• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.83-87
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• 2008

Tension wood, a specialized tissue developed in the upper side of the leaning stem and drooping branches of angiosperm, is an attractive experimental system attractive for exploring the development and the biochemical pathways of the secondary cell wall formation, as well as the control mechanism of the carbon flux into lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose. However, the mechanism underlying the induction and the development of the tension wood is largely unknown. Recently, several researchers suggested the possible roles of the plant growth hormones including auxin, gibberellin, and ethylene mainly based on the expression pattern of the genes in this specialized tissue. In addition, expressed sequence tag of Poplar and Eucalyptus provide global view of the genetic control underlying the tension wood formation. However, the roles of the majority of the identified genes have not yet been clearly elucidated. The present review summarized current knowledge on the biosynthesis of tension wood to provide a brief synopsis of the molecular mechanism underlying the development of the tension wood.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1996년도 제4회 추계심포지움
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• pp.65-73
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• 1996

LPS/LOS, the compound found only in gram-negative bacterial outer membrane, plays important roles in bacterial maintenance as well as its pathogenesis. We isolated and characterized several genes required for NTHi 2019 LOS biosynthesis, which encode enzymes required for sugar substrate synthesis or the transfer of substrates to receptor molecules. The htrB gene, however, appears to have more complex role. It has acryltransferase activity as well as various other activity, which may control regulation of LOS biosynthesis as well as its pathogenicity. Evidences supporting the latter come from the observations that the lipid A of the B29 induced significantly less TNF ${\alpha}$ from macrophages than that of the wild type LOS (unpublished data). H. influenzae A2-htrB mutant strain was also significantly less invasive than the wild type strain. The structural similarities of the enterobacterial LPS and the Haemophilus LOS enabled us to isolate the NTHi 2019 genes involved in LOS biosynthesis genes by using the S. typhimurium LPS deep core mutants. While a similar approach has been used for E. coli, this technique for selection of an LPS phenotype has not been applied to nonenterobacterial species. The difficulties inherent in the molecular manipulation of organism such as Neisseria and Haemophilus species make this approach particularly attractive in the identification and cloning LOS genes. Studies on genetic features of LPS/LOS biosynthesis would be useful for understanding bacterial pathogenesis as well as for developing vaccines for these gram-negative pathogenic bacteria.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2019

Di- and tri-methylation of lysine 4 on histone H3 (H3K4me2 and H3K4me3, respectively) are epigenetic markers of active genes. Complex associated with Set1 (COMPASS) mediates these H3K4 methylations. The involvement of COMPASS activity in secondary metabolite (SM) biosynthesis was first demonstrated with an Aspergillus nidulans cclA knockout mutant. The cclA knockout induced the transcription of two cryptic SM biosynthetic gene clusters, leading to the production of the cognate SM. Monascus spp. are filamentous fungi that have been used for food fermentation in eastern Asia, and the pigment Monascus azaphione (MAz) is their main SM. Monascus highly produces MAz, implying that the cognate biosynthetic genes are highly active in transcription. In the present study, we examined how COMPASS activity modulates MAz biosynthesis by inactivating Monascus purpureus cclA (Mp-cclA) and swd1 (Mp-swd1). For both ${\Delta}Mp-cclA$ and ${\Delta}Mp-swd1$, a reduction in MAz production, accompanied by an abated cell growth, was observed. Suppression of MAz production was more effective in an agar culture than in the submerged liquid culture. The fidelity of the ${\Delta}Mp-swd1$ phenotypes was verified by restoring the WT-like phenotypes in a reversion recombinant mutant, namely, trpCp: Mp-swd1, that was generated from the ${\Delta}Mp-swd1$ mutant. Real-time quantitative Polymerase chain reaction analysis indicated that the transcription of MAz biosynthetic genes was repressed in the ${\Delta}Mp-swd1$ mutant. This study demonstrated that MAz biosynthesis is under the control of COMPASS activity and that the extent of this regulation is dependent on growth conditions.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVII)
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• pp.201-202
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• 2005

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.25-36
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• 1992

Chlorella 엽록체에서 인지질 생합성과 그의 지방산 조성에 미치는 amphotericin B($150\;\mu\textrm{g}/ml$)와 cycloheximide($10\;\mu\textrm{g}/ml$)의 영향을 분석하였다. Total lipid와 인지질 함량(PC, PE, PI)은 항생제 처리구가 대조구에 비하여 낮았다. Whole cell system에서의 주요 지방산은 대조구에서는 palmitic acid(31.96%)와 linoleic acid(16.96%)로 나타났으나 amphotericin B 처리구에서는 palmitic acid(36.15%)와 linolenic acid(16.71%)로 분석되었다. 또한 cycloheximide 처리구에서는 palmitic acid(31.90%)와 stearic acid(15.32%)가 인지질 형성에 이용되었다. 분리한 엽록체의 대조구(33.75%, 18.90)와 amphotericin B 처리(36.75%, 9.46%)에서 분리한 엽록체에서 인지질 형성에 이용되는 주요 지방산은 palmitic acid와 linolenic aicd였으나 cycloheximide 처리구에서는 palmitic acid(28.01%)와 oleic acid(19.27%)가 인지질생합성에 도입된 것으로 분석되었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.104-111
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• 1987

