• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.267-273
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• 2013

Multiplex RT-PCR was used to detect respiratory viruses in 5,318 clinical samples referred to the laboratory of a tertiary teaching hospital from December 2006 to November 2010. The acquired data were analyzed with respect to types, ratio, and co-infection trends of infected respiratory viruses. Trends in respiratory viral infection according to sex, age, and period of infection were also analyzed. Of the 5,318 submitted clinical samples, 3,350 (63.0%) specimens were positive for at least one respiratory virus. The infection rates were 15.8% for human rhinovirus, 14.4% for human respiratory syncytial virus A, 9.7% for human respiratory syncytial virus B, 10.1% for human adenovirus, 5.4% for influenza A virus, 1.7% for influenza B virus, 4.7% for human metapneumovirus, 2.3% for human coronavirus OC43, 1.9% for human coronavirus 229E/NL63, 3.7% for human parainfluenza virus (HPIV)-1, 1.1% for HPIV-2, and 5.3% for HPIV-3. The co-infection analysis showed 17.1% of double infections, 1.8% of triple infections. The median age of virus-positive patients was 1.3 years old, and the 91.5% of virus-positive patients were under 10 years old. Human respiratory syncytial virus was the most common virus in children < 5 years of age and the influenza A virus was most prevalent virus in children over 5 years of age. These results help in elucidating the tendency of respiratory viral infections.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.113.2-114
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• 2003

Five pepper-infecting potyviruses, Pepper mottle virus (PepMoV), Chilli veinal mottle virus (CVMV), Pepper veinal mottle virus (PVMV), Pepper severe mosaic virus (PSMV) and Tobacco each virus (TEV), are known filamentous virus and can be infected pepper crops systemically. To understand pathology and genome information of the five viruses on pepper plants, host reactions and sequences were compared to the 5 viruses. Five potyviruses were inoculated onto some typical cultivars of hot peppers and compared their symptoms, and virus accumulations. A set of degenerate primers for potyviruses were applied to 5 viruses and RT-PCR was performed. RT-PCR products containing partial nuclear inclusion b and coat protein (CP) genes were cloned. Then, oligo dT primer and species-specific primer were redesigned to amplify the C-terminal part of CP and 3' noncoding regions of each viruses. Sequences of the viruses were analyzed and compared to serological relationships among the viruses. The data can be useful for screening of potyviruses in pepper plants and pathogen-derived transgenic pepper plant development.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.11-14
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• 1979

짙은 연색의 모자익병징을 나타내는 이병 시금치를 채집하여 Broad bean wilt virus(BBWV)를 분리동정 하였다. 분리된 Broad bean wilt virus (BBWV)를 지표식물에 즙액접종한 결과, 명아주(Chenopodium amaranticolor), 명아주(Chenopodium quinoa) ,잠두(Vicia faba)에서는 접종엽에 국부병반이 나타났고 접종상엽에서는 모자익(전신감염)병징이 나타났으며 꽈리(Physalis floridana), 시금치, 담배 (W.B), 담배 (Nicotiana glutinosa)에는 모자익 병징이 나타났다. 이병시금치로부터 분리한 병원바이러스와 BBWV의 항혈청을 한천내확산법(Agar gel-diffusion test)으로 반응시킨 결과 양성 반응이 나타났다. 이병엽을 Dip법으로 시료를 제작하여 전자현미경에서 검경한 결과 구형의 입자가 관찰되었으며 직경은 25nm이었다. 시금치 재배포장에서 BBWV의 발생분포는 수원, 안양, 대구 진주 등 거의 전국적으로 발생하였다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.36-42
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• 2000

The coat protein gene of iris severe mosaic potyvirus, which was isolated in Korea, ISMV-K, from iris plant was cloned and its nucleotide sequence was determined. The coat protein of the virus contained 252 amino acid residues, including five potential N-glyxosylation site motifs. The coat protein of ISMV-K has 99.1% and 98.4% sequence identities with those of the Netherlands isolate of ISMV (ISMV-Ne) form crocus for the nucleotide and amino acids, respectively. The coat protein of ISMV-K has 50.4% to 60.3% nucleotide sequence identities and 47.3% to 55.7% amino acid identities with those of other 21 potyviruses, indicating ISMV to be a distinct species of the genus. The coat protein of ISMV-K was closely related with bean yellow mosaic virus and clover yellow vein virus in the phylogenetic tree analysis among the potyviruses analyzed. ISMV was easily and reliably detected from virus-infected iris leaves by RT-PCR with a set of the virus-specific primers.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.213-228
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• 2017

Plasmodesmata (PDs) are specialized intercellular channels that facilitate the exchange of various molecules, including sugars, ribonucleoprotein complexes, transcription factors, and mRNA. Their diameters, estimated to be 2.5 nm in the neck region, are too small to transfer viruses or viral genomes. Tobacco mosaic virus and Potexviruses are the most extensively studied viruses. In viruses, the movement protein (MP) is responsible for the PD gating that allows the intercellular movement of viral genomes. Various host factors interact with MP to regulate complicated mechanisms related to PD gating. Virus replication and assembly occur in viral replication complex (VRC) with membrane association, especially in the endoplasmic reticulum. VRC have a highly organized structure and are highly regulated by interactions among the various host factors, proteins encoded by the viral genome, and the viral genome. Virus trafficking requires host machineries, such as the cytoskeleton and the secretory systems. MP facilitates the virus replication and movement process. Despite the current level of understanding of virus movement, there are still many unknown and complex interactions between virus replication and virus movement. While numerous studies have been conducted to understand plant viruses with regards to cell-to-cell movement and replication, there are still many knowledge gaps. To study these interactions, adequate research tools must be used such as molecular, and biochemical techniques. Without such tools, virologists will not be able to gain an accurate or detailed understanding of the virus infection process.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.147-155
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• 1998

