• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.162-166
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• 2001

미역고사리(Polypodium vutgare L.)와 쇠무릎(Achyranthes japonica Nakai)에 있어서 광과 methyl jasmonate(MJ), 6-benzylaminopurine(BA), thidiazuron(TDZ), 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid(2,4-D)가 식물체 중의 ecdysteroids (${\beta}$-ecdysone+polypodine B) 함량에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 수광량을 조절하여 재배한 미역고사리의 잎과 근경 모두 상대광도가 높을수록 ecdysteroids 함량이 감소하였고 쇠무릎 유묘의 배양시 광 조건일 때가 암 조건일 때 보다 ecdysteroids함량이 낮아 식물의 ecdysteroids 함량은 광에 의해 저하되는 것으로 나타났다. 미역고사리 전엽체와 쇠무릎 유묘의 배양계에서 식물체 중의 ecdysteroids 함량은 배지 중의 MJ와 BA 그리고 TDZ의 농도가 높아짐에 따라 증가된 반면 2,4-D의 농도와는 무관하게 일정한 수준으로 유지되어,식물의 ecdysteroids 함량은 MJ와 cytokinin처리에 의해 증가되지만 auxin처리에 의해서는 영향을 받지 않는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제13권5호
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• pp.233-236
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• 2005

Centella asiatica accumulates large amounts of triterpene saponin, such as centellasaponin, asiaticoside, madecassoside. We examined the effect of two candidates, MJ (Methyl jasmonate) and TDZ (thidiazuron), on asiaticoside production and the accumulation of bAS mRNA associated with asiaticoside biosynthesis in leaves of cultured whole plants. The growth of whole plants treated with 0.1 mM MJ was found to decrease significantly, however, the growth of whole plants treated with 0.1 mM MJ plus 0.025 mg/l TDZ was better than that treated with MJ alone. When MJ alone was added to culture medium, asiaticoside contents in leaves were higher than that of control after 7 days of treatments. The maximum level of bAS $({\beta}-amyrin\;synthsae)$ mRNA in leaves of whole plant treated TDZ and MJ was transiently observed after exposure to 5 days. These results showed the up-regulation of bAS gene by adding TDZ and MJ at the molecular level, however, synergic effects of TDZ and MJ on asiaticoside biosynthesis were not testified.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 2002

Plants have developed a sophisticated battery of defence responses to protect themselves against attempted pathogen ingress. Manipulation of these defence mechanisms may provide significant opportunities for crop improvement. While plant resistance genes have had a long service history in plant breeding, they possess significant limitations. Recent advances are now providing significant insights into strategies designed to increase the field durability of this class of genes. Hypersensitive cell death is a common feature underlying the deployment of plant defence responses against biographic pathogens. In contrast, necrotrophic pathogens actively kill plant cells. Recently, transgenic plants have been developed that either promote or suppress cell death, providing resistance against either biotrophic or necrotrophic pathogens respectively. Methyl-jasmonate is a key signalling molecule in the establishment of resistance against some fungal pathogens. Increasing the concentration of this molecule in plant cells has been shown to increase resistance against Botrytis cineria, without significantly imparting plant growth or development. Due to the multifarious infection strategies employed by plant pathogens, how-ever, it is unlikely a single commercial product will prove a panacea for global disease control. Future stategies will more likely entail an integrated disease management approach.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.362-367
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• 2008

The legume-rhizobia symbiosis is an important source of plant growth and nitrogen fixation for many agricultural systems. This study was conducted to investigate the effects of salinity stress on nitrogen fixation and growth of pea (Pisum sativum L.), which has antimutagenic activities against chemical mutagen, inoculated with R. leguminosarum bv. viciae cultured with additional plant-to-rhizobia signal compounds, naringenin (NA,15 uM), methyl-jasmonate (MJ, 50 uM) or both, under greenhouse conditions. Three salinity levels (0.6, 3.0 and $6.0\;dS\;m^{-1}$) were imposed at 3 days after transplanting and maintained through daily irrigations. Addition of signal compounds under non-stress and stress conditions increased dry weight, nodule numbers, leaf area and leaf greenness. The inducers increased photosynthetic rate under non-stress and stress conditions, by approximately 5-20% when compared to that of the non-induced control treatment. Under stress conditions, proline content was less in plants treated with plant-to-bacteria signals than the control, but phenol content was significantly increased, compared to that of the control. The study suggested that pre-incubation of bacterial cells with plant-to-bacteria signals could enhance pea growth, photosynthesis, nitrogen fixation and biomass under salinity stress conditions.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.239-244
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• 2005

A cDNA clone for a wound- and pathogen-induced gene in Chinese cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis) was isolated and characterized. The cabbage gene, designated BrPR4, encodes a pathogenesis-related protein 4 (PR4) of 140 amino acids. The BrPR4 protein shows high similarity with wound-inducible antifungal proteins of tobacco, potato, barley, and wheat. The BrPR4 gene is locally induced by a nonhost pathogen, Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, that elicits a hypersensitive response in Chinese cabbage. Treatment of the cabbage leaves with benzothiadiazole (BTH), methyl jasmonate or ethephon showed that the BrPR4 gene expression is strongly induced by ethylene, but not by methyl jasmonate or BTH. The BrPR4 gene is also activated by wounding. Interestingly, however, the wound-inducible BrPR4 gene expression is repressed by salicylic acid or BTH, suggesting that there is cross-talk between salicylate-dependent and -independent signaling pathways.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.201-205
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• 1995

