• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.76-76
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• 2019

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant and whitening action of Fagopyrum esculentum and F. tataricum buckwheat seeds depending on their germination time. In a previous study, we reported significant changes in sprout yield and phytochemical content in ethanol extracts from F. esculentum and F. tataricum seeds with increase in germination times. DPPH radical scavenging activities of F. tataricum increased with increasing germination time, whereas that of F. esculentum decreased. Next, we investigated anti-melanogenic activities of these species by estimation of melanin content and tyrosinase activity. Inhibition of melanin production in ${\alpha}-MSH$ (${\alpha}$-melanocyte stimulating hormone)-induced B16F10 cells by extracts from these seeds were analyzed. Among the two, F. tataricum extracts were characterized by higher inhibitory activity against melanin production. In addition, when B16F10 cells were incubated with L-DOPA for detection of in situ tyrosinase activity, F. tataricum and F. esculentum extracts were observed to reduce melanin production in cells. Taken together, these results indicate that extracts from buckwheat seeds could influence cellular processes via modulation of tyrosinase activity. Hence, buckwheat seeds could be utilized as whitening agents in the cosmetic industries and as therapeutics for hyperpigmentation disorders in a clinical setting.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.300-306
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• 2022

The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascade is essential for a wide range of cellular responses in plants, including defense responses, responses to abiotic stress, hormone signaling, and developmental processes. Recent investigations have shown that the stress, ethylene, and MAPK signaling pathways negatively affect the formation of nitrogen-fixing nodules by directly modulating the symbiotic signaling components. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying the defense responses mediated by MAPK signaling in the organogenesis of nitrogen-fixing nodules remain unclear. In the present study, I demonstrate that the Medicago truncatula mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5 (MtMKK5)-Medicago truncatula mitogen-activated protein kinase 3/6 (MtMPK3/6) signaling module, expressed specifically in the symbiotic nodules, promotes defense signaling, but not ethylene signaling pathways, thereby inhibiting nodule development in M. truncatula. U0126 treatment resulted in increased cell division in the nodule meristem zone due to the inhibition of MAPK signaling. The phosphorylated TEY motif in the activation domain of MtMPK3/6 was the target domain associated with specific interactions with MtMKK5. I have confirmed the physical interactions between M. truncatula nodule inception (MtNIN) and MtMPK3/6. In the presence of high expression levels of the defense-related genes FRK1 and WRKY29, MtMKK5a overexpression significantly enhanced the defense responses of Arabidopsis against Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (Pst DC3000). Overall, my data show that the negative regulation of symbiotic nitrogen-fixing nodule organogenesis by defense signaling pathways is mediated by the MtMKK5-MtMPK3/6 module.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.104-104
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• 2022

Dendropanax morbiferus H. Lev has been reported to have some pharmacologic activities and also interested in functional cosmetics. We found that the water extract of D. morbiferus leaves significantly inhibited tyrosinase activity and melanin formation in α-melanocyte stimulating hormone (MSH)-induced B16-F10 cells. D. morbiferus reduced melanogenesis-related protein levels, such as microphthalmia? associated transcription factor (MITF), TRP-1, and TRP-2, without any cytotoxicity. Two active ingredients of D. morbiferus, (10E)-9,16-dihydroxyoctadeca-10,17-dien-12,14-diynoate (DMW-1) and (10E)-(?)-10,17-octadecadiene-12,14-diyne-1,9,16-triol (DMW-2) were identified by testing the anti-melanogenic effects and then by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS) analysis. DMW-1 and DMW-2 significantly inhibited melanogenesis by the suppression of protein kinase A (PKA)/cyclic AMP (cAMP)-responsive binding protein (CREB) and p38 MAPK phosphorylation. DMW-1 showed a better inhibitory effect than DMW-2 in α-MSH-induced B16-F10 cells. D. morbiferus and its active component DMW-1 inhibited melanogenesis through the downregulation of cAMP, p-PKA/CREB, p-p38, MITF, TRP-1, TRP-2, and tyrosinase. These results indicate that D. morbiferus and DMW-1 may be useful ingredients for cosmetics and therapeutic agents for skin hyperpigmentation disorders.

• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2002년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.41-47
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• 2002

Adverse environmental conditions such as drought, high salt and cold/freezing are major factors that reduces crop productivity worldwide. According to a survey, $50-80\%$ of the maximum potential yield is lost by these 'environmental or abiotic stresses', which is approximately ten times higher than the loss by biotic stresses. Thus, Improving stress-tolerance of crop plants is an important way to improve agricultural productivity. In order to develop such stress-tolerant crop plants, we set out to identify key stress signaling components that can be used to develop commercially viable crop varieties with enhanced stress tolerance. Our primary focus so far has been on the identification of transcription factors that regulate stress responsive gene expression, especially those involved in ABA-mediated stress response. Be sessile, plants have the unique capability to adapt themselves to the abiotic stresses. This adaptive capability is largely dependent on the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA), whose level increases under various stress conditions, triggering adaptive response. Central to the response is ABA-regulated gene expression, which ultimately leads to physiological changes at the whole plant level. Thus, once identified, it would be possible to enhance stress tolerance of crop plants by manipulating the expression of the factors that mediate ABA-dependent stress response. Here, we present our work on the isolation and functional characterization of the transcription factors.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2001

본 연구는 음나무의 대량증식을 위한 실용적인 실생번식과 녹지 삽목 기술을 개발하고자 실시 하였다. 실생 번식을 위한 노천매장과 1$0^{\circ}C$ 후숙처리는 1주이내에 배의 크기를 3mm이상 유도하였고 발아율은 대조구에 비해 노천매장과 1$0^{\circ}C$에서 후숙된 종자에서 70%이상 높게 나타났다. 녹지 삽목 실험에서 는 삽수의 모수령이 발근에 미치는 효과를 조사한 결과를 보면, 1년생 삽목묘 신초를 삽수로 사용한 것이 68.9%의 발근율로 가장 높고, 모수의 수령이 유령일수록 발근율이 높고, 반면 수령이 증가할수록 발근 능력이 감소하였다. 삽목 시기별 발근 실험에 있어서 1차 생장한 6월 13일 삽목한 삽수가 68.9%로 발근율이 가장 높아 6월중순이 삽목 적기였다. 식물생장조정제 종류 및 농도별 처리에서는 IBA 1000mg.L$^{-1}$ 농도에서 30분간 침적했을 때 발근율이 70%, NAA 1000mg.L$^{-1}$에서 66.7%의 순으로 2000mg.L$^{-1}$ 30초, 500mg.L$^{-1}$ 10시간 처리구 보다 발근율이 높게 나타났다.

• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2002년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.41-47
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• 2002

Adverse environmental conditions such as drought, high salt and cold/freezing are major factors that reduces crop productivity worldwide. According to a survey, 50-80% of the maximum potential yield is lost by these 'environmental or abiotic stresses', which is approximately ten times higher than the loss by biotic stresses. Thus, improving stress-tolerance of crop plants is an important way to improve agricultural productivity. In order to develop such stress-tolerant crop plants, we set out to identify key stress signaling components that can be used to develop commercially viable crop varieties with enhanced stress tolerance. Our primary focus so far has been on the identification of transcription factors that regulate stress responsive gene expression, especially those involved in ABA-mediated stress response. Be sessile, plants have the unique capability to adapt themselves to the abiotic stresses. This adaptive capability is largely dependent on the plant hormone abscisic acid (ABA), whose level increases under various stress conditions, triggering adaptive response. Central to the response is ABA-regulated gene expression, which ultimately leads to physiological changes at the whole plant level. Thus, once identified, it would be possible to enhance stress tolerance of crop plants by manipulating the expression of the factors that mediate ABA-dependent stress response. Here, we present our work on the isolation and functional characterization of the transcription factors.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.277-281
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• 2001

자생 왕포아풀 (Poa pratensis L.)의 배발생 캘러스 유도 및 식물체 재분화 조건을 규명하였다. 도입된 다섯 품종과 국내에서 수집한 네 가지 생태형의 미성숙 화서와 완숙종자를 sucrose 30 g/L, Phytagel 3 g/L와 2,4-D 1 mg/L가 함유된 MS배지에 치상하여 24$^{\circ}C$로 조절된 항온실에서 배양하면서 캘러스를 유도하였다. 대부분의 배양에서 캘러스가 형성되었으나 배발생 캘러스는 완숙종자를 절편체로 썼을 때보다 미숙화서에서, 온실에서 재배되어 형성된 화서보다는 자연 재배조건에서 형성된 화서에서 배발생 캘러스의 유도율이 높았다. 배발생 캘러스는 85~98%의 효율로 높게 유도되었으며 계대배양 및 액체 진탕배양을 통해 6개월 이상 장기 증식되었으며, 생장조절제가 함유되지 않은 MS 재분화 배지에 이식하면 다수의 식물체로 재분화되었다. 재분화 식물들은 온실재배에서도 정상적으로 생장을 하였다.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제28권5호
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• pp.255-261
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• 2001

