• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.3305-3308
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• 2013

Background: The role of inflammation in prostate diseases is suggested by the presence of inflammatory cells within the prostate in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) and prostate cancer (PCa) patients. In addition, bacterial and viral infection may lead to chronic and recurrent inflammation of the prostate. The human papillomaviruses (HPVs) are a family of sexually transmitted viruses which have been implicated in the aetiology of cervical cancer and several other malignancies. This study evaluated the frequency of HPV infection in individuals with prostatic disease in Iran. Materials and Methods: The study included formalin fixed paraffin- embedded tissue samples of 196 primary prostate cases, including 29 PCa and 167 BPH samples. HPV DNA was purified and amplified through MY09/MY11 and GP5+/GP6+ primers with nested PCR. All patients were interviewed using a questionnaire to collect demographic information. Results: Nested PCR showed that HPV DNA was found in 17.2 percent of PCa samples and 4.8 percent of BPH samples (not significant). Conclusions: Our data do not support a significant role of HPV infection in prostatic disease in Iranian patients, but demographic data indicated a probable association between presence of HPV DNA and risk of inflammation in prostate tissue which might lead to prostate carcinoma. Further studies are required to elucidate any roles of HPV infection in prostatic disease.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.272-280
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• 2007

Isolates of Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) collected in Korea, were compared with their pathological features in tobacco and zucchini squash. Full-length cDNA clone of RNA3 was generated by using long-distance RT-PCR. Transcript RNA3 from the cDNA clone was inoculated onto host plants with transcripts RNA1 and RNA2 of Fny strain, generating RNA3-pseudorecombinant CMV. Timing and severity of systemic symptom was not significantly different among the pseudorecombinant CMVs in tobacco, compared with strains Fny-CMV and Pf-CMV. However, the pseudorecombinant CMVs induced two different systemic symptoms (mosaic vs. chlorotic spot) in zucchini squash. Based on symptom induction, the pseudorecombinant CMVs were categorized into two classes. The severity and timing of symptoms were correlated with viral RNA accumulations in systemic leaves of zucchini squash, suggesting that different kinetics of virus movement associated with CMV proteins are crucial for systemic infection and symptom development in zucchini squash. The analysis of movement proteins (MP) of CMV strains showed high sequence homology, but the differences of several amino acids were found in the C-terminal region between Class-I-CMV and Class-II-CMV. The analysis of coat proteins (CP) showed that the CMV isolates tested belonged to CMV subgroup I and the viruses shared overall 87-99% sequence identity in their genomes. Phylogenetic analysis of MP and CP suggested that biological properties of Korean CMV isolates have relationships associated with host species.

• 문화기술의 융합
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.415-422
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• 2022

이기종인 온주감귤 유전자(A=20.57, C=32.71, G=30.01, U=16.71%)와 커피 유전자(A=20.66, C=31.76, G=30.187, U=16.71%)는 95%이상이 유전자비가 동일하다. 이기종이면 일반적으로 유전자 결합이 안 되는 것으로 알려졌다. 그러나 유전자 기능적-유사성이 95%이상에서 Chargaff 룰과 Shannon Entropy 조건을 만족하면 접목이 가능하며, 새품종인 Coffrange가 된다. 우리는 DNA-RNA를 세계최초 BCJM 행렬로 풀어 미국특허 및 국제저널에 발표했다. 모든 동식물과 바이러스도 사람이 유전자와 비슷하다. 이점에 착안, 코로나-19와 인체의 유전자 특성을 풀어 영국 행렬교재에 6월 발표했다. 식물에서는 유전자 위치를 쉽게 바꾸는 기법인 BCJM-Transposon으로 처리한다. 시뮬레션에서는 행렬이 Cut & Paste와 Transpose로 성공할 수 있음을 예측했다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.110-120
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• 1991

