• 제목/요약/키워드: Systems Biotechnology

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T-DNA 돌연변이를 이용한 벼 기능 유전체 연구 (Rice functional genomics using T-DNA mutants)

  • 류학승;류나연;정기홍;안진흥;전종성
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제37권2호
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    • pp.133-143
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    • 2010
  • Rice (Oryza sativa) is a major cereal crop that has been developed as a monocot model species. In past decades rice researchers have established valuable resources for functional genomics in rice, such as complete genome sequencing, high-density genetic maps, a full length cDNA database, genome-wide transcriptome data, and a large number of mutants. Of these, rice mutant lines are very important to definitively determine functions of genes associated with valuable agronomic traits. In this review we summarize the progress of functional genomics approaches in rice using T-DNA mutants.

Genome Snapshot of Paenibacillus polymyxa ATCC $842^T$

  • Jeong, Hae-Young;Kim, Ji-Hyun;Park, Yon-Kyoung;Kim, Seong-Bin;Kim, Chang-Hoon;Park, Seung-Hwan
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제16권10호
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    • pp.1650-1655
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    • 2006
  • Bacteria belonging to the genus Paenibacillus are facultatively anaerobic endospore formers and are attracting growing ecological and agricultural interest, yet their genome information is very limited. The present study surveyed the genomic features of P. polymyxa ATCC $842^T$ using pulse-field gel electrophoresis of restriction fragments and sample genome sequencing of 1,747 reads (approximately 17.5% coverage of the genome). Putative functions were assigned to more than 60% of the sequences. Functional classification of the sequences showed a similar pattern to that of B. subtilis. Sequence analysis suggests nitrogen fixation and antibiotic production by P. polymyxa ATCC $842^T$, which may explain its plant growth-promoting effects.

RING E3 ligases: key regulatory elements are involved in abiotic stress responses in plants

  • Cho, Seok Keun;Ryu, Moon Young;Kim, Jong Hum;Hong, Jeong Soo;Oh, Tae Rin;Kim, Woo Taek;Yang, Seong Wook
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제50권8호
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    • pp.393-400
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    • 2017
  • Plants are constantly exposed to a variety of abiotic stresses, such as drought, heat, cold, flood, and salinity. To survive under such unfavorable conditions, plants have evolutionarily developed their own resistant-mechanisms. For several decades, many studies have clarified specific stress response pathways of plants through various molecular and genetic studies. In particular, it was recently discovered that ubiquitin proteasome system (UPS), a regulatory mechanism for protein turn over, is greatly involved in the stress responsive pathways. In the UPS, many E3 ligases play key roles in recognizing and tethering poly-ubiquitins on target proteins for subsequent degradation by the 26S proteasome. Here we discuss the roles of RING ligases that have been defined in related to abiotic stress responses in plants.

Systemic Optimization of Microalgae for Bioactive Compound Production

  • Kim, Jeong-Dong;Lee, Choul-Gyun
    • Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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    • 제10권5호
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    • pp.418-424
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    • 2005
  • The complexity of the biological system/biological systems has been fascinating and challenging for a long time. With the advent of mathematical tools with various omics technology, systems biology was born and is already ubiquitous in every area of biology and biotechnology. Microalgal biotechnology is no exception in this new trend. As tens of microalgal genomes become publicly available on the Internet, vast amounts of data from genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics are reported everyday. Though there has not yet been enough data gathered on microalgal metabolomics, the in silica models for relatively simple cyanobacteria or for organelles, such as chloroplasts, will appear presently. With the help of systems biology, a more in-depth understanding of microalgae will be possible. Consequently, most industrially-interested microalgae can be metabolically redesigned/reconfigured as cell factories. Microalgae will be served as the hosts in white biotechnology.

Competitive Spectrophotometry for Microbial Dipeptide Transport Systems

  • Hwang, Se-Young;Ki, Mi-Ran;Cho, Suk-Young;Lim, Wang-Jin;Yoo, Ick-Dong
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제6권2호
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    • pp.92-97
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    • 1996
  • Portage kinetic constants of peptide transport can be measured by competitive spectrophotometry. The kinetic constants of L-Glu-L-Glu transport in Escherichia coli were ascertained using L-Phe-L-3-thia-Phe (PSP) as a detector. Since the production of thiophenol upon intracellular hydrolysis of PSP was competitively inhibited by L-Glu-L-Glu, it was able to compute the kinetic constants of L-Glu-L-Glu using this method. The resulted data were in agreement with the values obtained by the method of Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The potential of this method was examined against dipeptide transport systems in various microorganisms. These results strongly suggest that the overall properties of individual systems for dipeptide transports can be easily characterized by competitive spectrophotometry.

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A Leaf-Inhabiting Endophytic Bacterium, Rhodococcus sp. KB6, Enhances Sweet Potato Resistance to Black Rot Disease Caused by Ceratocystis fimbriata

  • Hong, Chi Eun;Jeong, Haeyoung;Jo, Sung Hee;Jeong, Jae Cheol;Kwon, Suk Yoon;An, Donghwan;Park, Jeong Mee
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제26권3호
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    • pp.488-492
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    • 2016
  • Rhodococcus species have become increasingly important owing to their ability to degrade a wide range of toxic chemicals and produce bioactive compounds. Here, we report isolation of the Rhodococcus sp. KB6, which is a new leaf-inhabiting endophytic bacterium that suppresses black rot disease in sweet potato leaves. We determined the 7.0 Mb draft genome sequence of KB6 and have predicted 19 biosynthetic gene clusters for secondary metabolites, including heterobactins, which are a new class of siderophores. Notably, we showed the first internal colonization of host plants with Rhodococcus sp. KB6 and discuss its potential as a biocontrol agent for sustainable agriculture.

A Novel Draft Genome-Scale Reconstruction Model of Isochrysis sp: Exploring Metabolic Pathways for Sustainable Aquaculture Innovations

  • Abhishek Sengupta;Tushar Gupta;Aman Chakraborty;Sudeepti Kulshrestha;Ritu Redhu;Raya Bhattacharjya;Archana Tiwari;Priyanka Narad
    • 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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    • 제52권2호
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    • pp.141-151
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    • 2024
  • Isochrysis sp. is a sea microalga that has become a species of interest because of the extreme lipid content and rapid growth rate of this organism indicating its potential for efficient biofuel production. Using genome sequencing/genome-scale modeling for the prediction of Isochrysis sp. metabolic utilities there is high scope for the identification of essential pathways for the extraction of byproducts of interest at a higher rate. In our work, we design and present iIsochr964, a genome-scale metabolic model of Isochrysis sp. including 4315 reactions, 934 genes, and 1879 metabolites, which are distributed among fourteen compartments. For model validation, experimental culture, and isolation of Isochrysis sp. were performed and biomass values were used for validation of the genome-scale model. OptFlux was instrumental in uncovering several novel metabolites that influence the organism's metabolism by increasing the flux of interacting metabolites, such as Malonyl-CoA, EPA, Protein and others. iIsochr964 provides a compelling resource of metabolic understanding to revolutionize its industrial applications, thereby fostering sustainable development and allowing estimations and simulations of the organism metabolism under varying physiological, chemical, and genetic conditions. It is also useful in principle to provide a systemic view of Isochrysis sp. metabolism, efficiently guiding research and granting context to omics data.

Network Biology: Biology as a Complex System

  • Kim, Pan-Jun;Lee, Dong-Yup;Kim, Tae-Yong;Lee, Kwang-Ho;Jeong, Hawoong;Lee, Sang-Yup;Park, Sun-Won
    • 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국미생물학회 2008년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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    • pp.136-140
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    • 2008
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