• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.705-714
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• 2015

We investigated the role of HDAC3 in anti-cancer drug-resistance. The expression of HDAC3 was decreased in cancer cell lines resistant to anti-cancer drugs such as celastrol and taxol. HDAC3 conferred sensitivity to these anti-cancer drugs. HDAC3 activity was necessary for conferring sensitivity to these anti-cancer drugs. The down-regulation of HDAC3 increased the expression of MDR1 and conferred resistance to anti-cancer drugs. The expression of tubulin ${\beta}3$ was increased in drug-resistant cancer cell lines. ChIP assays showed the binding of HDAC3 to the promoter sequences of tubulin ${\beta}3$ and HDAC6. HDAC6 showed an interaction with tubulin ${\beta}3$. HDAC3 had a negative regulatory role in the expression of tubulin ${\beta}3$ and HDAC6. The down-regulation of HDAC6 decreased the expression of MDR1 and tubulin ${\beta}3$, but did not affect HDAC3 expression. The down-regulation of HDAC6 conferred sensitivity to taxol. The down-regulation of tubulin ${\beta}3$ did not affect the expression of HDAC6 or MDR1. The down-regulation of tubulin ${\beta}3$ conferred sensitivity to anti-cancer drugs. Our results showed that tubulin ${\beta}3$ serves as a downstream target of HDAC3 and mediates resistance to microtubule-targeting drugs. Thus, the HDAC3-HDAC6-Tubulin ${\beta}$ axis can be employed for the development of anti-cancer drugs.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제25권1호통권80호
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• pp.1-5
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• 1997

여름느타리버섯 균사체의 cDNA library로부터 ${\beta}-tubulin$ 유전자를 분리하여 염기서열을 분석하였다. 분리된 ${\beta}-tubulin$ cDNA유전자는 27nt의 5'-untranslation region과 1341nt의 open reading frame, 191nt의 3'-untranslation region으로 구성되어 있었다. ORF는 445개의 아미노산들로 구성되어 있으며, 동물, 식물, 사상균에서 보고된 ${\beta}-tubulin$과 80% 이상의 상동성을 보였다. 분리된 Myc7tub clone을 사용하여 Southern hybridization한 결과 여름느타리버섯에는 두 가지의 isotype ${\beta}-tubulin$이 존재할 것으로 생각된다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.68-71
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• 1999

To illustrate the action mechanism of pencycuron on Rhizoctonia solani, two experiments were conducted including the comparison of amino acids of $\beta$-tubulin between R-C (sensitive isolate) and Rh-131 (non-sensitive isolate), and the inhibitory effect of pencycuron on tubulin assembly in vitro. Both $\beta$-tubulin genes of R-C and Rh-131 proved to have 1,582 nucleotides encoding a protein of 445 amino acids, showing 98% homology in amino acid sequences between them. It was found that codons at 103, 236, and 267 for lysine (AGG), valine (GTC) and isoleucine (ATT) in R-C were replaced by codons for methionine (ATG), isoleucine (ATT) and methionine (ATG) in Rh-131, respectively. No inhibitory effect of pencycuron on the tubulin assembly was observed. It suggests that pencycuron may have no direct inhibitory effects on the assembly of tubulin at least in vitro.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2019

We previously isolated 9 clones that show stronger signal compared to Bombyx mori cytoplasmic actin gene (BmA3) by using a dot blot hybridization. In this study, we focused on one clone among these clones which has high amino acid similarity with ${\beta}$-tubulin gene of B. mori. This clone was ubiquitously expressed in all tissues and developmental stage of B. mori. As result of promoter assay using dual luciferase assay system, we found the highest transcription activity region (-750/-1) in the 5'-flanking region of ${\beta}$-tubulin gene, which has about 47 fold more intensive promoter activity than BmA3 promoter. Moreover, the ${\beta}$-tubulin promoter was normally regulated in Bm5, Sf9, and S2 cells. Therefore, we suggest that ${\beta}$-tubulin promoter may be used more powerful and effectively for transgene expression in various insects containing B. mori as a universal promoter.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.37-42
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• 2005

We cloned the $\beta$-tubulin genes from the wild type strain and two benomyl-resistant mutants of Metahizium anisopliae and determined their nucleotide sequences. A $\beta$-tubulin encoding 448-residue protein from wild type M. anisopliae shows strong homology to other $\beta$-tubulins. The coding region is interrupted by four introns. Comparisons of intron position between the M. anisopliae gene and other fungal $\beta$-tubulin genes show considerable positional conservation. The mutations responsible for benomyl resistance were determined in two spontaneous mutants, 8-18 and 8­19. One mutant 8-18 substituted glutamate for aspar­agine at position 33 and lysine for glutamine at position 134. The other mutant 8-19 showed alterations at three positions of $\beta$-tubulin arginine for tryptophan at position 21, lysine for asparagine at position 33, and phenylalanine for leucine at position 240. These data suggest that regions of $\beta$-tubulin containing amino acids 21, 33,134, and 240 interact to form the binding site of benomyl.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.361-365
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• 2012

