• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.304-312
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• 2013

The thermotolerant methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha is attracting interest as a potential strain for the production of recombinant proteins and biofuels. However, only limited numbers of genome engineering tools are currently available for H. polymorpha. In the present study, we identified the HpPOL3 gene encoding the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase ${\delta}$ of H. polymorpha and mutated the sequence encoding conserved amino acid residues that are important for its proofreading 3'${\rightarrow}$5' exonuclease activity. The resulting $HpPOL3^*$ gene encoding the error-prone proofreading-deficient DNA polymerase ${\delta}$ was cloned under a methanol oxidase promoter to construct the mutator plasmid pHIF8, which also contains additional elements for site-specific chromosomal integration, selection, and excision. In a H. polymorpha mutator strain chromosomally integrated with pHIF8, a $URA3^-$ mutant resistant to 5-fluoroorotic acid was generated at a 50-fold higher frequency than in the wild-type strain, due to the dominant negative expression of $HpPOL3^*$. Moreover, after obtaining the desired mutant, the mutator allele was readily removed from the chromosome by homologous recombination to avoid the uncontrolled accumulation of additional mutations. Our mutator system, which depends on the accumulation of random mutations that are incorporated during DNA replication, will be useful to generate strains with mutant phenotypes, especially those related to unknown or multiple genes on the chromosome.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제25권8호
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• pp.903-909
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• 2015

LAMP (Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification)법은 PCR를 기반으로 등온에서 autocycling 가닥 변위 DNA 합성에 의존하며, Bst polymerase를 사용하여 진단하는 방법이다. 이것은 대상 DNA의 여섯 개의 배열을 인식하는 4개의 특정 primer의 도움을 받아 단시간 안에 병원체를 식별하는 높은 특이성을 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 LAMP로 수생에서 위험한 병원체인 Vibrio alginolyticus의 특별한 LAMP primer를 제작하였으며, 신속한 진단을 위해 MgSO₄, dNTP, Betaine, Bst polymerase의 최적 반응 조건의 특이성 및 기존의 PCR보다 10배 정도의 민감하다는 것을 확인하였다. 또한, 디자인 되어진 LAMP primer가 다른 Vibrio 종들 중 오직 V. alginolyticus에서만 반응한 것을 확인 할 수 있었다. 본 논문에서는 병원체 세균인 V. alginolyticus의 빠르고 민감한 효과적인 진단으로 양식 질병들을 조기에 발견할 수 있도록 개발하였다.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제25권6호
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• pp.453-475
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• 1998

During the 100 years since the initial discovery of meiotic phenomenon many brilliant aspects have been elucidated, but further researches based on light microscopy alone as an experimental tool have been found to have some limits and shortcomings. By the use of electron microscopy and armed with the advanced knowledges on modern genetics and biochemistry it has been possible to applu molecular technology in gaining information on the detailed aspects of meiosis. As synapsis takes place, a three-layered proteinous structure called the synatonemal complex starts to form in the space between the homologous chromosomes. To be more precise, it begins to form along the paired chromosomes early in the prophase I of meiotic division. The mechanism that leads to precise point-by-point pairing between homologous chromocomes division. The mechamism that leads to precise point-by-point pairing between homologous chromosomes remains to be ascertained. Several items of information, however, suggest that chromsome alignment leading to synapsis may be mediated somehow by the nuclear membrane. Pachytene bivalents in eukaryotes are firmly attached to the inner niclear membrane at both termini. This attached begins with unpaired leptotene chromosomes that already have developed a lateral element. Once attached, the loptotene chromosomes begin to synapse. A number of different models have been proposed to account for genetic recombination via exchange between DNA strands following their breakage and subsequent reunion in new arrangement. One of the models accounting for molecular recombination leading to chromatid exchange and chiasma formation was first proposed in 1964 by Holliday, and 30 years later still a modified version of his model is favored. Nicks are made by endomuclease at corresponding sites on one strant of each DNA duplex in nonsister chromatid of a bivalent during prophase 1 of meiosis. The nicked strands loop-out and two strands reassociate into an exchanged arrangement, which is sealed by ligase. The remaining intact strand of each duplex is nicked at a site opposite the cross-over, and the exposed ends are digested by exonuclease action. Considerable progress has been made in recent years in the effort to define the molecular and organization features of the centromere region in the yeast chromosome. Centromere core region of the DNA duplex is flanked by 15 densely packed nucleosomes on ons side and by 3 packed nucleosomes on the other side, that is, 2000 bp on one side and 400 400 bp in the other side. All the telomeres of a given species share a common DNA sequence. Two ends of each chromosome are virtually identical. At the end of each chromosome there exist two kinds of DNA sequence" simple telpmeric sequences and telpmere-associated sequencies. Various studies of telomere replication, function, and behabior are now in progress, all greatly aided by molecular methods. During nuclear division in mitosis as well as in meiosis, the nucleili disappear by the time of metaphase and reappear during nuclear reorganizations in telophase. When telophase begins, small nucleoli form at the NOR of each nucleolar-organizing chromosome, enlarge, and fuse to form one or more large nucleoli. Nucleolus is a special structure attached top a specific nucleolar-organizing region located at a specific site of a particular chromosome. The nucleolus is a vertical factory for the synthesis of rRNAs and the assenbly of ribosome subunit precursors.sors.

