• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권9호
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• pp.1301-1306
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• 2012

We combined real-time RT-PCR and real-time PCR (R/P) assays using a hydrolysis probe to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC)-specific 16S rRNA and its rRNA gene (rDNA). The assay was applied to 28 non-respiratory and 207 respiratory specimens from 218 patients. Total nucleic acids (including RNA and DNA) were extracted from samples, and results were considered positive if the repeat RT-PCR threshold cycle was ${\leq}35$ and the ratio of real-time RT-PCR and real-time PCR load was ${\geq}1.51$. The results were compared with those from existing methods, including smear, culture, and real-time PCR. Following resolution of the discrepant results between R/P assay and culture, the overall sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values (PPV), and negative predictive values (NPV) of all samples (including non-respiratory and respiratory specimens) were 98.2%, 97.2%, 91.7%, and 99.4%, respectively, for R/P assay, and 83.9%, 89.9%, 72.3%, and 94.7%, respectively, for real-time PCR. Furthermore, the R/P assay of four patient samples showed a higher ratio before treatment than after several days of treatment. We conclude that the R/P assay is a rapid and accurate method for direct detection of MTBC, which can distinguish viable and nonviable MTBC, and thus may guide patient therapy and public health decisions.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.177-188
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• 1993

닭에서 적절한 성감별 방법을 개발하고 닭의 성분화 기작의 기초자료를 얻기 위하여 배아의 섬유아세포의 염색체를 분석하고, W 염색체 특이적인 반복염기서열과 50∼60％의 유사성을 보이는 random primer로 PCR 증폭을 실시하여 성을 판별하는 방법이 이용되었으며, 닭에서 성분화에 관련된 유전자를 분리하기 위해 W 염색체 특이적인 반복염기서열을 클로닝하였고, PCR을 이용하여 ZFY와 SRY 염기서열을 증폭하였다. 닭의 배아섬유세포의 염색체 분석 결과 Z 염색체와 W 염색체를 구분함으로써 배아의 성을 직접적으로 판별하는 것이 가능하였으며 , 암닭의 DNA를 Xho Ⅰ와 Eco RI로 절단하여 생성되는 band를 이용하여 성을 판별하는 것이 가능하였다. Xho Ⅰ와 Eco RI family를 클로닝하고, colony hybridization을 통해 Xho Ⅰ과 염기서열이 유사한 80∼100개의 clone을 동정하여, 이들 두 그룹간 DNA homology는 매우 유사하였다. 150개의 random primer 중 W 염색체 특이적인 반복 염기서열과 유사성을 보이는 primer 7개를 screening하였으며, 이 중 3개의 primer는 닭에서 자성과 웅성간의 차이를 나타내었다. 닭에서 성분화에 관련된 유전자를 동정하기 위하여 포유류의 ZFY와 SRY유전자의 PCR증폭을 실시하였다. ZFY를 증폭한 결과, 자성과 웅성간의 차이를 발견할 수 없었으며, 이는 닭에서 ZFY는 상염색체 또는 Z 염색체에 존재함을 시사한다. SRY의 증폭에서는 성간의 차이가 확인되었으나, 이 유전자가 Z 염색체에 존재하는지 W 염색체에 존재하는지 혹은 상염색체 존재하는지 여부는 연구가 필요하리라 사료된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제52권11호
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• pp.1234-1240
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• 2009

목 적:Enteroviruse (EV)는 영아와 소아에서 가장 흔한 감염의 원인으로 경한 발열성 질환에서 뇌수막염이나 치명적인 심근염까지 다양한 질환을 일으키는 원인이다. 본 연구에서는 국내 중부지역의 EV 유병율에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방 법:2005년 4월부터 2006년 10월까지 국내 중부지역에서 발열성 질환이나 뇌수막염이 의심되어 입원한 소아에서 얻은 검체를 모아 RT-PCR을 시행하여 EV를 확인하였고, genotype과 phylogenetic 분석을 위해 direct sequencing을 시행하였다. 결 과:뇌척수액과 대변검체에서 PCR을 시행한 305명의 환아 중 51명(16.7%)에서 EV가 양성을 보였다. 그중 다음의 serotype이 44명에서 확인되었다: Echovirus (ECV) 18 (18 cases, 35.2%), Coxsackievirus (CVB) 5 (13 cases, 25.4%), ECV25 (5 cases, 9.8%), ECV9 (4 cases, 7.8%), ECV5 (3 cases, 5.8%), EV74 (1 case, 1.9%). 2005년 6월과 8월 사이에는 ECV18과 CVB5가 가장 많이 검출되었다. 2006년 7월과 8월 사이에는 ECV25가 가장 많이 검출되었다. 결 론:지속적인 enterovirus 감염의 감시가 필요하며 임상적인 의의가 밝혀져야 할 것이다. 특히 EV74가 처음으로 국내에서 발견되었기에 이를 보고하는 바이다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.123-130
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• 1999

