• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.49-57
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• 2001

중국과 북동 중국에 서식하는 등줄쥐 2아종 (Apodemus agrarius coreae와 A. agrarius manchuricus)의 아종 내의 유전자 다양성의 정도를 파악하고 2아종간의 차이를 확인하기 위해, 미토콘드리아 DNA cytochrome b 유전자의 부분 염기서열을 분석하였다. 열 여덟마리의 A. agrarius coreae로부터 10 haplotype이, 그리고 2마리의 A. agrarius manchuricus로부터 1 haplotype이 밝혀졌다. 아종 coreae의 10 haplotype간의 Tamura-Nei nucleotide 거리는 0.36에서 1.86%였고, 2아종 coreae와 manchuricus간의 nucleotide 거리는 0.37에서 1.47%였다. 아종 coreae내 최대 genetic divergene 거리는 2아종간의 최대거리보다 크게 나타났다. 또한 2아종의 11 haplotype을 비교했을 때에, 뚜렷하게 아군으로 나뉘어지지 않았다. 본 염기서열의 분석 결과는 지금까지의 형태적 연구의 결과와 일치하지 않았으며, cytochrome b 유전자는 A. agrarius의 2아종을 구분하기에 좋은 유전자 marker가 아닌 것으로 판단됐다. 앞으로, A. agrarius의 2아종간의 유전적 관계를 밝히기 위해 미토콘드리아 DNA control region의 분석이 필요하다고 본다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.45-48
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• 2003

We have previously cloned and characterized the complete fibroin L-chain gene from one of the silkworm races Baekok-Jam (Bombyx mori) and found two variable regions (I, intron 2 ~ exon 3; II, intron 6) with the primer sets designed to cover these variable regions. We tested the utility of these regions as genetic markers among silkworm races. For the purpose of study, Japanese race (Jam 123), Chinese race (Jam 124) and their F$_1$hybrid Baekok-Jam were used. The PCR product size of region I was 787 bp in Jam 123, 770 bp in Jam 124 and 768 bp in Baekok-Jam. The size of region II was 470 bp in Jam 123, 428 bp in Jam 124 and 429 Up in Baekok-Jam. In the extended experiment, Jam 125 (Japanese race), Jam 126 (Chinese race) and their F$_1$hybrid Daeseong-Jam were also analyzed. The sizes of region I and II in Jam 125, Jam 126 and Daeseong-Jam were similar to those of Jam 123, Jam 124 and Baekok-Jam. DNA sequence divergence between the two geographic races of Jam 123 or Jam 125 and Jam 124 or Jam 126 was substantial. The result suggests that the fibroin L-chain gene of F$_1$hybrids were inherited from Chinese races. These results are concordant with cocoon shapes of tested animals, and suggested that Baekok-Jam or Daeseong-jam is more closely related to Jam 124 or Jam 126 than to Jam 123 or Jam 125. Taken these data together, the primer sets designed from two variable regions of fibroin L-chain gene would be highly useful, as the genetic markers for silkworm races, at least in Japanese and Chinese races, although an extended study including more geographic races is required.

• 동국한의학연구소논문집
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.141-148
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• 1999

FoLT-PCR 기술을 인체체질의학적 응용을 위하여 당뇨병연구에 사용하였다. 당뇨병은 제1형 및 제2형으로 나뉘는데 제1형은 인슈린비의존성(NIDDM)으로 당뇨병환자의 약60%이상을 차지하며, 제2형은 인슈린의존성(IDDM)으로 당뇨병환자의 30%미만을 차지한다. 이들은 대부분 후천적으로 환경중에서의 인슈린관련 유전자의 돌연변이에 의해 발병하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이에, 본 연구에서는 당뇨병의 병인을 유전적변이와 체질의학적 관계에서 고찰하기 위하여 수행되었다. NIDDM환자와 IDDM환자를 대상으로 인슈린유전자를 증폭하여 제한효소절단 양상과 염기배열분석을 하였다. 비암호영역중 4개 위치 +216, +1045, +1367, 및 +1380에서 다형성을 보였으며 새로운 ${\alpha}4$, ${\alpha}5$, ${\alpha}6$ 및 ${\beta}2$이 ${\alpha}1$과 ${\beta}1$가 이형(heterozygous)에서만 검출되며 ${\alpha}1$은 우성이며 신규형들과 ${\beta}1$은 열성이었다. 이러한 당뇨병병인은 유전학적으로 체질의학과 깊은 관계를 가지는 것을 시사하였다.

