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Toxicogenomics -A phenotype-independent approach-

  • Kanno, Jun
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Toxicology Conference
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    • 2003.10b
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    • pp.29-30
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    • 2003
  • The whole genome sequences, mapped for humans and rodents, and technical capability of monitoring whole genome expression in a high throughput fashion enable us to perform the "whole genome profiling". The major characteristics of this profiling from the toxicological point of view are that the overt phenotypes are not the essential factors for the construction of toxicity database/informatics.(omitted)

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Evidence of Indigenous NAB Plasmid of Naphthalene Degrading Pseudomonas putida PpG7 Strain Implicated in Limonin Degradation

  • Ghosh, Moushumi;Ganguli, Abhijit;Mallik, Meenakshi
    • Journal of Microbiology
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    • v.44 no.5
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    • pp.473-479
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    • 2006
  • A well characterized naphthalene-degrading strain, Pseudomonas putida PpG7 was observed to utilize limonin, a highly-oxygenated triterpenoid compound as a sole source of carbon and energy. Limonin concentrations evidenced a 64% reduction over 48 h of growth in batch cultures. Attempts were made to acquire a plasmid-less derivative via various methods (viz. Ethidium Bromide, SDS, elevated temperature & mitomycin C), among which the method involving mitomycin C ($20{\mu}g/ml$) proved successful. Concomitant with the loss of plasmid in P. putida PpG7 strain, the cured derivative was identified as a $lim^-$ phenotype. The $lim^+$ phenotype could be conjugally transferred to the cured derivative. Based on the results of curing with mitomycin C, conjugation studies and presence of ndo gene encoding naphthalene 1,2 dioxygenase, it was demonstrated that genes for the limonin utilization were encoded on an 83 kb indigenous transmissible Inc. P9 NAH plasmid in Pseudomonas putida PpG7 strain.

Association of wheezing phenotypes with fractional exhaled nitric oxide in children

  • Shim, Jung Yeon
    • Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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    • v.57 no.5
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    • pp.211-216
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    • 2014
  • Asthma comprises a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by airway inflammation, airway obstruction, and airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Airway inflammation, which induces AHR and recurrence of asthma, is the main pathophysiology of asthma. The fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) level is a noninvasive, reproducible measurement of eosinophilic airway inflammation that is easy to perform in young children. As airway inflammation precedes asthma attacks and airway obstruction, elevated FeNO levels may be useful as predictive markers for risk of recurrence of asthma. This review discusses FeNO measurements among early-childhood wheezing phenotypes that have been identified in large-scale longitudinal studies. These wheezing phenotypes are classified into three to six categories based on the onset and persistence of wheezing from birth to later childhood. Each phenotype has characteristic findings for atopic sensitization, lung function, AHR, or FeNO. For example, in one birth cohort study, children with asthma and persistent wheezing at 7 years had higher FeNO levels at 4 years compared to children without wheezing, which suggested that FeNO could be a predictive marker for later development of asthma. Preschool-aged children with recurrent wheezing and stringent asthma predictive indices also had higher FeNO levels in the first 4 years of life compared to children with wheezing and loose indices or children with no wheeze, suggesting that FeNO measurements may provide an additional parameter for predicting persistent wheezing in preschool children. Additional large-scale longitudinal studies are required to establish cutoff levels for FeNO as a risk factor for persistent asthma.

Proteomic analysis of differentially expressed skin proteins in iRhom2Uncv mice

  • Liu, Bing;Xu, Yuan;Li, Wen-Long;Zeng, Lin
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.19-24
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    • 2015
  • A mouse homozygous for the spontaneous mutation uncovered (Uncv) has a hairless phenotype. A 309-bp non-frameshift deletion mutation in the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain of iRhom2 was identified in Uncv mice ($iRhom2^{Uncv}$) using target region sequencing. The detailed molecular basis for how the iRhom2 mutation causes the hairless phenotype observed in the homozygous $iRhom2^{Uncv}$ mouse remains unknown. To identify differentially expressed proteins in the skin of wild-type and homozygous $iRhom2^{Uncv}$ littermates at postnatal day 5, proteomic approaches, including two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry were used. Twelve proteins were differentially expressed in the skin in a comparison between wild-type and homozygous $iRhom2^{Uncv}$ mice. A selection of the proteomic results were tested and verified using qRT-PCR, western blot and immunohistochemistry. These data indicate that differentially expressed proteins, especially KRT73, MEMO1 and Coro-1, might participate in the mechanism by which iRhom2 regulates the development of murine skin.

Functional Characterization of cAMP-Regulated Gene, CAR1, in Cryptococcus neoformans

  • Jung, Kwang-Woo;Maeng, Shin-Ae;Bahn, Yong-Sun
    • Mycobiology
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    • v.38 no.1
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    • pp.26-32
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    • 2010
  • The cyclic AMP (cAMP) pathway plays a major role in growth, sexual differentiation, and virulence factor synthesis of pathogenic fungi. In Cryptococcus neoformans, perturbation of the cAMP pathway, such as a deletion in the gene encoding adenylyl cyclase (CAC1), causes defects in the production of virulence factors, including capsule and melanin production, as well as mating. Previously, we performed a comparative transcriptome analysis of the Ras- and cAMP- pathway mutants, which revealed 163 potential cAMP-regulated genes (38 genes at a 2-fold cutoff). The present study characterized the role of one of the cAMP pathway-dependent genes (serotype A identification number CNAG_ 06576.2). The expression patterns were confirmed by Northern blot analysis and the gene was designated cAMP-regulated gene 1 (CAR1). Interestingly, deletion of CAR1 did not affect biosynthesis of any virulence factors and the mating process, unlike the cAMP-signaling deficient cac1$\Delta$ mutant. Furthermore, the car1$\Delta$ mutant exhibited wild-type levels of the stress-response phenotype against diverse environmental cues, indicating that Car1, albeit regulated by the cAMP-pathway, is not essential to confer a cAMP-dependent phenotype in C. neoformans.

Characterization of S. aureus Showing MLS Resistance with Foggy D Shape (fMLS) (안개 D형 저지원을 갖는 MLS 내성 황색 포도상 구균의 분포와 내성 기전)

  • Yoon, Eun-Jeong;Kim, Hyun-Jee;Kwon, Ae-Ran;Choi, Sung-Sook;Shim, Mi-Ja;Choi, Eung-Chil
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.50 no.3
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    • pp.199-203
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    • 2006
  • A new type of macrolides, lincosamides and streptogramin B antibiotics (MLS) resistance, showing the characteristic phenotype growing within the inhibition zone area around the clindamycin disk, was identified among clinically isolated Staphylococcus aureus. We named the phenotype as MLS resistance with foggy-D shape (fMLS). The average frequency of MLS isolates was 9%. All of fMLS isolates have only erm(A) for the resistance determinant. The growth pattern of the challenged MLS isolate looks intermediate phase between the patterns of inducible MLS resistance and constitutive MLS resistance.