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Molecular Genetic and Histological Analysis for the Excavated Human Bone (출토 인골의 분자유전학 및 조직학적 분석연구)

  • Jee, Sang-hyun;Park, Ji-hee;Seo, Min-seok;Hong, Jong-ouk;Chung, Yong-jae
    • 보존과학연구
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    • s.28
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    • pp.75-90
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    • 2007
  • The ancient biomolecular remains are the potential source for paleobiology and paleoanthropology. Especially, ancient human specimens such as bone, teeth, and hair are powerful materials to identify historical origin and migration of ancestor population from the past. However, most excavated human specimens in archaeological sites have commonly problems as natural damage and exogenous contamination. We carried out histological and molecular analyses of excavated bone from the historic sites in South Korea from the recently discovered in tumulus of Seochun and Naju. Biological deterioration of bone was observed anatomically by optical and scanning electron microscope (SEM). We extracted degraded DNA, and amplified hyper variable region (HVR) of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and amelogenin of nucleus DNA. This study applied and examined the relationships between histological preservation and DNA survival in excavated bone.

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Accessory head of flexor pollicis longus in Jeju islander cadavers

  • Yu, Jae Ma;Yoon, Sang Pil;Kim, Jinu
    • Journal of Medicine and Life Science
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    • v.15 no.1
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    • pp.16-18
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    • 2018
  • Anterior interosseous nerve palsy is known to occur uncommonly because of its compression by the accessory head of flexor pollicis longus(AHFPL) in the forearm. During routine educational dissection, we found 7 AHFPLs in 12 upper limbs of 6 adults Korean Jeju islander cadavers, which inserted onto flexor pollicis longus. Three AHFPLs of them arose from coronoid process of the ulna, and the others arose independently from the flexor digitorum superficialis (FDS). Using the topographical relationship of the anterior interosseous nerve to the AHFPL, all anterior interosseous nerve was crossed the tendinous part of the AHFPL. This study has shown that there are discrepancies in the origin of AHFPL and the location of the anterior interosseous nerve in Koreans, which is supposed to be related to unique genetic pool in Jeju Island.

COVID-19 and veterinarians for one health, zoonotic- and reverse-zoonotic transmissions

  • Yoo, Han Sang;Yoo, Dongwan
    • Journal of Veterinary Science
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    • v.21 no.3
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    • pp.51.1-51.5
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    • 2020
  • A novel coronavirus emerged in human populations and spread rapidly to cause the global coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Although the origin of the associated virus (severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 [SARS-CoV-2]) remains unclear, genetic evidence suggests that bats are a reservoir host of the virus, and pangolins are a probable intermediate. SARS-CoV-2 has crossed the species barrier to infect humans and other animal species, and infected humans can facilitate reverse-zoonotic transmission to animals. Considering the rapidly changing interconnections among people, animals, and ecosystems, traditional roles of veterinarians should evolve to include transdisciplinary roles.

Simulation for Signaling Pathway of MAPK Hypotonic Shock (MAPK Hypotonic Shock의 Signaling Pathway에 대한 시뮬레이션)

  • Jo, Mi-Kyung;Seo, Jeong-Man;Park, Hyun-Seok
    • Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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    • v.14 no.5
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    • pp.175-182
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    • 2009
  • We extracted protein signal delivery path from protein interaction data, using location information and weight of protein. We obtained the protein interaction data by experimenting in two-hybrid system using Yeast. We simulated function's data of Hypotonic Shock comparing to signal delivery path provided in KEGG from the results. We measured process running period as well. In future, this research can be key to discover the origin of various genetic diseases and develop treatment.

Phylogenetic and Recombination Analysis of Apple Stem Grooving Virus Isolates from Pears in Korea

  • Nam-Yeon Kim;Rae-Dong Jeong
    • Research in Plant Disease
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    • v.29 no.2
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    • pp.193-199
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    • 2023
  • The apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) is one of the most harmful latent viruses infecting pear orchards worldwide. To examine the genetic diversity of ASGV in Korean pear orchards, the complete coat protein (CP) gene of five ASGV isolates collected from various regions were identified. The five Korean ASGV isolates showed 88-96% nucleotide identity with the 11 isolates worldwide occurring elsewhere in the world. Phylogenetic analysis of five isolates, as well as the previously sequenced isolates, indicated that the ASGV clusters had no correlation with the host or geographical regions of origin. Recombination analysis showed that one of the five Korean isolates is a recombinant, with a recombination site in the CP gene region (nt 532-708). This study is the first report of natural recombination within the CP gene of ASGV isolates from pears grown in Korea.

