• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.69-81
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• 2008

Objective : The purpose of this study was find out the anti-allergic effects of SESHINGO on the allergic rhinitis. Methods : Cell viability was evaluated by the MTT assay. Cells were treated with the indicated concentration of SSG. $TNF-\alpha$ concentration was measured from cell supernatants using ELISA method. IL-4 concentration was measured from cell supernatants using ELISA method.$IFN-\gamma$ concentration was measured from cell supernatants using ELISA method. Total RNA was isolated, $TNF-\alpha$ and IL-4 mRNA expression was detected by RT-PCR analysis Total RNA was isolated, COX-1, COX-2 mRNA was analyzed by RT-PCR analysis. Results : 1. $\beta$-hexosaminidase release in RBL-2H3 cells were decresed by SESHINGO attentively. 2. Secreting ration of $TNF-\alpha$was restrained in RBL-2H3 cells by SESHINGO attentively. 3. Secreting ration of IL-4 was restrained in RBL-2H3 cells by SESHINGO attentively 4. Revelation of $TNF-\alpha$ mRNA was decresed in RBL-2H3 cells as concetration. 5. Revelation of.IL-4 mRNA was decresed in RBL-2H3 cells as concetration. 6. Revelation of COX-2 mRNA was decresed in RBL-2H3 cells. Conclusion : According to above results, to evaluate the effect of SSG on the anti-allergic effects.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.218-223
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• 2004

용균성 야생 점액세균 204균주를 국내 토양으로부터 순수분리하였고, 분리균주의 16S rRNA 부분 염기서열을 결정하였다. Ribosomal Database Project(RDP) II를 이용하여 분리균주 각각의 16S rRNA 염기서열을 분석한 결과 전체 분리균주의 65%를 차지하는 132 균주들이 Myxococcus 속에 속할 것으로 예상되었으며, 29%를 차지하는 59 균주들이 Corallococcus 속, 4 균주가 Archangium 속, 그리고 4 균주가 Stigmatella 속에 속할 것으로 분석되었다. 그리고 나머지 5 균주는 알려진 균주와의 유연관계가 멀어 분류가 확실하지 않았다. 한편, 16S rRNA염기서열의 비교분석은 분리균주의 50%가 16S rRNA부분 염기서열상에 적어도 한 염기 이상의 차이를 지니고 있음을 보여주었다. 하지만 동일한 염기서열을 지니는 것으로 분석된 균주에서도 서로 다른 집락모서리를 형성하는 등 다른 균주로 판명되는 것으로 보아 전체 분리균주는 다양성이 81% 이상인 다양한 균주들인 것으로 사료되었다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.434-437
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• 2017

An improved method for extracting high quality and quantity RNA from a jelly mushroom and a dimorphic fungus-Tremella fuciformis which is especially rich in polysaccharides, is described. RNA was extracted from T. fuciformis mycelium M1332 and its parental monokaryotic yeast-like cells Y13 and Y32. The A260/280 and A260/230 ratios were both approximately 2, and the RNA integrity number was larger than 8.9. The yields of RNA were between 108 and $213{\mu}g/g$ fresh wt. Downstream molecular applications including reverse transcriptional PCR and quantitative real-time PCR were also performed. This protocol is reliable and may be widely applicable for total RNA extraction from other jelly mushrooms or filamentous fungi rich in polysaccharides.

• BMB Reports
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.363-367
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• 1995

