• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권10호
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• pp.1675-1681
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• 2019

Clostridium difficile toxin A is known to cause colonic epithelial cell apoptosis, which is considered the main causative event that triggers inflammatory responses in the colon, reflecting the concept that the essential role of epithelial cells in the colon is to form a physical barrier in the gut. We previously showed that toxin A-induced colonocyte apoptosis and subsequent inflammation were dependent on prostaglandin E2 ($PGE_2$) produced in response to toxin A stimulation. However, the molecular mechanism by which $PGE_2$ mediates cell apoptosis in toxin A-exposed colonocytes has remained unclear. Here, we sought to identify the signaling pathway involved in toxin A-induced, $PGE_2$-mediated colonocyte apoptosis. In non-transformed NCM460 human colonocytes, toxin A exposure strongly upregulated expression of Bak, which is known to form mitochondrial outer membrane pores, resulting in apoptosis. RT-PCR analyses revealed that this increase in Bak expression was attributable to toxin A-induced transcriptional upregulation. We also found that toxin A upregulation of Bak expression was dependent on $PGE_2$ production, and further showed that this effect was recapitulated by an Prostaglandin E2(PGE2) receptor-1 receptor agonist, but not by agonists of other EP receptors. Collectively, these results suggest that toxin A-induced cell apoptosis involves $PGE_2$-upregulation of Bak through the EP1 receptor.

• 한국결정학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-13
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• 1995

융액인상법에 의해 Cr:A12O3 및 Ti:A12O3 단결정을 육성한 후 인상속도, 회전속도, 주입이온 및 결정육성 분위기와 같은 결정육성요소가 결정의 품질에 미치는 영향을 조사하고, 육성된 결정의 레이저 효율과 분광학적 물성을 측정하였다. 직경 20mm, 길이 100-135mm 크기의 결정을 <001>방위로 육성하였다. Cr:A12O3의 주입농도 0.5w/o, 인상속도 2.0mm/hr, 회전속도 30rpm으로 할 때 질소기체에 의한 비활성 분위기하에서 양질의 Cr:A12O3 결정이 얻어졌다. Ti:A12O3 단결정은 TiO2를 0.25w/o 주입하고 인상속도 1.5mm/hr, 회전속도 30rpm으로 육성할 때, 수소기체에 의한 환원성 분위기하에서 양질의 결정이 얻어졌다. 원자가가 변화하지 않는 Cr3+이온은 원자가가 변화하는 Ti4+이온을 주입할 때보다 효과적으로 탈포되었으며, Fe3+이온은 Ti3+이온에 대해 탈포를 촉진하는 효과가 있었다. Ti:A12O3 단결정 육성시 90% N2 - 10% H2 혼합기체를 사용하여 환원성 분위기를 조성하는 것이 원자가 변화 및 탈포에 좋은 효과를 나타내었다. 흡수 및 형광방출 스펙트럼 조사 결과 Cr:A12O3 단결정에서 4A2 → 4F2 및 4F1 천이에 의한 흡수와 E→4A2(R1) 및 2A→4A2(R2) 천이에 의한 형광방출 천이를 확인하였다. R1 및 R2 천이의 레이저 주파장은 각각 696±5nm 및 692 ±5nm이고, 각 천이의 형광선폭은 12A, 형광수명은 152 μsec로 측정되었다. Ti:A12O3 단결정에서는 4T2→ 4E의 흡수천이와 4E→4T2의 천이에 의해 650nm-1050nm 범위에서 파장가변이 가능한 형광방출천이가 일어남을 확인하였으며 형광수명은 147μsec, figure of merit는 125.4로 측정되었다. Ti:A12O3 단결정으로부터 제조한 레이저봉을 이용하여 레이저 공진한 결과 레이저 발진효율은 9%로 측정되었다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.80-86
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• 2005

