• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.274-283
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• 1988

Aqualysin I is an alkaline serine protease which is secretet into the culture medium by Thermus aquaticus YT-1, an extreme thermophile. Aqualysin I was purified, and its partial amino acid sequence was determined. The gene encoding aqualysin I was cloned into E. coli using synthetic oligodeoxyribonucleotides as hybridization probes. The nucleotide sequence of the cloned DNA was determined. The primary structure of aqualysin I, deduced from the nucleotide sequenc, agreed with the determid amino acid sequences, including the $NH_2-$ and COOH terminal sequence of the tryptides derived from aqualysin I. Aqualysin I comprised 281 amino acid residues and its molecular mass was determined to be 28350. On alignment of the whole amino acid sequence, aqualysin I showed high sequence homology with the subtilisin type serine protease, and 43% identity with proteinase K, 37-30% with subtilisins and 34% with thermitase. Extremely high sequence identity was observed in the regions containing the active-site residues, corresponding to Asp32, His64 and Ser221 of subtilisin BPN'. Aqualysin I contains two disulfide bonds, Cys67-Cys99 and Cys163-Cys194, and these disulfide bonds seem to contribute to the heat stability of the enzyme. The determined positions of the twe disulfide bonds of aqualysin I agreed with those predicted previously on the basis of computer graphics of the crystallographic data for subtilisin BPN'. Therefore, these findings sugests that the three-dimensional structure of aqualysin I is similar to that of subtilisin BPN' Aqualysin I is produced as a lage precursor, which contains $NH_2-$ and COOH- terminal portions besides the mature protease sequence.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.333-341
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• 2001

퇴비화 촉진 미생물인 Bacillus subtilis LYH201균주가 분비하는 섬유소 분해효소를 분자생물학적으로 연구한 결과는 다음과 같다. 섬유소를 분해하는 유전자는 유전자은행에 의해 구한 약 5,000개의 clone 중 CMC 배지 상에서 활성을 가지는 clone을 선발하여 bglC(pLYH7-39)로 명명하였다. 섬유소를 분해하는 bglC 유전자는 Pvu II, EcoRI, SspI의 제한효소 site를 가지고 있었으며, BglC는 Clostridium acetobutylicum GUN_CLOAB(P15704)와 57%의 identity와 71%의 homology를 나타내어 상동성이 가장 높았으며, CMC-SDS-PAGE 분석으로 56 kDa의 분자량을 나타냈고, 온도는 $50^{\circ}C$, pH는 7에서 활성이 가장 높았다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.328-339
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• 2010

A tobamovirus, Ribgrass mosaic virus (RMV), was identified newly from chinese cabbage (Brassica campestris L. pekinensis) in Korea. Virus disease incidence of RMV on chinese cabbage was 37.9% in alpine area on August in 1993. RMV induced the symptoms of necrotic ring spots, necrotic streak on midrib and malformation. RMV, Ca1 and Ca3 isolate, could infect 35 species out of 45 plants including Chenopodium amaranticolor. Physical properties of RMV Ca1 isolate were very stable as 10.8 over for dilution end point, $95^{\circ}C$ for temperature inactivation point and 18 weeks for longevity in vitro. RMV had the soil transmission rate of 75.0% for the chinese cabbages, 'Chunhawang' and 'Seoul' cultivars. The purified virions of RMV had the typical ultraviolet absorption spectrum of maximum at 260 nm and minimum at 247 nm. RMV of Ca1 isolate was related serologically with antisera of Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV)-Cym, TMV-O and Pepper mottle virus, but not related with antiserum of Odontoglossum ring spot virus. coat protein gene of RMV-Ca1, sized 473 nucleotides, encoded 158 amino acid residues. Nucleotide identity of RMV-Ca1 CP gene was 96.4% with RMV-Shanghai (GenBank accession No. of AF185272) from China and 96.0% with RMV-Impatiens (GenBank accession No. of AM040974) from Germany. Identity of amino acids between RMV-Ca1 and the two RMV isolates was 96.8%. Specific three primers were selected for rapid and easy genetic detection of RMV using Virion Captured (VC)/RT-PCR method.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.25-36
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• 2024

In this study, we analyzed the phylogenetic classification, epitope prediction, and pathogenicity of red sea bream iridovirus (RSIV) isolated from rock bream between 2019 and 2023. Phylogenetics based on genes encoding MCP and ATPase indicated that all five RSIV isolates belonged to RSIV subtype II. The deduced amino acid sequence of the MCP for the amplicons (1362 bp) obtained from RSIV isolates had a length of 453 amino acids. Among these, the amino acid sequences of the RSIV-19, 21, 22, and 23 isolates showed 100% identity, while the RSIV-20 isolate showed 99.78% identity with one residue difference at position 306. As a result of antigenicity analysis based on amino acid sequence, the antigenicity score of the RSIV-20 isolate was 0.6386 and the other RSIV isolates were 0.6365. Additionally, the prediction of their antigenic determinants resulted in a total of 17 identical antigenic plots. When each RSIV was inoculated into rock bream, no significant differences were observed with 100% cumulative mortality in all groups. This study provides data on the potential for genetic variation of RSIV isolated in the same marine area over the past five years, and the antigenicity and pathogenicity results of each isolate are expected to be useful information for selecting future vaccine strains.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.289-300
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• 1997

