• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.325-330
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• 2004

효모에 있어 자외선에 의한 절제회복 관여 DNA회복유전자가 많이 알려져 있으나, 이들이 어떤 기능을 하는지는 아직 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 자외선 조사 시 절제회복의 초기 단계에 절대적으로 필요한 RAD3 유전자와 유사한 유전자인 HRD3 유전자를 분열형 효모인 Schizosaccharomyces pombe에서 분리하여 그 특성을 연구하였다. 이 결과 분리한 유전자는 효모 RAD3 유전자와 염기서열에서 약 70%이상의 유사성을 보였다. 이 유전자의 염기서열 결과 유전자 산물의 분자량은 75 kDa였다. 2-D gel 결과 과잉발현 시 HRD3 단백질은 숙주 단백질의 합성 억제 또는 분해 촉진을 유발하여 숙주세포인 대장균에 독성초과를 나타내었다. HRD3 유전자와 lacZ 유전자를 융합시킨 여러 가지 재조합 vector를 만들어 이들 융합단백질을 분리, 연구 한 결과 HRD3 단백질의 카르복실 말단부분이 효모에 있어서 DNA회복기능과 대장균에서의 독성효과를 나타내는 중요부위임이 확인되었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.373-378
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• 2010

우리술의 주질개선 및 현장 실용화기술을 개발하기 위해 술 담금의 기본재료인 누룩의 규격화 및 품질향상 연구가 필요하다. 이와 같은 요구에 부응하기 위해, 누룩에 생육하는 우수 양조미생물의 분리 발굴, 균주개량 및 보존관리 등 우리 고유의 양조미생물 자원을 확보하고 활용함으로써 다양한 종류의 누룩 제조가 가능할 것으로 여겨진다. 따라서, 본 연구는 충청지역에서 시판되고 있는 누룩을 수집하여 희석평판 배양법으로 174개 균주를 분리하여 효소활성 검정을 통하여 효소 활성이 높은 균주를 다수 분리하였다. 분리된 곰팡이를 대상으로 액화력 및 당화력 등의 효소학적 특성을 조사하였고, 선발된 활성균주의 동정을 위해 genomic DNA상의 ITS(Internal Transcribed Spacer) 부위의 염기서열을 분석한 결과 Aspergillus sp.(4균주), Rhizopus sp.(4균주), Rhizomucor sp.(2균주), Mycocladus sp.(2균주)으로 동정되었다. 밀기울을 사용한 고체배양에서 액화력, 당화력 및 산 생성능을 검토한 결과, Rhizopus sp. CN084, CN174, Aspergillus sp. CN161와 Mycocladus sp. CN042 균주가 효소활성이 높은 것으로 나타났으며 Aspergillus sp. CN010, CN161, Rhizopus sp. CN105, CN168 균주와 Rhizomucor sp. CN088 균주는 산 생성능이 우수한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 이들 균주가 양조를 위한 누룩의 원료 균주로서 사용될 경우 단일 누룩제조가 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.444-450
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• 2013

A Gram-negative, strictly aerobic, non-motile, non-spore-forming, and rod-shaped bacterial strain designated FW-$6^T$ was isolated from a freshwater sample and its taxonomic position was investigated by using a polyphasic approach. Strain FW-$6^T$ grew optimally at $10-42^{\circ}C$ and at pH 7.0 on nutrient and R2A agar. Strain FW-$6^T$ displayed ${\beta}$-glucosidase activity that was responsible for its ability to transform ginsenoside $Rb_1$ (one of the dominant active components of ginseng) to Rd. On the basis of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity, strain FW-$6^T$ was shown to belong to the family Sphingomonadaceae and was related to Novosphingobium aromaticivorans DSM $12444^T$ (98.1% sequence similarity) and N. subterraneum IFO $16086^T$ (98.0%). The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 64.4%. The major menaquinone was Q-10 and the major fatty acids were summed feature 7 (comprising $C_{18:1}{\omega}9c/{\omega}12t/{\omega}7c$), summed feature 4 (comprising $C_{16:1}{\omega}7c/iso-C_{15:0}2OH$), $C_{16:0}$, and $C_{14:0}$ 2OH. DNA and chemotaxonomic data supported the affiliation of strain FW-$6^T$ to the genus Novosphingobium. Strain FW-$6^T$ could be differentiated genotypically and phenotypically from the recognized species of the genus Novosphingobium. The isolate that has ginsenoside converting ability therefore represents a novel species, for which the name Novosphingobium ginsenosidimutans sp. nov. is proposed, with the type strain FW-$6^T$ (= KACC $16615^T$ = JCM $18202^T$).

