• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1236-1243
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• 2014

Genetics is important for breeding and selection of horses but there is a lack of well-established horse-related browsers or databases. In order to better understand horses, more variants and other integrated information are needed. Thus, we construct a horse genomic variants database including expression and other information. Horse Single Nucleotide Polymorphism and Expression Database (HSDB) (http://snugenome2.snu.ac.kr/HSDB) provides the number of unexplored genomic variants still remaining to be identified in the horse genome including rare variants by using population genome sequences of eighteen horses and RNA-seq of four horses. The identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were confirmed by comparing them with SNP chip data and variants of RNA-seq, which showed a concordance level of 99.02% and 96.6%, respectively. Moreover, the database provides the genomic variants with their corresponding transcriptional profiles from the same individuals to help understand the functional aspects of these variants. The database will contribute to genetic improvement and breeding strategies of Thoroughbreds.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.8-19
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• 2017

Objective: A whole genome association study was conducted to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with additive and dominant effects for growth and carcass traits in Korean native cattle, Hanwoo. Methods: The data set comprised 61 sires and their 486 Hanwoo steers that were born between spring of 2005 and fall of 2007. The steers were genotyped with the 35,968 SNPs that were embedded in the Illumina bovine SNP 50K beadchip and six growth and carcass quality traits were measured for the steers. A series of lack-of-fit tests between the models was applied to classify gene expression pattern as additive or dominant. Results: A total of 18 (0), 15 (3), 12 (8), 15 (18), 11 (7), and 21 (1) SNPs were detected at the 5% chromosome (genome) - wise level for weaning weight (WWT), yearling weight (YWT), carcass weight (CWT), backfat thickness (BFT), longissimus dorsi muscle area (LMA) and marbling score, respectively. Among the significant 129 SNPs, 56 SNPs had additive effects, 20 SNPs dominance effects, and 53 SNPs both additive and dominance effects, suggesting that dominance inheritance mode be considered in genetic improvement for growth and carcass quality in Hanwoo. The significant SNPs were located at 33 quantitative trait locus (QTL) regions on 18 Bos Taurus chromosomes (i.e. BTA 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 26, 28, and 29) were detected. There is strong evidence that BTA14 is the key chromosome affecting CWT. Also, BTA20 is the key chromosome for almost all traits measured (WWT, YWT, LMA). Conclusion: The application of various additive and dominance SNP models enabled better characterization of SNP inheritance mode for growth and carcass quality traits in Hanwoo, and many of the detected SNPs or QTL had dominance effects, suggesting that dominance be considered for the whole-genome SNPs data and implementation of successive molecular breeding schemes in Hanwoo.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.249-257
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• 2002

Pseudomonas fluorescens GL20 is a plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium that produces a large amount of hydroxamate siderophore under iron-limited conditions. The strain GL20 considerably inhibited the spore germination and hyphal growth of a plant pathogenic fungus, Fusarium solani, when iron was limited, significantly suppressed the root-rot disease on beans caused by F. solani, and enhanced the plant growth. The mechanism for the beneficial effect of strain GL20 on the disease suppression was due to the siderophore production, evidenced by mutant strains derived from the strain. Analysis of the outer membrane protein profile revealed that the growth of strain GL20 induced the synthesis of specific iron-regulated outer membrane proteins with molecular masses of 85- and 90 kDa as the high-affinity receptors for the ferric siderophore. In addition, a cross-feeding assay revealed the presence of multiple inducible receptors for heterologous siderophores in the strain. In order to induce increased efficacy and potential in biological control of plant disease, a siderophore-overproducing mutant, GL20-S207, was prepared by NTG mutagenesis. The mutant GL20-S207 produced nearly 2.3 times more siderophore than the parent strain. In pot trials of beans with F. solani, the mutant increased plant growth up to 1.5 times compared with that of the parent strain. These results suggest that the plant growth-promoting P. fluorescens GL20 and the genetically bred P. fluorescens GL20-S207 can play an important role in the biological control of soil-borne plant diseases in the rhizosphere.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.119-141
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• 2020

