• Mycobiology
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.95-103
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• 2020

The genus Termitomyces (Lyophyllaceae, Basidiomycota) is often associated with fungus-feeding termites (Macrotermitinae) due to their strong symbiotic relationships. The genus is widely found exclusively in certain regions of Africa and Asia. They are recognized as edible mushroom within Southeast Asia as well. But it is often misidentified based on morphology by the local communities especially in Malaysia for Chlorophyllum molybdites which is a highly poisonous mushroom. Thus, it is necessary to study the genus for Malaysia with the synergy of using both morphological and molecular identification. In this study, we aim to describe another new species as an addition to the genus Termitomyces found within Sabah, Malaysia. We generated two new sequences (nrLSU and mtSSU) for the new species and a total of 28 nrLSU and mtSSU sequences were retrieved from GenBank for the phylogenetic analysis using maximum likelihood and Bayesian inferences. We identified that the new collection from Sabah province is a new species and named as Termitomyces gilvus based on the termites found in the mound. A phylogeny tree made from the concatenated genes of LSU and mtSSU suggests that T. gilvus is closely related to T. bulborhizus from China. According to our results, the combination of molecular and morphology proved to be a robust approach to re-evaluate the taxonomic status of Termitomyces species in Malaysia. Additional surveys are needed to verify the species diversity and clarify their geographic distribution.

• 농업생명과학연구
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• 제45권6호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2011

This work was performed to confirm the molecular discrimination through the nrITS1 sequences among 3 taxa of Scirpus L. sensu lato (s.l.) species. S. planiculmis represented only 2 base sequence variations with S. maritimus in spite that they showed different morphological features. The nucleotide sequences of the ITS1 region from S. planiculmis were shown to have 99.1% homology with S. maritimus and 60.4% homology with S. triqueter. Although the morphology of S. planiculmis is similar with S. triqueter, molecular basis of the size and sequences on ITS1 region were shown to have distinctive differences. For divergency investigation on same sites and metapopulation, sequencing was conducted on ITS1 region with partial 5.8S and 18S regions. All plants of each species collected at the same site had identical band size pattern and sequences. Intraspecific molecular divergency was not identified in spite that these species live in different wetland sites. The ITS1 sequences described here provided a powerful genetic tool for phylogenetic studies which was difficult by morphological identification as high rate of morphological plasticity.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.91-108
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• 2006

한국산 Geranium(쥐손이풀속) 16분류군과 3개의 군외군을 대상으로 진화와 유연관계를 평가하기 위하여 nuclear ribosomal DNA 중 internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 구간에 대한 계통 분류학적 분석을 수행하였다. 계통 분류학적 연구들은 bootstrapping, jackknifing을 포함한 parsimony 방법과 neighbor-joining 방법을 사용하였다. 그 결과 한국산 쥐손이풀속은 단계통군을 형성하였다. Parsimony tree에서 한라이질풀은 가장 기부에 위치하였으며 Erianthum group은 높은 지지도에 의해 하나의 분계조를 형성하였다(100% bootstrap과 jackknife values). Krameri group인 산쥐손이는 Palustre group인 섬쥐손이와 가까이 위치하였으나 그 지지도는 매우 낮았고(37% bootstrap과 44% jackknife values) strict tree에서는 clade가 붕괴되었다. Wilfordii group에 분류되었던 큰세잎쥐손이는 Koreanum group과 가까이 위치하였고, Sibiricum group인 쥐손이풀은 Krameri group인 삼쥐손이와 가까이 위치하였으며 또한 이 두 종은 역시 Krameri group인 선이질풀과 자매군을 이루었다. Wilfordii group인 좀쥐손이와 세잎쥐손이는 Sibiricum group인 삼이질풀, 이질풀과 가까이 위치하였다. 이와 같은 결과는 많은 학자들에 의해 논란이 된 분류군들의 문제를 해결하는데 유용한 접근방법이라 생각되며, 전체 쥐손이풀속 수준에서의 계통분석에 유용한 도구로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.163-187
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• 2006

