• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.45-50
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• 1997

Neuroblastoma, a pediatric malignant neoplasm of neural crest origin, has a wide range of clinical virulence. The mechanisms contributing to the development of neuroblastomas are largely unclear, but non-random chromosomal changes identified over the past years suggest the involvement of genetic alterations. Amplification of the human N-myc proto-oncogene is frequently seen either in extrachromosomal double minutes or in homogeneously staining regions (HSRs) of aggressively growing neuroblastomas. N-myc maps to chromosome 2 band 24, but HSR have never been observed at this band, suggesting transposition of N-myc during amplification. We have constructed and analyzed the region-specific painting probe for HSR in neuroblastoma IMR-32 to determine the derivative chromosomes. Microdissection was performed on HSR using an inverted microscope with the help of microglass needles and an micromanipulator. We pretreated the microdissected fragments with Topoisomerase I which catalyzes the relaxation of supercolled DNA, and performed two initial rounds of DNA synthesis with T7 DNA polymerase followed by conventional PCR to enable the reliable preparation of Fluorescent in situ hybridization probe from a single microdissected chromosome. With this method, it was possible to construct the region-specific painting probe for HSR. The probe hybridized specifically to the HSRs of IMR-32, and to 2p24, 2p13 of normal chromosome. Our results suggest there was coamplification of N-myc together with DNA of the chromosome 2p24 and 2p13. Moreover, the fluorescent signals for the amplified chromosomal regions in IMR-32 cells were also easily recognized at a Thus this painting probe can be applied to detect the similar amplification of N-myc in neuroblastoma tissue, and the probe pool for HSR may be used to identify the cancer-relevant genes.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.365-372
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• 1990

Transgenic 양서류를 만들기 위한 연구의 일환으로 bacterial $\beta$-galactosidase 유전자를 cytopalsmic actin promoter에 연결시킨 plasmid를 xenopus 수정란에 미세주입하여 외부 DNA의 발현을 조사하였다. $\beta$-gal DNA를 20nl당 1ng에서 2ng의 농도로 미세주입하는 경우, 이 농도는 배발생에 크게 영향을 미치지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 유전자 산물인 $\beta$-galactosidase는 양서류의 모든 배엽성 세포에서 발현 가능하고, 정상적인 활성을 나타내므로 외부 DNA의 발현여부를 in situ 상태에서 판명할 수 있었다. 주입된 외부 DNA는 낭배기 시기에 최초로 발현되고, 적어도 올챙이 시기까지 유지 및 발현 가능하며, 초기 발생동안 extrachromosomal 상태에서 발현되는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 발현의 정도는 주입된 개체는 물론 매 실험마다 차이를 보였고, 또한 기질인 X-Gal에 반응하는 부위가 전체 배에 분포하는 겅우는 거의 없으며, 일정 부위에 한정되어 있음이 관찰되었다. 이는 세포막을 통해서 DNA가 다른 할구로 이동하지 못하는 사실에 비추어 미세주입된 DNA가 난할시 각 할구로 균등하게 분포되지 못하고 국부적으로 나뉘어 들어가기 때문인 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.68-74
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• 1983

부산 수영만의 조간대 저질에서 moderate halophile인 Listeria denitrificans HB-38을 분리하여 생육에 필요한 NaCl 요구도를 조사한바, 해양환경조건의 배지에서는 $4\%$ NaCl에서 육상환경조건의 배지에서는 $10\%$ NaCl에서 최적농도였으며, 균생육 최적 온도는 $40^{circ}C$였고, 생육최적 pH는 7.5이었다. 그리고 비호염성인 E.coli, KPM 105와 protoplast안정성을 비교해본 결과, 더 높은 stabilizer의 농도를 요구하지는 않았으며, stabilizer로서 NaCl이sorbitol이나 sucrose보다 protoplast에 더 안정성을 주는 것으로 나타났다. HB-38균주의 succinic dehydrogenase 활성에는 NaCl 농도가 증가함에 따라 그 활성 이 증가하다가 $9\%$에서 최대에 달하였다. 반면에 이 호염성효소의 $(NH_4)_2\;SO_4$와 NaCl에 의한 염석은 비호염성인 E.coli 및 bovine liver 세포의 경우보다 더 높은 농도의 염에 의하는 것은 아니였다. 그리고 ethidium bromide에 의한 curing과 agarose gel 전기영동의 결과 HB-38은 extrachromosomal DNA를 가지지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.337-344
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• 2011

