• Bioinformatics and Biosystems
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.99-102
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• 2006

BLAST(Basic Local Alignment Search Tool)는 서열 데이터베이스 탐색을 위하여 가장 많이 사용되는 프로그램이다. 전체 서열간의 최적 글로벌 정렬을 수행하는 대신에 지역적 유사성이 있는 부분을 찾아 서열 짝짓기를 수행하는 특징을 갖는다. 일반적인 연구자들은 서열 상동성 검색을 위해 NCBI에 접속하여 웹 브라우저를 통해 온라인으로 BLAST를 수행하게 되는데, 이 경우 사용자 각각의 네트워크 환경이나 입력할 데이터양에 따른 검색속도의 지연 및 제한 등과 같은 여러 문제에 부딪히게 되고, 또한 보안유지가 필요한 서열 데이터의 유출 가능성이 존재한다. 그러므로 대량의 서열 데이터에 대하여 빠르고 안전하게 BLAST 상동성 검색이 가능한 Local BLAST 검색 시스템의 필요성이 증대되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 NCBI의 Genbank에서 공개된 동물의 발현 유전자 단편들(ESTs)에 대한 데이터를 이용하여 소, 돼지, 닭, 등의 경제형질과 연관된 유용 유전자만을 추출하여 이들만으로 구성된 새로운 데이터베이스를 구축하였고, 또한 이들을 사용할 수 있는 새로운 검색시스템을 개발하였다 자체 제작한 Perl script를 사용하여 필요한 데이터를 축종별로 추출 하여 새로운 DB를 구축하였으며 이 속에는 소의 경우 650,046개, 돼지의 경우 368,120개, 닭의 경우 693,005개의 발현 유전자 단편들(ESTs)이 포함된다. 또한 이들 DB 분석이 가능한 Local Animal BLAST Web 검색시스템(http://bioinfo.kohost.net)을 고성능 병렬 PC Cluster 시스템과 연동하도록 자체 구축함으로써 본 시스템이 보다 효율적인 생물정보학 연구수행이 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.9-16
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• 2001

Characterization of a single pass of cDNA sequence, an expressed sequence tag (EST) has been a fast growing activity in fish genomics. Despite its relatively short history, fish EST databases (dbESTs) have already begun to play a significant role in bridging the gaps in our knowledge on the gene expression in fish genome. This review provides a brief description of the technology for establishing fish dbESTs, its current status, and implication of the ESTs to aquaculture and fisheries science with particular emphasis on the discovery of novel genes for transgenic application, the use of polymorphic EST markers in genetic linkage mapping and the evaluation of signal-responsive gene expression.

• BMB Reports
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.238-243
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• 2011

We generated 16,993 expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from two libraries containing full-length cDNAs from the brain and liver of the Korean Jindo dog. An additional 365,909 ESTs from other dog breeds were identified from the NCBI dbEST database, and all ESTs were clustered into 28,514 consensus sequences using StackPack. We selected the 7,305 consensus sequences that could be assembled from at least five ESTs and estimated that 12,533 high-quality single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) were present in 97,835 putative SNPs from the 7,305 consensus sequences. We identified 58 Jindo dog-specific SNPs in comparison to other breeds and predicted seven synonymous SNPs and ten non-synonymous SNPs. Using PolyPhen, a program that predicts changes in protein structure and potential effects on protein function caused by amino acid substitutions, three of the non-synonymous SNPs were predicted to result in changes in protein function for proteins expressed by three different genes (TUSC3, ITIH2, and NAT2).

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.287-303
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• 2007

Expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and differentially expressed cDNAs from the self-fertilizing fish, Kryptolebias marmoratus were mined to develop alternative biomarkers for endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs). 1,577 K. marmoratus cDNA clones were randomly sequenced from the 5'-end. These clones corresponded to 1,518 and 1,519 genes in medaka dbEST and zebrafish dbEST, respectively. Of the matched genes, 197 and 115 genes obtained Unigene IDs in medaka dbEST and zebrafish dbEST, respectively. Many of the annotated genes are potential biomarkers for environmental stresses. In a differential display reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (DD RT-PCR) study, 56 differential expressed genes were obtained from fish liver exposed to bisphenol A. Of these, 16 genes were identified after BLAST search to GenBank, and the annotated genes were mainly involved in catalytic activity and binding. The expression patterns of these 16 genes were validated by real-time RT-PCR of liver tissue from fish exposed to bisphenol A. Our findings suggest that expression of these 16 genes is modulated by endocrine disrupting chemicals, and therefore that they are potential biomarkers for environmental stress including EDCs exposure.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.103-107
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• 2009

The genus Acanthamoeba can cause severe infections such as granulomatous amebic encephalitis and amebic keratitis in humans. However, little genomic information of Acanthamoeba has been reported. Here, we constructed Acanthamoeba expressed sequence tags (EST) database (Acanthamoeba EST DB) derived from our 4 kinds of Acanthamoeba cDNA library. The Acanthamoeba EST DB contains 3,897 EST generated from amebae under various conditions of long term in vitro culture, mouse brain passage, or encystation, and downloaded data of Acanthamoeba from National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) and Taxonomically Broad EST Database (TBestDB). The almost reported eDNA/genomic sequences of Acanthamoeba provide stand alone BLAST system with nucleotide (BLAST NT) and amino acid (BLAST AA) sequence database. In BLAST results, each gene links for the significant information including sequence data, gene orthology annotations, relevant references, and a BlastX result. This is the first attempt for construction of Acanthamoeba database with genes expressed in diverse conditions. These data were integrated into a database (http://www. amoeba.or.kr).

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.341-347
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• 2011

Acanthamoeba infection is difficult to treat because of the resistance property of Acanthamoeba cyst against the host immune system, diverse antibiotics, and therapeutic agents. To identify encystation mediating factors of Acanthamoeba, we compared the transcription profile between cysts and trophozoites using microarray analysis. The DNA chip was composed of 12,544 genes based on expressed sequence tag (EST) from an Acanthamoeba ESTs database (DB) constructed in our laboratory, genetic information of Acanthamoeba from TBest DB, and all of Acanthamoeba related genes registered in the NCBI. Microarray analysis indicated that 701 genes showed higher expression than 2 folds in cysts than in trophozoites, and 859 genes were less expressed in cysts than in trophozoites. The results of real-time PCR analysis of randomly selected 9 genes of which expression was increased during cyst formation were coincided well with the microarray results. Eukaryotic orthologous groups (KOG) analysis showed an increment in T article (signal transduction mechanisms) and O article (posttranslational modification, protein turnover, and chaperones) whereas significant decrement of C article (energy production and conversion) during cyst formation. Especially, cystein proteinases showed high expression changes (282 folds) with significant increases in real-time PCR, suggesting a pivotal role of this proteinase in the cyst formation of Acanthamoeba. The present study provides important clues for the identification and characterization of encystation mediating factors of Acanthamoeba.