• ALGAE
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.17-30
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• 2024

Red macroalga Pyropia yezoensis is a high valuable cultivated marine crop. Its acclimation to cold stress is especially important for long cultivation period across winter in coasts of warm temperate zone in East Asia. In this study, the response of P. yezoensis thalli to low temperature was analyzed on physiology and transcriptome level, to explore its acclimation mechanism to cold stress. The results showed that the practical photosynthesis activity (indicated by Φ_PSII and qP) was depressed and pigment allophycocyanin content was decreased during the cold stress of 48 h. However, the F_v/F_m and non-photochemical quenching increased significantly after 24 h, and the average growth rate of thalli also rebounded from 24 to 48 h, indicating a certain extent of acclimation to cold stress. On transcriptionally, the low temperature promoted the expression of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) related to carbohydrate metabolism and energy metabolism, while genes related to photosynthetic system were depressed. The increased expression of DEGs involved in ribosomal biogenesis and lipid metabolism which could accelerate protein synthesis and enhance the degree of fatty acid unsaturation, might help P. yezoensis thallus cells to cope with cold stress. Further co-expression network analysis revealed differential expression trends along with stress time, and corresponding hub genes play important roles in the systemic acquired acclimation to cold stress. This study provides basic mechanisms of P. yezoensis acclimation to cold temperature and may aid in exploration of functional genes for genetic breeding of economic macroalgae.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.103-109
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• 2010

Modification of proteins by the reversible covalent addition of the small ubiquitin like modifier (SUMO) protein has important consequences affecting target protein stability, sub-cellular localization, and protein-protein interactions. SUMOylation involves a cascade of enzymatic reactions, which resembles the process of ubiquitination. In this study, we characterized the SUMOylation system from an important crop plant, rice, and show that it responds to cold, salt and ABA stress conditions on a protein level via the accumulation of SUMOylated proteins. We also characterized the transcriptional regulation of individual SUMOylation cascade components during stress and development. During stress conditions, majority of the SUMO cascade components are transcriptionally down regulated. SUMO conjugate proteins and SUMO cascade component transcripts accumulated differentially in various tissues during plant development with highest levels in reproductive tissues. Taken together, these data suggest a role for SUMOylation in rice development and stress responses.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.289-294
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• 2004

This study was carried out to investigate the antioxidative enzymes and isozymes between chilling-tolerant and -susceptible varieties at the booting stage under cold water stress $(13^{\circ}C)$ in japonica rice. Total SOD, CAT, POX, and GR activities on the basis of protein were found to be important factors to defend cold water stress. Especially, SOD and CAT activities showed distinctive differences between chilling-tolerant and -susceptible varieties. Chilling-tolerant varieties were higher than chilling-susceptible varieties for SOD and CAT activities. One of eight isozyme bands for SOD was a inducible isoform. Three isozymes for CAT and one isozyme for POX were closely correlated with defense to cold water stress. Total GR activities except Stejaree 45 on the basis fresh weight and POX were increased by cold water stress, but there was no difference between chilling-tolerant and -sus­ceptible varieties.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제19권5호
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• pp.374-380
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• 1996

Sprague-Dawley male rats (150 g) were chronically treated with 5 v/v % ethanol admixed with nutritionally complete liquid diet and fed ad libitum for 3 weeks. One half of each group was exposed to cold stress at 4 ^{\circ}C either for 24 h (for determination of mRNA by in situ hybridization) or for 48 h (for determination of enzyme activity). Chronic ethanol treatment (ethanol) did not affect tyrosine hydroxylase(TH) mRNA level in locus coeruleus(LC) of brain and adrenal medulla(AM) compared to controls. Cold stress showed strong increase of TH mRNA level in LC and AM compared to controls. Pretreated ethanol reduced the increased TH mRNA level by cold stress in LC and AM. Ethanol did not affect TH activity in LC and adenal glands(adrenals). Cold stress increased TH activity in LC but not in adrenals. Pretreated ethanol did not reduce the increased TH activity by cold stress in LC but this result was not shown in adrenals. Phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase(PNMT) activity in $C_{1}$$C_{2}$ and adrenals increased only in ethanol treated group. THese results suggest that ethanol does not affect TH mRNA level and activity in LC and adrenals, but increases PNMT activity in $C_{1}$$C_{2}$ and adrenals in normal rat. It is also suggested that pretreated ethanol reduces the magnitude of cold stress response, that is induction of TH mRNA in LC and AM, and does not reduce the protein activation of TH that is also cold stress response in LC.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.50-56
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• 2008

