• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권11호
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• pp.1852-1859
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• 2019

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA virus, belonging to the genus Alphavirus of the Togaviridae family. It causes multiple symptoms, including headache, fever, severe joint and muscle pain, and arthralgia. Since CHIKV was first isolated in Tanzania in 1952, there have been multiple outbreaks of chikungunya fever. However, its pathogenesis and mechanisms of viral immune evasion have been poorly understood. In addition, the exact roles of individual CHIKV genes on the host innate immune response remain largely unknown. To investigate if CHIKV-encoded genes modulate the type I interferon (IFN) response, each and every CHIKV gene was screened for its effects on the induction of the IFN-β promoter. Here we report that CHIKV nsP2, E2 and E1 strongly suppressed activation of the IFN-β promoter induced by the MDA5/RIG-I receptor signaling pathway, suggesting that nsP2, E2, and E1 are the major antagonists against induction of IFN-β. Delineation of underlying mechanisms of CHIKV-mediated inhibition of the IFN-β pathway may help develop virus-specific therapeutics and vaccines.

• BMB Reports
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2010

Expression patterns of OsAREB1 revealed that expression of OsAREB1 gene can be induced by ABA, PEG and heat. Yeast one-hybrid assay demonstrated it can bind to ABA-responsive element (ABRE), which was found in most stress-induced genes. Transgenic Arabidopsis over-expressing OsAREB1 had different responses to ABA and glucose compared to wild-type plants, which suggest OsAREB1 might have a crucial role in these two signaling pathways. Further analysis indicate that OsAREB1 have multiple functions in Arabidopsis. First, OsAREB1 transgenic plants had higher resistance to drought and heat, and OsAREB1 up-regulated the ABA/stress related gene such as RD29A and RD29B. Second, it delayed plant flowering time by down-regulating the expression of flowering-related genes, such as FT, SOC1, LFY and AP1. Due to the dates, OsAREB1 may function as a positive regulator in drought/heat stresses response, but a negative regulator in flowering time in Arabidopsis.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.300-304
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• 1997

저온관련 유전자인 H28 유전자를 갖고 있는 Agrobacterium MP90균주를 Desiree와 Atlantie 감자 품종의 잎절편과 공동배양한 후 약 6-8주 후에 항생제가 첨가된 선발배지에서 multiple shoots를 얻을수 있었다. 선발된 형질전환체를 대상으로 PCR 방법을 이용한 NPT II 유전자와 H28를 확인한 결과 내한성유전자가 식물체의 genome에 안정적으로 삽입되었음을 확인하였고 northern blot 확인에 의하여 내한성 유전자가 발현됨을 확인하였다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.1105-1109
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• 2015

Chemoresistance is the most common cause of chemotherapy failure during breast cancer (BCA) treatment. It is generally known that the mechanisms of chemoresistance in tumors involve multiple genes and multiple signaling pathways,; if appropriate drugs are used to regulate the mechanisms at the gene level, it should be possible to effectively reverse chemoresistance in BCA cells. It has been confirmed that chemoresistance in BCA cells could be reversed by ginsenoside Rh2 (G-Rh2). Preliminary studies of our group identified some drugresistance specific miRNA. Accordingly, we proposed that G-Rh2 could mediate drug-resistance specific miRNA and corresponding target genes through the gene regulatory network; this could cut off the drug-resistance process in tumors and enhance treatment effects. G-Rh2 and breast cancer cells were used in our study. Through pharmaceutical interventions, we could explore how G-Rh2 could inhibit chemotherapy resistance in BCA, and analyze its impact on related miRNA and target genes. Finally, we will reveal the anti-resistance molecular mechanisms of G-Rh2 from a different angle in miRNA-mediated chemoresistance signals among cells.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.3.1-3.10
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• 2018

