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GSnet: An Integrated Tool for Gene Set Analysis and Visualization

  • Choi, Yoon-Jeong;Woo, Hyun-Goo;Yu, Ung-Sik
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • v.5 no.3
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    • pp.133-136
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    • 2007
  • The Gene Set network viewer (GSnet) visualizes the functional enrichment of a given gene set with a protein interaction network and is implemented as a plug-in for the Cytoscape platform. The functional enrichment of a given gene set is calculated using a hypergeometric test based on the Gene Ontology annotation. The protein interaction network is estimated using public data. Set operations allow a complex protein interaction network to be decomposed into a functionally-enriched module of interest. GSnet provides a new framework for gene set analysis by integrating a priori knowledge of a biological network with functional enrichment analysis.

Hybrid Fungal Genome Annotation Pipeline Combining ab initio, Evidence-, and Homology-based gene model evaluation

  • Min, Byoungnam;Choi, In-Geol
    • 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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    • 2018.05a
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    • pp.22-22
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    • 2018
  • Fungal genome sequencing and assembly have been trivial in these days. Genome analysis relies on high quality of gene prediction and annotation. Automatic fungal genome annotation pipeline is essential for handling genomic sequence data accumulated exponentially. However, building an automatic annotation procedure for fungal genomes is not an easy task. FunGAP (Fungal Genome Annotation Pipeline) is developed for precise and accurate prediction of gene models from any fungal genome assembly. To make high-quality gene models, this pipeline employs multiple gene prediction programs encompassing ab initio, evidence-, and homology-based evaluation. FunGAP aims to evaluate all predicted genes by filtering gene models. To make a successful filtering guide for removal of false-positive genes, we used a scoring function that seeks for a consensus by estimating each gene model based on homology to the known proteins or domains. FunGAP is freely available for non-commercial users at the GitHub site (https://github.com/CompSynBioLab-KoreaUniv/FunGAP).

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Targeted Polymeric Gene Delivery for Anti-angiogenic Tumor Therapy

  • Kim, Won-Jong;Kim, Sung-Wan
    • Macromolecular Research
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    • v.15 no.2
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    • pp.100-108
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    • 2007
  • Gene therapy has become a promising strategy for the treatment of genetically based diseases, such as cancer, which are currently considered incurable. A major obstacle in the field of cancer gene therapy is the development of a safe and efficient delivery system for therapeutic gene transfer. Non-viral vectors have attracted great interest, as they are simple to prepare, stable, easy to modify and relatively safe compared to viral vectors. In this review, an insight into the strategies developed for polyethylenimine (PEI)-based non-viral vectors has been provide, including improvement of the polyplex properties by incorporating hydrophilic spacer, poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG). Moreover, this review will summarize the strategies for the tumor targeting. Specifically, a targeted polymeric gene delivery system, PEI-g-PEG-RGD, will be introduced as an efficient gene delivery vector for tumor therapy, including its functional analysis both in vitro and in vivo.

Regulation Mechanism of Soybean Storage Protein Gene Expression (대두 저장단백질 유전자의 발현 조절 메카니즘)

  • 최양도;김정호
    • Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1987.07a
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    • pp.283-307
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    • 1987
  • Glycinin and $\beta$-conglycinin are the most abundant storage protein in soybean. These proteins are known to be synthesized predominantly during germination and cell expansion phase of seed development for short period, and synthesized not in other tissues. Genes encoding these storage proteins are useful system to study the mechanism of development stage and tissue specific gene expression in eukaryotes, especially plants, at the molecular level. The cDNA and genomic clones coding for glycinin have been isolated and regulation mechanism of the gene expression has been studied. Initially, development and tissue-specific expression of the glycinin gene is regulated at the level of transcription. Post-transcriptional processing is also responsible for delayed accumulation of the mRNA. Translational control of the storage protein gene has not been reported. Post-translational modification is another strategic point to regulate the expression of the gene. It is possible to identify positive and/or negative reguratory clements in vivo by producing transgenic plants agter gene manipulation. Elucidation of activation and repression mechanism of soybean storage protein genes will contribute to the understanding of the other plant and eukaryotic genes at molecular level.

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Cloning of Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/oxygenase Large Subunit(rbcL) Gene from Korean Ginseng (Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) (고려인삼(Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer) Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate Carboxylase/oxygenase Large Subunit(rbct) Gene의 Cloning)

  • 이정헌;임용표
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.51-55
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    • 1995
  • The DNA fragment containing ginseng ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxytase/oxygenase large subunit(rbcL) gene was cloned from the ginseng chloroplast EcoRl library by colony lift hybridization with tobacco rbcL gene probe. From the screened clone, the DNA fragment containing ginseng rbcL gene was digested with several restriction enzyme and analyzed by Southern blot hybridization for the construction of restriction map. The ginseng rbcL gene fragment was subcloned in pBluescript II SK + vector and sequence analysis was performed. The nucleotide sequence of ginseng rbcL gene was compared with those of petunia, tobacco, alfalfa, rice and barley, which showed a homology of 93.1%, 95.2%, 90.5%, 85.5% and 84.3%, respectively.

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Linkage Disequilibrium (LD) Mapping and Tagging SNP Selection of C-Fos Induced Growth Factor (Figf) Gene in Korean Population

  • Kim, Sook;Yoo, Yeon-Kyung;Jang, Hye-Yoon;Shin, Eun-Soon;Cho, Eun-Young;Kim, Eu-Gene;NamKung, Jung-Hyun;Yang, Jun-Mo;Lee, Jong-Eun
    • Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.7-10
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    • 2006
  • We performed comprehensive SNP validation and linkage disequilibrium (LD) analysis of the c-fos induced growth factor (Figf) gene in Korean population. Out of 32 SNPs, only 9 SNPs were polymorphic in Korean population. Validated SNPs formed a single extended haplotype block with strong LD through the entire length of the gene. Tagging SNP analysis picked only 2 SNPs to represent most of the genetic variation information of the Figf gene. Our results demonstrate the utility of LD block and tagging SNP analysis for an efficient way of performing a candidate gene based association study.