• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.25-29
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• 2013

As a specialty oil, furan fatty acids have gained special attentions since they are known to play important roles in biological systems including human. Although several studies reported chemical synthesis of furan fatty acids, their synthesis consisted of complicated chemical multistep with chemical catalysts. Recently, a simple one-step heat treatment method was developed to produce a novel furan fatty acid, 7,10-epoxy-octadeca-7,9-dienoic acid (7,10-EODA) from a dihydroxyl fatty acid 7,10-dihydroxy-8(E)-octadecenoic acid (DOD). In this report we studied about optimization of environmental conditions for the maximum production of 7,10-EODA from DOD by heat treatment. Production of 7,10-EODA was maximized at over $85^{\circ}C$ for at least over 48 hour in hexane. Solvent volume for maximum production should be over 300 mL per 10 mg DOD.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.91-99
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• 2019

Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascades in fungi are ubiquitously conserved signaling pathways that regulate stress responses, vegetative growth, pathogenicity, and many other developmental processes. Previously, we reported that the AbSte7 gene, which encodes a mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase (MAPKK) in Alternaria brassicicola, plays a central role in pathogenicity against host cabbage plants. In this research, we further characterized the role of AbSte7 in the pathogenicity of this fungus using ${\Delta}AbSte7$ mutants. Disruption of the AbSte7 gene of A. brassicicola reduced accumulation of metabolites toxic to the host plant in liquid culture media. The ${\Delta}AbSte7$ mutants could not efficiently detoxify cruciferous phytoalexin brassinin, possibly due to reduced expression of the brassinin hydrolase gene involved in detoxifying brassinin. Disruption of the AbSte7 gene also severely impaired fungal detoxification of reactive oxygen species. AbSte7 gene disruption reduced the enzymatic activity of cell walldegrading enzymes, including cellulase, ${\beta}$-glucosidase, pectin methylesterase, polymethyl-galacturonase, and polygalacturonic acid transeliminase, during host plant infection. Altogether, the data strongly suggest the MAPKK gene AbSte7 plays a pivotal role in A. brassicicola during host infection by regulating multiple steps, and thus increasing pathogenicity and inhibiting host defenses.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제57권1호
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• pp.46-49
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• 2014

CHARGE syndrome has been estimated to occur in 1:10,000 births worldwide and shows various clinical manifestations. It is a genetic disorder characterized by a specific and a recognizable pattern of anomalies. The major clinical features are ocular coloboma, heart malformations, atresia of the choanae, growth retardation, genital hypoplasia, and ear abnormalities. The chromodomain helicase DNA-binding protein 7 (CHD7) gene, located on chromosome 8q12.1, causes CHARGE syndrome. The CHD7 protein is an adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent chromatin remodeling protein. A total of 67% of patients clinically diagnosed with CHARGE syndrome have CHD7 mutations. Five hundred twenty-eight pathogenic and unique CHD7 alterations have been identified so far. We describe a patient with a CHARGE syndrome diagnosis who carried a novel de novo mutation, a c.3896T>C (p. leu1299Pro) missense mutation, in the CHD7 gene. This finding will provide more information for genetic counseling and expand our understanding of the pathogenesis and development of CHARGE syndrome.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.314-322
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• 2021

Paired box protein, PAX7, is a key molecule for the specification, maintenance and skeletal muscle regeneration of muscle satellite cells. In this study, we identified and characterized the cDNA and amino acid sequences of PAX7 from black sea bream (Acanthopagrus schlegelii) via molecular cloning and sequence analysis. A. schlegelii PAX7 cDNA was comprised of 1,524 bp encoding 507 amino acids and multiple sequence alignment analysis of the translated amino acids showed that it contained three domains including paired DNA-binding domain, homeobox domain and OAR domain which were well conserved across various animal species investigated. Pairwise Sequence Alignment indicated that A. schlegelii PAX7 had the same amino acid sequences with that of yellowfin seabream (A. latus) and 99.8% identity and similarity with that of gilt-head bream (Sparus aurata). Molecular phylogenetic analysis confirmed that A. schlegelii PAX7 formed a monophyletic group with those of teleost and most closely related with those of the fish that belong to Sparidae family including A. latus and S. aurata. In the investigation of its tissue specific mRNA expression, the expression was specifically identified in skeletal muscle tissue and a weak expression was also shown in gonad tissue. The cultured cells derived from skeletal muscle tissues expressed PAX7 mRNA at early passage but the expression was not observed after several times of subculture.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.452-457
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• 2001

