• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.103-110
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• 2003

그람 양성세균에서 PyrR단백질에 의하여 피리미딘의 생합성이 조절된다는 발견을 바탕으로 하여, Synechocystis sp.PCC6803과 Haemophilus influenzae의 PyrR orthologue 유전자를 Bacillus subtilis에서 형질전환 시켜 피리미딘 생합성의 조절 유무를 조사하였다. Synechocystis sp.PCC6803과 H. influenzae의 PyrR orthologue유전자를 pUC19과 T-vector에 클로닝 한후 pKH1, pKH2, pHPSK1, pHPSK2으로 각각 명명하였다. 이것을 다시 Escherichia. coli와 B. subtiius용 shuttle vector인 pHPS9에 클로닝 하여 pKH3, pKH4, pHPSK3, pHPSK4로 각각 명명하였다. B. subtilis DB104Δ PyrR에 pKH3, pKH4, pHPSK3, pHPSK4을 형질전환후 ATCase 활성을 측정결과 pHPSK3을 가진 균주만 피리미딘에 의한 조절작용이 일어난다는 사실을 통하여, H. influenzae의 PyrR orthologue 유전자의 선도 부분에 조절에 관여하는 미지의 부분이 있음을 예측할 수 있었다. 서로 다른 유래의 PyrR orthologue단백질을 정제하기 위하여 pET14b에 클로닝후 pKH5, pHPSK5으로 각각 명명하였다. SDS-PAGE로 분석한 결과 각각 약 18 kDa과 21 kDa의 분자량을 나타내었다. 정제된 PyrR orthologue 단백질의 UPRTase 활성을 측정한 결과 H. infuenzae의 PyrR orthologue 단백질은 UPRTase 활성을 나타내었으며 다양한 pH에서 측정한 결과 pH 5에서 가장 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 반면에, Synechocystis sp. PCC6803의 PyrR orhologue 단백질은 UPRTase 활성을 나타내지 않았다. 여러 가지 균주의 PyrR 아미노산 서열을 비교한 계통수 분석은 PyrR 단백질의 조절기작과 어느 정도 연관됨을 시사해 주었다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.24-29
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• 2005

TRPV2 is a non-specific cation channel expressed in sensory neurons, and activated by noxious heat. Particularly, TRPV2 has six transmembrane domains and three ankyrin repeats. TRPV2 has been cloned from various species such as human, rat, and mouse. Oocytes of Xenopus laevis - an African clawed frog ­have been widely used for decades in characterization of various receptors and ion channels. The functional property of rat TRPV2 was also identified by this oocyte expression system. However, no TRPV2 orthologue of Xenopus laevis has been reported so far. Hence, we have focused to clone a TRPV2 orthologue of Xenopus laevis with the aid of bioinformatic tools. Because the genome sequence of Xenopus laevis is not available until now, a genome sequence of Xenopus tropicalis - a close relative species of Xenopus laevis - was used. After a number of bioinformatic searches in silico, a predicted full-length sequence of TRPV2 orthologue of Xenopus tropicalis was found. Based on this predicted sequence, various approaches such as RT-PCR and 5' -RACE technique were applied to clone a full length of Xenopus laevis TRV2. Consequently, a full-length Xenopus laevis TRPV2 was cloned from heart cDNA.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.1036-1043
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• 2006

TAR (Transformation-Associated Recombination) cloning법은 복잡한 고등생물의 게놈으로부터 유전자나 특정 염색체 부위를 선별적 분리를 가능하게 한다. 이 방법은 목적으로 하는 염색체 부위의 주변에 존재하는 비교적 짧은 게놈 염기서열에 대한 정보를 필요로 한다. 이 기술은 출아효모의 spheroplasts 형질전환 동안 목적 유전자를 포함한 게놈 DNA와 그 유전자의 5' 또는 3' 말단 서열 (hook)을 포함하고 있는 TAR vector 사이에 일어나는 상동성 재조합에 의해 이루어진다. 본 연구에서는 TAR cloning 법을 상동성 유전자의 분리에 사용할 수 있는가를 조사하기 위해, 연간과 마우스 게놈의 HPRT 유전자를 선택하였다. 그 결과, 인간과 마우스의 게놈으로부터의 HPRT 유전자의 분리 빈도는 TAR vector로서 hHPRT hook 혹은 mHPRT hook을 사용한 경우에 거의 동일하게 나타났다. 또한 mHPRT 유전자의 gap 부분의 염기서열을 결정하여, 이 부분에 염기서열의 불안정의 요인이 되는 비정상적 특성을 발견하였다. 결론적으로 TAR cloning법을 이용하여 다른 이종 간의 게놈으로부터 상동성 유전자 즉 orthologue의 분리가 가능하였다. 더욱이 TAR cloning 시스템을 이용하여 고등동물 게놈 상에 남아있는 gap 부분을 메움으로서 고등동물의 모든 유전자들의 확인이 가속화될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.228-234
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• 2005

