• KSBB Journal
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.316-322
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• 2014

Xylanase have been used to convert the polymetric xylan into fermentable sugars from the production of ethanol and xylitol from plant biomass. The aim of this study was to isolate and identify xylanolytic bacterium from herbivore feces and was to used the xylanase for enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass. Xylanolytic strains were isolated from 59 different feces of herbivores from Seoul Grand Park located in Gwacheon Gyeonggi-do. The xylanolytic strains were selected by congo red staining and DNS method. Total 67 strains isolated from the herbivores feces were tested for xylanase activity. Among the strains, H10-1, which has the highest xylanase activity, was isolated from feces of Ceratotherium simum. The H10-1 strain was identified as Bacillus pumilus based on its morphological/biochemical characteristics and partial 16S rDNA gene sequences. Culture conditions of B. pumilus H10-1 such as initial medium pH, incubation temperature and incubation time were optimized for maximum xylanase production. And also xylanase produced by B. pumilus H10-1 was applied for the saccharification of Miscanthus sacchariflorus cv. 'Geodae 1', which was pretreated with 1.5M NaOH. The optimized culture conditions of B. pumilus H10-1 were pH 9, $30^{\circ}C$ incubation temperature, and 7 day incubation time, respectively. This xylanase activity under the optimized conditions was $20.4{\pm}3.3IU$. The crude xylanase produced by B. pumilus H10-1 was used for the saccharification of xylan derived from pretreated 'Geodae 1'. The saccharification conditions were $50^{\circ}C$, 200 rpm, and 5 days. Saccharification efficiency of pretreated 'Geodae 1' by B. pumilus H10-1 was 8.2%.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.86-90
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• 2009

In November 2008, typical powdery mildew symptoms were observed on leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana ecotype Col-0 plants in a growth room under controlled laboratory conditions at Korea University, Seoul. The disease was characterized by the appearance of white powder-like fungal growth on the surface of infected leaves. As the disease progressed, infected leaves exhibited chlorotic or necrotic brown lesions, and leaf distortion and senescence. Conidiophores of the causal fungus were hyaline, unbranched, 3-4 celled, cylindrical, and $80-115{\times}6-9{\mu}m$ in size. Singly produced conidia (pseudoidium type) were hyaline, oblong to cylindrical or oval in shape, and $26-55{\times}15-20{\mu}m$ in size with a length/width ratio of average 3, angular/rectangular wrinkling of outer wall and no distinct fibrosin bodies. Appressoria on the hyphae were multi-lobed. These structures are typical of the powdery mildew Oidium subgenus Pseudoidium, anamorph of the genus Erysiphe. The measurements of the fungal structures coincided with those of Erysiphe cruciferarum. The phylogenetic analysis using ITS rDNA sequences revealed that the causal fungus Erysiphe sp. KUS-F23994 is identical to E. cruciferarum. The isolated fungus incited powdery mildew symptoms on the inoculated Arabidopsis leaves, which proved Koch's postulates. Taken all data together, we first report the occurrence of powdery mildew disease of A. thaliana caused by Erysiphe cruciferarum in Korea.

• 식물병연구
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.36-39
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• 2015

2012년과 2013년 6월 하순 강원도 횡성과 평창의 곰취(Ligularia fischeri) 재배포장에서 포기가 서서히 시들어 말라 죽는 이상 증상이 발생하였다. 발병정도는 30-80%로 병든 식물체를 조사한 결과, 줄기가 수침상으로 물러지고 썩으면서 흰색의 곰팡이와 갈색의 작고 둥근 균핵이 관찰되었다. 병원균을 순수 분리하여 병원균의 균학적 특징을 조사한 결과, 감자한천배지에서 균총은 흰색으로 잘 자라며 갈색의 작고 둥근 균핵을 많이 형성하였다. 균핵의 크기는 1-3 mm이며, 균사의 폭은 $4-10{\mu}m$였다. 균사생육과 균핵 형성 적온은 $25-30^{\circ}C$이었으며, 균사특유의 clamp connection이 관찰되었다. 또한, 병원균의 염기서열 분석결과 695 bp로 Sclerotium rolfsii와 같은 계통군으로 확인되었으며, 99% 이상의 상동성을 보였다. 이와 같이 곰취에 발생한 병징, 병원균의 균학적 특징 및 염기서열 분석 등을 종합한 결과 S. rolfsii Saccardo로 동정되어 곰취 흰비단병으로 명명하고자 한다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제46권2호
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• pp.193-199
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• 2018

1991년에 우리나라에서 복숭아나무(Prunus persica var. persica) 과실에 흰가루 증상을 일으키는 병원균은 형태적 특징에 의거하여 Podosphaera pannosa로 동정되었다. 복숭아 과실이 P. pannosa에 감염된다는 사실은 일본을 비롯한 여러 나라에서 알려져 왔다. 2011년에 Jankovics 등[11]은 세르비아 및 프랑스에서 채집한 10점의 시료를 연구하여 복숭아 과실의 '녹얼룩점(rusty spot)' 증상은 P. leucotricha에 의한 것이며, 천도(Prunus persica var. nucipersica) 과실의 '흰가루(powdery mildew)' 증상은 P. pannosa에 의한 것이라고 보고하였다. 이에 따라, 한국에서 복숭아 과실에 발생한 흰가루병을 4점 채집하여 형태적 검경 및 분자적 분석을 통해 병원균의 정체를 밝혔다. 3점의 시료는 흰가루 증상, 1점의 시료는 녹얼룩점 증상을 나타냈다. 형태적으로는 4점 모두 P. pannosa로 동정되었다. 분자적으로는 2점의 시료에서 ITS 염기서열을 분석하여 Rosa spp. 유래의 P. pannosa와 99% 이상 상동성을 확인하였다. 그리고 maximum likelihood 방법으로 계통수를 작성한 결과 Rosa spp. 유래의 P. pannosa와 분자계통학적으로 동일한 클러스터에 소속됨을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과를 바탕으로 한국에서 복숭아 과실의 흰가루 증상과 녹얼룩점 증상은 모두 P. pannosa에 의해 발생됨을 처음으로 보고한다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제45권12호
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• pp.886-895
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• 2022

Malignant rhabdoid tumor (MRT) is a highly aggressive pediatric malignancy with no effective therapy. Therefore, it is necessary to identify a target for the development of novel molecule-targeting therapeutic agents. In this study, we report the importance of the runt-related transcription factor 1 (RUNX1) and RUNX1-Baculoviral IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis) Repeat-Containing 5 (BIRC5/survivin) axis in the proliferation of MRT cells, as it can be used as an ideal target for anti-tumor strategies. The mechanism of this reaction can be explained by the interaction of RUNX1 with the RUNX1-binding DNA sequence located in the survivin promoter and its positive regulation. Specific knockdown of RUNX1 led to decreased expression of survivin, which subsequently suppressed the proliferation of MRT cells in vitro and in vivo. We also found that our novel RUNX inhibitor, Chb-M, which switches off RUNX1 using alkylating agent-conjugated pyrrole-imidazole polyamides designed to specifically bind to consensus RUNX-binding sequences (5'-TGTGGT-3'), inhibited survivin expression in vivo. Taken together, we identified a novel interaction between RUNX1 and survivin in MRT. Therefore the negative regulation of RUNX1 activity may be a novel strategy for MRT treatment.