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Chromobacterium violaceum YK 391의 세포내 Cytosine Deaminase의 생성 최적조건 (Optimal Conditions for the Production of Intracellular Cytosine Deaminase from Chromobacterium violaceum YK 391.)

  • 김정;김현수;유대식
    • 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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    • 제30권4호
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    • pp.367-372
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    • 2002
  • 본 연구에서는 cytosine deaminase(CODase)의 활성이 비교적 높은 Chromobacterium violaceum YK 391의 생육과 세포내 CODase의 최적 배양조건을 규명한 결과, soluble starch 0.75%, peptone 1.5%, yeast extract 0.1%, meat extract 0.1%, NaCl 0.01%, $K_2HPO_4$ 0.05%였다. 배지의 초기 pH 6.5에서 7.5까지 생육과 더불어 효소생성이 가장 양호했지만 산성 혹은 염기성 쪽으로 갈수록 균의 증식의 둔화와 더불어 효소생성 정도도 낮아졌다. 효소 생성에 미치는 배양 온도의 영향을 검토한 결과, 균의 생육은 저온보다는 $28^{\circ}C$에서 $30^{\circ}C$의 온도에서 양호하였으며, 40도씨 이상의 고온에서는 생육 및 효소 생성이 점차적으로 낮아졌고 균의 증식과 배양일수에 따른 효소활성에 있어서 균은 12시간의 유도기를 거쳐 배양 72시간 이후에 최대 생육도를 나타냈으며 균의 증식과 효소 생성 정도는 거의 일치하는 양상을 나타냈다.

Current status of CRISPR/Cas9 base editor technologies and their applications in crop precision breeding

  • Kim, Rigyeong;Song, Jaeeun;Ga, Eunji;Min, Myung Ki;Lee, Jong-Yeol;Lim, Sun-Hyung;Kim, Beom-Gi
    • 농업과학연구
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    • 제46권4호
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    • pp.885-895
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    • 2019
  • Plant biotechnologists have long dreamed of technologies to manipulate genes in plants at will. This dream has come true partly through the clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9 technology, which now has been used to edit genes in several important crops. However, there are many restrictions in editing a gene precisely using the CRISPR/Cas9 technology because CRISPR/Cas9 may cause deletions or additions in some regions of the target gene. Several other technologies have been developed for gene targeting and precision editing. Among these, base editors might be the most practically and efficiently used compared to others. Base editors are tools which are able to cause a transition from cytosine into thymine, or from adenine into guanine very precisely on specific sequences. Cytosine base editors basically consist of nCas9, cytosine deaminase, and uracil DNA glycosylase inhibitor (UGI). Adenine base editors consist of nCas9 and adenine deaminase. These were first developed for human cells and have since also been applied successfully to crops. Base editors have been successfully applied for productivity improvement, fortification and herbicide resistance of crops. Thus, base editor technologies start to open a new era for precision gene editing or breeding in crops and might result in revolutionary changes in crop breeding and biotechnology.

Involvement of MAPK activation in chemokine or COX-2 productions by Toxoplasma gondii

  • Kim Ji-Young;Ahn Myoung-Hee;Song Hyun-Ouk;Choi Jong-Hak;Ryu Jae-Sook;Min Duk-Young;Cho Myung-Hwan
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제44권3호
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    • pp.197-207
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    • 2006
  • This experiment focused on MAPK activation in host cell invasion and replication of T. gondii, as well as the expression of CC chemokines, MCP-1 and $MIP-1\alpha$, and enzyme, COX-2/prostaglandin $E_2(PGE_2)$ in infected cells via western blot, $[^3H]-uracil$ incorporation assay, ELISA and RT-PCR. The phosphorylation of ERK1/2 and p38 in infected HeLa cells was detected at 1 hr and/or 6 hr postinfection (PI). Tachyzoite proliferation was reduced by p38 or JNK MAPK inhibitors. MCP-1 secretion was enhanced in infected peritoneal macrophages at 6 hr PI. $MIP-1\alpha$ mRNA was increased in macrophages at 18 hr PI. MCP-1 and $MIP-1\alpha$ were reduced after treatment with inhibitors of ERK1/2 and JNK MAPKs. COX-2 mRNA gradually increased in infected RAW 264.7 cells and the secretion of COX-2 peaked at 6 hr PI. The inhibitor of JNK suppressed COX-2 expression. $PGE_2$ from infected RAW 264.7 cells was increased and synthesis was suppressed by PD98059, SB203580, and SP600125. In this study, the activation of p38, JNK and/or ERK1/2 MAPKs occurred during the invasion and proliferation of T. gondii tachyzoites in HeLa cells. Also, increased secretion and expression of MCP-1, $MIP-1\alpha$, COX-2 and $PGE_2$ were detected in infected macrophages, and appeared to occur via MAPK signaling pathways.