Nopaline synthase promoter의 upstream element region을 본딴 nos-RP 요소라고 불리워진 합성 oligomer는 nos wild type promotor의 5' end에서부터 - 101까지를 절단한 promoter의 upstream에 삽입하였다. Nos promoter의 활성은 nos promoter와 연결되어 있는 reporter gene인 Chlorarnphenicol과 $\beta$-glucuronidase유전 인자들이 발현되는 현상을 연구함으로써 측정하였다. 형질 전환된 유전인자를 가지고 있는 담배 식물에 대한 분석은 nos minimal promoter의 활성이 합성 nos-RP 요소가 삽입됨으로써 회복될 수 있음을 보여 주었다. 또한 Nos minimal promoter의 upstream에 nos-RP 요소의 삽입은 여러 가지 환경적인 요소들인 auxin, dithiothreitol, salicylic acid 그리고 methyl jasmonate에 의해서 활성이 증가됨을 보여 주었다.

• 약학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.60-65
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• 2000

The yeast extract, coconut water, safflower seed oil, arachidonic acid, linolenic acid, jasmonic acid and methyl jasmonate were added to Gamborg's B$_{5}$ medium. The changes on productivity of baccatin III were estimated every 30 minutes and the results were compared using the selected high yielding cell culture system of Taxus cuspidata. In most cases, the peaks of baccatin III productivity occured at 90~120 min after addition of elicitors. Among the compound elicitors, safflower seed oil showed the highest productivity of baccatin III. Also arachidonic acid and linolenic acid increased the baccatin III production.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.119-124
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• 2001

NTR1 gene of Brassica campestris L. ssp. perkinensis encodes a floral nectary-specific methyltransferase. In this study, the NTR1 cDNA was expressed in E. coli to examine the enzymatic characteristics of the protein product. The GST-NTR1 fusion protein was purified to near homogeneity, showing that the size of NTR1 was 44 kDa. The protein reacted specifically with jasmonic acid (JA), consuming methyl group from S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM). GC-MS analysis revealed that the compound produced was authentic methyl jasmonate (MeJA), suggesting that NTR1 is an S-adenosyl-L-methionine: jasmonic acid carboxyl methyltransferase. Km values of NTR1 for JA and SAM were 38.0 and $6.4{\mu}M$, respectively. Optimal activity of the NTR1 was observed at $20^{\circ}C$, pH 7.5, in the presence of 100-150 mM KCl. Thus, kinetic properties, thermal characteristics, optimal pH, and ion-dependency of the NTR1 activity were almost identical to those of Arabidopsis JA methyltransferase JMT, indicating that these two proteins are orthologues of each other.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.225-231
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• 2005

인삼부정근 배양에서 MeJA 처리가 부정근내 진세노사이드와 페놀화합물의 생산에 미치는 영향과 이러한 이차대사 산물의 증가에 따른 인삼부정근의 항산화활성의 효과를 조사하였다. 다양한 농도의 MeJA를 인삼부정근에 처리한 결과, $100\;{\mu}M$ MeJA에서 부정근내 진세노사이드의 생산은 26.6 mg/g dry wt로 대조구보다 약 8배 이상 생산하는 것으로 나타났다. 하지만, MeJA의 처리는 부정근의 생장을 감소시키는 것으로 나타났다. 페놀화합물의 생산 역시 MeJA처리에 의하여 증가되는 경향을 나타냈으며 $50\;{\mu}M$ MeJA에서 0.38 mg/g dry wt로 대조구에 비하여 약 3배 이상 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 MeJA의 처리효과는 조건배지 (CM)를 이용하는 것이 신선배지 (FM)를 이용하는 것보다 유리한 것으로 나타났다. 배지성분이 결핍된 조건배지에서의 진세노사이드 생산은 신선배지에서 보다 약 1.7배가 증가한 것으로 나타났으며, 페놀화합물 역시 조건배지에서약 1.2배가 증가한 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 MeJA 처리에 의한 진세노사이드와 페놀화합물의 증가는 결과적으로 인삼부정근의 항상화활성을 무처리구인 대조구에 비해서 약 72%이상 증가시키는 것으로 나타났다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.298-302
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• 2022

설포라판은 십자화과 식물에 다량 함유되어 있는 황을 함유하는 물질이다. 이 물질은 여러 연구에서 항암효과가 있다고 알려져 있다. 케일은 슈퍼푸드로 알려진 대표적인 십자화과 식물로 다양한 요리 재료로 널리 이용된다. 본 연구에서는 케일에서 이 설포라판의 함량을 증가시키는 재배방법을 연구하기 위해, 완전 밀폐식 식물공장에서 분무경재배시스템을 이용한 재배 중에 제라니올을 처리하고 수분스트레스를 처리하였다. 재배 중에 제라니올의 처리는 2일간 하루에 1회 엽면에 분무처리 하였고, 7일 후에 3일 동안 수분결핍 스트레스를 처리하였다. 재배 중에 처리구 간의 큰 생육 차이는 나타나지 않았다. 그 결과 제라니올을 처리한 처리구에서 대조구에 비해 설포라판 함량이 60% 증가하는 것을 확인하였고, 제라니올 처리와 함께 수분결핍 스트레스를 처리한 처리구에서는 414%에 상당한 증가를 보였다. 이 결과를 통해 설포라판의 함량이 증가된 케일을 재배할 수 있고, 제라니올이 식물의 기능성 물질의 함량을 증가시키기 위한 좋은 연구재료가 될 수 있다는 것을 보여주었다.