• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.6-12
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• 2012

The association of three candidate genes, fatty acid synthase (FASN), microsomal triglyceride transfer protein (MTTP) and fatty acid binding protein 3 (FABP3), with fatty acid (FA) composition in Duroc pigs was investigated. Identified single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were used for polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism genotyping. The c.265C>T SNP of FASN gene was significantly associated with high levels of palmitoleic acid (C16:1) (p<0.05), oleic acid (C18:1) (p<0.01), and mono-unsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) (p<0.01), but low levels of linoleic acid (C18:2) (p<0.01), alpha linolenic acid (C18:3) (p<0.05), and poly-unsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) (p<0.01) in animals having the CT genotype. The c.2573T>C SNP in the MTTP gene had a significant effect only in elevating the level of palmitoleic acid (C16:1) (p<0.05) in heterozygote animals. The polymorphism in FABP3 showed no significant effects on any fatty acid composition traits. These results suggest that the identified SNPs in the FASN and MTTP genes can be useful markers for selecting Duroc pigs having desirable healthy fatty acid composition.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.12.1-12.7
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• 2022

The two complete mitochondrial genomes (mitogenomes) of Paedocypris progenetica, the smallest fish in the world which belonged to the Cyprinidae family, were sequenced and assembled. The circular DNA molecules of mitogenomes P1-P. progenetica and S3-P. progenetica were 16,827 and 16,616 bp in length, respectively, and encoded 13 protein-coding genes, 22 transfer RNA genes, two ribosomal RNA genes, and one control region. The gene arrangements of P. progenetica were identical to those of other Paedocypris species. BLAST and phylogenetic analyses revealed variations in the mitogenome sequences of two Paedocypris species from Perak and Selangor. The circular DNA molecule of P. progenetica yield a standard vertebrate gene arrangement and an overall nucleotide composition of A 33.0%, T 27.2%, C 23.5%, and G 15.5%. The overall AT content of this species was consistent with that of other species in other genera. The negative GC-skew and positive AT-skew of the control region in P. progenetica indicated rich genetic variability and AT nucleotide bias, respectively. The results of this study provide genomic variation information and enhance the understanding of the mitogenome of P. progenetica. They could later deliver highly valuable new insight into data for phylogenetic analysis and population genetics.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.217-225
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• 1997

PCR amplication using the primers for gag, pol and env genes in BLV (bovine leukemia virus) proviral DNA and syncytium assay were carried out for the Korean native goats experimentally infected with bovine leukemia virus to investigate pathogenesis of BLV in the goats, and to establish a model animal for BLV infection. The oligonucleotide primers used in PCR revealed very high specificity. The minimal amount of FLK-BLV cellular chromosomal DNA to detect the integrated BLV proviral DNA was 10 ng. The peripheral blood lymphocytes from the goat infected with BLV were examined at regular intervals by PCR amplification and syncytium assay. Pol or gag genes were detected in none of three infected goats at the 1st week post-infection (p.i.). At the 4th week p.i., one of three goats showed the amplified gag gene. Thereafter detection rates for the genes were increased, indicating that the BLV proviral genes were integrated in all of the lymphocytes from three goats, at the 16th weeks p.i., when it was evident in syncytium assay that the lymphocytes from all of three goats were infested with infective BLV. Investigating the tissues from the necropsied goats at the 8th month p.i., the amplified BLV proviral genes and infective BLV were detected in all of the peripheral lymphocytes from three infected-goats. Among various tissues examined, the amplified BLV proviral genes were observed in spleen and superficial cervical, mandibular and retropharyngeal lymph nodes, and the infective BLV, in superficial cervical and mandibular lymph nodes. It was assumed that the Korean native goat was quite susceptible to BLV infection, indicating that the goat could be a good model animal for BLV.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5211-5217
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• 2015

