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Kim Suyoung,Kim Se Hyeon,Kweon Eunjoong,Kim Jinmi 한국미생물학회 2023 The journal of microbiology Vol.61 No.4
The morphological switch from the yeast to hyphal form is a key virulence attribute of the opportunistic fungal pathogen, Candida albicans. Our recent report showed that deletion of the newly identified apoptotic factor, CaNma111 or CaYbh3, leads to hyperfilamentation and increased virulence in a mouse infection model. CaNma111 and CaYbh3 are homologs of the pro-apoptotic protease, HtrA2/Omi, and BH3-only protein, respectively. In this study, we examined the effects of CaNMA111 and CaYBH3 deletion mutations on the expression levels of the hypha-specific transcription factors, Cph1 (a hyphal activator), Nrg1 (a hyphal repressor), and Tup1 (a hyphal repressor). The protein levels of Nrg1 were decreased in Caybh3/Caybh3 cells while those of Tup1 were decreased in both Canma111/Canma111 and Caybh3/Caybh3 cells. These effects on Nrg1 and Tup1 proteins were retained during serum-induced filamentation and appear to explain the hyperfilamentation phenotypes of the CaNMA111 and CaYBH3 deletion mutants. Treatment with the apoptosis-inducing dose of farnesol decreased the Nrg1 protein levels in the wild-type strain and more evidently in Canma111/Canma111 and Caybh3/Caybh3 mutant strains. Together, our results suggest that CaNma111 and CaYbh3 are key regulators of Nrg1 and Tup1 protein levels in C. albicans.
Isolation and Characterization of the Colletotrichum acutatum ABC Transporter CaABC1
Kim, Suyoung,Park, Sook-Young,Kim, Hyejeong,Kim, Dongyoung,Lee, Seon-Woo,Kim, Heung Tae,Lee, Jong-Hwan,Choi, Woobong The Korean Society of Plant Pathology 2014 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.30 No.4
Fungi tolerate exposure to various abiotic stresses, including cytotoxic compounds and fungicides, via their ATP-driven efflux pumps belonging to ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters. To clarify the molecular basis of interaction between the fungus and various abiotic stresses including fungicides, we constructed a cDNA library from germinated conidia of Colletotrichum acutatum, a major anthracnose pathogen of pepper (Capsicum annum L.). Over 1,000 cDNA clones were sequenced, of which single clone exhibited significant nucleotide sequence homology to ABC transporter genes. We isolated three fosmid clones containing the C. acutatum ABC1 (CaABC1) gene in full-length from genomic DNA library screening. The CaABC1 gene consists of 4,059 bp transcript, predicting a 1,353-aa protein. The gene contains the typical ABC signature and Walker A and B motifs. The 5'-flanking region contains a CAAT motif, a TATA box, and a Kozak region. Phylogenetic and structural analysis suggested that the CaABC1 is a typical ABC transporter gene highly conserved in various fungal species, as well as in Chromista, Metazoans, and Viridiplantae. We also found that CaABC1 was up-regulated during conidiation and a minimal medium condition. Moreover, CaABC1 was induced in iprobenfos, kresoxim-methyl, thiophanate-methyl, and hygromycin B. These results demonstrate that CaABC1 is necessary for conidiation, abiotic stress, and various fungicide resistances. These results will provide the basis for further study on the function of ABC transporter genes in C. acutatum.
Genome wide analysis of rice blast pathogen, Magnaporthe oryzae, in Korea
Yoonhee KIM,Hyejeong KIM,Jinsoo KIM,Miyeon JEONG,Soyoung PARK,Suyoung KIM,Jongsun Park,Soonok KIM,Yong-Hwan LEE,Seong Sook HAN,Jae Hwan ROH,Woobong CHOI 한국작물학회 2007 한국작물학회 학술발표대회 논문집 Vol.2007 No.11
Magnaporthe oryzae is a causal pathogen of the rice blast, the most destructive disease of rice worldwide. This ascomycete fungus has been intensively studied as a model organism in plant-pathogen interactions. Recently, the genome sequence of M. oryzae 70-15 was published by International Rice Blast Consortium. This led us to investigate comparative and functional analysis of this pathogen at genome-wide level. As a first step, sequencing project of M. oryzae Korean strain KJ201 was launched to face practical interests on diversity of plant pathogens. We constructed a fosmid library with a copy number controllable pCC1 vector. Over 13,000 end reads from 6637 fosmid clones were generated and anchored on genome sequence of the strain 70-15. Currently, 9,793 end reads, in which 2.684, clones with both ends and 1,757 clones with on end matched, are aligned to the sequence of strain 70-15. In the next step, shotgun sequencing of fosmid clones was conducted for fine scale comparative analysis of chromosome 7 that is well defined in genome sequencing of 70-15. Totally 119 fosmid clones were pooled in region and analyzed. For reasonable intra-species comparison in genome of M. oryzae, two strains, KJ201 and Guy11, were chosen for whole genome shotgun sequencing analysis with GS454 FLX system. About 8X genome coverage sequences were obtained for each strain and being merged for comparative analysis. Genome information of other strains is being also available from China and Japanese research groups and could be joined together for extended comparative analysis and the results give more detail in genome diversity in species level.
