• 한국미생물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물생명공학회 2004년도 Annual Meeting BioExibition International Symposium
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• pp.258-265
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• 2004

Numerous genes of Escherichia coli have been shown to growth phase-dependent expression throughout growth. The global patterns of growth phase-dependent gene expression of E. coli throughout growth using oligonucleotide microarrays containing a nearly complete set of 4,289 annotated open reading frames. To determine the change of gene expression throughout growth, we compared RNAs taken from timecourses with common reference RNA, which is combined with equal amount of RNA pooled from each time point. The hierarchical clustering of the conditions in accordance with timecourse expression revealed that growth phases were clustered into four classes, consistent with known physiological growth status. We analyzed the differences of expression levels at genome level in both exponential and stationary growth phase cultures. Statistical analysis showed that 213 genes are shown to, growth phase-dependent expression. We also analyzed the expression of 256 known operons and 208 regulatory genes. To assess the global impact of RpoS, we identified 193 genes coregulated with rpoS and their expression levels were examined in the isogenic rpoS mutant. The results revealed that 99 of 193 were novel RpoS-dependent stationary phase-induced genes and the majority of those are functionally unknown. Our data provide that global changes and adjustments of gene expression are coordinately regulated by growth transition in E. coli.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:소프트웨어및응용
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.570-576
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• 2004

열의 수가 수십만에 이르는 대규모 maximal covering 문제(MCP)를 유전 알고리즘을 통해 해결하는 것에는 한계가 있다. 본 논문에서는 대규모 MCP를 유전알고리즘이 효율적으로 풀 수 있도록 하기 위해 특별히 고안된 교차 연산자와 돌연변이 연산자를 소개한다. 또한, 본 연구에서는 비발현 유전자를 사용하는 새로운 유전 알고리즘을 제시한다. 비발현 유전자는 유전 연산 과정에서 상실될 정보 중 이후의 세대에서 유용할 가능성이 있는 정보를 자손에게 전달하기 위해 보존하는 역할만 할 뿐, 발현되지 않음으로 인해 해의 평가 시에는 반영되지 않는 유전자이다. 비발현 유전자를 사용하는 유전 알고리즘은 집단의 다양성을 유지하는데 유리하여 대규모 MCP를 해결하는데 있어서 보다 효율적으로 탐색을 수행할 수 있다. 현장의 대규모 MCP 데이타로 실험한 결과 비발현 유전자를 가진 유전 알고리즘이 이웃해 탐색 알고리즘인 타부 탐색보다 훨씬 우수한 탐색 성능을 보임을 확인할 수 있었다.

• Animal Bioscience
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.922-930
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• 2021

Objective: Tibetan pigs, predominantly originating from the Tibetan Plateau, have been subjected to long-term natural selection in an extreme environment. To characterize the metabolic adaptations to hypoxic conditions, transcriptomic and proteomic expression patterns in the livers of Tibetan and Yorkshire pigs were compared. Methods: RNA and protein were extracted from liver tissue of Tibetan and Yorkshire pigs (n = 3, each). Differentially expressed genes and proteins were subjected to gene ontology and Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes functional enrichment analyses. Results: In the RNA-Seq and isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation analyses, a total of 18,791 genes and 3,390 proteins were detected and compared. Of these, 273 and 257 differentially expressed genes and proteins were identified. Evidence from functional enrichment analysis showed that many genes were involved in metabolic processes. The combined transcriptomic and proteomic analyses revealed that small molecular biosynthesis, metabolic processes, and organic hydroxyl compound metabolic processes were the major processes operating differently in the two breeds. The important genes include retinol dehydrogenase 16, adenine phosphoribosyltransferase, prenylcysteine oxidase 1, sorbin and SH3 domain containing 2, ENSSSCG00000036224, perilipin 2, ladinin 1, kynurenine aminotransferase 1, and dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase 1. Conclusion: The findings of this study provide novel insight into the high-altitude metabolic adaptation of Tibetan pigs.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.33-40
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• 2021

