• 생물정신의학
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.16-20
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• 2018

Objectives Psychological resilience is the ability to cope with stress. The genetic background behind psychological resilience is not much known. The serotonin transporter and dopamine transporter are implicated in stress related psychology and emotional processing. The aim of this study is to investigate a possible genetic role of functional polymorphisms of serotonin and dopamine transporters for psychological resilience. Methods A total of 951 healthy adult subjects were included. Psychological resilience was measured using Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC). Genotyping was performed for serotonin transporter gene(SERT) promoter variable number tandem repeat (VNTR) and dopamine transporter gene(DAT1) 3'-untranslated region (UTR) VNTR. Genetic association analysis was conducted between genotypes and the CD-RISC score. Results No genetic association was observed for SERT promoter VNTR or DAT1 3'-UTR VNTR with CD-RISC score. No genetic interaction between SERT promoter VNTR and DAT1 3'-UTR VNTR with CD-RISC score was detected. Conclusions Either serotonin or dopamine transporter did not seem to play a significant role for psychological resilience in this sample.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.265-269
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• 2003

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent regulator of normal and abnormal angiogenesis. Recent literature suggests that VEGF has several activities that may amplify acute inflammation reactions. Dysregulated VEGF expression has been implicated as a major contributor to the development of a number of common disease pathologies. One of common mutations in the 3'- untranslated region of the VEGF gene, a C\longrightarrowT exchange at nucleotide position 936, has been found to be significantly associated with VEGF expression levels in the plasma from a previous Austrian study. The frequency of this mutation could be important genetic information regarding tumor growth and angiogenesis related diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency distribution of this mutation in general Korean population. We examined the statistical data from 207 healthy Korean subjects. Observed numbers (%) of 936T were 28.5 (CT) and 3.9 (TT), respectively. The mutant allele frequency of 936T in Korean subjects was 0.18, which appeared somewhat higher than that in Austrian subjects.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.147-153
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• 1999

Chitinolytic enzymes such as ${\beta}$-N-acetylglucosaminidase are major hydrolases involved in insect molting. We have isolated, sequenced a CDNA encoding ${\beta}$-N-acetylglucosaminidase from the silkworm, Bombyx mandarina, and compared its sequence with genes encoding chitinolytic enyzmes from other sources. The insert DNA in the clone is 3,284 nucleotides long with an open reading frame of 1,788 nucleotides that encodes a protein of 596 amino acids with a molecular weight of 68.2 kDa. There is a 3’-untranslated region composed with 1.479 nucleotides and are several potential polyadenylation signals. The predicted amino acid sequence apparently contains a leader peptide of 23 amino acids. A search of the amino acids sequence databases for sequences similarities to other ${\beta}$-N-acetylglucosaminidases or ${\beta}$-N-acetylhexosaminidases. The highest similarity matched with the enzyme from B. mori, which has a sequence identity of 95%. On the other hand, the identity between the B. mandarina enzyme and those from M. sexta and human are 70% and 24%, respectively.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.295-301
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• 2013

Ferritin is an evolutionarily conserved protein that plays an important role in iron storage and detoxification. In this study, the gene encoding a ferritin H subunit homologue (RbFH) was cloned from rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus) and analyzed at the expression. The full-length ferritin H cDNA was 1162 bp long and contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 531 bp that encoded 177 amino acid residues with a predicted molecular mass of 20.8 kDa. The 5' UTR was 297 bp in length, and the 3' UTR 298 bp, and preceded by a 5'-untranslated region that contains a putative Iron Regulatory Element (IRE). The deduced amino acid sequence of RbFH shares extensive sequence identities with the H ferritins of a number of fish species and contains the ferroxidase center that is preserved in ferritin H subunits. Examination of tissue specific expression indicated that RbFH expression was most abundant in PBLs, RBC, liver and muscle.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.58-62
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• 2019

