• ALGAE
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.31-41
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• 2024

Acadian marine plant extract powder (AMPEP) and Kelpak are commercial biostimulants derived from brown algae Ascophyllum nodosum. This study was to determine if AMPEP and Kelpak can induce thermal resistance in Pyropia yezoensis. P. yezoensis blades were exposed to different concentrations (control: 0, low: 0.001, high: 1 ppm) of AMPEP and Kelpak at 10℃ for 6 and 7 days, respectively. Those blades were then cultivated in von Stosch enriched seawater medium at different temperatures (10, 15, 20, and 25℃) with 12 : 12 L : D photoperiod and 100 µmol m^-2 s^-1 of photosynthetically active radiation for additional 15 days. Results showed that P. yezoensisreproduced archeospores at 20 and 25℃ at all biostimulant conditions within 15 days. At lower temperatures (10 and 15℃), only AMPEP-treated P. yezoensis reproduced archeospores. P. yezoensis exposed to 1 ppm Kelpak exhibited higher phycoerythrin and phycocyanin contents than control and 0.001 ppm conditions at 15℃. AMPEP-treated conditions showed higher phycoerythrin and phycocyanin contents than control at 10℃. These results suggest that AMPEP and Kelpak may not enhance the thermal resistance of P. yezoensis. However, AMPEP stimulated archeospores release at lower temperatures. The treatment of AMPEP and Kelpak also increased the pigment contents in P. yezoensis. These results suggest that the use of seaweed-derived biostimulants can provide some economic benefits in P. yezoensis aquaculture. The enhancement of archeospores formation by AMPEP at lower temperature may also increase the productivity since Pyropia farming relies on the accumulation of secondary seedings via asexual reproduction.

• Mycobiology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.457-465
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• 2019

MonA is a subunit of a guanine nucleotide exchange factor that is important for vacuole passing and autophagy processes in eukaryotes. In this study, we characterized the function of MonA, an orthologue of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Mon1, in the model fungus Aspergillus nidulans and a toxigenic fungus A. flavus. In A. nidulans, the absence of AnimonA led to decreased fungal growth, reduced asexual reproduction, and defective cleistothecia production. In addition, AnimonA deletion mutants exhibited decreased spore viability, had reduced trehalose contents in conidia, and were sensitive to thermal stress. In A. flavus, deletion of AflmonA caused decreased fungal growth and defective production of asexual spores and sclerotia structures. Moreover, the absence of monA affected vacuole morphology in both species. Taken together, these results indicate that MonA plays conserved roles in controlling fungal growth, development and vacuole morphology in A. nidulans and A. flavus.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.314-322
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• 2020

Interplay between histone acetylation and deacetylation is one of the key components in epigenetic regulation of transcription. Here we report the requirement of MoHDA1-mediated histone deacetylation during asexual development and pathogenesis for the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae. Structural similarity and phylogenetic analysis suggested that MoHDA1 is an ortholog of Saccharomyces cerevisiae Hda1, which is a representative member of class II histone deacetylases. Targeted deletion of MoHDA1 caused a little decrease in radial growth and large reduction in asexual sporulation. Comparison of acetylation levels for H3K9 and H3K14 showed that lack of MoHDA1 gene led to significant increase in H3K9 and H3K14 acetylation level, compared to the wild-type and complementation strain, confirming that it is a bona fide histone deacetylase. Expression analysis on some of the key genes involved in asexual reproduction under sporulation-promoting condition showed almost no differences among strains, except for MoCON6 gene, which was up-regulated more than 6-fold in the mutant than wild-type. Although the deletion mutant displayed little defects in germination and subsequent appressorium formation, the mutant was compromised in its ability to cause disease. Wound-inoculation showed that the mutant is impaired in invasive growth as well. We found that the mutant was defective in appressorium-mediated penetration of host, but did not lose the ability to grow on the media containing H₂O₂. Taken together, our data suggest that MoHDA1-dependent histone deacetylation is important for efficient asexual development and infection of host plants in M. oryzae.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.345-347
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• 2010

A sea star was collected with fishing nets at a depth of approximately 100-160 m in the East Sea and was identified as Stephanasterias albula (Stimpson, 1853) belonging to the family Asteriidae of the order Forcipulatida. This species characterized by having the capability of asexual reproduction by self-division turned out to be new to the Korean fauna. Its morphological characteristics are redescribed with illustrations. Thirty one species of sea stars including S. albula are now recorded from the East Sea of Korea.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.21-29
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• 2014

