• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제30권5호
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• pp.571-577
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• 2017

ABA는 식물에서 비 생물학적 스트레스 내성에 관여하는 중요한 식물 호르몬이다. 애기장대의 group A bZIP 전사인자는 ABA 신호전달 과정에 중요한 역할을 한다고 알려져 있다. 그러나 벼에서는 group A bZIP 전사인자의 기능이 잘 알려져 있지 않다. 따라서 우리는 벼에서 group A bZIP 전사인자인 OsABF3(Oryza sativa ABA responsive element binding factor 3)를 연구하였다. 이를 위해 벼의 다양한 조직과 다양한 스트레스(가뭄, 염분, 저온, ABA, 산화 스트레스)에 따른OsABF3발현 패턴을 분석하였다. 또한 maize의 원형질체에서 GFP fusion 벡터를 사용한 세포 내 위치 분석을 통해 OsABF3가 핵단백질이라는 것을 확인하였다. Yeast one-hybrid 실험을 통해 OsABF3의 C-terminal 부분이 ABREs에 결합한다는 것과 N-terminal 부분이 하위 유전자의 transactivation 하는데 필요하다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 T-DNA가 삽입된 OsABF3의 homozygous 돌연변이체가 야생형과 과발현체에 비해 발아와 발아 후 단계에서 고농도의 ABA에 대한 민감도가 더 감소한 것을 알 수 있었다. 결과적으로 종합해 볼 때 OsABF3는 ABA의 의존적인 경로를 통해 비 생물학적 스트레스에 반응하는 유전자의 발현을 조절하는 기능을 하는 전사 조절자이다. 또한 OsABF3의 transactivation을 측정하는 실험에 있어서 억제 domain이 존재한다는 결과를 얻었다.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.453-459
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• 2000

5-methyltryptophan (5MT) 저항성 벼의 3계통 (DTR1, DTR2, DTR3)을 돌연변이 처리된 M3세대의 종자로부터 선발하였다. Ml세대에서 엽록소 돌연변이의 빈도는 개화 2시간 후의 벼이삭에 EMS (0.2%) 처리된 실험구로부터 가장 많이 관찰되었다. 5MT저항성으로 선발된 3계통은 자식후대에 있어서도 저항성과 감수성의 비율이 3：1을 보여주었다. 또한 M4세대의 저항성 식물 중에서 자식후대의 5MT에 대한 저항성은 homozygote와 heterozygote 형태로 분리된것이 1 : 2의 비율로 관찰되었다. 이러한 저항성 돌연변이 식물은 5MT저항성 형질이 단일 우성 핵 유전자에 의해 지배된다는 것을 보여준 것이다. 또한 5MT저항성 형질은 세포수준에서도 관찰되었다. DTR1, DTR2의 homozygous 종자로부터 추출된 전 유리아미노산 함량은 야생형 식물에 비해 약 1.7배정도 높았으며, 특히 phenylalanine, Lysine의 함량이 각각 6.2, 3.2배로 증가하였다. 그러나 DTR3의 경우 야생형과 비교하여 유리 아미노산 함량의 증가는 보이지 않고 약간 감소하였다. 이러한 결과는 곡류작물의 아미노산 함량을 변화시키는 데 있어서 5MT저항성 식물체의 선발이 매우 효과적인 방법이라는 것을 보여주었다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.235-240
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• 2002

현재 유전자 변형 작물의 검정에는 CaMV 35S프로모터 혹은 NOS 터미네이터 등과 같이 형질전환에 널리 이용하는 유전인자를 검출하기 위한 PCR 기술이 널리 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 유전자변형 감자를 검정하기 위한 새로운 기술로서 감자특이 internal control과 CaMV 35S 프로모터 혹은 NOS 터미네이터에 특이적인 프라이머를 이용한 경쟁적 이중PCR 방법을 개발하였다. 감자 유전자의 RAPD 결과 이용한 모든 품종에서 약 530 bp인 homozygous DNA 밴드를 증폭하는 특이 primer (rAGU4A)를 찾아 감자특이 internal control 증폭용으로 이용하였다. 이 프라이머에 의해 증폭되는 DNA는 TC 염기의 반복 빈도가 높은 repetitive 혹은 microsatellite DNA (AF541972)로 판단되었다. 이와 같은 단일 프라이머 internal control 증폭용으로 이용한 경쟁적 이중 PCR은 비특이적 PCR 산물을 줄일 수 있고, 기존 방법들에 비해 경제적이다. 현재 상품화되어 있는 유전자 변형 감자품종인 'New Leaf'의 경우도 형질전환에 이용한 유전인자로 CaMV 35S 프로모터와 NOS 터미네이터가 모두 이용되었으므로 이 기술을 이용할 경우 현재까지 상품화된 유전자 변형감자들의 효율적인 검정 기술로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.423-430
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• 2006