Objective: The oxidized low density lipoprotein receptor 1 (OLR1) gene plays an important role in the degradation of oxidized low-density lipoprotein and adipocyte proliferation in mammals. For this reason, we aimed at investigating the association of OLR1 gene polymorphisms with carcass quality traits in Chinese Qinchuan cattle. Methods: The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) was identified in the 3' untranslated region of bovine OLR1 gene by DNA sequencing. In addition, the haplotype frequency and linkage disequilibrium estimates of three SNPs were evaluated in 520 individuals. Results: Results indicated that the studied three SNPs were within the range of moderate genetic diversity (0.25< polymorphism information content<0.5). Haplotype analysis of three SNPs showed that ten different haplotypes were identified, but only five haplotypes were listed as those with a frequency of <0.05 were excluded. The Hap3 ($-G_1T_2C_3-$) had the highest haplotype frequency (42.10%). Linkage disequilibrium analysis showed that the three SNPs had a low linkage ($r^2<0.001$). The T10588C and C10647T were significantly associated with backfat thickness and intramuscular fat content in Qinchuan cattle. Conclusion: Based on our results, we believe that the OLR1 gene could be a strong candidate gene for influencing carcass quality traits in Qinchuan cattle.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.228-234
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• 1994

Genomic RNA was extracted from Cy strain of odontoglossum ringspot tobamovirus (ORSV-Cy) isolated from infected leaves of tobacco cv. Samsun. Size of the genomic RNA was about 6.6 kb in length. The genomic RNA was fractionated using Sephadex G-50 column chromatography into 2 fractions. They were polyadenylated at their 3'-end using E. coli poly(A) polymerase. Polyadenylated viral RNA was recovered by oligo (dT) primer adapter containing NotI restriction site and Moloney murine leukemia virus SuperScript reverse transcriptase (RNase H-). Second-strand cDNA was synthesized by using E. coli DNA ligase, E. coli DNA polymerase I and E. coli RNase H. Recombinant plasmids containing cDNAs for ORSV-Cy RNA ranged from about 800 bp to 3,000 bp. Among the selected 238 recombinants, pORCY-124 clone was the largest one covering 3'-terminal half of the viral RNA. This clone contained two restriction sites for EcoRI and XbaI and one site for AccI, AvaI, BglII, BstXI, HindIII, PstI, and TthIII 1. respectively. The clone contained partial viral replicase, a full-length movement protein and a complete coat protein genes followed by a 3' untranslated region of 414 nucleotides based on restriction mapping and nucleotide sequencing analyses. Clones pORCY-028, -068, -072, -187 and -224 were overlapped with the pORCY-124. Clones pORCY-014 and -095 covered 5' half upstream from the middle region of the viral RNA, which was estimated based on restriction mapping and partial sequence analysis. Constructed cDNA library covered more than 90% of the viral genome.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.165-171
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• 2016

목적: Human parechovirus (HPeV)는 영아에서 중추신경계 감염 및 패혈증의 주요한 원인의 하나로 최근에 새로이 주목받고 있는 바이러스이다. 그러나, 영아 이후 시기에 발병하는 HPeV 감염에 대한 연구나 보고는 거의 없다. 본 연구는 소아기 전 연령대에 걸친 HPeV의 국내 유병률 및 그 임상적 특징을 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 2013년 1월부터 2014년 7월까지 발열 혹은 수막염 의심 증상으로 서울대학교병원에 내원하여 뇌척수액 검사를 시행 받은 소아의, 보호자 서면 동의를 얻어 수집한 잉여 뇌척수액 검체를 대상으로 하였다. 뇌척수액 검체에서 HPeV 특이 5' untranslated region을 역전사 중합효소연쇄반응(reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction)으로 증폭하여 HPeV 감염을 진단하고, HPeV의 viral protein 3/1 (VP3/VP1) region의 염기서열을 분석하여 유전자형을 확인했다. 이들의 임상 및 진단검사적 특징을 후향적 의무기록분석을 통해 평가하고, 같은 시기에 뇌척수액 GeneXpert (Cepheid)검사로 진단된 장바이러스(enterovirus [EV]) 수막염 환자군과 비교하였다. 결과: 총 102개의 뇌척수액 검체를 분석하였다. 이 중 HPeV 양성인 검체는 6개(5.9%)였고, 21개의 EV양성 검체 중 2개에서 HPeV가 함께 검출되었다. HPeV는 2013년 6월과 2014년 5월에서 7월 사이에 수집된 검체에서 나타났고, 모두 HPeV3형이었다. HPeV 양성인 환자 중 2명이 3개월 이하의 영아였고, 나머지 4명은 1세 이상이었다(19-180개월). 1세 이하의 HPeV 환자들은 특별한 신경학적 증상 없이 발열과 같은 비특이적 증상을 보였으나, 1세 이상의 HPeV 환자들에서는 발열과 함께 뇌전증, 의식소실과 같은 중증 신경학적 증상이 동반되었다. EV 양성인 뇌척수액 검체의 대다수(73.7%)에서 뇌척수액 내 백혈구 증다증이 관찰된 반면, HPeV의 경우 연령 대비 정상 범위를 보였다. 결론: HPeV에 의한 중추신경 감염증은 주로 3개월 이하의 영아에서 호발하는 것으로 알려져 있으나, 본 연구에 의하면 영아기 이후의 소아청소년에서도 HPeV 감염이 발생할 수 있다. 특히, 영아기 이후의 소아청소년에서 신경학적 증상을 동반한 발열이 있으나 정상 뇌척수액 검사 소견을 보이는 경우 HPeV를 병원체의 하나로 고려할 필요가 있겠다. 국내 소아 전반에 있어서 HPeV 감염의 역학과 임상적 특징을 밝히기 위해 향후 추가 연구가 필요하다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.245-250
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• 2007

