• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제51권6호
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• pp.651-656
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• 2013

Human schistosomiasis caused by Schistosoma japonicum and Schistosoma mekongi is a chronic and debilitating helminthic disease still prevalent in several countries of Asia. Due to morphological similarities of cercariae and eggs of these 2 species, microscopic differentiation is difficult. High resolution melting (HRM) real-time PCR is developed as an alternative tool for the detection and differentiation of these 2 species. A primer pair was designed for targeting the 18S ribosomal RNA gene to generate PCR products of 156 base pairs for both species. The melting points of S. japonicum and S. mekongi PCR products were $84.5{\pm}0.07^{\circ}C$ and $85.7{\pm}0.07^{\circ}C$, respectively. The method permits amplification from a single cercaria or an egg. The HRM real-time PCR is a rapid and simple tool for differentiation of S. japonicum and S. mekongi in the intermediate and final hosts.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.31-35
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• 2006

The ubiquitin conjugating enzyme 2 (E2) is core component of ubiquitin proteasome pathway (UPP) which represents a selective mechanism for intracellular proteolysis in eukaryotic cells. The E2 has been implicated in the intracellular transfer of ubiquitin to target protein. We show here the involvement of E2 in antiviral immune of Bombyx mori to Bombyx mori nuclear polyhedrosis virus (BmNPV). In this study, mRNA fluorescent differential display PCR (FDD-PCR) was performed with BmNPV highly resistant silkworm strain NB and susceptible silkworm strain 306. At 24 h post BmNPV infection, FDD-PCR with the arbitrary primer AP34 showed that one cDNA band was down-regulated in the midgut of resistant strain, but highly expressed in susceptible strain. The deduced amino acid sequence of this cDNA clone share 99% identity with the recently published B. mori ubiquitin conjugating enzyme E2 (Genbank NO: DQ311351). Fluorescent quantitative PCR corroborated down regulation of E2 in resistant strain. We there conclude that BmNPV infection evokes strong response of susceptible strain including activation of UPP. BmNPV may evolve escape mechanisms that manipulate the UPP in order to persist in the infected host. In addition, the identification of down-regulation of E2 in resistant strain, as well as structure data, are essential to understanding how UPP operates in silkworm antiviral immune to BmNPV disease.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.31-38
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• 2011

현재 70개 이상의 느타리 품종이 유통되어 재배되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 81개 품종을 수집하여 핵산지문법으로 분석하였다. 이중 수한과 그 유사품종에서 특이하게 나타나는 밴드를 이용하여 수한 품종에 특이적인 SCAR marker로 개발하였다. 수한 품종 특이 band에 대한 clone을 기존에 알려진 유전자 염기서열과 유사성이 있는지를 확인한 결과 POMFBO1 Pleurotus ostreatus cDNA clone MFB02-A05, mRNA sequence와 92%의 homology를 나타냈고, 등록된 아미노산 서열과의 유사성을 확인한 결과 큰졸각버섯인 Laccaria bicolor의 predicted protein과 가장 높은 sequence homology (BlastX score = 73.9, E value = $5e^{-25}$)를 보였다. 본 연구를 통하여 개발된 수한특이 마커는 정확한 품종구분이 요구되는 종균유통 과정에서 수한계통 품종을 구분하는 유용한 마커로 이용될 것으로 기대된다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.93-98
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• 2010

A virus isolate causing symptoms of yellow mosaic, fern leaves, malformation and plant necrosis on Rudbeckia bicolor was prevalent around Pyeongchang area in Korea. The causal virus was identified as Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) using characteristics from biological, serological and molecular analyses and named as CMV-Rb. CMV-Rb caused mosaic on Nicotiana benthamiana, N. tabacum, Capsicum annuum, and Lycopersicon esculentum. However, typical local lesions did not develop on inoculated Pisum sativum, Cucurbita moschata, Datura stramonium and Tetragonia expansa plants. Full-length genome sequences of CMV-Rb RNAs 1, 2 and 3 were obtained using 12 primer pairs by RT-PCR analysis. The genome of CMV-Rb RNA segments 1, 2, and 3 consists of 3363nt, 3049nt, and 2214nt in length, respectively. In order to ascertain their taxonomic identity, nucleotide and the deduced amino acid sequence analyses RNAs 1, 2 and 3 of CMV-Rb isolates were conducted with previously reported sequences of CMV strains and/or isolates. CMV-Rb RNAs showed about 90 to 99% sequence identity to those of subgroup I strains suggesting that CMV-Rb is more closely related to CMV isolates belong to subgroup I. To our knowledge, this is the first report of CMV on Rudbeckia bicolor in Korea.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.21-27
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• 2013

