• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권12호
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• pp.1692-1697
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• 2023

Staphylococcus aureus integrated with mecA gene, which codes for penicillin-binding protein 2a, is resistant to all penicillins and other beta-lactam antibiotics, resulting in poor treatment expectations in skin and soft tissue infections. The development of a simple, sensitive and portable biosensor for mecA gene analysis in S. aureus is urgently needed. Herein, we propose a dual-toehold-probe (sensing probe)-mediated exonuclease-III (Exo-III)-assisted signal recycling for portable detection of the mecA gene in S. aureus. When the target mecA gene is present, it hybridizes with the sensing probe, initiating Exo III-assisted dual signal recycles, which in turn release numerous "3" sequences. The released "3" sequences initiate catalytic hairpin amplification, resulting in the fixation of a sucrase-labeled H2 probe on the surface of magnetic beads (MBs). After magnet-based enrichment of an MB-H1-H2-sucrase complex and removal of a liquid supernatant containing free sucrase, the complex is then used to catalyze sucrose to glucose, which can be quantitatively detected by a personal glucose meter. With a limit of detection of 4.36 fM for mecA gene, the developed strategy exhibits high sensitivity. In addition, good selectivity and anti-interference capability were also attained with this method, making it promising for antibiotic tolerance analysis at the point-of-care.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.470-474
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• 2003

식중독은 세균에 의한 발병이 대부분이다. 따라서 식품에서 식중독 원인균을 신속하게 탐색하게 식중독으로부터의 되면 피해를 줄일 수 있을 것이다. 고전적인 식중독 원인균 탐색은 증균, 선택적 배지를 이용한 isolation, 생화학적 특징을 활용하는 분석이 있으나 많은 시간이 소요되는 단점을 갖고 있었다. 본 연구는 16S rRNA gene(16S rDNA)로부터 얻은 DNA 염기 서열을 이용 식중독 원인균의 특이적 oligonucleotide probe을 제작 reverse dot blot hybridization과 PCR 방법을 이용하여 고전적인 방법보다 빠른 시간 내에 식품에서 원인균을 탐색 할 수 있었다. 우유를 인공적으로 본 연구에서 사용한 균주로 오염시킨 후 DNA를 추출하여 PCR 증폭산물과 oligonucleotide probe를 hybridization 시킨 결과 oligonucleotide probe를 hybridization 시킨 결과 oligonucleotide probe가 위치한 곳에서 발색 반응이 나타났다. 본 연구에서 본 연구를 통해 DNA microchip으로 활용 짧은 시간 내에 많은 종류의 식중독 원인균을 탐색 할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.483-490
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• 1992

수계 환경에서 일어나는 유전자의 전이행방을 이해하기 위하여, conjugation에 의하여 전이되는 kanamycin 내성 ($Km^r$) 유전자에 대하여 DNA probe를 이용하여 Southern hybridization 방법으로 추적하였다. 자연계로부터 분리한 $Km^r$ 세균과 $Km^r$ 유전자를 유전자 조작기법으로 변형시킨 GMM 균주들을 donor로 하여 conjugation을 했을 때, $Km^r$ 유전자는 자연계 분리 균주에서보다 수질환경에 관계없이 10~00배 잘 전이되었다. LB 배지에서 GMM 균주의 $Km^r$ 유전자가 전이된 conjugant에서는 새로 생성되는 plasmid가 많이 나타났고 AW와 FW에서는 conjugation 시간에 따라 plasmid의 재배열 현상이 다양하였다. LB에서 얻은 conjugant들의 plasmid에 대하여 $Km^r$ DNA probe로 Southern analysis를 한 결과, plasmid의 재배열이 다양함에도 불구하고 conjugant들의 $Km^r$ plasmid는 donor에서와 같은 위치에서 hybridization signal이 나타났다. 그러나 AW에서 50시간 conjugation시켰을 때 DKI의 pDK101과 DKC601의 pDT529, 그리고 AW에서 30시간 conjugation 시켰을 때 DKC600의 pDK101은 전혀 나타나지 않고, 소실되었다. 또 전이된 $Km^r$ plasmid의 크기는 AW와 FW의 수질에 따라 약간 변화되어 나타났다. 그러므로 DNA probe에 의한 Southern hybridization 방법은 수질환경에서 특정 유전자의 전이행방을 추적하는데 매우 유용하다고 판단된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.25-28
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• 2005

The melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) plays an important role in regulation of melanin pigment synthesis within mammalian melanocytes. Mutations within the gene encoding MC1R have been shown to explain coat color variations within several mammalian species including cattle. To develope a rapid and accurate method for the identification of Hanwoo meat, we performed a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis in Melanocortin 1 receptor (MC1R) gene using TaqMan$^{(R)}$ MGB probe-based real-time PCR. Two specific probes (one for Hanwoo and the other for Holstein and Black angus) were designed. At the 5' end of 2 TaqMan$^{(R)}$ MGB probes, 6-carboxyfluorescein (FAM) was labeled for Hanwoo, and VIC for Holstein and Black angus. As a result, Hanwoo samples showed FAM-positive signal only, whereas other samples showed VIC-positive. This result suggests that the TaqMan$^{(R)}$ MGB probe based real-time PCR technique would be very accurate, easy and reproducible method to discriminate between Hanwoo meat and Holstein/Black angus meat.

