• KSBB Journal
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.243-247
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• 2011

Using Bacillus subtilis spore display system, with cotG as an anchoring motif, levansucrase from Zymomonas mobilis, was displayed on the outer surface of Bacillus subtilis spore. Flow cytometry of DB104 (pSDJH-cotG-levU) spore, proved the surface localization of CotG-LevU fusion protein on the spore compared to that of DB104. Enzymatic activity of DB104 (pSDJH-cotG-levU) spore showed more than 1.5 times higher levansucrase specific activity compared to that of the host spore, which is a remarkable increase of enzymatic activity considering the existence of sacA (sucrase) and sacB (levansucrase) in the Bacillus subtilis chromosome. The spore integrity, revealed by sporulation frequency test after heat and lysozyme treatment of spore, did not changed at all in spite of the CotG-LevU fusion protein incorporation into the spore coat layer during spore formation process. These data prove again that Bacillus subtilis spore could be considered as good live immobilization vehicle for efficient bioconversion process.

• Journal of Species Research
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.123-134
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• 2018

A total of 22 bacterial strains belonging to the phylum Bacteroidetes were isolated primarily from aquatic environments such as seawater, freshwater, lagoon and tidal flat. One of these 22 strains was isolated from ginseng soil. Phylogenetic analyses based on 16S rRNA gene sequences revealed that 21 strains showed the high sequence similarities(${\geq}98.7%$) to the closest type strains and formed robust phylogenetic clades with closely related species in the phylum Bacteroidetes. One strain, which had been previously classified as Balneola vulgaris in the phylum Bacteroidetes, was identified as a member of the newly described phylum Rhodothermaeota. These strains had not been previously reported in Korea. Here, we report 21 species of 13 genera in the phylum Bacteroidetes and one species in the phylum Rhodothermaeota which were not reported in Korea. Morphological, biochemical, and physiological characteristics, isolation sources, and NIBR deposit numbers are described in the species descriptions.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제25권4호
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• pp.494-503
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• 2008

Many therapeutic glycoproteins have been successfully generated in plants. Plants have advantages regarding practical and economic concerns, and safety of protein production over other existing systems. However, plants are not ideal expression systems for the production of biopharmaceutical proteins, due to the fact that they are incapable of the authentic human N-glycosylation process. The majority of therapeutic proteins are glycoproteins which harbor N-glycans, which are often essential for their stability, folding, and biological activity. Thus, several glyco-engineering strategies have emerged for the tailor-making of N-glycosylation in plants, including glycoprotein subcellular targeting, the inhibition of plant specific glycosyltranferases, or the addition of human specific glycosyltransferases. This article focuses on plant N-glycosylation structure, glycosylation variation in plant cell, plant expression system of glycoproteins, and impact of glycosylation on immunological function. Furthermore, plant glyco-engineering techniques currently being developed to overcome the limitations of plant expression systems in the production of therapeutic glycoproteins will be discussed in this review.

• Food Science and Biotechnology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.485-493
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• 2006

Lactococcus species are noninvasive and nonpathogenic microorganisms that are widely used in industrial food fermentation and as well-known probiotics. They have been modified by traditional methods and genetic engineering to produce useful food-grade materials. The application of genetically modified lactococci in the food industry requires their genetic elements to be safe and stable from integration with endogenous food microorganisms. In addition, selection for antibiotic-resistance genes should be avoided. Several expression and secretion signals have been developed for the production and secretion of useful proteins in lactococci. Food-grade systems composed of genetic elements from lactic acid bacteria have been developed. Recent developments in this area have focused on food-grade selection markers, stabilization, and integration strategies, as well as approaches for controlled gene expression and secretion of foreign proteins. This paper reviews the expression and secretion signals available in lactococci and the development of food-grade markers, food-grade cloning vectors, and integrative food-grade systems.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2005년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.1
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• pp.76-76
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• 2005

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.807-822
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• 2016

Starting as a glutamate producer, Corynebacterium glutamicum has played a variety of roles in the industrial production of amino acids, one of the most important areas of white biotechnology. From shortly after its genome information became available, C. glutamicum has been applied in various production processes for value-added chemicals, fuels, and polymers, as a key organism in industrial biotechnology alongside the surprising progress in systems biology and metabolic engineering. In addition, recent studies have suggested another potential for C. glutamicum as a synthetic biology platform chassis that could move the new era of industrial microbial biotechnology beyond the classical field. Here, we review the recent progress and perspectives in relation to C. glutamicum, which demonstrate it as one of the most promising and valuable workhorses in the field of industrial biotechnology.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2005년도 생물공학의 동향(XVI)
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• pp.9-9
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• 2005

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2009년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.133-134
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• 2009

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.88-92
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• 2015

카사바는 열대와 아열대지역 뿌리작물로서 중요한 식량자원일 뿐만 아니라 동물 사료, 전분, 바이오에탄올 등 다양한 산업소재로서 이용이 가능하다. 그러나 카사바의 산업적 중요성에 비해 형질전환기술을 이용한 신품종 개발은 아직까지 제한적이다. 본 연구에서는 인도네시아 IDB사가 개발한 다수확 카사바 품종을 이용하여 영양강화 및 환경스트레스에 저항성을 향상시킨 카사바를 개발하기 위하여 체세포배를 이용한 식물체 재분화시스템을 확립하였다. 카로티노이드 축적에 관련된 IbOr 유전자를 체세포배를 이용한 Agrobacterium 매개방법으로 카사바에 형질전환하였다. gDNA PCR과 RT-PCR을 통해 19개의 형질전환식물체를 성공적으로 확보하였다. 향후 카로티노이드 함량분석, 환경스트레스 내성분석 등을 통하여 IbOr 카사바 식물체의 농업적 유용성을 검정할 예정이다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.19-24
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• 2015

식물은 여러 환경스트레스에 적응하기 위해 스트레스 내성 유전자의 발현 혹은 proline, trehalose, glycine betaine (GB) 등과 같이 삼투압을 조절하는 compatible solute를 생성하면서 진화해 왔다. GB는 고염, 저온 등 환경스트레스 조건에서 식물의 엽록체에서 축적되는 물질 중 하나이다. 토양 박테리아 Arthrobacter globiformis에서 분리한 choline oxidase (codA) 유전자는 choline을 GB로 전환하는 기능을 한다. 본 연구에서는 산화스트레스 유도성 SWPA2 프로모터의 발현조절 하에 codA 유전자를 엽록체에 과발현시킨 형질전환 고구마 식물체(SC식물체)를 제작하여 다양한 환경스트레스 조건에서의 특성을 분석하였다. SC 식물체는 methyl viologen (MV)에 의한 산화스트레스와 건조 처리 조건에서 내성 증가를 보였다. $5{\mu}M$ MV 처리시 형질전환 식물체는 GB의 함량이 증가하였고 낮은 수준의 이온 전도도를 보였다. 건조 스트레스 조건에서 형질전환 식물체는 codA 유전자의 발현이 증가하였으며, 대조구 보다 높은 상대수분함량을 유지하였다. 따라서 본 연구결과의 SC식물체는 고염, 건조토양 등 조건 불리지역에 재배하면 바이오매스를 증가시킬 수 있을 것으로 예상된다.