Metabolomics reveals potential biomarkers in the rumen fluid of dairy cows with different levels of milk production

  • Zhang, Hua;Tong, Jinjin;Zhang, Yonghong;Xiong, Benhai;Jiang, Linshu
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • 제33권1호
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    • pp.79-90
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    • 2020
  • Objective: In the present study, an liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (LC/MS) metabolomics approach was performed to investigate potential biomarkers of milk production in high- and low-milk-yield dairy cows and to establish correlations among rumen fluid metabolites. Methods: Sixteen lactating dairy cows with similar parity and days in milk were divided into high-yield (HY) and low-yield (LY) groups based on milk yield. On day 21, rumen fluid metabolites were quantified applying LC/MS. Results: The principal component analysis and orthogonal correction partial least squares discriminant analysis showed significantly separated clusters of the ruminal metabolite profiles of HY and LY groups. Compared with HY group, a total of 24 ruminal metabolites were significantly greater in LY group, such as 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid, carboxylic acids, carboxylic acid derivatives (L-isoleucine, L-valine, L-tyrosine, etc.), diazines (uracil, thymine, cytosine), and palmitic acid, while the concentrations of 30 metabolites were dramatically decreased in LY group compared to HY group, included gentisic acid, caprylic acid, and myristic acid. The metabolite enrichment analysis indicated that protein digestion and absorption, ABC transporters and unsaturated fatty acid biosynthesis were significantly different between the two groups. Correlation analysis between the ruminal microbiome and metabolites revealed that certain typical metabolites were exceedingly associated with definite ruminal bacteria; Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, and Synergistetes phyla were highly correlated with most metabolites. Conclusion: These findings revealed that the ruminal metabolite profiles were significantly different between HY and LY groups, and these results may provide novel insights to evaluate biomarkers for a better feed digestion and may reveal the potential mechanism underlying the difference in milk yield in dairy cows.

Proteomic Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii KI-1 Tachyzoites

  • Choi, Si-Hwan;Kim, Tae-Yun;Park, Sung-Goo;Cha, Guang-Ho;Shin, Dae-Whan;Chai, Jong-Yil;Lee, Young-Ha
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • 제48권3호
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    • pp.195-201
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    • 2010
  • We studied on the proteomic characteristics of Toxoplasma gondii KI-1 tachyzoites which were originally isolated from a Korean patient, and compared with those of the well-known virulent RH strain using 2-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE), mass spectrometry, and quantitative real-time PCR. Two-dimensional separation of the total proteins isolated from KI-1 tachyzoites revealed up to 150 spots, of which 121 were consistent with those of RH tachyzoites. Of the remaining 29 spots, 14 showed greater than 5-fold difference in density between the KI-1 and RH tachyzoites at a pH of 5.0-8.0. Among the 14 spots, 5 from the KI-1 isolate and 7 from the RH strain were identified using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and database searches. The spots from the KI-1 tachyzoties were dense granule proteins (GRA 2,3,6, and 7), hypoxanthine-guanine-xanthine phosphoribosyltransferase (HGRPTase), and uracil phosphoribosyltransferase (UPRTase). The spots from the RH strain were surface antigen 1 (SAG 1), L-lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), actin, chorismate synthase, peroximal catalase, hexokinase, bifunctional dihydrofolate reductase-thymidylate synthase (DHTR-TS), and nucleosidetriphosphatases (NTPases). Quantitative real-time PCR supported our mass spectrometric results by showing the elevated expression of the genes encoding GRA 2,3, and 6 and UPRTase in the KI-1 tachyzoites and those encoding GRA 7, SAG 1, NTPase, and chorismate synthase in the RH tachyzoites. These observations demonstrate that the protein compositions of KI-1 and RH tachyzoites are similar but differential protein expression is involved in virulence.

