Judul: Kloning fragmen DNA genom yang terlibat dalam toleransi asam-alumunium pada Bradyrhizobium japonicum melalui mutagenesis dengan transposon
Abstrak: Bakteri bintil akar Bradyrhizobium japonicum sensitif asam-aluminium telah berhasil dikonstruksi melalui metode mutagenesis dengan transposon untuk mengetahui gen yang terlibat dalam toleransi asam-aluminium pada B. japonicum. pUTmini-Tn5Km1 yang dibawa oleh Escherichia coli S17-1 (? pir) di transfer ke dalam sel B. japonicum toleran asam-Al melalui konjugasi dengan tiga waktu inkubasi mating yang berbeda. Mutan BJ 11 (25) diketahui tidak mampu tumbuh pada media Ayanaba (pH 4.5) yang ditambahkan 50 mM aluminium . Fragmen DNA sebesar 0.8 kb berhasil diisolasi dari genom BJ 11 (25) menggunakan teknik inverse polymerase chain reaction (Inverse PCR). Fragmen DNA tersebut kemudian diklon ke dalam plasmid pGEMT-Easy (~3 kb) menghasilkan plasmid rekombinan yang didesain sebagai pGEMT- 11 (~3.8kb).
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Judul: Analysis of genomic dna fragment involved in acid- aluminium tolerance in bradyrhizobium japonicum
Abstrak: Bradyrhizobium japonicum is one of Rhizobia species which generally form root nodule on soybean plant (Glycine max). In association with leguminous plant, root nodule bacteria (RNB) fix atmospheric nitrogen (N2) into NH3 which can be used for plant growth. Soil acidity is a significant problem affecting agricultural production in many areas of the world. Lowering pH of the soil can affect soil organisms including the microflora. Among the biological system affected by the decrease in soil pH are those between RNB and leguminous plants. It could affect the association result between them in fixing nitrogen. In the previous work, screening indigenous B. japonicum strains which tolerant to acid-aluminium has been reported. The potential strains were strains BJ11, BJ38, and KDR15. These tolerant strains could become a source of genetic material exploration which involved in acid-Al tolerance in B. japonicum. Transposon delivery was carried out through conjugation between Escherichia coli S17-1 (λ pir) carrying pUTmini-Tn5Km1 and acid-Al tolerant B. japonicum at 1:1 ratio. Frequency of transconjugation was in the range of 10-8–10-6 cells per recipients. A mutant AAS11.2 did not able to grow on the Ayanaba medium (pH 4.5) supplemented with 50 μM aluminium. AAS11.2 was able to form root nodule on siratro plant indicating that the gene involved in acid-Al tolerance was not related with nodulation. A 0.8 kb of the genomic DNA fragment flanking transposon involved in acid-Al tolerance was successfully isolated by inverse polymerase chain reaction (inverse PCR) from AAS11.2 genome. This fragment was subsequently cloned into pGEM-T Easy (∼3 kb) to yield a recombinant plasmid, designated as pGEMT-11 (∼3.8 kb), and sequenced. DNA sequenced analysis revealed that the genomic DNA fragment sequence had high homology with yhfK gene encoding putative inner membrane protein from Salmonella typhimurium (79% identity and 84% similarity, E-value= 1.0xe-100) which function as efflux transporter.
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Judul: Integration of Islamic Stock Markets of OIC Countries Before and During the Russia-Ukraine War Crisis
Abstrak: Pasar saham yang terintegrasi memberikan dampak negatif seperti percepatan co-movement (pergerakan bersama) yang rentan terhadap guncangan ekonomi, maupun krisis pasar global ke pasar domestik. Salah satu krisis yang terjadi pada tahun 2022 adalah perang Rusia-Ukraina yang berdampak pada pasar saham, termasuk pada saham syariah yang dipercaya lebih tahan terhadap guncangan krisis global. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk meneliti perkembangan, integrasi dan respon lima pasar saham syariah negara OKI pada perang Rusia-Ukraina. Metode yang digunakan adalah VAR/VECM pada indeks DJIMMT25, SPSADS, SPSUAEDS, JII, DJIMT, SPBMIR, dan SPBMIU. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan pergerakan yang sama pada pasar saham UAE dan Arab Saudi, sedangkan Turki mengalami tren positif selama perang. Pasar saham syariah negara OKI selama periode perang Rusia-Ukraina terkointegrasi, sementara pasar saham Malaysia memengaruhi pasar saham syariah empat negara OKI lainnya. Hasil IRF menunjukkan terdapat efek permanen pada volatilitas pasar saham syariah negara OKI akibat guncangan yang diberikan. Namun, respon volatilitas relatif kecil karena kontribusi guncangan lebih didominasi oleh pasar saham itu sendiri, An integrated stock market has negative impacts, such as accelerating co-movement, which is vulnerable to economic shocks and global market crises on the domestic market. One of the crises in 2022 was the Russia-Ukraine war which impacted the stock market, including Sharia stocks which were believed to be more resistant to the shocks of the global crisis. This study examines the development, integration, and response of OIC countries five Islamic stock markets in the Russia-Ukraine war. The method used is VAR/VECM on the DJIMMT25, SPSADS, SPSUUAEDS, JII, DJIMT, SPBMIR, and SPBMIU indices. The results show the same movement in the UAE and Saudi Arabia stock markets, while Turkey experienced a positive trend during the war. The Islamic stock market of the OIC countries during the Russia-Ukraine war was cointegrated. In contrast, the Malaysian stock market influenced the Islamic stock markets of the other four OIC countries. The IRF results show a permanent effect on the volatility of the Islamic stock market in OKI countries due to the shocks given. However, the volatility response is relatively small because the stock market itself dominates the contribution of shocks.
Keyword: co-movement, OIC, Rusia-Ukraine war, sharia stock market integration