Hantavirus is a genus of the Bunyaviridae family consisting following serotype groups: Hantaan, Seoul, Puumala, Prospect Hill, Thailand, Belgrade, Thotta palayam, Sin Nombre. Most of Hantavirus group have been associated with many clinically similar disease known collectively as hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS). Hantaan virus is the prototype of the genus hantavirus, originally isolated from Apodemus agrarius. Bat was found as a natural host for Hantaan virus in Lee's lab for the first time. Then, Hantaan-like virus was isolated Hantaan-like virus from bat. To identify hantaviruses that are present in Korea among bats, bats were collected from Jeong-Sun, Won-Joo, Chung-Ju and Hwa-Cheon area, RNA was isolated from lung and serum. RT-PCR was performed with a universal primer from M segment. Nested RT-PCR was carried out to differentiate Hantaan, Seoul and Puumala virus using serotype specific primers. As we expected, Hantaan viruses were detected in bats and Seoul virus was not detected. Interestingly, Puumala viruses were also detected in bats from Won-Ju, but not in other areas. Puumala virus is originally isolated from Clethrinomys glareolus, and cause light HFRS. Recently, Paradoxomis webbiana, a wild bird turn out to be a reservoir for Puumala virus in Korea. These data indicate that bat is a new natural reservoir of Puumala virus.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.135-141
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• 2004

A filamentous virus was isolated from taro (Colocasia esculenta Schott) showing mosaic and chlorotic feather-ing symptoms in Chuncheon, Gangwon province in 2002. Based on ELISA, its appearance in electron microscope, serological relationships, and RT-PCR using specific primer and nucleotide sequence analysis of the CP gene, the isolated virus was identified as Dasheen mosaic virus (DsMV) and designated as Korean isolated (DsMV-Kr). DsMV was not serologically related to Zantedeschia mosaic virus (ZaMV), which has been reported to infect an Araceae plants. Since the coat protein revealed electrophoretic heterogeneity, about 42 kDa, 39 kDa and 31 kDa by SDS-PAGE, an improved purification method was established for the production of antisera against DsMV-Kr. The purification method used in this study may be effectively applied to the purification of other filamentous viruses.

• 한국시뮬레이션학회논문지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2006

컴퓨터 바이러스의 모델링 및 시뮬레이션에 관한 연구는 주로 네트워크 취약성 분석에 초점이 맞추어져 있었다. 그러나 컴퓨터 바이러스는 생물학적인 관점에서 분석되어 질 수 있다고 생각하여, 인공생명 기술을 이용하여 컴퓨터 바이러스를 분석하였다. 이 연구를 통해 컴퓨터 바이러스로 인해 네트워크에 미칠 영향과 행동 메커니즘을 이해할 수 있을 것이다. 본 논문에서는 인공생명을 이용한 컴퓨터 바이러스의 모델링 및 시뮬레이션 방법론을 제안한다. 이를 통해 컴퓨터 바이러스 백신의 연구에도 영향을 줄 수 있다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.208-213
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• 2002

The human polyomavirus JC virus is the etiologic agent of progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML). As the JC virus early promoter directs cell-specific expression of the viral replication factor large T antigen, transcriptional regulation constitutes a major mechanism of glial tropism in PML. It has been demonstrated that SV4O or JC virus large T antigen interacts with p53 protein and regulates many viral and cellular genes. In this study we founts that p53 represses the JC virus early promoter in both glial and nonglial cells To identify the cis-regulatory elements responsible for p53-mediated repression, deletional and site-directed mutational analyses were performed . Deletion of the enhancer region diminished p53-mediated transcriptional repression. However, point mutations of several transcription factor binding sites in the basal promoter region did not produce any significant changes. In support of this observation, when the enhancer was fused to a heterologous promoter, p53 red reduced the promoter activity about three fold. These results indicate that the enhancer region is important for tole repression of JC virus transcription by p53. Furthermore, coexpression of JC virus T antigen with a p53 protein abolished p53-mediated repression of the JC virus early promoter in non-glial cells, but not in glial cells. This finding suggests that T antigen interacts with p53 and regulates JC virus transcription in a cell-specific manner.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.1361-1367
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• 2007

Nocardiopis sp. 유래의 protein kinase 저해제인 KT5720, KT5926을 사용하여 Vesicular Stomatitis Virus (VSV) 증식에 미치는 세포변성의 억제를 지표로서 연구하였다. 그 결과 CAMP의존 kinase를 저해하는 KT5720, mysion light chain kinase (MLCK)를 저해하는 KT5926이 VSV에 의한 세포변성을 억제시켰다. Protein kinase inhibitor KT5720은 VSV의 증식에 영향을 미치지는 않지만, 세포변성과정은 억제하는 것으로 나타났다. Virus RNA 및 단백질 합성에서 PKA KT5720이 영향을 미치지 않는 것은 virus 증식에 영향이 없는 것으로 나타난다. Virus 증식과정에서 성질이 다른 protein kinase가 관여하는데, 이것은 negative strand virus에 대한 항virus 제 개발에 중요한 역할을 한다고 생각한다.