• 미생물학회지
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.207-215
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• 2003

주어진 염기서열에서 단백질로 코딩되는 영역을 예측하는 유전자 구조 예측은 유전자 annotation의 가장 핵심적인 부분으로 유전자 분석 및 유전체 프로젝트 전체에 큰 영향을 준다. 진핵생물의 유전자가 원핵생물의 유전자에 비해 더 복잡한 구조를 가지기 때문에 진핵생물의 유전자 구조 예측 모델 역시 원핵생물에 비해 다양하고 복잡한 모델로 구성되어 있다. 본 연구팀은 duration hidden markov model을 기본형태로 하여 진핵생물의 유전자 구조 예측 프로그램인 EGSP를 개발하였다. 이 프로그램은 각 생명체의 유전자 구조 예측에 필요한 파라메터를 생성하는 학습기능과, 이를 기반으로 핵산 서열을 입력으로 해서 단백질을 코딩하는 부위를 예측하여 출력하는 기능으로 구성되며, 최근의 프로그램들의 추세대로 복수 개 유전자 예측의 기능을 갖추고 있다. EGSP의 학습과 예측에 사용되는 각 파라메터의 전체 성능에 대한 효과 분석 등을 위해 여러 개 signal에 대한 개별 모델이 주는 효과 등을 분석하였다. 진핵생물의 유전자 구조 예측에 가장 많이 연구되는 human dataset을 이용하여 현재 개발된 유전자 구조 예측 프로그램인 GenScan과 GeneID, Morgan 등 보편적으로 사용되는 프로그램들과의 성능을 여러 가지 기준에서 비교한 결과, 본 프로그램이 실용성 있는 수준을 보여주는 것을 확인하였다. 그리고 진핵 미생물인 Saccharomyces cerevisiae로 성능을 테스트한 결과 만족할 만한 수준의 성능을 나타내는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.71-75
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• 2012

In the present study, a phylogenetic analysis was undertaken based on the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) rDNA and partial ${\beta}$-tubulin gene sequence of the $Ganoderma$ species. The size of the ITS rDNA regions from different $Ganoderma$ species varied from 625 to 673 bp, and those of the partial ${\beta}$-tubulin gene sequence were 419 bp. Based on the results, a phylogenetic tree was prepared which revealed that Korean $Ganoderma$ $lucidum$ strains belong in a single group along with a $G.$ $lucidum$ strain from Bangladesh.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제57권2호
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• pp.91-95
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• 2014

Griscelli syndrome type 2 (GS2) is a rare autosomal recessive disease caused by mutations in the RAB27A gene. It is characterized by cutaneous hypopigmentation, immunodeficiency, and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis. We describe 2 brothers who had GS2 with clinically diverse manifestations. The elder brother presented with a purely neurological picture, whereas the younger one presented with fever, pancytopenia, hepatosplenomegaly, and erythema nodosum. Considering that cutaneous hypopigmentation was a common feature between the brothers, genetic analysis for Griscelli syndrome was performed. As the elder sibling had died, mutation analysis was only performed on the younger sibling, which revealed a novel homozygous mutation in the RAB27A gene on chromosome 15 showing a single-base substitution (c.136T>A p.F46I). Both parents were heterozygous for the same mutation. This confirmed the diagnosis of GS2 in the accelerated phase in both siblings. The atypical features of GS2 in these cases are a novel mutation, isolated neurological involvement in one sibling, association with erythema nodosum, and 2 distinct clinical presentations in siblings with the same genetic mutation.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.16-21
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• 2011

The genetic diversity and population genetic structure of thread-sail filefish, Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel), were examined with a nucleotide sequence analysis of a 495bp fragment of the 5'-end of the cytochrome b gene in 113 fish collected from five populations from the south and east coasts of the Korean Peninsula. Seventeen variable nucleotide sites and 16 haplotypes were defined. The observed haplotypes had a shallow haplotype genealogy and no geographical association. Most of the populations had high haplotype diversity and low nucleotide diversity, and significant negative values for Fu's $F_S$, suggesting rapid, recent population growth from an ancestral population and sudden population expansion. The estimated pairwise fixation indices ($F_{ST}$) indicate that substantial gene flow occurs among these populations. Thread-sail filefish in the South Sea of Korea and East Sea Korean populations forms a single panmictic population. Thus, thread-sail filefish in these areas should be treated as one management unit.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.2663-2667
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• 2014