A total of 367 isolates of Phytophthora infestans was collected from the leaf samples of late blight disease from five provinces in Korea over the three growing seasons of 2002-2004. Of the 367 isolates, 337 isolates were of the A1 mating type, and 30 isolates were of A2 mating type, showing that the majority was A1 mating type. Profiles of Gpi and Pep defined four allozyme genotypes among the total of 367 isolates. All four allozyme genotypes could be distinguished on the basis of Gpi profiles alone, whereas all isolates were homozygous at the Pep locus (100/100). The mitochondrial DNA haplotype of all isolates were the IIa haplotype. Amplification of the genomic DNAs extracted from eight isolates of each mating type by polymerase chain reaction with the selected primer (OPC-5 primer) produced a total of 20 DNA bands, of which 11 bands were polymorphic. According to the RAPD analysis using the OPC-5 primer, 106 isolates including two standard isolates were separated into 8 groups at the similarity level of 92.5%. The RAPD groups were not correlated with the allozyme genotypes and the isolated locations. All of the eight RAPD groups were identified in Gangwon-do, suggesting that Gangwon-do is the center of origin of the P. infestans in Korea. A 600-bp DNA band generated with the OPC-5 primer was specific to A1 mating type isolates, but not detected with A2 mating type, showing that the specific PCR primer can distinguish different mating types in P. infestans.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.13-18
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• 2000

고등식물에 있어서 엽록체에 존재하는 저 분자량 HSP의 기능을 밝히기 위하여 담배 (Nicotina tabacum cv. Petit Havana SRI)로부터 분리한 cDNA (NtHSP21)를 도입한 형질전환 담배 식물체를 재생하였다. 상온에서의 발현량이 서로 다른 5개의 순계 형질전환 식물체를 선발하였다 상온에서 발현된 엽록체 small HSP가 식물의 고온내성에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여 기내에서 생장시킨 유식물을 52$^{\circ}C$에서 45분간 열처리한 후 생장온도에서의 변화를 조사하였다. 그 결과 wild-type식물의 경우 1주일 이내에 모두 고사하였으나 형질전환 식물체의 약 70%는 생존하였다. 또한 이러한 고온내 성은 상온에서 발현된 단백질의 양에 비례하여 증감하였다. 따라서 엽록체에 존재하는 small HSP가 식물의 고온내성 획득에 있어서 중요한 역할을 담당할 것으로 사료된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.205-210
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• 2008

To develop molecular markers linked to the $L^4$ locus conferring resistance to tobamovirus pathotypes in pepper plants, we performed AFLP with 512 primer combinations for susceptible (S pool) and resistant (R pool) DNA bulks against pathotype 1.2 of pepper mild mottle virus. Each bulk was made by pooling the DNA of five homozygous individuals from a T10 population, which was a near-isogenic $BC_4F_2$ generation for the $L^4$ locus. A total of 19 primer pairs produced scorable bands in the R pool. Further screening with these primer pairs was done on DNA bulks from T102, a $BC_{10}F_2$ derived from T10 by back crossing. Three AFLP markers were finally selected and designated L4-a, L4-b and L4-c. L4-a and L4-c each underwent one recombination event, whereas no recombination for L4-b was seen in 20 individuals of each DNA bulk. Linkage analysis of these markers in 112 $F_2$ T102 individuals showed that they were each within 2.5 cM of the $L^4$ locus. L4-b was successfully converted into a simple 340-bp SCAR marker, designated L4SC340, which mapped 1.8 cM from the $L^4$ locus in T102 and 0.9 cM in another $BC_{10}F_2$ population, T101. We believe that this newly characterized marker will improve selection of tobamovirus resistance in pepper plants by reducing breeding cost and time.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제44권10호
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• pp.770-779
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• 2021

Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana expressing an anti-rabies monoclonal antibody (mAb), SO57, was obtained using Agrobacterium-mediated floral dip transformation. The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) retention signal Lys-Asp-Glu-Leu (KDEL) was tagged to the C-terminus of the anti-rabies mAb heavy chain to localize the mAb to the ER and enhance its accumulation. When the inaccurately folded proteins accumulated in the ER exceed its storage capacity, it results in stress that can affect plant development and growth. We generated T₁ transformants and obtained homozygous T₃ seeds from transgenic Arabidopsis to investigate the effect of KDEL on plant growth. The germination rate did not significantly differ between plants expressing mAb SO57 without KDEL (SO plant) and mAb SO57 with KDEL (SOK plant). The primary roots of SOK agar media grown plants were slightly shorter than those of SO plants. Transcriptomic analysis showed that expression of all 11 ER stress-related genes were not significantly changed in SOK plants relative to SO plants. SOK plants showed approximately three-fold higher mAb expression levels than those of SO plants. Consequently, the purified mAb amount per unit of SOK plant biomass was approximately three times higher than that of SO plants. A neutralization assay revealed that both plants exhibited efficient rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test values against the rabies virus relative to commercially available human rabies immunoglobulins. KDEL did not upregulate ER stress-related genes; therefore, the enhanced production of the mAb did not affect plant growth. Thus, KDEL fusion is recommended for enhancing mAb production in plant systems.