목 적 : 무균성뇌막염은 소아에서 주로 발생하는 질환으로, 흔히 장 바이러스에 의해 초래 된다. 저자들은 그동안 우리나라에서 분리된 무균성뇌막염 원인바이러스의 5'-NCR에 대한 sequencing을 통하여 prototype과의 homology를 비교하고 이 연구를 진단에 이용하기 위한 기초자료로 이용하기 위하여 본 연구를 시도하였다. 방 법 : 과거 4년간 우리나라에서 분리한 장바이러스 Coxsackie B1, Echovirus 3, 7, 9, 30 을 이용하여 RNA를 분리하고 RT-PCR을 이용하여 DNA를 합성한 후, direct sequencing을 이용하여 WHO에서 얻은 prototype과 homology를 비교하였다. 결 과 : 1) PCR product는 155bp와 440bp부위에 특징적인 띠를 관찰할 수 있었다. 2) 155bp에 관한 sequencing homology를 보면 prototype의 Coxsackie virus와 echovirus 는 92.1%의 homology를 보였다. 3) 환자에서 분리한 Coxsackie B1은 prototype과 94.1%의 homology를 보였다. 4) 환자에서 분리한 Echovirus 3은 92.8%, Echovirus 7은 92.8%, Echovirus 9는 94.1%, Echovirus 30은 82.9%의 homology를 보였다. 결 론 : 장바이러스의 5'-NCR은 homology가 높아서 진단에 이용하기에 좋으며 이 부위를 통한 typing을 위해서는 더 긴 부위를 sequencing할 필요가 있다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.315-320
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• 2016

Porcine beta-defensin-1 (PBD-1) gene plays an important role in the innate immunity of pigs. The peptide encoded by this gene is an antimicrobial peptide that has direct activity against a wide range of microbes. This peptide is involved in the co-creation of an antimicrobial barrier in the oral cavity of pigs. The objective of the present study was to detect polymorphisms, if any, in exon-1 and exon-2 regions of PBD-1 gene in Large White Yorkshire (LWY) and native Ankamali pigs of Kerala, India. Blood samples were collected from 100 pigs and genomic DNA was isolated using phenol chloroform method. The quantity of DNA was assessed in a spectrophotometer and quality by gel electrophoresis. Exon-1 and exon-2 regions of PBD-1 gene were amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the products were subjected to single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. Subsequent silver staining of the polyacrylamide gels revealed three unique SSCP banding patterns in each of the two exons. The presence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) was confirmed by nucleotide sequencing of the PCR products. A novel SNP was found in the 5'-UTR region of exon-1 and a SNP was detected in the mature peptide coding region of exon-2. In exon-1, the pooled population frequencies of GG, GT, and TT genotypes were 0.67, 0.30, and 0.03, respectively. GG genotype was predominant in both the breeds whereas TT genotype was not detected in LWY breed. Similarly, in exon-2, the pooled population frequencies of AA, AG, and GG genotypes were 0.50, 0.27, and 0.23, respectively. AA genotype was predominant in LWY pigs whereas GG genotype was predominant in native pigs. These results suggest that there exists a considerable genetic variation at PBD-1 locus and further association studies may help in development of a PCR based genotyping test to select pigs with better immunity.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.241-247
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• 1996

The Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome is the single most intensively studied chromosome alteration characterizing a human malignancy. The specific genetic alteration of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) is the formation of the BCR/abl fusion gene in leukemic cells. The presence of the BCR/abl gene has important diagnostic and prognostic implications in CML. The detection of BCR/abl transcripts by reverse transcriptase based polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was investigated in patients with CML in whom the Ph chromosome abnormality was documented by cytogenetic analysis. In a total of 68 CML patient cases, the Ph chromosome was found in 53 cases (77.9%) by cytogenetic analysis. On the other hand, sixty two cases (91.2%) were detected to have BCR/abl gene rearrangement Of these, b3a2 was 44 cases (64.7%) and b2a2 was 17 cases (25,0%). There was one case with both b3a2 and b2a2 (1.5%). Of the fifteen cases of Ph chromosome negative by cytogenetic anlaysis, the BCR/abl gene was observed in nine cases, The results of BCR/abl fusion gene confirmed by the direct sequencing method correlated well with PCR analysis, The amplified PCR products were detected by $1{\times}10^{-5}$ dilutions. In conclusion, PCR technique is sensitive, rapid and relatively simple for a laboratory test in detecting the BCR/abl fusion gene with CML regardless of the result of cytogenetic analysis.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2018