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.584-592
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• 2004

A thermostable $\beta$-glycosidase gene, tfi $\beta$-gly, was cloned from the genomic library of Thermus filiformis Wai33 A1. ifi $\beta$-gly consists of 1,296 bp nucleotide sequence and encodes a polypeptide of 431 amino acids. It shares a strong amino acid sequence similarity with the $\beta$-glycosidases from other Thermus spp. belonging to the glycosyl hydrolase family 1. In the present study, the enzyme was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) using the pET21b(+) vector system. The recombinant enzyme was purified to homogeneity by heat treatment and a $Ni^{2+}$-affinity chromatography. Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) showed that the recombinant Tfi $\beta$-glycosidase was a monomeric form with molecular mass of 49 kDa. The temperature and pH range for optimal activity of the purified enzyme were 80- $90^{\circ}C$ and 5.0-6.0, respectively. Ninety-three percent of the enzyme activity was remained at $70^{\circ}C$ after 12 h, and its half-life at $80^{\circ}C$ was 6 h, indicating that Tfi $\beta$-glycosidase is highly thermostable. Based on its K_m$, or $K_{cat}K_m$, ratio, Tfi $\beta$-glycosidase appeared to have higher affinity for $\beta$-D-glucoside than for $\beta$-D-galactoside, however, $K_{cat} for \beta$-D-galactoside was much higher than that for $\beta$-D-glucoside. The activity for lactose hydrolysis was proportionally increased at $70^{\circ}C$ and pH 7.0 without substrate inhibition until reaching 250 mM lactose concentration. The specific activity of Tfi TEX>$\beta$-glycosidase on 138 mM lactose at $70{^\circ}C$ and pH 7.0 was 134.9 U/mg. Consequently, this newly cloned enzyme appears to have a valuable advantage of conducting biotechnological processes at elevated temperature during milk pasteurization in the production of low-lactose milk.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권10호
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• pp.1554-1560
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• 2006

A Gram-positive, aerobic or facultative anaerobic, non motile, endospore-forming bacterial strain, designated Gsoil $114^T$, was isolated from a soil sample of a ginseng field in Pocheon Province (South Korea), and was characterized taxonomically by using a polyphasic approach. It grew well on nutrient agar medium and utilized a limited number of organic substrates as sole carbon sources, including D-xylose and some other carbohydrates, but did not utilize L-amino acids and organic acids. The isolate was positive for oxidase test but negative for catalase, and negative for degradation of macromolecules such as starch, cellulose, xylan, casein, chitin, and DNA. The G+C content of the genomic DNA was 41.8 mol%. The predominant isoprenoid quinone was menaquinone 7 (MK-7). The major fatty acids were $anteiso-C_{15:0}$ (32.1%), $iso-C_{15:0}$ (30.5%), and $anteiso-C_{17:0}$ (30.2%). Comparative 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis showed that strain Gsoil $114^T$ fell within the radiation of the cluster comprising Bacillus species and joined Bacillus shackletonii LMG $18435^T$ with a bootstrap value of 95%. The highest 16S rRNA gene sequence similarities were found with Bacillus shackletonii LMG $18435^T$ (97.6%), Bacillus acidicola DSM $14745^T$ (96.9%), Bacillus sporothermodurans DSM $10599^T$ (96.5%), and Bacillus oleronius DSM $9356^T$ (96.5%). The phylogenetic distance from any other validly described species within the genus Bacillus was less than 96%. DNA-DNA hybridization experiments showed that the DNA-similarities between strain Gsoil $114^T$ and closest phylogenetic neighbors were less than 39%. On the basis of its phenotypic properties and phylogenetic distinctiveness, strain Gsoil $114^T$ (=KCTC $13944^T$=DSMZ $18134^T$) was classified in the genus Bacillus as the type strain of a novel species, for which the name Bacillus ginsengihumi sp. nov. is proposed.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.155-164
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• 2004

