• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.638-642
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• 2001

점농어의 난소성숙과 배란과정에서 생성되는 성 스테로이드 호르몬 특히, $C_{21}$-스테로이드를 분석하고자 전구물질 $^3H$-pregneolone와 $^3H$-$17\alpha$hydroxyprogesterone를 난소조직 배양초기에 첨가하여 24시간 배양 뒤 생성된 물질은 성숙기 난소 (난경 $700\sim800 \mu m$ )의 경우corticosteroids계의 호르몬과 $17\alpha20\beta OHP$가 관찰되었으나 $17\alpha20\beta OHP$만이 HPLC상에서 확인되었다 특히 배란중인 점농어에서는 $17\alpha20\beta OHP$, $17\alpha20\beta21P$그리고 corticosterone의 존재가 뚜렷하였다. 따라서 점농어에서는 난소의 성숙과 배란과정에 $17\alpha20\beta OHP$이 모두 관여하며, 배란에 이르면서 $17\alpha20\beta21P$의 출현이 뚜렷한 것으로 생각된다. corticosterone의 존재에 대해서는 이 물질이 점농 어의 배란과 관련이 있는지 또는 스트레스 조건에서 나타나는 순간적인 생성물인지 앞으로 더욱 상세한 분석방법으로 접근해야 할 부분이다.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2008

점망둑의 난모세포 성숙과정에서 생성되는 주요 성 스테로이드 호르몬, $C_{21}$-스테로이드를 분석하고자 전구물질 $^3H-17{\alpha}hydroxyprogesterone$ ($^3H-17{\alpha}OHP$)를 성숙기 난모세포(난경 $0.74{\sim}0.97\;mm$) 배양초기에 첨가하여 24시간 배양하였다. 스테로이드 대사물질 분석과 동정은 thin layer chromatography와 gaschromatography-mass spectrometry로 이루어졌다. $^3H-17{\alpha}20{\alpha}P$로부터 생성된 주요 성 스테로이드 대사물질은 $17{\alpha}$-hydroxy, $20{\alpha}$-dihydroprogesterone ($17{\alpha}20{\alpha}P$)와 $17{\alpha}$-hydroxy, $20{\beta}$-dihydroprogesterone ($17{\alpha}20{\beta}P$)로 확인되었다. 이들 대사물질은 난경 0.80 mm 이상에서 관찰되었으며, GVBD (germinal vesicle breakdown) 유도 효능 테스트에서 점망둑의 난모세포는 $17{\alpha}20{\beta}P$에 더 민감하게 반응하였다. 이러한 결과는 점망둑의 난소성숙 과정에 $17{\alpha}20{\alpha}P$와 $17{\alpha}20{\beta}P$이 모두 관여하나, MIS (maturation inducing steroid)로서의 가능성은 $17{\alpha}20{\beta}P$이 더 큰 것으로 관찰되었다.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.190-195
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• 2008

The $\alpha$-amylase gene, amyL, from Bacillus licheniformis was expressed in Lactobacillus brevis 2.14 and Escherichia coli $DH5{\alpha}$ using two different shuttle vectors, pCW4 and pSJE. E. coli transformants (TFs) harboring either $pCW4T{\alpha}$ or $pSJET{\alpha}$ produced active $\alpha$-amylase but L. brevis TFs did not, as determined by enzyme assays and zymography. But amyL transcripts were synthesized in L. brevis TFs. In terms of plasmid stability, pSJE, a theta-type replicon, was more stable than pCW4, an RCR (rolling circle replication) plasmid, in L. brevis without antibiotic selection.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.172-178
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• 2005

[ $21{\alpha}$ ]- and ${\beta}$-Methylmelianodiol were isolated as the inhibitor of IL-5 bioactivity from Poncirus tripoliata. To develope as an anti-septic drug, the genotoxicity of $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ was subjected to high throughput toxicity screening (HTTS) because they revealed strong IL-5 inhibitory activity and limitation of quantity. Mouse lymphoma thymidine kinase ($tk^{+/-}$) gene assay (MOLY), single cell gel electrophoresis (Comet) assay in mammalian cells and Ames reverse mutation assay in bacterial system were used as simplified, inexpensive, short-term in vitro screening tests in our laboratory. These compounds are not mutagenic in S. typhimurium TA98 and TA100 strains both in the presence and absence of metabolic activation. Before performing the comet assay, $IC_{20}$ of $21{\alpha}-methylmelianodiol$ was determined the concentration of $25.51\;{\mu}g/mL\;and\;21.99\;{\mu}g/mL$ with and without S-9, respectively. Also $21{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ was determined the concentration of $24.15\;{\mu}g/mL\;and\;\;22.46\;{\mu}g/mL$ with and without S-9, respectively. In the comet assay, DNA damage was not observed both $21{\alpha}-methylmelianodiol\;and\;21{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ in mouse lymphoma cell line. Also, the mutant frequencies in the treated cultures were similar to the vehicle controls, and none of $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ with and without S-9 doses induced a mutant frequency over. twice the background. It is suggests that $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ are non-mutagenic in MOLY assay. The results of this battery of assays indicate that $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$ have no genotoxic potential in bacterial or mammalian cell systems. Therefore, we suggest that $21{\alpha}\;-and\;{\beta}-methylmelianodiol$, as the optimal candidates with both no genotoxic potential and IL-5 inhibitory effects must be chosen.

