• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.681-684
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• 2007

An immunoassay method was developed to quantitatively detect phosphinothricin-N-acetyltransferase (PAT) encoded by the Bialaphos resistance (bar) gene in genetically modified (GM) pepper. The histidine-tagged PAT was overexpressed in Escherichia coli M15 (pQE3l-bar) and efficiently purified by $Ni^{2+}$ affinity chromatography. A developed sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (S-ELISA) method (detection limit: $0.01{\mu}g/ml$) was 100-fold more sensitive than a competitive indirect ELISA (CI-ELISA) method or Western blot analysis in detecting the recombinant PAT. In real sample tests, PAT in genetically modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) peppers was successfully quantified [$4.9{\pm}0.4{\mu}g/g$ of sample (n=6)] by the S-ELISA method. The S-ELISA method developed here could be applied to other GMHT crops and vegetables producing PAT.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.335-341
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• 2007

For the development of qualitative and quantitative PCR methods of genetically modified (GM) pepper developed in Korea, a capsanthin-capsorubin synthase (CCS) gene was used as the endogenous reference gene. The primer pair ccs-F/R amplifying the pepper endogenous gene gave rise to an amplicon of 102 bp. No amplified product was observed when DNA samples from 16 different plants were used as templates. The construct-specific primer pairs amplifying the junction region of the bar gene and Ti7 introduced in GM pepper gave rise to an amplicon of 182 bp. Quantitative PCR assay was performed using a TaqMan probe and a standard plasmid as a reference molecule, which contained both an endogenous and event-specific sequence. For the validation of this method, the test samples containing 0.1, 1, 3, 5, and 10% GM pepper were quantified.

• 한국지역사회생활과학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.177-184
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• 2004

본 연구는 농촌진흥청에서 개발한 유전자 변형(제초제 저항성) 고추와 모종인 수비초 고추의 영양성분을 분석하고 유전자 변형된 경우 영양성분에 차이가 있는지 비교하기 위하여 수행하였다. 영양성분은 AOAC법을 이용하여 주요 영양소(단백질, 지방, 섬유소, 회분, 당질)와 무기질(칼슘, 칼륨, 나트륨, 마그네슘, 아연, 철) 함량을 분석하였고, 식품성분표에 제시된 일반 고추의 영양성분과 비교하였다. 그 결과 유전자 변형 고추는 모종 고추와 영양성분 함량이 유사하였고, 일반적인 고추의 영양성분 함량 범위 내에 있어 실질적인 동등성을 갖는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.901-907
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• 2015

CMV 바이러스 저항성 H15 고추 도입유전자의 발현산물인 CMV-CP 단백질의 80개씩의 아미노산 비교에서 35% 보다 큰 상동성을 갖거나 8개 이상의 일련된 아미노산 염기 서열이 일치하는 알레르겐은 존재하지 않는 것이 확인되었으며, 따라서 CMV-CP 단백질 서열은 기지의 알레르겐과 구조적 및 면역학적으로 연관된 유사성이 없음을 확인하였다. 형질전환에 따른 특성 변화를 비교하기 위해 서로 다른 지역에서 재배된 CMV 바이러스 저항성 H15 고추 및 그 모본의 발현 단백질 항원 농도와 그 분포를 비교한 결과 발현된 단백질의 양상과 양은 재배 연도 및 환경적 영향에 따른 차이가 발견되었지만, 동일한 연도에 같은 장소에서 재배된 유전자변형 고추와 그 모본 사이에서의 차이는 발견되지 않아 형질전환으로 인한 특성변화는 없는 것으로 확인 되었다. 환자 혈청을 이용해 immunoblotting법과 ELISA법으로 확인한 항원-항체 반응성 비교에서도 CMV 바이러스 저항성 H15 고추와 그 모본 P2377사이에 차이가 없는 것이 확인되었다. 이러한 결과를 종합할 때, 유전자변형 고추 H15는 그 모본과 비교하여 형질전환으로 인한 알레르기성의 변화는 없는 것으로 판단된다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2011

