• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2002

Resistance of perilla varieties to Botrytis cinerea LVF12 was evaluated, while antagonistic bacteria were selected and tested for their efficacy towards biological control of gray mold rot caused by B. cinerea. Among 11 perilla varieties tested for disease resistance, Milyang variety showed some degree of resistance, while the rest of varieties showed no resistance. Among 250 bacterial isolates collected from perilla loaves and rhizosphere of perilla plants, six isolates showed high levels of inhibitory effect on mycelial growth and conidial germination of B. cinerea in in vitro test. Using the pot test in growth chambers these isolates showed high levels of disease suppression, with Nl isolate showing 95.3% of control value and N4 isolate showing 90.8% of control value. Further test was performed to evaluate the two isolates ability for disease prevention and/or disease therapy, and results showed almost 100% of control vague. Isolates Nl and N4 were identified as Bacillus licheniformis and 5. megatepium, respectively, according to Bergey's manual, API 20E and 50CHB test kit, and Transmission electron microscope.

• 한국생활과학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.1213-1222
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• 2011

This research evaluated antibacterial and growth inhibition effects on three kinds of lactic acid bacteria and five kinds of food poisoning bacteria using Backryencho powder, hot water, 70% ethanol, and 95% ethanol extracts. Antibacterial activity was shown against Leu. mensenteroides for 8 and 10 mg/disc of the 95% ethanol extract solution and strong proliferation inhibition effects were displayed against B. subtilis, Stap. aureus, E. coli, and S. typhimurium. High antibacterial activity according to certain clear zone formations was shown especially for the 10 mg/disc. A 3% concentration of the 95% ethanol extract showed high growth inhibition effects against lactic acid bacteria, L. brevis, L. plantarum, and Leu. mesenteroids. The measurement of viable cell counts of S. aureus, E. coli, B. subtilis, and S. typhimurium indicated suppression effects by the 3% concentration of the 95% ethanol extract, at 49.60%, 41.54%, 35.95%, 28.82%, and 26.60% respectively. The antibacterial activities of the hot water, 70% ethanol, 95% ethanol extract of Backryencho against food poisoning bacteria and Kimchi fermentation lactic acid bacteria were confirmed through various methods of antibiotic measurement. Based on these results, Backryencho extract is considered a good source for a range of applications as a natural anti-bacterial agent for the storage ability of Kimchi and as a possible food preservative.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제42권Spc호
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• pp.20-28
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• 2009

생물비료는 아직도 한국에서는 생소한 용어다. 한국에서 생물비료라 함은 식물추출액, 퇴비류-다양한 형태의 미생물 혼합제 등으로 인식되고 있다. 그러나 최근에는 식물영양요소의 흡수나 이용도를 증진시키는 토양미생물 사용으로 언급하기도 한다. 본 개관은 식물성장을 증진시키는 것으로 알려진 PGPR 서로 다른 기작과 실질적 역할에 대하여 검토하였다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제24권2호통권77호
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• pp.93-103
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• 1996

오이 덩굴쪼김병에 효과 있는 새로운 토양첨가제의 조제와 방제효과를 구명코저 본 연구를 1993년부터 지난 2년간 수행하였다. 석회를 포함한 14종의 무기성분(1%, w/w)을 성분별로 공시하여 억제효과를 조사하였는데 특히 $Al_2(SO_4)_3$, Alum 및 CaO 등의 Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cucumerinum에 대한 포자발아 억제율은 72.8-97%였고 균사생장 억제율은 20.9-25%이었다. 한편 $Ca(NO_3)_2$는 균사생장에만, KCl, $K_2SO_4,\;NH_4NO_3$와 Urea는 포자발아에만 억제효과가 켰으며 그 억제율은 37.0-71.9%이었다. 결과적으로 7종의 무기성분이 선발되었다. 부숙소나무 수피등 2종의 유기물을 2, 5 및 10% 농도별로 공시한 결과 부숙소나무 수피는 알팔파 잎가루에 비하며 병원균의 포자발아나 균사신전 억제효과가 우수하였다. 소나무 수피와 무기성분(1%, w/w)을 혼합한 토양첨가제 처리토양에서 길항균(Tr-3)의 생장은 양호하였을 뿐만 아니라 병원군의 균사생장을 효과적으로 억제하였다. 그리고 길항세균(Pseudomonas sp.)여액에서의 병원균에 대한 길항력도 우수함이 확인되었다. 부숙 소나무수피와 알팔파 잎가루의 추출액배지에서의 균사생장 억제는 크지 않았으나 포자발아는 부숙 소나무수피액 처리에서 뚜렷하였고 농도에 따라 억제율이 90% 이상이었다. 무기성분과 부숙 소나무 수피가루 및 2종의 길항균을 토양에 혼합한 (1% w/w)구에서는 오이 덩굴쪼김병에 대한 방제효과가 폿트와 포장시험결과로 완벽함이 밝혀졌다. 따라서 토양 첨가제에 의한 오이 덩굴쪼김병의 생물학적 방제를 위하여 농가포장에서의 그 활용이 기대된다.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.177-182
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• 2010

