• 치과방사선
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.245-259
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• 1998

Cellular transforming genes have been identified in a number of different tumor cell lines and tumor types. A significant number of these oncogenes belong to the ras gene family. The ras gene family consists of three closely related genes:H-ras, K-ras and N-ras which code for a related 21 kDa protein. Mutations in codon 12, 13 and 61 of one of the three ras genes convert these genes into acute oncogenes. The presence of H-ras gene mutations has important prognostic implications in various tumors. Each genomic DNA was isolated from tumors induced by implantation with DMBA, or by treatment with DMBA -implantation/irradiation. When genome DNA was transfected into NIH 3T3 cells and investigated by two-step PCR-RFLP, the fOllowing results were concluded: 1. Transformation foci developed in two groups when the genome DNA of two experimental groups were transfected into NIH 3T3 cells. 2. Transformation efficiency was 0.01-0.02 foci/㎍DNA in the experimental group with the DMBA-implantation, 0.01-0.03 foci/㎍lgDNA in the experimental group with the DMBA-implantation/irradiation according to results of transfection assay. 3. When the point mutation of H-ras gene was investigated by a two-step PCR-RFLP, there was 13.9％ (5/36) in the experimental group with the DMBA implantation, 15.4 ％ (6/39) in the experimental group with the DMBA -implantation/irradiation. 4. The point mutation in codon 12 and 61 of H-ras was 5.6％(2/36) and 8.3％(3/36) in the experimental group with the DMBA implantation. 5. The point mutation in codon 12 and 61 of H-ras gene was 7.7％(3/39) in the experimental group with the DMBA -implantation/irradiation.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.56-63
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• 2006

셀룰로오스의 가수분해 기작을 구명하기 위하여 Phanerochaete chrysosporium으로부터 74A (PcGHF74A) 유전자를 클로닝한 결과 2162 bp의 염기서열에 해당하는 721개의 아미노산을 가지고 있으며, 다른 사상균에서 유래한 GHF74와 70~77%의 상동성을 나타냈다. Phanerochaete chrysosporium GHF74B (PcGHF74B)는 family 1에 속하는 Cellulose Binding Module (CBM)을 가지고 있으며 셀룰로오스 배양계에서 다양한 전사산물이 존재하였다. PcGHF74B 전사산물에서 나타난 splice variants를 조사하기 위해서 annotation data와 sequence data로부터 primer를 설계하여 RT-PCR분석을 수행하였으며 그 결과 다양한 배양조건에서 splice variants가 존재함을 확인하였다. 첫 번째는 annotation data와 다르게 11번째 intron을 포함하고 있어 full length로 추정되어지는 것으로 2562 bp에 stop codon이 존재했으며, 두 번째는 7번째 exon 1187 bp에 stop codon을 가지고 있으며 12개의 exon으로 구성되어 있다. 세 번째는 10개의 exon과 9개의 intron을 포함하고 있으며 7번째 exon에 stop codon이 존재했다. Splice variants로서 intron에 나타난 stop codon으로 인해 활성단백질의 합성이 일어나지 않을 것이며 비활성 단백질을 생성하거나 원래의 GHF74의 기능이 아닌 다른 새로운 기능을 갖는 단백질을 생성할 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.541-546
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• 2007

Red algae are distributed globally, and the group contains several commercially important species. Griffithsia okiensis is one of the most extensively studied red algal species. In this study, we conducted expressed sequence tag (ESTs) analysis and synonymous codon usage analysis using cultured G. okiensis samples. A total of 1,104 cDNA clones were sequenced using a cDNA library made from samples collected from Dolsan Island, on the southern coast of Korea. The clustering analysis of these sequences allowed for the identification of 1,048 unigene clusters consisting of 36 consensus and 1,012 singleton sequences. BLASTX searches generated 532 significant hits (E-value <$10^{-4}$) and via further Gene Ontology analysis, we constructed a functional classification of 434 unigenes. Our codon usage analysis showed that unigene clusters with more than three ESTs had higher GC contents (76.5%) at the third position of the codons than the singletons. Also, the majority of the optimal codons of G. okiensis and Chondrus crispus belonging to Bangiophycidae were G-ending, whereas those of Porphyra yezoensis belonging to Florideophycidae were G-ending. An orthologous gene search for the P. yezoensis EST database resulted in the identification of 39 unigenes commonly expressed in two rhodophytes, which have putative functions for structural proteins, protein degradation, signal transduction, stress response, and physiological processes. Although experiments have been conducted on a limited scale, this study provides a material basis for the development of microarrays useful for gene expression studies, as well as useful information for the comparative genomic analysis of red algae.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 2007

