• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.81-85
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• 2010

The aim of the study was to investigate pig reference families, generated from Korean native pigs (KNP) that were crossed with Yorkshire (YS) breeds, which were used to evaluate genetic markers to select breeding animals with superior pork quality. A set of five candidate genes (PRKAG3, MC4R, CAST, ESR, and PRLR ) was analyzed for association with pork quality traits. PRKAG3 (I199V) SNP genotypes were significantly associated with muscle moisture, protein, and fat contents. The MC4R D298N polymorphism was significantly associated with meat tenderness and color traits. The CAST polymorphism was significantly associated with muscle moisture and crude protein traits. These three genes have been associated with pork quality traits in other pig populations, and some of our results are consistent with earlier studies. In addition, two reproductive candidate genes (ESR and PRLR ) did not have significant associations. These results suggest that further study is warranted to investigate and develop more DNA markers associated with pork quality in our KNP-crossed pig families.

• BMB Reports
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• 제42권9호
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• pp.541-551
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• 2009

Amyloidogenesis defines a condition in which a soluble and innocuous protein turns to insoluble protein aggregates known as amyloid fibrils. This protein suprastructure derived via chemically specific molecular self-assembly process has been commonly observed in various neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and Prion diseases. Although the major culprit for the cellular degeneration in the diseases remains unsettled, amyloidogenesis is considered to be etiologically involved. Recent recognition of fibrillar polymorphism observed mostly from in vitro amyloidogeneses may indicate that multiple mechanisms for the amyloid fibril formation would be operated. Nucleation-dependent fibrillation is the prevalent model for assessing the self-assembly process. Following thermodynamically unfavorable seed formation, monomeric polypeptides bind to the seeds by exerting structural adjustments to the template, which leads to accelerated amyloid fibril formation. In this review, we propose another in vitro model of amyloidogenesis named double-concerted fibrillation. Here, two consecutive assembly processes of monomers and subsequent oligomeric species are responsible for the amyloid fibril formation of $\alpha$-synuclein, a pathological component of Parkinson's disease, following structural rearrangement within the oligomers which then act as a growing unit for the fibrillation.

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2007년도 제48회 학술심포지움 및 추계국제학술대회
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• pp.51.2-51.2
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• 2007

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• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.265-272
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• 2008

지방세포분화 초기에 중요한 역할을 수행하는 것으로 보고되고 있는 C/EBPβ 유전자를 cloning하기 위하여 한우 26개월령 등심조직을 이용하여 Total RNA를 추출하고 RT-PCR을 수행한 결과 한우 및 흑한우 C/EBPβ는 1047bp, 348 아미노산 서열을 가지고 있었다. 한우 및 흑한우 C/EBPβ의 아미노산 서열을 NCBI에 등록된 Japanese black cattle C/EBPβ(NCBI accession No. NM_176788) 비교한 결과 약 97%의 상동성을 나타내었다. 또한 인간, 닭, 생쥐, 쥐의 C/EBPβ 아미노산 서열을 비교한 결과 각각 96%, 58%, 74%, 75%의 상동성을 나타내었다. 그러나 각 종간의 leucine zipper domain간의 상동성은 매우 높게 나타났다. 한우 C/EBPβ의 발현은 폐, 등심, 지방조직에서 나타나고 있으나, 지방조직에서 좀 더 많은 발현을 보이고 있었다. 그리고 C/EBPβ 유전자의 bZIP 영역에서 polymorphism이 나타나지 않음을 확인하였다.

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1996년도 공동 춘계학술대회
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• pp.53.1-53
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• 1996

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• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.253-261
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• 2023

Objective: Azoospermia (the total absence of sperm in the ejaculate) affects approximately 10% of infertile males. Despite diagnostic advances, azoospermia remains the most challenging issue associated with infertility treatment. Our study evaluated transition nuclear protein 2 (TNP2) and synaptonemal complex protein 3 (SYCP3) polymorphisms, azoospermia factor a (AZFa) microdeletion, and gene expression levels in 100 patients with azoospermia. Methods: We investigated a TNP2 single-nucleotide polymorphism through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis using a particular endonuclease. An allele-specific PCR assay for SYCP3 was performed utilizing two forward primers and a common reverse primer in two PCR reactions. Based on the European Academy of Andrology guidelines, AZFa microdeletions were evaluated by multiplex PCR. TNP2, SYCP3, and the AZFa region main gene (DEAD-box helicase 3 and Y-linked [DDX3Y]) expression levels were assessed via quantitative PCR, and receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was used to determine the diagnostic capability of these genes. Results: The TNP2 genotyping and allelic frequency in infertile males did not differ significantly from fertile volunteers. In participants with azoospermia, the allelic frequency of the SYCP3 mutant allele (C allele) was significantly altered. Deletion of sY84 and sY86 was discovered in patients with azoospermia and oligozoospermia. Moreover, SYCP3 and DDX3Y showed decreased expression levels in the azoospermia group, and they exhibited potential as biomarkers for diagnosing azoospermia (area under the curve, 0.722 and 0.720, respectively). Conclusion: These results suggest that reduced SYCP3 and DDX3Y mRNA expression profiles in testicular tissue are associated with a higher likelihood of retrieving spermatozoa in individuals with azoospermia. The homozygous genotype TT of the SYCP3 polymorphism was significantly associated with azoospermia.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.279-288
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• 2006

