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Genetic Relationships of Korean Treefrogs (Amphibia; Hylidae) Based on Mitochondrial Cytochrome b and 12S rRNA Genes

  • Jung Eun Lee;Dong Eun Yang;Yu Ri Kim;Hyuk Lee;Hyun Ick Lee;Suh-Yung Yang;Hei Yung Lee
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.3 no.3
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    • pp.295-301
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    • 1999
  • The nucleotide sequence of a 447 base pair fragment in the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene and the complete sequence of the mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene, 938 bp, were analyzed to infer inter- and intraspecific genetic relationships of Hyla japonica and H. suweonensis from Korea and H, japonica from Japan. In the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, genetic differentiation among H. japonica populations were 9.62% and 15.66% between H. japonica and H. suweonensis. Based on the Tamura-Nei distance, the level of sequence divergence ranged from 0.45% to 2.75% within Korean H. japonica, while 8.31%-8.87% between Korean and Japanese H. japonica and 11.51%-12.46% between H. japonica and H. suweonensis. In the neigh-bor-joining tree, Korean populations of H. japonica were clustered first at 2.22% and followed by Japanese H. japonica and H. suweonensis at 8.51% and 12.29%, respectively. In mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene, genetic differentiation between H. japonica and H. suweonensis nras 7.17% (68 bp) including 7 gaps. Based on Tamura-Nei distance, the level of sequence divergence ranged 3.53% between Korean and Japanese H. japonica and from 4.93% to 5.41% between H. japonica and H. suweonensis. Phenogram pattern of the 12S rRNA gene sequence corresponded with that of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene.

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Genetic Differentiation among the Mitochondrial ND2 Gene and $tRNA^{Trp}$ Gene Sequences of Genus Rana (Anura) in Korea

  • Lee, Hyuk;Yang, Suh-Yung;Lee, Hei-Yung
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • v.4 no.1
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    • pp.31-37
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    • 2000
  • The genetic variations among six species of Rana from Korea (R. nigro-maculata, R. piancyi, R. dybowskii, R. sp, R. rugosa type A, B and R. amurensis) were investigated using 499 bases of mitochondrial DNA sequences for ND2 (NADH dehydrogenase subunit 2) gene and $tRNA^{Trp}$ gene. Partial sequences of ND2 gene (427 bp) and full sequences of $tRNA^{Trp}$ gene (73 bp) were identified. The level of sequence divergences ranged from 0.2 to 5.2% within species and 4.9-28.0% among 6 species of the genus Rana. The $tRNA^{Trp}$ gene of the genus Rana was composed of 77 nucleotides which showed a two dimensional "cloverleaf" structure. The secondary structure of $tRNA^{Trp}$ was not found compensatory changes which could potentially confound phylogenetic inference. In the neighborjoining tree, brown frogs were clustered first with the level of sequence divergence of 13.20% between R. amurensis and R. dybowskii, and 9% between R. dybowskii and R. sp. supported by 99% bootstrap iterations, respectively. R. nigromaculata and R. plancyi were clustered into another group with 5.1% divergence supported by 100% bootstrap iteration. R. rugosa A 8nd B types were grouped by 4.9% divergence and clustered into the last group with other two groups with 100% bootstrap iterations.

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Genetic Stock Identification of Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) by Detection of Intraspecific DNA Sequence Variation in the Mitochondrial 12S rRNA Gene (미토콘드리아 12S rRNA 유전자 변이 조사를 통한 잉어(Cyprinus carpio)의 유전학적 동정)

  • 남윤권;주수동;정창화;노충환;조재윤;김동수
    • Journal of Aquaculture
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.403-407
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    • 1997
  • Intraspecific sequence variation was detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and direct sequencing of a 350-nucleotide region of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene of two natural populations (Han River and Nakdong River) and one hatchery stock (Jinhae Inland Fisheries Institute) of local strain common carp, one Israeli strain of common carp stock from Pukyong National University (PKU), and one hybrid between Israeli strain of common carp female and local strain common carp male from PKU stock. There is little variation in 350 bases of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene sequences among 2 natural and 1 hatchery local strain common carp populatins, representing abut 7 to 20 nucleotide differences (less than 6%). The sequence of specimens from Han River was more similar to that from Nakdong River (identity=98.0%) than to that from Jinhae Inland Fisheries Institute (identity=96.3%). Sequence variation between Israeli strain and wild local strain common carp was higher than the variation within natural stocks. The level of variation was ranged from 15.7 to 17.7%. The hybrid showed very similar nucleotide4 sequence of 12S rRNA gene to the sequence of Israeli strain with the identity of 98.9%.