벼 건답직파 논에서 보리를 산파한 후 벼를 요철골 건답직파를 하여 파종시기별 피복작물에 따른 잡초발생량 및 벼의 생육 및 수량을 살펴 본 결과, 벼의 입모수는 $m^2$당 104~112개로 건답직파 적정입모수 90~130개 확보에 큰 문제는 없었다. 보리의 입모수는 4월 10일 $m^2$당 634개 이었고, 담수시 건물중이 146g으로 90% 피복되었다. 쌀 수량은 4월 10일 보리를 이용한 파종구에서 401kg $10a^{-1}$, 4월 30일 보리와 제초제 1회 파종구에서는 517kg $10a^{-1}$로 관행대비 77~99%이었으며, 잡초방제가는 77~87%이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.379-386
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• 2011

The objective of this work was to investigate the ability of the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Pseudomonas aureofaciens 63-28 to induce plant defense systems, including defense-related enzyme levels and expression of defense-related isoenzymes, and isoflavone production, leading to improved resistance to the phytopathogen Rhizoctonia solani AG-4 in soybean seedlings. Seven-day-old soybean seedlings were inoculated with P. aureofaciens 63-28, R. solani AG-4, or P. aureofaciens 63-28 plus R. solani AG-4 (P+R), or not inoculated (control). After 7 days of incubation, roots treated with R. solani AG-4 had obvious damping-off symptoms, but P+R-treated soybean plants had less disease development, indicating suppression of R. solani AG-4 in soybean seedlings. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase (CAT) activities of R. solani AG-4-treated roots increased by 24.6% and 54.0%, respectively, compared with control roots. Ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL) activities of R. solani AG-4-treated roots were increased by 75.1% and 23.6%, respectively. Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity in soybean roots challenged with P. aureofaciens 63-28 and P+R increased by 25.0% and 11.6%, respectively. Mn-SOD (S1 band on gel) and Fe-SOD (S2) were strongly induced in P+R-treated roots, whereas one CAT (C1) and one APX (A3) were strongly induced in R. solani AG-4- treated roots. The total isoflavone concentration in P+Rtreated shoots was 27.2% greater than the control treatment. The isoflavone yield of R. solani AG-4-treated shoots was 60.9% less than the control.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.320-326
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• 2015

The clinical benefits of oncogenic BRAF inhibitor therapies are limited by the emergence of drug resistance. In this study, we investigated the role of a negative regulator of the MAPK pathway, Spry2, in acquired resistance using BRAF inhibitor-resistant derivatives of the BRAF-V600E melanoma (A375P/Mdr). Real-time RT-PCR analysis indicated that the expression of Spry2 was higher in A375P cells harboring the BRAF V600E mutation compared with wild-type BRAF-bearing cells (SK-MEL-2) that are resistant to BRAF inhibitors. This result suggests the ability of BRAF V600E to evade feedback suppression in cell lines with BRAF V600E mutations despite high Spry2 expression. Most interestingly, Spry2 exhibited strongly reduced expression in A375P/Mdr cells with acquired resistance to BRAF inhibitors. Furthermore, the overexpression of Spry2 partially restored sensitivity to the BRAF inhibitor PLX4720 in two BRAF inhibitor-resistant cells, indicating a positive role for Spry2 in the growth inhibition induced by BRAF inhibitors. On the other hand, long-term treatment with PLX4720 induced pERK reactivation following BRAF inhibition in A375P cells, indicating that negative feedback including Spry2 may be bypassed in BRAF mutant melanoma cells. In addition, the siRNA-mediated knockdown of Raf-1 attenuated the rebound activation of ERK stimulated by PLX4720 in A375P cells, strongly suggesting the positive role of Raf-1 kinase in ERK activation in response to BRAF inhibition. Taken together, these data suggest that RAF signaling may be released from negative feedback inhibition through interacting with Spry2, leading to ERK rebound and, consequently, the induction of acquired resistance to BRAF inhibitors.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권9호
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• pp.4065-4069
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• 2015