태백제비꽃파 근연 분류군인 단풍제비꽃과 남산제비꽃의 종간 유연관계를 알아보기 위하여 극단적인 형태를 보이는 7개 집단에 대해 외부형태학적, 화분학적, 해부학적 형질에 대한 분류학적 연구와, 국내에 분포하는 분류군을 비롯하여 유럽, 중국과 일본에 분포하는 근연 분류군을 포함한 28개 집단에 대한 핵 DNA의 ITS와 V. pinnata를 제외한 27집단에 대한 엽록체 DNA의 trnL-F 지역에 대한 분자계통학적 연구를 수행하였다. 외부형태학적 형질에서 엽연 거치의 수, 화피의 크기, 주두와 종자의 형질 등은 형태가 유사하거나 중복되는 형질을 갖는 것으로 나타나 구분이 불가능 하였으나 잎의 모양에 의해서는 두 그룹으로 유집되었다. 화분은 단립으로 극면입상은 반각형이었고, 발아구는 3공구형이며, 표면의 돌기는 미립상, 표면무늬는 난선상으로 집단간 유사한 특징을 보였다. 화분입상은 5개 집단이 장구형으로 관찰된 반면 단풍제비꽃 type 1과 남산제비꽃 type 3은 아장구형으로 나타났다. 해부학적 형질에서 엽병, 화경, 뿌리와 주맥의 횡단면을 관찰한 결과는 7개 집단이 유사한 형태로 나타나 차이점을 찾을 수 없었으며, 기공은 모두 잎의 아랫면에만 존재하였고, 단위 면적당 기공의 수는 결각이 심할수록 많은 것으로 나타났다. 핵 DNA의 ITS지역에 대한 염기서열 분석 결과 V. pinnata와 V. dissecta는 단계통을 형성하였고 군외군으로 부터 가장 먼저 분지되어 독립된 분계조를 형성하면서 나머지 분류군들을 위한 자매군으로 유집되어 태백제비꽃과 근연 분류군을 위한 조상형으로의 가능성을 제시하였다. 그러나 태백제비꽃의 종내분류군과 V. eizanensis가 포함된 그룹은 뚜렷한 분계조를 형성하지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 엽록체 DNA의 trnL-F 지역에 대한 결과에서도 유사한 경향올 보였다. 이상의 결과에서 잎의 모양을 제외한 나머지 형질들은 태백제비꽃과 근연 분류군들을 구별하는데 유용하지 않은 것으로 확인되어 단풍제비꽃과 남산제비꽃은 태백제비꽃의 종하 분류군으로 취급하는 것이 타당할 것으로 판단된다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.352-355
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• 2003

To investigate the protective effect of Gamdu-tang(GDT) and its constituents. Radix Glycyrrhizae(RG) and Semen Glycine(SG) on the damage of cardiac endothelial cells by xanthine oxidase (XO)/hypoxanthine (HX)-induced oxygen free radical, Neutral Red (NR) and DNA synthesis assay were used. The results were obtained as follows ; Cardiac endothelial cells treated with XO/HX showed the cytotoxicity such as decreases in viability and DNA synthesis. Cardiac endothelial cells pretreated with GDT extracts were not showed the decrease of DNA synthesis by XO/HX, These results show that XO/HX elicits toxic effects in cultured cardiac endothelial cells derived from neonatal rat, and suggest that GDT extract is very effective in the prevention of XO/HX-induced toxicity.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.261-263
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• 2009

Methylprednisolone is a synthetic glucocorticoid which is usually taken intravenously for many neurosurgical diseases which cause edema including brain tumor, and trauma including spinal cord injury. Methylprednisolone reduces swelling and decreases the body's immune response. It is also used to treat many immune and allergic disorders, such as arthritis, lupus, psoriasis, asthma, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease. To identify genes expressed during methylprednisolone treatment against neurons of rats (PC12 cells), DNA microarray method was used. We have isolated 2 gene groups (up- or down-regulated genes) which are methylprednisolone differentially expressed in neurons. Lipocalin 3 is the gene most significantly increased among 772 up-regulated genes (more than 2 fold over-expression) and Aristaless 3 is the gene most dramatically decreased among 959 down-regulated genes (more than 2 fold down-expression). The gene increased expression of Fgb, Thbd, Cfi, F3, Kngl, Serpinel, C3, Tnfrsf4 and Il8rb are involved stress-response gene, and Nfkbia, Casp7, Pik3rl, I11b, Unc5a, Tgfb2, Kitl and Fgf15 are strongly associated with development. Cell cycle associated genes (Mcm6, Ccnb2, Plk1, Ccnd1, E2f1, Cdc2a, Tgfa, Dusp6, Id3) and cell proliferation associated genes (Ccl2, Tnfsf13, Csf2, Kit, Pim1, Nr3c1, Chrm4, Fosl1, Spp1) are down-regulated more than 2 times by methylprednisolone treatment. Among the genes described above, 4 up-regulated genes are confirmed those expression by RT-PCR. We found that methylprednisolone is related to expression of many genes associated with stress response, development, cell cycle, and cell proliferation by DNA microarray analysis. However, We think further experimental molecular studies will be needed to figure out the exact biological function of various genes described above and the physiological change of neuronal cells by methylprednisolone. The resulting data will give the one of the good clues for understanding of methylprednisolone under molecular level in the neurons.

