• 생명과학회지
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.916-921
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• 2019

본 연구는 내열성, 에탄올내성 및 에탄올생산성이 향상된 새로운 생물시스템을 육종하기 위해 DNA 복제 시 교정기능이 결여된 변이주(proofreading-deficient mutant)를 이용한 무작위적 돌연변이(random mutagenesis)를 유도하였다. DNA polymerase ${\delta}$와 ${\varepsilon}$의 catalytic subunit를 코드하고 있는 POL3와 POL2 유전자가 변이된 AMY410 균주(pol2-4)와 AMY126 균주(pol3-01)를 이용하여 $30^{\circ}C$, $38^{\circ}C$, $48^{\circ}C$에서 내열성 변이를 유도하였다. AMY410 균주와 AMY126 균주는 $38^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서는 거의 자랄 수가 없기 때문에, 배양 온도를 점차 높여가며 변이를 유도한 결과, $40^{\circ}C$에서도 잘 자라는 AMY410-Ht와 AMY126-Ht 균주를 선별할 수 있었다. 또한 AMY410-Ht와 AMY126-Ht 균주의 에탄올내성을 추가로 획득하기 위해 6%와 8% 에탄올이 함유된 배지에서 변이를 유도하였고, 8% 에탄올 농도에서 내성을 가지는 AMY410-HEt 균주와 AMY126-HEt 균주를 분리하였다. 특히 AMY126-HEt 균주는 10% 에탄올 농도에서도 내성을 가짐을 확인할 수 있었다. AMY126-HEt 균주의 에탄올생산성의 증가를 위한 변이는 고농도 당(glucose)의 첨가에 의해 유도되었고, 50 g/l의 고농도 glucose를 함유한 배지에서 24.7 g/l의 에탄올(95% 이론적 전환수율)을 생산할 수 있는 고효율 에탄올 생산균주(AMY126-HEt3)를 최종 분리하였다. 따라서, 본 연구를 통해서 교정기능이 결여된 균주(proofreading-deficient mutant)를 사용한 돌연변이법으로 산업적으로 유용한 다양한 형질을 가진 생물시스템의 구축이 가능함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.134-138
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• 1993

Monascus anka 732Y3 was induced from Monascus anka KFCC 11832 (IFO 4478, ATCC 16360) by ultra-violet light irradiation. The growth of this new fungus is frequently more dependent on sexual propagation than asexual propagation, compared with that of its parental strain, M. anka KFCC 11832. Less conidia than those of M. anka KFCC 11832 were observed by a microscope. The optical density of the red pigments ($OD_{500}$) produced by M. anka 732Y3 was 157, which was about 10 times higer than that of M. anka KFCC 11832. Such high production of the red pigments by the mutant could be explained by the following observations.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제24권11호
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• pp.1174-1179
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• 2014

본 연구는 감마선이 새로운 품종의 버섯을 개발하는데 이용 될 수 있는지 평가하기 위하여 수행하였다. 본 연구를 한국, 일본, 대만 등의 느티만가닥버섯 20종류, 한국 잿빛느티만가닥버섯 5종류, 일본 땅지만가닥버섯 등의 3품종과 돌연변이체의 유전적 변이를 분석하였다. 50~2,000 Gy의 감마선을 느티만가닥버섯 포자에 조사하였다. 포자를 이용한 돌연변이 유발의 감마선 적정선량은 50~500 Gy의 저준위선량이었다. 돌연변이 단핵균사를 교배하여 이핵균주를 만들었다. 돌연변이 균주와 재래종의 버섯들로부터 DNA를 추출하여 16S ribosomal DNA, ITS의 전부분 28S ribosomal DNA의 일부분이 포함된 ITS서열을 분석을 하였다. 분석한 ITS서열의 길이는 1,052~1,143 뉴클레오티드였다. Nei-Li's 방법에 의해 유전적 유연 관계계를 분석하였다. 느티만가닥버섯 품종들간의 비유사도는 0~3.5%였다. 또한 Neighbor-Joining (NJ)방법에 의해 계통수를 작성하였다. 그 결과 느티만가닥버섯의 품종간의 비유사도는 0~3.5%였다. 또한 23품종과 5 돌연변이 이 그룹의 ITS서열을 바탕으로 한 계통순는 12 cluster를 나타내었다. 돌연변이 균주들은 서로 다른 cluster를 형성하였다. 무작위적인 돌연변이가 발생하였음을 알 수 있었다. 이상의 연구결과들을 감마선이 버섯의 품종개량을 위한 수단이 될 수 있음을 보여주었다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2021년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.27-27
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• 2021