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Genetic Characterization of Clinical Acanthamoeba Isolates from Japan using Nuclear and Mitochondrial Small Subunit Ribosomal RNA

  • Rahman, Md Moshiur;Yagita, Kengi;Kobayashi, Akira;Oikawa, Yosaburo;Hussein, Amjad I.A.;Matsumura, Takahiro;Tokoro, Masaharu
    • Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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    • v.51 no.4
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    • pp.401-412
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    • 2013
  • Because of an increased number of Acanthamoeba keratitis (AK) along with associated disease burdens, medical professionals have become more aware of this pathogen in recent years. In this study, by analyzing both the nuclear 18S small subunit ribosomal RNA (18S rRNA) and mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene loci, 27 clinical Acanthamoeba strains that caused AK in Japan were classified into 3 genotypes, T3 (3 strains), T4 (23 strains), and T5 (one strain). Most haplotypes were identical to the reference haplotypes reported from all over the world, and thus no specificity of the haplotype distribution in Japan was found. The T4 sub-genotype analysis using the 16S rRNA gene locus also revealed a clear subconformation within the T4 cluster, and lead to the recognition of a new sub-genotype T4i, in addition to the previously reported sub-genotypes T4a-T4h. Furthermore, 9 out of 23 strains in the T4 genotype were identified to a specific haplotype (AF479533), which seems to be a causal haplotype of AK. While heterozygous nuclear haplotypes were observed from 2 strains, the mitochondrial haplotypes were homozygous as T4 genotype in the both strains, and suggested a possibility of nuclear hybridization (mating reproduction) between different strains in Acanthamoeba. The nuclear 18S rRNA gene and mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene loci of Acanthamoeba spp. possess different unique characteristics usable for the genotyping analyses, and those specific features could contribute to the establishment of molecular taxonomy for the species complex of Acanthamoeba.

Development and Validation of Quick and Accurate Cephalopods Grouping System in Fishery Products by Real-time Quantitative PCR Based on Mitochondrial DNA (두족류의 진위 판별을 위한 Real-time Quantitative PCR 검사법 개발 및 검증)

  • Chung, In Young;Seo, Yong Bae;Yang, Ji Young;Kwon, Ki sung;Kim, Gun Do
    • Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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    • v.33 no.4
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    • pp.280-288
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    • 2018
  • In this study, an approach for the analysis of the five cephalopod species (octopus, long-arm octopus, squid, wet-foot octopus, beka squid) consumed in the Republic of Korea is developed. The samples were collected from the Southeast Asian countries Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and China. The SYBR-green-based real-time qPCR method, based on the mitochondrial DNA genome of the five cephalopods was developed and validated. The intergroup variations in the mitochondrial DNA are evident in the bioinformatic analysis of the mitochondrial genomic DNA sequences of the five groups. Some of the highly-conserved and slightly-variated regions are identified in the mitochondrial cytochrome-c-oxidase subunit I (COI) gene, 16s ribosomal RNA (16s rRNA) gene, and 12s ribosomal RNA (12s rRNA) gene of these groups. To specify each five cephalopod groups, specific primer sets were designed from the COI, 16s rRNA and 12s rRNA regions. The specific primer sets amplified the DNA using the SYBR-green-based real-time PCR system and 11 commercially secured animal tissues: Octopus vulgaris, Octopus minor, Todarodes pacificus, Dosidicus gigas, Sepia esculenta, Amphioctopus fangsiao, Amphioctopus aegina, Amphioctopus marginatus, Loliolus beka, Loligo edulis, and Loligo chinensis. The results confirmed by a conveient way to calculate relative amplification levels between different samples in that it directly uses the threshold cycles (Ct)-value range generated by the qPCR system from these samples. This genomic DNA-based molecular technique provides a quick, accurate, and reliable method for the taxonomic classification of the animal tissues using the real-time qPCR.

Phylogeny of the subfamily Salmoninae distributed in Korea based upon nucleotide sequences of mitochondrial ribosomal RNA genes (미토콘드리아 ribosomal RNA 유전자 염기서열분석에 의한 한국산 연어아과 어류의 유전적 계통도)

  • LEE Heui-Jung;PARK Jung-Youn;LEE Jeong-Ho;MIN Kwang-Sik;JEON Im Gi;YOO Mi-Ae;LEE Won-Ho
    • Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.103-109
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    • 2000
  • Complete senuences of the mitochondrial rRNA Benes were determined among six salmonines in Korean Waters (Brachpmystax lenok, Onoorhpchus keta, O. masou mason, O. mason ishikawae, O. mykiss, and albino mutant of O. mykiss). The purposes of this study were to provide the basic information on levels of mtDNA polymorphism among these species for genetic characterization; discuss phylogentic relationships among three Oncorhynchus sepecies; demonstrate the utility of rRNA gene sequence data as a genetic marker for disringuishinf among Korean salmonines. PCR/direct sequencing data indicated the following consistent results; 1) 12S rRNA genes was 945 bases long in Oncorhynchus species, and 946 bases in B. lenot including one insertion. 2) Of sequence variation in mitochondrial rRNA regions, transitional substitutions were superior to transversion. 3) The significant differences were not shown in the intraspecific variation values in these gene regions. The percentage sequence divergence values were ranged from $0.066 to 0.212{\%}$. 4) The interspecific divergences were greater than the intraspecific variation. Nevertheless, ribosomal RMh genes were more conserved among species than the other mitochondrial genes, and they showed potentiality as an intergenic marker for systematics. In addition, phylogenetic trees, constructed from this data, supported that cherry salmon was closer to chum salmon than to rainbow trout, and that lenok was most distantly related species in six salmonid species.