이전 연구에서, bacteriophage ${\Phi}FC1$이 Enterococcus faecalis KBL703에서 UV induction을 통해 분리 동정되었으며, ${\Phi}FC1$은 phage attachment site인 attP와 bacterial attachment site인 attB 사이에서 site-specific integration을 촉매하는 integrase를 가지고 있다는 것을 밝혀냈으며 이를 MJ1이라 명명하였다. 이 연구에서는 이를 바탕으로 MJ1에 의한 site-specific integration의 효율을 Escherichia coli와 NIH3T3 cell에서 확인 하기 위해 attP, attB, MJ1을 각각의 벡터에 삽입하였다. MJ1 인테그라제에 의한 재조합을 수행하기 위해서 기질 벡터 pABLP를 $DH5{\alpha}$에 형질전환시킨 후, LB 배지에서 $37^{\circ}C$ 1시간 배양한 후 암피실린(ampicillin)과 테트라싸이클린(tetracycline) 항생제 플레이트로 pGMJ1과 pABLP 같이 가지고 있는 colony 들을 선별하여, LacZ 유전자가 불활성화 된 흰색 콜로니 개수를 세고 통계를 낸 결과 integration의 frequency가 99% 이상인 것으로 나타났다. 또한, 실제로 재조합이 일어났는 지를 확인하기 위해서 콜로니 PCR을 수행하여 재조합의 산물인 attL 150 bp을 확인하였다. PCR 산물은 염기서열분석을 통해 정확한 site-specific integration이 일어났음을 확인하였다. MJ1에 의한 integration을 보이기 위해 attP와 attB를 가지고 있는 vector를 MJ1 expression vector와 함께 NIH3T3 cell에 cotransfection 했으며 GFP를 reporter로 사용해 그 activity를 관찰하였다. NIH3T3 cell에서 GFP의 발현을 형광 현미경을 통해 알아본 결과, MJ1에 의한 sitespecific integration이 다른 accessory protein의 도움 없이 일어난다는 것을 볼 수 있었다. 마찬가지 방법으로, attR과 attL 간의 excision을 GFP로 알아본 결과, GFP는 발현하지 않았으며, 이는 MJ1에 의한 excision이 일어나지 않았음을 보여주었다. 이와 같은 결과로 볼 때, MJ1의 host만이 아니라 넓은 범위안에서도 integration을 수행할 수 있다는 것을 보여주었다. 따라서 MJ1을 이용한 site-specific integration system의 개발은 gene therapy를 위한 gene delivery system의 구축에 있어서 좋은 시작이 될 수 있다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.209-220
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• 1995

미꾸라지의 간으로부터 핵을 분리하여, 저농도 염추출 및 제한효소 처리로 핵기질(nuclear matrix)을 분리하였다. 분리된 핵기질을 Proteinase K로 분해한 후, phenol-chloroform 추출로 크기가 약 0.3kb-15kb의 분포를 나타내는 핵기질 부착 DNA (nuclear matrix attachment regions : MARs)를 얻었다. 효모 URA 3 유전자를 가진 2.13 kb Eco47 III 단편을 제한효소 Ssp I 으로 절단된 pUC19 플라즈미드 벡타에 결합시켜, ARS (autonomously replication sequence) 클로닝을 위한 pURY19 플라즈미드 벡타를 만들었다. 이 pURY19 벡타는 Saccharomyces cerevisiae내에서 독립적으로 복제할 수 없기 때문에, 물고기의 효율적인 발현 벡타 개발을 위해, 이 system을 이용하여, S. cerevisiae내에서 독립적으로 복제 가능한 미꾸라지의 ARS를 클로닝하고자 하였다. 분리 된 MARs를 pURY19 벡타에 결합시 킨 다음, E. coli $DH5\alpha$에 형질전환시켜 $pURY19N_{l-62}$를 얻었다. MAR Libraries $(pURY19N_{1-62})$를 각각 $Ura^-\;S.\;cerevisiae$에 형질전환시켜, S. cerevisiae내에서 독립적으로 복제 가능한 M. mizolepis 유래의 복제원점들 (ARSs)을 분리하여, Sanger's dideoxy-chain termination method로 염기서열을 분석하였다. 염기서열 분석결과 모든 clones들은 AT-rich하였으며, 특히 $pURY19N_6$에는 ARS concensus sequence, Topoisomerase II consensus, near A-box, 그리고 T-box들이 존재하였다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.20-20
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• 2017

