• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.27-32
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• 2005

Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites were isolated from an ocular patient in the Republic of Korea and maintained in the laboratory (designated KI-1). In the present study, its genotype was determined by analyzing dense granule antigen 6 (GRA6) gene and surface antigen 2 (SAG2) gene as typing markers. Digestion of the amplification products of GRA6 and of the 5' and 3' ends of SAG2, respectively, with Mse I, Sau3A I, and Hha I, revealed that KI-1 is included in the genotype I, which includes the worldwide virulent RH strain. In addition, when the whole sequences of the coding regions of SAG1, rhoptry antigen 1 (ROP1), and GRA8 genes of KI-1 were compared with those of RH, minor nucleotide polymorphisms and amino acid substitutions were identified. These results show that KI-1 is a new geographical strain of T. gondii that can be included in the genotype I.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.15-21
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• 1999

PCR 기법을 응용한 RAPD 방법은 대상 생물의 유전정보를 전혀 모르는 상태에도 arbitrary primer를 이용하여 증폭함으로써 생물 종간의 유전적 표식자를 확인할 수 있는 간편하고 유익한 유전분석 방법이다. 이같은 RAPD 방법을 이용하여 해조류 방사무늬 김, 미역, 구멍갈파래에 대하여 DNA를 추출하지 않고 직접 생 엽체 및 생 사상체, 생 배우체를 PCR template로 사용하여 PCR product를 생산하였다. 그러나 specific primer를 이용한 nulear r DNA의 internal trancribed spacer (ITS) 부위는 생성물을 만들지 못하였다. 간편한 LiCl 방법에 의하여 추출된 DNA를 사용하였을 때는 IST 및 RAPD 모두 PCR product를 생산하였다. 방사무늬 김의 엽체 (haploid)와 사상체 (dip-loid)로 부터의 ITS 생성물은 동일하였으나 RAPD 생성물은 사용한 arbitrary primer에 따라 36-50$\%$의 다른 band가 만들어졌다. 또한 직접 생 조직을 사용하였을때와 추출 DNA를 사용하였을 때도 53-57$\%$의 다른 band가 만들어 줬다. 그러므로 RAPD 방법으로 유전분석 실험에는 동일한 ploidy의 조직을 template로서 사용하는 것이 중요하다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2006

Major milk proteins have considerable variane which comes from substitution and deletions in their amino arid sequences. Variants in genes that code for milk proteins, such as ${\beta}$-lactoglobulin (${\beta}-LG$) have been established as genetic markers for milk production and milk protein composition in dairy cattle. The effect of ${\beta}-LG$ variant on milk production traits, such as milk yield. fat yield, protein yield, fat percentage and protein percentage, was estimated for 482 Holstein cows in the first lactation. The ${\beta}-LG$ variants were determined by PCR-RFLP technique at the DNA level. Single trait linear model was used for the statistical analysis of the data. Results of this study indicated that ${\beta}-LG$ variants affected significantly protein yield (p<0.05) and fat percentage (p<0.05). Animals with the AA variant produced 31kg of milk protein more than animals with the BB variant. On the contrary, cows with the BB variant had fat percentage higher by 0.35 and 0.32% compared with cows with the AA and AB variants, respectively. No associations between the ${\beta}-LG$ variants and milk yield, protein percentage and fat yield were found Therefore, milk production traits could be improved through ${\beta}-LG$ typing by increasing the frequency of A variant for protein yield or the frequency of B variant for fat content in Holstein dairy cattle population.

