• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.193-202
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• 2011

Objective: We found previously that $interferon$ $regulatory$ factor ($Irf$)-1 is a germinal vesicle (GV)-selective gene that highly expressed in GV as compared to metaphase II oocytes. To our knowledge, the function of $Irf-1$ in oocytes has yet to be examined. The present study was conducted to determine the relationship between retinoic acid (RA) and RA-mediated expression of $Irf-1$ and the mouse oocyte maturation. Methods: Immature cumulus-oocyte-complexes (COCs) were collected from 17-day-old female mice and cultured $in$ $vitro$ for 16 hours in the presence of varying concentrations of RA (0-10 ${\mu}M$). Rate of oocyte maturation and activation was measured. Gene expression was measured by quantitative real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and cytokine secretion in the medium was measured by Bio-Plex analysis. Apoptosis was analyzed by terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP nick end labeling (TUNEL) assay. Results: The rates of oocyte maturation to metaphase II and oocyte activation increased significantly with RA treatment (10 nM-1 ${\mu}M$). With 100 nM RA treatment, lowest level of $Irf-1$ mRNA and cumulus cell's apoptosis was found. Among 23 cytokines measured by Bio-Plex system, the substantial changes in secretion of tumor necrosis factor-${\alpha}$, macrophage inflammatory protein-$1{\beta}$, eotaxin and interleukin-12 (p40) from COCs in response to RA were detected. Conclusion: We concluded that the maturation of oocytes and $Irf-1$ expression are negatively correlated, and RA enhances the developmental competence of mouse immature oocytes $in$ $vitro$ by suppressing apoptosis of cumulus cells. Using a mouse model, results of the present study provide insights into improved culture conditions for $in$ $vitro$ oocyte maturation and relevant cytokine production and secretion in assisted reproductive technology.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.244-251
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• 1986

항암제 mitomycin C가 정상인 배양 임파구의 SCE에 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위해 세포분열지수, 자매염색분체빈도, 세포분열주기 변동 및 염색체군별 SCE 빈도를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같이 요약할 수 있다. 1) 세포당 SCE빈도는 항암제 mitomycin C의 최저농도인 $6.25{\pm}{\times}10^{-9}$ M에서는 $13.1{\pm}2.8$이었고, 최고 농도인 $1.00{\times}10^{-7}$에서는 $75.8{\pm}8.2$로써 농도 증가에 따라 대수증가를 보였다. 그리고 세포분열지수는 완만한 감소경향을 나타냈다. 2) 세포분열주기 변동은 항암제 mitomycin C의 농도 $2.50{\times}10^{-8}M$에서 대조군에 비해 유의한 세포분열지연 현상을 보였으며 (p<0.05), $5{\times}10^{-8}M$ 이상에서는 세포분열지연이 매우 유의하게 나타났다(p<0.01). 3) 염색체군별 단위염색체당 SCE빈도는 항암제의 농도 증가에 따라 절대 빈도는 증가되었다 할지라도 A군에서 G군으로 갈수록 감소되어 특정염색체군과 SCE와의 관계는 보이지 않았다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.467-472
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• 2018

Objective: Molecular cloning and bioinformatics analysis of annexin A2 (ANXA2) gene in sika deer antler tip were conducted. The role of ANXA2 gene in the growth and development of the antler were analyzed initially. Methods: The reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) was used to clone the cDNA sequence of the ANXA2 gene from antler tip of sika deer (Cervus Nippon hortulorum) and the bioinformatics methods were applied to analyze the amino acid sequence of Anxa2 protein. The mRNA expression levels of the ANXA2 gene in different growth stages were examined by real time reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (real time RT-PCR). Results: The nucleotide sequence analysis revealed an open reading frame of 1,020 bp encoding 339 amino acids long protein of calculated molecular weight 38.6 kDa and isoelectric point 6.09. Homologous sequence alignment and phylogenetic analysis indicated that the Anxa2 mature protein of sika deer had the closest genetic distance with Cervus elaphus and Bos mutus. Real time RT-PCR results showed that the gene had differential expression levels in different growth stages, and the expression level of the ANXA2 gene was the highest at metaphase (rapid growing period). Conclusion: ANXA2 gene may promote the cell proliferation, and the finding suggested Anxa2 as an important candidate for regulating the growth and development of deer antler.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.71-79
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• 2008

Surface-enhanced laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (SELDI-TOF MS) is one of the recently developed proteomic technologies which is based on capturing proteins and peptides by chemically modified surfaces and highly sensitive for the analysis of complex biological samples. In the present study, to gain insights into oocyte maturation and early embryo development, SELDI-TOF-MS was used to find the protein candidates that are specifically or prominently expressed in porcine oocytes at the in vitro matured metaphase II (MIIl) and germinal vesicle (GV) stages. By selected CM10 chip, 16 candidates were found to be up-regulated in GV stage oocytes compared with in MII stage oocytes, their molecular weights were 8,180 (2 candidates), 10,226 (5 candidates), 15,767 (5 candidates) and 16,770 (4 candidates) Da respectively. And the expression of 29 candidates were higher in MII than in GV stage oocytes, their molecular weight were 10,832 (3 candidates), 17,743 (8 candidates), 20,122 (3 candidates), 22,131 (3 candidates), 24,857 (7 candidates) and 33,507 (5 candidates) Da, respectively. The expression of selected 13 candidates (0.2 and 1.0 % error tolerances) were analyzed using real time RT-PCR. The proteins that differentially regulated during oocyte in vitro maturation in the pigs may be potential biomarkers of oocyte maturation and quality.

