• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.328-332
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• 2005

The effect of k-casein (k-CN) variant on milk production traits (milk yield, fat yield, protein yield, fat percentage and protein percentage) was estimated for 568 Holstein cows in the first lactation. The k-CN valiant were determined by PCR-RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) technique at the DNA level. Single trait linear model was used for the statistical analysis of the data. Result of this study indicated that k-CN variant affected significantly milk yield (P<0.05) and protein yield (P<0.01). Animals with the BB variant produced 622kg milk more and had protein yield higher by 32kg compared with animals with the AA variant No associations between the k-CN variants and other milk production trait were found. Therefore, milk and protein yield may be improved through milk protein typing by increasing the frequencies of k-CN B variant in dairy cattle population. In cheese making, it will be also preferable to have milk with the B variant of k-CN, which gives higher yield having a better quality than the A variant milk.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.776-782
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• 2012

Marbling (intramuscular fat) is the most economically important meat quality trait in Hanwoo (Korean cattle). The endothelial differentiation G-protein coupled receptor 1 (EDG1) gene, involved in blood vessel formation, is located within the genomic region of a quantitative trait locus (QTL) for marbling on bovine chromosome 3. Thus, the EDG1 gene can be considered as a positional and functional candidate gene for meat quality in beef cattle. This study aimed to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the EDG1 gene and to evaluate their associations with carcass traits in Hanwoo population. We have sequenced a fragment of 5'-UTR of the EDG1 gene and identified one SNP. Genotyping of the g.166A>G SNP marker was carried out using PCR-RFLP analysis in 309 Hanwoo steers in order to evaluate their association with carcass traits. The g.166A>G SNP marker showed a significant effect on the marbling score. Animals with the GG genotype had higher marbling score compared with AA and AG genotypes (p<0.05). This SNP marker also showed a significant additive effects for the marbling score (p<0.05). These results suggest that the EDG1 gene can be used as a molecular marker for DNA marker-assisted selection in order to increase the levels of the marbling score in Hanwoo.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2005

We isolated and cultured bacteria inhabiting solar saltern ponds in Taean-Gun, Chungnam Province, Korea. All of the isolated 64 strains were found to be moderately halophilic bacteria, growing in a salt range of 2-20 %, with an optimal concentration of 5% salt. Bacterial diversity among the isolated halophiles was evaluated via RFLP analyses of PCR-amplified 16S rDNAs, followed by phylogenetic analysis of the partial 16S rDNA sequences. The combination of restriction enzyme digestions with HaeIII, CfoI, MspI and RsaI generated 54 distinct patterns. A neighbor-joining tree of the partial 16S rDNA sequences resulted in the division of the 64 strains into 2 major groups, 45 strains of ${\gamma}-Proteobacteria$ (70.3%) and 19 strains of Firmicutes (29.7%). The ${\alpha}-Proteobacteria$ and Cytophaga-Flavobacterium-Bacterioides groups, which were repeatedly found to exist in thalassohaline environments, were not represented in our isolates. The ${\gamma}-Proteobacteria$ group consisted of several subgroups of the Vibrionaceae (37.5%), Pseudoalteromonadaceae (10.9%), Halomonadaceae (7.8%), Alteromonadaceae (7.8%), and Idiomarinaceae (6.3%). Members of Salinivibrio costicola (29.7%) were the most predominant species among all of the isolates, followed by Halobacillus treperi (12.5%). Additionally, three new species candidates were found, based on similarities of the 16S rDNA sequences to those of previously published species.

