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The Amount of Telomeric DNA and Telomerase Activity on Cattle Cells

소의 생리적 특성에따름 세포내 텔로미어 함량과 텔로머레이스 활성도 분석

  • Choi, Duk-Soon (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Jinju National University) ;
  • Cho, Chang-Yeon (Animal Genetic Resources Station, National Institute of Animal Science) ;
  • Sohn, Sea-Hwan (Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Jinju National University)
  • 최덕순 (진주산업대학교 동물생명과학과) ;
  • 조창연 (축산과학원 가축유전자원시험장) ;
  • 손시환 (진주산업대학교 동물생명과학과)
  • Published : 2008.08.01
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Abstract

Telomeres consist of TTAGGG tandem repeated DNA sequences with specific proteins and locate at chromosome ends. Telomeres are essential for chromosome stability and are related with cell senescence, apoptosis and cancer. Telomerase is a ribonucleoprotein which has a template for the synthesis of telomeric DNA. This study was carried out to analyze the amount of telomeric DNA and telomerase activity in cattle cells. Analysis of the quantity of telomere in lymphocytes was done at different ages, sex and among Korean cattle and Holstein breeds. The telomerase activity was also analyzed in liver, brain, heart, kidney, and testis tissues of fetal calf and of 18 month old cattle. The amount of telomeres in lymphocytes and other tissue cells was analyzed by Quantitative-Fluorescence in situ Hybridization (Q-FISH) technique using a telomeric DNA probe. Telomerase activity was analyzed by Telomeric Repeat Amplification Protocol assay (TRAP). The amount of telomeric DNA on the lymphocytes during the whole life span was decreased along with age. Quantity of telomeres in Korean cattle was significantly higher than that in Holstein breed. The amount of telomeric DNA in males was significantly higher than that in females. Telomerase activity was up-regulated in most bovine tissues during fetal stage, but was down-regulated in most tissues at mature 18 month age except the testis cells. This study indicates that the amount of telomeres and telomerase activity of cells can be used as an age marker or/and a physiological marker of cattle.

텔로미어란 염색체 말단부에 TTAGGG의 반복 염기서열과 특정 단백질로 구성되어 있는 것으로 핵 내 염색체의 안정성에 작용을 하며 세포의 노화, 사멸 및 암의 발생과 관련이 있다. 텔로머레이스는 텔로미어의 길이를 일정하게 유지하기 위한 직접적 효소로서 telomeric DNA 합성에 관여하는 ribonucleoprotein이다. 본 연구에서는 한우와 Holstein종 136두를 대상으로 백혈구 세포를 이용하여 연령 별, 품종 별, 성 별 텔로미어 함량을 분석하였다. 또한 동일 연령에서 혈액, 간, 뇌, 심장, 신장 및 생식선 조직들의 텔로미어 함량과 텔로머레이스 활성도도 비교 분석하였다. Telomeric DNA의 양적분석은 양적형광접합보인법(Q-FISH)을 이용하였고, 텔로머레이스 활성도의 분석은 TRAP방법을 이용하였다. 분석 결과, 소의 백혈구 세포들에 있어 개체의 연령이 증가함에 따라 텔로미어의 함유율이 점진적이며 유의적으로 감소되는 양상을 보였고, 한우가 Holstein에 비해 텔로미어 함유율이 높게 나타나 품종 간 유의적 차이가 있었으며, 성 간에도 수컷이 암컷에 비해 유의적으로 높은 텔로미어 함유율을 나타내었다. 반면 동일 연령의 간, 심장, 신장, 폐, 혈액 세포내 텔로미어의 함유율은 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 텔로머레이스 활성도는 태아의 모든 조직에서 비교적 강한 활성을 보였지만, 성 성숙이 된 18개월령에서는 생식선 조직을 제외한 나머지 조직에서 텔로머레이스 활성도는 현저하게 떨어져 조직별 세포의 증식성 특이성과 텔로머레이스 활성도간에는 밀접한 연관성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로서 세포내 텔로미어 양적 분포 양상 및 텔로머레이스 활성도를 이용하여 개체의 연령 지표 또는 생리적 표지의 개발 가능성을 제시하고 자 한다.

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