• Molecules and Cells
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.55-63
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• 2008

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by the selective death of motor neurons. Mutations in the SOD1 gene are responsible for a familial form of ALS (FALS). Although many studies suggest that mutant SOD1 proteins are cytotoxic, the mechanism is not fully understood. To investigate the role of mutant SOD1 in FALS, human SOD1 genes were fused with a PEP-1 peptide in a bacterial expression vector to produce in-frame PEP-1-SOD fusion proteins (wild type and mutants). The expressed and purified PEP-1-SOD fusion proteins were efficiently transduced into neuronal cells. Neurones harboring the A4V, G93A, G85R, and D90A mutants of PEP-1-SOD were more vulnerable to oxidative stress induced by paraquat than those harboring wild-type proteins. Moreover, neurones harboring the mutant SOD proteins had lower heat shock protein (Hsp) expression levels than those harboring wild-type SOD. The effects of the transduced SOD1 fusion proteins may provide an explanation for the association of SOD1 with FALS, and Hsps could be candidate agents for the treatment of ALS.

• 식물병연구
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.331-336
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• 2004

결구상추에 심각한 피해를 일으키는 균핵병의 생물학적 방제를 위한 기초연구로서 균핵병원균 S. sclerotioum YR-1 대한 우수 길항세균을 선발하고 동정하였다. 건전 결구상추에서 분리한 세균들 중 균핵병원균의 균사생육저지 효과가 큰 10 균주를 길항세균으로 1차 선발하고 이들 일차 길항세균에 의한 방제효과를 생육실내 포트검정한 결과, A-2, A-7 및 RH-4 균주의 방제가가 각각 73.0%, 85.0%, 80.0%이었으며, 이 중 가장 높은 방제가를 보인 A-7 균주를 우수 길항균으로 최종선발하였다. A-7 균주의 생화학적 특성 및 16S rDNA와 gyrA 염기서열을 분석한 결과 Bacillus amyloliquefaciens로 동정되었으며, B. amyloliquefaciens A-7으로 명명하였다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.343-354
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• 2014

Rice blast disease caused by Magnaporthe oryzae is one of the most serious diseases of cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) in most rice-growing regions of the world. In order to investigate early response genes in rice, we utilized the transcriptome analysis approach using a 300 K tilling microarray to rice leaves infected with compatible and incompatible M. oryzae strains. Prior to the microarray experiment, total RNA was validated by measuring the differential expression of rice defense-related marker genes (chitinase 2, barwin, PBZ1, and PR-10) by RT-PCR, and phytoalexins (sakuranetin and momilactone A) with HPLC. Microarray analysis revealed that 231 genes were up-regulated (>2 fold change, p < 0.05) in the incompatible interaction compared to the compatible one. Highly expressed genes were functionally characterized into metabolic processes and oxidation-reduction categories. The oxidative stress response was induced in both early and later infection stages. Biotic stress overview from MapMan analysis revealed that the phytohormone ethylene as well as signaling molecules jasmonic acid and salicylic acid is important for defense gene regulation. WRKY and Myb transcription factors were also involved in signal transduction processes. Additionally, receptor-like kinases were more likely associated with the defense response, and their expression patterns were validated by RT-PCR. Our results suggest that candidate genes, including receptor-like protein kinases, may play a key role in disease resistance against M. oryzae attack.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.213-220
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• 1999

