• Animal cells and systems
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.81-87
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• 2003

While screening proteins that interact with DnaA protein, the initiator protein for Escherichia coil chromosomal DNA replication, we found a 52-kD sized protein which bound to DnaA protein in a salt-dependent manner. This protein was identified as trigger factor, a ribosome-associated peptidyl-prolyl- cisltrans isomerase with chaperone activity. Trigger factor was overproduced and purified to near homogeneity, and its effect on the function of DnaA protein was examined, Enhanced binding of DnaA protein to DnaA box with no apparent supershift in the gel-shift experiments suggested that trigger factor, by virtue of its chaperone activity, exerts a change on DnaA protein thus increasing its binding affinity for DnaA box.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.13-16
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• 2005

미백 물질 탐색 방법으로, MC1R 발현 인자인 Mitf (microrhthalmia transcription factor)를 이용한 protein chip을 적용하였다. MC1R promoter와 Mitf 결합의 저해 인자로써, DNA 상의 결합 부위인 E-box (CATGTG)와 유사한 서열을 가진 oligomer를 사용하였고, E-box 내외부의 서열 변화에 따른 저해율 또한 측정하였다. 그 결과 DNA-Mitf 결합 저해율에 있어서, E-box 서열 내 변화를 준 oligonucleotide 경쟁자는, E-box 이외의 서열 변화를 준 경쟁자보다 낮은 수치를 보였다.

• 대한화장품학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.479-483
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• 2004

MITF는 미백관련 유전자의 대표적인 조절 인자 단백질로서 미백관련 유전자의 E-box와의 결합정도를 단백질 칩을 이용하여 측정하였다. 융합 단백질 형태의 MITF를 유리 칩에 고정시켰고 E-box를 포함하는 DNA oligomer가 결합하는 것을 확인하였다. 형광법, SPR (surface plasmon resonance), SPRi (surface plasmon resonance imaging)방법 중 형광법이 가장 효과적이었으며, DNA 저해제를 사용시 결합이 감소하는 것을 확인하였다. 이 결과 MITF를 이용한 미백원료의 고속스크리닝(HTS)의 가능성을 보여주었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권12호
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• pp.3665-3670
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• 2013

The R3V6 peptide includes a hydrophilic arginine stretch and a hydrophobic valine stretch. In previous studies, the R3V6 peptide was evaluated as a gene carrier and was found to have low cytotoxicity. However, the transfection efficiency of R3V6 was lower than that of poly-L-lysine (PLL) in N2A neuroblastoma cells. In this study, the transfection efficiency of R3V6 was improved in combination with high mobility group box 1A domain (HMGA). HMGA is originated from the nuclear protein and has many positively-charged amino acids. Therefore, HMGA binds to DNA via charge interaction. In addition, HMGA has a nuclear localization signal peptide and may increase the delivery efficiency of DNA into the nucleus. The ternary complex with HMGA, R3V6, and DNA was prepared and evaluated as a gene carrier. First, the HMGA/DNA complex was prepared with a negative surface charge. Then, R3V6 was added to the complex to coat the negative charges of the HMGA/DNA complex, forming the ternary complex of HMGA, R3V6, and DNA. A physical characterization study showed that the ternary complex was more stable than the PLL/DNA complex. The HMGA/R3V6/DNA complex had a higher transfection efficiency than the PLL/DNA, HMGA/DNA, or R3V6/DNA complexes in N2A cells. Furthermore, the HMGA/R3V6/DNA complex was not toxic to cells. Therefore, the HMGA/R3V6/DNA complex may be a useful gene delivery carrier.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제45권2호
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• pp.199-205
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• 2005

DNA fingerprint patterns of 8 Brucella reference strains and 15 B. abortus field isolates were characterized by repetitive element sequence-based PCR (rep-PCR) using BOX- and ERIC-primers in this study. AMOS PCR differentiated all Brucella field isolates from B. abortus RB51, a vaccine strain by producing a B. abortus-specific 498 bp band. Rep-PCR using BOX-primer produced 13 to 18 bands with sizes of between 230 and 3,300 bp, and discriminated Brucella strains to the species level except B. canis and B. suis. PCR products amplified with ERIC primers were, however, not appropriate for differentiating the Brucella isolates. DNA fingerprint patterns for all B. abortus field isolates were identical among them and were put on one cluster with B. abortus biovar 1 reference strain in the dendrogram, indicating they were highly clonal. These results suggested that rep-PCR using BOX primer might to be a useful tool for calculating genetic relatedness among the Brucella species and for the study of brucellosis epidemiology.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.37-46
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• 1995

