• Animal cells and systems
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.243-246
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• 1999

A type of symbiosis was previously described from nature in which the gametophytes of Laminariales were endophytic in filamentous red algae. Here we reconstruct this symbiosis for the first time in laboratory culture using zoospores of the kelp, Undaria pinnatifida, and the red alga, Aglaothamnion oosumiense. Zoospores of U. pinnatifida readily attached to A. oosumiense. In 48 h these spores germinated and the initial germ tube penetrated into the host cell wall leaving only an empty zoospore wall outside the host. Within ten days, four to five-celled endophytic gametophytes were present. Zoospores of Laminaria religiosa which were also inoculated into cultures of A. oosumiense rarely attached to the red alga and never became endophytic. Within ten days the free-living gametophytes of L. religiosa on cover slips became fertile and produced young sporophytes. These observations demonstrate the ability of U. pinnatifida to become endophytic, and show differences in host specificity among kelp species.

• 한국식물병리학회지
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.536-542
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• 1998

Ten isolates of the orchid mycorrhizal fungi were isolated from the roots of Korean native orchid plants (Cymbidium goeringii) which inhabitate mainly in southern and western areas of Korea. The growth rates and color of the isolates in potato dextrose agar (PDA) were various. Microscopic observations of the hyphae isolated were identified as Rhizoctonia repens and R. endophytica var endophytica or their related species. R. repens was isolated from the roots of the Korean native orchids, but R. endophytica var endophyica was only isolated from the roots of the commercial orchids introduced from foreign countries. Also, the polymorephic patterns of genomic DNA extracted from selected isolates were compared with those of DNA extracted from the orchid mycorrhizal fungi isolated previously and similar band patterns were observed among those isolates. Five isolates of R. repens were selected and cultured at the oatmeal agar for investigating their symbiosis with orchid plants. The symbiotic specificity between orchid plants and isolated orchid mycorrhizal fungi was observe by growing orchids about six months in the greenhouse. The symbiotic responses of the commercial orchid plants with selected isolates were quite different form different isolates due to the genetic variations.

• Animal cells and systems
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.315-324
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• 2011

The actiniarian sea anemone, Entacmaea quadricolor, and the scleractinian coral, Alveopora japonica, host symbiotic dinoflagellates belonging to the genus Symbiodinium (Freudenthal). We studied the host-symbiont specificity of these two anthozoan hosts in the northwestern Pacific Ocean. Symbionts within the two hosts were identified using partial large subunit (LSU) ribosomal DNA (rDNA) and complete internal transcribed spacers (ITS) 1 rDNA regions. The host, E. quadricolor, was identified using the partial LSU rDNA molecular marker. Genetic analysis showed that E. quadricolor only harbors dinoflagellates belonging to subclade C1/3 of the genus Symbiodinium. Moreover, no genetic variation was detected among the symbionts of E. quadricolor within the study region (Korea and Japan), even though the two distant sites were separated by more than 1000 km, at collection depths of 1 m in shallow and 13-16 m in deep water. Whilst scleractinian corals host multiple Symbiodinium clades in tropical waters, A. japonica, sampled over a wide geographical range (800 km) within the study region, only hosts Symbiodinium sp. clade F3. The high specificity of endosymbionts in E. quadricolor and A. japonica within the northwestern Pacific Ocean could be accounted for because symbiotic dinoflagellates within the host anemones appear to be acquired maternally, and the Kuroshio Current might affect the marine biota of the northwestern Pacific. However, the consistency of the symbiotic relationships between these two anthozoan hosts and their endosymbionts could change after climate change, so this symbiotic specificity should be monitored.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제11권
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• pp.121-132
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• 1993

