• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권11호
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• pp.1739-1748
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• 2021

Objective: In recent years, long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) have been identified in many species, and some of them have been shown to play important roles in muscle development and myogenesis. However, the differences in lncRNAs between Kazakh cattle and Xinjiang brown cattle remain undefined; therefore, we aimed to confirm whether lncRNAs are differentially expressed in the longissimus dorsi between these two types of cattle and whether differentially expressed lncRNAs regulate muscle differentiation. Methods: We used RNA-seq technology to identify lncRNAs in longissimus muscles from these cattle. The expression of lncRNAs were analyzed using StringTie (1.3.1) in terms of the fragments per kilobase of transcript per million mapped reads values of the encoding genes. The differential expression of the transcripts in the two samples were analyzed using the DESeq R software package. The resulting false discovery rate was controlled by the Benjamini and Hochberg's approach. KOBAS software was utilized to measure the expression of different genes in Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes pathways. We randomly selected eight lncRNA genes and validated them by quantitative reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR). Results: We found that 182 lncRNA transcripts, including 102 upregulated and 80 downregulated transcripts, were differentially expressed between Kazakh cattle and Xinjiang brown cattle. The results of RT-qPCR were consistent with the sequencing results. Enrichment analysis and functional annotation of the target genes revealed that the differentially expressed lncRNAs were associated with the mitogen-activated protein kinase, Ras, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3k)/Akt signaling pathways. We also constructed a lncRNA/mRNA coexpression network for the PI3k/Akt signaling pathway. Conclusion: Our study provides insights into cattle muscle-associated lncRNAs and will contribute to a more thorough understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying muscle growth and development in cattle.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.26-37
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• 2021

Human papillomaviruses (HPVs) cause cellular hyperproliferation-associated abnormalities including cervical cancer. The HPV genome encodes two major viral oncoproteins, E6 and E7, which recruit various host proteins by direct interaction for proteasomal degradation. Recently, we reported the structure of HPV18 E7 conserved region 3 (CR3) bound to the protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP) domain of PTPN14, a well-defined tumor suppressor, and found that this intermolecular interaction plays a key role in E7-driven transformation and tumorigenesis. In this study, we carried out a molecular analysis of the interaction between CR3 of HPV18 E7 and the PTP domain of PTPN21, a PTP protein that shares high sequence homology with PTPN14 but is putatively oncogenic rather than tumor-suppressive. Through the combined use of biochemical tools, we verified that HPV18 E7 and PTPN21 form a 2:2 complex, with a dissociation constant of 5 nM and a nearly identical binding manner with the HPV18 E7 and PTPN14 complex. Nevertheless, despite the structural similarities, the biological consequences of the E7 interaction were found to differ between the two PTP proteins. Unlike PTPN14, PTPN21 did not appear to be subjected to proteasomal degradation in HPV18-positive HeLa cervical cancer cells. Moreover, knockdown of PTPN21 led to retardation of the migration/invasion of HeLa cells and HPV18 E7-expressing HaCaT keratinocytes, which reflects its protumor activity. In conclusion, the associations of the viral oncoprotein E7 with PTPN14 and PTPN21 are similar at the molecular level but play different physiological roles.

• 한국양봉학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2017

꿀벌은 화분매개 뿐만 아니라, 양봉산물을 생산하는 주요한 산업곤충 중 하나이다. 최근 농촌진흥청과 예천곤충 연구소에서는 국내 최초로 수밀력 우수 꿀벌 품종인 '장원벌'을 선발하여 보급하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 장원벌 계통 특이 분자 마커 개발을 위해 장원벌 부계인 D계통 특이적인 분자 마커를 개발 하고자 Sequence-Based Genotyping (SBG) 분석을 수행하였다. SGB 분석은 농촌진흥청 국립농업과학원에서 보존 육성중인 A, C, D, E, F 5개 기본종 계통에 대해 수행되었으며, 이를 통해 1,029개 SNP를 확보 할 수 있었다. 이후 A, C, D, F, E 기본종 계통 및 $D{\times}F$ 교배계통에 대한 SNP filtering 및 validation을 통해 최종적으로 AmD6 및 AmD9 두 개의 SNP 마커를 선발 하였으며, genotyping 분석을 통해 AmD9 마커가 장원벌 부계인 D 계통을 100% 구분 할 수 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 본 마커를 통해 D 계통 및 장원벌을 보다 정확하게 판별하고 육종에 활용 할 수 있을 것으로 기대하고 있다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.84-90
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• 2021