The glutaryl 7-aminocephalosporanic acid (glutaryl 7-ACA) acylase was purified from Pseudomonas diminuta KAC-1 cells isolated from soil, and characterized. The acylase was purified by procedures including ammonium sulfate fractionation and column chromatographies on DEAE-Sepharose, Phenyl-Sepharose, Q-Sepharose, and Superose 12H/R. The negative acylase was found to be composed of two subunits with molecular masses of approximately 55 kDa and 17 kDa, respectively. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was 4.0. The specific activities of the purified acylase were 8.0 and 7.0 U/mg on glutaryl 7-ACA and glutaryl 7-aminodesacetoxy cephalosporanic acid (glutaryl 7-ADCA), respectively, and $K_m$ values were 0.45 mM for glutaryl 7-ADCA and 0.67 mM for glutaryl 7-ADCA. The enzyme had a pH optimum at 8.0 and a tmperature optimum at $40^{\circ}C$. The acylase catalyzed the synthesis of glutaryl 7-ACA from glutaric acid and 7-ACA as well as the hydrolysis of glutaryl 7-ADCA, although the reaction rate of the synthesis was slower than that of the hydrolysis. In addition, it was found that the enzyme had a glutaryl transferase activity, thereby transferring the glutaryl group from one cephalosporin nucleus to another.

• 한국멀티미디어학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.170-178
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• 2007

모바일 환경의 제한된 자원하에서 MPEG-7 데이터의 관리를 위해 내장형 데이터베이스 기술을 사용할 수 있다. 이 때 XML 문서 클러스터링 방법들을 이용할 수 있겠으나 보다 효율성을 높이기 위해 MPEG-7 문서를 효율적으로 저장하기 위한 클러스터링 방법이 필요하다. 본 논문에서는 PDA와 같은 모바일 단말기에서 MPEG-7 문서를 효율적으로 저장할 수 있는 MPEG-7 문서 관리 시스템을 설계 및 구현하였다. 이 시스템은 MPEG-7 데이터 클러스터링 방법을 기반으로 전용 내장형 XML 데이터베이스 시스템인 버클리 DB XML을 이용하였다.

• 한국자기학회지
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• 제24권2호
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• pp.41-45
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• 2014

뫼스바우어 분광 법과 x선 회절 측정으로 $(Fe_{0.95}Ni_{0.05})_7Se_8$을 연구하였다. $(Fe_{0.95}Ni_{0.05})_7Se_8$의 결정구조는 NiAs 구조의 triclinic superstructure를 나타내었다. 반면에 $Fe_7Se_8$의 결정구조는 orthohexagonal structure를 나타내었다. 125 K 부근에서 $(Fe_{0.95}Ni_{0.05})_7Se_8$의 전기사중극자 분열 값의 갑작스러운 변화는 triclinic superstructure를 갖는 $Fe_7Se_8$에서 보고된 점진적인 스핀 회전 전이와는 대조적으로 갑작스럽게 스핀 회전이 발생함을 보여주었다. 실온에서 측정된 $(Fe_{0.95}Ni_{0.05})_7Se_8$의 이성질체 이동 값은 0.5~0.69 mm/s를 나타냈는데 이 값으로부터 $A_1$, $A_2$, B, C 4개의 모든 사이트가 $Fe^{2+}$ 상태임을 알 수 있었다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.106-112
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• 1998

