• BMB Reports
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.182-187
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• 1997

The NADPH oxidase of phagocytes catalyzes the reduction of oxygen to $O_2^-$ at the expense of NADPH. The enzyme is dormant in resting neutrophils and becomes activated on stimulation. During activation, $p47^{phox}\;(\underline{ph}agocyte\;\underline{ox}idase\;factor)$, a cytosolic oxidase subunit, becomes extensively phosphorylated at a number of serines located between S303-S379. Oxidase activation can also be achieved by the addition of phosphorylated recombinant $p47^{phox}$ by protein kinase C in the cell-free system in the presence of $GTP{\gamma}S$. The cell-free activation is inhibited by wortmannin and LY294002. specific inhibitors of phosphatidylinositol 3kinase (PI 3-kinasel) These results indicate that PI 3-kinase may playa pivotal role in the activation of NADPH oxidase.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.10-14
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• 2012

The ovarian follicles develop initially from primordial follicles. The majority of ovarian primordial follicles are maintained quiescently as a reserve for the reproductive life span. Only a few of them are activated and develop to an advanced follicular stage. The maintenance of dormancy and activation of primordial follicles are controlled by coordinated actions of a suppressor/activator with close communications with somatic cells and intra-oocyte signaling pathways. Many growth factors and signaling pathways have been identified and the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily plays important roles in early folliculogenesis. However, the mechanism of maintaining the dormancy and survival of primordial follicles has remained unknown for decades. Recently, since the first finding that all primordial follicles are activated prematurely in mice deficient forkhead box O3a, phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase/phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) signaling pathway was reported to be important in the regulation of dormancy and initial follicular activation. With these informations on early folliculogenesis, clinical application can be expected such as in vitro maturation of immature oocytes or in vitro activation of follicles by PTEN inhibitor in cryopreserved ovarian cortical tissues for fertility preservation.

• 대한안전경영과학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한안전경영과학회 2006년도 추계공동학술대회
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• pp.279-286
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• 2006

Since 1990's, many enterprises have implemented ERP System. Especially, they want to become an advanced company use ERP implementation. Already, ERP system come to high level which is stabilized and support independent business process of many industry sectors. Although most companies had previous good plans, but those are not satisfied. Because of failed to change management and had many problem about Project team operation. Therefore, important success factors for ERP project are change management and organization activation for Project team. The purpose of this study is suggest to improve method about team activation through analysis the Project team member's individual personality as a factor that makes the success of Project team. This paper studied success factors of project team and plan for organization activation. The results of this study can be used for a successful implementation of the ERP system as make of Project team consider of individual personality and administer a Project team.

• 유변학
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.227-233
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• 1998

잠재성 경화제인 N-benzylpyrazinium hexafluoroantimonate(BPH)를 Cycloaliphatic계 에폭시 (CAE)/DGEBA계 에폭시의 혼합물에 1 mol% 첨가 시킨 후 혼합 조성비에 따른 유변학적 특성과 경화 동력학에 대해 연구하였다. 잠재특성은 등온 DSC를 이용하여 각각 $150^{\circ}C$와 $50^{\circ}C$의 반응 온도에 대한시간의 함수로서 전화량을 구하여 측정하였다. 블렌드 시스템의 유변학적 특성은 레오미터를 사용한 등온 실험을 통하여 storage modulus (G'), loss modulus (G") 그리고 damping factor (tan$\delta$)를 구한 후 이들 데이터로부터 겔화 시간을 측정하였다. 겔화 시간과 경화 온도를 Arrenius equation에 적용시킨 결과 가교 활성화 에너지 ($E_c$)를 구할 수 있었으며 겔화 시간과 활성화 에너지 모두 DGEBA의 함량이 증가할수록 증가하였다. 경화 활성화 에너지 ($E_a$)를 동적 DSC를 이용하여 Kissinger method에 의해 구하였는데 활성화 에너지는 CAE의 함량이 증가할수록 감소함으로써 높은 반응성을 나타내었는데, 이는 짧은 반복 단위와 단순한 곁사슬기 그리고 반응 매질 내의 점도 등에 기인한다.기인한다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제34권2호통권133호
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• pp.156-160
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• 2003

$NF-{\kappa}B$ (nuclear factor-kappa B) plays a particularly central role in epidermal biology. It has been established that ultraviolet radiation (UVR) is one of the mechanisms to induce the activation of $NF-{\kappa}B$ in human skin. We previously demonstrated that melanogenic inhibitors may act through the inhibition of $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation in keratinocytes. In order to find another type of melanogenic inhibitors of $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation, various kinds of the extracts from crude drugs $(30\;{\mu}g/ml)$ were preincubated with transfectant HaCaT cells for 3 hrs and then UVR $(60\;mj/cm^2)$ was irradiated. UVR-exposed cells were incubated for another 6 hrs to measure the $NF-{\kappa}B$ activity. $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation was measured with the secreatory alkaline phosphates (SEAP) reporter gene assay using a fluorescence detection method. Among natural products, Lycium chinense, Acanthopanax senticosus, Angelica koreana, Kalopanax pictus and Asparagus cochinchinensis were the most potent inhibitors of $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation by UVR. These observations suggest that some crude drugs might act partially through the modulation of the synthesis of melanotrophic factors to decrease melanogenesis in keratinocytes.