• Reproductive and Developmental Biology
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.121-131
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• 2012

After spermatogenesis, spermatozoa come in contact with fluids in the epididymis where they mature. During ejaculation, spermatozoa are mixed with secretions from prostate gland, vesicular glands, and bulbourethral glands. During natural mating, seminal plasma is deposited in the female reproductive tract eliciting various physiological and immunological responses. With the advances in proteomics, the components of seminal plasma have been identified and the information may be valuable in identifying markers for fertility. Components of seminal plasma that affect fertility have been discovered and the mechanism of action of these factors has been determined. The objective of this study was to determine the specific seminal plasma proteins from Korean native cattle, Hanwoo, and Korean native brindle cattle (KNBC) with the long term goal of improving fertilization rate. After SDS-PAGE and 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis, proteins were identified by Q-ToF analysis. They include plasma serine protease inhibitor precursor and platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase after SDS-PAGE. Number and density of the spots in 2-dimensional gels were higher in KNBC than Hanwoo. Proteins identified from the paired spots of both breeds include chain A, bull seminal plasma PDC-109 Fibronectin Type II module, BSP-30 kDa precursor, and Spermadhesin Z13 or its precursor. Interestingly, some proteins were identified from multiple spots. The functional differences of these diverse forms of the proteins may require further studies. With their previously reported roles in sperm capacitation by these proteins, the studies on the mechanism of action, ligand interaction and the variation in the genome may help improving fertility in cattle.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.503-507
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• 1998

본 연구는 RAPD표지를 이용하여 국내외에서 수집된 고추 유전자원들간의 유전적관계를 평가하고자 수행되었다. Random primer를 이용한 고추의 PCR반응은 $MgCl_2$ 3mM, Taq. DNA polymerase 1.5U, 주형 DNA 10ng, dNTPs $200{\mu}M$, random primer 200nM 그리고 $42^{\circ}C$의 annealing 온도조건으로 최적화하였다. 80개의 random primer로부터 높은 밴드선명도와 재현성을 보이는 16개가 선발되었으며 70%의 GC함량을 갖는 primer들이 GC함량이 60%인 것보다 DNA증폭에 있어 효과적이었다. 31개의 고추품종및 계통들에 대해 71개의 polymorphic밴드와 22개의 monomorphic밴드를 포함하는 총 93개의 DNA밴드가 선발된 16개의 random primer들로부터 형성되었다. Primer당 약 4.4개의 polymorphic밴드가 형성되었다. 이들 71개의 polymorphic밴드를 이용하여 유사도지수가 구해졌으며 이를 근거로 31고추 계통 또는 품종들을 뚜렷이 구분하는 dendrogram이 작성되었다.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.144-147
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• 1999

백합과 화훼작물의 품종구분을 위하여 RAPD 방법이 사용되어졌다. Operon사에서 구입한 10개의 10-mer random primer를 이용한 RAPD 실험결과 모두 107개의 밴드가 관찰되었고, 관찰된 밴드는 300bp 에서 2kb의 범위에 속했으며, 같은 계통 내에서는 동일한 밴드양상을 나타내었다. 그러나 Casa Blanca와 Adelina는 동일계통 내 다른 품종들과 다른 밴드 양상을 보였다. L. longiflorum내의 품종들은 서로 다른 밴드 양상을 나타내었다. Random primers, OPA-02, 03, 04, 14, 16 그리고 17로 형성된 DNA 밴드들은 Lilium의 서로 다른 cultivar와 hybrid를 구분하는 marker로도 이용이 가능하리라 생각된다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.171-180
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• 2016

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most prevalent liver diseases associated with an altered lifestyle, besides genetic factors. The control and management of NAFLD mostly depend on lifestyle modifications, due to the lack of a specific therapeutic approach. In this context, we assessed the effect of carrot juice on the development of high fructose-induced hepatic steatosis. For this purpose, male weanling Wistar rats were divided into 4 groups, fed either a control (Con) or high fructose (HFr) diet of AIN93G composition, with or without carrot juice (CJ) for 8 weeks. At the end of the experimental period, plasma biochemical markers, such as triglycerides, alanine aminotransferase, and ${\beta}$-hydroxy butyrate levels were comparable among the 4 groups. Although, the liver injury marker, aspartate aminotransferase, levels in plasma showed a reduction, hepatic triglycerides levels were not significantly reduced by carrot juice ingestion in the HFr diet-fed rats (HFr-CJ). On the other hand, the key triglyceride synthesis pathway enzyme, hepatic stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1), expression at mRNA level was augmented by carrot juice ingestion, while their protein levels showed a significant reduction, which corroborated with decreased monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA), particularly palmitoleic (C16:1) and oleic (C18:1) acids. Notably, it also improved the long chain n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid, docosahexaenoic acid (DHA; C22:6) content of the liver in HFr-CJ. In conclusion, carrot juice ingestion decreased the SCD1-mediated production of MUFA and improved DHA levels in liver, under high fructose diet-fed conditions. However, these changes did not significantly lower the hepatic triglyceride levels.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제45권1호
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• pp.36-44
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• 2015