이 연구는 gene-trap construct를 가지고 있는 배양세포로부터 trap gene을 확인하고 클로닝한 다음 이러한 세포를 이용하여 복제 지브라물고기를 만들기 위해 수행되어졌다. 본 연구에서 gene-trap과 연관된 복제 지브라물고기가 성공적으로 만들어졌다. 본 실험에서 두 종류의 백터(SA/GFP-TP와 Neo-TP)가 사용되었다. 이들 벡터에 의해 전이된 모든 종류의 세포는 항생제에 의해 선별을 하여 분석에 이용하였다. SA/GFP-TP에 의해 전이된 세포의 경우, 단일세포상에서 GFP 발현도가 낮아 본 연구에서 동물복제에 사용되지 않았으며, Neo-TP에 의해 전이된 세포주가 복제실험에 이용되었다. Neo-TP 세포에 의한 복제실험 결과, 총 1179개의 핵치환 난으로부터 44(3.7%) 개의 배자가 포배기에 도달하였으며, 8(0.8%) 개의 배자가 부화시기에 이르렀다. 그리고 3마리는 성숙단계에 이르렀으며, 이중 1마리에서 정상적으로 gene-trap 전이가 이루어짐을 Southern blot 분석을 통해 확인되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.949-955
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• 2019

Objective: The present study was to investigate the association of polymorphisms in exon-9 of the bone morphogenetic protein receptor-1B (BMPR-1B) gene (C864T) with litter size in 240 Dorset, 232 Mongolian, and 124 Small Tail Han ewes. Methods: Blood samples were collected from 596 ewes and genomic DNA was extracted using the phenol: chloroform extraction method. The 304-bp amplified polymerase chain reaction product was analyzed for polymorphism by single-strand conformation polymorphism method. The genotypic frequency and allele frequency of BMPR-1B gene exon-9 were computed after sequence alignment. The ${\chi}^2$ independence test was used to analyze the association of genotypic frequency and litter size traits with in each ewe breed, where the phenotype was directly treated as category. Results: The results indicated two different banding patterns AA and AB for this fragment, with the most frequent genotype and allele of AA and A. Calculated Chi-square test for BMPR-1B gene exon-9 was found to be more than that of p value at the 5% level of significance, indicating that the population under study was in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for all ewes. The ${\chi}^2$ independence test analyses indicated litter size differences between genotypes was not the same for each breed. The 304-bp nucleotide sequence was subjected to BLAST analysis, and the C864T mutation significantly affected litter size in singletons, twins and multiples. The heterozygosity in exon-9 of BMPR-1B gene could increase litter size for all the studied ewes. Conclusion: Consequently, it appears that the polymorphism BMPR-1B gene exon-9 detected in this study may have potential use in marker assisted selection for litter size in Dorset, Mongolian, and Small Tail Han ewes.

• 대한본초학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.25-35
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• 2018

Objectives : Lepidii seu Descurainiae Semen has been frequently adulterated with the seeds of several inauthentic plant species. However, the accurate identification of these plant seeds is very difficult. To develop a reliable genetic authentication tool for Lepidii seu Descurainiae Semen, we analyzed matK sequence. Methods : To obtain the matK sequences of plant materials, genomic DNA was extracted from 24 samples and PCR amplification was carried out using matK-AF/matK-8R universal primer set and matK-LDSF/matK-LDSR primer set. For identifying species-specific nucleotides and phylogenetic analysis, matK regions were sequenced and comparatively analyzed by the ClustalW and Maximum Likelihood method. Results : We developed a new primer set to amplify matK region in Lepidii seu Descurainiae Semen and closely related plant samples. From the comparative analysis of matK sequences, we identified species-specific marker nucleotides for D. sophia, L. apetalum, L. latifolium, E. cheiranthoides, E. macilentum, and D. nemorosa, respectively. Furthermore, phylogenetic analysis revealed clear classification depending on the species. These results indicated that the matK sequence obtained a new primer set in this study was useful to identify Lepidii seu Descurainiae Semen in species level. Conclusions : We developed a primer set and identified species-specific marker nucleotides enough to distinguish authentic Lepidii seu Descurainiae Semen and adulterants at the species level based on the matK sequences. These genetic tool will be useful to prevent adulteration and to standardize the quality of Lepidii seu Descurainiae Semen.

