• BMB Reports
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.663-670
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• 2004

ZNF 333 is a new and sole gene containing two KRAB domains which has been identified currently. It is a member of subfamilies of zinc finger gene complex which had been localized on chromosome 19p13.1. The ZNF333 gene mainly encodes a 75.5 kDa protein which contains 10 zinc finger domains. Using the methods of random oligonucleotide selection assay, electromobility gel shift assay and luciferase activity assay, we found that ZNF333 recognized the specific DNA core binding sequence ATAAT. Moreover, these data indicated that the KRAB domain of ZNF333 really has the ability of transcriptional repression.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.64-75
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• 2003

Aptamers are functional nucleic acids that can specially bind to proteins, peptides, amino acids. nucleotides, drugs, vitamins and other organic and inorganic compounds. The aptamers are identified from random DNA or RNA libraries by a SELEX (systematic evolution of ligands by exponential amplification) process. As aptamers have the advantage, and potential ability to be released from the limitations of antibodies, they are attractive to a wide range of therapeutic and diagnostic applications. Aptamers, with a high-affinity and specificity, could fulfil molecular the recognition needs of various fields in biotechnology. In this work, we reviewed some aptamer Selection techniques, properties, medical applications of their molecules and their biotechnological applications, such as ELONA (enzyme linked oligonucleotide assay), flow cytometry, biosensors, electrophoresis, chromatography and microarrays.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 2011

재배종 토마토(Lycopersicum esculentum)는 중요 작물의 하나이다. 36 재배종에 대해 80개 RAPD (random amplified polymorphic DNA) 마커로 동정과 다형성을 조사하였다. 80개 마커 중 36개(45.0%)는 다형성을 나타내었다. 재배종 토마토에서 다형성의 탐지는 유익한 유전자형의 선택에 의한 분자 지도 발전 가능성을 제공할 수 있다. 분자 마커는 역시 식물 육종 지적 권리(PBRs)의 동정과 보호를 위해 사용될 수 있다. 한 예로써 OPC-13 시발체를 사용한 DNA 다형은 Junk Pink와 Ailsa Craighp 품종은 OPC-13-01 밴드가 결여되어 있다. OPA-12-03와 OPB-15-07는 TK-70 품종에 특이 마커로 다른 품종에는 없다. 본 연구의 재배종 토마토에서 DNA 다형은 일부 예외는 있지만 개화 타입과 관련이 있다. 이런 접근은 바람직한 토마토 품종 육성에 유전적 정보를 높이는데 유익할 것으로 사료된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제36권5호
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• pp.427-432
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• 2003

Jute is the principal coarse fiber for commercial production and use in Bangladesh. Therefore, the development of a high-yielding and environmental-stress tolerant jute variety would be beneficial for the agro economy of Bangladesh. Two molecular fingerprinting techniques, random-amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and amplified-fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) were applied on six jute samples. Two of them were cold-sensitive varieties and the remaining four were cold-tolerant accessions. RAPD and AFLP fingerprints were employed to generate polymorphism between the cold-sensitive varieties and cold-tolerant accessions because of their simplicity, and also because there is no available sequence information on jute. RAPD data were obtained by using 30 arbitrary oligonucleotide primers. Five primers were found to give polymorphism between the varieties that were tested. AFLP fingerprints were generated using 25 combinations of selective-amplification primers. Eight primer combinations gave the best results with 93 polymorphic fragments, and they were able to discriminate the two cold-sensitive and four cold-tolerant jute populations. A cluster analysis, based on the RAPD and AFLP fingerprint data, showed the population-specific grouping of individuals. This information could be useful later in marker-aided selection between the cold-sensitive varieties and cold-tolerant jute accessions.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.657-662
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• 2006

Identification of accessible sites in targeted RNAs is a major limitation to the effectiveness of antisense oligonucleotides. A class of antisense oligodeoxynucleotides, known as the “10-23” DNA enzyme or DNAzyme, which is a small catalytic DNA, has been shown to efficiently cleave target RNA at purine-pyrimidine junctions in vitro. We have designed a strategy to identify accessible cleavage sites in the target RNA, which is hepatitis C virus nonstructural gene 3 (HCV NS3) RNA that encodes viral helicase and protease, from a pool of random DNAzyme library. A pool of DNAzymes of 58 nucleotides-length that possess randomized annealing arms, catalytic core sequence, and fixed 5'/3'-end flanking sequences was designed and screened for their ability to cleave the target RNA. The screening procedure, which includes binding of DNAzyme pool to the target RNA under inactive condition, selection and amplification of active DNAzymes, incubation of the selected DNAzymes with the target RNA, and target site identification on sequencing gels, identified 16 potential cleavage sites in the target RNA. Corresponding DNAzymes were constructed for the selected target sites and were tested for RNA-cleavage in terms of kinetics and accessibility. These selected DNAzymes were effective in cleaving the target RNA in the presence of $Mg^{2+}$. This strategy can be applicable to identify accessible sites in any target RNA for antisense oligonucleotides-based gene inactivation methods.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.157-163
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• 2002

$tRNA^{Val}$에 결합하는 RNA 요소들을 확인하기 위해 SELEX 방법을 수행하였다. 양끝에 보존된 primer 서열을 가지고 가운데 무작위의 48-mer 올리고 누클레오티드 영역을 가진 DNA 문고를 T7 RNA 중합효소를 이용하여 전사시켜 얻은 RNA pool을 가지고 $tRNA^{Val}$이 고정된 affinity column을 이용하여 14번의 선별 과정을 거쳐 FNA aptamer들을 선별하였다. 몇몇 aptamer들은 세 가지 rRNA들의 고리 영역에 있는 서열과 유사한 서열을 가졌다: 5S rRNA의 C43GAAC47 서열, 16S rRNA의 G1491AAGU1495와 G1379UUCC1383 서열 그리고 23S rRNA의 C1064UUAG1068, G2110UGUA2114, C2480GACGG2485와 A2600CAGU2604 서열. 이 결과들은 $tRNA^{Val}$가 리보솜에서 5S rRNA, 16S rRNA 및 23S rRNA와 다양하게 상호작용 할 수 있다는 것을 암시한다.