As one way to approach to cold defense mechanism in plants, we previously identified the gene for protein-tyrosine phosphatase (CaTPP1) from hot pepper (Capsicum annuum) using cDNA microarray analysis coupled with Northern blot analysis. We showed that the CaTPP1 gene was strongly induced by cold, drought, salt and ABA stresses. The CaTPP1 gene was engineered under control of CaMV 35S promoter for constitutive expression in transgenic tobacco plants by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. The resulting CaTPP1 transgenic tobacco plants showed significantly increased cold stress resistance. It also appeared that some of the transgenic tobacco plants showed increased drought tolerance. The CaTPP1 transgenic plants showed no visible phenotypic alteration compared to wild type plants. These results showed the involvement of protein tyrosine phosphatase in tolerance of abiotic stresses including cold and drought stress.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2013

Low temperature is one of the major environmental factors that affect productivity including reduced growth and budding of vines, and changes of metabolic processes in grape (Vitis spp.). To screen the specific expression of abiotic stress-related genes against cold treatment in 'Kyoho' and 'Campbell Early' grapevines, expression of various defense-related genes was investigated by RT-PCR and real-time PCR. Among the 67 genes analyzed by RT-PCR and real-time PCR, 17 and 16 types of cDNA were up-regulated, while 5 and 6 types were down-regulated in cold-treated 'Kyoho' and 'Campbell Early' grapevines, respectively. Genes encoding carotene (Cart3564 and Cart4472), chalcone isomerase (CHI), cytochrome P450 (CYP), flavonol synthase (FLS), endo-${\beta}$-glucanase precursor (Glu), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), leucine-rich repeats (LRR), manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein (PGIP), proline rich protein 2 (PRP2), small heat shock protein (sHSP), temperature induced lipocalin (TIL), and thaumatin-like protein (TLP) were up-regulated, while those encoding CBF like transcription factor (CBF1), chitinase-like protein (CLP), cold induced protein (CIP), glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT), and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) were down-regulated by low temperature treatment in both in 'Kyoho' and 'Campbell Early'.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.250-257
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• 2016

Abiotic stresses such as drought and low temperature critically restrict plant growth, reproduction, and productivity. Higher plants have developed various defense strategies against these unfavorable conditions. CaPUB1 (Capsicum annuum Putative U-box protein 1) is a hot pepper U-box E3 Ub ligase. Transgenic Arabidopsis plants that constitutively expressed CaPUB1 exhibited drought-sensitive phenotypes, suggesting that it functions as a negative regulator of the drought stress response. In this study, CaPUB1 was over-expressed in rice (Oryza sativa L.), and the phenotypic properties of transgenic rice plants were examined in terms of their drought and cold stress tolerance. Ubi:CaPUB1 T3 transgenic rice plants displayed phenotypes hypersensitive to dehydration, suggesting that its role in the negative regulation of drought stress response is conserved in dicot Arabidopsis and monocot rice plants. In contrast, Ubi:CaPUB1 progeny exhibited phenotypes markedly tolerant to prolonged low temperature ($4^{\circ}C$) treatment, compared to those of wild-type plants, as determined by survival rates, electrolyte leakage, and total chlorophyll content. Cold stress-induced marker genes, including DREB1A, DREB1B, DREB1C, and Cytochrome P450, were more up-regulated by cold treatment in Ubi:CaPUB1 plants than in wild-type plants. These results suggest that CaPUB1 serves as both a negative regulator of the drought stress response and a positive regulator of the cold stress response in transgenic rice plants. This raises the possibility that CaPUB1 participates in the cross-talk between drought and low-temperature signaling pathways.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제18권12호
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• pp.1705-1711
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• 2008

