• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.433-441
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• 1995

Mammary tissue-specificity of the caprine $\beta$-lactoglobulin promoter appears to be secured by repression in non-expressing cells. In order to identify the mechanism of the negative regulation, the upstream promoter sequence of the caprine $\beta$-lactoglobulin gene was analyzed in detail. The repression was mediated by the upstream flanking sequence from -47O to -205. The sequence could repress the promoter activity of $\beta$-lactoglobulin in either orientation. The effect of the putative negative regulation element of caprine $\beta$-lactoglobulin on heterlogous promoters, however, varied: the promoter activity of herpes simplex virus thimidine kinase was either repressed or activated by the sequence depending on its orientation, while the SV4O early promoter was activated rather than repressed. The regulatory sequence involving the putative negative regulatory element was strongly shifted with the nuclear extract from non-mammary HeLa and CV-1 cells, while only weak shift was observed with that of mammary HC11 cells. Such correlation between repression and factor binding suggests that the protected regions in foot-printing assay may be the negative regulatory elements of $\beta$-lactoalobulin that serve tissue-specific repression.

• Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.72-74
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• 1991

The recessive lethal mutation 'non-molting of Nho' (symbol, ㎚n) was founded on one preservation stocks. All dwarf larvae continued to eat a few mulberry leaves and very slightly increasing body-size over a 7 days, and then died without entering into molt. Linkage experiments showed that ㎚n was linked with Knob(K) on the 11th linkage group. Precise localization of the gene was performed by mating with ㎚ gene. This mutant was confirmed to be allelic with the ㎚ gene located on the same chromosome.

• Bulletin of the Korean Space Science Society
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.31-31
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• 2003

Equatorial Plasma Bubble(EPB)은 적도 지역에서 Rayleigh-Taylor Instability에 의해 발생하는 이온층 플라즈마의 불안정성 현상으로, 주변의 플라즈마 밀도에 비해 좁은 영역에서 플라즈마 밀도가 급격하게 떨어지는 현상을 말한다. 지역적으로 보면, 겨울철에는 대서양 지역에서 집중적으로 발생하고 여름철에서는 태평양 지역에서 많이 관측된다. 이러한 불안정 현상은 단파 통신 장애를 유발할 수 있기 때문에 많은 연구 대상이 되어왔지만, 아직까지 태양 활동이나 지자기 변화에 의한 상호 연관성이 규명되지 못 하고 있다. 이것은 Rayleigh-Taylor Instability를 발생시키는 여러 인자들이 매우 복잡하게 관련되어 있기 때문인데, 본 연구에서는 특정 지역에서 발생하는 EPB에 한정하여 태양 활동과의 상호 연관성에 대해 분석하고자 하였다. 또한 단순한 발생 빈도에 대한 통계적인 처리가 아닌, EPB하나 하나에 대한 특성을 분석함으로써 EPB의 발생과 관련한 보다 명확한 분석이 가능하게 되었다. 분석에 필요한 data는 KOMPSAT-1의 Langmuir Probe(LP)에 의해 2000년에서 2001년 사이에 얻은 이온층의 전자 밀도를 사용하였는데, KOMPSAT-1의 LP는 같은 기간 활동한 다른 위성에 비해 좋은 시간 분해능을 가지고 있기 때문에 EPB의 통계 처리에 적당한 것으로 생각되었다.

• Proceedings of the Plant Resources Society of Korea Conference
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• 2002.11b
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• pp.50-50
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• 2002

배추무사마귀병 저항성 유전 양식을 증명하기 위해서 CR계 F1에서 유래된 F2 세대를 포장시험과 유묘 검정을 실시하였다. F$_2$ 세대의 7 집단은 단인자우성으로 3:1의 분리비를 보였고, 5 집단은 중복 유전자가 관여하는 9:7의 유전 분리비를 보였다. 배추무사마귀병 저항성 유전자와 연관된 DNA 마커를 개발하기 위하여 CR-Saerona F$_2$ 집단을 배추무사마귀병 발병포장에서 재배하여 저항성 평가를 하였다. 220개의 임의의 프라이머를 이용하여 BSA-RAPD (Bulked segregant analysis-Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA)를 수행하였지만 CR-Saerona F2 집단에서 배추무사마귀병 저항성 유전자와 꼭 들어맞는 DNA 마커는 발견되지 않았다. 300개의 임의의 프라이머를 이용하여 CR-Saerona에서 유래된 F$_2$ 세대를 QTL 분석하였다. 저항성 정도는 발병지수에 따라 조사되었고 QTL 분석을 위해 one-way ANOVA 테스트를 하였다. 통계분석 결과 두 프라이머(K16-1, L2-2)가 저항성과의 상관관계를 보여 주었으나 유의성은 인정되지 않았다.

