• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.271-275
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• 2007

엽록체 형질전환된 식물체를 얻으려면 먼저 세포수준에서 모든 엽록체가 형질전환되어야 하는데, 세포내에는 많은 수의 엽록체가 존재하므로, 엽록체 형질전환 벡터가 전이되어 형질전환된 엽록체는 선발배지에서 선택적으로 분열을 계속하고 형질전환되지 않은 엽록체들은 분열을 하지 못하게 되어, 결국 해당 세포내의 모든 엽록체가 형질전환된 상태에 이르게 된다. 따라서 만일 해당 세포내에 엽록체의 수가 적으면 그만큼 효율적으로 엽록체 형질전환을 할 수 있을 것이다. 본 연구에서는 담배의 FtsZ 유전자를 핵형질전환법으로 과잉 발현시킴으로써 엽록체의 분열이 저해되어 엽육세포내에 거대한 엽록체 3-5개를 가진 담배식물체의 엽육조직을 이용하여, 엽록체 형질전환을 한 결과, 엽록체 형질전환 빈도가 약 40% 증가되었다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.112-118
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• 2005

It was previously shown that AtNAP1 is a plastidic SufB protein involved in Fe-S cluster assembly in Arabidopsis. In this study, we investigated the effects of depleting SufB protein from plant cells using virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS). VIGS of NbNAP1 encoding a Nicotiana benthamiana homolog of AtNAP1 resulted in a leaf yellowing phenotype. NbNAP1 was expressed ubiquitously in plant tissues with the highest level in roots. A GFP fusion protein of the N-terminal region (M1-V103) of NbNAP1 was targeted to chloroplasts. Depletion of NbNAP1 resulted in reduced numbers of chloroplasts of reduced size. Mitochondria also seemed to be affected. Despite the reduced number and size of the chloroplasts in the NbNAP1 VIGS lines, the expression of many nuclear genes encoding chloroplast-targeted proteins and chlorophyll biosynthesis genes remained unchanged.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.285-292
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• 1994

Ultrastructural changes in Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer mesophyll chloroplasts and variation of thylakoid membrane protein in responce to the light intensity were studied in leaves of two-y-old plants exposed to two different light intensities under field coditions. The leaves were allowed to function for three months after emergence under two contrasting light conditions. The ginseng chloroplasts of 5% light were filled with highly stacked grana of condensely arrayed thylakoids, so that the stroma space was hardly observed. In contrast, chloroplasts from leaves at 100% sunlight had fewer thylakoid membranes and smaller grana stacks. The number of osmiophilic globules increased. Total Chl content and Chl b content were lower at 100% sunlight than 5% sunlight. The thylakoid membrane proteins in the leaves grown at 100% sunlight showed lower CPIa, LHCII and CP29 than those with 5% sunlight. This effect was most obvious for LHCII. Polypeptides showed major bands at 90, 64, 29-30, 22 and 14 kD, and minor bands at 59, 58, 54, 52, 49, 46, 44, 35, 23, 21 and 18-19 kD. All these bands were lower in intensity in the leaves exposed to 100% sunlight. Moreover, the bands at 58-59, 46-47 and 23 kD disappeared.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.13-31
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• 1994

피자식물내 엽육조직 미세구조연구의 일환으로 형태해부학적으로 매우 다른 특성을 지닌 국화과 Dubautia속 식물 3종(Dubautia scabra var. leiophylla, D. knudsenii, D. scabra var. leiophylla, D. knudsenii)의 엽육조직이 연구되었다. 부모종 엽육조직의 형태해부학적 특성과 그들의 잡종 엽육조직세포의 분화 정도를 추정하기 위하여 palisade mesophyll내의 chloroplasts, microbodies, mitochondria 및 grana내의 thylakoid membrane system, phytoferritin-like structures, plastoglobuli와 starch grain 등 엽록체 내부의 초미세구조 형질들을 중점적으로 비교 분석하였다. 잡종의 엽육조직세포들은 형태해부학적 엽육형질 및 thylakoidal membrane system 등의 형질에서 부모종 엽육조직의 중간적 특성 (intermediacy)을 나타내어 전형적인 bilateral inheritage를 보여주었으며, thylakoid membrane number/granum, phytoferritin-like structures, starch grain의 분포 등에서는 어느 한 부모종 형질과 더 유사하게 관찰되었다. 미소체 및 미토콘드리아는 대체로 비슷한 양상으로 관찰되었고 phytoferritin-like structures는 국화과 식물 엽록체내에서 처음 보고되는 미세구조이다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제60권1호
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• pp.107-113
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• 2015

