• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권12호
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• pp.7295-7300
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• 2013

Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death in the world. The main types are small-cell lung carcinoma (SCLC) and non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC), the latter including squamous cell carcinoma (SCC), adenocarcinoma and large cell carcinoma. NSCLCs account for about 80% of all lung cancer cases. Microcephalin (MCPH1), also called BRIT1 (BRCT-repeat inhibitor of hTERT expression), plays an important role in the maintenance of genomic stability. Recently, several studies have provided evidence that the expression of MCPH1 gene is decreased in several different types of human cancers. We evaluated the expression of protein MCPH1 in 188 lung cancer and 20 normal lung tissues by immunohistochemistry. Positive MCPH1 staining was found in all normal lung samples and only some cancerous tissues. MCPH1-positive cells were significantly lower in lung carcinoma compared with normal tissues. Furthermore, we firstly found that MCPH1 expression in lung adenocarcinoma is higher than its expression in squamous cell carcinoma. Change in MCPH1 protein expression may be associated with lung tumorigenesis and may be a useful biomarker for identification of pathological types of lung cancer.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.147-154
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• 2009

The carboxylesterase-encoding gene(bioHs) of a newly isolated strain, Serratia sp. SES-01, was cloned from the genomic DNA library by detecting formation of transparent halo around the colony on LB-tributyrin agar plates. The amino acid sequence of BioHs was highly similar to the members of the BioH enzyme family involved in the biotin biosynthetic pathway; it showed the highest similarity(91%) with that of Serratia proteamaculans. To compare BioHs with other BioH enzymes, the relatively well-known bioHe gene of E. coli was cloned with PCR. After we achieved high-level expression of soluble BioHs and BioHe through the exploration of different culture conditions, the purified BioHs and BioHe enzymes were characterized in terms of specificity, activity, and stability. BioHe was generally more robust to a change in temperature and pH and an addition of organic solvents than BioHs. The two enzymes exhibited a strong preference for carboxylesterase rather than for thioesterase and were optimal at relatively low temperatures($20-40^{\circ}C$) and alkaline pHs(7.5-9.0). The results in this study strongly suggested that both the BioHs and BioHe enzymes would be potential candidates for use as a carboxylesterase in many industrial applications.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.183-193
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• 2015

Several transgenic marine medaka Oryzias dancena strains harboring a green fluorescent protein (GFP) reporter construct regulated by an endogenous ${\beta}$-actin promoter were established and their expression characteristics in relation to transgene copy numbers were examined in 21 transgene genotypes. Most of the transgenic strains displayed transgene insertion patterns typical of microinjection-mediated introduction of foreign DNA into fish embryos, characterized by the random integration of multiple transgene copies (ranging from 1 - 282 copies per cell), often accompanied by the formation of concatemer(s), as assessed by genomic Southern blot hybridization analysis and qPCR. Transgenic strains showed ubiquitous and continued temporal and spatial expression patterns of the transgenic GFP during most of their life cycle, from the embryonic stage to adulthood, enabling assessment of the expression pattern of the endogenous ${\beta}$-actin gene. However, a comparative evaluation of transgene copy numbers and expression levels showed that copy number-dependent expression, the stability of the ubiquitous distribution and expression efficiency per transgene copy varied among the transgenic strains. Fluorescence expression levels were positively correlated with absolute transgene copy numbers, whereas the expression efficiency per transgene copy was inversely related to the number of transgene integrant copies. Data from this study will guide the selection of potentially desirable transgenic strains with ubiquitous expression of a fluorescent transgene, not only in this marine medaka species but also in other related model fish species.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.236-242
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• 2011

A psychrotrophic bacterium, Arthrobacter sp. ON14, isolated from Antarctica, was shown to exhibit a high ${\beta}$-galactosidase activity at a low temperature. A genomic library of ON14 was constructed and screened for ${\beta}$-galactosidase genes on functional plates containing 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-${\beta}$-D-galactopyranoside (X-gal) as the substrate. Two different ${\beta}$-galactosidase genes, named as galA, galB, were found in ON14. Computational analyses of the genes revealed that the encoded protein GalA belongs to family 2 of glycosyl hydrolysases and is a cold-active protein, whereas GalB belongs to family 42 of glycosyl hydrolysases and is a mesophilic protein. Reverse transcription analyses revealed that the expression of galA is highly induced at a low temperature ($4^{\circ}C$ ) and repressed at a high temperature ($28^{\circ}C$ ) when lactose is used as the sole carbon source. Conversely, the expression of galB is inhibited at a low temperature and induced at a high temperature. The purified GalA showed its peak activity at $15^{\circ}C$ and pH 8. The mineral ions $Na^+$, $K^+$, $Mg^{2+}$, and $Mn^{2+}$ were identified as enzyme activators, whereas $Ca^{2+}$ had no influence on the enzyme activity. An enzyme stability assay revealed that the activity of GalA is significantly decreased when it is incubated at $45^{\circ}C$ for 2 h, and all its activity is lost when it is incubated at $50^{\circ}C$.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제22권7호
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• pp.930-938
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• 2012

