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  1. Article ; Online: Monoclonal antibody Y01 prevents tauopathy progression induced by lysine 280–acetylated tau in cell and mouse models

    Ha-Lim Song / Na-Young Kim / Jaewan Park / Meong Il Kim / Yu-Na Jeon / Se-Jong Lee / Kwangmin Cho / Young-Lim Shim / Kyoung-Hye Lee / Yeon-Seon Mun / Jung-A Song / Min-Seok Kim / Chan-Gi Pack / Minkyo Jung / Hyemin Jang / Duk L. Na / Minsun Hong / Dong-Hou Kim / Seung-Yong Yoon

    The Journal of Clinical Investigation, Vol 133, Iss

    2023  Volume 8

    Abstract: The spatiotemporal pattern of the spread of pathologically modified tau through brain regions in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be explained by prion-like cell-to-cell seeding and propagation of misfolded tau aggregates. Hence, to develop targeted ... ...

    Abstract The spatiotemporal pattern of the spread of pathologically modified tau through brain regions in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) can be explained by prion-like cell-to-cell seeding and propagation of misfolded tau aggregates. Hence, to develop targeted therapeutic antibodies, it is important to identify the seeding- and propagation-competent tau species. The hexapeptide 275VQIINK280 of tau is a critical region for tau aggregation, and K280 is acetylated in various tauopathies, including AD. However, the mechanism that links tau acetylated on lysine 280 (tau-acK280) to subsequent progression to neurodegenerative disease remains unclear. Here, we demonstrate that tau-acK280 is critical for tau propagation processes including secretion, aggregation, and seeding. We developed an antibody, Y01, that specifically targets tau-acK280 and solved the crystal structure of Y01 in complex with an acK280 peptide. The structure confirmed that Y01 directly recognizes acK280 and the surrounding residues. Strikingly, upon interaction with acetylated tau aggregates, Y01 prevented tauopathy progression and increased neuronal viability in neuron cultures and in tau-Tg mice through antibody-mediated neutralization and phagocytosis, respectively. Based on our observations that tau-acK280 is a core species involved in seeding and propagation activities, the Y01 antibody that specifically recognizes acK280 represents a promising therapeutic candidate for AD and other neurodegenerative diseases associated with tauopathy.
    Keywords Neuroscience ; Therapeutics ; Medicine ; R
    Subject code 571
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher American Society for Clinical Investigation
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  2. Article ; Online: High serum CRP influences myocardial miRNA profiles in ischemia-reperfusion injury of rat heart.

    Eun Na Kim / Chong Jai Kim / So Ra Kim / Jung-A Song / Han Choe / Ki-Bong Kim / Jae-Sung Choi / Se Jin Oh

    PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 5, p e

    2019  Volume 0216610

    Abstract: Objective Prognosis of myocardial infarction tends to be worse when serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level is high. miRNAs are also known to be involved in different pathogeneses of heart diseases such as myocardial infarction. However, how CRP is involved ...

    Abstract Objective Prognosis of myocardial infarction tends to be worse when serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level is high. miRNAs are also known to be involved in different pathogeneses of heart diseases such as myocardial infarction. However, how CRP is involved in myocardial infarction has not been fully elucidated. We hypothesized that serum CRP changes the miRNA profile during ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) of the myocardium. To confirm this hypothesis, we performed global miRNA expression profiling of myocardium using IRI and CRP infusion rat model. Methods After ligation of the coronary artery of rat hearts, human serum CRP was intravenously injected, and reperfusion was performed (I/R+CRP group, n = 6). Control group consisted of the sham group (n = 3), IV CRP infusion group (CRP only, n = 3), and the I/R-only group (I/R only, n = 5). We evaluated 423 miRNA expression in non-ischemic areas and areas at risk (AAR) of each group using NanoString nCounter miRNA expression assay. Results MiR-124 was downregulated in non-ischemic myocardium in CRP-only group. In AAR, 7 miRNAs were commonly upregulated in both I/R-only and I/R+CRP groups. And additional 6 miRNAs were upregulated in the I/R+CRP group (miR-33, miR-409-3p, miR-384-3p, miR-3562, miR-101a, and miR-340-5p). Similarly, in the non-ischemic areas, 6 miRNAs were commonly upregulated in both I/R-only and I/R+CRP groups, and additional 5 miRNAs changed in the I/R+CRP group (upregulation of miR-3559-5p, miR-499, and miR-21 and downregulation of miR-500 and miR-532-3p). Conclusion We showed that when serum CRP level is high, IRI results in multiple miRNA profile changes not only in ischemic areas but also in non-ischemic myocardium. Our results may provide a strong basis for studying the role of CRP and miRNAs in ischemic heart disease.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 500
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  3. Article ; Online: Prokaryotic soluble overexpression and purification of oncostatin M using a fusion approach and genetically engineered E. coli strains