• 한국어병학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.93-101
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• 1993

효모의 RNAI유전자는 RNA processing에 관여 하는지 혹은 RNA transport에 관여 하는지 아직까지 유전자의 기능이 정확히 알려져 있지 않은 실정이다. 효모의 RNAI 유전자의 기능을 파악하기 위한 방법으로 본 연구에서는 rna1-1 mutant gene을 cloning하여 이에 대한 DNA sequence를 조사함으로써 RNAI 유전자와 rna1-1 유전자의 차이점을 이해하고자 하였다. rna1-1 marker를 갖는 yeast strain(R49)로 부터 genomic DNA를 추출하여 이를 BglII로 절단하여 genomic southern blotting을 행한 결과 wild type의 경우와 동일하게 3.4 kb에서 hybridization되는 signal을 얻었으며, RNAl 및 rna1-1이 yeast genome내에 single site로 존재함을 보여 주는 결과를 얻었다. mutant strain으로 부터 얻은 3.4 kb의 BglI fragment를 pUC19의 BamHI site에 subcloning하여 transformant들을 얻었고, wild type RNAl 유전자를 probe로 하여 rna1-1 mutant 유전자를 cloning할 수 있었다. pUC19에 cloning된 RNA1유전자 및 rna1-1유전자로부터 다양한 Ba131유도체를 얻어 이들에 대한 염기 서열을 비교한 결과 transcription initation site에서부터 down stream쪽으로 17 아미노산위치에 TCC가 TTC로 대치되어 있었으며 그 결과 serine이 phenylalanine으로 변환되는 결과를 얻었다. Wild type RNAI gene의 5'-region에는 3군데의 TATA-like sequence가 true TATA box인지 확인하기 위하여 Bal3I deletion에 의해 -103nt까지 deletion된 유도체를 얻었으며 ${\Delta}RNAI$, rna1-1, 81-2-6 clone이 rna1-1 allele와 complementation한지 확인하였으나 ${\Delta}RNAI$은 TS-complementation을 하지 못하였다. 따라서 현재까지 TATA-box라고 알려진 부분은 promoter로 작용하지 못함을 확인하였다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제58권5호
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• pp.490-497
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• 2005