최근 Flammulina 종들에 대한 유전체 염기서열 분석결과가 보고되었고, 그로 인해 다양한 유전자 정보가 밝혀지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 Flammulina elastica 전체 유전체 서열의 laccase 유전자를 동정하고 구조적 특징 분석을 수행하고자 하였다. 유전체 분석 및 생물정보분석을 통하여 F. elastica 유전체 내 3개의 laccase 유전자(Fe-lac1, Fe-lac2, Fe-lac3)를 확인하였고, 이들 유전자 내에는 10개의 히스티딘 잔기와 1개의 시스테인 잔기를 가지는 구리 이온 결합 영역과 4개의 시스테인 잔기를 가지는 이황화결합 형성 부위가 존재하는 것을 확인하였다. 1,548~1,602 bp의 laccase 유전자에 대한 전장 cDNA 염기서열 분석을 통하여 12~16개의 인트론이 존재하는 것을 확인되었으며, N-말단으로부터 17~22 bp의 사이에 신호펩타이드가 존재하는 것이 확인되었다. 본 연구를 통하여 F. elastica의 laccase 유전자를 최초로 동정하여 구조적 특징을 분석하였고, 이러한 결과는 F. elastica의 바이오매스 분해에 대한 이해를 돕는데 활용될 것으로 사료된다.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.291-297
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• 2022

Dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a type of progressive blindness that is primarily due to dysfunction and the loss of retinal pigment epithelium (RPE). The accumulation of N-retinylidene-N-retinylethanolamine (A2E), a by-product of the visual cycle, causes RPE and photoreceptor degeneration that impairs vision. Genes associated with dry AMD have been identified using a blue light model of A2E accumulation in the retinal pigment epithelium and transcriptomic studies of retinal tissue from patients with AMD. However, dry macular degeneration progresses slowly, and current approaches cannot reveal changes in gene transcription according to stages of AMD progression. Thus, they are limited in terms of identifying genes responsible for pathogenesis. Here, we created a model of long-term exposure to identify temporally-dependent changes in gene expression induced in human retinal pigment epithelial cells (ARPE-19) exposed to blue light and a non-cytotoxic dose of A2E for 120 days. We identified stage-specific genes at 40, 100, and 120 days, respectively. The expression of genes corresponding to epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) during the early stage, glycolysis and angiogenesis during the middle stage, and apoptosis and inflammation pathways during the late stage was significantly altered by A2E and blue light. Changes in the expression of genes at the late stages of the EMT were similar to those found in human eyes with late-stage AMD. Our results provide further insight into the pathogenesis of dry AMD induced by blue light and a novel model in vitro with which relevant genes can be identified in the future.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.84-92
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• 1999

The rumen microbial ecosystem is coming to be recognized as a rich alternative source of genes for industrially useful enzymes. Recent advances in biotechnology are enabling development of novel strategies for effective delivery and enhancement of these gene products. One particularly promising avenue for industrial application of rumen enzymes is as feed supplements for nonruminant and ruminant animal diets. Increasing competition in the livestock industry has forced producers to cut costs by adopting new technologies aimed at increasing production efficiency. Cellulases, xylanases, ${\beta}$-glucanases, pectinases, and phytases have been shown to increase the efficiency of feedstuff utilization (e.g., degradation of cellulose, xylan and ${\beta}$-glucan) and to decrease pollutants (e.g., phytic acid). These enzymes enhance the availability of feed components to the animal and eliminate some of their naturally occurring antinutritional effects. In the past, the cost and inconvenience of enzyme production and delivery has hampered widespread application of this promising technology. Over the last decade, however, advances in recombinant DNA technology have significantly improved microbial production systems. Novel strategies for delivery and enhancement of genes and gene products from the rumen include expression of seed proteins, oleosin proteins in canola and transgenic animals secreting digestive enzymes from the pancreas. Thus, the biotechnological framework is in place to achieve substantial improvements in animal production through enzyme supplementation. On the other hand, the rumen ecosystem provides ongoing enrichment and natural selection of microbes adapted to specific conditions, and represents a virtually untapped resource of novel products such as enzymes, detoxificants and antibiotics.

• BMB Reports
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.623-628
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• 2002

