• Molecules and Cells
• /
• 제25권1호
• /
• pp.30-42
• /
• 2008

The disease-specific (dsp) region and the hypersensitive response and pathogenicity (hrp) genes, including the hrpW, $hrpN_{Ep}$, and hrpC operons have previously been sequenced in Erwinia pyrifoliae WT3 [Shrestha et al. (2005a)]. In this study, the remaining hrp genes, including the hrpC, hrpA, hrpS, hrpXY, hrpL and hrpJ operons, were determined. The hrp genes cluster (ca. 38 kb) was comprised of eight transcriptional units and contained nine hrc (hrp conserved) genes. The genetic organization of the hrp/hrc genes and their orientation for the transcriptions were also similar to and collinear with those of E. amylovora, showing ${\geq}80%$ homologies. However, ORFU1 and ORFU2 of unknown functions, present between the hrpA and hrpS operons of E. amylovora, were absent in E. pyrifoliae. To determine the HR active domains, several proteins were prepared from truncated fragments of the N-terminal and the C-terminal regions of $HrpN_{Ep}$ protein of E. pyrifoliae. The proteins prepared from the N-terminal region elicited HR, but not from those of the C-terminal region indicating that HR active domains are located in only N-terminal region of the $HrpN_{Ep}$ protein. Two synthetic oligopeptides produced HR on tobacco confirming presence of two HR active domains in the $HrpN_{Ep}$. The HR positive N-terminal fragment ($HN{\Delta}C187$) was further narrowed down by deleting C-terminal amino acids and internal amino acids to investigate whether amino acid insertion region have role in faster and stronger HR activity in $HrpN_{Ep}$ than $HrpN_{Ea}$. The $HrpN_{Ep}$ mutant proteins $HN{\Delta}C187$ (D1AIR), $HN{\Delta}C187$ (D2AIR) and $HN{\Delta}C187$ (DM41) retained similar HR activation to that of wild-type $HrpN_{Ep}$. However, the $HrpN_{Ep}$ mutant protein $HN{\Delta}C187$ (D3AIR) lacking third amino acid insertion region (102 to 113 aa) reduced HR when compared to that of wild-type $HrpN_{Ep}$. Reduction in HR elicitation could not be observed when single amino acids at different positions were substituted at third amino acids insertion region. But, substitution of amino acids at L103R, L106K and L110R showed reduction in HR activity on tobacco suggesting their importance in activation of HR faster in the $HrpN_{Ep}$ although it requires further detailed analysis.

• BMB Reports
• /
• 제38권2호
• /
• pp.218-224
• /
• 2005

Antioxidant enzymes are related to the resistance to various abiotic stresses including salinity. Barley is relatively tolerant to saline stress among crop plants, but little information is available on barley antioxidant enzymes under salinity stress. We investigated temporal and spatial responses of activities and isoform profiles of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), non-specific peroxidase (POX), and glutathione reductase (GR) to saline stress in barley seedlings treated with 200 mM NaCl for 0, 1, 2, 5 days, respectively. In the control plant, hydrogen peroxide content was about 2-fold higher in the root than in the shoot. Under saline stress, hydrogen peroxide content was decreased drastically by 70% at 2 d after NaCl treatment (DAT) in the root. In the leaf, however, the content was remained unchanged by 2 DAT and increased about 14 % at 5 DAT. In general, the activities of antioxidant enzymes were increased in the root and shoot under saline stress. But the increase was more significant and consistent in the root. The activities of SOD, CAT, APX, POX, and GR were increased significantly in the root within 1 DAT, and various elevated levels were maintained by 5 DAT. Among the antioxidant enzymes, CAT activity was increased the most drastically. The significant increase in the activities of SOD, CAT, APX, POX, and GR in the NaCl-stressed barley root was highly correlated with the increased expression of the constitutive isoforms as well as the induced ones. The hydrogen peroxide content in the root was most highly correlated with the CAT activity, indicating an increased role of CAT in hydrogen peroxide detoxification under salinity stress. In addition, the results suggest the significance of temporal and spatial regulation of each antioxidant isoform in determining the competence of the antioxidant capacity under saline stress.

