• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권3호
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• pp.210-218
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• 2021

Recently, pest-resistant living modified (LM) crops developed using RNA interference (RNAi) technology have been imported into South Korea. However, the potential adverse effects of unintentionally released RNAi-based LM crops on non-target species have not yet been reported. Coccinella septempunctata, which feeds on aphids, is an important natural enemy insect which can be exposed to the double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) produced by RNAi-based LM plants. To assess the risk of ingestion of Snf7 dsRNA by C. septempunctata, we first identified the species through morphological analysis of collected insects. A method for species identification at the gene level was developed using a specific C. septempunctata 12S rRNA. Furthermore, an experimental model was devised to assess the risk of Snf7 dsRNA ingestion in C. septempunctata. Snf7 dsRNA was mass-purified using an effective dsRNA synthesis method and its presence in C. septempunctata was confirmed after treatment with purified Snf7 dsRNA. Finally, the survival rate, development time, and dry weight of Snf7 dsRNA-treated C. septempunctata were compared with those of GFP and vATPase A dsRNA control treatments, and no risk was found. This study illustrates an effective Snf7 dsRNA synthesis method, as well as a high-concentration domestic insect risk assessment method which uses dsRNA to assess the risk of unintentional released of LM organisms against non-target species.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.79-85
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• 1986

A. nidulans의 $tRNA^{Arg}$의 염기순서를 효소절단 방법으로 결정하였다. 이 방법으로 염기순서를 결정한 결과 다음과 같았다. 5'GGCCGGCUGGCCCAAXUGGCAAGGCXUCUGAXUACGAAXCAGGAGAUUGCAXXXXXGAGCXXUXXGUCGGUCACCA3'. 위의 결과로 플로버잎 구조를 만들어본 결과 안티코돈이 ACG인 $tRNA^{Arg}$으로 판명되었고. 이 결과는 아미노산 부하검사(charging test)의 결과와 일치하였다. 이 tRNA의 유천자의 염기순서 결과와 비교하여 염기순서의 정확성을 검증하였고, minor base분석을 통하여 전 염기순서를 추정하였다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 1988

We have examined the structures and cellular distributions of the SV40 late RNAs present in monkey cells at late times after infection. One particular RNA species, spliced at residue 373(373-RNA), was found to be as abundant as the major late 16S RNAs. This result was unexpected since previous reports showed that the molecular ratio of the 373-spliced 19S RNA to 16S RNA is approximately 0.1 among either cytoplasmic polyadenylated or polysomal viral RNAs. Both sedimentation and electrophoretic analysis indicated that the 373-RNA was approximately 16S to 19S in size. Therefore, it was not a splicing intermediate or the product of premature termination of transcription within the late leader region. Whereas most SV40 late 16S RNA is polyadenylated and located in the cytoplasm, the majority of 373-RNA was found to lack poly A, and be located in the nucleus.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2014년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.671-674
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• 2014

최근 MicroRNA(miRNA)가 질병 발생과 밀접한 연관성이 있다고 밝혀진 이래, 이와 관련된 연구가 활발히 진행되고 있다. 하지만 각종 질병 관련 miRNA의 기능과 역할 그리고 질병 발생 메카니즘 등이 명백히 밝혀진 것이 없는 실정이다. 본 논문에서는 여러 종류의 miRNA 데이터베이스(miRecords, miRTarBase, miR2Disease 등)를 통합하고, 본 논문에서 새로이 제안하는 scoring 방법과 특정 질병과 관련된 miRNA의 순위결정과정을 통하여 질병과 연관성이 높은 miRNA을 밝혀내는 방법을 제안한다. 새로이 제안하는 방법을 바탕으로 miRNA와 특정 질병과의 연관성을 효과적으로 밝혀냈다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.102-113
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• 2011

C-terminal SRC kinase (CSK) is a ubiquitously expressed, cytosolic enzyme that phosphorylates and inactivates several SRC family protein tyrosine kinases. Recent genomewide association studies have implicated CSK in the regulation of blood pressure. The current study aim is to determine the blood pressure association of the genes regulated by CSK down-regulation. The CSK mRNA expression was downregulated in vascular smooth muscle cells using small interfering RNA (siRNA). CSK mRNA levels fell by 90% in cells that were treated with CSK siRNA; the RNA from these cells was examined by microarray using the Illumina HumanRef-8 v3 platform, which comprises 24,526 reference mRNA probes. On treatment with CSK siRNA, 19 genes were downregulated by more than 2-fold and 13 genes were upregulated by more than 2-fold. Three (CANX, SLC30A7, and HMOX1) of them revealed more than 3 fold differential expression. Interestingly, the HMOX1 SNPs were associated with diastolic blood pressure in the 7551 Koreans using Korea Association REsource data, and the result was supported by the other reports that HMOX1 linked to blood vessel maintenance. Among the remaining 29 differentially expressed genes, seven (SSBP1, CDH2, YWHAE, ME2, PFTK1, G3BP2, and TUFT1) revealed association with both systolic and diastolic blood pressures. The CDH2 gene was linked to blood pressures. Conclusively, we identified 32 differentially expressed genes which were regulated by CSK reduction, and two (HOMX1 and CDH2) of them might influence the blood pressure regulation through CSK pathway.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.296-302
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• 2010