• Membrane and Water Treatment
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• 제10권6호
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• pp.395-404
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• 2019

The influence of chlorine on marine bacterial communities was examined in this study. A non-chlorine-adapted marine bacterial community (NCAM) and a chlorine-adapted bacterial community (CAM, bacterial community treated with $0.2mg-Cl_2/L$ chlorine) were cultivated for 1 month. A distinct difference was observed between the NCAM and CAM, which shared only eight operational taxonomic units (OTUs), corresponding to 13.1% of the total number of identified OTUs. This result suggested that chlorine was responsible for the changes in the marine bacterial communities. Kordiimonas aquimaris was found to be a chlorine-resistant marine bacterium. The effect of intermittent chlorination on the two marine biofilm communities formed on the reverse osmosis (RO) membrane surface was investigated using various chlorine concentrations (0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6 and 0.8 mg $Cl_2/L$). Although the average number of adherent marine bacteria on the RO membrane over a period of 7 weeks decreased with increasing chlorine concentration, disinfection efficiencies showed substantial fluctuations throughout the experiment. This is due to chlorine depletion that occurs during intermittent chlorination. These results suggest that intermittent chlorination is not an effective disinfection strategy to control biofilm formation.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.78-89
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• 2022

Phaeosphaeria species are pathogenic on wheat, barley and a wide range of wild grasses. To analyze mating type loci of the Phaeosphaeria species and investigate mating type distribution in Iran, we sequenced mating type loci of 273 Phaeosphaeria isolates including 67 isolates obtained from symptomatic leaves and ears of wheat, barley, and wild grasses from two wheat growing region in Iran as well as 206 isolates from our collection from other regions in Iran which were isolated in our previous studies. Mating type genes phylogeny was successfully used to determine the species identity and relationships among isolates within the Phaeosphaeria spp. complex. In this study, we reported seven new host records for Phaeosphaeria species and the Phaeosphaeria avenaria f. sp. tritici 3 group was first reported from Iran in this study. Mating type distribution among Phaeosphaeria species was determined. Both mating types were present in all sampling regions from Iran. We observed skewed distribution of mating types in one region (Kohgiluyeh va Boyer-Ahmad) and equal distribution in the other region (Bushehr). However, when considering our entire dataset of 273 Iranian Phaeosphaeria isolates, the ratio of mating types was not deviated significantly from 1:1 suggesting possibilities for isolates of opposite mating type to interact and reproduce sexually, although the sexual cycle may infrequently occur in some regions especially when the climatic conditions are unfavorable for teleomorph development.

• 한국식물병리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물병리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 추계학술발표회
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• pp.147.2-148
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• 2003

Complete nucleotide sequence of genome RNA of a Korean isolate of Pepper mottle virus (PepMoV-Vb) from field-collected diseased paprika (Capsicum annuum var grossum) was determined in this study. Symptoms of isolates of PepMoV were divided largely into two groups, vein banding (Vb) and vein clearing (Vc) patterns. PepMoV-Vb RNA consists of 9,640 nucleotides excluding the poly(A) tail. A single open reading frame was identified beginning at nucleotide position 169 encoding a polyprotein of 3024 amino acids which is typical of the Potyvirus genus. The complete nucleotide sequence and coding regions of PepMoV-Vb were compared to that of 11 potyviruses within the genus Potyvirus. The overall nucleotide sequence identity was 94.7 and 94.1％ identical to PepMoV-C and PepMoV-FL, respectively. Full-length cDNAs of PepMoV-Vbl were synthesized from purified viral RNAs by RT-PCR and their genome structure was analysed by RFLP analysis. This is the first report on complete nucleotide sequence of PepMoV isolated from paprika in Korea.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.86-94
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• 2002

