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Jo Y, Choi H, Lee BC, Hong JS, Kim SM, Cho WK. Exploring Tomato Fruit Viromes through Transcriptome Data Analysis. Viruses 2023; 15:2139. [PMID: 38005817 PMCID: PMC10674750 DOI: 10.3390/v15112139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 10/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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This study delves into the complex landscape of viral infections in tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) using available transcriptome data. We conducted a virome analysis, revealing 219 viral contigs linked to four distinct viruses: tomato chlorosis virus (ToCV), southern tomato virus (STV), tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV), and cucumber mosaic virus (CMV). Among these, ToCV predominated in contig count, followed by STV, TYLCV, and CMV. A notable finding was the prevalence of coinfections, emphasizing the concurrent presence of multiple viruses in tomato plants. Despite generally low viral levels in fruit transcriptomes, STV emerged as the primary virus based on viral read count. We delved deeper into viral abundance and the contributions of RNA segments to replication. While initially focused on studying the impact of sound treatment on tomato fruit transcriptomes, the unexpected viral presence underscores the importance of considering viruses in plant research. Geographical variations in virome communities hint at potential forensic applications. Phylogenetic analysis provided insights into viral origins and genetic diversity, enhancing our understanding of the Korean tomato virome. In conclusion, this study advances our knowledge of the tomato virome, stressing the need for robust pest control in greenhouse-grown tomatoes and offering insights into virus management and crop protection.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea;
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- Plant Health Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea;
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- Crop Protection Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea;
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea;
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea;
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Choi H, Jo Y, Chung H, Choi SY, Kim SM, Hong JS, Lee BC, Cho WK. Investigating Variability in Viral Presence and Abundance across Soybean Seed Development Stages Using Transcriptome Analysis. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:3257. [PMID: 37765420 PMCID: PMC10535271 DOI: 10.3390/plants12183257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/11/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
Abstract
Plant transcriptomes offer a valuable resource for studying viral communities (viromes). In this study, we explore how plant transcriptome data can be applied to virome research. We analyzed 40 soybean transcriptomes across different growth stages and identified six viruses: broad bean wilt virus 2 (BBWV2), brassica yellow virus (BrYV), beet western yellow virus (BWYV), cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), milk vetch dwarf virus (MDV), and soybean mosaic virus (SMV). SMV was the predominant virus in both Glycine max (GM) and Glycine soja (GS) cultivars. Our analysis confirmed its abundance in both, while BBWV2 and CMV were more prevalent in GS than GM. The viral proportions varied across developmental stages, peaking in open flowers. Comparing viral abundance measured by viral reads and fragments per kilobase of transcript per million (FPKM) values revealed insights. SMV showed similar FPKM values in GM and GS, but BBWV2 and CMV displayed higher FPKM proportions in GS. Notably, the differences in viral abundance between GM and GS were generally insignificant based on the FPKM values across developmental stages, except for the apical bud stage in four GM cultivars. We also detected MDV, a multi-segmented virus, in two GM samples, with variable proportions of its segments. In conclusion, our study demonstrates the potential of plant transcriptomes for virome research, highlighting their strengths and limitations.
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- Hoseong Choi
- Plant Health Center, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea;
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea;
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea; (H.C.); (S.Y.C.); (S.-M.K.)
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea; (H.C.); (S.Y.C.); (S.-M.K.)
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea; (H.C.); (S.Y.C.); (S.-M.K.)
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea;
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- Crop Protection Division, National Academy of Agricultural Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea;
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Chung H, Lee WI, Choi SY, Choi NJ, Kim SM, Yoon JY, Lee BC. Outbreak of Rice Panicle Blast in Jeonbuk Province of Korea in 2021. Plant Pathol J 2023; 39:136-140. [PMID: 36760055 PMCID: PMC9929167 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.nt.07.2022.0103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2022] [Revised: 11/15/2022] [Accepted: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Rice panicle blast is one of the most serious diseases threatening stable rice production by causing severe damage to rice yields and quality. The disease is easy to occur under low air temperature and frequent heavy rainfall during the heading season of rice. In 2021, a rice panicle blast severely occurred in the Jeonbuk province of Korea. The incidence area of panicle blast accounted for 27.7% of the rice cultivation area of Jeonbuk province in 2021, which was 13.7-times higher than in 2019 and 2.6-times higher than in 2020. This study evaluated the incidence areas of rice panicle blast in each region of Jeonbuk province in 2021. The weather conditions during the heading season of rice, mainly cultivated rice cultivars, and the race diversity of the Jeonbuk isolates were also investigated. It will provide important information for the effective control of the rice panicle blast.
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- Hyunjung Chung
- Crop Foundation Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365,
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- Disaster Management Division, Extension Service Bureau, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54875,
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- Department of Plant Protection and Quarantine, Graduate School of Plant Protection and Quarantine, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896,
Korea
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- Crop Foundation Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365,
Korea
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- Crop Foundation Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365,
Korea
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- Crop Foundation Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365,
Korea
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- Department of Plant Protection and Quarantine, Graduate School of Plant Protection and Quarantine, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonju 54896,
Korea
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- Crop Protection Division, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365,
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Choi H, Jo Y, Chung H, Choi SY, Kim SM, Hong JS, Lee BC, Cho WK. Phylogenetic and Phylodynamic Analyses of Soybean Mosaic Virus Using 305 Coat Protein Gene Sequences. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:3256. [PMID: 36501296 PMCID: PMC9736121 DOI: 10.3390/plants11233256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2022] [Revised: 11/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Soybean mosaic virus (SMV) of the family Potyviridae is the most devastating virus that infects soybean plants. In this study, we obtained 83 SMV coat protein (CP) sequences from seven provinces in Korea using RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing. Phylogenetic and haplotype analyses revealed eight groups of 83 SMV isolates and a network of 50 SMV haplotypes in Korea. The phylogenetic tree using 305 SMV CP sequences available worldwide revealed 12 clades that were further divided into two groups according to the plant hosts. Recombination rarely occurred in the CP sequences, while negative selection was dominant in the SMV CP sequences. Genetic diversity analyses revealed that plant species had a greater impact on the genetic diversity of SMV CP sequences than geographical origin or location. SMV isolates identified from Pinellia species in China showed the highest genetic diversity. Phylodynamic analysis showed that the SMV isolates between the two Pinellia species diverged in the year 1248. Since the divergence of the first SMV isolate from Glycine max in 1486, major clades for SMV isolates infecting Glycine species seem to have diverged from 1791 to 1886. Taken together, we provide a comprehensive overview of the genetic diversity and divergence of SMV CP sequences.
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- Hoseong Choi
- Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Applied Biology, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon 24341, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- College of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Sungkyunkwan University, Suwon 16419, Republic of Korea
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De Caterina R, Unverdorben M, Lee BC, Yamashita T, Lin WS, Wang CC, Pecen L, Borrow A, Chen C, Kirchhof P. Real-world effectiveness and safety of edoxaban in patients with and without a history of ischaemic stroke: results from the ETNA-AF programme. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.2702] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Background
Atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with a history of ischaemic stroke (IS) have a higher risk for recurrent IS events and were largely excluded from the pivotal, randomised, controlled phase 3 trials on oral anticoagulants. Thus, the effectiveness and safety of edoxaban in these patients need to be studied in a real-world setting.
Purpose
To compare edoxaban real-world effectiveness and safety in AF patients with or without an IS history.
Methods
The Global ETNA-AF programme (EU: NCT02944019, Japan: UMIN000017011, South Korea/Taiwan: NCT02951039) integrates data from multiple prospective, observational, noninterventional regional studies of AF patients receiving edoxaban for stroke prevention. This snapshot analysis summarises baseline characteristics with medical history and 2-year annualised rates of all-cause death, cardiovascular (CV) death, stroke (haemorrhagic, ischaemic, any), and bleeding (including major bleeding [MB], major gastrointestinal [GI] bleeding, intracranial haemorrhage [ICH], clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding [CRNMB], and any bleeding) in patients with or without IS history.
Results
Data from 27,333 patients (3215 with prior IS and 24,118 without) from Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan were analysed. Patients with IS history were significantly older, more likely ≥75 years of age, and had a lower mean body weight and creatinine clearance (P<0.0001 for all; Table). Patients with IS history also had significantly higher baseline stroke (CHA2DS2-VASc) and bleeding (HAS-BLED) risk scores (P<0.0001 for both; Table). A significantly higher percentage of patients with IS history had previous transient ischaemic attacks (TIA), MB, and ICH (P<0.0001 for all; Table). Patients with IS history more likely received edoxaban 30 mg vs 60 mg at baseline (P<0.0001). Effectiveness and safety outcomes hazard ratios are shown in the Figure. Patients with IS history had significantly higher rates of all-cause death (4.5% vs 3.0%; P<0.0001), CV death (1.9% vs 1.4%; P=0.004), IS (2.5% vs 0.5%; P<0.0001), any stroke (3.1% vs 0.7%; P<0.0001), and TIA (0.5% vs 0.2%; P=0.0002). Patients with IS history had significantly higher annualised rates of MB (1.6% vs 1.0%; P<0.0001), major GI bleeding (0.8% vs 0.5%; P=0.003), ICH (0.6% vs 0.3%; P<0.0001), haemorrhagic stroke (0.5% vs 0.2%; P<0.0001), CRNMB (2.3% vs 1.3%; P<0.0001), and any bleeding (6.1% vs 4.1%; P<0.0001).