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Genetic Stock Identification of Spotted Flounder, Verasper variegatus from Yeocheun, Korea (범가자미에 대한 유전학적 동정)

  • KIM Kyung Kil;KIM Yoon;NAM Yoon Kwan;KIM Dong Soo
    • Journal of Aquaculture
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.221-233
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    • 1993
  • Cell size, DNA content, chromosome and PCR-based mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene analyses were conducted to obtain basic informations for genetic stock identification of spotted flounder (Verasper variegatus) from Yeocheun, Korea. The mean erythrocytic and nuclear volumes of spotted flounder were $211.10{\mu}m^3$ and $23.03{\mu}m^3$, respectively. The haploid DNA content of this species was 0.79 pg/cell which correspond to $46.5\%$ of carp and to $22.6\%$ of mammals. Spotted flounder had the 2n = 46 acrocentric chromosomes but no heteromorphic sex chromosomes was found. Mitochondrial DNA gene for 12S ribosomal RNA was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and the PCR products were subjected to digestion with 15 restriction endonucleases. Restriction enzyme analyses revealed that Ava I, Mae II, Sma I and Xba I had one restriction site in the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene segment of spotted flounder, while Mae I had two. Segments of 12S rRNA gene from mitochondria in spotted flounder were sequenced and compared with channel catfish and human as controls. The 12S rRNA gene of this species was more similar to that of channel catfish than to human's.

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Genetic Phylogeny among Three Species Red Seabream, Black Seabream and Rock Bream Based on Mitochondrial DNA Sequences

  • Kim, Mi-Jung;An, Hye-Suck;Kim, Kyung-Kil;Park, Jung-Youn
    • Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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    • v.12 no.3
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    • pp.171-178
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    • 2009
  • The Perciformes include approximately 40% of all bony fishes and are the largest order of vertebrates. This order includes some of the most economically relevant marine fishes, particularly the red seabream, black seabream and rock bream. A 409 bp fragment of the cytochrome b (cyt b) gene and 403 bp and 518 bp fragments of ribosomal RNA (12S and 16S rRNA, respectively) were sequenced from five populations of natural and cultured red seabreams, natural black seabream, and natural and cultured rock breams. The mitochondrial DNA sequences were utilized for the genetic identification and population structural analyses of these three species. Phylogenetic relationships of intra- and inter-species were elucidated using three types of molecular genetic markers from three species of the order Perciformes in Korea. We noted no significant differences in the intra-specific variation of the cyt b and rRNA genes in each population however, inter-specific divergences were greater than intra-specific variation. Inter-specific variation was induced more by transition than transversion type in the cyt b and rRNA genes. The cyt b gene and rRNA genes make it possible to determine the inter-species divergence. The rRNA genes have more conserved sequences than the cyt b gene. Therefore, these genes are expected to prove useful among species belonging to the different genera or families.

Comparative Analysis of Completely Sequenced Insect Mitochondrial Genomes

  • Lee, Jin-Sung;Kim, Ki-Hwan;Suh, Dong-Sang;Park, Jae-Heung;Suh, Ji-Yoeun;Chung, Kyu-Hoi;Hwang, Jae-Sam
    • International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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    • v.2 no.1
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    • pp.1-6
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    • 2001
  • This paper reports a few characteristics of seven insect mitochondrial genomes sequenced completely (Bombyx mori, Drosophila melanogaster, D. yakuba, Apis mellifera, Anopheles gambiae, A. quadrimaculatus, and Locusta migratoria). Comparative analysis of complete mt genome sequences from several species revealed a number of interesting features (base composition, gene content, A+T-rich region, and gene arrangement, etc) of insect mitochondrial genome. The properties revealed by our work shed new light on the organization and evolution of the insect mitochondrial genome and more importantly open up the way to clearly aimed experimental studies for understanding critical roles of the regulatory mechanisms (transcription and translation) in mitochondrial gene expression.

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A molecular Genetic Variation among Intra-poplations of Korean shiner, Coreoleuciscus splendidus Mori (Cyprinidae) (한국산 쉬리, Coreoleuciscus splendidus (잉어과)의 종내 집단간 분자 유전 변이)

  • Song, Ho-Bok;Park, Gab-Man
    • Korean Journal of Ichthyology
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.78-86
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    • 2006
  • We examined the genetic diversity in intra-populations of Korean shiner, Coreoleuciscus splendidus, in six major rivers (Bukhan, Namhan, Geum, Osipcheon, Nakdong and Seomjin river) of Korea based on two different mitochondrial genes, the mitochondrial cytochrome b and the 16S rRNA. Analysis of sequence variation in a 657-bp segment of the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene revealed deep divergence among populations (98.2~99.9%) and high genetic diversity from geographically isolated populations. Intra-specific variation in this 697-bp segment of the 16S rRNA gene sequences was very low and nearly identical. Six isolate populations of C. splendidus showed a high similarity (97.7%~99.7%). This result may be indicative of a complex history of connection and isolation of the rivers in the Korea peninsula.