• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제19권8호
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• pp.1085-1089
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• 2006

The objectives of this study were to confirm a location of the calpastatin (CAST) gene in chromosome 2 and to detect associations of genetic variations with economic traits in the porcine CAST gene as a candidate gene for growth and meat quality traits in pigs. Calpastatin is a specific endogenous inhibitor of calpains. The calpain protease system is ubiquitous, and is involved in numerous growth and metabolic processes. Three single nucleotide variations were identified within a 1.6 kb fragment of the porcine CAST gene and these polymorphisms were used for genetic linkage mapping. Linkage and QTL mapping were performed with the National Livestock Research Institute (NLRI) reference families using eight microsatellites and SNP makers in the CAST gene. The porcine CAST gene was mapped adjacent to the markers, SW395 and SW1695 on SSC2 with LOD scores of 15.32 and 8.50, respectively. According to the QTL mapping, a significant association was detected at 82 cM between SW395 and CAST-Hinf I for weight at the age of 30 weeks. In addition, an association study was performed with the $F_2$ animals of NLRI reference families for Hinf I, Msp I and Rsa I polymorphisms in the CAST gene. Two polymorphisms, CAST-Rsa I and CAST-Hinf I, showed significant correlation for growth traits at p<0.01 and p<0.05, respectively.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권10호
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• pp.1498-1504
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• 2010

Calpastatin (CAST)은 calpain의 억제제 역할을 하는 유전자이며 BTA7에 위치하고 있다. Calpain을 억제하는 CAST 유전자 내 다형성이 육질의 연도에 영향을 미치고 있는 것이 알려져 있다. 또한 여러 연구를 통해 calpain 시스템은 일반 골격근의 성장에 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 보고되었다. 따라서 본 연구는 한우 집단의 CAST 유전자 내 변이 지역을 탐색하여 경제형질과의 연관성을 분석하기 위하여 실시하였다. CAST 유전자(Accession no. NC_007305) 단일염기변이지역을 탐색 결과 총 5개의 변이(109749T/C, 116151G/A, 109737G/A, 109823T/C, 109926G/A) 지역이 탐색 NCBI에 등록되어 있지 않은 새로운 변이로 본 연구를 통해 탐색되었다. 한우집단 내에서 탐색된 총 5개의 SNP를 대상으로 연관불균형(LD, Linkage disequilibrium) 분석을 수행하였다. 변이들 간의 연관불균형(LD) 정도가 가장 낮은 수준에 있는 2개의 변이지역(109926G/A와 116151G/A, $r^2$=0.038)을 대상으로 경제형질과의 연관성 분석을 실시한 결과 등심단면적(109926G/A, p<0.05)과 18개월령 체중(116151G/A, p<0.05)에서 유의적인 연관성이 검출 되었다. CAST유전자는 도축 후 숙성과정에서 고기의 연도를 증가시키는데 영향을 미칠 뿐만 아니라 가축의 성장에도 깊은 연관성이 있으며, 본 연구를 통해 CAST 유전자 내 변이는 성장 관련 형질과의 연관성이 유의적인 것으로 확인되었다.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제40권2호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2013

The aim of study was to investigate genetic diversity for the calpain/calpastatin gene in three Hanwoo breeds [(Brown (n=62), Brindle (n=81) and Jeju Black (n=30)]. Random samples from three breeds of Hanwoo were selected and genotyped for the 7 SNPs of calpain/calpastatin using TaqMan method. Allele frequencies were investigated for CAPN1/CAST gene. Allele frequency of CAST2 SNP was 0.75, 0.59 and 0.22 for Brown, Brindle and Jeju black, respectively. The CAST3 revealed allele frequency of 0.59 and 0.57 in Brown and Jeju Black, while it showed very low allele frequency (0.07) in Brindle. In particular, favorable allele (G allele) for the CAPN1-2 SNP which was shown a strong association with tenderness in Taurine and Indicine cattle revealed 16% and 17% higher allele frequency in Brown Hanwoo (0.82) comparing Brindle (0.66) and Jeju Black Hanwoo (0.65). AMOVA demonstrated that among population variance occupied only 10% of total variance and among individual variance was 0%, while within individual variance was 90% of total variance. This result showed that population effect contributed very small portion of genetic to these three Hanwoo breeds, while within individual variance contributed large portion of genetic diversity within these Hanwoo breeds. In conclusion, three Hanwoo breeds (Brown, Brindle and Jeju black) showed a genetically homogeneous based on the 7 SNPs of CAPN1/CAST gene and it came from same ancestor to form modern Hanwoo breed.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.299-305
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• 2002