Background: Epidermal growth factor-like domain multiple 7 (EGFL7), a secreted protein specifically expressed by endothelial cells during embryogenesis, recently was identified as a critical gene in tumor metastasis. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) was found to be closely related with tumor progression. Accordingly, it is important to investigate the migration and EMT change after knock-down of EGFL7 gene expression in human pancreatic cancer cells. Materials and Methods: EGFL7 expression was firstly testified in 4 pancreatic cancer cell lines by real-time polymerase chain reaction (Real-time PCR) and western blot, and the highest expression of EGFL7 was found in PANC-1 cell line. Then, PANC-1 cells transfected with small interference RNA (siRNA) of EGFL7 using plasmid vector were named si-PANC-1, while transfected with negative control plasmid vector were called NC-PANC-1. Transwell assay was used to analyze the migration of PANC-1 cells. Real-time PCR and western blotting were used to detect the expression change of EGFL7 gene, EMT markers like E-Cadherin, N-Cadherin, Vimentin, Fibronectin and transcription factors like snail, slug in PANC-1, NCPANC-1, and si-PANC-1 cells, respectively. Results: After successful plasmid transfection, EGFL7 gene were dramatically knock-down by RNA interference in si-PANC-1 group. Meanwhile, migration ability decreased significantly, compared with PANC-1 and NC-PANC-1 group. Meanwhile, the expression of epithelial phenotype marker E-Cadherin increased and that of mesenchymal phenotype markers N-Cadherin, Vimentin, Fibronectin dramatically decreased in si-PANC-1 group, indicating a reversion of EMT. Also, transcription factors snail and slug decreased significantly after RNA interference. Conclusions: Current study suggested that highly-expressed EGFL7 promotes migration of PANC-1 cells and acts through transcription factors snail and slug to induce EMT, and further study is needed to confirm this issue.

• 식물병연구
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2006

병 저항성 유도물질인 acibenzolar-S-methyl[benzo(1,2,3) thiadiazole-7-carbothioic acid-S-methyl ester, ASM]을 토마토 유묘에 처리하여 잿빛곰팡이균(Botrytis cinerea)에 대한 유도저항성 여부를 조사하였다. 병원균 접종전 ASM 처리구에서는 병원균의 균사생장 뿐만 아니라 발병율도 현저히 감소하였다. 접종 3일전에 토마토 유묘에 처리한 ASM은 잿빛곰팡이병에 대한 균사생장억제(46.5%)와 함께 최고 55%의 발병 억제효과를 나타냈다. 한편, 토마토 유묘내 저항성 정도를 구명하기 위하여 ASM 처리에 의한 peroxidase의 활성을 측정하였다. ASM 처리된 조직 세포내에서는 현저하게 효소의 활성이 증가하였는데, 이러한 결과는 병원균을 미접종한 처리구 보다 접종 처리구에서 훨씬 크게 증가하였다. 그러나, 대조구인 물 처리구에서는 효소의 활성이 나타나지 않았다. 따라서, ASM 처리구내 병원균의 균사생장 및 발병억제는 조직세포내 산화적, 항산화적 보호시스템의 활성이 증가하였기 때문으로 판단된다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.173-181
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• 2004

To delay the onset of apoptosis in the culture, transformed Tn 5B1-4 cells harboring anti-apoptotic genes, bcl-2 and baculovirus p35, have been established and analyzed for their anti-apoptotic ability in suspension culture using spinner flasks. In the suspension culture at agitation speeds of 100 rpm and 200 rpm, the cell growth of cell clone expressing Bcl-2 protein was much higher than other two clones and the maximum cell density of the clone was 6.0 ${\times}$ 10$^{6}$ cells/ml and 6.2 ${\times}$ 10$^{6}$ cells/ml at day three of the incubation. On the other hand, the cell growth of cell clone expressing baculovirus protein P35 was much higher than other two clones in suspension culture at agitation speed of 300 rpm and the maximum cell density of the clone was 6.1 ${\times}$ 10$^{6}$ cells/ml at day three of the incubation. Based on the pattern of genomic DNA laddering and the microscopic observation of apoptotic bodies, the more apoptotic bodies are induced in Tn 5B1-4 control cell clone at higher agitation speed. This result shows that the shear stress can be a main factor in inducing apoptosis in spinner flask culture. At low agitation speed, cell clone expressing Bcl-2 was more effective in delaying the onset of apoptosis than the cell clone expressing P35. On the other hand, at high agitation speed, cell clones expressing baculovirus P35 was more effective in delaying the onset of apoptosis than the cell clone expressing Bcl-2. Therefore, anti-apoptotic genes, bcl-2 and baculovirus p35, can playa distinct role depending on agitation speed in the suspension culture.