한약재 천련자로 유통되는 중국 식물과 우리나라에도 분포하는 멀구슬나무의 연관성을 규명하기 위하여 중국남서부지역에서 천련자(Melia toosendan)로 채취하는 재료와 중국 남동부, 한국, 인도 등지에서 심고 있는 멀구슬나무(M. azadarach), 그리고 무환자나무과의 근연종들을 대상으로 핵 ITS, 엽록체 matK, rbcL, atpF-H, psbK-I, psbA-trnH 등 6개 마커의 염기서열을 비교분석하였다. 이들 염기서열 자료를 계통분석한 결과 한약재 천련자로 알려진 식물과 멀구슬나무는 동일종으로 판단된다. 이 두 종은 학자들에 따라서는 동일종 또는 이종으로 처리하던 것으로, 본 연구자들의 유전자 비교분석결과는 동일종으로 취급하는 것이 보다 타당함을 지지한다. 또한, 다양한 이명으로 세계 각지에서 기재된 멀구슬나무에 가장 가까운 종은 약재로 잘 알려진 님나무(Azadirachta indica)로, 이 종은 이전에 멀구슬나무속으로도 처리된 바 있다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.205-212
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• 2010

Endometritis is one of the primary reasons for reproductive failure. In order to investigate endometritis-associated marker proteins, proteomic analysis was performed on bovine endometrium with endometritis. In bovine endometritis, desmin, $\alpha$-actin-2, heat-shock protein (HSP) 27, peroxiredoxin-6, luteinizing hormone receptor isoform 1, collectin-43 precursor, deoxyribonuclease-I (DNase-I), and MHC class I heavy chain (MHC-Ih) were up-regulated. In contrast, transferrin, interleukin-2 precursor, hemoglobin $\beta$ subunit, and potassium channel tetramerisation domaincontaining 11 (KCTD11) were down-regulated in comparison to normal endometrium. The proteomic results were validated by semiquantitative-PCR and immunoblot analysis. The mRNA levels of desmin, transferrin, $\alpha$-actin-2, HSP27, KCTD11, and MHC-Ih were up-regulated by over 1.5-fold, and showed a pattern similar to their proteomic profiles. Desmin and $\alpha$-actin-2 protein showed positive correlations between proteomic analysis and immunoblot analysis. These results suggest that desmin and $\alpha$-actin-2 may play important roles in endometritis-related function, and could be useful markers for the diagnosis of bovine endometritis.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.163-167
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• 1985

유전물질이 쉽게 교환될 수 없는 세균의 유전학적 연구와 새로운 균주개발에 유용한 protoplast 융합을 Streptococcus lactis에 적용하기 위하여 UV를 사용하여 streptomycin (200$\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$)과 refampicin(200 $\mu\textrm{g}$/$m\ell$)에 각각 내성을 나타내는 변이주를 분리하였으며 이 변이주들을 사용하여 Protoplast 융합의 영향인자를 검토하였다. 두 약제내성 변이주의 Protoplast를 1:1의 비율로 혼합하고 CaCl$_2$와 polyethylene glycol(PEG)로 처리하여 융합세포를 얻을 수 있었으며, 이 때 CaCl$_2$의 최적 처리농도는 150nM (최종농도 : 25mM)이었 고 40% (w/v)의 PEG 4,000으로 2분간 처리하는 것이 가장 좋았다. 융합빈도는 최대 6.26$\times$$10^{-5}$이었다. Mating에 의한 약제내성 유전자의 재조합 현상은 일어나지 않았다.