• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.45.1-45.7
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• 2022

Food security will be affected by climate change worldwide, particularly in the developing world, where the most important food products originate from plants. Plants are often exposed to environmental stresses that may affect their growth, development, yield, and food quality. Auxin is a hormone that plays a critical role in improving plants' tolerance of environmental conditions. Auxin controls the expression of many stress-responsive genes in plants by interacting with specific cis-regulatory elements called auxin-responsive elements (AuxREs). In this work, we performed an in silico prediction of AuxREs in promoters of five auxin-responsive genes in Zea mays. We applied a data fusion approach based on the combined use of Dempster-Shafer evidence theory and fuzzy sets. Auxin has a direct impact on cell membrane proteins. The short-term auxin response may be represented by the regulation of transmembrane gene expression. The detection of an AuxRE in the promoter of prolyl oligopeptidase (POP) in Z. mays and the 3-fold overexpression of this gene under auxin treatment for 30 min indicated the role of POP in maize auxin response. POP is regulated by auxin to perform stress adaptation. In addition, the detection of two AuxRE TGTCTC motifs in the upstream sequence of the bx1 gene suggests that bx1 can be regulated by auxin. Auxin may also be involved in the regulation of dehydration-responsive element-binding and some members of the protein kinase superfamily.

• 한국의료질향상학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.10-19
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• 2021

Purpose: This study was designed to investigate that the prevalence of Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and occupational environmental factors that contribute to the developing of PTSD in workers who worked in emergency room in Korea. Methods: This study is a multicenter cross-sectional study that was conducted in three emergency rooms. Data was collected by self-response method through questionnaire. The Impact Event Scale-Revised was used to screen the high-risk group of PTSD. Univariate and multivariate regression analysis was used to identify the factors associated with the developing of high-risk group of PTSD. Results: Total 211 subjects responded to the questionnaire. Of these, 170 subjects experienced psychological trauma event (PTE) in the working environment. And 60 subjects classified as high risk group of PTSD, so a prevalence of high risk group for PTSD was 28.4%. Factors related to the high risk group of PTSD were the frequency of psychological trauma events experienced over the past 1 year and the high score of QIDS-SR16. Conclusion: The prevalence of high risk group for PTSD among emergency room workers in Korea is very high. This may adversely affect the safety of patients, so early screening and intervention are necessary.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.414-424
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• 2010

This report describes recent advances in tissue culture, genetic transformation of commercial rose (Rosa hybrida) and in development of new rose cultivars by molecular breeding. Rose is one of major cut-flowers in global horticulture industry. Successful progresses were made in development of new cultivars for pathogen resistant, environmental stress resistant and petal color modification by molecular breeding. New cultivars, however, has not reported yet in korea, although lots of progresses were achieved in each field of conventional breeding, tissue culture and genetic transformation. Cooperation in these research fields will promote screening of useful genes to have specific traits on rose and exploiting of processes to improve in the efficiency of tissue culture and genetic transformation of rose, therefore, we hopefully expect that new rose cultivars by molecular breeding will be released in the near future.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.275-281
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• 2013

Low temperature is one of the major environmental factors that affect productivity including reduced growth and budding of vines, and changes of metabolic processes in grape (Vitis spp.). To screen the specific expression of abiotic stress-related genes against cold treatment in 'Kyoho' and 'Campbell Early' grapevines, expression of various defense-related genes was investigated by RT-PCR and real-time PCR. Among the 67 genes analyzed by RT-PCR and real-time PCR, 17 and 16 types of cDNA were up-regulated, while 5 and 6 types were down-regulated in cold-treated 'Kyoho' and 'Campbell Early' grapevines, respectively. Genes encoding carotene (Cart3564 and Cart4472), chalcone isomerase (CHI), cytochrome P450 (CYP), flavonol synthase (FLS), endo-${\beta}$-glucanase precursor (Glu), glutathione peroxidase (GPX), glutathione-S-transferase (GST), leucine-rich repeats (LRR), manganese superoxide dismutase (Mn-SOD), phenylalanine ammonia lyase (PAL), polygalacturonase-inhibiting protein (PGIP), proline rich protein 2 (PRP2), small heat shock protein (sHSP), temperature induced lipocalin (TIL), and thaumatin-like protein (TLP) were up-regulated, while those encoding CBF like transcription factor (CBF1), chitinase-like protein (CLP), cold induced protein (CIP), glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT), and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) were down-regulated by low temperature treatment in both in 'Kyoho' and 'Campbell Early'.

