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Morphology and Distribution of the Minute Tubercles on the Skin Surface of Larvae in the Korean Endemic Bitterling, Acheilognathus somjinensis(Pisces, Cyprinidae), with Its Larval Growth

  • Park, Jong-Young;Oh, Min-Ki;Kim, Chi-Hong;Kang, Eon-Jong;Beon, Mu-Sup
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • 제12권4호
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    • pp.297-304
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    • 2008
  • Morphology and distribution of the minute tubercles projected on the skin surface of larvae with its development were observed in the Korean bitterling, Acheilognathus somjinensis. The minute tubercles appeared to be two distinct morphologies, hemispheric or scaly and vestigial structures. Just after hatching, the epidermis of the larvae consists of a thin single cell layer having smaller basophilic flat or round-flattened basal cells. As the larvae grow, the epidermis contains more small flat cells and large epidermal cells which are round and hemispheric, or scaleshaped, called minute tubercles. They are distributed over the anterior part and most part of yolk sac, posterior region of yolk sac and the body region. Vestigial epidermal cells, another minute tubercle, occur only in the caudal fin-fold region, which they are shrunken and flattened, causing the cell boundary to be unclear. They increase in number and height from just to 5 days after hatching, but they become reduced as the larvae develop gradually. The required time for those disappearance was different each by regional body: at day 20 after hatching in the anteriormost part of yolk sac, and day 11 after hatching in the posterior part of yolk sac and the body, and day 21 after hatching in two regions such most part of the yolk sac and the caudal finfold regions.

Apriona germari Larval Cuticle Protein Genes: Genomic Structure of Three Cuticle Protein Genes and cDNA Cloning of a Novel Cuticle Protein

  • Zheng Gui Zhong;Kim Bo-Yeon;Yoon Hyung-Joo;Wei Ya Dong;Xijie Guo;Jin Byung-Rae;Shon Hung-Dae
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.51-56
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    • 2007
  • In a previous study, three larval cuticle protein genes were cloned from the mulberry longicorn beetle, Apriona germari (Comp. Biochem. Physiol. B 136, 803-811, 2003). In the present study, the genomic structures of these three larval cuticle protein genes (AgLCP9.2, AgLCP12.6 and AgLCP12.3) were elucidated. All three cuticle protein genes consist of one intron and two exons. Southern blot analysis of genomic DNA suggested that three cuticle protein genes are a single copy gene. In addition, a novel larval cuticle protein gene, AgLCP10.6, was cloned from A. germari in this study. The AgLCP10.6 cDNA contains an ORF of 300 nucleotides that are capable of encoding a 100-amino acid polypeptide with a predicted molecular mass of 10.6 kDa. The amino acid sequence deduced from the AgLCP10.6 cDNA contained a type-specific consensus sequence identifiable in other insect cuticle proteins and is most homologous to Drosophila melanogaster cuticle protein ACP65A (51 % protein sequence identity). Northern blot analysis revealed that AgLCP10.6 showed epidermis-specific expression.

털진드기 흡혈에 의한 등줄쥐 피부의 흡입관 형성 관찰 (Observation of Stylostome Formation in the Striped-field Mouse (Apodemus agrarius Pallas) Skin by Chigger Feeding)

  • 이인용;윤상선;이원자;신희관;이원구
    • 한국토양동물학회지
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    • 제11권1_2호
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2006
  • The chigger is of importance to humans and animals as an irritating pest and a crucial vector of disease. We observed stylostome formation by larvae of Leptotrombidium pallidum in parasitized striped-field mouse (Apodemus agarius) pinna skin. The stylostome formations were also examined in detail by electron microscopy. The proximal and middle parts of the stylostome were formed as a rod-like structure containing a canal. The stylostome was coated with thick degenerated epidermal cells, and seemed to be formed a hyperplastic epidermis. The stylostome formation may result from an interaction between larval secretions and the host tissue. According to histological and morphological characteristics, the stylostome exhibited considerable inflammation in the epidermis and similar reactivity.

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A Technique of Segment Expression and RNA Interference (SERI) Reveals a Specific Physiological Function of a Cysteine-Rich Protein Gene Encoded in Cotesia plutellae Bracovirus

  • Barandoc, Karen;Kim, Yong-Gyun
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제19권6호
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    • pp.610-615
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    • 2009
  • As a provirus, polydnavirus has a segmented DNA genome on chromosome(s) of host wasp. It contains several genes in each segment that presumably play critical roles in regulating physiological processes of target insect parasitized by the wasp. A cysteine-rich protein 1 (CRP1) is present in the polydnavirus Cotesia plutellae bracovirus (CpBV) genome, but its expression and physiological function in Plutella xylostella parasitized by the viral host C. plutellae is not known. This CpBV-CRP1 encoding 189 amino acids with a putative signal peptide (20 residues) was persistently expressed in parasitized P. xylostella with gradual decrease at the late parasitization period. Expression of CpBV-CRP1 was tissue-specific in the fat body/epidermis and hemocyte, but not in the gut. Its physiological function was analyzed by inducing transient expression of a CpBV segment containing CpBV-CRP1 and its promoter, which caused significant reduction in hemocyte -spreading and delayed larval development. When the treated larvae were co-injected with double-stranded RNA of CpBV-CRP1, the expression of CpBV-CRP1 disappeared, whereas other genes encoded in the CpBV segment was expressed. These co-injected larvae significantly recovered the hemocyte-spreading capacity and larval development rate. This study reports that CpBV-CRP1 is expressed in P. xylostella parasitized by C. plutellae and its physiological function is to alter the host immune and developmental processes.

