• 식물병연구
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.10-20
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• 2010

Root-knot nematodes cause billions of dollars in crop losses annually have a broad range of host over 2,000 species of plants. These nematodes are known as obligate, sedentary endo-parasites in a plant host to feed upon to complete their life cycle. To prevent the plant parasitic nematode, methyl bromide was widely applied as a soil fumigant. Other strategies to prevent or control nematodes involve RNAi-mediated suppression, R gene transformation, natural products or chemical treatments, the expression of peptide or proteins in susceptible plants, and others. Over the last decade, the entry in GenBank for Meloidogyne reveals 73,340 ESTs and recently two complete Meloidogyne spp. genomes sequences have simultaneously been presented by two groups. Recent works have demonstrated the effect of RNAi suppression to nematode target genes. These results will provide novel members of genes as a foundation for studies focused on understanding the function of M. incognita nematode genes as well as for the development of novel target genes for parasite control. Thus the successful development of biotechnology-derived plants with nematode resistance will result in large yield benefits for producers as well as environmental benefits and will accelerate the research related to pathogensresistant crops.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.102-114
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• 2022

Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum (Pcc) is a gram-negative, broad host range bacterial pathogen which causes soft rot disease in potatoes as well as other vegetables worldwide. While Pectobacterium infection relies on the production of major cell wall degrading enzymes, other virulence factors and the mechanism of genetic adaptation of this pathogen is not yet clear. In the present study, we have performed an in-depth genome-wide characterization of Pcc strain ICMP5702 isolated from potato and compared it with other pathogenic bacteria from the Pectobacterium genus to identify key virulent determinants. The draft genome of Pcc ICMP5702 contains 4,774,457 bp with a G + C content of 51.90% and 4,520 open reading frames. Genome annotation revealed prominent genes encoding key virulence factors such as plant cell wall degrading enzymes, flagella-based motility, phage proteins, cell membrane structures, and secretion systems. Whereas, a majority of determinants were conserved among the Pectobacterium strains, few notable genes encoding AvrE-family type III secretion system effectors, pectate lyase and metalloprotease in addition to the CRISPR-Cas based adaptive immune system were uniquely represented. Overall, the information generated through this study will contribute to decipher the mechanism of infection and adaptive immunity in Pcc.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.48-69
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• 1987

