• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.328-333
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• 2007

Carboxypeptidase E (CPE) plays an important role in the regulation of the body fat content. Therefore, it has been suggested as candidate gene for traits related to meat quality in beef cattle. This study was conducted to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the CPE gene and to investigate association of SNP marker with carcass and meat quality traits in Korean cattle. Three SNPs were identified in the intron 4 (A309G SNP and C445T SNP) and exon 5 (C601T SNP) of the CPE gene by sequence analyses of CPE cDNA and genomic DNA samples. The sequences have been deposited in GenBank database with accession numbers AY970664 and AY970663. Genotyping of the gene-specific SNP marker was carried out using the PCR-RFLP with restriction enzymes DdeI for C445T SNP and NlaIII for C601T SNP. The frequencies of C and T alleles were 0.43 and 0.57 for C445T SNP and 0.42 and 0.58 for C601T SNP, respectively. Statistical analysis indicated that the C445T SNP showed a significant effect (p<0.05) on marbling score (MS) and breeding value of backfat thickness (BF-EBV), respectively. Animals with the CT genotype showed higher marbling score and backfat thickness than those with the TT genotype. This marker also showed a significant dominance effect for the MS and BF-EBV (p<0.05). However, no significant associations were observed between C601T SNP genotypes and all traits examined. The results suggest that the CPE gene may be used as a marker for carcass traits in Korean cattle.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.525-530
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• 2020

Objective: The purpose of this study was i) to identify the characteristics of carcass traits in Chikso by gender, region, age at slaughter, and coat color using the carcass data collected from the nationwide pedigree information and coat color investigation, and ii) to estimate genetic parameters for breed improvement. Methods: A linear model was used to analyze the environmental effects on the carcass traits and to estimate genetic parameters. Analysis of variance was performed using TYPE III sum of squares for the unbalanced data provided by the general linear model procedure. Variance components for genetic parameters was estimated using REMLF90 of the BLUPF90 family programs. Results: Phenotypic performance of carcass weight (CW), eye muscle area (EMA), and backfat thickness (BF) in Chikso were lower than those of Hanwoo. This is a natural outcome because Hanwoo have undergone significant efforts for improvement at the national level, a phenomenon not observed in Chikso. Another factor influencing the above outcome was the smaller population size of Chikso compared to that of Hanwoo's. The heritabilities of CW, EMA, BF, and marbling score in Chikso were estimated as 0.50, 0.37, 0.35, and 0.53, respectively, which were was higher than those of Hanwoo. Conclusion: Based on the genetic parameters that were estimated in this study, it is expected that the carcass traits will improve when the livestock research institutes at each province conduct small-scale performance tests and the semen is provided to farmers after selecting proven bulls using the state-of-art selection technique such as genomic selection.

• 성인간호학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.732-742
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• 2005

Purpose: This study was conducted to compare self-rated health, health status, and health promotion behaviors between non-low income and low income elderly women in the urban setting. Method: The subjects of this study consisted of 668 Korean elderly women over 65years. The data was analyzed by the SAS(ver.8.02) computer program, and it included descriptive statistics, ${\chi}^2-test$, analysis of covariance, pearson correlation coefficient and multivariate logistic regression. Results: 1) The non-low income elderly women had significantly higher scores(self-rated health, health status, and health promotion behavior) than the low income elderly women. 2) In low income elderly women, age, number of children were the main effect factors of health status, and level of education, burden of medical expense were the main effect factors of health promotion behaviors. In non-low income elderly women, number of children was the main effect factors of health status, and level of education, level of pocket money were the main effect factors of health promotion behaviors. Conclusion: This study showed that the establishment of a health care system for elderly according to their social-economic level is very important for providing productive care apposite to the situation of elderly.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 1998

