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Evolutionary Analyses of Hanwoo (Korean Cattle)-Specific Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Genes Using Whole-Genome Resequencing Data of a Hanwoo Population

  • Lee, Daehwan;Cho, Minah;Hong, Woon-young;Lim, Dajeong;Kim, Hyung-Chul;Cho, Yong-Min;Jeong, Jin-Young;Choi, Bong-Hwan;Ko, Younhee;Kim, Jaebum
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.39 no.9
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    • pp.692-698
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    • 2016
  • Advances in next generation sequencing (NGS) technologies have enabled population-level studies for many animals to unravel the relationships between genotypic differences and traits of specific populations. The objective of this study was to perform evolutionary analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) in genes of Korean native cattle Hanwoo in comparison to SNP data from four other cattle breeds (Jersey, Simmental, Angus, and Holstein) and four related species (pig, horse, human, and mouse) obtained from public databases through NGS-based resequencing. We analyzed population structures and differentiation levels for the five cattle breeds and estimated species-specific SNPs with their origins and phylogenetic relationships among species. In addition, we identified Hanwoo-specific genes and proteins, and determined distinct changes in protein-protein interactions among five species (cattle, pig, horse, human, mouse) in the STRING network database by additionally considering indirect protein interactions. We found that the Hanwoo population was clearly different from the other four cattle populations. There were Hanwoo-specific genes related to its meat trait. Protein interaction rewiring analysis also confirmed that there were Hanwoo-specific protein-protein interactions that might have contributed to its unique meat quality.

Identification and Expression Analyses of Equine Endogenous Retroviruses in Horses

  • Gim, Jeong-An;Kim, Heui-Soo
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • v.40 no.10
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    • pp.796-804
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    • 2017
  • Endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) have been integrated into vertebrate genomes and have momentously affected host organisms. Horses (Equus caballus) have been domesticated and selected for elite racing ability over centuries. ERVs played an important role in the evolutionary diversification of the horse genome. In the present study, we identified six equine ERV families (EqERVs-E1, I1, M2, P1, S1, and Y4), their full-length viral open reading frames (ORFs), and elucidated their phylogenetic relationships. The divergence time of EqERV families assuming an evolutionary rate of 0.2%/Myr indicated that EqERV-S3 (75.4 million years ago; mya) on chromosome 10 is an old EqERV family and EqERV-P5 (1.2 Mya) on chromosome 12 is a young member. During the evolutionary diversification of horses, the EqERV-I family diverged 1.7 Mya to 38.7 Mya. Reverse transcription quantitative real-time PCR (RT-qPCR) amplification of EqERV pol genes showed greater expression in the cerebellum of the Jeju horse than the Thoroughbred horse. These results could contribute further dynamic studies for horse genome in relation to EqERV gene function.

Selaginella austrotibetica (Selaginellaceae), a new spikemoss from Xizang, China

  • Meng-Hua Zhang;Jie Yang;Aleksandr Petrovich Shalimov;Jong-Soo Kang;Xian-Chun Zhang
    • Journal of Species Research
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2024
  • Selaginella austrotibetica, a new spikemoss species from China, is described. The species is epipetric and was found on a moss-covered rocky cliff by a riverbank. Morphologically, it is unlike any anisosporophyllous species in the genus Selaginella. However, it resembles species of the S. sanguinolenta group, especially similar to S. sajanensis in gross morphology, except for the characters of strobilus. The molecular phylogenetic analysis clearly showed that S. austrotibetica was nested within the anisosporophyllous species clade, forming a sister relationship with the clade of S. vaginata and S. xipholepis, and distinct from the S. sanguinolenta group, including S. sajanensis. Although S. austrotibetica is sister to the clade of S. vaginata and S. xipholepis, the species can be clearly distinguished by its sparse leaves on branches, dorsal leaves that are broad-ovate, base obtuse to rounded, margin denticulate or very shortly sparsely ciliolate, and leaves that are slightly thick and shiny. Therefore, we described Selaginella austrotibetica as a new species and discuss its phylogenetic relationships within the genus Selaginella.

The Evolutionary Trends and Influential Factors Analysis of Agricultural Trade between South Korea and RCEP Member Countries

  • Qianli Wu;Jinyan Tian;Haiyan Yu;Ziyang Liu
    • Journal of Internet Computing and Services
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    • v.25 no.4
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    • pp.73-86
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    • 2024
  • With the acceleration of regional economic integration, the agricultural trade network within the RCEP region presents new opportunities and challenges for member countries. This study focuses on agricultural trade among RCEP members from 2011 to 2020, utilizing social network analysis to explore the structural characteristics and evolutionary trends of the trade network. Additionally, an extended gravity model is employed to empirically analyze the key factors influencing South Korea's agricultural trade with other member countries. The findings reveal that: (1) Agricultural trade relationships within the RCEP region are stable and mature, with high interconnectivity in the trade network, indicating a trend towards balanced development. (2) The positions of member countries within the agricultural trade network are characterized by both high density and heterogeneity. (3) South Korea's agricultural trade with RCEP member countries is positively influenced by the economic size, population size, and governance level of its trading partners, while South Korea's own indicators show no significant effect. The trade distance between South Korea and member countries also has a positive impact on agricultural trade. By combining social network analysis with an extended gravity model, this study provides a multi-faceted quantitative analysis of the RCEP agricultural trade network, offering new insights into regional agricultural trade. It also provides empirical evidence for agricultural trade cooperation between South Korea and other RCEP countries.

