• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.312-317
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• 2009

사상성 모델 진균인 Aspergillus nidulans에 존재하는 forkhead 유전자들의 구조와 기능을 체계적으로 연구하기 위해 유전체 분석을 통해 forkhead 도메인을 가지고 있는 6개의 forkhead 유전자를 발견하였다. 이들 중 4개의 유전자들은 다른 진균에서 발견되는 forkhead 유전자들과 전반적인 유사성이 있었으나, 2개의 유전자들은 다른 종에서는 보존되어있지 않은 A. nidulans 특이적인 유전자들이었다. A. nidulans 특이적 forkhead 유전자들 중 하나인 fkhF(AN8949.2) 유전자는 염색체 7번에 위치하고 있고, ORF는 2,337 bp로 구성되어 있으며 778개의 아미노산을 암호화하고 있는 것으로 추정되었다. 예상되는 FkhF 단백질의 N-말단 부위에 보존된 forkhead 도메인을 가지고 있었으며, 이 유전자의 기능을 분석하기 위해 유전자제거 돌연변이 균주를 제조하였다. fkhF 유전자 결손돌연변이주는 유성분화 유도 조건 등을 포함한 여러 고체배지 배양 조건에서 유성분화에는 영향을 미치지 않았으나 무성포자병(conidiophore)의 생성 밀도와 성숙도에 영향을 주는 것으로 관찰되었고, 야생형과 달리 진탕배양시에 무성포자병을 형성함이 관찰되었다. 이는 fkhF 유전자가 A. nidulans의 부적절한 무성분화를 억제하고 정상적인 무성포자 성숙과정에 관여하는 유전자라는 것을 보여준다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2006

본 연구는 Penibacillus polymyxa 균주의 CFTase 유전자를 결손 변이시킨 고효율 효소 CFT108을 이용하여 cyclofructan (CF)의 대량생산 조건을 검토하고 생산된 CF의 순수 분리 정제 공정을 개발하였다. CF의 대량생산 조건은 $2\%$의 inulin 기질과 40 unit/g inulin의 기질에서 3시간 반응시켰을 때 최대 생산량 9.5 g/l의 수율을 달성할 수 있었으며, 이때의 in-ulin의 CF 전환율은 $47.5\%$였다. 생산된 CF를 순수 분리 정제하기 위해서 CFTase 반응액 을 exoinulinase 1 unit/ml로 6시간 처리하여 미 반응 inulin을 단당화시켰으며, 유리된 fructose는 $3\%$ CaO로 $CO_2$가스 하에서 $80^{\circ}C$, 10분간 3회 흡착제거 시킴으로써 순수 정제하였다. 정제된 CF를 HPLC로 확인한 결과 정제도는 $95\%$ 이상이였으며, $CF_6,\;CF_7,\;CF_8$ 비율이 72 : 27 : 1 이였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.1216-1226
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• 2015

GlxR is considered as a global transcriptional regulator controlling a large number of genes having broad physiological aspects in Corynebacterium glutamicum. However, the expression profile revealing the transcriptional control of glxR has not yet been studied in detail. DNA affinity chromatography experiments revealed the binding of transcriptional regulators SucR, RamB, GlxR, and a GntR-type protein (hereafter denoted as GntR3) to the upstream region of glxR. The binding of different regulators to the glxR promoter was confirmed by EMSA experiments. The expression of glxR was analyzed in detail under various carbon sources in the wild-type and different mutant strains. The sucR and gntR3 deletion mutants showed decreased glxR promoter activities, when compared with the wild type, irrespective of the carbon sources. The promoter activity of glxR was derepressed in the ramB deletion mutant under all the tested carbon sources. These results indicate that SucR and GntR3 are acting as activators of GlxR, while RamB plays a repressor. As expected, the expression of glxR in the cyaB and glxR deletion mutants was derepressed under different media conditions, indicating that GlxR is autoregulated.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권10호
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• pp.1324-1329
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• 2012