Background: We earlier used PCR-dHPLC for mutation analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2. In this article we report application of targeted resequencing of 30 genes involved in hereditary cancers. Materials and Methods: A total of 91 patient samples were analysed using a panel of 30 genes in the Illumina HiScan SQ system. CLCBio was used for mapping reads to the reference sequences as well as for quality-based variant detection. All the deleterious mutations were then reconfirmed using Sanger sequencing. Kaplan Meier analysis was conducted to assess the effect of deleterious mutations on disease free and overall survival. Results: Seventy four of the 91 samples had been run earlier using the PCR-dHPLC and no deleterious mutations had been detected while 17 samples were tested for the first time. A total of 24 deleterious mutations were detected, 11 in BRCA1, 4 in BRCA2, 5 in p53, one each in RAD50, RAD52, ATM and TP53BP1. Some 19 deleterious mutations were seen in patients who had been tested earlier with PCR-dHPLC [19/74] and 5/17 in the samples tested for the first time, Together with our earlier detected 21 deleterious mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, we now had 45 mutations in 44 patients. BRCA1c.68_69delAG;p.Glu23ValfsX16 mutation was the most common, seen in 10/44 patients. Kaplan Meier survival analysis did not show any difference in disease free and overall survival in the patients with and without deleterious mutations. Conclusions: The NGS platform is more sensitive and cost effective in detecting mutations in genes involved in hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancers.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.522-528
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• 2007

본 연구에서 사용한 coffee에 다량 함유된 caffeic acid와 chlorogenic acid, 녹차에 함유된 EGCG 성분은 암세포의 증식을 억제하는데 중요한 기능을 담당하는 세포주기 조절인자인 p16 유전자의 DNA methylation 패턴을 유방암 T-47D 세포에서 유의하게 변화시켰다. MSP를 이용하여 p16 유전자의 promoter 지역에서의 methylation상태의 변화를 살펴본 결과 caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid, EGCG는 유전자의 hypermethylation을 감소시켰으며, 이로 인해 demethylation된 p16 유전자가 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이러한 연구 결과는 coffee 폴리페놀인 caffeic acid, chlorogenic acid와 녹차 폴리페놀인 EGCG는 세포내의 DNA methylation을 억제하는 기능을 가지는데, 이는 coffee폴리페놀과 같이 COMT 효소에 의한 methylation 부산물인 SAH의 증가에 의한 DNMT의 억제이거나, EGCG와 같이 DNMT와 직접적으로 결합하여 methylation 반응을 억제하는 mechanism에 의한 것으로 사료된다. 따라서 앞으로 이미 개발된 항암제뿐만 아니라, 부작용과 독성이 적은 식이성분에 대한 연구가 좀 더 심도 있게 이루어 져야 할 것이며, 이러한 연구들은 암이 발생되고 난 후 치료 요법으로 사용됨은 물론, 암이 발생하기 전에 사전 예방법으로도 널리 적용하는데 있어 중요한 이론적 토대를 마련할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.227-236
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• 2006

목적: 유전자 메틸화는 유전자의 서열에 영향을 주지 않으면서 유전자의 발현을 억제하고 세포분열 후 그대로 보존되는 후성적 변화이다. 위암조직과 정상위조직에서 hMLH1, p16, p14, COX-2, MGMT, E-cadherin 유전자와 MINT (MINT1, 2, 12, 25, 31)의 메틸화 상태를 검사하여 위암의 발생 과정에서의 작용과 CIMP 및 Helicobacter pylori균 감염을 포함한 임상병리학적인자와의 연관성을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 위암과 정상위 신선 동결 조직 각각 36예를 대상으로 MSP (methylation-specific PCR)방법을 이용하여 메틸화 상태를 분석하였고 CIMP의 분석은 MINT1, MINT2, MINT12, MINT25, MINT31의 5개 marker를 대상으로 시행하였다. Helicobacter pylori균 감염여부는 Warthin-Starry silver 염색을 통하여 분류하였다. 결과: 위암 관련 유전자인 p14, p16, MGMT, COX-2, E-cadherin, hMLH1의 메틸화는 각각 14예(38.9%), 13예(36.1%), 8예(22.2%), 10예(27.8%), 21예(58.3%), 6예(16.7%)였다. MINT1과 MINT25의 메틸화는 위암조직에서 정상위조직에서보다 통계학적으로 유의하게 높게 관찰되었다. CIMP 양성률은 위암조직에서 44.4%로 높게 나타났으며 CIMP-H 위암은 환자의 연령과 종양크기와 연관이 있었다. CIMP 양성 위암은 p16 유전자의 메틸화와 연관이 있었고 p16 유전자의 메틸화는 조직학적으로 저분화, 미만형, 궤양형성하는 위암에서 낮게 나타났다. MINT1의 메틸화는 Helicobacter pylori균과 연관성이 있었다. 결론: 위암에서 hMLH1, p16, p14, COX-2, MGMT, E-cadherin, MINT (MINT1, 2, 12, 25, 31)의 불활성화에 DNA 메틸화가 작용함을 알 수 있었고, Helicobacter pylori균에 의한 위암발생에 MINT1의 메틸화가 연관이 있음을 알 수 있었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.376-383
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• 2005

