• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.14-19
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• 2014

This study investigated the effects of protease treatments (trypsin, chymotrypsin, and pepsin) under various pressure levels (0.1-300 MPa) for the characteristics of porcine placenta hydrolysates. According to gel electrophoretic patterns, the trypsin showed the best placental hydrolyzing activity followed by chymotrypsin, regardless of the pressure levels. In particular, the peptide bands of tryptic-digested hydrolysate were not shown regardless of applied pressure levels. The peptide bands of hydrolysate treated chymotrypsin showed gradual decreases in molecular weights ($M_w$) with increasing pressure levels. However, the pepsin did not show any evidences of placental hydrolysis even though the pressure levels were increased to 300 MPa. The gel permeation chromatography (GPC) profiles showed that the trypsin and pepsin had better placental hydrolyzing activities under high pressure (particularly at 200 MPa), with lower $M_w$ distributions of the hydrolysates. Pepsin also tend to lower the $M_w$ of peptides, while the major bands of hydrolysates being treated at 300 MPa were observed at more than 7,000 Da. There were some differences in amino acid compositions of the hydrolysates, nevertheless, the peptides were mainly composed of glycine (Gly), alanine (Ala), hydroxyproline (Hyp) and proline (Pro). Consequently, the results indicate that high pressure could enhance the placental hydrolyzing activities of the selected proteases and the optimum pressure levels at which the maximum protease activity is around 200 MPa.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.261-268
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• 2010

As in the O. mykiss electrophoretic profiles of RNA, the signals of each RNA sample from 9 individual tissues such as liver, muscle, brain, heart, pituitary gland, kidney, intestine, spleen and gill similar to positive control were obtained. The tissue distributions of the complimentary DNA (cDNA) of O. mykiss four genes were analyzed using quantitative real-time PCR with primer sets for tissue expression analysis. In this rainbow trout species, author obtained bands of various sizes, ranged from 700 bp to 1,400 bp. A dissociation curve was made at the end of each run to make sure that there was no non-specific amplification. Supplementarily, the Ct of each DNA was compared. The Ct values of vinculin with rainbow trout tissues were determined in a manner similar to those for agouti-related protein (AgRP) and melanocortin receptors (MC4R I and MC4R II). Further, obtained Cts for standard curve of each DNA were affected by specific product (vinculin, AgRP and MC4R II genes). After several experiments with four individual genes of rainbow trout, author estimated a variation ratio of the mean Ct value of the DNA extracted using the comparative CTt method was 37.27, and the standard deviation was 5.33. The correlation coefficient between the Ct values and the concentration of cDNA was -0.98, -0.99, -0.91 and -0.86, respectively (vinculin, AgRP, MC4R I and MC4R II genes). Since this correlation showed high linearity, the straight line obtained was used as a standard for the O. mykiss tissues reared in aquarium. A PCR efficiency of 100% is ideally achieved when the slopes are close to the theoretical value of -3.31. According to quantification method, the results of quantification are strongly affected by the DNA fragmentation. The size of most DNA fragments obtained from various tissues of rainbow trout used in the experiment was approximately 100 bp. According to the four slopes, an efficiency of nearly 100% was estimated for four genes detection methods. Additionally, further analysis with more individuals and primers will be required to fully establish optimization in rainbow trout.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권8호
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• pp.781-798
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• 2018

Plants have evolved strategies to cope with drought stress by maximizing physiological capacity and adjusting developmental processes such as flowering time. The WOX13 orthologous group is the most conserved among the clade of WOX homeodomain-containing proteins and is found to function in both drought stress and flower development. In this study, we isolated and characterized OsWOX13 from rice. OsWOX13 was regulated spatially in vegetative organs but temporally in flowers and seeds. Overexpression of OsWOX13 (OsWOX13-ov) in rice under the rab21 promoter resulted in drought resistance and early flowering by 7-10 days. Screening of gene expression profiles in mature leaf and panicles of OsWOX13-ov showed a broad spectrum of effects on biological processes, such as abiotic and biotic stresses, exerting a cross-talk between responses. Protein binding microarray and electrophoretic mobility shift assay analyses supported ATTGATTG as the putative cis-element binding of OsWOX13. OsDREB1A and OsDREB1F, drought stress response transcription factors, contain ATTGATTG motif(s) in their promoters and are preferentially expressed in OsWOX13-ov. In addition, Heading date 3a and OsMADS14, regulators in the flowering pathway and development, were enhanced in OsWOX13-ov. These results suggest that OsWOX13 mediates the stress response and early flowering and, thus, may be a regulator of genes involved in drought escape.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.386-393
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• 2014

Possible cross-transmission of hospital-associated enterococci between human patients, medical staff, and hospital environments has been extensively studied. However, limited information is available for veterinary hospital-associated Enterococcus isolates. This study investigated the possibility of cross-transmission of antibiotic-resistant enterococci between dog patients, their owners, veterinary staff, and hospital environments. Swab samples (n=465) were obtained from five veterinary hospitals in Seoul, Korea, during 2011. Forty-three Enterococcus strains were isolated, representing seven enterococcal species. E. faecalis and E. faecium were the most dominant species (16 isolates each, 37.2%). Although slight differences in the antibiotic resistance profiles were observed between the phenotypic and the genotypic data, our antibiogram analysis demonstrated high prevalence of the multiple drug-resistant (MDR) isolates of E. faecalis (10/16 isolates, 62.5%) and E. faecium (12/16 isolates, 75.0%). Pulsed-field gel electrophoretic comparison of the MDR isolates revealed three different clonal sets of E. faecalis and a single set of E. faecium, which were isolated from different sample groups or dog patients at the same or two separate veterinary hospitals. These results imply a strong possibility of cross-transmission of the antibiotic-resistant enterococcal species between animal patients, owners, veterinary staff, and hospital environments.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제8권3호
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• pp.250-257
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• 1988