High levels of xylanase activity (143.98 IU/ml) produced by the newly isolated Paenibacillus campinasensis G1-1 were detected when it was cultivated in a synthetic medium. A thermostable xylanase, designated XynG1-1, from P. campinasensis G1-1 was purified to homogeneity by Octyl-Sepharose hydrophobic-interaction chromatography, Sephadex G75 gel-filter chromatography, and Q-Sepharose ion-exchange chromatography, consecutively. By multistep purification, the specific activity of XynG1-1 was up to 1,865.5 IU/mg with a 9.1-fold purification. The molecular mass of purified XynG1-1 was about 41.3 kDa as estimated by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). Sequence analysis revealed that XynG1-1 containing 377 amino acids encoded by 1,134 bp genomic sequences of P. campinasensis G1-1 shared 96% homology with XylX from Paenibacillus campinasensis BL11 and 77%~78% homology with xylanases from Bacillus sp. YA-335 and Bacillus sp. 41M-1, respectively. The activity of XynG1-1 was stimulated by $Ca^{2+}$, $Ba^{2+}$, DTT, and ${\beta}$-mercaptoethanol, but was inhibited by $Ni^{2+}$, $Fe^{2+}$, $Fe^{3+}$, $Zn^{2+}$, SDS, and EDTA. The purified XynG1-1 displayed a greater affinity for birchwood xylan, with an optimal temperature of $60^{\circ}C$ and an optimal pH of 7.5. The fact that XynG1-1 is cellulose-free, thermostable (stability at high temperature of $70^{\circ}C{\sim}80^{\circ}C$), and active over a wide pH range (pH 5.0~9.0) suggests that the enzyme is potentially valuable for various industrial applications, especially for pulp bleaching pretreatment.

• BMB Reports
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.98-103
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• 2024

The mammalian sirtuin family (SIRT1-SIRT7) has shown diverse biological roles in the regulation and maintenance of genome stability under genotoxic stress. SIRT7, one of the least studied sirtuin, has been demonstrated to be a key factor for DNA damage response (DDR). However, conflicting results have proposed that Sirt7 is an oncogenic factor to promote transformation in cancer cells. To address this inconsistency, we investigated properties of SIRT7 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) regulation under DNA damage and found that loss of hepatic Sirt7 accelerated HCC progression. Specifically, the number, size, and volume of hepatic tumor colonies in diethylnitrosamine (DEN) injected Sirt7-deficient liver were markedly enhanced. Further, levels of HCC progression markers and pro-inflammatory cytokines were significantly elevated in the absence of hepatic Sirt7, unlike those in the control. In chromatin, SIRT7 was stabilized and colocalized to damage site by inhibiting the induction of γH2AX under DNA damage. Together, our findings suggest that SIRT7 is a crucial factor for DNA damage repair and that hepatic loss-of-Sirt7 can promote genomic instability and accelerate HCC development, unlike early studies describing that Sirt7 is an oncogenic factor.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.518-524
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• 2010

A mannanase gene (man26B) was obtained from a sea bacterium, Paenibacillus sp. BME-14, through the constructed genomic library and inverse PCR. The gene of man26B had an open reading frame of 1,428 bp that encoded a peptide of 475- amino acid residues with a calculated molecular mass of 53 kDa. Man26B possessed two domains, a carbohydrate binding module (CBM) belonging to family 6 and a family 26 catalytic domain (CD) of glycosyl hydrolases, which showed the highest homology to Cel44C of P. polymyxa (60% identity). The optimum pH and temperature for enzymatic activity of Man26B were 4.5 and $60^{\circ}C$, respectively. The activity of Man26B was not affected by $Mg^{2+}$ and $Co^{2+}$, but was inhibited by $Hg^{2+},\;Ca^{2+},\;Cu^{2+},\;Mn^{2+},\;K^+,\;Na^+$, and $\beta$-mercaptoethanol, and slightly enhanced by $Pb^{2+}$ and $Zn^{2+}$. EDTA did not affect the activity of Man26B, which indicates that it does not require divalent ions to function. Man26B showed a high specific activity for LBG and konjac glucomannan, with $K_m,\;V_{max}$, and $k_{cat}$ values of 3.80 mg/ml, 91.70 ${\mu}mol$/min/mg protein, and 77.08/s, respectively, being observed when LBG was the substrate. Furthermore, deletion of the CBM6 domain increased the enzyme stability while enabling it to retain 80% and 60% of its initial activity after treatment at $80^{\circ}C$ and $90^{\circ}C$ for 30 min, respectively. This finding will be useful in industrial applications of Man26B, because of the harsh circumstances associated with such processes.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권11호
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• pp.1290-1298
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• 2017