대두(大豆)-근류균(根瘤菌)의 공생(共生)에서 숙주식물(宿主植物)의 Root Exudate에 대한 근류균(根瘤菌)의 화학주성(化學走性)이 근류형성(根瘤形性)(숙주식물(宿主植物))에 미치는 영향(影響)을 밝히기 위해 연구(硏究)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 대두(大豆) Seed Lectin은 품종간(品種間) 차이(差異)가 없었으며 분자량(分子量) 120,000정도(程度)의 4개(個)의 동일(同一)한 subunit를 가지는 물질(物質)이며, Pea Seed Lectin은 분자량(分子量) 44,000정도(程度)이며 15,000과 7,000정도(程度)의 두 종류(種類)의 subunit를 가지는 물질(物質)이며 대두(大豆) lectin은 표준 lectin 항체와 침강선을 형성하였다. 그러나 완두의 lectin은 표준 lectin과 항원-항체반응이 없었으므로 두 lectin은 동일 항원이 되지 않아 서로 다른 물질이었다. 팔달의 Crude Root Exudate에 대(對)한 근류균(根瘤菌)의 화학주성(化學走性) 비(比)는 KCTC 2422는 각각(各各) 3.5이고 LPN-100은 1.4이며 LCR-101은 각각(各各) 1.4이었다. 뿌리분비물의 각 fraction에 대한 근류균의 화학주성은 중성분획이 가장 높고 양성분획이 그다음이며 음성분획이 가장 낮은 화학주성을 나타내어 각물질에 대한 근류균의 친화도에 차이가 있었다. 근류형성(根瘤形性)의 정도(程度)는 KCTC 2422의 경우(境遇)는 접종(接種)후 7日경부터 Nitrogenase Activity가 나타났으며 LCR-101는 15일 이후(以後)에 Nitrogenase Activity를 나타내었다. LPN-100은 Nitrogenase Activity가 전혀 나타나지 않아 근류균(根瘤菌)의 화학주성(化學走性)이 숙주인식과정(宿主認識過程)에 영향(影響)을 미쳤음을 확인(確認)할 수 있었다.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.235-245
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• 1993

The symbiotic properties of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi(AMF) such as the absence and/or presence of symbiosis, spore density, and six factors of phycochemical properties of soil were investigated in the rhizosphere of seven sand dune plants and three control plants around Kum river. The infection of AMF was confirmed in all plants. Three genera, nine species of the AMF spores were identified in the sand dune; Ac. scrobiculata, G. aggregatum, G. convolutum, G. diaphanum, G. dimophicum, G. geosporum, G. vesiculiferum, G. tortuosum, S. pachycaulis. All of them were also found in the control, but S. pachycaulis were only separated in the sand dune. In the control, three genera, four species were identified; G. flavisporum, Gi. margarita, Sc. gregaria. Sc. persica. The species specificity was not found between the sand dune plant and AMF. However, the AMF was thought to be correlated with the soil factors. The spore density was stimulated with increase of the organic matter and the nitrogen content, but inhibited with the water content and the phosphorus content. In respect of the seasonal factor, the spore density was increased in the late growth period of plants.

• Mycobiology
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.121-125
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• 2013

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) have mutualistic relationships with more than 80% of terrestrial plant species. This symbiotic relationship is ancient and would have had important roles in establishment of plants on land. Despite their abundance and wide range of relationship with plant species, AMF have shown low species diversity. However, molecular studies have suggested that diversity of these fungi may be much higher, and genetic variation of AMF is very high within a species and even within a single spore. Despite low diversity and lack of host specificity, various functions have been associated with plant growth responses to arbuscular mycorrhizal fungal colonization. In addition, different community composition of AMF affects plants differently, and plays a potential role in ecosystem variability and productivity. AMF have high functional diversity because different combinations of host plants and AMF have different effects on the various aspects of symbiosis. Consequently, recent studies have focused on the different functions of AMF according to their genetic resource and their roles in ecosystem functioning. This review summarizes taxonomic, genetic, and functional diversities of AMF and their roles in natural ecosystems.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제15권
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• pp.25-32
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• 1997

근류균과 두과작물의 공생에서 숙주결합성을 조사하기 위하여 대두 종자 및 및 유근으로부터 분리한 lectin과 근류균의 표피다당과의 결합성을 확인한 결과는 다음과 같다. 팔달, 백운 및 황금으로부터 분리한 종자선을 형성하였다. 대두 종자 lectin 및 뿌리추출물은 R. japonicum및 B. japonicum과 결합하였고 R. viceae와는 결합 하지 않았으며 완두의 lectin은 R. viceae와 결합하였으나 R. japonicum및 B. japonicum과는 결합 하지 않았다. B. japonicum과 R. viceae로 부터 분리한 세포표피 다당의 겔 여과한 결과 두개의 분획으로 각각 나타났다. B. japonicum으로 부터 분리한 표피다당은 대두의 종자 lectin과 결합하였으나 R. viceae로 부터 분리한 표피다당은 대두 lectin과 결합하지 않았다. 이상의 결과로 부터 근류균이 숙주세포와 결합할 때 숙주를 인식하는 초기 단계에서 lectin이 관여함을 추론할 수 있고 이것이 상호접종군을 형성하는데 매개역할을 하는 것으로 추정할 수 있었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.551-555
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• 1997