    Minh Tan Nguyen / Musharrat Jahan Prima / Jung-A. Song / Julee Kim / Bich Hang Do / Jiwon Yoo / Sangsu Park / Jaepyeong Jang / Sunju Lee / Eunyoung Lee / Michelle de Paula Novais / Hyeon-Beom Seo / Seon-yeong Lee / Mi-La Cho / Chong Jai Kim / Yeon Jin Jang / Han Choe

    Scientific Reports, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2019  Volume 13

    Abstract: Abstract Human Oncostatin M (OSM), initially discovered as a tumour inhibitory factor secreted from U-937 cells, is a gp130 (IL-6/LIF) cytokine family member that exhibits pleiotropic effects in inflammation, haematopoiesis, skeletal tissue alteration, ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Human Oncostatin M (OSM), initially discovered as a tumour inhibitory factor secreted from U-937 cells, is a gp130 (IL-6/LIF) cytokine family member that exhibits pleiotropic effects in inflammation, haematopoiesis, skeletal tissue alteration, liver regeneration, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Cytoplasmic expression of OSM in Escherichia coli results in inclusion bodies, and complex solubilisation, refolding and purification is required to prepare bioactive protein. Herein, eight N-terminal fusion variants of OSM with hexahistidine (His6) tag and seven solubility-enhancing tags, including thioredoxin (Trx), small ubiquitin-related modifier (Sumo), glutathione S-transferase (GST), maltose-binding protein (MBP), N-utilisation substance protein A (Nusa), human protein disulphide isomerase (PDI) and the b‘a’ domain of PDI (PDIb‘a’), were tested for soluble OSM expression in E. coli. The His6-OSM plasmid was also introduced into genetically engineered Origami 2 and SHuffle strains to test expression of the protein. At 18 °C, MBP-tagged OSM was highly expressed and solubility was dramatically enhanced. In addition, His6-OSM was more highly expressed and soluble in Origami 2 and SHuffle strains than in BL21(DE3). MBP-OSM and His6-OSM were purified more than 95% with yields of 11.02 mg and 3.27 mg from a 500 mL culture. Protein identity was confirmed by mass spectroscopy, and bioactivity was demonstrated by in vitro inhibition of Th17 cell differentiation.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-09-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Publishing Group
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  4. Article ; Online: Correction

    Minh Tan Nguyen / Martin Krupa / Bon-Kyung Koo / Jung-A Song / Thu Trang Thi Vu / Bich Hang Do / Anh Ngoc Nguyen / Taewook Seo / Jiwon Yoo / Boram Jeong / Jonghwa Jin / Kyung Jin Lee / Heung-Bum Oh / Han Choe

    PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 1, p e

    Prokaryotic soluble overexpression and purification of human VEGF165 by fusion to a maltose binding protein tag.

    2017  Volume 0170602

    Abstract: This corrects the article DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156296.]. ...

    Abstract [This corrects the article DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156296.].
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  5. Article ; Online: Correction

    Minh Tan Nguyen / Martin Krupa / Bon-Kyung Koo / Jung-A Song / Thu Trang Thi Vu / Bich Hang Do / Anh Ngoc Nguyen / Taewook Seo / Jiwon Yoo / Boram Jeong / Jonghwa Jin / Kyung Jin Lee / Heung-Bum Oh / Han Choe

    PLoS ONE, Vol 12, Iss 1, p e

    Prokaryotic soluble overexpression and purification of human VEGF165 by fusion to a maltose binding protein tag.

    2017  Volume 0170602

    Abstract: This corrects the article DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156296.]. ...

    Abstract [This corrects the article DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0156296.].
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  6. Article ; Online: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) fused with Fc Domain produced from E. coli is less effective than Polyethylene Glycol-conjugated GCSF

    Bich Hang Do / Hyo Jeong Kang / Jung-A Song / Minh Tan Nguyen / Sangsu Park / Jiwon Yoo / Anh Ngoc Nguyen / Grace G. Kwon / Jaepyeong Jang / Mihee Jang / Sunju Lee / Seoungjun So / Seongrak Sim / Kyung Jin Lee / Mark J. Osborn / Han Choe

    Scientific Reports, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-

    2017  Volume 9

    Abstract: Abstract Human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) is a well-known cytokine for neutropenia treatment. However, daily injections are required due to the short circulating half-life of the protein. To overcome this bottleneck, we fused GCSF with ... ...