Yacon [Samallanthus sonchifolius (Poepp. & Endl.) H. Robinson], a member of Compositae plants, has sweet taste and crisp texture. Unlike other Andean root crops such as potato and sweet potato, the cultivation area of yacon has increased recently, since it is known to have large content of fructooligosaccharides (FOS). Since there are no yacon varieties bred in Korea, we have been trying to create new genetic resources using gamma-ray. The optimal gamma-ray dosage for mutation breeding in yacon was investigated. Crown bud and green bud of yacon were exposed to doses of gamma rays from 20 Gy to 80 Gy, and subsequently planted in a greenhouse. After 50 days of sowing, the survival rates and growth decreased rapidly at doses above 40 Gy, while all of crown bud individuals died above 60 Gy. The median lethal dose (LD50) of crown bud and green bud was 22.4 and 36.6 Gy, and the median reduction doses (RD50) for plant height, fresh weights, and tuberous root weight were 20-40 Gy, respectively. A dose of 20-40 Gy was found to be optimal for mutation breeding in yacon. Considering the growth factors, the optimum doses were determined to be within the range of 20-40 Gy for the selection of useful mutant lines. M2-M3 mutant lines were obtained from 20-60 Gy gamma-ray-irradiated M1 plants through clonal propagation. These mutant lines will be used for the development of a new variety of yacon plant with high FOS and no crack tuberous root.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.2125-2134
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• 2015

IrrE is a highly conserved global regulator in the Deinococcus genus and contributes to survival from high doses of UV radiation, ionizing radiation, and desiccation. Drad-IrrE and Dgob-IrrE from Deinococcus radiodurans and Deinococcus gobiensis I-0 each share 66% sequence identity. However, Dgob-IrrE showed a stronger protection phenotype against UV radiation than Drad-IrrE in the D. radiodurans irrE-deletion mutant (ΔirrE), which may be due to amino acid residues differences around the DNA-binding HTH domain. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to generate a Drad-IrrE A184S single mutant, which has been characterized and compared with the ΔirrE mutant complemented strain with Drad-irrE, designated ΔirrE-E. The effects of the A184S mutation following UV radiation and mitomycin C (MMC) shock were determined. The A184S mutant displayed significantly increased resistance to UV radiation and MMC shock. The corresponding A184 site in Dgob-IrrE was inversely mutated, generating the S131A mutant, which exhibited a loss of resistance against UV radiation, MMC shock, and desiccation. qPCR analysis revealed that critical genes in the DNA repair system, such as recA, pprA, uvrA, and ddrB, were remarkably induced after UV radiation and MMC shock in the ΔirrE-IE and A184S mutants. These data suggested that A184S improves the ability against UV radiation and MMC shock, providing new insights into the modification of IrrE. We speculated that the serine residue may determine the efficiency of DNA binding, leading to the increased expression of IrrE-dependent genes important for protection against DNA damage.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.386-391
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• 2005

This study was done to produce a mutated protein inactivated cytotoxicity of Shigatoxin 2e (Stx2e) of E.coli O139 isolates by deletional mutagenesis of Stx2e A subunit gene encoding active-site cleft of enzymatic domain in ST2e holotoxin. Cytotoxicity of the toxoid expressed from the mutant Stx2e gene was compared with wild type Stx2e for development of vaccine candidate. A recombinant plasmid pED18 containing Stx2e gene ot E.coli O139 isolates was used to generate mutation plasmid. Deletion mutagenesis was conducted for Stx2e A subunit gene encoding enzymatically active domain by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using ot designed primer to induce deletional mutation. DNA sequence analysis was confirmed that the pentamer (Typ 202- Ser 206) that lies within the proposed active-site cleft in the second region was completely deleted. A DNA fragment of 1.1 kb that encode the new mutant Stx2eA gene was inserted into plasmid pRSET vector digested with EcoRV-Hind III and named pEDSET The PEDSET was transformed in E. coli for expression of mutant protein and the protein was confirmed by SDS-PACE and Western-blotting. The protein expressed by the mutant was tested to confirm the reduction of cytotoxic activities on Vero cell using microcytotoxicity assay compared with wild type Stx2e, the cytotoxicity of deletional mutant protein was at least reduced by 3,000-fold on Vero cell.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권11호
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• pp.1290-1297
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• 2015

에탄올 생산 세균 Zymomonas mobilis에서 에탄올 생산 경로의 핵심으로 작용하는 효소인, pyruvate decarboxylase(pdc) 유전자의 불활성 실험을 통해, PDC 활성이 50% 감소된 PDC 활성 변형균주가 분리되었다. 이러한 균주들의 에탄올 탄소대사 흐름이 고부가가치 화합물인 피루브산, 숙신산 및 젖산 등으로 전환되는지를 발효 실험을 통해 평가하였다. 하지만 pdc의 발현을 중지시키기 위해 cat-삽입형-pdc와 pdc-결손형 아형 유전자를 전기천공법을 이용해 야생형 균주 ZM4의 염색체에 이식하기 위한 다수의 시도에도 불구하고, 이러한 방법을 통해 분리된 균주들은 대부분 부분적 유전자 불활성 특성을 보였으며, PDC 활성이 완전히 손실된 삭제 돌연변이 균주를 획득할 수는 없었다. PDC활성이 변형된 돌연변이 균주의 발효 실험에서, 야생형 균주와 비교 시 감소된 PDC 효소 활성의 변화로 인해 기질 흡수율과 에탄올 생산율이 감소되어 피루브산 생산이 약 2.5 g l^-1 정도로 증가함을 확인하였으나, 젖산과 숙신산의 생산에 현저한 농도 변화를 보이지 못했다. 이러한 결과는 Z. mobilis의 산화환원 에너지가 PDC 효소 활성에 의한 에탄올 생산 경로에 전적으로 의존하여 발생한다는 것을 암시하였다. 상기 결과를 토대로 pdc 유전자의 완전한 불활성 유도와 산화환원 에너지의 균형은, 젖산 생산을 위한 lactate dehydrogenase, 숙신산 생산을 위한 pyruvate dehydrogenase와 malic enzyme과 같은 효소의 활성 증가를 통해, 세포내 NAD와 NADH 농도의 산화환원 균형이 이루어져야 발생할 수 있음을 시사하였다.