Anginosus group streptococci (AGS) were classified based on the nucleotide sequences of the 16S rRNA gene (16S rDNA) and comprised Streptococcus anginosus, Streptococcus intermedius, and Streptococcus constellatus. It is known that AGS is a causative factor of oral and systematic diseases. The purpose of this study was to discriminate the 56 clinical strains of AGS isolated from Korean oral cavities using phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA and species-specific PCR at the species-level. The 16S rDNA of clinical strains of AGS was sequenced using the dideoxy chain termination method and analyzed using MEGA version 5 software. PCR was performed to identify the clinical strains using species-specific primers described in previous studies and S. intermedius-specific PCR primers developed in our laboratory. The resulting phylogenetic data showed that the 16S rDNA sequences can delineate the S. anginosus, S. intermedius, and S. constellatus strains even though the 16S rDNA sequence similarity between S. intermedius and S. constellatus is above 98%. The PCR data showed that each species-specific PCR primer pair could discriminate between clinical strains at the species-level through phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA nucleotide sequences. These results suggest that phylogenetic analysis of 16S rDNA and PCR are useful tools for discriminating between AGS strains at the species-level.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.127-134
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• 1997

콘택트렌즈 보존 용기 유래 가시아메바 KA/LS주의 세포질 내에 존재하는 bacterial endosymbiont(내공생세균)를 투과전자현미경으로 관찰하여 확인하였다. 숙주인 가시아메바 KA/LS주는 형태학적으로 제2군에 속하였고 rDNA PCR-RFLP 결과 A. lugdunensis로 동정되었다. 미토콘드리아 DNA RFLP와 동위효소 분석상 이 충주는 국내 콘택트렌즈 보존용기에서 가장 흔히 분리되는 type인 KA/L1주, 국내 임상 분리주 중 하나인 KA/E2주, 내공생세균을 가지는 것으로 보고된 병원 냉각수 유래 KA/W4주 및 L3a주와 동일하거나 매우 유사한 성적을 보였다. 내 공생세균은 약 $1.38{\;}{\times}{\;}0.50{\;}{\mu\textrm{m}}$의 크기였고, 아메바 세포질 내에 불규칙하게 분포하고 있었으며 그 표면에 아메바의 ribosome이 부착되어 있었다. 내공생세균을 둘러싼 lacunae나 막과 같은 구조는 관찰되지 않았다. Legionoun 특이 primer를 이용한 효소중합반응(PCR)에서 내공생세균의 염색체 DNA는 증폭되지 않았다 A. lugdunensis의 우리말 이름을 담수가시아메바로 제안한다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 1996

곤충의 다양한 기능해석을 유전자 수준에서 수행하기 위하여 주요 익충인 누에를 대상으로 유전 자원 확보를 시도하였다. 우선 5령의 누에유충에서 cDNA 유전자 은행을 제작하여 1.3 X 106개의 cDNA 유전자원을 확보하였다. 누에유충의 cDNA 유전자 은행에서 무작위로 plaques을 선정하였고, 이를 플라스미드로 전환하여 SK primer를 이용한 부분 염기서열을 결정하였다. 결정된 cDNA 클론의 부분 염기서열을 GenBank 데이타베이스에서 검색하여 37개의 발현 유전자 꼬리표를 생산하였다. 이들 중 15개는 데이터베이스와의 비교부위가 150bp 이상이고 DNA 상동성이 약 60% 이상으로 비교적 높은 DNA 상동 유의성을 나타내는 것으로 혈림프에서 발견되는 수종의 저장 단백질, 곤충의 기동성, 체벽 형성, 효소 및 초파리의 돌연변이 유전자형과 유사한 종류들이었다. 또한 15개의 발현 유전자 꼬리표 중 누에에서 밝혀진 것은 3종이고 그 나머지는 누에에서 처음 밝혀진 것으로 이 클론에 대한 정확한 동정이 요구된다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.265-272
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• 2010

