• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.301-310
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• 2005

구제역(Foot-and-Mouth Disease: FMD)이란 소, 돼지, 양, 염소 등의 cloven-hoofed 동물에서 나타나는 바이러스성 질병으로 입, 코, 유두, 발굽 등에 수포가 형성되는 것이 특징이다. 일곱 가지 혈청형(O, A, C, Asia1, SAT1, SAT2 and SAT3)으로 분류되는 구제역바이러스(Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus: FMDV)는 single stranded positive RNA virus로 nonenveloped capsid virus이다. Viral genome은 8.2 Kb로 하나의 ORF인 polyprotein으로 되어있으며, 크게 capsid protein coding region인 P1, replication related protein coding region인 P2, RNA dependent RNA polymerase coding region인 P3로 구성된다. FMDV는 respiratory tract의 pharynx epithelial cell에 감염되며, lung epithelial cell에서 replication을 한다. 구제역바이러스는 감염율은 높지만 낮은 치사율을 가진다. 2002년 한국에서 구제역이 발병하여 많은 경제적 손실을 입었다. FMDV의 감염을 조절할 수 있는 조절방법이 없는 실정이며, 현재 많은 나라에서는 구제역바이러스의 감염을 막을 수 있는 효과적인 방법을 연구하고 있다. 본 보고서에서는 FMD에 대한 보다 효과적인 예방법인 DNA vaccine, edible vaccine, peptide vaccine에 대해 고찰하였다.

• 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국미생물학회 2003년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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• pp.83-86
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• 2003

Major advances in positive-sense RNA virus research have been facilitated by the development of reverse genetics systems. These systems consist of an infectious cDNA clone that encompasses the genome of the virus in question. This clone is then used as a template for the subsequent synthesis of infectious RNA for the generation of synthetic viruses. However, the construction of infectious cDNA for the Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) has been repeatedly thwarted by the instability of its cDNA. As JEV is an important human pathogen that causes permanent neuropsychiatric sequelae and even fatal disease, a reliable reverse genetics system for this virus is highly desirable. The availability of this tool would greatly and the development of effective vaccines as well as facilitate studies into the basic biology of the virus, including the molecular mechanisms of viral replication, neurovirulence, and pathogenesis. We have successfully constructed a genetically stable infectious JEV cDNA containing full-length viral RNA genome. Synthetic RNA transcripts generated in vitro from the cDNA were highly infectious upon transfection into susceptible cells, and the cDNA remained stable after it had been propagated in E. coli for 180 generations. Using this infectious JEV cDNA, we have successfully expressed a variety of reporter genes from the full-length genomic and various subgenomic RNAs in vitro transcribed from functional JEV cDNAS. In summary, we have developed a reverse genetics system for JEV that will greatly facilitate the research on this virus in a variety of different fields. It will also be useful as a heterologous gene expression vector and aid the development of a vaccine against JEV.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.218-223
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• 1995

담배와 고추의 주요해충인 담배나방 [Helicoverpa assulta(Guenee)]의 미생물적 방제법을 개발하기 위하여, 아직 국내에서 보고되지 않은 담배나방 핵다각체병 바이러스 담배나방 사충으로 부터 분리하고, 바이러스의 전자현미경 관찰 및 바이러스 DNA의 제한효소 분석 등을 통한 생화학적 특성을 조사하였다. 담배나방 핵다각체병 바이러스의 다각체는 구형에 가까운 20면체로서 크기는 평균 약 1.0$\mu$m 정도이고, 다수의 바이러스 입자가 다각체 단백질에 포매되어 있었다. 포매된 바이러스 입자는 한개의 봉상 nucleocapsid가 하나의 envelope 내에 매립된 형태의 SNPV(single embedded nuclear polyhedrosis virus)로, 형태는 전형적인 봉상으로서 그 크기는 약 $65nm\times300nm$ 였다. 또한 다각체 단백질의 SDS-PAGE 분석 결고, 분자량은 약 31 Kd이었으며, 담배나방 핵다각체병바이러스 DNA를 분리하여 EcoRI. HindIII 등 수종의 제한효소로 처리분석한 결과, 그 genome의 크기는 약 120Kb 정도였다. 본 핵다각체병바이러스는 담배나방 유충에만 병원성을 나타내 기주특이성을 보였다.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.36-41
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• 1996

