Background : Kalopanax pictus is one of the most popular wild vegetables in Korea. In recent years Kalopanax pictus has been developed which has no thorns that can be efficiently harvested. Kalopanax pictus, now without thorns, breeds only by root cutting. This makes the price of ineffective and invisible Kalopanax pictus high. Therefore, tissue culture is necessary for efficient mass proliferation of visibly absent Kalopanax pictus. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of anti-browning treatment on tissue culture of thornless Kalopanax pictus. Methods and Results : Thornless Kalopanax pictus young leaves were cut into 5 ㎜ in diameter and cultured for 1 month at 2,4-D 1 ppm + TDZ 0.1 ppm + 3% sucrose. Add 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.15% and 0.2 ㎎/ℓ of browning inhibitor such as ascorbic acid, citric acid and activated charcoal to the MS + 2,4-D 0.2 ppm + 5% sucrose medium. And cultured at 25℃ for 24 hours Light condition for 1 month. In order to determine the optimum concentration of browning agent, characteristics such as callus size, adventitious shoot formation rate and browning degree were investigated. As a result, the callus size of ascorbic acid 0.05 ㎎/ℓ was the largest at 2.26 ± 0.4 ㎝ and the adventitious shoot formation rate was the highest at 16.4%. The degree of browning was 40.30 ± 4.92 in L value and 5.00 ± 2.23 in b value. Conclusion : When ascorbic acid 0.05 ㎎/ℓ is added to the secondary culture medium, the size of the callus increases and the degree of browning decreases. Using the above-mentioned results, we can establish a mass proliferation system through tissue culture of Thornless Kalopanax pictus.

Background : Platycodon grandiflorum has been used as food material and a traditional medicine in Korea. In order to develop an efficient in vitro micropropagation technique for a rare plant species and conservation for inbred line of plant breeding. Methods and Results : Plant regeneration via organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis was investigated in Platycodon grandiflorum. Leaf, stem, root tissues of 7-day-old seedlings were cultured on 1/2MS medium containing various concentration (0, 0.5, 1 and 2 ㎎/L) of IBA, BA and NAA. The results showed that 1/2MS medium supplemented with BA+NAA 2.0 ㎎/L yielded the highest callus formation ratio of 73.5%. When various tissues (leaf, stem, root) were tested on 1/2MS medium containing BA 2.0 ㎎/L+ NAA 2.0 ㎎/L for somatic embryogenesis, the optimum tissue for embryogenic shoot induction was stem tissue. Callus were cultured on MS medium containing various concentration (0, 0.5 and 1 ㎎/L) of BA and NAA. The best rooting rate was achieved by three different medium (B5, 1/2MS and MS) and 1/2MS medium cultured the highest rooting ratio (82%). Conclusion : This study suggested that above micropropagation techniques can be used for rapid multiplication as well as in vitro or in vivo conservation of the Platycodon species.

Plant regeneration via organogenesis and somatic embryogenesis was investigated in Korean soybean cultivars including Cheongja 3, Jinpumkong 2, Taekwangkong and Uram. Cotyledon, cotyledon+hypocotyl and hypocotyl segments of 7-day-old seedlings were cultured on MS medium containing various concentration (0, 1, 2 and 4 ㎎/L) of BA and TDZ. The results showed that MS medium supplemented with BA 2.0 ㎎/L yielded the highest shoot formation ratio of 83.3%. In 4 cultivars, Taekwangkong showed the highest ratio of shoot formation. When various sizes of immature cotyledons (S: 1∼ 2 ㎜, M: 3∼5 ㎜, L: 6∼8 ㎜) were tested on MS medium containing 2,4-D 40 ㎎/L for somatic embryogenesis, the optimum size for embryogenic callus induction was 3∼5 ㎜ in length of immature cotyledons. In 4 cultivars, Taekwangkong showed the highest percentage of embryogenic callus induction. The results indicate that Taekwangkong is the best soybean cultivar for plant regeneration via organogenesis and embryogenic callus induction among the 4 cultivars.

Scutellaria baicalensis Georgi (SJ) is a perennial plant and its root has been used in oriental traditional medicine for treatment of fever, inflammation, diarrhea and anticancer effect, etc. In this study, plant tissue culture system for SJ was developed. Stem piece of younger plant was optimum explant for callus induction and growth on MS medium supplemented with NAA 1.0 ㎎/L plus BA 0.5 ㎎/L. Plantlet regeneration through callus culture was well on MS medium containing NAA 1.0 mg/L. SJ has been known biologically active substances such as baicalin, baiclein, and wogonin. This study was carried out to examine the effect of plant growth regulators for production of baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin through callus culture. The HPLC pattern of callus extract was identical to that of standard solution, it shows that the callus produced by tissue culture has the same flavonoids composition of SJ. Baicalin, baicalein, and wogonin production was 471.5~52.8 ㎍/g, 137.6~4.0 ㎍/g, and 16.6~1.3 ㎍/g, respectively, on MS media with nine different plant growth regulator combinations. This may indicate that plant tissue culture of SJ possible to produce the biologically active substances effectively.

