• Mycobiology
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.50-58
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• 2019

Agarum clathratum, a brown macroalgae species, has recently become a serious environmental problem on the coasts of Korea. In an effort to solve this problem, fungal diversity associated with decaying A. clathratum was investigated and related ${\beta}$-glucosidase and endoglucanase activities were described. A total of 233 fungal strains were isolated from A. clathratum at 15 sites and identified 89 species based on morphology and a multigene analysis using the internal transcribed spacer region (ITS) and protein-coding genes including actin (act), ${\beta}$-tubulin (benA), calmodulin (CaM), and translation elongation factor (tef1). Acremonium, Corollospora, and Penicillium were the dominant genera, and Acremonium fuci and Corollospora gracilis were the dominant species. Fifty-one species exhibited cellulase activity, with A. fuci, Alfaria terrestris, Hypoxylon perforatum, P. madriti, and Pleosporales sp. Five showing the highest enzyme activities. Further enzyme quantification confirmed that these species had higher cellulase activity than P. crysogenum, a fungal species described in previous studies. This study lays the groundwork for bioremediation using fungi to remove decaying seaweed from populated areas and provides important background for potential industrial applications of environmentally friendly processes.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2003

Bambusae Caulis in Liquamen(BCL) has been used to relieve the cough and asthma, and remove the phlegm in traditional Oriental medicine. In recent years, it was studied for its antiinflammatory, antiallergenic, immune-modulating, and anticarcinogenic capabilities. This experiment was performed to evaluate the microarray profiles of CD genes in human mast cells before and after BCL treatment. The results are as follows: The expression of 51 of the genes studied was up-regulated in the Bel-treated group; they include the genes coding L apoferritin, beta-2-microglobulin, ferritin light polypeptide, CD63, monocyte chemotactic and activating fact, heme oxygenase 1, CD140a, integrin alpha M, colony stimulating factor 2 receptor, eukaryotic translation elongation factor, CD37, interleukin 18, NADH dehydrogenase 1 beta, CD48, 5-lipoxygenase activating protein, interleukin 4, ribosomal protein L5, GABA(A) receptor-associated protein, beta-tubulin, integrin beta 1, CD162, CD32, lymphotoxin beta, alpha-tublin, integrin alpha L, CD2, CD151, CD331, 90 kDa heat shock protein, CD59, CD3Z, microsomal glutathione S-transferase 2, CD33, CD162R, cyclophilinA, CD84, interleukin 9 receptor, interleukin 11, CD117, CD39-Like 2, and so forth. The expression of 7 of the genes studied was down-regulated in the BCL-treated group; they include the genes coding con, CD238, SCF, CD160, CD231, CD24, and CD130. Consequently, the treatment of BCL on the human mast cells increased the expression of 51 genes and decreased the expression of 7 genes. These data would provide a fundamental basis to the traditional applications of Bambusae Caulis in Liquamen.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.228-231
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• 2009

고추 역병을 야기하는 Phytophthora capsici 는 짧은 시간 내에 많은 면적에 피해를 주는 병으로 한번 발생하면 방제가 어려운 병으로 알려져 있다. 이러한 역병 곰팡이의 방제를 위하여 본 연구에서는 P. capsici의 염색체 복제 및 세포 골격 유지 등에 관여하는 단백질인 microtubule의 형성 저해를 유도하는 물질을 탐색하여 궁극적으로 고추역병 방제를 위한 연구를 진행하였다. 먼저 P. capsici alpha 및 beta tubulin을 E. coli BL21(DE3)에서 발현시켜 분리 정제하여 in vitro microtubule 형성을 확인하였다. P. capsici microtubule 형성 저해 metagenome clone 스크리닝을 위하여 경기도 수원의 여기산 토양에서 metagenome을 분리하여 library를 제작하여 Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) 방법을 이용하여 P. capsici microtubule 형성을 저해하는 화합물을 탐색하였다. In vitro 스크리닝에서 약 384개의 metagenome library에서 2종의 clone을 선택하여 고추작물에 직접 방제하여 역병균의 생장 억제를 확인하였다. 이는 차후 고추역병 방제제 개발에 있어 중요한 후보물질뿐만 아니라 metagenome library를 이용한 새로운 방법의 개발이라 사료 된다. 또한 in vitro 스크리닝에서 얻어진 2종의 metagenome clone의 염기서열을 분석하여 항역병 활성에 관련하는 DNA 서열을 확보하고 이를 응용하여 물질을 생산 할 경우, 현장에서 활용 할 수 있는 효과 큰 친환경 천연고추역병 방제제로서의 개발 가능성을 가진다는 점에서 본 연구결과는 매우 의미 있는 결과라 생각된다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.71-81
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• 2004