AcNPV 와 BmNPV의 배양세포주에서의 동시감염에 의해 선발된 재조합 바이러스 RecS-A6는 그 다각체 외부 형태가 모바이러스와 다를뿐만 아니라 배양 세포주에 따라서도 그 형태에 차이가 있었다. 이러한 다각체의 특징적인 형태가 나타나는 요인을 다각체 단백질 유전자를 중심으로 조사한 결과 RecS-A6는 AcNPV 와 BmNPV의 다각체 단백질 유전자를 모두 갖고 있는 것이 확인되었으며, 또한 RecS-A6의 다각체를 단백질 전기영동하여 분석한 결과 RecS-A6의 다각체를 단백질 전기영동하여 분석한 결과 AcNPV와 BmNPV의 다각체 단백질이 모두 다각체 형성에 이용되었음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.105-112
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• 1989

누에(Bombyx mori)와 흰불나방(Hyphantria cunea)으로 부터 분리된 핵다각체병바이러스(nuclear polyhedrosis virus: NPV)를 동정하기 위하여 전자현미경 관찰한 결과, BmNPV 다각체의 크기는 $3 \mu\textrm{m}$ 정도의 18면체로 외형이 균일하였으나, HcNPV는 1.5-$2 \mu\textrm{m}$ 정도이며 부정형이었다. Alkaline protease를 부활화시킨 후 SDS-PAGE한 다각체 단백질의 分子물은 BmNPV가 30 KD, HcNPV는 31 KD인 major band와 이들의 중합체(polymer)로 생각되는 57 KD, 112 KD의 minor band들이 관찰되었다. 또한 virion 단백질을 SDS-PAGE한 후 은염색한 결과, BmNPV는 분자량 9.6~112 KD인 47개의 band, HcNPV 경우는 분자량 9.4~l11 KD인 48개는 band가 관찰되었다. BmNPV와 HcNPV DNA의 제한효소 처이에 의한 전기영동 패턴을 관찰했으며, 각각의 genome 크기는 BmNPV가 약 116.4 Kb, HcNPV의 약 114.6 Kb였다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.104-111
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• 2016

Zika virus (ZIKV) is a mosquito borne pathogen, belongs to Flaviviridae family having a positive-sense single-stranded RNA genome, currently known for causing large epidemics in Brazil. Its infection can cause microcephaly, a serious birth defect during pregnancy. The recent outbreak of ZIKV in February 2016 in Brazil realized it as a major health risk, demands an enhanced surveillance and a need to develop novel drugs against ZIKV. Amodiaquine, prochlorperazine, quinacrine, and berberine are few promising drugs approved by Food and Drug Administration against dengue virus which also belong to Flaviviridae family. In this study, we performed molecular docking analysis of these drugs against nonstructural 3 (NS3) protein of ZIKV. The protease activity of NS3 is necessary for viral replication and its prohibition could be considered as a strategy for treatment of ZIKV infection. Amongst these four drugs, berberine has shown highest binding affinity of -5.8 kcal/mol and it is binding around the active site region of the receptor. Based on the properties of berberine, more similar compounds were retrieved from ZINC database and a structure-based virtual screening was carried out by AutoDock Vina in PyRx 0.8. Best 10 novel drug-like compounds were identified and amongst them ZINC53047591 (2-(benzylsulfanyl)-3-cyclohexyl-3H-spiro[benzo[h]quinazoline-5,1'-cyclopentan]-4(6H)-one) was found to interact with NS3 protein with binding energy of -7.1 kcal/mol and formed H-bonds with Ser135 and Asn152 amino acid residues. Observations made in this study may extend an assuring platform for developing anti-viral competitive inhibitors against ZIKV infection.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.219-226
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• 1991

담배나방 유충에서 분리한 세포질다각체병 바이러스의 형태, 다각체 단백질 및 핵산의 전기영동상과 바이러스의 병원성을 조사하여 본 바이러스를 이용한 담배나방의 생물적 방제 이용성을 검토하고자 본 실험을 수행하였다. 다각체의 형태는 외관상 6각형으로 0.5~3.7 ${\mu}m$ 크기이고 바이러스 입자는 정 20면체로 55nm였다. SDS-PAGE에 의한 다각체 단백질은 단일 롤리？타이드인 24.3 Kd와 5개의 작은 구성분으로 이루어졌다. 바이러스입자는 7개의 폴리？타이드로 구성되어 있으며 분자량은 28.0~133.6 Kd였다. 바이러스 게놈은 10개의 조각으로 된 총 분자량 18.08 Md인 이본쇄 RNA로 각 조각의 분자량 범위는 0.65~2.79 Md이였다. 3령 유충에 대한 담배나방 세포질 다각체병바이러스의 $LC_{50}$은 $2.895{\times}10^5PIBs/ml$이었으며 $5.0{\times}10^{6}PIBs/ml$의 농도에서 $LT_{50}$에서 16.4일이었다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제15권5호
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• pp.270-279
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• 1999

