• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 2022

Conserved domains are defined as recurring units in molecular evolution and are commonly used to interpret the molecular function and biochemical structure of proteins. Herein, the ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) amino acid sequences of three species of the Ipomoea genus [Ipomoea trifida, I. triloba, and I. batatas (L.) Lam. (sweetpotato)] were identified to investigate their physicochemical and biochemical characteristics. The molecular weight, isoelectric point, instability index, and grand average of hyropathy markedly differed among the three species. The aliphatic index values of sweetpotato AGPase proteins were higher in the small subunit than in the large subunit. The AGPase proteins from sweetpotato were found to contain an LbH_G1P_AT_C domain in the C-terminal region and various domains (NTP_transferase, ADP_Glucose_PP, or Glyco_tranf_GTA) in the N-terminal region. Conversely, most of its two relatives (I. trifida and I. triloba) were found to only contain the NTP_transferase domain in the N-terminal region. These findings suggested that these conserved domains were species-specific and related to the subunit types of AGPase proteins. The study may enable research on the AGPase-related specific characteristics of sweetpotatoes that do not exist in the other two species, such as starch metabolism and tuberization mechanism.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.134-142
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• 1994

The neucleotide sequences of the xylA gene encoding $\beta $-xylosidase of Bacillus stearothermophilus and is its flanking regions were datermined. Three open reading frame(ORFs) were found, one of which(ORF1) appeared to code for the $\beta $-xylosidase. The 1830 base pair ORF1 encoded 609 amino acids starting from a TTG initiation codon. The molecular weight deduced from the nucleotide sequence(68 KD) was in agreement with that estimated by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the purified enzyme(66 KD). The Shine-Dalgarno sequence(5'-AGGAGG-3') was found 11 bp upstream of the initiation codon. Further 15 bp upstream, there observed a potential transcription initiation signals. The putative -10 sequence(CATAAT) and -35 sequence(TTGTTA) coresponded closely to the consensus sequences for Bacillus subtilis RNA polymerase with major sigma factor. The guanine-plus-cytosine content of the coding region of the xylA gene was 56mol% while that of the third position of the codons was 63 mol%. Based on the comparison with the amino acid sequences of several other carbohydrate degrading enzymes, two conserved regions, possibly participating in the catalytic mechamism of $\beta $-xylosidase xylA, were identified in 278-298 and 329-350 regions of the translated xylA gene. The nucleotide sequence of the xylA was found to exhibit no homology to any other genes so far reproted.

• 한국해양바이오학회지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2007

For the first time in Vietnam, morphological and molecular studies of a species belonging to Bacillariophyceae collected in Northern coast of Vietnam are presented. Observations with microscope showed that this species belong to genus: Pseudo-nitzschia and seem like P. pungens. Sequence data from the partial 18S small subunit ribosomal RNA gene (18S rDNA) and the internal transcribed spacer 1 - 5.8S - internal transcribed 2 have been used to determine clearly and generate a phylogenetic framework of the obtained sequences to previously reported sequences in GenBank. These results allowed us to highlight described species of Bacillariophyceae in Northern coast of Vietnam. Furthermore, accumulation of molecular study would be helpful for the identification of scientific name of harmful algal species and further taxonomic studies in Vietnam.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2011

In this study, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) sequence polymorphism was used to assess genetic diversity of nine Vietnamese local chicken breeds. In addition, two Chinese breeds kept in Vietnam were included in the analysis for comparison. A 455-bp fragment of the mtDNA D-loop region was sequenced in 222 chickens of these 11 breeds. As reference, a skeleton was constructed based on chicken mtDNA sequences taken from the Genbank. Haplotypes of the nine Vietnamese local and two Chinese breeds were aligned together with these sequences. The Vietnamese and Chinese breeds showed a high degree of variability. In total, 37 haplotypes were identified in the chicken breeds studied forming eight clades. Thereby, the majority of individuals of the two Chinese breeds grouped together in one clade which is assumed to have its roots in the Indian subcontinent. Although the Vietnamese chicken breeds were distributed across all eight clades, most of them clustered in three main clades. These results suggest that the Vietnamese domestic chickens have originated from multiple maternal lineages, presumably from Yunnan and adjacent areas in China, South and Southwest China and/or surrounding regions (i.e. Vietnam, Burma, Thailand, and India).