The Dromedary camel (Camelus dromedaries) is an important species because of its ability to produce good quality meat, milk, and fibers under harsh environmental conditions. Camels are also crucial for transportation, racing, and as draft animals in agriculture. Therefore, dromedary camels play a critical role in the economy for millions of people living in the arid part of the world. The inherent capability of camels to produce meat and milk is highly correlated with their reproductive performance. Compared with other domestic species, the reproductive efficiency in camelids is low. Although recent reproductive technologies such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) have been successfully applied to camelids and the birth of live offspring following these technologies has been reported; in vitro embryo production (IVP) has lagged in this species. The development of the IVP system for dromedary camels may be a useful tool for the genetic improvement of this species. IVP in farm animals includes three main steps; in vitro maturation (IVM) of an oocyte, IVF of a matured oocyte, and in vitro culture (IVC) of fertilized oocyte up to the blastocyst stage. This review aims to summarize various factors that influence oocyte quality, IVM, and in vitro embryo development in dromedary camel.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.203-212
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• 2007

돼지의 부분육의 중량과 수율의 개량을 위하여 생체에서 이를 측정할 수 있는 수단이 필요하다. 4개의 교잡 계통돈 돼지 432두에 대하여 시기별 생체 측정치와 도축자료를 조사하였다. 생체중 및 도체중 그리고 부분육의 중량은 도축일령에 의해 영향을 거의 모두 받고 있지만 수율에 있어서는 삼겹살과 목심에만 유의성있게 영향하는 것으로 나타났다. 부분육의 형질과 시기별 생체 측정치간의 상관 조사에서 대부분의 체측정치에서 검정 종료시의 측정치가 다른 시기의 측정치보다 상관이 높게 나타났고, 부분육 형질의 예측을 위한 회귀식에서도 검정 개시와 출하시의 체측정치 보다 검정 종료시 체측정치를 이용하였을 때 결정계수가 모든 부분육의 형질에서 높아 가장 정확하게 추정하였다. 부분육 형질을 평균 출하일령으로 보정한 뒤, 검정 종료시 체측정치의 3차 다항회귀 식에 의한 부분육 형질의 예측에서 중량과 수율의 결정계수가 각각 0.59~0.68과 0.33~0.43의 범위를 보여주어 이를 돼지의 부분육 형질의 개량을 위해 활용하면 국내 선호부위가 우수한 한국형 종돈의 생산이 기대된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.116-123
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• 2003

Forages are the most important feed resource for ruminants worldwide, whether fed as pastures, forage crops or conserved hay, silage or haylage. There is large variability in the quality of forages so measurement and prediction of feeding value and nutritive value are essential for high levels of production. Within a commercial animal production system, methods of prediction must be inexpensive and rapid. At least 50% of the variation in feeding value of forages is due to variation in voluntary feed intake. Identification of the factors that constrain voluntary feed intake allows these differences to be managed and exploited in forage selection. Constraints to intake have been predicted using combinations of metabolic and physical factors within the animal while simple measurements such as the energy required to shear the plant material are related to constraints to intake with some plant material. Animals respond to both pre- and post-ingestive feedback signals from forages. Pre-ingestive signals may play a role in intake with signals including taste, odour and texture together with learned aversions to nutrients or toxins (post-ingestive feedback signals). The challenge to forage evaluation is identification of the factors which are most important contributors to these feedback signals. Empirical models incorporating chemical composition are also widely used. The models tend to be useful within the ranges of the datasets used in their development but none can claim to have universal application. Mechanistic models are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated and incorporate both feed characteristics and use of biochemical pathways within the animal. Improvement in utilisation through the deliberate selection of pasture plants for high feeding value appears to have potential and has been poorly exploited. Use of Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy is a simple method that offers significant potential for the preliminary screening of plants with genetic differences in feeding value. Near Infrared Reflectance Spectroscopy will only be as reliable as the calibration sets from which the equations are generated.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.359-363
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• 1986

본 실험의 목적은 starch의 alcohol발효에 있어서 전분의 $\alpha$-1.4 linkage을 분해하여 alcohol발효를 하는 S diastaticus와 전분 중의 $\alpha$-1.4, $\alpha$-1.6 linkage를 모두 분해할 수 있는 C. tropicalis 간의 이속간의 protoplast fusion을 시켰다. 이때 세포 융합의 빈도는 $10^{-5}$-$10^{-6}$이였으며, 이틀 융합체중 amylase 생성능과 유전적으로 안정한 융합체를 분리하였다. fusant의 성질을 조사하기 위하여 탄소원 자화능을 조사한바 parent와 달리 탄소원 자화능이 일부 보완됨을 보였고 또한 fusant는 원 parent보다 세포의 크기가 클 뿐만아니라, DNA함량도 많았다. spore형성능은 S. diastaticus A4는 spore를 형성하나 C. tropicalis는 형성할 수 없는 반면에 fusant는 형성하였고, Cu$^{++}$ 내성과 NaCl 내염성도 조사하였는데 fusant는 parent의 중간 성질을 가졌다. Fusant의 증식율을 조사하기 위하여 생육도를 조사한 결과 Parent보다 유도기가 길었음을 알았다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1314-1321
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• 2010