2001년 경북지역의 설사환자로부터 분리된, Salmonella Enteritidis SY9 균주로부터 ampicillin, chloramphenicol, sulfonamide, streptomycin, tetracycline에 내성을 가지는 40 kb plasmid를 분리하였다. pCAST2 라고 명명한 이 다제내성 plasmid로부터 sulfonamide, streptomycin, tetracycline 내성유전자를 가지는 약 7 kb의 Sacl 단편을 클로닝 하였다. 이 7 kb 단편 염기서열의 내성유전자의 구조는 sulII-strA-strB-tetR-tetA의 집락으로 기존에 보고되지 않은 새로운 유전자 배열을 나타내었다. 본 연구에서는 내성유전자 집락을 검출할수 있는 primer를 제작하여 PCR 분석을 통해서 이들 구조를 탐지할 수 있는 방법을 제시하였다. 또한 PCR 분석을 통한 구조 비교로, 이 집락이 2002년 8월에 경북지역에서 산발적으로 발생한 Salmonella 균주에서도 발견됨을 확인하였다.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.482-487
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• 2014

본 연구는 testosterone이 지방세포생성에 미치는 영향과 그것에 대한 분자생물학적 조절기전을 역전사-중합효소 연쇄반응과 일시적인 형질전환 분석을 통해 조사하였다. 정소절제수술 마우스(CAST)에 비해 testosterone이 처리된 정소절제수술 마우스(CAST+T)는 백색지방조직 무게와 지방세포 특이유전자($PPAR{\gamma}$와 aP2)의 발현이 감소되었다. In vivo 결과와 일치되게, testosterone 처리는 분화된 3T3-L1세포에서의 triglyceride축적과 지방세포 특이유전자($PPAR{\gamma}$와 aP2)의 발현을 억제시켰다. Testosterone에 의해 활성화된 androgen receptor(AR)는 $PPAR{\gamma}$ transfection에 의해 유도된 luciferase reporter gene 활성을 억제하였다. 따라서 본 연구결과는 testosterone이 AR을 통해 지방세포분화에 대한 $PPAR{\gamma}$의 작용을 억제 조절한다는 것을 시사하고 있다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권11호
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• pp.1405-1411
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• 2010

Calpastatin (CAST), an endogenous inhibitor of the calpains, plays an important role in post-mortem tenderization of meat. The objectives of this study were to investigate single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the bovine CAST gene and association with carcass and meat quality traits. A total of 212 cattle from commercial herds were tested in this study including 2 pure introduced breeds, 4 cross populations, and 3 pure Chinese native breeds. Five SNPs were identified at position 2959 (A/G), 2870 (G/A), 3088 (C/T), 3029 (G/A) and 2857 (C/T) in the CAST gene (GenBank Accession No. AF159246). Allele frequencies of SNP2959 and SNP2870 were 0.701 (A) and 0.462 (A), respectively. A general linear model was used to evaluate the associations between the two markers and 7 traits. The results showed that both SNP2959 and SNP2870 were significantly (p<0.01) associated with the Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF), while they had no significant association with the other 6 traits in the whole population. However, in Chinese native pure breeds, only SNP2870 had significant association with WBSF (p<0.05). The simultaneous analysis of two-marker genotype effects indicated animals containing the A/G haplotype (A for SNP2959 and G for SNP2870) tended to have lower shear force than those containing the G/A haplotype, and, especially, animals homozygous for the A/G haplotype had approximately 2 kg lower shear force than those homozygous for the G/A haplotype (p<0.01). These results suggested that both markers may be effective for the marker-assisted selection of meat quality traits in Chinese commercial herds, especially SNP2870 which can be used for Chinese native cattle.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2001년도 발생공학 국제심포지움 및 학술대회 발표자료집
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• pp.14-17
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• 2001

Positional cloning (map-based cloning) of mutations or genetic variations has been served as an invaluable tool to understand in-vivo functions of genes and to identify molecular components underlying phenotypes of interest. Mice homozygous for the cerebellar deficient folia (cdf) mutation are ataxic, with cerebellar hypoplasia and abnormal lobulation of the cerebellum. In the cdf mutant cerebellum approximately 40% of Purkinje cells are ectopically located within the white matter and the inner granule cell layer (IGL). To identify the cdf gene, a high-resolution genetic map for the cdf-gene-encompassing region was constructed using 1997 F2 mice generated from C3H/HeSnJ-cdf/cdf and CAST/Ei intercross. The cdf gene showed complete linkage disequilibrium with three tightly linked markers D6Mit208, D6Mit359, and D6Mit225. A contig using YAC, BAC, and P1 clones was constructed for the cdf critical region to identify the gene. A deletion in the cdf critical region on chromosome 6 that removes approximately 150kb of DNA was identified. A gene associated with this deletion was identified using cDNA selection. cdf mutant mice with the transgenic copy of the identified gene restored the brain abnormalities of the mutant mice. The positional cloning of cdf gene provides a good example showing the identification of a gene could lead to finding a new component of important molecular pathways.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.76-81
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• 2012