Conclusions
Patients with AF who have a history of IS are more likely elderly; have histories of MB, ICH, and TIA; and have high baseline stroke and bleeding risk scores. Patients with IS history receiving edoxaban have a considerably higher likelihood of experiencing IS or TIA, whereas the risk of experiencing any bleeding event (with the exception of ICH) is only modestly higher than in those without IS history.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): Daiichi Sankyo
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- R De Caterina
- University of Pisa and Pisa University Hospital , Pisa , Italy
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge , NJ , United States of America
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- Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital , Anyang , Korea (Republic of)
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- Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center , Taipei , Taiwan
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- Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University , Taoyuan , Taiwan
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- Institute of Computer Science ASCR , Prague , Czechia
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge , NJ , United States of America
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge , NJ , United States of America
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- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham , Birmingham , United Kingdom
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Moser J, Unverdorben M, Wang CC, Bruggenjurgen B, Lee BC, Chen C, Pecen L, Yamashita T, De Caterina R, Kirchhof P. Effectiveness and safety of edoxaban in 27,333 patients from ETNA-AF with and without a history of intracranial haemorrhage after 2 years of treatment. Europace 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/europace/euac053.288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): This study was sponsored by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Medical writing and editorial support were provided by Atreju Lackey, PhD of AlphaBioCom, LLC, and funded by Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Background/Introduction
Once-daily edoxaban significantly reduced the risk of intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) compared with well-managed warfarin in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients in the ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 trial. The effectiveness and safety of edoxaban in patients with prior ICH is unknown.
Purpose
To compare the effectiveness and safety of edoxaban in AF patients with or without a history of ICH.
Methods
The Global ETNA-AF programme is composed of and, thus, integrates data from multiple prospective, observational, and noninterventional regional studies collecting data of AF patients treated with edoxaban for stroke prevention. This snapshot analysis presents global and regional baseline characteristics with medical history and 2-year annualised rates of all-cause mortality, stroke (haemorrhagic, ischaemic, any), and bleeding (major bleeding [MB] including ICH, clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding [CRNMB], any bleeding), in patients with or without ICH history.
Results
Overall, 27,333 patients from Europe, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan were analysed, including 367 with prior ICH and 26,966 without prior ICH. There were proportionally fewer patients with a history of ICH in the European population. Patients with a history of ICH were older (P=0.006), had a lower body mass index (P<0.0001), had a lower creatinine clearance (P=0.0001), and had more comorbidities, with a higher percentage of patients with a history of stroke, transient ischaemic attack (TIA), or MB (Table 1); the higher level of comorbidities noted in patients with a history of ICH was also reflected by higher baseline CHA2DS2-VASc and HAS-BLED scores (Table 1). Patients with a history of ICH were more likely receiving 30 mg edoxaban at baseline, whereas patients without ICH history were more often on 60 mg edoxaban (each P<0.0001). In patients with vs without ICH history, all-cause mortality (5.10% vs 3.14%; P=0.01), ischaemic stroke (1.79% vs 0.73%; P=0.006), and any stroke rates (3.25% vs 0.95%; P<0.0001) were higher (Table 2). Patients with vs without ICH history had higher annualised rates of MB (2.50% vs 1.00%; P=0.001), ICH (1.42% vs 0.27%; P<0.0001), haemorrhagic stroke (1.42% vs 0.20%; P<0.0001), CRNMB (2.49% vs 1.40%; P=0.04), and any bleeding (7.57% vs 4.27%; P=0.001), but these rates were low compared to other high-risk populations. ICH was not selected as a predictor of cardiovascular outcomes on multivariate prediction modelling. ICH had non-significant effects in predicting all-cause death (HR 1.22), ischemic stroke (HR 1.14), and major bleeding (HF 1.37) and repeat ICH (HR 1.94).
Conclusions
Patients with a history of ICH are a small, elderly, multimorbid subgroup of patients with AF. Treatment with the non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant edoxaban resulted in relatively low rates of major events.
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- J Moser
- University Heart Centre Hamburg, Department of Cardiology, Hamburg, Germany
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, United States of America
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- Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Steinbeis-University, Institute for Health Economics, Berlin, Germany
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- Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Department of Neurology, Anyang, Korea (Republic of)
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc., Basking Ridge, United States of America
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- Institute of Computer Science ASCR, Prague, Czechia
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- Cardiovascular Institute, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- University of Pisa, Department of Surgery, Medical, Molecular and Critical Area Pathology, Pisa, Italy
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- University Heart Centre Hamburg, Department of Cardiology, Hamburg, Germany
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Choi YM, Yoon H, Shin MJ, Lee Y, Hur OS, Lee BC, Ha BK, Wang X, Desta KT. Metabolite Contents and Antioxidant Activities of Soybean ( Glycine max (L.) Merrill) Seeds of Different Seed Coat Colors. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021; 10:1210. [PMID: 34439461 PMCID: PMC8388989 DOI: 10.3390/antiox10081210] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2021] [Revised: 07/22/2021] [Accepted: 07/24/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Seed coat color is one of the main agronomical traits that determine the chemical quality of soybean seeds and has been used as a parameter during cultivar development. In this study, seeds of yellow (n = 10), greenish-yellow (n = 5), and light-yellow (n = 4) soybean accessions were evaluated for their contents of total protein, total oil, total phenolic (TPC), and five prominent fatty acids including palmitic acid (PA), stearic acid (SA), oleic acid (OA), linoleic acid (LA), and linolenic acid (LLA), relative to a control cultivar, and the effect of seed coat color on each was investigated. Antioxidant activity was also evaluated using 1,1-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity, Trolox equivalent antioxidant capacity (TEAC), and ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP). The results showed significant variations of metabolite contents and antioxidant activities between the soybeans. The average TPC, DPPH-radical scavenging activity, and FRAP were each in the order of greenish-yellow > yellow > light-yellow soybeans. In contrast, light-yellow soybeans contained a high level of OA and low levels of SA, LA, and LLA, each except LA differing significantly from yellow and greenish-yellow soybeans (p < 0.05). Our findings suggest that greenish-yellow and light-yellow soybeans could be good sources of antioxidants and high-quality soybean oil, respectively.
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- Yu-Mi Choi
- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (Y.-M.C.); (H.Y.); (M.-J.S.); (Y.L.); (O.S.H.); (X.W.)
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (Y.-M.C.); (H.Y.); (M.-J.S.); (Y.L.); (O.S.H.); (X.W.)
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (Y.-M.C.); (H.Y.); (M.-J.S.); (Y.L.); (O.S.H.); (X.W.)
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (Y.-M.C.); (H.Y.); (M.-J.S.); (Y.L.); (O.S.H.); (X.W.)
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (Y.-M.C.); (H.Y.); (M.-J.S.); (Y.L.); (O.S.H.); (X.W.)
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea;
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- Division of Plant Biotechnology, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 61186, Korea;
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (Y.-M.C.); (H.Y.); (M.-J.S.); (Y.L.); (O.S.H.); (X.W.)
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- National Agrobiodiversity Center, National Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Rural Development Administration, Jeonju 54874, Korea; (Y.-M.C.); (H.Y.); (M.-J.S.); (Y.L.); (O.S.H.); (X.W.)
- Department of Applied Chemistry, Adama Science and Technology University, Adama 1888, Ethiopia
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Jo Y, Kim SM, Choi H, Yang JW, Lee BC, Cho WK. Sweet potato viromes in eight different geographical regions in Korea and two different cultivars. Sci Rep 2020; 10:2588. [PMID: 32054944 PMCID: PMC7018812 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-59518-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/30/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The sweet potato in the family Convolvulaceae is a dicotyledonous perennial plant. Here, we conducted a comprehensive sweet potato virome study using 10 different libraries from eight regions in Korea and two different sweet potato cultivars by RNA-Sequencing. Comprehensive bioinformatics analyses revealed 10 different virus species infecting sweet potato. Moreover, we identified two novel viruses infecting sweet potato referred to as Sweet potato virus E (SPVE) in the genus Potyvirus and Sweet potato virus F (SPVF) in the genus Carlavirus. Of the identified viruses, Sweet potato feathery mottle virus (SPFMV) was the dominant virus followed by Sweet potato virus C (SPVC) and SPVE in Korea. We obtained a total of 30 viral genomes for eight viruses. Our phylogenetic analyses showed many potyvirus isolates are highly correlated with geographical regions. However, two isolates of SPFMV and a single isolate of Sweet potato virus G (SPVG) were genetically distant from other known isolates. The mutation rate was the highest in SPFMV followed by SPVC and SPVG. Two different sweet potato cultivars, Beni Haruka and Hogammi, were infected by seven and five viruses, respectively. Taken together, we provide a complete list of viruses infecting sweet potato in Korea and diagnostic methods.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Bioenergy Crop Research Institute, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Muan, 58545, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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Kirchhof P, Unverdorben M, Koretsune Y, Wang CC, Kim YH, Brueggenjuergen B, Lee BC, Levy P, Rauer H, Reimitz PE, Yamashita T, De Caterina R. P4785Clinical characteristics and 1-year outcomes in atrial fibrillation patients with or without history of intracranial haemorrhage treated with edoxaban: snapshot analysis of the Global ETNA-AF program. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.1161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who survive an intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) are at high risk of stroke, death, and recurrent haemorrhage. Effectiveness and safety of the nonvitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulant (NOAC) edoxaban in this patient population has not been reported.
