• 농업과학연구
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• 제42권2호
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• pp.81-86
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• 2015

Three genes selected from cDNA library of tobacco whitefly, Bemisia tabaci, were checked whether these genes expressed in plant or not, and confirmed the change of gene expression using qRT-PCR in the tobacco whitefly. First of all, three genes were inserted in Tobacco rattle virus (TRV) RNA2 vector using Sac I and Xho I restriction enzymes, and conducted agro-infiltration in tobacco plants (Nicotiana benthamianana). And then, it was confirmed that TRV RNA2 vector and genes inserted in TRV RNA2 vector were expressed in plant. So, after feeding the tobacco whitefly the plants inoculated the genes and induced RNAi of the genes, we plan to confirm the RNAi in the whitefly and investigate the changes of gene expression through the qRT-PCR.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2001년도 추계학술발표대회
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• pp.177-180
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• 2001

Tobacco plants were transformed by A. tumefaciens harboring human ferritin gene and they were subjected to investigate for the expression of transformed gene as well as heavy metal accumulation. Seed from self-fertilized transgenic plants was germinated on media containing toxic level of Cd, Cu, Zn, Fe, Mn and scored for tolerance to this heavy metals. There is difference in growth rate between transgenic and control plants, especially Cd, Cu. And transgenic plants accumulated more heavy metals than control plants.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.265-269
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• 1999

고구마 산성 peroxidase (POD) (swpal) 또는 중성 POD(swpnl)을 도입한 형질전환 담배에 다양한 선량의 감마선을 조사한 후 30일에 항산화효소 활성과 식물생장에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. 감마선은 조사선량에 비례하여 형질전환 식물체와 정상식물에 관계없이 모든 식물체의 생장을 크게 억제시켰다. 50-70 Gy 처리에서 식물체의 신장이 크게 억제되었고 새로운 잎이 발생되지 못하였다. 10-50 Gy의 조사선량에서는 POD, superoxide dismutase, catalase 활성에 큰 변화를 주지 않았다. 이러한 결과는 고구마 POD는 감마선 조사에 의해 유도되는 산화적인 스트레스에 대한 보호효과에 관여하지 않음이 시사된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.89-96
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• 2006

"Determinate" and "indeterminate" inflorescences in plants are controlled by a single recessive gene, for example, SELF-PRUNING (SP) in Solanum lycopersicum, TERMINAL FLOWER1 in Arabidopsis, CENTRORADIALIS in Antirrhinum, and CENTRORADIALIS-like gene in tobacco. Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) is an indeterminate species in which shoots grow indefinitely. In this study, we cloned and characterized the pepper SP-like gene (CaSP). RT-PCR revealed that the CaSP transcript accumulates to higher levels in floral buds than in other organs. Comparison of genomic DNA and cDNA sequences from indeterminate and determinate pepper plants revealed the insertion of a single base in the first exon of CaSP in the determinate pepper plants. CaSP is annotated in linkage group 8 (chromosome 6) of the SNU2 pepper genetic map and showed similar synteny to SP in tomato. Transgenic tobacco plants overexpressing CaSP displayed late-flowering phenotypes similar to the phenotypes caused by overexpression of CaSP orthologs in other plants. Collectively, these results suggest that pepper CaSP is an ortholog of SP in tomato.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2000

Experiments initiated 30 years ago to obtain selectable markers have led to a series of studies of Trp biosynthesis and anthranilate synthase (AS) the control enzyme using largely plant tissue cultures since they have experimental properties that can be readily exploited. Enzymological and compound feeding studies provided evidence that AS is the control point in the Trp biosynthesis branch and that altering the AS feedback control by the selection of mutants resistant to the Trp analog 5-methyl-tryptophan (5MT) can lead to the overproduction of this important amino acid. Plants regenerated from these Trp overproducing lines of most species also had high free Trp levels but Nicotiana tabaum (tobacco) plants expressed the feedback altered AS only in cultured cells and not in the regenerated plants. further tests by transient and stable expression of the cloned promoter for the naturally occurring tobacco feedback-insensitive AS, denoted ASA2, confirmed the tissue culture specific nature of the expression control. The 5MT caused by the expression of a feedback-insensitive AS from tobacco has been used to select protoplast fusion hybrids with several species since the resistance is expressed dominantly. Recently the ASA2 gene has been used successfully as a selectable marker to select transformed Astragalus sinicus and Glycine max hairy roots induced by Agrobactetium rhizogenes. These results show that the ASA2y-subunit can interact with the y-subunit of another species to form active feedback-insensitive enzyme that may be useful for selecting transformed cells. Plastid DNA transformation of tobacco has also effectively expressed ASA2 in the compartment in which Trp biosynthesis is localized in the cell.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.462-469
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• 2005