cDNAs complementary to the 3'-terminal regions of two potyvirus genomes were cloned and sequenced. The clone G7 contains one open reading frame (ORF) of 1,338 nucleotides and a 3' untranslated region (3'-UTR) of 403 nucleotides at the 3'-end excluding the 3'end poly(A) tail. The putative viral coat protein (CP) shows 55%-92% amino acid sequence homology to those of Allium potyviruses. The genome size of the virus was analyzed to be about 9.0 kb by Northern blot analysis. Five cDNA clones were screened out using GPV2 oligonucleotide as a probe. One of these clones, DEA72, which has a longest cDNA insert, contains one ORF of 1,459 nucleotides and a 3'-UTR of 590 nucleotides at the 3'-end excluding the 3'-end poly(A) tail. The putative viral CP shows 57%-88% amino acid sequence homologies to those of Allium potyviruses. The genome size of the virus was analyzed to be about 9.6 kb by Northern blot analysis. The results of immunoblot and Northern blot analyses suggest that almost all of the tested garlic plants showing mosaic or streak symptoms are infected with DEA72-potyvirus in variable degrees but rarely infected with G7-potyvirus in variable degrees but rarely infected with DEA72-potyvirus in variable degrees but rarely infected with G7-potyvirus. Immunoelectron microscopy using anti-DEA72 CP antibody shows that this potyvirus is about 750 nm long and flexuous rod shaped.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.16.1-16.14
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• 2023

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a viral infection produced by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus epidemic, which was declared a global pandemic in March 2020. The World Health Organization has recorded around 43.3 billion cases and 59.4 million casualties to date, posing a severe threat to global health. Severe COVID-19 indicates viral pneumonia caused by the SARS-CoV-2 infections, which can induce fatal consequences, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). The purpose of this research is to better understand the COVID-19 and ARDS pathways, as well as to find targeted single nucleotide polymorphism. To accomplish this, we retrieved over 100 patients' samples from the Sequence Read Archive, National Center for Biotechnology Information. These sequences were processed through the Galaxy server next generation sequencing pipeline for variant analysis and then visualized in the Integrative Genomics Viewer, and performed statistical analysis using t-tests and Bonferroni correction, where six major genes were identified as DNAH7, CLUAP1, PPA2, PAPSS1, TLR4, and IFITM3. Furthermore, a complete understanding of the genomes of COVID-19-related ARDS will aid in the early identification and treatment of target proteins. Finally, the discovery of novel therapeutics based on discovered proteins can assist to slow the progression of ARDS and lower fatality rates.

• 한국응용약물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국응용약물학회 1994년도 춘계학술대회 and 제3회 신약개발 연구발표회
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• pp.178-178
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• 1994

Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) is a DNA virus with a 3.2kb partially double-stranded genome. The life cycle of the virus involves a reverse transcription of the greater than genome length 3.5kb mRNA. This pegenomic RNA contains all the genetic information encoded by the virus and functions as an intermediate in viral replication. Tumor suppressor p53 has previously been shown to interact with the X-gene product of the HBV, which led us to hypothesize that p53 may act as a negative regulator of HBV replication and the role of the X-gene product is to overcome the p53-mediated restriction. As a first step to prove the above hypothesis, we tested whether p53 represses the propagation of HBV in in vitro replication system. By transient cotransfection of the plasmid containing a complete copy of the HBV genome and/or the plasmid encoding p53, we found that the replication of HBV is specifically blocked by wild-type p53. The levels of HBV DNA, HBs Ag and HBc/e Ag secreted in cell culture media were dramatically reduced upon coexpresion of wild-type p53 but not by the coexpression of the mutants of p53 (G154V and R273L). Furthermore, levels of RNAs originated from HBV genome were repressed more than 10 fold by the cotransfection of the p53 encoding plasmid. These results clearly states that p53 is a nesative regulator of the HBV replication. Next, to addresss the mechanism by which p53 represses the HBV replication, we performed the transient transfection experiments employing the pregenomic/core promoter-CAT(Chloramphenicol Acetyl Transferase) construct as a reporter. Cotransfection of wild-type p53 but not the mutant p53 expression plasmids repressed the CAT activity more than 8 fold. Integrating the above results, we propose that p53 represses the replication of HBV specifically by the down-regulation of the pregenomic/core promoter, which results in the reduced DNA synthesis of HBV. Currently, the mechanism by which HBV overcomes the observed p53-mediated restriction of replication is tinder investigation.