• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.453-459
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• 2013

In phtosynthetic light harvesting complexes, the electronic transition energies of chlorophylls are influenced by the Coulombic interaction with nearby molecules. Variation of the interactions caused by structural inhomogeneity in biological environment results in a distribution of disordered electronic transition energies of chlorophylls. In order to provide a practical guide to predict qualitative tendency of such distribution, we model four porphyrin derivatives including chlorophyll a molecule interacting with an external positive charge and calculate their transition energies using the time dependent density functional method. It is found that ${\pi}-{\pi}^*$ transition energies of the molecules are generally blue-shifted by the charge because this stabilizes occupied molecular orbitals to a greater extent than unoccupied ones. Furthermore, new transitions in the visible region emerge as a result of the red-shift in energy of an unoccupied Mg orbital and it is suggested that light-induced electron transfer may occur from the tetrapyrrole ring to the central magnesium when the molecules are interacting with a positive charge.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제22권12호
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• pp.1316-1322
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• 2001

Transition metal complexes of novel mono- and di-ferrocene-substituted porphyrins have been synthesized and characterized by structural and electrochemical methods. The X-ray structures of Mn(FPTTP)Cl and Mn(DFTTP)Cl showed the distorted square pyramidal coordination geometry with syn configuration of chloride and ferrocenyl substituents. The electrochemistry of ferrocene-substituted porphyrins and their metal complexes has been determined to elucidate the ${\pi}-conjugation$ effect of the porphyrin ring. The ferrocenyl group of H2FPTTP underwent a reversible one-electron transfer process at 0.30 V, indicating the good electron donating effect of the phorphyrin ring to the ferrocene substituent. The redox potential of the ferrocenyl subunit and porphyrin ring was affected by the central metal ions of the metalloporphyrins, that is, Zn(II) and Ni(II) made the oxidation of ferrocene much easier and Mn(III) made it harder. The ferrocene subunits of H2DFTTP interacted electrochemically with each other with peak splitting of 0.21 V. The strength of the electrochemical interactions between the two ferrocenyl substituents can be controlled by central metal ions of metalloporphyrins.

• Mass Spectrometry Letters
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.32-37
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• 2019

The ${\pi}-{\pi}$ interactions of the peptide-dimer and peptide-trimer complexes were investigated in the (VQIVYK + LYQLEN) and (VQIVYK + NNQQNY) mixing solutions. The results showed that tyrosine (Y) residues were critical in the formation of hetero peptide-dimers and -trimers during the early oligomerization process. We used collision-induced dissociation (CID) along with electrospray ionization mass spectroscopy (ESI-MS) to obtain the structural information of the hetero-dimers and -trimers. We chose three amyloidogenic peptides-VQIVYK, NNQQNY, and LYQLEN-from tau protein, yeast prion-like protein Sup35, and insulin chain A, respectively. Hetero-dimer, -trimer, -tetramer, and -pentamer complexes were observed in the mass spectra. The tandem mass spectrum of the hetero-dimer and hetero-trimer showed two different fragmentation patterns (covalent and non-covalent bond dissociation). Y-Y interaction structures were also proposed for the hetero-dimer and -trimer complexes.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.57-66
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• 2010

Programmed cell death systems are important for an active type of cell deaths. Among them, a type of programmed cell death, autophagy is activated in cancer cells in response to multiple stresses and has been demonstrated to promote tumor cell survival and drug resistance. Thus, in the area of cancer, over the time frame form around the 1940s to date, of the 155 small molecules, 73% are other than "synthetic", with 47% actually being either "natural products" or "directly derived therefrom". Autophagy has multiple physiological functions in multicellular organisms, including protein degradation and organelle turnover. Genes and proteins that constitute the basic machinery of the autophagic process were first identified in the yeast system and some of their mammalian orthologues have been characterized as well. Numerous oncogenes, including Akt1, Bcl-2, NF1, PDPK1, class I PI3K, PTEN, and Ras and oncosuppressors, inculuding Bec-1, Bif-1, DAPK-1, p53 and UVRAG suppress or promote the autophagy pathway. Regulation of autophagy in tumors is governed by similar principles of the normal cells, only in a much more complicated manner, given the frequently observed abnormal PI3K activation in cancer and the multitude of interactions between the PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway and other cell signaling cascades, often also deregulated in tumor cells. Autophagy induction by some anticancer agents underlines the potential utility of its induction as a new cancer treatment modality of development for natural medicines.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권5호
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• pp.315-321
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• 2017

