• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.429-434
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• 2004

Zymomonas mobilis 유래 levansucrase 유전자(levU)를 GAL1 promoter 하류에 연결시킨 pYES-levU와 GAL10 promoter 하류에 Kluyveromyces marxianus exoinulinase의 분비 신호서열(INU1 ss) 하류에 연결시킨 pYInu-levU를 각각 구축하였다. 이들 plasmid를 invertase 결손 변이주(suc2-$\Delta$9)인 S. cerevisiae SEY2102에 형질전환시켜 고활성 형질전환주를 선발하였다. 효모 형질전환주를 galactose 함유 배지로 배양한 결과, pYES-levU 함유 형질전환주인 경우 levansucrase의 총활성은 7.17U/ml이고, pYInu-levU 함유 형질전환주인 경우 6.61U/ml에 도달하였다. 발현된 levansucrase 약 50% 정도가 배지와 periplasmic space에 존재하였고, INU1 ss에 의한 분비효율 증가는 관찰할 수 없었다. 또한, 효모에서 발현된 재조합 levansucrase는 과당쇄화된 형으로 생산되는 것으로 보여진다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.496-503
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• 2002

곤충에서 유래한 항균 펩티드, defensin을 항균활성이 있는 활성적인 형태로 분비하는 Pichia 균주를 개발하기 위한 일환으로서 MF$\alpha$1 prerpo sequence와 defensin 합성유전자를 pichia 발현 벡터에 재조합하여 형질전환하고 아미노산 histidine을 첨가하지 않은 최소 배지에서 형질전환체를 일차적으로 선별하였다. 선별한 형질전환체를 대상으로 항생제 G-418에 대한 내성과 M. luteus를 시험균으로 사용하여 생육환 저해를 통한 defensin의 세포 외 분비를 조사하여 4 균주를 선택하고 분석하였다. Southern hybridizaion을 통해 숙주의 염색체 DNA에 삽입한 defensin 유전자가 유지됨을 확인하였으며 전체 RNA를 분리하고 RT-PCR을 수행하여 defensin mRNA를 증폭하고 Southern hybridization을 실시한 결과 증폭된 밴드는 probe로 사용한 defensin 유전자에 의해 양성 신호가 나타났다. 배양시간에 따른 4 균주의 세포성장과 항균활성을 비교하기 위해 BMMY 배지에서 96시간 배양하였다. 세포성장은 모두 유사한 양상을 보였다. 세포성장은 48시간 동안 급격하게 증가한 후 그 이후로는 정지기에 도달되었다. 항균활성도 48시간까지 급격히 증가하였으며 항균활성이 가장 높은 형질전환체 균주 3는 72시간 배양 시 550 AU/$m\ell$을 나타내었다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.206-211
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• 2004

Pseudomonas aurantiaca 유래 levansucrase 유전자(lscA)를 GAL1 promoter 하류에 연결시킨 pYES-lscA와 CAL10 promoter와 Kluyveromyces marxianus exoinulinase의 분비 신호서열(INU1 ss)하류에 연결시킨 pYInu-lscA를 각각 구축하였다. 이들 plasmid를 invertase 결손 변이주(suc2-$\Delta$9)인 S. cerevisiae SEY2102에 형질전환시켜 고활성 형질전환주를 선발하였다. 효모 형질전환주를 galactose 함유 배지로 배양한 결과, pYES-lscA 함유 형질전환주인 경우 levansucrase의 총활성은 8.62 U/ml이고, pYInu-lscA 함유 형질전환주인 경우 5.43 U/ml에 도달하였다. 발현된 levansucrase의 약 80% 정도가 periplasmic space와 cytopla느에 존재하였고, INU1 ss에 의한 분비효율 증가는 관찰할 수 없었다. 또한, 효모에서 발현된 재조합 levansucrase는 과당쇄화된 형으로 생산되는 것으로 보여진다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권11호
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• pp.1471-1480
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• 2010

An extremely thermostable xylanase gene, xynB, from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima MSB8 was successful expressed in Kluyveromyces lactis. The response surface methodology (RSM) was also applied to optimize the medium components for the production of XynB secreted by the recombinant K. lactis. The secretion level (102 mg/l) and enzyme activity (49 U/ml) of XynB in the optimized medium (yeast extract, lactose, and urea; YLU) were much higher than those (56 mg/l, 16 U/ml) in the original medium (yeast extract, lactose, and peptone; YLP). The secretory efficiency of mature XynB was also improved when using the YLU medium. When the mRNA levels of 13 characterized secretion-related genes in the K. lactis cultured in YLP and YLU were detected using a semiquantitative RT-PCR method, the unfolded protein response (UPR)-related genes, including ero1, hac1, and kar2, were found to be up-regulated in the K. lactis cultured in YLU. Therefore, the nutrient ingredients, especially the nitrogen source, were shown to have a significant influence on the XynB secretory efficiency of the host K. lactis.

• Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering:BBE
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.43-51
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• 2002

The cloning and expression of $\beta-glucosidase$ II, encoded by the gene ${\beta}glu2$, from thermotolerant yeast Pichia etchellsii into Escherichia coli is described. Cloning of the 7.3 kb BamHI/SalI yeast insert containing ${\beta}glu2$ in pUC18, which allowed for reverse orientation of the insert, resulted in better enzyme expression. Transformation of this plasmid into E. coli JM109 resulted in accumulation of the enzyme in periplasmic space. At $50^{\circ}C$, the highest hydrolytic activity of 1686 IU/g protein was obtained on sophorose. Batch and fed-batch techniques were employed for enzyme production in a 14 L bioreactor. Exponential feeding rates were determined from mass balance equations and these were employed to control specific growth rate and in turn maximize cell growth and enzyme production. Media optimization coupled with this strategy resulted in increased enzyme units of 1.2 kU/L at a stabilized growth rate of $0.14\;h^{-l}$. Increased enzyme production in bioreactor was accompanied by formation of inclusion bodies.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.304-312
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• 2013

The thermotolerant methylotrophic yeast Hansenula polymorpha is attracting interest as a potential strain for the production of recombinant proteins and biofuels. However, only limited numbers of genome engineering tools are currently available for H. polymorpha. In the present study, we identified the HpPOL3 gene encoding the catalytic subunit of DNA polymerase ${\delta}$ of H. polymorpha and mutated the sequence encoding conserved amino acid residues that are important for its proofreading 3'${\rightarrow}$5' exonuclease activity. The resulting $HpPOL3^*$ gene encoding the error-prone proofreading-deficient DNA polymerase ${\delta}$ was cloned under a methanol oxidase promoter to construct the mutator plasmid pHIF8, which also contains additional elements for site-specific chromosomal integration, selection, and excision. In a H. polymorpha mutator strain chromosomally integrated with pHIF8, a $URA3^-$ mutant resistant to 5-fluoroorotic acid was generated at a 50-fold higher frequency than in the wild-type strain, due to the dominant negative expression of $HpPOL3^*$. Moreover, after obtaining the desired mutant, the mutator allele was readily removed from the chromosome by homologous recombination to avoid the uncontrolled accumulation of additional mutations. Our mutator system, which depends on the accumulation of random mutations that are incorporated during DNA replication, will be useful to generate strains with mutant phenotypes, especially those related to unknown or multiple genes on the chromosome.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.22-28
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• 2007

MyoD, expressed in skeletal muscle lineages of vertebrate embryo, is one of muscle-specific basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors, which plays a key role in the determination and differentiation of all skeletal muscle lineages. In this study, a cDNA of grass carp MyoD was cloned and characterized from total RNA of grass carp embryos by RT-PCR. The full-length cDNA of grass carp MyoD is 1597 bp. The cDNA sequence analysis reveals an open reading frame of 825 bp coding for a protein of 275 amino acids, which includes a bHLH domain composed of basic domain (1-84th amino acids) and HLH domain (98-142th amino acids), without signal peptide. Then the MyoD cDNA of grass carp was cloned to yeast expression vector pPICZ$\alpha$A and transformed into P. pastoris GS115 strain, the recombinant MyoD protein with a molecular weight of about 31KD was obtained after inducing for 2d with 0.5% methanol in pH 8.0 BMGY medium, and the maximum yield was about 250 mg/L in shaking-flask fermentation. The results were expected to benefit for further studies on the crystal structure and physiological function of fish MyoD.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제39권7호
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• pp.550-556
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• 2016