• 한국가금학회지
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• 제14권2호
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• pp.89-96
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• 1987

본 연구에서는 가금에 있어 세포유전학적 방법을 이용하여 닭 염색체의 분리방법과 G, C-banding에 의한 분염분석 방법을 재고하여 보다 명확한 염색체의 형태적 양상을 제시하였다. 염색체의 분리는 성장중인 초기배아를 이용하므로써 유사분열 중기상을 쉽게 포악할 수 있었으며, 성장 4-5일째의 배아조직으로부터 염색체의 분리는 다소 불편함이 많았다. 가금에 있어 염색체 분리기술중 가장 중요한 것으로 적합한 sample의 채취와 적절한 중기상의 유도, hypotonic 처리에 따른 뚜렷한 형태의 유도, 도말방법 및 염색의 처리과정이다. 또한 보다 명확한 염색체의 분석을 위하여서는 중기 분열상중 초기 중기 상태의 상을 포착함이 바람직하다. G. C-banding 처리를 위해서는 공히 충분하고도 완전히 건조된 air-dried prepration된 sample을 이용하여야 바람직한 결과를 얻을 수 있으며, slide의 보존시간에 따라 band 양상에 많은 차이를 나타낸다. G-banding 양상에 크게 영향하는 요인으로서는 trypsin의 농도, 처리시간, 처리온도가 주된 작용을 하고, Giemsa solution에 사용하는 buffer의 pH도 크게 작용하는 것으로 나타났다. C-banding에 있어서는 Ba(OJ)$_2$의 농도 처리시간, 처리온도가 큰 영향을 미친 바 다소 짧은 시간의 처리가 바람직한 양상을 보이고, 처리전 HCl 처리로서 세포들의 균일성을 가하고, 처리후 철저한 수세가 좋은 결과를 나타내었다. Band 양상의 보다 정확한 해석을 위해서는 densitometer를 이용하므로써 구체적 양상을 분석할 수 있었다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.303-309
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• 2005

본 연구는 한우 난구 복합체의 체외성숙에서 OA가 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. 도축 한우암소의 난소로부터 난구 복합체를 채취하여 $0.1\%$ PVA-TCM199로 3회 이상 세정 후 $0.1\%$ PVA-TCM 199, 0.2 uM, 2 uM, 20 uM OA를 각각 첨가하여 $5\%\;CO_2,\;95\%$ 공기, $39^{\circ}C$에서 6, 12, 24시간 동안 체외성숙을 실시하였다. 또한 체외성숙시 cycloheximide(CX)와 OA와 체외성숙 효과를 확인하기 위하여 0.1M-PVA TCM199, CX 25 ug/mL, 동량의 CX를 6시간 처리한 후 2uM의 OA로 체외성숙을 실시하거나, 0.2 uM OA 단독으로 체외 성숙시켰다. 체외 성숙된 한우 난구 복합체의 핵형을 조사하기 위하여 $0.5\%$ hyaluronidase 용액으로 난구세포를 용해하고, 난자는 1:3 acetic acid, ethanol 용액에 30초간 고정하였으며, $3\%$ basic Fuchsin을 염색하여 핵형을 관찰하였다. 체외 성숙된 난자의 핵형 및 체외 발달율에 대한 통계분석은 3반복을 하여 얻어진 결과를 ANOVA test로 분석하였다. 한우 난구 복합체의 체외성숙율은 $0.1\%$ PVA-TCM199, 0.2 uM, 2 uM, 20 uM OA를 첨가시, 각각 72.0, 50.0, 70.9, $68.8\%$를 나타내어 유의적인 차이를 보였으며(p<0.05), CX와 OA가 한우 난구복합체에 미치는 영향을 조사한 결과, 0.1M-PVA, CX 25 ug/mL, 동량의 CX를 6시간 처리한 후 2uM의 OA로 체외성숙을 실시, 0.2 uM OA 단독처리시의 체외 성숙율은 각각 73.8, 7.2, 45.5, $73.7\%$를 나타냈어 극도의 유의적인 차이를 보였다(p<0.01). 미토콘드리아의 활성은 0.1M-PVA, CX 25 ug/mL, 동량의 CX를 6시간 처리한 후 2uM의 OA로 체외성숙을 실시, 0.2 uM OA 단독 처리시, 핵성숙기간 동안 증가하는 경 향을 보였고, CX 처리시 다른 처리와 비교하였을 때, 성숙 6시간에 1/3의 FI를 나타내었다. 이상의 결과를 미루어 OA는 한우 난구 복합체의 체외성숙에 중요한 조절물질이며, 핵성숙과정 중 미토콘드리아의 활성에도 중요한 역할을 하는 것으로 나타났다.