Background: Single nucleotide polymorphisms of C-reactive protein (CRP) have been shown to be related to circulating CRP level, risk and prognosis in cancer patients. However, accumulating evidence of rs1800947 involvement in risk of cancer is inconsistent. Thus, a meta-analysis was performed to obtain a more precise relationship. Materials and Methods: The pooled odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval were assessed in 10 eligible articles with 12 studies containing 5,601 cancer cases and 8,669 cancer-free controls. Results: No significant association was observed overall and in subgroups in comparison of genotype GC vs GG ($P_H$=0.847, OR=0.939, 95%CI=0.810-1.087), GC/CC vs GG ($P_H$=0.941, OR=1.021, 95%CI=0.901-1.157) and allele C vs G ($P_H$=0.933, OR=1.026, 95%CI=0.909-1.159). However, statistically significance was evident in comparison of genotype CC vs GG in cancer risk ($P_H$=0.586, OR=2.854, 95%CI= 1.413-5.763), especially in colorectal cancer ($P_H$=0.481, OR=4.527, 95%CI= 1.664- 12.315). Conclusions: Genotype CC of rs1800947 in the CRP gene is strongly associated with increased cancer risk, particularly in colorectal cancer.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제28권
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• pp.12.1-12.5
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• 2013

Objectives The role of genetic polymorphisms of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-${\alpha}$) for lung cancer development was evaluated. Methods Genotypes of the TNF-${\alpha}$ polymorphisms, -1210C>T, -487A>G, -417A>G, IVS1+123G>A, and IVS3+51A>G, were determined in 616 lung cancer cases and 616 lung cancer-free controls. Results After adjusting for body mass index and smoking, each TNF-${\alpha}$ genotype or haplotype composed of five TNF-${\alpha}$ single nucleotide polymorphisms did not show an association with lung cancer risk (p>0.05). The statistical power was found to be 88.4%, 89.3%, 93.3%, 69.7%, and 93.9% for 1210C>T, -487A>G, -417A>G, IVS1+123G>A, and IVS3+51A>G, respectively. Furthermore, the effects of each SNP or haplotype on lung cancer risk were not found to be different according to the cell type of lung cancer (p>0.05). In the repeated analysis with only subjects without other diseases related to inflammation, there was also no association between polymorphisms or haplotypes of the TNF-${\alpha}$ gene and lung cancer risk (p>0.05). Conclusions This study found no association between common variants of the TNF-${\alpha}$ gene and lung cancer risk.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제50권3호
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• pp.183-194
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• 2022

Two fungal strains, designated KNUF-21-006 and KNUF-21-028, were isolated from soil samples collected from Gyeongbuk Province, Korea. The strain KNUF-21-006 was similar to other Pestalotiopsis species in terms of morphological characteristics, including whitish to pale brown mycelium, conidial shape, and size. The isolate had aerial hyphae that produced black fruiting bodies on the mycelium. The conidia were fusoid to ellipsoid, four-septate, and appendage-bearing. Phylogenetic analysis using the internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, translation elongation factor 1-alpha (TEF), and β-tubulin (TUB) gene sequences confirmed that the closest relationship of the isolate at the species level was with Pestalotiopsis clavata. The strain KNUF-21-028 exhibits similar morphological characteristics to other Botryotrichum species, including white aerial mycelium with sulcate and irregular margins, conidial shape, and size. The conidia were globose, single, and hyaline. Upon molecular analysis-using the ITS region, large subunit (LSU) rRNA gene, and TUB gene sequences-the fungus was identified as Botryotrichum iranicum. This is the first record of these fungal species in Korea.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.89-89
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• 2017

