• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제31권6호
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• pp.827-833
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• 2011

The objective of this study was to develop a fluorogenic real-time PCR-based assay for detecting and quantifying amounts of cow milk in cow/goat milk mixtures or goat milk products. In order to quantify the exact amount of cow milk in cow/goat raw milk mixtures and commercial goat milk products, it was necessary to achieve quantitative extraction of total genomic DNA from the raw milk matrix. Both mammalian-specific PCR and cow-specific PCR were performed. A cow-specific 252 bp band obtained from the raw cow milk and raw goat milk mixtures, commercial goat milk, and two goat milk powders was identified, along with the relationship between the cow milk amount and band intensity of the electrophoresis image. The detection threshold was found to be 0.1%. The expression of cow's 12S rRNA in the cow/goat milk mixtures, commercial goat milk, and two goat milk powders was identified. The expression quantity of the milk 12S rRNA increased with increasing ratios of the cow/goat milk mixtures. Using these calibrated relative expression levels as a standard curve in the cow/goat raw milk mixtures, the contents of cow milk were 1.8% in the commercial goat milk, 9.6% in goat milk powder A, and 11.6% in goat milk powder C. However, cow milk was not detected in goat milk powder B.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권12호
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• pp.1543-1551
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• 2010

A major aim of cattle genome research is to identify candidate genes associated with meat quantity and quality through QTL analysis for application in the livestock industry. Therefore, this study focused on discovery of useful SNPs within the LOC534614 gene, containing 12273_165 SNP which is located on the same site as the QTL on chromosome 6, and evaluation of the association between SNP and body weight and cold carcass weight in Hanwoo (Korean cattle) As a result of a BLAST search of the NCBI web site, we discovered that the mRNA sequence of the LOC534614 gene was similar to that of the coiled-coil domain containing 158 (CCDC158) for dog and human. According to the direct DNA sequence from the CCDC158 gene, we identified 19 polymorphic SNPs within exons and their flanking regions. Among them, 17 polymorphic SNPs were selected for genotyping in Hanwoo (n = 476) and seventeen marker haplotypes containing 12273_165 SNP (frequency >0.1) were identified. As a result of the association between 17 polymorphic SNPs and Hanwoo (n = 476), g.8778G>A SNP in exon 6 was found to be a non-synonymous SNP, and was significantly associated with body weight and cold carcass weight (p<0.05). We discovered 19 polymorphic SNPs in the CCDC158 gene on the QTL region of BTA 6 in Hanwoo and identified that the g.8778G>A SNP was significantly associated with body weight and cold carcass weight (p<0.05), which causes an amino acid variation from valine to methionine. Furthermore, statistical analysis demonstrated that the CCDC158 gene is strongly associated with body weight and cold carcass weight in Hanwoo. In this regard, the g.8778G>A SNP in the CCDC158 gene can be useful as a positional candidate for body weight and cold carcass weight for marker-assisted selection in Hanwoo.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권10호
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• pp.5725-5730
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• 2013

Cancer patients often suffer from local tumor recurrence after radiation therapy. Cell cycling, an intricate sequence of events which guarantees high genomic fidelity, has been suggested to affect DNA damage responses and eventual radioresistant characteristics of cancer cells. Here, we established a radioresistant lung cancer cell line, A549R, by exposing the parental A549 cells to repeated ${\gamma}$-ray irradiation with a total dose of 60 Gy. The radiosensitivity of A549 and A549R was confirmed using colony formation assays. We then focused on examination of the cell cycle distribution between A549 and A549R and found that the proportion of cells in the radioresistant S phase increased, whereas that in the radiosensitive G1 phase decreased. When A549 and A549R cells were exposed to 4 Gy irradiation the total differences in cell cycle redistribution suggested that G2-M cell cycle arrest plays a predominant role in mediating radioresistance. In order to further explore the possible mechanisms behind the cell cycle related radioresistance, we examined the expression of Cdc25 proteins which orchestrate cell cycle transitions. The results showed that expression of Cdc25c increased accompanied by the decrease of Cdc25a and we proposed that the quantity of Cdc25c, rather than activated Cdc25c or Cdc25a, determines the radioresistance of cells.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.336-346
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• 2020