This study was conducted to find out the effective induction method of tetraploid plants to obtain potential data for cultivating superior varieties by colchicine treatment. The seed germination were decreased by the higher concentration of colchicine treatment and longer soaking time. A total of 907 individuals were germinated in 16 treated plots except control (untreated plot) and 28 tetraploids were induced which was about 3.1% of the number of seed germinated. The plant regeneration rate by colchicine treatment on explant of Prunella vulgaris for. albiflora Nakai under in vitro culture was decreased with the higher concentration of colchicine. While a total of 312 individuals were regenerated in all treatments, the explant was soaked in more than 0.05% for over 1 hour, tetraploid could be obtained. In particular, for the soaking treatment in 0.05% for 6 hours and 12 hours, 37 tetraploids were induced, which was about 57.8% of the number of plant regenerated. In accordance with the observation on doubling of DNA contents in leaf in order to identify polyploid, the peak DNA content of G1 phase was 101.3 for diploid and 197.2 for tetraploid. The result confirmed the doubling of DNA content. Furthermore, the number of chloroplasts per guard cell depending on polyploid was around 10 in diploid and 19.3 in tetraploid, which was around 1.9 times as much as diploid.

• 한국약용작물학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.362-369
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• 2018

Background: For stable induction of tetraploidy in Fallopia multiflora Haraldson, colchicine was treated to establish the condition of induction and investigated the morphological and cytogenetic traits of the tetraploid plants obtained compared to those of diploid ones. Methods and Results: For the induction of tetraploidy, F. multiflora plants were soaked in aqueous solutions of colchicine at various concentration (0.1, 0.5, and 1.0%). After this, 2% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) was added at room temperature on a shaker set at 150 rpm for periods of 12, 24, and 48 h. The induction rate of tetraploids appeared to be the highest in plants treated with 0.5% colchicine for 24 h. As the colchicine concentration and soaking time increased above these levels, the growing tip of the roots did not develop and they began to rot. When compared to diploid plants, tetraploids differed greatly in various characteristics, including the sizes and shapes of the leaves, fruits, flowers and roots. The induced tetraploid F. multiflora had larger guard cells, and chloroplasts, increased number of chloroplast in the guard cells and decreased stomatal densities. Conclusions: When colchicine induced plants for tetraploid, it can be distinguished from diploids, in various characteristics such as morphological changes as stomatal size, number of chloroplasts per guard cell, number of chromosomes and flow cytometry. Therefore, it proved that these methods are suitable, quick and easy methods for the identification of the ploidy level of F. multiflora.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.1.2-6
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• 1990

사탕무우 품종 Mirabo를 공시하여 수경과 포양실험을 통하여 나타는 B결핍증 식물체의 해부학적 및 전현적 관찰을 하였다. B결핍증에 걸린 사탕무우에 있어서는 수경또는 포양에서 다 같이 B함량이 매우 적었다. B결핍증의 증상진행은 우선 엽병의 표면쪽 기부에 흑갈색 줄이 나타나기 시작하였으며, 그 후 유엽록과 생장점 근처가 검게 괴사하였고, 엽신이 심하게 오그라졌으며, 생장이 거의 정지되었다. 나중에는 표면쪽 엽병 기부의 표피와 그 밑의 유조직이 괴사하였다. 그리고 유엽록 조직의 괴사와 붕괴는 점차 확대되어 갔다. B결핍증을 나타낸 사탕무우의 전현적 관찰에서는 그와 같은 식물의 엽록체는 붕괴하기 시작하였으며 다량의 전분과 Osmophilic granules가 보였다. 그리고 특히 어떤 엽록체 안에는 격자를 가진 다면체의 결정체가 발견되었다.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.284-288
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• 2013

