• BMB Reports
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.376-381
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• 2008

The discovery of RNA silencing inhibition by virus encoded suppressors or low temperature leads to concerns about the stability of transgenic resistance. RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp) has been previously characterized to be essential for transgene-mediated RNA silencing. Here we showed that low temperature led to the inhibition of RNA silencing, the loss of viral resistance and the reduced expression of host RdRp homolog (NtRdRP1) in transgenic T4 progeny with untranslatable potato virus Y coat protein (PVY-CP) gene. Moreover, RNA silencing and the associated resistance were differently inhibited by potato virus X (PVX) and tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) infections. The increased expression of NtRdRP1 in both PVX and TMV infected plants indicated its general role in response to viral pathogens. Collectively, we propose that biotic and abiotic stress factors affect RNA silencing-mediated resistance in transgenic tobacco plants and that their effects target different steps of RNA silencing.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.61-68
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• 1999

Rapid accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and their toxic reaction products with lipids and proteins significantly contributes to the damage of crop plants under biotic and abiotic stresses. We have identified several stress activated alfalfa genes, including the gene of the alfalfa ferritin and a novel NADPH-dependent aldose/aldehyde reductase enzyme. Transgenic tobacco plants that synthesize alfalfa ferritin in vegetative tissues-either in its processed form in chloroplast or in the cytoplasmic non-processed form-retained photosynthetic function upon free radical toxicity generated by paraquat treatment and exhibited tolerance to necrotic damage caused by viral and fungal infections. We propose that by sequestering intracellular iron involved in generation of the very reactive hydroxyl radicals through a Fenton reaction, ferritin protects plant cells from oxidative damage. Our preliminary results with the other stress-inducable alfalfa gene (a NADPH-dependent aldo-keto reductase) indicate, that the encoded enzyme may play role in the stress response of the plant cells. These studies reveal new pathways in plants that can contribute to the increased stress resistance with a potential use in crop improvement.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.105-117
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• 2020

Abiotic stress is one of the most serious problems in plant productivity because it dramatically delays plant growth and development. One of the abiotic stresses, soil salinity, has an adverse effect on plant growth, particularly in areas where irrigation is necessary like semiarid Asia and Africa. Among several physiological parameters, anthocyanin accumulation is a valuable indicator of the condition of the plant, and it tends to increase under salt stress conditions because of its protective role in such an environment. Consequently, it may be important to search for well adapted genotypes for upcoming climate changes. Anthocyanins are known to have important roles in defense against biotic and abiotic stresses, providing important functions for protecting plant cells from reactive oxygen species. In this study, we investigated the anthocyanin accumulation between two Korean sorghum genotypes, Sodamchal and Nampungchal. The two genotypes were subjected to a regulated salinity condition, and the anthocyanin contents were evaluated in both. In Nampungchal, the anthocyanin content increased with 150 mM NaCl treatment during the time course of the experiment. However, the anthocyanin content of Sodamchal decreased in the same condition. The measured values of the anthocyanin content should be useful to identify the intensity of the salt tolerance in Sorghum bicolor L. Furthermore, we studied gene expression profiling of salt stress related genes with qRT-PCR. These results suggest that Nampungchal is a more tolerant genotype to salt stress compared to Sodamchal. This information should be useful for breeding salt-resistant cultivars in sorghum.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.287-298
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• 2005

본 연구는 지속가능한 자연생태계를 객관적이고 합리적으로 평가할 수 있는 지표군을 구축함으로써 국토 및 자연환경 보전의 기초자료 제공과 더불어 환경정책 수립이나 입안을 위한 방향제시를 위해 수행되었다. 생물적 요인, 무생물적 요인, 질적 요인, 기능적 요인 등 4개의 평가항목을 선정하였으며, 평가지표는 밀도, 총 질소량, 헤메로비등급, 재화생산등56개로 추출하였다. 평가항목과 평가지표가 신뢰계수 0.6 이상으로 확인되어 설문지 설계에는 큰 문제가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 평가지표의 상관분석 결과, 생물적 요인의 경우 군도와 우점도, 무생물적 요인의 경우 토성과 방위, 질적 요인의 경우 귀화율과자연파괴도, 기능적 요인의 경우산사태 방지와토양침식 방지가 높은상관성을 보였다. 다차원 척도법에 의해 차원결정을 수행한 결과, 스트레스값은 $0.042\sim0.133$, 적합도 지수는 0.9 이상으로 나타나 통계적 문제는 발생하지 않았다. X축의 경우 생물적 요인은 구조, 무생물적 요인은 관점, 질적 요인은 구성, 기능적 요인은 대상이고 Y축은 형태, 범위, 구조, 활동으로 형성되었다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2010

천연집단에 서식하는 개비자나무 개체들을 이용해 무생물 및 생물적 환경인자가homoharringtonine(HHT) 함량에 미치는 영향을 조사하여 향후 항암제 가능성이 있는 HHT의 고부가가치 산업적인 생산이 기대되는 연구에 기초자료를 제공하고자 본 연구를 수행하였다. 무생물적 환경인자(토양습도, 토양pH, 서식밀도, 기온)와 HHT 함량과의 상관관계에 있어 HHT 는 토양습도(0.77)와 토양pH(-0.68)에서 높은 상관을 보였다. 고도에 따른 무생물적 환경인자 (토양습도, 토양pH)와 HHT 의 함량 관계에 관해 다중회귀 분석을 실시한 결과, 토양 습도의 회귀계수($26.48^{***}$) 만 유의하여 토양 습도가 상대적으로 HHT 함량에 높은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 생물적 환경인자(damage index)에 따른 HHT 함량에 미치는 영향을 살펴 본 결과, HHT는 2차곡선회귀적으로 증가하다 감소하는($H=278.23+1242D-398.87D^2$) 경향을 보였고 damage index는 HHT 함량에 높은 영향을 미치는 것으로 분석되었다. 마지막으로 HHT 의 함량에 영향을 미치는 최적환경인자를 분석한 결과, damage index와 토양 습도 모두가 2차다항회귀식으로 가장 적합하였고 결정계수는 각각 0.73와 0.67로 damage index가 상대적으로 HHT 함량에 높은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났다. 이는 섭식자 또는 균류와 같은 스트레스로 인한 방어기작이 HHT 의 생성에 높은 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단된다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.327-336
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• 2010

