• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.361-373
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• 2023

In plant-pathogen interactions, Magnaporthe oryzae causes blast disease on more than 50 species of 14 monocot plants, including important crops such as rice, millet, and most 15 recently wheat. M. oryzae is a model fungus for studying plant-microbe interaction, and the main source for fungal pathogenesis in the field. Here we report that MoJMJD6 is required for conidium germination and appressorium formation in M. oryzae. We obtained MoJMJD6 mutants (ΔMojmjd6) using a target gene replacement strategy. The MoJMD6 deletion mutants were delayed for conidium germination, glycogen, and lipid droplets utilization and consequently had decreased virulence. In the ΔMojmjd6 null mutants, global histone methyltransferase modifications (H3K4me3, H3K9me3, H3K27me3, and H3K36me2/3) of the genome were unaffected. Taken together, our results indicated that MoJMJD6 function as a nuclear protein which plays an important role in conidium germination and appressorium formation in the M. oryzae. Our work provides insights into MoJMJD6-mediated regulation in the early stage of pathogenesis in plant fungi.

• 통합자연과학논문집
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.24-31
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• 2008

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are a special class of plant steroid hormones that are essential for normal growth and development. Part of confusion is whether BRs are unique to plants, because they have overlapping physiological roles with other better-studied hormones and with physiological responses caused by light. In systems designed to assay for cytokinins, the effects of BRs vary. We measured hypocotyl length for testing the ability of brassinolide (BL) to rescue double mutant between det2 and the photoreceptor null mutant phytochrome B (phyB). PHYB involved in controlling hypocotyl elongation in increased concentration of BL whereas phyBdet2 double mutant just partially rescue to phyB in white and red light indicated the involvement of BRs in PHYB regulated cell elongation. BRs regulated hypocotyl growth was delayed by BAP, a cytokinin treatment but inhibitory effects of BAPs on hypocotyl growth was slightly recovered by BL. The result indicated that the mode of action of BR and cytokinin is independent or sequential in the downstream light-regulated response control on hypocotyl elongation and also light modulated the action of BR and cytokinin in some extent.

• 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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• 한국균학회 2015년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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• pp.13-13
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• 2015

Rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae, is the most destructive pathogen of rice in the world. This fungus has a biotrophic phase early in infection and switches to a necrotrophic lifestyle after host cell death. During the biotrophic phase, the fungus competes with host for nutrients and oxygen. Continuous uptake of oxygen is essential for successful establishment of blast disease of this pathogen. Here, we report transcriptional responses of the fungus to oxygen limitation. Transcriptome analysis using RNA-Seq identified 1,047 up-regulated genes in response to hypoxia. Those genes were involved in mycelial development, sterol biosynthesis, and metal ion transport based on hierarchical GO terms and well-conserved among three different fungal species. In addition, null mutants of three hypoxia-responsive genes were generated and tested for their roles on fungal development and pathogenicity. The mutants for a sterol regulatory element-binding protein gene, MoSRE1, and C4 methyl sterol oxidase gene, ERG25, exhibited increased sensitivity to hypoxia-mimetic agent, increased conidiation, and delayed invasive growth within host cells, suggesting important roles in fungal development. However, such defects did not cause any significant decrease in disease severity. The other null mutant for alcohol dehydrogenase gene, MoADH1, showed no defect in the hypoxia-mimic condition and fungal development. Taken together, this comprehensive transcriptional profiling in response to a hypoxia condition with experimental validations would provide new insights on fungal development and pathogenicity in plant pathogenic fungi.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2011

To identify unintended vertical gene-transfer rates from the developed transgenic plants, rapid and unequivocal techniques are needed to identify event-specific markers based on flanking sequences around the transgene and to distinguish zygosity such as homo- and hetero-zygosity. To facilitate evaluation of zygosity, a polymerase chain reaction technique was used to analyze a transgenic pepper line B20 (homozygote), P915 wild type (null zygote), and their F1 hybrids, which were used as transgene contaminated plants. First, we sequenced the 3'-flanking region of the T-DNA (1,277 bp) in the transgenic pepper event B20. Based on sequence information for the 3'- and 5'-flanking region of T-DNA provided in a previous study, a primer pair was designed to amplify full length T-DNA in B20. We successfully amplified the full length T-DNA containing 986 bp from the flanking regions of B20. In addition, a 1,040 bp PCR product, which was where the T-DNA was inserted, was amplified from P915. Finally, both full length T-DNA and the 1,040 bp fragment were simultaneously amplified in the F1 hybrids; P915 ${\times}$ B20, Pungchon ${\times}$ B20, Gumtap ${\times}$ B20. In the present study, we were able to identify zygosity among homozygous transgenic event B20, its wild type P915, and hemizygous F1 hybrids. Therefore, this novel zygosity identification technique, which is based on PCR, can be effectively used to examine gene flow for transgenic pepper event B20.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.214-219
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• 1997

