• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.293-301
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• 2016

High-quality gene sets are necessary for functional research of genes. Although Perilla is a commonly cultivated oil crop and vegetable crop in Southeast Asia, the quality of its available gene set is insufficient. To construct a high-quality Perilla gene set, we sequenced mRNAs extracted from different tissues of Perilla citriodora, the wild species (2n = 20) of Perilla. To make a high-quality gene set for P. citriodora, we compared the quality of assemblies produced by Velvet and Trinity, the two well-known de novo assemblers, and improved the de novo assembly pipeline by optimizing k-mers and removing redundant sequences. We then selected representative transcripts for loci according to several criteria. The improved assembly yielded a total of 86,396 transcripts and 38,413 representative transcripts. We evaluated the assembled transcripts by comparing them to 638 homologous Arabidopsis genes involved in fatty acid and TAG biosynthesis pathways. High proportions of full-length genes and transcripts in the assembled transcripts matched known genes in other species, indicating that the P. citriodora gene set can be applied in future functional studies. Our study provides a reference P. citriodora gene set for further studies. It will serve as valuable genetic resource to elucidate the molecular basis of various metabolisms.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.114-122
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• 2023

A family of signal transduction pathways known as wingless type (Wnt) signaling pathways is essential to developmental processes like cell division and proliferation. Mutation in Wnt signaling results in a variety of diseases, including cancers of the breast, colon, and skin, metabolic disease, and neurodegenerative disease; thus, the Wnt signaling pathways have been attractive targets for disease treatment. However, the complicatedness and large involveness of the pathway often hampers pinpointing the specific targets of the metabolic process. In our current study, we investigated the differential metabolic regulation by the overexpression of the Wnt signaling pathway in a timely-resolved manner by applying high-throughput and un-targeted metabolite profiling. We have detected and annotated 321 metabolite peaks from a total of 36 human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells using GC-TOF MS and LC-Orbitrap MS. The un-targeted metabolomic analysis identified the radical reprogramming of a range of central carbon/nitrogen metabolism pathways, including glycolysis, TCA cycle, and glutaminolysis, and fatty acid pathways. The investigation, combined with targeted mRNA profiles, elucidated an explicit understanding of activated fatty acid metabolism (β-oxidation and biosynthesis). The findings proposed detailed mechanistic biochemical dynamics in response to Wnt-driven metabolic changes, which may help design precise therapeutic targets for Wnt-related diseases.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1646-1652
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• 2016

Mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) is a central regulator of cell growth and metabolism and is sufficient to induce specific metabolic processes, including de novo lipid biosynthesis. Elongation of very-long-chain fatty acids 1 (ELOVL1) is a ubiquitously expressed gene and the product of which was thought to be associated with elongation of carbon (C) chain in fatty acids. In the present study, we examined the effects of rapamycin, a specific inhibitor of mTORC1, on ELOVL1 expression and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, C22:6 n-3) synthesis in bovine mammary epithelial cells (BMECs). We found that rapamycin decreased the relative abundance of ELOVL1 mRNA, ELOVL1 expression and the level of DHA in a time-dependent manner. These data indicate that ELOVL1 expression and DHA synthesis are regulated by mTORC1 in BMECs.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.765-773
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• 2009