Caenorhabditis elegans him-6 mutants, which show a high incidence of males and partial embryonic lethality, are defective in the orthologue of human Bloom's syndrome protein (BLM). When strain him-6(e1104) containing a missense him-6 mutation was irradiated with ${\gamma}$-rays during germ cell development or embryogenesis, embryonic lethality was higher than in the wild type, suggesting a critical function of the wild type gene in mitotic and pachytene stage germ cells as well as in early embryos. Even in the absence of ${\gamma}$-irradiation, apoptosis was elevated in the germ cells of the him-6 strain and this increase was dependent on a functional p53 homologue (CEP-1), suggesting that spontaneous DNA damage accumulates due to him-6 deficiency. However, induction of germline apoptosis by ionizing radiation was not significantly affected by the deficiency, indicating that HIM-6 has no role in the induction of apoptosis by exogenous DNA damage. We conclude that the C. elegans BLM orthologue is involved in DNA repair in promeiotic cells undergoing homologous recombination, as well as in actively dividing germline and somatic cells.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.167-179
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• 2005

The cells of metazoans respond to DNA damage by either arresting their cell cycle in order to repair the DNA, or by undergoing apoptosis. This response is highly conserved across species, and many of the genes involved in this DNA damage response have been shown to be inactivated in human cancers. This suggests the importance of DNA damage response with regard to the prevention of cancer. The DNA damage checkpoint responses vary greatly depending on the developmental context, cell type, gene expression profile, and the degree and nature of the DNA lesions. More valuable information can be obtained from studies utilizing whole organisms in which the molecular basis of development has been well established, such as Drosophila. Since the discovery of the Drosophila p53 orthologue, various aspects of DNA damage responses have been studied in Drosophila. In this review, I will summarize the current knowledge on the DNA damage checkpoint response in Drosophila. With the ease of genetic, cellular, and cytological approaches, Drosophila will become an increasingly valuable model organism for the study of mechanisms inherent to cancer formation associated with defects in the DNA damage pathway.

• Mycobiology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.457-465
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• 2019

MonA is a subunit of a guanine nucleotide exchange factor that is important for vacuole passing and autophagy processes in eukaryotes. In this study, we characterized the function of MonA, an orthologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mon1, in the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans and a toxigenic fungus A. flavus. In A. nidulans, the absence of AnimonA led to decreased fungal growth, reduced asexual reproduction, and defective cleistothecia production. In addition, AnimonA deletion mutants exhibited decreased spore viability, had reduced trehalose contents in conidia, and were sensitive to thermal stress. In A. flavus, deletion of AflmonA caused decreased fungal growth and defective production of asexual spores and sclerotia structures. Moreover, the absence of monA affected vacuole morphology in both species. Taken together, these results indicate that MonA plays conserved roles in controlling fungal growth, development and vacuole morphology in A. nidulans and A. flavus.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.875-880
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• 2008

Mbu-3 is a novel mouse brain unigene that was identified by digital differential display. In this study, expression of the gene was chased through developmental stages and the protein product was identified in the brain. The cDNA sequence was 3,995-bp long and contained an ORF of 745 AA. Database searches revealed that the chicken SST273 gene containing LRR- and Ig-domain was an mbu-3 orthologue. Tissue specificity for the gene was examined in embryos and in brains at post-natal and adult stages. During the embryonic stages, mbu-3 was localized to the central nervous system in the brain and spinal cord. In the early post-natal stages, the gene was evenly expressed in the brain. However, with aging, expression was confined to specific regions, particularly the hippocampus. The protein was approximately 95 kDa as determined by Western blot analysis of brain extracts.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.239-245
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• 2005