• Toxicological Research
• /
• 제34권4호
• /
• pp.325-332
• /
• 2018

The mechanism of the previously reported antidiabetic effect of Basella alba is unknown. This study investigated the role of B. alba aqueous leaf extract in the modulation of inflammatory cytokines and islet morphology in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Forty male Wistar rats, between 8 and 10 weeks old, were randomly divided into four groups (n = 10) and administered the following treatments: Healthy control (H-c) and Diabetic control (D-c) animals received normal saline 0.5 mL/100 g body weight daily, while Healthy Treatment (H-Ba) and Diabetic Treatment (D-Ba) rats received the plant extract 200 mg/kg body weight daily. All treatments were administered by oral gavage. Diabetes was induced in D-c and D-Ba rats by a single intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (55 mg/kg body). The body weight and fasting blood sugar (FBS) levels were recorded every week for 4 weeks, after which the rats were euthanized and samples collected for further analysis. After the experiment, FBS level was significantly reduced (p < 0.0001) in rats in the D-Ba group, but increased (p < 0.001) in rats in the D-c group. The absolute (H-c and H-Ba vs D-c, p < 0.05) and relative (D-Ba vs H-c, p < 0.05; D-Ba vs H-Ba, p < 0.005) weights of the pancreases were significantly higher after the experiment. The rats in the D-c group had significantly higher levels of serum interleukin-$1{\beta}$ (p < 0.001 vs H-c; p < 0.05 vs H-Ba and D-Ba) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (p < 0.0001), but lower levels of interleukin-10 (p < 0.05) in comparison with the other groups. Histopathological examination revealed severe interstitial congestion, reduced islet area (p < 0.0001), and increased islet cell density in the D-c group compared with those in the D-Ba group. From these findings, it was concluded that the aqueous extract of B. alba stimulates the recovery of beta-islet morphology in streptozotocininduced diabetic rats by modulating the peripheral production of inflammatory cytokines.

• 한국토양비료학회지
• /
• 제25권4호
• /
• pp.401-406
• /
• 1992

우리나라 28개 지역(地域) 논밭 토양에서 수집한 시료에서 방선균(放線菌) 108주를 분리하고, 고추역병균, 참깨역병균 및 채소입고병균에 종합적으로 항균력을 갖는 Streptomyces sp. A-2를 선발하여 그 활성물질(活性物質)의 특성을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. G.Y.B., $M\ddot{u}eller$, B.H.I., Czapek 등의 배지중에서 길항성(拮抗性)의 효과가 가장 잘 이전되는 배지는 G.Y.B. 및 B.H.I. 배지이었고, 주(主) 활성물질(活性物質)은 에칠아세테이트로 이전(移轉)되는 군과 수층(水層)에 잔존하는 군으로 구분되었으며 이들 물질은 열(熱)과 압력(壓力)에 매우 강한 결태형태(結台形態)를 보였다. 2. 길항성(拮抗性) Streptomyces sp. A-2에 의해 배양된 여액의 pH를 3이나 12로 조정하여 길항물질을 추출하여 3개 식물병원균에 대한 길항력 검정을 실시한 결과 pH를 달리한 추출법에서 별다른 차이점이 없었다. 이들 분획의 UV 스펙트럼은 폴리엔 길항활성의 마크로라이드의 그것과 유사하였으므로 폴리엔계 항생제가 이 균주의 길항성에 관련하는 주(主) 물질(物質)이라고 추정되었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
• /
• 제39권1호
• /
• pp.25-31
• /
• 1996

식물체내 칼모듈린과 칼모듈린 메틸화의 기능에 대한 정보를 얻기 위하여 칼모듈린 유도체($lys{\rightarrow}ile\;115$ 칼모듈린)를 발현시킬 수 있고 하이그로마이신(Hygromycin) 내성을 보일 수 있는 형질전환 담배 식물체와 하이그로마이신 내성만 보일 수 있는 형질전환 담배 식물체(대조구)가 Agrobacterium-mediated 형질전환을 통해 만들어 졌다. 이들 형질전환 담배 식물체로 부터 얻은 씨앗의 하이그로마이신 내성과 민감성에 대한 비는 예상대로 3 : 1을 보였다. Western blot과 Chemiluminescence 방법을 병행하여 형질전환 식물체($F_1$)의 잎으로 부터 칼모듈린 단백질을 검출한 결과 칼모듈린 단백질이 발현 되었음이 확인되었다. 두 형질 전환 담배 식물체로 부터 얻은 씨앗의 발아에 미치는 표피살균제의 영향을 조사해본 견과 칼모듈린 형질전환체의 씨앗은 살균수의 처리만으로도 MS 배지에서 씨앗 주변에 곰팡이 등의 오염없이 정상 발아되었으며, 대조구는 살균수와 차아염소산나트륨 용액(유효 염소 함유량 4%)을 1 : 1 배합하여 처리해주어야 오염으로 부터 벗어날 수 있었다. 칼모듈린 유도체를 발현 시키는 담배 씨앗과 대조구 담배 씨앗의 발아에 미치는 칼슘 농도의 영향을 조사해본 결과 저 농도의 칼슘을 함유한 MS배지에서는 초기 발아율에 있어 별 차이가 없었지만 고농도(예, 30mM)의 칼슘 함유배지에서는 칼모듈린 형질전환체 씨앗의 발아가 대조구 형질전환 식물체 씨앗의 발아에 비해 월등하게 잘 되었다. 이와 같은 결과들로 부터 칼모듈린 유도체의 담배 세포내 발현은 각종 환경적 요인에 대한 담배 씨앗의 적응능력을 증진시키는 것으로 제안할 수 있겠다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
• /
• 제15권21호
• /
• pp.9319-9325
• /
• 2014