To identify unintended vertical gene-transfer rates from the developed transgenic plants, rapid and unequivocal techniques are needed to identify event-specific markers based on flanking sequences around the transgene and to distinguish zygosity such as homo- and hetero-zygosity. To facilitate evaluation of zygosity, a polymerase chain reaction technique was used to analyze a transgenic pepper line B20 (homozygote), P915 wild type (null zygote), and their F1 hybrids, which were used as transgene contaminated plants. First, we sequenced the 3'-flanking region of the T-DNA (1,277 bp) in the transgenic pepper event B20. Based on sequence information for the 3'- and 5'-flanking region of T-DNA provided in a previous study, a primer pair was designed to amplify full length T-DNA in B20. We successfully amplified the full length T-DNA containing 986 bp from the flanking regions of B20. In addition, a 1,040 bp PCR product, which was where the T-DNA was inserted, was amplified from P915. Finally, both full length T-DNA and the 1,040 bp fragment were simultaneously amplified in the F1 hybrids; P915 ${\times}$ B20, Pungchon ${\times}$ B20, Gumtap ${\times}$ B20. In the present study, we were able to identify zygosity among homozygous transgenic event B20, its wild type P915, and hemizygous F1 hybrids. Therefore, this novel zygosity identification technique, which is based on PCR, can be effectively used to examine gene flow for transgenic pepper event B20.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.192-200
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• 2012

형질전환 작물 개발시, 위해성 평가에 영향을 미치게 될 요인들을 파악하고, 이에 대한 과학적 근거의 마련을 위한 실험 자료 생산계획의 확립과 실험을 진행하는 것이 매우 중요하다. 또한 유전자변형작물을 개발한 후 정부의 승인을 위한 과학적이고 신뢰할 만한 자료를 축적하기 위해서는 오랜 기간과 많은 자본이 투입된다. 이에 따라, 본 연구에서는 CMV 저항성 유전자변형 고추에 대한 평가분석 연구를 통해 유전자변형작물의 환경위해성 평가를 수행하는데 있어 도입유전자 확인을 위한 평가서 작성을 위해 요구되는 서던 분석을 위한 탐침 포화, 도입유전자의 발현 해석을 위한 RT-PCR, ELISA 실험에 관한 사례를 제시하고자 하였다. 서던 분석을 위해 삽입 유전자 전체 서열의 확인이 가능한 10개의 부분적으로 겹치는 탐침을 제작하였다. 서던 분석 결과, 고추에 도입된 외래유전자가 단일사본으로 존재하여, 게놈전체에서 도입된 위치 이외에 상동성을 갖는 다른 조각 부위가 없음을 확인하였으며, 도입유전자 전체의 안정성을 확실히 입증할 수 있었다. 그와 더불어, 역전사 중합효소 연쇄반응 및 효소면역법 실험을 통하여, CMV 저항성 고추의 잎, 과실 등과 같은 주요 기관에서의 삽입 유전자에 대한 안정적인 발현을 확인 할 수 있었다.

• 한국환경과학회지
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1183-1190
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• 2011

This study was aimed to establish the evaluating protocol and standard assessment for genetically modified (GM) hot pepper and to find out a proper statistic method to analyze for equality of agricultural characters between GM and non-GM pepper lines. GM and non-GM hot pepper lines were cultivated in two GMO fields in the middle region of Korea and total of 52 agricultural characters were collected during the plant growing season for 4 years, 2007 to 2010. Levene's test was conducted to confirm the homogeneity of raw data before statistic analysis. Two-way ANOVA in the multivariate tests and t-test were conducted to analyze 52 agricultural characters in order to find out the equality between H15 and P2377. From the statistical analysis through two-way ANOVA, 16 out of 16 plant growth traits, 9 out of 18 green fruit traits and 7 out of 18 red fruit traits among 4 years and 9 out of 16 plant growth traits, 4 out of 18 green fruit traits and 3 out of 18 red fruit traits between H15 and P2377 have shown the statistic differences. With the same raw data of 52 agricultural characters, t-test was also conducted. Based on the result from t-test, only 1 out of 16 plant growth traits, 2 out of 18 green fruit traits and 1 out of 18 red fruit traits have shown the differences between H15 and P2377, so that it was concluded that there is no statistic difference between H15 and P2377 in terms of agricultural characters. Also, the t-test is a proper statistic method to analyze each trait between GM and its control lines in order to evaluate agricultural characters.

