation of benzene with ozone has been studied using manganese oxides with two different manganese precursors, Mn(NO<SUB>3</SUB>)<SUB>2</SUB> and Mn(CH<SUB>3</SUB>COO)<SUB>2</SUB>, supported on SBA-15 (MnO<SUB>x</SUB>/SBA-15). The catalysts were characterized by X-ray diffraction, N<SUB>2</SUB> adsorption-desorption, Raman spectroscopy, and H<SUB>2</SUB>-temperature programmed reduction. The manganese nitrate (MN) precursor primarily resulted in large particles on the silica support, while the manganese acetate (MA) precursor mainly resulted in a highly dispersed manganese oxide on the silica support. The catalytic activity was dependent upon ozone concentration, reaction times, and the amount of Mn loading. Higher benzene conversion, O<SUB>3</SUB> conversion, and CO<SUB>x</SUB> yield were observed for MnO<SUB>x</SUB>-MA/SBA-15 catalyst over MnO<SUB>x</SUB>-MN/SBA-15, due to the highly dispersed manganese oxides on the supports, and the higher oxygen mobility. The 15wt% MnO<SUB>x</SUB>-MA/SBA-15 catalyst shows the highest catalytic activity of all the catalysts considered in this study.
Jin, Q.,Li, L.,Moon, J.S.,Cho, S.K.,Kim, Y.J.,Lee, S.J.,Han, N.S. Society for Bioscience and Bioengineering, Japan ; 2016 Journal of bioscience and bioengineering Vol.121 No.5
<P>The n-form of lactate, which causes metabolic stress upon excessive dietary intake, is mainly produced by Leuconostoc sp., the predominant species in sauerkraut. To shift the metabolic flux of D-lactate from pyruvate to L-lactate, we expressed the L-lactate dehydrogenase (ldhL) gene in Leuconostoc mesenteroides ATCC 8293. The IdhL gene from Lactobacillus plantarum was introduced into L. mesenteroides using the shuttle vectors pLeuCM and pLeuCM42. To elevate the expression level of IdhL in L. mesenteroides, the nucleotides for pyruvate kinase promoter were fused to IdhL and cloned into above vectors to construct pLC18pkL and pLC42pkL. As results, introduction of pLC42pkL in L. mesenteroides significantly improved both L-LDH activity and L-lactate productivity during fermentation, decreasing the D-/L-lactate ratio. When used as a starter culture for sauerkraut fermentation, recombinant L. mesenteroides harboring pLC42pkL increased L-lactate concentration and decreased D-lactate concentration compared to the wild type strain. We newly developed a recombinant L. mesenteroides which has high L-lactate dehydrogenase activity and applied this strain to minimize the harmful effect of D-lactate during the sauerkraut fermentation. To the best of our knowledge, we demonstrate for the first time the effective use of recombinant Leuconostoc sp. for quality improvement of fermented foods. (C) 2015, The Society for Biotechnology, Japan. All rights reserved.</P>
Process-Dependent N/PBTI Characteristics of TiN Gate FinFETs
Jin Ju Kim,Moonju Cho,Pantisano, L.,Ukjin Jung,Young Gon Lee,Chiarella, T.,Togo, M.,Horiguchi, N.,Groeseneken, G.,Byoung Hun Lee IEEE 2012 IEEE electron device letters Vol.33 No.7
<P>A study of the negative and positive bias temperature instability (N/PBTI) reliability of FinFETs with different TiN metal gates deposited by either atomic layer deposition (ALD) or physical vapor deposition (PVD) on HfO<SUB>2</SUB> dielectrics found that the nonuniformity of the interfacial oxide layer is closely related to reliability characteristics. FinFETs with an ALD TiN gate exhibit better NBTI and PBTI lifetimes than those with a PVD TiN gate. In addition, the dependence of fin width on NBTI reliability appeared to be worse with narrower fins, whereas PBTI reliability improves.</P>
Tuyen N. M. Hua,오지웅,김소현,Jayson M. Antonio,Vu T. A. Vo,Jiyeon Om,최종환,Jeong-Yub Kim,Chan-Woong Jung,Myung-Jin Park,정양식 생화학분자생물학회 2020 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.52 No.-
Glioblastomas (GBMs) are characterized by four subtypes, proneural (PN), neural, classical, and mesenchymal (MES) GBMs, and they all have distinct activated signaling pathways. Among the subtypes, PN and MES GBMs show mutually exclusive genetic signatures, and the MES phenotype is, in general, believed to be associated with more aggressive features of GBM: tumor recurrence and drug resistance. Therefore, targeting MES GBMs would improve the overall prognosis of patients with fatal tumors. In this study, we propose peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) as a potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarker as well as therapeutic target for MES GBM; we used multiple approaches to assess PPARγ, including biostatistics analysis and assessment of preclinical studies. First, we found that PPARγ was exclusively expressed in MES glioblastoma stem cells (GSCs), and ligand activation of endogenous PPARγ suppressed cell growth and stemness in MES GSCs. Further in vivo studies involving orthotopic and heterotopic xenograft mouse models confirmed the therapeutic efficacy of targeting PPARγ; compared to control mice, those that received ligand treatment exhibited longer survival as well as decreased tumor burden. Mechanistically, PPARγ activation suppressed proneural–mesenchymal transition (PMT) by inhibiting the STAT3 signaling pathway. Biostatistical analysis using The Cancer Genomics Atlas (TCGA, n=206) and REMBRANDT (n=329) revealed that PPARγ upregulation is linked to poor overall survival and disease-free survival of GBM patients. Analysis was performed on prospective (n=2) and retrospective (n=6) GBM patient tissues, and we finally confirmed that PPARγ expression was distinctly upregulated in MES GBM. Collectively, this study provides insight into PPARγ as a potential therapeutic target for patients with MES GBM.
Kim, Do Jin,Bitto, Eduard,Bingman, Craig A.,Kim, Hyun‐,Jung,Han, Byung Woo,Phillips Jr., George N. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2015 Proteins Vol.83 No.7
<P><B>ABSTRACT</B></P><P>Members of the universal stress protein (USP) family are conserved in a phylogenetically diverse range of prokaryotes, fungi, protists, and plants and confer abilities to respond to a wide range of environmental stresses. <I>Arabidopsis thaliana</I> contains 44 USP domain‐containing proteins, and USP domain is found either in a small protein with unknown physiological function or in an N‐terminal portion of a multi‐domain protein, usually a protein kinase. Here, we report the first crystal structure of a eukaryotic USP‐like protein encoded from the gene At3g01520. The crystal structure of the protein At3g01520 was determined by the single‐wavelength anomalous dispersion method and refined to an <I>R</I> factor of 21.8% (<I>R</I><SUB>free</SUB> = 26.1%) at 2.5 Å resolution. The crystal structure includes three At3g01520 protein dimers with one AMP molecule bound to each protomer, comprising a Rossmann‐like α/β overall fold. The bound AMP and conservation of residues in the ATP‐binding loop suggest that the protein At3g01520 also belongs to the ATP‐binding USP subfamily members. Proteins 2015; 83:1368–1373. © 2015 The Authors. Proteins: Structure, Function, and Bioinformatics Published by Wiley Periodicals, Inc.</P>