Mitochondrial genome is an important molecule for systematic and evolutionary studies in metazoans. The development of next-generation sequencing (NGS) technique has rapidly increased the number of mitogenome sequences. The process of generating mitochondrial genome based on NGS includes different steps, from DNA preparation, sequencing, assembly, and annotation. Despite the effort to improve sequencing, assembly, and annotation methods of mitogenome, the low quality and/or quantity sequence in the final map can still be generated through the work. Therefore, it is necessary to check and curate mitochondrial genome sequence after annotation for proofreading and feedback. In this study, we introduce the pipeline for sequencing and curation for mitogenome based on NGS. For this purpose, two mitogenome sequences of Dermatobranchus otome were sequenced by Illumina Miseq system with different amount of raw read data. Generated reads were targeted for assembly and annotation with commonly used programs. As abnormal repeat regions present in the mitogenomes after annotation, primers covering these regions were designed and conventional PCR followed by Sanger sequencing were performed to curate the mitogenome sequences. The obtained sequences were used to replace the abnormal region. Following the replacement, each mitochondrial genome was compared with the other as well as the sequences of close species available on the Genbank for confirmation. After curation, two mitogenomes of D. otome showed a typically circular molecule with 14,559 bp in size and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, two rRNA genes. The phylogenetic tree revealed a close relationship between D. otome and Tritonia diomea. The finding of this study indicated the importance of caution and curation for the generation of mitogenome from NGS.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제30권5_6호
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• pp.444-453
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• 2003

최근 생명공학(BT)에 대한 관심이 집중되면서, 새로운 생리활성 물질을 찾거나 유전자 정보를 분석하기 위한 목적으로 전기영동 젤의 영상 분석 기술에 대한 요구가 급증하고 있다. 이를 위해서는 젤 영상의 레인에서 각 밴드의 위치와 양을 정확히 측정해야 한다. 기존 연구에서는 주로 레인의 프로파일에서 피크를 탐색하는 접근방법을 사용하는데, 이 피크의 위치는 밴드에 있는 최대 자기 화소의 위치도 아니고 더욱이 밴드 무게중심의 위치도 아니기 때문에 밴드의 대표 위치로 인정하기 어렵다. 또한, 피크 추출을 쉽게 하기 위해 다양한 영상 향상 처리를 적용하기 때문에 밴드의 양을 측정하기에는 부적절한 경우가 많다. 본 논문에서는 영상의 상대적인 밝기를 변화시키지 않으면서 먼저 밴드의 영역을 추출한 후, 밴드 영역의 밝기 합으로 양을 구하고 이의 무게중심을 밴드 위치로 정하는 방식을 채택한다. 실제로, 먼저 젤 영상 히스토그램에 엔트로피기반 임계치를 설정하여 레인을 추출한 후, 밴드 영역 추출을 위해 서로 다른 세 가지 방법을 시도한다. 첫째, 추출된 레인을 이등분하는 중심선을 탐색하여 피크와 밸리를 찾고, 피크의 상하 밸리를 각 밴드의 최소 포함 박스영역으로 지정하는 방법(MER), 둘째, 앞의 방법에서와 같이 구한 피크를 영역 성장의 시드로 사용하여 이웃하는 밴드와의 중첩을 해결하면서 밴드 영역을 추출하는 방법(RG-1), 셋째, 이와 달리 레인을 삼등분하는 두 탐색선에서 피크를 찾고 동일한 밴드에 속하는 피크 쌍을 결정한 후 영역을 성장하는 방법(RG-2)을 제안한다. 이상의 세 방법을 비교하기 위해 밴드의 위치 및 양을 측정한 결과, 밴드 위치의 평균 오차는 레인의 길이를 단위 크기로 정규화 할 때, MER 방법이 6%, RG-1 방법이 3%, RG-2 방법이 1%로 나타났다. 또한, 밴드 양의 평균 오차는 레인 내 밴드들의 양의 합을 단위 크기로 정규화 할 때, MER 방법이 8%, RG-1 방법이 5%, RG-2 방법이 2%로 나타났다. 결과적으로, RG-2 방법이 밴드의 위치 및 양 추출에 있어서 정확도가 가장 높은 것으로 판명되었다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.185-192
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• 2009

소 염색체 19번에 존재하는 유지방 함량 및 지방산 조성에 영향을 미치는 양적경제 형질 유전자 좌위에서 발견된 지방산 합성 효소인 FASN 유전자는 포화지방산과 불포화지방산의 함량을 조절하는 강력한 후보유전자이다. 본 연구에서 FASN 유전자의 g.17924 A>G 변이를 한우집단과 미국산 육우 집단에서 분석하였고 그 결과는 한우에서는 GG형의 개체빈도가(71%)로 매우 높았으며, 미국산육우에서는 GG형 빈도는 불과(35%)밖에 되지 않았다. 한우 품종에서 FASN 유전자의 염기서열 분석을 하여 27 개의 단일염기 변이를 발견 하였고, 그 중 9개는 본 연구에서 처음으로 밝혀지는 단일염기 변이이다. 한우 집단 100두와 수입우 집단 96에 대하여 유전자형 분석을 수행한 결과, FASN 유전자 내의 4개의 단일염기 변이의 연관 불평형 및 반수체 구역을 연구하였다. g.10568 C>T와 g.11280 G>A 단일염기 변이의 다형성은 한우집단에서 고기의 육색(P=0.004)과 고기의 조직감(P=0.0114)에 고도의 유의성이 통계적인 분석에 의하여 나타났다. 그리고 g.13125 C>T와 g.17924 G>A 다형성은 등지방두께 및 육량지수에 유의성을 관찰할 수 있었다(P=0.0179, 0.0495). 이상의 결과는 소 FASN 유전자 내의 변이들이 한우집단의 불포화 지방산 함량과 도체 형질에 연관성은 차별화된 고급한우육을 생산하기 위한 중요한 DNA 마커로써 활용가치가 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.130-134
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• 2009