외생균근(外生菌根)버섯의 기주범위(寄主範圍)와 기주선택성(寄主選擇注)을 구명(究明)하고 주요(主要) 조림수종(造林樹種)의 균근균(菌根菌) 선택성(選擇性)을 상호비교(相互比較)하기 위하여 1981년(年)부터 1986년(年)까지 전국(全國)의 여러 곳에서 12개수종(個樹種)의 순림(純林)(소나무, 리기다소나무, 잣나무, 종비나무, 일본잎갈나무, 젓나무, 현사시, 밤나무, 갈참나무, 상수리나무, 신갈나무, 자작나무)를 대상(對象)으로 균근(菌根)버섯을 채집(採集)하여 분석(分析)을 비교(比較)하였다. 6년(年)동안 총(總) 48리(履) 196종(種) 8 품종(品種)의 균근(菌根) 버섯을 동정(同定)하였으며 그 중 Russla가 31종(種) 1 품종(品種), Amanita가 22종(種) 5 품종(品種), Lactarius가 18종(種) 1 품종(品種)이었다. 기주범위(寄主範圍)가 넓은 종(種)은 Russula, Amanita, Lactarius, Laccaria, Cantharellus 속(屬)에 속(屬)해 있있다. Laccaria Laccata는 12개조사수종중(個調査樹種中)에서 12개수종전분의 임분(林分)에서, Amanita vaginata group은 11개수종(個樹種)에서, Labtarius gerardii와 Russula sororia는 9 개수종(個樹種)에 서, Amanita agglutinata, Cantharellus cibarius, Russula bella, Russula bella, Russula virescens는 8개수종(個樹種)의 침개엽수임분(針開葉樹林分)에서 채집(採集)되어 기주(寄主)의 범위(範圍)가 넓은 버섯으로 분류(分類)되었다. Amanita citrina, Boletus bicolor, Boletus erythropus, Lactarius piperatus, L. subzonarius, Russula pseudodelica는 침개활수(針葉闊樹)의 $4{\sim}5$개수종(個樹種)에서 채집(採集)되어 기주(寄主)의 범위(範圍)가 중간(中間)정도(程度)인 버섯으로 분류(分類)되었으며 특히 Suillus grevillei는 잎갈나무에서서만 채집(採集)되어 기주(寄主)의 범위(範圍)가 가장 좁은 버섯으로 판명(判明)되었다. 12개수종(個樹種)의 임분중(林分中)에서 균근(菌根)버섯의 종류(種類)가 가장 많은 젓나무림(林)으로써 83종(重)의 균근(菌根)버섯을 채집(採集)했으며, 소나무(赤松)림(林)에서 66종(重)을, 리기다소나무림(林)에서 50종(種)을, 잣나무림(林)에서 49종(重)을, 갈참나무림(林)에서 46종(種)을 채집(採集)했다. 일본잎갈나무림(林)에서는 23종(種)의 균근(菌根)버섯을 채집(採集)했는데 다른 임분(林分)과 달리 Amanita, Lactarius, Russula 는 적고 대신 Laccaria 가 많이 관찰(觀察)되었다. 본(本) 실험(實驗)에서 조사(調査)된 12개수종(個樹種)의 대부분(大部分)은 다양(多樣)한 균근(菌根)버섯과 공생(共生)하는 듯하며 균선택성(菌選擇性)이 적은 것으로 사료(思料)된다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.107-123
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• 2008

It has now been well documented in a variety of models that T regulatory T cells (Treg cells) play a pivotal role in the maintenance of self-tolerance, T cell homeostasis, tumor, allergy, autoimmunity, allograft transplantation and control of microbial infection. Recently, Treg cell are isolated and can be expanded in vitro and in vivo, and their role is the subject of intensive investigation, particularly on the possible Treg cell therapy for various immune-mediated diseases. A growing body of evidence has demonstrated that Treg cells can prevent or even cure a wide range of diseases, including tumor, allergic and autoimmune diseases, transplant rejection, graft-versus-host disease. Currently, a large body of data in the literature has been emerging and provided evidence that clear understanding of Treg cell work will present definite opportunities for successful Treg cell immunotherapy for the treatment of a broad spectrum of diseases. In this Review, I briefly discuss the biology of Treg cells, and summarize efforts to exploit Treg cell therapy for autoimmune diseases. This article also explores recent observations on pharmaceutical agents that abrogate or enhance the function of Treg cells for manipulation of Treg cells for therapeutic purpose.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.278-283
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• 2006

Defensins are small cysteine rich peptides with a molecular mass of 5-10 kDa and some of them exhibit potent antifungal activity. We have cloned the coding region of a cDNA of 225 bp cysteine rich defensin, named as Tfgd1, from the legume Trigonella foenum-graecum. The amino acid sequence deduced from the coding region comprised 74 amino acids, of which the N-terminal 27 amino acids constituted the signal peptide and the mature peptide comprised 47 amino acids. The protein is characterized by the presence of eight cysteine resisdues, conserved in the various plant defensins forming four disulphide bridges, which stabilize the mature peptide. The recombinant protein expressed in E coli exhibited antifungal activity against the broad host range fungus, Rhizoctonia solani and the peanut leaf spot fungus, Phaeoisariopsis personata.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.386-390
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• 2006