VVTL1은 포도 과육에서 특이적으로 다량 발현되는, PR5 계열의 thaumatin과 높은 상동성을 나타내는 단백질로서, 품종에 따라 염기서열의 차이를 나타낸다고 알려져 있다. 현재까지 포도의 VVTL1에 대해서 몇몇 연구가 진행되었지만, 우리나라에서 가장 많이 재배되는 품종인 캠벨에서는 전혀 이루어지지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 캠벨 품종으로부터 VVTL1-homolog 유전자의 게놈 DNA를 분리하여, 염기서열을 분석하였다. VVTL1-homolog 유전자는 일반적으로 PR5 유전자의 구조와 동일한 구조인, intron이 없는 하나의 exon으로만 구성되어 있었다. 염기서열로부터 추론된 VVTL1-homolog 단백질의 아미노산 서열은 VVTL1을 비롯한 다른 품종의 포도에서 분리된 TLP와는 달리 염기성의 등전점을 가지고 있었다. Primer extension 분석을 통해 전사개시 부위를 결정하였고, promoter영역을 포함하는 5'upstream 지역에 전사에 중요한 TATA box (4개)와 CAAT box (1개)가 존재하였으나, 이들의 위치와 수는 다른 PR5 유전자의 promoter와는 다랐다. 이러한 연구결과는 VVTL1-homolog 유전자의 발현이 과육 성숙과정동안 abscisic acid와 스트레스 또는 자극에 의해 발현이 유도되고 있음을 제시해준다. 포도 과육특이발현 promoter인 VVTL1-homolog 유전자의 promoter 분리는, 유전자의 도입에 의해 유용형질을 과육에 나타내는 포도품종을 개발하고자 할 때 효율적으로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2004

200종의 식물추출물을 대상으로 PEP 저해활성을 측정한 결과, 81종의 식물추출물은 $10{\sim}30%$ 범위의 저해율을, 28종의 식물추출물은 10%이하의 저해율을 나타내어 총 200종의 식물추출물 중 약 55% 정도의 식물추출물이 30%이하의 낮은 PEP 저해활성을 나타내었다. 반면에, Prunus mume (매화나무) 잎 (95.3%), 노루발과 (Pyrolaceae)의 Pyrola japonica (노루발) 잎과 줄기 (93.2%), 물레나물과 (Hypericaseae)의 Hypericum ascyron (물레나물) 지상부 (90.2%), 범의귀과(Saxifragaceae)의 Astilbe chinensis var. typica (노루오줌) 지상부 (90.1%), 보리수나무과 (Elaeagnaceae)의 Elaeagnus umbellata (보리수나무) 잎과 줄기 (90.1%)등 5종의 추출물들이 5 ppm에서 PEP에 대하여 90% 이상의 강한 저해활성을 나타내었다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.427-431
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• 2006

In vitro high-frequency plant regeneration of Muscari comosum var. plumosum through somatic embryogenesis was obtained via two developmental pathways: direct embryos and multiple shoots regenerated from embryogenic callus. Flower bud with pedicel, receptacle, petal and ovary wall, floral stalk and leaf as explants were cultured in MS medium supplemented with various plant growth regulators. Embryos formed directly from pedicel, receptacle and floral stalk. Depending on explant sources, the optimal medium was MS medium supplemented with 0.2 mg/L IBA and 0.3 mg/L BA, 3.0 mg/L IBA and 3.0 mg/L BA, and MS-free medium for pedicel, receptacle, and floral stalk, respectively. Multiple shoots regenerated from embryogenic cal]i which was initiated from petal, ovary and leaf were observed in MS medium with different concentrations and combinations of hormone. The most suitable medium for each type of explant was 3.0 mg/L IBA and 3.0 mg/L BA(petal and ovary) and 5.0 mg/L IBA and 5.0 mg/L BA (leaf) Furthermore, the combination of 0.1 mg/L 2,4-D and 1.0 mg/L BA was also good for all sources of explants not only for direct embryo formation, but also, for embryogenic callus induction.