• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.413-427
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• 1997

Porphyromonas endodontalis and Prevotella intermedia are black-pigmented anaerobic gram negative rods which have been isolated from infected root canals and submucous abscesses of endodontic origin. And they are associated with clinical symptoms such as pain, percussion, and foul odor. It has been reported that there are 3 serotypes according to capsule membrane in P. endodontalis and 2 DNA homology groups and 3 serotypes in P. intermedia, but there is no data available regarding genetic diversity for the species P. endodontalis and P. intermedia. The purpose of this study is to investigate genetic diversities between individual strains of P. endodontalis and P. intermedia which are indistinguishable by serotyping and biotyping using bacterial DNA restriction endonuclease analysis. 45 teeth with at least one clinical symptoms, with single canal, and with pulp necrosis were sampled. For sampling bacteria, access cavity was prepared after disinfecting tooth and its surroundings. Then the paper point was inserted to the apex of the canal, leave there for 15 seconds, and finally it was placed into PRAS Ringer's solution and PBS solution. P. endodontalis and P. intermedia were identified by biochemical test and IIF after subculturing black and brown colonies which were produced after 7 days of incubation on BAP in anaerobic chamber. P. endodontalis and P. intermedia strains were grown in BHI broth and whole genomic DNA was extracted by phenol-chloroform extraction technique and digested by restriction endonuclease, Eco RI and Pst I. The resulting DNA fragments were separated by agarose gel electrophoresis, stained with EtBr and photographed under UV light. The results were as follows : 1. In both P. endodontalis and P. intermedia, different serotypes could be found within a root canal of same patient. 2. There were obvious genetic heterogeneity within a patient and within a serotype in both P. endodontalis and P. intermedia. 3. P. endodontalis serotype c, isolated from different patients, exhibited limited genotypic diversity.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.99-102
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• 2004

Bacteriophage PM2 has a closed circular form of double stranded DNA as a genome. This DNA from the phage is a useful source for nick-circle endonuclease assay in the fmol range. Due to difficulties in the maintenance of viral infectivity, storage conditions of the phage should be considered for the puri-fication of PM2 DNA. The proper condition for a short-term storage of less than 2 months is to keep the PM2 phage at 4$^{\circ}C$; whereas the proper condition for a long-term storage of the PM2 phage for over 2 months is to keep it under liquid nitrogen in 7.5 ％ glycerol. The optimal conditions for a high yield of phage progeny were also considered with the goal to achieve a successful PM2 DNA preparation. A MOI(Multiplicity Of Infection) of 0.03, in which the OD$\sub$600/ of the host bacteria was between 0.3 and 0.5, turned out to be optimal for the mass production of PM2 phage with a burst size of about 214. Considerations of PM2 genome size, and the concentrations and radiospecific activities of purified PM2 DNA, are required to measure the endonuclease activity in the fmol range. This study reports the proper quantitation of radioactivity and the yield of purified DNA based on these conditions.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.597-603
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• 1992

To elucidate the molecular genetical properties of the canine parvoviruses isolated from the diseased puppies in the regions of Kyunggi and Chungnam provinces, the replicative form (RF) DNA of four field isolates were compared with those of two attenuated vaccine strains and a reference strains of CPV by restriction endonuclease analysis (REA). REA by Hinf I showed that three CPV isolates except CPV-V15 had an identical banding pattern with two vaccine strains, one standard strain and feline panleukopenia virus (FPLV). In CPV-V15 strain the fourth fragment of DNA with 800 bp was deleted. REA by Bgl II and Pst I indicated that CPV-V15 and FPLV had a bigger second fragment than those of the other strains of CPV. Meanwhile REA by Bam HI revealed that all the field isolates and vaccine strains used in this experiment showed similar banding patterns.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.484-490
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• 2005

Human ribosomal protein S3 (rpS3), which has a DNA repair endonuclease activity, is a multifunctional protein. This protein is involved in DNA repair, translation, and apoptosis. In particular, rpS3 has a lyase activity, which cleaves the phosphodiester bond of damaged sites such as cyclobutane pyrimidine dimers and AP sites. Here, using deletion analysis, we identified that the repair endonuclease domain resides in the C-terminal region (165-243 aa) of rpS3. We also found that ectopic expression of GST-rpS3 in bacterial strain BL21 promoted the resistance of these cells to ultraviolet (UV) radiation and hydrogen peroxide ($H_{2}O_{2}$) treatment. The repair domain of rpS3 was sufficient to exhibit the resistance to UV irradiation and recover cell growth and viability, showing that the repair activity of rpS3 is responsible for the resistance to UV irradiation. Our study suggests that rpS3 is able to process DNA damage in bacteria via its repair domain, showing the resistance to genotoxic stress. This implies that rpS3-like activity could be operative in bacteria.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.18-23
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• 1986