Lysine 생산균주를 개량하기 위한 시도로서 Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 21528R 과 Brevibacterium flvum ATCC 21529S의 동종간 및 Brevibacterium flavum ATCC 21528R 과 Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13058S 와 의 이속간 원형질체 융합을 실시하였다. 이들 균주들에 대한 원형질체 형성의 최적조건을 조사하고 재생과 융합에서의 plasma expander의 효과를 검토하였다. 융합주 No. CH23과 No. CH41은 최적 배양조건 하에서 L-lysine 생산성이 모균에서보다 각각 21％와 8.9％ 향상된 것이었다. L-Lysine 생합성 회로상의 중심효소인 asparto-kinase를 포함한 주요효소의 활성을 측정하였고, 융합주 No. CH23과 No. CH41에서의 L-lysine 생합성 대사제어를 친주와 비교하였다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제19권9호
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• pp.1077-1082
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• 2010

This study was performed to investigate the nutritional conditions controlling keratinase activity in Bacillus megaterium F7-1. B. megaterium F7-1 produced keratinase using chicken feather as a sole source of carbon, nitrogen and sulfur. Addition of the feather medium with glucose enhanced keratinase production (68.9 U/ml), compared to control without glucose (63.2 U/ml). The synthesis of keratinase was repressed by addition of $NH_4Cl$ in B. megaterium F7-1. The highest keratinase production (70.9 U/ml) was obtained with the feather medium containing glucose and $MgSO_4{\cdot}7H_2O$. Keratinase was produced in the absence of feather (4.9 U/ml), indicating its constitutive synthesis. Feather degradation resulted in free SH group formation. B. megaterium F7-1 effectively degraded chicken feather meal (86%), whereas duck feather, human nail, human hair and sheep wool displayed relatively low degradation rates (8-34%).

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.120-127
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• 1996

The characteristics of cell growth and poly-$\beta$-hydroxybutyrate biosynthesis of Alcaligenes latus ATCC 29713 were investigated. The PHB accumulation pattern of A. latus followed a growth-associated type where the cell growth and PHB accumulation were carried out simultaneously. Various intermediate compounds such as metabolites involved in the TCA cycle, amino acids, and saturated and unsaturated fatty acids were added to examine their effect on cell growth and PHB accumulation. Citrate, tyrosine, and palmitic acid showed the most significant increase both on cell growth and PHB accumulation. Maximum PHB concentrations were noticeably increased about 1.4 to 1.6 times higher than that of control, corresponding to 5.54, 6.45, and 6.45 g/l for citrate, tyrosine, and palmitic acid, respectively. The stimulatory effects of the supplemented metabolites were analyzed in terms of the increment of enzyme activities related to sugar catabolism and PHB biosynthesis.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.233-236
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• 2005

Centella asiatica accumulates large amounts of triterpene saponin, such as centellasaponin, asiaticoside, madecassoside. We examined the effect of two candidates, MJ (Methyl jasmonate) and TDZ (thidiazuron), on asiaticoside production and the accumulation of bAS mRNA associated with asiaticoside biosynthesis in leaves of cultured whole plants. The growth of whole plants treated with 0.1 mM MJ was found to decrease significantly, however, the growth of whole plants treated with 0.1 mM MJ plus 0.025 mg/l TDZ was better than that treated with MJ alone. When MJ alone was added to culture medium, asiaticoside contents in leaves were higher than that of control after 7 days of treatments. The maximum level of bAS $({\beta}-amyrin\;synthsae)$ mRNA in leaves of whole plant treated TDZ and MJ was transiently observed after exposure to 5 days. These results showed the up-regulation of bAS gene by adding TDZ and MJ at the molecular level, however, synergic effects of TDZ and MJ on asiaticoside biosynthesis were not testified.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.307-311
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• 2005

자색고구마의 캘러스 배양에서 광의 조사가 안토시아닌 생합성에 미치는 효과를 실험하였다. 잎조직으로부터 자색캘러스는 $0.5\;{\mu}M$ 2,4-D가 첨가된 MS배지, 광조건에서 유도되었다. 광의 세기에 따른 효과는 암 조건에 비교하여 광조건에서 안토시아닌 생합성이 $2{\sim}3$배에 이르는 것으로 나타났으며, 약광 (3000 lux)에서 안토시아닌 생합성량이 높게 나타났다. 이러한 광 조사에 의한 안토시아닌 생합성의 촉진효과는 LED를 이용하며 실험한 결과에서 청색광을 2시간 처리한 경우 3000 lux의 백색광을 처리한 대구조에 비교하여 1.4배의 안토시아닌 생합성 향상효과를 나타냈다.