Follicular cystic ovary (FCO) is one of the most frequently diagnosed ovarian diseases and is a major cause of reproductive failure in mammalian species. However, the mechanism by which FCO is induced remains unclear. Genetic alterations which affect the functioning of many kinds of cells and/or tissues could be present in cystic ovaries. In this study, we performed a comparison analysis of gene expression in order to identify new molecules useful in discrimination of bovine FCO with follicular cystic follicles (FCFs). Normal follicles and FCFs were classified based on their sizes (5 to 10 mm and $\geq25mm$). These follicles had granulosa cell layer and theca interna and the hormone $17{\beta}$-estradiol ($E_2$)/ progesterone ($P_4$) ratio in follicles was greater than one. Perifollicular regions including follicles were used for the preparation of RNA or protein. Differentially expressed genes (DEG) that showed greater than a 2-fold change in expression were screened by the annealing control primer (ACP)-based PCR method using $GeneFishing^{TM}$ DEG kits in bovine normal follicles and FCFs. We identified two DEGs in the FCFs: ribosomal protein L15 (RPL15) and microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B) based on BLAST searches of the NCBI GenBank. Consistent with the ACP analysis, semi-quantitative PCR data and Western blot analyses revealed an up-regulation of RPL15 and a down-regulation of MAP1B in FCFs. These results suggest that RPL15 and MAP1B may be involved in the regulation of pathological processes in bovine FCOs and may help to establish a bovine gene data-base for the discrimination of FCOs from normal ovaries.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.239-243
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• 1997

1990년 8월 충북 보은의 참깨 밭에서 전형적인 엽화병(葉化病; phyllody disease)이 발생하였다. 병징은 꽃이 잎처럼 녹색으로 변하고, 이병엽은 정상엽보다 작고 잔가지가 마치 빗자루 모양으로 총생하였고 개화 및 결실이 되지 않았다. 투과 전자현미경으로 병든 잎의 사관요소에서 phytoplasma가 존재하는 것을 확인하였다. 병든 잔가지에서 추출한 DNA를 중합효소 연쇄반응으로 분석한 결과 대추나무 빗자루병에 걸린 나무에서 증폭되는 DNA와 같은 크기의 band가 관찰되었다. 따라서 위의 시료는 phytoplasma 벙으로 확인 되었으며 참깨 엽화병으로 명명하였다. 또한 참깨 엽화병을 일으키는 phytoplasma와 대추 나무 빗자루병 phytoplasma를 PCR 증폭 및 제한효소로 절단하여 분석한 결과 이들은 서로 다른 그룹이라는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.371-379
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• 2006

Newcastle disease virus (NDV) is a single-stranded negative sense RNA virus, which has been classified as a member of the Avulavirus genus of the Paramyxoviridae family. It is also one of the most important pathogens in the poultry industry. The glycoproteins, fusion (F) and hemagglutinin-neuraminidase (HN), determine the virulence of NDV, and the relevant molecular structures have already been determined. NDV isolates differ in terms of virulence, and at least 2 of 9 genotypes (I-IX) have been shown to co-circulate. Therefore, it is clearly important to differentiate between vaccine strains and field isolates. In vivo pathogenicity tests have been the standard protocol for some time, but molecular methods appear preferable in terms of the rapidity of diagnosis, as well as animal welfare concerns. In this study, we have designed primer sets from HN gene for phylogenetic analysis and restriction enzyme analysis, and from F gene for pathotype-specific RT-PCR. Via the combination of 2 methods, 106 Korean NDV isolates obtained from 1980 to 2005 were differentiated into vaccine strains, and virulent genotypes VI and VII. The genotype VI viruses were only rarely isolated after 1999, and genotype VII, after it was initially isolated from poultry in 1995, recurred in 2000, and then became the main NDV constituting a threat to the Korean poultry industry.