생후 2주일 되는 강아지의 위에서 카이모신을 추출하고 이온교환 크로마토그래피로 정제하였다. 카이모신 아미노산 서열의 반은 아미노산 서열 분석법으로, 또 프로카이모신의 전아미노산 서열은 프로카이모신 cDNA의 염기서열로부터 결정하였다. 강아지 프로카이모신의 아미노산 서열은 송아지와는 79%, 돼지 펩신노진 A와는 54%의 상동성을 보였다. 프로펩티드의 크기와 활성효소의 N-말단 아미노산 잔기의 위치는 다른 프로카이모신과 같았다. 강아지 카이모신의 pH 3.2에서 단백질 분해활성의 최대 값은 돼지 펩신의 pH 2에서 값의 3-4% 밖에 되지 않았으나, 웅유활성은 송아지보다 훨씬 높았다. 강아지의 위 추출물에 대한 pH 5.2에서의 한천 젤 전기이동으로 프로카이모신과 카이모신에는 두 가지의 현저한 유전적 변이형이 존재함을 확인하였다. 두 변이형은 아미노산 조성, N-말단 서열, 그리고 효소성질에서 차이가 없었다. 송아지와 강아지 카이모신의 기질결합에 관여하는 아미노산 잔기는 다음과 같이 서로 달랐다(돼지 펩신의 서열번호로 표시함) : Ser12 Thr (S$_4$), Leu30 Val (S$_1$/S$_3$), His 74 Gln (S'$_2$), Val111 Ile (S$_1$/S$_3$), Lys220 Met (S$_4$). 강아지 카이모신의 단백질 분해활성이 낮은 것은 송아지의 Asp 303이 강아지에서는 Val303으로 바뀐 때문이라고 생각된다.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.5.1-5.8
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• 2015

Background: Korean native chicken (KNC) is a well-known breed due to its superior meat taste. This breed, however, owing to a low growth rate, has a high market price. In order to overcome this disadvantage, the National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS) in Korea developed a commercial KNC breed, named Woorimatdag version 2 (WM2), an upgraded version of the Woorimatdag (WM1) breed and the WM2 was created by crossing the KNC with meat type breeds. This study aims to discriminate between WM2 and other chicken breeds using microsatellite (MS) markers. Methods: A total of 302 individuals from eight Korean chicken populations were examined. The genetic diversity and population structure analysis were investigated using Cervus, API-CALC, STRUCTURE, PowerMarker programs. Results: Based on heterozygosity and polymorphic information content (PIC) values, 30 MS markers were initially selected from 150 markers. The identified average number of alleles (Na), expected heterozygosity, and PIC values for the WM2 samples were 7.17, 0.741, and 0.682, respectively. Additionally, the paternity of individuals was assigned with a success rate of greater than 99% using 12 markers, the best minimum number of markers. The 12 selected markers contained heterozygosity and PIC values above 0.7 and probability of identity values around zero. Using these markers, the determined probability of identity (PI), $PI_{half-sibs}$, and $PI_{sibs}$ values were 3.23E-33, 5.03E-22, and 8.61E-08, respectively. Conclusions: WM2 is well differentiated with respect to other chicken breeds based on estimated genetic distances. The results presented here will contribute to the identification of commercial WM2 chicken in the market.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.15-26
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• 2015

Microsatellite(MS) marker는 가축의 유전적 특성 및 계통간의 유연관계 분석에 있어 많이 이용되고 있는 분자유전학적 유전표지로 유전체 상에 널리 분포하고 있으며, 높은 변별력과 검출이 간편하다. 본 연구는 한협 8개 계통과 토종닭 순계 12 계통을 대상으로 27종 MS marker의 유전자형을 분석하고, 이를 기반으로 유전적 특성 및 계통간 유연관계를 구명함으로써 한협에서 생산되고 있는 토종닭 계통들의 유전적 배경이나 특성에 대한 기초자료를 제공하고자 실시하였다. 연구 결과, 27종 MS marker 분석 결과, 평균 11.7개의 대립유전자가 확인되었으며, $H_{exp}$와 PIC의 경우 MCW0288이 각각 0.688, 0.646으로 가장 낮았고, MCW0104가 0.881, 0.869로 가장 높게 확인되었으며, 집단별 $F_{is}$(f)값을 통해 한협 H 계통(HH)은 집단 내 개체 간 상관 정도가 가장 적은 것으로 확인되었다. 계통 간 유연관계를 분석한 결과, 전체 20계통 중 로드 아일랜드 레드 계통(NC와 ND)이 가장 가까운 것(0.175)으로 확인되었으며, 반면에 레그혼 F(NF)와 로드 아일랜드 레드 D(ND) 계통이 가장 먼 것(0.710)으로 확인되었다. MS marker의 효율성을 검증하기 위해 동일개체 출현확률(PI)을 분석한 결과, 전체 계통에 대한 동일개체 출현확률(PI)과 한협 8계통의 동일개체 출현확률(PI)은 27종의 MS marker를 사용하였을 경우, 각각 $8.80{\times}10^{-83}$, $3.87{\times}10^{-117}$으로 확인되었다. 따라서 본 연구는 토종닭 시장에서 높은 점유율을 보유한 한협의 실용계 계통의 유전적 배경과 특성분석을 통해 향후 소비자의 요구에 부합하는 토종닭의 개량 및 실용계 계통의 개발을 위한 기초자료로 유용하게 활용될 것으로 기대된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.316-322
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• 2013

