• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2013

The karyotype of Korean short-hair cat was presented using the G-, C- and NOR-banding techniques. For chromosomes preparation, the fetus skin fibroblast cells were cultured and metaphases were obtained. In results, the Korean short-hair cat had 38 chromosomes with XX or XY, which consisted of 5 pairs of metacentric chromosomes(Group A and C), 3 pairs of submetacentric chromosomes (Group B), 6 pairs of medium metacentric chromosomes except for 1 pair of medium submetacentric D2 chromosomes (Group D, E), 2 pairs of acrocentric chromosomes(Group F) and metacentric X and Y sex chromosomes. In G-banding analysis, the Korean short-hair cat exhibited a typical and identical G-banding pattern in each homologous chromosome. Total number of bands and landmarks on the G-banded chromosomes of Korean short-hair cat well correspond to those of international standardization of karyotype of domestic cat. The heterochromatins of Korean short-hair cat chromosomes distributed at terminal and/or centromere regions on almost chromosomes by C-banding analysis. In addition, the C-banding pattern showed greatly heteromorphic in some chromosomes. Using the AgNOR-staining, we found the nucleolar organizer regions(NORs) of Korean short-hair cat located at chromosomes 1p12 site in E group. The quantity and number of NORs were constant among cells.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.322-328
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• 2001

Excision and amplification of pre-determined, large genomic segments (taken directly from the genome of a natural host, which provides an alternative to conventional cloning in foreign vectors and hosts) was explored in human cells. In this approach, we devised a procedure for excising a large segment of human genomic DNA, the iNOS gene, by using the Cre/loxP system of bacteriophage P1 and amplifying the excised circles with the EBNA-1/oriP system of the Epstein-Barr virus. Two loxP sequences, each of which serves as a recognition site for recombinase Cre, were integrated unidirectionally into the 5'-UTR and 3'-UTR regions of the iNOS gene, together with an oriP sequence for conditional replication. The traps-acting genes cre and EBNA-1, which were under the control of a tetracycline responsive $P_{hcmv^*-1}$ promoter, were also inserted into the 5'-UTR and 3'-UTR regions of the iNOS gene, respectively, by homologous recombination. The strain carrying the inserted elements was stably maintained until the excision and amplification functions were triggered by the induction of cre and EBNA-1. Upon induction by doxycycline, Cre excised the iNOS gene that was flanked by two ZoxP sites and circularized it. The circularized iNOS gene was then amplified by the EBNA-1/oriP-system. With this procedure, approximately a 45.8-kb iNOS genomic fragment of human chromosome 17 was excised and successfully amplified in human cells. Our procedure can be used effectively for the sequencing of unclonable genes, the functional analysis of unknown genes, and gene therapy.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.136-142
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• 1992

토양 분리균인 B.stearothermophilus chromosome의 유전자 은행으로부터 E.coli HB101 균주에 $\beta$-D-xylosidase 생산능력을 갖게하는 5.4Kb와 6.4Kb의 두 DNA 절편을 분리, pBR322에 크로닝하여 각각 pMG01과 pMG02의 재조합 플라스미드를 얻었다. 상기 두 B.stearothermophilus DNA 절편의 restriction map을 작성하고 이것을 기초로 하여 $\beta$-D-xylosidase 유전자인자의 위치를 확인함과 동시에 pUC18에 subcloning하여 각각 2.2kb와 1.0kb의 DNA 단편이 삽입된 $\beta$-D-xylosidase 양성의 pMG1와 pMG2를 분리하였다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.35.1-35.12
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• 2023