28 porcine enteroviruses were isolated from 86 pig-feces of 9 swine farms located in south region, Chung-buk, from March to September 1990. Physico-chemical properties and pathogenicity of isolates were investigated. Results obtained throughout experiments are summarized as follows. According to the age, weanlings(40-90 days), sucklings(10-30 days) and adult pigs(6 months over) showed the isolation rate of 67%. 8% and 4%, respectively. By physico-chemical tests, YD-90/22, YD-90/43 and YD-90/64 strains were found to be ether, chloroform and PH stable. Nucleic acid test suggests the virus to have a DNA genome. Most of the Isolates were not evident of hemagglutinin using erythrocytes from various mammalian & avian. 22 strains among the isolates were shown CPE type I and the remainders were CPE type II. 3 strains among isolates of CPE type I strains were neutralized with high titers to serotype 2 antiserum. In the study on virus growth curve in PK-l5 cells, YD-90/22, YD-90/43 and YD-90/64 strains showed the maximum infectivity titers($10^{6.0}-l0^{6.5} TCID({50}ml$) at 4days post inoculation(PI). When 30 day-old commercial piglets were inoculated only intraoral route with the YD-90/22 strain at $10^{6.0} TCID_{50}ml,$ piglets not showed the symptoms. But piglets inoculated by intramuscle route, intraoral and intramuscle route after pretreat with dexamethasone(2.5mg /kg) for 5 days were shown the symptoms of anorexia, diarrhea, pyrexia and ataxia at 4th-6th days PI. The viral reisolation in the virus-inoculated piglets was examined from feces. The viruses were recovered intermittently from 2nd to 16th day PI and at 4th-6th day PI, all piglets excreted viruses.

• 식물병연구
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.194-197
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• 2004

풋고추 수경재배에서 tobamovirus 병의 발병률은 생육 후기 단계에서 100%였다 바이러스 종류별 감염 빈도는 PMMOY 34%, TMGMY 41.5% 및 이들 2종의 바이러스 복합감염이 24.5%로 나타났다. 다클론 항체로 제작된 DAS-ELISA에서 각각의 항체에 대하여 특이적인 반응을 보였다. 수경재배하는 풋고추에서 77개의 tobamovirus를 순수분리하여 tobamovirus의 pathotype을 구분한 결과, $P_{0}$은 61% 및 $P_{1,2}$는 39% 빈도로 분리되었다. 모든 TMGMV 분리주는 pathotype $P_{0}$에 속하였다. PMMOY에서 구분된 pathotype $P_{0}$ 및 $P_{1,2}$의 외피단백질유전자에 상응하는 cDNA를 합성하여 제한효소에 대한 분석을 실시한 결과, $P_{1,2}$는 TaqI 위치가 두 곳에 존재하였으나 $P_{0}$은 단지 한 곳에만 존재하였다.존재하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.1705-1712
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• 2016

Background: The aim of this study was to determine and evaluate the association of different viral infections, with hepatitis B and C viruses, Epstein-Barr virus, cytomegalovirus and human herpes virus-8 (HBV, HCV, EBV, CMV, HHV-8) with the risk of lymphomas (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin) among Egyptian patients, and correlate with the histopathological staging and typing as well as the prevalence of combined infections. Materials and Methods: A total of 100 newly diagnosed lymphoma patients with 100 healthy age and sex matched normal controls were assayed for viral infection using enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) followed by real time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Results: Our results showed a high statistical significant difference between cases and controls as regards clinical and laboratory findings (P<0.001 and=0.003). A high statistical difference was seen for the association of most viruses and lymphoma cases (p<0.001) except for positive HBs Ag, positive CMV IgG and HHV-8 (p=0.37, 0.70 and 1.0 respectively). No statistical significant difference was found between Hodgkin (HL) and non-Hodgkin (NHL) as regards viral prevalence except HCV antigen, 57.1% for HL and 26.5% for NHL (p = 0.03). Only, HBV DNA showed a high significant value among infiltrated bone marrow cases (p=0.003) and finally, a high significant association of 2 combined viral infections with infiltrated bone marrow lymphoma cases (p=0.04). Conclusions: Our results showed that infection with HBV, HCV, CMV and EBV were associated with increased risk of lymphoma among the Egyptian population. Detection of new associations between infectious agents and risk of cancer development will facilitate progress in elaboration of prophylactic measures, early diagnostic methods and, hopefully, novel therapy of malignant tumours.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2009