Study question: What is the optimal vitrification protocol according to the cryoprotective agent (CPA) for ovarian tissue (OT) cryopreservation? Summary answer: The two-step protocol with 7.5% ethylene glycol (EG) and 7.5% dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) for 10 min then 20% EG, 20% DMSO and 0.5 M sucrose for 5 min showed the best results in mouse OT vitrification. What is known already: Establishing the optimal cryopreservation protocol is one of the most important steps to improve OT survival. However, only a few studies have compared vitrification protocols with different CPAs and investigated the effect of in vitro culture (IVC) on vitrified–.warmed OT survival. Some recent papers proposed that a combination of CPAs has less toxicity than one type of CPA. However, the efficacy of different types and concentrations of CPA are not yet well documented. Study design, size, duration: A total of 644 ovaries were collected from 4-week-old BDF1 mice, of which 571 ovaries were randomly assigned to 8 groups and vitrified using different protocols according to CPA composition and the remaining 73 ovaries were used as controls. After warming, each of the eight groups of ovaries was further randomly divided into four subgroups and in vitro cultured for 0, 0.5, 2 and 4 h, respectively. Ovaries of the best two groups among the eight groups were autotransplanted after IVC. Participants/materials, setting, methods: The CPA solutions for the eight groups were composed of EDS, ES, ED, EPS, EF, EFS, E and EP, respectively (E, EG; D, DMSO; P, propanediol; S, sucrose; F, Ficoll). The IVC medium was composed of a-minimal essential medium, 10% fetal bovine serum and 10 mIU/ml follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Autotransplantation of vitrified–.warmed OTs after IVC (0 to 4 h) using the EDS or ES protocol was performed, and the grafts were recovered after 3 weeks. Ovarian follicles were assessed for morphology, apoptosis, proliferation and FSH level. Main results and the role of chance: The percentages of the morphologically intact (G1) and apoptotic follicles in each group at 0, 0.5, 2 and 4 h of IVC were compared. For G1 follicles at 0 and 4 h of IVC, the EDS group showed the best results at 63.8 and 46.6%, respectively, whereas the EP group showed the worst results at 42.2 and 12.8%, respectively. The apoptotic follicle ratio was lowest in the EDS group at 0 h (8.1%) and 0.5 h (12.7%) of IVC. All of the eight groups showed significant decreases in G1 follicles and increases in apoptotic follicles as IVC duration progressed. After autotransplantation, the EDS 0 h group showed a significantly higher G1 percentage (84.9%) than did the other groups (42.4–.58.8%), while only the ES 4 h group showed a significant decrease in the number of proliferative cells (80.6%, 87.6–.92.9%). However, no significant differences in apoptotic rates and FSH levels were observed between the groups after autotransplantation. Limitations, reasons for caution: The limitation of this study was the absence of in vitro fertilization using oocytes obtained from OT grafts, which should be performed to confirm the outcomes of ovarian cryopreservation and transplantation. Wider implications of the findings: We compared eight vitrification protocols according to CPA composition and found the EDS protocol to be the optimal method among them. The data presented herein will help improve OT cryopreservation protocols for humans or other animals.

This study was carried out to determine the contents of antioxidant activity of colored rice lines which derived from a mutant of MGI079 induced by MGI079 tissue culture in rice (Oryza sativa L.). The antioxidant activities were evaluated by assaying polyphenol, flavonoid, DPPH free radical and color values of colored rice lines, respectively. Among 8 lines including Heugnam of colored rice, the 70% ethanol extracts decreased in the order of MGI079-2-1>MGI079-2-6>MGI079-2-R,Heugnam>MGI079-1-R>MGI079-2-1>MGI079, MGI079-1-1, MGI079-1-6. The rice lines of highest polyphenolic compound was MGI079-2-6 and the next were Heugnam, MGI079-2-R, MGI079-2-1, MGI079-1-R, MGI079-1-6, MGI079-1-1, MGI079, MGI079-OP-R with the order of higher content. The flavonoid was higher in order of MGI079-2-1, MGI079-2-6, Heugnam, MGI079-2-R, MGI079-1-R, MGI079-1-6, MGI079-OP-R, MGI079, MGI079-1-1. The DPPH free radical was higher in order of MGI079-2-1, MGI079-2-6, Heugnam, MGI079-1-6, MGI079-1-1, MGI079-2-R, MGI079-1-R, MGI079-OP-R, MGI079. For chromaticity, a negative correlation was exhibited between the color value and the 70% ethanol extracts, polyphenolic compound, flavonoid, DPPH free radical. The grain characters in brown rice of a mutant of MGI079 showed similar to that of a donor plant, MGI079. Whereas, chemical characteristics of brown rice in two colored rice lines(MGI079-2-1, MGI079-2-6) were lower in amylose and lipid contents and were higher four times in zinc that of a donor plant, MGI079. Two colored rice lines(MGI079-2-1, MGI079-2-6) showed relatively high antioxidative activity in every results of antioxidant activity tests.