Purpose
This snapshot analysis from the global ETNA-AF program compared 1-year outcomes in AF patients with and without history of ICH treated with edoxaban from Europe, Japan, and Korea/Taiwan.
Methods
Global ETNA-AF (EU: NCT02944019, Japan: UMINehz745.116117011, Korea/Taiwan: NCT02951039) is a multinational, multicentre, prospective, noninterventional program of AF patients receiving edoxaban in regular clinical care. Demographics, baseline characteristics, and outcomes at 1-year follow-up were reported for 19416 patients with and without a history of ICH.
Results
Of the 19416 patients, 297 had a history of ICH. At 1-year follow-up, incidences of International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) major bleeding (including ICH) and clinically relevant nonmajor bleeding (CRNMB) were generally low. The rate of ischaemic stroke was higher in patients with a history of ICH than in those without prior ICH.
Europe (N=7672) Korea/Taiwan (N=1701) Japan (N=10043) History of ICH, n (%) Yes No Yes No Yes No 36 (0.5) 636 (99.5) 27 (1.6) 1674 (98.4) 234 (2.3) 9809 (97.7) Age, median (IQR) 75 (69, 78) 74 (68, 80) 70 (66, 76) 72 (66, 77) 76 (71, 82) 75 (68, 81) Gender, male % 72.2 57.4 70.4 59.9 60.7 59.3 Weight, median (IQR) kg 80.0 (75.0, 88.0) 80.0 (70.0, 92.0) 68.0 (54.0, 77.0) 65.0 (58.0, 73.0) 57.0 (50.0, 65.0) 59.0 (51.0, 68.0) CHA2DS2-VASc, mean (SD) 4.2 (1.44) 3.1 (1.38) 3.9 (1.63) 3.0 (1.43) 4.0 (1.56) 3.4 (1.64) HAS-BLED, mean (SD) 4.3 (1.23) 2.6 (1.12) 3.9 (1.55) 2.4 (10.7) 3.7 (1.07) 2.3 (1.12) CrCl [mL/min], median (IQR) 70.5 (58.8, 85.1) 70.4 (53.8, 90.1) 63.7 (45.8, 84.2) 61.6 (48.4, 78.1) 58.5 (46.0, 73.2) 60.2 (46.1, 77.0) Edoxaban 60/30 mg, % 83.3 / 16.7 77.1 / 22.9 55.6 / 44.4 50.2 / 49.8 21.8 / 78.2 27.8 / 72.2 1-year outcome, n (%/year) Major bleeding (ISTH) 2 (5.94) 66 (0.92) 0 (0) 13 (0.82) 3 (1.92) 66 (0.96) Intracranial haemorrhage 1 (2.91) 19 (0.26) 0 (0) 5 (0.32) 1 (0.64) 18 (0.26) Major GI* bleeding 0 (0.00) 20 (0.28) 0 (0) 2 (0.13) 2 (1.28) 30 (0.43) CRNMB 0 (0.00) 102 (1.43) 0 (0) 11 (0.70) 6 (3.82) 219 (3.20) Ischaemic stroke 1 (2.93) 41 (0.57) 1 (4.04) 11 (0.70) 4 (2.57) 78 (1.13) *Gastrointestinal.
Conclusion
Our data underpin the need for effective stroke prevention. In AF patients with a history of ICH, data suggest that edoxaban can be safely and effectively administered in patients with and without prior ICH in regular clinical care.
Acknowledgement/Funding
Daiichi Sankyo
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- P Kirchhof
- Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Birmingham and SWBH and UHB NHS Trusts, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Daiichi Sankyo, Inc, Basking Ridge, United States of America
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- National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Chang Gung University, Department of Cardiology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Korea University College of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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- Steinbeis-University, Head Institute for Health Economics, Berlin, Germany
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- Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Anyang-Si, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea (Republic of)
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- Universite Paris-Dauphine, Paris, France
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- Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH, Munich, Germany
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- University of Pisa, Chair of Cardiology, Pisa, Italy
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Barley is a kind of cereal grass belonging to the family Poaceae. To examine viruses infecting winter barley in Korea, we carried out a comprehensive study of barley RNA viromes using next-generation sequencing (NGS). A total of 110 barley leaf samples from 17 geographical locations were collected. NGS followed by extensive bioinformatics analyses revealed six different barley viromes: Barley yellow mosaic virus (BaYMV), Barley mild mosaic virus (BaMMV), Barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV), Hordeum vulgare endornavirus (HvEV), and Barley virus G (BVG). BaYMV and HvEV were identified in all libraries, while other viruses were identified in some specific library. Based on the number of virus-associated reads, BaYMV was a dominant virus infecting winter barley in Korea causing yellow disease symptoms. We obtained nearly complete genomes of six BaYMV isolates and two BaMMV isolates. Phylogenetic analyses indicate that BaYMV and BaMMV were largely grouped based on geographical regions such as Asia and Europe. Single nucleotide polymorphisms analyses suggested that most BaYMV and BaMMV showed strong genetic variations; however, BaYMV isolate Jeonju and BaMMV isolate Gunsan exhibited a few and no SNPs, respectively, suggesting low level of genetic variation. Taken together, this is the first study of barley RNA viromes in Korea.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea.
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- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Republic of Korea.
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- S Lim
- Crop Production Technology Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang 50424, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Production Technology Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang 50424, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Production Technology Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang 50424, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Production Technology Research Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Miryang 50424, Republic of Korea
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- Planning & Coordination Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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Chu H, Jo Y, Choi H, Lee BC, Cho WK. Identification of viral domains integrated into Arabidopsis proteome. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2018; 128:246-257. [PMID: 30125655 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2018.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2018] [Revised: 08/05/2018] [Accepted: 08/15/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) contributes to the genome evolution of living organisms. In particular, several recent studies provide convincing data on the integration of viral sequences into diverse organisms. Here, we identified 101 viral domains integrated into the model plant Arabidopsis proteome. Functional analysis based on gene ontology (GO) terms indicates that viral domains in the Arabidopsis proteome were involved in various stress responses with binding functions. Protein interaction networks support the strong protein interactions of viral domains with other Arabidopsis proteins. A proteome-wide analysis gave a comprehensive evolutionary view of viral domains integrated into 41 plant proteomes, revealing the specific and conserved integration of viral domains into plant proteomes. Phylogenetic analyses revealed the possible HGT between viral domains and plant proteomes. Our results provide an overview of the integration of viral domains into plant proteomes and their possible functional roles associated with plant defense mechanisms.
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- Hyosub Chu
- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Republic of Korea; The Taejin Genome Institute, Gadam-gil 61, Hoeongseong 25239, Republic of Korea.
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Jang YW, Jo Y, Cho WK, Choi H, Yoon YN, Lim SM, Lee YH, Bae JY, Lee BC. First Report of Bean Common Mosaic Necrosis Virus Infecting Soybean in Korea. Plant Dis 2018; 102:PDIS09171474PDN. [PMID: 30113257 DOI: 10.1094/pdis-09-17-1474-pdn] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- Y W Jang
- Department of Southern Area Crop Science, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Miryang 50426, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 08826, Korea
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- Department of Southern Area Crop Science, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Miryang 50426, Korea
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- Department of Southern Area Crop Science, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Miryang 50426, Korea
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- Planning and Coordination Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, Rural Development Administration, Wanju 55365, Korea
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Jo Y, Choi H, Bae M, Kim SM, Kim SL, Lee BC, Cho WK, Kim KH. De novo Genome Assembly and Single Nucleotide Variations for Soybean Mosaic Virus Using Soybean Seed Transcriptome Data. Plant Pathol J 2017; 33:478-487. [PMID: 29018311 PMCID: PMC5624490 DOI: 10.5423/ppj.oa.03.2017.0060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2017] [Revised: 06/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/27/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Soybean is the most important legume crop in the world. Several diseases in soybean lead to serious yield losses in major soybean-producing countries. Moreover, soybean can be infected by diverse viruses. Recently, we carried out a large-scale screening to identify viruses infecting soybean using available soybean transcriptome data. Of the screened transcriptomes, a soybean transcriptome for soybean seed development analysis contains several virus-associated sequences. In this study, we identified five viruses, including soybean mosaic virus (SMV), infecting soybean by de novo transcriptome assembly followed by blast search. We assembled a nearly complete consensus genome sequence of SMV China using transcriptome data. Based on phylogenetic analysis, the consensus genome sequence of SMV China was closely related to SMV isolates from South Korea. We examined single nucleotide variations (SNVs) for SMVs in the soybean seed transcriptome revealing 780 SNVs, which were evenly distributed on the SMV genome. Four SNVs, C-U, U-C, A-G, and G-A, were frequently identified. This result demonstrated the quasispecies variation of the SMV genome. Taken together, this study carried out bioinformatics analyses to identify viruses using soybean transcriptome data. In addition, we demonstrated the application of soybean transcriptome data for virus genome assembly and SNV analysis.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365,
Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365,
Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365,
Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Research Institute of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and Plant Genomics and Breeding Institute, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826,
Korea
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Jo Y, Choi H, Kim SM, Kim SL, Lee BC, Cho WK. The pepper virome: natural co-infection of diverse viruses and their quasispecies. BMC Genomics 2017; 18:453. [PMID: 28595635 PMCID: PMC5465472 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-017-3838-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2016] [Accepted: 06/01/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The co-infection of diverse viruses in a host plant is common; however, little is known about viral populations and their quasispecies in the host. RESULTS Here, we report the first pepper viromes that were co-infected by different types of viral genomes. The pepper viromes are dominated by geminivirus DNA-A followed by a novel carlavirus referred to as Pepper virus A. The two pepper cultivars share similar viral populations and replications. However, the quasispecies for double-stranded RNA virus and two satellite DNAs were heterogeneous and homogenous in susceptible and resistant cultivars, respectively, indicating the quasispecies of an individual virus depends on the host. CONCLUSIONS Taken together, we provide the first evidence that the host plant resistant to viruses has an unrevealed antiviral system, affecting viral quasispecies, not replication.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, South Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, South Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, Republic of Korea. .,The Taejin Genome Institute, Gadam-gil 61, Hoeongseong, 25239, Republic of Korea.
