• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.491-500
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• 1999

A recent study showed that comparative sequence analysis of rpoB DNAs could reveal natural relationships in genus Mycobacterium [J Clin Microbial. 37 (6). 1999]. rpoB DNAs showed interspecies variation and intraspecies conservation. Based on these data, we developed polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformation polymorphism (PCR-SSCP) protocols which enable species differentiation in genus Mycobacterium. When this assay was applied to 24 clinical isolates identified as M. avium complex (MAC) by biochemical test, these were successfully differentiated into M. avium and M. intracellulare. These results were concordant with those obtained by 16s rDNA analysis. It is the first report that PCR-SSCP analysis of rpoB DNA could be used for species differentiation of MAC strains.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.241-246
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• 2012

This report outlines the development of a rapid, simple, and sensitive detection system for pathogenic bacteria using a capillary electrophoresis-based, single strand conformation polymorphism (CE-SSCP) combined with PCR. We demonstrate that this method, used with primers targeting the V4 region of the16S rRNA gene, is capable of the simultaneous detection of 10 microbes that could be associated with foodborne illness, caused by animal-derived foods: Salmonella enterica, Listeria monocytogenes, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Campylobacter jejuni, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Clostridium perfringens, Yersinia enterocolitica, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, and Enterobacter sakazakii. The traditional detection techniques are time-consuming and labor-intensive, due to the necessary task of separate cultivation of each target species. As such, the CE-SSCP-PCR method, that we have developed, has the potential to diagnose pathogens rapidly, unlike the traditional technique, in order to prevent foodborne illness in a much more efficient manner.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.391-398
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• 2002

본 연구는 제주마집단(GroupⅠ, 제주도 축산진흥원 사육, 137두; Group II, 농가사육, 30두)과 더러브렛 품종집단(한국마사회 육성마목장, 43두)을 이용하여 SSCP를 통한 Transferrin exon 13, 15, 16의 다형현상 확인과 각 SSCP 유전자형의 염기서열을 분석하기 위하여 수행하였다. 공시재료에서 SSCP에서 관찰된 band에 의한 분석결과 대립인자는 exon 13, 15 및 16에서 각각 2개(A,B), 3개(A,B,C) 및 3개(A,B,C)가 존재하는 것으로 확인되었다. Transferrin exon 13에서 제주마와 더러브렛 집단 모두 A인자가 매우 높게 분포하고 있음이 확인되었다. exon 15에서는 그룹간의 빈도차를 확인 할 수 있었다. exon 15에서 높게 출현되고 있는 유전자형은 GroupⅠ에서 AB (0.445)형, GroupⅡ에서 AA(0.367)형, 더러브렛 품종에서는 AA(0.767) 유전자형이 가장 높은 빈도로 출현되어 제주마 집단간 또는 품종간에 빈도의 차이를 관찰할 수 있었다. exon 16에서는 GroupⅠ은 A, B, C 인자, GroupⅡ에서는 A 및 B 2종류의 인자형이 확인되었고 더러브렛 품종에서는 A인자형만 검출되었다. exon 16에서도 그룹간에 유전인자의 빈도차를 확인 할 수 있었다. 또한 exon 13, 15 및 16의 조합으로 형성된 개체의 유전자형은 전체 13종류가 출현되었고 이 조합도 그룹간 차이를 확인 할 수 있었다. SSCP 유전자형에 따른 각 인자들에 대한 염기서열을 분석한 결과 exon 13과 16에서 각 1개의 새로운 SNP가 발견되었다. 본 연구결과 제주마 transferrin exon 13, 15, 16은 더러브렛 품종에서와 같이 높은 대립인자의 다형성을 보였으며, 각 Group 간 빈도차를 확인 할 수 있었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제21권12호
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• pp.1689-1695
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• 2008