• 한국식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물학회 1987년도 식물생명공학 심포지움 논문집 Proceedings of Symposia on Plant Biotechnology
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• pp.323-347
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• 1987

The R locus of maize in one of several genes that regulate the anthocyanin pigments throughout the body of the plant and seed. The R gene product may regulate pigment deposition by controlling the expression of the flavonoid biosynthetic gene pathway in a tissue-specific manner. To understand the basis for tissue specific regulation and allelic variation at R, the molecular study has been done by cloning a portion of the R complex by transposon tagging with Ac. R specific probe were cloned from the R-nj mutant induced by Ac insertion mutagenesis. From southern analysis of R-r complex using the R-nj probe, the structure of R-r was proposed that R-r containes the three elements, (P)(Q)(S). These elements may organize as the inversion triplication model which (S) sequence was inverted in relation to (P) and (Q). The R-sc derivated from R-mb or R-nj was cloned with R-nj probe, and molecular genetical data showed that R-sc containes tissue specific and tissue nonspecific area, and the sequencing of R-sc are progressed now.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 1991

A shuttle promoter-probe vector, pEB203, was derived from pBR322, pPL703 and pUB110. Using the vector, a useful DNA fragment, 319 bp EcoRI fragment, having strong promoter activity has been cloned from Bacillus subtills chromosomal DNA. Selection was based on chloramphenicol resistance which is dependent upon the introduction of DNA fragments allowing expression of a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene. The nucleotide sequence of the 319 bp fragment has been determined and the putative -35 and -10 region, ribosome binding site, and ATG initiation codon were observed. This promoter was named EB promoter and the resultant plasmid which can be used as an expression vector was named pEBP313. The crystal protein gene from B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-73 was cloned downstream from the EB promoter without its own promoter. When the resultant plasmid, pBT313, was introduced into Escherichia coli and B. subtilis, efficient synthesis of crystal protein was observed in both cells, and the cp gene expression in B. subtilis begins early in the vegetative phase. The cell extracts from both clones were toxic to Hyphantria cunea larvae.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.415-422
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• 1996

A gene coding for a pyruvyl transferase enzyme involved in exopolysaccharide biosynthesis of Zoogloea ramigera 115SLR was isolated and sequenced. A 4.5 kb of BamHI DNA fragment was isolated from chromosomal DNA using a probe derived from ketal pyruvyl transferase gene of Xanthomonas campestris. The nucleotide sequence of 2.66 kb Pst1/HindIII DNA fragment which was homology with a probe revealed the existence of two complete open reading frames (ORF2 and ORF3) and two partial open reading frames (ORFI and ORF4). The deduced amino acid sequence of ORF3 was homologous to the ketalase (GumL product) of X campestris with 49.5% of similarity and 21.6% of identity. ORF2 on the other hand showed the higher identity with the ketalase (ExoV product) of Rhizobium meliloti (36%) as well as the ketalase of X campestris (23%) than that of ORF3. A gene product of ORF2 was determined with a bacteriophage T7 RNA polymerase/promoter system in E. coli. The molecular weight of protein was 33,500 dalton.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.75-84
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• 2004

Massive identification of differentially expressed patterns has been used as a tool to detect genes that are involved in disease related process. We employed circular single stranded sense molecules as probe DNA for a DNA chip. The circular single stranded DNAs derived from 1,152 unigene cDNA clones were purified in a high throughput mode from the culture supernatant of bacterial transformants containing recombinant phagemids and arrayed onto silanized slide glasses. The DNA chip was examined for its utility in detection of differential expression profile by using cDNA hybridization. Hybridization of the single stranded probe DNA were performed with Cy3- or Cy5-labeled target cDNA preparations at $60^\circ$C. Dot scanning performed with the hybridized slide showed 29 up-regulated and 6 down-regulated genes in a cancerous liver tissue when compared to those of adjacent noncancerous liver tissue. These results indicate that the circular single stranded sense molecules can be employed as probe DNA of arrays in order to obtain a precious panel of differentially expressed genes.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.383-390
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• 1998

Bacillus subtilis DT134 was resistant to 50-fold higher concentration of cadmium ions (Cd2+) than cadmium-sensitive B. subtilis BD224 in Luria Broth (LB) medium. Minimal inhibition concentration test in LB agar plates also showed similar results. The elevated cadmium resistance of B. subtilis DT134 strongly suggested a possible existence of cadmium resistance gene in it. Southern blot with Staphylococcus aureus cadA gene fragment (757 bp NlaIV-XmnI cadA DNA fragment) as probe was carried out to test the existence and similarity of the gene. In high stringency condition, there was no detectable signal, but in low stringency, a strong signal specific to the cadA probe could be detected. These results strongly suggested that there was some similarity between total DNA of B. subtilis DT134 and S. aureus pl258 in terms of cadmium resistance gene and the resistance mechanism might be an efflux mechanism. The subsequent efflux experiment showed that the cadmium resistance mechanism of B. subtilis DT134 was also due to the efflux of cadmium.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.240-245
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• 1991

We have constructed a promoter-probe vector pKU20 using pKT230, a derivative of broad-host-range plsmid RSF1010, as a base. The pKU20 contains structural gene for aminoglycoside phos-photransferase (aph), without promoter, and a multiple cloning site upstream the aph. Using this vector, a 412base pairs (bp) PstI fragment showing strong promoter activity both in Escherichia coli LE392 and Pseudomonas putida KCTC1644 has been cloned from Pseudomonas fluorescens chromosomal DNA on the basis of streptomycin resistance. The nucleotide sequence of the 412 bp fragment has been determined and the putative - 35 and -10 region was observed. Insecticidal protein gene of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-73 inserted on downstream of the promoterlike DNA fragment was efficiently expressed in E. coli and P. putida. The toxin protein was efficiently synthesized in an insoluble form in both strains.