• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1244-1249
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• 2014

Goose fatty liver is one of the most delicious and popular foods in the world, but there is no reliable genetic marker for the early selection and breeding of geese with good liver-producing potential. In our study, one hundred and twenty-four 78-day-old Landes geese bred in Shunda Landes goose breeding farm, Jiutai, Jilin, China were selected randomly. The fatty livers were sampled each week after overfeeding during a three week period. Polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism and DNA sequencing were used to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of fatty acid synthase (FAS), which is an important enzyme involved in the synthesis of fat under both physiological and pathological conditions. Least-squares correlation was established between these SNPs and fatty liver weight, abdominal fat weight, and intestinal fat weight of the overfed Landes geese, respectively. The results showed that fatty liver weight of geese with EF and FF genotypes (amplified by primer P1) was significantly higher than that of the EE genotype (p<0.05), and liver weight of CD and DD genotypes (amplified by primer P2) was significantly higher than that of the CC genotype (p<0.05). Different genotype combinations showed different liver weights, and from highest to lowest were ABDD, DDEF, DDFF, DDEE, ABEF, ABFF, AADD, and CDEF. Further analysis of DNA sequencing showed that there were two SNPs within the 5' promoter region the FAS gene. The geese of EF and FF genotypes carried a change of T to C, and the geese of CD and DD genotypes carried a change of A to G. The changes of the bases could potentially influence the binding of some transcription factors to this region as to regulate FAS gene. To our knowledge, this is the first report of SNPs found within the 5' promoter region of the Landes goose FAS gene, and our data will provide an insight for early selection of geese for liver production.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.358-364
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• 2017

Asymmetric PCR preferentially amplifies one DNA strand for use in DNA hybridization studies. Linear-After-The-Exponential-PCR (LATE-PCR) is an advanced asymmetric PCR method which uses innovatively designed primers at different concentrations. This study aimed to optimise LATE-PCR parameters to produce single-stranded DNA of Candida spp. and Aspergillus spp. for detection via probe hybridisation. The internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region was used to design limiting primer and excess primer for LATE-PCR. Primer annealing and melting temperature, difference of melting temperature between limiting and excess primer and concentration of primers were optimized. In order to confirm the presence of single-stranded DNA, the LATE-PCR product was hybridised with digoxigenin labeled complementary oligonucleotide probe specific for each fungal genus and detected using anti-digoxigenin antibody by dot blotting. Important parameters that determine the production of single-stranded DNA in a LATE-PCR reaction are difference of melting temperature between the limiting and excess primer of at least $5^{\circ}C$ and primer concentration ratio of excess primer to limiting primer at 20:1. LATE-PCR products of Candida albicans, Candida parapsilosis, Candida tropicalis and Aspergillus terreus at up to 1:100 dilution and after 1 h hybridization time, successfully hybridised to respective oligonucleotide probes with no cross reactivity observed between each fungal genus probe and non-target products. For Aspergillus fumigatus, LATE-PCR products were detected at 1:10 dilution and after overnight hybridisation. These results indicate high detection sensitivity for single-stranded DNA produced by LATE-PCR. In conclusion, this advancement of PCR may be utilised to detect fungal pathogens which can aid the diagnosis of invasive fungal disease.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.439-444
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• 2004

Double stranded targets on the cDNA microarray contain representatives of both the coding and noncoding strands, which will introduce hybridization competition with probes. Here, the effect of double and single strands of targets on the signal intensity and the ratios of Cy5/Cy3 within the same slide were compared. The results show that single stranded targets can increase the hybridization efficiency without changing the Cy5/Cy3 ratio. Based on these results, a new strategy was established by generating cDNA targets with asymmetric PCR, instead of conventional PCR, to increase the sensitivity of the cDNA microarray. Furthermore, the feasibility of this approach was validated. The results indicate that the cDNA microarray system based on asymmetric PCR is more sensitive, with no decrease in the reliability and reproducibility as compared with that based on conventional symmetric PCR.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.153-156
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• 2001

A key aspect of genomic research in the “post-genome era”is to associate sequence variations with heritable phenotypes. The most common variations in the human genome are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that occur approximately once in every 500 to 1,000 bases. Although analyzing the phenotypic outcome of these SNPs is crucial to facilitate large-scale association studies of genetic diseases, detection of SNPs from an extended number of human DNA samples is often difficult, labor-intensive and time-consuming. Recent development in SNP detection methods using DNA microarrays and mass spectrophotometry has allowed automated high throughput analyses, but such equipments are not accessible to many scientists. In this study, we demonstrate that a simple PCR-based method using primers with a mismatched base at the 3'-end provides a fast and easy tool to identify known SNPs from human genomic DNA in a regular molecular biology laboratory. Results from this PCR amplification of specific alleles (PASA) analysis efficiently and accurately typed the Q576R polymorphism of human IL4 receptor from the genomic DNAs of 29 Koreans, including 9 samples whose genotype could not be discerned by the conventiona1 PCR-SSCP (single strand conformation polymorphism) method. Given the increasing attention to disease-associated polymorphisms in genomic research, this alternative technique will be very useful to identify SNPs in large-scale population studies.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.214-220
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• 2006