산자수는 돼지의 번식능력에 있어 경제적 형질 중 중요한 요인으로 작용하고 있다. 최근 IGF-Ⅰ이 임신유지와 태아의 성장발달에 역할을 하는 것은 보고되어 있으나 산자수에 따른 혈청 IGF-Ⅰ연구는 부족한 상태이다. 그러므로 본 연구는 돼지의 산자수 그룹에 따른 혈청 IGF-I 농도 및 산자수에 관여하는 ER 유전자 다형성 분석을 통해 혈청 IGF-Ⅰ 농도에 대한 조사를 하고자 한다. 혈청은 산자수 높은 그룹과 낮은 그룹의 임신 45일부터 105령일 까지 모아 RIA로 IGF-Ⅰ의 농도를 측정하였으며 측정결과 두 그룹간에 유의적인 차이는 보이지 않았으나 점차적으로 떨어지는 경향을 보여 주었다. 또한 ER 유전자 다형성 분석에 따른 혈청내 IGF-Ⅰ농도는 산자수 낮은 그룹을 나타내는 단편의 IGF-Ⅰ농도가 높게 나타내는 단편에 IGF-Ⅰ농도보다 높게 나타났다. 따라서 본 연구를 통해 돼지의 내분비 물질 중 혈청내 IGF-Ⅰ이 돼지의 산자수와는 관련이 없으나 ER의 발현을 동시에 관찰한다면 돼지 산자수률 예측할 수 있다는 가능성을 제시할 수 있으며, 돼지의 번식기관 중 배란율에 관여하는 난소의 IGF-Ⅰ발현양상 등의 연구가 추후 진행될 필요가 있다고 사료된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제14권6호
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• pp.880-884
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• 2001

Rumen microbiology research has undergone several evolutionary steps: the isolation and nutritional characterization of readily cultivated microbes; followed by the cloning and sequence analysis of individual genes relevant to key digestive processes; through to the use of small subunit ribosomal RNA (SSU rRNA) sequences for a cultivation-independent examination of microbial diversity. Our knowledge of rumen microbiology has expanded as a result, but the translation of this information into productive alterations of ruminal function has been rather limited. For instance, the cloning and characterization of cellulase genes in Escherichia coli has yielded some valuable information about this complex enzyme system in ruminal bacteria. SSU rRNA analyses have also confirmed that a considerable amount of the microbial diversity in the rumen is not represented in existing culture collections. However, we still have little idea of whether the key, and potentially rate-limiting, gene products and (or) microbial interactions have been identified. Technologies allowing high throughput nucleotide and protein sequence analysis have led to the emergence of two new fields of investigation, genomics and proteomics. Both disciplines can be further subdivided into functional and comparative lines of investigation. The massive accumulation of microbial DNA and protein sequence data, including complete genome sequences, is revolutionizing the way we examine microbial physiology and diversity. We describe here some examples of our use of genomics- and proteomics-based methods, to analyze the cellulase system of Ruminococcus flavefaciens FD-1 and explore the genome of Ruminococcus albus 8. At Illinois, we are using bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) vectors to create libraries containing large (>75 kbases), contiguous segments of DNA from R. flavefaciens FD-1. Considering that every bacterium is not a candidate for whole genome sequencing, BAC libraries offer an attractive, alternative method to perform physical and functional analyses of a bacterium's genome. Our first plan is to use these BAC clones to determine whether or not cellulases and accessory genes in R. flavefaciens exist in clusters of orthologous genes (COGs). Proteomics is also being used to complement the BAC library/DNA sequencing approach. Proteins differentially expressed in response to carbon source are being identified by 2-D SDS-PAGE, followed by in-gel-digests and peptide mass mapping by MALDI-TOF Mass Spectrometry, as well as peptide sequencing by Edman degradation. At Ohio State, we have used a combination of functional proteomics, mutational analysis and differential display RT-PCR to obtain evidence suggesting that in addition to a cellulosome-like mechanism, R. albus 8 possesses other mechanisms for adhesion to plant surfaces. Genome walking on either side of these differentially expressed transcripts has also resulted in two interesting observations: i) a relatively large number of genes with no matches in the current databases and; ii) the identification of genes with a high level of sequence identity to those identified, until now, in the archaebacteria. Genomics and proteomics will also accelerate our understanding of microbial interactions, and allow a greater degree of in situ analyses in the future. The challenge is to utilize genomics and proteomics to improve our fundamental understanding of microbial physiology, diversity and ecology, and overcome constraints to ruminal function.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.106-114
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• 2008

