• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.49 no.2
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• pp.109-114
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• 2022

QM7 cell, a quail muscle cell line, has been used in various studies. In cell culture, it is well known that the culture medium has a significant influence on cell growth and maintenance of cell characteristics. This study aimed to adjust the culture medium to make it more suitable for QM7 muscle cells. A culture medium was prepared by adding 2% chicken serum (CS) instead of 10% tryptose phosphate broth (TPB) to the conventional culture medium. In the culture medium prepared with CS, the QM7 muscle cells changed from a pointed, thin to a broader shape. In addition, they grew and divided more rapidly in the new culture medium than in the conventional culture medium. The number of cells increased faster in the CS-containing culture medium from day two after passaging, and significantly increased from day three. The muscle cells grown in the medium containing CS maintained their undifferentiated state prior to differentiation. Myotubes formed well when the cells were maintained in CS-containing medium, resulting in a longer length and uniformity. According to the above results, it is clear that the culture of QM7 myocytes using a medium containing CS rather than TPB helps obtain better results in cell maintenance and differentiation.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2018.04a
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• pp.85-85
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• 2018

인공재배한 매실나무 겨우살이(PM)의 동결건조시료와 자연산 굴참나무겨우살이(QM)의 열풍건조시료의 80% 에탄올 및 물 초음파추출물을 4종의 세포주(HEK 293, HepG2, AGS, MCF-7)배지에 첨가하여 MTT assay로 농도에 따른 세포생존율을 조사하였다. 시료의 HEK 293(인간신장 정상세포)에 대한 세포 독성은 $100{\mu}g/ml$에서 PM의 80% 에탄올 추출물 및 물 추출물 처리군의 생존율은 각각 $86.30{\pm}2.87%$, $89.27{\pm}0.86%$, QM의 80% 에탄올 추출물 및 물 추출물의 생존율은 각각 $80.76{\pm}1.67%$, $78.07{\pm}0.67%$이었다. HepG2(인간 간암세포)에 대한 항암활성을 측정한 결과 PM과 QM 모두 80% 에탄올 추출물이 물 추출물보다 비교적 높은 항암활성을 나타내었으며 $100{\mu}g/ml$에서 QM 80% 에탄올 추출물이 $57.33{\pm}1.30%$의 생존율을 나타내어 항암활성이 가장 높았고, PM 물 추출물이 $76.45{\pm}2.62%$의 생존율을 나타내어 항암활성이 가장 낮았다. AGS(인간 위암세포)에 대한 독성을 측정한 결과 모든 겨우살이에서 80% 에탄올추출물이 더 높은 독성을 나타내었으며, $100{\mu}g/ml$에서 QM 80% 에탄올 추출물의 생존률이 $60.94{\pm}2.44%$로 비교적 항암활성이 높았고, PM 물 추출물이 $80.10{\pm}1.96%$의 생존율을 나타내어 항암활성이 낮았다. MCF-7(인간 유방암세포)는 $100{\mu}g/ml$에서 QM 80% 에탄올 추출물이 $69.44{\pm}1.56$의 생존율로 비교적 높은 항암활성을 나타내었으며, PM 80% 에탄올 추출물이 $88.30{\pm}4.12%$로 낮은 항암활성을 나타내었다. PM 물 추출물이 $73.23{\pm}3.16$으로 PM 80% 에탄올 추출물보다 비교적 높은 항암활성을 나타내었다. 결론적으로, HepG2(인간 간암세포)와 AGS(인간 위암세포)에 대해서 굴참나무겨우살이 80% 에탄올 추출물의 $100{\mu}g/ml$ 농도가 적합하였고, 매실나무겨우살이는 물 추출물 $100{\mu}g/ml$ 농도에서 MCF-7(인간 유방암세포)에 대한 항암소재로 적합하였다.

• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.47 no.3
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• pp.127-133
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• 2020

Chibby family member 2 (CBY2), also known as SPERT or NURIT, is a gene with Chibby-like super family domain, whose function is not well known. In this study, the quail CBY2 gene was cloned, its sequences were analyzed, and its role in the myogenesis of QM7 quail muscle cells was characterized. Quail CBY2 has 978 nucleotides, which are translated into 325 amino acids, and the amino acid sequences are highly similar to those of chicken CBY2. Avian CBY2 diverted from mammalian CBY2 during early evolutionary history. According to the protein domain prediction analysis, quail CBY2 has a Chibby-like superfamily domain consisting of 83 amino acids at the N-terminal of the protein, although compared to mammalian CBY2, many of the amino acids were different. CBY2 was highly expressed in the adipose tissue and moderately expressed in the liver, heart, and kidney, whereas rarely expressed in the muscle tissue in quail. To characterize the role of CBY2 in myogenesis, CBY2 was overexpressed in QM7 cells. The overexpression of CBY2 inhibited myotube formation as shown that the myotube area was approximately only 25% that of the control. Taken together, quail CBY2 has a Chibby-like superfamily domain and inhibits myogenesis. Further studies should focus on the identification of the inhibitory mechanism of CBY2 on myogenesis.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.11 no.6
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• pp.696-703
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• 1996

The bacterium Serratia marcescens QM Bl466 produces selectively large amount of chitinolytic enzymes(about 1mg/L medium). Enzymatic hydrolysis of chitin to N-acelyl-${\beta}$-D-glucosamine(NAG) is performed by a system consisting of two hydrolases : chitinase and chilobiase. Objectives of this study included optimization of a microbial host by using chitin particles for chitinase/chitobiase production and secretion and also development of batch fermentation system for high cell density cultivalion of S. marcescens QM B1466. Also, the influence of chitin source and carboxymethyl(CM) chitin on chitinase/chitobiase production and NAG production was investigated. When carboxymethyl chitin was substituted for colloidal and practical grade chitin, the chitinase activity was increased about 7∼10U/mL. In this case, the ratio of chitinase/chitobiase was 30.03U/3.44U(9:1). The highest amounts of NAG(3.0g/L) was obtained.

• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.261-266
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• 2023

The skeletal muscles of livestock play a crucial role as protein sources for humans, and the consumption of poultry meat is steadily increasing worldwide. Numerous genes, including myogenic regulatory factors, are involved in myogenesis, and precise regulation of them is essential. In this study, genes specifically expressed in muscles were selected, and their promoters were cloned and analyzed. The analysis of gene expression in various tissues of animals revealed that many genes exhibited specific expression patterns in skeletal muscles, with TNNT3, TNNC2, and MYF6 genes showing similar patterns in poultry. The promoter regions of three genes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction to sizes of 1.2 kb, 1.03 kb, and 1.43 kb, respectively. These fragments were then inserted at the front of the enhanced green fluorescent protein gene in vectors. It was confirmed that the sequences of three promoters closely matched the chicken genome sequences. Upon introducing vectors with each promoter into QM7 quail muscle cells, all three promoters successfully induced the expression of the green fluorescent protein. The brightness of the green fluorescence in each promoter was approximately seven times dimmer compared to the control, CMV-IE promoter. It is predicted that more than 230 transcription factors can bind to each promoter, especially various transcription factors expressed in muscles, including myogenic regulatory factors such as MYF5, MYOD, and MYOG. These promoters can be valuable for studying gene expression in poultry muscle cells, and further research is needed to precisely investigate the regulatory region of gene expression in promoters.