• 환경생물
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• 제41권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 2023

잠두위조바이러스2 (BBWV2)는 경제적으로 중요한 원예, 관상작물에 심각한 피해를 주는 바이러스 중의 하나다. BBWV2의 넓은 기주 범위, 매개충 방제의 어려움 등 효과적인 치료제가 없기 때문에, 병을 예방하거나 저항성 품종의 개발 등을 위해서는 BBWV2의 새로운 분리주들의 특성 조사와 연구가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 2019년 금산지역의 잎들깨 재배농가에서 분리된 BBWV2 분리주(BBWV2-GS-PF)의 유전학적·생물학적 특성을 구명하고 기존에 보고된 분리주들과의 특성을 비교하였다. 순수 분리된 BBWV2-GS-PF는 기존 분리주와 달리 들깨에서 심한 모자이크 증상과 고추에서 원형 반점 증상을 보였다. BBWV2-GS-PF의 유전자 계통분석 결과, 기존에 알려진 2개의 그룹과 약 76~80%의 비교적 낮은 유전자 상동성을 보이며 계통이 분화된 것을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.1-35
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• 1997

Fertilized egg, by successive cell divisions, differentiates into different tissues and organs with various structures and functions. Different cells and tissues contain different proteins, products of selective gene expression. Not all the genes in any genomes are equally active, temporal and spatial gene expression being the general rule. Present paper attempts to review the tanscriptional mechanisms or the initiations of transcription from several angles. In some of the organisms the genes in the process of transcription or the genes in the inactive state can be seen under the light microscope. Some bands of Drosophila polytene chromosomes may exhibit a swollen or puff appearance under certain conditions. A puff, unfolded or decondensed form of chromomere, represents sets of intense transcriptional activity or RNA synthesis. The heterochromatic X chromosome whose genes remain inactive in the female mammals can be visualized as a dark staining structure called Barr body, Configuration of chromatin differs between transcribed and nontranscribed chromatin. Modification to the chromatin facilitates RNA synthesis. The movement of large polymerase molecule along the DNA would probably be facilitated if some modifications of the chromatin configuration is effected. Methylation of cytosines in CG sequences is associated with inactive genes. Methylation can play a role in determination of mammalian cells during embryogenesis. Demethylation is necessary for the gene to be expressed during development A histone modification that is also known to be correlated with transcriptional capacity of chromatin is acetylation of the lysine residues of the core histones. Chromatin containing a high level of histone acetylation is very sensitive to DNase 1. For the transcription to occur TBP must first bind to the TATA box. Another TF, TF IIB, then binds to the promoter-TBP complex, facilitating the access of RNA polymerase to the transcription initiation site. As recently as eight years ago researchers assumed that histones were irrelevant to the regulation of gene expression. Histones combine with the DNA to form nucleosome of the chromatin. Histones are vital participant in gene regulation. Histone and basal factors compete for access to TATA box. When DNA is exposed to basal factors before histones are introduced, the basal factors assemble on TATA boxes preventing the access of histones, allowing transcription to occur, for transcription to begin, activator protein at the upstream activation sequence or enhancer must interact with the tail of histone H4 at TATA box and cause the histone role particle to dissociate from the TATA box leading to partial breakup of the histone core particle and allowing the basal factors to bind to the TATA box. New concept of genomic flux in contrast to the old concept of static genome has been developed based on the powerful new molecular techniques. Genomic changes such as repetitive DNAs and transposable elements, it is assumed but not yet proved, may affect some of the developmental patterns that characterize particular cells, tissues, organs, and organisms. In the last decade or so remarkable achievement have been made in the researches of the structures and functions of TFs and the specific target sequences located in promoters or enhancers where these TFs bind. TFs have independent domains that bind DNA and that activate transcription. DNA binding domain of TFs serves to bring the protein into the right location. There are many types of DNA binding domains. Common types of motifs can be found that are responsible for binding to DNA. The motifs are usually quite short and comprise only a small part of the protein structure. Steroid receptors have domains for hormone binding, DNA binding, and activating transcription. The zinc finger motif comprises a DNA binding domain. Leucine zipper consist of a stretch of amino acids with a leucine residue in every seventh position Two proteins form a dimer because they interact by means of leucine zippers on similar α-helical domain. This positions their DNA binding basic domains for interaction with the two halves of a DNA sequence with dyad symmetry of TGACTCA, ACTGAGT.