The inositol polyphosphates are a group of multifunctional signaling metabolites whose synthesis is catalyzed by a family of inositol kinases that are evolutionarily conserved from yeast to humans. Inositol polyphosphate multikinase (IPMK) was first identified as a subunit of the arginine-responsive transcription complex in budding yeast. In addition to its role in the production of inositol tetrakis- and pentakisphosphates ($IP_4$ and $IP_5$), IPMK also exhibits phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3-kinase) activity. Through its PI3-kinase activity, IPMK activates Akt/PKB and its downstream signaling pathways. IPMK also regulates several protein targets non-catalytically via protein-protein interactions. These non-catalytic targets include cytosolic signaling factors and transcription factors in the nucleus. In this review, we highlight the many known functions of mammalian IPMK in controlling cellular signaling networks and discuss future challenges related to clarifying the unknown roles IPMK plays in physiology and disease.

• BMB Reports
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• 제48권8호
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• pp.429-430
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• 2015

Angiogenesis is a complex process involving dynamic interaction of various cell to cell interactions. Endothelial cell interactions regulated by growth factors, inflammatory cytokines, or hemodynamic stress are critical for balancing vascular quiescence and activation. Yes-associated protein (YAP), an effector of Hippo signaling, is known to play significant roles in maintaining cellular homeostasis. However, its role in endothelial cells for angiogenic regulation remains relatively unexplored. We demonstrated the critical role of YAP in vascular endothelial cells and elucidated the underlying molecular mechanisms involved in angiogenic regulation of YAP. YAP was expressed in active angiogenic regions where endothelial cell junctions were relatively loosened. Consistently, YAP subcellular localization and activity were regulated by VE-cadherin-mediated PI3K/Akt pathway. YAP thereby regulated endothelial sprouting via angiopoietin-2 expression. These results provide an insight into a model of coordinating endothelial junctional stability and angiogenic activation through YAP. [BMB Reports 2015; 48(8): 429-430]

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제20권6호
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• pp.504-510
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• 2007

GE interaction is the expression of differential genotypic adaptation across environments. GE interactions through different stability parameters and performance of the traits of genotypes were studied. The traits were days to maturity, pod length, number of pods/ plant, 100-seed weight and seed yield/plant in ten soybean genotypes across five environments. Significant differences were observed for genotypes, environments and GE interactions. Stability analysis after Eberhart and Russell's model suggested that the genotypes used in this study were all more or less responsive to environmental changes. Most of the genotypes perform better in Env.3. Based on phenotypic indices(Pi), regression ($S^2di$) genotype Garurab was found fairly stable for days to maturity. BS-23 and G-2120 may be considered as stable genotype for pod length. All the genotypes except G-2120 showed that the genotypes were relatively unstable under environmental fluctuation for the number of pod/plant. Genotype BS-23 was found most stable among all the genotypes for 100-seed weight. BS-3 and Gaurab was the most stable and desirable genotypes for seed yield in soybean.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.195-204
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• 1982