'망종화'에서 콜히친 처리에 의한 효율적인 4배체 식물을 유도하고자 적정 식물체 부위, 적정농도 및 침지시간을 검토하였다. 종자의 발아율은 콜히친의 농도가 높을수록 또한 침지시간이 길수록 저하되었다. 대조구를 제외한 16개의 처리구에서 총 453개체가 발아된 반면 4배체는 유도되지 않았다. 기내 배양 중인 줄기 절편체의 식물체 재생율은 콜히친 처리농도 0.01%에서 최고를 나타내다가 0.1% 농도 이상으로 높아질수록 낮았다. 적정식물체 부위는 줄기 절편체로 나타났다. 4배체 식물은 콜히친을 0.05% 이상으로 6시간 침지처리 하였을 때 얻을 수 있었고, 특히 0.05%, 12시간 침지처리에서 식물체의 재생수 대비 약 42%의 높은 획득율을 보였다. Flowcytometry에 의해 DNA함량의 배가여부를 확인한 결과, G1 phase의 DNA 함량 peak가 2배체에서 94.5, 4배체는 192.5로, DNA가 배가됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 공변세포 당 엽록체 수는 2배체가 약 10개인 것에 비해 4배체는 17~19개로 2배체보다 약 1.7~1.9배 정도 많았다.

• 한국식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물학회 1998년도 The 12th Symposium on Plant Biotechnology Vol.12
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• pp.83-96
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• 1998

The plant pigment proteins phytochromes are a molecular light sensor or switch for photomorphogenesis involving a variety of growth and developmental responses of plants to red and far-red wavelength light. Underscoring the photomorphogenesis mediated by phytochromes is the light signal transduction at molecular and cellular levels. For example, a number of genes activated by the phytochrome-mediated signal transduction cascade have been identified and characterized, especially in Arabidopsis thaliana. The light sensor/switch function of phytochromes are based on photochromism of the covalently linked tetrapyrrole chromophore between the two photoreversible forms, Pr and Pfr. The photochromism of phytochromes involves photoisomerization of the tetrapyrrole chromophore. The "photosensor" Pr-form ("switch off" conformation) of phytochromes strongly absorbs 660 nm red light, whereas the "switch on" Pfr-conformation preferentially absorbs 730 nm far-red light. The latter is generally considered to be responsible for eliciting transduction cascades of the red light signal for various responses of plants to red light including positive or negative expression of light-responsive genes in plant nuclei and chloroplasts. In this paper, we discuss the structure-function of phytochromes in plant growth and development, with a few examples of biotechnological implications.

• Journal of Ecology and Environment
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.611-618
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• 2015

Spirogyra is a zygnematalean green algal genus that is ubiquitous in a broad range of freshwater habitats throughout the world. Samples collected throughout Korea from October 2004 to July 2015 were examined using light microscopy. Morphological characteristics (e.g., size of vegetative cells, number of chloroplasts in each cell, type of end walls of adjacent cells, details of conjugation, shape of female gametangia, dimensions and shape of zygospores, color and ornamentation of median spore walls) were used as diagnostic characteristics for species identification. In this study, five species of Spirogyra (i.e., S. emilianensis Bonhomme, S. jaoensis Randhawa, S. pascheriana Czurda, S. weberi var. farlowii (Transeau) Petlovany, and S. weberi var. grevilleana (Hassall) Kirchner) were described as newly recorded in Korea.