목적: 종양 억제, 세포 주기 조절 및 세포 고사의 기능과 연관 있는 유전자인 p53은 인간 종양에서 가장 흔히 발견되는 돌연변이 유전자로 알려져 있다. 위암에 있어서 p53의 돌연변이 정도와 생존율 등을 비교하여 각각의 상관관계와 예후 인자로써의 유용성에 대해 알아보고자 하였다. 방법: 1999년 3월부터 2001년 4월까지 경북대학교병원에서 위암으로 수술한 331명 환자의 조직을 이용하여, polymerase chain reaction single-strand conformation polymorphism 방법으로 p53 돌연변이를 확인하고, 환자의 임상 병리학적 인자와의 관계를 비교하였고, 환자의 생존율을 비교하였다. 결과: 전체 331명의 환자들의 조직 중 66예(19.9%)의 조직에서 p53 돌연변이가 관찰되었다. 이들 66예 중에서 exon 5에서 23예, exon 6에서 8예, exon 7에서 21예, exon 8에서 17예의 돌연변이를 보였는데, 이중 3예에서 2개의 exon에 돌연변이(exon 5와 exon 6, exon 6과 exon 7, exon 6과 exon 8)를 보였다 p53 돌연변이는 나이와 성별, 육안형, 병리학적 병기, 조직학적 분류, 종양의 위치에 따라서 차이는 없었으나, 장형 156예 중 36예(23.1%), 미만형 145예 중 19예(13.1%)로 유의한 차이가 있었고(P=0.007), p53 돌연변이에 따른 생존기간은 유의한 차이가 없었다(P=0.632). Exon 5는 장형(9.7%)에서 미만형(2.8%))보다 p53 돌연변이 빈도가 높았고(P=0.024), 림프절 전이가 있는 군에서 림프절 전이가 없는 군보다 p53 돌연변이의 빈도가 유의하게 높았다(25.0% vs 15.6%, P=0.034). 나머지 항목에서는 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. 근치적 절제술을 시행한 예에서의 p53 돌연변이에 따른 생존율은 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다(P=0.704). 결론: p53 돌연변이는 위암 환자의 예후인자로써 가치가 충분하지 않다.

• 한국환경성돌연변이발암원학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.1-12
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• 1988

본 연구는 Ethyl methanesulfonato(EMS) 혹은 Bleomycin(BLM)에 의해 유발된 DNA상해의 회복에 미치는 DNA 종합효소 $\alpha$ 저해제인 Aphidicolin(APC)과 DNA 종합효소 $\beta$의 저해제인 2`, 3`-dideoxythymididine 5`-triphosphate(ddTTP)의 영향을 조사하기 위하여 Chinese hamster ovary(CHO)-Kl 세포를 재료로 비주기성 DNA 합성법과 알칼리유출법 및 스칼리 자당구배침강법으로 수행하여 얻은 결과는 다음과 같다. APC와 ddTTP는 EMS에 의해 유발된 DNA 상해의 회복을 저해하여 APC 혹은 ddTTP를 처리하지 않고 배양한 실험군 보다 비주기성 DNA 합성율과 DNA 단사 절단율이 증가되었다. 한편 BLM에 의해 유발된 DNA 상해의 회복에서는 ddTTP를 처리했을 경우에만 저해되었다. 즉 BLM 처리 후 ddTTP를 후처리한 실험군의 비주기성 DNA 합성율과 DNA단사 절단율은 ddTTP를 처리하지 않은 군보다 증가되었고, BLM 처리 후 APC를 후처리할 경우에 비주기성 DNA 합성율과 DNA 단사 절단율은 APC를 처리하지 않은 군과 유사하였다. 이상의 결과들에서 EMS에 의해 유발된 DNA 상해의 회복에는 DNA 중합효소 $\alpha$, $\beta$양자가 관여하나 BLM에 의해 유발된 DNA 상해의 회복에는 중합효소 $\beta$가 관여하는 것으로 추측된다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.260-265
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• 2005

목적: Chk1 kinase는 세포 내 DNA 손상에 따른 세포주기의 저지에 관여하며 G2/M checkpoint에서 중요한 역할을 한다. 연구자들은 위암에서 현미부수체 불안정성과 Chk1 유전자의 격자이동 돌연변이와의 연관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 95예의 위암조직에서 레이저를 이용하여 정상과 암세포를 미세절제한 다음 6개의 현미부수체 표식자를 이용하여 현미부수체 불안정성을 조사하였다. 현미부수체 불안정이 있는 예에서 single strand conformational polymorphism과 염기서열 분석으로 Chk1 유전자의 격자이동 돌연변이를 조사하였다. 결과: 현미부수체 불안정성은 95예의 위암 중 19예 (20%)에서 발견되었는데 고빈도와 저빈도의 현미부수체 불안정성은 각각 13예와 6예였다. 고빈도의 현미부수체 불안정성이 있는 13예 중 2예에서 Chk1 유전자의 격자이동 돌연변이가 발견되었는데 이는 아미노산의 격자이동으로 truncated 단백을 형성하였다. 결론 : 이러한 결과는 현미부수체 불안정성은 Chk1 유전자의 격자이동 돌연변이를 유도하여 세포주기 조절 기능을 상실하게 함으로써 위암의 발생에 관여한다는 것을 의미한다.

• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2008

X선과 같은 고에너지 방사선에 의한 DNA 손상 중 간접적인 손상을 확인하기 위하여 탄탈륨(Ta) 박막위에 동결건조 과정으로 만들어진 pGEM-3Zf(-) plasmid DNA 단일층(monolayer)의 박막을 만든 다음, 에너지가 1.5 keV인 Al $K{\alpha}$ X선을 0분, 3분, 7분, 10분 동안 초고진공 상태에서 이 DNA 단일층에 조사하여 평균 흡수선량(mean absorbed dose)의 변화에 따른 DNA 손상을 관찰하였다. 또한 3 eV의 낮은 에너지 전자선을 조사하여 그 결과를 X선을 조사한 경우와 비교하였다. X선과 낮은 에너지 전자선으로 조사된 plasmid DNA를 전기영동(electrophoresis) 방법을 이용해 supercoiled DNA와 unsupercoiled DNA로 분리한 후 각각을 정량적으로 분석하였다. Supercoiled DNA는 X선과 3 eV 전자선의 조사에 따른 평균흡수선량이 증가함에 따라 선형적으로 감소했다. 그와 반대로 circular DNA와 crosslinked form 1 DNA는 평균흡수선량이 증가함에 따라 선형적으로 증가했다. 이것은 supercoiled DNA가 낮은 에너지 전자와 상호작용하여 외가닥 절단(single strand break)을 일으켰고 그 결과 unsupercoiled DNA로 변화되었음을 보여준다. 본 실험을 통해 X선과 같은 고에너지 방사선에 의한 DNA의 간접적 손상이 일어남을 관찰할 수 있었고, DNA의 이온화 에너지보다 작은 에너지($0{\sim}10\;eV$)를 갖는 전자에 의해서도 DNA 손상이 일어날 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권7호
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• pp.949-955
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• 2019

Objective: The present study was to investigate the association of polymorphisms in exon-9 of the bone morphogenetic protein receptor-1B (BMPR-1B) gene (C864T) with litter size in 240 Dorset, 232 Mongolian, and 124 Small Tail Han ewes. Methods: Blood samples were collected from 596 ewes and genomic DNA was extracted using the phenol: chloroform extraction method. The 304-bp amplified polymerase chain reaction product was analyzed for polymorphism by single-strand conformation polymorphism method. The genotypic frequency and allele frequency of BMPR-1B gene exon-9 were computed after sequence alignment. The ${\chi}^2$ independence test was used to analyze the association of genotypic frequency and litter size traits with in each ewe breed, where the phenotype was directly treated as category. Results: The results indicated two different banding patterns AA and AB for this fragment, with the most frequent genotype and allele of AA and A. Calculated Chi-square test for BMPR-1B gene exon-9 was found to be more than that of p value at the 5% level of significance, indicating that the population under study was in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium for all ewes. The ${\chi}^2$ independence test analyses indicated litter size differences between genotypes was not the same for each breed. The 304-bp nucleotide sequence was subjected to BLAST analysis, and the C864T mutation significantly affected litter size in singletons, twins and multiples. The heterozygosity in exon-9 of BMPR-1B gene could increase litter size for all the studied ewes. Conclusion: Consequently, it appears that the polymorphism BMPR-1B gene exon-9 detected in this study may have potential use in marker assisted selection for litter size in Dorset, Mongolian, and Small Tail Han ewes.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.863-866
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• 2010

Myostatin, which is also known as growth and differentiation factor 8 (GDF8), has been reported to act as a negative regulator of skeletal muscle development. Variation in the myostatin gene (MSTN) has been associated with variation in muscularity in certain "meaty" sheep breeds. Polymerase Chain Reaction-Single Strand Conformational Polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) analysis was used to investigate allelic variation in the previously described g+6223G>A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) in the 3' untranslated region (3' UTR) of MSTN. The sheep studied were 79 New Zealand (NZ) Romney lambs derived from a single sire heterozyous for g+6223G>A, which is in itself notable as this polymorphism has not been described previously in this breed. Allelic variation was observed to be associated with an abnormal gender ratio (p = 0.046) in the progeny. The presence of allele A was observed to have an effect (p<0.05) on birth weight, mean loin yield, proportion yield loin and total muscle yield. Allelic variation did not significantly affect mean shoulder yield, leg yield, proportion yield shoulder and proportion yield leg. This preliminary result suggests that while the A allele at MSTN g+6223 appears to improve some valuable traits in NZ Romney sheep, further research is required to understand if and how it may affect other traits.