생후 7주령 흰쥐를 대상으로 저강도집단, 중강도집단, 고강도집단, 통제집단으로 분리하여 8주 동안 트레드밀 운동을 실시한 후 심장을 적출하여 조직의 세포기질을 분리하고 전기영동을 실시하여 세포기질 LDH 동위효소의 분포양상을 확인하였고, 활성을 측정하였다. 또한 미토콘드리아를 순수분리한 뒤 분리된 미토콘드리아를 외막 내막 막간물질, 매트릭스로 각각 분리하여 각 분획을 전기영동을 실시하고 효소활성을 측정하였다. 운동 강도에 따른 장기간의 지구성훈련으로 심장조직의 세포기질 LDH 동위효소 활성은 운동집단과 비 운동집단에서 모든 LDH 동위효소의 활성을 나타냈다. 세포기질 LDH 동위효소의 운동 강도에 따른 활성변화는 모든 동위효소가 운동강도의 증가에 따라 증가하는 결과를 나타냈으며 모든 강도에서 $AB_3$ 동위효소의 활성이 가장 크게 나타났다. 심장조직 미토콘드리아 각 분획에서 운동 강도에 따른 LDH 등위효소의 분포와 활성은 외막의 경우 다른 분획에 비하여 동위효소의 분포 및 활성이 매우 약하게 나타났다. 운동강도가 증가하면서 모든 분획의 동위효소가 $B_4$쪽으로 활성이 강해지는 현상을 보이며, 외막에서 내막, 매트릭스로 이동하면서 각 분획에 LDH 동위효소의 분포도 많아지고 활성도 또한 증가하는 현상을 나타냈다.

• Transactions on Electrical and Electronic Materials
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.99-102
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• 2015

Thin film transistors (TFTs) with amorphous 2 wt% silicon-doped zinc tin oxide (a-2SZTO) channel layer were fabricated using an RF magnetron sputtering system, and the effect of post-annealing treatment time on the structural and electrical properties of a-2SZTO systems was investigated. It is well known that Si can effectively reduce the generation of oxygen vacancies. However, it is interesting to note that prolonged annealing could have a bad effect on the roughness of a-2SZTO systems, since the roughness of a-2SZTO thin films increases in proportion to the thermal annealing treatment time. Thermal annealing can control the electrical characteristics of amorphous oxide semiconductor (AOS) TFTs. It was observed herein that prolonged annealing treatment can cause bumpy roughness, which led to increase of the contact resistance between the electrode and channel. Thus, it was confirmed that deterioration of the electrical characteristics could occur due to prolonged annealing. The longer annealing time also decreased the field effect mobility. The a-2SZTO TFTs annealed at 500℃ for 2 hours displayed the mobility of 2.17 cm²/Vs. As the electrical characteristics of a-2SZTO annealed at a fixed temperature for long periods were deteriorated, careful optimization of the annealing conditions for a-2SZTO, in terms of time, should be carried out to achieve better performance.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.697-701
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• 2009

We previously identified cancer-upregulated gene 2 (CUG2) as a commonly up-regulated gene in various human cancer tissues, especially in ovary, liver, and lung (Lee et al., 2007a). CUG2 was determined to be a nuclear protein that exhibited high proto-oncogenic activities when overexpressed in NIH3T3 mouse fibroblast cells. To identify other cellular functions of CUG2, we performed yeast two-hybrid screening and identified CENP-T, a component of CENP-A nucleosome complex in the centromere, as an interacting partner of CUG2. Moreover, CENP-A, the principle centromeric determinant, was also found in complex with CENP-T/CUG2. Immunofluorescent staining revealed the co-localization of CUG2 with human centromeric markers. Inhibition of CUG2 expression drastically affected cell viability by inducing aberrant cell division. We propose that CUG2 is a new component of the human centromeric complex that is required for proper chromosome segregation during mitosis.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.235-237
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• 1982