    Abstract Abstract Human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (GCSF) is a well-known cytokine for neutropenia treatment. However, daily injections are required due to the short circulating half-life of the protein. To overcome this bottleneck, we fused GCSF with the Fc domain of IgG1 at the C terminus (GCSF-Fc) and with the maltose binding protein (MBP) tag at the N-terminus and expressed it as a soluble protein in the cytoplasm of E. coli. We also conjugated PEG aldehyde to GCSF to make PEG-GCSF. The bioactivities of GCSF-Fc and PEG-GCSF were similar to native GCSF using the mouse M-NFS-60 myelogenous leukemia cell line. The EC50 dose-response curves for GCSF, GCSF-Fc and PEG-GCSF were 37 ± 12 pM, 75 ± 13.5 pM and 46 ± 5.5 pM, respectively. When the proteins were injected into neutropenic rats, the group injected with PEG-GCSF showed the highest and fastest recovery of neutrophils, followed by GCSF-Fc and GCSF. ELISA assay revealed the PEG-GCSF had the longest plasma circulation (>72 h), followed by GCSF-Fc (>48 h) and GCSF (~24 h), which is consistent with the in vivo activities of the proteins. In summary, the GCSF-Fc purified from E. coli was not as efficient as PEG-GCSF in treating neutropenic rats.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-07-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Nature Portfolio
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  7. Article ; Online: Prokaryotic Soluble Overexpression and Purification of Human VEGF165 by Fusion to a Maltose Binding Protein Tag.

    Minh Tan Nguyen / Martin Krupa / Bon-Kyung Koo / Jung-A Song / Thu Trang Thi Vu / Bich Hang Do / Anh Ngoc Nguyen / Taewook Seo / Jiwon Yoo / Boram Jeong / Jonghwa Jin / Kyung Jin Lee / Heung-Bum Oh / Han Choe

    PLoS ONE, Vol 11, Iss 5, p e

    2016  Volume 0156296

    Abstract: Human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of angiogenesis and plays a central role in the process of tumor growth and metastatic dissemination. Escherichia coli is one of the most common expression systems used for the production ...

    Abstract Human vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key regulator of angiogenesis and plays a central role in the process of tumor growth and metastatic dissemination. Escherichia coli is one of the most common expression systems used for the production of recombinant proteins; however, expression of human VEGF in E. coli has proven difficult because the E. coli-expressed VEGF tends to be misfolded and forms inclusion bodies, resulting in poor solubility. In this study, we successfully produced semi-preparative amounts of soluble bioactive human VEGF165 (hVEGF). We created seven N-terminal fusion tag constructs with hexahistidine (His6), thioredoxin (Trx), glutathione S-transferase (GST), maltose-binding protein (MBP), N-utilization substance protein A (NusA), human protein disulfide isomerase (PDI), and the b'a' domain of PDI (PDIb'a'), and tested each construct for soluble overexpression in E. coli. We found that at 18°C, 92.8% of the MBP-tagged hVEGF to be soluble and that this tag significantly increased the protein's solubility. We successfully purified 0.8 mg of pure hVEGF per 500 mL cell culture. The purified hVEGF is stable after tag cleavage, contains very low levels of endotoxin, and is 97.6% pure. Using an Flk1+ mesodermal precursor cell (MPC) differentiation assay, we show that the purified hVEGF is not only bioactive but has similar bioactivity to hVEGF produced in mammalian cells. Previous reports on producing hVEGF in E. coli have all been based on refolding of the protein from inclusion bodies. To our knowledge, this is the first report on successfully expressing and purifying soluble hVEGF in E. coli.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  8. Article ; Online: Prokaryotic soluble overexpression and purification of bioactive human growth hormone by fusion to thioredoxin, maltose binding protein, and protein disulfide isomerase.

    Minh Tan Nguyen / Bon-Kyung Koo / Thu Trang Thi Vu / Jung-A Song / Seon-Ha Chong / Boram Jeong / Han-Bong Ryu / Sang-Hyun Moh / Han Choe

    PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss 3, p e

    2014  Volume 89038

    Abstract: Human growth hormone (hGH) is synthesized by somatotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland and induces cell proliferation and growth. This protein has been approved for the treatment of various conditions, including hGH deficiency, chronic renal ... ...

