• Journal of Oral Medicine and Pain
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2008

사람 Y염색체상에 존재하는 RPS4Y(Ribosomal Protein S4Y) 유전자는 성별감정시 유용한 유전자로 규명되어 유전질환의 조기 발견이나 예방 및 태아의 성별판정 등에 응용되고 있다. 신원이 불분명한 사체에서 성별감정시, 기존의 성별감정에 이용되고 있는 다른 유전자와 함께 RPS4Y 유전자를 검색함으로써 성별감정의 신뢰도를 높힐 수 있을 것으로 사료된다. 또한 사체의 손상이 심할 때 유전자를 이용한 개인식별은 제한을 받게 된다. 이때 치아는 인체의 기관 중 가장 견고한 구조로 구성되어 있어 외부 환경에 대한 물리적, 화학적 저항성이 높아 법의치과학적 개인식별에 널리 이용되므로, 본 연구에서는 사람 치아에서 중합효소연쇄반응법을 이용한 RPS4Y유전자를 검출하여 법의학적 성별감정에 응용하고자 하였다. 남녀 각각 10개의 치아에서 치수와 상아질을 분리한 후 DNA를 추출하여 중합효소연쇄반응을 시행하였다. RPS4Y 유전자를 검출한 결과, 남자에게서만 특이적으로 유전자가 검출되었으며, 이는 사람 치아에서 RPS4Y 유전자를 이용한 성별감정이 법의학적 개인식별의 성별감정 실무에 있어서 다른 유전자와 함께 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.81-82
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• 2001

The human ribosomal protein 54 genes, RPS4X and RPS4Y are located on the X and Y chromosomes. They have been postulated as candidate for Turner syndrome which was characterized by gonadal dysgenesis, short stature, and various external and internal anomalies. Using the BLAST search program, we identified sixteen RPS4 pseudogenes from the human genome and analyzed them phylogenetically. The RPS4-C12-1, C12-2, and C12-3 pseudogenes from chromosome 12 have been evolved independently during hominid evolution. The RPS4X gene from X chromosome it closely related to the RPS4-C12-2 from chromosome 12 and RPS4-C5 from chromosome 5, whereas the RPS4Y gene is very closely related to RPS4-C16 from chromosome 16. The exact mapping of the RPS4 pseudogene family was peformed, indicating that the RPS4 pseudogene family was mapped on human chromosomes 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 19 and 20. Taken together, the precise chromosomal localization and phylegenetic relationship of the RPS4 pseudo-genes could be of great use in further study for understanding the Turner syndrome.

• Journal of Life Science
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.34-38
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• 2001

The cDNA encoding ribosomal protein S4(RPS 4) from an ovary cDNA library of the Japanese monkey (Macaca fuscata) was cloned and sequenced. The RPS4X gene from monkey X chromosome encodes a deduced protein of 263 amino acids and share 99.1% cDNA sequence similarity and 100% amino acid sequence identify with the human RPS4X. Rate of synonymous substitution was higher in RPS4Y than in RPS4X in comparison to the monkey and human. The ratio of synonymous and nonsynonymous substitutions per site indicated that directional selection has nor occurred in RPS4 genes. Phylogenetic analysis using the neighbor-joining method revealed that X and Y-linked RPS4 genes have evolved independently.

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2007년도 제48회 학술심포지움 및 추계국제학술대회
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• pp.101.2-101.2
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• 2007

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• Animal cells and systems
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.381-389
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• 2009

Using the DDRT-PCR, a series of differentially expressed genes in human primary cervical cancer was isolated. Among the 250 PCR amplimers, 88 gene fragments were confirmed by reverse Northern hybridization. Homology searches indicated that 26 out of 88 were previously known genes including calmodulin, human BBC1, histone H3.3, a series of ribosomal proteins (RPL19, RPS19, and RPS12), translation initiation factor (eIF-4AI), lactoferrin, integrin ${\alpha}6$, cell-surface antigens (CD9 and CD59), transcription factor (mbp-1), and mitochondrial proteins. Several unknown clones showed sequence homology with known genes. Furthermore, six of the unknown genes showed identical sequence with expressed sequence tags (EST) of unknown function. Differential expression patterns of identified genes were further examined and confirmed with multiple pairs of cervical cancer samples using Northern hybridization. Our profiling of differentially expressed genes may provide useful information about the underlying genetic alterations in human cervical carcinoma and diagnostic markers for this disease. The precise roles of these genes in cancer development remain to be elucidated.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.280-291
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• 2019

Potential utility of 14 candidate housekeeping genes as normalization reference for RT-qPCR analysis with developmental samples (fertilized eggs to late veliger larvae) in Pacific abalone Haliotis discus hannai was evaluated using four different statistical algorithms (geNorm, NormFinder, BestKeeper and comparative ΔCT method). Different algorithms identified different genes as the best candidates, and geometric mean-based final ranking from the most to the least stable expression was as follow: RPL5, RPL4, RPS18, RPL8, RPL7, UBE2, RPL7A, GAPDH, RPL36, PPIB, EF1A, ACTB and B-TU. The findings were further validated via relative quantification of metallothionein (MT) transcripts using the stable and unstable reference genes, and expression levels of MT were greatly influenced according to the choice of reference genes. In overall, our data suggest that RPL5 and RPS18, either singly or in combination, are appropriate for normalizing gene expression in developmental samples of this abalone species, whereas ACTB, B-TU and EF1A are less stable and not recommended. In addition, our findings propose that standard deviations in geometric ranking as well as geometric mean itself should also be taken into account for the final selection of reference gene(s). This study could be a useful basis to facilitate the generation of accurate and reliable RT-qPCR data with developmental samples in this abalone species.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.209-214
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• 2011