• 식물분류학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.385-394
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• 2020

To elucidate the molecular phylogeny of Neottia japonica, which is a terrestrial orchid distributed in East Asia, the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) of nuclear DNA and the matK of chloroplast DNA were used. A total 22 species of 69 accessions for ITS and 21 species of 114 accessions for matK phylogeny were analyzed with the maximum parsimony and Bayesian methods. In addition, we sought to establish a correlation between the distribution, morphology of the auricles and genetic association of N. japonica with phylogenetic data. The phylogenetic results suggest that N. japonica is monophyletic and a sister to N. suzukii in terms of the ITS phylogeny, while it is paraphyletic with N. suzukii in terms of the matK phylogeny. N. japonica and N. suzukii show similar morphologies of the lip and column, they both flower in April, and they are both distributed sympatrically in Taiwan. Therefore, it appears to be clear that N. japonica and N. suzukii are close taxa within Neottia, although there is incongruence between the nrDNA and cpDNA phylogenies of N. japonica. The incongruence between the two datasets may have various causes, meaning that further studies are needed to confirm the evolutionary process of N. japonica. The phylogenetic status of N. kiusiana, which was not included in previous studies, was as a sister to N. nidus-avis. Meanwhile, the ITS and matK phylogenies are unsuitable for identifying genetic associations with the characteristic of auricles. The phylogenetic topologies of Korean, Taiwanese and mainland Chinese individuals suggest that the populations of N. japonica in Korea originated from China's mainland and island areas. The characterization of regional gene differences could provide useful preliminary data for future studies.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제19권12호
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• pp.1665-1671
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• 2009

Anaerobic digestion sludge was cultivated in an electrochemical bioreactor (ECB) to enrich the hydrogenotrophic methanogens. A modified graphite felt cathode with neutral red (NR-cathode) was charged with electrochemical reducing power generated from a solar cell. The methane and carbon dioxide collected in a Teflon bag from the ECB were more than 80 ml/l of reactant/day and less than 20 ml/l of reactant/day, respectively, whereas the methane and carbon dioxide collected from a conventional bioreactor (CB) was around 40 ml/l of reactant/day, respectively. Moreover, the maximal volume ratios of methane to carbon dioxide (M/C ratio) collected in the Teflon bag from the ECB and CB were 7 and 1, respectively. The most predominant methanogens isolated from the CB on the $20^{th}$, $80^{th}$, and $150^{th}$ days of incubation were hydrogenotrophs. The methanogenic diversity analyzed by temperature gradient gel electrophoresis (TGGE) of the 16S rDNA variable region was higher in the ECB than in the CB. The DNA extracted from the TGGE bands was more than 95% homologous with hydrogenotrophic methanogens in the ECB, but was an aceticlastic methanogen in the CB. In conclusion, the ECB was demonstrated as a useful system for enriching hydrogenotrophic methanogens and increasing the M/C ratio of the gas product.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.671-679
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• 2014

Molecular phylogenetic analyses of Korean Elaeagnus L. were conducted using seven species, one variety, one forma and four outgroups to evaluate their relationships and phylogeny. The sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions in nuclear ribosomal DNA were employed to construct phylogenetic relationships using maximum parsimony (MP) and Bayesian analysis. Molecular phylogenetic analysis revealed that Korean Elaeagnus was a polyphyly. E. umbellata var. coreana formed a subclade with E. umbellata. Additionally, the genetic difference between E. submacrophylla and E. macrophylla was very low. Moreover, E. submacrophylla formed a branch from E. macrophylla, indicating that E. submacrophylla can be regarded as a variety. However, several populations of this species were not clustered as a single clade; therefore, further study should be conducted using other molecular markers. Although E. glabra f. oxyphylla was distinct in morphological characters of leaf shape with E. glabra. But E. glabra f. oxyphylla was formed one clade by molecular phylogenetic with E. glabra. Additionally, this study clearly demonstrated that E. pungens occurs in Korea, although it was previously reported near South Korea in Japan and China. According to the results of ITS regions analyses, it showed a resolution and to verify the relationship between interspecies of Korean Elaeagnus.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2019년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.22-22
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• 2019

수국속(Hydrangea L.)은 APG IV분류체계에 따르면 국화군(Asterids), 층층나무목(Cornales), 수국과(Hydrangeaceae)에 속하는 식물로서 동아시아, 북아메리카 동부 지역을 중심으로 분포하며 전 세계에 23여종이 알려져 있다. 한국산 수국속은 Nakai가 H. hortensia var. acuminata의 분포를 기록함으로써 시작되었다. 이후 Nakai는 산수국을 H. acuminata로 재처리, 다시 H. serrata var. acuminata로 변경하였다. 한편 산수국은 분류학적 위치에 대한 이견이 있다. Wilson은 수국과 산수국을 가까운 유연관계를 가지는 독립된 분류군으로 분류하였지만, Makino는 산수국을 수국의 아종인 H. marcrophylla subsp. serrta로 기재하는 등 산수국과 수국의 동정과 계급설정에 혼란이 있는 가운데, 최근 천연물 hydrangenol을 활용한 건강기능식품 개발에서 사용가능 재료의 한계를 설정하기 위한 산수국과 수국에 대한 종 설정 연구도 요구되고 있다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 nrDNA ITS, trnL-F, trnC-ycf6의 3개 구간의 DNA sequence와 NCBI (National Center for Biotechnology Information)를 참고한 분자생물학적 분석결과와 외부형태학적 재검토 결과를 통하여 H. marcrophylla를 종(Species)으로서의 분류학적 위치 지지하며 또한 수국과 산수국을 가까운 유연관계를 가지는 독립된 분류군으로 분류한 의견을 지지하는 결과를 도출하였다. 향후 hydrangenol 활용의 기초정보로 활용되기를 기대한다.