• 대한수의학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.99-103
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• 2004

The aim of the present study was to develop a sensitive and specific assay for the diagnosis of alcelaphine herpesvirus 1 (AlHV-1) which is a cause agent of malignant catarrhal fever in ruminants. A1HV-1 is a gamma herpesvirus, which is frequent latent, and it is often difficult to detect its antigens or specific nucleic acids because of its low genomic copies in the infected tissues. In this study, polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-dot blot hybridization (DBH) assay for detecting AlHV-1 DNA was developed and evaluated for its sensitivity and specificity as comparison with PCR and DBH alone. The developed PCR-DBH was more sensitive than PCR or DBH alone and also very specific. The results showed that the sensitivity of PCR-DBH were higher and stronger than those of PCR and DBH alone. This PCR-DBH assay can be applied efficiently to confirm the presence of AlHV-1 virus on clinical samples and to differentiate specifically between AlHV-1 infection and other viral infections.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.358-367
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• 1999

Thirty strains of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus were obtained from the clinical isolates. In order to investigate the pursuit of the pathogens of nosocomial infection, these strains were studied for antibiotic sensitivity as well as its resistant pattern. Among the methods of hybridization which directly confirm the specific antibiotic resistant genes by means of the recently developed specific probe DNA, dot blot hybridization and southern blot hybridization were performed and these two methods were compared in their sensitivity and specificity. Strains that is sensitive to cephalothin to the subject of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus were in 43%. Those that are sensitive to cefoperazone and cefuroxime were 26% and 23%, respectively. In case of MIC, MIC50 of cefoperazone was 8 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$, and MIC90 was 128 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$ to be the lowest. As the results of plasmid DNA electrophoresis, most of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus strains had more than 4 plasmids. These plasmids digested by BamHI, methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is distributed as 10 fragments with the size of 65 kb to 1.5 kb. Dot blot hybridization were performed to examine the existence of mecA gene to show the detection rate of 50%. Southern blot hybridization were done to see if DNA bands which amplify the activity of digoxigenium-labeled probe by PCR were actually PCR products of mecA gene and it showed the detection rate of 53%. It can be concluded that the southern blot hybridization seemed to be better in sensitivity and specificity when it is compared with the results of dot blot hybridization.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.29-33
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• 2014

This study aimed at finding a fast, sensitive, and efficient protocol for molecular identification of intracellular protozoa Toxoplasma (T.) gondii. For molecular detection of T. gondii, we developed a polymerase chain reaction coupled with dot blot hybridization assay (PCR/DBH). For DBH analysis, the amplified DNA of T. gondii tachyzoite was labeled by incorporation of digoxigenin. The DBH assay alone was capable of detecting down to $1{\times}10^4$ pg of T. gondii genomic DNA. The PCR alone was capable of detecting down to $1{\times}10^3$ pg of T. gondii genomic DNA, whereas the PCR/DBH assay was capable of detecting down to $1{\times}10^2$ pg of T. gondii genomic DNA, indicating that sensitivity of the PCR/DBH method was approximately 10 to 100 times higher than PCR or DBH alone. Our PCR/DBH assay will be useful for confirming the presence of T. gondii on the samples and differentiating T. gondii infection from other intracellular protozoa infections.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제35권3호
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• pp.470-474
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• 2003