Enhanced Cytotoxicity of 5-FU by bFGF through Up-Regulation of Uridine Phosphorylase 1

  • Im, Young-Sam;Shin, Hea Kyeong;Kim, Hye-Ryun;Jeong, So-Hee;Kim, Seung-Ryul;Kim, Yong-Min;Lee, Do Hyung;Jeon, Seong-Ho;Lee, Hyeon-Woo;Choi, Joong-Kook
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제28권2호
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    • pp.119-124
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    • 2009
  • Anti cancer agent 5-FU (Fluoro Uracil) is a prodrug that can be metabolized and then activated to interfere with RNA and DNA homeostasis. However, the majority of administered 5-FU is known to be catabolized in vivo in the liver where Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) is abundantly expressed to degrade 5-FU. The biological factors that correlate with the response to 5-FU-based chemotherapy have been proposed to include uridine phosphorylase (UPP), thymidine phosphorylase (TPP), p53 and microsatellite instability. Among these, the expression of UPP is known to be controlled by cytokines such as $TNF-{\alpha}$, IL1 and $IFN-{\gamma}$. Our preliminary study using a DNA microarray technique showed that basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) markedly induced the expression of UPP1 at the transcription level. In the present study, we investigated whether bFGF could modulate the expression of UPP1 in osteo-lineage cells and examined the sensitivity of these cells to 5-FU mediated apoptosis.

Peroxynitrite scavengers from Phellinus linteus

  • Jeong, Da-Mi;Jung, Hyun-Ah;Kang, Hye-Sook;Choi, Jae-Sue
    • Natural Product Sciences
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2008
  • Peroxynitrite ($(ONOO^-)$ is a cytotoxic species formed from nitric oxide and superoxide anion, which are highly implicated in the pathogenesis of oxidative stress-mediated diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the scavenging effects of Phellinus linteus on authentic $ONOO^-$, and further phytochemical studies are planned that will attempt to identify the active principles. From the active EtOAc fraction, a mixture of fungisterol and 5-dihydroergosterol (1), a mixture of betulin and 1,2-benzenedicarboxylic acid bis (2-methyl heptyl) ester (2), protocatechualdehyde (3), protocatechuic acid (4), cirsiumaldehyde (5), hispidin (6), caffeic acid (7), phelligridin D (8), uracil (9), gallic acid (10), 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (11), ferulic acid (12), 2,3-dihydroxybenzaldehyde (13), arbutin (14), isoferulic acid (15), guanosine (16), and ellagic acid (17) were isolated, and their structures were characterized based on spectroscopic data. All compounds except 3, 6, 7 and 16 were isolated for the first time from P. linteus. Compounds 3, 4, 6-8, 10-15, and 17 showed potent scavenging activity on $ONOO^-$, with $IC_{50}$ values of $2.06\;{\pm}\;0.10$, $3.45\;{\pm}\;0.57$, $0.71\;{\pm}\;0.05$, $2.78\;{\pm}\;0.36$, $5.42\;{\pm}\;0.26$, $1.13\;{\pm}\;0.02$, $1.82\;{\pm}\;0.17$, $0.91\;{\pm}\;0.19$, $1.59\;{\pm}\;0.09$, $1.88\;{\pm}\;0.07$, $1.22\;{\pm}\;0.37$, and $2.01\;{\pm}\;0.02\;{\mu}M$, respectively, as compared to the positive control, DL-penicillamine, with an $IC_{50}$ value of $5.04\;{\pm}\;0.06\;{\mu}M$.

온천수로부터 분리한 항진균세균의 특성 및 감마선$(Co^{60})$ 조사를 이용한 돌연변이체 유기 (Characteristics of Antifungal Bacterium, Bacillus subtilis YS1 and It′s Mutant Induced by Gamma Radiation)

