• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• v.50
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• pp.45-55
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• 2023

The diploid Solanum cardiophyllum, a wild tuberbearing species from Mexico is one of the relatives to potato, S. tuberosum. It has been identified as a source of resistance to crucial pathogens and insects such as Phytophthora infestans, Potato virus Y, Colorado potato beetle, etc. and is widely used for potato breeding. However, the sexual hybridization between S. cardiophyllum and S. tuberosum is limited due to their incompatibility. Therefore, somatic hybridization can introduce beneficial traits from this wild species into the potato. After somatic hybridization, selecting fusion products using molecular markers is essential. In the current study, the chloroplast genome of S. cardiophyllum was sequenced by next-generation sequencing technology and compared with those of other Solanum species to develop S. cardiophyllum-specific markers. The total length of the S. cardiophyllum chloroplast genome was 155,570 bp and its size, gene content, order and orientation were similar to those of the other Solanum species. Phylogenic analysis with 32 other Solanaceae species revealed that S. cardiophyllum was expectedly grouped with other Solanum species and most closely located with S. bulbocastanum. Through detailed comparisons of the chloroplast genome sequences of eight Solanum species, we identified 13 SNPs specific to S. cardiophyllum. Further, four SNP-specific PCR markers were developed for discriminating S. cardiophyllum from other Solanum species. The results obtained in this study would help to explore the evolutionary aspects of Solanum species and accelerate breeding using S. cardiophyllum.

• Proceedings of the Materials Research Society of Korea Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.82.2-82.2
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• 2012

캐패시터, 액추에이터와 같이 MIM (Metal-Insulator-Metal) 구조를 갖는 디바이스는 높은 소결온도를 갖는 세라믹 유전체/압전체와 고온 내산화성이 낮은 금속 전극의 적층 형태로 인하여 동시 열처리 공정에 있어서 많은 제약이 따른다. 본 연구에서는 소결온도를 대폭 낮춘 저온 소결용 PZT 압전체 테이프를 니켈 금속 포일에 적층하여 동시 열처리를 통하여 소결을 시도하였다. 동시 열처리된 MIM 디바이스의 세라믹과 금속 전극 계면의 미세구조 및 성분 분석을 통하여 계면 반응 기구를 확인하였고, 계면 반응층이 디바이스의 특성에 미치는 영향에 대한 정량적 분석을 수행하였다. 또한 열처리 시간에 따른 계면 반응층의 변화를 관찰하고 반응층의 변화가 특성에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 니켈 이외에 니켈 합금인 INCONEL 718과 PZT 세라믹과의 동시 소성을 시도하여 니켈, INCONEL 두 금속 기판과 PZT 사이에 생성되는 계면 반응층의 미세구조와 특성의 차이점을 비교하였고 디바이스로서 사용하기 위한 적합성 여부를 확인하였다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• v.43 no.3
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• pp.261-271
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• 2016

Citrus is an economically important fruit crop widely growing worldwide. However, citrus production largely depends on natural hybrid selection and bud sport mutation. Unique botanical features including long juvenility, polyembryony, and QTL that controls major agronomic traits can hinder the development of superior variety by conventional breeding. Diverse factors including drastic changes of citrus production environment due to global warming and changes in market trends require systematic molecular breeding program for early selection of elite candidates with target traits, sustainable production of high quality fruits, cultivar diversification, and cost-effective breeding. Since the construction of the first genetic linkage map using isozymes, citrus scientists have constructed linkage maps using various DNA-based markers and developed molecular markers related to biotic and abiotic stresses, polyembryony, fruit coloration, seedlessness, male sterility, acidless, morphology, fruit quality, seed number, yield, early fruit setting traits, and QTL mapping on genetic maps. Genes closely related to CTV resistance and flesh color have been cloned. SSR markers for identifying zygotic and nucellar individuals will contribute to cost-effective breeding. The two high quality citrus reference genomes recently released are being efficiently used for genomics-based molecular breeding such as construction of reference linkage/physical maps and comparative genome mapping. In the near future, the development of DNA molecular markers tightly linked to various agronomic traits and the cloning of useful and/or variant genes will be accelerated through comparative genome analysis using citrus core collection and genome-wide approaches such as genotyping-by-sequencing and genome wide association study.

• Journal of Science and Technology Studies
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.145-180
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• 2015

Human Genome Project was a big science done by United States, U.K., France, China, Germany and Japan. But in Korea HGP was not constructed because of lack of governmental funding and failure to attract relevant actors' attention in spite of small voices from early genome researchers and some family members of patients with incurable diseases. This article does not argue that HGP in Korea was an undone science, a concept claimed by Scott Frickel, et al. Instead, it shows the historical fact that HGP was not constructed in Korea in 1990s and analyzes how genomic researches could become possible in Korea in the post-genomic age using the framework of triple-helix. In Korea, researchers have constructed hybrid networks and organizations that intermingles laboratories of university, industry, and government to conduct genomic researches which requires a lot of financial funding. This structure is different from the entrepreneurial university seen in developed countries such as the United States. Using two examples, this article shows that founding a start-up company by university researchers was not an option as in the United States, but a necessity in order to obtain enough funding to conduct genomic researches in Korea. Otherwise, researchers in Korean universities had to form hybrid networks with government to obtain small amount of funds to conduct researches. I argue that this phenomenon shows multifaceted characteristics of institutional structures regarding genomic researches in Korea.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• v.42 no.4
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• pp.290-297
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• 2015