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Jin JX, Lee S, Khoirinaya C, Oh A, Kim GA, Lee BC. Supplementation with spermine during in vitro maturation of porcine oocytes improves early embryonic development after parthenogenetic activation and somatic cell nuclear transfer. J Anim Sci 2016; 94:963-70. [PMID: 27065258 DOI: 10.2527/jas.2015-9761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Spermine plays an important role in protection from reactive oxygen species (ROS) in bacteria, yeast, and mammalian cells, but there are few studies on the effects of spermine on porcine oocyte maturation and subsequent embryo development. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of spermine on in vitro maturation (IVM) of porcine oocytes and their developmental competence after parthenogenetic activation (PA) and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). We evaluated nuclear maturation, intracellular glutathione (GSH), and ROS levels in oocytes, and their subsequent embryonic development, as well as gene expression in mature oocytes, cumulus cells, and PA blastocysts. After treatment with various concentrations of spermine in IVM culture medium, there was no significant difference in nuclear maturation rate. However, spermine treatment groups (10- 500 µM) showed significantly increased intracellular GSH levels and decreased ROS levels compared to the control ( < 0.05). Furthermore, 10 µM spermine supported significantly higher blastocyst formation rates after PA than the control group ( < 0.05). According to the optimal condition from the PA results, we investigated the effects of 10 µM spermine on SCNT, and it also significantly improved blastocyst formation rates compared with the control group ( < 0.05). In evaluating the effects of 10 µM spermine on gene expression, there was significantly lower expression of a proapoptotic gene () and higher expression of an antiapoptotic gene () in cumulus cells ( < 0.05). was increased in spermine-treated oocytes. Levels of transcription for and were significantly increased in PA blastocysts. In conclusion, 10 µM spermine supplementation during IVM improved the development of porcine PA and SCNT embryos by increasing intracellular GSH, scavenging ROS levels, and regulating gene expression.
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Taweechaipaisankul A, Jin JX, Lee S, Kim GA, Lee BC. The effects of canthaxanthin on porcine oocyte maturation and embryo development in vitro after parthenogenetic activation and somatic cell nuclear transfer. Reprod Domest Anim 2016; 51:870-876. [PMID: 27644134 DOI: 10.1111/rda.12748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The objective of this study was to examine the effects of canthaxanthin (Cx) treatment during in vitro maturation (IVM) of porcine oocytes on embryonic development after parthenogenetic activation (PA) and somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT), on intracellular glutathione (GSH) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) levels in mature oocytes, and on gene expression in both PA- and SCNT-derived blastocysts. To determine the optimal effective concentration of Cx, porcine oocytes were cultured in IVM medium supplemented with various concentrations (0, 20, 40 and 80 μM) of Cx for 22 hr. Compared to other groups, supplementation with 40 μM Cx significantly improved blastocyst formation rates after PA (p < .05), but no significant differences were observed among groups in total blastocyst cell numbers. Subsequently, oocytes were cultured in IVM medium supplemented with or without 40 μM Cx. Oocytes treated with 40 μM Cx showed significantly increased cleavage and blastocyst formation rates after SCNT compared to the control group (p < .05). Moreover, significantly increased intracellular GSH and reduced ROS levels were observed in the Cx-treated group (p < .05). In addition, both PA- and SCNT-derived blastocysts from the 40 μM Cx-treated group showed significantly increased mRNA expression of Bcl2 and Oct4 and decreased Caspase3 expression level (p < .05), when compared with the control group. PA-derived blastocysts from the 40 μM Cx-treated group also exhibited significantly decreased expression of Bax (p < .05). Our results demonstrated that treatment with 40 μM Cx during IVM improves the developmental competence of PA and SCNT embryos. Improvement of embryo development by Cx is most likely due to increased intracellular GSH synthesis, which reduces ROS levels in oocytes, and it may also positively regulate apoptosis- and development-related genes.
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- A Taweechaipaisankul
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, Research Institute for Veterinary Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.,Institute of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University, Pyeongchang, Gangwon-do, Korea
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Jo Y, Choi H, Kim SM, Kim SL, Lee BC, Cho WK. Integrated analyses using RNA-Seq data reveal viral genomes, single nucleotide variations, the phylogenetic relationship, and recombination for Apple stem grooving virus. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:579. [PMID: 27507588 PMCID: PMC4977635 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2994-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Next-generation sequencing (NGS) provides many possibilities for plant virology research. In this study, we performed integrated analyses using plant transcriptome data for plant virus identification using Apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) as an exemplar virus. We used 15 publicly available transcriptome libraries from three different studies, two mRNA-Seq studies and a small RNA-Seq study. Results We de novo assembled nearly complete genomes of ASGV isolates Fuji and Cuiguan from apple and pear transcriptomes, respectively, and identified single nucleotide variations (SNVs) of ASGV within the transcriptomes. We demonstrated the application of NGS raw data to confirm viral infections in the plant transcriptomes. In addition, we compared the usability of two de novo assemblers, Trinity and Velvet, for virus identification and genome assembly. A phylogenetic tree revealed that ASGV and Citrus tatter leaf virus (CTLV) are the same virus, which was divided into two clades. Recombination analyses identified six recombination events from 21 viral genomes. Conclusions Taken together, our in silico analyses using NGS data provide a successful application of plant transcriptomes to reveal extensive information associated with viral genome assembly, SNVs, phylogenetic relationships, and genetic recombination. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2994-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, South Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, South Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, South Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-921, Republic of Korea. .,The Taejin Genome Institute, Gadam-gil 61, Hoeongseong, 25239, Republic of Korea.
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Jo Y, Lian S, Cho JK, Choi H, Kim SM, Kim SL, Lee BC, Cho WK. De novo transcriptome assembly of two Vigna angularis varieties collected from Korea. Genom Data 2016; 8:119-20. [PMID: 27257605 PMCID: PMC4878840 DOI: 10.1016/j.gdata.2016.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The adzuki bean (Vigna angularis), a member of the family Fabaceae, is widely grown in Asia, from East Asia to the Himalayas. The adzuki bean is known as an ingredient that adds sweetness to diverse desserts made in Eastern Asian countries. Libraries prepared from two V. angularis varieties referred to as Taejin Black and Taejin Red were paired-end sequenced using the Illumina HiSeq 2000 system. The raw data in this study can be available in NCBI SRA database with accession numbers of SRR3406660 and SRR3406553. After de novo transcriptome assembly using Trinity, we obtained 324,219 and 280,056 transcripts from Taejin Black and Taejin Red, respectively. We predicted a total of 238,321 proteins and 179,519 proteins for Taejin Black and Taejin Red, respectively, by the TransDecoder program. We carried out BLASTP on the predicted proteins against the Swiss-Prot protein sequence database to predict the putative functions of identified proteins. Taken together, we provide transcriptomes of two adzuki bean varieties by RNA-Seq, which might be usefully applied to generate molecular markers.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- College of Crop Protection and Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, China
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- The Taejin Genome Institute, Gadam-gil 61, Hoengseong 25239, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea; The Taejin Genome Institute, Gadam-gil 61, Hoengseong 25239, Republic of Korea
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Jo Y, Lian S, Cho JK, Choi H, Kim SM, Kim SL, Lee BC, Cho WK. De novo transcriptome assembly of Sorghum bicolor variety Taejin. Genom Data 2016; 8:117-8. [PMID: 27257604 PMCID: PMC4878842 DOI: 10.1016/j.gdata.2016.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), also known as great millet, is one of the most popular cultivated grass species in the world. Sorghum is frequently consumed as food for humans and animals as well as used for ethanol production. In this study, we conducted de novo transcriptome assembly for sorghum variety Taejin by next-generation sequencing, obtaining 8.748 GB of raw data. The raw data in this study can be available in NCBI SRA database with accession number of SRX1715644. Using the Trinity program, we identified 222,161 transcripts from sorghum variety Taejin. We further predicted coding regions within the assembled transcripts by the TransDecoder program, resulting in a total of 148,531 proteins. We carried out BLASTP against the Swiss-Prot protein sequence database to annotate the functions of the identified proteins. To our knowledge, this is the first transcriptome data for a sorghum variety derived from Korea, and it can be usefully applied to the generation of genetic markers.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- College of Crop Protection and Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, China
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- The Taejin Genome Institute, Gadam-gil 61, Hoengseong, 25239, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea; The Taejin Genome Institute, Gadam-gil 61, Hoengseong, 25239, Republic of Korea
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Zhao F, Lim S, Yoo RH, Igori D, Kim SM, Kwak DY, Kim SL, Lee BC, Moon JS. The complete genomic sequence of a tentative new polerovirus identified in barley in South Korea. Arch Virol 2016; 161:2047-50. [PMID: 27146139 DOI: 10.1007/s00705-016-2881-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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The complete nucleotide sequence of a new barley polerovirus, tentatively named barley virus G (BVG), which was isolated in Gimje, South Korea, has been determined using an RNA sequencing technique combined with polymerase chain reaction methods. The viral genomic RNA of BVG is 5,620 nucleotides long and contains six typical open reading frames commonly observed in other poleroviruses. Sequence comparisons revealed that BVG is most closely related to maize yellow dwarf virus-RMV, with the highest amino acid identities being less than 90 % for all of the corresponding proteins. These results suggested that BVG is a member of a new species in the genus Polerovirus.