• 대한수학회논문집
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.293-320
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• 2006

Using calculus inequalities and embedding theorems in $R^1$, we establish $W^1_2$-estimates for the solutions of prey-predator population model with cross-diffusion and self-diffusion terms. Two cases are considered; (i) $d_1\;=\;d_2,\;{\alpha}_{12}\;=\;{\alpha}_{21}\;=\;0$, and (ii) $0\;<\;{\alpha}_{21}\;<\;8_{\alpha}_{11},\;0\;<\;{\alpha}_{12}\;<\;8_{\alpha}_{22}$. It is proved that solutions are bounded uniformly pointwise, and that the uniform bounds remain independent of the growth of the diffusion coefficient in the system. Also, convergence results are obtained when $t\;{\to}\;{\infty}$ via suitable Liapunov functionals.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제47권3호
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• pp.287-291
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• 2009

The ${\alpha}/{\beta}$-tubulin heterodimer is the basic subunit of microtubules in eukaryotes. Polyclonal antibodies specific to recombinant ${\alpha}$-tubulin of Giardia lamblia were made, and found effective as a probe to specifically detect G. lamblia by immunofluorescence assays. Nucleotide sequences of ${\alpha}$-tubulin genes were compared between G. lamblia WB and GS strains, prototypes of assemblage A and assemblage B, respectively. A set of primers was designed and used to amplify a portion of the ${\alpha}$-tubulin gene from G. lamblia. PCR-RFLP analysis of this ${\alpha}$-tubulin PCR product successfully differentiated G. lamblia into 2 distinct groups, assemblages A and B.Theresults indicate that ${\alpha}$-tubulin can be used as a molecular probe to detect G.lamblia.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.243-250
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• 2009

Recent studies suggest a novel role of $HIF-1{\alpha}$ under nonhypoxic conditions, including antibacterial and antiviral innate immune responses. However, the identity of the pathogen-associated molecular pattern which triggers $HIF-1{\alpha}$ activation during the antiviral response remains to be identified. Here, we demonstrate that cellular administration of double-stranded nucleic acids, the molecular mimics of viral genomes, results in the induction of $HIF-1{\alpha}$ protein level as well as the increase in $HIF-1{\alpha}$ target gene expression. Whole-genome DNA microarray analysis revealed that double-stranded nucleic acid treatment triggers induction of a number of hypoxia-inducible genes, and induction of these genes are compromised upon siRNA-mediated $HIF-1{\alpha}$ knock-down. Interestingly, $HIF-1{\alpha}$ knock-down also resulted in down-regulation of a number of genes involved in antiviral innate immune responses. Our study demonstrates that $HIF-1{\alpha}$ activation upon nucleic acid-triggered antiviral innate immune responses plays an important role in regulation of genes involved in not only hypoxic response, but also immune response.

• 한국지능시스템학회논문지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.525-529
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• 2011

IVF almost ${\alpha}$-연속성의 개념을 소개하고 그 함수의 특성을 조사한다. 그리고 다른 IVF 연속함수와의 관계를 밝힌다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.439-445
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• 2017

Objective: Production of alpha-1,3-galactosyltransferase (${\alpha}GT$)-deficient pigs is essential to overcome xenograft rejection in pig-to-human xenotransplantation. However, the production of such pigs requires a great deal of cost, time, and labor. Heterozygous ${\alpha}GT$ knockout pigs should be bred at least for two generations to ultimately obtain homozygote progenies. The present study was conducted to produce ${\alpha}GT$-deficient miniature pigs in much reduced time using mitotic recombination in neonatal ear skin fibroblasts. Methods: Miniature pig fibroblasts were transfected with ${\alpha}GT$ gene-targeting vector. Resulting gene-targeted fibroblasts were used for nuclear transfer (NT) to produce heterozygous ${\alpha}GT$ gene-targeted piglets. Fibroblasts isolated from ear skin biopsies of these piglets were cultured for 6 to 8 passages to induce loss of heterozygosity (LOH) and treated with biotin-conjugated IB4 that binds to galactose-${\alpha}$-1,3-galactose, an epitope produced by ${\alpha}GT$. Using magnetic activated cell sorting, cells with monoallelic disruption of ${\alpha}GT$ were removed. Remaining cells with LOH carrying biallelic disruption of ${\alpha}GT$ were used for the second round NT to produce homozygous ${\alpha}GT$ gene-targeted piglets. Results: Monoallelic mutation of ${\alpha}GT$ gene was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction in fibroblasts. Using these cells as nuclear donors, three heterozygous ${\alpha}GT$ gene-targeted piglets were produced by NT. Fibroblasts were collected from ear skin biopsies of these piglets, and homozygosity was induced by LOH. The second round NT using these fibroblasts resulted in production of three homozygous ${\alpha}GT$ knockout piglets. Conclusion: The present study demonstrates that the time required for the production of ${\alpha}GT$-deficient miniature pigs could be reduced significantly by postnatal skin biopsies and subsequent selection of mitotic recombinants. Such procedure may be beneficial for the production of homozygote knockout animals, especially in species, such as pigs, that require a substantial length of time for breeding.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.641-643
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• 2000