    Abstract Human growth hormone (hGH) is synthesized by somatotroph cells of the anterior pituitary gland and induces cell proliferation and growth. This protein has been approved for the treatment of various conditions, including hGH deficiency, chronic renal failure, and Turner syndrome. Efficient production of hGH in Escherichia coli (E. coli) has proven difficult because the E. coli-expressed hormone tends to aggregate and form inclusion bodies, resulting in poor solubility. In this study, seven N-terminal fusion partners, hexahistidine (His6), thioredoxin (Trx), glutathione S-transferase (GST), maltose-binding protein (MBP), N-utilization substance protein A (NusA), protein disulfide bond isomerase (PDI), and the b'a' domain of PDI (PDIb'a'), were tested for soluble overexpression of codon-optimized hGH in E. coli. We found that MBP and hPDI tags significantly increased the solubility of the hormone. In addition, lowering the expression temperature to 18°C also dramatically increased the solubility of all the fusion proteins. We purified hGH from MBP-, PDIb'a'-, or Trx-tagged hGH expressed at 18°C in E. coli using simple chromatographic techniques and compared the final purity, yield, and activity of hGH to assess the impact of each partner protein. Purified hGH was highly pure on silver-stained gel and contained very low levels of endotoxin. On average, ∼37 mg, ∼12 mg, and ∼7 mg of hGH were obtained from 500 mL-cell cultures of Trx-hGH, MBP-hGH, and PDIb'a'-hGH, respectively. Subsequently, hGH was analyzed using mass spectroscopy to confirm the presence of two intra-molecular disulfide bonds. The bioactivity of purified hGHs was demonstrated using Nb2-11 cell.
    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Subject code 500
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
    Database BASE - Bielefeld Academic Search Engine (life sciences selection)

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  9. Article: Soluble expression and purification of bioactive interleukin 33 in E. coli

    Do, BichHang / Sangsu Park / Grace G. Kwon / Minh Tan Nguyen / Hyo Jeong Kang / Jung-A Song / Jiwon Yoo / Anh Ngoc Nguyen / Jaepyeong Jang / Mihee Jang / Sunju Lee / Seoungjun So / Sungrak Sim / Jonghwa Jin / Kyung Jin Lee / Mark J. Osborn / Han Choe

    Biotechnology and bioprocess engineering. 2017 June, v. 22, no. 3

    2017  

    Abstract: Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is one of the important alarmins of the immune system and possesses dual functions as an anti- or pro-inflammatory molecule. The production of this cytokine in E. coli is hampered by the insoluble expression in the cytoplasm, ... ...

    Abstract Interleukin-33 (IL-33) is one of the important alarmins of the immune system and possesses dual functions as an anti- or pro-inflammatory molecule. The production of this cytokine in E. coli is hampered by the insoluble expression in the cytoplasm, resulting in inclusion body formation. In this study, the expression of IL-33 was optimized by fusing the N-terminus of IL-33 with several solubilizing tags that act as chaperones for proper protein folding: maltose binding protein (MBP), b´a´ domain of protein disulfide isomerase (PDIb´a´) and glutathione Stransferase (GST). The expression of the fusion proteins was stimulated by 0.5 mM IPTG at different temperatures, 37, 30, 25, and 18°C. As a result, IL-33 was expressed highly and in soluble form in the cytoplasm of E. coli when fused with MBP or PDIb´a´ tags in the presence of 0.5 mM IPTG at 25 or 30°C. We describe a simple purification procedure of IL-33 from the PDIb´a´-IL-33 construct using immobilized metal affinity chromatography (IMACs) with supplementary of tobacco etch virus (TEV) protease for tag removal. The high bioactivity of purified IL-33 on the proliferation and activation of macrophages was confirmed by MTT and nitrite releasing assays using RAW 264.7 These data show an improved method for producing high grade and yield IL-33.
    Keywords Escherichia coli ; Tobacco etch virus ; affinity chromatography ; binding proteins ; bioactive properties ; cytoplasm ; glutathione ; interleukins ; macrophages ; maltose ; nitrites ; protein disulfide-isomerase ; protein folding ; proteinases ; solubilization ; temperature
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2017-06
    Size p. 256-264.
    Publishing place The Korean Society for Biotechnology and Bioengineering
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 2125481-3
    ISSN 1976-3816 ; 1226-8372
    ISSN (online) 1976-3816
    ISSN 1226-8372
    DOI 10.1007/s12257-017-0060-0
    Database NAL-Catalogue (AGRICOLA)

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  10. Article ; Online: Correction

    Jung-A Song / Bon-Kyung Koo / Seon-Ha Chong / Kyunhoo Kim / Dong Kyu Choi / Thu Trang Thi Vu / Minh Tan Nguyen / Boram Jeong / Han-Bong Ryu / Injune Kim / Yeon Jin Jang / Robert Charles Robinson / Han Choe

    PLoS ONE, Vol 9, Iss

    Soluble Expression of Human Leukemia Inhibitory Factor with Protein Disulfide Isomerase in Escherichia coli and Its Simple Purification

    2014  Volume 1

    Keywords Medicine ; R ; Science ; Q
    Language English
    Publishing date 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
    Document type Article ; Online
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