E. coli methionyl-tRNA synthetase is one of the class I tRNA synthetases. The Tryptophane residue at the position 461 located in the C-terminal domain of the enzyme is a key amino acid for the interaction with the anticodon of $tRNA^{Met}$. W461 was replaced with other amino acids to determine the chemical requirement for the interaction with the anticodon of $tRNA^{Met}$. Saturation mutagenesis at the position 461 generated a total of 12 substitution mutants of methionyl-tRNA synthetase. All the mutants showed the same in vivo stability as the wild-type enzyme, suggesting that the amino acid substitutions did not cause severe conformational change of the protein The mutants containing tyrosine, phenylalanine, histidine and cysteine substitutions showed in vivo activity while all the other mutants did not. The comparison of the in vitro aminoacylation activities of these mutants showed that aromatic ring structure, Van der Waals volume and hydrogen bond potential of the amino acid residue at the position 461 are the major determinants for the interaction with the anticodon of $tRNA^{Met}$.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.205-216
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 한국인 성인에서 ant-HCV 양성인 군에서 HCV RNA 유무에 따른 지질, 인슐린저항성 및 대사증후군의 지표 수준의 차이를 알아보고자 하였다. 2004년 1월 1일부터 2010년 12월 31일까지 부산의 일개 대학병원 건강증진센터를 방문하여 검사한 효소면역측정법에서 anti-HCV 양성인 수진자 중 RT-PCR을 시행한 성인 222명을 대상으로 하였다. 이 중 HCV RNA가 양성인 사람이 85명, HCV RNA가 음성인 사람이 115명, HCV RNA의 음전이 확인된 사람이 22명이었다. 허리둘레, 체질량지수, 혈압과 총콜레스테롤, LDL 콜레스테롤, HDL 콜레스테롤, 중성지방, 인슐린저항성의 상관 관계를 분석하고, 나이, 성별을 보정한 후 세 군간의 콜레스테롤, 대사적 지표, 인슐린저항성의 차이를 알아보았다. HCV RNA 양성군에서 음성군 및 음전군과 비교하여 허리둘레, 체질량지수, 혈압, 중성지방, HDL 콜레스테롤, 인슐린저항성 등에 통계적으로 유의한 차이는 없었다. HCV RNA 양성군에서 음성군에 비해 총콜레스테롤과 LDL 콜레스테롤이 통계적으로 유의하게 낮았다($186.24{\pm}37.63$ vs $197.22{\pm}37.23mg/dl$ ($mean{\pm}SD$), p=0.041, $111.66{\pm}34.06$ vs $121.38{\pm}35.50mg/dl$ ($mean{\pm}SD$), p=0.042). 나이, 성별을 보정한 뒤, HCV RNA 양성군과 음성군 간에 고콜레스테롤혈증과 LDL 콜레스테롤혈증의 교차비는 0.51(95% 신뢰구간 0.28-0.94, p=0.03), 0.46(95% 신뢰구간 0.24~0.87, p=0.02)이다. HCV RNA 양성군에서 음성군에 비해 고콜레스테롤혈증, LDL 콜레스테롤혈증의 유병률이 통계학적으로 유의하게 낮았으나, HCV RNA 음전군은 양성군에 비하여 통계학적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다. C형 간염과 대사증후군의 관계를 보다 정확히 규명하기 위해서는 향후 보다 대규모 집단에서 전향적인 코호트 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각된다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.241-247
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• 1996

The effects of ginseng total saponin, ginsenoside-Rb, and -Rb, on the reduction of chmlesterol level and the myNA expression rates of HMG CoA reductase and LDL receptor in Hep G2 were investigated and compared with that of lovastatin, a competitive HMG CoA reductase Inhibitor. The amounts of cholesterol in Hep G2 decreased in total saponin-and ginsenoside-treated groups as compared with that of control group, while there was no significant reduction in lovastatin-treated group. The mRNA expression rates of HMG CoA reductase increased in total saponin and gin- senoside groups except for ginsenoside-Rb, (10-3%) group and decreased in lovastatin group com- pared with that of control group. The mRNA expression rates of LDL receptor generally increased In all of the test groups except for total saponin (10-5%) group compared with that of control group. Because the ginseng components tested were more effective in the reduction of cholesterol level in Hep G2 than lovastatin and induced the gene expression of LDL receptor, we suggest the possibility that they could be used as a replacement agent for lovastatin which can not be prescribed especially to patients with hepatic diseases.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.61-68
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• 1967