Sterol regulatory element binding factor 1 (SREBF1) and fatty acid synthase (FASN) genes play an important role in the biosynthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol, and in lipid metabolism. This study used polymorphisms in the intron 5 of bovine SREBF1 and in the thioesterase (TE) domain of FASN genes to evaluate their associations with beef fatty acid composition. A previously identified 84-bp indel (L: insertion/long type and S: deletion/short type) of the SREBF1 gene in Korean cattle had significant associations with the concentration of stearic (C18:0), linoleic (C18:2) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). The stearic acid concentration was 6.30% lower in the SS than the LL genotype (p<0.05), but the linoleic and PUFA contents were 11.06% and 12.20% higher in SS compared to LL (p<0.05). Based on the sequence analysis, five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) g.17924G>A, g.18043C>T, g.18440G>A, g.18529G>A and g.18663C>T in the TE domain of the FASN gene were identified among the different cattle breeds studied. Among these, only g.17924 G>A and g.18663C>T SNPs were segregating in the Hanwoo population. The g.17924G>A SNP is a non-synonymous mutation (thr2264ala) and was significantly associated with the contents of palmitic (C16:0) and oleic acid (C18:1). The oleic acid concentration was 3.18% and 2.79% higher in Hanwoo with the GG genotype than the AA and AG genotypes, respectively (p<0.05), whereas the GG genotype had 3.8% and 4.01% lower palmitic acid than in those cattle with genotype AA and AG, respectively (p<0.05). Tissue expression data showed that SREBFI and FASN genes were expressed in a variety of tissues though they were expressed preferentially in different muscle tissues. In conclusion, the 84-bp indel of SREBF1 and g.17924G>A SNP of the FASN gene can be used as DNA markers to select Hanwoo breeding stock for fatty acid composition.

• ALGAE
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.131-147
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• 2013

Major progress has been made in the past decade towards understanding of the biosynthesis of red carotenoid astaxanthin and its roles in stress response while exploiting microalgae-based astaxanthin as a potent antioxidant for human health and as a coloring agent for aquaculture applications. In this review, astaxanthin-producing green microalgae are briefly summarized with Haematococcus pluvialis and Chlorella zofingiensis recognized to be the most popular astaxanthin-producers. Two distinct pathways for astaxanthin synthesis along with associated cellular, physiological, and biochemical changes are elucidated using H. pluvialis and C. zofingiensis as the model systems. Interactions between astaxanthin biosynthesis and photosynthesis, fatty acid biosynthesis and enzymatic defense systems are described in the context of multiple lines of defense mechanisms working in concert against photooxidative stress. Major pros and cons of mass cultivation of H. pluvialis and C. zofingiensis in phototrophic, heterotrophic, and mixotrophic culture modes are analyzed. Recent progress in genetic engineering of plants and microalgae for astaxanthin production is presented. Future advancement in microalgal astaxanthin research will depend largely on genome sequencing of H. pluvialis and C. zofingiensis and genetic toolbox development. Continuous effort along the heterotrophic-phototrophic culture mode could lead to major expansion of the microalgal astaxanthin industry.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.247-256
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• 1974

한국산의 대두를 $21{\sim}25^{\circ}C$의 암소(暗所)에서 10일동안 발아(發芽)시키면서 2일 간격으로 두아(豆芽)를 채취하여 자엽부(子葉部)와 배축부(胚軸部)의 2부분으로 분리한 후 이 두 lipoxygenase activity와 triglyceride, free fatty acid, phospholipid 및 조지방(粗脂肪)의 구성지방산의 변화를 각각 비교한 결과 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. (1) 발아중 자엽부(子葉部)의 lipoxygenase activity는 2일 후부터 급속히 감소하였으나 배축부(胚軸部)에서는 2일 후부터 서서히 증가하였다. 이와같은 lipoxygenase activity의 변화는 자엽부(子葉部)에서 linoleic 및 linolenic acid의 감소경향과 배축부(胚軸部)에서 이들 지 방산의 증가경향과 동일하였다. (2) 발아중 자엽부(子葉部)에서 추출한 triglyceride fraction의 요오드값은 계속 감소 하였으나 배축부(胚軸部)에서는 큰 변화없이 일정하였으며 배축부(胚軸部)의 요오드값은 자엽부(子葉部)의 것보다 낮았다. (3) 발아중 자엽부(子葉部)의 triglyceride의 구성지방산중 palmitic acid의 함량은 큰 변화가 없었으며 stearic acid는 계속 증가하였고 oleic acid는 증감의 변화가 불규칙적이며 linoleic 및 linolenic acid는 계속 감소하였다. 그러나 배축부(胚軸部)에서는 palmitic acid의 함량은 큰 변화가 없었으며 linoleic 및 linolenie acid의 함량은 계속 약간씩 증가하였고 stearic 및 oleic acid는 불규칙적으로 함량의 변화가 심하였다. (4) 발아중 자엽부(子葉部) 및 배축부(胚軸部)에서 추출한 free fatty acid fraction의 모든 구성지방산은 불규칙하게 그 증감의 변화가 심하였다. 이와같은 현상은 lipase의 분해로 생성된 각종 지방산은 생합성(生合成)과정이나 에너지 발생과정에 무작위(無作爲)하게 이용되기 때문인 것으로 추측된다. (5) 발아증 기수(奇數)탄소수의 지방산은 전혀 발견되지 않았는바 이는 대두발아중 지방산은 $C_2$-unit로 분해 및 이용되기 때문인 것으로 추측된다. (6) 자엽부(子葉部) 및 배축부(胚軸部)에서 추출한 phospholipid 및 배축부(胚軸部)의 모든 구성지방산의 변화는 triglyceride fraction의 지방산의 변화경향과 비슷하었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제44권9호
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• pp.637-646
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• 2021