Background: Angelica gigas, A. sinensis, and A. acutiloba are commercially important in the herbal medicine market, and among them, A. gigas has the highest economic value and price. However, their similar morphological traits are often used for fraud. Despite their importance in herbal medicine, recognition of the differences between Angelica species is currently inadequate. Methods and Results: A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was developed for direct detection and identification of A. gigas, A. sinensis, and A. acutiloba. The gene for the distinction of species was targeted at ITS in the nucleus and trnC-petN gene in chloroplasts. The optimized multiplex PCR in the present study utilized each Angelica species-specific primer pairs. Each primer pair yielded products of 229 base pairs (bp) for A. gigas, 53 bp for A. sinensis, 170 bp for A. acutiloba. Additionally non-specific PCR products were not detected in similar species by species-specific primers. Conclusions: In the present study, a multiplex-PCR assay, successfully assessed the authenticity of Angelica species (A. gigas, A. sinensis, and A. acutiloba). and whole genome amplification (WGA) was performed after DNA extraction to identify, the species in the product. The detection method of raw materials developed in the present study could be applied to herbal medicine and health functional food management.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.355-359
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• 2006

The functional stability of mRNA is one of the crucial factors affecting the efficiency of in vitro translation. As the rapid degradation of mRNA in the cell extract (S30 extract) causes early termination of the translational reactions, extending the mRNA half-life will improve the productivity of the in vitro protein synthesis. Thus, a simple PCR-based method is introduced to increase the stability of mRNA in an S30 extract. The target genes are PCR-amplified with primers designed to make the ends of the transcribed mRNA molecule anneal to each other. When compared with normal mRNA, the mRNA with the annealing sequences resulted in an approximately 2-fold increase of protein synthesis in an in vitro translation reaction. In addition, sequential transcription and translation reactions in a single tube enabled direct protein expression from the PCR-amplified genes without any separate purification of the mRNA.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제35권12호
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• pp.1309-1316
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• 2011

본 논문에서는 올리고-dT 자성입자와 측면방향 자기영동 기술을 기반으로 하는 초고속 RNA 추출칩을 소개한다. 센자성 와이어에 유도된 고구배자장에 의해 RNA가 결합된 올리고-dT 자성입자를 분리함으로써 용해된 혈액으로부터 고속으로 RNA를 추출하였다. 유속이 20 ml/h까지 자성입자를 80% 이상의 효율로 분리할 수 있었으며, 분리시간은 총 1분 이내였다. 추출된 시료로부터 단백질에 대한 RNA 흡광비율(absorbance ratio of RNA to protein: A260/A280)이 1.7 이상임을 확인하였고, 따라서 추출된 RNA가 매우 순수함을 보였다. 추출된 RNA를 사용하여 cDNA 합성과 PCR을 수행하였으며, 이로부터 개발된 초고속 RNA 추출칩이 적은 양의 시료만으로 간편하며 빠르고 정교한 RT-PCR을 수행하는데 실용적임을 확인하였다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.88-95
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• 2006

Analysis of molecular nature of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) could be powerful marker for anthropological studies of modern populations. While population genetic studies on mtDNA have been reported for several ethnic groups, no such study has been documented for the Korean population. We surveyed mtDNA polymorphisms in the HVS I of noncoding D-loop region and its upstream region from 430 unrelated healthy Korean population by polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and direct sequencing analysis. PCR product with 2,790 bp spanning the specific mtDNA region (mt13715-16504) was subjected to RFLP analysis using 6 restriction enzyme (Hinf I, Hae III, Alu I, Dde I, Mbo I, Rsa I). On the PAUP analysis of PCR-RFLP results, 38 mtDNA haplotypes (Hap 1-38) were detected in the Korean populations, which were classified into 11 haplogroups (Grp 1-11) of related haplotypes encompassing all 38 haplotypes. In comparison of sequencing data with Anderson's reference sequence, the transition type was more prevalent than the transversion type. Insertions or deletions were not found. In addition, three of the polymorphic sites (A16240C, A16351G, G16384A) in HVS-I region are determined newly. The polymorphic sites were distributed randomly in the region, though the frequency at each site was variable. Thus, this research might be required for the genealogical study of Orientals.