Molecular Cloning and Expression of a Novel Cuticle Protein Gene from the Chinese Oak Silkmoth, Antheraea pernyi

  • Kim Bo Yeon;Park Nam Sook;Jin Byung Rae;Kang Pil Don;Lee Bong Hee;Seong Su Il;Hwang Jae Sam;Chang Jong Su;Lee Sang Mong
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • 제10권1호
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    • pp.11-17
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    • 2005
  • In our research to identify gene involved in the cuticle protein, we cloned a novel cuticle protein gene, ApCP15.5, from the Chinese oak silkmoth, Antheraea pernyi, larvae cDNA library. The gene encodes a 149 amino acid polypeptide with a predicted molecular mass of 15.5 kDa and a pI of 9.54. The ApCP15.5 contained a type-specific consensus sequence identifiable in other insect cuticle proteins and the deduced amino acid sequence of the ApCP15.5 cDNA is most homologous to Tenebrio molitor-C1B ($43\%$ protein sequence identity), followed by Locusta migratoria-76 ($42\%$ protein sequence identity). Northern blot and Western blot analyses revealed that the ApCP15.5 showed the epidermis-specific expression. The expression profile of ApCP15.5 indicated that the ApCP15.5 mRNA expression was detected in the early stages after larval ecdysis and larval-pupal metamorphosis, and its expression level was most significant on the first day of larval ecdysis and pupal stage. The ApCP15.5 was expressed as a 15.5 kDa polypeptide in baculovirus-infected insect cells.

개의 구토물에서 분리한 오디흑연가시(철선충)의 전자현미경을 이용한 해부학적 소견 (Anatomical Study of Chordodes koreensis in the Parasitic Phase Using Electron Microscopy)

  • 손화영;채준석;김남수;김현철;조정곤;박배근
    • 한국임상수의학회지
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    • 제26권6호
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    • pp.586-590
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    • 2009
  • 철선충은 주로 사마귀와 같은 곤충에 기생하는 선충류로 사람이나 동물은 우연히 감염될 수 있는 것으로 알려져 왔다. 철선충의 생활사는 크게 곤충에 기생하는 기생생활기, 그리고 발육이 완료된 후에 숙주를 죽이고 외계로 나와 자유생활을 하는 자유생활기로 구분할 수 있다. 본 연구는 개의 구토물에서 오디흑연가시 수컷을 발견하여 이의 횡단면을 주사 및 투과 전자현미경으로 관찰한 것이다. 전자현미경하에서 표피는 4층(epicuticle, cuticle, epidermis, muscle)으로 이루어졌고, 내강에는 장, 배신경절이 발견되었다. 그러나 고환은 발견되지 않았다. 표피의 최상층에서 여러 형태의 areoles이 관찰되었으며, cuticle은 17열의 섬유로 이루어져 있었다. Epidermis는 1열로 구성되어 있었으며, muscle층은 여러 개의 근세포가 종으로 일정하게 배열되어 있었다. 그리고 내강에 배신경절이 충체의 정중앙 배측에서만 존재하는 것으로 확인되었다. 이러한 결과로 본 철선충은 기생생활기를 끝내지 못한 미성숙충으로 판단된다.

Characterization and Immunological Analysis of Insecticyanin from the Hemolymph of Agrius convolvuli

  • Lee, Bo-Young;Lee, Chang-Seok;Lee, Sang-Dae;Yun, Chi-Young;Kim, Woo-Kap;Kim, Hak-Ryul
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • 제3권2호
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    • pp.173-180
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    • 1999
  • A blue biliprotein, insecticyanin (INS), has been purified from the last instar larval hemolymph of Agrius convolvuli by ultracentrifugation, Sephadex G-100 gel permeation chromatography, and preparative electrophoresis. The molecular mass of INS was estimated to be 26 kDa and the N-terminal sequence of INS revealed high similarity to that of Manduca sexta. Results of Western blotting and autoradiography indicated that INS is synthesized by the epidermis and released into the hemolymph. In contrast to the INS reported in other insects, Agrius convolvuli INS contained a small amount of lipid, predominately consisting of triacylglycerol. Subcellular localization of INS was determined using protein-A gold particles linked to secondary antibodies (anti-rabbit Ig). INS was heavily accumulated in the cytoplasmic inclusion body (CIB). CIBs showed a variety of shapes from rod to globule and generally surrounded the nucleus. They were mostly located near the basement membrane and especially abundant in the intersegmental membrane.

