• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.18-27
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• 2009

B. thuringiensis strain LY-99 belonging to subsp. alesti (H3a3c), was isolated from Chinese tobacco warehouse and showed significantly high toxicity to Plutella xylostella. For the identification of the cry1-type genes from B. thuringiensis LY-99, an extended multiplex PCRrestriction fragment length polymorphism (PCRRFLP) method was established by using two pairs of universal primers based on the conserved regions of the cry1-type genes to amplify around 2.4 kb cry1-type gene fragments. Then the DNA fragment was cloned into pGEM-T Easy vector and digested with EcoRI and EcoRV enzymes. Through this method, a known cry1-type gene was successfully identified from the reference strain, B. thuringiensis subsp. alesti. In addition, the RFLP patterns revealed that B. thuringiensis LY-99 included a novel cry1A-type gene in addition to cry1Aa, cry1Ac, cry1Be and cry1Ea genes. The novel cry1A-type gene was designated cry1Ah2 (Genbank accession No DQ269474). An inverse PCR method was used to amplify the flank regions of cry1Ah2 gene. Finally, 3143 bp HindIII fragment from B. thuringiensis LY-99 plasmid DNA including 5' region and partial ORF was amplified, and sequence analysis revealed that cry1Ah2 gene from LY-99 showed 89.31% of maximum sequence similarity with cry1Ac1 crystal protein gene. In addition, the deduced amino acid sequence of Cry1Ah2 protein shared 87.80% of maximum identity with that of Cry1Ac2. This protein therefore belongs to a new class of B. thuringiensis crystal proteins.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.157-161
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• 1994

B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Cry-B에서 cryIA(b) 유전자 promoter 조적을 받는 cryIA(c) 유전자와 그 자신의 promoter 조절을 받는 cryIIA 유전자의 발현 여부와 내독소 단백질의 형태를 관찰하기 위하여, 이들 두 내독소 단백질 유전자를 B.thuringiensis - E. coli shuttle vector를 이용하여 발현벡터 pKC1A와 pKC2A를 각각 제작하였다. 발현벡터 pKC1A와 pKC2A를 B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki Cry-B 균주에 형질전환시키고, 이들 형질전환체로부터 각각 bipyramid형과 cuboid형의 정상적인 내독소 단백질이 발현되었음을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.1498-1503
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• 2007

To identify novel crystal proteins, Bacillus thuringiensis 2385-1 was isolated from Korean soil samples and characterized. The H-serotype of 2385-1 was identical to that of subsp. kenyae (H4a4c), and its crystal toxin was bipyramidal-shaped. However, 2385-1 showed a much higher toxicity towards Plutella xylostella and Spodoptera exigua larvae than subsp. kenyae. In addition, the crystal protein profile and plasmid DNA pattern of 2385-1 differed from those of subsp. kenyae. To verify the crystal protein gene types of 2385-1, a PCR-RFLP analysis was performed, and the results revealed that 2385-1 contained two novel cry1-type crystal protein genes, cryl-5 and cry1-12, in addition to the crylJal gene. The deduced amino acid sequences of cryl-5 and cry1-12 showed a 97.9% and 75.7% sequence similarity with the CrylAb and CrylJa crystal proteins, respectively. Among the novel crystal proteins, Cry1-5 showed a high toxicity towards P. xylostella and S. exigua larvae. In conclusion, B. thuringiensis 2385-1 is a new isolate in terms of its gene types, and should be a promising source for an insecticide to control lepidopteran larvae.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2007

To clone novel cry1-type genes from the Bacillus thuringiensis K1 isolate, about 2.4-kb-long PCR fragments were amplified with two primer sets of ATG1-F/N400-R and 1BeATG1-F/N400-R. Using PCR-RFLP, three novel cry1-type genes, cry1-1, cry1-7, and cry1-44, were obtained from B. thuringiensis K1 and the complete coding sequences of these novel genes were analyzed. The Cry1-1, Cry1-7, and Cry1-44 proteins showed maximum similarities of about 78.0%, 99.7%, and 91.0% with the Cry1Ha1, Cry1Be1, and Cry1Ac2 proteins, respectively. These novel cry1-type genes were expressed using a baculovirus expression vector system and their insecticidal activities were investigated. Whereas all three novel genes were toxic to Plutella xylostella larvae, only Cry1-1 showed insecticidal activity against Spodoptera exigua larvae.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.154-158
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• 2005

Twenty-three Bacillus thuringiensis strains isolated from Korea were screened to detect the cry-type genes using PCR with 21 specific oligonucleotide primers. Eight strains contained distinct multiple crystal genes; cry1Aa2, cry1Ab1, cry1Ac1 and cry2Aa1. These results indicate that the strains coincided with the B. thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki strain. The other 15 strains were not recognised to the 21 specific primers.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.773-782
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• 2007

Different isolates of the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis produce multiple crystal (Cry) proteins toxic to a variety of insects, nematodes and protozoans. These insecticidal Cry toxins are known to be active against specific insect orders, being harmless to mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. Due to these characteristics, genes encoding several Cry toxins have been engineered in order to be expressed by a variety of crop plants to control insectpests. The cotton boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, and the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, are the major economically devastating pests of cotton crop in Brazil, causing severe losses, mainly due to their endophytic habit, which results in damages to the cotton boll and floral bud structures. A cry1Ia-type gene, designated cry1Ia12, was isolated and cloned from the Bt S811 strain. Nucleotide sequencing of the cry1Ia12 gene revealed an open reading frame of 2160 bp, encoding a protein of 719 amino acid residues in length, with a predicted molecular mass of 81 kDa. The amino acid sequence of Cry1Ia12 is 99% identical to the known Cry1Ia proteins and differs from them only in one or two amino acid residues positioned along the three domains involved in the insecticidal activity of the toxin. The recombinant Cry1Ia12 protein, corresponding to the cry1Ia12 gene expressed in Escherichia coli cells, showed moderate toxicity towards first instar larvae of both cotton boll weevil and fall armyworm. The highest concentration of the recombinant Cry1Ia12 tested to achieve the maximum toxicities against cotton boll weevil larvae and fall armyworm larvae were 230 ${\mu}g/mL$ and 5 ${\mu}g/mL$, respectively. The herein demonstrated insecticidal activity of the recombinant Cry1Ia12 toxin against cotton boll weevil and fall armyworm larvae opens promising perspectives for the genetic engineering of cotton crop resistant to both these devastating pests in Brazil.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제44권10호
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• pp.746-757
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• 2021