A gene encoding squalene synthase from grain amaranth was cloned and characterized. The full-length cDNA was 1805-bp long and contained a 1248-bp open reading frame encoding a protein of 416 amino acids with a molecular mass of 47.6 kDa. Southern blot analysis revealed that the A. cruentus genome contained a single copy of the gene. Comparison of the cDNA and genomic sequences indicated that the amaranth SQS gene had 12 introns and 13 exons. All of the exons contributed to the coding sequence. The predicted amino acid sequence of the SQS cDNA shared high homology with those of SQSs from several other plants. It contained conserved six domains that are believed to represent crucial regions of the active site. We conducted qRT-PCR analyses to examine the expression pattern of the SQS gene in seeds at different developmental stages and in several tissues. The amaranth SQS gene was low levels of SQS transcripts at the initial stage of seed development, but the levels increased rapidly at the mid-late developmental stages before declining at the late developmental stage. These findings showed that the amaranth SQS is a late-expressed gene that is rapidly expressed at the mid-late stage of seed development. In addition, we observed that the SQS mRNA levels in stems and roots increased rapidly during the four- to six-leaf stage of development. Therefore, our results showed that the expression levels of SQS in stem and root tissues are significantly higher than those in leaf tissues. In present study provides useful information about the molecular characterization of the SQS clone isolated from grain amaranth. Finally, a basic understanding of these characteristics will contribute to further studies on the amaranth SQS.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.249-253
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• 2008

식물의 미토콘드리아에서 eukaryotic 유전자 발현하는 양상을 관찰한다는 것은 매우 중요하게 알여져 왔다. 본 실험에서는 식물의 미토콘드리아에서 발현하는 유전자와 GFP가 미토콘드리아에 발현하는지를 구명하였다. 미토콘드리아(mt)에서 발현 하는 AtBI-1 유전자와 GFP 유전자를 35S promoter를 가진 pBin vector에 재조합한 후, 유전자총을 이용한 형질전환법으로 담배의 잎과 cotyledon에 형질전환하여 재분화 된 shoot를 얻었다. mt에서 그 유전자가 발현 되는 것을 현미경하에서 GFP가 발광하는 것으로 확인하였다. 또한 PCR분석과 Southern분석에서도 미토콘드리아에서 AtBI-1 유전자가 발현함을 확인하였다. 따라서 본 연구의 결과로 mt에 관련된 유전자를 식물의 조직에 형질전환 하여 1개 이상의 유전자가 식물의 mt에 삽입되어 그 유전자의 특성이 발현되는데 이용되어 질수 있을것이라 생각된다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제45권4호
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• pp.430-434
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• 2009

세균 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열은 분자계통분류, 진화역사 규명, 미생물 검출 등 다양한 목적으로 이용되어 왔다. 세균 제놈(genome)은 multiple rRNA 오페론을 갖고 있으며, 이들 유전자 염기서열은 일부 변이가 있는 것으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 Vibrio 속의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열을 이용하여 세포 내 16S rRNA의 이질성을 규명하였다. 분석은 GenBank 자료 중에서 제놈 염기서열 annotation이 완료된 V. cholerae, V. harveyi, V. parahaemolyticus, V. splendidus, V. vulnificus를 이용하여 실시하였다. Vibrio 속은 1번 염색체에 7~10개의 16S rRNA 유전자 copy를 갖고 있으며, 이들의 세포 내 유전자 변이는 0.9% 이하 상이성(99.1%이상 DNA 상동성)을 보였다. 2번 염색체에서는 16S rRNA 유전자가 1개 이하로 존재하였다. 유전체내 16S rRNA 유전형은 최소 5개(V. vulnificus #CMCP6)에서 최대 8개(V. parahaemolyticus #RIMD 2210633, V. harveyi #ATCC BAA-1116)로 조사되었다. 본 결과는 Vibrio 속의 16S rRNA 유전자 염기서열이 높은 이질성을 갖는 것을 제시해 준다.