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- Fumei Zhao
- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea.,Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 305-806, South Korea
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- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea.,Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 305-806, South Korea
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- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea.,Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 305-806, South Korea
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- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea.,Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 305-806, South Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, South Korea
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- R&D Coordination Division Rural Development Administration, Jeonju, 54875, South Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, South Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju, 55365, South Korea.
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- Biosystems and Bioengineering Program, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 305-350, South Korea. .,Plant Systems Engineering Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Daejeon, 305-806, South Korea.
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Jo Y, Lian S, Cho JK, Choi H, Kim SM, Kim SL, Lee BC, Cho WK. De novo transcriptome assembly of Setatria italica variety Taejin. Genom Data 2016; 8:121-2. [PMID: 27257606 PMCID: PMC4878839 DOI: 10.1016/j.gdata.2016.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 05/02/2016] [Accepted: 05/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Foxtail millet (Setaria italica) belonging to the family Poaceae is an important millet that is widely cultivated in East Asia. Of the cultivated millets, the foxtail millet has the longest history and is one of the main food crops in South India and China. Moreover, foxtail millet is a model plant system for biofuel generation utilizing the C4 photosynthetic pathway. In this study, we carried out de novo transcriptome assembly for the foxtail millet variety Taejin collected from Korea using next-generation sequencing. We obtained a total of 8.676 GB raw data by paired-end sequencing. The raw data in this study can be available in NCBI SRA database with accession number of SRR3406552. The Trinity program was used to de novo assemble 145,332 transcripts. Using the TransDecoder program, we predicted 82,925 putative proteins. BLASTP was performed against the Swiss-Prot protein sequence database to annotate the functions of identified proteins, resulting in 20,555 potentially novel proteins. Taken together, this study provides transcriptome data for the foxtail millet variety Taejin by RNA-Seq.
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- Yeonhwa Jo
- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- College of Crop Protection and Agronomy, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong 266109, China
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- The Taejin Genome Institute, Gadam-gil 61, Hoeongseong 25239, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Crop Foundation Division, National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Wanju 55365, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-921, Republic of Korea; The Taejin Genome Institute, Gadam-gil 61, Hoeongseong 25239, Republic of Korea
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Park HS, Kim E, Moon BS, Lim NH, Lee BC, Kim SE. In Vivo Tissue Pharmacokinetics of Carbon-11-Labeled Clozapine in Healthy Volunteers: A Positron Emission Tomography Study. CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol 2015. [PMID: 26225256 PMCID: PMC4452936 DOI: 10.1002/psp4.38] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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We investigated clozapine (CLZ) tissue pharmacokinetics in vivo by using carbon-11-labeled CLZ (11C-CLZ) and positron emission tomography (PET). Eight healthy volunteers underwent 11C-CLZ studies wherein computed tomography image acquisition was followed by PET scans (whole-body, four; brain, four). After bolus intravenous 11C-CLZ injection, PET images were acquired at various timepoints for 2–3 hours. Tissue 11C-CLZ signals were plotted over time, and pharmacokinetic parameters were determined. High 11C-CLZ radioactivity was detected in the liver and brain, implying CLZ hepatic metabolism and efficient blood–brain barrier penetration. The urinary and hepatobiliary tracts were involved in 11C-CLZ excretion. Moderate to high radioactivity was observed in the dopaminergic and serotonergic receptor-rich brain regions, indicating CLZ binding to multiple receptor types. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the determination of 11C-CLZ tissue pharmacokinetics in humans. PET using radiolabeled drugs can provide valuable information that could complement plasma pharmacokinetic data.
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- H S Park
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam, South Korea ; Smart Humanity Convergence Center, Department of Transdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea ; Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam, South Korea ; Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology Suwon, South Korea
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital Seongnam, South Korea ; Smart Humanity Convergence Center, Department of Transdisciplinary Studies, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul National University Seoul, South Korea ; Advanced Institutes of Convergence Technology Suwon, South Korea
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Kwon D, Saadeldin IM, Kim SJ, Park SJ, Kang JT, Park HJ, Moon JH, Koo OJ, Jang G, Lee BC. Optimizing electrical activation of porcine oocytes by adjusting pre- and post-activation mannitol exposure times. Reprod Domest Anim 2014; 49:995-9. [PMID: 25256295 DOI: 10.1111/rda.12420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2014] [Accepted: 08/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Modifying electrical activation conditions have been used to improve in vitro embryo production and development in pigs. However, there is insufficient information about correlations of porcine embryo development with oocyte pre- and post-activation conditions. The purpose of this study was to compare the developmental rates of porcine oocytes subjected to different mannitol exposure times, either pre- or post-electrical activation, and to elucidate the reason for the optimal mannitol exposure time. Mannitol exposure times around activation were adjusted as 0, 1, 2 or 3 min. Blastocyst development were checked on day 7. Exposure of oocytes to mannitol for 1 or 2 min before electrical activation produced significantly higher blastocyst rates than exposure for 0 or 3 min. There was no significant difference in blastocyst rates when activated oocytes were exposed to mannitol for 0, 1, 2 or 3 min after electrical activation. While exposure of oocytes to mannitol for 1 min pre- and 3 min post-activation showed significantly higher blastocyst development than 0 min pre- and 0 min post-activation. It also showed higher maintenance of normal oocyte morphology than exposure for 0 min pre- and 0 min post-activation. In conclusion, exposure of oocytes to mannitol for 1 min pre- and 3 min post-activation seems to be optimal for producing higher in vitro blastocyst development of porcine parthenogenetic embryos. The higher blastocyst development is correlated with higher maintenance of normal morphology in oocytes exposed to mannitol for 1 min pre- and 3 min post-activation.
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- D Kwon
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Research Institute for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Lee BC, Huang W, Tao L, Yamamoto N, Gallimore AD, Yalin AP. A cavity ring-down spectroscopy sensor for real-time Hall thruster erosion measurements. Rev Sci Instrum 2014; 85:053111. [PMID: 24880357 DOI: 10.1063/1.4879135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy sensor for real-time measurements of sputtered boron from Hall thrusters has been developed. The sensor uses a continuous-wave frequency-quadrupled diode laser at 250 nm to probe ground state atomic boron sputtered from the boron nitride insulating channel. Validation results from a controlled setup using an ion beam and target showed good agreement with a simple finite-element model. Application of the sensor for measurements of two Hall thrusters, the H6 and SPT-70, is described. The H6 was tested at power levels ranging from 1.5 to 10 kW. Peak boron densities of 10 ± 2 × 10(14) m(-3) were measured in the thruster plume, and the estimated eroded channel volume agreed within a factor of 2 of profilometry. The SPT-70 was tested at 600 and 660 W, yielding peak boron densities of 7.2 ± 1.1 × 10(14) m(-3), and the estimated erosion rate agreed within ~20% of profilometry. Technical challenges associated with operating a high-finesse cavity in the presence of energetic plasma are also discussed.
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- B C Lee
- Physics Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA
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- NASA Glenn Research Center, 2100 Brookpark Rd., Cleveland, Ohio 44135, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA
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- Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA
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- Mechanical Engineering Department, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado 80521, USA
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Kim GA, Oh HJ, Park JE, Kim MJ, Park EJ, Jo YK, Jang G, Kim MK, Kim HJ, Lee BC. Species-specific challenges in dog cloning. Reprod Domest Anim 2013; 47 Suppl 6:80-3. [PMID: 23279471 DOI: 10.1111/rda.12035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Accepted: 07/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) is now an established procedure used in cloning of several species. SCNT in dogs involves multiple steps including the removal of the nuclear material, injection of a donor cell, fusion, activation of the reconstructed oocytes and finally transfer to a synchronized female recipient. There are therefore many factors that contribute to cloning efficiency. By performing a retrospective analysis of 2005-2012 published papers regarding dog cloning, we define the optimum procedure and summarize the specific feature for dog cloning.
