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Homology of Scytalone Dehydratase Melanin Gene in Venturia nashicola

배검은별무늬병균의 Scytalone Dehydratase 멜라닌유전자의 상동성

  • Received : 2013.09.15
  • Accepted : 2013.09.26
  • Published : 2013.09.30
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Abstract

Dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) melanin is known to be present in some ascomycete fungi. To verify the type of melanin in Venturia nashicola that cause scab on pear, we investigated scytalone dehydratase (SD) gene, one of DHN melanin genes, from 11 isolates of V. nashicola from different provinces in Korea and Japan. Through PCR approach, 429 bp amplicon was produced from the 11 isolates and sequenced. All of the PCR-amplified sequences were determined as SD gene through GenBank database search. All the determined sequences were composed of an intron and two exons coding for 122 amino acids of SD. The homology of SD gene was 100% among the 11 isolates. Sequence identity of the predicted SD protein of 122 amino acids ranged 69 to 73% with other fungi. Our results proved that V. nashicola operates DHN melanin pathway.

일부 자낭균류는 Dihydroxynaphthalene(DHN) 멜라닌을 가지고 있다. 본 연구는 배에 검은별무늬병을 일으키는 V. nashicola 균이 어떠한 형태의 멜라닌을 가지고 있는지 확인하고자 DHN 멜라닌 합성유전자중의 하나인 scytalone dehydratase(SD) 유전자의 부분 염기서열을 국내 여러 지역과 일본에서 분리된 11개 균주로부터 분석하였다. PCR 방법을 사용하여 429 bp 크기의 반응산물을 11개 균주 모두로부터 증폭하였고 염기서열을 분석하였다. 증폭된 PCR 산물은 GenBank database에 비교 탐색한 결과 SD 유전자로 판정되었다. 분석된 11개 균주의 SD 유전자에는 모두 1개의 인트론과 122개 아미노산을 코딩하는 2개의 엑손이 존재하였다. 이들 11개 SD 유전자 간에 염기서열은 100% 상동성을 보였다. 결정된 V. nashicola SD 유전자의 아미노산 서열의 유사도는 다른 곰팡이와 비교할 때 69~73%로 수준이었다. 본 연구 결과는 V. nashicola 균이 DHN 멜라닌 생합성 단계를 운영하고 있음을 입증하였다.

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