In order to evaluate the genetic diversity and discrimination among five Korean native chicken lines, a total of 86 individuals were genotyped using 150 microsatellite (MS) markers, and 15 highly polymorphic MS markers were selected. Based on the highest value of the number of alleles, the expected heterozygosity (He) and polymorphic information content (PIC) for the selected markers ranged from 6 to 12, 0.466 to 0.852, 0.709 to 0.882 and 0.648 to 0.865, respectively. Using these markers, the calculated genetic distance (Fst), the heterozygote deficit among chicken lines (Fit) and the heterozygote deficit within chicken line (Fis) values ranged from 0.0309 to 0.2473, 0.0013 to 0.4513 and -0.1002 to 0.271, respectively. The expected probability of identity values in random individuals (PI), random half-sib ($PI_{half-sibs}$) and random sibs ($PI_{sibs}$) were estimated at $7.98{\times}10^{-29}$, $2.88{\times}10^{-20}$ and $1.25{\times}10^{-08}$, respectively, indicating that these markers can be used for traceability systems in Korean native chickens. The unrooted phylogenetic neighbor-joining (NJ) tree was constructed using 15 MS markers that clearly differentiated among the five native chicken lines. Also, the structure was estimated by the individual clustering with the K value of 5. The selected 15 MS markers were found to be useful for the conservation, breeding plan, and traceability system in Korean native chickens.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.407-414
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• 2009

A cDNA clone encoding phytocystatin was isolated from Brassica rapa seedlings, through rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). This gene (name as Brcpi1; GenBank accession no.: EF079953) had a total length of 881 bp with an open reading frame of 609 bp, and encoded predicted polypeptide of 203 amino acid (aa) residues including a putative N-terminal signal peptide. Other relevant regions found its sequence included the G and PW conserved aa motifs, and the consensus LARFAV sequence for phytocystatins and the reactive site QVVAG. The BrCPI1 protein shared 95, 94, 81, 80 and 78% identity with other CPI proterins isolated from Brassica oleracea (BoCPI-1), Arabidopsis thaliana (AtCY SB), Glycine max (GmCPI), Oryza sativa (OsCYS-2) and Zea may (ZmCPI) at amino acid level, respectively. Southern blot analysis showed that Brcpi1 was a low copy gene. Expression pattern analysis revealed that Brcpi1 was a tissue-specific expressing gene during reproductive growth and strongly expressed at mature seedling stages. Furthermore, overexpression of Brcpi1 in transgenic Arabidopsis was enhanced tolerance to salt and cold stresses. Meanwhile the juvenile seedling of Brcpi1 transgenic plants was not affected by various concentrations ABA in MS medium. Taken together, the results showed that Brcpi1 functioned as a cysteine protease inhibitor and it exhibited a protective agent against diverse types of abiotic stress, which induced this gene in a tissue- and stress-specific manner.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.223-231
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• 2010

A total of 191 samples collected from the commercial swine farms located in Chungnam province were investigated by PCR to estimate the prevalence of Lawsonia (L.) intracellularis infection. In the group of the pigs with proliferative enteritis, 14 (93.3%) of 15 intestinal samples and 12 (80.0%) of 15 feces were positive in PCR. In contrast, a relatively low positive rate (18.0%, 29 of 161 samples) was determined in the group of normal healthy pigs. The group of pigs over 120 days showed the highest positive rates (26.8%, 15 of 56 samples). In the comparison of the sequences of 210bp for species specific fragments and 301bp for outer membrane protein, the isolates (L1. L2) showed almost 100% identity with the reference L. intracellularis (L08049, USA). For the sequences of partial 16s rDNA, the homologies among the 5 isolates (L1-L5) were 97.4% to 99.3%, and those of 5 sequences (L1-L5) versus 5 overseas reference strains of L. intracellularis ranged from 98.6% to 99.8%. In the comparison of the nucleotide sequences among 5 isolates and other species in Desulfovibrionales showed 82.4 to 99.5% identities. The 5 isolates shared relatively low identities (76.9% to 84.4%) with the species of alpha-proteobacteria. In phylogenetic analysis based on the 16s rDNA sequences, all of the 5 isolates (L1-L5) were located in the same branch with the strains of L. intracellularis that were previously isolated from the pigs in USA and China. Seven strains of Desulfovibrio sp. were clustered in the neighboring branches, whereas alpha and gamma Proteobacteria showed distant relationship with L. intracellularis strains. The present findings suggest that L. intracellularis infection is endemic in the swine farms in the regions, and that the domestic isolates maintained very limited genetic variation.