H. cunea nuclear polyhedrosis virus (HcNPV) 의 polyhedrin 아미노산 및 polyhedrin gene 의 염기서열을 분석하였다. Polyhedrin 은 SDS-PAGE 상에서 3개의 polypeptide band 가 나타났고 주요 polypeptide 는 약 25 Kd 의 분자량을 갖고 있었다. 또한 polyhedrin 은 17 개의 다른 아미노산으로 구성되어 있었다. HcNPV DNA를 EcoRI 효소로 절단하여 $\alpha^{32}P$로 labelling 된 Autographa californica (AcNPV) polyhedrin gene cDNA 의 probe DNA를 이용하여 hybridization 한 결과 polyhedrin gene은 EcoRI 절편들중 H 절편에 양성반응을 나타냈다. 또한 polyhedrin gene 을 포함하고 있는 EcoRI-H 절편을 pUC8 벡터에 cloning한 다음 이를 hPE-H라고 이름하였다. HcNPV genome DNA 의 promoter 부위를 sequence한 결과 TATA box의 염기배열은 polyhedrin gene 전사 개시위치로부터 위쪽으로 -79 bp 의 5' flanking 부위에서 발견되었다. polyhedrin gene 내 CAAT box는 TATA box 측면 염기 배열에서 나타나지 않았고, 4개의 tandem repeat 5'-CTAATAT-3' 와 5'-TAAATAA-3'의 염기는 polyhedrin gene내 전이 개시 위치로 부터 위쪽으로 -141 과 -108 bp 또는 -83 bp 부위에 존재하였으며, 다른 하나는 전이 개시위치로 부터 아래쪽으로 -52 bp 부위에서 발견되었다. 그리고 polyhedrin gene 내 전이 개시위치로 부터 위쪽으로 -141 bp 부위는 다량의 AT (78%) 염기가 존재하였다. 또한 polyhedrin 의 개시 coding region 은 ATG 였고 종결 coding region은 TAA 였다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제27권2호통권89호
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• pp.119-123
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• 1999

Pseudomonas tolaasii와 WLRO(White line reacting organism)의 국내 수집 균주들에 대하여 REP, ERIC, BOX-PCR분석을 이용하여 유전적 다양성을 측정하였다. p. tolaasii 균주들은 매우 유사하였으나 WLRO 균주들을 상호간의 큰 차이를 보였다. 유전적 근연관계 분석 결과 WLRO 균주들은 유전적으로 변이가 높은 복합 집단 양상을 나타내었다. p. tolaasii 균주들과 WLRO 균주들 사이의 repetitive DNA 부위의 유전적 근연 관계는 적은 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.91-97
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• 1999

In this work, a 1.9-kb region of enterococcal plasmid p703/5 was isolated and the nucleotide sequence analysis of the region was performed. One major open reading frame (ORF) was identified encoding a polypeptide of 28 kDa. Database comparisons suggested that the protein showed some homology with other bacterial RepA proteins. Upstream of the ORF, a potential dnaA box, AT-rich region and 22-bp tandemly repeated sequences (DNA iterons), a feature typical for many replication ori sites, were recognized. Deletion analysis using Exonuclease III and several restriction enzymes indicated that the three elements and the gene product from the ORF were essential for replication and that the minimum unit of DNA required for replication resided on the 1.2-kb AvaII subfragment. Thus, this gene product was referred to as RepA.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.13-24
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• 2012

The genetic diversity of plant growth-promoting rhizobacterial (PGPR) fluorescent pseudomonads associated with the sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) rhizosphere was analyzed. Selected isolates were screened for plant growthpromoting properties including production of indole acetic acid, phosphate solubilization, denitrification ability, and production of antifungal metabolites. Furthermore, 16S rDNA sequence analysis was performed to identify and differentiate these isolates. Based on 16S rDNA sequence similarity, the isolates were designated as Pseudomonas plecoglossicida, P. fluorescens, P. libaniensis, and P. aeruginosa. Differentiation of isolates belonging to the same group was achieved through different genomic DNA fingerprinting techniques, including randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), amplified ribosomal DNA restriction analysis (ARDRA), repetitive extragenic palindromic (REP), enterobacterial repetitive intergenic consensus (ERIC), and bacterial repetitive BOX elements (BOX) analyses. The genetic diversity observed among the isolates and rep-PCR-generated fingerprinting patterns revealed that PGPR fluorescent pseudomonads are associated with the rhizosphere of sugarcane and that P. plecoglossicida is a dominant species. The knowledge obtained herein regarding the genetic and functional diversity of fluorescent pseudomonads associated with the sugarcane rhizosphere is useful for understanding their ecological role and potential utilization in sustainable agriculture.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.231-237
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• 2001

Differential screening을 통해 Moriguchi등 (1998)이 분리한 유전자와 상동성을 나타내는 CitMT45 유전자의 cDNA를 분리하였다. 본 실험에서 분리한 cDNA는 Moriguchi등 (1998)이 분리한 cDNA에 비해 긴 3' UTR을 가지고 있었다. 잎과 과피, 과육에서 CitMT45 유전자의 발현분석을 northern blot을 통해 수행한 결과, 발달단계에 따라 증가하는 비슷한 앙상을 관찰할 수 있었으나, 과육, 과피, 잎의 순으로 그 발현 양이 많았다. 이들의 발현조절에 대한 정보를 얻기 위해 게놈 DNA를 분리한 결과, CitMT45 게놈 구조는 3개의 exon과 2개의 intron으로 구성되어 있었고, primer extension 분석을 통해 CitMT45 유전자의 발현은 3개의 부위에서 개시되고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 전사개시부위의 5'upstream 지역에서 TATA box와 CCAAT box뿐만 아니라, 금속이온과 온도변화에 의한 조절에 중요한 부위로 알려진 cis-element를 발견하였다.