The complete genome sequence of Zucchini yellow mosaic virus stain A (ZYMV-A) isolated from a hollyhock (Althaea rosea) was determined by using RT-PCR with a series of primer sets. The virus genome consisted of 9593 nucleotides (nt), excluding the poly(A) tract at 3' terminus of the virus genome, with 5' and 3' untranslated region of 139 and 211 nt, respectively. The deduced polyprotein of ZYMV-A consisted of 3080 amino acid (aa) residues and was 351 kDa in molecular weight. All proteolytic cleavage sites of the polyprotein of ZYMV-A were compared with those of ZYMV strains, which showed the cleavage sites were conserved among ZYMV strains. The HC-Pro contained the KITC and PTK motifs, and the DAG motif was located at CP ORF of ZYMV-A, suggesting that ZYMV-A is aphid-transmissible. Phylogenetic tree analysis based on the complete genome among ZYMV strains or CP ORFs with other potyviruses showed ZYMV strains formed a distinct group. These results clearly confirmed that ZYMV-A was another distinct strain in ZYMV population at molecular level.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2001

Differential screening을 통해 Moriguchi등 (1998)이 분리한 유전자와 상동성을 나타내는 CitMT45 유전자의 cDNA를 분리하였다. 본 실험에서 분리한 cDNA는 Moriguchi등 (1998)이 분리한 cDNA에 비해 긴 3' UTR을 가지고 있었다. 잎과 과피, 과육에서 CitMT45 유전자의 발현분석을 northern blot을 통해 수행한 결과, 발달단계에 따라 증가하는 비슷한 앙상을 관찰할 수 있었으나, 과육, 과피, 잎의 순으로 그 발현 양이 많았다. 이들의 발현조절에 대한 정보를 얻기 위해 게놈 DNA를 분리한 결과, CitMT45 게놈 구조는 3개의 exon과 2개의 intron으로 구성되어 있었고, primer extension 분석을 통해 CitMT45 유전자의 발현은 3개의 부위에서 개시되고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 전사개시부위의 5'upstream 지역에서 TATA box와 CCAAT box뿐만 아니라, 금속이온과 온도변화에 의한 조절에 중요한 부위로 알려진 cis-element를 발견하였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.676-681
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• 2002

우리나라 주요 해산 어종인 쥐노래미 (Hexagrammos otakii)로부터 성장호르몬 유전자 CDNA를 클로닝하고 이의 염기서열과 발현 특성을 분석하였다. 뇌하수체 조직으로부터 CDNA library를 제작하였으며 membrane filter hybridization 및 expressed sequence tag기술을 이용하여 성장호르몬 CDNA transcript들을 대량 발굴하였다. 총 확보된 full-length clone 39개중 31개가 동일한 형태로 나타났으나 나머지 클론들에서는 5'쪽의 염기서열 변이, ORF내의 염기서열 삽입, 3'쪽의 여기서열의 변이 등이 검출되었다. RT-PCR과 RNA dot blot 분석을 수행한 결과 본 연구에서 얻어진 쥐노래미 성장호르몬 transcript들은 뇌하수체 특이적인 전형적인 어류 성장호르몬 발현 특성을 나타내었다.