Although the function and utility of RNA transcripts derived from matured spermatozoa remains unclear, they might play important roles in the establishment of a paternal genome and subsequently embryo development. Herein, we investigated the expression of X-chromosome linked RNA transcripts in matured bovine spermatozoa. The total RNA was extracted from the matured spermatozoa, and then converted to cDNA. Autosomal genes (ACT-${\beta}$ and H-2A) and X-chromosome linked genes (ANT3, HPRT, MeCP2, RPS4X, XIAP, XIST and ZFX) were analyzed for the characterization of X-chromosome linked RNA transcripts and compared to female fibroblasts by RT-PCR. The transcripts of autosomal genes (ACT-${\beta}$ and H2A) and X-chromosome linked genes (ANT3, HPRT, MeCP2, RPS4X and ZFX) were not detected in spermatozoa. However, XIAP (X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis protein) and XIST (X-chromosome inactive-specific transcript, a kind of paternal imprinted gene) transcripts were detected in spermatozoa, and relative levels of XIAP and XIST transcripts were similar and 0.5-fold lower when compared to female fibroblasts, respectively. Based on the findings, it is summarized that the presence of RNA transcripts of XIAP and XIST in the isolated spermatozoa may imply their role in inhibition of apoptosis and induction of X-chromosome inactivation in embryo development.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.301-309
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• 2011

The filamentous fungus Fusarium graminearum is an important cereal pathogen. Although quantitative realtime PCR (qRT-PCR) is commonly used to analyze the expression of important fungal genes, no detailed validation of reference genes for the normalization of qRT-PCR data has been performed in this fungus. Here, we evaluated 15 candidate genes as references, including those previously described as housekeeping genes and those selected from the whole transcriptome sequencing data. By a combination of three statistical algorithms (BestKeeper, geNorm, and NormFinder), the variation in the expression of these genes was assessed under different culture conditions that favored mycelial growth, sexual development, and trichothecene mycotoxin production. When favoring mycelial growth, GzFLO and GzUBH expression were most stable in complete medium. Both EF1A and GzRPS16 expression were relatively stable under all conditions on carrot agar, including mycelial growth and the subsequent perithecial induction stage. These two genes were also most stable during trichothecene production. For the combined data set, GzUBH and EF1A were selected as the most stable. Thus, these genes are suitable reference genes for accurate normalization of qRT-PCR data for gene expression analyses of F. graminearum and other related fungi.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.335-358
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• 2004

미나리아재비속(Ranunculus)의 털개구리미나리(R. cantonienesis)의 분자계통학적 유연관계를 조사하고 잡종화 가설을 추정하기 위하여, 군외군을 포함한 8분류군의 25개 DNA재료를 대상으로 핵 DNA와 엽록체 DNA의 염기서열을 분석하였다. 털개구리미나리와 근연종에 대하여 maximum parsimony와 maximum likelihood방법으로 분석한 핵 DNA의 ITS 계통수와 psbA-trnH, rps16, trnL 유전자 구간의 염기서열을 조합한 엽록체 DNA 계통수에서, 털개구리미나리는 젓가락나물과 가장 가깝고, 개구리미나리, 왜젓가락나물 순으로 유연관계를 나타내었다. 이러한 분자계통학적 유연관계는 털개구리미나리가 왜젓가락나물과 가장 가깝다는 기존의 외부형태학적 보고와 일치하지 않았다. 염기서열 분석에서 털개구리미나라는 조사된 분류군 중 유일하게 다형성을 나타냄으로서, 염색체수와 핵형에 의하여 보고된 털개구리미나라의 다형성을 지지하였다. 털개구리미나리는 ITS 에서 젓가락나물과 왜젓가락나물의 표지 유전자를 공유하고, 엽록체 DNA에서 왜젓가락나물의 표지 유전자를 공유하였다. 이 결과는 염색체수와 핵형에 의하여 제시되었던 털개구리미나리가 젓가락나물과 왜젓가락나물의 잡종화에 의하여 종분화되었다는 가설을 지지하였으며, 왜젓가락나물이 모계이며, 젓가락나물이 부계로 추정된다.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.105-113
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• 2011

The present study investigated the nuclear remodeling, development potential with telomerase activity and transcription level of X-linked genes (ANT3, HPRT, MeCP2, RPS4X, XIAP, XIST and ZFX) in the bovine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) embryos using two different fusion and activation methods. Female adult fibroblasts were injected into perivitelline space of in vitro matured oocytes. The oocyte-nucleus complexes were fused and followed by immediately either activated (Group 1), or activated at 1 h post-fusion (hpf) (Group 2), respectively. The incidence of normal premature chromosome condensation (PCC) at 1 hpf was slightly increased in the Group 2, compared to those of Group 1, but there was no significant (p<0.05) difference. The incidence of normal pronucleus (PN) and chromosome spread at 5 and 18 hpf were significantly (p<0.05) higher in the Group 2 than those of Group 1. The cleavage rate to 2-cell stage, developmental rate to blastocyst stage, and the mean number of total and ICM cell numbers were significantly (p<0.05) higher in the Group 2, compared to those of Group 1. Level of telomerase activity was significantly (p<0.05) higher in the SCNT blastocysts of Group 2, compared to those of Group 1. Transcript levels of HPRT, MeCP2 and XIST were not significantly (p<0.05) different between blastocysts of Group 1 and 2. However, transcript level of ANT3, RPS4X, XIAP and ZFX were significantly (p<0.05) up-regulated in the SCNT blastocysts of Group 2, compared to those of Group 1. Taken together, it is concluded that oocyte activation at 1 hpf induces the enhanced developmental potential by efficient nuclear remodeling and subsequent facilitation of the nuclear reprogramming of bovine SCNT embryos.