2019년 6월 충남 논산의 당귀 재배 농가에서 원형반점, 괴사반점, 황화, 모자이크 등의 증상을 보이는 당귀잎을 채집하였고, 이들 시료에 대한 바이러스 감염 여부를 확인하기 위하여 전자현미경 검경과 감염우려가 있는 바이러스 3종(cucumber mosaic virus, broad bean wilt virus 2, tomato spotted wilt virus [TSWV])에 대해 reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction 진단을 수행한 결과 TSWV에 대해 양성반응을 보였다. 당귀 TSWV의 생물학적 특성을 구명하기 위해 순수분리하여 5과 28종의 지표식물과 일당귀에 즙액접종하여 기주범위와 병원성을 확인하였다. TSWV의 3 segment (L, M, S)의 전체 염기서열을 결정하고 기존에 보고된 TSWV 분리주와 계통분석을 한 결과, 당귀 TSWV 분리주(NS-AG-28)는 논산지역의 머위 분리주(TSWV-NS-BB20)와 가장 유사한 것으로 나타났다. TSWV는 넓은 기주범위를 가지고 있고 특히 고추, 토마토 등 가지과 작물에 큰 피해를 주고 있기 때문에, 당귀가 TSWV의 중간기주로서 작용하지 않도록 주의하고, 당귀의 바이러스병 피해를 예방하기 위하여 지속적인 모니터링이 요구된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.146-159
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• 2021

DNA methylation, and consequent down-regulation, of tumour suppressor genes occurs in response to epigenetic stimuli during cancer development. Similarly, human oncoviruses, including human papillomavirus (HPV), up-regulate and augment DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) activities, thereby decreasing tumour suppressor genes (TSGs) expression. Ubiquitin-like containing PHD and RING finger domain 1 (UHRF1), an epigenetic regulator of DNA methylation, is overexpressed in HPV-induced cervical cancers. Here, we investigated the role of UHRF1 in cervical cancer by knocking down its expression in HeLa cells using lentiviral-encoded short hairpin (sh)RNA and performing cDNA microarrays. We detected significantly elevated expression of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP), a known TSG, in UHRF1-knockdown cells, and this gene is hypermethylated in cervical cancer tissue and cell lines, as indicated by whole-genome methylation analysis. Up-regulation of UHRF1 and decreased TXNIP were further detected in cervical cancer by western blot and immunohistochemistry and confirmed by Oncomine database analysis. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation, we identified the inverted CCAAT domain-containing UHRF1-binding site in the TXNIP promoter and demonstrated UHRF1 knockdown decreases UHRF1 promoter binding and enhances TXNIP expression through demethylation of this region. TXNIP promoter CpG methylation was further confirmed in cervical cancer tissue by pyrosequencing and methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. Critically, down-regulation of UHRF1 by siRNA or UHRF1 antagonist (thymoquinone) induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7), which stabilises and promotes UHRF1 function, is increased by HPV viral protein E6/E7 overexpression. These results indicate HPV might induce carcinogenesis through UHRF1-mediated TXNIP promoter methylation, thus suggesting a possible link between CpG methylation and cervical cancer.