느타리 버섯류의 새로운 품종을 개발하기 위하여 백색느타리 신품종을 육성하였다. 2005년부터 2007년까지 백색느타리 유전자원을 수집하여 특성검정을 하였다. 2007년에 육종모본 수한의 백색변이체 ASI2842와 원형의 백색변이체 MGL0205를 선발, 교잡하여 84개의 교잡주를 육성하였다. 이중에서 우수한 Po2007-63 ($2842-7{\times}0205-7$) 을 선발하여 특성검정, 확대재배를 실시하여 농작물 직무육성 신품종 선정심의회에서 '고니 '로 명명되었다. 주요특성으로 균사 생장 적온이 $25{\sim}30^{\circ}C$이며 버섯 원기 형성 및 발생 온도는 $10{\sim}16^{\circ}C$이였다. 자실체의 갓 색깔은 백색으로 자연 상태에서 봄, 가을에 재배가 알맞은 특성을 가지고 있다. 균사체 배양기간은 25~30일이며 균 긁기 후 초발이소요일수는 3~5일로 온도가 높을수록 단축된다. 자실체 형태는 얕은 깔때기형이다. 유효경수는 병당 $8{\pm}2$개, 대굵기는 $14{\pm}1mm$, 대길이는 $67.6{\pm}8mm$로 다른 느타리 종에 비해 자실체 대가 굵고 길며, 갓두께는 $4.7{\pm}0mm$로 갓이 작고 부스러짐에 강하여 품질이 우수하다. 자실체 수량은 병당 ($850m{\ell}$) $91{\pm}13g$로 대조군 미소의 수량지수를 100으로 보았을 때 97이였다. 품질을 높게 하려면 재배온도를 $11^{\circ}C$ 정도로 다소 낮은 생육온도에서 관리하는 것이 좋다. 가변특성으로는 감자배지와 버섯완전배지에서 균사를 배양한 결과 $20-25^{\circ}C$에서는 버섯완전배지에서 생장이 빠르다. 그러나 $30^{\circ}C$에서는 감자배지에서 생장이 양호하였다. 이러한 현상은 대조구인 미소에서도 동일한 경향이었다. 또한 2종류의 primer를 이용하여 새로운 품종 '고니'와 모균주에 대한 DNA profile을 분석한 결과 primer URP 1에서는 양친주의 주요 밴드를 가지며 대조구인 미소와는 뚜렷하게 구분되었고, primer URP 2에서는 양친주 주요 밴드는 가지나 대조구와도 유사한 밴드를 나타내었다. 신품종 백색느타리 '고니'는 백색이 갖는 깨끗하고 신선한 이미지로 웰빙식품이 각광을 받고 있는 시대에 맞게 다양하고 우수한 버섯을 요구하는 소비자를 만족시키는데 기여 할 것으로 기대된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.55-65
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• 1999