세 유형의 화학 돌연변이제 처리(1.5mol Na$N_2$ ＋0.75mol MNH, 0.75mo1 MNH＋0.75mo1 M-NH 및 0.5mol MNH＋0.5mol MNH)를 한 M$_2$ 유묘를 이용, Est 1, 2, 4, 5, GOT 1, 2, 3, LAP 1, 2 등의 isozyme band pattern에 대한 돌연변이율을 조사하였다. 1. 세 가지 돌연변이제로 처리된 M$_2$식물체에 대한 돌연변이율 조사를 실시하였는데 엽록체에 대한 돌연변이율은 폴랜드 품종인 Dema에서는 3.3%였고 사천006에서는 1.8%로 나타났다. 2. Esterase유전자좌에 대한 돌연변이율은 Dema에서 3.5%로 사천 006의 0%보다 높았으며 GOT와 LAP에서는 두 품종간 차이가 없었다. 3. 세 가지 isozyme중 대개의 돌연번이체가 Es-terase에 관계된 유전자좌에서 발생하였으며 (75% 차지) 나머지에서의 돌연변이율은 극히 미미하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2017

Nitrogen is one of the most important mineral elements for plant growth. We studied the functional roles of Oryza sativa DNA BINDING WITH ONE FINGER 18 (OsDOF18) in controlling ammonium uptake. The growth of null mutants of OsDOF18 was retarded in a medium containing ammonium as the sole nitrogen source. In contrast, those mutants grew normally in a medium with nitrate as the sole nitrogen source. The gene expression was induced by ammonium but not by nitrate. Uptake of ammonium was lower in osdof18 mutants than in the wild type, while that of nitrate was not affected by the mutation. This indicated that OsDOF18 is involved in regulating ammonium transport. Among the 10 ammonium transporter genes examined here, expression of OsAMT1;1, OsAMT1;3, OsAMT2;1, and OsAMT4;1 was reduced in osdof18 mutants, demonstrating that the ammonium transporter genes function downstream of OsDOF18. Genes for nitrogen assimilation were also affected in the mutants. These results provide evidence that OsDOF18 mediates ammonium transport and nitrogen distribution, which then affects nitrogen use efficiency.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2017

CRISPR/Cas9 기술은 생명공학을 활용한 신품종 작물육성에 있어 패러다임 변혁을 가져다 줄 핵심 기반기술이다. 본 연구에서는 CRISPR/Cas9를 이용하여 유전자편집기술을 기존에 알려진 방법보다 쉽고 정확하게 실험 할 수 있도록 sgRNA 디자인, 벡터구축, 형질전환체 육성 및 분석 등을 자세히 기술하였다. sgRNA는 http://www.rgenome.net/ 사이트에서 NGG 영역을 중심으로 하여 target-up: 5'-ggcaGNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN-3'과 target-down: 5'-aaacNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNC-3'의 올리고를 디자인하였다. 식물형질전환용 벡터는 pPZP-Cas9-RGEN을 기본으로 하였으며, sgRNA의 프로모터는 OsU3를 이용하여 pPZP::35S::Cas9::PinII-OsU3::sgRNA::Bar-Gen 순으로 구축하였다. 형질전환체의 육성은 단기형질전환 Agrobacterium 법을 사용하였으며 재분화 식물체를 얻는데48일 정도 소요되었다. 형질전환체 유무는 genomic PCR 분석으로 single copy 선발은 TaqMan PCR로 분석하였다. 정밀유전자편집 식물체는 T1 세대에서 T-DNA 삽입되지 않은 식물체를 Bar-strip에 의해 선발하였다. 선발된 식물체의 sgRNA 영역의 염기배열 조사에 의해 유전자 편집 식물체를 육성하였다. 따라서 본 연구에서 CRISPR/Cas9 system에 의한 정밀유전자편집 기술을 이용하여 보다 빠르고 쉽고 경제적으로 유전자가 편집된 개체를 확보할 수 있었다. 본 실험에서 확립된 system은 상업용 식물 계통육성에 이용 가능하여 육종적 가치가 매우 클 것으로 사료된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.105-109
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• 2009