Alcaligenes sp. JMP228 carrying 2,4­dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) degradative plasmid pJP4 was inoculated into natural soil, and transfer of the plasmid pJP4 to indigenous soil bacteria was investigated with and without 2,4-D amendment. Plasmid pJP4 transfer was enhanced in the soils treated with 2,4-D, compared to the soils not amended with 2,4-D. Several different transconjugants were isolated from the soils treated with 2,4-D, while no indigenous transconjugants were obtained from the unamended soils. Inoculation of the soils with both the donor Alcaligenes sp. JMP228/pJP4 and a recipient Burkholderia cepacia DBO 1 produced less diverse transconjugants than the soils inoculated with the donor alone. Repetitive extragenic palindromic-polymerase chain reaction (REP-PCR) analysis of the transconjugants exhibited seven distinct genomic DNA fingerprints. Analysis of 16S rDNA sequences indicated that the transconjugants were related to members of the genera Burkholderia and Pandoraea. Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) analysis of PCR-amplified 16S rRNA genes revealed that inoculation of the donor caused clear changes in the bacterial community structure of the 2,4-D­amended soils. The new 16S rRNA gene bands in the DGGE profile corresponded with the 16S rRNA genes of 2,4-D­degrading transconjugants isolated from the soil. The results indicate that introduction of the 2,4-D degradative plasmid as Alcaligenes sp. JMP228/pJP4 has a substantial impact on the bacterial community structure in the 2,4-D-amended soil.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.541-549
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• 2015

Triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) is an aggressive subtype of breast cancer (BC) with higher metastatic rate and both local and systemic recurrence compared to non-TNBC. The generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) secondary to oxidative stress is associated with DNA damage, chromosomal degradation and alterations of both hypermethylation and hypomethylation of DNA. This study concerns differential methylation of promoter regions in specific groups of genes in TNBC and non-TNBC Saudi females in an effort to understand whether epigenetic events might be involved in breast carcinogenesis, and whether they might be used as markers for Saudi BCs. Methylation of glutathione S-transferase P1 (GSTP1), T-cadherin (CDH13), Paired box protein 5 (PAX5), death associated protein kinase (DAPK), twist-related protein (TWIST), DNA-binding protein inhibitor (ID4), High In Normal-1 (HIN-1), cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A (p16), cyclin D2 and retinoic acid receptor-${\beta}$ ($RAR{\beta}1$) genes was analyzed by methylation specific polymerase chain reaction (MSP) in 200 archival formalin-fixed paraffin embedded BC tissues divided into 3 groups; benign breast tissues (20), TNBC (80) and non-TNBC (100). The relationships between methylation status, and clinical and pathological characteristics of patients and tumors were assessed. Higher frequencies of GSTP1, ID4, TWIST, DAPK, PAX5 and HIN-1 hypermethylation were found in TNBC than in non-TNBC. Hypermethylation of GSTP1, CDH13, ID4, DAPK, HIN-1 and PAX5 increased with tumor grade increasing. Other statistically significant correlations were identified with studied genes. Data from this study suggest that increased hypermethylation of GSTP1, ID4, TWIST, DAPK, PAX5 and HIN-1 genes in TNBC than in non-TNBC can act as useful biomarker for BCs in the Saudi population. The higher frequency of specific hypermethylated genes paralleling tumor grade, size and lymph node involvement suggests contributions to breast cancer initiation and progression.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.447-453
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• 1989