A green fluorescent protein-based Pseudomonas putida reporter was successfully constructed and shown to be capable of detecting oxidative stress. In this whole-cell reporter, the promoter of the paraquat-inducible ferredoxin-$NADP^+$ reductase (fpr) was fused to a promoterless gfp gene on a broad-host-range promoter probe vector. Pseudomonas putida KT2440 harboring this reporter plasmid exhibited an increased level of gfp expression in the presence of redox-cycling agents (paraquat and menadione), hydrogen peroxide, and potential environmental pollutant chemicals such as toluene, paint thinner, gasoline, and diesel. Induction of fpr in the presence of these chemicals was confirmed using Northern blot analysis.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.278-285
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• 1999

In order to use heat shock promoter for the detection of toxic substances, dnaK promoter was amplified from E. coli genomic DNA by using a polymerase chain reaction(PCR) followed by sequencing and sub-cloning into the multi-cloning site of the plasmid, pUCD615. The pUCD615 is a broad-host-range vector containing promoterless lux operon originated from V.fischeri. The recombinant plasmid was transfered to E. coli DH5$\alpha$ through electroporation. The recombinant E. coli showed several patterns of bioluminescent responses to ethanol stress. The bioluminescent E. coli also showed responses to other toxic substances including FeK3(CN)6, CdCl2, p-nitrophenol and HgCl2. The increases of RLU(Relative Light Unit) were observed at 100ppm of FeK3(CN)6, 10ppm and 100ppm and 100ppm of CdCl2, 1ppm of 10ppm of p-nitrophenol and at 1ppm of HgCl2.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.115-123
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• 1996

zooglan생합성에 필수적인 gene cluster를 clone하기 위해 2종류의 변이주가 분리되었다. Zoogloea ramigera 115는 협막형 다당(주로 zooglan)을 생산한다. 115 균주로 접합시키고 생산물을 용이하게 분리하기 위하여 반복된 원심분리와 선별을 통해 협막을 만들지 않는 slime형 생산균주를 분리하였다. 세포외 다당 생산 능력이 결여된 변이주를 전통적인 transposon(Tn5) 기술을 사용하여 얻었고 달라진 colony 형태와 celluflour결합 성질에 의해 선별하였다. 이들 변이주들은 범용숙주범위 cosmid vector안에 건설된 Z.ramigera 115slime gene library 와 helper plasmid로의 3양친 접합에 의해 보상되었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.92-97
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• 1989

the vector, pGUR19, for Rhizobium gene manipulation, was constructed by combining the replication and mobilization function of indigenous multicopy plasmid from Acacia(Robinia pseudoacacia L.) Rhizobia sp86 with E. coli cloning vehicle, pBR322. The vector could be efficiently mobilized by RP4 tra function incorporated into chromosome of E. coli named SM10 and efficiently transferred to various gram negative hosts including Rhizobium and Afrobacterium by transformation. Mobilization frequency of the constructed vector was ranged from $1.2\times 10^{-2}$ (E.coli HB 101) to $4.6\times 10^{-4}$ (A. tumefaciens 15955) and transformation frequency was ranged from $5.4\times 10^{-7}$(E. coli HB101) to $1.2\times 10^{-10}$ (A. tumefaciens 15955). The vector, pGUR19, was stably replicated and maintained in a variety of Rhizobium and Agrobacterium.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제26권3호통권86호
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• pp.407-410
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• 1998

국내 미기록 진딧물병원성 곰팡이, Pandora neoaphidis를 1998년 $5{\sim}6$월 동안 7지역에서 발견 및 채집하였다: 경기도 2지역, 강원도 3지역, 경북1지역, 충남 1지역. 이 균의 기주 진딧물은 토끼풀 수염진딧물(Acyrthosiphon kondoi), 복숭아혹진딧물(Myzus persicae), 무테두리진딧물(Lipaphis erysimi), 보리수염진딧물(Sitobion avenue), 소루쟁이진딧물(Aphis rumicis), 망초진딧물(Dactynotus species) 그리고 미동정 진딧물이었다. 이에 국내에서 처음으로 P. neoaphidis를 보고하며, 형태적 특징을 기재한다. 이 균은 다양한 모양과 크기를 지닌 단핵 1차포자를 생성하는 것이 큰 특징이다.