• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.271-275
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• 2017

The expression of Deinococcus radiodurans dr1558 and pprM genes was examined for enhanced lysine production in recombinant Corynebacterium glutamicum. These genes are known to confer high tolerance to pH and osmotic shock in Escherichia coli. D. radiodurans dr1558 and pprM genes were expressed in C. glutamicum by using 6 synthetic promoters of different strengths, to evaluate the effect of expression efficiency on lysine production. Recombinant C. glutamicum expressing DR1558 under the L26 and I64 promoters showed higher lysine production than that expressing DR1558 under other promoters. Similarly, recombinant C. glutamicum expressing PprM under same promoters (L26 and I64) showed a higher increase in lysine production compared to that expressing PprM under other promoters. In the absence of $CaCO_3$ in the medium, the expression of DR1558 or PprM also increased lysine concentration in C. glutamicum depending on the promoter used. Together, these results suggest that genes involved in radiation tolerance in D. radiodurans can be used to enhance production of amino acids and their derivatives.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.201-208
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• 2016

Here in this study, we investigated the lifespan-extending effect and underlying mechanism of methanolic extract of Moringa olelifa leaves (MML) using Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) model system. To define the longevity properties of MML we conducted lifespan assay and MML showed significant increase in lifespan under normal culture condition. In addition, MML elevated stress tolerance of C. elegans to endure against thermal, oxidative and osmotic stress conditions. Our data also revealed that increased activities of antioxidant enzymes and expressions of stress resistance proteins were attributed to MML-mediated enhanced stress resistance. We further investigated the involvement of MML on the aging-related factors such as growth, food intake, fertility, and motility. Interestingly, MML significantly reduced growth and egg-laying, suggesting these factors were closely linked with MML-mediated longevity. We also observed the movement of aged worms to estimate the effects of MML on the health span. Herein, MML efficiently elevated motility of aged worms, indicating MML may affect health span as well as lifespan. Our genetic analysis using knockout mutants showed that lifespan-extension activity of MML was interconnected with several genes such as skn-1, sir-2.1, daf-2, age-1 and daf-16. Based on these results, we could conclude that MML prolongs the lifespan of worms via activation of SKN-1 and SIR-2.1 and inhibition of insulin/IGF pathway, followed by DAF-16 activation.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제37권4호
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• pp.483-493
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• 2010

Knock-out of a gene by insertional mutagenesis is a direct way to address its function through the mutant phenotype. Among ca. 15,000 gene-trapped Ds insertion lines of rice, we identified one line from selected sensitive lines in highly salt stress. We conducted gene tagging by TAIL-PCR, and DNA gel blot analysis from salt sensitive mutant. A gene encoding an oligopeptide transporter (OPT family) homologue was disrupted by the insertion of a Ds transposon into the OsOPT10 gene that was located shot arm of chromosome 8. The OsOPT10 gene (NP_001062118.) has 6 exons and encodes a protein (752 aa) containing the OPT family domain. RT-PCR analysis showed that the expression of OsOPT10 gene was rapidly and strongly induced by stresses such as high-salinity (250 mM), osmotic, drought, $100\;{\mu}M$ ABA. The subcellular localization assay indicated that OsOPT10 was localized specifically in the plasma membrane. Overexpression of OsOPT10 in Arabidopsis thaliana and rice conferred tolerance of transgenic plants to salt stress. Further we found expression levels of some stress related genes were inhibited in OsOPT10 transgenic plants. These results suggested that OsOPT10 might play crucial but differential roles in plant responses to various abiotic stresses.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.232-242
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• 2021

Glomerella leaf spot (GLS) is a severe infectious disease of apple whose infective area is growing gradually and thus poses a huge economic threat to the world. Different species of Colletotrichum including Colletotrichum gloeosporioides are responsible for GLS. For efficient GLS control, it is important to understand the mechanism by which the cruciferous crops and C. gloeosporioides interact. Arginine is among one of the several types of amino acids, which plays crucial role in biochemical and physiological functions of fungi. The arginine biosynthesis pathway involved in virulence among plant pathogenic fungi is poorly understood. In this study, CgCPS1 gene encoding carbamoyl phosphate synthase involved in arginine biosynthesis has been identified and inactivated experimentally. To assess the effects of CgCPS1, we knocked out CgCPS1 in C. gloeosporioides and evaluated its effects on virulence and stress tolerance. The results showed that deletion of CgCPS1 resulted in loss of pathogenicity. The ∆cgcps1 mutants showed slow growth rate, defects in appressorium formation and failed to develop lesions on apple leaves and fruits leading to loss of virulence while complementation strain (CgCPS1-C) fully restored its pathogenicity. Furthermore, mutant strains showed extreme sensitivity to high osmotic stress displaying that CgCPS1 plays a vital role in stress response. These findings suggest that CgCPS1 is major factor that mediates pathogenicity in C. gloeosporioides by encoding carbamoyl phosphate that is involved in arginine biosynthesis and conferring virulence in C. gloeosporioides.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.566-579
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• 2021