항생물질 내성유전자를 유전자 조작기법으로 재조합시켜 만든 세균에서 그 유전자들이 전이되는 특성을 하폐수의 자연환경에서 연구하기 위하여, 자연계로부터 분리한 Gram 음성세균 중에서 kanamycin (Km), chloramphenicol (Cm), streptomycin (Sm), sulfadiazine(Su)에 내성을 띄는 균주로 DK1을 선발하였다. DK1 균주는 4개의 plasmid를 가지고 있으나 그 중 크기가 약 68kb인 pDK101 plasmid에 Km$^{${\gamma}$}$ Cm$^{${\gamma}$}$ 유전자를 가지고 있었다. 이 pDK101 plasmid에는 EcoRI site가 16개, PstI site가 32개, SalI site가 6개씩 있었다. pDK101 plasmid 와 vector로 사용한 pKT230을 E. coli으로 처리하여 얻은 절편들로부터 Km$^{${\gamma}$}$Cm$^{${\gamma}$}$ 유전자를 가지는 pDT309와 pDTS29 등의 chimeric piasmid를 제조하였다. 이들을 다시 E. coli C600과 E. coli HB101 에 형질전환 시킴으로써, DKC601, DKC602, DKH 102 그리고 DKH103 등의 재조합 균주를 얻었다. 이들 재조합 균주에서는 모두 Km$^{${\gamma}$}$Cm$^{${\gamma}$}$유전자가 잘 발현되었으며, 그 중 DKC601과 DKH103에서는 각각 pDT529와 pDT309의 chimeric plasmid가 포함되어 있는 것이 전기영동 방법으로 명확히 확인되었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.1781-1787
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• 2015

Background: miRNAs are relatively recently discovered cancer biomarkers which have important implications for cancer early diagnosis, treatment and estimation of prognosis. Here we focussed on expression of mir-196a-5p in gastric cancer tissues and cell lines so as to analyse its significance for clinicopathologic characteristics and generate enriched KEGG pathways clustered by target genes for exploring its potential roles as a biomarker in gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: The expression of mir-196a-5p in poorly, moderate and well differentiated gastric cancer cell lines compared with GES-1 was detected by RT-qPCR, and the expression of mir-196a-5p in gastric cancer tissues comparing with adjacent non cancer tissues of 58 cases were also assessed by RT-qPCR. Subsequently, an analysis of clinical significance of mir-196a-5p in gastric cancer and enriched KEGG pathways was executed based on the miRWalk prediction database combined with bioinformatics tools DAVID 6.7 and Mirfocus 3.0. Results: RT-qPCR showed that mir-196a-5p was up-regulated in 6 poorly and moderate differentiated gastric cancer cell lines SGC-7901, MKN-45, MKN-28, MGC-803, BGC-823, HGC-27 compared with GES-1, but down-regulated in the highly differentiated gastric cancer cell line AGS. Clinical data indicated mir-196a-5p to beup-regulated in gastric cancer tissues (47/58). Overexpression of mir-196a-5p was associated with more extensive degree of lymph node metastasis and clinical stage (P < 0.05; x2 test). Enriched KEGG pathway analyses of predicted and validated targets in miRWalk combined with DAVID 6.7 and Mirfocus 3.0 showed that the targeted genes regulated by mir-196a-5p were involved in malignancy associated biology. Conclusions: Overexpression of mir-196a-5p is associated with lymph node metastasis and clinical stage, and enriched KEGG pathway analyses showed that targeted genes regulated by mir-196a-5p may contribute to tumorgenesis, suggesting roles as an oncogenic miRNA biomarker in gastric cancer.