• KSBB Journal
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.196-203
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• 1995

국내에서 선멸된 Streptomyces sp. 809-11 균주의 항생물질 polyoxins의 생합성 능력을 향상시키기 위하여 주요 영양원에 따른 균체의 중식 및 polyoxins 의 생합성에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 본 실험결 과 가용성 전분만을 사용한 배지에서는 초기 대수척 성장기의 균체량은 증가하였으나 polyoxins의 생합 성량은 적게 나타났으며, 포도당만을 이용한 경우는 사상균사체의 형성을 증가시켜 polyoxins의 생합성 량을 증가시켰으나 초기 균체의 성장률은 매우 저조 하였다. 따라서 균체의 성장과 polyoxins의 생합성 향상 두 가지 측면을 모두 고려하여 볼 때 탄소원 으로 가용성 전분과 포도탕을 혼용하여 사용하는 것이 바람직한 것으로 나타났다. 질소원으로 사용한 $(NH_2)_4S0_4$는 비교적 고놓도인 151.4mM에서 최대 항생제 생합성량을 보여주었으며, 인산염으로 사용된 $K_2HPO_4$는 0.5mM 정도에서 최적의 poly oxms 생합성을 보여 주였다. 유가식배양을 도입하 여 초기에는 균체 성장을 위하여 전분과 포도탕이 함유된 배지에서 배양하였고, 탄소원의 고갈시점에 는 사상 균사체의 분화 촉진을 위하여 포도당을 공 급한 결과 polyoxins의 생합성량을 회분식 배양에 비하여 두 배 이상으로 증가시켰다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2013

Microalgal cultivation using wastewater is now regarded as essential for biodiesel production, as two goals can be achieved simultaneously; that is, nutrient removal efficiency and biomass production. Therefore, this study examined the effects of carbon sources, the N:P ratio, and the hydraulic retention time (HRT) to identify the optimal conditions for nutrient removal efficiency and biomass production. The effluent from a 2nd lagoon was used to cultivate microalgae. Whereas the algal species diversity and lipid content increased with a longer HRT, the algal biomass productivity decreased. Different carbon sources also affected the algal species composition. Diatoms were dominant with an increased pH when bicarbonate was supplied. However, 2% $CO_2$ gas led to a lower pH and the dominance of filamentous green algae with a much lower biomass productivity. Among the experiments, the highest chlorophyll-a concentration and lipid productivity were obtained with the addition of phosphate up to 0.5 mg/l P, since phosphorus was in short supply compared with nitrogen. The N and P removal efficiencies were also higher with a balanced N:P ratio, based on the addition of phosphate. Thus, optimizing the N:P ratio for the dominant algae could be critical in attaining higher algal growth, lipid productivity, and nutrient removal efficiency.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.362-369
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• 2017

White root rot disease, caused by the pathogen Rosellinia necatrix, is one of the world's most devastating plant fungal diseases and affects several commercially important species of fruit trees and crops. Recent global outbreaks of R. necatrix and advances in molecular techniques have both increased interest in this pathogen. However, the lack of information regarding the genomic structure and transcriptome of R. necatrix has been a barrier to the progress of functional genomic research and the control of this harmful pathogen. Here, we identified 10,616 novel full-length transcripts from the filamentous hyphal tissue of R. necatrix (KACC 40445 strain) using PacBio single-molecule sequencing technology. After annotation of the unigene sets, we selected 14 cell cycle-related genes, which are likely either positively or negatively involved in hyphal growth by cell cycle control. The expression of the selected genes was further compared between two strains that displayed different growth rates on nutritional media. Furthermore, we predicted pathogen-related effector genes and cell wall-degrading enzymes from the annotated gene sets. These results provide the most comprehensive transcriptomal resources for R. necatrix, and could facilitate functional genomics and further analyses of this important phytopathogen.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제62권2호
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• pp.157-165
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• 2019

