• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.275-282
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• 2005

By using differential display, we identified one of the genes encoding the multi-subunit complex protein V-ATPase, c subunit gene (ATP6L), and showed alterations of the gene expression by oxidative stresses. Expression of the ATP6L gene in Neuro-2A cells was increased by the treatment with $H_2O_2$ and incubation in hypoxic chamber, implying that the expression of the ATP6L gene is regulated by oxidative stresses. To examine mechanisms involved in the regulation of the gene expression by oxidative stresses, the transcriptional activity of the rat ATP6L promoter was studied. Transcription initiation site was determined by primer extension analysis and DNA sequencing, and promoter of the rat ATP6L and its deletion clones were constructed in reporter assay vector. Significant changes of the promoter activities in Neuro-2A cells were observed in two regions within the proximal 1 kbp promoter, and one containing a suppressor was in -195 to -220, which contains GC box that is activated by binding of Sp1 protein. The suppression of promoter activity was lost in mutants of the GC box. We confirmed by electrophoretic mobility shift and supershift assays that Sp1 protein specifically binds to the GC box. The promoter activity was not changed by the $H_2O_2$ treatment and incubation in hypoxic chamber, however, $H_2O_2$ increased the stability of ATP6L mRNA. These data suggest that the expression of the ATP6L gene by oxidative stresses is regulated at posttranscriptional level, whereas the GC box is important in basal activities of the promoter.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권8호
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• pp.1169-1179
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• 2020

In this study, two soybean genotypes, i.e., aluminum-tolerant Baxi 10 (BX10) and aluminumsensitive Bendi 2 (BD2), were used as plant materials and acidic red soil was used as growth medium. The soil layers from the inside to the outside of the root are: rhizospheric soil after washing (WRH), rhizospheric soil after brushing (BRH) and rhizospheric soil at two sides (SRH), respectively. The rhizosphere bacterial communities were analyzed by high-throughput sequencing of V4 hypervariable regions of 16S rRNA gene amplicons via Illumina MiSeq. The results of alpha diversity analysis showed that the BRH and SRH of BX10 were significantly lower in community richness than that of BD2, while the WRH exhibited no significant difference between BX10 and BD2. Among the three sampling compartments of the same soybean genotype, WRH had the lowest community richness and diversity while showing the highest coverage. Beta diversity analysis results displayed no significant difference for any compartment between the two genotypes, or among the three different sampling compartments for any same soybean genotype. However, the relative abundance of major bacterial taxa, specifically nitrogen-fixing and/or aluminum-tolerant bacteria, was significantly different in the compartments of the BRH and/or SRH at phylum and genus levels, indicating genotype-dependent variations in rhizosphere bacterial communities. Strikingly, as compared with BRH and SRH, the WRH within the same genotype (BX10 or BD2) always had an enrichment effect on rhizosphere bacteria associated with nitrogen fixation.

• Mycobiology
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.224-235
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• 2018

Temperature is an important environmental factor that can greatly influence the cultivation of Auricularia cornea. In this study, lignin peroxidase, laccase, manganese peroxidase, and cellulose in A. cornea fruiting bodies were tested under five different temperatures ($20^{\circ}C$, $25^{\circ}C$, $30^{\circ}C$, $35^{\circ}C$, and $40^{\circ}C$) in three different culture periods (10 days, 20 days and 30 days). In addition, the V4 region of bacterial 16S rRNA genes in the substrate of A. cornea cultivated for 30 days at different temperatures were sequenced using next-generation sequencing technology to explore the structure and diversity of bacterial communities in the substrate. Temperature and culture days had a significant effect on the activities of the four enzymes, and changes in activity were not synchronized with changes in temperature and culture days. Overall, we obtained 487,694 sequences from 15 samples and assigned them to 16 bacterial phyla. Bacterial community composition and structure in the substrate changed when the temperature was above $35^{\circ}C$. The relative abundances of some bacteria were significantly affected by temperature. A total of 35 genera at five temperatures in the substrate were correlated, and 41 functional pathways were predicted in the study. Bacterial genes associated with the membrane transport pathway had the highest average abundance (16.16%), and this increased at $35^{\circ}C$ and $40^{\circ}C$. Generally, different temperatures had impacts on the physiological activity of A. cornea and the bacterial community in the substrate; therefore, the data presented herein should facilitate cultivation of A. cornea.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.707-713
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• 2017

전통식품에서 요구르트 제조 가능한 유산균을 선발하기 위하여 김치, 식혜 막걸리에서 분리한 유산균 50균주 중 커드 형성 능력이 있는 16균주를 선발, L. monocytogenes, S. aureus, B. cereus, E. coli, S. entritidis, V. vulnificus에 대한 항균활성과 인공 위액과 담즙액에 대한 내성이 우수한 4 균주를 선발하였다. 4균주의 환원탈지유에서 배양특성비교. 항균활성과 인공 위액과 담즙에서의 내성 등을 고려하여 KM24(구균)와 KM32(간균)을 최종 선발하여 동정한 결과 각각 Pediococcus pentosaceus, Lactobacillus plantarum로 동정되었다. 요구르트 제조 중 유산균수는 KM24와 KM32균주 혼합 접종구가 가장 높았으며, 배양 48시간째 9.66 log CFU/mL을 나타내었다. pH는 배양 48시간째 각각 4.25(혼합 접종구), 3.77(대조구)을 나타내었다. 산도의 변화는 pH 변화와 유사하여, 배양 72 시간 후 KM32 단독 접종구를 제외하고 0.88-1.24%의 범위를 나타내었다. 혼합 접종구와 대조구의 총 폴리페놀함량은 각각 38.45와 $38.86{\mu}g/mL$이었다. DPPH 라디칼 소거능은 KM24 접종구가 가장 높은 52.54%로, 혼합 접종구(48.57%)와 대조구(48.22%)에 비해 항산화활성이 우수하였다. 혼합 접종구의 경우 $4^{\circ}C$에서 10일간 저장 중 가장 높은 유산균수를 유지하였으며, 저장 10일째 9.28 log CFU/mL이었다. pH는 KM32 접종구를 제외하고 저장기간 동안 저장 초기와 유사하였으며, 산도는 저장 5일까지는 다소 증가하다가 그 이후 감소하였다. 혼합 접종구는 대조구에 비해 유산균수는 높았으나 pH는 높고, 산도는 낮은 경향을 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 미루어 보아 분리균주인 KM24와 KM32은 요구르트 제조 시 복합 starter로 사용이 가능할 것으로 판단되었다.