본 연구에서는 등황란인 U. unicinctus 수정란의 난할과정과 형식에 대하여 관찰된 바를 보고하였다. U unicinctus성숙란을 인공수정했을 때 난할은 핵 개방(germinal vesicle breakdown)과 제1, 2감수분열 후에 수행되었으며, 유생기 까지 난할은 등할(equal cleavage), 전할(holoblastic cleavage)이었고 난할형식은 나선형 난할(spiral cleavage)인 것으로 관찰되었다. 최초 3회의 난할이 경할$\rightarrow$경할$\rightarrow$수평할이었고, 이후 경할-수평할이 반복되는 것으로 보였다. 4세포기에 할구의 배열에서 일부 할구들이 동물극으로 융기한 것과 8세포기에서 식물극 할구 배열이 동물극 할구 배열에 대하여 사선 배열한 것 등은 나선형 난할에서만 볼 수 있는 특징이었으나 제 3차 난할인 수평할에서 등할, 전할인 것이 관찰되므로서 나선형 난할을 수행하는 Spiralian의 전형에 속하지는 않는 것으로 보였다. 4세포기 이후의 할구 배열이 사선배열, 즉 나선형인 근거를 항-$\alpha$-,-$\beta$-튜블린 처리에 의해 관찰된 유사분열 기구의 행위로서 볼 수 있었다. 4$\rightarrow$8세포기의 유사분열 기구는 동물극-식물극 축에 수직으로 발생하고 사선방향으로 선회한 후 난할하므로서 결과에서 수평할 및 할구의 사선배열이 가능한 것을 볼 수 있었다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.688-694
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• 2007

To evaluate the human risk of long-term intake of genetically modified (GM) rice, we carried out RT-PCR of housekeeping genes. Housekeeping genes, which show highly uniform expression in living organisms during various stages of development and under different environmental conditions, were normalized by RT-PCR. We assessed the expression of 10 common housekeeping genes (18s rRNA, 25S rRNA, UBC, UBQ5, UBQ10, ACT11, GAPDH, eEF-$1{\alpha}$, ${\beta}$-TUB, GAPDH, ${\beta}$-actin, B2m, G6pd2, Gyk, Gus, Hprt, Cyclophlin A, Tfrc, ${\alpha}$-tubulin and RPL13A) in the liver, stomach, small intestine, large intestine, kidney and spleen of mice fed GM or non-GM rice. We found no significant differences in the expression of housekeeping genes between the two groups of mice.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.114-121
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• 2018

한라산에 서식하는 눈향나무의 침엽에서 내생균을 분리하였다. 분리된 균주들은 형태적 특성과 internal transcribed spacer 영역, large subunit rDNA 영역, translation elongation factor 영역 및 ${\beta}$-tublin 영역 염기서열의 계통분석을 이용하여 동정하였다. 그 결과 국내 미기록 내생균인 Allantophomopsis lycopodina, Epicoleosporium ramularioides, Kabatina juniperi, Seiridium podocarpi 4종의 균주를 확인하였다. 4종의 미기록 균주에 대한 형태적 특성 및 계통분석의 결과에 대해 기술하였다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.101-113
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• 2018

