• Animal cells and systems
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.213-219
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• 2003

The response of plants to pathogens and wounding is dependent upon very sensitive perception mechanisms. Although genetic approaches have revealed a variety of resistance genes that activate common defense responses, defense-related proteins are not well characterized in plants. Therefore, we used a proteomic approach to determine which defense-related proteins are induced by salicylic acid (SA) and wounding in Chinese cabbage. We found that SA and wounding induce pathogenesis-related protein 1a (PR1a) at both protein and mRNA levels using proteomics and Northern blot analysis, respectively. This indicates that our proteomic approach is useful for identifying defense-related proteins. We also identified several other proteins that are induced by SA or wounding. Among the seven SA-induced proteins identified, four may be defense-related, including defense-related protein, phospholipase D (PLD), resistance protein RPS2 homolog, and L-ascorbate peroxidase. Out of the six wounding-induced proteins identified, three may be defense-related: heat shock cognate protein 70 (HSC70), polygalacturonase, and peroxidase P7. The precise functions of these proteins in plant defense responses await further study. However, identification of the defense-related proteins described in this study should allow us to better understand the mechanisms and signal transduction pathways involved in defense responses in Chinese cabbage.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.596-602
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• 2019

본 연구는 독도에서 서식하는 자생식물인 번행초와 번행초의 근권에서 미생물들을 분리하였다. 분리 균의 식물생장 촉진 특성을 확인하였으며, 식물 병에 대한 저항성을 유도효과를 가진 균 중 범용성이 좋은 바실러스 속 세균에 초점을 두어 실험을 진행하였다. 번행초의 분리 균들은 근권환경에 52종, 식물체 내생 환경에서 51종, 식물체 표면에서 35종으로 총 138종의 분리 균이 확보되었다. 분리 균의 식물생장촉진특징을 확인하여 보기 위하여, 식물 성장에 필요한 난용성인 가용화와 철의 결합에 사용되는 siderophore의 생산능, 식물생장호르몬인 옥신 생산능을 확인하여 각각의 비율을 확인하였고, 3가지 특성을 모두 가진 균의 비율을 확인하였다. 또한 분리 균을 담배에 처리하여 병원균에 대한 유도전신저항성을 확인하였고, 그 중 효과가 좋았던 균 35종을 부분 동정한 결과, 바실러스 속은 KUDC6588, KUDC6597, KUDC6606, KUDC6614, KUDC6615, KUDC6619로 나타났다. 6종의 바실러스 속 세균들은 모두 저항성 향상에 좋은 효과를 보였으며, 특히 KUDC6619의 경우 현재 화학항생물질인 BTH와도 비슷한 효과를 보였다. KUDC6619는 대표적인 식용작물인 고추에서도 유도전신저항성의 향상에 대한 좋은 결과를 나타내었다. 따라서 사람과 동물에 대한 안전성, 식물 병원성 등 다양한 테스트를 진행한 후, 안정성이 확보된다면, KUDC6619는 식물의 ISR을 야기하는 생물농약 으로서의 높은 산업적 가치가 있을 것으로 보인다.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.90.1-90
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• 2003

Colonization of Pseudomonas chlororaphis O6, a nonpathogenic rhizobacterium, on the roots induced systemic resistance in cucumber plants against tai-get leaf spot, a foliar disease caused by Corynespora cassiicola. A cDNA library was constructed using mRNA extracted from the cucumber leaves 12 h after inoculation with C. cassiicola, which roots had been previously treated with O6. To identify the genes involved in the O6-mediated induced systemic resistance (ISR), we employed a subtractive hybridization method using mRNAs extracted from C cassiicola-inoculated cucumber leaves with and without previous O6 treatment on the plant roots. Differential screening of the cDNA library led to the isolation of 5 distinct genesencoding a GTP-binding protein, a putative senescence-associated protein, a galactinol synthase, a hypersensitive-induced reaction protein, and a putative aquaporin. Expressions of these genes are not induced by O6 colonization alone. Before challenge inoculation, no increase in the gene transcriptions could be detected in previously O6-treated and untreated plants but, upon subsequent inoculation with the pathogenic fungus, transcription levels in O6-treated plants rose significantly faster and stronger than in untreated plants. Therefore, the O6-mediated ISR may be associated with an enhanced capacity for the rapid and effective activation of cellular defense responses which becomes apparent only after challenge inoculation on the distal, untreated plant parts, as suggested by Conrath et al. (2002). This work was supported by a grant R11-2001-092-02006-0 from the Korea Science and Engineering Foundation through the Agricultural Plant Stress Research Center at Chonnam National University.