There have been many reports to date regarding the role of GnRH as a local regulatory factor of ovarian function as studies of human and rat ovaries revealed GnRH and its receptor. In recent studies it has been shown that GnRH directly causes apoptosis in the granulosa cells of the rat ovary, and such results leads to the suggestion that the use of GnRH agonist for more stable long term ovarian hyperstimulation in human IVF-ET programs causes granulosa cell apoptosis which may lead to follicular atresia. Therefore this study attempts to determine if granulosa-luteal cell apoptosis occurs in patients during IVF-ET programs in which GnRH agonist is employed for ovarian hyperstimulation. The quality of oocyte-cumulus complexes obtained during ovum pickup procedures were assessed morphologically and then the fertilization rate and developmental rate was determined. Apoptotic cells among the granulosa-luteal cells obtained during the same procedure were observed after staining with Hematoxylin-eosin. The fragmentation degree of DNA extracted from granulosa-luteal cells was determined and comparatively analyzed. There was no difference in the average age of the patients, the number of oocytes retrieved, and fertilization and developmental rates between the FSH/hMG group and GnRH-long group. There was also no difference in the apoptosis rate and pyknosis rate in the granulosa-luteal cells between the two groups. However, when the oocyte-cumulus complexes were morphoogically divided into the healthy group and atretic group without regard for the method of hyperstimulation, the results showed that the number of oocytes obtained averaged $11.09{\pm}8.75\;and\;10.33{\pm}4.53$ per cycle, respectively, showing no significant difference, but the fertilization rate (77.05%, 56.99%, respectively, p<0.01) and developmental rate (65.96%, 41.51%, respectively, p<0.01) was significantly increased in the healthy group when compared to the atretic group. The degree of apoptosis in the granulosa-luteal cells showed that in the healthy group it was 2.25% which was not significantly different from the atretic group (2.77%), but the pyknosis rate in the atretic group (27.81%) was significantly higher compared to the healthy group (11.35%, p<0.01). The quantity of DNA fragmentation in the FSH/hMG group was 32.22%, while in the GnRH-long group it was 34.27%, showing no significant difference. On the other hand the degree of DNA fragmentation was 39.05% and 11.83% in the healthy group and atretic group, respectively, showing significantly higher increase in the atretic group (p<0.01). The above results suggest that death of granulosa-luteal cells according to the state of the oocyte-cumulus complex is more related to pyknosis rather than apoptosis. Also, the GnRH agonist used in ovarian hyperstimulation does not seem to directly affect the apoptosis of retrieved oocytes and granulosa-luteal cells, and which is thought to be due to the suppression of the apoptogenic effect of GnRH agonist as a result of the high doses of FSH administered.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2005

[ $21{\alpha}$ ]- and ${\beta}$-Methylmelianodiol were isolated as the inhibitor of IL-5 bioactivity from Poncirus tripoliata. To develope as an anti-septic drug, the genotoxicity of $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ was subjected to high throughput toxicity screening (HTTS) because they revealed strong IL-5 inhibitory activity and limitation of quantity. Mouse lymphoma thymidine kinase ($tk^{+/-}$) gene assay (MOLY), single cell gel electrophoresis (Comet) assay in mammalian cells and Ames reverse mutation assay in bacterial system were used as simplified, inexpensive, short-term in vitro screening tests in our laboratory. These compounds are not mutagenic in S. typhimurium TA98 and TA100 strains both in the presence and absence of metabolic activation. Before performing the comet assay, $IC_{20}$ of $21{\alpha}-methylmelianodiol$ was determined the concentration of $25.51\;{\mu}g/mL\;and\;21.99\;{\mu}g/mL$ with and without S-9, respectively. Also $21{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ was determined the concentration of $24.15\;{\mu}g/mL\;and\;\;22.46\;{\mu}g/mL$ with and without S-9, respectively. In the comet assay, DNA damage was not observed both $21{\alpha}-methylmelianodiol\;and\;21{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ in mouse lymphoma cell line. Also, the mutant frequencies in the treated cultures were similar to the vehicle controls, and none of $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ with and without S-9 doses induced a mutant frequency over. twice the background. It is suggests that $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ are non-mutagenic in MOLY assay. The results of this battery of assays indicate that $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ have no genotoxic potential in bacterial or mammalian cell systems. Therefore, we suggest that $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$, as the optimal candidates with both no genotoxic potential and IL-5 inhibitory effects must be chosen.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.325-331
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• 2003

This study was performed to test the cellulose digestibility using the transgenic pigs harboring cellulose degradation gene D (CelD). After delivered offsprings between normal pig and transgenic swine, DNA was isolated from piglets tail for PCR analysis. In first generation, five out of 65 piglets showed CelD positive. Unfortunately, four CelD-positive pigs were died during growing, but one survived pig was used as a transgenic founder to produce F$_1$ descendents. Among 3 F$_1$ transgenic pigs produced, one died and the remaining two pigs were used to test the fiber digest efficiency. An assorted feed was composite of 5％ fiber with other ingredients. The feed of 3 kg per day was provided to the pigs including transgenic founders and littermate controls. The manure quantity was measured daily for a month, and all manures were dried for three days to analysis nitrogen, phosphate and fiber concentrations. The fiber digestion efficiencies of the transgenic F$_1$ pigs showed approximately 10％ higher than those of control pigs. Fiber digestion was not greatly improved in transgenic pigs as it had been expected approximately 30％. Nitrogen concentration of transgenic pig's manure was slowly decreased compare to the control pigs. Because there were only two transgenic pigs tested, a large number of transgenic pigs may be necessary to obtain more reliable data. Breeding of animals to obtain sufficient transgenic pigs subjected for a further study is on progress. Taken together, this study demonstrated successful production of transgenic pigs with increase of cellulose digestibility in the porcine feed.