Aims: To investigate the relationship between the expression of ${\beta}$-tubulin III and survivin in advanced breast cancers and chemotherapeutic effects of docetaxel. Methods: Clinical pathological data of 74 patients with advanced breast cancer were retrospectively analyzed after docetaxel chemotherapy. Expression of ${\beta}$-tubulin III and survivin was assessed by immunohistochemistry and analyzed with reference to therapeutical and adverse effects of docetaxel. Results: The positive expression rate of ${\beta}$-tubulin III was 38.1% (32/84), while that of survivin was 76.2% (64/84). The effective rate (complete response + partial response) was 52.4%. That for patients with the positive expression of ${\beta}$-tubulin III or/and survivin was significantly lower than for those with negative expression (P<0.05). There were significant differences in the non-progression of median diseases, 1-year and 2-year survival rates of between the patients with positive and negative expression (P<0.05). The main side effects were myelosuppression, alimentary canal response and alopecie, no differences being observed between groups. Conclusions: The combined detection of ${\beta}$-tubulin III and survivin is a predictive index for chemotherapy effects of docetaxel in metastatic breast cancer.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.612-617
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• 2006

포스포리파제 C-감마1$(phospholipase\;C-{\gamma}\;1;\;PLC-{\gamma}\;1)$은 활성화될 경우 세포 내의 이차전령인 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate$(IP_3)$와 diacylglycerol(DG)을 생성하는 중요한 세포 신호전달 분자이다. 튜불린은 미세소관과 방추사의 주요 구성 단백질로서 알파형과 베타형의 두 가지 동위형이 있는데 이들은 모든 진핵세포에 존재하면서 이형 이합체를 형성한다. 이 중 베타형 튜불린은 사람의 경우 6종의 또 다른 동위형이 존재하는 것으로 밝혀졌는데 이들은 각 조직에서 그 발현양상이 서로 다르게 나타난다. 이전의 연구에서 우리들은 $PLC-{\gamma}\;1$과 4종의 베타튜불린 동위형 즉, ${\beta}1$, ${\beta}2$, ${\beta}3$ 및 ${\beta}6$이 세포 내에서 서로 결합할 수 있으며 또한 외부의 자극이 전달될 경우 이들 4종의 동위형이 $PLC-{\gamma}\;1$을 활성화시켜 준다는 사실을 보고한 바 있다. 이번 실험에서는 이전의 연구에서 조사하지 못하였던 베타 튜불린의 나머지 두 가지 동위형 즉, ${\beta}4$및 ${\beta}5$가 $PLC-{\gamma}\;1$에 결합하여 $PLC-{\gamma}\;1$의 활성을 증가시켜줌으로서 세포 내에서의 신호전달계를 조절하고 있음을 확인하였다. 이 결과는 이전의 연구결과와 연관 지워볼 때, 6종의 모든 베타형 튜불린은 세포 외부의 자극이 있을 경우 $PLC-{\gamma}\;1$을 활성화시켜줌을 시사한다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.219-223
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• 2010

최근 신갈나무를 중심으로한 참나무과 나무에 시들음병 피해가 증가하고 있다. 한국과 일본에서 분리한 38개의 시들음병 균주(Raffaelea quercus-mongolicae, R. quercivora)에 대해 $\beta$-tubulin 유전자 염기서열 분석과 RAPD 분석을 이용해 유전적 특성을 조사하였다. $\beta$-tubulin 유전자 염기서열을 이용한 cluster 분석결과 시들음병 균주들은 4개의 그룹으로 나뉘었으며, cluster 2와 4에는 1균주를 제외하고 모두 일본균주가 속해 있었다. RAPD 분석결과 시들음병 균주들은 3개의 그룹으로 나뉘었으며, 한국균주와 일본균주는 쉽게 구별되었다. $\beta$-tubulin 유전자 염기서열 분석과 RAPD 분석결과 한국균주와 일본균주는 상당히 다른 유전적 특성을 가지고 있었다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2012

In the present study, a phylogenetic analysis was undertaken based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA and partial ${\beta}$-tubulin gene sequence of the $Ganoderma$ species. The size of the ITS rDNA regions from different $Ganoderma$ species varied from 625 to 673 bp, and those of the partial ${\beta}$-tubulin gene sequence were 419 bp. Based on the results, a phylogenetic tree was prepared which revealed that Korean $Ganoderma$ $lucidum$ strains belong in a single group along with a $G.$ $lucidum$ strain from Bangladesh.

• Mycobiology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.113-117
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• 2005

In this study, a total of 300 isolates of Penicillium and related teleomorphic genera were collected from soils of 17 locations in Korea from April to May, 2004. Ninety four isolates were identified as the species of Penicillium subgenus Furcatum based on cultural and morphological characteristics and ${\beta}-tubulin$ gene sequences. Among the specie's, Korean isolates of P. brasilianum Bat. and P. daleae K. M. Zalessky were phylogenetically identical to the reference species based on DNA sequence of the ${\beta}-tubulin$ gene. Here we described and illustrated P. brasilianum and P. daleae that are new in Korea.