Ralstonia syzygii subsp. indonesiensis (Rsi, former name: Ralstonia solanacearum phylotype IV) PW1001, a causal agent of potato wilt disease, induces hypersensitive response (HR) on its non-host eggplant (Solanum melongena cv. Senryo-nigou). The disaccharide trehalose is involved in abiotic and biotic stress tolerance in many organisms. We found that trehalose is required for eliciting HR on eggplant by plant pathogen Rsi PW1001. In R. solanacearum, it is known that the OtsA/OtsB pathway is the dominant trehalose synthesis pathway, and otsA and otsB encode trehalose-6-phosphate (T6P) synthase and T6P phosphatase, respectively. We generated otsA and otsB mutant strains and found that these mutant strains reduced the bacterial trehalose concentration and HR induction on eggplant leaves compared to wild-type. Trehalose functions intracellularly in Rsi PW1001 because addition of exogenous trehalose did not affect the HR level and ion leakage. Requirement of trehalose in HR induction is not common in R. solanacearum species complex because mutation of otsA in Ralstonia pseudosolanacearum (former name: Ralstonia solanacearum phylotype I) RS1002 did not affect HR on the leaves of its non-host tobacco and wild eggplant Solanum torvum. Further, we also found that each otsA and otsB mutant had reduced ability to grow in a medium containing NaCl and sucrose, indicating that trehalose also has an important role in osmotic stress tolerance.

• KSBB Journal
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.79-84
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 Corynebacterium glutamicum I 균주에 salt tolerance를 도입하여 L-lysine 생산량을 증가시키고자 하였다. I 균주를 이용하여 mutagenesis를 수행한 후 모균주가 생장하는 못하는 9%의 NaCl이 포함된 배지에서 빠르게 생장하는 C14-49-3-15-7-3-20 균주를 선별하였다. flask 배양으로 L-lysine 생산을 조사한 결과 모균주 I의 경우 L-lysine 농도가 53.3 g/L, 수율이 51.6%인 반면 변이주 C14-49-3-15-7-3-20의 경우에는 L-lysine 농도 61.2 g/L, 수율 61.0%로 나타났다. 그리고 5 L 발효조에서 유가식 배양법으로 배양하여 L-lysine 생산량을 조사하였다. 그 결과 모균주는 113.0 g/L의 L-lysine을 생산하였고 수율은 41.8%이었다. 하지만 변이주의 경우에는 $33^{\circ}C$로 유지하여 배양한 후 PCV가 7.5%가 되는 시점에 배양 온도를 $35^{\circ}C$로 올려주고 배양하였을 때 L-lysine 생산량이 130.6 g/L, 수율이 48.6%로 모균주보다 많은 양의 L-lysine을 생산하였다. L-lysine 생산과 균주의 생장에 대한 osmotic pressure의 영향을 조사하기 위해 변이주 C14-49-3-15-7-3-20을 고농도의 NaCl과 당이 포함되어 있는 배지에 각각 배양하여 균체 생장 및 L-lysine 생산량을 조사하였다. 그 결과 모균주는 균체 생장이 느리고 생산량도 낮은 반면 변이주 C14-49-3-15-7-3-20의 경우에는 균체 생장 정도가 높고 생산량도 모균주보다 높았다. 그리고 2%의 NaCl이 포함되어 있는 배지에 osmoprotectant 를 첨가하였을 경우 모균주는 균체 생장 및 L-lysine 생산량이 높아졌다. 하지만 C14-49-3-15-7-3-20 균주의 경우에는 proline의 영향을 받지 않았다. 이러한 결과로 Corynebacterium glutamicum 균주에 salt tolerance를 도입하면 L-lysine 생산성을 크게 향상시킬 수 있음을 확인하였다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.413-418
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• 2011