• 한국조류학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.117-125
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• 2018

방울새는 지리적 분포와 형태형질에 따라 전 세계적으로 5 또는 6아종으로 분류하지만, 분류학적 위치와 유전적 분기 정도에 대한 연구가 미흡한 실정이다. 본 연구에서는 국내에 서식하는 방울새 집단의 형태 및 유전적 형질을 바탕으로 방울새 아종의 지리계통학적 분류를 시도하였다. 방울새 집단의 형태형질 조사 결과, 울릉도 서식 개체군은 내륙 개체군보다 부리 높이와 부리 길이가 유의하게 큰 것으로 나타났다. 이와 더불어 mtDNA의 COX1 염기변이와 분자계통분류 결과에서도 두 집단 간에 뚜렷한 유전적 분기가 나타났다. 제주도 개체군은 내륙 개체군과 형태적으로 비슷함에도 불구하고 유전적으로 울릉도 개체군과 유연관계가 높은 것으로 나타났다. 부산, 거제도 일대에서 비번식기에 채집한 일부개체의 외부 측정값은 울릉도 개체군과 비슷하였고, 이러한 특징은 계절에 따른 일부 개체군의 이동을 반증한다. 또한, 상대적으로 낮은 유전적 거리 및 염기다양성은 국내의 방울새 집단이 최근에 섬 집단과 내륙 집단으로 양분되어 분기된 것으로 판단된다. 향후, 본 종에 대한 지리적 분포, 계절별 이동성, 형태형질과 유전적 흐름, mtDNA 유전체를 통한 분자계통분류에 대한 추가적인 조사가 요구된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.88-94
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• 1997

황해 서식 대하(P. chinenesis) 각 개체군의 유전 구조를 파악하기 위하여 미토콘드리아 DNA(mtDNA)를 추출한 후 BamHI등 15종의 제한효소를 이용한 제한효소 절편 다형 현상 (Restriction Fragment Length Polymer-phisms; RFLPs)을 분석하였으며 보리새우 (P. japonicus)와의 염기 치환 정도를 비교하기 위하여 일본 나가사키 1 집단의 절편 양상도 함께 분석하였다. 한국의 대천, 진도, 나로도 집단과 중국의 발해, 청도 집단 등 5개 집단을 분석한 결과, 대하에서는 3종의 haplotype이 발견되었으나 5개 집단 모두가 하나의 haplotype에 의해 지배되고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 나타난 변이는 2종류로 Cla I과 Pvu II 인식부위가 부가된 변이가 청도와 나로도 집단에서 출현하였을 뿐 전 집단에 대한 나머지 13종의 제한 효소 절편 양상은 모두 동일한 것으로 나타났다. 이와 같은 결과에서 보면 황해산 대하의 각 집단 사이에는 활발한 유전자 교류가 있는 것으로 판단되며, 3개 계군에 대한 지금까지의 구분은 재검토되어야 할 것으로 판단된다. 대하와 보리새우의 mtDNA 공통절편을 이용한 p 값에 의한 염기치환은 $13.7\%$ 정도인 것으로 나타났으며, 제한 효소별 절편의 크기를 비교한 결과 대하의 mtDNA의 크기는 평균 16.44kb였고 보리새우는 약 16.31kb였다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.32-36
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• 2000

Solitary long terminal repeats(LTRs) of human endogenous retrovirus K family(HERV-K) have been found to be coexpressed with sequences of closely located genes. It has been suggested that HERV-K LTR-like elements entered the primate genome approximately 33-40 million years ago. WE investigated the presence of HERV-K LTR elements in New World monkeys using PCR amplification. Six LTR elements of HERV-K family were identified from New World monkeys, represented by the squirrel and night monkeys. They showed a high degree of sequence homology(96-99%) with the human-specific HERV-K LTR elements. Phylogenetic analysis reveals that an LTR element (SM-1) from the squirrel monkey and another LTR element (NM-1) from the night monkey are very closely related to the human-specific HERV-K LTR elements with low degree of divergence. This finding suggests that some of LTR elements of HERV-K family have recently been proliferated in New World monkeys. A sequence in chromosome Xq26(AL034407) \ulcorner contains an HERV-K LTR element was shown to be present in the human genome, but is absent in the bonobo, chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, and gibbon. It has more than 99% homology to other human-specific HERV-K LTR elements. This sequence thus represents and isolated insertion of an evolving class of elements that may have made a particular contribution to human genomic plasticity.

• ALGAE
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.277-288
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• 2019

Freshwater red algae of the order Batrachospermales are poorly studied in India and Nepal, especially on a molecular basis. During a survey in northeast India and east Nepal, six populations of the genus Sheathia were found and analyzed using molecular and morphological evidence. Phylogenetic analyses based on the rbcL gene sequences grouped all populations in a large clade including our S. arcuata specimens and others from several regions. Sheathia arcuata represents a species complex with a high sequence divergence and several smaller clades. Samples from India and Nepal were grouped in three distinct clades with high support and representing new cryptic species: a clade formed by two samples from India, which was named Sheathia assamica sp. nov.; one sample from India and one from Nepal formed another clade, named Sheathia indonepalensis sp. nov.; two samples from Nepal grouped with sequences from Hawaii and Indonesia (only 'Chantransia' stages) and gametophytes from Taiwan, named Sheathia dispersa sp. nov. Morphological characters of the specimens from these three species overlap one another and with the general circumscription of S. arcuata, which lacks the heterocortication (presence of bulbous cells in the cortical filaments) present in other species of the genus Sheathia. Although the region sampled is relatively restricted, the genetic diversity among specimens of these three groups was high and not closely related in the phylogenetic relationship with the other clades of S. arcuata. These data corroborate information from other groups of organisms (e.g., land and aquatic plants) that indicates this region (Eastern Himalaya) as a hotspot of biodiversity.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2000

The internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS I, 5.8S and ITS II) of the ribosomal DNAs were amplified from Korean isolates of Phytophthora spp. and sequenced to characterize them. Sequences from 33 isolates previously identified as P. boehmeriae, P. cactprum, P. cambivora, P. capsici, P. cinnamomi, P. erythroseptica, P. infestans, P. megasperma, P. melonis, P. nicotianae, P. palmivora and P. sojae were compared with published sequences, and a phylogenetic tree was produced. All isolates belonging to 10 species, P. cactorum, P. cambivora, P. capsici, P. cinnamomi P. citricola, P. infestans, P. nicotianae, P. palmivora and P. sojae were clearly clustered into published isolates of each species above 97% bootstrap value. Cucurbits isolates of Phytophthora previously identified as either P. melonis or P. drechsleri showed distinct evolutionary lineages from the P. megasperma was closely related to isolates of P. cryptogea-P. drechsleri showed distinct evolutionary lineages from the P. cryptogea-P. drechsleri complex group, indicating that P. melonis is a valid species. A Korean isolate of P. megasperma was closely related to isolates of P. erythroseptica showed distant genetic relationship with published isolates of P. erythroseptica (CBS 956.87). It is probable that the two Korean isolates could be genetically different from foreign isolates or misidentified. A grouping of species according to ITS sequence divergence matched, to some degree, the broad classification based on type of papilla. However, a separation of semi-papillate species and papillate species was not wvident in this study.

• ALGAE
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.171-179
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• 2017

The strictly freshwater red algal order Batrachospermales has undergone numerous taxonomic rearrangements in the recent past to rectify the paraphyly of its largest genus Batrachospermum. These systematic investigations have led to the description of new genera and species as well as re-circumscription of some taxa. Specimens collected from two locations in the southeastern USA were initially identified as being allied to Batrachospermum sensu lato, but could not be assigned to any recognized species. Representative rbcL (plastid) and COI-5P (mitochondrion) sequences showed these specimens to be similar to each other and not closely matching the previously published sequence data for other Batrachospermum taxa. Comparison of sequence variation and morphology with a broader range of batrachospermalean taxa resulted in the proposal of a new monotypic genus Lympha mucosa gen. et sp. nov. to accommodate these specimens. Lympha mucosa is sister to members of a newly described genus Volatus, but the two genera are easily distinguished based on straight versus curved, twisted or spirally coiled carpogonial branch, respectively. This new taxon has morphological similarities to Batrachospermum sections Turfosa and Virescentia, but can be differentiated based on genetic divergence in rbcL and COI-5P as well as a combination of morphological characters: dense, compressed whorls, axial carposporophytes with a single type of gonimoblast filament; cortication of the main axis closely appressed; and short, straight carpogonial branch arising from the pericentral cell and carpogonia with unstalked, lanceolate trichogynes. This new taxon adds to the freshwater red algal diversity of the southeastern USA, a region already known for biodiversity and high endemism of the aquatic flora and fauna. It is also a relevant new addition to the taxonomic knowledge of the freshwater red algal Batrachospermales.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.136-143
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• 2013

The collared scops owl that occurs in Korea is a protected species but its exact specific status has been questioned. To resolve the species status, a molecular phylogenetic analysis was conducted using two fragments of mitochondrial DNA, cytochrome b (cyt b, 891 bp) and NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2 (ND2, 627 bp) genes. Phylogenetic trees of cyt b revealed that all Korean specimens formed a monophyletic group with Japanese scops owl Otus semitorques with very low sequence divergence (d=0.008). We obtained a similar ND2 tree as well (d=0.003); however, the genetic distance between Korean individuals and O. lempiji from GenBank (AJ004026-7, EU348987, and EU601036) was very high and sufficient enough to separate them as species (cyt b, d=0.118; ND2, d=0.113). We also found that Korean species showed high differentiation from O. bakkamoena (AJ004018-20 and EU601034; cyt b, d=0.106; ND2, d=0.113) and O. lettia (EU601109 and EU601033, cyt b, d=0.110; ND2, d=0.117) as well. Therefore, we suggest that the Korean collared scops owl should be designated as Otus semitorques.