Background: Vibrio parahaemolyticus is one of the most common causes of seafood-borne illnesses in Korea, either directly or indirectly, by consuming infected seafood. Many studies have demonstrated the antibiotic susceptibility profile of V. parahaemolyticus. This strain has developed multiple antibiotic resistance, which has raised serious public health and economic concerns. This article reviews the food-borne outbreaks, distributions, virulence, and antibiotic resistance profiles of V. parahaemolyticus in Korea during 2003-2016. Main body: V. parahaemolyticus infections appeared to be seasonally dependent, because 69.7% of patient infections occurred in both August and September during 2003-2016. In addition, the occurrence of V. parahaemolyticus in marine environments varies seasonally but is particularly high in July, August, and September. V. parahaemolyticus isolated from aquaculture sources on the Korean coast varied in association with virulence genes, some did not possess either the tdh (thermostable direct hemolysin) or trh (tdh-related hemolysin) genes, and a few were positive for only the trh gene or both genes. The high percentage of ampicillin resistance against V. parahaemolyticus in the aquatic environment suggests that ampicillin cannot be used to effectively treat infections caused by this organism. Short conclusion: This study shows that the observed high percentage of multiple antibiotic resistance to V. parahaemolyticus is due to conventionally used antibiotics. Therefore, monitoring the antimicrobial resistance patterns at a national level and other solutions are needed to control aquaculture infections, ensure seafood safety, and avoid threats to public health caused by massive misuse of antibiotics.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.335-341
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• 2017

The complexity of the bacterial recombination system is a barrier for the construction of bacterial mutants for the further functional investigation of specific genes. Several protocols have been developed to inactivate genes from the genus Pseudomonas. Those protocols are complicated and time-consuming and mostly do not enable easy construction of multiple knock-ins/outs. The current study describes a single and double crossover-recombination system using an optimized vector-free allele-exchange protocol for gene disruption and gene replacement in a single species of the family Pseudomonadaceae. The protocol is based on self-ligation (circularization) for the DNA cassette which has been obtained by overlapping polymerase chain reaction (Fusion-PCR), and carries an antibiotic resistance cassette flanked by homologous internal regions of the target locus. To establish the reproducibility of the approach, three different chromosomal genes (ncRNA31, rpoN, rpoS) were knocked-out from the root-associative bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri A1501. The results showed that the P. stutzeri A1501 mutants, which are free of any plasmid backbone, could be obtained via a single or double crossover recombination. In order to optimize this protocol, three key factors that were found to have great effect on the efficiency of the homologous recombination were further investigated. Moreover, the modified protocol does not require further cloning steps, and it enables the construction of multiple gene knock-in/out mutants sequentially. This work provides a simple and rapid mutagenesis strategy for genome editing in P. stutzeri, which may also be applicable for other gram-negative bacteria.

• 대한유전성대사질환학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.49-54
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• 2015

다발성 골단이형성증은 비교적 흔한 골이형성증으로 소아기에 관절통과 관절 강직, 뒤뚱거리면 걸어가는 보행 및 일부에서 경한 저신장을 특징으로 하며 영상의학적 검사에서는 여러 관절에서 골단의 불규칙한 소견과 골화 지연을 보인다. 본 증례 환자는 임상적, 영상의학적으로 다발성 골단이형성증을 진단 할 수 있었으며 환자의 넓적다리 관절 영상 검사는 MATN3 유전자 변이를, 무릎 관절 영상 검사는 COMP 유전자 변이를 시사하였기에 MATN3과 COMP 유전자 변이에 대해 시퀀싱(sequencing)을 하였으나, 변이는 발견되지 않았다. 이후 엑솜시퀀싱(exomesequencing)을 시행하였으나, 기존에 다발성 골단이형성증과 관련이 있는 것으로 알려진 유전자에 대한 변이가 발견되지 않았다. 본 증례와 같이 임상적, 영상의학적으로 다발성 골단이형성증으로 진단가능 하였으나 분자유전학적으로 기존에 알려진 변이 유전자가 발견되지 않은 환자들을 위해 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것으로 보인다.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.576-582
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• 2019

