• 대한수의학회지
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• 제61권2호
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• pp.12.1-12.9
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• 2021

The mosquito-borne pathogen Zika virus may result in neurological disorders such as Guillain-Barré syndrome and microcephaly. The virus is classified as a member of the Flaviviridae family and its wide spread in multiple continents is a significant threat to public health. So, there is a need to develop animal models to examine the pathogenesis of the disease and to develop vaccines. To examine the clinical profile during Zika virus infection, we infected neonatal and adult wild-type mice (C57BL/6 and Balb/c) and compared the clinical signs of African-lineage strain (MR766) and Asian-lineage strain (PRVABC59, MEX2-81) of Zika virus. Consistent with previous reports, eight-week-old female Balb/c mice infected with these viral strains showed no changes in body weight, survival rate, and neurologic signs, but demonstrated increases in the weights of spleens and hearts. However, one-day-old neonates showed significantly lower survival rate and body weight with the African-lineage strain than the Asian-lineage strain. These results confirmed the pathogenic differences between Zika virus strains. We also evaluated the clinical responses in neonatal and adult mice of different strains. Our findings suggest that these are useful mouse models for characterization of Zika virus for vaccine development.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.301-310
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• 2010

Bacillus subtilis strains produce a broad spectrum of bioactive peptides. The lipopeptide surfactin belongs to one well-known class, which includes amphiphilic membrane-active biosurfactants and peptide antibiotics. Both the srfA promoter and the ComP-ComA signal transduction system are an important part of the factor that results in the production of surfactin. Bs-M49, obtained by means of low-energy ion implantation in wild-type Bs-916, produced significantly lower levels of surfactin, and had no obvious effects against R. solani. Occasionally, we found strain Bs-M49 decreased spore formation and the development of competence. Blast comparison of the sequences from Bs-916 and M49 indicate that there is no difference in the srfA operon promoter PsrfA, but there are differences in the coding sequence of the comA gene. These differences result in three missense mutations within the M49 ComA protein. RT-PCR analyses results showed that the expression levels of selected genes involved in competence and sporulation in both the wild-type Bs-916 and mutant M49 strains were significantly different. When we integrated the comA ORF into the chromosome of M49 at the amyE locus, M49 restored hemolytic activity and antifungal activity. Then, HPLC analyses results also showed the comA-complemented strain had a similar ability to produce surf actin with wild-type strain Bs-916. These data suggested that the mutation of three key amino acids in ComA greatly affected the biological activity of Bacillus subtilis. ComA protein 3D structure prediction and motif search prediction indicated that ComA has two obvious motifs common to response regulator proteins, which are the N-terminal response regulator receiver motif and the C-terminal helix-turn-helix motif. The three residues in the ComA N-terminal portion may be involved in phosphorylation activation mechanism. These structural prediction results implicate that three mutated residues in the ComA protein may play an important role in the formation of a salt-bridge to the phosphoryl group keeping active conformation to subsequent regulation of the expression of downstream genes.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.878-883
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• 2008

생물비료의 개발을 위하여 분리된 난용성 인산염의 가용화능이 우수한 균주인 Aeromonas hydrophila DA33의 분자육종을 위해 인산가용화 관련 유전자를 도입하였다. E. coli의 gdh 유전자를 도입한 A. hydrophila DA33은 GDH 활성이 증가하여 유전자가 발현됨을 확인하였으며, wild type에 비해 GDH 활성이 약 40% 정도 높게 나타났으며, 이는 도입된 gdh 유전자의 발현에 의한 것으로 보여 진다. 이 균주는 인산가용화에 기여하는 유기산인 gluconate의 생성도 증가하였다. A. hydrophila DA33의 wild type과 gdh 유전자를 도입한 A. hydrophila pGHS/DA33의 난용성 인산염 가용화능을 실험한 결과, gdh 유전자를 도입한 균주의 인산 가용화능이 약 1.4배 정도의 효과를 보였다. 지금까지의 결과로 비춰볼때 앞으로 생물 비료로서의 A. hydrophila DA33 이용 가능성을 나타내며, 분자육종균 A. hydrophila pGHS/DA33은 생물비료로서의 효율성을 가질 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.761-767
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• 2022