Transformation-associated recombination (TAR) 클로닝 법은 복잡한 게놈으로부터 염색체 내의 특정부위나 유전자를 선택적으로 분리할 수 있다. 이 방법은 목적 유전자에 근접한 작은 게놈DNA 염기서열 정보를 필요로 한다. 이 기술은 효모의 spheroplast transformation을 시키는 동안 목적으로 하는 유전자의 5' 또는 3' 서열을 포함하고 있는 TAR vector와 게놈DNA사이에서 일어나는 상동성재조합에 의해 이루어진다. 본 연구에서는 plasmid 모델시스템을 이용하여 target hooks 내에 존재하는 비상동성 염기서 열이 상동성재조합에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. plasmid에 존재하는HIS3유전자와 변형시킨 his3-TRP1-his3 단편 사이의 상동성재조합의 효율은 $Ura^+$ 형질전환체의 형질분석에 의해 이루어졌다. $Ura^+$ 형질전환체의 수는 7종류의 서로 달리 변형된 his3-TRP1-his3 단편들을 사용하였을 매 거의 동일하게 나타났다. 그러나 $Trp^+His^+$ positive recombinants의 빈도는 변형된 his3-TRP1-his3 단편 내에 비상동성 영역에 부정확한 간격을 지닐 때 현저한 감소를 나타내었다. 이러한 결과로서, 부정확한 간격이 target hook과 substrate DNA 사이에 일어나는 상동성재조합을 방해하는 것으로 사료된다. 그러므로 이종간의 상동유전자를 클로닝 할 때에는 target hook내의 비상동성 염기서열이 존재한다면 이것이 정확한 간격을 지니는지 여부를 중요란 요인으로 고려해야 한다.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2004

The tumor suppressor protein p53 is stabilized by the herpes-virus-associated ubiquitin-specific protease (HAUSP), a deubiquitinating enzyme. We previously isolated and characterized a mouse orthologue of HAUSP, mHAUSP. mHAUSP cDNA consisted of 3,312 bp encodes 1,103 amino acids with a molecular weight of approximately 135 kDa containing highly conserved Cys, Asp (I), His, and Asn/Asp (II) domains. In this study, we carried out site-directed mutagenesis of 6 conserved amino acids (Cys224, Gln231, Asp296, His457, His465, and Asp482) in Cys box, QQD box, and His box. Interestingly, the conserved Gln 231 was not essential for the catalytic activity of mHAUSP. However, the other conserved amino acids were required for deubiquitinating activity of mHAUSP. We performed isopeptidase assay and confirmed that mHAUSP is able to remove ubiquitin from ubiquitinated substrates. In addition, we observed that mHAUSP induces apoptosis in HeLa cells.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.138-146
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• 2009

Background: The MHC region of the chromosome contains a lot of genes involved in immune responses. Here we have investigated the mouse NG29/Cd320 gene in the centrometrically extended MHC region of chromosome 17. Methods: We cloned the NG29 gene by RT-PCR and confirmed the tissue distribution of its gene expression by northern blot hybridization. We generated the NG29 gene expression constructs and polyclonal antibody against the NG29 protein to perform the immunofluorescence, immunoprecipitation and flow cytometric analysis. Results: The murine NG29 gene and its human homologue, the CD320/8D6 gene, were similar in the gene structure and tissue expression patterns. We cloned the NG29 gene and confirmed its expression in plasma membrane and intracellular compartments by transfecting its expresssion constructs into HEK 293T cells. The immunoprecipitation studies with rabbit polyclonal antibody raised against the NG29-NusA fusion protein indicated that NG29 protein was a glycoprotein of about 45 kDa size. A flow cytometric analysis also showed the NG29 expression on the surface of Raw 264.7 macrophage cell line. Conclusion: These findings suggested that NG29 gene in mouse extended MHC class II region was the orthologue of human CD320 gene even though human CD320/8D6 gene was located in non-MHC region, chromosome 19p13.