P-V 곡선을 적용하여 참취와 수리취의 수분특성인자를 측정한 결과 최대포수시의 삼투포텐셜 ${\Psi}^{sat}_o$과 초기원형질 분리점의 삼투포텐셜 ${\Psi}^{tlp}_o$은 참취가 수리취보다 낮은 값을 나타냈으나 큰 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 최대팽압 ${\Psi}_{P,max}$는 참취가 수리취에 비해 높게 나타났으며, 최대탄성계수 $E_{max}$는 참취가 수리취에 비해 약 2.4배 정도 높은 값을 나타냈다. 초기원형질분리점에서의 상대함수율 $RWC^{tlp}$은 참취와 수리취 모두 90% 이상의 함수율을 보여 비교적 삼투 조절기능이 좋은 것을 알 수 있었고, apoplastic water의 비율은 참취가 더 크며, Vo/DW, Vt/DW, Ns/DW은 수리취가 참취에 비해 약 1.5~2.0배 정도 큰 경향을 보였다. 위 결과를 통해 참취와 수리취 모두 초기원형질분리점과 최대포수시의 삼투포텐셜이 높은 편으로 내건성은 비교적 약한 것으로 나타났으며, 습윤한 지역이 생육에 적합함을 알 수 있었다. 또한, 참취와 수리취를 비교할 때 참취가 수리취에 비해 건성잎의 특성을 가지고 있으며, 최대탄성계수와 삼투포텐셜이 높아 내건성이 약간 더 강한 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.277-282
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• 2015

Cryopreservation affects osmotic tolerance and intracellular ion concentration through changes in expression levels of water and ion channels. Control of these changes is important for cell survival after cryopreservation. Relatively little is known about changes in $K^+$ channel expression compared to water channel expression. This study was performed to investigate changes in TASK-2 channel (KCNK5: potassium channel, subfamily K, member 5), a member of two-pore domain $K^+$ channel family, in cryopreserved mouse ovaries. Cryopreservation increased TASK-2 mRNA expression in mouse ovaries. In addition, TASK-2 protein expression was upregulated in vitrified and slowly frozen ovaries. TASK-2 protein was expressed in all area of granulosa cells that surround the oocyte within the follicle, except nucleus. Viability of cells overexpressed with TASK-2 was higher than that of vector-transfected cells. Our results found that TASK-2 expression was increased by cryopreservation and overexpression of TASK-2 decreased cryopreservation-induced cell death. These results suggest that TASK-2 upregulation might reduce cryodamage.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.175-181
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• 2012

Drought and high salinity stresses often imposes adverse effects on crop yield. MYB transcription factors have been shown to be an important regulator in defense responses to these environmental stresses. In this study, we have cloned and characterized a soybean gene GmMYB184 (Glycine max MYB transcription factor 184). Deduced amino acid sequences of GmMYB184 show highest homology with that from Vitis vinifera legume plant (75%). Different expression patterns of GmMYB184 mRNA were observed subjected to drought, cold, high salinity stress and abscisic acid treatment, suggesting its role in the signaling events in the osmotic stress-related defense response. Subcellular localization studies demonstrated that the GFP-GmMYB184 fusion protein was localized in the nucleus. Using the yeast assay system, the C-terminal region of GmMYB184 was found to be essential for the transactivation activity. These results indicate that the GmMYB184 may play a role in abiotic stress tolerance in plant.

• Mycobiology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.73-78
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• 2006

Inter-specific hybridization between Pleurotus pulmonarius and P. florida was attempted through PEG-induced protoplast fusion to select a fusant. The protocol for protoplast release, regeneration and fusion in these two Pleurotus species was standardized using the variables controlling the process. The mixture of mycolytic enzymes, i.e. commercial cellulase, crude chitinase and pectinase, KCl (0.6 M) as osmotic stabilizer, pH 6 of the phosphate buffer and an incubation time of 3 hours resulted in the maximum release of protoplasts from 3-day-old mycelia of P. florida ($5.3{\sim}5.75{\times}10^{7}$ protoplasts/g) and P. pulmonarius ($5.6{\sim}6{\times}10^{7}$ protoplasts/g). The isolated protoplasts of P. florida regenerated mycelium with 3.3% regeneration efficiency while P. pulmonarius showed 4.1% efficiency of regeneration. Polyethyleneglycol (PEG)-induced fusion of protoplasts of these two species resulted in 0.28% fusion frequency. The fusant produced fruiting bodies on paddy straw but required a lower temperature of crop running ($24{\pm}2^{\circ}C$) than its parents which could fruit at $28{\pm}2^{\circ}C$. The stable fusant strain was selected by testing for the selected biochemical markers i.e. Carbendazim tolerance and utilization of the lignin degradation product, vanillin.