HLA-DR4 is the dominant allele of MHC class II genes in Koreans. In particular, the $DRB1^*0405$ subtype has been reported to be almost exclusively expressed in Far East Asians, and has also been observed to be strongly associated with rheumatoid arthritis in Koreans and the Japanese. Identification of this specific allele has been mainly performed by PCR-based methods, which is often time consuming, costly, and involves tedious procedures such as the isolation of genomic DNA, PCR, and gel electrophoresis. To develop a more convenient tool for screening vast amounts of samples as well as to generate reagents which might also be used in other applications, in this study, antibodies were produced against this specific HLA subtype. By PCR, an allelespecific region covering the ${\beta}1$ domain of $DRB1^*0405$ was amplified and recombinantly expressed in E.coli. Immunization of Lewis rats with the purified protein yielded an allele specific antiserum. Western blot analysis showed the selective detection of the HLA-DR ${\beta}-chain$. Using this antiserum, established cell lines and peripheral blood lymphocytes were analyzed on their HLA haplotype by fluorescence activated flow cytometry. These novel antibodies will provide a powerful tool in the detection and investigation of DR4 alleles.

• BMB Reports
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• 제41권5호
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• pp.388-393
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• 2008

The Pphsc70 (heat shock cognate 70) gene was isolated from the endoparasitoid Pteromalus puparum and then characterized. The full-length cDNA was 2204 base pair (bp) and contained a single 1968 bp ORF that encoded a polypeptide of 656 amino acids with a predicted molecular mass of 71.28 kDa. Phylogenetic analysis based on Hsc70 amino acid sequences from fifteen insect species agreed with the present phylogeny. In addition, genomic DNA confirmed the presence of three introns located at the coding region as well as the 5'UTR. A significant elevation of Pphsc70 expression was observed following heat treatment, however, continued exposure to heat shock or recovery caused the expression of induced mRNA to gradually decline to levels that were significantly lower than those of control pupae (P < 0.05). In addition, a significant increase was observed in the emergence rate of pupae that were preheated at $40^{\circ}C$ and then exposed to $50^{\circ}C$ for 1 h when compared with the pupae that were not preheated, but instead directly exposed to $50^{\circ}C$. Taken together, these results revealed that exposure to gradually increasing temperatures can enhance an insects thermo-tolerance.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.286-290
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• 1992

광주근교 지역의 근권 토양으로부터 cetrimide agar medium을 이용하여 형광성 pseudomonads를 분리하였고, CAS medium에서 siderophore의 생성능력이 우수한 pseudomonads만을 분리하여 생리화학적인 실험을 수행하였다. Kanamycin-sensitive pseudomonads를 Tn5를 이용한 mutagenesis를 실시하여 Kanamycin에 내성을 갖는 transconjugants를 선별하였고, siderophore 생합성을 하지 못하는 돌연변이주를 선별하기 위하여 CAS medium에서 yellow hallow를 형성하지 못하거나 King's B medium에서 형광성을 나타내지 못하는 colony를 선별하였다. 선별된 mutants들의 genomic DNA에 Tn5가 삽입되었는지를 확인하기 위하여 Southern blot hybridization을 실시한 결과 intact Tn5에 homology를 나타내는 하나의 single band를 확인하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.355-362
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• 1996

Complementation cloning of the argC, E, B, D, F, and G genes in Corynebacterium glutamicum was done by transforming the genomic DNA library into the corresponding arginine auxotrophs fo Escherichia coli. Recombinant plasmids containing 6.7 kb and 4.8kb fragments complementing the E. coli argB mutant were also able to complement the E. coli argC, E, A, D, and F mutants, indicating the clustered organization of the arginine biosynthetic genes within the cloned DNA fragments. The insert DNA fragments in the recombinant plasmids, named pRB1 AND pRB2, were physically mapped with several restriction enzymes. By further subcloning the entire DNA fragment containing the functions and by complementation analysis, we located the arg genes in the order of ACEBDF on the restriction map. We also determined the DNA nucleotide sequence of the fragment and report here the sequence of the argB gene. When compared to that with the mutant strain, higher enzyme activity of N-acetylglutamate kinase was detected in the extract of the mutant carrying the plasmid containing the putative argB gene, indicating that the plasmid contains a functional argB gene. Deduced amino acid sequence of the argB gene shows 45%, 38%, and 25% identity to that from Bacillus strearothermophilus, Bacillus substilus, and E. coli respectively. Our long term goal is genetically engineering C. glutamicum which produces more arginine than a wild type strain does.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2008

