• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2015

고구마는 척박한 환경에서도 생육이 가능한 세계 7대 농작물로 식량뿐만 아니라 사료용, 전분 등의 산업용으로도 중요하다. 최근 고구마는 항산화물질, 식이섬유질 등을 고함유하는 건강식품으로 각광을 받고 있다. 그러나 고구마 유전체 해독에 관한 연구는 고구마의 중요도에 비해 많이 이루어지지 않고 있다. 본 총설의 목적은 고구마 유전체 연구 동향분석을 통하여 유전체 해독 연구의 효율성 증대 및 유용형질 유전자의 실용화 연구를 위한 기반구축을 모색하는데 있다. 최근 NGS 분석을 통한 동식물 유전체해독이 급진적으로 많이 이루어지고 있다. 고구마 유전체 해독의 경우는 다배수성 문제와 이질유전체 문제로 유전체 완전해독 연구가 이루어지지 않고 있으며 반면 전사체 분석 연구는 활발히 이루어지고 있는 실정이다. 최근 2015년 일본 연구자들에 의해 2배체 고구마의 유전체 해독 초안이 보고되었다. 한중일 고구마 연구협의회(Trilateral Research Association of Sweetpotato, TRAS)에 의해 6배체 고구마 Xushu 18의 유전자지도 작성 및 유전체 해독 연구가 2014년부터 이루어지고 있다. 빌게이츠재단(Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)은 사하라사막 남쪽 아프리카지역의 기근과 영양문제를 해결하기 위해 고구마 유전체 기반 분자육종을 위한 분자도구 개발에 관한 프로젝트를 미국을 중심으로 한 컨소시엄을 구성하여 출범하였다. 고구마 유전체 해독과정 중에 분석된 고구마 엽록체 유전체 분석을 통하여 진화학적 해석연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 총설을 통하여 고구마 유전체 해독 연구동향을 살펴보았다. 이러한 연구 동향 분석은 고구마의 생산성 및 기능성 향상 등의 실용화 연구를 수행하는 연구자들에게 최근의 연구현황을 제공할 수 있을 것이며 세계적인 식량, 에너지, 환경문제의 해결에 크게 기여 할 것으로 생각된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.145-153
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• 2007

Elucidation of the roles of circadian associated factors requires a better understanding of the molecular mechanisms of circadian rhythms, control of flowering time through photoperiodic pathways, and photosensory signal transduction. In Arabidopsis, the APRR1 quintet, APRRs 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9, are known as central oscillator genes. Other plants may share the molecular mechanism underlying the circadian rhythm. To identify and characterize these circadian response genes in Brassica crops whose genome was triplicated after divergence from Arabidopsis, we identified B. rapa BAC clones containing these genes by BLAST analysis of B. rapa BAC end sequences against the five corresponding Arabidopsis regions. Subsequent fingerprinting, Southern hybridization, and PCR allowed identification of five BAC clones, one for each of the five circadian-related genes. By draft shotgun sequencing of the BAC clones, we identified the complete gene sequences and cloned the five expressed B. rapa circadian-associated gene members, BrPRRs 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that each BrPRR was orthologous to the corresponding APRR at the sequence level. Northern hybridization revealed that the five genes were transcribed at distinct points in the 24 hour period, and Southern hybridization revealed that they are present in 2, 1, 2, 2, and 1 copies, respectively in the B. rapa genome, which was triplicated and then diploidized during the last 15 million years.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.25-32
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• 2015

Pseudomonas coronafaciens causes halo blight on oats and is a plant quarantine bacterium in many countries, including the Republic of Korea. Using of the certificated seed is important for control of the disease. Since effective detection method of P. coronafaciens is not available yet, PCR and TaqMan PCR assays for specific detection of P. coronafaciens were developed in this study. PCR primers were designed from the draft genome sequence of P. coronafaciens LMG 5060 which was obtained by the next-generation sequencing in this study. The PCR primer set Pc-12-F/Pc-12-R specifically amplified 498 bp from the 13 strains of P. coronafaciens isolated in the seven different countries (Canada, Japan, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Germany, and New Zealand) and the nested primer set Pc-12-ne-F/Pc-12-ne-R specifically amplified 298 bp from those strains. The target-size PCR product was not amplified from the non-target bacteria with the PCR and nested primer sets. TaqMan PCR with Pc-12-ne-F/Pc-12-ne-R and a TaqMan probe, Pc-taqman, which were designed inside of the nested PCR amplicon, generated Ct values which in a dose-dependent manner to the amount of the target DNA and the Ct values of all the P. coronafaciens strains were above the threshold Ct value for positive detection. The TaqMan PCR generated positive Ct values from the seed extracts of the artificially inoculated oat seeds above 10 cfu/ml inoculation level. PCR and TaqMan PCR assays developed in this study will be useful tools to detect and identify the plant quarantine pathogen, P. coronafaciens.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.557-566
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• 2022

The Japanese eel Anguilla japonica is a highly valued research object that is important for aquaculture in Asia, including the Republic of Korea. However, few studies have been conducted analyzing parentage using microsatellite markers derived from the Japanese eel. We acquired Japanese eel genome data using next generation sequencing technology, and constructed a draft genome comprising 1,087 Mbp. Using the Simple Sequence Repeat Identification Tool program, 444,724 microsatellites were identified. Of these, 1,842 microsatellites located in the 3' untranslated region, which are stably inherited, were finally selected. Ninety-six primers were selected to validate polymorphism at these microsatellites, and 9 primers were finally identified for multiplex analysis. Using multiplex polymerase chain reaction with three different fluorescence chemistries, we performed parentage analysis of an artificial Japanese eel population. CERVUS software was used to calculate the logarithm of the odds (LOD) scores and the confidence of the parentage assignments. The results presented here show that 83 out of 85 paternity cases were assigned at 95% confidence to a candidate father and mother with LOD scores ranging from 4.79 to 28.2. This study provided a microsatellite marker-based assay for parentage analysis of Japanese eels, which will be useful for selective breeding and genetic diversity studies.