• 미생물학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.209-214
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• 1991

The PRD1 DNA polymerase is a small multi-functional enzyme containing conserved amino acid sequences shared by family B DNA polymerases. Thus the PRD1 DNA polymerase provides an useful model system with which to study structure-functional relationships of DNA polymerase molecules. In order to investigate the functional and structural roles of the highly conserved amino acid sequences, we have introduced three mutations into a conserved amino acid of the PRD1 DNA polymerase. Genetic complememtation study indicated that each mutation inactivated DNA polymerase catalytic activity.

• 전자공학회논문지CI
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.123-133
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 DNA 시퀀스의 불법 복제 및 변이 방지와 개인 정보 침해 방지, 또는 인증을 위한 DNA 워터마킹에 대하여 논의하며, 변이에 강인하고 아미노산 보존성을 가지는 부호영역 DNA 시퀀스 기반 DNA 워터마킹 기법을 제안한다. 제안한 DNA 워터마킹은 부호 영역의 코돈 서열에서 정규 특이점에 해당되는 코돈들을 삽입 대상으로 선택되며, 워터마크된 코돈이 원본 코돈과 동일한 아미노산으로 번역되도록 워터마크가 삽입된다. DNA 염기 서열은 4개의 문자 {A,G,C,T}로 (RNA은 {A,C,G,U}) 구성된 문자열이다. 제안한 방법에서는 워터마킹 신호처리에 적합한 코돈 부호 테이블을 설계하였으며, 이 테이블에 따라 코돈 서열들을 정수열로 변환한 다음 원형 각도 형태의 실수열로 재변환한다. 여기서 코돈은 3개의 염기들로 구성되며, 64개의 코돈들은 20개의 아미노산으로 번역된다. 선택된 코돈들은 아미노산 보존성을 가지는 원형 각도 실수 범위 내에서 인접 코돈과의 원형 거리차 기준으로 워터마크에 따라 변경된다. HEXA와 ANG 시퀀스를 이용한 $in$ $silico$ 실험을 통하여 제안한 방법이 기존 방법에 비하여 아미노산 보존성을 가지면서 침묵 변이와 미스센스 변이에 보다 강인함을 확인하였다.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2004

두경부 편평 세포암종(HNSCC: head and neck squamous cell carcinoma) 의 발생과 관련하여 p53 종양 억제 유전자 (tumor suppressor gene) 의 돌연변이는 높은 비율로 나타나는 것으로 보고 되고 있다. 단국대학교 병원에서 두경부 종양으로 진단 받고 수술 받은 환자의 조직 50개를 대상으로 p53 종양 억제 유전자의 exon 5-8 까지의 영역에서 DNA를 추출하여 PCR-SSCP(polymerase chain reaction single strand conformational polymorphism) 방법과 DHPLC(denaturing high performance liquid chromatography) 방법으로 p53체세포 돌연변이(somatic mutation)를 비교 분석하였다. 그 결과 SSCP 분석 방법은 16개(32%), DHPLC 분석 방법은 17개(34%) 를 검출하였고 그 중 SSCP와 DHPLC 분석 방법 모두 exon 8번에서 결실(deletion) 형태의 돌연변이를 확인하였으며 최종적으로 자동 염기 서열 분석기(automatic DNA sequencer) 를 통하여 모든 돌연변이를 확인하였다. DHPLC 분석방법이 SSCP 방법보다 분석 시간이나 노력이 덜 소모되며 보다 더 정확한 돌연변이 검출 방법임을 확인하였다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2001