Bensulfuron에 대표적인 내성군(耐性群)(UCP-28, Chinsurah Boro II, Fukunohama, Fadehpur-2, IR 14252-13-2-2-5)과 감수성품종군(感受性品種群)(HP93(3) FA, HP94(9) FA, Padilabou Alumbis. KH-17854, IR 1846-2841-1)을 공시(供試)하여 종실(種實) 단백질(蛋白質)(SDS-PAGE)과 유묘(幼苗) 동위효소(同位酵素)(malate dehydrogenase, acid phosphatase, peroxidase, esterase: 7% PAGE)의 전기영동(電氣泳動) profile을 분석(分析)하고, bensulfuron 0, $10^{-6}$, $10^{-5}$, $3{\times}10^{-5}M$ 용액에서 생장(生長)한 두 대표 품종(品種)(cv. Chinsurah Boro II와 cv. IR 1846)의 5 일령(日齡) 유묘(幼苗)의 동위효소(同位酵素) profile 변화양상(變化樣相)을 비교(比較)하므로써, bensulfuron에의 내성차이(耐性差異)와 이들 전기영동(電氣泳動) profile 차이(差異)가 갖는 연관성(聯關性)을 알고저 하였다. 결과(結果)를 요약(要約)하면 다음과 같다. 1. 종실단백(種實蛋白)의 전기영동(電氣泳動)으로 16개(個) band를 확인(確認)할 수 있었고, 이를 근거(根據)로 clustering한 결과(結果), 내성(耐性)에서의 M, O, P band가 높게 나타났고 또한 전체 peak 면적(面積)이 크다는 특이성(特異性)에 기인(起因)하여 두 품종군간(品種群間)에 비유사성(非類似性)이 인정(認定)되는 정도(程度)로 분류(分類)되었다. 2. 무처리(無處理)된 유묘(幼苗)의 동위효소(同位酵素) 가운데, peroxidase로는 4개(個) band가 얻어졌고, 내성군(耐性群)의 특이성(特異性)은 D band에서의 활성(活性)이 높은 데 있었다. Malate dehydrogenase는 3개(個) band로 분리(分離)되었고, 내성군(耐性群)만이 A band를 나타내며 B 및 C band도 내성군(耐性群)에서 선명하였다. Esterase는 3~4개(個) band로 구분(區分)되었고 내성군(耐性群)이 A 및 B band에서 높은 활성(活性)을 보였다. Acid phosphatase는 하나의 major band와 2~3개(個)의 minor band로 나타났으며 내성군(耐性群)만은 B band를 갖는 경향(傾向)이었다. 3. Bensulfuron의 처리농도(處理濃度)에 따라, 동위효소(同位酵素) 가운데 peroxidase는 감수성(感受性)에서만 C band의 생성(生成)과 D band의 소실현상(消失現象)이 야기(惹起)되었고, 내성품종(耐性品種)에서는 C band가 나타나지 않았으며, 다른 band에서의 변화(變化)도 없었다. Malate dehyrogenase의 경우, major band인 D, E, F는 감수성(感受性)에서 활성(活性)이 컸고 변화(變化)는 없었으며, minor band인 A, B, C는 감수성(感受性)에서만 민감(敏感)하게 소실(消失)되었다. Esterase는 5개(個) band로 표현(表現)되었으며 내성(耐性)에서는 A, B, C, D 감수성(感受性)에서는 A, B, C, E만 나타났으며, 약처리농도증가(藥處理濃度增加)로 감수성품종(感受性品種)은 A, C, E band의 활성(活性)이 민감(敏感)하게 소실(消失)되었다.

• 한국임상수의학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.212-215
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• 2014

이 연구는 사육황새에 급여하는 먹이(양미리와 전갱이)의 차이에 따른 혈청 단백질 분획의 변화를 평가하기 위한 것이다. 사육황새를 먹이에 따라 두 그룹(그룹 1과 2)으로 나누어 연구를 진행하였다. 그룹 1에는 22마리, 그룹 2에는 29마리의 황새가 포함되었고, 각각 양미리와 전갱이를 급여하였다. 두 그룹에서 전혈구검사, 혈청화학검사, 단백질분획검사(${\alpha}$-, ${\beta}$- 및 ${\gamma}$-글로불린) 및 지단백질 분획검사(HDL 및 LDL)를 진행하고 결과를 비교하였다. 검사 결과 그룹 1에서 ${\alpha}$-글로불린의 감소와 ${\beta}$-글로불린의 증가가 유의적으로 관찰되었다. 그룹 1에서 LDL의 농도는 그룹 2에 비해 유의적으로 증가하였다. 결과적으로 양미리를 급여한 사육황새에서 ${\beta}$-글로불린의 증가가 LDL의 증가에 의한 것임을 확인하였다.