Effects of proton beam irradiation on seed germination and growth pattern of tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. BY-4; N. plumbaginifolia) and rice (Oryasativa L.) plants were estimated to develop the efficient conditions of irradiation. Seed germination rate was decreased by increasing the proton beam the current and the beam irradiation time in both tobacco and rice seeds. The beam irradiation conditions showing $50\%$ germination were over 60 sec at 10 nA, approximately 5 sec at 100 nA and at 500 nA beam current in tobacco seeds. And the conditions of $50\%$ germination were 60 sec at 10 nA, and 100 nA and 30 sec at 500nA in rice (cv. Dongjin 1) seeds. The growth of irradiated plants was decreased, but significant difference in morphological changes was not observed by the proton beam treatment. The proton beam is able to use as a mutagen, but some of the factors including beam size and beam detector-system must be established for efficient usage of the beam.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제14권4호
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• pp.657-663
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• 2004

고추에서 클로닝된 sesquiterpene cyclase (CASC) promoter에 cinnamic acid 4-hydroxylase (C4H)유전자를 클로닝하여 담배에 형질전환하였다. 형질전환체의 분석은 PCR, Southern blot분석으로 하였으며, CASC promoter의 작동여부를 조사하기 위하여 GUS histochemical assay를 하였다. 스트레스에 반응한다고 알려진 CASC promoter를 C4H gene과 fusion하여 C4H activity를 조사하여 스트레스에 반응하는 정도를 조사하였다. 최종적인 형질전환체로 확인된 개체는 평균 16.4% 정도였으며, 각 promoter별로 약간의 편차를 보였다. C4H activity 조사시 스트레스를 주지 않았을 때 대조구가 비슷한 양상을 나타내었다. 스트레스를 주었을 때 대조구와 비교하여 promoter 3번은 1.3배 activity가 높아졌으며 4번은 1.4배, 6은 2배, cyc 600은 1.1배 높아졌다. 이런 결과로 보아 이 promoter들은 UV에 반응하는 promoter이며 앞으로 stress에 저항하는 유전자의 적당한 promoter로, 타작물에 적용하여 stress저항성 작물의 육성 시 매우 유용하게 사용될 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 2010

Tobacco plants absorb cadmium from soil and accumulate it in high concentrations in their leaves. Additionally, a significant portion of the cadmium contained in cigarettes passes into the smoke. Cadmium is known to be a toxic and carcinogenic compound that has harmful effects on the human body due to smoking. In this study, the concentrations of cadmium in the Ky3R4F reference cigarette and two commercial cigarettes were analyzed by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Each cigarette sample was partitioned into a tobacco rod and filter and then analyzed in order to determine the concentration of cadmium. The concentrations of cadmium in the mainstream smoke, ash, residue, and cigarette butt were also analyzed after the cigarettes were smoked under ISO smoking conditions. Transfer rates of the cadmium from the tobacco rod to the mainstream smoke, ash, and cigarette butt were 0.8 ~ 5%, 17 ~ 22%, and 5 ~ 7%, respectively. As a result, we estimated that the sidestream smoke contained about 70% of the cadmium from the tobacco rod.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.3-9
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• 1989

Field experiment was conducted to find out the cause of calcium deficiency of burley tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.), Liming materials and application rate were CaSO4 : Ca 35kg/10a, CaCO3 : 35kg/10a and agricultural lime : Ca 142kg/10a. The breakdown in tissues at tips and margins of upper leaves was developed at maximum growth stage. If complete breakdown and death does not occur and growth takes place later, giving the leaf a scalloped appearance. Upper leaves contained lower calcium content than other leaves. The stem and midvein of calcium deficient plants contained lower calcium and calcium minus oxalic acid, but higher oxalic acid contents than those of normal plant. Fresh leaves of limed plot contained higher calcium and oxalic acid, but not significant increment of calcium minus oxalic acid than those of unlimed plot. Since calcium oxalate is insoluble, it could precipitate within the culls if the calcium and oxalic acid are accessible to each other. It suggest that high level of oxalic acid in stem and midvein could be interfering with translocation of calcium to upper leaves.

• 한국식물생명공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국식물생명공학회 2002년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.49-58
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• 2002

Oxidative stress derived from reactive oxygen species (ROS) is one of the major damaging factors in plants exposed to environmental stress. In order to develop the platform technology to solve the global food and environmental problems in the 21s1 century, we focus on the understanding of the antioxidative mechanism in plant cells, the development of oxidative stress-inducible antioxidant genes, and the development of transgenic plants with enhanced tolerance to stress. In this report, we describe our recent results on industrial transgenic plants by the gene manipulation of antioxidant enzymes. Transgenic tobacco plants expressing both superoxide dismutase (SOD) and ascorbate peroxidase (APX) in chloroplasts were developed and were evaluated their protection effects against stresses, suggesting that simultaneous overexpression of both SOD and APX in chloroplasts has synergistic effects to overcome the oxidative stress under unfavorable environments. Transgenic tobacco plants expressing a human dehydroascorbate reductase gene in chloroplasts were showed the protection against the oxidative stress in plants. Transgenic cucumber plants expressing high level of SOD in fruits were successfully generated to use the functional cosmetic purpose as a plant bioreactor. In addition, we developed a strong oxidative stress-inducible peroxidase promoter, SWPA2 from sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas). We anticipate that SWPA2 promoter will be biotechnologically useful for the development of transgenic plants with enhanced tolerance to environmental stress and particularly transgenic cell lines engineered to produce key pharmaceutical proteins.