Breνibacterium divaricatum FERM 5948 균주로 부터 Bdi I 제한효소를 ammonium sulfate분획, DEAE-cellulose chroma tograph 그리고 heparin agarose chromatograph 방법을 거쳐 부분정제하여 그 효소적 특성을 관찰하였다. 분리한 Bdi I 제한효소는 pBR 322와 ${\lambda}$ DNA를 이용하여 인지부위를 알아본 결과 5' ATCGAT3'을 인지하는 Cia I과 isoschizomer였다. 또한 CIa I 으로 자른 ${\lambda}$ DNA가 Bdi I 으로 자른 pBR 322에 클로닝 됨으로 보아 Bdi I 제한효소는 T와 C사이를 잘라(5' AT CGAT 3') 5' pGG를 가지는 cohesive end로 만듬을 알 수 있었다. 이 효소의 최적활성온도는 $37^{\circ}C$ 였고 50 - 100 mM의 NaCl 농도에서 활성이 높았으여 150 mM이상의 농도에서는 활성이 저해되었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.285-290
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• 1994

자연계에서 새로운 제한효소 생산균을 검색하여 한 균주를 선발하고, 형태학적, 생리학적, 생화학적 특성들을 조사하여 Alcaligenes sp.로 동정하고 제한효소의 특성을 조사하였다. Alcaligenes sp. J-482가 생산하는 제한효소를 AspJI으로 명명하였다. AspJI은 pBR322, Adenovirus 2-DNA, ${lambda}$ DNA 등에 대한 절단양식이 AatII와 같아 AatII의 isoschizomer로 추정 되었으며, 효소활성에 12.5mM 이상의 $MgCl_2$를 필요로 하였으며, NaCl에 의하여 저해되었다. AspJI의 반응 최적 온도는 $37^{circ}C$, 최적 pH는 7.5로 확인 되었으며, 내열성을 조사한 결과 $85^{circ}C$이상에서 15분처리 할 때 안전히 실활되는 것으로 관찰되었다.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1995년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.340.1-340
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• 1995

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.109-111
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• 1999

• 미생물학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.86-90
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• 1986

The DNA methylated by Hpa II methylase was not cleaved by Sma, I, Ava I and Nae I endonucleases. This experimental data could be interpreted as strong evidences that Sma I, Ava I and Nae I methylases which yet to be isolated would methylate on the inmost cytosine nucleotide within their hexameric recognition sequences. The facts that Sma I, Ava I and Nae I endonucleases can not cleave the DNA methylated by Hpa II methylase are the valuable informations for protecting DNAs upon cleavage reactions by Sma I, Ava I and NAe I endonucleases especially for cDNA insertion experiments into vector DNAs using Sma I, Ava I and Nae I oligonucleotide linkers. In the case of Xma I endonuclease, partially cleaved DNA fragments were observed although the reaction rate was greatly decreased. This result implies that the methylation site of Xma I methylase which yet to be isolated would not be the same as that of Hpa II methylase in Xma I sequence.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.140-144
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• 2006

A deoxyriboendonuclease has been purified to near homogeneity from a fast growing mycobacterium species, M. smegmatis and characterized to some extent. The size of enzyme is about 43 kDa as determined by a denaturing gel analysis. It shows optimum activity at $32^{\circ}C$ in Tris-HCl buffer (pH 7.2) containing 2.5 mM of $MgCl_2$. Both EDTA and $K^+$ but not $Na^+$ inhibit its activity. Evidences show that the enzyme is not a restriction endonuclease but catalyzes the endonucleolytic cleavage of both the double- as well as the single-strand DNA non-specifically. It has been shown that the cleavage by this enzyme generates DNA fragments carrying phosphate groups at 5' ends and hydroxyl group at the 3' ends, respectively. Analysis reveals that no endonuclease having size and property identical to our deoxyriboendonuclease had been purified from M. smegmatis before. The property of our enzymes closely matches with the deoxyriboendonucleases purified from diverse sources including bacteria.