• Pediatric Infection and Vaccine
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.186-190
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• 2006

Eosinophilic fasciitis(EF) is a very rare clinical syndrome, especially during childhood. It is characterized by diffuse fasciitis and peripheral eosinophilia. Little is known about the pathogenesis of EF, and it is suggested that immunologic alteration may play a role. Epstein-Barr virus(EBV) is known to cause a variety of diseases via immune mechanism. We report a 22 month old boy with EF following EBV infection, which may be associated with pathogenesis of EF.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Food Science of Animal Resources Conference
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• 2006.05a
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• pp.112-116
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• 2006

본 연구는 인간과 동물의 식욕조절, 에너지 대사, 체지방 축적 및 지방 대사에 핵심적인 역할을 담당하는 비만 유전자 leptin의 SNP를 검색하고, 이들 SNP 마커와 한우의 도체 및 육질형질들과의 연관성을 구명하여 고급육 생산 한우 조기 선발 및 육질 진단을 위한 분자 표지 마커로 활용하기 위하여 수행하였다. 한우 leptin 유전자의 exon 2 및 3번 영역을 포함한 염기서열 분석결과 총 3개의 SNP를 검출하였고, PCR-RFLP및 SSCP기법을 이용하여 SNP유전자형을 분석한 결과 exon 2 영역 내 C1180T SNP부위가 한우의 근내 지방도 및 등지방 두께와 유의적인 연관성(p<0.05)이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 따라서, 본 연구를 통해 개발된 한우 leptin 유전자의 특정한 SNP marker는 근내 지방도가 우수한 고급육을 생산하는 한우의 조기식별 및 마블링 등 육질진단에 매우 유용한 DNA 표지인자로 활용할 수 있을 기대된다.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.339-344
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• 2004

Identification of individual quantitative trait loci (QTL) is a prerequisite to application of marker-assisted selection for stern length. Two simple sequence repeat (SSR)-based linkage maps were constructed from recombination inbred line populations between cross of Keunolkong and Shinpaldalkong. Two parents used differed greatly in stem length, which were 30.57 cm and 49.75 cm in Keunolkong and Shinpaldalkong, respectively. Using the constructed maps, regression analysis and interval mapping were performed to identify QTLs conferring stem length. Four QTLs for stem length on linkage groups (LG) F, J, N and O were identified in the Keunolkong ${\times}$ Shinpaldalkong population and they totally explained 37.83% of variation for stem length. In the population, two major QTLs on LG J and O conditioning 14.25% and 10.68% of the phenotypic variation in stem length were determined and two QTLs with minor effect were detected on LG F and N. Identification of QTLs for stem length and mapping individual locus should facilitate to describe genetic mechanisms for stem length in different population. SSR markers tightly linked to QTLs for stem length allow to accelerate the elimination of deleterious genes and selection for desirable recombinants at early stage in crop breeding programs.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.18 no.9
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• pp.1207-1211
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• 2008

The pro-inflammatory cytokine tumor necrosis factor-$\alpha$ (TNF-$\alpha$) is an important mediator of the immune response in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Since the production of TNF-$\alpha$ is mostly regulated at the transcriptional level and polymorphisms in the TNF-$\alpha$ promoter alter its expression, TNF-$\alpha$ promoter polymorphisms could affect the pathogenesis of chronic HBV infection. In this study, we investigated the potential association of TNF-$\alpha$ promoter polymorphisms with chronic HBV infection. The study included 181 patients with chronic HBV infection, 201 persons who had been spontaneously recovered from hepatitis B, and 170 unrelated healthy controls. The -308G/A and -238G/A polymorphisms in the TNF-$\alpha$ promoter were analyzed by PCR-restriction fragment length polymorphism. The distribution of both the -308 and -238 genotypes in the patient group was not statistically different from that in the spontaneous recovery and control groups (p>0.05). There was also no significant difference in the allele frequency between the groups (p>0.05). The results suggest that the TNF-$\alpha$ -308 and -238 promoter polymorphisms are not associated with the development of chronic HBV infection in the Korean population.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.46 no.5
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• pp.630-638
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• 2017

Metabolic syndrome is associated with risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, and incidence of metabolic syndrome is showing an increasing trend. Recently, coffee intake is argued to have an effect on the gut-brain axis, and it is widely recognized has being associated with many beneficial effects, including those related to metabolic imbalance. However, it is essential to understand how the dietary aspects of coffee intake and type of coffee intake affect diet and overall health. The association between coffee consumption and health is still controversial, and the average body weight of the Korean population is increasing. Therefore, this study focused on analyzing the effects of instant coffee (particularly instant coffee mix) in Korea, especially with respect to metabolic syndrome. The study was conducted on participating subject's that visited Sun-Han hospital, and instant coffee mix intakes and metabolic risk factors during the study period were examined from July 2015 to June 2016. The results showed that waist circumference (r=0.405, P=0.036) and serum triglyceride level (r=0.435, P=0.023) were positively correlated with instant coffee mix intakes. In addition, instant coffee mix intakes were significantly associated with serum triglyceride level in subjects who consumed more than 1 cup/d of coffee (P<0.05). Therefore, subjects should be careful about fat intake and be educated about the type and frequency of coffee intakes.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Radiology
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• v.13 no.5
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• pp.729-737
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• 2019

Fatty pancreas is an abnormal process of lipid deposition in cells, resulting in increased fat tissue and obesity. The result is a risk factor for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of pancreatic fat as a predictor of cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome in pancreatic ultrasonography. In 407 patients who underwent a comprehensive screening at the W Health Care Center in Busan from September 2. 2018 to December 31, 2018, the degree of fat deposition in the pancreas was evaluated as the degree of mild, moderate. Data on non-obstructive atherosclerosis, BMI, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and diabetes were collected to assess the association of pancreatic fat deposition with cardiovascular disease and metabolic syndrome. In addition, we tried to analyze the correlation between liver dysfunction and thyroid dysfunction as the degree of fat pancreas increased. We examined the relationship between six parameters including atherosclerosis, BMI, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes, liver dysfunction, and thyroid dysfunction among patients with fatty pancreas. We concluded that the carotid intima-media thickness of atherosclerosis, which is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease, is most closely related to fatty pancreas.