• 한국육종학회지
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.463-469
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• 2010

Rice is a staple food for more than 50% of the world's population. Embryo comprises only 2 to 3% of the weight distribution of the entire pericarp but has higher concentration of vitamins, proteins, and essential fatty acids than the other parts of grains. Moreover, ${\alpha}$-tocoperol, ${\gamma}$-oryzanol, phytic acid and ${\gamma}$-aminobutric acid that have nutraceutical value are abundant. Increasing the volume of embryo assures the fortification of nutritional value of rice grain. We developed new black waxy giant embryo rice, Milyang 263 by crossing Josaengheugchal, a black waxy rice variety, and $ge^t$, a giant embryo mutant generated by tissue culture. The nutrient contents and physical properties of Milyang 263 were compared with several giant embryo mutants and normal embryo rice varieties. Changes in the nutrient properties after germination were also observed. Results indicated that this new black waxy giant embryo rice, Milyang 263, offers a promising source for improving nutritional quality of rice especially anthocyanin, essential minerals, and GABA.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.114-120
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• 2013

Most patients with mutant B-Raf melanomas respond to inhibitors of oncogenic B-Raf but resistance eventually emerges. To better understand the mechanisms that determine the long-term responses of mutant B-Raf melanoma cells to B-Raf inhibitor, we used chronic selection to establish B-Raf (V600E) melanoma clones with acquired resistance to the new oncogenic B-Raf inhibitor UI-152. Whereas the parental A375P cells were highly sensitive to UI-152 ($IC_{50}$ < $0.5{\mu}M$), the resistant sub-line (A375P/Mdr) displayed strong resistance to UI-152 ($IC_{50}$ < $20{\mu}M$). Immunofluorescence analysis indicated the absence of an increase in the levels of P-glycoprotein multidrug resistance (MDR) transporter in A375P/Mdr cells, suggesting that resistance was not attributable to P-glycoprotein overexpression. In UI-152-sensitive A375P cells, the anti-proliferative activity of UI-152 appeared to be due to cell-cycle arrest at $G_0/G_1$ with the induction of apoptosis. However, we found that A375P/Mdr cells were resistant to the apoptosis induced by UI-152. Interestingly, UI-152 preferentially induced autophagy in A375P/Mdr cells but not in A375P cells, as determined by GFP-LC3 puncta/cell counts. Further, autophagy inhibition with 3-methyladenine (3-MA) partially augmented growth inhibition of A375P/Mdr cells by UI-152, which implies that a high level of autophagy may protect UI-152-treated cells from undergoing growth inhibition. Together, our data implicate high rates of autophagy as a key mechanism of acquired resistance to the oncogenic B-Raf inhibitor, in support of clinical studies in which combination therapy with autophagy targeted drugs is being designed to overcome resistance.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2001년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.48-48
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• 2001

A new neurological mutant has been found in the ICR outbred strain mouse. Affected mice display profound deafness and a head-tossing and bidirectional circling behavior, showing an autosomal recessive mode of inheritance. It was, therefore, named cir/Kr with the gene symbol cir. The auditory tests identified clearly the hearing loss of the cir mice when compared to wild type mice. Pathological studies confirmed the developmental defects in the middle ear, cochlea, cochlear nerve, and semicircular canal areas, which were correlated to the abnormal behavior observed in the cir mice. Thus, cir mice may be useful as a model for studying inner ear abnormalities and deafness. We have constructed a genetic linkage map by positioning 14 microsatellite markers across the (cir) region and intraspecific backcross between cir and C57BL/6J mice. The cir mouse harbors an autosomal recessive mutation on mouse chromosome 9. The cir gene was mapped to a region between D9Mit116 and D9Mit38 Estimated distances between cir and D9Mit116, and between cir and D9Mit38 are 0.7 and 0.2 cM, respectively. The gene in order was defines : centromere-D9Mit182-D9Mit51/D9Mit79/D9Mit310-D9Mit212/D9Mit184-D9Mit116-cir-D9Mit38-D9Mit20-D9Mit243-D9Mit16-D9Mit55/D9Mit125-D9Mit281. The mouse map location of the cir locus appears to be in a region homologous to human 3q21. Our present date suggest that the nearest flanking marker D9Mit38 provides a useful anchor for the isolation of the cir gene in a yeast artificial chromosome contig.