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.16-16
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• 2021

To distinguish manchurian clematis, Clematis terniflora var. mandshurica and three-leaf clematis, C. apiifolia, we collected 9 nuclear ITS sequences and two sequences of trnQ-trnH intergenic spacer and trnH region in GenBank database. Those sequences were aligned to find differences between those of C. terniflora var. mandshurica and C. apiifolia. Two primer pairs were newly designed base on the differences between two species and conducted multiplex PCR. The size of amplified fragments using generated primers were 380 base pairs (only three-leaf clematis) and 189 base pairs (both species). This genetic marker based on PCR is useful to discrimination of C. terniflora var. mandshurica and C. apiifolia

• 신재생에너지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.46-52
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• 2023

Methane is the second most emitted greenhouse gas after carbon dioxide. Despite lower emissions than those of carbon dioxide, methane receives significant attention owing to its more than 20-fold higher global warming potential. Consequently, the importance of research on methanotrophic bacteria, microorganisms capable of converting methane gas into high-value materials, is increasingly emphasized. In the case of methanotrophic bacteria, knowledge on episomal plasmids that can be used for genetic engineering remains lacking, which poses significant challenges to the engineering process. The replication origin sequences of natural plasmids within methanotrophic bacteria have been predicted through in silico methods. The basic characteristics of the replication origin, such as a high A/T ratio, repetitive sequences, and proximity to proteins related to replication, have been used as criteria for identifying the replication origin. As a result, a region with a sequence of 18 base pairs repeated eight times could be identified. The putative replication origin sequence thus identified generally takes the form of iterons, but it also possesses unique features such as the length of the gap between iterons and the repetition of identical iteron sequences. This information can be valuable for future design of episomal plasmids applicable to methanotrophs.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.178-184
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• 2012

본 연구는 국내산 참취속 식물의 ITS(internal transcribed spacer) 염기서열을 결정하고 이들을 이용하여 $Kalimeris$, $Gymnaster$, $Heteropappus$ 속 식물들간의 유연관계를 분석하고자 수행되었다. 섬쑥부쟁이($A.$ $glehnii$) 등을 포함한 11종의 참취속 식물의 ITS 염기서열을 결정하였으며 유전자 은행에 등록된 $Kalimeris$ 속 식물의 ITS 염기서열을 포함하여 군집분석을 실시하였다. ITS1의 길이는 249-253bp로, ITS2의 길이는 181-217bp로 나타났으며 G + C 함량은 47-54%의 변이를 나타내었다. 본 연구에서 다룬 16종의 18개체간 염기 치환율은 한 site당 ITS1의 경우는 9%, ITS2는 10%로 나타나 ITS1과 2 부위간의 차이가 거의 없는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 협의의 참취속($Aster$ sensu strict) 식물과 $Kalimeris$ 속 식물의 치환율을 비교한 결과 ITS1과 ITS2 지역 모두 $Kalimeris$ 속 식물이 낮게 나타났다. 계통분석결과, 갯개미취는 군외군으로부터 가장 먼저 분지하였으며, 일본산 $A.$ $bellidiastrum$이 나머지 분류군들을 위한 자매군으로 유집되었다. 참취는 다른 참취속 식물들과 분리되어 독립적인 분계조를 형성하였다. 갯쑥부쟁이($A.$ $hispidus$)를 제외한 $Kalimeris$ 속 식물은 91%의 높은 지지율을 가지고 광의의 참취속내로 유집되었으며 $Gymnaster$와 $Heteropappus$ 속 식물 역시 광의의 참취속으로 유집되었다. 이러한 연구결과는 $Kalimeris$, $Gymnaster$ 및 $Heteropappus$로 세분되었던 참취속을 ITS 염기서열을 바탕으로 통합될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제15D권2호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2008