Genetic Traceability of Black Pig Meats Using Microsatellite Markers

  • Oh, Jae-Don;Song, Ki-Duk;Seo, Joo-Hee;Kim, Duk-Kyung;Kim, Sung-Hoon;Seo, Kang-Seok;Lim, Hyun-Tae;Lee, Jae-Bong;Park, Hwa-Chun;Ryu, Youn-Chul;Kang, Min-Soo;Cho, Seoae;Kim, Eui-Soo;Choe, Ho-Sung;Kong, Hong-Sik;Lee, Hak-Kyo
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.27 no.7
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    • pp.926-931
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    • 2014
  • Pork from Jeju black pig (population J) and Berkshire (population B) has a unique market share in Korea because of their high meat quality. Due to the high demand of this pork, traceability of the pork to its origin is becoming an important part of the consumer demand. To examine the feasibility of such a system, we aim to provide basic genetic information of the two black pig populations and assess the possibility of genetically distinguishing between the two breeds. Muscle samples were collected from slaughter houses in Jeju Island and Namwon, Chonbuk province, Korea, for populations J and B, respectively. In total 800 Jeju black pigs and 351 Berkshires were genotyped at thirteen microsatellite (MS) markers. Analyses on the genetic diversity of the two populations were carried out in the programs MS toolkit and FSTAT. The population structure of the two breeds was determined by a Bayesian clustering method implemented in structure and by a phylogenetic analysis in Phylip. Population J exhibited higher mean number of alleles, expected heterozygosity and observed heterozygosity value, and polymorphism information content, compared to population B. The $F_{IS}$ values of population J and population B were 0.03 and -0.005, respectively, indicating that little or no inbreeding has occurred. In addition, genetic structure analysis revealed the possibility of gene flow from population B to population J. The expected probability of identify value of the 13 MS markers was $9.87{\times}10^{-14}$ in population J, $3.17{\times}10^{-9}$ in population B, and $1.03{\times}10^{-12}$ in the two populations. The results of this study are useful in distinguishing between the two black pig breeds and can be used as a foundation for further development of DNA markers.

Molecular and cytogenetic findings in 46,XX males

  • Choi, Soo-Kyung;Kim, Young-Mi;Seo, Ju-Tae;Kim, Jin-Woo;Park, So-Yeon;Moon, In-Gul;Ryu, Hyun-Mee;Kang, Inn-Soo;Lee, You-Sik
    • Journal of Genetic Medicine
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.11-15
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    • 1998
  • This paper reports 3 cases with 46,XX sex reversed male. Three 46,XX hypogonadal subjects showed complete sex reversal and had normal phallus and azoospermia. We studied them under clinical, cytogenetic and molecular aspects to find out the origin of the sex reversal. Patients had markedly elevated serum follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and lutenizing hormone (LH) and decreased or normal range of serum testosterone. The testicular volumes were small (3-8ml). Testicular biopsy showed Leydig cell hyperplasia and atrophy of seminiferous tubules. We obtained the results of normal 46,XX, and the presence of Y chromosome mosaicism was ruled out through XY dual fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). By using polymerase chain reaction (PCR), we amplified short arm (SRY, PABY, ZFY and DYS14), centromere (DYZ3), and heterochromatin (DYZ1) region of the Y chromosome. PCR amplification of DNA from these patients showed the presence of the sex-determining region of the Y chromosome (SRY) but didn't show the centromere and heterochromatin region sequence. The SRY gene was detected in all the three patients. Amplification patterns of the other regions were different in these patients; one had four amplified loci (PABY+, SRY+, ZFY+, DYS14+), another had two loci (SRY+, ZFY+) and the other had two loci (PABY+, SRY+). We have found that each patient's translocation elements had different breakpoints at upstream and downstream of the SRY gene region. We conclude that the testicular development in 46,XX male patients were due to insertion or translocation of SRY gene into X chromosome or autosomes.

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Analysis of Genetic Relatedness by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) in Pecan Taxa (RAPD를 이용한 Pecan 품종의 유전적 관계 분석)

  • 신동영;김회택;박종인;노일섭
    • Korean Journal of Plant Resources
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.1-10
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    • 2000
  • Pecan is deciduous tree and belongs to the Julandaceae family. Pecan is an economically important as a nut and timber crop. Heterozygosity is expected to be high for typically cross-pollinated. Yet little is known about the nature of genetic variation within this species. In addition, the pedigree of many pecan cultivars remains unknown or is questionable. In this study, the phylogenetic relationships between 22 pecan cultivars and its analyzed by RAPD (randomly amplified polymorphic DNA). PCR Amplification used 40 randomly selected oligoes as primers. Based on their genetic similarities derived from the RAPD data, the 22 pecan cultivars were classified into different five groups in agarose gel. The 22 pecan cultivars were classified into five sectional groups by UPGMA clustering analysis, too. C. flacra and Black walnut showed the 0.9 of similarity index and Farley, Pawnee showed the 0.85 of similarity index. The 22 pecan cultivars were classified into different five groups by analysis of the 4% polyacrylamide gel fraction. (Group I : 1, 2, 3, 4, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21 Group II : 14,18 GroupIII : 6,12 GroupIV : 5, 11, 15, 19, 22 CroupV : 7, 8, 9, 10) Group V show the 1.0 of similarity index and Farley, Sturya, Clarke, Pawnee show the 0.98 of similarity index and Kiowa, Schley show the 0.92 of similarity index. Results from this study indicated that RAPD can be used to establish the genetic relationships among the 22 pecan cultivars. Similarity coefficients generally agreed with what would be predicted in cultivars with known pedigrees, and we could accurately construct relationships among cultivars. In addition, we have shown that RAPD provides useful information on the origin of unknown cultivars.

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