연구배경 : Paraoxonase는 산소유리기 제거효소의 하나로서, 유기인제 화합물의 독소제거에 있어서 중요한 역할을 한다. 본 연구에서는 한국인 남성에서 PON1 Q192R 유전자 다형성이 흡연과 관련하여 폐암발생에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 연구대상자는 조직 병리학적으로 폐암으로 새롭게 진단받은 남성 환자 335명과, 이들과 3세 이내에서 연령을 짝지은 동수의 대조군으로 하였다. 직접면접조사를 통하여 인적사항과 직업력 그리고 흡연력, 음주력 등을 조사하였다. TaqMan 실시간 중합 효소 연쇄반응을 이용하여 PON1 유전자 다형성을 확인하고, 폐암과 흡연 그리고 PON1 유전자 다형성 유형 사이의 상호 관련성을 통계적으로 분석하였다. 결 과 : 흡연과 PON1 유전자 Q/Q형이 폐암 발생 위험도를 유의하게 증가시켰다. 흡연자에서 PON1 Q/Q형인 사람이 Q/R 혹은 R/R형인 사람에 비하여 폐암에 대한 교차비(95% 신뢰구간)가 2.56(1.52 - 4.31)으로 폐암발생 위험도가 통계적으로 유의하게 증가하였다. 비흡연자이며 PON1 Q/R 혹은 R/R형인 사람을 비교군으로 하였을 때, 비흡연자이며 PON1 Q/Q형인 군, 흡연자이며 Q/R 혹은 R/R형인 군, 흡연자이며 Q/Q형군으로 이행할수록 대응비는 모든 세포유형에서 유의하게 증가하였다. 특히 흡연자이며 Q/Q형인 사람은 비흡연자이며 PON1 Q/R 혹은 R/R형인 사람에 비하여, 편평세포암종은 53.77(6.55 - 441.14)배, 선암종은 6.25(1.38 - 28.32)배, 소세포암종은 59.94(4.66 - 770.39) 배 더 잘 생기는 것으로 나타났다. 결 론 : 흡연과 PON1 Q/Q형은 폐암의 위험인자이며, 흡연과 PON1 Q/Q형은 조직학적 유형에 관계없이 폐암발생 위험도를 서로 상승적으로 증가시키는 것으로 판단된다.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 1995년도 Proceedings of special lectures on Molecular Biological Approaches to Plant Disease National Agricultural Science and Technology Institute Suwon, Korea
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• pp.77-96
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• 1995

To obtain basic informations for the improvement of seed potato production in Korea, some etiological properties of potato virus Y(PVY) distributed in the major seed potato production area(Daekwanryeong) were characterized, and the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the coat protein gene of the PVY strains isolated were analyzed. PVY strains in Daekwonryeong, an alpine area, were identified to be two strains, PVYo and PVYN by symptoms of indicator plants, and their distribution in potato fields was similar. Major symptom on potato varieties by PVY was grouped as either mosaic alone or mosaic accompanied with veinal necrosis in the lower leaves. The symptom occurrence of the two symptoms was similar with Irish Cobbler, but Superior showed a higher rate of mosaic symptom than the other. The PVY strain which was isolated from potato cv. Superior showing typical mosaic symptoms produced symptoms of PVY-O on the indicator plants of Chenopodium amaranticolor, Nicotiana tabacum cv. Xanthi nc and Physalis floridana, but no symptom o Capsicum annum cv. Ace. Moreover, results from the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies showed that the isolated PVY reacts strongly with PYV-O antibodies but does not react specifically with PVY-T antibodies. The purified virus particles were flexious with a size of 730$\times$11nm. On the basis of the above characteristics, the strain was identified to be a PVY-O and named as of PVY-K strain. The flight of vector aphids was observed in late May, however, the first occurrence of infected plants was in mid June with the bait plants surrounded with PVY-infected potato plants and early July with the bait plants surrounded with PVY-free potato plants. PVY infection rates by counting symptoms on bait plants (White Burley) were 1.1% with the field surrounded with PVY-free potato plants and 13.7% the fields surrounded with PVY-infected potato plants, showing the effect of infection pressure. The propagated PVY-K strain on tobacco(N. sylvestris) was purified, and the RNA of the virus was extracted by the method of phenol extraction. The size of PVY-K RNA was measured to be 9, 500 nucleotides on agarose gel electrophoresis. The double-stranded cDNAs of PVY-K coat protein(CP) gene derived by the method of polymerase chain reaction were transformed into the competent cells of E. coli JM 109, and 2 clones(pYK6 and pYK17) among 11 clones were confirmed to contain the full-length cDNA. Purified plasmids from pYK17 were cut with Sph I and Xba I were deleted with exonuclease III and were used for sequencing analysis. The PVY-K CP gene was comprised of 801 nucleotides when counted from the clevage site of CAG(Gln)-GCA(Ala) to the stop codon of TGA and encoded 267 amino acids. The molecular weight of the encoded polypeptides was calculated to be 34, 630 daltons. The base composition of the CP gene was 33.3% of adenine, 25.2% of guanine, 20.1% of cytosine and 21.4% of uracil. The polypeptide encoded by PVY-K CP gene was comprised of 22 alanines, 20 threonines, 19 glutamic acids and 18 glycines in order. The homology of nucleotide sequence of PVY-K CP gene with those of PVY-O(Japan), PVY-T(Japan), PVY-TH(Japan), PVYN(the Netherlands), and PVYN(France) was represented as 97.3%, 88.9%, 89.3%, 89.6% and 98.5%, respectively. The amino acid sequence homology of the polypeptide encoded by PVY-K CP gene with those encoded by viruses was represented as 97.4%, 92.5%, 92.9%, 92.9%, and 98.5%, respectively.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제39권6호
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• pp.443-448
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• 1996