김치로부터 강력한 H. pylori 생육 저해활성을 보이는 균주를 분리, 동정하여 Lb. plantarum NO1으로 명명하였다. Lb. plantarum NO1은 H. pylori 뿐만 아니라 그람 양성균 및 그람 음성균들에 넓은 범위의 저해활성을 나타내었다. Lb. plantarum NO1의 배양 상징액을 H. pylori배양액에 첨가한 후 H. pylori의 urease 활성을 측정한 결과 Lb. plantarum NO1의 강한 urease 억제활성($40{\sim}60%$ 저하)을 확인할 수 있었다. AGS위암 세포주에 H. pylori를 부착시킨 후 Lb. plantarum NO1의 배양액을 첨가하여 AGS세포에서 H. pylori 탈착능을 측정한 결과 Lb. plantarum NO1은 유산균 배양액 무첨가보다 33% 이상 높은 H. pylori 탈착능을 나타내었으며, 비교구로 사용된 Lb. rhamnosus GG, Lb. sakei SI3에 비해 더 우수한 H. pylori 탈착능을 나타내었다. 분리균주의 장내 생존성 여부 확인을 위하여 내산성, 인공위액에서 2시간동안 처리한 결과 Lb. plantarum NO1이 초기균수$(10^9CFU/ml)$를 유지하면서 높은 저항성을 나타내었다. Oxgall 농도 0.3%와 0.5%의 인공담즙에서 24시간 처리한 후에도 초기균수$(10^9CFU/ml)$를 유지하였다. 뿐만 아니라 인공위액에서 생존한 균주를 연속적으로 인공담즙으로 처리하였을 때에도 높은 생존율$(10^8{\sim}10^9CFU/ml)$를 유지하였다. Lb. plantarum NO1의 용혈성 반응 유무 결과 용혈반응이 일어나지 않았으므로 인체에 안전하다는 것을 간접적으로 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구에서 김치로부터 분리한 H. pylori억제 유산균 Lb. plantarum NO1은 장내에 생존 가능성도 높으며, 동시에 위에서 효과적으로 H. pylori를 억제 할 수 있을 것으로 기대되어진다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.273-278
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• 2007

난분해성과 독성을 나타내고 인간에게 돌연변이와 암을 유발한다고 알려진 다핵방향족 탄화수소를 대상으로 분자적 방법을 이를하여 개발한 백색부후균 형질전환체와 야생형균주의 최적 생분해조건에서의 생분해능을 비교하였다. 구름버섯 Trametes versicolor와 그것의 형질전환체 T. versicolor MrP1의 phenanthrene 생분해는 veratryl alcohol과 tryptophan을 첨가한 pH 6.0의 약산성 배지에서 $30^{\circ}C$로 진탕배양할 때 최적의 생분해능을 나타내었으며 형질전환체와 야생형균주 대조군의 최적조건은 유사하였다. 조사된 최적조건의 최소배지에서 20일간 배양하였을 때 T. versicolor MrP1이 대조군에 비해 31% 더 높은 phenanthrene 분해능을 나타냈다. 실제 토양 환경을 대상으로 한 생분해 실험에서도 형질전환체가 우수한 phenanthrene 분해능을 나타났으며 이러한 결과는 형질전환체를 이용한 새로운 균주의 개발이 환경에 존재하는 난분해성 물질의 분해에 큰 기여를 할 수 있음을 보여준다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권18호
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• pp.8533-8539
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• 2016

Background: B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia B (B-CLL), the most common type of leukemia, may be caused by apoptosis deficiency in the body. Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) as providers of pro-apoptotic molecules such as tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), can be considered as an effective anti-cancer therapy candidate. Therefore, in this study we assessed the role of tumor necrosis factor-producing mesenchymal stem cells oin apoptosis of B-CLL cells resistant to fludarabine-based chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: In this study, after isolation and culture of AD-MSCs, a lentiviral LeGO-iG2-TRAIL-GFP vector containing a gene producing the ligand pro-apoptotic with plasmid PsPAX2 and PMDG2 virus were transfected into cell-lines to generate T293HEK. Then, T293HEK cell supernatant containing the virus produced after 48 and 72 hours was collected, and these viruses were transduced to reprogram AD-MSCs. Apoptosis rates were separately studied in four groups: group 1, AD-MSCs-TRAIL; group 2, AD-MSCs-GFP; group 3, AD-MSCs; and group 4, CLL. Results: Observed apoptosis rates were: group 1, $42{\pm}1.04%$; group 2, $21{\pm}0.57%$; group 3, $19{\pm}2.6%$; and group 4, % $0.01{\pm}0.01$. The highest rate of apoptosis thus occurred ingroup 1 (transduced TRAIL encoding vector). In this group, the average medium-soluble TRAIL was 72.7pg/m and flow cytometry analysis showed a pro-apoptosis rate of $63{\pm}1.6%$, which was again higher than in other groups. Conclusions: In this study we have shown that tumor necrosis factor (TNF) secreted by AD-MSCs may play an effective role in inducing B-CLL cell apoptosis.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.433-438
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• 2006