Phosphomannomutase (ManB) is involved in the biosynthesis of GDP-mannose, which is vital for numerous processes such as synthesis of carbohydrates, production of alginates and ascorbic acid, and post-translational modification of proteins. Here, we discovered that a deletion mutant of manB (BG101) in Streptomyces coelicolor (S. coelicolor) showed higher sensitivity to bacteriostatic chloramphenicol (CM) than the wild-type strain (M145), along with decreased production of CM metabolites. Deletion of manB also decreased the mRNA expression level of drug efflux pumps (i.e., cmlR1 and cmlR2) in S. coelicolor, resulting in increased sensitivity to CM. This is the first report on changes in antibiotic sensitivity to CM by deletion of one glycolysis-related enzyme in S. coelicolor, and the results suggest different approaches for studying the antibiotic-resistant mechanism and its regulation.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제59권1호
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• pp.44-51
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• 2016

Objective : Malignant gliomas with neuronal marker expression (MGwNM) are rare and poorly characterized. Increasingly diverse types of MGwNM have been described and these reported cases underscore the dilemmas in the classification and diagnosis of those tumors. The aim of this study is to provide additional insights into MGwNM and present the clinicopathological features of 18 patients. Methods : We reviewed the medical records of 18 patients diagnosed as MGwNM at our institute between January 2006 and December 2012. Macroscopic total resection was performed in 11 patients (61%). We evaluated the methylation status of $O^6$-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) and expression of isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH-1) in all cases, and deletions of 1p and 19q in available cases. Results : The estimated median overall survival was 21.2 months. The median progression-free survival was 6.3 months. Six patients (33%) had MGMT methylation but IDH1 mutation was found in only one patient (6%). Gene analysis for 1p19q performed in nine patients revealed no deletion in six, 19q deletion only in two, and 1p deletion only in one. The extent of resection was significantly correlated with progression free survival on both univariate analysis and multivariate analysis (p=0.002 and p=0.013, respectively). Conclusion : In this study, the overall survival of MGwNM was not superior to glioblastoma. The extent of resection has a significant prognostic impact on progression-free survival. Further studies of the prognostic factors related to chemo-radio therapy, similar to studies with glioblastoma, are mandatory to improve survival.

• 정보보호학회논문지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.1607-1621
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• 2018

공신력 있는 거래체결을 보장하고 그 거래정보의 위변조를 용납할 수 없는 금융산업은 지금까지 전통적인 중앙집중형 원장 관리 방식을 신봉해 왔다. 그러나 블록체인 기술은 오히려 그동안 상식적으로 안전하지 않다고 여겨 왔던 탈중앙화를 강점으로 내세우면서 더욱 신뢰할 수 있는 거래의 합의방식과 데이터의 무결성 보장을 통해 세계의 금융 산업과 IT세상에 파장을 일으키고 있다. 그렇지만 블록체인 내 블록정보의 비가역성 및 블록체인 참여자간 블록의 공유와 같은 블록체인의 고유한 특성은 개인정보 보호법제와의 충돌을 피할 수 없는 상황이다. 본 연구에서는 블록체인의 이 특성들을 중심으로 개인정보의 삭제와 제3자 제공 관련한 문제점을 살펴보고 블록체인 기술 활용을 위한 개인정보 보호법제 개선방향 및 적용 가능한 블록체인의 기술적 대안을 제시하고자 한다.

• 방송공학회논문지
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• 제23권6호
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• pp.886-895
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• 2018

본 논문에서는 동영상의 압축 과정에서 발생하는 규칙성을 이용하여 동영상의 조작 여부를 검출하는 기법에 대해 소개한다. 제안방식은 동영상의 이중 압축과 일부 영상의 조작에 의해 잃어버린 계층적 규칙성을 이용한다. 이러한 불규칙성을 추출하기 위해 HEVC의 기본 단위인 CU와 TU의 분할정보를 이용한다. 성능 향상을 위해 지역적인 정보를 활용하여 CU와 TU의 분할 지도를 제작한 뒤, GoP 단위로 묶어 입력 데이터를 제작한다. 효과적인 분류를 위하여 3차원 합성곱 신경망을 이용하여 동영상의 이중 압축 및 조작 여부를 판단한다. 실험 결과, 기존의 기계학습 알고리즘을 이용한 연구 결과에 비해 더욱 효과적으로 동영상의 조작 여부를 판단함을 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.1288-1298
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• 2019