• 식물병연구
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.99-113
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• 2017

식물은 재배기간 동안 세균, 진균, 바이러스 등의 생물 스트레스뿐만 아니라 고온, 염, 건조 등 다양한 환경 스트레스에도 노출되어 왔다. 최근에는 기후 이상현상으로 인하여 환경 스트레스의 빈도 및 강도가 불규칙적으로 증가하고 있으며 이로 인해 병원균의 생장과 영향도 변화하여 생물과 환경의 복합 스트레스가 식물 재배에 큰 영향을 주고 있다. 유용미생물을 이용한 식물의 저항성 유도는 다양한 생물과 환경 스트레스로부터 식물을 보호하는 데 도움을 주며, 이러한 스트레스에 대한 피해를 감소시킬 수 있는 가능성을 열어 주었다. 본 리뷰에서는 식물의 생물과 환경 스트레스에 대한 피해를 감소시키는 데 영향을 주는 미생물의 결정인자에 대해 기술하였으며 미생물 결정인자에 의해 유도되는 식물 신호전달 체계 변화에 대해 기술하였다. 또한 복합 스트레스 경감을 위한 미생물의 역할과 연구 방향에 대해 기술하였다. 이 리뷰를 통해 변화하는 환경에 대비하기 위해서 다양한 방안을 마련하고 있는 농민들에게 도움이 되기를 바라며, 실제 유용미생물 연구가 식물 재배 중 발생할 수 있는 다양한 스트레스에 따른 농가 피해를 감소시킬 효과적 대응 방안으로 이어지길 바란다.

• 약학회지
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• 제48권6호
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• pp.369-373
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• 2004

We previously reported that Streptococcus pneumoniae capsule attached to the surface protein (JY-Pol) was protective to systemic pneumococcal infection. The JY -Pol antigen induced IgM, IgG, and IgA in mice and provoked cell-mediated immunity. In this current study, we investigated the effect of anti JY-Pol antiserun and monoclonal antibody C2 (Mab C2) specific for the JY-Pol antigen against the pneumococcal disease. Mice that were given the antiserum survived longer than mice that received antiserum pre-absorbed with S.pneumoniae cells or DPBS as a negative control. Heat-treated anti JY-Pol antiserum resulted in survival rates similar to intact fresh JY-Pol antiserum. Mab C2 isolated from JY-Pol-immunized mice also enhanced resistance of naive mice against the pneumococcal diseaser. This protection by Mab C2 appeared to be mediated by opsonization as determined in a RAW 264.7 monocyte/macrophage cell line. Epitope analysis showed that Mab C2 epitope consisted of glucuronic acid and glucose that blocked the interaction of JY-Pol to the C2. Taken together, these data indicate that the antiserum induced by the JY-Pol, a naturally pneumococcal conjugate formula, mediated the protection by passive transfer, which was confirmed by protective effect of Mab C2.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.182-192
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• 2013

Numerous root-associated bacteria (rhizobacteria) are known to elicit induced systemic resistance (ISR) in plants. Bacterial cell-density-dependent quorum sensing (QS) is thought to be important for ISR. Here, we investigated the role of QS in the ISR elicited by the rhizobacterium, Serratia marcescens strain 90-166, in tobacco. Since S. marcescens 90-166 produces at least three QS signals, QS-mediated ISR in strain 90-166 has been difficult to understand. Therefore, we investigated the ISR capacity of two transgenic tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) plants that contained either bacterial acylhomoserine lactone-producing (AHL) or -degrading (AiiA) genes in conjunction with S. marcescens 90-166 to induce resistance against bacterial and viral pathogens. Root application of S. marcescens 90-166 increased ISR to the bacterial pathogens, Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci, in AHL plants and decreased ISR in AiiA plants. In contrast, ISR to Cucumber mosaic virus was reduced in AHL plants treated with S. marcescens 90-166 but enhanced in AiiA plants. Taken together, these data indicate that QS-dependent ISR is elicited by S. marcescens 90-166 in a pathogen-dependent manner. This study provides insight into QS-dependent ISR in tobacco elicited by S. marcescens 90-166.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.380-385
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• 2010

