UDP-glucose 4-epimerase catalyzes the reversible conversion of UDP-glucose to UDP-galactose. The gene, named BrUGE1, isolated from a Chinese cabbage composes of a total length of 1,328 bp that contains a single open reading frame (ORF) of 1,056 bp which encodes a polypeptide of 351 amino acid residues with a calculated mass of 39.0 kDa. Expression analysis showed that BrUGE1 is tissue specific and highly expressed in stem of rice plant. Interestingly, BrUGE1 mRNA was highly accumulated by drought stress with significantly higher amount of soluble sugar. Morphological evaluation showed an increase in yield and yield components compared to the wild type. Moreover, a better growth performance on galactose as well as higher UGE1 expression was observed in transgenic rice lines than in wild type. In the Ubi-1::BrUGE1 lines, the increase of UGE1 expression was apparently sufficient to overcome the toxic effects of galactose. Taken together, the Ubi-1::BrGUE1 rice lines increased yield probably by increasing the rate of filled grains. The enhanced drought tolerance may be due to the induction of soluble sugar which may act as osmolyte to compensate dehydration during drought stress.

국내 밀 품종 조경, 금강 그리고 중국 밀 품종인 Chinese spring의 genomic DNA를 주형으로 LMW-GS 특이 프라이머세트를 이용하여 3개의 새로운 LMW-GS i 타입 유전자를분리하였고 이들의 분리된 유전자는 각 각 조경 II-2, CSIII-5 그리고 금강 6-12로 명명하였다. 이들의 유추 아미노산을 분석한 결과 20개의 시그널 펩타이드, 이소루신으로 시작하는 N-말단 부분 그리고 글루타민이 많은 반복도메인 그리고 C-말단 부분으로 구성되어 있으며 조경 II-2와 CS III-5는 전형적인 LMW-GS i-type 유전자처럼 C-말단에 8개의 시스테인 잔기가 있었다. 금강 6-12는 특이하게도 하나 더 많은 9개의 시스테인 잔기가 존재하였는데 이 여분의 시스테인 잔기는7번째 시스테인 잔기의 11잔기 앞에 존재하며 TAT(타이로신)이 TGT(시스테인)로 바뀐 결과이다. LMW-i 타입 글루테닌 유전자들 간의 SNP와 InDel을 확인하기 위해서 본 연구에서 클로닝 된 조경 II-2, CS III-5 그리고 이전에 본 그룹에서 확인된 조경 HQ619933와 기존 문헌에 나와 있는 6배 체 밀 유래의 10개의 LMW-GS i 타입 유전자들과 다중염기서열 분석을 실시하였고, 이들 사이에서 15개의 SNP와 1개의 insertion이 확인되었다. 밀 품종 조경의 Glu-A3 단백질을 동정하기 위해 글루테닌을 추출 이차원전기영동을 하고 Glu-A3c 위치의 스팟을 절취하여 in-gel digestion한 후 LC-ESI MS/MS 분석을 수행한 결과 조경의 i 타입 LMW-GS 유전자 좌는 Glu-A3c로 확인되었다. LMW-i 타입 글루테닌 유전자들의 연관 관계를 분석하기 위해 본 연구 그룹에서 클로닝 한 조경 II-2, CS III-5, 금강 6-12 그리고 조경 HQ6199333와 Genebank DB의 35개의 LMW-i 타입 글루테닌 유전자의 유추 아미노산 서열을 이용하여 Phylogenic tree를 완성하였다. 이들 39개의 계통도 분석 결과 이배체 밀과 4배체 밀의 LMi 타입 글루테닌이 육배체 밀의 LMW-i 타입 글루테닌과 크게 나눠지는 것을 확인하였으며, 육배체 밀의 LMW-i 타입 글루테닌들은 Glu-A3a부터 GluA-3g까지 7개 subgroup으로 나눠지는 것을 확인하였다. 금강 6-12는 GluA-3a와 GluA-3c 사이에 존재하였고 조경 II-2와 CS III-5는 GluA-3d와 일본 연질 밀인 농림 61의 AB062878과 같은 subgroup에 존재하였고 조경 HQ6199333은 Glu-A3c subgroup에 위치하였다. LMW-i 타입 글루테닌 유전자들의 유추 아미노산 다중서열분석결과 반복 도메인은 length polymorphism은 179～149개 정도의 long 타입과 91, 51, 10, 2개의 short 타입으로 나눠지고 이것은 long 타입과 short 타입 LMW-i 타입 글루테닌 유전자를 구분 할 수 있는 마커의 근거가 된다.