Based on the place of its origin, pear tree (Pyrus spp.) is largely divided into European pears (P. communis, cultivated mainly in Europe and the U.S.) and Asian pears (P. pyrifolia, P. bretschneideri, and P. ussuriensis, distributed and grown in East Asian countries including China, Japan, and Korea). Most pear trees have 17 chromosomes (diploidy, 2n=2x=34). Their genetic studies and precise cultivar breeding are highly restricted by conditions such as self-incompatibility controlled by S-locus and juvenility as one major character of fruit crops. Genetic studies on Pyrus have been promoted by the development of various molecular markers. These markers are being utilized actively in various genetic studies, including genetic relationship analysis, genetic mapping, and QTL analysis. In addition, research on pear genetic linkage maps has been extended to studies for the identification of QTL for target traits such as disease resistance and genetic loci of useful traits. NGS technology has radically reduced sequencing expenses based on massive parallel reactions to enable high-capacity and high-efficiency. NGS based genome analyses have been completed for Chinese pear 'Danshansuli' and European pear 'Bartlett'. In Korea, GWAS for agricultural valuable traits such as floral structure, ripening, and total soluble contents have been conducted through resequencing. GBS has been performed for 'Whangkeumbae', 'Cheongsilri', and 'Minibae'.

• Composites Research
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.68-77
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• 2004

The electromagnetic (EM) absorption or shielding characteristics of a material is an important issue not only for military purpose but also for commercial purposes such as radar, electric or telecommunication devices. In order to design the effective electromagnetic wave absorber, the electromagnetic characteristics of the constituents of the material should be available in target frequency band. Also, it must be possible to predict the electromagnetic properties of absorbers with respect to the content of lossy ingredients. In this study, the dielectric properties of unsaturated polyester resins containing nano-size conductive carbon black powder were measured with a free space method in the X-band frequency range and analyzed with respect to the content of carbon black. Finally, the method for estimating the dielectric properties of polymeric resin containing conductive carbon black with respect to the EM frequency was developed and verified.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Surface Engineering Conference
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• 2011.05a
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• pp.183-183
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• 2011

TTFT(Transparent TFT)의 유전체로 사용되는 절연층으로 사용이 기대되는 yttrium oxide를 ITO 위에 RF magnetron sputtering법으로 상온 증착하고 구조적 특성을 분석하고 조성 및 표면 상태를 확인하였으며 유전 특성을 분석하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korea Society for Industrial Systems Conference
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• 2004.06a
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• pp.106-111
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• 2004

밀리미터파 대역(30∼300GHz)의 전파에 대한 관심이 증가하면서 NRD(Non Radiative Dielectric)에 대한 관심이 커지고 있다. NRD Guide 에서는 평행한 평판 전도체의 간격을 반 파장 이하로 좁게 함으로써 공기 영역에서는 차단 상태가 되고 유전체 내에서는 차단상태가 해소되어 밀리미터파의 신호가 방사되지 않고 전송 될 수 있는 특성을 가진다. 밀리미터 웨이브를 발진시키기 위해 밀리미터파 대역에서 쉽게 동작하고 비교적 손쉽게 구할 수 있는 Gunn 발진기의 발진소자인 Gunn Diode를 사용한다. 본 논문에서는 실험을 통해 스트립 금속 공진기로 공진 주파수를 미조정하여 비방사유전체선로를 통한 밀리미터파 대역의 주파수특성을 분석하고 이러한 특성을 이용하여 60GHz 대역 송신기의 발진회로 설계를 다루었다.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.53 no.1
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• pp.55-57
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• 2017

Bacillus subtilis BS16045 was isolated from Gochujang, a Korean red chili paste, in order to get a starter strain that can be used for preservation of the fermented foods. We report the whole genome sequence of B. subtilis BS16045, which contains 4,165,121 bp with a G+C content of 43.6%. We also confirmed the set of antibiotic genes producing surfactin, kanosamine, bacillaene, plipastatin, subtilosin A, and bacilysin, which are related to antifungal and antibacterial activities. These results indicate that B. subtilis BS16045 could be a potential starter strain for solving contamination by food-borne pathogens in the soybean products factory.

• Korean Journal of Microbiology
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• v.54 no.4
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• pp.477-479
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• 2018

A Gram-positive, rod-shaped, ivory colored, and motile, Lactobacillus koreensis 26-25 was isolated from Korean kimchi. Strain 26-25 showed the ability of conversion from major ginsenosides into minor ginsenosides for which whole genome was sequenced. The whole genome sequence of Lactobacillus koreensis 26-25 consisted of one circular chromosome comprised of 3,006,812 bp, with a DNA G + C content of 49.23%. The whole genome analysis of strain 26-25 showed many glycosides hydrolase genes, which may contribute to identify the genes responsible for transformation of major ginsenosides into minor ginsenosides for its high pharmacological effects.