본 연구는 숙주특이적인 근류형성에 두과작물의 뿌리분비물에 포함된 기주특이적인 flavonoids와 근류균의 상호작용에 대해 실험하였다. Flavonoid 화합물에 대한 근류균의 생물학적 활성은 B. japonocum의 경우 대두의 뿌리분비물에 포함된 flavonoid화합물인 daidzein과 genistein에서는 생장 증진 효과가 나타났으며, alfalfa의 뿌리분비물에 포함된 flavonoid인 luteolin에서는 생장 저해 효과가 나타났으며, R. meliloti의 경우 luteolin의 경우 생장증진 효과가 나타났으며, daidzein과 genistein의 경우 생장저해효과가 나타났다. 각 근류균의 흡수 특이성은 B. japonicum에서 daidzein과 genistein이 각각 $14.95\;{\mu}g/g$와 $14.20\;{\mu}g/g$로 가장 높고 luteolin이 가장 낮게 나타났으며, R. meliloti의 경우 luteolin이 $18.31\;{\mu}g/g$으로 가장 높고 daidzein과 genistein이 가장 낮게 나타났다. 이와 같은 사실로 숙주특이적인 flavonoids가 근류균의 숙주특이성에 깊은 관련이 있을 것으로 사료된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.17-23
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• 2017

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling cascades play critical roles in various cellular events in plants, including stress responses, innate immunity, hormone signaling, and cell specificity. MAPK-mediated stress signaling is also known to negatively regulate nitrogen-fixing symbiotic interactions, but the molecular mechanism of the MAPK signaling cascades underlying the symbiotic nodule development remains largely unknown. We show that the MtMKK5-MtMPK3/6 signaling module negatively regulates the early symbiotic nodule formation, probably upstream of ERN1 (ERF Required for Nodulation 1) and NSP1 (Nod factor Signaling Pathway 1) in Medicago truncatula. The overexpression of MtMKK5 stimulated stress and defense signaling pathways but also reduced nodule formation in M. truncatula roots. Conversely, a MAPK specific inhibitor, U0126, enhanced nodule formation and the expression of an early nodulation marker gene, MtNIN. We found that MtMKK5 directly activates MtMPK3/6 by phosphorylating the TEY motif within the activation loop and that the MtMPK3/6 proteins physically interact with the early nodulation-related transcription factors ERN1 and NSP1. These data suggest that the stress signaling-mediated MtMKK5/MtMPK3/6 module suppresses symbiotic nodule development via the action of early nodulation transcription factors.

• Mycobiology
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• 제49권5호
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• pp.461-468
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• 2021

The genus Laccaria (Hydnangiaceae, Agaricales) plays an important role in forest ecosystems as an ectomycorrhizal fungus, contributing to nutrient cycles through symbiosis with many types of trees. Though understanding Laccaria diversity and distribution patterns, as well as its association with host plants, is fundamental to constructing a balanced plant diversity and conducting effective forest management, previous studies have not been effective in accurately investigating, as they relied heavily on specimen collection alone. To investigate the true diversity and distribution pattern of Laccaria species and determine their host types, we used four different approaches: specimen-based analysis, open database search (ODS), NGS analysis, and species-specific PCR (SSP). As a result, 14 Laccaria species have been confirmed in Korea. Results regarding the species distribution pattern were different between specimen-based analysis and SSP. However, when both were integrated, the exact distribution pattern of each Laccaria species was determined. In addition, the SSP revealed that many Laccaria species have a wide range of host types. This study shows that using these four different approaches is useful in determining the diversity, distribution, and host of ECM fungi. Furthermore, results obtained for Laccaria will serve as a baseline to help understand the role of ECM fungi in forest management in response to climate change.