Robinia pseudoacacia has become invasively naturalized in Japan. We investigated the role of sexual reproduction in the development of R. pseudoacacia riparian forests along the Chikumagawa River in Japan, by using five chloroplast (cpSSR) and seven nuclear (nSSR) markers. We identified eight chloroplast haplotypes and 147 nuclear genotypes from 619 R. pseudoacacia trees sampled in three plots (Plots A, B, and C) and along two line transects (Lines D and E). CpSSR analyses showed that multiple maternal lines were distributed along the river, and that some haplotypes from different populations overlapped. In addition, while Plots A and B were separated by a short distance, only these two plots exhibited genetic differentiation in the haplotypes. In the nSSR analysis, all pairwise $F_{ST}$ values among the three plots were significantly different from zero. Kinship analysis based on nSSR markers revealed that kinship connected many individuals to another individual from the same plot. These results indicate that seed dispersal near to mother trees contributes to the fine-scale genetic structure of R. pseudoacacia riparian forests. Our results indicate that sexual reproduction, in addition to asexual reproduction, is a major contributor to the fine-scale formation of R. pseudoacacia forests.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.47-56
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• 2015

Ailanthus altissima, which is recognized as an invasive tree in the Western world, has been widely observed in Japan. To investigate how A. altissima expanded within-population and to new populations within a region, 446 A. altissima trees were sampled from three separate sites (A, B, and C) including 35 distantly positioned patches, with three chloroplast DNA markers and nine nuclear microsatellite markers. We detected 2, 2, and 3 chloroplast haplotypes in sites A, B, and C, respectively. In addition, 271, 40, and 41 nuclear genotypes were detected in sites A, B, and C, respectively. The clonal richness value was 0.85, 0.78, and 0.53 in sites A, B, and C, respectively. Most trees with the same genotypes were distributed in the same patch, indicating that range expansion by asexual reproduction was limited to a maximum of 45 meters. According to autocorrelation analysis, the extent of nonrandom spatial genetic structure was approximately 0-2 km in sites A and C. KINGROUP analyses showed that 812, 74, and 111 nuclear genotype pairs were detected to have kinship in sites A, B, and C, respectively. Most nuclear genotype pairs were detected within the same patches or sites. These results indicate that the number of A. altissima trees gradually increased from seeds, some of which were produced by trees within sites, meaning that this species could regenerate naturally. This shows the need for the future management of A. altissima as an invasive species in Japan.

• Mycobiology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.61-66
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• 2006

Chestnut blight disease caused by Cryphonectria parasitica is widely distributed throughout chestnut tree plantations in Korea. We surveyed 65 sites located at 9 provinces in South Korea, and isolated 248 virulent and 3 hypovirulent strains of chestnut blight fungus. Hypovirulent strains had dsRNA virus in the cytoplasm, which is one of the typical characteristics of hypovirulent strains. In addition, they showed more characteristics of hypovirulent strains, i.e., suppressed conidiation, reduced pigmentation in colony color, and reduced phenol oxidase activity as well as reduced pathogenicity. Hypovirulent strains, KCPH-22, KCPH-135 and KCPH-136, had a genomic dsRNA band with the molecular weight of 12.7 kb, which is the L-dsRNA of CHV1. They also had a 2.7 kb defective dsRNA band. Single conidia isolated from hypovirulent strains were cultured and various phenotypes and absence of dsRNA bands were obtained from single conidial cultures, which means that hypovirulence transmission is unstable in asexual reproduction and variations in viral heredity by asexual reproduction. Biocontrol trial using hypovirulent strains was also carried out in the chestnut tree plantations, and canker expansion in the treated trees was stopped and healed by callus formation at the margin of the canker. These results show the potentials in successful biocontrol of chestnut blight if the vegetatively compatible hypovirulent strains could be directly used around the canker formed by compatible virulent strains.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.335-351
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• 1992