남조세균 Microcystis (Cyanobacteria, Chroococcales)는 담수 녹조원인 생물의 하나로써 일부 종은 microcystin이라는 간 독소를 분비한다. 따라서 담수 수질관리 및 보건위생 측면에서 이들에 대한 관리가 필요하다. 본 연구는 Microcystis 분자 검출을 위한 신규 마커로 RNA polymerase beta subunit (rpoB) 유전자 염기서열을 분석하여 이들의 분자적 특성을 규명하였다. Microcystis rpoB 유전자는 16S rRNA보다 염기 유사도와 유전거리에서 큰 변이가 있는 것으로 조사되었으며, 통계적으로 유의한 차이를 보였다(Student t-test, p<0.05). Parsimony 분석을 통해 rpoB 유전자가 16S rRNA 유전자보다 2배 이상 빠르게 진화하는 것으로 파악되었다. 또한 rpoB 유전자 phylogeny 분석에서 16S rRNA tree 보다 M. aeruginosa 균주를 명확하게 구분해 주었다. Microcystis가 속하는 Chroococcales 목은 염색체 안에 2개 정도의 rRNA 오페론이 있고 rpoB 유전자는 1개 있는 것으로 조사되었다. 본 연구결과는 rpoB 유전자가 Microcystis의 분자계통분류 및 분자검출 마커로 유용하다는 것을 제시해 준다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2005

DNA microarray analysis of gene expression in toxicogenomics typically requires relatively large amounts of total RNA. This limits the use of DNA microarray when the sample available is small. To confront this limitation, different methods of linear RNA amplification that generate antisense RNA (aRNA) have been optimized for microarray use. The target preparation strategy using amplified RNA in DNA microarray protocol can be divided into direct-incorporation labeling which resulted in cDNA targets (Cy-dye labeled cDNA from aRNA) and indirect-labeling which resulted in cRNA targets (i.e. Cy-dye labeled aRNA), respectively. However, despite the common use of amplified targets (cDNA or cRNA) from aRNAs, no systemic assessment for the use of amplified targets and bias in terms of hybridization performance has been reported. In this investigation, we have compared the hybridization performance of cRNA targets with cDNA targets from aRNA on a 10 K cDNA microarrays. Under optimized hybridization conditions, we found that 43% of outliers from cDNA technique and 86% from the outlier genes were reproducibly detected by both targets hybridization onto cDNA microarray. This suggests that the cRNA labeling method may have a reduced capacity for detecting the differential gene expression when compared to the cDNA target preparation. However, further validation of this discordant result should be pursued to determine which techniques possesses better accuracy in identifying truly differential genes.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.284-290
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• 2010

Replication of positive-strand RNA virus is mediated by a virus-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp). To study the replication of Ectropis obliqua virus (EoV), a newly identified insect virus belonging to the family Iflaviradae, we expressed the RNA polymerase domain in Escherichia coli and purified it on a Ni-chelating HisTrap affinity column. It is demonstrated that EoV RdRp initiated RNA synthesis in a primer and poly (A)-dependent manner in vitro. Furthermore, the effect of primer concentration, temperature, metal ions ($Mg^{2+}$, $Mn^{2+}$, and $K^+$) on enzymatic activity were determined. Our study represented a first step towards understanding the mechanism of EoV replication.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.367-373
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• 1995

The cDNAs derived from the coat protein (CP) genes of six plant RNA viruses, tobacco mosaic virus-pepper strains (TMV-P) and -ordinary strain (TMV-OM), potato virus Y (PVY), turnip mosaic virus (TuMV), cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) and potato leafroll virus (PLRV), were subcloned into the transcription vector, pSPT18, containing SP6 and T7 promoters. The digoxigenin (DIG)-labeled RNA polymerase after linearlization of the cloned pSPTs with XbaI or SacI, and were tested for their sensitivities for the detection of the six viruses. In slot-blot hybridization, dilution end points for the detection of TMV-P and TMV-OM were 10-4, while those of PVY, TuMV and CMV were 10-3. PLRV was detected at the dilution of 10-2. When each RNA probe was applied for the detection of the viruses in the preparations from the leaf disks (8 mm in diameter, and 12 to 15 mg in weight) of infected natural host plants, TMV-P, TMV-OM and TuMV could be detected from one disk, while PVY from 1 or 2 disks. CMV was detected in the preparation from two disks, and PLRV from three disks. With DIG-labeled RNA probe, PVY was detected at 5 days after inoculation, but with ELISA the virus was detected at 8 days after inoculation to tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi nc) plants on which symptoms appeared at 9 days after inoculation. No difference was observed in cross reaction between the RNA probes for the detection of TMV-P and TMV-OM.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권14호
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• pp.5583-5586
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• 2014

Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection induces apoptosis in gastric epithelial cells, and this occurrence may link to gastric carcinogenesis. However, the regulatory mechanism of H. pylori-induced apoptosis is not clear. MicroRNA-146a has been implicated as a key regulator of the immune system. This report describes our discovery of molecular mechanisms of microRNA-146a regulation of apoptosis in human gastric cancer cells. We found that overexpression of microRNA-146a by transfecting microRNA-146a mimics could significantly enhance apoptosis, and this upregulation was triggered by COX-2 inhibition. Furthermore, we found that microRNA-146a density was positively correlated with apoptosis rates in H. pylori-positive gastric cancer tissues and intratumoral microRNA-146a density was negatively correlated with lymph node metastasis among H. pylori-positive gastric cancer patients. Understanding the important roles of microRNA-146a in regulating cell apoptosis in H. pylori infected human gastric cancer cells will contribute to the development of microRNA targeted therapy in the future.