The goal of this study was to create a novel baculovirus expression system that does not require recombinant virus purification steps. Transfection of insect cells with transfer vectors containing barnase under control of the Cotesia plutellae bracovirus (CpBV) promoters ORF3004 or ORF3005 reduced cell growth. Co-transfection with bApGOZA DNA yielded no recombinant viruses and nonrecombinant backgrounds. To further investigate the detrimental effects of barnase on insect cells, two recombinant bacmids harboring the barnase gene under control of the CpBV promoters, namely bAcFast-3004ProBarnase and bAcFast-3005ProBarnase, were constructed. While no viral replication was observed when only the recombinant bacmids were transfected, recombinant viruses were generated when the bacmids were co-transfected with the transfer vector, pAcUWPolh, through substitution of the barnase gene with the native polyhedrin gene by homologous recombination. Moreover, no non-recombinant backgrounds were detected from unpurified recombinant stocks using PCR analysis. These results indicate that CpBV promoters can be used to improve baculovirus expression vectors by means of lethal gene expression under the control of these promoters.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.105-112
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• 1989

누에(Bombyx mori)와 흰불나방(Hyphantria cunea)으로 부터 분리된 핵다각체병바이러스(nuclear polyhedrosis virus: NPV)를 동정하기 위하여 전자현미경 관찰한 결과, BmNPV 다각체의 크기는 $3 \mu\textrm{m}$ 정도의 18면체로 외형이 균일하였으나, HcNPV는 1.5-$2 \mu\textrm{m}$ 정도이며 부정형이었다. Alkaline protease를 부활화시킨 후 SDS-PAGE한 다각체 단백질의 分子물은 BmNPV가 30 KD, HcNPV는 31 KD인 major band와 이들의 중합체(polymer)로 생각되는 57 KD, 112 KD의 minor band들이 관찰되었다. 또한 virion 단백질을 SDS-PAGE한 후 은염색한 결과, BmNPV는 분자량 9.6~112 KD인 47개의 band, HcNPV 경우는 분자량 9.4~l11 KD인 48개는 band가 관찰되었다. BmNPV와 HcNPV DNA의 제한효소 처이에 의한 전기영동 패턴을 관찰했으며, 각각의 genome 크기는 BmNPV가 약 116.4 Kb, HcNPV의 약 114.6 Kb였다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2019

Sugarcane bacilliform viruses (SCBV), which belong to the genus Badnavirus, family Caulimoviridae, are an important DNA virus complex that infects sugarcane. To explore the genetic diversity of the sugarcane-infecting badnavirus complex in China, we tested 392 sugarcane leaf samples collected from Fujian, Yunnan, and Hainan provinces for the occurrence of SCBV by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays using published primers SCBV-F and SCBV-R that target the reverse transcriptase/ribonuclease H (RT/RNase H) regions of the viral genome. A total of 111 PCR-amplified fragments (726 bp) from 63 SCBV-positive samples were cloned and sequenced. A neighbor-joining phylogenetic tree was constructed based on the SCBV sequences from this study and 34 published sequences representing 18 different phylogroups or genotypes (SCBV-A to -R). All SCBV-tested isolates could be classified into 20 SCBV phylogenetic groups from SCBV-A to -T. Of nine SCBV phylogroups reported in this study, two novel phylogroups, SCBV-S and SCBV-T, that share 90.0-93.2% sequence identity and show 0.07-0.11 genetic distance with each other in the RT/RNase H region, are proposed. SCBV-S had 57.6-92.2% sequence identity and 0.09-0.66 genetic distance, while SCBV-T had 58.4-90.0% sequence identity and 0.11-0.63 genetic distance compared with the published SCBV phylogroups. Additionally, two other Badnavirus species, Sugarcane bacilliform MO virus (SCBMOV) and Sugarcane bacilliform IM virus (SCBIMV), which originally clustered in phylogenetic groups SCBV-E and SCBV-F, respectively, are first reported in China. Our findings will help to understand the level of genetic heterogeneity present in the complex of Badnavirus species that infect sugarcane.

• 한국양봉학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2017

한국형 낭충봉아부패병 바이러스는 2009년 국내에 발생하여, 현재 국내 토봉의 99% 이상을 소멸시킨 주요 원인으로 추정되고 있다. 본 연구는 보고된 낭충봉아부패병 바이러스(SBV) 32종의 전체 염기서열을 비교 분석하여, 2,100 염기 부근에 특징적인 결실들(deletions)을 발견하였으며, 이에 기반으로 SBV의 유전자형을 제안하게 되었다. 제안된 유전자형에 의한 분류에서, 각 SBV의 지역성 및 범지역성, 감염특성 등에 유관함을 볼 수 있었다. 아울러, 제안된 이 유전자형은, 검역과 이후의 침임에 대한 방호를 위하여, kSBV의 기원도 바로 암시하고 있음을 우리는 잘 인식하고 있다.