During meiosis, exchange of DNA segments occurs between paired homologous chromosomes in order to produce recombinant chromosomes, helping to increase genetic diversity within a species. This genetic exchange process is tightly controlled by the eukaryotic RecA homologs Rad51 and Dmc1, which are involved in strand exchange of meiotic recombination, with Rad51 participating specifically in mitotic recombination. Meiotic recombination requires an interaction between homologous chromosomes to repair programmed double-strand breaks (DSBs). In this study, we investigated the budding yeast meiosis-specific proteins Hop2 and Sae3, which function in the Dmc1-dependent pathway. This pathway mediates the homology searching and strand invasion processes. Mek1 kinase participates in switching meiotic recombination from sister bias to homolog bias after DSB formation. In the absence of Hop2 and Sae3, DSBs were produced normally, but showed defects in the DSB-to-single-end invasion transition mediated by Dmc1 and auxiliary factors, and mutant strains failed to complete proper chromosome segregation. However, in the absence of Mek1 kinase activity, Rad51-dependent recombination progressed via sister bias in the $hop2{\Delta}$ or $sae3{\Delta}$ mutants, even in the presence of Dmc1. Thus, Hop2 and Sae3 actively modulate Dmc1-dependent recombination, effectively progressing homolog bias, a process requiring Mek1 kinase activation.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.496-510
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• 2007

This paper describes the use of a discrete mathematical model to represent the basic mechanisms of regulation of the bacteria E. coli in batch fermentation. The specific phenomena studied were the changes in metabolism and genetic regulation when the bacteria use three different carbon substrates (glucose, glycerol, and acetate). The model correctly predicts the behavior of E. coli vis-a-vis substrate mixtures. In a mixture of glucose, glycerol, and acetate, it prefers glucose, then glycerol, and finally acetate. The model included 67 nodes; 28 were genes, 20 enzymes, and 19 regulators/biochemical compounds. The model represents both the genetic regulation and metabolic networks in an integrated form, which is how they function biologically. This is one of the first attempts to include both of these networks in one model. Previously, discrete mathematical models were used only to describe genetic regulation networks. The study of the network dynamics generated 8 $(2^3)$ fixed points, one for each nutrient configuration (substrate mixture) in the medium. The fixed points of the discrete model reflect the phenotypes described. Gene expression and the patterns of the metabolic fluxes generated are described accurately. The activation of the gene regulation network depends basically on the presence of glucose and glycerol. The model predicts the behavior when mixed carbon sources are utilized as well as when there is no carbon source present. Fictitious jokers (Joker1, Joker2, and Repressor SdhC) had to be created to control 12 genes whose regulation mechanism is unknown, since glycerol and glucose do not act directly on the genes. The approach presented in this paper is particularly useful to investigate potential unknown gene regulation mechanisms; such a novel approach can also be used to describe other gene regulation situations such as the comparison between non-recombinant and recombinant yeast strain, producing recombinant proteins, presently under investigation in our group.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.348-355
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 S. cerevisiae와 P. pastoris에서 bovine pancreatic (bp-) DNase I의 과발현과 재조합 DNase I의 특성을 조사하였다. bp-DNase I 유전자는 GAL10 promoter, $MF{\alpha}$, GAL7 terminator 사이에 삽입하여 재조합 plasmid인 pGAL-$MF{\alpha}$-DNaseI (6.4 kb)를 구축하였다. 그리고 bp-DNase I 유전자를 AOX1 promoter, $MF{\alpha}$, AOX1 terminator 에 삽입하여 재조합 plasmid인 pPEXI (8.8 kb)를 구축하였다. 재조합 plasmid인 pGAL-$MF{\alpha}$-DNaseI과 pPEXI를 각각 S. cerevisiae와 P. pastoris 숙주세포에 형질전환시켰다. 형질전환된 효모세포들을 galactose와 methanol 배지에서 $30^{\circ}C$, 48시간 배양하면 bp-DNase I은 대부분이 배양 상등액으로 과발현되었다. P. pastoris 형질전환체는 배양 상등액에서 45.5 unit/mL의 DNase I 활성을 보였으며, 반면에 S. cerevisiae 형질전환체는 37.7 unit/mL의 DNase I 활성을 보였다. 또한 DNA 분해 특성을 조사한 결과, P. pastoris 재조합 DNase I으로 기질 DNA(calf thymus)를 처리하였을 때 1분 이내 DNA가 분해되는 것을 확인할 수 있었으며 이는 상업용 bp-DNase I과 S. cerevisiae 재조합 DNase I으로 처리했을 때보다 빠른 분해 패턴을 보였다.