Structural and physical properties of type wild type and various selected mutants of the vnd/NK-2 homeodomain, the protein product of the homeobox, and the implication in genetic disease are reviewed. The structure, dynamics and thermodynamics have been Investigated by NMR and by calorimetry. The interactions responsible for the nucleotide sequence-specific binding of the homeodomain to its consensus DNA binding site have been identified. There is a strong correlation between significant structural alterations within the homeodomain or its DNA complex and the appearance of genetic disease. Mutations in positions known to be important in genetic disease have been examined carefully For example, mutation of position 52 of vnd/NK-2 results in a significant structural modification and mutation of position 54 alters the DNA binding specificity and amity The $^{15}N$ relaxation behavior and heteronuclear Overhauser effect data was used to characterize and describe the protein backbone dynamics. These studies were carried out on the wild type and the double mutant proteins both in the free and in the DNA bound states. Finally, the thermodynamic properties associated with DNA binding are described for the vnd/NK-2 homeodomain. These thermodynamic measurements reinforce the hypothesis that water structure around a protein and around DNA significantly contribute to the protein-DNA binding behavior. The results, taken together, demonstrate that structure and dynamic studies of proteins combined with thermodynamic measurements provide a significantly more complete picture of the solution behavior than the individual studies.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.72-76
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• 2017

Detection of exon 19 deletion mutation in the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene, which results in increased and sustained phosphorylation of EGFR, is important for diagnosis and treatment guidelines in non-small-cell lung cancer. Here, we have developed a simple and convenient detection system using the interaction between G-quadruplex and fluorophore thioflavin T (ThT) for discriminating EGFR exon 19 deletion mutant DNA from wild type without a label and quencher. In the presence of exon 19 deletion mutant DNA, the probe DNAs annealed to the target sequences were transformed into G-quadruplex structure. Subsequent intercalation of ThT into the G-quadruplex resulted in a light-up fluorescence signal, which reflects the amount of mutant DNA. Due to stark differences in fluorescence intensity between mutant and wild-type DNA, we suggest that the induced G-quadruplex structure in the probe DNA can report the presence of cancer-causing deletion mutant DNAs with high sensitivity.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권8호
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• pp.4183-4186
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• 2012

Background: Ovarian cancer is the number one killer among all the gynecological cancers. We undertook association study to identify potential alterations in the genomic DNA of a DNA repair gene, DNA polymerase beta ($pol{\beta}$), involved in base excision repair (BER), in ovarian carcinomas of patients from Haldia, India. Mutations, splice variants have been reported earlier in different tumors other than ovarian tumors. Aim: In this study we explored the possibility of association of any mutation of $pol{\beta}$ (Exon 8) with prognosis in 152 ovarian cancer samples. Results: Alteration in the exon 8 region (Exon 8:468, $A{\rightarrow}C$; 15.1%) was noted among fifty seven polymorphism positive samples. Alteration in the intervening sequence 8 (IVS8, -25, $A{\rightarrow}C$; 3.9%) was also noted. All alterations are heterozygous in nature. Conclusions: We found no significant association among the samples from serous type, stage IV, and the $pol{\beta}$ mutations ($P{\leq}0.01$). Only a slight tendency of association was evident between IVS8, -25, A to C; and stage III. Further analysis with a larger number of samples is needed.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.310-314
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• 1998

DW-116 is a new fluoroquinolone antimicrobial agent with a broad spectrum. In order to elucidate the resistance mechanism to DW-116 in Acinetobacter spp. bacteria, total chromosomal DNA was isolated from 10 strains of Acinetobacter spp. resistant to DW-116. Quinolone resistance determinant region (QRDR) of DNA gyrase gene was amplified by PCR. The 345 bp nucleotide fragment yielded was inserted into pKF 3 which was used as the vector. Comparisons of the DNA sequences of 8 strains with that of the wild type strain revealed a Ser-83 to Leu mutation in mutants and all ten strains contained one silent mutation$(T{\rightarrow}G)$in QRDR. From Acinetobacter MB4-8 strain, DNA gyrase was isolated and purified, through novobiocin-sepharose, heparin-sepharose affinity column chromatography. The enzyme was composed of two subunits and the molecular mass of subunits A and B were 75.6 and 51.9 kDa, respectively. The supercoiling activity of the reconstituted DNA gyrase composed of subunit A from Acinetobacter MB4-8 and subunit B from E. coli was not inhibited by $128{\mu}\textrm{g}$ml of ciprofloxacin. It might be said that one of the resistance mechanisms to DW-116 in Acinetohacter MB4-8 was subunit A alteration of DNA gyrase.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1293-1303
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• 2013