Plant somatic cells can be reprogrammed into a pluripotent cell mass, called callus, which can be subsequently used for de novo shoot regeneration through a two-step in vitro tissue culture method. MET1-dependent CG methylation has been implicated in plant regeneration in Arabidopsis, because the met1-3 mutant exhibits increased shoot regeneration compared with the wild-type. To understand the role of MET1 in de novo shoot regeneration, we compared the genome-wide DNA methylomes and transcriptomes of wildtype and met1-3 callus and leaf. The CG methylation patterns were largely unchanged during leaf-to-callus transition, suggesting that the altered regeneration phenotype of met1-3 was caused by the constitutively hypomethylated genes, independent of the tissue type. In particular, MET1-dependent CG methylation was observed at the blue light receptor genes, CRYPTOCHROME 1 (CRY1) and CRY2, which reduced their expression. Coexpression network analysis revealed that the CRY1 gene was closely linked to cytokinin signaling genes. Consistently, functional enrichment analysis of differentially expressed genes in met1-3 showed that gene ontology terms related to light and hormone signaling were overrepresented. Overall, our findings indicate that MET1-dependent repression of light and cytokinin signaling influences plant regeneration capacity and shoot identity establishment.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.120-128
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• 1993

B. t k HD-1 균주에 0.002% SDS와 0.5$\mu$g/ml EtBr을 처리한 결과, 9개의 cry- 변이균주를 분리하였으며 또한 B. t k HD-1균주와 B. cereus 569균주를 혼합배양하는 방법으로 mating 실험을 수행하여 B. t k HD-1으로부터 일부 plasmid가 전이된 11개의 cry+ B. cereus와 2개의 cry=B. cereus를 분리하고 plasmid수와 분자량을 조사하였다. B. t k HD-1의 경우 9개의 plasmid가 존재하였고 일부 plasmid가 curing된 B. t k HD-1변이균주의 경우 29Md plasmid나 44Md plasmid가 반드시 존재하였으나, cry- 변이균주에는 29Md 이상의 모든 plasmid가 소실되어 내독소 단백질 합성에 관여하는 유전자가 기억된 plamid를 결정하였다.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.145-153
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• 1999

We have now constructed a novel recombinant baculovirus Autographa californica nuclear polyhedrosis virus (AcNPV) producing polyhedra with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) CryIAc crystal protein. The recombinant polyhedra produced by the recombinant baculovirus, Btrus, in insect cells was characterized. The recombinant baculovirus has two independent transcription units in opposite orientations with two promoters, p10 or polyhedrin gene promoter each initiating transcription of either native polyhedrin or fusion protein with polyhedrin and Bt Cry1Ac crystal protein. Surprisingly, this recombinant baculovirus stably produced recombinant polyhedra which were nearly similar to those of wild-type AcNPV. The immunogold staining experiment showed that the recombinant polyhedra were assembled with polyhedrin and Bt Cry1Ac crystal protein, and contained virus particles. Insecticidal toxicity of recombinant polyhedra of Btrus to the fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea, was strikingly improved in comparison with the wild-type AcNPV.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2009

후대교배종 CM 벼의 정성 PCR 검정방법을 개발하기 위하여, 벼의 내재유전자로써 OsCs-J(rice cytochrome c gene)을 선발하여 OsCytC-5'/3'의 primer쌍을 제작하고, 벼를 포함한 서로 다른 8개 작물에 대하여 PCR을 수행한 결과 벼에 특이적으로 증폭되는 111 bp의 반응 산물을 확인하였다. 국내 개발된 LS28$\times$CryIAc1 GM 벼의 검정 분석으로 정성 PCR 반응을 수행하였다. 정성 PCR을 위하여 GM 벼에 도입된 T-DNA 및 게놈상의 도입유전자 삽입부위의 인접서열을 바탕으로 구조 및 계통 특이적인 검정 primer 쌍을 제작하였다. ActCk-5'/3' primer 쌍을 이용하여 LS28의 T-DNA 내의 actin 프로모터와 OsCK1 유전자 사이를 증폭시켜 306 bp의 PCR 반응 산물을 얻을 수 있었으며, 또한 계통특이 primer 쌍인 CryIAc1 GM 벼유래의 CrLB-5'/3' 및 LS28 GM 벼 유래의 CKRB-5'/3'를 이용한 PCR 반응으로 각각 142 bp와 91 bp의 도입유전자의 인접서열 부위의 특이적인 증폭 산물을 확인할 수 있었다. 계통 특이적 검정을 위한 이들 개발 primer 쌍들은 event 계통과 대조적으로 non-GM 벼와 다양한 작물에 대하여 어떠한 특이적인 PCR 증폭 산물을 형성하지 않았다. 따라서 본 연구에서 계통특이 primer를 이용하여 후대교배종 GM 벼 계통, L528$\times$CryIAc1을 특이적으로 검출할 수 있음을 확인하였고, 제시된 방법이 GM 벼의 실용화를 위한 위해성평가의 검정방법 자료로 제공될 수 있음을 확인하였다.