• 한국생명과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생명과학회 2005년도 국제학술심포지움 The 44th Annual Meeting of Korean Society for Life Science
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• pp.23-36
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• 2005

Bax, a mammalian pro-apoptotic member of the Bcl-2 family, induces cell death when expressed In yeast. To investigate whether .Bax expression can induce cell death in plant, we produced transgenic Arabidopsis plants that contained murine Bax cDNA under control of a glucocorticoid-inducible promoter. Transgenic plants treated with dexamethasone, a strong synthetic glucocorticoid, induced Bax accumulation and cell death, suggesting that some elements of cell death mechanism by Bax may be conserved among various orgarusms. Therefore, we developed novel yeast genetic system, and cloned several Plant Bax Inhibitors (PBIs). Here, we report the function of two PBIs In detail. PBIl is ascorbate peroxidase (sAPX). Fluorescence method of dihydrorhodamine123 oxidation revealed that expression of Bax in yeast cells generated reactive oxygen species (ROS), and which was greatly reduced by co-expression with sAPX. These results suggest that sAPX inhibits the generation of ROS by Bax, which in turn suppresses Bax-induced cell death in yeast. PBI2 encodes nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDPK). ROS stress strongly induces the expression of the NDPK2 gene in Arabidopsis thaliana (AtNDPK2). Transgenic plants overexpressing AtNDPK2 have lower lovels of ROS than wildtype plants. Mutants lacking AtNDPK2 had higher levels of ROS than wildtype. H$_{2O2}$ treatment induced the phosphorylation of two endogenous proteins whose molecular weights suggested they are AtMPK3 and AtMPK6. In the absence of H2O2 treatment, phosphorylation of these proteins was slightly elevated in plants overexpressing AtNDPK2 but markedly decreased In the AtNDPK2 deletion mutant. Yeast two-hybrid and in vitro protein pull-down assays revealed that AtNDPK2 specifically interacts with AtMPK3 and AtMPK6. Furthermore, AtNDPK2 also enhances the MBP phosphorylation activity of AtMPK3 i'n vitro. Finally, constitutive overexpression of AtNDPK2 in Arabidopsis plants conferred an enhanced tolerance to multiple environmental stresses that elicit ROS accumulation In situ. Thus, AtNDPK2 appears to play a novel regulatory role in H2O2-mediated MAPK signaling in plants.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제52권4호
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• pp.458-468
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• 2007

To tolerate environmentally adverse conditions such as cold, drought, and salinity, plants often synthesize and accumulate proline in cells as compatible osmolytes. ${\Delta}^1$-Pyrroline-5-carboxylate synthetase(P5CS) catalyzes the rate-limiting step of proline biosynthesis from glutamate. Two complete genes, MtP5CS1 and MtP5CS2, were isolated from the model legume Medicago truncatula by cDNA cloning and bacterial artificial chromosome library screening. Nucleotide sequence analysis showed that both genes consisted of 20 exons and 19 introns. Alignment of the predicted amino acid sequences revealed high similarities with P5CS proteins from other plant species. The two MtP5CS genes were expressed in response to high salt and low temperature treatments. Semi-quantitative reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction showed that MtP5CS1 was expressed earlier than MtP5CS2, indicating differential regulation of the two genes. To evaluate the reverse genetic effects of nucleotide changes on MtP5CS function, a Targeting Induced Local Lesions in Genomes approach was taken. Three mutants each were isolated for MtP5CS1 and MtP5CS2, of which a P5CS2 nonsense mutant carrying a codon change from arginine to stop was expected to bring translation to premature termination. These provide a valuable genetic resource with which to determine the function of the P5CS genes in environmental stress responses of legume crops.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.122-126
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• 1998

작물들의 염분에 대한 반응을 알아보기 위해 200mM의 NaCl이 들어있는 영양액을 공급하는 사경재배를 통하여 작물들의 내염성을 비교하였고,간척지 토양에 파종하여 작물들의 출현율과 초기생육을 관찰하였다. 작물종 중 내염성이 강한 종은 목화, 보리, 밀, 옥수수 등으로 이들은 200mM의 NaCl이 함유된 영양액에서 고사하지 않고 생육이 가능하다. 그러나 녹두, 완두, 팥, 콩과 갚은 콩과작물이 염분에 특히 약하였다. 작물을 간척지 토양에 파종했을때 건물중의 피해가 가장 심하였고, 출현율, 초장 순으로 염분에 대한 반응 정도가 작았다. 또한 염분 정도가 증가함에 따라 작물체의 엽수도 감소하였다. 공시 작물들의 초장이 50% 저해 되는 염분 농도를 추정해 볼 때 화본과의 벼, 보리, 옥수수는 각각 22.6, 56.9, 40.4ds/m의 EC에서 초장 50% 저해되었고, 콩과 작물인 녹두와 콩은 각각 22.6과 21.7ds/md의 EC에서 초장이 50% 감소됨을 추정할 수 있었다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제17권1호
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• pp.26-33
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• 1998