식중독은 세균에 의한 발병이 대부분이다. 따라서 식품에서 식중독 원인균을 신속하게 탐색하게 식중독으로부터의 되면 피해를 줄일 수 있을 것이다. 고전적인 식중독 원인균 탐색은 증균, 선택적 배지를 이용한 isolation, 생화학적 특징을 활용하는 분석이 있으나 많은 시간이 소요되는 단점을 갖고 있었다. 본 연구는 16S rRNA gene(16S rDNA)로부터 얻은 DNA 염기 서열을 이용 식중독 원인균의 특이적 oligonucleotide probe을 제작 reverse dot blot hybridization과 PCR 방법을 이용하여 고전적인 방법보다 빠른 시간 내에 식품에서 원인균을 탐색 할 수 있었다. 우유를 인공적으로 본 연구에서 사용한 균주로 오염시킨 후 DNA를 추출하여 PCR 증폭산물과 oligonucleotide probe를 hybridization 시킨 결과 oligonucleotide probe를 hybridization 시킨 결과 oligonucleotide probe가 위치한 곳에서 발색 반응이 나타났다. 본 연구에서 본 연구를 통해 DNA microchip으로 활용 짧은 시간 내에 많은 종류의 식중독 원인균을 탐색 할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.43-49
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to develop PCR primers that are specific for Streptococcus sanguinis, Streptococcus parasanguinis, and Streptococcus gordonii. We designed the S. sanguinis-, S. parasanguinis-, and S. gordonii-specific primers, Ssa21-F3/Ssa21-R2, Spa17-F/Spa17-R, and Sgo41-F1/Sgo41-R1 respectively, based on the nucleotide sequences of the Ssa21, Spa17, and Sgo41 DNA probes that were screened using inverted dot blot hybridization (IDBH). The species-specificity of these primers was assessed against 43 strains of mitis group streptococci, including clinical strains of S. sanguinis, S. parasanguinis, and S. gordonii. The resulting PCR data revealed that species-specific amplicons had been obtained from all strains of the target species tested, and that none of these amplicons occurred in any other strains from other species. These results suggest that the Ssa21-F3/Ssa21-R2, Spa17-F/Spa17-R, and Sgo41-F1/Sgo41-R1 primers may be useful in detecting S. sanguinis, S. parasanguinis, and S. gordonii at the species level, respectively.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.269-280
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• 2002

The purpose of this study is to develop species-specific DNA probes and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) primers for detection and identification of Prevotella nigrescens (P. nigrescens) 9336. This study procedure includes (1) whole-genomic DNA extraction of P. nigrescens 9336 (2) construction of the genomic DNA library, (3) screening of strain-specific DNA probe by reverse Dot Hybridization method, (4) confirmation of strain-specific DNA probe by Southern blot analysis, (5) determination of nucleotide sequences of strain-specific DNA probe. Thirty-five restriction fragments of P. nigrescens 9336 genomic DNA digested with the Hind III were obtained. Reverse dot hybridization and Southern blot analysis data showed that three of them, Pn10, Pn23, and Pn35, could be P. nigrescens 9336-specific DNA probes. These data indicated that these DNA probes could be useful in detection and identification of the P. nigrescens 9336.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제41권2호
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• pp.97-103
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• 2016

Mammals have 3 pairs of major salivary glands i.e., the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. Saliva secretion of these glands is modulated by taste perception. Salivary glands are composed mainly of acinar and ductal cells. Primary saliva is secreted by acinar cells and modified during ductal flow. Recently, of the murine 35 bitter taste receptors, Tas2r108 was expressed at highest levels in the submandibular gland by qPCR. Further, Tas2r108-transfected cells respond to a range of bitter compounds, such as denatonium, quinine, colchicine, diphenidol, caffeine and dapson. The objective of the present study was to characterize the expression of Tas2r108 mRNA in acinar and/or ductal cells of the submandibular gland using in situ hybridization (ISH). Male 42-60 days old DBA2 mice were used in the study. Messenger RNAs were extracted from the submandibular gland for generating digoxigenin (DIG) labeled-cRNA probes. These probes were transcribed in anti-sense and sense orientation using T7 RNA polymerase. Dot blot hybridization was performed using DIG labeled-cRNA probes, in order to estimate integrity and optimal diluting concentration of these probes. Subsequently, ISH was performed on murine submandibular gland to detect Tas2r108 mRNA. Dot blot hybridization data demonstrated that Tas2r108 DIG labeled-cRNA anti-sense probes specifically detected Tas2r108 cDNA. ISH results showed that the anti-sense probes labeled acinar and ductal cells in the submandibular gland, whereas no staining was visible in sense controls. Interestingly, the Tas2r108 expression levels were higher in acinar than ductal cells. These results suggested that Tas2r108 might be more associated with primary saliva secretion than with ductal modification of saliva composition.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.187-193
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• 1996