Sulfur metabolism in S. cerevisiae is well established, but the mechanisms underlying the formation of sulfide remain obscure. Here, we investigated by real-time RT-PCR the dependence of expression levels of MET3, MET5/ECM17, MET10, MET16, and MET17 along with SSU1 on nitrogen availability in two wine yeast strains that produce divergent sulfide profiles. MET3 was the most highly expressed of the genes studied in strain PYCC4072, and SSU1 in strain UCD522. The strains behaved differently according to the sampling times, with UCD522 and PYCC4072 showing the highest expression levels at 120 h and 72 h, respectively. In the presence of 267 mg assimilable N/l, the genes were more highly expressed in strain UCD522 than in PYCC4072. MET5/ECM17 and MET17 were only weakly expressed in both strains under any condition tested. MET10 and SSU1 in both strains, but MET16 only in PYCC4072, were consistently upregulated when sulfide production was inhibited. This study illustrates that strain genotype could be important in determining enzyme activities and therefore the rate of sulfide liberation. This linkage, for some yeast strains, of sulfide production to expression levels of genes associated with sulfate assimilation and sulfur amino acid biosynthesis could be relevant for defining new strategies for the genetic improvement of wine yeasts.

• Advances in pediatric surgery
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.146-151
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• 1999

Neurocristopathy originates from aberrant development of the neural crest by genetic abnormality. Dysgenetic or neoplastic neurocristopathy mayor may not combine at one or more organs. Congenital central hypoventilation syndrome (Ondine's curse) is characterized by the respiratory depression during sleep, although showing normal ventilation while awake, because the baby does not responde to hypercapnea or hypoxia. One newborn girl, full-term, 3,020 g of birth weight with neurocristopathy is reported. It showed poor respiration at birth, and temporary Improvement with oxygen and respiratory stimulations. Abdomen was distended. Abdominal x-ray revealed small bowel obstruction and calcified opacity at the right lower quadrant. Because transitional zone was noticed at the distal jejunum during laparotomy, jejunostomy was performed. Several times trial of extubation have failed becaused of the repeated apneas. Brain sonography and echocardiogram were normal. The patient died of sepsis at 37 days of age. Para-aortic ganglioneuroblastoma was found at autopsy. In this case, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome, Hirschsprung's disease and congenital ganglioneuroblastoma are combined as a neurocristopathy.

• Journal of the Korean Data and Information Science Society
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.733-739
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• 2016

본 연구는 이미 한우에서 검증된 지방산 합성 효소 유전자의 g.15532 C>A, g.17924 G>A 단일염기다형성과 암소의 후대들 중 거세우의 도체성적을 이용하여 유전자 활용에 대한 방안을 모색하고자 한다. 이 단일염기다형성의 유전자형을 분석하기 위해 경북지역에서 사육된 암소 270두와 이들의 후대들 중 도체성적이 있는 거세우 270두의 게놈 DNA를 추출하여 단일염기확장법으로 유전자형을 분석하였다. 본 연구에 사용된 통계모델은 GLM의 ANCOVA 방식을 사용하였다. 한우 거세우와 암소집단에서 g.15532 C>A와 g.17924 G>A 단일염기다형성들과 근내지방도간 연관분석을 한결과 거세우집단에서 근내지방도와 유의적인 차이를 나타내었지만 암소집단에서는 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 하지만 일반 한우농가에서 개량하는 있는 방식인 후대검정우 등급판정 결과를 이용하여 이 단일염기다형성과 분석한 결과 암소 집단에서 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다. 따라서 g.15532 C>A와 g.17924 G>A 단일염기다형성은 한우 암소 개량에 있어 후대검정우 등급판정결과와 조합하여 사용할 경우 근내지방도 개량에 효율적인 선발 보조도구 활용가치가 높을 것이라 판단되어진다.