Di- and tri-methylation of lysine 4 on histone H3 (H3K4me2 and H3K4me3, respectively) are epigenetic markers of active genes. Complex associated with Set1 (COMPASS) mediates these H3K4 methylations. The involvement of COMPASS activity in secondary metabolite (SM) biosynthesis was first demonstrated with an Aspergillus nidulans cclA knockout mutant. The cclA knockout induced the transcription of two cryptic SM biosynthetic gene clusters, leading to the production of the cognate SM. Monascus spp. are filamentous fungi that have been used for food fermentation in eastern Asia, and the pigment Monascus azaphione (MAz) is their main SM. Monascus highly produces MAz, implying that the cognate biosynthetic genes are highly active in transcription. In the present study, we examined how COMPASS activity modulates MAz biosynthesis by inactivating Monascus purpureus cclA (Mp-cclA) and swd1 (Mp-swd1). For both ${\Delta}Mp-cclA$ and ${\Delta}Mp-swd1$, a reduction in MAz production, accompanied by an abated cell growth, was observed. Suppression of MAz production was more effective in an agar culture than in the submerged liquid culture. The fidelity of the ${\Delta}Mp-swd1$ phenotypes was verified by restoring the WT-like phenotypes in a reversion recombinant mutant, namely, trpCp: Mp-swd1, that was generated from the ${\Delta}Mp-swd1$ mutant. Real-time quantitative Polymerase chain reaction analysis indicated that the transcription of MAz biosynthetic genes was repressed in the ${\Delta}Mp-swd1$ mutant. This study demonstrated that MAz biosynthesis is under the control of COMPASS activity and that the extent of this regulation is dependent on growth conditions.

• Mycobiology
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• 제50권5호
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• pp.374-381
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• 2022

In the mating of filamentous basidiomycetes, dikaryotic mycelia are generated through the reciprocal movement of nuclei to a monokaryotic cytoplasm where a nucleus of compatible mating type resides, resulting in the establishment of two different dikaryotic strains having the same nuclei but different mitochondria. To better understand the role of mitochondria in mushrooms, we created four sets of dikaryotic strains of Lentinula edodes, including B2×E13 (B2 side) and B2×E13 (E13 side), B5×E13 (B5 side) and B5×E13 (E13 side), E8×H3 (E8 side) and E8×H3 (H3 side), and K3×H3 (K3 side) and K3×H3 (H3 side). The karyotypes and mitochondrial types of the dikaryotic strains were successfully identified by the A mating type markers and the mitochondrial variable length tandem repeat markers, respectively. Comparative analyses of the dikaryotic strains on the mycelial growth, substrate browning, fruiting characteristics, and mitochondrial gene expression revealed that certain mitochondria are more effective in the mycelial growth and the production of fruiting body, possibly through the activated energy metabolism. Our findings indicate that mitochondria affect the physiology of dikaryotic strains having the same nuclear information and therefore a selection strategy aimed at mitochondrial function is needed in the development of new mushroom strain.

• Mycobiology
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• 제51권5호
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• pp.372-378
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• 2023

Lkh1, a LAMMER kinase homolog in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, acts as a negative regulator of filamentous growth and flocculation. It is also involved in the response to oxidative stress. The lkh1-deletion mutant displays slower cell growth, shorter cell size, and abnormal DNA content compared to the wild type. These phenotypes suggest that Lkh1 controls cell size and cell cycle progression. When we performed microarray analysis using the lkh1-deletion mutant, we found that only four of the up-regulated genes in the lkh1-deletion were associated with the cell cycle. Interestingly, all of these genes are regulated by the Mlu1 cell cycle box binding factor (MBF), which is a transcription complex responsible for regulating the expression of cell cycle genes during the G1/S phase. Transcription analyses of the MBF-dependent cell-cycle genes, including negative feedback regulators, confirmed the up-regulation of these genes by the deletion of lkh1. Pull-down assay confirmed the interaction between Lkh1 and Yox1, which is a negative feedback regulator of MBF. This result supports the involvement of LAMMER kinase in cell cycle regulation by modulating MBF activity. In vitro kinase assay and NetPhosK 2.0 analysis with the Yox1T40,41A mutant allele revealed that T40 and T41 residues are the phosphorylation sites mediated by Lkh1. These sites affect the G1/S cell cycle progression of fission yeast by modulating the activity of the MBF complex.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.1420-1427
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• 2023