  • 이영근;김재성;송인근;정혜영;장화형
    • 미생물학회지
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    • 제37권4호
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    • pp.305-311
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    • 2001
  • 다양한 식물병원성 진균을 방제하기 위하여 온천수로부터 1종의 동물병원성 진균과 12종의 식물병원성 진균에 항진균 활성을 갖는 고온성 세균을 분리하였으며 Bacillus subtilis YS1으로 동정되었다. 분리 균주의 감마선($Co^{60}$)에 대한 감수성 조사 결과, $D_{10}$ value는 2.08 kGy로 20 kGy 의 방사선량에서도 생존 가능한 방사선 저항성 균주였다. 방사선 조사를 이용하여 5종의 돌연변이체를 유기하였으며, 이 중 B. subtilis YS1-1009 돌연변이체는 Botryoshaeria dothidea에 대한 항진균 활성의 증가 및 4종의 식물병원성 진균에 대하여 항진균 활성이 감소하는 종특이적 항진균 활성 변화를 나타내었다. 또한 상용농약인 tebuconazole에 대하여 저항성을 나타내었으며 17종의 다른 농약에 대해서도 전체적으로 야생형 균주에 비해 저항성이 증가하였다. B. subtilis YS1-1006 돌연변이체는 copper hydroxide에 저항성을 나타내었으며, B. subtilis YS67 돌연변이체는 항진균 활성이 소실된 tryptophan 및 proline 또는 uracil 및 arginine 영양요구성 돌연변이체였다. 이러한 결과로부터 극한 환경에서 분리한 본 분리균주는 환경친화적으로 진균에 의한 식물병을 방제할 수 있으며 방사선을 이용한 돌연변이체 유기는 기능성 균주의 개량이나 작용기작 연구를 위한 돌연변이체의 획득에 매우 효과적인 방법이라 사료된다.

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생쥐 小腸에서의 Pyrimidine Deoxyribonucleoside 代謝와 CdR-aminohydrolase의 熱抵抗性 (Metabolism of Pyrimidine Deoxyribonucleosides and Heat-resistivity of CdR-aminohydrolase in the Mouse Small Intestine)

  • Kang, Man-Sik;Rhee, Juong-Gile;Cho, Joong-Myung
    • 한국동물학회지
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    • 제17권3호
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    • pp.107-116
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    • 1974
  • 생쥐 小腸의 deoxycytidine-2-$^14 C$ (CdR-2-$^14 C$)와 deoxyuridine-2-$^14 C$ (UdR-2-$^14 C$)의 代謝를 관계酵素의 熱處理에 대한 영향과 관련해서 in vitro에서 고찰하였다. CdR-2-$^14 C$는 CdR-aminohydrolase의 作用에 의해서 먼저 nucleoside level에 급속히 deamination된 후, nucleosidase의 作用에 의해 uracil로 分解된다. 생쥐 小腸에서는 nucleosidase 가 CdR과 CR에는 親和力이 없기 때문에 이들 cytosine nucleoside의 N-pentose 結合을 分解하지 못하는 것으로 보인다. CdR-aminohydrolase는 $80^\\circ C$ 높은 不活性化溫度를 나타냈으며, 이에 반해서 nucleosidase는 $60^\\circ C$에서 不活性化가 되었다. 品種이 다른 생쥐의 여러 組織에 있는 CdR-aminohydrolase는 모두 $80^\\circ C$에서 不活性化됨이 관찰되었으나, 토끼 組織에서는 $80^\\circ C$에서도 不活性化가 일어나지 않는 점으로 미루어 不活性化溫度에는 "屬"特異性이 있는 것으로 짐작된다. 哺乳類의 分化된 組織에서 CdR-aminohydrolase 가 出現하는 生物學的 意味는 주로 分解過程과 有關한 것으로 생각된다. 것으로 생각된다.

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Pseudomonas oleovorans의 pyrimidine nucleotide N-ribosidase의 생성 최적조건 (Optimization of Culture Conditions for the Production of Pyrimidine Nucleotide N-Ribosidase from Pseudomonas oleovorans)

  • Yu, Tae-Shick
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.608-613
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    • 2004
  • Pyrimidine nucleoade N-ribosidase (pyrimidine 5'-nucleotide phosphoribo (deoxyribo) hydrolase/ pyrimidine 5'-nucleotide nucleosidase, EC 3.2.2.10)는 CMP와 UMP를 직접 분해하여 cytosine과 uracil를 생성하는 가수분해효소이다. 본 연구에서는 Pseudomonas oleovorans ATCC 8062의 생육과 pyrimidine nu-cleotide N-ribosidase생성에 미치는 탄소원과 질소원의 영향 및 생육인자 등에 대하여 검토했다. 효소생성의 최적배양조건은 2% fumarate, 1.5% peptone, 5% corn steep liquor (CSL)과 1% ammonium chloride의 배지조성(초기 pH 7.0)으로 $28^{\circ}C$, 48시간 진탕 배양이 양호했다. 효소의 활성은 생육이 최대에 도달하는 정지기 후기에 최대에 도달하며, 그 이후부터 급속히 불활성화 되었다. P. oleovorans의 pyrimidine nucleocde N-ribosidase는 UMP에 의하여 유도 생성되지 않으므로 구성효소이며, 내생효소였다.