n-부탄, n-부틸 라디칼, 그리고 테트라메틸렌 디라디칼(3중항)의 여러 기하학적 구조에 관하여 STO-3G 방법으로 얻은 고유값 및 고유함수 성질들을 반경험적인 MO계산으로 얻은 결과와 비교하여 보기 위하여 EHT, CNDO/2, MINDO/3, 그리고 MNDO계산을 수행하였다. 그 결과 n-부탄의 여러 형태에 대한 안정성 순서는 모든 방법에서 같았으며 일전자에너지항에 의존하였고 ${\pi}$-오비탈에너지 변화는 반경험적 계산에서 훨씬 중요함을 알았다. $(n-{\sigma}^{\ast})_{trans}$에서 $(n-{\sigma}{\ast})_{cis}$로 구조가 바뀔때 수반되는 hyperconjugation 에너지 변화는 EHT, CNDO/2, MINDO/3 계산에서 작게 계산된 반면에 MNDO 계산에서는 크게 계산되었다. 주로 $(n-{\sigma}{\ast})_{trans}$의 구조에 수반되는 매우 큰 핵간 반발에너지 때문에 $(n-{\sigma}{\ast})_{trans}$는 알짜 불안정화 효과를 나타내었다. Through-space 상호작용으로 디라디칼의 $n_1$ 및 $n_2$ 오비탈간의 에너지 차이 ${\Delta}E-{sp}$ 및 ${\Delta}{\varepsilon}={\varepsilon}_0$-${\varepsilon}_{av}$를 작게함을 알았다 : through-space 상호작용은 through-bond 상호작용과 반대의 효과를 나타내었다. 비교적 심하지 않은 NDO 근사를 사용한 MNDO법에서는 이러한 에너지 차이가 작아지는 효과가 확대되어 나타났다. 특히 ${\sigma}-{\sigma}{\ast}$ 및 $n-{\sigma}{\ast}$ 상호작용이 수반되는 경우에서는 일반적으로 반경험적 방법으로 계산한 오비탈 성질들은 STO-3G 방법으로 계산한 결과와 만족스럽게 일치 하였으나 고유값에 관여된 성질들은 만족스럽지 못함을 알았다.

• 한국진공학회지
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• 제17권5호
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• pp.375-380
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• 2008

Dipyrromethene 유도체 분자 중 하나인 삼각형 모양의 Co-DPM 거대분자 (Co-DPM-trimer, Fig. 1)를 이용하여 흑연 표면에서 다양한 저차원 분자 나노구조를 형성할 수 있었으며, 이를 주사 터널링 현미경(scanning tunneling microscope)으로 관찰하였다. Co-DPM-trimer 분자를 $CH_2Cl_2$ 용매에 녹여 흑연 표면에 뿌리면, 용매가 증발되며 그 동안 표면에 분자 나노구조가 형성된다. 본 연구에서는 다양한 두께의 긴 1차원 분자선과 2차원 구조인 육각형 패턴을 관찰하였다. 1차원 분자선과 2차원 육각형 패턴의 높낮이 및 구조를 분석한 결과, 1차원 분자선의 경우 흑연 표면에 'edge-on'정렬로 연속된 $\pi-\pi$ stacking 상호작용에 의해서, 그리고 육각형 패턴 구조는 'face-on'정렬을 통해서 형성된 것으로 보인다.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권8호
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• pp.725-733
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• 2008

Polyimide (PI) multilayer thin films were prepared by spin-coating from a poly(amic acid) (PAA) and poly(amic acid) ammonium salt (PAAS). PI was prepared from pyromellitic dianhydride (PMDA) and 4,4'-oxydianiline (ODA) PAA. Different compositions of PAAS were prepared by incorporating triethylamine (TEA) into PMDA-ODA PAA in dimethylacetamide. PI multilayer thin films were spin-coated from PMDA-ODA PAA and PAAS. The PAAS comprising cationic and anionic moieties were spherical with a particle size of $20{\sim}40\;nm$. Some particles showed layers with ammonium salts, despite poor ordering. Too much salt obstructed the interaction between the polymer chains and caused phase separation. A small amount of salt did not affect the interactions of the interlayer structure but did interrupt the stacking between chains. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) showed that the average decomposition temperature of the thin films was $611^{\circ}C$. All the films showed almost single-step, thermal decomposition behavior. The nanostructure of the multilayer thin films was confirmed by X -ray reflectivity (XRR). The LF 43 film, which was prepared with a 4:3 molar ratio of PMDA and ODA, was comprised of uniformly spherical PAAS particles that influenced the nanostructure of the interlayer by increasing the interaction forces. This result was supported by the atomic force microscopy (AFM) data. It was concluded that the relationship between the uniformity of the PAAS particle shapes and the interaction between the layers affected the optical and thermal properties of PI layered films.