In this study, PAT protein of genetically modified maize was prepared from the recombinant E. coli strain BL21 (DE3), and mice were immunized with the recombinant PAT protein. After cell fusion and cloning, two hybridoma cells (PATmAb-7 and PATmAb-12) were chosen since the monoclonal antibodies (Mabs) produced by them were confirmed to be specific to PAT protein in the indirect enzyme-linked immunsorbent assay (ELISA) and western blot tests. There were no cross-reactions of either Mabs to other GM proteins or to the extracts of non-GM maize. The ELISA based on the PATmAb-7 can sensitively detect 0.3 ng/g PAT protein in corn. These results indicate that the developed Mabs can be used as bio-receptors in the development of immunosensors and biosensors for the rapid and simple detection of GM corn adulterated in foods.
Multidrug resistance (MDR) remains one of the most significant obstacles in various cancer treatment, and this process often involves dysregulation of the number of micro-RNAs. The aim of this study was to explore the role of miR-4708 on the regulation of MDR-1 expression and the regulation of multidrug resistance (MDR) to chemotherapeutic drugs. Luciferase reporter assays demonstrated that miR-4708 directly binds MDR-1 3’-UTR and down-regulated reporter luciferase activity. The mRNA and protein expression levels of MDR1 were significantly decreased following miR-4708 overexpression. Additionally, the accumulation of rhodamine-123 in paclitacel resistant FaDu cells following miR-4708 transfection was significantly increased compared with control, indicating that the efflux capacity was reduced. These results demonstrated that miR-4708 could be involved in the regulation of MDR via targeting MDR-1 and may provide a potential strategy for reversing drug resistance in oral cancer.
Effector-triggered immunity (ETI) is an active immune response triggered by interactions between host resistance proteins and their cognate effectors. Although ETI is often associated with the hypersensitive response (HR), various R genes mediate an HR-independent process known as extreme resistance (ER). In the soybean-Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) pathosystem, the strain-specific CI protein of SMV functions as an effector of Rsv3-mediated ER. In this study, we used the soybean (Rsv3)-SMV (CI) pathosystem to gain insight into the molecular signaling pathway involved in ER. We used genome-wide transcriptome analysis to identify a subset of the type 2C protein phophatase (PP2C) genes that are specifically up-regulated in Rsv3-mediated ER. Gain-of-function analysis of the most significantly expressed soybean PP2C gene, GmPP2C3a, showed that ABA-induced GmPP2C3a functions as a key regulator of Rsv3-mediated ER. Our results further suggest that the primary mechanism of ER against viruses is the inhibition of viral cell-to-cell movement by callose deposition in an ABA signaling-dependent manner.
A pepper bZIP transcription factor gene, CabZIP2, was isolated from pepper leaves infected with an a virulent strain of Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Xcv). Transient expression analysis of the CabZIP2-GFP fusion protein in Nicotiana benthamiana revealed that the CabZIP2 protein is localized in the cytoplasm as well as the nucleus. The acidic domain in the N-terminal region of CabZIP2 that is fused to the GAL4 DNA-binding domain is required to activate the transcription of reporter genes in yeast. Transcription of CabZIP2 is induced in pepper plants inoculated with virulent or avirulent strains of Xcv. The CabZIP2 gene is also induced by defense-related hormones such as salicylic acid, methyl jasmonate, and ethylene. To elucidate the in vivo function of the CabZIP2 gene in plant defense, virus-induced gene silencing (VIGS) in pepper and overexpression in Arabidopsis were used. CabZIP2-silenced pepper plants were susceptible to infection by the virulent strain of Xcv, which was accompanied by reduced expression of defense-related genes such as CaBPR1 and CaAMP1. CabZIP2 overexpression (OX) in transgenic Arabidopsis plants conferred enhanced resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato DC3000. Together, these results suggest that CabZIP2 is involved in bacterial disease resistance.
‘새단백’은 고단백 다수성 콩 신품종육성을 목표로 ‘보광콩’과 ‘수원193호’를 교배한 계통을 다시 단백질 고함유자원인 ‘MD87L’을 모본으로 하여 1999년에 교배하여 계통육종법으로 육성한 품종으로 2010년 12월 농작물직무육성신품종선정위원회에서 국가목록등재품종으로 선정됨과 동시에 ‘새단백’으로 명명하였다. ‘새단백’의 개화기는 ‘대원콩’보다 3일 늦으며, 성숙기는 10월 5일경으로 7일 빨라 등숙기간이 10일 정도 더 짧다. 경장은 64 cm로 ‘대원콩’보다 다소 작으며 도복에 강하고 불마름병에 저항성이며 바이러스와 종자병해에 강하였으나 뿌리썩음병에는 약한 편이었다. 조단백 함량은 ‘대원콩’보다 8.9% 높은 고단백 품종으로, ‘단백콩’보다 연차간 단백질 함량의 변이가 적고, 두부수율과 순두부응고력이 높으며 두부의 물성이 양호하여 두부 가공적성이 우수하다. ‘새단백’의 종실 100립중은 20.7 g으로 ‘대원콩’보다 약 4 g 가벼우나 ‘단백콩’보다 5.7 g 무거운 중립종이며, 수량성은 2.53 MT/ha로 표준품종인 ‘대원콩’에 비해 9% 감소하였으나 ‘단백콩’과는 비슷하였다.