상추식물에서 저온 처리를 하였을 때 저온 적응성 획득 메카니즘과 관련된 APX와 DHAR의 활성도와 mRNA 발현 수준 등과의 관련성을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 잎 조직내 과산화수소의 함량은 일정하게 증가하다가 $20^{\circ}C$에서 저온처리를 회복시키면 그 함량이 정상상태로 회복하는 경향을 보였으나 단백질의 함량은 반대의 경향을 나타내었다. 엽록소의 함량은 저온스트레스를 처리할 경우 엽록소 a와 b 및 총 엽록소의 함량이 점차 감소하는 경향을 보였으며 저온스트레스 회복 시 다시 증가하는 경향을 보였으나 카로티노이드 함량의 변화는 거의 일어나지 않고 일정한 수준을 유지하는 것으로 나타났다. 총 엽록소에 대한 엽록소a의 비율은 저온처리 12시간까지는 증가하다가 24시간 이후 급격하게 감소하게 되고 저온스트레스를 회복시켰을 때 정상 수준으로 회복되는 경향을 나타내었다. APX와 DHAR의 활성도는 저온 처리가 진행됨에 따라 상추의 잎 조직 내에서 급격하게 증가하는 경향을 보이고 있으나 적온으로 회복시키면 정상 수준으로 유지되었다. 저온처리 시간이 경과함에 따라 APX와 DHAR의 mRNA의 발현 수준이 크게 증가하는 경향을 보였다가 원래 수준으로 회복되었다. APX의 활성도와 과산화수소의 함량과의 상관관계는 상추의 잎 조직 내 과산화수소의 함량이 증가하면 APX의 활성도가 증가하는 경향 ($R^2$=0.8715)을 보였으며, DHAR의 활성도와 과산화수소의 함량도 동일한 경향으로 증가($R^2$=0.8643)하였다. 그러나 과산화수소의 생성량이 증가함에 따라 엽록소의 함량과 단백질의 함량은 저온 스트레스처리로 과산화수소의 생성량이 증가하면 엽록소의 함량($R^2$=0.5021)과 수용성단백질의 함량과는 감소하는 경향($R^2$=0.8915)을 보였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.187-195
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• 2020

To understand the molecular mechanism involved in the survivability of cold-tolerant lactic acid bacteria was of great significance in food processing, since these bacteria play a key role in a variety of low-temperature fermented foods. In this study, the cold-stress response of probiotic Lactobacillus plantarum K25 isolated from Tibetan kefir grains was analyzed by iTRAQ proteomic method. By comparing differentially expressed (DE) protein profiles of the strain incubated at 10℃ and 37℃, 506 DE proteins were identified. The DE proteins involved in carbohydrate, amino acid and fatty acid biosynthesis and metabolism were significantly down-regulated, leading to a specific energy conservation survival mode. The DE proteins related to DNA repair, transcription and translation were up-regulated, implicating change of gene expression and more protein biosynthesis needed in response to cold stress. In addition, two-component system, quorum sensing and ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporters also participated in cell cold-adaptation process. These findings provide novel insight into the cold-resistance mechanism in L. plantarum with potential application in low temperature fermented or preserved foods.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제58권4호
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• pp.325-332
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• 2015

유채는 월동작물로 내한성이 약해 남부지역에서만 재배가 가능하다. 따라서 재배면적 확대 및 안정적 생산성 확보를 위해 내한성 증진 품종 육성이 절실하다. 본 연구에서는 유채의 내한성을 증진시키기 위해 보리에서 유래한 HvIRIP 유전자를 CaMV35S 프로모터 조절하에서 전신발현되도록 운반체를 제작하였고, 아그로박테리움을 이용하여 유채에 형질전환하였다. Southern 분석을 통해 HvIRIP 유전자가 유채 Genome 안으로 전이 되었음을 확인하였다. 또한 Northern 분석을 통해 $4^{\circ}C$에서 2주간 처리된 유묘에서 HvIRIP 유전자의 발현이 크게 증대되는 것을 알 수 있었다. 본엽 3-4매 전개 유채 형질전환체를 영하 $5^{\circ}C$에서 2일간 저온에 노출한 후 회복여부를 조사한 결과, 대조구는 회복하지 못하고 죽은 반면, 형질전환체는 회복이 정상적으로 이루어졌다. 또한 저온스트레스가 진행되는 동안에 스트레스를 극복하는데 필요한 Proline 함량이 형질전환체에서 크게 증대되는 것이 관찰되었다. 이 외에도 저온스트레스 과정 중에 생성되는 활성산소의 독성을 감소시키는 항산화제 효소인 CAT, SOD 그리고 ADH 활성을 측정한 결과, 대조구에 비해 형질전환체에서 그 함량이 현저히 증가됨을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 이러한 결과를 통해 HvIRIP 유전자가 함유된 유채 형질전환체의 내한성이 증진되었음을 확인하였다.