xylA 유전자의 프로모터상에서 조절양상을 조사하기 위하여 xylA 유전자의 프로모터(Pxyl)와 lacZ 유전자를 연결한 Pxyl-lacZ 융합 유전자를 제작하여 xylose에 의한 ${\beta}-galactosidase$ 생산의 조절양식을 조사하였다. xylA 프로모터 부위를 분리하여 lac 프로모터가 없는 고복제수의 lac 오페론 백터인 pMC1403에 클로닝시켜 pMCX191을 제작하여 reading frame에 변화가 없는 Pxyl-lacZ 융합 유전자를 만들었으며 이 벡터에서 Pxyl-lacZ 단편을 분리한 후 저복제수 벡터인 pLG339에 클로닝시켜 pLGX191을 제작하였다. 상기 플라스미드들을 xylA 변이주인 DH77에 형질전환시켜 Pxyl-lacZ 융합 유전자에서 ${\beta}-galactosidase$의 발현조절을 조사한 결과 xylose 농도에 따른 유도, glucose에 의한 발현억제 및 cAMP에 의한 억제해제 양상 등이 염색체상의xylA 유전자의 발현조절과 같은 경향을 나타내었다. pMCX191과 pLGX191을 이용하여 유전자 투여 량 효과를 본 결과도 복제수에 따른 차이가 크지 않았다. xylA 프로모터 부위내 조절영역를 추정하기 위해 구조유전자 상류 -209 bp를 포함한 xylA 유전자를 pUC19에 클로닝시킨 pUX30에서 프로모터 부위가 부분결손된 벡터들을 제작하여 결손부위의 염기서열을 확인하였다. 이들 부분결손 xylA 프로모터를 가진 xylA 유전자에서 xylose isomerase의 발현을 조사한 결과, 번역 개시점에서 -166 bp 이상의 영역을 결손시킨 pUX31과 pUX32의 경우pUX30과 비슷한 발현 양상을 보인 반면 -120 bp 이상의 영역을 결손시킨 pUX33과 pUX34에서는 모벡터에 비해 약 30% 수준의 발현을 보였다. 또한 pUX33과 pUX34에서는 xylose 유도시 cAMP에 의한 발현 촉진효과도 볼 수 없었다. -59 bp 이상의 부위가 결손된 pUX35의 경우에는 전혀 xylA 유전자의 발현이 일어나지 않았다. 이러한 결과로 볼때 xylA 프로모터내의 조절부위는 -165 bp에서 -59 bp 사이에 존재하는 것으로 추정되었다.