Soybean mosaic virus (SMV), a member of Potyviridae family, is one of the most typical viral diseases and results in yield and quality loss of cultivated soybean. Due to the depletion of genetic resources for resistance breeding, a trial of genetic transformation to improve disease resistance has been performed by introducing SMV-CP and HC-Pro gene by RNA interference (RNAi) method via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Transgenic plants were infected with SMV strain G5 and investigated the viral response. As a result, two lines (3 and 4) of SMV-CP(RNAi) transgenic plants and three lines (2, 5 and 6) of HC-Pro(RNAi) transgenic plants showed viral resistance. In genomic Southern blot analysis, most of lines contained at least one T-DNA insertion in both SMV-CP(RNAi) and HC-Pro(RNAi) transgenic plants. Subsequent investigation confirmed that no viral CP and HC-Pro gene expression was detected in two SMV-resistant lines of SMV-CP(RNAi) and three lines of HC-Pro(RNAi) transgenic plants, respectively. On the other hand, non-transgenic plants and other lines showed viral RNA expression. Viral symptoms affected seed morphology, and clean seeds were harvested from SMV-resistant line of SMV-CP(RNAi) and HC-Pro(RNAi) transgenic plants. In addition, strong viral gene expression was detected from seeds of SMV-susceptible non-transgenic plants and SMV-susceptible transgenic lines. When compared the viral resistance between SMV-CP(RNAi) and HC-Pro(RNAi) transgenic plants, soybean transgenic plants with the HC-Pro gene using RNAi strategy showed much stronger and higher frequency of viral resistance.
The coat protein (CP) gene of the G5H and G7H strains of Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) were cloned, sequenced and transformed into the tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum. cv. Havana SR1) via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. Transformation was confirmed b
맥류의 한발저항성 반응과 정도 그리고 생리학적 기작을 구명하기 위하여 발아 후 10일된 맥류 유묘기(본엽3매시)에 8일간 단수처리하여 초장 유묘건물중 엽녹소 상대팽압도 단백질 환원당의 변화를 조사분석하였던 바 그 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 전품종의 평균 감소율은 초장 14%, 유묘건물중 24%, 엽녹소 31%, 엽상대팽엽도 27%, 단백질 28%였으며 유일하게 환원당만은 대조구에 비하여 단수구가 4배나 증가하였다. 2. 유묘건물중 감소율을 품종별로 보면 호맥이 가장 낮고, 백동, 목포5005, 이조대맥이 가장 높았으며 또한 맥종별로는 호맥<소맥<대맥<라맥<이조대맥의 순이었다. 3. 엽녹소의 감소율이 가장 낮은 품종은 호맥, 청계밀, 을밀이었고 가장 높은 것은 밀양1002, 방사006, 향맥, 사천004였다. 4. 엽상대팽엽도의 감소율이 가장 낮은 품종(22-25%)은 호맥, 청계밀, 동보리 001였고 가장 높은것(30-33%)은 백동과 이조대맥이었다. 맥종별로 보면 호맥<소맥<라맥<대맥ㆍ이조대맥의 순이었다. 5. 단백질의 감소율을 보면 후광, 그루밀, 동보리 001, 목포5005가 가장 낮은 품종(14~17%)들 이었고 이조대맥이(40%) 가장 심하였으며 맥종별로 보면 소맥<호맥ㆍ대맥<근맥<이조대맥의 순이었다. 6. 환원당의 증가비는 호맥과 소맥이 4~5배였고 이맥과 이조대맥이 약 2배 증가되었다. 맥종별 증가를 보면 호맥<소맥<대맥<라맥<이조대맥의 순이었다. 7 한발저항성 과정에서 생리적 대사작용의 관점에서 볼 때 호맥<소맥<대맥<라맥<이조대맥의 순으로 한발저항성이 강한 것으로 추정된다. 것으로 사료된다.며, 이 결과는 대두 종자의 삼투압은 초기초장의 생장과 직접적인 관련이 없는 것으로 추정된다. 그러나 수분흡수와 삼투압간의 상관계수는 고도의 정의 유의성을 보였다(r=.98). Bonus나 Wayne에 비해 Pickett과 Essex는 높은삼투압을 보였으며, 이것은 수분흡수 시험결과와 일치하고 있다. 따라서 대두 종자의 삼투압은 건조상태에서 발아능력을 추정하는 하나의 지표가 되리라 생각한다. 약관씩 다르게 나타났지만 대체로 blast nursery 성적과는 반응이 비슷하였다. 6. 정도 저항성 및 이병성으로 나타난 ‘Kanto 51’, ‘Yashiromochi’, ‘Ishikari-shiroke’ 등의 품종들에서는 접확후 병반형 및 병반수의 변이가 매우 심하였다. 급성형(이병성, PG형) 병반을 많이 형성하는 품종들(‘애지욱’, ‘Caloro’, ‘Norin 6’ 등)은 고도의 이병성이었고 저항성 품종들은 대개 병반이 없거나 저항성 병반(hypersensitivity 반응, b 혹은 bg 형)을 나타내었다.. 발뢰까지는 수확기를 지연시킬 수록 건엽수량은 현저하게 증가되었으며 발뢰 이후에는 수확기를 지연시켜도 수량 차이는 인정되지 않는다. Stevioside 함량은 발뢰기에 가장 높았고 이보다 빠르거나 늦게 수확할 때 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 건엽수량과 Stevioside 함량을 고려한 수확적기는 발뢰시부터 개화전까지이고 수원 지방에서는 9월 10일~9월 15일경이었다. 11. 영양계의 Stevioside와 Rebaudioside 함량범위는 각각 5.4~l4.3%, 1.5~8.3%로 변이폭이 크며 Stevioside와 Rebaudioside 함량간에는 일정한 경향이 없었다. 저온처리