느타리버섯 균상에 발생하는 Hypocrea속 균의 분류학적 위치를 확립하기 위하여 유성세대 및 무성세대의 형태적 특징을 조사하였고, 국내 분리 균주의 RAPD, RFLP, URP-PCR 분석 등 분자생물학적 특징을 조사하였다. 1. 충남과 전남 일대의 8개 시, 군의 느타리 재배사에서 19 균주를 분리하였으며 이들 균주간의 형태적, 발생생태학적 변이는 없었고, 기존 보고된 Hypocrea 종들과는 다른 형태적 특징을 나타내었다. 2. Hypocrea 자좌의 크기는 $6.0{\sim}13.0{\times}3.0{\sim}11.0mm$이었고, 위유조직으로 구성되어 있으며 대부분 군생하고 처음엔 백색이지만 성숙되면 노란빛을 띤 갈색을 나타내었다. 자낭각은 구형으로 크기가 평균 $239.9{\times}204.1{\mu}m$이었으며, 자낭에는 16개의 자낭포자(part ascospores)를 형성하였고, 자낭과 장낭포자의 크기는 각각 $103.3{\times}4.9{\mu}m$와 $6.5{\times}4.7{\mu}m$이었다. 3. 무성세대의 phialide는 보통 Trichoderma virens와 유사한 형태로 모여서 형성되나 때때로 penicillate의 형태도 관찰되었다. T. virens형 phialide의 크기는 $10.8{\times}3.5{\mu}m$이었고 penicilliale형은 $14.7{\times}3.4{\mu}m$이었다. 분생포자는 계란형에서 타원형으로 표면은 매끈하고 크기는 $4.5{\times}2.9{\mu}m$이었다. 4. Hypocrea 균주들의 배양적 특징 조사한 결과, PDA 배지에서 균사생장 최적 온도는 $25^{\circ}C$이었고 자좌는 $15{\sim}25^{\circ}C$ 범위에서 발생하였으며 자좌 발생 최적 온도는 $20^{\circ}C$였다. 5. RAPD 및 RFLP 분석을 실시한 결과 Hypocrea속 균은 공시균주는 모두 단일 유전 개체군으로 느타리 재배사에서 발생하는 Trichoderma속 균 및 기존에 보고된 Hypocrea spp.와는 다른 분류군으로 나타났다.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.155-165
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• 2000

연구배경: Nramp1 단백은 NRAMP1 유전자에 의하여 합성되며, 이 유전자의 다형성은 결핵균에 대한 숙주의 선천적 내성을 감소시킨다. 본 연구에서는 일차 감염에 의한 결핵성 흉막염 환자에서 NRAMP1 유전자 다형성과 결핵의 일차 감염과의 관계를 고찰하였다. 방 법: 특별한 병력 없이 흉막 조직 검사를 통해 진단된 56명의 결핵성 흉막염군과 건강한 45명의 건강 대조군을 대상으로 인트론 4의 G/C 접돌연변이(469+14G/C, INT4), 543번 코돈의 aspartic acid(Asp)에서 asparagine(Asn)으로의 변이(D543N), 및 3' 비해독 영역의 TGTG 결손(1729+55del4, 3'UTR) 등의 NRAMP1 유전자 다형성의 반도를 중합효소 연쇄반응기법(PCR)과 중합효소 연쇄반응-제한효소 절단 길이 다형성(PCR-RFLP)을 이용하여 조사하였다. 결 과: 흉막염군과 건강 대조군에서의 NRAMP1 유전자 다형성의 빈도는, INT4 와 3'UTR 다형성의 경우 흉막염군에서 변이형의 빈도가 유의하게 높았으나(p=0.001, p=0.023), D543N 의 경우는 양군에서 유의한 차이가 없었다(p=0.079). 야생형과 변이형 유전자형의 교차비(odds ratio)는, INT4, 3'UTR의 경우 흉막염 환자가 변이형의 유전자형일 확률이 건강 대조군에 비해 통계적으로 유의하게 높았으나, D543N의 경우는 유의하지 않았다. INT4와 3'UTR의 결합 분석(combined analysis) 결과, 흉막염 환자가 INT4C 대립 형질을 포함할 확률과 INT4 C 대립 형질과 3'UTR del 대립 형질을 모두 포함할 확률이 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다. 결 론: 결핵성 흉막염 환자에서, 결핵 이환과 NRAMP1 유전자 다형성 중 INT4와 3'UTR과는 유의한 상관 관계가 있었으나, D543N과는 유의성이 없었으며, 흉막염 환자가 변이형 유전자형일 확률도 INT4 및 3'UTR의 경우 통계적으로 유의하게 높았으나. D543N의 경우는 높지 않았다. INT4와 3'UTR의 결합 분석결과 흉막염 환자가 INT4 C 대립 형질용 포함할 확률과 INT4 C와 3'UTR del 대립 형질을 모두 포함할 확률이 통계적으로 유의하게 높았다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.313-318
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• 2009