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- G A Kim
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Seo HJ, Lee BC, Seok JH, Jeon HJ, Paik JW, Kim W, Kwak KP, Han C, Lee KU, Pae CU. An open-label, rater-blinded, 8-week trial of bupropion hydrochloride extended-release in patients with major depressive disorder with atypical features. Pharmacopsychiatry 2013; 46:221-6. [PMID: 23963965 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1353171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness and tolerability of -bupropion hydrochloride extended release (XL) in major depressive disorder (MDD) patients with atypical features (AF).51 patients were prescribed bupropion XL for 8 weeks (6 visits: screening, baseline, weeks 1, 2, 4 and 8). The primary efficacy measure was a change of the Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale-Seasonal Affective Disorder Version (SIGH-SAD) from baseline to endpoint. Secondary efficacy measures included the SIGH-SAD atypical symptoms subscale, Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S), Sheehan Disability Scale (SDS) and Epworth Sleepiness Questionnaire (ESQ). Response or remission was defined as ≥50% reduction or ≤7 in SIGH-SAD total scores, respectively, at end of treatment.The HAM-D-29 total score reduced by 55.3% from baseline (27.3±6.5) to end of treatment (12.2±6.3) (p<0.001). Atypical symptom subscale scores also reduced by 54.5% from baseline (9.2±3.0) to end of treatment (4.2±2.8) (p<0.001). At the end of treatment, 24.4% (n=10) and 51.2% (n=21) subjects were classified as remitters and responders, respectively. The most frequently reported AEs were headache (13.7%), dry mouth (11.8%), dizziness (9.8%), and dyspepsia (9.8%).Our preliminary study indicates that bupropion XL may be beneficial in the treatment of MDD with atypical features. Adequately powered, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials are necessary to determine our results.
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- H-J Seo
- Department of Psychiatry, The Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Cho SY, Jeong RD, Yoon YN, Lee SH, Shin DB, Kang HW, Lee BC. One-step multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction for the simultaneous detection of three rice viruses. J Virol Methods 2013; 193:674-8. [PMID: 23850700 DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2013.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2013] [Revised: 06/25/2013] [Accepted: 07/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Rice stripe virus (RSV), Rice black-streaked dwarf virus (RBSDV), and Rice dwarf virus (RDV) are major rice-infecting viruses in Korea that can cause serious crop losses. A one-step multiplex reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (mRT-PCR) was developed for the simultaneous detection of these rice viruses. Three sets of specific primers targeted to the capsid protein coding genes of RSV, RBSDV, and RDV were used to amplify fragments that were 703 bp, 485 bp, and 252 bp, respectively. The one-step mRT-PCR assay proved to be a sensitive and rapid method for detecting the three rice viruses. This method could be used to facilitate better control of rice viruses.
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- Sang-Yun Cho
- National Institute of Crop Science, RDA, Suwon, Republic of Korea
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Oh HJ, Park EJ, Lee SY, Soh JW, Kong IS, Choi SW, Ra JC, Kang SK, Lee BC. Comparison of cell proliferation and epigenetic modification of gene expression patterns in canine foetal fibroblasts and adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells. Cell Prolif 2012; 45:438-44. [PMID: 22925503 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2184.2012.00838.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES This study compared rate of cell proliferation, viability, cell size, expression patterns of genes related to pluripotency and epigenetic modification between canine foetal fibroblasts (cFF) and canine adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (cAd-MSC). MATERIALS AND METHODS Proliferation pattern, cell viability as well as cell size at each passage of cFF and cAd-MSC were measured when cultures reached confluence. In addition, real-time PCR was performed to investigate expression of Dnmt1, HDAC1, OCT4, SOX2, BAX, BCL2 genes with reference to β-actin gene expression as an endogenous control in both cell lines. RESULTS cFF and cAd-MSC differed in number of generations, but not in doubling times, at all passages. Mean cell size of cAd-MSC was significantly smaller than that of cFF. Cell viability was significantly lower in cFFs and apoptotic level was significantly lower in cAd-MSC compared to passage-matched cFF. In the expression of genes related to pluripotency and epigenetic modification, level of HDAC1 in cAd-MSC was significantly higher than in cFF, but expression of Dnmt1 did not differ between the two groups. OCT4 and SOX2 were significantly more highly expressed in cAd-MSC compared to cFF. CONCLUSIONS cAd-MSC have higher stem-cell potential than cFF in terms of proliferation patterns, epigenetic modification and pluripotency, thus cAd-MSC could be more appropriate than cFF as donors of nuclei in somatic cell nuclear transfer for transgenesis.
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- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Basu A, Bhatti N, Lee BC. Pregnancy outcome in women with gestational diabetes: results of a four-year audit. Practical Diabetes 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/pdi.1699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Choresca CH, Koo OJ, Hong SG, Oh HJ, Gomez DK, Kim JH, Lee BC, Park SC. Effect of dimethyl sulfoxide on cell cycle synchronization of goldfish caudal fin derived fibroblasts cells. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 45:e73-7. [PMID: 19788515 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01525.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Several studies have previously been conducted regarding cell cycle synchronization in mammalian somatic cells. However, limited work has been performed on the control of cell cycle stages in the somatic cells of fish. The aim of this study was to determine the cell cycle arresting effects of several dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) concentrations for different times on different cell cycle stages of goldfish caudal fin-derived fibroblasts. Results demonstrated that the cycling cells or control group (68.29%) yields significantly higher (p < 0.05) arrest in G0/G1 phase compared with the group treated for 24 h with different concentrations (0.5%, 1.0% or 1.5%) of DMSO (64.88%, 65.70%, 64.22% respectively). The cell cycle synchronization in the treatment of cells with 1.0% DMSO at 48 h (81.14%) was significantly higher than that in the groups treated for 24 h (76.82%) and the control group (77.90%). Observations showed that treatment of DMSO resulted in an increase in the proportion of cells at G0/G1 phase for 48 h of culture. However, high levels of apoptotic cells can be detected after 48 h of culture treated with 1% concentration of DMSO.
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- C H Choresca
- Laboratory of Aquatic Animal Medicine, Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul Brain Korea 21 Program for Veterinary Science, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
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Koo OJ, Kang JT, Kwon DK, Park HJ, Lee BC. Influence of ovulation status, seasonality and embryo transfer method on development of cloned porcine embryos. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 45:773-8. [PMID: 19281594 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2009.01346.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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To improve pig cloning efficiency, the present study evaluated the effect of ovulation status, seasonality and embryo transfer (ET) method on in vivo development of cloned porcine embryos. Cloned embryos were transferred to surrogate mothers on the same day of somatic cell nuclear transfer. In pre-ovulation stage (PO), pregnancy rate (PR) and delivery rate (DR) were 36.3% and 9.4%, respectively. In post-ovulation stage, 22.7% PR and 2.1% DR were recorded (both PR and DR are significantly higher in PO). When ET was performed during winter (December-February), spring (March-May), summer (June-August) and autumn (September-November), the PRs were 13.4%, 37.3%, 24.6% and 51.0%, while DRs were 0%, 12.7%, 4.3% and 7.8%, respectively. The highest PRs were recorded in autumn groups. However, DRs were significantly lower in autumn (7.8%) group compared with spring (12.7%) group. The PR was the lowest and no piglets were born in winter group, which might be because of the effect of low temperature during ET. To overcome the low PR in winter group, 0.25 ml straws were used for ET to minimize exposure time of embryos to ambient temperature. The straw ET group showed significantly higher PR in the winter group (23. 9%) compared with the conventional catheter-loading group (7.7%). We suggest that using PO recipient and ET in spring is the best condition for pig cloning. In addition, alternative method to reduce cold shock during ET in winter is necessary.
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- O J Koo
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Synchronization of the donor cell cycle is an important factor for successful animal cloning by nuclear transfer. To improve the efficiency of porcine cloning, in the present report, we evaluated effects of contact inhibition, serum starvation and roscovitine treatment of donor cells on in vitro and in vivo developmental potency of cloned porcine embryos. Fibroblasts derived from a porcine foetus at day 30 of gestation were isolated and cultured to 70% confluency. Then, cells were either cultured to 100% confluency for contact inhibition, or cultured in 0.5% serum for 72 h for serum starvation or with 15 μM roscovitine for 24 h. Cells were most effectively synchronized at G0/G1 in the serum starvation group (87.5%) compared with the contact inhibition and roscovitine treatment groups (76.3% and 79.9% respectively p < 0.05). However, after somatic cell nuclear transfer followed by in vitro culture, the serum starvation group showed a significantly lower blastocyst formation rate (5.6%) compared with the contact inhibition and roscovitine treatment groups (11.6% and 20.0% respectively). Differential expression of apoptosis-related genes and the level of apoptosis in each treatment group explain the variation in developmental competence among the groups. Significantly higher level of apoptosis was observed in the serum starvation group. On the other hand, the roscovitine treatment group shows the lowest level of apoptosis and the best in vitro development among the groups. Cloned embryos derived from roscovitine-treated donor cells were transferred to surrogate pigs. Three healthy live piglets were produced. In conclusion, we suggest that roscovitine treatment of donor cells improves development of cloned porcine embryos and can raise the efficiency of cloned piglet production.