• Plant Biotechnology Reports
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• 제3권4호
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• pp.317-324
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• 2009

The insecticidal toxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is one of the most commonly used in the development of genetically modified (GM) crops. In this research, we analyzed Bt rice showing lepidopteran pest-resistance. The Bt gene is a synthetic Cry1Ac composed of optimal codons for plants, and the Bt protein is targeted to the chloroplast by a transit peptide. Three Cry1Ac rice events (C103-3, C127-1, and C7-1) were analyzed for molecular characterization. C103-3 contains two copies of T-DNA where the left border (LB) region is truncated. Both C7-1 and C127-1 have a single copy of T-DNA, but a part of the vector backbone DNA is inserted into the genome of C127-1; thus, only C7-1 had intact T-DNA. Progenies of C7-1 crossed with the original cultivar, Nakdong, and double-haploid lines from anther culture of lines crossed with the elite cultivar, Dongjin, were analyzed for T-DNA flanking genomic DNA and genotyping. Results showed that an intact T-DNA region without the vector backbone was inserted into the genome and was stably inherited through generations. The C7-1 homozygous event could be used as breeding material to develop GM rice with pest resistance.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.72-79
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• 2013

Inactivation of the gene coding for dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR) is responsible for the color difference between red and yellow onions (Allium cepa L.). Two inactive DFR-A alleles, DFR-$A^{PS}$ and DFR-$A^{DEL}$, were identified in our previous study. A functional marker was developed on the basis of the premature stop codon that inactivated the DFR-$A^{PS}$ allele. A derived cleaved amplified polymorphic sequences (dCAPS) primer was designed to detect the single nucleotide polymorphism, an A/T transition, which produced the premature stop codon. Digested PCR products clearly distinguished the homozygous and heterozygous red $F_2$ individuals. Meanwhile, to develop a molecular marker for detection of the DFR-$A^{DEL}$ allele in which entire DFR-A gene was deleted, genome walking was performed and approximately 3 kb 5' and 3' flanking sequences of the DFR-$A^R$ coding region were obtained. PCR amplification using multiple primers binding to the extended flanking regions showed that more of the extended region of the DFR-A gene was deleted in the DFR-$A^{DEL}$ allele. A dominant simple PCR marker was developed to identify the DFR-$A^{DEL}$ allele using the dissimilar 3' flanking sequences of the DFR-A gene and homologous DFR-B pseudogene. Distribution of the DFR-$A^{PS}$ and DFR-$A^{DEL}$ alleles in yellow onion cultivars bred in Korea and Japan was surveyed using molecular makers developed in this study. Results showed predominant existence of the DFR-$A^{PS}$ allele in yellow onion cultivars.

• 한국잠사학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국잠사학회 1997년도 Progress and Future Development of Sericultural Science and Technology 40th Anniversary Commemoration Symposium
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• pp.23-49
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• 1997

This is a progress report of rice biotechnology including development of gene transformation system, gene cloning and molecular mapping in rice. The scope of the research was focused on the connection between conventional breeding and biotech-researches. Plant transformation via Agrobacterium or particle bombardment was developed to introduce one or several genes to recommended rice cultivars. Two chimeric genes containing a maize ribosome inactivating protein gene (RIP) and a gerbicide resistant gene (bar) were introduced to Nipponbare, a Japonica cultivar, and transmitted to Korean cultivars. The homozygous progenies of herbicide resistant transgenic plant showed good fertility and agronomic characters. To explore the genetic resourses in rice, over 8,000 cDNA clones from immature rice seed have been isolated and sequenced. About 13% of clones were identified as enzymes related to metabolic pathway. Among them, twenty clones have high homology with genes encoding enzymes in the photorespiratory carbon cycle reaction. Up to now about 100 clones were fully sequenced and registered at EMBL and GenBank. For the mapping of quantitative tarits loci (QTL) and eternal recombinant inbred population with 164 F13 lines (MGRI) was developed from a cross between Milyang 23 and Gihobyeo, Korean rice cultivars. After construction of fully saturated RFLP and AFLP map, quantitative traits using MGRI population were analyzed and integrated into the molecular map. Eighty seven loci were determined with 27 QTL characters including yield and yield components on rice chromosomes. Map based cloning was also tried to isolate semi-dwarf (sd-1) gene in rice. A DNA probe, RG 109, the most tightly linked to sd-1 gene was used to screen from bacterial artifical chromosome (BAC) libraries and five over lapping clones presumably containing sd-1 gene were isolated. Rice genetic database including results of biotech reasearch and classical genetics is provided at Korea Rice Genome Server which is accessible with world wide web (www) browser. The server provides rice cDNA sequences and map informations linked with phenotypic images.