The forkhead domain genes are important for development and morphogenesis in fungi. Six forkhead genes fkhA-fkhF have been found in the genome of the model filamentous Ascomycete Aspergillus nidulans. To identify the fkh gene(s) associated with fungal development, we examined mRNA levels of these six genes and found that the level of fkhB and fkhD mRNA was significantly elevated during asexual development and in conidia. To investigate the roles of FkhB and FkhD, we generated fkhB and fkhD deletion mutants and complemented strains and investigated their phenotypes. The deletion of fkhB, but not fkhD, affected fungal growth and both sexual and asexual development. The fkhB deletion mutant exhibited decreased colony size with distinctly pigmented (reddish) asexual spores and a significantly lower number of conidia compared with these features in the wild type (WT), although the level of sterigmatocystin was unaffected by the absence of fkhB. Furthermore, the fkhB deletion mutant produced sexual fruiting bodies (cleistothecia) smaller than those of WT, implying that the fkhB gene is involved in both asexual and sexual development. In addition, fkhB deletion reduced fungal tolerance to heat stress and decreased trehalose accumulation in conidia. Overall, these results suggest that fkhB plays a key role in proper fungal growth, development, and conidial stress tolerance in A. nidulans.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.220-229
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 Phellinus linteus 균사체의 액상배양을 통한 면역증강 생리활성 효능의 단백다당체 생산공정을 개발하기 위한 시도로서, 우선 생산균체의 원형질체 형성을 통한 고생산성 균주를 개발하고자 하였으며, 발효기 액상배양 시 최적 배양형태의 유도를 통해 균사체와 단백다당체의 생산성을 극대화하고자 하였다. 본 연구실에서 채취한 생산 균주를 ITS rDNA sequencing 방법과 blast search 방법에 의해 조사한 결과 다양한 Phellinus linteus 종들과 99.67% 이상의 유사성 확인되어, 이 균주를 Phellinus linteus라고 최종적으로 동정할 수 있었다. 이 동정된 균주로부터 균주 개량을 시도하기 위해 Phellinus linteus 균사체로부터 대량의 원형질체 형성 및 재생에 의한 단일 콜로니 획득 방법을 개발함으로써 균주를 신속하게 개량할 수 있었다. Sorbitol을 이용한 banding filtration 방법을 이용하여 원형질체를 회수한 결과 $10^5{\sim}10^6\;protoplasts/ml$를 얻을 수 있었으며, 원형질체 재생률은 $10^{-2}{\sim}10^{-3}$로 나타났다. 균주개량을 위해 원형질체 재생배지와 고체배양배지에서 고성장성 및 고안정성을 보이는 균주들을 지속적으로 대량 선별하여, 액상 생산배양을 수행하였다. 그 결과 균사체량은 13~15 g/L로 대부분 비슷하게 자랐으며, 조단백다당체의 함량 또한 5.8~6.4%로 거의 비슷하게 분포하는 것으로 나타났는데, 이로부터 고체배양배지에서 빠른 성장속도를 보여주는 균주들이 대부분 액상 생산배양에서도 고생산성 및 고안정성을 보여주는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 한편 Phellinus linteus 균사체의 경우 조단백다당체의 함량이 세포 무게당 거의 일정한 양을 함유하고 있는 것으로 확인되었으므로, 조단백다당체의 생산성을 증가시키기 위해서는 최종 생산배양에서의 균체량 증가가 가장 중요한 것으로 판단되어, 균사형성 고등균류의 균사체 배양 시 균체량 증가에 가장 중요한 요인 중의 하나인 생산균주의 배양형태적 특성에 대해 집중적으로 조사하였다. 균주개량 실험을 통해 고생산성 균주로 최종 결정된 AR147 균주를 이용해서 다양한 배양조건에서 발효조 배양을 수행한 결과, 최종 생산발효조로의 접종원이 고농도의 균사모양인 경우에 생산균주의 배양형태가 매우 작은 compact한 펠렛 모양(대부분 직경 0.5 mm 이하)을 유지하는, 이상적인 균사체 액상배양 공정이 이루어지는 것으로 확인되었다. 즉 생산 발효조배양에서 직경 0.5 mm 이하의 compact한 펠렛 모양의 배양형태가 유도되었을 경우, lag phase 시간의 획기적 감소와 1.5배 이상의 높은 세포비성장속도로 인해, 최종 균사체생산성이 다른 배양형태를 유도한 경우에 비해 약 3.3배 더 높은 주목할 만한 배양결과를 얻을 수 있었다. 이로부터 균사 형성 Phellinus linteus의 산업용 발효조 배양 시, 각 배양단계에서의 생산균체의 배양형태가 최종 균체생산성, 궁극적으로는 최종 단백다당체의 생산성에 심각한 영향을 미친다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권11호
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• pp.1690-1698
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• 2006