NORMAL EIGENVALUES IN EVOLUTIONARY PROCESS

  • Kim, Dohan;Miyazaki, Rinko;Naito, Toshiki;Shin, Jong Son
    • Journal of the Korean Mathematical Society
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    • v.53 no.4
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    • pp.895-908
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    • 2016
  • Firstly, we establish spectral mapping theorems for normal eigenvalues (due to Browder) of a $C_0$-semigroup and its generator. Secondly, we discuss relationships between normal eigenvalues of the compact monodromy operator and the generator of the evolution semigroup on $P_{\tau}(X)$ associated with the ${\tau}$-periodic evolutionary process on a Banach space X, where $P_{\tau}(X)$ stands for the space of all ${\tau}$-periodic continuous functions mapping ${\mathbb{R}}$ to X.

Genetic Relationships among Australian and Mongolian Fleece-bearing Goats

  • Bolormaa, S.;Ruvinsky, A.;Walkden-Brown, S.;van der Werf, J.
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.21 no.11
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    • pp.1535-1543
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    • 2008
  • Microsatellites (MS) are useful for quantifying genetic variation within and between populations and for describing the evolutionary relationships of closely related populations. The main objectives of this work were to estimate genetic parameters, measure genetic distances and reconstruct phylogenetic relationships between Australian Angora/Angora_Aus/ and Cashmere/Cashmere_Aus/ populations and three Mongolian Cashmere goat (Bayandelger/BD/, Zavkhan Buural/ZB/, and Gobi Gurvan Saikhan/GGS/) populations based on variation at fourteen MS loci. The level and pattern of observed and expected heterozygosity and polymorphic information content of the fourteen loci studied across the populations were quite similar and high. Except for SRCRSP07, all studied microsatellites were in Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (p<0.001). Moderate genetic variation (7.5%) was found between the five goat populations with 92.5% of total genetic variation attributable to diversity existing between the individuals within each population. The greatest Nei's genetic distances were found between the Angora and four Cashmere populations (0.201-0.276) and the lowest distances were between the Mongolian Cashmere goat populations (0.026-0.031). Compared with other Cashmere goat populations, the GGS (crossbred with Russian Don Goats) population had the smallest pairwise genetic distance from the Australian Angora population (0.192). According to a three-factorial correspondence analysis (CA), the three different Mongolian Cashmere populations could hardly be distinguished from each other.

Theoretical Analysis on the Evolutionary Advancement of Capacity Maturity Models for Software Process Improvement (소프트웨어 프로세스 향상을 위한 능력성숙 모델(CMM)의 진화적 발전에 관한 이론적 분석)

  • 고석하;이수정;홍정유;김주성;경원현
    • Journal of Information Technology Applications and Management
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.35-63
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    • 2002
  • The analysis on the relationships among SPI models and restructuring SPI models according to a common framework makes it possible to compare and integrate the numerous research results about the models. It also makes it possible to assess objectively and accurately the results and benefits of evaluating an organization which has been evaluated according to a partial SPI model according to a new and integrated SPI model.

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The Protein Identification system Design and Implementation by Peptide mass mapping in Distributed Environment (분산 환경에서 Peptide Mass Mapping에 의한 단백질 검증 시스템 설계 및 구현)

  • 신민수;김도완;허철구;임소형
    • Proceedings of the Korea Multimedia Society Conference
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    • 2000.11a
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    • pp.571-574
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    • 2000
  • 오늘날 단백질 정보 분석은 HGP(Human Genome Project)이후 Post-genome 시대를 맞이하면서 매우 중요한 분야로 인식되고 있다. 이 단백질 정보를 이용하는 응용은 Discovery of Protein Structure/Function Relationships, Evolutionary Relationships, 3D Modeling 등 많은 분야에서 활용되어진다. 여러 가지 분야들 중에서 특히 단백질 구조 분석을 위한 많은 다양한 소프트웨어들이 출현되고 있다. 하지만 복잡하게 얽혀 있는 단백질들을 검증하기 위해서 Mass Spectrometry에서 발생되는 Peptide Masses의 정보들을 이용할 수 있다. 이에 본 논문에서는 Mass Spectrometry에서 생성된 Peptide Mass Map을 이용하여 기존의 단백질 Database에 있는 단백질들과 비교하는 자동화 단백질 검증 시스템 설계 및 구현에 관한 연구내용을 담고 있다. 이 시스템은 3-계층 중심으로 개발이 이루어지며 이 기종 시스템과의 원활한 통신 다중 계층의 환경에 있는 각 객체들간에 통신을 위해서 RMI 기반의 미들 웨어를 활용하기로 한다.

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Phylogenetic Relationships of the Korean Trigonotis Steven (Boraginaceae) Based on Chloroplast DNA (cpDNA) and Nuclear Ribosomal Markers (nrDNA) Region

  • Trinh, Ngoc Ai;Nguyen, Hien Thi Thanh;Park, Seon Joo
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.753-761
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    • 2012
  • We performed phylogenetic analyses of a total of 21 acessions covering 5 species in the Korean Trigonotis and one outgroup species using nuclear ribosomal ITS and chloroplast rbcL, matK, ndhF sequences. Outgroup were chosen from the closely related genus Lithospermum zollingeri. Both parsimony and Bayesian Inference methods were used to reconstruct the evolutionary history of the group. The evidence collected indicated that phylogenetic relationships among Korean Trigonotis species are unresolved based on nuclear marker (ITS), as the same as based on separated chloroplast sequences. While the phylogenetic relationships of Korean Trigonotis species almost clearly were resolved in combined chloroplast sequences. Thus, the members of Trigonotis coreana can be distinguished to the members of Trigonotis peduncularis in combined cpDNA sequences and Trigonotis nakaii was treated as a synonymed to Trigonotis radicans var. sericea. In addition, the MP and BI analysis showed Trigonotis icumae as sister of the remained Korean Trigonotis species based on combined molecular markers (BI: PP = 1).