Effects of Smoking Cessation on Gene Expression in Human Leukocytes of Chronic Smoker
SooJeong Kim,SuYoung Kim,JaeHwa Kim,DaiJin Kim 대한신경정신의학회 2014 PSYCHIATRY INVESTIGATION Vol.11 No.3
Objective-The risks of cigarette smoking concerning higher systemic disease mortality are lessened by smoking cessation. Methods-Microarray analysis compared the expression profiles of smokers who were successful and not successful at smoking cessation, with the goal of identifying genes that might serve as potential biomarkers or that might be valuable in elucidating distinct biological mechanisms. The mRNAs were isolated and compared from peripheral leukocytes of six smokers who were successful in cessation and six smokers who failed in smoking cessation. Results-Two hundred ninety nine genes displayed significantly different expression; 196 genes were up-regulated and 103 genes were down-regulated in the success group compared to the failure group. Twenty four of these genes were identified with biological processes including immunity, cytoskeleton and cell growth/cycle. Real-time PCR confirmed the differential gene expression. The mRNA levels of HEPACAM family member 2 (HEPACAM2) and tropomodulin 1 (TMOD1) were significantly more expressed in the success group, while the mRNA ubiquitin specific peptides 18 (USP18) were significantly less expressed in the success group compared to the failure group. Conclusion-The results suggest that smoking cessation can modulate cell adhesion and immune response by regulating expression levels of genes, especially HEPACAM2, TMOD1 and USP18, which have an important relationship with smoking cessation.
Yoon, Suyoung,Kim, Sung-Eun,Kim, Jong Hyun,Yoon, Ina,Tran, Phuong-Thao,Ann, Jihyae,Kim, Changhoon,Byun, Woong Sub,Lee, Sangkook,Kim, Sunghoon,Lee, Jiyoun,Lee, Jeewoo Pergamon 2019 Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry Vol.27 No.6
<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Leucyl-tRNA synthetase (LRS) plays an important role in amino acid-dependent mTORC1 signaling, which is known to be associated with cellular metabolism and proliferation. Therefore, LRS-targeting small molecules that can suppress mTORC1 activation may provide an alternative strategy to current anticancer therapy. In this work, we developed a library of leucyladenylate sulfate analogues by extensively modifying three different pharmacophoric regions comprising adenine, ribose and leucine. Several effective compounds were identified by cell-based mTORC1 activation assays and further tested for anticancer activity. The selected compounds mostly exhibited selective cytotoxicity toward five different cancer cell lines, supporting the hypothesis that the LRS-mediated mTORC1 pathway is a promising alternative target to current therapeutic approaches.</P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>
Prediction and Annotation of ABC Transporter Genes from Magnaporthe oryzae Genome Sequence
Yongnam Kim(김용남),Jinsoo Kim(김진수),Suyoung Kim(김수영),Jeong-Hwan Kim(김정환),Jong-Hwan Lee(이종환),Woobong Choi(최우봉) 한국생명과학회 2010 생명과학회지 Vol.20 No.2
벼의 생산에 있어 가장 큰 문제 요인 중 하나인 벼도열병의 발생 원인균인 벼도열병균은 다양한 기작에 의해 방제 약제에 대한 내성을 가지는 것으로 알려져 있다. 막 운반단백질인 ABC transporter의 경우 환경으로부터의 다양한 독성 물질들을 배출하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이미 알려진 벼도열병균의 게놈 서열로부터 생물정보학적 분석을 통하여 ABC transporter 단백질의 도메인 특성을 보이는 33개의 유전자군 서열을 예측하였다. 이중 3개의 경우는 이미 알려진 유전자로 판명되었다. Southern Hybridization 분석에 적용한 20개의 유전자들이 모두 게놈상에 단일 copy로 존재함을 확인하였다. 새로 예측된 30개의 유전자중 11개는 RT-PCR을 통하여 전사단계에서의 유전자 발현이 확인되었다. Magnaporthe oryzae is destructive plant-pathogenic fungus and causes rice blast. The pathogen uses several mechanisms to circumvent the inhibitory actions of fungicides. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are known to provide protection against toxic compounds in the environment. PC facilitated bioinformatic analysis, particularly with respect to accessing and extracting database information and domain identification. We predicted ABC transporter genes from the M. oryzae genome sequence with computation and bioinformatics tools. A total of thirty three genes were predicted to encode ABC transporters. Three of thirty three putative genes corresponded to three known ABC transporter genes (ABC1, ABC2 and ABC3). Copy numbers of the ABC transporter genes were proven by Southern blot analysis, which revealed that twenty genes tested exist as a single copy. We amplified the DNA complementary to RNA corresponding to eleven of these by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction.