목 적: 정신분열병 환자의 안구추적운동 이상은 유력한 생물학적인 지표이나 유전자적인 원인에 대한 연구가 활발히 진행되지 못하였다. 최근 여러 연구들에서 dystrobrevin binding protein 1(DTNBP1, dysbindin)이 정신분열병의 원인 유전자의 후보 유전자로서 시사되었으나 정신분열병 환자의 안구운동 이상의 원인으로 작용할 것인지에 대한 연구는 거의 없었다. 본 연구의 목적은 DTNBP1 유전자상에 존재한 비교적 인접한 두개의 단염기 다형성들인 SNP A와 P1763이 정신분열병 환자의 안구추적운동 이상의 유전자적인 원인으로 작용할 것인지를 알아보고자 시행되었다. 방 법: 대상군은 217명의 입원한 만성 정신분열병 환자들이며 안구운동(SPEM)을 측정하였고, 신호/잡음의 자연대수 값(Ln S/N ratio)을 구하여 안구운동이 우수한 군과 열등한 군으로 구분하였다. 이후 대상군의 혈액에서 추출한 DNA로부터 DTNBP1 유전자상의 단 염기 다형성들인 SNP A와 P1763를 분석하여 유전자형과 대립인자형을 알아낸 후, 안구운동 이상 유무에 따른 두 군사이의 분포의 차이를 조사하였다. 결 과: 정신분열병 환자들 중 안구운동이 우수한 군의 신호/잡음의 자연대수 값(Ln S/N ratio)의 평균과 표준편차는 $4.39{\pm}0.33$이었고, 안구운동이 열등한 군의 신호/잡음의 자연 대수 값(Ln S/N ratio)의 평균과 표준편차는 $3.17{\pm}0.71$이었다. 두 군 사이에 나이나 성별비율의 차이는 통계적으로 의미가 없었다. SNP A와 P1763의 유전자형과 대립인자형의 분포의 차이는 안구운동 이상 유무에 따라 구분한 두군 사이에 나타나지 않았다. 결 론: DTNBP1 유전자상에 존재한 SNP A와 P1763은 정신분열병 환자의 안구추적운동 이상의 유전자적인 원인으로 작용한다는 증거를 얻지 못하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.1189-1195
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• 2014

Natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 encoding gene (NRAMP1) plays an important role in immune response against intracellular pathogens. To evaluate the effects of NRAMP1 gene on immune capacity in pigs, tissue expression of NRAMP1 mRNA was observed by real time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR), and the results revealed NRAMP1 expressed widely in nine tissues. One single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (ENSSSCG00000025058: g.130 C>T) in exon1 and one SNP (ENSSSCG00000025058: g.657 A>G) in intron1 region of porcine NRAMP1 gene were demonstrated by DNA sequencing and PCR-RFLP analysis. A further analysis of SNP genotypes associated with immune traits including contain of white blood cell (WBC), granulocyte, lymphocyte, monocyte (MO), rate of cytotoxin in monocyte (MC) and $CD4^-CD8^+$ T lymphocyte subpopulations in blood was carried out in four pig populations including Large White and three Chinese indigenous breeds (Wannan Black, Huai pig and Wei pig). The results showed that the SNP (ENSSSCG00000025058: g.130 C>T) was significantly associated with level of WBC % (p = 0.031), MO% (p = 0.024), MC% (p = 0.013) and $CD4^-CD8^+$ T lymphocyte (p = 0.023). The other SNP (ENSSSCG00000025058: g.657 A>G) was significantly associated with the level of MO% (p = 0.012), MC% (p = 0.019) and $CD4^-CD8^+$ T lymphocyte (p = 0.037). These results indicate that the NRAMP1 gene can be regarded as a molecular marker for genetic selection of disease susceptibility in pig breeding.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2001

The present study was designed to investigate polymorphism in Duffy binding protein (DBP) gene of Plasmodium vivax isolates of Korea. Thirty samples were obtained from P. vivax patients in Yonchon-gun, Kyonggi-do in 1998. The PCR products of the samples were subjected to sequencing and hybridization analyses of the regions II and IV of P. vivax DBP gene. Two genotypes, SK-1 and SK-2, were identified on the basis of amino acid substitution and deletion. The genotype of 10 isolates was SK-1 and that of 20 isolates was SK-2. Most of the predicted amino acids in the region ll of DBP gene were conserved between the Korean isolates and Belem strain except for 4-5 amino acid substitutions. In the region W of DBP, a 6-bp insert that was shown in the Sal-1 allele type was found in SK-1, and a 27-bp insert that was shown in the Papua New Guinea allele type was found in SK-2. In conclusion, the present findings suggest that two genotypes of P. vivax coexist in the endemic area of Korea.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 1993

In an attempt to reveal the interrelationship between fowls of jungle and native origin, their gene constitutions were compared using gene frequencies at the 16 loci controlling blood protein variations. Of the 16 loci analysed by electrophoresis, polymorphism was detected at following seven loci: Es-1, Amy-1, Akp-akp, Akp-2, Alb, Tf and 6-PGD. The other nine loci: Amy-3, Es-D, PGM, PHI, MDH, To, LDH, Hb-1 and Hb-2, were noted to be monomorphic. Genetic distance between pairs of native fowl and jungle fowls was estimated by a numerical taxonomic method. The Indonesian native fowl was genetically close to the Indonesian red jungle fowl, and the grey jungle fowl was genetically similar to the Ceylonese jungle fowl. It was also suggested that the green jungle fowl was genetically remote from the other jungle fowls and from the Indonesian native flow. The proportion of polymorphic loci (Ppoly), the expected average heterozygosity per individual $\bar{H}$, and the effective number of alleles per locus (Ne) were calculated to evaluate the genetic variabilities in the native and jungle fowls. The Indonesian native fowl exhibited slightly higher the proportion of polymorphic loci than the jungle fowls.