인체의 장내에 존재하는 장내 미생물은 서로 공생 또는 길항 관계를 유지하며 우리 몸의 면역 방어 기전에 중요한 요소로 작용한다. 본 연구는 항암제가 위암 환자의 장내 미생물 생태계에 미치는 영향을 조사 하였다. 항암치료를 받는 환자의 분변에서 genomic DNA를 추출하고, 16S rDNA 유전자에 대한 denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE)를 수행하였다. 분석된 균주는 개체간의 차이가 있었으나, 대부분 사람의 장내에 살고 있는 normal flora로 동정되었다. 모든 분변에 존재하는 5 개 밴드의 서열 분석 결과에 의하면 Faecalibacterium prausnitzii, Morganella morganii 및 Uncultured bacterium sp.가 나타났고, 항암제 처리 후 Sphingomonas paucimobilis, Lactobacillus gasseri, Parabacteroides distasonis 및 Enterobacter sp.가 증가하였다. 이 연구에서 probiotic으로 알려진 Bifidobacterium과 Lactobacillus를 특이적 PCR primer를 이용하여 동정한 결과, 항암제 투여로 인해 Bifidobacterium과 Lactobacillus의 개체군이 현저하게 줄어들어 diarrhea와 같은 부작용의 원인을 예상하게 하며, 장내 생태계의 주요 박테리아 집단에도 중요한 영향을 미치는 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과는 항암제 투여와 같이 시간의 흐름에 따른 균총의 변화를 시각적으로 모니터링하기 위하여 PCR-DGGE 분석법이 유용하다는 것을 나타낸다.

• 대한환경공학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.128-136
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 분자생물학적인 방법을 이용하여 침출수 내의 미생물 군집 분석을 통한 매립지의 안정화 정도를 평가하는 기술을 개발하고자 하였다. 국내 사용종료매립지 중 정밀조사대상매립지 244개소를 대상으로 기초자료 조사 및 현장답사를 통해 천안 J 매립지와 원주 T 매립지를 연구대상 매립지로 선정하였다. 각 매립지의 침출수 시료에서 genomic DNA를 추출한 후 PCR을 이용한 16S rDNA 클로닝 과정을 거쳐 매립지 침출수 내에 분포하는 미생물 군집의 유전적 다양성을 확인하였다. 또한 탈질화 및 메탄생성 유전자를 대상으로 competitive PCR과 Real-Time PCR을 이용한 미생물 정량을 실시하여 오염인자와의 상관관계를 확인하였다. 분석된 DNA sequence를 BLAST search한 결과 97% 이상 유사성을 보이는 근연종은 J 매립지, T 매립지 각각 47.6%, 32.1%로 나타났으며 이 중 Proteobacteria phylum이 가장 많이 분포하는 것으로 나타났다. 탈질화 유전자 정량 결과 매립종료 후 경과기간이 13년인 T 매립지에 비해 7년인 J 매립지메서 nirS gene, cnorB gene이 각각 약 7배, 4배 정도 많이 분포하고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 또한 메탄생성 유전자 정량 결과 J 매립지 내부 침출수(J1)에서 가장 많이 분포하고 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 매립지에서 지하수 흐름 방향으로 멀어질수록 미생물 개체수가 급격히 감소함을 확인하였다. nirS gene, cnorB gene 및 MCR gene의 개체수와 TOC, $NH_3-N,\;NO_3-N,\;NO_2-N,\;Cl^-$, alkalinity에 대한 비교 분석결과 $NO_3-N$을 제외하고 최대 99% 이상의 높은 상관관계를 보였다. 불량매립지로부터 침출수의 유출에 의한 경계 영역 주변에 대한 분자생태학적 영향평가 결과 종래 대표적인 수질평가 분석 항목과의 상관관계가 매우 높게 관측되어 분자생물학적 기술을 영향역 설정 및 안정화 지표로서 충분히 활용할 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국버섯학회지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.49-56
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• 2012

선행연구인 큰느타리버섯의 자실체 특성연구에 기초하여 속성형질과 품질이 우수한 계통을 선발하여 품질이 우수하면서 조기에 수확할 수 있는 품종을 육성하고자 하였다. 수확소요일수가 우수한 KNR2503과 품질이 우수한 KNR2322를 육종모본으로 정하고 이들 계통으로부터 유래한 단포자의 특징을 조사하고 KNR2322는 자식, KNR2322와 KNR2503은 혼합하여 교배를 실시하였다. $KNR2322-4{\times}37$은 품질과 갓형태에 있어서 육종학적 가치가 우수하였고, 여기에서 유래한 자식계통 $KNR2322-4{\times}37-6{\times}12(B)$는 수확소요일이 20일 정도로 길었지만, 무게가 68.5g 품질이 6.5로 우수하여 육종모본으로 선발하였다. $KNR2322-30{\times}KNR2503-60(A)$은 수확소요일이 13.5일로 육종모본으로서의 가치가 있었다. 육종모본 A와 B 교배결과 A8B8과 A8B10이 수확소요일, 무게, 품질이 각각 14.0일, 88.8g, 92.7g, 7.0, 7.1로 우수하였다. 고유성 검사의 일환으로 기존품종(큰느타리3호)를 대조구로 핵산지문법과 대치배양을 실시하였는데, 다형성과 대치선이 존재하여 유전적으로 차별성이 있는 것으로 사료되었다. 선발된 두 계통중 A8B8은 "새송이1호"라고 명명하고 국립종자원에 품종보호등록을 하였다.