• 미생물학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.215-221
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• 1994

Bacillus megaterium ATCC 14945의 penicillin G acylase 유전자의 염기배열을 결정하였다. 이 유전자에는 2,406 염기쌍으로 이루어진 하나의 open reading frame이 존재하는데, 개시코돈의 5' 위쪽에서 Shine-Dalgarno 배열과 promoter로 여겨지는 부분을 발견하였으며, 종결코돈의 3' 아래쪽에서 rho-independent한 전사종결체와 dby사한 구조를 발견하였다. 염기배열로부터 폴리펩티드의 아미노산 배열을 유추하였다. 이 폴리펩티드의 분자량은 91,983 Da이었으며, 아미노 말단 부이에 signal sequence가 존재하였다. 이 아미노산 배열을 여러 다른 penicillin G acylase의 아미노산 배열과 비교하고 분리 정제한 효소를 SDS-polyacrylamide gel 전기영동으로 분석한 결과로부터 이 효소는 92kDa의 전구체로 해독된 후 processing 과정을 거쳐 각각 25kDa과 61kDa의 ${\alpha}$-, ${\beta}$-단위체로 구성됨을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.353-356
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• 2004

In a previous study, a gst gene was isolated from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. This gene was dubbed gstI, and was characterized using the gstI -lacZ fusion plasmid pYSH2000. In this work, four additional fusion plasmids, pYSHSDl, pYSHSD2, pYSHSD3 and pYSHSD4, were constructed, in order to carry (respectively) 770, 551, 358 and 151 bp upstream regions from the translational initiation point. The sequence responsible for induction by aluminum, mercury and hydrogen peroxide was located in the range between -1,088 and -770 bp upstream of the S. pombe gstI gene. The same region was identified to contain the nucleotide sequence responsible for regulation by Papl, and has one puta­tive Papl binding site, TTACGTAT, located in the range between $-954\~-947$ bp upstream of the gstI gene. Negatively acting sequences are located between -1,088 and -151 bp. These findings imply that the Papl protein is involved in basal and inducible transcription of the gstI gene in the fission yeast S. pombe.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 1991

A shuttle promoter-probe vector, pEB203, was derived from pBR322, pPL703 and pUB110. Using the vector, a useful DNA fragment, 319 bp EcoRI fragment, having strong promoter activity has been cloned from Bacillus subtills chromosomal DNA. Selection was based on chloramphenicol resistance which is dependent upon the introduction of DNA fragments allowing expression of a chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene. The nucleotide sequence of the 319 bp fragment has been determined and the putative -35 and -10 region, ribosome binding site, and ATG initiation codon were observed. This promoter was named EB promoter and the resultant plasmid which can be used as an expression vector was named pEBP313. The crystal protein gene from B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki HD-73 was cloned downstream from the EB promoter without its own promoter. When the resultant plasmid, pBT313, was introduced into Escherichia coli and B. subtilis, efficient synthesis of crystal protein was observed in both cells, and the cp gene expression in B. subtilis begins early in the vegetative phase. The cell extracts from both clones were toxic to Hyphantria cunea larvae.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2007

A disease resistance related gene, MbR7, was identified in the wild apple species, Malus baccata. The MbR7 gene has a single open reading frame (ORF) of 3,288 nucleotides potentially encoding a 1,095-amino acid protein. Its deduced amino acid sequence resembles the N protein of tobacco and the NL27 gene of potato and has several motifs characteristic of a TIR-NBS-LRR R gene subclass. Ectopic expression of MbR7 in Arabidopsis enhanced the resistance against a virulent pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Microarray analysis confirmed the induction of defense-related gene expression in 35S::MbR7 heterologous Arabidopsis plants, indicating that the MbR7 gene likely activates a downstream resistance pathway without interaction with pathogens. Our results suggest that MbR7 can be a potential target gene in developing a new disease-resistant apple variety.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.224-231
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• 1993

The nucleotide sequence of the xylanase gene (xynY) from alkalophilic Bacillus sp. YC-335 was determined and analyzed. An open reading frame of 1, 062 base pairs for xynY gene was observed and encoded for a protein of 354 amino acids with a molecular weight of 38, 915. S1 nuclease mapping showed that the transcription initiation sites of the xynY gene were different in Bacillus sp. YC-335 and Escherichia coli HB101 (pYS55). S1 mapping also showed that -10 region of the xynY gene recognized by RNA polymerases of E. coli and Bacillus sp. YC-335 were TACAGT and TATGAT , respectively. A ribosome binding site sequence with the free energy of -17.0 Kcal/mol was observed 9 base pairs upstream from the unusual initiation codon, TTG. The proposed signal sequence consisted of 27 amino acids, 2 of which were basic amino acid residues and 21 were hydrophobic amino acid residues. When the amino acid sequences of xylanases were compared, Bacillus sp. YC-335 xylanase showed more than 50% homology with xylanases from B. pumilus, B. subtilis, and B. circulans.

• Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.237-242
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• 2007

Genome duplication(i.e. polyploidy) is a common phenomenon in the evolution of plants. The objective of this study was to achieve a comprehensive understanding of genome duplication for SNP discovery by Thymine/Adenine(TA) cloning for confirmation. Primer pairs were designed from 793 EST contigs expressed in the roots of a supernodulating soybean mutant and screened between 'Pureunkong' and 'Jinpumkong 2' by direct sequencing. Almost 27% of the primer sets were failed to obtain sequence data due to multiple bands on agarose gel or poor quality sequence data from a single band. TA cloning was able to identify duplicate genes and the paralogous sequences were coincident with the nonspecific peaks in direct sequencing. Our study confirmed that heterogeneous products by the co-amplification of a gene family member were the main cause of obtaining multiple bands or poor quality sequence data in direct sequencing. Counts of amplified bands on agarose gel and peaks of sequencing trace suggested that almost 27% of nonrepetitive soybean sequences were present in as many as four copies with an average of 2.33 duplications per segment. Copy numbers would be underestimated because of the presence of long intron between primer binding sites or mutation on priming site. Also, the copy numbers were not accurately estimated due to deletion or tandem duplication in the entire soybean genome.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.167-176
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• 2004

Although efficient antiviral lamivudine is used for HBV-infected patients, a prolonged treatment with nucleoside analogs often results in lamivudine-resistant variants. In this study, we evaluated the fidelity of the lamivudine-resistant variants. The FLAG-tagged wild-type (FPolE) and Met550 variants (FPolE/M550A, M550V, and M550I) of HBV DNA polymerases were expressed in insect cells then purified. Like many other reverse transcriptases, no $3'{\rightarrow}5'$ exonuclease activity was detected in the HBV DNA polymerase. Since there is no proofreading activity, then the use of the site-specific nucleotide misincorporation method is beneficial. From the $f_{ins}$ value analysis, it is evident that M550I and M550V exhibit higher fidelity values than the wild-type HBV DNA polymerase, while M550A exhibits similar fidelity values. It is therefore suggested that lamivudine resistance comes from the stringency to dNTP binding and the discrimination of dCTP and lamivudine in M550V and M550I.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.250-255
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• 2007

Deinococcus radiodurans recA는 이 미생물의 방사선 저항성을 나타내는 표현형에 필수적이며 재조합성 DNA 수선 과정에 관여한다. 이 과정에서 RecA 단백질은DNA와 결합하여 반응의 활성 종인 RecA nucleoprotein 필라멘트를 형성한다. DNA-의존성 ATPase 활성과 함께, RecA 단배질의 외가닥 DNA 혹은 이중가닥 DNA와의 상호작용은 RecA 단백질이 관여하는 반응의 중심과정으로 이에 관한 분석을 시도하였다. D. radiodurans RecA 단배질은 DNA에 결합한 DNA-단백질 복합체만이 ATPase 활성을 나타내므로, ATP (혹은 dATP) 가수분해를 측정함으로써 RecA와 외가닥 DNA와의 상호작용 정도를 분석하였다. D. radiodurans RecA 단백질은 외가닥 DNA의 염기 구성의 이질성에 영향을 받았으며, homopolymer인 poly(dT)와의 상호작용에서 가장 높은 가수분해 활성을 보였다. Homopolymer인 합성 DNA-의존성 ATP 및 dATP의 가수분해는 pH 6.0과 9.0의 범위에서 다소 일정한속도로 일어났으며 최적 pH는 7.0과 7.5 사이였다. 외가닥 DNA-의존성 ATPase 활성은 염의 존재에 영향을 받아 KCl이 존재하면 다소 억제되나, K-glutamate가 존재하면 오히려 촉진되었다. RecA 단백질과 외가닥 DNA의 상호작용을 ATP 가수분해로 분석하였을 때 2 mM 이상의 magnesium 이온이 DNA 결합반응에 필요하였으며, 비교적 넓은 범위의 pH에서 외가닥 DNA와의 결합반응이 일어나며, 이러한 결합반응은 당량적인 비(1:3, RecA protein: DNA nucleotide)로 일어났다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.110-116
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• 2008

