• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.58-64
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• 2012

Intron prediction is an important problem of the constantly updated genome annotation. Using two model plant (rice and $Arabidopsis$) genomes, we compared two well-known intron prediction tools: the Blast-Like Alignment Tool (BLAT) and Sim4cc. The results showed that each of the tools had its own advantages and disadvantages. BLAT predicted more than 99% introns of whole genomic introns with a small number of false-positive introns. Sim4cc was successful at finding the correct introns with a false-negative rate of 1.02% to 4.85%, and it needed a longer run time than BLAT. Further, we evaluated the intron information of 10 complete plant genomes. As non-coding sequences, intron lengths are not limited by a triplet codon frame; so, intron lengths have three phases: a multiple of three bases (3n), a multiple of three bases plus one (3n + 1), and a multiple of three bases plus two (3n + 2). It was widely accepted that the percentages of the 3n, 3n + 1, and 3n + 2 introns were quite similar in genomes. Our studies showed that 80% (8/10) of species were similar in terms of the number of three phases. The percentages of 3n introns in $Ostreococcus$ $lucimarinus$ was excessive (47.7%), while in $Ostreococcus$ $tauri$, it was deficient (29.1%). This discrepancy could have been the result of errors in intron prediction. It is suggested that a three-phase evaluation is a fast and effective method of detecting intron annotation problems.

• 한국전자통신학회논문지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.675-682
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• 2021

제한된 종류, 제한된 수량의 센서를 사용하여야 하는 환경에서 다양한 상황정보를 획득하여야 하는 수요가 나타날 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 제한된 숫자의 센서를 사용하여야 하는 환경에서 한정된 센서를 사용하면서도 이전보다 다양한 상황정보를 획득하기 위한 새로운 방안을 제안하였다. 이를 위하여 생물학 분야에서 큰 관심을 얻고 있는 Exon-Intron이론에서 실마리를 얻어 이를 기초로 다양한 상황정보 획득 방안을 제안하였다. Exon-Intron의 선택적 자르기 및 조합 방안과 같이 각 센서의 이벤트들을 효율적으로 자르고 각 이벤트 데이터들을 조합하여 활용함으로써 획득하는 상황정보의 다양화를 실현할 수 있었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.427-432
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• 2002

잇바디돌김(Porptyra dentata)을 대상으로 핵의 18S ribo-somal RNA를 지령하는 유전자 즉 18S rDNA 유전자를 증폭하고, 염기서열분석을 수행하였다. 전체 18S rDNA의 exon 영역 크기는 1822 bp, intron 영역의 크기는 512 bp였다. 이들 exon과 intron 영역의 G+C함량은 각각 49%와 55%씩 나타내었다. 일본산 잇바디돌김(CenBank accession number: AB013183)의 exon 영역과의 비교에서 상동성이 97.1%에 도달하였다. 568번과 569번 염기사이의 upstream에 위치하는 intron 영 역에서는 AB013183과 52.1%의 상동성을 보였다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.234-241
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• 2013

Polygalacturonase (PG) gene is a typical gene family present in eukaryotes. Forty-nine PGs were mined from the genomes of Neurospora crassa and five Aspergillus species. The PGs were classified into 3 clades such as clade 1 for rhamno-PGs, clade 2 for exo-PGs and clade 3 for exo- and endo-PGs, which were further grouped into 13 sub-clades based on the polypeptide sequence similarity. In gene structure analysis, a total of 124 introns were present in 44 genes and five genes lacked introns to give an average of 2.5 introns per gene. Intron phase distribution was 64.5% for phase 0, 21.8% for phase 1, and 13.7% for phase 2, respectively. The introns varied in their sequences and their lengths ranged from 20 bp to 424 bp with an average of 65.9 bp, which is approximately half the size of introns in other fungal genes. There were 29 homologous intron blocks and 26 of those were sub-clade specific. Intron losses were counted in 18 introns in which no obvious phase preference for intron loss was observed. Eighteen introns were placed at novel positions, which is considerably higher than those of plant PGs. In an evolutionary sense both intron loss and gain must have taken place for shaping the current PGs in these fungi. Together with the small intron size, low conservation of homologous intron blocks and higher number of novel introns, PGs of fungal species seem to have recently undergone highly dynamic evolution.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.35-38
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• 2003

Nuclear 18S ribosomal RNA gene (185 rDNA) from the aquaculturable seaweed Porphya tenera (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction and its sequence was analysed. Complete 185 rDNA has an 1,822 bp exon and a 510 bp intron. The G+C contents of exon and intron were $48.68\%\;and\;54,90\%,$ respectively. The exon sequence showed $99.6\%$ homology to the GebBank accession number AB029880 of the Japanese P. tenera. The intron region that is inserted upstream between 568 and 1,079 showed $43.6\%$ homology to the AB029880.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.633-638
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• 2002

Nuclear 18S ribosomal RNA gene (185 rDNA) from the aquaculturable seaweed Porphya yezoensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) was amplified using the polymerase chain reaction and its sequence was analysed. Complete 185 rDNA has an 1823 bp exon and a 514 bp intron. The G+ C contents of exon and intron were $48\%$ and $51.4\%$, respectively. The exon sequence showed $99.5\%$ homology to the GenBank accession number AB013177 of the Japanese p. yezoensis. The intron region that was inserted upstream between 568 and 1083 showed $93.4\%$ homology to the AB013177.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2015