분자육종의 발전에 따라 좀 더 유용한 형질전환 식물체를 더 많이 얻어내기 위한 많은 형질전환 기술들이 개발되어오고 있으나 새로운 수요를 충족시키기 위한 다양한 종류의 새로운 품종들이 실시간으로 새롭게 개발되고 있으며 개발된 품종에 적합한 새로운 형질전환 기술에 대한 개발 필요성 또한 지속적으로 요구되고 있다. 카네이션(Dianthus caryophyllus L.)은 전 세계적인 주요 화훼작물 중 하나로 경제적 파급효과가 매우 큰 작물이다. 따라서 기술개발의 파급효과가 큰 카네이션을 대상으로 조직배양 및 형질전환의 효율성을 향상시키기 위하여 시장에서 주요하게 거래되고 있는 주요 품종 18종을 수집하고 이 중 조직배양을 통한 신초 분화 능력이 우수한 4개 품종 Yellow dotcom, Jakarta, Belmonte, Polar tessino 등을 선발하였다. 선발된 4개 품종에 공통으로 적용시킬 수 있는 가장 효율적인 생장조절제는 MS+Sucrose 3%+NAA 1.0 mg/L+TDZ 1.0 mg/L.이었으며 MS+Sucrose 3%+NAA 3.0 mg/L+BA 1.0 mg/L 처리는 Belmonte.에 적용 가능한 생장조절제 조합이었다. 캘러스 형성과 신초 분화에 가장 효율적인 기본 배지는 MS이었으며 탄소원으로는 Sucrose를 3%로, Phytagel 0.3%를 배지 경화제로 처리하는 것이 조직배양을 통한 재분화 식물체 획득에 가장 효과적이었다. 가장 효율적 조직배양 체계를 구축하기 위한 조직배양 부위는 줄기 부위 이었으며 이 부위를 배양재료로 사용할 경우 신초 생성율을 80.2%까지 올릴 수 있었고 배양소요 기간도 6일 정도 단축할 수 있었다.

본 실험은 새우난초의 기내 다신초 유도를 통한 재분화 조건의 확립과 이를 통한 토양순화을 목적으로 수행되었다. 우선 새우난초의 유식물체로부터 잎, 구경, 뿌리를 달리하여 부정아을 유도한 결과, 잎 부위는 구경이나 뿌리보다 양호한 부정아의 유도를 보였다. 또한, 부정아 유도시 3.0 mg/L의 BA와 1.0 mg/L의 NAA가 첨가된 배지에서 가장 높은 부정아 유도율을 보였다. 유도된 부정아을 이용하여 GA3의 농도에 따른 다신초 증식률을 조사한 결과, 3.0 mg/L의 GA3가 포함된 배지에서 가장높은 결과를 보였다. 최적의 발근조건을 확인하고자 IBA와 NAA의 농도는 달리하여 실험한 결과, 3.0 mg/L의 NAA가 첨가된 배지에서 가장 높은 발근수와 발근길이를 보였다. 발근이 되어 모본과 유사하게 배양된 새우난초의 유식물체를 모래단용상, 모래와 TKS-II를 1:1로 배합한 ST혼용상, 펄라이트 단용상, 펄라이트와 TKS-II를 1:1로 배합한 PT혼용상, TKS-II단용상을 조성하여 심재한 후 신장률, 줄기직경, 뿌리길이, 생존률을 조사한 결과 모래와 펄라이트에 TKS-II를 1:1로 혼용하여 제조된 배양토에서 가장 양호한 결과를 보였다.