Structure-activity relationship of 20 fluoroquinolones was studied using the susceptible and 4 resistant Escherichia coli which were developed against 4 fluoroquinolones [ciprofloxacin (1), KR-10755 (6), norfloxacin (2), and ofloxacin (3)] in our laboratory. The C-7 and C-8 substituents of fluoroquinolone were important in various functions such as the inhibitory activity on DNA gyrase, permeability, and efflux. Among 20 fluoroquinolones, compounds with a 3-methyl-3,7-diazabicyclo[3.3.0]octan-1(5)-ene-7-yl substituent at the C-7 position or a chlorine substituent at the C-8 position showed a good inhibitory activity on DNA gyrase (especially a mutated DNA gyrase). Compounds with a 3,7-diazabicyclo [3.3.0]octan-1(5)-ene-7-yl substituent at the C-7 position showed good permeability in the susceptible and resistant strains, while compounds with a fluorine substituent at the C-8 position were less eff luxed from cells.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.765-769
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• 2009

HPV-16형의 염기배열 변이는 지역적, 인종적으로 특징적인 차이가 있으며 특히 HPV-16형 E6/E7 유전자의 특정 염기 서열변이는 자궁경부암 및 자궁상피내 신생종양물의 발생을 일으키는 고위험 요인으로 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 2007년 부산지역 유흥업소 종사여성으로 분리된 HPV-16형 19건을 대상으로 E6/E7 유전자 영역(nt 34-880)을 표적으로 지역적 염기 서열 변이를 조사하였다. nucleotide 수준에서 HPV16형 E6 유전자는 T178G (n=11), T178A (n=1), T350G (n=4), A442C (n=2), A104T, A111G, C116T, G145T, T183G, C335T, G522C 등 11종의 변이주가 발견되었고, E7 유전자는 A647G (n=12), A645C, A777C, G663A, T732C, T760C, A775T, T789C, T795G 등 9종의 변이주가 발견되었다. 아미노산 수준에서는 HPV-16형 E6 단백질의 경우 D25E (n=12), L83V (n=4), E113D (n=2), MIL, Q3R, P5S, Q14H, D25N, 127R, H78Y, C140S 등 11종의 변이주를, HPV16형 E7 단백질의 경우 N29S (n=12), L28F, T72S 등 3종의 변이주를 관찰할 수 있었다. 본 연구 결과, 부산지역의 HPV-16형 E6/E7 우점 돌연변이주는 E6 D25E (75%), E7 N29S (78%)로 각각 나타났다. 앞으로 자궁경부암 환자 및 일반여성을 포함한 더 많은 모집 단을 대상으로 HPV-16형 E6/E7의 intratypic variants를 비교 조사하여 실제 HPV-16형 E6/E7 어떤 변이주가 자궁경부암 유발 위험성과의 관련성은 더 많이 연구되어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.367-373
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• 2001

MFGM 당단백질의 하나인 PAS-7을 GPC 및 affinity chromatography에 의해 정제하여 2-AB로 형광 표식한 후, anion-exchange column 및 reversed-phase column을 이용해 5개의 성분을 분리하였다. 그 중 가장 상대량이 많은 성분 e에 대하여 RAAM2000을 이용한 당쇄구조 해석을 실시하여, 성분 e는 RAAM2000 GPC에 의하여 4개의 성분으로 분리되어 각각 calibration standard 12.10, 8.88, 5.84 및 4.86GU의 용출위치에 검출되었다. 이 용출위치와 당쇄구조는 livrary의 component-7457과 일치하며, 12.2GU의 크기로 분자량은 1788로 판단되며 library의 당쇄와 약 85%의 확률로 일치했다. 그 결과 성분 e의 당쇄구조는 환원말단에 $\alpha$1-6결합된 fucose를 1개 함유하며, core부분의 비환원말단에 N-acetyllactosamine branch를 2개 함유한 전형적인 biantennary 당쇄구조인 것으로 추축되어, 이전 HPLC, acetolysis, sequential exoglycosidase 소화, NMR분석에 의해 보고된 성분 7N1A의 구조와 일치함으로써, OGS RAAM2000을 이용한 PAS-7의 당쇄구조 해석의 유용성이 증명되었다.