• ALGAE
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.233-239
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• 2015

Microalgae research is gaining momentum because of their potential biotechnological applications, including the generation of biofuels. Genome sequencing analysis of two model microalgal species, polar free-living Coccomyxa sp. C-169 and symbiotic Chlorella sp. NC64A, revealed insights into the factors responsible for their lifestyle and unravelled biotechnologically valuable proteins. However, genome sequence analysis under-explored cytochrome P450 monooxygenases (P450s), heme-thiolate proteins ubiquitously present in species belonging to different biological kingdoms. In this study we performed genome data-mining, annotation and comparative analysis of P450s in these two model algal species. Sixty-nine P450s were found in two algal species. Coccomyxa sp. showed 40 P450s and Chlorella sp. showed 29 P450s in their genome. Sixty-eight P450s (>100 amino acid in length) were grouped into 32 P450 families and 46 P450 subfamilies. Among the P450 families, 27 P450 families were novel and not found in other biological kingdoms. The new P450 families are CYP745-CYP747, CYP845-CYP863, and CYP904-CYP908. Five P450 families, CYP51, CYP97, CYP710, CYP745, and CYP746, were commonly found between two algal species and 16 and 11 P450 families were unique to Coccomyxa sp. and Chlorella sp. Synteny analysis and gene-structure analysis revealed P450 duplications in both species. Functional analysis based on homolog P450s suggested that CYP51 and CYP710 family members are involved in membrane ergosterol biosynthesis. CYP55 and CYP97 family members are involved in nitric oxide reduction and biosynthesis of carotenoids. This is the first report on comparative analysis of P450s in the microalgal species Coccomyxa sp. C-169 and Chlorella sp. NC64A.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.152-155
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• 2009

old-gold-crimson ($og^c$) 과색 돌연변이는 라이코펜의 함량이 증가된 진붉은색 토마토 과실을 생산한다. 이러한 돌연변이는 토마토의 carotenoid 생합성경로에 관여하여 라이코펜을 ${\beta}$-carotene으로 전환시키는 라이코펜 ${\beta}$-cyclase (Crt-b) 유전자(B)에 point mutation을 일으켜 정상적인 효소생성을 저해한다. 높은 함량의 라이코펜을 생성시키는 토마토 품종개발은 유전자 연관 DNA 마커를 이용한 분자표지이용선발(MAS)을 통해 가속화 될 수 있다. $og^c$ 돌연변이는 라이코펜 ${\beta}$-cyclase(Crt-b) 유전자 내 poly-A 서열반복 지점에서 adenine (A) 단일 뉴클레오티드의 결손에 의한 frame-shift mutation에 의해 일어나며, 이러한 대립유전자의 운영과 검증을 위해 $og^c$ 대립유전자로부터 합성되는 PCR 산물에 Hin fI 제한효소 인식부위가 인위적으로 생성되도록 PCR 프라이머에 단일 뉴클레오티드 mismatch 부위를 만들어 dCAPS 마커를 개발하였다. 본 dCAPS 마커는 유전자 유래의 공우성 PCR 마커로서 고함량 라이코펜 토마토개발을 위한 육종 프로그램의 MAS에 효과적으로 사용될 수 있다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.601-609
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• 2021

Erythrobacter species are extensively studied marine bacteria that produce various carotenoids. Due to their photoheterotrophic ability, it has been suggested that they play a crucial role in marine ecosystems. It is essential to identify the genome sequence and the genes of the species to predict their role in the marine ecosystem. In this study, we report the complete genome sequence of the marine bacterium Erythrobacter sp. 3-20A1M. The genome size was 3.1 Mbp and its GC content was 64.8%. In total, 2998 genetic features were annotated, of which 2882 were annotated as functional coding genes. Using the genetic information of Erythrobacter sp. 3-20A1M, we performed pan-genome analysis with other Erythrobacter species. This revealed highly conserved secondary metabolite biosynthesis-related COG functions across Erythrobacter species. Through subsequent secondary metabolite biosynthetic gene cluster prediction and KEGG analysis, the carotenoid biosynthetic pathway was proven conserved in all Erythrobacter species, except for the spheroidene and spirilloxanthin pathways, which are only found in photosynthetic Erythrobacter species. The presence of virulence genes, especially the plant-algae cell wall degrading genes, revealed that Erythrobacter sp. 3-20A1M is a potential marine plant-algae scavenger.