DNA 염기 서열이나 단백질 아미노산 서열과 같은 생물학적 서열 데이터들은 일반적으로 많은 수의 항목들을 가지고 있다. 생물학적 데이터 서열들에는 보통 빈번하게 발생하는 수 백개의 항목으로 이루어진 연속된 서열들이 존재한다. 이들 서열들에서 빈번하게 발생하는 연속 서열을 검색하는 것은 생물학적 서열 분석에서 중요한 부분을 차지하고 있다. 이전에는 순차 패턴을 효과적으로 발견하고자 하는 많은 연구들이 수행되었으며 대부분의 기존 순차패턴 마이닝 기법들은 Apriori 알고리즘을 기반으로 한다. PrefixSpan 알고리즘은 Apriori 기반의 가장 효율적인 순차패턴 마이닝 기법이다. 하지만 이 알고리즘은 길이-1인 빈발 패턴들로 부터 서열 패턴을 확장해나가는 방식이다. 따라서 길이가 긴 연속 서열을 포함하는 생물학적 데이터서열들에 대한 검색방법으로는 적합하지 않다. 최근에는 기존의 PrefixSpan방식을 이용하면서도 반복적인 처리과정을 줄인 MacosVSpan이 제안되었다. 하지만 이 알고리즘 또한 길이가 긴 생물학적 데이터 서열들로부터 빈번하게 발생하는 연속 서열들을 검색하기에는 효율적이지 않다. 본 논문에서는 많은 양의 생물학적 데이터 서열들로부터 빈번한 연속서열을 고정길이 확장 트리를 이용하여 효과적으로 찾아내는 방법을 제안한다. 그리고 다양한 환경에서 실험을 통해 제안하는 방식이 MacosVSpan알고리즘에 비해 검색성능이 보다 우수함을 보인다.

• 한국방송∙미디어공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국방송공학회 2009년도 IWAIT
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• pp.290-293
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• 2009

In this paper, we propose a method to estimate pointing region in real-world from images of cameras. In general, arm-pointing gesture encodes a direction which extends from user's fingertip to target point. In the proposed work, we assume that the pointing ray can be approximated to a straight line which passes through user's face and fingertip. Therefore, the proposed method extracts two end points for the estimation of pointing direction; one from the user's face and another from the user's fingertip region. Then, the pointing direction and its target region are estimated based on the 2D-3D projective mapping between camera images and real-world scene. In order to demonstrate an application of the proposed method, we constructed an ICGS (interactive cinema guiding system) which employs two CCD cameras and a monitor. The accuracy and robustness of the proposed method are also verified on the experimental results of several real video sequences.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.56-65
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• 1992

The complete nucleotide sequence of the Bacillus circulans F-2 RSDA gene, coding for raw starch digesting a-amylase (RSDA), has been determined. The RSDA structure gene consists of an open reading frame of 2508 bp. Six bp upstream of the translational start codon of the RSDA is a typical gram-positive Shine-Dalgarno sequence and the RSDA encodes a preprotein of 836 amino acids with an Mr of 96, 727. The gene was expressed from its own regulatory region in E. coli and two putative consensus promoter sequences were identified upstream of a ribosome binding site and an ATG start codon. Confirmation of the nucleotide sequence was obtained and the signal peptide cleavage site was identified by comparing the predicted amino acid sequence with that derived by N-terminal analysis of the purified RSDA. The deduced N-terminal region of the RSDA conforms to the general pattern for the signal peptides of secreted prokaryotic proteins. The complete amino acid sequence was deduced and homology with other enzymes was compared. The results suggested that the Thr-Ser-rich hinge region and the non-catalytic domain are necessary for efficient adsorption onto raw substrates, and the catalytic domain (60 kDa) is necessary for the hydrolysis of substrates, as suggested in previous studies (8, 9).