Staphylococcus pseudintermedius는 개에서 기회감염을 유발하는 병원체이며, 공중보건학적으로도 주요한 인수공통 병원체이다. 개에서 분리된 S. pseudintermedius 균주들은 주로 항생제 내성 및 개에서 피부 감염을 유발하는 주요 원인균으로 연구되어 왔지만, 가축에서 분리된 S. pseudintermedius 균주들의 항생제 내성 및 장내 독소 생성에 대한 정보는 매우 제한적이다. 본 연구에서는 개, 돼지, 육우에서 분리된 S. pseudintermedius 균주들에서 18가지의 장내 독소 (staphylococcal enterotoxin; SE) 유전자와 toxic shock syndrome toxin 유전자(tst-1)의 분포양상을 조사하였다. 또한, S. pseudintermedius 균주들의 항생제 내성 양상과 더불어 mecA 유전자 및 SCCmec type 또한 확인하였다. 육우에서 분리한 하나의 균주를 제외한 모든 개와 돼지 분리주 들이 4개 이상의 항생제에 내성을 보였으며, 개에서 분리된 6개의 균주 중 4개의 S. pseudintermedius 균주들이 메티실린 내성과 더불어 SCCmec V를 가진 것으로 확인 되었다. 총 11개의 SE 유전자들 (seb, sec, see, seg, sei, sej, sel, seo, sep, seq, seu) 및 tst-1가 개, 돼지 및 육우로부터 분리된 S. pseudintermedius 균주들에서 확인 되었으며, 대부분의 분리주들 (83%)에서 2개 이상의 SE 유전자들이 확인 되었고, 그 중 sel (42%) 및 sep (42%)가 가장 빈번하게 검출 되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 반려견에서 뿐만 아니라 주요 가축에서 존재하는 S. pseudintermedius 균주들에서 높은 항생제 내성 양상을 확인 하였으며, 항생제 내성과 더불어 여러 staphylococcal enterotoxin 및 tst-1 유전자들을 전파할 가능성을 확인 하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.151-160
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• 2005

By a cDNA array representing 2308 signal transduction related genes, we studied the expression profiles of HeLa cells stably transfected by Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 4B (HCV-NS4B). The alterations of the expression of four genes were confirmed by real-time quantitative RT-PCR; and the aldo-keto reductase family 1, member C1 (AKR1C1) enzyme activity was detected in HCV-NS4B transiently transfected HeLa cells and Huh-7, a human hepatoma cell line. Of the 2,308 genes we examined, 34 were up-regulated and 56 were down-regulated. These 90 genes involved oncogenes, tumor suppressors, cell receptors, complements, adhesions, transcription and translation, cytoskeletion and cellular stress. The expression profiling suggested that multiple regulatory pathways were affected by HCV-NS4B directly or indirectly. And since these genes are related to carcinogenesis, host defense system and cell homeostatic mechanism, we can conclude that HCV-NS4B could play some important roles in the pathogenesis mechanism of HCV.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1597-1606
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• 2020

Transcription factor engineering to regulate multiple genes has shown promise in the field of microalgae genetic engineering. Here, we report the first use of transcription factor engineering in Chlorella sp. HS2, thought to have potential for producing biofuels and bioproducts. We identified seven endogenous bZIP transcription factors in Chlorella sp. HS2 and named them HSbZIP1 through HSbZIP7. We overexpressed HSbZIP1, a C-type bZIP transcription factor, in Chlorella sp. HS2 with the goal of enhancing lipid production. Phenotype screening under heterotrophic conditions showed that all transformants exhibited increased fatty acid production. In particular, HSbZIP1 37 and 58 showed fatty acid methyl ester (FAME) yields of 859 and 1,052 mg/l, respectively, at day 10 of growth under heterotrophic conditions, and these yields were 74% and 113% higher, respectively, than that of WT. To elucidate the mechanism underlying the improved phenotypes, we identified candidate HSbZIP1-regulated genes via transcription factor binding site analysis. We then selected three genes involved in fatty acid synthesis and investigated mRNA expression levels of the genes by qRT-PCR. The result revealed that the possible HSbZIP1-regulated genes involved in fatty acid synthesis were upregulated in the HSbZIP1 transformants. Taken together, our results demonstrate that HSbZIP1 can be utilized to improve lipid production in Chlorella sp. HS2 under heterotrophic conditions.