EHT1 and EEB1 are the key Saccharomyces cerevisiae genes involved in the synthesis of ethyl esters during wine fermentation. We constructed single (Δeht1, Δeeb1) and double (Δeht1Δeeb1) heterogenous mutant strains of the industrial diploid wine yeast EC1118 by disrupting one allele of EHT1 and/or EEB1. In addition, the aromatic profile of wine produced during fermentation of simulated grape juice by these mutant strains was also analyzed. The expression levels of EHT1 and/or EEB1 in the relevant mutants were less than 50% of the wild-type strain when grown in YPD medium and simulated grape juice medium. Compared to the wild-type strain, all mutants produced lower amounts of ethyl esters in the fermented grape juice and also resulted in distinct ethyl ester profiles. ATF2, a gene involved in acetate ester synthesis, was expressed at higher levels in the EEB1 downregulation mutants compared to the wild-type and Δeht1 strains during fermentation, which was consistent with the content of acetate esters. In addition, the production of higher alcohols was also markedly affected by the decrease in EEB1 levels. Compared to EHT1, EEB1 downregulation had a greater impact on the production of acetate esters and higher alcohols, suggesting that controlling EEB1 expression could be an effective means to regulate the content of these aromatic metabolites in wine. Taken together, the synthesis of ethyl esters can be decreased by deleting one allele of EHT1 and EEB1 in the diploid EC1118 strain, which may modify the ester profile of wine more subtly compared to the complete deletion of target genes.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.22-26
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• 2010

충북지역에서 수집한 야생 팽나무버섯의 식품소재로의 가능성을 조사하기 위해 동결 건조한 후 일반성분 및 전자공여능, 총폴리페놀 함량, ACE 저해도와 ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해도등 생리활성을 분석하였다. 대조군으로 갈뫼팽이버섯과 4종의 수집 야생 팽나무버섯의 일반성분은 건물중으로 분석하였으며, 조단백질은 17.1~21.3 g/100g, 조지방은 4.1~4.9g/100g, 탄수화물은 65.9~70.5g/100g, 조섬유는 7.9~18.1g/100g, 조회분은 5.7~8.4g/100g 범위를 나타내었다. 전자공여능은 63.35~69.31%로 시료간 큰 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났으며, 총폴리페놀 함량은 9.83에서 11.14 mg/g로 대조구와 유사하였다. ACE 저해도는 대조구인 갈뫼 팽이버섯과 수집종인 CBMFV-02가 각각72.91%, 71.44%로 높은 값을 나타내었으며, ${\alpha}$-glucosidase 저해도는 CBMFV-01이 46.55%로 가장 높은 값을 나타내었다.

• 공업화학
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.628-632
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• 2013

미세조류 Arthrospira platensis (A. platensis)는 탄수화물, 지질, 단백질, 파이토케미컬 등을 함유하고 있어 경제적으로 가치가 있으며, 바이오디젤이나 기능성 식품 생산에 중요한 자원이다. 균주 개량을 위해 A. platensis에 240 kGy의 선량으로 전자빔을 조사하여 무작위적 돌연변이를 유도하였다. 여러 변이주를 획득하였고, 스크리닝을 거쳐 지질 함량이 높은 변이주, EB29를 선별하였다. EB29의 세포 생장은 야생균주와 유사하였고, 클로로필 함량도 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 하지만, nile red로 염색하여 형광 강도로 측정했을 때, EB29의 지질 함량은 야생균주에 비해 7배 증가하였다. 표준 지질 triolein의 표준곡선을 이용한 지질의 반정량 결과, EB29는 $78.6{\mu}g/mL$로 야생균주($41.4{\mu}g/mL$)보다 약 2배 증가하였다. EB29의 지방산 성분도 분석하였는데, gamma-linolenic acid (GLA)와 같은 PUFA가 약 6배 증가하였고 바이오디젤의 질에 영향을 미치는 지방산들도 야생균주에 비해 증가하였다. 따라서 전자빔은 미세조류의 세포 내 PUFA를 축적시키거나, 바이오디젤에 적합한 지방산 성분을 변화시키는데 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.239-242
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• 2011

본 연구를 통하여 표고버섯의 효능 중 콜레스테롤 조절물질로 알려진 에리타데닌의 분석은 효과적이고 정밀한 분리분석 결과를 나타내었는데 MS/MS pairing 분석으로 m/z 254-178와 m/z 254-136 두개의 ion paring을 이용하여 정확한 분석이 가능하였다. 에리타데닌은 수용성 비형광성 물질로 기존의 GC나 GC-MS를 이용한 분석 방법의 경우 수용성을 휘발성 물질로 전환하기 위해 BATFA와 같은 silylation을 하여야하는 것에 비해 위험성과 편리성에서 뛰어나다. 총18개 표고균주의 건조시료를 LC-MS/MS를 이용하여 에리타데닌의 함량을 조사한 결과, 표고균주 야생형 40에서 가장 높은 3.912 mg/g, 수향고에서 3.352 mg/g, 산림 9호에서 3.008mg/g, 천백고에서 2.832mg/g 가을향과 KFRI 675에서 2.792mg/g 순으로 분석되었다. 수향고와 천백고는 2010년에 출원된 품종으로써 수향고는 고온성의 집중발생형이며 4년의 재배기간 중 1년차에 수확량이 90%이상이 집중되어 있어 초기 자본 회수가 빠르다. 또한 천백고는 중온성 집중발생형이며 봄철에 화고를 생산할 수 있는 우수한 품종이다. 야생형 40 균주는 에리타데닌 함량이 높은 표고 신품종을 개발할때 모균주로 사용할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.576-583
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• 2006