Bacterial ATP synthases drive ATP synthesis by a rotary mechanism, and play a vital role in physiology and cell metabolism. Corynebacterium glutamicum is well known as an industrial workhorse for amino acid production, and its ATP synthase operon contains eight structural genes and two adjacent genes, cg1360 and cg1361. So far, the physiological functions of Cg1360 (GenBank CAF19908) and Cg1361 (GenBank CAF19909) remain unclear. Here, we showed that Cg1360 was a hydrophobic protein with four transmembrane helices (TMHs), while no TMH was found in Cg1361. Deletion of cg1360, but not cg1361, led to significantly reduced cell growth using glucose and acetic acid as carbon sources, reduced F1 portions in the membrane, reduced ATP-driven proton-pumping activity and ATPase activity, suggesting that Cg1360 plays an important role in ATP synthase function. The intracellular ATP concentration in the ${\Delta}cg1360$ mutant was decreased to 72% of the wild type, while the NADH and NADPH levels in the ${\Delta}cg1360$ mutant were increased by 29% and 26%, respectively. However, the ${\Delta}cg1361$ mutant exhibited comparable intracellular ATP, NADH and NADPH levels with the wild-type strain. Moreover, the effect of cg1360 deletion on L-valine production was examined in the L-valine-producing V-10 strain. The final production of L-valine in the $V-10-{\Delta}cg1360$ mutant reached $9.2{\pm}0.3g/l$ in shake flasks, which was 14% higher than that of the V-10 strain. Thus, Cg1360 can be used as an effective engineering target by altering energy metabolism for the enhancement of amino acid production in C. glutamicum.

• BLOOD RESEARCH
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.276-280
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• 2018

Background Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) exhibits profound heterogeneity in its clinical course. Its clinicohematological and cytogenetic features play a significant role in determining the clinical course and in predicting the treatment response and prognosis. In this context, 17p deletion is known to predict a poor prognosis, as these cases are refractory to conventional therapy. This study aimed to evaluate the clinicohematological characteristics, outcomes, and prognostic factors among CLL patients with and without del 17p in Pakistan. Methods This prospective observational study was conducted at the Department of Haematology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (Rawalpindi, Pakistan) between January 2013 and December 2017. Patients were diagnosed based on the International Workshop on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia IWCLL criteria, their clinicohematological parameters were recorded, and cytogenetic analyses were performed. The time from diagnosis to treatment and the 2-year overall survival rate were also evaluated. Results We evaluated 130 CLL cases, including 24 patients (18.5%) with del 17p, who included 18 men (75%) and 6 women (25%). The median age was 68 years. Binet stage C was detected at the presentation in 16 patients (67%). Treatment was administered to 14 patients (70%) at a median interval of 11 months (range, 0-28 mo) after diagnosis. The overall response rate was 64.3%, the median event-free survival was 9 months (range, 1-23 mo), and the 2-year overall survival rate was 65%. Conclusion Del 17p is relatively common in Pakistan, and patients harboring this deletion had poor treatment response and survival outcomes.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.115-122
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• 2021

Phenol-soluble modulins (PSMs) are responsible for regulating biofilm formation, persister cell formation, pmtR expression, host cell lysis, and anti-bacterial effects. To determine the effect of psm deletion on methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, we investigated psm deletion mutants including Δpsmα, Δpsmβ, and Δpsmαβ. These mutants exhibited increased β-lactam antibiotic resistance to ampicillin and oxacillin that was shown to be caused by increased N-acetylmannosamine kinase (nanK) mRNA expression, which regulates persister cell formation, leading to changes in the pattern of phospholipid fatty acids resulting in increased anteiso-C15:0, and increased membrane hydrophobicity with the deletion of PSMs. When synthetic PSMs were applied to Δpsmα and Δpsmβ mutants, treatment of Δpsmα with PSMα1-4 and Δpsmβ with PSMβ1-2 restored the sensitivity to oxacillin and slightly reduced the biofilm formation. Addition of a single fragment showed that α1, α2, α3, and β2 had an inhibiting effect on biofilms in Δpsmα; however, β1 showed an enhancing effect on biofilms in Δpsmβ. This study demonstrates a possible reason for the increased antibiotic resistance in psm mutants and the effect of PSMs on biofilm formation.