본 연구는 핵산가수분해 기능이 있는 항체인 3D8 scFv(single-chain variable fragment) 유전자를 형질전환 닭에서 발현시키고 3D8 scFv 항체의 항-바이러스 기능을 검증하고자 한다. 연구는 in vitro(형질전환 닭유래 세포)와 in vivo(형질전환 닭)로 나누어서 수행하고자 한다. 먼저 닭 태아섬유아세포는 형질전환 닭과 일반 닭을 각각 인공수정을 시킨 후 생산된 10일차 수정란의 태아에서 CEF(Chicken Embryo Fibroblast)를 수집하였다. 3D8 scFv 유전 자가 삽입된 CEF 세포는 항생제(puromycin)를 이용하여 형질전환 세포만을 선발하였다. 그 리고 선발된 CEF 세포는 면역염색을 이용하여 3D8 scFv 유전자가 세포내에서 단백질로 발현됨을 확인하였다. 그리고 선발된 세포들의 항-바이러스 기능 검증은 GFP 유전자로 표 지된 재조합 NDV(Newcastle Disease Virus)를 세포에 직접 감염시키고, 세포내에서 발현 하 는 GFP의 발현량을 FACS를 이용하여 정량하는 방법으로 항-바이러스 기능을 조사하였다. 이들 가운데 항-바이러스 기능이 있을 것으로 예상되는 형질전환 2계통에 대하여 항-바이러스 기능을 검증을 준비하고 있다.

Analysis of meat quality grade based on the DNA identity test samples were done on 320 Hanwoo (Korean cattle) raised in Gyeonggi region of Korea. 62.29% of cows and 91.35% of steers showed high quality which was above 1st beef grade. However, differences were observed between Gyeonggi Hanwoo and total slaughtered Hanwoo in Gyeonggi in the year 2009, though the sampling was entirely based high quality meat. Meat samples of pedigree registered cattle showed high rate of above 1st meat grade compared to advanced and fundamentally registered cattle. Pedigree registry is associated with quality grade of beef like the sex of cattle. Appearance rate of above 1st beef grade in offsprings of the top 9 Korean Proven Bulls produced through mating to Gyeonggi Hanwoo was 43.27% which was found to be higher than the average grade in cows (47.3%) and was 13.08% higher than the average grade in steers (77.49%). Our results showed superior genetic characters of Korean Proven Bulls which favors and influence the meat quality grade of their offsprings. Furthermore, our results claim that sex of Hanwoo irrespective of pedigreed or Korean Proven Bulls affects and/or influence the meat quality. Conclusively, the results could therefore be used as a basic data for the improvement of beef quality. However, paternity test by DNA typing and huge sample needs to be analysed to authenticate the findings.