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- H J Park
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Lee HJ, Lee BC, Kim YH, Paik NW, Rho HM. Characterization of Transgenic Pigs That Express Human Decay Accelerating Factor and Cell Membrane-tethered Human Tissue Factor Pathway Inhibitor. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 46:325-32. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2010.01670.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ho CCK, Krishna KK, Praveen S, Goh EH, Lee BC, Zulkifli MZ. Proptosis: a rare presentation of metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Med J Malaysia 2010; 65:229-230. [PMID: 21939176] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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We present a case of a middle-aged man who was incidentally found to have right renal solid mass while investigating for his left eye proptosis. Computerised tomography (CT) scan confirmed the diagnosis of renal cell carcinoma and the tumour was successfully excised via open surgery. The histopathology examination revealed the 10x7x8 cm mass to be a clear cell type renal cell carcinoma. The rare presentation of this metastatic renal cell carcinoma, its diagnosis and management will be discussed.
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- C C K Ho
- Urology Unit, Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Ho CCK, Hafidzul J, Praveen S, Goh EH, Bong JJ, Lee BC, Zulkifli MZ. Retrograde intrarenal surgery for renal stones smaller than 2 cm. Singapore Med J 2010; 51:512-515. [PMID: 20658113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL) is accepted as the gold standard treatment for renal stones that are smaller than 2 cm. Recently, retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) has been introduced as another form of treatment. We report our experience in dealing with renal stones smaller than 2 cm using RIRS as the primary treatment and following failed ESWL. METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted over a five-year period on patients with stone(s) measuring less than 2 cm each and who had undergone RIRS. The patients were divided into two groups: RIRS as the primary procedure and RIRS post-ESWL. RESULTS A total of 46 patients underwent RIRS in our institute. The total stone clearance rate was 61 percent. The clearance rate was better for RIRS as the primary procedure when compared to RIRS as an adjunct procedure (70 percent versus 52 percent; p-value is 0.23). Patients with mid-pole stones achieved an 80 percent stone clearance rate as compared to 60 percent for those with lower pole stones. The clearance rate for upper pole stones was only 29 percent. When RIRS was the primary procedure for lower pole stones, the success rate was 75 percent, compared to 56 percent when it was used as an adjunct procedure post-ESWL. CONCLUSION For renal stones measuring less than 2 cm, the stone clearance rate for RIRS was as good as that for EWSL as a primary procedure and achieved a good clearance rate following the failure of ESWL.
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- C C K Ho
- Department of Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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Kim MJ, Oh HJ, Park JE, Hong SG, Kang JT, Koo OJ, Kang SK, Jang G, Lee BC. Influence of oocyte donor and embryo recipient conditions on cloning efficiency in dogs. Theriogenology 2010; 74:473-8. [PMID: 20452009 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2010.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2009] [Revised: 01/26/2010] [Accepted: 03/07/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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To determine factors that affect the efficiency of dog cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer, the present study was performed to investigate 1) the effects of surgical history (non-operated/operated) and parity (nullipara/multipara) on the recovery of in vivo canine oocytes; 2) the effects of surgical history and parity of recipients on the pregnancy and delivery; and 3) the effects of synchronization state (AA, advanced asynchrony; SY, synchrony; RA, retarded asynchrony) between oocytes donor and recipient on the pregnancy and delivery. Oocyte recovery rate was significantly higher in non-operated dogs compared to operated dogs (93.8 vs. 89.6%, P < 0.05) and not different between nulliparous dogs and multiparous dogs. Delivery rate was also significantly higher in non-operated dogs compared to operated dogs (2.8 vs. 1.0%, P < 0.05) and in nulliparous dogs than multiparous dogs (3.0 vs. 1.7%, P < 0.05). Even though SY showed increased pregnancy and delivery rate (20.0% and 3.0%) compared to AA (15.0% and 2.0%) and RA (0.0% and 0.0%), there was no significant difference. In conclusion, we recommend non-operated dogs as experimental dogs and nulliparous dogs as recipient dogs to increase delivery rate after transfer of somatic cell nuclear transferred embryos, but further study is needed to find out appropriate synchrony status at the transfer.
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- M J Kim
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, 151-742, Korea
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Kim JY, Kim SY, Kim JM, Kim YK, Yoon KY, Kim JY, Lee BC, Kim JS, Paek SH, Park SS, Kim SE, Jeon BS. Spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 mutation as a causative and susceptibility gene in parkinsonism. Neurology 2009; 72:1385-9. [PMID: 19380697 DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0b013e3181a18876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of spinocerebellar ataxia type 17 (SCA17) in the development of parkinsonism. METHOD We screened 1,155 parkinsonian patients (931 with Parkinson disease and 224 with multiple system atrophy) and 400 normal subjects for SCA17. 99mTc-TRODAT-1 SPECT was used to evaluate the striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) status. RESULTS Trinucleotide expansion in the SCA17 gene was found in 10 parkinsonian patients (8 with Parkinson disease, 2 with multiple system atrophy) using 42 repeats as an upper normal limit. The repeat sizes in the patients ranged from 43 to 46, which are considered to be low-range expansions. All patients had interrupted sequences. Three probands and three asymptomatic carriers underwent 99mTc-TRODAT-1 SPECT. Striatal DAT binding was markedly reduced in all probands and mildly decreased in one asymptomatic carrier. Among the 400 normal control subjects, there was one individual with an expansion of 44 repeats, another with 43 repeats, and two with 42 repeats. Striatal DAT binding was decreased not only in the control subjects with 44 or 43 repeats, but in ones with 42 repeats, suggesting that an expansion as low as 42 repeats might constitute a susceptibility gene for parkinsonism. CONCLUSIONS Low-range expansion of the SCA17 gene is not a rare genetic cause of parkinsonism without ataxia in our population. Reduced penetrance or variable expressivity in low-range expansion might be an explanation for the blurred cutoff point for normal expansion in SCA17.
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- J-Y Kim
- Department of Neurology, Neuroscience Research Institute, Korea
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Park JE, Oh HJ, Hong SG, Jang G, Kim MK, Lee BC. Effects of activin A on the in vitro development and mRNA expression of bovine embryos cultured in chemically-defined two-step culture medium. Reprod Domest Anim 2008; 45:585-93. [PMID: 19090825 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2008.01306.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of activin A on the developmental competence of in vitro fertilized (IVF) bovine embryos derived from a two-step defined culture system (C1/C2 medium) during the early or later stages of embryo development. To evaluate the effects of activin A on transcriptional levels, we analysed genes related to blastocyst hatching and implantation and to activin signalling pathway in IVF embryos. Cumulus-oocyte complexes were matured for 22 h and fertilized in vitro. Presumptive zygotes were cultured in the presence or absence of activin A during early (0-120 h, C1) or later (120-192 h, C2) stages. Although the developmental competence of embryos cultured with activin A in C1 medium was not significantly different from their corresponding controls, development to blastocysts (22.4% vs 34.7%; p < 0.05) and the blastocyst hatching rate (9.3% vs 22.4%; p < 0.05) in C2 medium supplemented with 100 ng/ml activin A were significantly higher than in the control group. To evaluate the effect of activin A on transcription, the relative expression levels of genes related to blastocyst hatching and implantation (Na/K-ATPase, E-cad and Glut-1) as well as activin signalling pathway (ActRII, ActRIIB and Smad2) were analysed. Compared to control medium, gene expression of Na/K-ATPase, E-cad, Glut-1, ActRII and ActRIIB was increased in medium supplemented with activin A. In conclusion, this study suggests that activin A, during the later stage of in vitro bovine embryo development, can enhance in vitro development of embryos by increasing hatching rates and affecting expression levels of genes related to hatching and implantation in defined culture medium.
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- J E Park
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, SeoulNational University, Seoul, Korea
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Lee BC, Soh KS. Contrast-enhancing optical method to observe a Bonghan duct floating inside a lymph vessel of a rabbit. Lymphology 2008; 41:178-185. [PMID: 19306664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Novel threadlike structures, so-called Bonghan ducts (BHDs), were recently rediscovered inside large caliber lymphatic vessels using two different staining dyes in rabbits (Janus green B and Alcian blue) and fluorescent nanoparticles in rats. These three methods have the drawback of injecting chemical agents into the lymphatic vessels, which might damage the BHD and hinder further investigation of its physiological function. New methods to observe BHDs without using external chemical agents need to be developed. In the present work, we introduce a contrast enhancing optical method for in vivo observation of BHDs floating inside large caliber lymph vessels. The method uses a low-pass filter above about 650 nm, with an arrangement to minimize the light reflected from the surface of the lymph vessel. We captured films showing movement of a BHD as the animal respired. Applying the previous Alcian blue injection technique, we obtained BHD samples from the lymph vessel and observed the distribution of rod-shape nuclei (the essential feature of a BHD). BHDs can now be observed inside lymph vessels by using contrast-enhancing instrumentation without visualizing chemical agents.
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- B C Lee
- Biomedical Physics Laboratory, Frontier Physics Research Division, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Kim TN, Balakrishnan A, Lee BC, Kim WS, Dvorankova B, Smetana K, Park JK, Panigrahi BB. In vitro fibroblast response to ultra fine grained titanium produced by a severe plastic deformation process. J Mater Sci Mater Med 2008; 19:553-7. [PMID: 17619956 DOI: 10.1007/s10856-007-3204-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2006] [Accepted: 06/06/2007] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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The in vitro response of the mouse fibroblast cell line 3T3 on the surface of ultrafine grained titanium [produced by a severe plastic deformation (SPD) process] has been studied in this work. SPD Ti showed much higher strength than the coarse grained Ti and equivalent to that of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Better cell proliferation was observed on SPD Ti compared to conventional Ti and Ti-6Al-4V alloy. This could be attributed to the increased surface free energy by reduction in the grain size and possibly the presence of a large number of nano size grooves at the triple point junctions in SPD Ti sample. There was no significant difference in the results of cytotoxicity tests of fine and coarse grained materials.