Blood pressure refers to the force exerted by circulating blood on the walls of blood vessels, and chronical elevation of blood pressure is known as hypertension. Although hypertension is affected by genetic and environmental factors, the genetic background of hypertension is not fully understood. One of the candidate genetic factors, Prostaglandin-endoperoxide synthase 2 (PTGS2), is a membrane-bound enzyme, catalyzing the conversion of arachidonic acid to prostaglandin, and recently SNPs of PTGS2 gene was associated with hypertension in Japanese population. Therefore the association of PTGS2 polymorphisms was investigated with blood pressure in healthy Korean subjects, 470 unrelated individuals randomly selected from Ansung and Ansan cohorts. The 25 SNPs of PTGS2 gene were identified by the sequencing analysis of 24 Korean samples. Among identified polymorphisms, three SNPs (rs689466, -1329A>G; rs5275, +6365T>C; rs4648308, +8806G> A) were selected for further association analysis, and rs689466 located in promoter region was associated with blood pressure as well as triglyceride level in the blood. By in silico analysis, rs689466 locates in v-Myb transcription factor binding site, and the v-Myb site disappears when the SNP is changed from A to G nucleotide. Individuals with A/G and G/G genotype in rs689466 have higher blood pressure than those with A/A genotype, and the regression p-value is 0.008 for systolic and 0.004 for diastolic blood pressure. In summary, the PTGS2 polymorphism (rs689466) is associated with blood pressure in Asian populations based on this and Japanese studies, shedding light on it as a genetic risk marker of hypertension.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제30권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 1994

Opioid 수용체에는 ${\mu},\;{\delta}$ 그리고 ${\kappa}$의 세가지 주된 형이 존재함이 알려져 있는 바, 최근 수용체 동정 기법과 선택적인 약물의 개발로 인해 그 아류들이 존재함이 보고되고 있다. 그러나 Opioid ${\kappa}_{2-}$ 수용체의 기능에 대해서는 이 수용체에 있어서의 선택적인 효현제 또는 길항제가 밝혀져 있지 않으므로써 현재까지 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 백서 대뇌피질 세표막표본에 opioid ${\mu}$와 ${\delta}$ 수용체를 과량의 DAMGO와 DPDPE로 봉쇄한 후 수종 ${\kappa}$수용체 결합자의 $[^3H]\;idprenorpnine(DIP)$ 결합억제효과와 이에 대한 sodium과 $GTY{\gamma}S$의 영향을 관찰하여 이를 지표로 각 ligand의 수용체에서의 작용양상을 검토하여 이를 토대로 동일 표본에서 $[^3H]diprenorpnine[^3H]DIP$ 결합은 DIP, ethylketocyclazocine 그리고 bremazocine에 의해 효과적으로 억제되었으나, ${\kappa}_1$, 수용체 효현제인 U69593에 의해서는 억제되지 않았다. Opioid ${\kappa}_1$, 및 ${\kappa}_2$-수용체 효현제인 EKC의 Ki치는 배양액내 NaCl을 NMDG로 알려진 $GTP{\gamma}S\;100{mu}M$ 첨가에 의해 증가되었다. 그러나 Bremazocine과 DIP의 Ki치는 sodium 제거 또는 $GTP{\gamma}S\;100{mu}M$ 첨가에 의해 증가되었다. 그러나 Bremazocine과 DIP의 Ki치는 sodium 제거 또는 $GTP{\gamma}S$ 첨가에 의해 영향받지 않았다. $1-[^3H]\;histidine$을 미리 부하한 대뇌피질 절편에서 $30mM\;K^+$ 에 의한 $[^3H]\;histamine$의 유리는 (-)EKC에 의하여 영향받지 않았다. (-)EKC의 histamine유리 억제효과는 naloxone, norbinaltorpmine 또는 bremazocine에 의하여 각각 억제되었다. 본 실험 성적은 백서 대뇌피질에서 histamine의 유리는 이 부위에 존재하는 opioid ${\kappa}_2$-수용체에 의하여 조절됨을 시사한다.