The Bacillus cereus group, also known as B. cereus sensu lato (B. cereus s.l.), is composed of various Bacillus species, some of which can cause diarrheal or emetic food poisoning. Several emerging highly heat-resistant Bacillus species have been identified, these include B. thermoamylovorans, B. sporothermodurans, and B. cytotoxicus NVH 391-98. Herein, we performed whole genome analysis of two thermotolerant Bacillus sp. isolates, Bacillus sp. B48 and Bacillus sp. B140, from an omelet with acacia leaves and fried rice, respectively. Phylogenomic analysis suggested that Bacillus sp. B48 and Bacillus sp. B140 are closely related to B. cereus and B. thuringiensis, respectively. Whole genome alignment of Bacillus sp. B48, Bacillus sp. B140, mesophilic strain B. cereus ATCC14579, and thermophilic strain B. cytotoxicus NVH 391-98 using the Mauve program revealed the presence of numerous homologous regions including genes responsible for heat shock in the dnaK gene cluster. However, the presence of a DUF4253 domain-containing protein was observed only in the genome of B. cereus ATCC14579 while the intracellular protease PfpI family was present only in the chromosome of B. cytotoxicus NVH 391-98. In addition, prophage Clp protease-like proteins were found in the genomes of both Bacillus sp. B48 and Bacillus sp. B140 but not in the genome of B. cereus ATCC14579. The genomic profiles of Bacillus sp. isolates were identified by using whole genome analysis especially those relating to heat-responsive gene clusters. The findings presented in this study lay the foundations for subsequent studies to reveal further insights into the molecular mechanisms of Bacillus species in terms of heat resistance mechanisms.

• BMB Reports
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• 제38권6호
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• pp.739-747
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• 2005

Full-length cDNA sequences of four novel SPATA4 genes in chimpanzee, cow, chicken and ascidian were identified by bioinformatic analysis using mouse or human SPATA4 cDNA fragment as electronic probe. All these genes have 6 exons and have similar protein molecular weight and do not localize in sex chromosome. The mouse SPATA4 sequence is identified as significantly changed in cryptorchidism, which shares no significant homology with any known protein in swissprot databases except for the homologous genes in various vertebrates. Our searching results showed that all SPATA4 proteins have a putative conserved domain DUF1042. The percentages of putative SPATA4 protein sequence identity ranging from 30% to 99%. The high similarity was also found in 1 kb promoter regions of human, mouse and rat SPATA4 gene. The similarities of the sequences upstream of SPATA4 promoter also have a high proportion. The results of searching SymAtlas (http://symatlas.gnf.org/SymAtlas/) showed that human SPATA4 has a high expression in testis, especially in testis interstitial, leydig cell, seminiferous tubule and germ cell. Mouse SPATA4 was observed exclusively in adult mouse testis and almost no signal was detected in other tissues. The pI values of the protein are negative, ranging from 9.44 to 10.15. The subcellular location of the protein is usually in the nucleus. And the signal peptide possibilities for SPATA4 are always zero. Using the SNPs data in NCBI, we found 33 SNPs in human SPATA4 gene genomic DNA region, with the distribution of 29 SNPs in the introns. CpG island searching gives the data about CpG island, which shows that the regions of the CpG island have a high similarity with each other, though the length of the CpG island is different from each other.This research is a fundamental work in the fields of the bioinformational analysis, and also put forward a new way for the bioinformatic analysis of other genes.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.101-110
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• 2009

유전자 발현의 조절은 세포주기 조절에 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서 새로운 $mas2^+$ (${\underline{m}}itosis$ ${\underline{as}}sociated$ protein) 유전자는 인간의 SMARCAD1와 상동성을 갖고 분열형 효모인 Schizosaccharomyces pombe (S. pombe)에서 gene-specific PCR 방법에 의해서 분리하였다. 분리된 유전자는 SNF2 도메인이 위치해 있고, 이것은 염색체 재구성에 관련되어 있다. $adh1^+$을 이용한 $mas2^+$ 전사체의 발현량 분석은 $mas2^+$의 발현수준은 S. pombe에서 격막 형성 전에 가장 높았다. $mas2^+$ 완전돌연변이의 세포분열은 26와 $35^{\circ}C$에서 지연되는 현상이 보였고, 다수익 다중 격막이나 핵분열이 일어나지 않는 세포들을 발견하였다. 세포들을 완전배지인 YES에서 증식을 증가시키기 위해서 배양했을 때, 정상과 다른 형태의 표현형을 가진 $mas2^+$ 완전돌연변이 세포들이 증가했다. 이런 표현형들은 $mas2^+$ 유전자의 과발현에 의해서 감소하였다. Mas2 단백질은 S. pombe의 핵내에 위치하였다. 이런 결과들은 $mas2^+$가 인간의 SMARCAD1과 상동성을 갖고 있고, 염색체 재구성과 격막 형성 조절에 사용된다는 것을 나타낸다.