• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.280-285
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• 2020

We have developed a constitutive display system of the Pseudomonas fluorescens SIK W1 TliA lipase on the cell surface of Escherichia coli using E. coli outer membrane protein C (OmpC) as an anchoring motif, which is an economical compared to induced system. For the constitutive expression of truncated OmpC-TliA fusion proteins, gntT104 promoter was employed. Cell growth was not affected by over expression of fusion protein during entire culture time, suggesting cell lysis was not a problem. The localization of truncated OmpC-TliA fusion protein on the cell surface was confirmed by immunofluorescence microscopy and measuring whole cell lipase activity. Constitutively displayed lipase was very stable, retaining activity enantioselectivity throughout the five repeated reactions. These results suggest that OmpC from E. coli be a useful anchoring motif for displaying enzymes on the cell surface without any inducers, and this stable surface display system can be employed for a broad range of biotechnological applications.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 1997

The present study was conducted to investigate the influence of embryo cell stage at 18h post-fusion and oocyte preactivation on sebsequent in vitro developmental potential in the nuclear transplant rabbit embryos. The embryos of 16-cell stage were collected and synchronized to G$_1$ phase of 32-cell stage. The recipient cytoplasms were obtained by removing the first polar body and chromosome rnass from the oocytes collected by non-dis-ruptive microsurgery procedure. The separated G$_1$ phase blastomeres of 32-cell stage were injected into non-preactivated recipient cytoplasms. Otherwise, the enucleated recipient cytoplasms were preactivated by electrical stimulation at 18h post-hCG injection and the separated G$_1$ phase blastomeres of 32-cell stage were injected. Mter culture until 20h post-hOG injection, the nuclear transplant oocytes were electrofused by electrical stimulation. The fused nuclear transplant embryos were classified into 3~4-cell, 2-cell and 1-cell stage at 18 hrs post-fusion and cultured until the embryos reached blastocyst stage. The developmental rate to blastocyst stage was significantly (P <0.05) higher in all the reconstituted embryos of 3~4-cell stage(58.0%) than in 2 and icell stage. The developmental rate to blastocyst stage in the embryos of 3~4-cell stage at 18 hrs post-fusion was significantly (P<0.05) higher in the reconstituted without oocyte preactivation(77.8%) than in the oocyte-preactivated embryos (33.3%). These results indicated that the higher rate of in the in vitro development to blastocyst stage might be obtained form the embryos which were reconstituted with nuclear donor of G$_1$ phase and non-preactivated oocyte, and developed more rapidly for 18 hrs post-fusion.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.281-285
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• 2006

Microbial fuel cells (MFC) stacked with bipolar plates have been constructed and their performance was tested. In this design, single fuel cell unit was connected in series by bipolar plates where an anode and a cathode were made in one graphite block. Two types of bipolar plate stacked MFCs were constructed. Both utilized the same glucose oxidation reaction catalyzed by Gram negative bacteria, Proteus vulgaris as a biocatalyst in an anodic compartment, but two different cathodic reactions were employed: One with ferricyanide reduction and the other with oxygen reduction reactions. In both cases, the total voltage was the mathematical sum of individual fuel cells and no degradation in performance was found. Electricity from these MFCs was stored in a supercapacitor to drive external loads such as a motor and electric bulb.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.107-112
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• 1993

The optimal conditions for protoplast fusion between the cells of kanamycin resistant Lactobacillus bulgaricus IFO 13593 and those of lincomycin resistant Lactobacillus helveticus IAM 12090 were investigated in this study. The highest fusion frequency of 9.1*10-4 was obtained when protoplast fusion was carried out for 0.5 min using 40% PEG 4000 solution as a cell fusion stimulant and subsequent post-PEG-incubation was undergone at 30 for 30 min in the PPI medium.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.46-49
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• 1992

The availability of Phaffia rhodozyma as an astaxanthin sources in the aquaculture industry is limited because of the low carotenoid content of natural isolate. In this study, we have used the protoplast fusion technique to construct cell hybrids with an increased content of astaxanthin from P. rhodozyma. Cell hybrids (F307 and F406) obtained were very stable and produced considerably more astaxanthin (> 1 mg/g yeast) than the wild parent. Karyogamy was confirmed by the isolation of recombinants after mitotic segregation of parental auxotrophic genetic markers, the increased amount of chromosomal DNA/cell and the presence of single nucleus/cell.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제18권3호
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• pp.171-178
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• 2003