In order to investigate the effect of dissolved oxygen (DO) level on AVM $B_{1a}$ production by a high yielding mutant of Streptomyces avermitilis, five sets of bioreactor cultures were performed under variously controlled DO levels. Using an online computer control system, the agitation speed and aeration rate were automatically controlled in an adaptive manner, responding timely to the oxygen requirement of the producer microorganism. In the two cultures of DO limitation, the onset of AVM $B_{1a}$ biosynthesis was observed to casually coincide with the fermentation time when oxygen-limited conditions were overcome by the producing microorganism. In contrast, this phenomenon did not occur in the parallel fermentations with DO levels controlled at around 30% and 40% throughout the entire fermentation period, showing an almost growth-associated mode of AVM $B_{1a}$ production: AVM $B_{1a}$ biosynthesis under the environments of high DO levels started much earlier than the corresponding oxygen-limited cultures, leading to a significant enhancement of AVM $B_{1a}$ production during the exponential stage. Consequently, approximately 6-fold and 9-fold increases in the final AVM $B_{1a}$ production were obtained in 30% and 40% DO-controlled fermentations, respectively, especially when compared with the culture of severe DO limitation (the culture with 0% DO level during the exponential phase). The production yield ($Y_{p/x}$), volumetric production rate (Qp), and specific production rate (${\bar{q}}_p$) of the 40% DO-controlled culture were observed to be 14%, 15%, and 15% higher, respectively, than those of the parallel cultures that were performed under an excessive agitation speed (350 rpm) and aeration rate (1 vvm) to maintain sufficiently high DO levels throughout the entire fermentation period. These results suggest that high shear damage of the high-yielding strain due to an excessive agitation speed is the primary reason for the reduction of the AVM $B_{1a}$ biosynthetic capability of the producer. As for the cell growth, exponential growth patterns during the initial 3 days were observed in the fermentations of sufficient DO levels, whereas almost linear patterns of cell growth were observed in the other two cultures of DO limitation during the identical period, resulting in apparently lower amounts of DCW. These results led us to conclude that maintenance of optimum DO levels, but not too high to cause potential shear damage on the producer, was crucial not only for the cell growth, but also for the enhanced production of AVM $B_{1a}$ by the filamentous mycelial cells of Streptomyces avermitilis.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.11-22
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• 1982

Mycoplasma pneumoniae의 형태적(形態的) 분화과정(分化過程)을 광학(光學) 및 Carbon replication과 critical point drying 전자현미경 기술(技術)을 이용하여 관찰(觀察)하였다. 단세포(單細胞)로 부터 시작하는 전분화(全分化) 과정에서 이 세균(細菌)은 구형(球形)과 방추형(紡錘形)의 세포형태(細胞形態)로 특유(特有)한 분화(分化)를 하며 이 과정은 배양액(培養液)의 pH변화(變化)와 일치(一致)하여 진행(進行)되었다. 본(本) 연구(硏究) 결과(結果)로 부터 M. pneumoniae의 단세포(單細胞)에서 시작되는 새로운 생활회로(生活回路)를 다음과 같이 제기(提起)하였다. 단세포기(單細胞期)를 지나 제1분열기(第1分裂期)에는 구형세포(球形細胞)가 주로 대수증식기(對數增殖期)의 초기에 이분법(二分法)에 의하여 분열하고 그 후에 방추형 세포(細胞)가 분절법(分節法)에 의하여 분열하는 제2분열기(第2分裂期)가 뒤 따른다. 방추형(紡錘形)의 긴 세포(細胞)는 극성(極性)을 갖고 세포 한쪽 끝으로 부터 성장(成長)하여 수 많은 방추형세포에 의한 망상기(網狀期)가 된다. 이와 같은 생장회로(生長回路)는 좋은 생장(生長) 환경에서는 반복되지만 pH가 6.8 이하로 떨어지거나 다른 조건(條件)들이 나빠지면 세포표면(細胞表面)이 조악(粗惡)한 구형(球形)으로 변형(變形)되어 사멸기(死滅期)에 들어가 모든 세포(細胞)는 생명력(生命力)을 상실하게 된다.