This study were carried out to find bolting response of cultivation in different regions and to isolate FLC (FLOWERING LOCUS C) homologs in Angelica gigas Nakai. The mean temperature of different regions, ordering in altitude, were as follows: 100 m 〉 350 m 〉 530 m 〉 700 m. The largest amount of rainfall was occurred in the region of 350 m while the longest time of sunshine was occurred in the region of 100 m. The content of soil chemical properties in regions showed pH 6.2 ~ 7.4, T-N 0.17 ~ 26, organic mater 1~32gkg-1, P2O5 151~664mgkg-1, exchangeable potassium and calcium and magnesium were 0.78 ~ 1.15, 3.9 ~ 10.0, 0.7~3.2cmol+kg-1. L5 line of A. gigas was occurred in bolting at all regions, but the bolting ratio was 60.0% in 700 m region with non-mulching treatment. Manchu of A. gigas was not occurred in bolting at all regions. The accumulation bolting ratio of L5 line by non-mulching was higher than that of mulching as 90.4% and 72.8% in 100 m region. The MADS-box transcription factor FLC is one of the well-known examples as a strong floral repressor. We decided to isolate FLC homologs from A. gigas as a starting point of flowering mechanism research of this plant. We have isolated two RT-PCR products which showed very high amino acid sequence homology to Arabidopsis FLC.

Translationally controlled tumor protein (TCTP) is one of important immune regulator. TCTP has been implicated in cellular processes including the cell growth, cell cycle progression, apoptosis regulation and the protection of cells against various stress condition. In this study, we cloned and characterized TCTP from rock bream (Oplegnathus fasciatus), which is an economically important species in the Korea aquaculture industry. The Full-length of rock bream TCTP (RbTCTP) cDNA was 1041 bp and contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 513 bp, which encoded 170 amino acid sequence. The 5' untranslated region (UTR) was 90 bp while the 3' UTR was 538 bp, containing a polyadenylation signal (ATTAAA). The identity of amino acid sequence was 76%, 75% and 74% in tilapia, orange-spotted grouper and Japanese seaperch, respectively. The positions of microtuble-binding region, Ca⁺ binding region and TCTP signature regions in RbTCTP were similar with those of other fish species and mammalian. The RbTCTP mRNA was expressed highest in the muscle. Expression of TCTP mRNA were significantly variable according to injection of red seabream iridovirus (RSIV), Streptococcosis (S. iniae) and Edwardsiella tarda (E. tarda).

Calcium-binding proteins, like calcineurin B-like (CBL) proteins, represent important roles in plant calcium signaling. Calcium signals mediate a multitude of plant responses to external stimuli and regulate a wide range of physiological processes including pathogens, abiotic stresses and hormones. These proteins form a complex network with their target kinases being the CBL-interacting protein kinases (CIPKs). CBL genes play vital roles in multiple abiotic stress response pathways whereas some of these are more specifically involved in mediating ABA signaling. In this study, we collected 17 CBL genes designated as B. rapa CBL (BrCBL) from the Brassica database and analyzed the sequences. In comparison analysis, these genes showed high homology with published CBL genes of other species. An organ specific expression of these genes was observed in different organs of chinese cabbage plants. In addition, six BrCBL genes showed responsive expression after cold and drought stress treatments at certain time courses. All these data revealed that these CBL genes might be useful resources in developing abiotic stresses resistance Brassica.

Arabidopsis atDjC53 and atDjC32 gene DnaJ-like protein homologous to DnaJ-like protein was characterized for the functional analysis of DnaJ-like protein. It was shown that atDjC53 and atDjC32 RNA expression is induced by heat shock stress and atDjC53- and atDjC32-GFP was targeted to the nucleus of protoplasts. The atDjC53 and atDjC32 promoter (1 kb) was isolated and fused to the GUS reporter gene to investigate gene regulation of atDjC53 and atDjC32 specific to heat shock stress or to developmental organ in the transgenic lines. RNAi and overexpression construct was employed to generate atDjC53 and atDjC32 knock-out plants for the study of their function. Molecular function of atDjC53 and atDjC32 is discussed in relation to heat shock and also developmental stages in Arabidopsis.

Heat shock transcription factors (HSFs) are the major heat shock factors regulating the heat stress response. They participate in regulating the expression of heat shock proteins (HSPs), which are critical in the protection against stress damage and many other important biological processes. In this study, a genome-wide analysis was carried out to identify all HSFs soybean genes. Twenty six nonredundant HSF genes (GmHsf) were identified in the latest soybean genome sequence. Chromosomal location, protein domain and motif organization of GmHsfs were analyzed in soybean genome. The phylogenetic relationships, gene duplications and expression profiles of GmHsf genes were also presented in this study. According to their structural features, the predicted members were divided into the previously defined classes A–C, as described in Arabidopsis. Using RT-PCR, the expression patterns of 26 GmHsf genes were investigated under heat stress. The data revealed that these genes presented different expression levels in response to heat stress conditions. Real-time (q)RT-PCR was performed to investigate transcript levels of five GmHsfs in response to multiple abiotic stresses. Differential expression of five GmHsfs implies their role during abiotic stresses. Subcellular localization using GFP-fusion protein demonstrated that GmHsf12 and GmHsf34 were restricted to the nucleus and GmHsf28 was localized in the nucleus and cytoplasm in plant. The results provide a fundamental clue for understanding of the complexity of the soybean HSF gene family and cloning specific function genes in further studies and applications.