The alkali-soluble glucan of the yeast cell wall contains $\beta-(1,3)-$ and (1,6)-D-linkages and is known to systemically enhance the immune system. In the previous study [6], in order to isolate cell wall mutants, a wild-type strain was mutagenized by exposure to ultraviolet light, and the mutants were then selected via treatment with laminarinase $(endo-\beta-(1,3)-D-glucanase)$. The mass of alkali- and water-soluble glucans produced by the mutant was measured to be 33.8 mg/g of the dry mass of the yeast cell. Our results showed that the mutants generated the amount of alkali-soluble glucan 10-fold higher than that generated by the wild-type. Structural analysis showed that the alkali-soluble glucan from the mutants was associated with a higher degree of $\beta-(1,6)-D-linkage$ than was observed in conjunction with the wild-type. Yeast cell wall $\beta-glucan$ was shown to interact with macrophages via receptors, thereby inducing the release of tumor necrosis factor alpha $(TNF-\alpha)$ and nitric oxide. Alkali-soluble $\beta-glucans$, both from water-soluble and water-insoluble glucan, exhibited a higher degree of macrophage activity with regard to both the secretion of tumor necrosis factor alpha $(TNF-\alpha)$ and nitric oxide and direct phagocytosis, than did the positive control ($1{\mu}g$ of lipopolysaccharide).

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.271-280
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• 2010

Vibrio alginolyticus, a Gram-negative marine bacterium, is one of the causative agents of fish vibriosis. Its virulence factors and pathogenesis mechanism are barely known, except for some extracellular products (ECPs) that are known to be regulated by quorum sensing system. Therefore, the present study used a microarray to analyze the transcription profiles of the wild-type V. alginolyticus and a deletion mutant of luxO, the pivotal regulator in Vibrio quorum sensing systems, which resulted in the identification of a putative virulence factor, MviN. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription PCR confirmed that the transcription of mviN was upregulated in the luxO mutant when compared with wild-type, and down regulated in a luxO-con complemented strain. Furthermore, Western blotting indicated that MviN was greatly induced during the late-exponential and stationary phases of growth, indicating that the expression of MviN was cell-density dependent and quorum sensing regulated in V. alginolyticus. Meanwhile, the mviN null mutant displayed a much slower growth rate than the wild type, signifying the essential role of MviN in V. alginolyticus. Western blotting also revealed that MviN was present as an extracellular protein in V. alginolyticus. When epithelioma papulosum cyprini (EPC) cells were treated with the ECPs of the mviN mutant, no cytotoxicity was observed, whereas EPC cells treated with the wild type exhibited pathological changes, which increased with the ECPs concentration and treatment time. Therefore, the results demonstrated that MviN is a LuxO-regulated ECPs component and involved in the pathogenicity of V. alginolyticus.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권9호
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• pp.1609-1616
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• 2017

The complex roles of cell surface modification in the biofilm formation of Campylobacter jejuni, a major cause of worldwide foodborne diarrheal disease, are poorly understood. In a screen of mutants from random transposon mutagenesis, an insertional mutation in the eptC gene (cj0256) resulted in a significant decrease in C. jejuni NCTC11168 biofilm formation (<20%) on major food contact surfaces, such as polystyrene and borosilicate glass, when compared with wild-type cells (p < 0.05). In C. jejuni strain 81-176, the protein encoded by eptC modified cell surface structures, such as lipid A, the inner core of lipooligosaccharide, and the flagellar rod protein (FlgG), by attaching phosphoethanolamine. To assess the role of eptC in C. jejuni NCTC11168, adherence and motility tests were performed. In adhesion assays with glass surfaces, the eptC mutant exhibited a $0.77log\;CFU/cm^2$ decrease in adherence compared with wild-type cells during the initial 2 h of the assay (p < 0.05). These results support the hypothesis that the modification of cell surface structures by eptC affects the initial adherence in biofilm formation of C. jejuni NCTC11168. In motility tests, the eptC mutant demonstrated reduced motility when compared with wild-type cells, but wild-type cells with the transposon inserted in a gene irrelevant to biofilm formation (cj1111c) also exhibited decreased motility to a similar extent as the eptC mutant. This suggests that although eptC affects motility, it does not significantly affect biofilm formation. This study demonstrates that eptC is essential for initial adherence, and plays a significant role in the biofilm formation of C. jejuni NCTC11168.