• Korean Journal of Poultry Science
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.231-240
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• 2023

Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is an acute, highly contagious, and immunosuppressive disease in young chickens, and causes considerable economic losses to the poultry industry. More than 30 years ago, an antigenic variant IBDV (avIBDV) was reported in chicken farms in the United States. Recently, a novel avIBDV exhibited clear differences in molecular characteristics compared with previous variant strains. This study investigated the molecular characteristics of recently isolated avIBDV strains in Korea. Strains of avIBDV were confirmed by reverse transcription PCR (RT-PCR) and were propagated in 10-day-old specific-pathogen-free (SPF) embryonated chicken eggs through chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) inoculation. Multiple sequence alignment and phylogenetic analyses of hypervariable regions VP2 gene revealed that the strains originated from two different avIBDV lineages (G2a and G2d). In our results, we confirmed the co-existence and prevalence of avIBDV genogroup G2a and G2d in chicken farms. It is necessary to study the protective efficacy of current vaccines against avIBDVs.

• Proceedings of the KOR-BRONCHOESO Conference
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• 1991.06a
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• pp.18-18
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• 1991

후두유두종은 호흡기계에 발생하는 양성종양중 가장 흔한 질환으로 연령에 따라 소아형과 성인형으로 분류하는데 다발성 병변이 흔하고 재발율이 높다고 알려져 있다. 후두유두종의 원인으로는 human papillomavirus의 감염으로 생각되며 잠복 감염으로 인하여 후두유두종이 재발된다고 알려져 있다. Gissman등에 의해 HPV 11이 발견되었음이 보고된 이래 최근까지 HPV 6와 11이 후두유두종의 원인이 된다고 알려져 있다. HPV의 검출에는 Southern blotting이나 in-situ hybridization 방법이 알려져 있는데 저자들은 현재까지의 바이러스 검색방법 중 가장 예민한 방법인 PCR을 이용하여 후두유두종의 HPV DNA를 조사하여 보고자 한다. 저자들은 1989년 10월부터 1900년 12월까지 서울대병원 이비인후과에서 수술을 시행받은 후두유두종 환자 15예를 대상으로 하였으며 이중 소아형은 9예이었고 성인형은 6예였으며 대부분 다발성 병변이었다. HPV 6는 15예중 10예에서 HPV 11은 15예중 6예에서 발견되었으며 두가지 형이 같이 발견된 경우는 1예가 있었다. 소아형의 경우에는 HPV 6와 11이 각각 5예로 비슷한 비율로 검출된 반면 성인형에서는 HPV 6가 주로 검출되었다.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.28-36
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• 2001

These studies were carried out to understand the mechanisms of genes which are related in cell cycle progression at G1/S phase. Mutants involved in cell cycle progression and regulation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae were isolated and characterized. To isolate new mutants, we screened the sensitivity to ciclopirox olamine (CPO) which inhibits the cell cycle traverse at or very near the G1/S phase boundary in HeLa cell and budding yeast. As results, we isolated 30 mutants and named cos(ciclopirox olamine sensitivity: cos27∼cos57) mutants. To determine the phenotype of mutants, we examined the sensitivity to methyl-methane sulfonate (MMS) and hydroxyurea (HU). Several mutants were sensitive to MMS and HU. According to these Phenotypes, cos mutants were grouped into four. Group I mutants are cos27, cos28, cos32, cos33, cos36, cos37, cos40, cos42, cos46, cos50, cos52 and cos53 which show MMS, HU sensitivities and might act at a checkpoint pathway during S phase. Group II mutants are cos43 and cos48 which show MMS sensitivities and might act at a checkpoint pathway during Gl or G2 phase. Group III mutants are cos35, cos47, cos54, cos55 and cos56 which show HU sensitivities and might act at a progress pathway during S phase. Finally, Group IV mutants are cos29, cos30, cos31, cos34, cos38, cos39, cos41, cos44, cos45, cos49, cos51 and cos57 which show only CPO sensitivities. Moreover, we examined the terminal phenotype of mutants under fluorescent microscope and then found one of S phase checkpoint related mutant(cos37). Furthermore, we constructed the heterozygote strain between mutant and wild type haploid strains to study their genetic analysis of cos mutants.

• Journal of the Korea Society of Computer and Information
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• v.10 no.6 s.38
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• pp.85-92
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• 2005

In this Paper, we develope an effective web-based learning contents using interactive genetic algorithms with modified mutation operation. In the interactive genetic algorithm, reciprocal exchange mutation is used. But. we modify the mutation operator to improve the learning effects. The new web-based learning contents using interactive genetic algorithm provide the dynamic learning contents providing and real-time test system. Especially, learners can execute the interactive genetic algorithm according to the learners' characters and interests to select the efficient learning environments and contents sequences.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• no.nspc2
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• pp.243-250
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• 1988

The wing morphometric characters of P.elaeagni complex feeding on the genus Elaeagnus plants was analysed by the multivariate methods using clustering of generalized distance and discriminant analysis. On the clustering of the species, the effect of sexual differences, seasonal variation and geographic population sensitively appeared . However, four species of this group was precicely divided by the discriminant analysis.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.19 no.9
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• pp.1226-1231
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• 2009