Cysteine proteases have been known as a critical factor in plant defense mechanisms in pineapple, papaya, or wild fig. Papain or ficin is one kind of cysteine proteases that shows toxic effects to herbivorous insects and pathogenic bacteria. However, resistance to bacterial soft rot of plants genetically engineered with cysteine protease has been little examined thus far. We cloned a cysteine protease cDNA from Ananas comosus and introduced the gene into Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa) under the control of the cauliflower mosaic virus 35S promoter. The transgene was stably integrated and actively transcribed in transgenic plants. In comparisons with wild-type plants, the $T_2$ and $T_3$ transgenic plants exhibited a significant increase in endo-protease activity in leaves and enhanced resistance to bacterial soft rot. A cDNA microarray analysis revealed that several genes were more abundantly transcribed in the transgenic than in the wild type. These genes encode a glyoxal oxidase, PR-1 protein, PDF1, protein kinase, LTP protein, UBA protein and protease inhibitor. These results suggest an important role for cysteine protease as a signaling regulator in biotic stress signaling pathways, leading to the build-up of defense mechanism to pathogenic bacteria in plants.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.272-279
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• 2011

Root colonization of Arabidopsis thaliana with Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6 induces systemic tolerance against diverse pathogens, as well as drought and salt stresses. In this study, we demonstrated that 11 genes in the leaves were up-regulated, and 5 genes were down-regulated as the result of three- to five-days root colonization by P. chlororaphis O6. The identified priming genes were involved in cell signaling, transcription, protein synthesis, and degradation. In addition, expression of selected priming genes were induced in P. chlororaphis O6-colonized plants subjected to water withholding. Genes encoding defense proteins in signaling pathways regulated by jasmonic acid and ethylene, such as VSP1 and PDF1.2, were additional genes with enhanced expression in the P. chlororaphis O6-colonized plants. This study indicated that the expression of priming genes, as well as genes involved in jasmonic acid- and ethylene-regulated genes may play an important role in the systemic induction of both abiotic and biotic stress due to root colonization by P. chlororaphis O6.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.313-322
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• 2020

Eukaryotes transport biomolecules between intracellular organelles and between cells and the environment via vesicle trafficking. Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein receptors (SNARE proteins) play pivotal roles in vesicle and membrane trafficking. These proteins are categorized as Qa, Qb, Qc, and R SNAREs and form a complex that induces vesicle fusion for targeting of vesicle cargos. As the core components of the SNARE complex, the SNAP25 Qbc SNAREs perform various functions related to cellular homeostasis. The Arabidopsis thaliana SNAP25 homolog AtSNAP33 interacts with Qa and R SNAREs and plays a key role in cytokinesis and in triggering innate immune responses. However, other Arabidopsis SNAP25 homologs, such as AtSNAP29 and AtSNAP30, are not well studied; this includes their localization, interactions, structures, and functions. Here, we discuss three biological functions of plant SNAP25 orthologs in the context of AtSNAP33 and highlight recent findings on SNAP25 orthologs in various plants. We propose future directions for determining the roles of the less well-characterized AtSNAP29 and AtSNAP30 proteins.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.1-14
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• 2015

Whilst it is clear that increasing temperatures from global environmental change will impact the positions of alpine treelines, it is likely that a range of regional and local scaled factors will mediate the overall impact of global scale climate drivers. We summarized 12 categories of abiotic and biotic factors as 4 groups determining treeline positions. First, there are global factors related to climate-induced growth limitation and carbon limitation. Second, there are seven regional and local factors related to treeline dynamics including frost stress, topography, water stress, snow, wind, fire and non-fire disturbance. Third, species-specific factors can control treeline dynamics through their influence on reproduction and life history traits. Fourth, there are positive feedbacks in structuring the dynamics of treelines. Globally, the commonly accepted growth limitation hypothesis is that growth at a treeline is limited by temperature. Meanwhile, positive feedbacks between canopy cover and tree establishment are likely to control the spatial pattern and temporal dynamics of many treelines. The presence of non-linear dynamics at treelines has implications for the use of treelines as barometers of climate change because the lagged responses and abrupt shifts inherent in non-equilibrium systems may combine to mask the overall climate trend.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.281-292
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• 2016

Plants can recognize and respond in various ways to diverse environmental stresses, including pathogenic microorganisms, salt, drought, and low temperature. Salicylic acid (SA) is one phytohormone that plays important roles in the regulation of plant growth and development. Nonexpressor of pathogenesis-related genes 1 (NPR1) was originally identified as a core protein that could function as a transcriptional co-regulator and SA receptor during systemic acquired resistance (SAR), a plant immune response that could activate PR genes after pre-exposure of a pathogen. Although the function of NPR1 in plant defense response and the role of SA hormone in the regulation of plant physiological processes have been well characterized, the biological role of NPR1 in plant abiotic stress responses is largely unknown. In this review, we will summarize and discuss the current understanding of NPR1 function in response to plant environmental stresses.