복제수정란 생산에 있어서 수핵란 내 체세포 주입 후 전기적인 융합은 필수과정인데, 이 과정을 거치는 동안 많은 수의 체세포 주입 난자가 융합에 실패하거나 lysis가 일어나게 된다. 본 실험에서는 한우 체세포를 이용하여 핵이식을 실시한 후 수핵세포질과 응합을 시도할 때 전기융합 방법에 따른 융합율과 배발달율을 검토하고자 실시하였다. 공여세포는 한우 귀 세포조직을 채취하여 0.05% trypsin과 EDTA가 첨가된 D-PBS로 세포를 분리한 후 DMEM 배양액으로 계대배양을 실시하여 사용하였다. 핵이식을 위하여 체외성숙시킨 난자를 탈핵용 micro pipette을 이용하여 투명대를 절개하고 수핵 난자의 극체 와 핵을 제거한 후 공여세포를 주입하였으며, 핵이식 수정란은 직접, 간접적인 전기적 자극으로 융합을 실시한 후 calcium iono-phore와 6-DMAP를 이용하여 활성화를 유도하였다. 활성화된 수정란은 38.5$^{\circ}C$, 90% $N_2$, 5% $CO_2$로 조정된 배양기에서 처음 3일은 0.3% BSA가 첨가된 CR1-aa 배양액에서, 배양 4일째부터는 10% FBS가 첨가된 CR1-aa 배양액에서 배양을 실시하였다. 본 연구결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 전기자극 융합방법에 따른 수핵난자의 융합율과 lysis율은 electric chamber를 이용하여 간접융합을 실시하였을 경우 51.6%와 10.7%를 보였고, needle을 이용하여 직접 융합을 실시하였을 경우 68.9%의 융합율과 11.5%의 lysis율을 보임으로써 needle을 이용한 직접융합 방법이 유의적으로 높은 융합율을 보였다(P<0.05). 융합 후 체외 발달과정을 살펴보면 난할율에 있어서 needle을 이용했을 시 80.3%로 chamber를 이용했을 시 73.2%보다 유의적으로 높은 난할율을 보였다. 초기배 발달단계인 2∼4세포기의 발달율 역시 needle을 사용한 구가 61.1%로 chamber를 사용한 구 54.1%보다 유의적으로 높은 차이를 보였다. 상실배 단계는 chamber를 사용한 구가 6.7%로 needle을 사용한 구 6.2%보다 약간 높았지만 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 하지만 이식 가능한 단계인 배반포배 발달율에 있어서는 needle을 사용하여 융합을 시도한 구가 26.3%로 chamber를 사용한 구 18.4%보다 유의적으로 높은 발달율을 보였다(P<0.05). electric chamber를 이용하여 전기융합을 시도시전류가 흐르는 wire와 주입된 체세포가 직각을 이루도록 정렬을 시키느라 많은 시간이 소요되고, 주입한 체세포가 세포질과 떨어진 난자는 전기자극을 주어도 융합이 일어날 수 없으며, 높은 전압을 사용하기 때문에 융합된 복제란의 lysis가 많이 발생하는게 가장 큰 단점으로 꼽을 수 있다. 하지만 미세조작기와 needle 방법을 이용하면 낮은 전압을 이용하여 융합을 시도하기 때문에 복제란의 lysis를 줄일 수 있고, 전극과 체세포 주입란을 정렬시키는 과정이 생략되어 시간이 절약되며, 결정적으로 주입된 체세포가 세포질과 떨어져 있더라도 미세조작기로 약간의 압력을 가하여 전기자극을 가할 수 있어서 보다 높은 융합율과 배반포배 발달율을 얻을 수 있기 때문에 needle을 이용한 직접적인 전기융합 방법이 체세포 복제수정란 생산에 효과적이라고 사료된다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.229-238
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• 1997

Chromosome condensation and swelling of the donor nucleus have been known as the early morphological indicators of chromatin remodelling after injection of a foreign nucleus into an enucleated recipient cytoplasm. The effects of non-preactivation and electrical preactivation of recipient cytoplasm, prior to fusing a donor nucleus, on the profile of nuclear remodelling in the nuclear transplant rabbit embryos were evaluated. The embryos of 16-cell stage were collected and synchronized to G1 phase of 32-cell stage. The recipient cytoplasms were obtained by removing the first polar body and chromosome mass by non-disruptive microsurgical procedure. The separated G1 phase blastomeres of 32-cell stage were injected into non-preactivated recipient cytoplasms. Otherwise, the enucleated recipient cytoplasms were preactivated by electrical stimulation and the separated G1 phase blastomeres of 32-cell stage were injected. After culture until 20h post-hCG injection, the nuclear transplant oocytes were electrofused by electrical stimulation. The nuclei of nuclear transplant embryos fused into non-preactivated and/or preactivated recipient cytoplasm were stained by Hoechst 33342 at 0, 1.5, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 hrs post-fusion and were observed under an fluorescence microscopy. Accurate measurements of nuclear diameter were revealed with an ocular micrometer at 200$\times$. Upon blastomere fusion into non-preactivated recipient cytoplasm, a prematurely chromosome condensation at 1.5 hrs post-fusion and nuclear swelling at 8 hrs post-fusion were occurred as 91.6% and 86.1%, respectively. But the nuclei of nuclear transplant embryos fused into preactivated recipient cytoplasm, as o, pp.sed to non-preactivated recipient cytoplasm, were not occurred chromosome condensation and extensive nuclear swelling. Nuclear diameter fused into non-preactivated and preactivated recipient cytoplasm at hrs post-fusion was 30.2$\pm$0.74 and 15.2$\pm$1.32${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$, respectively. These results indicated that onset of unclear condensation and swelling which was associated with oocytes activation were critical steps in the process of chromatin swelling. Futhermore, complete reprogramming seemed only possible after remodelling of the donor nucleus by chromosome condensation and nuclear swelling.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.205-211
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• 1990