We determined the sequences of the quinolone resistance-determining region (QRDR) of gyrA and gyrB for 21 clinical strains of Enterobacteriaceae resistant to ciprofloxacin, norfloxacin and levofloxacin. The clinical strains were isolated from the specimens of three general hospitals in Busan. In the present study, we found mutations in type II topoisomerase (DNA gyrase) genes for all strains. We confirmed that some genera of Enterobacteriaceae of clinical specimen exhibited decreased sensitivity to fluroquinolone due to changes in Ser-83$\rightarrow$Leu and Asp-87$\rightarrow$Asn types on gyrA and alterations in Glu-465$\rightarrow$Arg and Ser-492$\rightarrow$Asn type on gyrB. All the twenty-one strains had a missense mutation in gyrA (codon 83 and 87). Three of them had an additional mutation in gyrB (codon 465 or 492), but one of them had an additional mutation in gyrB (codon 426, 427, 491, 495 and 496). The strains which had two mutations in type II topoisomerase genes (gyrA and gyrB) were significantly more resistant to fluoroquinolones than those with a single mutation in gyrA (mean MICs of ciprofloxacin: $\geq8\mu$g/ml, mean MICs of levofloxacin: $\geq16\mu$g/ml). Interestingly, the examination of silent nucleotide changes n the gyrA and gyrB genes revealed six different patterns of DNA polymorphism, respectively. Fifteen strains of the twenty-one strains bearing the gyrase A mutation shared the same polymorphism and eleven strains of the twenty-one strains bearing the gyrase B mutation shared the same polymorphism.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7413-7417
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• 2014

Background: Development of gastric cancer (GC) is a multistep process that requires alterations in the expression of oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes, occurring over several decades. The p53 tumor suppressor protein is involved in cell-cycle control, apoptosis and DNA repair. One of the most important regulators of p53 is MDM2, which acts as a negative regulator in the p53 pathway. Based on the key role of p53 and MDM2 in tumor suppression, polymorphisms that cause change in their function might affect cancer risk. We therefore elevated associations of the polymorphisms of p53 (R72P) and MDM2 (SNP309) with GC in Iran. Materials and Methods: A total of 104 patients with gastric cancer and 100 controls were recruited. Genomic DNA was extracted from fresh gastric samples. Genotyping of the p53 and MDM2 genes was performed using allele specific PCR (AS-PCR). Results: There was no significant difference between the p53 codon 72 polymorphism distribution in control and patient groups (p=0.54), but the G allele of MDM2 was found to be over-represented in patients (p=0. 01, Odds Ratio=2. 08, 95% Confidence Interval= 1.37-4.34). Conclusions: The p53 R72P seems not to be a potential risk factor for development of GC among Iranian patients, but our data suggest that MDM2 SNP309 might modify the risk related to GC.

• 생태와환경
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• 제38권4호통권114호
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• pp.510-517
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• 2005

선형의 남조류 아나베나는 광합성과 질소고정 능이 있으며, 이는 아마도 이 남조류가 각종 육수 환경에 잘 적응하는데 큰 역할을 했다고 볼 수 있다. 작은 patS라는 유전자는 질소 고정세포의 형성을 막으며 결과적으로 질소원이 부족한 환경에서 아나베나의 죽음을 가져온다. 본 연구는 patS 유전자 주변의 DNA 염기 서열을 분석하여 codon 활용도를 알아 본 결과 patS를 제외한 다른 유전자가 존재하지 않음을 밝혔다. patS를 포함하는 세 개의 겹치는 cosmid를 찾아서 기존의 알려진 이형세포 발달 유전자를 탐색하였으나 나타나지 않았다. 질소원의 결핍에 반응하는 patS 유전자의 발현을 Northern blot 분석과 lacZ reporter 유전자 합성 실험을 통하여 각각 전사와 번역의 단계에서 알아보았다. patS 유전자의 발현은 배지로부터 질소원이 제거된 후 12시간 내에 급격히 증가하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국인터넷방송통신학회논문지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.203-211
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• 2016