본 논문은 벼 흰 잎마름병균인 Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae(Xoo)의 병원성 유전자의 분자유전학적 연구현황을 기술하고자 한다. 또한 국내 고유 벼 흰 잎마름병균 KACC10331의 유전체해독 정보를 기반으로 다른 Xanthomonas의 유전체와 비교 분석함으로써, Xoo의 주요 병원성 유전자의 분자구조를 구명하고자 한다. 이를 통해 Xoo 고유 병원성 유전자 탐색 및 기능 해석을 위한 기초자료를 제공하는데 목적이 있다. Xoo 유전체에는 5개 과(family)에 속하는 9 type의 Insertion sequence(IS)가 611 copy로 존재하고 있으며, 주로 병원성 관련 유전자군 주위에 많이 분포하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 현재까지 연구가 수행된 주요 병원성 관련 유전자인 hypersensitive response and pathogenicity (hrp) 유전자, extracellular polysaccharide (EPS) 유전자, extracellular enzyme 유전자, lipopolysaccharides (LPS) 유전자, 그리고 avilulence 유전자의 분자유전학적 연구현황을 기술하였다.

• 정보처리학회논문지D
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• 제9D권6호
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• pp.1091-1096
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• 2002

이 논문은 단백질 상호작용 데이터베이스 개발에 관해 기술한다. 개발된 시스템의 특징으로서는 첫째, 생물학자들의 직접적인 실험을 통해 얻어진 단백질 상호작용 및 유전인자 데이터를 제공한다. 둘째, 생물학적으로 관련 있는 다양한 형식의 데이터를 wrapper를 통해 광범위하게 분포된 웹사이트들로부터 추출한다. 셋째, 다양한 웹 데이터들 간의 어휘적, 의미적 이질성을 완화하기 위해 wrapper-mediator에 의한 계층적 모듈 구조를 이용하여 추출된 데이터는 통합 과정을 거친 후, 데이터베이스 저장 및 검색을 가능하게 하였다. 현재까지, 주어진 약 11,500 단백질들에 대해, 생물적으로 의미 있는 데이터를 약 40% 정도 데이터베이스 화 했다. 본 개발된 시스템은 프로티오믹스 연구에서 데이터 분석에 유용할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제50권2호
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• pp.131-141
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• 2005

Molecular-based genetic diversity for a set of 141 accessions of Korean barley cultivars and 24 accessions of foreign exotic cultivars were analyzed using random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs). Different level of genetic variability was observed with 30 random decamer primers in the Korean barley varieties and breeding lines which were preliminarily classified by morphological (hulled & hulless barley) and end-use (malting barley) and/or by the released periods. A total of 74 RAPD bands were scored, and the number of bands per primer varied from 1 to 7 with an average of 2.74. The hulled barley pool had one more marker genotype per primer than the hulless barley pool. The polymorphic information content (PIC) values based on the band pattern frequencies among genotypes varied depending on genetic pools where mean PICs of hulled, hulless and malting barleys were 0.62, 0.57, and 0.43, respectively. Certain genomic loci amplified by opR04, opF01, opB05, and opC13 were highly polymorphic with PIC>0.8. Patterns and temporal trends of genetic diversity assessed over the period from 1970s to 1990s had a tendency to increase, and in particular, this upward slant was quite clear and significant for the hulless barley pool. In the cluster analysis using genetic similarity matrix calculated from RAPD profiles, two major groups and several small subgroups were classified. Major grouping of materials was not affected by the presence of the husk but by their genetic background and the spike-row type. The validity of information on the genetic diversity and relationships between genotypes will have been reviewed to predict their yield potential.