• 미생물학회지
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• 제52권1호
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• pp.120-124
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• 2016

P2-크기 머리에 packaging 될 특정 DAN 크기(28-29 kb long)와 박테리오파지 P4 유전자 sid의 변이가 "P2 sir-관련 도움파지 비효율성"을 극복할 수 있는 요소로 압축되었다. 유전자 sid의 변이 여부가 필수적인지를 확인하기 위해, 정상적인 sid 유전자를 가지며 $P2_{sir3}$-크기의 큰 머리에 packaging 될 DNA 크기가 28.5 kb되는 P4 delRI::kmr을 사용하여 실험하였다. P4 delRI::kmr이 P2 sir3 용원소에 대해 낮은 EOP를 보이므로, 이를 증가시키기 위해 P2 sir3 용원소를 숙주세포로 하여 파지 stock을 제조하였다. 이 과정에서 P4 delRI::kmr이 P2 sir3 용원소에 대해 적응하는 것을 관찰하고, CsCl 부양 균등밀도 편차실험과 분리된 DNA의 전기영동을 통해 그것이 packaging 될 머리 크기에 따른 DNA 형태 변화에 의한 적응이라는 것을 알아냈다. P2 sir3 용원소에 적응된 P4 delRI::kmr과 적응되지 않은 P4 delRI::kmr stock의 burst size 결정 실험은, sid 유전자 변이에 상관없이 packaging 될 DNA 크기에 의해 "P2 sir-관련 도움파지 비효율성"이 극복된다는 것을 보여주었다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.1043-1047
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• 2013

Although there have been many studies investigating possible associations between the C1653T mutation and risk of HCC, the results have been inconsistent. We conducted searches of the published literature in Pubmed and Embase databases up to January 2013. Seventeen studies with a total of 1,085 HCC cases and 1,365 healthy controls were retrieved. We found a significant association between the C1653T mutation and HCC risk (OR = 2.01, 95%CI= 1.49-2.70). In the subgroup analysis by ethnicity, a significant association was also found in Asians (OR = 2.07, 95%CI= 1.71-2.51). In subgroup analysis by HBV genotype, B and C were linked with development of HCC (B:OR = 2.21, 95%CI= 1.13-4.34; C:OR = 2.26, 95%CI= 1.61-3.16). However, no significant association was found between the C1653T mutation and HCC risk in HBeAg positive cases. In conclusion, this meta-analysis suggests that the C1653T mutation may be associated with susceptibility to HCC.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2014

Griscelli syndrome type 2 (GS2) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the RAB27A gene. It is characterized by cutaneous hypopigmentation, immunodeficiency, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. We describe 2 brothers who had GS2 with clinically diverse manifestations. The elder brother presented with a purely neurological picture, whereas the younger one presented with fever, pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and erythema nodosum. Considering that cutaneous hypopigmentation was a common feature between the brothers, genetic analysis for Griscelli syndrome was performed. As the elder sibling had died, mutation analysis was only performed on the younger sibling, which revealed a novel homozygous mutation in the RAB27A gene on chromosome 15 showing a single-base substitution (c.136T>A p.F46I). Both parents were heterozygous for the same mutation. This confirmed the diagnosis of GS2 in the accelerated phase in both siblings. The atypical features of GS2 in these cases are a novel mutation, isolated neurological involvement in one sibling, association with erythema nodosum, and 2 distinct clinical presentations in siblings with the same genetic mutation.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제43권spc1호
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• pp.110-117
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• 2005

Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium causes human gastroenteritis and a systemic typhoid-like infection in mice. A critical virulence determinant of Salmonella is the ability to invade mammalian cells. The expression of genes required for invasion is tightly regulated by environmental conditions and a variety of regulatory genes. The hilA regulator encodes an OmpR/ToxR family transcriptional regulator that activates the expression of invasion genes in response to both environmental and genetic regulatory factors. Work from several laboratories has highlighted that regulation of hilA expression is a key point for controlling expression of the invasive phenotype. A number of positive regulators of hilA expression have been identified including csrAB, sirA/barA, pstS, hilC/sirC/sprA, fis, and hilD. HilD, an AraC/XylS type transcriptional regulator, is of particular importance as a mutation in hilD results in a 14-fold decrease in chromosomal hilA::Tn5lacZY-080 expression and a 53-fold decrease in invasion of HEp-2 cells. It is believed that HilD directly regulates hilA expression as it has been shown to bind to hilA promoter sequences. In addition, our research group, and others, have identified genes (hilE, hha, pag, and lon) that negatively affect hilA transcription. HilE appears to be an important Salmonella-specific regulator that plays a critical role in inactivating hilA expression. Recent work in our lab has been directed at understanding how environmental signals that affect hilA expression may be processed through a hilE pathway to modulate expression of hilA and the invasive phenotype. The current understanding of this complex regulatory system is reviewed.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.266-275
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• 1991

효모의 mating pheromone에 의한 세포내 Slgnal을 전달하는 물질을 coding 하거나 조절할 수 있는 유전자에 대한 정보를 얻기 위해서 효모에서 G-protein의 ${\alpha}-subunit$를 coding 하는 유전자 CDC70에 돌연변이가 얼어난 균주 $A14-3(MAT{\alpha},\;cdc70-5)$에 UV를 조사하여 돌연변이 cdc70-5를 억제할수 있는 또 다른 돌연변이를 획득하였다 . 돌연변이 cdc70-5의 표현형은 온도 감수성 (temperature sensitivity)이며, $38^{\circ}C$에서 배양하면 세포주기가 G1에서 정지되고 shmoo모양을 보인다 . 균주 A14-3에서 UV를 조사하였을 때 $38^{\circ}C$에서 colony를 형성할 수 있고 세포분열이 정상적으로 진행되어 출아를 하고 있다는 것은 새로운 돌연변이가 cdc70-5 의 표현형을 억제 한다는 사실을 의미한다 . 이러한 억제돌연변이 중 signal transducer와 직접적으로 관련이 없는 유전자들인 $sir^-$ 및 $mat{\alpha}2^-$ 돌연변이를 배제한 다음 선택된 15개의 돌연변이들를 중심으로 분석을 행하였다 . 어느 유전자에서 유발 되었는지 그리고 유전자 종류는 몇 가지나 되는지를 암기 위하여 tetrad analysis를 통해 연관여부를 조사하여 분리된 15개의 돌연변이중 12개는 4개의 연관군(sga1, sga2, sga3, sga4)에 속함을 알았다.