Lee, Siyoung,Kim, Eunsom,Jhun, Hyunjhung,Hong, Jaewoo,Kwak, Areum,Jo, Seunghyun,Bae, Suyoung,Lee, Jongho,Kim, Busun,Lee, Jungmin,Youn, Sulah,Kim, Somi,Kim, Miyeon,Kim, Hyunwoo,Lee, Youngmin,Choi, Dong American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Bi 2016 The Journal of biological chemistry Vol.291 No.28
<P>Although it has been established that diabetes increases susceptibility to infections, the role of insulin (INS) in the immune response is unknown. Here, we investigated the immunological function of INS. Proinsulin dimer (pINSd) was a potent immune stimulus that induced inflammatory cytokines, but mature INS was unable to induce an immune response. An affinity-purified rabbit polyclonal antibody raised against mature IL-1α recognized IL-1α and pINS but failed to detect mature INS and IL-1β. Analysis of the pINS sequence revealed the existence of an INS/IL-1α motif in the C-peptide of pINS. Surprisingly, the INS/IL-1α motif was recognized by monoclonal antibody raised against IL-1α. Deleting the INS/IL-1α motif in pINSd and IL-1α changed their activities. To investigate the pINSd receptor, the reconstitution of IL-1 receptor 1 (IL-1R1) in Wish cells restored pINSd activity that was reversed by an IL-1R antagonist. These data suggested that pINSd needs IL-1R1 for inflammatory cytokine induction. Mouse embryo fibroblast cells of IL-1R1-deficient mice further confirmed that pINSd promotes immune responses through IL-1R1.</P>
Calcium Intake is Negatively Associated with Bone Loss During Lactation: A Pilot Study
Cheawon Lee,Seunghee Kim,Hangyeol Jeon,Suyoung Kim,Seolhui Jeong,A Mi Kim,Yoonha Kim,Jongwoon Kim,Clara Yongjoo Park 한국식품영양과학회 2021 한국식품영양과학회 학술대회발표집 Vol.2021 No.10
Calcium (Ca) requirements during lactation are unknown. We investigated the association between Ca intake and bone mineral density (BMD) during lactation. Twenty-one pregnant women with singletons (non-breastfeeding [NBF] n=7; breastfeeding [BF] n=14) were enrolled before delivery. Ca intake during the 3rd trimester and 6 months postpartum was assessed by food frequency questionnaire and interview. Maternal BMD was measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry at the lumbar spine, femoral neck, trochanter, intertrochanter (IT), and total hip at delivery and weaning (or 6 months postpartum). The association of Ca intake with % change of BMD (%ㅿBMD) and change of Z-score (ㅿZ) were assessed by linear regression and Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. No association was observed in NBF women. Similarly, %ㅿBMD and 3rd trimester Ca intake were not associated in BF women. However, Ca intake during lactation was positively associated with IT ㅿZ (β: 0.613, p=0.02). Ca:P ratio during lactation was also positively correlated with IT ㅿ%BMD (β: 0.587, p=0.03). Higher intake of Ca during lactation may prevent lactation-related bone loss at the IT.