Single nuclei from two-, four- and eight-cell mouse embryos were transplanted into enucleated two-cell mouse embryos by micromanipulation and sendai virum mediated fusion. no significant difference in successful injectin rate and fusion rate was found between the cell stages of nuclear donor embryos. There nuclear transplant embryos receiving different cell stage nuclei were cultured in vitro for 96 hours. 75.3% of 255 embryos receiving 2-cell nuclei, 68.2% of 236 embryos reciving 4-cell nuceli and 46.9% of 228 embryos receiving 8-cell nuclei were developed to blastocyst, respectively. The number of blastomeres was significantly(P<0.05) reduced in the embryos receiving 8-cell nuclei, compared with the embryos receiving 2-cell, 4-cell nuclei or the intact embryos. Also the size of blastocysts was significantly(P<0.05) smaller in the embryos receiving 8-cell nuclei, compared with the intact or other nuclear transplant embryos. These results suggest that single nuclei introduced into the enucleated two-cell embryos are able to support the in vitro development of the reconstituted embryos to blastocysts. The prominant retardation of blastocoele formation and cell division was shown in nuclear transplant embryos receiving eight-cell nuclei when they were cultured in vitro.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제40권10호
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• pp.752-760
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• 2017

A2B adenosine receptor (A2BAR) is known to be the regulator of bone homeostasis, but its regulatory mechanisms in osteoclast formation are less well-defined. Here, we demonstrate the effect of A2BAR stimulation on osteoclast differentiation and activity by RANKL. A2BAR was expressed in bone marrow-derived monocyte/macrophage (BMM) and RANKL increased A2BAR expression during osteoclastogenesis. A2BAR stimulation with its specific agonist BAY 60-6583 was sufficient to inhibit the activation of ERK1/2, p38 MAP kinases and $NF-{\kappa}B$ by RANKL as well as it abrogated cell-cell fusion in the late stage of osteoclast differentiation. Stimulation of A2BAR suppressed the expression of osteoclast marker genes, such as c-Fos, TRAP, Cathepsin-K and NFATc1, induced by RANKL, and transcriptional activity of NFATc1 was also inhibited by stimulation of A2BAR. A2BAR stimulation caused a notable reduction in the expression of Atp6v0d2 and DC-STAMP related to cell-cell fusion of osteoclasts. Especially, a decrease in bone resorption activity through suppression of actin ring formation by A2BAR stimulation was observed. Taken together, these results suggest that A2BAR stimulation inhibits the activation of ERK1/2, p38 and $NF-{\kappa}B$ by RANKL, which suppresses the induction of osteoclast marker genes, thus contributing to the decrease in osteoclast cell-cell fusion and bone resorption activity.

• 한국연초학회지
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.138-149
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• 1979

본 시험은 담배 신품종 육종기술확립을 위하여 효율적으로 原形質體(protoplast)를 얻을수 있는 방법과 protoplast 배양조건을 조사하였다. 1. protoplast를 효율적이며 경제적으로 얻을 수 있는 세포붕괴, 細胞模解離 酵素의 농도는 0.5% macerozyme + 2% cellulase (또는 meicellase)였다. 2. 효소처리시간은 품종간에 약간의 차이는 있었으나 4시간 이상이 필요하였으며 1인 작업량으로 보아 4시간이 가장 적합하였다. 3. 等張液을 만들기 위하여는 0.5∼0.7M의 mannitol이나 sorbitol을 이용하는 것이 좋았다. 4. 세포융합시에 Ca++ 이온의 농도는 중요하며 9mM CaCl2를 포함한 PEG용액(0.5g/ml)을 쓰는 것이 가장 효과적이었다. 5. 분리된 protoplast는 B-5 培地에서 계속분열하여 colony를 형성하였다.