Removal of methane, benzene and toluene was evaluated in a lab-scale biocover packed with a soil mixture of forest soil and earthworm cast (75:25 weight ratio). The bacterial community in the biocover was characterized using quantitative real-time PCR and terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism. Methane was removed at the upper layer of the biocover (-0.1 ~ -0.4 m), where the oxygen concentration was remarkably lower. The average removal efficiencies for methane and benzene/toluene were 90% and 99%, respectively. The pmoA gene copy numbers, responsible for methane oxidation, in the upper layer were higher than those in the lower layer. While type I methanotrohs dominated the lower layer, type II methanotrophs, such as Methylocystis and Methylosinus, were noted to be predominant in the upper layer. Benzene and toluene were removed from the lower layer (-0.6 ~ -0.9 m) as well as the upper layer. Moreover, the tmoA gene copy number, responsible for benzene/toluene oxidation, seen in the upper layer was not significantly different from those seen in the lower layer. These results suggest that a biocover packed with a soil and earthworm cast mixture is a promising method which could be utilized for the control of methane and volatile organic compounds such as benzene and toluene.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2001년도 발생공학 국제심포지움 및 학술대회 발표자료집
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• pp.14-17
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• 2001

Positional clonging (map-based cloning) of mutations or genetic variations has been served as an invaluable tool to understand in-vivo functions of genes and to identify molecular components underlying phenotypes of interest. Mice homozygous for the cerebellar deficient folia (cdf) mutation are ataxic, with cerebellar hypoplasia and abnormal lobulation of the cerebellum. In the cdf mutant cerebellum approximately 40% of Purkinje cells are ectopically located within the white matter and the inner granule cell layer (IGL). To identify the cdf gene, a high-resolution genetic map for the cdf-gene-encompassing region was constructed using 1997 F2 mice generated from C3H/HeSnJ-cdf/cdf and CAST/Ei intercross. The cdf gene showed complete linkage disequilibrium with three tightly linked markers D6Mit208, D6Mit359, and D6Mit225. A contig using YAC, BAC, and P1 clones was constructed for the cdf critical region to identify the gene. A deletion in the cdf critical region on chromosome 6 that removes approximately 150 kb of DNA selection. cdf mutant mice with the transgenic copy of the identified gene restored the brain abnormalities of the mutant mice. The positional cloning of cdf gene provides a good example showing the identification of a gene could lead to finding a new component of important molecular pathways.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권9호
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• pp.1229-1238
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• 2016

This study was conducted to determine the relationships of five intragenic single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers (protein kinase adenosine monophosphate-activated ${\gamma}3$ subunit [PRKAG3], fatty acid synthase [FASN], calpastatin [CAST], high mobility group AT-hook 1 [HMGA1], and melanocortin-4 receptor [MC4R]) and meat quality traits of Duroc breeding stocks in Korea. A total of 200 purebred Duroc gilts from 8 sires and 40 dams at 4 pig breeding farms from 2010 to 2011 reaching market weight (110 kg) were slaughtered and their carcasses were chilled overnight. Longissimus dorsi muscles were removed from the carcass after 24 h of slaughter and used to determine pork properties including carcass weight, backfat thickness, moisture, intramuscular fat, $pH_{24h}$, shear force, redness, texture, and fatty acid composition. The PRKAG3, FASN, CAST, and MC4R gene SNPs were significantly associated with the meat quality traits (p<0.003). The meats of PRKAG3 (A 0.024/G 0.976) AA genotype had higher pH, redness and texture than those from PRKAG3 GG genotype. Meats of FASN (C 0.301/A 0.699) AA genotype had higher backfat thickness, texture, stearic acid, oleic acid and polyunsaturated fatty acid than FASN CC genotype. While the carcasses of CAST (A 0.373/G 0.627) AA genotype had thicker backfat, and lower shear force, palmitoleic acid and oleic acid content, they had higher stearic acid content than those from the CAST GG genotype. The MC4R (G 0.208/A 0.792) AA genotype were involved in increasing backfat thickness, carcass weight, moisture and saturated fatty acid content, and decreasing unsaturated fatty acid content in Duroc meat. These results indicated that the five SNP markers tested can be a help to select Duroc breed to improve carcass and meat quality properties in crossbred pigs.