• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권8호
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• pp.1144-1151
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• 2013

In this study, protein domains with cellulase activity in goat rumen microbes were investigated using metagenomic and bioinformatic analyses. After the complete genome of goat rumen microbes was obtained using a shotgun sequencing method, 217,892,109 pair reads were filtered, including only those with 70% identity, 100-bp matches, and thresholds below $E^{-10}$ using METAIDBA. These filtered contigs were assembled and annotated using blastN against the NCBI nucleotide database. As a result, a microbial community structure with 1431 species was analyzed, among which Prevotella ruminicola 23 bacteria and Butyrivibrio proteoclasticus B316 were the dominant groups. In parallel, 201 sequences related with cellulase activities (EC.3.2.1.4) were obtained through blast searches using the enzyme.dat file provided by the NCBI database. After translating the nucleotide sequence into a protein sequence using Interproscan, 28 protein domains with cellulase activity were identified using the HMMER package with threshold E values below $10^{-5}$. Cellulase activity protein domain profiling showed that the major protein domains such as lipase GDSL, cellulase, and Glyco hydro 10 were present in bacterial species with strong cellulase activities. Furthermore, correlation plots clearly displayed the strong positive correlation between some protein domain groups, which was indicative of microbial adaption in the goat rumen based on feeding habits. This is the first metagenomic analysis of cellulase activity protein domains using bioinformatics from the goat rumen.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.129-137
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• 2012

A carboxymethyl cellulase gene, cel5B, was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in Escherichia coli. pRCS20 in E. coli was identified from metagenomic cosmid library of cow rumen for cellulase activity on a carboxymethyl cellulose agar plates. Cosmid clone (RCS20) was partially digested with Sau3AI, ligated into BamHI site of pBluescript II SK+ vector, and transformed into E. coli $DH5{\alpha}$. The insert DNA of 1.3 kb was obtained, designated cel5B, which has the activity of hydrolyzation of CMC. The cel5B gene had an open reading frame (ORF) of 1,059 bp encoding 352 amino acids with a signal peptide of 48 amino acids and the conserved region, VIYEIYNEPL, belongs to the glycosyl hydrolase family 5. The molecular mass of Cel5B protein expressed from E. coli $DH5{\alpha}$ exhibited to be about 34 kDa by CMC-SDS-PAGE. The optimal pH was 8.0, and the optimal temperature was about $50^{\circ}C$ for its enzymatic activity.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1013-1021
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• 2005

미생물 메타게놈은 특이한 생체촉매의 다양한 원료로 제공된다. 한우의 반추위에서 게놈 DNA를 분리한 후 메타게놈 은행을 구축하고 $\alpha$-amlylase를 암호화하는 유전자를 클로닝하여 DNA 및 아미노산 서열을 밝히고 생화적 특징을 조사하였다. amyA유전자는 1,893 bp로 631개의 아미노산 잔기를 가진 단백질을 암호화였으며 효소의 분자량은 단백질 전기영동 결과 약 71,000 Da으로 확인되었다. 이 효소를 다른 아밀라제와 비교한 결과 $21-59\%$의 상동성을 보였다. AnyA는 pH $6.40\%$에서 최적 활성을 나타내었고, pl값은 5.87이었다. E. coliDH5$\alpha$에서 발현된 AmyA의 활성은 $\Mg^{2+}$(20mM), $Ca^{2+}$ (30 mM) 존재 시 그 활성이 증가하였고, $Fe^{2+}$, $Cu^{2+}$ 존재 시 저해되었다. amyA 유전자의 internal primer를 사용하여 인공적으로 배양할 수 있는 49종의 반추세균에서 분리한 게놈 DNA을 주형으로 PCR분석한 결과 해당하는 벤드를 확인할 수 없었다. AmyA는 현재로 배양할 수 없는 반추 미생물에서 온 것으로 추정된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.52-57
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• 2011

Termites play an important role in the degradation of dead plant materials and have acquired endogenous and symbiotic cellulose digestion capabilities. The feruloyl esterase enzyme (FAE) gene amplified from the metagenomic DNA of Coptotermes formosanus gut was cloned in the TA cloning vector and subcloned into a pET32a expression vector. The Ft3-7 gene has 84% sequence identity with Clostridium saccharolyticum and shows amino acid sequence identity with predicted xylanase/chitin deacetylase and endo-1,4-beta-xylanase. The sequence analysis reveals that probably Ft3-7 could be a new gene and that its molecular mass was 18.5 kDa. The activity of the recombinant enzyme (Ft3-7) produced in Escherichia coli (E.coli) was 21.4 U with substrate ethyl ferulate and its specific activity was 24.6 U/mg protein. The optimum pH and temperature for enzyme activity were 7.0 and $37^{\circ}C$, respectively. The substrate utilization preferences and sequence similarity of the Ft3-7 place it in the type-D sub-class of FAE.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권2_spc호
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• pp.346-359
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• 2024

Advanced and innovative breeding and management of meat-producing animals are needed to address the global food security and sustainability challenges. Beef production is an important industry for securing animal protein resources in the world and meat quality significantly contributes to the economic values and human needs. Improvement of cattle feed efficiency has become an urgent task as it can lower the environmental burden of methane gas emissions and the reduce the consumption of human edible cereal grains. Cattle depend on their symbiotic microbiome and its activity in the rumen and gut to maintain growth and health. Recent developments in high-throughput omics analysis (metagenome, metatranscriptome, metabolome, metaproteome and so on) have made it possible to comprehensively analyze microbiome, hosts and their interactions and to define their roles in affecting cattle biology. In this review, we focus on the relationships among gut microbiome and beef meat quality, feed efficiency, methane emission as well as host genetics in beef cattle, aiming to determine the current knowledge gaps for the development of the strategies to improve the sustainability of beef production.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제46권3호
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• pp.109-118
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• 2012