The T sergenti DNA fragments used as probes of KTS1(2.4kb) and KTS3(1.5kb) were labeled with digoxigenin-11-dUTP for the Southern hybridization. T sergenti DNAs from different geographic locations(Korea; Chonbuk, Kyungbuk, Chungnam, Kangwon, Cheju island, Japan; Shintoku, Shintoku 9209, Shintoku 9201, Shintoku 9202, Shintoku 9102) which had been digested with Pst I and EcoR I were probed by the digoxigenin-11-dUTP-labeled KTS1 and KTS3. As the results, the samples from Chonbuk, Kyungbuk, Cheju island in Korea and Shintoku, Shintoku 9209, Shintoku 9201, Shintoku 9102 in Japan were positively reacted, but the others from the other locations not reacted. In the comformation test of T sergenti DNA from different geographic locations, all of the samples were positively detected by PCR amplification.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.60-64
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• 2004

Gentamicin에 저항성을 나타내는 세균을 병원 하수로부터 분리하여 aminoglycoside-(3)- N-acetyltransferase를 암호화하는 유전자인 aac(3)II의 존재여부를 dot-blot hybridization으로 조사하였다. aac(3)II유전자의 일부를 탐침으로 사용한 결과 gentamicin저항성 세균의 41% (39/95)가 이 유전자를 가지고 있었다. aac(3)II와 Tn3에서 각각 설계된 primer를 사용한 PCR 결과 aac(3)II를 가지고 있는 39개 균주 중 13개 균주가 TnS-aac(3)II구조를 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었다. aac(3)II의 상류에 Tn3를 가지고 있는 13개 균주의 gentamicin에 대한 최소억제농도는 가지고 있지 않은 균주에 비해 상대적으로 높았다. 13개 균주를 동정한 결과 5개는 Eschelichia coli, 3개는 Acinetobacter johnsonii, Enterobacter agglomerans와 Micrococcus luteus가 각각 2개, 그리고 1개의 Pseudomonas facilis로 동정되었다. 이러한 결과들은 Tn3-aac(3)II구조가 gentamicin 저항성 세균들에서 널리 분포하고 있음을 말해준다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.43-50
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• 2005

목적 : 자경경부암세포에서 polymeric chain reaction (PCR)원리를 이용한 suppression subtractive hybridization (SSH) 방법으로 방사선조사 시 차등 발현되는 유전자를 동정하고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법 : 자궁경부암세포주인 HeLa세포주에 방사선조사 전과 후 총 RNA와 poly $(A)^+$ mRNA를 분리였다. SSH방법으로 forward 및 reverse-subtracted cDNA libraries를 만들었다. 차등 발현된 유전자를 screening하기 위해 reverse Northern blotting (dot blot analysis)을 이용하여 각각의 library에서 88개의 클론을 선택하였고 Nothern blotting으로 확인 후 sequencing하였다. 결과 : screening상 176개 클론 중 forward-subtracted library에서 10개의 유전자가 reverse-subtracted library에서 9개의 유전자가 동정되었다. forward-subtracted library로부터 3개의 유전자가 Northern blotting에 의하여 확인되었고 이중 telomerase catalytic subunit and sodium channel-like protein 유전자와 1개의 ESTs (expressed sequence tags) 유전자가 방사선선량에 따라 증가하쳐다. 결론 : 본 연구를 통해 자궁경부암세포주에서 방사선에 의해 유도되는 유전자를 SSH 방법을 통해 동정할 수 있었다. 그러나 이러한 유전자가 어떤 생물학적인 기능을 갖고 있는지에 대한 계속적인 연구가 필요하다