• 한국콘텐츠학회논문지
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• 제5권3호
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• pp.29-35
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• 2005

숙련된 세포유전학자가 수행하는 염색체 분석과 진단 작업은 반복적이고, 시간 소비적이며, 많은 비용이 요구된다. 이러한 이유로, 전문가를 대신하여 염색체 분석에 필요한 정보를 얻을 수 있도록 웹을 이용한 염색체 지식 베이스 기반 지능형 에이전트를 개발하였다. 즉, IF-THEH 생성규칙으로 이루어진 지식 베이스에서 정상 염색체와 비정상 염색체를 하나의 지식 영역으로 구성하고, 추론을 통해 염색체를 분석하고 진단결과를 제시하였다. 연구에 사용한 데이터는 GTG 방법으로 분염된 중기 말초혈액과 양수샘플을 핵형분류하여 얻은 2,736환자 증례의 정상 염색체와 259환자 증례의 비정상 염색체들로 구성하였다. 구축된 염색체 지식 베이스 기반 인텔리전트 에이전트는 정상 염색체와 비정상 염색체의 분석을 통해 다양한 형태학적 정보를 제공하고, 사용자와 시스템간의 상호작용을 통하여 염색체 분석과 진단을 협의할 수 있는 장점들을 지닌다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제59권2호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2016

We report the case of a 22-month-old boy with a new mosaic partial unbalanced translocation of 1q and 18q. The patient was referred to our Pediatric Department for developmental delay. He showed mild facial dysmorphism, physical growth retardation, a hearing disability, and had a history of patent ductus arteriosus. White matter abnormality on brain magnetic resonance images was also noted. His initial routine chromosomal analysis revealed a normal 46,XY karyotype. In a microarray-based comparative genomic hybridization (aCGH) analysis, subtle copy number changes in 1q32.1-q44 (copy gain) and 18q21.33-18q23 (copy loss) suggested an unbalanced translocation of t(1;18). Repeated chromosomal analysis revealed a low-level mosaic translocation karyotype of 46,XY,der(18)t(1;18) (q32.1;q21.3)[12]/46,XY[152]. Because his parents had normal karyotypes, his translocation was considered to be de novo. The abnormalities observed in aCGH were confirmed by metaphase fluorescent in situ hybridization. We report this patient as a new karyotype presenting developmental delay, facial dysmorphism, cerebral dysmyelination, and other abnormalities.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.869-876
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• 2015

Wild relative species of domesticated crops are useful genetic resources for improving agronomic traits. Cytogenetic investigations based on chromosome composition provide insight into basic genetic and genomic characteristics of a species that can be exploited in a breeding program. Here, we used FISH analysis to characterize the ploidy level, chromosome constitution, and genomic distribution o f 5S and 4 5S r ibosomal DNA (rDNA) in four wild Cucurbitaceae species, namely, Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mansf. var. citroides L. H. Bailey (2n = 22), Melothria japonica Maxim. (2n = 22), Sicyos angulatus L. (2n = 24), and Trichosanthes kirilowii Maxim. (2n = 66, 88, 110 cytotypes), collected in different areas of Korea. All species were diploids, except for T. kirilowii, which included hexa-, octa-, and decaploid cytotypes (2n = 6x = 66, 8x = 88, and 10x = 110). All species have small metaphase chromosomes in the range of $2-5{\mu}m$. The 45S rDNA signals were localized distally compared to the 5S rDNA. C. lanatus var. citroides and M. japonica showed one and two loci of 45S and 5S rDNA, respectively, with co-localization of rDNA signals in one M. japonica chromosome. S. angulatus showed two co-localized signals of 5S and 45S rDNA loci. The hexaploid T. kirilowii cytotype showed five signals each for 45S and 5S rDNA, with three being co-localized. This is the first report of hexaploid and decaploid cytotypes in T. kirilowii. These results will be useful in future Cucurbitaceae breeding programs.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.751-756
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• 2012

Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is a powerful tool for the detection of DNA sequences in the specific region of the chromosomes. As well as for the integrated physical mapping, FISH karyotype analysis has to be preceded. Karyotype of Raphanus sativus 'Wonkyo 10039' was analyzed by a dual-color FISH technique; using various repetitive DNA probes, including 5S rDNA, 45S rDNA, and centromere retrotransposon. The length of the somatic metaphase chromosome ranged from 1.35 to $2.06{\mu}m$ with a total length of $15.29{\mu}m$. The chromosome complements comprised of eight pairs of metacentrics and one pair of submetacentric. Bleached DAPI Band analysis revealed a heterochromatin region, covering 28.6% to 50.4% each chromosomes. 5S and 45S rDNA sequences were located on two and three pairs of chromosomes, respectively. The centromere retrotransposon of Brassica (CRB) is a major component in Brassica related species that has been maintained as a common centromere component. CRB signals were detected on the centromere and pericentromeric region of R. sativus 'Wonkyo 10039' and three basic Brassica species (B. rapa, B. nigra, and B. oleracea). These results will provide a valuable background for physical mapping and elucidation of the evolutionary relationship among the Brassica related species.