논에 발생(發生)하는 조류(藻類)의 생태(生態) 및 방제(防除)를 위한 기초자료(基礎資料)를 얻기 위하여 1991년 전국(全國) 논에서 채집(採集)한 녹조류(綠藻類)에 대(對)하여 분류(分類) 동정(同定)하고 주요(主要) 조류(藻類)의 번식생태(繁殖生態)를 구명(究明)하여 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 전국(全國) 논에서 채집(採集)한 녹조류(綠藻類)에는 총(總) 16과(科) 29속(屬) 46종(種)이 동정(同定)되었다. 2. 서산(瑞山) 간척지(干拓地) 담수직파(湛水直播) 논에 대량(大量) 발생(發生)하는 조류(藻類)는 사상(絲狀) 녹조류(綠藻類)(Cladophora)이었으며 분지형(分枝形) 사상체(絲狀體)이고 대량(大量) 발생(發生)한 논에서는 구형집단(求刑集團)으로서 수면(水面)에 부유(浮遊)하고 있었다. 3. 벼 이앙후(移秧後) 수면(水面)에 나타나는 연색(緣色) 수화현상(水花現象)은 주로 부유성(浮遊性) 단세포(單細胞) 녹조류(綠藻類) Chlamydomonas, 부유성(浮遊性) 사상(絲狀) 녹조류(綠藻類) Stichococcus 등(等)에 기인(起因)하였다. 4. 그물말(Hydrodictyon)은 모체(母體)의 각(各) 세포(細胞)로부터 어린 망상체(網狀體) 1개(個)씩이 형성(形成)됨으로써 단기간(短期間)에 많은 개체(個體)로 증가(增加)하는 무성번식(無性繁殖) 주(主)로 하고 있었다. 5. 붓뚜껑말(Oedogonium)의 유성번식(有性繁殖)과 무성번식(無性繁殖) 과정(過程) 및 해캄(Spirogyra)의 유성번식(有性繁殖) 과정(過程)이 관찰(觀察)되었다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.320-324
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• 2017

현대적인 농업기계발달과 그에 따른 집약농업 발달은 토양압축을 야기하고 뿌리에 압박 스트레스를 가하여 생육을 저하시킨다. 뿌리에 압박스트레스를 작용하여 식물 생장발육에 영향과 생식의 변화 양상을 연구하기 위해 Kalanchoe pinnata를 사용하였다. K. pinnata는 잎의 가장자리에서 무성생식이 가능한 체세포 배를 형성하는 것으로 알려져 왔다. Kalanchoe pinnata의 뿌리 압박 효과를 고농도 agar 농도를 사용하여 외부 스트레스 요인에 따른 체세포 배 형성 및 기관분화 경향의 변화를 관찰하고 이러한 현상을 조직학적으로 연구 하였다. 스트레스 요인으로 배양배지에서 agar의 농도를 0.5%에서 1.5%까지의 범위로 조성하여 뿌리에 압박효과를 야기하였고, 이후 K. pinnata의 줄기와 잎 등을 microtechnique 방법으로 조직의 변화를 연구하였다. In vivo에서 K. pinnata는 수분부족 및 과도한 광조건에 의해 잎 가장자리에서 $2^{nd}$, $3^{rd}$ plantlet이 생성이 되는 것을 확인하였다. 기내배양 연구에서 agar의 농도가 낮을수록 개체 수의 증가 및 생체량의 증가가 빠르지만 잎 만곡부에서 plantlet의 발생은 나타나지 않는 경향을 나타냈다. 반면에 agar의 농도가 증가할수록 개체수의 증가가 낮은 경향을 나타났다. 또한 agar 1.5%의 배지에서만 잎에서 plantlet 발생현상이 나타났다. Agar 농도의 차이는 K. pinnata의 뿌리에 스트레스 요인으로 작용하여 무성생식의 양상이 뿌리에서 포기 나누기 방법에서 잎에서 소식물체 형성으로 변화하는 경향을 나타났다. 이는 뿌리 압박 효과가 스트레스로 작용하여 식물 생식 양상을 변화 시킬 수 있게 되는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.39-44
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• 2004

천마의 퇴화 현상을 해결하고 우수한 품질의 종마를 얻을 수 있는 천마 종자의 최적 발아 조건을 조사하였다. 천마종자는 상수리나무 낙옆 배지에서 발아가 가장 잘되었으며, 또한 자연수분보다는 인공수분에서 얻은 종자가 결실률이 높고 안정적이었다. 천마 종자 발아는 생중량 41 mg 이상의 중숙꼬투리나 완숙꼬투리에서 양호하였으며, 파종은 종자 수확 직 후가 가장 좋았으며, 장기 보존 시에는 $5^{\circ}C$ 이하에서 가능하였다. 천마 생육 시 뽕나무버섯균이 천마의 영양원으로 이용되는 것처럼 천마 종자 발아 시에도 균류가 영양원으로 이용되는 것으로 추정된다.