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Food Microbiol ; 104: 103971, 2022 Jun.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35287800

RESUMO

While Cas9-based genome editing enabled precise and sophisticated genetic perturbations in conventional and non-conventional yeast strains, its applications for food fermentations have been extremely limited. In order to improve quality and flavor of various yeast-fermented foods, we isolated and engineered a diploid or polyploid Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain (N1) which exhibits robust sugar fermentation, strong acid tolerance, and rapid gas production from Korean Nuruk. First, RGT2 and SNF3 coding for glucose sensors were deleted to increase respiration. A bread dough fermented with the N1ΔRGT2ΔSNF3 strain showed an 18% increased volume due to higher carbon dioxide production. Second, ASP3 coding for asparaginase was overexpressed and URE2 coding for a transcriptional factor of nitrogen catabolite repression (NCR) was deleted to increase asparagine consumption. When the N1ΔURE2::PGPD-ASP3 strain was applied to a potato dough, asparagine was rapidly depleted in the dough, resulting in potato chips with negligible amounts of acrylamide. Third, the N1ΔURE2 strain was utilized to increase levels of the amino acids which provide a savory taste during rice wine fermentation. The above genome-edited yeast strains contain no heterologous DNA. As such, they can be used to improve fermented foods with no subjection to GM regulation.


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Repressão Catabólica , Príons , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae , Vinho , Pão , Fermentação , Glutationa Peroxidase/genética , Proteínas de Transporte de Monossacarídeos/genética , Proteínas de Transporte de Monossacarídeos/metabolismo , Príons/genética , Príons/metabolismo , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genética , Proteínas de Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolismo , Vinho/análise
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Sensors (Basel) ; 17(4)2017 Apr 21.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28430127

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We present an image-guided laparoscopic surgical tool (IGLaST) to prevent bleeding. By applying optical frequency domain imaging (OFDI) to a specially designed laparoscopic surgical tool, the inside of fatty tissue can be observed before a resection, and the presence and size of blood vessels can be recognized. The optical sensing module on the IGLaST head has a diameter of less than 390 µm and is moved back and forth by a linear servo actuator in the IGLaST body. We proved the feasibility of IGLaST by in vivo imaging inside the fatty tissue of a porcine model. A blood vessel with a diameter of about 2.2 mm was clearly observed. Our proposed scheme can contribute to safe surgery without bleeding by monitoring vessels inside the tissue and can be further expanded to detect invisible nerves of the laparoscopic thyroid during prostate gland surgery.


Assuntos
Laparoscopia , Animais , Imagem Óptica , Suínos , Tomografia de Coerência Óptica
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Bipolar Disord ; 6(2): 150-5, 2004 Apr.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-15005754

RESUMO

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate co-segregation and genetic associations between von Willebrand's disease (vWD) and psychotic disorders. METHODS: The study was initiated following ascertainment of a nuclear family in which four members were diagnosed with vWD and psychotic/mood disorders. As co-segregation was uncertain in the extended pedigree, we also investigated population-based linkage and association using polymorphisms of vWF, the gene conferring susceptibility to vWD. Three common vWF polymorphisms were investigated among 194 patients with psychotic disorders (bipolar I disorder, BD I; schizoaffective disorder, SZA and schizophrenia, SZ) and their parents. The cases were also compared with unrelated population-based controls (n = 183). RESULTS: The transmission disequilibrium test and related analyses suggested nominally significant transmission distortion of one allele and related haplotypes to the probands from their parents. The most significant results were obtained among patients with BD I, and similar trends were also evident in the SZ sample. Comparisons between the cases and population-based controls did not reveal associations, though marginally significant case-control differences were obtained in the BD I sample. CONCLUSIONS: These studies are consistent with association and linkage between vWF and BD I. However, given the relatively small sample, stochastic variation is an alternative explanation.


Assuntos
Transtornos Psicóticos/epidemiologia , Transtornos Psicóticos/genética , Doenças de von Willebrand/epidemiologia , Doenças de von Willebrand/genética , Adulto , Alelos , Feminino , Ligação Genética/genética , Predisposição Genética para Doença , Humanos , Desequilíbrio de Ligação , Masculino , Biologia Molecular/métodos , Polimorfismo Genético/genética , Transtornos Psicóticos/classificação
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