Alkaloids are the most extensively featured compounds of natural anti-tumor herbs, which have attracted much attention in pharmaceutical research. In our previous studies, a mixture of major three alkaloid components (5, 6-dihydrobicolorine, 7-deoxy-trans-dihydronarciclasine, littoraline) from Hymenocallis littoralis were extracted, analyzed and designated as AHL. In this paper, AHL extracts were added to human liver hepatocellular cells HepG-2, human gastric cancer cell SGC-7901, human breast adenocarcinoma cell MCF-7 and human umbilical vein endothelial cell EVC-304, to screen one or more AHL-sensitive tumor cell. Among these cells, HepG-2 was the most sensitive to AHL treatment, a very low dose ($0.8{\mu}g/ml$) significantly inhibiting proliferation. The non-tumor cell EVC-304, however, was not apparently affected. Effect of AHL on HepG-2 cells was then explored. We found that the AHL could cause HepG-2 cycle arrest at G2/M checkpoint, induce apoptosis, and interrupt polymerization of microtubules. In addition, expression of two cell cycle-regulated proteins, CyclinB1 and CDK1, was up-regulated upon AHL treatment. Up-regulation of the Fas, Fas ligand, Caspase-8 and Caspase-3 was observed as well, which might imply roles for the Fas/FsaL signaling pathway in the AHL-induced apoptosis of HepG-2 cells.

• Molecules and Cells
• /
• 제38권3호
• /
• pp.259-266
• /
• 2015

The regulation of flowering time has crucial implications for plant fitness. MicroRNA156 (miR156) represses the floral transition in Arabidopsis thaliana, but the mechanisms regulating its transcription remain unclear. Here, we show that two AGAMOUS-like proteins, AGL15 and AGL18, act as positive regulators of the expression of MIR156. Small RNA northern blot analysis revealed a significant decrease in the levels of mature miR156 in agl15 agl18 double mutants, but not in the single mutants, suggesting that AGL15 and AGL18 co-regulate miR156 expression. Histochemical analysis further indicated that the double mutants showed a reduction in MIR156 promoter strength. The double mutants also showed reduced abundance of pri-miR156a and pri-miR156c, two of the primary transcripts from MIR156 genes. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays demonstrated that AGL15 directly associated with the CArG motifs in the MIR156a/c promoters. AGL18 did not show binding affinity to the CArG motifs, but pull-down and yeast two-hybrid assays showed that AGL18 forms a heterodimer with AGL15. GFP reporter assays and bimolecular fluorescence complementation (BiFC) showed that AGL15 and AGL18 co-localize in the nucleus and confirmed their in vivo interaction. Overexpression of miR156 did not affect the levels of AGL15 and AGL18 transcripts. Taking these data together, we present a model for the transcriptional regulation of MIR156. In this model, AGL15 and AGL18 may form a complex along with other proteins, and bind to the CArG motifs of the promoters of MIR156 to activate the MIR156 expression.

• 한국환경농학회지
• /
• 제31권1호
• /
• pp.45-51
• /
• 2012

본 연구는 단감 재배 중 사용되는 살균제인 pyrimethanil과 trifloxystrobin의 생산단계 잔류허용기준 설정을 통하여 안전한 단감 생산에 기여하고자 수행되었다. 먼저 pyrimethanil과 trifloxystrobin을 살포하고, 살포 후 0, 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 15, 18일에 단감 시료를 채취하여 각각의 농약을 분석하고 생물학적 반감기를 산출한 다음 생산단계 잔류허용기준(PHRL; Pre-Harvest Residue Limit)을 설정하였다. 단감 중 pyrimethanil과 trifloxystrobin은 Acetonitrile을 이용하여 추출하고 $NH_2$ cartridge와 PSA를 이용하여 정제하여 HPLC/DAD를 이용하여 분석하였다. 두 농약에서 검출한계는 모두 0.01 mg/kg이었다. Pyrimethanil의 회수율은 0.1과 0.5 mg/kg 두 수준에서 각각 $81{\pm}1.62%$, $98{\pm}1.58%$ 이었으며, trifloxystrobin의 회수율은 0.1과 0.5 mg/kg 두 수준에서 각각 $91{\pm}2.94%$, $98{\pm}1.25%$이었다. 단감에서 pyrimethanil의 생물학적 반감기는 기준량 살포 시 15.6일, 배량 살포 시 11.6일이었고, trifloxystrobin의 생물학적 반감기는 기준량 살포 시 10.4일, 배량 살포 시 10.3일이었다. 잔류회귀 감소식을 이용한 생산단계 잔류허용기준은 pyrimethanil과 trifloxystrobin은 각각 수확 10일 전 2.69 mg/kg과 0.83 mg/kg으로 제안하였다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
• /
• 제38권6호
• /
• pp.584-589
• /
• 1995