조직배양에 의한 네리네 기내 대량증식 조건을 확립하고자 대량증식 배지선발, 자구비대 및 출현율 향상을 위한 첨가물질, 배양부위별 증식효율 등에 관한 연구를 수행하였다. 네리네 기내 대량증식을 위한 생장조정제 처리결과 자구형성수는 단용처리보다 혼용처리에서 효과적이었다. 생장조정제 처리별 자구수에서 Nerine bowdenii ‘Favorite’ 와 Nerine sarniensis ‘Red’ 모두 NAA 0~0.5 + BA 0.5~2.0mg · L-1에서 무처리 1.2개보다 66%~100%향상된 1.8~2.4개로 효과적이었다. 자구비대 및 출현율 향상을 위한 최적 배지원과 농도는 Glucose 7%로 가장 양호한 자구비대 및 순화시기에 관련 없는 높은 출현율을 보였다. 또한 질소원으로는 질산태와 암모니아태 질소 혼용 40mM에서 토양내 자구 출현율이 가장 높았다. 배양부위별 증식효율은 재료 확보가 제한적인 생장점 배양보다는 인편번식 배양이 54배 높은 증식효율을 보였으며, 인편번식 배양을 위한 부위로는 중인편이 양호한 생장 및 가장 높은 자구 형성(1.8개/절편)이 가능하였다.

Lunasin is small subunit peptide of coded from Gm2S-1 gene in soybean. It has been previously demonstrated that lunasin is a novel and promising cancer preventive peptide. Lunasin peptide is found only in the seed and not other tissues. And lunasin peptide starts to appear at 5 weeks after flowering and remains in the mature seed. We report here firstly lunasin peptide identified from soybean callus induced by the tissue culture and demonstrate its anticancer properties. The lunasin was identified and purified from soybean callus aged for 6 months. The callus lunasin(1μm) inhibited the acetylation of histone H3 and H4 by 58.8% and 56.5%, respectively. And it fully inhibited foci formation compared to the values of the positive control(no lunasin) and negative control(no MCA). Purified lunasin was able to internalize into the cell and localized in the nucleus.

An effective rapid propagation method was established through in vitro cultures of the medicinal plant, Cudrania tricuspidata. In vitro plantlets were obtained from in vitro germinated seeds. The various levels of cytokinins (BAP, Kinetin and TDZ) were tested on multiple shoot formation from plantlets. BAP (1.0 mg/l) treatment induced highest number of multiple shoots. Single shoot cultures gave higher initial shoot numbers than 5 shoots per culture. Among the various culture media, the shoot elongation was optimal on 2 MS basal medium without growth regulators. The IAA (2.0 mg/l) treatment induced highest number of roots. IBA (2.0 mg/l) treatment more promoted in vitro root growth than other concentrations. Rooted shoots were transferred directly to small pots with an artificial soil and successfully acclimatized.

벼의 캘러스를 대상으로 Tos17 활성 증가를 이용하여 새로운 돌연변이체의 유발 및 선발에 대한 연구는 많이 시도되어 왔다. 일품벼에서 배양된 캘러스를 이용하여 배양기간 및 배양조건에 따른 retrotransposon(Tos17)의 활성화를 유도함을 일차적인 목적으로 하고, 이에 따른 재분화 개체를 통하여 다양한 돌연변이체(M1)를 얻음과 동시에 세대의 진전에 따른 돌연변이체(M2, M3)가 나타내는 표현형과 Tos17과의 연관성을 확인하여 특정 유전자의 cloning을 향후 목적으로 하고 있다. 1. 본 연구에서는 배양기간에 따라 총 371개체의 M1 돌연변이체를 얻었다. 2. 각각의 배양기간 단계별 재분화 식물체에서 얻어진 Tos17의 활성정도를 나타내는 Southern blot의 결과 normal 즉, 기본 식물인 일품벼는 5개의 copy수를 가지고 있는 것을 알 수 있었으며, 1개월 7개, 2개월 8개, 3개월 9.5개, 5개월 12개, 6개월 6개, 7개월 13.5개, 8개월 17.5개의 band를 확인할 수 있었다. 3. Tos17의 Southern blot의 결과, 3~5개월의 배양기간이 경과해야만 기본 copy의 2배수로 Tos17이 활성화됨을 알 수 있었다. 향후 M1돌연변이체의 세대진전을 통하여 M2, M3 세대 등의 다양한 재조합 개체의 확보 및 분석이 중요하다. 또한 다양한 형태로 원하는 돌연변이를 선발하는 screening 방법을 개발하는 것이 시급하고 중요한 과제이다.

본 연구는 자궁근종 성장에 관한 분자생물학적인 기전의 이해를 위해 자궁근종 및 정상 자궁근세포의 초기 배양방법을 확립하기 위해 실시하였다. 이를 위해 최종적으로 두 가지 세포 배양 방법이 확립되었다. 그리고 안정적으로 연구(특히, 여성호르몬에 대한 반응 연구)에 사용할 수 있는 가장 적합한 세포 배양 방법이 모색되었다. 두 가지 세포 배양 조건 중 두 번째 방법(method 2)이 안정적으로 세포의 반응을 연구하는데 더 나은 방법으로 결론 내려졌고, 여