밀의 초장을 결정하는 유전자의 소재를 밝히기 위하여 21개 Caribo monosomic lines에 재배종인 Diplomat을 교배하여 얻은 $F_1$ 식물체를 근 선단부의 염색체를 검경하여 monosomic $F_1$을 확인한 다음 자식시켜 $F_2$집단을 얻었다. 초장을 결정하는 유전자를 밝히기 위하여 monosomic $F_2$ 평균과 정상교배 $F_2$평균을 비교한 결과 적어도 7개의 유전자가 초장에 관여하고 있었다. 이중 2A, 2B, 2D는 초장을 작게하는 주인자로, 그리고 5A는 초장을 크게 하는 주인자로 나타났다. 또한 3B, 6A, 7A도 초장을 작게하는 인자이다. 2A, 2B, 2D 및 5A와는 달리 그 효과가 작은 것으로 분석 또는 해석되었다.

• Kyungpook Mathematical Journal
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• 제61권1호
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• pp.33-48
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• 2021

Most of the research on weakly prime and weakly 2-absorbing modules is for modules over commutative rings. Only scatterd results about these notions with regard to non-commutative rings are available. The motivation of this paper is to show that many results for the commutative case also hold in the non-commutative case. Let R be a non-commutative ring with identity. We define the notions of a weakly prime and a weakly 2-absorbing submodules of R and show that in the case that R commutative, the definition of a weakly 2-absorbing submodule coincides with the original definition of A. Darani and F. Soheilnia. We give an example to show that in general these two notions are different. The notion of a weakly m-system is introduced and the weakly prime radical is characterized interms of weakly m-systems. Many properties of weakly prime submodules and weakly 2-absorbing submodules are proved which are similar to the results for commutative rings. Amongst these results we show that for a proper submodule Ni of an Ri-module Mi, for i = 1, 2, if N1 × N2 is a weakly 2-absorbing submodule of M1 × M2, then Ni is a weakly 2-absorbing submodule of Mi for i = 1, 2

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.150-156
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• 2015

2',4'-Dihydroxychalcone (2',4'-DHC) was identified from a heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90)-targeting library as a compound with Hsp90 inhibitory and antifungal effects. In the presence of 2',4'-DHC ($8{\mu}g/mL$), radial growth of Aspergillus fumigatus was inhibited 20% compared to the control, and green pigmentation was completely blocked. The expression of the conidiation-associated genes abaA, brlA, and wetA was significantly decreased (approximately 3- to 5-fold) by treatment with 2',4'-DHC. The expression of calcineurin signaling components, cnaA and crzA, was also significantly reduced. The inhibitory effects of 2',4'-DHC on metabolic activity and mycelial growth were significantly enhanced by combination treatment with itraconazole and caspofungin. Docking studies indicated that 2',4'-DHC bind to the ATPase domain of Hsp90. These results suggest that 2',4'-DHC act as an Hsp90-calcinurin pathway inhibitor.

• 전자공학회논문지A
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• 제33A권2호
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• pp.78-86
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• 1996

Solid-state devices can be directly integrated with a planar antenna to form active antenna elements. In this paper, the voltage controlled oscillator (VCO) is designed and fabricated at 2.4 to 2.5 GHz using a microstrip patch antenna. A varactor diode is used as avariable reactance. The predicted frequency tuning range of the VCO is 2.448 to 2.498 GHz in the design procedure and the fabricated VCO has 2.446 to 2.498 GHz frequency tuning range when the varactor tuning voltage is varied from 0 to 11V. Transmitted power output of the patch antenna which serves both as a rsonator and a radiating element for VCO is about 18 mW over this tuning range.

• 대한수학회보
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.117-126
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• 2020

Let R be a commutative ring with identity. A proper ideal I of R is called 2-prime if for all a, b ∈ R such that ab ∈ I, then either a² or b² lies in I. In this paper, we study 2-prime ideals which are generalization of prime ideals. Our study provides an analogous to the prime avoidance theorem and some applications of this theorem. Also, it is shown that if R is a PID, then the families of primary ideals and 2-prime ideals of R are identical. Moreover, a number of examples concerning 2-prime ideals are given. Finally, rings in which every 2-prime ideal is a prime ideal are investigated.