• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권4호
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• pp.341-353
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• 2021

Acanthoparyphium shinanense n. sp. (Digenea: Echinostomatidae) is described from chicks experimentally infected with the metacercariae encysted in 2 brackish water clam species, Ruditapes philippinarum and Coecella chinensis, in the Republic of Korea. The metacercariae were round to oval, armed with 23 collar spines, and 0.216 (0.203-0.226) mm in diameter. From 5 chicks experimentally infected each with 200 metacercariae, 34 juvenile (5-day-old worms) and 104 adult flukes (7-day-old worms) were harvested from their small intestines, with the average worm recovery rate of 13.8%. The adult flukes were 3.18 (2.89-3.55) mm long and 0.68 (0.61-0.85) mm wide, with an elongated, posteriorly tapering body, and a prominent head collar armed with 23 collar spines arranged in a single uninterrupted row. The posterior testis of A. shinanense was longitudinally elongated, which is similar to Acanthoparyphium spinulosum Johnston, 1917 but unique from the other closely related species, including Acanthoparyphium tyosenense Yamaguti, 1939, Acanthoparyphium kurogamo Yamaguti, 1939, and Acanthoparyphium marilae Yamaguti, 1934. The eggs of A. shinanense were larger than those of A. spinulosum, and the anterior extent of 2 lateral groups of vitellaria was slightly more limited in A. shinanense than in A. spinulosum. Molecular analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial genes revealed low homology with A. spinulosum from USA (96.1% in 5.8S rRNA) and Ukraine (97.9% in 28S rRNA), Acanthoparyphium n. sp. from USA (98.0% in 28S rRNA), and Acanthoparyphium sp. from Australia, Kuwait, and New Zealand. Biological characteristics, including its first intermediate host and natural definitive hosts, as well as its zoonotic capability, should be elucidated.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.221-233
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• 1993

범가자미, Verasper variegatus에 대한 유전학적 동정을 위하여 세포 크기, DNA함량, 염색체수 및 핵형분석 등의 세포유전학적 조사와 PCR 기법을 이용한 mtDNA 125 ribosomal RNA gene의 분석을 실시하였다. 본 종의 적혈구와 핵의 평균 부피는 각각 $211.10{\mu}m^3$와 $23.03{\mu}m^3$였으며, haploid DNA content는 0.79 pg/cell로서 잉어의 $46.5\%$, 포유류의 $22.6\%$로 나타났다. 염색체 수는 46개로 모두 acrocentric 염색체로 구성되어 있었으며, heteromorphic한 성 염색체는 관찰되지 않았다. PCR 기법을 이용하여 증폭된 범가자미 mtDNA의 12S rRNA gene segment는 대략 390bp로 나타났고, 12S rRNA gene의 PCR product를 제한 효소로 처리 결과, Ava I, Mae II, Sma I, Xba I는 1개의 restriction site가, Mae I는 2개의 restriction site가 관찰되었다. 범가자미 mtDNA의 12S rRNA gene segment의 염기 서열을 인간과 차넬메기와 비교한 결과, identity가 차넬메기 와는 $81.8\%$, 인간과는 $67.7\%$였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권9호
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• pp.1226-1233
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• 2011

키네신은 신경세포에서 미세소관 위를 따라 소포들을 운반하는 분자 motor 단백질로 4개의 단백질로 구성되어있다. 신경세포내에서 발현하는 KIF5C가 세포 내에서 어떤 특정소포를 이동시키는가는 신경세포성장에서 중요문제이다. 이에 본연구는 KIF5C와 결합하는 단백질을 동정하기 위하여 효모 two-hybrid 방법을 사용하여 KIF5C와 특이적으로 결합하는 $\underline{S}$am68-$\underline{l}$ike $\underline{m}$ammalian protein 2 (SLM-2)을 확인하였다. $\underline{S}$ignal $\underline{T}$ransducers and $\underline{A}$ctivators of $\underline{R}$NA (STAR) family의 한 종류이며 RNA processing에 관여하는 RNA 결합단백질인 SLM-2는 KIF5s의 C-말단과 결합하며, 또한 SLM-2의 C-말단은 KIF5s와 결합하는데 필수영역이였다. 이러한 단백질간의 결합은 Glutathione S-transferase (GST) pull-down assay를 통하여 SAM68, SLM-1, SLM-2은 특이적으로 Kinesin-I과 결합함을 확인하였으며, SAM68의 항체로 면역침강한 결과 KIF5s와 mRNA는 같이 침강하였다. 신경 세포의 말단에는 돌기형성에 필요한 단백질들의 주형인 mRNA가 다수 존재하며, 이러한 mRNA는 세포의 중앙에서 세포의 말단쪽으로 이동하여야 하는데, 이번 연구 결과는 Kinesin-I이 특이적으로 mRNA을 운반할 것으로 예상된다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.323-333
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• 2022