새로운 유용식물자원개발의 일환으로 80종류(95 시료)의 국내자생식물을 채집하여, 이들 methanol 추출물의 Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli 및 Vibrio parahaemolyticus에 대한 항균력을 검토하였다. 실험대상 4가지 균주 모두에 항균성을 보인 것은 사철쑥, 지칭개, 뽀리뱅이, 꿀풀, 광대나물 그리고 향나무였으며, 씀바귀, 떡쑥, 애기똥풀, 조팝나무, 냉이 전초 및 동백나무 잎 가지 등을 포함한 8 종류는 적어도 3가지 균주에 대해 항균성을 보였다. 반면에, 라일락 잎은 그람 음성균인 E. coli와 V. parahaemolyticus에서, 꽃다지는 V. parahaemolyticus에서, 얼레지의 인경은 B. subtilis에 대해 선택적인 항균성을 보였다. 특정균주에 대한 항균력을 살펴보면, B. subtilis에 대해서는 얼레지의 인경(18mm)이, S. aureus에 대해서는 조팝나무(16 mm), E. coli에 대해서는 라일락의 잎(18mm) 그리고 V. parahaemolyticus에 대해서는 꽃다지(23mm)가 각각 가장 높은 항균성을 나타내었다. 한편, 비교적 강한 항균활성을 보여준 9종류의 methanol 추출물을 극성에 따라 용매분획하여 얻은 n-hexane, chloroform, ethyl acetate와 물분획물의 B. subtilis와 V. parahaemolyticus에 대한 항균성 실험을 실시한 결과, 실험한 모든 분획물중에서 지칭개의 chloroform 분획물이 가장 높은 항균력 (각각 17mm, 29mm)을 보였다. 뽀리뱅이는 chloroform 분획물에서, 사철쑥, 씀바귀 및 꿀풀은 hexane 분획물에서, 그리고 동백 잎 줄기는 ethyl acetate 분획물에서 각각 상대적으로 강한 항균성을 보였으나, 향나무와 쇠뜨기는 물분획물을 제외한 모든 분획물에서 비교적 고른 항균성을 보였다.

• ALGAE
• /
• 제36권1호
• /
• pp.25-36
• /
• 2021

The mixotrophic dinoflagellate Tripos furca causes red tides in the waters of many countries. To understand its population dynamics, mortality due to predation as well as growth rate should be assessed. Prior to the present study, the heterotrophic dinoflagellates Noctiluca scintillans, Polykrikos kofoidii, Protoperidinium steinii, and mixotrophic dinoflagellate Fragilidium subglobosum were known to ingest T. furca. However, if other common heterotrophic protists are able to feed on T. furca has not been tested. We explored interactions between T. furca and nine heterotrophic dinoflagellates and one naked ciliate. Furthermore, we investigated the abundance of T. furca and common heterotrophic protists in coastal-offshore waters off Yeosu, southern Korea, on Jul 31, 2020, during its red tide. Among the tested heterotrophic protists, the heterotrophic dinoflagellates Aduncodinium glandula, Luciella masanensis, and Pfiesteria piscicida were able to feed on T. furca. However, the heterotrophic dinoflagellates Gyrodiniellum shiwhaense, Gyrodinium dominans, Gyrodinium jinhaense, Gyrodinium moestrupii, Oblea rotunda, Oxyrrhis marina, and the naked ciliate Rimostrombidium sp. were unable to feed on it. However, T. furca did not support the growth of A. glandula, L. masanensis, or P. piscicida. Red tides dominated by T. furca prevailed in the South Sea of Korea from Jun 30 to Sep 5, 2020. The maximum abundance of heterotrophic dinoflagellates in the waters off Yeosu on Jul 31, 2020, was as low as 5.0 cells mL-1, and A. glandula, L. masanensis, and P. piscicida were not detected. Furthermore, the abundances of the known predators F. subglobosum, N. scintillans, P. kofoidii, and Protoperidinium spp. were very low or negligible. Therefore, no or low abundance of effective predators might be partially responsible for the long duration of the T. furca red tides in the South Sea of Korea in 2020.