유전자 코드는 바이오 정보 처리에 키 포인트로 인체의 유기적인 조직체이다. 현대 과학에서는 유전자 코드 분자구조의 신비스러운 특성을 체계적으로 설명하고 이해하는데 연구가 집중되고 있다. 본 논문에서는 유전자 시스템을 대칭적으로 해석하는데 중점을 두었고, Jacket 행렬로 무잡음 RNA 유전자 코드를 가장 단순하게 해석했다. 이유는 Jacket 행렬과 RNA는 그 역행렬이 Element (Block)-wise Inverse로 그 역(Inverse)도 자신이란 점과 대칭적 성질, 그리고 Kronecker곱을 갖기 때문이다. 제안된 방법이 유전자 RNA 코돈(Codon : 괘(卦))의 견지에서 Jacket 행렬의 분해를 통해 간단하고 명료함을 보인다.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.117-123
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• 1997

Viral coat protein (CP) encoding cDNA with artificial start and stop codons was synthesized by reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) from the Korean isolate of potato virus Y-vein nectrosis strain (pVY-VN). To make PVY CP cDNA to untranslatable form, three stop codons were inserted near the start codon by "megaprimer-PCR" method. The untranslatable CP cDNA was subcloned to plant expression vector and transferred to N. tabacum cv. NC82 by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Highly resistant plants to PVY infection were screened, based on symptom development after mechanical virus inoculation. By genomic PCR and Southern blot analysis, one or more copies of the untranslatable CP gene were found in all transformants. From northern blot analysis, highly resistant transgenic lines had very low level of CP transcript but susceptible lines had high level, suggesting resistance to PVY infection should be related to RNA-mediated mechanism.mechanism.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.122-125
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• 1999

Gcn4p, a transcriptional activator protein of the yeast, Sacchromyces cerevisiae, binds to the specific sequence in the promoters of many amino acid biosynthetic genes for general control. The serine residue (Ser 242) of Gcn4p directly contacts the DNA. Here, for inspecting the DNA binding properties and the level of transcriptional activation of Gcn4p, we introduced a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) site-directed saturation mutation library into the Ser 242 site using 2 outside primers and 2 oligonucleotides with its codons fully degenerated. The sequencing analysis of 146 samples revealed the even nucleotide distribution within the experimental error showing 23, 26, 25, and 26％ frequency of U, C, A, and G bases, respectively. This method turned out to be a simple, fast, and economical method for constructing a library of all 20 amino acids at specific codon.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.137-141
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• 2002

본 연구는 분열형 효모 Schizosaccharomyces pombe에서 여러 가지 DNA 절제회복 및 유전자 발현에 관여하는 SNF2/SW12유전자의 기능을 연구하기 위하여 이에 관련되는 유전자를 분리하고 그 특성을 연구하였다. SNF2 motif 의 conserved sequence를 primer로 하여 중합효소 연쇄반응(PCR) 방법으로 480 bp 크기의 DNA fragment를 분리하여, 이를 probe로 하여 효모에서 hrp2＋ 유전자를 분리하였다. 분리한 hrp2＋ 유전자의 sequence homology를 비교한 결과 3개의 SNF2 motif를 포함하고 있었다. hrp2＋유전자의 전사체 크기는 4.7 kb임을 Northern hybridization으로 확인하였다. hrp2＋유전자의 전사 개시 부위를 알기 위하여 primer extension분석을 한 결과, 첫 번째 ATG에서 약47 base pair 위쪽에 위치함을 확인하였다. 또한 특성 연구를 위하여 Northern hybridization으로 hrp2＋ 유전자의 UV와 MMS에 대한 유도성을 조사한 결과 자외선에 대해서만 유전자의 발현이 유도되었다. 이 결과 분리한 hrp2＋는 UV-inducible 유전자임을 확인하였다.