• Molecules and Cells
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.215-219
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• 2007

In mammals light input resets the central clock of the suprachiasmatic nucleus by inducing secretion of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) from retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). We previously showed that thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1), a homeodomain-containing transcription factor, specifically regulates PACAP gene expression in the rat hypothalamus. In the present study we examined the expression of TTF-1 in PACAP-synthesizing retinal cells. Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) showed that it is abundantly expressed in RGCs of the superior region of the retina, but in only a small subset of RGCs in the inferior region. Double FISH experiments revealed that TTF-1 is exclusively expressed in PACAP-producing RGCs. These results suggest that TTF-1 plays a regulatory role in PACAP-expressing retinal ganglion cells.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.117-119
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• 2013

Double trisomy mosaicism of two different cell lines is extremely rare, particularly those that involve constitutional trisomy 8. We report a case of 47,XXX/47,XX,+8 in a 12-year-old female presenting with several skeletal anomalies. She exhibited distinct phenotypic features such as tall stature, deviation of the left middle finger, webbing of both thumbs and flexion deformities of the both third and fifth distal intermediate phalanges. A mild impulse-control disorder was observed, without mental retardation. Chromosomal and fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis demonstrated double trisomy mosaicism both on lymphocytes and buccal epithelial cells.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.547-554
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• 2004

텔로미어란 진핵세포에 존재하는 DNA-protein 복합체로서 염색체의 말단부에 tandem repeated DNA 서열(TTAGGG)n과 특정 단백질로 구성되어 있으며 세포 분열이 진행함에 따라 이의 길이가 짧아지게 되고 일정 길이 이하가 되면 세포의 사망이 유기된다. 텔로미어의 역할은 게놈의 보호자로서 염색체의 안정성에 본질적으로 작용할고 감수분열시 상동염색체간의 접합에 주된 작용을 하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 소와 돼지의 성축에 대한 텔로미디어의 핵형과 각 염색체상 텔로미어의 양적 분포 양상을 제시하고자 Holstein과 Landrace를 공시하고 이들로부터 섬유아세포 배양으로 중기상을 획득한 다음 human telomeric DNA probe를 이용하여 형광접합보인법(FISH)으로 분석하였다. 실험 결과 소와 돼지의 모든 염색체의 양 말단부에 뚜렷한 텔로미어 프로브의 접합 양상을 발견할 수 있었다. 소의 경우 염색체들 간 텔로미디어의 양적 변이가 나타났으며 돼지의 경우는 모든 분석된 세포에서 특이적으로 6q1의 위치에 interstitial telomere가 존재하였다. 양적형광접합보인법(Q-FISH) 분석 결과 일부 염색체에서 한쪽 말단의 텔로미어 함량이 유의적으로 높은 것으로 분석되었고, 전체적으로 거의 모든 염색체에서 소, 돼지 공히 q-arm 말단주의 함유율이 p-arm 말단부에 비해 높은 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 염색체상 텔로미어의 상대적 함유율은 소가 돼지에 비해 높게 나타났으며, 전체 염색체 중 텔로미어의 상대적 함유율은 소, 돼지 모두 Y 염색체에서 가장 높았다.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.99-103
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was designed to determine the frequency and echocardiographic findings of 22q11.2 deletions in fetuses with cardiac defects on fetal ultrasound or familial backgrounds of 22q11.2 deletions. Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical and ultrasonographic records of 170 fetuses that underwent fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis for chromosome 22q11.2 deletions between February 2001 and April 2013. Results: Among 145 fetuses with cardiac defects, six (4.1%) had 22q11.2 deletions. Deletions of 22q11.2 were detected in 6 (5%) of the 120 fetuses with conotruncal defects: 5 (8.9%) of 56 with tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) and 1 (5.9%) of 17 with double outlet right ventricle (DORV). No deletions were found in cases of pulmonary atresia, truncus arteriosus, right aortic arch, or transposition of the great arteries. No 22q11.2 deletions were found in non-conotruncal cardiac malformations. Among 25 fetuses with familial backgrounds of 22q11.2 deletions, one (4%) had a maternally inherited 22q11.2 deletion with no cardiac findings. Conclusion: Knowledge of the frequency and echocardiographic findings of 22q11.2 deletions might be helpful for prenatal genetic counseling. It is advisable to perform FISH analysis for 22q11.2 deletions in pregnancies exhibiting conotruncal cardiac defects such as TOF or DORV.