The intron has been a big biological mystery since it was first discovered in several aspects. First, all of the completely sequenced eukaryotes harbor introns in the genomic structure, whereas no prokaryotes identified so far carry introns. Second, the amount of total introns varies in different species. Third, the length and number of introns vary in different genes, even within the same species genome. Fourth, all introns are copied into RNAs by transcription and DNAs by replication processes, but intron sequences do not participate in protein-coding sequences. The existence of introns in the genome should be a burden to some cells, because cells have to consume a great deal of energy to copy and excise them exactly at the correct positions with the help of complicated spliceosomal machineries. The existence throughout the long evolutionary history is explained, only if selective advantages of carrying introns are assumed to be given to cells to overcome the negative effect of introns. In that regard, we summarize previous research about the functional roles or benefits of introns. Additionally, several other studies strongly suggesting that introns should not be junk will be introduced.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.26-31
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• 2000

팽이버섯의 자실체형성 과정에 특이적으로 발현하는 FVFD16과 FVFD30 유전자의 genomic 클론을 단리하여 염기서열을 분석하였다. FVFD16은 Open Reading Frame(ORF)내에 2개의 intron이 관찰되었고, FVFD30 유전자에서는 4개의 intron이 관찰되었다. 또한 intron의 특징적인 염기서열인 GT/AG의 rule과도 일치하고 있음이 밝혀졌다. FVFD16과 FVFD30의 두 유전자 모두에서 진핵생물의 promoter영역에서 자주 관찰되는 CAAT box와 유사한 배열과 TATA box가 존재했다. 또한, 전사개시점의 바로 앞에서 관찰되어지는 CT-rich의 영역이 존재하고 있었으며, 특히 FVFD30에서는 전사개시 시에 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 예상되는 CCACC의 서열이 관찰되었다. 한편 FVFD16 genomic클론의 염기서열 분석결과 cDNA클론과 80%의 상동성을 나타내는 gene family임이 밝혀졌다. 여러 가지 제한효소에 의한 genomic southern blot 분석결과 FVFD16과 FVFD30은 2번 이상의 반복배열 또는 gene family의 존재가 확인되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권9호
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• pp.1183-1187
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• 2004

The natural resistance-associated macrophage protein 1 (NRAMP1) gene was identified as a candidate gene controlling the resistance and susceptibility to a number of intracellular parasites in pigs. The genetic variations in a 1.6 kb region spanning exon 1 and exon 3 of the porcine NRAMP1 gene were investigated by PCR-HinfI-RFLP in samples of 1347 individuals from 21 Chinese indigenous pig populations and 3 western pig breeds. Three alleles (A, B, C) and four genotypes (AA, BB, AB, BC) were detected. Significant differences in genotype and allele frequencies were observed between Chinese indigenous pig populations and exotic pig breeds, while in general the differences in genotype and allele frequencies among Chinese indigenous pig populations were not significant. The allele C was detected only in Duroc, Leping Spotted and Dongxiang Spotted pig, and the two Chinese pig populations showed similar genotype and allele frequencies. Four Chinese Tibetan pig populations displayed genetic differentiation at the NRAMP1 gene locus. In addition, intron 5 of the NRAMP1 gene was isolated and characterized by directly sequencing the PCR products encompassing intron 5. The alignment of intron 5 of the porcine, human, equine and ovine NRAMP1 gene showed a similarity of 45.38% between pig and human, 52.55% between pig and horse, 63.47% between pig and sheep, respectively.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제27권8호
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• pp.1075-1081
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• 2014

CRBP1 (cellular retinol binding protein 1) and CRBP3 (cellular retinol binding protein 3), are important components of the retinoid signaling pathway and take part in vitamin A absorption, transport and metabolism. Based on the role of vitamin A in chicken laying performance, we investigated the polymorphism of CRBP1 and CRBP3 genes in 349 chickens using single strand conformation polymorphism and DNA sequencing methods. Only one polymorphism was identified in the third intron of CRBP1, two polymorphisms were detected in CRBP3; they were located in the second intron and the third intron respectively. The association studies between these three SNPs and laying performance traits were performed in Erlang mountainous chicken. Notably, the SNP g.14604G>T of CRBP1 was shown to be significantly associated with body weight at first egg (BWFE), age at first egg (AFE), weight at first egg (WFE) and total number of eggs with 300 age (EN). The CRBP3 polymorphism g.934C>G was associated with AFE, and the g.1324A>G was associated with AFE and BWFE, but none of these polymorphisms were associated with egg quality traits. Haplotype combinations constructed on these two SNPs of CRBP3 gene were associated with BWFE and AFE. In particular, diplotype H2H2 had positive effect on AFE, BWFE, EN, and average egg-laying interval. We herein describe for the first time basic research on the polymorphism of chicken CRBP1 and CRBP3 genes that is predictive of genetic potential for laying performance in chicken.