Filenchus cylindricus (Thorne & Malek, 1968) Niblack & Bernard, 1985 was reported from the sandy rhizospheric soils of Poa pratensis and for the first time in Korea. Females and males are molecularly characterized and morphological and morphometric data supplied. Identification was made using an integrative approach considering morphological characteristics and inferences drawn from the analyses of the D2-D3 expansion segment of 28S rRNA and ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 of rRNA partial sequences. Females and males from Korea conform to the type descriptions and also to subsequent species descriptions from Iowa and Colorado USA, Sudan and Pakistan. Despite the close morphological and morphometric similarities with F. thornei (Andrássy, 1954) Andrássy, 1963, the two species can be adequately differentiated based on molecular data inference.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.448-458
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• 2020

We investigated the therapeutic effects of microRNA-139-5p in relation to osteoporosis of bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cell (BMSCs) and its underlying mechanisms. In this study we used a dexamethasone-induced in vivo model of osteoporosis and BMSCs were used for the in vitro model. Real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and gene chip were used to analyze the expression of microRNA-139-5p. In an osteoporosis rat model, the expression of microRNA-139-5p was increased, compared with normal group. Down-regulation of microRNA-139-5p promotes cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation in BMSCs. Especially, up-regulation of microRNA-139-5p reduced cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation in BMSCs. Overexpression of miR-139-5p induced Wnt/β-catenin and down-regulated NOTCH1 signaling in BMSCs. Down-regulation of miR-139-5p suppressed Wnt/β-catenin and induced NOTCH1 signaling in BMSCs. The inhibition of NOTCH1 reduced the effects of anti-miR-139-5p on cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation in BMSCs. Activation of Wnt/β-catenin also inhibited the effects of anti-miR-139-5p on cell proliferation and osteogenic differentiation in BMSCs. Taken together, our results suggested that the inhibition of microRNA-139-5p promotes osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs via targeting Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by NOTCH1.

• 환경생물
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.307-313
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• 2006

2004년 9월과 11월, 2005년 1월, 5월 및 8월의 총 5회에 걸쳐 대한민국 통영연안의 1개 정점에서 표층해수를 계절별로 채취하여 해양세균 군집을 분석하였다. 선택배지에서 순수분리하여 VITEK Microbe ID system으로 동정한 배양법과 16S rRNA PCR-DGGE로 분석한 결과를 상호비교하였다. 배양법에 의한 각 계절별 해양세균 군집의 종조성은 2004년 9월은 5종, 11월은 5종, 2005년 1월은 4종, 5월은 6종 및 8월은 10종으로 조사되었고, Pseudomonas fluorescens와 Acinetobacter lwoffii는 계절과 관계없이 모두 검출되었으며, 그 외에 Pseudomonas stutzeri, Sphingomonas paucimobilis 및 Burkholderia mallei 등이 동정되었다. 16S rRNA PCR-DGGE에 의한 군집분석 결과는 2004년 9월은 10개체군, 11월은 11개체군, 2005년 1월은 6개체군, 5월은 9개체군 및 8월에는 13개체군이 조사되었고, Acinetobacter lwoffii, Burkholderia mallei, Pseudomonas fluoresence, Actinobacillus ureae, Burkholderia sp., Pseudomonas stutzeri, Roseobacter sp., Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Sphingomonas paucimobilis 및 Rugeria algocolus 등이 동정되었다. 이로부터 해양세균 군집의 분포특성을 파악하는 데는 16S rRNA PCR-DGGE가 배양법보다 더 효율적임이 판명되었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.410-417
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• 2017