The Th1 vs. Th2 balance is critical for the maintenance of immune homeostasis. Therefore, the genes that are selectively-regulated by the Th1 and Th2 cytokines are likely to play an important role in the Th1 and Th2 immune responses. In order to search for and identify the novel target genes that are differentially regulated by the Th1/Th2 cytokines, the human PBMC mRNAs differentially expressed upon the stimulation with IL-4 or IL-12, were screened by employing the differential display-polymerase chain reaction. Among a number of clones selected, DC21 was identified as a novel target gene that is regulated by IL-4 and IL-12. The DC21 gene expression was up-regulated either by IL-4 or IL-12, yet counter-regulated by co-treatment with IL-4 and IL-12. DC21 is a dendritic cell protein with an unknown function. The sequence analysis and conserved-domain search revealed that it has two AU-rich motifs in the 3'UTR, which is a target site for the regulation of mRNA stability by cytokines, and that it belongs to the N-acetyltransferase family. The induction of DC21 by IL-12 peaked around 8-12 h, and lasted until 24 h. LY294002 and SB203580 significantly suppressed the IL-12-induced DC21 gene expression, which implies that PI3K and p38/JNK are involved in the IL-12 signal transduction pathway that leads to the DC21 expression. Furthermore, tissue blot data indicated that DC21 is highly expressed in tissues with specialized-resident macrophages, such as the lung, liver, kidney, and placenta. Together, these data suggest a possible role for DC21 in the differentiation and maturation of dendritic cells regulated by IL-4 and IL-12.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.465-475
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• 2018

The advent of massively parallel sequencing, also called next-generation sequencing (NGS), has dramatically influenced cancer genomics by accelerating the identification of novel molecular alterations. Using a whole genome sequencing (WGS) approach, we identified somatic coding and noncoding variants that may contribute to leukemogenesis in 11 adult Korean acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients, with serial tumor samples (primary and relapse) available for 5 of them; somatic variants were identified in 187 AML-related genes, including both novel (SIN3A, C10orf53, PTPRR, and RERGL) and well-known (NPM1, RUNX1, and CEPBA) AML-related genes. Notably, SIN3A expression shows prognostic value in AML. A newly designed method, referred to as "hot-zone" analysis, detected two putative functional noncoding variants that can alter transcription factor binding affinity near PPP1R10 and SRSF1. Moreover, the functional importance of the SRSF1 noncoding variant was further investigated by luciferase assays, which showed that the variant is critical for the regulation of gene expression leading to leukemogenesis. We expect that further functional investigation of these coding and noncoding variants will contribute to a more in-depth understanding of the underlying molecular mechanisms of AML and the development of targeted anti-cancer drugs.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2018

The larvae of Hermetia. illucens have a high probability of coming into contact with microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi. Therefore, the survival of H. illucens is primarily the protection of their own against microbial infection. This effect depends on the development of the innate immune system. Antimicrobial Peptides (AMPs) exhibit antimicrobial activity against other bacterial strains and can provide important data to understand the basis of the innate immunity of H. illucens. In this study, we injected larvae with Enterococcus. faecalis (gram-positive bacteria) and Serratia. marcescens as (gram-negative bacteria) to test the hypothesis that H. illucens is protected from infection by its immune-related gene expression repertoire. To identify the inducible immune-related genes, we performed and cataloged the transcriptomes by RNA-Seq analysis. We compared the transcriptomes of whole larvae and obtained a DNA fragment of 465 bp including the poly (A) tail by RACE as a novel H. illucens immune-related gene against bacteria. A novel target mRNA expression was higher in immunized larvae with E. faecalis and S. marcescens groups than non-immunized group. We expect our study to provide evidence that the global RNA-Seq approach allowed for the identification of a gene of interest which was further analyzed by quantitative RT-PCR, together with genes chosen from the available literature.

• 한국어류학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.257-265
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• 2007

본 연구에서는 넙치(Paralichthys olivaceus) 정소에 대한 cDNA library를 제작하여 총 248개의 EST (Expressed sequence tag)를 분석을 하였다. 넙치 정소의 유전자 발현 패턴을 조사하기 위하여 염기서열의 유사성 분석을 한 결과 248개의 EST 중 156개의 EST는 이미 밝혀진 유전자와 유사성이 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 92개의 EST는 새로운 유전자로 밝혀졌다. 유전자의 기능이 밝혀진 250개의 EST 중 6개(3.8%)의 EST는 이미 알려진 넙치 EST와 상동성이 있는 유전자로 확인되었고, 100개(64.1%)의 EST는 다른 생물에서 알려진 유전자와 상동성이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 50개(32.1%)의 EST는 전혀 기능이 알려지지 않은 새로운 유전자로 밝혀졌다. 이상의 결과에서 넙치 정소에서 발현되는 유전자는 다른 조직에 비해 일부 유전자의 상대적인 발현정도가 많지 않고, 대부분의 유전자가 골고루 발현함으로써 다양한 유전자의 발현패턴이 확인되었다. 따라서 넙치 정소에 대한 cDNA library는 특이하고 새로운 발현 유전자의 탐색에 좋은 재료로 사용될 것으로 추측된다.