Free fatty acids are converted to acyl-CoA by long-chain acyl-CoA synthetases (ACSLs) before entering into metabolic pathways for lipid biosynthesis or degradation. ACSL family members have highly conserved amino acid sequences except for their N-terminal regions. Several reports have shown that ACSL1, among the ACSLs, is located in mitochondria and mainly leads fatty acids to the β-oxidation pathway in various cell types. In this study, we investigated how ACSL1 was localized in mitochondria and whether ACSL1 overexpression affected fatty acid oxidation (FAO) rates in C2C12 myotubes. We generated an ACSL1 mutant in which the N-terminal 100 amino acids were deleted and compared its localization and function with those of the ACSL1 wild type. We found that ACSL1 adjoined the outer membrane of mitochondria through interaction of its N-terminal region with carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1b (CPT1b) in C2C12 myotubes. In addition, overexpressed ACSL1, but not the ACSL1 mutant, increased FAO, and ameliorated palmitate-induced insulin resistance in C2C12 myotubes. These results suggested that targeting of ACSL1 to mitochondria is essential in increasing FAO in myotubes, which can reduce insulin resistance in obesity and related metabolic disorders.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.120-125
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• 1997

영지(Ganoderma lucidum) 열수추출물이 지질생성효모(Rhodotorula glutinis)의 증식과 지질함량 및 지방산 조성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 영지추출물을 각각 0 ($S_0$), 0.1 ($S_1$), 0.01 ($S_2$) 및 1.0% ($S_3$)되게 첨가한 기본배지에 R. glutinis를 접종하여 $30^{\circ}C$에서 8일간 진탕배양하면서 그 효모의 생육도, 당 소비량의 변화, 지질함량 및 지방산 조성을 조사하였다. 영지추출물의 첨가량이 증가할수록 균체증식은 증가하였으며, 배양 8일에는 $S_1,\;S_2$ 및 $S_3$구가 $S_0$구보다 각각 1.5배, 1.6배, 및 2.1배로 증가하였으며 8일 후 당 소비율은 감소하는 경향이 있었다. 균체지질함량은 영지추출물의 농도가 증가함에 따라 40% ($S_0$)에서 41.5% ($S_1$), 43.7%($S_2$) 및 46.7% ($S_3$)로 증가하였고 균체 지방산은 myristic, palmitic, stearic, oleic, linoleic acid 등이였으며 불포화지방산의 함량(38.6 mg/g)이 포화지방산의 함량(22.3 mg/g)보다 많았다. 영지추출물의 농도가 증가함에 따라 각 처리구의 균체 지방산함량은 myristic acid를 제외한 모든 산이 증가하였는데, 그 중 $S_2$에서 가장 많았으며, $S_3$구에서는 $S_1$구보다도 감소한 반면, myristic acid는 $S_3$에서 가장 높게 나타났다.

• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2004년도 Annual Meeting BioExibition International Symposium
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• pp.172-173
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• 2004

• 한국동물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물학회 1997년도 한국생물과학협회 학술발표대회
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• pp.237.2-237
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• 1997

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