• 식품문화 한맛한얼
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.5-31
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• 2009

Prior to 1970, it was known that Korean had our own red pepper named as Kochu and we used Kochu in preparing kimchi and kochujang. However, after Professor Lee insisted that Korean red pepper (Kochu) was transferred from Japan during the Seven Years War (Imjinwaeran(壬辰倭亂)), Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592${\sim}$1598), it has been generally accepted without any criticisms. But many old literatures have shown that Korean Kochu already existed in Korea before the war. For example, the books, Kukubkanibang ((救急簡易方) published in 1489) and Hunmongjahoi ((訓蒙字會) published in 1527), demonstrated that Kochu was cultivated as food substances or medicinal purposes. In another old literature (1460), Siklyochanyo(食療撰要), kochujang was used as an uncomfort-stomach stabilizer. In addition, Korean red pepper was genetically different from South-Mid America's red pepper called as Aji. It has been also insisted by Professor Lee that Aji was transferred to Europe by Columbus in 1492 and then to Korea by Japanese Army in order to kill Korean during the war, and the Aji was modified to Korean Kochu. In conclusion, in Korea our own Kochu was cultivated and used in the Korean native fermented foods such as kimchi and kochujang.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.924-939
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• 2016

The great economic losses caused by Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) infection of peppers has led to the development of genetically modified (GM) CMV-resistant peppers. We developed virus-resistant pepper plants using Agrobacterium tumefaciens -mediated transformation. The expressed recombinant protein was purified using nickel-nitrilotriacetic acid resin and immunoaffinity chromatography, and purity was assessed by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Immunoblot analysis revealed the purified CMV coat protein (CMV-CP) had a molecular mass of 25 kDa. After in-gel digestion and desalting, the internal peptide fragments of CMV-CP were sequenced by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization-time of flight. Most GM pepper and Escherichia coli BL21 internal peptides had identical peptide sequences and contained 137 of 183 whole peptides in CMV-CP. A quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was performed to detect CMV-resistant GM peppers. We also provide basic information about the expressed protein in GM peppers for further safety assessment. The contents of soluble protein and CMV-CP were measured in GM and control peppers cultivated in three different areas of Korea. Statistical significance in terms of cultivation areas, harvest times, generations, and plant tissue origin were determined based on a P value of 0.05. The highest amount of CMV-CP was detected at the seedling stage from plant grown in each region. T3 and T5 showed significantly different levels of CMV-CP from T4 in leaves in the whorl stage. No statistical differences were observed among GM peppers at different stages of maturity in any cultivation area. The results from this study contribute to the safety evaluation of newly designed CMV-resistant GM peppers and provide a standard against which to compare other virus-resistant GM peppers.

• 식물병연구
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.165-169
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• 2009

남양주와 안성의 GM 고추 격리포장에서 모자이크 병징이 뚜렷한 이병주들로부터 바이러스를 채집하여 그 특성을 조사하였다. CMV RNA3의 외피단백질 유전자를 포함하는 3' 말단 부분에 대한 특이 프라이머를 이용하여 RT-PCR을 실시한 결과, 예상되었던 약 950 bp의 밴드가 확인되었다. 이 PCR 산물을 이용하여 클로닝을 실시하였으며 분석된 외피단백질유전자 염기서열을 토대로 기존에 알려진 Fny-CMV 외피단백질유전자 염기서열과 비교하였다. 남양주와 안성에서 채집된 각 분리주들은 Fny-CMV 염기서열과의 상동성에 있어 특별한 차이를 보이지 않았지만 염기서열을 이용한 계통발생분석에서는 두 지역간 CMV가 확연히 다른 그룹으로 나타났다. 한편, 분리된 각 CMV의 외피단백질유전자 염기서열을 통해 확인된 아미노산서열과 Fny-CMV의 외피단백질 아미노산 서열을 비교한 결과, 남양주에서 분리된 CMV가 96.8%에서 97.3%의 유사성을 보인 반면, 안성의 고추포장에서 분리된 CMV는 95.9%에서 96.8%의 유사성을 보였다. 특히 남양주에서 분리된 CMV와 Fny-CMV 모두 88번째 잔기에서 Lysine(K)을 포함하지만 안성에서 분리된 CMV는 Arginine(R)을 포함하였으며, 91번째 잔기에서 전자는 Leucine(L)을 포함하지만 후자는 Valine(V)을 포함하는 것이 확인되었다. 이 같은 결과를 종합해볼 때, 남양주와 안성의 고추에서 각각 분리된 CMV는 서로 다른 지역적 특색을 나타내는 것으로 확인되었다.