Suppression subtractive hybridization was used to isolate wound-induced genes from soybean. One of the wound-induced genes, gmwi143 designated as GmCCR, showed high homology with genes encoding cinnamoyl-CoA reductase (CCR; EC 1.2.1.44). Deduced amino acid sequences encoded by GmCCR showed the highest identity (77%) with those of Acacia CCR. There are 2 CCR genes highly homologous to GmCCR in soybean genome based on Phytozome DB analysis. RNA expression of GmCCR was specifically induced by local and systemic wounding, drought, high salinity or by ultraviolet stress. Our study suggests that GmCCR may be involved in resistance mechanism during abiotic stresses in plants.

• 식물병연구
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.284-288
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• 2016

식물 생장촉진근권세균 B. vallismortis BS07M을 점토로 제형화한 제제(CP)는 고추의 생육촉진 및 병저항성 유도 효과를 보였다. CP를 육묘 상토에 혼합하는 것은 기존의 세균 현탁액을 유묘 또는 포장에서 재배 중에 관주 살포하는 방법에 비해 비교적 사용하기 쉽고, 그 효과가 포장에서도 지속됨으로써 고추의 열매 개당 무게를 증가시켰으며, 수확 후 저장 중에 자연적으로 발생하는 무름 증상을 감소시킴으로써 보관기간을 늘리는 효과가 있을 것이다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.133-147
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• 2020

Hexanal, a C-6 aldehyde has been implicated to have antimicrobial properties. Hence, this study was conducted to determine the antifungal activities of hexanal vapor against major postharvest pathogens of banana viz., Colletotrichum gloeosporioides and Lasiodiplodia theobromae. The pathogens were cultured in vitro and exposed to hexanal vapor at 600, 800, 1,000 and 1,200 ppm. Mycelial growth of both fungal pathogens were inhibited completely at 800 ppm and the incidence of anthracnose and stem-end rot diseases reduced by 75.2% and 80.2%, respectively. The activities of peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, phenylalanine ammonia-lyase and glucanase had transiently increased in hexanal vapor treated banana by 5 to 7 days and declined thereafter. Postharvest treatment of banana with hexanal vapor resulted in phospholipase D inhibition and also resulted in cell wall thickening of the treated fruit, which impeded the penetration of the pathogenic spores. This was further confirmed by scanning electron micrographs. The defense-related protein intermediaries had increased in hexanal vapor treated banana fruit, which suggests induced resistance against C. gloeosporioides and L. theobromae, via., the phenylpropanoid pathway which plays a significant role in hindering the pathogen quiescence. Delayed ripening due to inhibition of phospholipase D enzyme, inhibition of mycelial growth and induced systemic resistance by defense enzymes collectively contributed to the postharvest disease reduction and extended shelf life of fruit.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.113-120
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• 2018

Chlorella, one single-cell green algae organism that lives autotrophically by photosynthesis, can directly suppress some plant diseases. The objective of this study was to determine whether pre-spraying with Chlorella fusca suspension could induce systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in cucumber plants against anthracnose caused by Colletotrichum orbiculare. In order to illustrate SAR induced by algae, infection structures in host cells were observed under a transmission electron microscope (TEM). Cytological changes as defense responses of host mesophyll cells such as accumulation of vesicles, formation of sheath around penetration hyphae, and thickness of cell wells adjoining with intracellular hyphae were demonstrated in cucumber leaves. Similar defense responses were also found in the plant pre-treated with DL-3-aminobutyric acid, another SAR priming agent. Images showed that defense response of host cells was scarcely observed in untreated leaf tissues. These cytological observations suggest that C. fusca could induce SAR against anthracnose in cucumber plants by activating defense responses of host cells.