TIAF1 is a TGF-${\beta}$1-induced anti-apoptotic factor that plays a critical role in blocking TNF (tumor necrosis factor) cytotoxicity in mouse fibroblasts and participates in TGF-${\beta}$-mediated growth regulation. In this study, we obtained the full-length cDNA sequence of the porcine TIAF1 gene. Real-time PCR further revealed that the TIAF1 gene was expressed at the highest level in liver and kidney with prominent expressions detected in uterus, and lower levels detected in heart, spleen, lung, stomach, small intestine, skeletal muscle and fat of Large White pigs. Sequence analysis indicated that a 6 base-pair deletion mutation existed in the exon of the TIAF1 gene between Meishan and Large White pigs. This mutation induced deletion of Gln and Val amino acids. PCR-RFLP was used to detect the polymorphism in 394 pigs of a "Large White${\times}$Meishan" $F_{2}$ resource population and four purebred pig populations. The frequencies of the A allele (with a 6 bp deletion) were dominant in Chinese Meishan and Bamei pigs, and the frequencies of the B allele (no 6 bp deletion) were dominant in Large White and Landrace pigs. Association analyses revealed that the deletion mutation had highly significant associations (p<0.01) with meat marbling score of the thorax-waist longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle (MM1) and intramuscular fat percentage (IMF), and significant associations (p<0.05) with carcass length (CL). The results presented here supply evidence that the 6 bp deletion mutation in the TIAF1 gene affects porcine meat quality and provides useful information for further porcine breeding.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.113-126
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• 2002

연구배경 : 폐암의 80-90%는 흡연과 관계가 있으나 흡연자의 일부에서만 폐암이 발생하는 현상은 개체의 유전적 소인이 폐암발생을 결정하는 주요 요인임을 시사한다. 저자들은 한국인에서 DNA 회복 유전자인 XPC 유전자의 codon 499와 codon 939 다형성 그리고 intron 9에 존재하는 poly(AT) 삽입/결손 (PAT) 다형성에 따른 폐암의 위험도를 조사하였다. 방 법 :1998년 1월부터 1998년 12월까지 경북대학교병원 내과에서 병리학적으로 폐암으로 확진된 남자 폐암환자 219명을 대상으로 하였으며 악성종양으로 진단받은 과거력이 있는 사람은 제외하였다. 대조군은 1998년 1월부터 1998년 12월까지 경북대학교병원 건강검진센터를 방문한 40세 이상의 검진자들을 대상으로 하였으며 호흡기질환이나 악성종양이 있는 경우는 제외하였다. 대상인의 나이, 성, 흡연력, 과거력 등은 면접이나 병력지를 통해 얻었으며, 시료는 전혈 5cc에서 DNA를 추출하고 PCR 혹은 PCR-RFLP법을 통해 XPC 유전자의 다형성을 조사하였다. 결 과: 조사한 3부위의 XPC 유전자의 유의한 관계가 없었으며 연령, 흡연력, 흡연 인-년등으로 구분한 경우에도 다형성에 따른 폐암의 위험도는 유의한 차이가 없었다. 폐암의 조직형을 구분하여 비교한 경우에도 XPC 유전자의 다형성과 폐암의 위험도는 유의한 관계가 없었다. XPC 유전자의 Va1499Ala, PAT, Lys939Gln 다형성은 다형성간에 연관비평형 (lingkage disequilibrium) 있었으며, 특히 PAT 다형성과 Lys939Gln 다형성은 kappa 치가 0.87로 높았다. XPC 유전자의 3부위다형성의 haplotype도 폐암과 유의한 관계가 없었으며, 연력, 흡연력, 흡연 안-년, 조직형을 구분한 경우에도 haplotype에 따른 폐암의 위험도는 유의차이가 없었다. 결 론: 한국인에서 XPC 유전자의 codon 499와 codon 939 다형성과 PAT 다형성은 폐암의 위험도를 결정하는 주요 인자는 아닌 것으로 생각된다.