Bacillus subtilis BB-1 (KFCC l1344P)으로부터 분리된 혈전용해효소 유전자 (BCF-1)를 대량발현 벡터인 pEB 벡터에 크로닝하여 순수분리 된 혈전용해효소를 rat 경구 투여하여 출혈시간, 혈액의 응고, serum의 혈전용해능 등에 대한 in vivo 실험을 실시하였으며, 혈전용해효소의 단회경구투여에 따른 독성을 검사하였다. 효소의 경구투여에 따른 rat의 출혈시간에서는 대조군에 비하여 모든 경구 투여군에서 출혈시간이 유의적으로 약 1.75배 이상 길게 나타남을 확인하였고(P<0.05), 혈액의 출혈시간 또한 활발히 진행됨을 관찰하였다. 혈액으로부터 분리된 serum의 혈전용해작용 있어서는 경구투여 후 1시간부터 채혈한 혈액 내에서 혈전용해효소의 활성이 검출되기 시작하여 3시간째까지 높은 활성을 보였으며 4시간째부터 서서히 활성이 감소하는 것을 확인하였고 혈액의 응고 역시 대조군에 비하여 경구 투여군에서 상당히 지연되는 것을 알 수 있었다. Western blot에 의한 효소 검출에서는 경구 투여군에서 30,000 Da 크기의 단일밴드를 확인하였으며, 혈전용해효소의 rat에 대한 단회경구투여 독성실험에서 중량의 변화, 장기의 이상여부, 사망률 등에서 어떠한 이상이나 병변이 발견되지 않았다. 이상의 결과로 동물실험을 통한 혈전용해 효소의 경구투여에 의한 작용을 혈액 내에서 확인 할 수 있었으며, 본 효소의 단회 경구투여 시의 독성은 전혀 없음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2012

The use of high throughput screening (HTS) in drug development is principally for the selection new drug candidates or screening of chemical toxicants. This system minimizes the experimental environment and allows for the screening of candidates at the same time. Umbilical cord-derived stem cells have some of the characteristics of fetal stem cell and have several advantages such as the ease with which they can be obtained and lack of ethical issues. To establish a HTS system, optimized conditions that mimic typical cell culture conditions in a minimal space such as 96 well plates are needed for stem cell growth. We have thus established a novel HTS system using human umbilical cord derived-mesenchymal stem cells (hUC-MSCs). To determine the optimal cell number, hUC-MSCs were serially diluted and seeded at 750, 500, 200 and 100 cells per well on 96 well plates. The maintenance efficiencies of these dilutions were compared for 3, 7, 9, and 14 days. The fetal bovine serum (FBS) concentration (20, 10, 5 and 1%) and the cell numbers (750, 500 and 200 cells/well) were compared for 3, 5 and 7 days. In addition, we evaluated the optimal conditions for cell cycle block. These four independent optimization experiments were conducted using an MTT assay. In the results, the optimal conditions for a HTS system using hUC-MSCs were determined to be 300 cell/well cultured for 8 days with 1 or 5% FBS. In addition, we demonstrated that the optimal conditions for a cell cycle block in this culture system are 48 hours in the absence of FBS. In addition, we selected four types of novel small molecule candidates using our HTS system which demonstrates the feasibility if using hUC-MSCs for this type of screen. Moreover, the four candidate compounds can be tested for stem cell research application.