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칼납자루, Acheilognathus koreensis (어강, 잉어목) 자어의 표피돌기에 관한 조직학적 연구 (Histological Study of the Minute Tubercles on Larval Skin Surface of a Korean Endemic Bitterling, Acheilognathus koreensis (Pisces, Cyprinidae), with Its Larval Growth)

  • 김치홍;박종영;박민경;강언종;김종화
    • 한국어류학회지
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    • 제18권3호
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    • pp.170-177
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    • 2006
  • 한국 고유종인 칼납자루의 자어시기 표피에서 돌출되어 나타나는 미세돌기의 형태 및 분포를 자어의 발생단계에 따라 조직학적으로 조사한 결과 자어의 표피는 소형의 호염기성이면서 편평한 기저세포로 구성된 얇은 한 층의 세포층으로 구성되어 있다. 이러한 표피층은 발생이 진행되면서 기저세포 위에 커다란 상피세포)로 구성된 2층이 형성된다. 이러한 커다란 상피세포는 단세포로서 비늘모양으로 난황낭 앞부분과 난황 부분에서 출현하여, 탄수화물테스트에 어떠한 반응을 보이지 않았다. 또한 자어의 몸통과 미병부에서는 흔적적인 상피세포가 존재한다. 이러한 두 종류의 상피세들은 미세돌기로 알려져 있다. 이러한 세포들은 부화 직후부터 부화 8일까지 수와 크기가 증가하지만 자어가 발달함에 따라 점점 감소를 반복하다 유영시기와 난황이 완전 흡수되는 시기인 부화 31일에 더 이상 존재하지 않는다.

자두수염잎벌(Monocellicampa pruni)의 생물학적 특성 (Some Biological Characteristics of Plum Sawfly Monocellicampa pruni (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae))

  • 능엔남하이;기웅;임민혁;홍기정
    • 한국응용곤충학회지
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    • 제60권4호
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    • pp.479-487
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    • 2021
  • 본 연구는 포장 및 실험실 조사를 통해 자두수염잎벌(Monocellicampa pruni Wei, 1998)의 생활사를 확인하였다. 자두수염잎벌은 5령의 유충 단계를 가지는 일화성 곤충이다. 성충은 자두가 만개하는 3월 중순경에 흙에서 나와 꽃받침의 표피층 밑에 1개(드물게 2개)의 알을 낳는다. 부화 후, 유충은 곧 어린 과실 속으로 파고들어 성충이 되기 전 4번의 탈피 과정 동안 과실 안에서 과육을 섭식한다. 유충이 성숙하면(5월) 과실에서 나와 2 - 11 cm깊이의 땅속으로 파고 들어가 번데기방을 만들고 이듬해 봄까지 전용 형태로 월동한다. 실험실 조건(T = 20℃, RH = 40 - 60%)에서 수컷 성충의 생존기간은 암컷성충보다 약간 짧았고(수컷 6.03 ± 0.40일 및 암컷 7.55 ± 0.45일), 암컷은 평생 30.29 ± 4.50개의 알았다. 포장에서 알기간은 약 10 - 11일이었고, 유충기간은 약 31 - 34일이었다.

초음파 처리에 따른 파밤나방(Spodoptera exigua)의 발육 및 교미행동 교란 분석 (Analysis of Physiological Alterations in Development and Mating Behavior by Ultrasound Treatment in the Beet Armyworm, Spodoptera exigua)

  • 김용균;손예림;박복리
    • 한국응용곤충학회지
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    • 제51권3호
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    • pp.223-230
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    • 2012
  • 일부 고주파 음파 처리가 파밤나방(Spodoptera exigua)의 생리변화를 유발시킨다. 이 연구는 초음파(${\geq}$ 20 kHz) 처리가 파밤나방 유충 섭식, 용 발육 및 성충 교미행동에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 초음파 처리는 5령충의 섭식 활동을 억제시켰다. 특별히 30 kHz 또는 45 kHz 초음파 처리를 받은 유충은 50% 이상의 섭식활동이 감소하였다. 이러한 초음파 처리를 받은 유충은 혈장의 주요 영양물질 함량이 변동되었다. 혈장 단백질은 처리 초음파의 주파수 증가에 따라 감소하였다. 그러나 혈당은 처리 초음파의 주파수 증가에 따라 증가하였다. 지질 함량은 30 kHz 처리까지는 증가하다가 이후 감소하였다. 파밤나방 5령의 혈구, 지방체 및 표피세포의 세 조직은 스트레스 관련 유전자들인 세 종류의 열충격단백질과 apolipophorin III를 발현시켰다. 그러나 초음파를 처리할 경우 일부 스트레스 관련 유전자들의 발현을 크게 억제시켰다. 초음파 처리는 또한 용발육을 억제시켜, 용기간을 연장시키고 성충으로 우화를 현격하게 낮추었다. 끝으로 초음파 처리는 성충의 교미행동을 억제시켜 암컷의 산란력을 뚜렷하게 낮추었다. 이러한 결과는 초음파가 파밤나방의 생리적 스트레스로 작용하고 있다는 것을 제시하고 있다.