Enzyme substitution with recombinant phenylalanine ammonia-lyase (PAL, EC 4.3.1.5) is currently being explored for treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU), an autosomal recessive genetic disorder with mutations of the gene encoding phenylalanine-4-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.16.1). However, oral administration of PAL is limited because of proteolytic digestion in the gastrointestinal tract. The aim of this study was to determine the biochemical properties of PAL and delinate the susceptibility of wild-type PAL to pancreatic proteolysis by exploring several mutants, and to develop therapeutic drugs with PAL for PKU. The specific activity of PAL was assayed and its optimal pH, temperature stability, and intestinal protease susceptibility were investigated. Its $V_{max}$ values for phenylalanine and tyrosine were 1.77 and $0.47{\mu}mol$/ min/mg protein, respectively, and its $K_m$ values were $4.77{\times}10^{-4}$ and $4.37{\times}10^{-4}\;M$, respectively. PAL showed an optimal pH at 8.5, corresponding to the average pH range of the small intestine. It showed no loss of activity at $-80^{\circ}C$ for 5 months and possessed 93.4% of its activity under $4^{\circ}C$ for 4 wks. PAL was susceptible to chymotrypsin digestion and, to a lesser extent, to trypsin, elastase, carboxypeptidase A, and B. The trypsin and chymotrypsin cleaving sites were mutated to investigate protection from pancreatic digestion and the specific activities of these mutants were evaluated. The six mutants displayed low specific activities compared to the wild-type, suggesting that the primary trypsin and chymotrypsin cleaving sites may be essential for catalytic reaction. The PAL mutants could therefore be applied as a pretreatment modality without susceptibility to proteolytic attack, however, additional modification for enhancing enzymatic activity is needed to reduce the Phe levels effectively.

• Journal of The Korean Society of Inherited Metabolic disease
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.84-87
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• 2011

윌슨병은 ATP7B의 결함에 의해 발생하는 질환으로 구리 대사 이상질환이다. 구리대사의 이상은 체내에 구리의 축적을 유도하며, 이에 따르는 산화스트레스, 염증반응, 세포소멸사의 환경 조성, 마이토콘드리아의 손상 등이 동반되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 윌슨병은 간질환으로 발현하거나, 신경학적 증상으로 발현하는 환자도 있으며, 일부 환자는 무증상적 시기에 발현하기도 한다. 우리나라의 윌슨병 237 가계를 대상으로 한 연구에서 발현 표현형에 따른 임상상의 차이를 발견할 수 있었다. 또한, 이러한 표현형의 차이는 ATP7B의 유전형과도 일부 상관관계를 보이고 있었는데, 돌연변이의 종류나 위치에 따른 발현 임상상의 차이를 확인할 수 있었다. 그러나, 이외의 부위나 한국인에서 흔한 돌연변이에 따른 표현형은 상관관계를 밝힐 수 없었다. 향후 표현형의 다양성에 영향을 주는 요소를 찾아내고 이들이 임상경과에 미치는 영향을 밝히기 위한 노력이 필요하다.

• Horticultural Science & Technology
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.366-374
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• 2014

The study was conducted to investigate the possibility that epigenetic DNA methylation causes tree phenotypic variation in autotetraploids through evaluating the phenotypic variation and DNA methylation in autotetraploids occurred spontaneously from diploid trifoliate orange. Chromosome analysis confirmed that fourteen trifoliate orange trees of selected by flow cytometry were tetraploids (2n = 4X = 36) without any aneuploids. Chromomycin A3 staining determined that these trees were all autotetraploid with doubled chromosome set. Tree phenotypes, such as tree height and width, branching number, length, and angle, internode length, and leaf characteristics, varied in the autotetraploids. Chlorophyll indices were diverse in the autotetraploids, but photosynthetic rates were not significantly different. In addition, a wide range of variation was observed in stomatal density and guard cell length. Analysis of global cytosine DNA methylation showed that there was a variation of the methylation level in autotetraploids. More than half of 14 autotetraploids had at least 2 times higher methylation level than diploid trifoliate orange. The results indicate that tree phenotypic variation in autotetraploids might be related to global DNA methylation for reducing gene redundancy.

• Proceedings of the Korea Information Processing Society Conference
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• 2012.11a
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• pp.1728-1731
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• 2012

본 논문에서는 부모 개체의 해밍 거리에 기반하여 선택적 변이연산을 적용한 유전알고리즘을 제안한다. 유전자 형이 매우 유사한 개체들 간의 유전연산은 알고리즘의 탐색성능을 저하시키고 조기 수렴의 가능성을 증가시킨다. 본 논문에서는 이러한 현상을 극복하기 위하여, 교차연산 시 선택된 두 부모 개체간의 해밍 거리에 따라 그 값이 낮으면 교차연산 후 생성된 두 자식 개체 중 한쪽에게 높은 변이확률을 적용하고 다른 한쪽 자식은 부모와 비슷한 유전자 형으로 탐색을 계속하게 하여 조기 수렴을 방지하면서 해집단의 다양성 유지 기능을 향상 시켰다. 제안한 유전 알고리즘을 다차원 배낭 문제에 적용한 결과, 같은 조건에서 단순 유전 알고리즘(SGA) 보다 향상된 탐색 성능을 보여주었다.

• KOREAN POULTRY JOURNAL
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• v.20 no.9 s.227
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• pp.117-121
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• 1988

마렉병은 거의 전세계적으로 퍼져 있기 때문에 양계를 하는 지역으로서, 이 병이 발생하지 않는 곳이 없으며, 양계장의 위생적인 사양조건에 따라 피해정도에도 상당한 차이를 나타낸다. 국내에서도 이미 오래 전부터 마렉병이 발생해 왔고 1970년대 중반 이후 백신의 사용과 함께 본격적인 연구가 이루어졌다. 그러나 이 병은 백신을 사용한지 많은 시일이 흐른 지금에 와서도 질병발생건수로 볼 때 변함없이 선두그룹에 들어 있다.