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- Taik Nam Kim
- Department of Information and Electronic Materials Engineering, Paichai University, Daejeon, Korea.
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Kim MK, Jee H, Shin SW, Lee BC, Pakhrin B, Yoo HS, Yoon JH, Kim DY. Outbreak and control of haemorrhagic pneumonia due to Streptococcus equi subspecies zooepidemicus in dogs. Vet Rec 2007; 161:528-30. [PMID: 17938413 DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.15.528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- M K Kim
- Department of Veterinary Theriogenology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, 151-742, Seoul, Korea
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Lee S, Kim MS, Kim JS, Park HJ, Woo JS, Lee BC, Hwang SJ. Controlled delivery of a hydrophilic drug from a biodegradable microsphere system by supercritical anti-solvent precipitation technique. J Microencapsul 2007; 23:741-9. [PMID: 17123918 DOI: 10.1080/09687860600945552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The purpose of this study was to prepare microspheres loaded with hydrophilic drug, bupivacaine HCl using poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA). Microspheres were prepared with varying the PLGA/PLLA ratio with two different levels of bupivacaine HCl (5 and 10%) using a supercritical anti-solvent (SAS) technique. Microspheres ranging from 4-10 microm in geometric mean diameter could be prepared, with high loading efficiency. Powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) revealed that bupivacaine HCl retained its crystalline state within the polymer and was present as a dispersion within the polymer phase after SAS processing. The release of bupivacaine HCl from biodegradable polymer microspheres was rapid up to 4 h, thereafter bupivacaine HCl was continuously and slowly released for at least 7 days according to the PLGA/PLLA ratio and the molecular weight of PLLA.
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- S Lee
- National Research Lab of Pharmaceutical Technology, College of Pharmacy, Chungnam National University, Daejeon, Korea
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Jang G, Oh HJ, Kim MK, Fibrianto YH, Hossein MS, Kim HJ, Kim JJ, Hong SG, Park JE, Kang SK, Lee BC. Improvement of canine somatic cell nuclear transfer procedure. Theriogenology 2007; 69:146-54. [PMID: 17949804 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2007.08.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2006] [Revised: 05/21/2007] [Accepted: 08/08/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The purpose of the present study on canine somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) was to evaluate the effects of fusion strength, type of activation, culture media and site of transfer on developmental potential of SCNT embryos. We also examined the potential of enucleated bovine oocytes to serve as cytoplast recipients of canine somatic cells. Firstly, we evaluated the morphological characteristics of in vivo-matured canine oocytes collected by retrograde flushing of the oviducts 72 h after ovulation. Secondly, the effectiveness of three electrical strengths (1.8, 2.3 and 3.3 kV/cm), used twice for 20 micros, on fusion of canine cytoplasts with somatic cells were compared. Then, we compared: (1) chemical versus electrical activation (a) after parthenogenetic activation or (b) after reconstruction of canine oocytes with somatic cells; (2) culture of resulting intergeneric (IG) embryos in either (a) mSOF or (b) TCM-199. The exposure time to 6-DMAP was standardized by using bovine oocytes reconstructed with canine somatic cells. Bovine oocytes were used for SCNT after a 22 h in vitro maturation interval. The fusion rate was significantly higher in the 3.3 kV/cm group than in the 1.8 and 2.3 kV/cm treatment groups. After parthenogenesis or SCNT with chemical activation, 3.4 and 5.8%, respectively, of the embryos developed to the morula stage, as compared to none of the embryos produced using electrical activation. Later developmental stages (8-16 cells) were transferred to the uterine horn of eight recipients, but no pregnancy was detected. However, IG cloned embryos (bovine cytoplast/canine somatic cell) were capable of in vitro blastocyst development. In vitro developmental competence of IG cloned embryos was improved after exposure to 6-DMAP for 4 h as compared to 0, 2 or 6h exposure, although the increase was not significantly different among culture media. In summary, for production of canine SCNT embryos, we recommend fusion at 3.3 kV/cm, chemical activation, culture in mSOF medium and transfer of presumptive zygotes to the oviduct of recipient animals. The feasibility of IG production of cloned canine embryos using bovine cytoplasts as recipient of canine somatic cells was demonstrated.
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- G Jang
- Department of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Kim TN, Balakrishnan A, Lee BC, Kim WS, Smetana K, Park JK, Panigrahi BB. In vitro
biocompatibility of equal channel angular processed (ECAP) titanium. Biomed Mater 2007; 2:S117-20. [DOI: 10.1088/1748-6041/2/3/s06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Lee S, Lee BC, Lee KY, Lee SH, Iwamoto M. Phosphate sorption characteristics of zirconium meso-structure synthesized under different conditions. Environ Technol 2007; 28:785-92. [PMID: 17674652 DOI: 10.1080/09593332808618839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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In this study, the phosphate sorption characteristics of zirconium meso-structures synthesized under different conditions were estimated. X-ray diffraction analysis, phosphate sorption isotherm test and kinetic test were performed for the zirconium meso-structures, synthesized at different inorganics/surfactant molar ratio and with different surfactant (C(x)TMA-Br) templates. From the test results, it was found that at the inorganic/surfactant molar ratio of 1/0.50 the meso-pores in the material were most uniformly and clearly formed and thus the sorption capacity and reaction rate of material were maximized. The pore size in meso-structure decreased with the increase in chain length of surfactant template used, and maximum phosphate sorption amount and reaction rate were achieved in the zirconium mesostructure synthesized with the surfactant of dodecyltrimethylammonium bromide (C12TMA-Br).
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- S Lee
- Water Environment and Remediation Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 131, Cheongryang, Seoul 130-650, Korea
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Neo EN, Zulkifli Z, Sritharan S, Lee BC, Nazri J. Renal autotransplantation after an latrogenic left ureteric injury. Med J Malaysia 2007; 62:164-165. [PMID: 18705455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We report a case of renal autotransplantation performed successfully for an iatrogenic ureteric injury with loss of 9 cm of ureteric length. The surgical options available for management of ureteric injuries are discussed, varying from a simple re-anastomosis to the more complex renal autotransplantation.
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- Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital, Jalan Yaacob Latif, Bandar Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur
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Lee KI, Joo SJ, Lee JH, Rhie K, Kim TS, Lee WY, Shin KH, Lee BC, LeClair P, Lee JS, Park JH. Kondo effect in magnetic tunnel junctions. Phys Rev Lett 2007; 98:107202. [PMID: 17358561 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.98.107202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2006] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Tunneling magnetoresistance was found to be suppressed with decreasing temperature for magnetic tunnel junctions (MTJs) oxidized under high plasma power. A strong temperature dependence of the junction resistance was observed, along with zero-bias anomalies of dynamic resistance at low temperatures. Resistance shows a logarithmic dependence on temperature, and resistance versus temperature exhibits a scaling behavior. Our experimental data can be explained in a consistent way by the Kondo effect in the MTJs with the Kondo temperature TK=20-30 K.
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- K I Lee
- Nano Device Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul 136-792, Korea
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Bhuiyan MMU, Kang SK, Lee BC. Effects of fructose supplementation in chemically defined protein-free medium on development of bovine in vitro fertilized embryos. Anim Reprod Sci 2007; 102:137-44. [PMID: 17367961 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2006] [Revised: 01/30/2007] [Accepted: 02/16/2007] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The present study evaluated the possible embryotrophic role of fructose supplementation in potassium simplex optimization medium (KSOM) on preimplantation development of bovine in vitro matured and fertilized (IVF) embryos under chemically defined conditions. In Experiment 1, the rates of cleavage (74.0-75.5%) and blastocyst formation (21.0-24.5%) were not affected by the supplementation of fructose in KSOM in absence or presence of glucose. In Experiment 2, the rates of cleavage (71.7-77.3%) and blastocyst formation (19.9-26.3%) did not differ significantly among the concentrations (0.0, 0.2, 1.5, 3.0, 5.6mM) of fructose supplementations in KSOM in presence of glucose. Moreover, the number of total ICM and TE cells, and percentage of ICM to total cell in blastocysts did not differ significantly among the concentrations of fructose supplementations in presence of glucose. In Experiment 3, the rates of cleavage (67.3-74.7%) and blastocyst formation (14.4-19.3%) did not differ significantly among the concentrations (0.0, 0.2, 1.5, 3.0, 5.6mM) of fructose supplementations in KSOM in absence of glucose. Although the number of total and ICM cells, and percentage of ICM to total cells in blastocysts did not differ significantly among the concentrations of fructose supplementations, 1.5mM fructose supplementation in absence of glucose had significantly (P<0.05) higher number of TE cells (106.2) than that of 5.6mM (84.0) supplementation. The study indicates that, fructose up to 5.6mM concentration can be used as an alternative for energy substrate in culture media without any detrimental effect on pre-implantation development in bovine IVF embryos.
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- M M U Bhuiyan
- Laboratory of Theriogenology and Biotechnology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul 151-742, Republic of Korea.
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