Antibiotic resistance of soilborne Acinetobacter species has been poorly explored. In this study, norfloxacin resistance of a soil bacterium, Acinetobacter oleivorans DR1, was investigated. The frequencies of mutant appearance of all tested non-pathogenic Acinetobacter strains were lower than those of pathogenic strains under minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC). When the quinolone-resistance-determining region of the gyrA gene was examined, only one mutant (His78Asn) out of 10 resistant variants had a mutation. Whole transcriptome analysis using a RNA-Seq demonstrated that genes involved in SOS response and DNA repair were significantly up-regulated by norfloxacin. Determining the MICs of survival cells after norfloxacin treatment confirmed some of those cells were indeed persister cells. Ten colonies, randomly selected from among those that survived in the presence of norfloxacin, did not exhibit increased MIC. Thus, both the low mutation frequency of the target gene and SOS response under norfloxacin suggested that persister formation might contribute to the resistance of DR1 against norfloxacin. The persister frequency increased without a change in MIC when stationary phase cells, low growth rates conditions, and growth-deficient dnaJ mutant were used. Taken together, our comprehensive approach, which included mutational analysis of the target gene, persister formation assays, and RNA sequencing, indicated that DR1 survival when exposed to norfloxacin is related not only to target gene mutation but also to persister formation, possibly through up-regulation of the SOS response and DNA repair genes.

• 대한두경부종양학회지
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.3-10
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• 2002

Background: The molecular pathogenesis of hereditary medullary thyroid carcinoma is well known to be associated with germ-line mutation in the RET proto-oncogene and sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma has been shown to carry somatic RET mutation especially in exon 13 and 16. The aim of this study is to evaluate the genetic background in the pathogenesis of the sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma which shows extremely high incidence in Korea. Materials and Methods: Direct DNA sequencing for RET exon 13 and 16, as well as immunohistochemistrical assay for a monoclonal RET antibody were performed from 20 cases of archival tissues of medullary thyroid carcinoma. Results: Monoclonal RET antibody with C-terminal epitope showed comparatively stronger expression in tumor cells than in normal tissues and immunoreactive area in the tumor was $66.0{\pm}40.1%$. Direct sequencing of RET exon 13 revealed 4 cases of mis-sense mutations in Codon 778, Codon 767, and both in Codon 768 and 778. One case showed a silent mutation (ACG-ACT) in RET exon 16 (Codon 926). Conclusions: The strong RET immunoreactivity of medullary thyroid carcinoma may suggest that there could be a genetic alteration in oncoprotein level. RET proto-oncogene mutation may be involved in the evolutional process of medullary thyroid carcinoma in the aspect of molecular basis.

• Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.164-168
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• 1999

Background: Wilson disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper transport and characterized by degenerative changes in the brain, liver dysfunction, and Kayser-Fleischer rings due to toxic accumulation of copper. Since the identification of Wilson disease gene (ATP7B), more than 80 mutations have been detected among the different ethnic groups. Methods: Twenty three children with Wilson disease were included in this study. They were all diagnosed by low serum ceruloplasmin and increased 24 hour urinary copper excretion with characteristic clinical findings. We analysed WD gene mutation by assessing the nucleotide sequence of exon 7, 8, 9 and 10 including intron-exon boundaries of ATP7B gene from genomic DNA. Results: Arg778Leu mutation was identified in 16 WD patients; three were homozygous and 13 were heterozygous for this mutation. Of the 46 alleles, 19 alleles had a Arg778Leu mutation (19/46=41%). Homozygote patients had neurologic forms of WD. Arg778Leu mutation was not found among 50 normal healthy persons. Conclusion: Arg778Leu mutation is a common mutation in Korean WD gene. Arg778Leu mutation screening might be used as a useful supplementary diagnostic test in some patients to confirm Wilson disease in Korea.