The gene encoding an esterase enzyme was cloned from a metagenomic library of cow rumen bacteria. The esterase gene (est2R) was 2,120 bp in length, encoding a protein of 516 amino acid residues with a calculated molecular weight of 57,286 Da. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be 57,000 Da by SDS-PAGE. Est2R shared 35.6% amino acid identity with esterase (CAH19079) of uncultured prokaryote. The Est2R was most active at $20-40^{\circ}C$, and showed optimum at $30^{\circ}C$ and pH 8.0. The most activity of Est2R for the different chain length of p-nitrophenyl ester group as substrate was p-nitrophenyl acetate. Moreover, the enzyme was found to be most active without organic solvent, followed by 98% active with ethanol, and the enzyme activity was highly affected by the acetonitrile. The enzyme was significantly inhibited by $Zn^{2+}$ but stimulated by $Ca^{2+}$. So, novel esterase gene est2R is likely to obtain from cow rumen metagenome and supposed to use for industrial purpose.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.437-446
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• 2012

한우의 반추위에서 게놈 DNA를 분리하여 메타게놈 은행을 구축한 다음 섬유소분해효소를 암호화하는 유전자를 클로닝 및 유전자를 선별하였다. 선별된 유전자의 DNA 염기서열 및 아미노산 서열을 분석하고 유전산물의 생화학적인 특성을 조사하였다. $cel$5C 유전자는 1,125 bp로 374개의 아미노산 잔기를 가진 단백질을 암호화하였으며 이 단백질 분자량은 42 kDa이었다. 이 효소의 최적 pH는 4 근방이었으며 최적 온도는 $50^{\circ}C$ 부근이었다. $cel$5C 유전자의 internal primer를 사용하여 인공적으로 배양할 수 있는 49종의 반추세균에서 분리한 게놈 DNA을 주형으로 PCR 분석한 결과 해당하는 밴드를 확인할 수 없었다. Cel5C는 현재로서는 배양할 수 없는 반추 미생물로 추정된다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.738-747
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• 2018

Objective: In a previous study, analysis of Illumina sequenced metagenomic DNA data of bacteria in Vietnamese goats' rumen showed a high diversity of putative lignocellulolytic genes. In this study, taxonomy speculation of microbial community and lignocellulolytic bacteria population in the rumen was conducted to elucidate a role of bacterial structure for effective degradation of plant materials. Methods: The metagenomic data had been subjected into Basic Local Alignment Search Tool (BLASTX) algorithm and the National Center for Biotechnology Information non-redundant sequence database. Here the BLASTX hits were further processed by the Metagenome Analyzer program to statistically analyze the abundance of taxa. Results: Microbial community in the rumen is defined by dominance of Bacteroidetes compared to Firmicutes. The ratio of Firmicutes versus Bacteroidetes was 0.36:1. An abundance of Synergistetes was uniquely identified in the goat microbiome may be formed by host genotype. With regard to bacterial lignocellulose degraders, the ratio of lignocellulolytic genes affiliated with Firmicutes compared to the genes linked to Bacteroidetes was 0.11:1, in which the genes encoding putative hemicellulases, carbohydrate esterases, polysaccharide lyases originated from Bacteroidetes were 14 to 20 times higher than from Firmicutes. Firmicutes seem to possess more cellulose hydrolysis capacity showing a Firmicutes/Bacteroidetes ratio of 0.35:1. Analysis of lignocellulolytic potential degraders shows that four species belonged to Bacteroidetes phylum, while two species belonged to Firmicutes phylum harbouring at least 12 different catalytic domains for all lignocellulose pretreatment, cellulose, as well as hemicellulose saccharification. Conclusion: Based on these findings, we speculate that increasing the members of Bacteroidetes to keep a low ratio of Firmicutes versus Bacteroidetes in goat rumen has resulted most likely in an increased lignocellulose digestion.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제20권9호
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• pp.1306-1313
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• 2010

한우의 반추위에서 게놈 DNA를 분리하여 메타게놈 은행을 구축한 다음 carboxylesterase를 암호화하는 유전자를 클로닝 및 유전자를 선별하였다. 선별된 유전자의 DNA 염기서열 및 아미노산 서열을 분석하고 유전산물의 생화학적인 특성을 조사하였다. est1R 유전자는 2,465 bp로 366개의 아미노산 잔기를 가진 단백질을 암호화하였으며 이 단백질의 이론적인 분자량은 61,166 Da이었다. Est1R단백질은 PNB carboxylesterase (P37967), acetylcholinesterase (1EEAA) 및 chain A (1H23A)와 각각 5.9%, 6.1%, 6.1% 상동성을 가지고 있었다. 이러한 검색 결과 기존의 알려진 lipase 및esterase와의 상동성이 낮은 것으로 보아 새로운 그룹의 효소로 추정된다. Est1R효소의 최적 pH는 7.0 근방이었으며 최적 온도는 $40^{\circ}C$ 부근이었다. 한편 10% 유기용매를 함유한 기질의 효소활성측정에서 대조구에 비해 methanol은 95%의 상대적인 활성을 가진 반면에 hexane 용액에서는 그 활성이 반으로 감소하였다. 따라서 유기용매 농도의 작용성에 따라 이 효소의 산업적 이용성도 가능하리라 추정된다.