We reported previously that overexpression of a salicylic acid (SA) methyltransferase1 gene from rice (OsBSMT1) or a SA glucosyltransferase1 gene from Arabidopsis thaliana (AtSAGT1) leads to increased susceptibility to Pseudomonas syringae due to reduced SA levels. To further examine their roles in the defense responses, we assayed the transcript levels of AtBSMT1 or AtSAGT1 in plants with altered levels of SA and/or other defense components. These data showed that AtSAGT1 expression is regulated partially by SA, or nonexpressor of pathogenesis related protein1, whereas AtBSMT1 expression was induced in SA-deficient mutant plants. In addition, we produced the transgenic Arabidopsis plants with RNAi-mediated inhibition of AtSAGT1 and isolated a null mutant of AtBSMT1, and then analyzed their phenotypes. A T-DNA insertion mutation in the AtBSMT1 resulted in reduced methyl salicylate (MeSA) levels upon P. syringae infection. However, accumulation of SA and glucosyl SA was similar in both the atbsmt1 and wild-type plants, indicating the presence of another SA methyltransferase or an alternative pathway for MeSA production. The AtSAGT1-RNAi line exhibited no altered phenotypes upon pathogen infection, compared to wild-type plants, suggesting that (an)other SA glucosyltransferase(s) in Arabidopsis plants may be important for the pathogenesis of P. syringae.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.313-319
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• 2024

검정종피와 녹색자엽을 가진 콩 품종이나 유전자원은 눈의 피로 등 시신경 보호와 눈 질환 예방에 도움을 줄 수 있는 루테인 성분과 인체 내 활성산소 제거, 콜레스테롤 저하, 항산화 및 항암 작용, 면역증강, 노화 방지 등의 작용을 하는 안토시아닌 성분을 풍부하게 함유하고 있다. 그러나, 성숙 종자에는 알러지 유발 및 품질을 저하시키는 P34, 7S α' subunit 및 렉틴 단백질도 포함되어 있다. 따라서, 본 연구는 P34, 7S α' subunit 및 렉틴의 3가지 단백질이 부재하면서 검정종피와 녹색자엽을 가진 콩 계통을 개발하기 위하여 진행되었다. 갈색종피와 녹색자엽을 가지면서 7S α' subunit 및 렉틴 단백질이 부재한 모본과 검정종피와 녹색자엽을 가지면서 P34 및 렉틴 단백질이 부재한 부본과의 교배로 검정종피와 녹색자엽을 가진 157개의 F₂ 종자가 선발되었다. P34 및 7S α' subunit 단백질의 존재와 부재는 각각 3:1로 관찰되었고, 두 단백질 간에는 9:3:3:1의 분리비와 일치하여 서로 독립적임을 나타내었다. 두 단백질에 대하여 모두 열성(cgy1cgy1p34p34)을 보인 14개의 F₂ 종자로부터 형질이 양호하면서 P34, 7S α' subunit 및 렉틴 단백질이 모두 없고 검정종피와 녹색자엽을 가진 한 개의 개체가 선발되었다. 선발 개체의 F₃ 종자를 이용하여 3가지 단백질의 부재에 대한 유전적 고정이 확인되었다. 온실에서 6월 14일 파종 시 선발 개체의 성숙일은 10월 3일, 경장은 약 68 cm였고 백립중은 26.5 g 정도였다. 선발 개체는 항영양성분이 부재하면서 녹색자엽을 가진 유색콩 품종 육성을 위한 모본으로 이용될 수 있을 것으로 보인다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권11호
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• pp.1262-1267
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• 2018

국지적 환경에서 패치 분포 형태는 일차적으로 식물의 공간적 양상으로 나타나고, 임의화 과정은 패치를 결정하는 공간적 가설을 입증하는데 이용된다. 주름조개풀(Oplismenus undulatifolius (Ard.) P. Beauv. var. undulatifolius)은 Poaceae과 Oplismenus 속에 속하는 초본류이다. 이 종은 온대, 아열대, 열대에 분포한다. 이 지역의 주름조개풀이 일정한 분포인지 응집하는 분포인지 여러 패치 지표를 사용하여 분석하였다. 한우산의 집단 밀도는 0.453에서 4.375였으며 평균은 2.387이였다. 소형과 중형 프롯($2m{\times}2m$, $2m{\times}4m$, $4m{\times}4m$, $4m{\times}8m$, and $8m{\times}8m$)에서 주름조개풀은 응집형태를 보였다. 반면에 대형 플롯($8m{\times}16m$, $16m{\times}16m$, and $16m{\times}32m$)에서는 일정한 분포 양상을 나타내었다. 평균 응집 계수(M*)와 패치 지표(PAI)는 양의 값을 보였다. 응집은 여러 환경적 요인에 기인하는데 등산객들에 의해 방해되고 있었다. 따라서 주름조개풀은 이 지역에서 본래의 기본 생태적 지위를 누리지 못하고 있음을 보여주었다.