Lichen genus Stereocaulon (Schreb.) Hoffm is distributed throughout the world. Although 15 Stereocaulon species have been recorded in Korea, no detailed taxonomic or revisionary research has been conducted for nearly two decades. In this study, we collected 260 putative Stereocaulon spp. samples and identified the species based on morphological, chemical, and molecular characteristics. From the collected samples, 10 species of Stereocaulon were identified, nine of which had already been reported, although this was the first report for the tenth, S. octomerellum Hue, in Korea. General characteristics of Stereocaulon spp. include coralloid phyllocladia and tubercular cephalodia; however, the specimen first collected in Korea was a rare species with tomentum on the pseudopodetia. The specimen of S. octomerellum is characterized by the presence of a primary thallus, granule to short coralloid phyllocladia, and pseudopodetia up to 1 cm in size, with tubercular cephalodia. To determine the phylogeny of the specimens, we compared the ITS sequences of ribosomal DNA and the b-tubulin gene sequences. Phylogenetic analysis showed that the Korean Stereocaulon species were monophyletic and placed in the previous phylogenetic classification. Species of S. intermedium and S. exutum, however, were polyphyletic, and are morphologically variable and widespread species. Overall, we present here detailed morphological and chemical descriptions of each species identified and a revised key of all known Stereocaulon species in South Korea.

• BMB Reports
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.126-131
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• 2017

P48 Ebp1 is expressed in rapidly proliferating cells such as cancer cells and accelerates cell growth and survival. However, its expression pattern and role in central nervous system development have not been studied. Here, we demonstrated the spatiotemporal expression pattern of p48 Ebp1 during embryonic development and the postnatal period. During embryonic development, p48 Ebp1 was highly expressed in the brain. Expression gradually decreased after birth but was still more abundant than p42 expression after birth. Strikingly, we found that p48 Ebp1 was expressed in a cell type specific manner in neurons but not astrocytes. Moreover, p48 Ebp1 physically interacted with beta tubulin but not alpha tubulin. This fits with its accumulation in distal microtubule growth cone regions. Furthermore, in injured hippocampal slices, p48 Ebp1 introduction promoted axon regeneration. Thus, we speculate that p48 Ebp1 might contribute to microtubule dynamics acting as an MAP and promotes CNS axon regeneration.

• ALGAE
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2016

Biological response of cells to variable conditions should affect the expression level of certain genes. Quantification of these changes in target genes needs stable internal controls. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has traditionally used reference or ‘housekeeping’ genes, that are considered to maintain equal expression in different conditions, to evaluate changes in target genes between samples and experimental conditions. Recent studies showed that some housekeeping genes may vary considerably in certain biological samples. This has not been evaluated in red algae. In order to identify the optimal internal controls for real-time PCR, we studied the expression of eleven commonly used housekeeping genes; elongation factor 1-alpha, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, β-actin, polyubiquitin, 30S ribosomal gene, 60S ribosomal gene, beta-tubulin, alpha-tubulin, translation initiation factor, ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, and isocitrate dehydrogenase in different life-history stages of Bostrychia moritziana. Our results suggest that glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and 30S ribosomal gene, have the most stable gene expression levels between the different life history stages (male, female, carposporophyte, and tetrasporophyte), while the other genes are not satisfactory as internal controls. These results suggest that the combinations of GAPDH and 30S would be useful as internal controls to assess expression level changes in genes that may control different physiological processes in this organism or that may change in different life history stages. These results may also be useful in other red algal systems.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.629-636
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• 2022

Colletotrichum species is known as the major causal pathogen of red pepper anthracnose in Korea and various groups of fungicides are registered for the management of the disease. However, the consistent use of fungicides has resulted in the development of resistance in many red pepper-growing areas of Korea. Effective management of the occurrence of fungicide resistance depends on constant monitoring and early detection. Thus, in this study, various methods such as agar dilution method (ADM), gene sequencing, allele-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) were applied for the detection of benzimidazole resistance among 24 isolates of Colletotrichum acutatum s. lat. and Colletotrichum gloeosporioides s. lat. The result of the ADM showed that C. gloeosporioides s. lat. was classified into sensitive and resistant isolates to benomyl while C. acutatum s. lat. was insensitive at ≥1 ㎍/ml of benomyl. The sequence analysis of the β-tubulin gene showed the presence of a single nucleotide mutation at the 198th amino acid position of five isolates (16CACY14, 16CAYY19, 15HN5, 15KJ1, and 16CAYY7) of C. gloeosporioides s. lat. Allele-specific PCR and PCR-RFLP were used to detect point mutation at 198th amino acid position and this was done within a day unlike ADM which usually takes more than one week and thus saving time and resources that are essential in the fungicide resistance management in the field. Therefore, the molecular techniques established in this study can warrant early detection of benzimidazole fungicide resistance for the adoption of management strategies that can prevent yield losses among farmers.