• 식물병연구
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2021

2020년 전라북도 완주 소재 약용작물 전시포장에서 재배중인 범부채(Iris domestica) 140개체 가운데 3개체의 잎에서 괴사증상이 발견되었다. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction 검정결과 증상을 나타내는 3개체가 tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV)에 감염된 것으로 확인되었다. 증상주로부터 분리한 TSWV 분리주 'Blackberry lily-kr1'의 전체 염기서열을 결정하였으며, 유전자 은행에 있는 다른 분리주들과 L, M, S 분절유전체 부위의 염기서열 상동성을 비교하였다. 'Blackberry lily-kr1' 분리주는 L 분절 유전체는 우리나라에서 보고한 'JJ' 분리주(MF159046) 또는 'HJ' (LC273305) 분리주와 상동성이 높았으며, M과 S 분절 유전체는 'JJ' 분리주(MF159058과 KY021439)와 가장 상동성이 높았다. MEGA X 프로그램의 maximum likelihood 방법을 이용하여 'Blackberry lily-kr1'의 다른 TSWV 분리주들과의 계통학적 연관성에 관한 분석을 한 결과 L, M, S 분절유전체 모두 고추에서 분리한 'JJ' 분리주 및 환삼덩굴(Humulus japonicas)에서 분리한 'HJ' 분리주와 높은 연관성을 보였다. 건전한 I. domestica 식물에 'Blackberry lily-kr1'을 감염시킨 Nicoatiana rustica 식물 즙액을 접종한 결과 50일 후에 잎에 괴사 또는 이중 고리형태의 괴사 증상이 형성되었다. 이는 노지에서 재배하는 범부채에서 관찰된 괴사증상이 TSWV 감염에 의한 것임을 시사하는 결과이다. 이 연구는 우리나라에서 범부채에서 TSWV 발생에 관한 최초의 보고이다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.506-514
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• 2020

4-Hydroxybenzyl alcohol (4-HB alcohol)은 두통, 경련 행동, 현기증과 같은 신경계 질환에 유익한 효과를 나타내며 천마의 주요 생리활성 성분 중의 하나이다. 대사공학을 통해 4-hydroxybenzoate (4-HBA)를 생산하는 균주로부터 4-HB alcohol을 생산하는 재조합 Corynebacterium glutamicum을 개발하였다. 먼저 4-HBA를 생산하는 APS809로부터 염색체 내 NCgl2922 유전자에 Methanocaldococcus jannaschii 유래의 aroK 유전자를 삽입한 APS963을 개발하였다. 4-HBA의 카로복실 산을 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde (4-HB aldehyde)로의 환원을 촉매하는 Nocardia iowensis 유래의 car 유전자를 염색체에서 발현하는 균주를 개발하기 위해 NCgl1112 유전자 일부 단편에 car 유전자가 삽입된 GAS177를 개발하였다. 더 높은 농도의 4-HB alcohol을 생산하기 위해 4-HB alcohol을 aldehyde로 산화를 촉매하는데 관여하는 creG 유전자를 염색체상에서 제거된 GAS255를 개발하였다. 최종적으로 chorismate를 4-HBA로 전환하는 효소의 유전자 ubiCpr을 pcaHG에 삽입된 GAS355를 개발하였으며, 80 g/l 포도당을 함유한 삼각플라스크에서 발효하여 생산성을 평가한 결과, 2.3 g/l 4-HB alcohol이 생산되었으며 부산물로 0.32 g/l 4-HBA, 0.3 g/l 4-HB aldehyde가 축적되었다.

• 한국산업정보학회논문지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.33-45
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• 2020

본 논문은 최근 다양한 종류의 웨어러블 디바이스가 헬스케어 도메인에 급증하여 사용되고 있는 상황에서 최신 첨단 기술이 실제 메디컬 환경에서 개인의 질병예측이라는 관점을 바라본다. 사용자 참여형 웨어러블 디바이스를 통하여 임상 데이터와 유전자 데이터, 라이프 로그 데이터를 병합하여 데이터를 수집, 처리, 전송하는 과정을 걸쳐 딥뉴럴 네트워크의 환경에서 학습모델의 제시와 피드백 모델을 연결하는 과정을 제시한다. 이러한 첨단 의료 현장에서 일어나는 메디컬 IT의 임상시험 절차를 걸친 실제 현장의 경우 대사 증후군에 의한 특정 유전자가 질병에 미치는 영향을 측정과 더불어 임상 정보와 라이프 로그 데이터를 병합하여 서로 각기 다른 이종 데이터를 처리하면서 질병의 특이점을 확인하게 된다. 즉, 이종 데이터의 딥뉴럴 네트워크의 객관적 적합성과 확실성을 증빙하게 되고 이를 통한 실제 딥러닝 환경에서의 노이즈에 따른 성능 평가를 실시한다. 이를 통해 자동 인코더의 경우의 1,000 EPOCH당 변화하는 정확도와 예측치가 변수의 증가 값에 수차례 선형적으로 변화하는 현상을 증명하였다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.234-247
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• 2021