Leptin, the hormone product of the obese gene, is secreted predominately from white adipose tissue and regulates feed intake, energy metabolism and body composition. It has been considered a candidate gene for performance, carcass and meat quality traits in beef cattle. The objective of this study was to identify SNPs in the promoter region of the leptin gene and to evaluate the possible association of the SNP genotypes with carcass and meat quality traits in Korean cattle. We identified a total of 25 SNPs in the promoter region (1,208-3,049 bp upstream from the transcription start site) of the leptin gene, eleven (g.1508C>G, g.1540G>A, g.1545G>A, g.1551C>T, g.1746T>G, g.1798ins(G), g.1932del(T), g.1933del(T), g.1934del(T), g.1993C>T and g.2033C>T) of which have not been reported previously. Their sequences were deposited in GenBank database with accession number DQ202319. Genotyping of the SNPs located at positions g.2418C>G and g.2423G>A within the promoter region was performed by direct sequencing and PCR-SSCP method to investigate the effects of SNP genotypes on carcass and meat quality traits in Korean cattle. The SNP and SSCP genotypes from the two mutations of the leptin promoter were shown to be associated with the BF trait. The average BF value of animals with heterozygous SNP genotype was significantly greater than that of animals with the homozygous SNP genotypes for the g.2418C>G and g.2423G>A SNPs (p<0.05). Analysis of the combined genotype effect in both SNPs showed that animals with the AC SSCP genotype had higher BF value than animals with BB or AA SSCP genotypes (p<0.05). These results suggest that SNP of the leptin promoter region may be useful markers for selection of economic traits in Korean cattle.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.209-216
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• 1999

목적 : 신성 요붕증(Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, NDI)은 바소프레신(arginine vasoporessin, AVP)에 대한 신세뇨관의 저항성으로 인하여 요농축의 장애를 특징으로 하는 드문 유전성 질환이다. 반성유전형 신성 요붕증은 바소프레신 V2수용체(AVPR2)의 장애에 기인하며, NDI 환자에서 지금까지 다양한 AVPR2의 돌연변이가 보고되었다. 저자들은 임상적으로 반성 유전형 신성 요붕증으로 진단된 가계에서 AVPR2 유전자의 돌연변이를 발견하기 위하여 분자유전학적 검사를 실시하였다. 방법 : 대상환자의 백혈구에서 추출한 DNA로 AVPR2유전자를 polymerase chain reaction-single strand conformational polymorphism(PCR-SSCP)분석하여 이상이 발견된 부분은 클론닝하여 염기서열을 분석하였다. 같은 PCR 산물을 Hae III로 처리하여 PCR-RFLP(restriction fragement length polymorphism) 분석을 하였다. 결과 : AVPR2 유전자를 PCR-SSCP 분석하였을 때 PCR 산물의 정상인과 이동거리의 차이가 발견되어 환아에서 돌연변이가 있고 환아의 어머니는 보인자임을 예측하였고, 염기서열을 분석하여 675번째 염기 A가 G로 치환됨으로 tryptophan이 cysteine으로 바뀌는 R202C 점돌연변이를 발견하였다. 같은 PCR 산물을 PCR-RFLP 분석을 하였을 때 돌연변이로 인한 Hae III의 인지부위의 상실을 확인하였고 환아의 어머니가 이종접합보유자 (heterozygote)임을 확인하였다. 결론 : 저자들은 임상적으로 신성 요붕증으로 확인된 환아와 어머니의 V2 수용체 유전자를 분석하여 R202C 돌연변이를 확인하였다. 신성 요붕증은 진단이 지연되면 성장장애, 정신박약과 사망을 초래할 수 있는 심각한 질환이나, 태생기 또는 신생아기에 진단하면 후유증을 예방할 수 있으므로 조기진단 및 보인자 발견에 분자유전학적 진단 방법을 적극 활용하여야 하겠다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제18권9호
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• pp.1221-1225
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• 2005

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) are members of a superfamily of nuclear hormone receptors. Lots of studies in rodents and humans have shown that PPARs were involved in lipid metabolism and adipocyte differentiation. The main objective of this work was to detect the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in whole coding regions of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPAR-$\alpha$) and gamma (PPAR-$\gamma$) genes with approach of single strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) in the chicken population of Arber Acres broiler, Hyline layer and three Chinese native breeds (Shiqiza, Beijing You, Bai'r). Two SNPs of C1029T and C297T were found in chicken PPAR-$\alpha$ and PPAR-$\gamma$ genes respectively and each SNP found three genotypes in the experimental populations. The results showed that the distribution frequency of 3 genotypes in Arber Acres broiler, Hyline layer and Chinese native breeds had significant differences on the PPAR-$\alpha$ and PPAR-$\gamma$ gene respectively (p<0.01). Furthermore, in the PPAR-$\alpha$ gene, the results of least square estimation for genotypes and body composition traits showed the BB genotype birds had higher abdominal fat weight (AFW) and percentage of abdominal fat (AFP) than AA genotype birds (p<0.05). From these we conjecture the PPAR-$\alpha$ and PPAR-$\gamma$ genes were suffered intensive selection during the long term commercial breeding and the PPAR-$\alpha$ gene may be a major gene or linked to the major genes that impact chicken fat metabolism and the SNPs could be used in molecular assistant selection (MAS) as a genetic marker for the chicken fatness traits.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.144-156
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• 2016

