2007년 2월부터 2008년 11월까지 국내의 4개 주요 항만(부산항, 울산항, 인천항, 광양항)에 분포하는 유종섬모충류의 계절적 출현양상과 선박평형수 벡터종(Coos Bay 벡터종 기준)의 계절적 출현양상을 조사하였다. 조사 기간 중 부산항과 울산항에서 유종섬모충류 난류종인 Ascampbeliella urceolata, Codonellopsis morchella, C. ostenfeldi, Dadayiella ganymedes, Eutintinnus stramentus, Protorhabdonella curta가 8월과 11월에 출현하였다. 인천항과 광양항에서는 전 계절을 통해 연안종이 출현하였고 특히 저수온기와 고수온기에 연안종의 출현이 뚜렷하였다. 광양항에서는 2007년 5월에 난류종 Tintinnopsis ampla의 출현과 2008년 11월에 C. ostenfeldi가 출현을 보였지만 인천항에서는 난류종의 출현이 관찰되지 않았다. 유종섬모충 출현분포의 특성은 연안종이 주로 출현하였으며, 부산항과 울산항에서 8월과 11월에 난류종이 중점적으로 출현하고 있는 것은 쿠로시오 해류 (Kuroshio current)의 지류인 대마난류(Tsushima Warm Current)의 영향에 의한 유입되는 것으로 판단된다. 또한 조사 기간 중 주요 항만에서 출현한 유종섬모충류의 벡터종은 총 13종이었다. 광양항에서 13종으로 가장 많은 종이 출현하였고 인천항에서 6종으로 가장 적은 종수가 관찰되었으며 부산항과 울산항에서 각각 10종과 11종이 관찰되었다. 이들 벡터종은 부산항, 울산항, 광양항의 고수온기에 가장 많은 출현종수를 보인 반면, 인천항에서는 저수온기 2월에 가장 많은 출현종 수를 보여 항만에 따른 차이를 보였다. 그러나 우리나라에 해역에 영향을 주는 서로 다른 해류에 의한 유입종 연구와 선박 평형수에 의해 유입된 벡터종의 연구가 매우 부족하기 때문에 주요 항만의 유종섬모충류의 종조성 차이에 대한 정확한 결론을 내리기에는 어려움이 있어 앞으로 이에 대한 체계적인 연구가 필요하다고 판단된다.

This study was carried out to investigate neuronal protective activity of fruiting body of Hericium erinaceum. In order to search the effective active compound against amyloid beta peptide-induced oxidative stress on neuronal cells, rat pheochromocytoma cells (PC12), Extracts of Hericium erinaceum were screened and evaluated using both the 2’,7’-dichlorofluorescin diacetate assay (DCF-DA), and 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) assay. According to above assays, Solvent partitions of extracts were selected for further purification and isolation of anti-Alzheimer’s disease compound as it exerted the highest protective effects against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2)-induced oxidative stress.

This study was carried out to investigate characteristic pattern of fruiting body of Ganoderma lucidum and their antioxidant activity. Mycelia of all strains were firstly inoculated into potato dextrose agar(PDA) and then transfered to a media of saw dust which contained 20% rice bran. These mycelia of saw dust were then inoculated into oak tree in polyethylene bags which has been sterilized for 8h at 120℃. The polyethylene bags were sent to a growth room for growth of fruit bodies. Antioxidant activities of each fruiting body were investigated by DPPH method.

This study was carried out to investigate characteristic pattern of fruiting body of Ganoderma lucidum and their antioxidant activity. Mycelia of all strains were firstly inoculated into potato dextrose agar(PDA) and then transfered to a media of saw dust which contained 20% rice bran. These mycelia of saw dust were then inoculated into oak tree in polyethylene bags which has been sterilized for 8h at 120℃. The polyethylene bags were sent to a growth room for growth of fruit bodies. Antioxidant activities of each fruiting body were examined by using DPPH(α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl).

A new embryonic cell line (OFEC-17FEN) derived from olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus was developed. OFEC-17FEN cells were subcultured for <30 passages over ~200 days. OFEC-17FEN cells had a doubling time of 114.34 h and modal diploid chromosome number was 48. The pluripotency genes POU5f1 and NANOG were expressed in OFEC-17FEN cells. However, the lack of several pluripotency-related genes expression indicates that OFEC-17FEN cells are not stem cells. OFEC-17FEN cells transfected with plasmid pEGFP-c1 exhibited a strong green fluorescent signal at 48 h after transfection. Accordingly, OFEC-17FEN cells may be useful for both basic research and biotechnological application.

Serine-arginine-rich nuclear protein LUC7L plays an important role in the regulation of myogenesis in mice. In the present study, we isolated and characterized the Korean rose bitterling Rhodeus uyekii Luc7l cDNA, designated RuLuc7l. The RuLuc7l cDNA is 1,688 bp long and encodes a 364-amino-acid polypeptide containing serine/arginine-rich region at the C-terminus. The deduced RuLuc7l protein has high amino acid identity (71-97%) with those of other species including human. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that RuLUC7L clustered with fish LUC7L proteins. The expression of RuLuc7l mRNA was high in the brain, kidney, and stomach of Korean rose bitterling. Expression of the RuLuc7l mRNA was detected from 1 day post-fertilization (dpf) and moderately increased until 21 dpf during the early development. Further investigations are required to elucidate the functional role of RuLUC7L in myogenesis in R. uyekii.