우리나라 염해지의 식생 현황과 식물의 염분에 대한 내성 정도를 알아보기 위해 본 실험을 수행한 결과는 다음과 같다. 간척지를 비롯한 염해지의 주요 우점초종은 명아주과의 나문재, 칠면초, 해흥나물, 퉁퉁마디와 국화과의 갯개미취 등이었으며 탈염이 진행된 곳에는 부들, 갈대, 갯꾸러미풀 등의 화본과 식물이 우점하였다. 염해지의 우점 초종은 양액에 NaCl을 200mM로 첨가하여 실시한 사경재배에서도 강한 내염성을 나타내어 간척지의 식생과 이들의 내염성과는 일치성을 나타냈다. 내염성 식물인 명아주과의 나문재, 해흥나물, 가는갯는쟁이, 칠면초와 갯개미취 등이 내염성이 강한 식물종이었으며, 마디풀과의 개여뀌, 큰개여뀌, 털여뀌와 국화과의 별꽃아재비, 진득찰 등은 내염성이 매우 약한 종으로 나타났다. 갯벌 간척 후 탈염이 진행됨에 따라 초기에는 명아주과의 나문재, 해흥나물, 칠면조 등이 우점하고 이후에는 갯개미자리, 갯질경, 갯골풀, 갯꾸러미풀 등이 우점하게되고 이후에는 물대, 갈대 등이 우점하게될 것으로 추정되었다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.161-166
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• 2003

순계 분리된 인삼의 우수 계통으로부터 염류내성 계통을 선발하기 위하여 배배양으로부터 유기된 인삼 개체를 염류 종류와 농도별 차이에 따라 엽병의 생장율과 생존율을 조사한 결과 N, P, K 그리고 Na와 Fe의 복합처리구에서는 10배 이상의 농도로 첨가된 처리구 모두에서 엽병의 생장과 개체의 생존율이 전혀 이뤄지지 않는 것으로 나타났으나 K 처리구에서만 다수의 생존개체를 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 Ca 10배 처리구와 Mg 20배 처리구까지는 비교적 엽병의 생장과 개체의 생존이 유지되는 것으로 나타났다. 7가지 염류 모두를 복합처리한 결과에서도 1.25와 2.5배 처리구에서만 약간의 생장을 보였을 뿐 5배 이상 처리한 고농도에서는 생장과 생존을 모두 불가능한 것으로 나타나 인삼의 염류내성 계통을 선발하기 위한 종합염류 농도는 2.5배 수준으로 처리하는 것이 적절하리라 사료된다.

• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.71-84
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• 2014

The full-length heat shock protein 88 (HSP88) complementary DNA (cDNA) of Paecilomyces tenuipes Jocheon-1 was obtained by screening the Paecilomyces tenuipes (P. tenuipes) Jocheon-1 Uni-Zap cDNA library and performing 5' RACE polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The P. tenuipes Jocheon-1 HSP88 cDNA contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 2,139-basepair encoding 713 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence of the P. tenuipe s Jocheon-1 HSP88 cDNA showed 77% identity to Nectria haematococca HSP88 and 45-76% identity to other fungal homologous HSP88s. Phylogenetic analysis and BLAST program analysis confirmed that the deduced amino acid sequences of the P. tenuipes Jocheon-1 HSP88 gene belonged to the ascomycetes group within the fungal clade. The P. tenuipes Jocheon-1 HSP88 also contained the conserved ATPase domain at the N-terminal region. The cDNA encoding P. tenuipes Jocheon-1 HSP88 was expressed as an 88 kilodalton (kDa) polypeptide in baculovirus-infected insect Sf9 cells. Under higher temperature conditions for the growth of the entomopathogenic fungus, mRNA expression of P. tenuipes Jocheon-1 HSP88 was quantified by real time PCR (qPCR). The results showed that heat shock stress induced a higher level of mRNA expression compared to normal growth conditions.