Plant genomes include heterochromatic loci that consist of repetitive sequences and transposable elements. LTR retrotransposon is the major class of transposons in advanced plants in terms of proportion in plant genome. The elements contribute not only to genome size but also to genome stability and gene expression. A number of cases have been reported transposon insertions near genic regions affect crop traits such as fruit pigments, stress tolerance, and yields. Functional LTR retrotransposons produce extrachromosomal DNA from genomic RNA by reverse transcription that takes place within virus-like-particles (VLPs). DECREASED DNA METHYLATION 1 (DDM1) plays important roles in maintaining DNA methylation of heterochromatin affecting all sequence contexts, CG, CHG, and CHH. Previous studies showed that ddm1 mutant exhibits massive transcription of retrotransposons in Arabidopsis, but only few of them were able to create new insertions into the genome. RNA-dependent RNA POLYMERASE 6 (RDR6) is known to function in restricting accumulation of transposon RNA by processing the transcripts into 21-22 nt epigenetically activated small interfering RNA (easiRNA). We purified VLPs and sequence cDNA to identify functional LTR retrotransposons in Arabidopsis ddm1 and ddm1rdr6 plants. Over 20 LTR copia and gypsy families were detected in ddm1 and ddm1rdr6 sequencing libraries and most of them were not reported for mobility. In ddm1rdr6, short fragments of ATHILA gypsy elements were detected. It suggests easiRNAs might regulate reverse transcription steps. The highest enriched element among transposon loci was previously characterized EVADE element. It has been reported that active EVADE element is more efficiently silenced through female germline than male germline. By genetic analyses, we found ddm1 and rdr6 mutation affect maternal silencing of active EVADE elements. DDM1-GFP protein accumulated in megaspore mother cell but was not found in mature egg cell. The fusion protein was also found in early embryo and maternal DDM1-GFP allele was more dominantly expressed in the embryo. We observed localization of DDM1-GFP in Arabidopsis and DDM1-YFP in maize and found the proteins accumulated in dividing zone of root tips. Currently we are looking at cell cycle dependency of DDM1 expression using maize system. Among 10 AGO proteins in Arabidopsis, AGO9 is specifically expressed in egg cell and shoot meristematic cells. In addition, mutation of AGO9 and RDR6 caused failure in maternal silencing, implying 21-22 nt easiRNA pathway is important for retrotransposon silencing in female gametophyte or/and early embryo. On the other hand, canonical 24 nt sRNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathways did not contribute to maternal silencing as confirmed by this study. Heat-activated LTR retrotransposon, ONSEN, was not silenced by DDM1 but the silencing mechanisms require RdDM pathways in somatic cells. We will propose distinct mechanisms of LTR retrotransposons in germline and somatic stages.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.97-97
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• 2017

Plant genomes include heterochromatic loci that consist of repetitive sequences and transposable elements. LTR retrotransposon is the major class of transposons in advanced plants in terms of proportion in plant genome. The elements contribute not only to genome size but also to genome stability and gene expression. A number of cases have been reported transposon insertions near genic regions affect crop traits such as fruit pigments, stress tolerance, and yields. Functional LTR retrotransposons produce extrachromosomal DNA from genomic RNA by reverse transcription that takes place within virus-like-particles (VLPs). DECREASED DNA METHYLATION 1 (DDM1) plays important roles in maintaining DNA methylation of heterochromatin affecting all sequence contexts, CG, CHG, and CHH. Previous studies showed that ddm1 mutant exhibits massive transcription of retrotransposons in Arabidopsis, but only few of them were able to create new insertions into the genome. RNA-dependent RNA POLYMERASE 6 (RDR6) is known to function in restricting accumulation of transposon RNA by processing the transcripts into 21-22 nt epigenetically activated small interfering RNA (easiRNA). We purified VLPs and sequence cDNA to identify functional LTR retrotransposons in Arabidopsis ddm1 and ddm1rdr6 plants. Over 20 LTR copia and gypsy families were detected in ddm1 and ddm1rdr6 sequencing libraries and most of them were not reported for mobility. In ddm1rdr6, short fragments of ATHILA gypsy elements were detected. It suggests easiRNAs might regulate reverse transcription steps. The highest enriched element among transposon loci was previously characterized EVADE element. It has been reported that active EVADE element is more efficiently silenced through female germline than male germline. By genetic analyses, we found ddm1 and rdr6 mutation affect maternal silencing of active EVADE elements. DDM1-GFP protein accumulated in megaspore mother cell but was not found in mature egg cell. The fusion protein was also found in early embryo and maternal DDM1-GFP allele was more dominantly expressed in the embryo. We observed localization of DDM1-GFP in Arabidopsis and DDM1-YFP in maize and found the proteins accumulated in dividing zone of root tips. Currently we are looking at cell cycle dependency of DDM1 expression using maize system. Among 10 AGO proteins in Arabidopsis, AGO9 is specifically expressed in egg cell and shoot meristematic cells. In addition, mutation of AGO9 and RDR6 caused failure in maternal silencing, implying 21-22 nt easiRNA pathway is important for retrotransposon silencing in female gametophyte or/and early embryo. On the other hand, canonical 24 nt sRNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) pathways did not contribute to maternal silencing as confirmed by this study. Heat-activated LTR retrotransposon, ONSEN, was not silenced by DDM1 but the silencing mechanisms require RdDM pathways in somatic cells. We will propose distinct mechanisms of LTR retrotransposons in germline and somatic stages.