Estimation of postmortem interval (PMI) is a key issue in the field of forensic pathology. With the availability of quantitative analysis of RNA levels in postmortem tissues, several studies have assessed the postmortem degradation of constitutively expressed RNA species to estimate PMI. However, conventional RNA quantification as well as biochemical and physiological changes employed thus far have limitations related to standardization or normalization. The present study focuses on an interesting feature of the subdomains of certain RNA species, in which they are site-specifically cleaved during apoptotic cell death. We found that the D8 divergent domain of ribosomal RNA (rRNA) bearing cell death-related cleavage sites was rapidly removed during postmortem RNA degradation. In contrast to the fragile domain, the 5' terminal region of 28S rRNA was remarkably stable during the postmortem period. Importantly, the differences in the degradation rates between the two domains in mammalian 28S rRNA were highly proportional to increasing PMI with a significant linear correlation observed in mice as well as human autopsy tissues. In conclusion, we demonstrate that comparison of the degradation rates between domains of a single RNA species provides quantitative information on postmortem degradation states, which can be applied for the estimation of PMI.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2006

Objectives : To determine the DNA sequence of the 18S rRNA gene of the Rehmannia glutinosa and analyze it phylogenetically Methods : Dried root of the Rehmannia glutinosa was ground with a mortar and pestle. Glass beads(0.5 mm in diameter), TE buffer and SDS solution were added to that. The mixture was vortexed vigorously and extracted with the mixture of phenol, chloroform and isoamyl alcohol and with the mixture of the chloroform and isoamyl alcohol. The nucleic acids were precipitated with ethanol and resuspended in TE buffer. Contaminating RNA was digested with RNAse A and the DNA was purified further with the Geneclean Turbo Kit. This DNA was used as a template for amplification of the 18S rRNA gene by PCR. The PCR product was cloned in the pBluescript SK II plasmid by blunt-end ligation and the DNA sequence of the insert was determined. This DNA sequence was analyzed phylogenetically by the BLAST program. Results and Conclusion : Vortexing the ground powder of the dried plant root with glass beads during cell lysis improved recovery of DNA. The DNA sequence of the Rehmannia glutinosa 18S rRNA gene was determined and deposited at the GenBank as the accession number DQ469606. Phylogenetic analysis of that sequence showed the relationship between the members of the family of Scrophulariaceae and also the close relationship of the Buddleja davidii to the members of the Scrophulariaceae family.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제55권1호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2019

Due to the major role played by several species of Streptococcus in the etiology of periodontitis, it is important to assess the pattern of Streptococcus pathogenic pathways within the infected subgingival pockets using a bacterial specific 16S rRNA fragment. From the total of 50 patients with periodontitis included in the study, only 23 Streptococcal isolates were considered for further analyses, in which their 16S rRNA fragments were amplified and sequenced. Then, a comprehensive phylogenetic tree was constructed and in silico prediction was performed for the observed Streptococcal species. The phylogenetic analysis of the subgingival Streptococcal species revealed a high discrimination power of the 16S rRNA fragment to accurately identify three groups of Streptococcus on the species level, including S. salivarius (14 isolates), S. anginosus (5 isolates), and S. gordonii (4 isolates). The employment of state-of-art in silico tools indicated that each Streptococcal species group was characterized with particular transcription factors that bound exclusively with a different 16S rRNA-based secondary structure. In conclusion, the observed data of the present study provided in-depth insights into the mechanism of each Streptococcal species in its pathogenesis, which differ in each observed group, according to the differences in the 16S rRNA secondary structure it takes, and the consequent binding with its corresponding transcription factors. This study paves the way for further interventions of the in silico prediction, with the main conventional in vitro microbiota identification to present an interesting insight in terms of the gene expression pattern and the signaling pathway that each pathogenic species follows in the infected subgingival site.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.225-233
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• 2007

Small subunit ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA)의 loop 부위들의 변이를 분석하여 해양 섬모충류의 종 특이 유전적 마커로써 이용 가능성을 확인하고자 9종의 Euplotes (Hypotrichia : Ciliophora)에 대하여 18S rRNA 유전자의 염기서열 변이성을 조사하였다. 연구 결과에 의하면 V1, V3 그리고 V5 부위는 종간 변이가 없었고, V7과 V8은 종간변이는 높으나 염기서열의 길이가 각각 44 bp와 79 bp로 길이가 짧아서 충분한 유전 정보를 가지기 어렵기 때문에이 부위들은 종특이 분자마커로 적합하지 않았다. 그러나 V2와 V4부위는 $1.75{\sim}20.61%$로 높은 변이성을 보여주었고 종간 계통 관계도 잘 나타내었다. 또한 염기서열의 길이도 각각 123 bp와 306 bp로 마커 개발에 충분한 길이를 가지고 있었다. 따라서 18S rRNA의 V2와 V4부위는 섬모충류의 종 특이 분자 마커 개발에 가장 적합한 부위라는 결론을 얻었다.