In the process of the incorporation of orthophsphate into protein and other cell constituents, the role of inorganic polyphosphate and RNA-polyphosphate complex and the correlation between them were pursued by analyzing the contents of $^{32}P$ and total P in various fractions of Chlorella cells, which had been uniformly labeled with $^{32}P$ before the inoculation in a normal "cold" medium or P-free medium during the culture. The effects of ionizing radiation and various micronutritional-element deficiencies on the phosphate incorporation into, and biosynthesis of, protein and other introgenus compounds in the cells were also observed. When the uniformly $^{32}P$-labeled algae were grown in a normal "cold" medium the contents of $^{32}$ P in the fractions of protein, DNA and RNA-polyphosphate complex increased, but those in the fraction of acid-insoluble polyphosphate decreased. On the other hand, amount of $^{32}P$in the fraction of RNA was almost unchanged in spite of rapid increase of the total P. In the growing period of $^{32}P$-labeled algae in a P-free medium, amounts of $^{32}P$ in the fractions of DNA, protein and lipid increased, while those in the fractions of RNA-polyphosphate and inorganic polyphosphates decreased. When the algal cells were irradiated with about 70, 000r of gamma-rays before the inoculation in the medium, amounts of phosphate in the fractions of DNA, RNA, nucleotides and protein decreased during the culture, compared with those of the control. However, the phosphate content in the fraction of acid-insoluble polyphosphate of the irradiated cells increased than those of the control. In the growing period of the algae in a Mo-free, medium, amounts of acid-soluble total phosphate and nucleotides of the cells increased, while the amounts of residual protein and RNA decresed compared with those of the normal cells. Amounts of alkali-labile protein and phospholipid of the cells grown in a B-free medium decreased, whereas amount of phosphate in acid-soluble fraction increased compared with the control. In general, the contents of protein and RNA in each microelement deficient cells decreased more or less, compared with those in the normal cells.in the normal cells.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.311-313
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• 2002

L. crispatus KLB46는 Gram-positive bacteria로써 인간의 건강에 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 glass bead를 이용하여 세포벽을 파괴하고 hot phenol RNA 분리방법을 이용하여 RNA를 성공적으로 분리하였다. 또한 Iysozyme과 proteinase K 처리과정을 배제하여 시간적, 경제적인 면에서 유용한 방법임을 확인할 수 있었다. Gram-positive bacteria에서 glass bead를 이용한 RNA 분리는 특수한 조건에 의해 전사 되거나 반감기가 찬은 mRNA의 연구에 유용한 방법이라 사료된다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.92-98
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• 2005

DNA microarray analysis of gene expression in toxicogenomics typically requires relatively large amounts of total RNA. This limits the use of DNA microarray when the sample available is small. To confront this limitation, different methods of linear RNA amplification that generate antisense RNA (aRNA) have been optimized for microarray use. The target preparation strategy using amplified RNA in DNA microarray protocol can be divided into direct-incorporation labeling which resulted in cDNA targets (Cy-dye labeled cDNA from aRNA) and indirect-labeling which resulted in cRNA targets (i.e. Cy-dye labeled aRNA), respectively. However, despite the common use of amplified targets (cDNA or cRNA) from aRNAs, no systemic assessment for the use of amplified targets and bias in terms of hybridization performance has been reported. In this investigation, we have compared the hybridization performance of cRNA targets with cDNA targets from aRNA on a 10 K cDNA microarrays. Under optimized hybridization conditions, we found that 43% of outliers from cDNA technique and 86% from the outlier genes were reproducibly detected by both targets hybridization onto cDNA microarray. This suggests that the cRNA labeling method may have a reduced capacity for detecting the differential gene expression when compared to the cDNA target preparation. However, further validation of this discordant result should be pursued to determine which techniques possesses better accuracy in identifying truly differential genes.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.184-193
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• 2007

In mammalian ovary, steroidogenic acute regulatory (StAR) protein mediates the true rate-limiting step of transport of cholesterol from outer to inner mitochondrial membrane. Appropriate expression of StAR gene represents an indispensable component of steroidogenesis and its regulation has been found to be species specific. However, limited information is available regarding StAR gene expression during estrous cycle in buffalo ovary. In the present study, expression, localization and hormonal regulation of StAR mRNA were analyzed by semi-quantitative RT-PCR in buffalo ovary and partial cDNA was cloned. Total RNA was isolated from whole follicles of different sizes, granulosa cells from different size follicles and postovulatory structures like corpus luteum and Corpus albicans. Semi-quantitative RT-PCR analyses showed StAR mRNA expression in the postovulatory structure, corpus luteum. No StAR mRNA was detected in total RNA isolated from whole follicles of different size including the preovulatory follicle (>9 mm in diameter). However, granulosa cells isolated from preovulatory follicles showed the moderate expression of StAR mRNA. To assess the hormonal regulation of StAR mRNA, primary culture of buffalo granulosa cells were treated with FSH (100 ng/ml) alone or along with IGF-I (100 ng/ml) for 12 to 18 h. The abundance of StAR mRNA increased in cells treated with FSH alone or FSH with IGF-I. However, effect of FSH with IGF-I on mRNA expression was found highly significant (p<0.01). In conclusion, differential expression of StAR messages was observed during estrous cycle in buffalo ovary. Also, there was a synergistic action of IGF-I on FSH stimulation of StAR gene.