We used a heterozygous gene deletion library of fission yeasts comprising all essential and non-essential genes for a microarray screening of target genes of the antifungal terbinafine, which inhibits ergosterol synthesis via the Erg1 enzyme. We identified 14 heterozygous strains corresponding to 10 non-essential [7 ribosomal-protein (RP) coding genes, spt7, spt20, and elp2] and 4 essential genes (tif302, rpl2501, rpl31, and erg1). Expectedly, their erg1 mRNA and protein levels had decreased compared to the control strain SP286. When we studied the action mechanism of the non-essential target genes using cognate haploid deletion strains, knockout of SAGA-subunit genes caused a down-regulation in erg1 transcription compared to the control strain ED668. However, knockout of RP genes conferred no susceptibility to ergosterol-targeting antifungals. Surprisingly, the RP genes participated in the erg1 transcription as components of repressor complexes as observed in a comparison analysis of the experimental ratio of erg1 mRNA. To understand the action mechanism of the interaction between the drug and the novel essential target genes, we performed isobologram assays with terbinafine and econazole (or cycloheximide). Terbinafine susceptibility of the tif302 heterozygous strain was attributed to both decreased erg1 mRNA levels and inhibition of translation. Moreover, Tif302 was required for efficacy of both terbinafine and cycloheximide. Based on a molecular modeling analysis, terbinafine could directly bind to Tif302 in yeasts, suggesting Tif302 as a potential off-target of terbinafine. In conclusion, this genome-wide screening system can be harnessed for the identification and characterization of target genes under any condition of interest.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.207-216
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• 2021

Supplement of high-protein food plays an important role in improving the symptoms of malnutrition and the immune capacity of the body, but the association of high-protein diet and gut microbiota remained unaddressed. Here, we systematically analyzed the internal organs and gut microbiota in C57(WT) or PD-1H-depleted (KO) mice (T cells were activated) fed with pupae or feed for six weeks. We observed that the body weight gain in the mice fed with pupae increased less significantly than that of the feed group, while the villi and small intestine lengths in the pupa group were reduced compared with that of mice given feed. However, the average body weight of the KO mice increased compared with that of the WT mice fed with pupae or feed. Pupae increased the concentration of blood glucose in WT, but not in KO mice. Moreover, in the feed group, there was no difference in the weight of the internal organs between the WT and KO mice, but in the pupae-fed group, liver weight was decreased and spleen weight was increased compared with that of KO mice. The amounts/plural/amounts of Melainabacteria, Chloroflexi, and Armatimonadetes were specifically upregulated by pupae, and this upregulation was weakened or eliminated by PD-1H depletion. Some bacteria with high abundance in the feed-fed KO mice, such as Deferribacteres, Melainabacteria, Acidobacteria, Bacteroidetes, Spirochaetes and Verrucomicrobia, were decreased in pupae-fed KO mice, and Proteobacteria and Deinococcus were specifically enriched in pupae-fed KO mice. Bacteroidetes, Firmicutes and Akkermansia were associated with weight loss in the pupae-fed group while Lachnospiraceae and Anaerobiospirillum were related glucose metabolism and energy consumption. Based on high-throughput sequencing, we discovered that some gut bacteria specifically regulated the metabolism of a high-protein diet, and PD-1H deficiency improved life quality and sustained blood glucose. Moreover, PD-1H responses to high-protein diet through modulating the type and quantity of gut bacteria. These findings provide evidence about the association among gut microbiota, T cell activation (for PD-1H depletion) and high-protein diet metabolism, have important theoretical significance for nutrition and health research.