Soil is a dynamic biological system, in which it is difficult to determine the composition of microbial communities. Knowledge of microbial diversity and function in soils are limited because of the taxonomic and methodological limitations associated with studying the organisms. In this review, approaches to measure microbial diversity in soil were discussed. Research on soil microbes can be categorized as structural diversity, functional diversity and genetic diversity studies, and these include cultivation based and cultivation independent methods. Cultivation independent technique to evaluate soil structural diversity include different techniques such as Phospholipid Fatty Acids (PLFA) and Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) analysis. Carbon source utilization pattern of soil microorganisms by Community Level Physiological Profiling (CLPP), catabolic responses by Substrate Induced Respiration technique (SIR) and soil microbial enzyme activities are discussed. Genetic diversity of soil microorganisms using molecular techniques such as 16S rDNA analysis Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) / Temperature Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (TGGE), Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP), Single Strand Conformation Polymorphism (SSCP), Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (RFLP) / Amplified Ribosomal DNA Restriction Analysis (ARDRA) and Ribosomal Intergenic Spacer Analysis (RISA) are also discussed. The chapter ends with a final conclusion on the advantages and disadvantages of different techniques and advances in molecular techniques to study the soil microbial diversity.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권11호
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• pp.1491-1495
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• 2004

Small Tail Han Sheep has significant characteristics of high prolificacy and non-seasonal ovulatory activity and is an excellent local sheep breed in P. R. China. Recently a novel member of the transforming growth factor $\beta$ (TGF$\beta$) superfamily termed bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) was shown to be specifically expressed in oocytes and to be essential for female fertility. Therefore, BMP15 is a candidate gene for reproductive performance of Small Tail Han Sheep. The whole genomic nucleotide sequence of BMP15 gene in Small Tail Han Sheep was searched for polymorphisms by PCR-SSCP and direct sequencing, and only one polymorphism was found. The polymorphism was a result of a 3 base pair deletion, which eliminated a single Leu codon (CTT). The allelic frequencies for A (without deletion) and B (with a codon deletion) are 0.73 and 0.27 respectively. The effects of BMP15 genotype on litter size were evaluated using the least squares model. This indicated that there was a significant association between litter size of Small Tail Han Sheep and a deletion in BMP15 gene (p=0.02<0.05). Small Tail Han Sheep ewes with AA and AB genotype produce on average 0.5 and 0.3 more lambs per litter than those ewes with BB genotype.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.308-312
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• 2004

A method based on RNA-transcript conformation polymorphism (TCP) was tested for detection of two PVY isolates in a mixed infection. Differences in electrophoretic mobility of RNA transcripts copied from PCR products of each virus isolate enabled the distinction between the two virus isolates in a mixed infection. The identities of the RNA transcripts and hence of the infecting virus isolates were determined by annealing to reference oligonucleotides containing unique strain-specific sequences visualized by retardation of transcript mobility in gel. The ratio at which both virus isolates could be detected was as low as 1:10. The suitability of this procedure for the study of mixed virus infections is discussed.

• 한국토양비료학회지
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• 제44권1호
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• pp.127-145
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• 2011

Various environmental ecosystems are valuable sources for microbial ecology studies, and their analyses using recently developed molecular ecological approaches have drawn significant attention within the scientific community. Changes in the microbial community structures due to various anthropogenic activities can be evaluated by various culture-independent methods e.g. ARISA, DGGE, SSCP, T-RFLP, clone library, pyrosequencing, etc. Direct amplification of total community DNA and amplification of most conserved region (16S rRNA) are common initial steps, followed by either fingerprinting or sequencing analysis. Fingerprinting methods are relatively quicker than sequencing analysis in evaluating the changes in the microbial community. Being an efficient, sensitive and time- and cost effective method, T-RFLP is regularly used by many researchers to access the microbial diversity. Among various fingerprinting methods T-RFLP became an important tool in studying the microbial community structure because of its sensitivity and reproducibility. In this present review, we will discuss the important developments in T-RFLP methodology to distinguish the total microbial diversity and community composition in the various ecosystems.