• Journal of Periodontal and Implant Science
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.225-246
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• 2003

Recent study on the enamel matrix derivatives explained on the effects of new bone and new attachment formation in infrabony pocket of periodontal defects. The purpose of this study was to investigate on the biological effects of enamel matrix derivatives to attachment, proliferation and activation of periodontal ligament and osteoblast cells, After treatment of osteoblast and PDL cells with various Emdogain concentration level(0.03${\mu}g$/ml, 3${\mu}g$/ml, 300${\mu}g$/ml), activation of osteogenetic factor, calcified nodule formation and measuring alkaline phosphatase activity(ALP) were performed. 1. Both osteoblast and PDL cell showed increasing initial cell attachment with 300${\mu}g$/ml Emdogain concentration. 2. At the level of 300${\mu}g$/ml, accelerated proliferation of oseoblast and PDL cell was appeared. 3. As Emdogain's concentration increased, increased ALP activation of osteoblast was shown. In case of PDL cell, Emdogain increased ALP activation prominently at the level of 300${\mu}g$/ml. 4. No statistically significant activating change were founded at all of the concentrations of Emdogain on the activating of transcript factor Runx2 for differentiating osteoblast. 5. At the level of 300${\mu}g$/ml, calcified nodule formation was increased prominently to compare with other concentration. These results indicated that Emdogain should activate initial attachment, proliferation and activation, but not on Runx2 activation and can be used for useful tool of the treatment of periodontal tissue regeneration.

• BMB Reports
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• 제51권8호
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• pp.388-393
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• 2018

The activating transcription factor (ATF) 4 belongs to the ATF/CREB (cAMP Response Element Binding bZIP [Basic Leucine Zipper]) transcription factor family, and plays a central role in the UPR (Unfolded Protein Response) process in cells. The induction of ATF4 expression has previously been shown to increase the replication of HIV-1. However, the detailed mechanism underlying this effect and the factors involved in the regulation of ATF4 function are still unknown. Here, we demonstrate first that knocking out ATF4 using siRNA shows a strong negative effect on HIV-1 production, indicating that ATF4 is a functional positive cellular factor in HIV-1 production. To determine the mechanism by which ATF4 regulates the HIV-1 life cycle, we assessed the effect of the overexpression of wild type ATF4 and its various derivatives on HIV-1 LTR-mediated transcriptional activation and the production of HIV-1 particles. This effect was studied through co-transfection experiments with either reporter vectors or proviral DNA. We found that the N-terminal domains of ATF4 are involved in HIV-1 LTR-mediated transcriptional activation, and thus in HIV-1 production.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.600-608
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• 2013

Amide analogs of tridecapeptide ${\alpha}$-factor (WHWLQLKPGQPMYCONH$_2$) of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, in which Trp at position 1 and 3 were replaced with other residues, were synthesized to ascertain whether cooperative interactions between two Trp residues occurred upon binding with its receptor. Analogs containing Ala or Aib at position 3 of the peptide $[Ala_3]{\alpha}$-factor amide (2) and $[Aib_3]{\alpha}$-factor amide (5) exhibited greater decreases in bioactivity than analogs with same residue at position one $[Ala^1]{\alpha}$-factor amide (1) and $[Aib^1]{\alpha}$-factor amide (4), reflecting that $Trp^3$ may plays more important role than $Trp^1$ for agonist activity. Analogs containing Ala or Aib in both position one and three 3, 6 exhibited complete loss of bioactivity, emphasizing both the essential role and the combined role of two indole rings for triggering cell signaling. In contrast, double substituted analog with D-Trp in both positions 9 exhibited greater activity than single substituted analog with D-Trp 8 or deleted analog 7, reflecting the combined contribution of two tryptophane residues of ${\alpha}$-factor ligand to activation of Ste2p through interaction with residue $Tyr^{266}$ and importance of the proper parallel orientation of two indole rings for efficient triggering of signal G protein coupled activation. Among ten amide analogs, $[Ala^{1,3}]{\alpha}$-factor amide (3), $[Aib^{1,3}]{\alpha}$-factor amide (6), [D-$Trp^3]{\alpha}$-factor amide (8) and [des-$Trp^1,Phe^3]{\alpha}$-factor amide (10) were found to have antagonistic activity. Analogs 3 and 6 showed greater antagonistic activity than analogs 8 and 10.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.115-121
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• 2009

Bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) 2 is a potent osteogenic factor. Although both Smad1/5 and mitogenactivated protein kinases (MAPKs) are activated by BMP2, the hierarchical relationship between them is unclear. In this study, we examined if BMP2-stimulated MAPK activation is regulated by Smad1/5 or vice versa. When C2C12 cells were treated with BMP2, the activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK), p38 MAPK and c-Jun-N-terminal kinase was evident within 5 min. The knockdown of both Smad1 and Smad5 by small interfering RNA did not affect the activation of these MAPKs. In addition, neither the overexpression of Smad1 nor Smad5 induced ERK activation. When ERK activation was induced by constitutively active MEK1 expression, the protein level and activation of Smad1 increased. Furthermore, the inhibition of constitutively active BMP receptor type IB-induced ERK activation significantly suppressed Smad1 activation. These results indicate that Smad1/5 activation is not necessary for BMP2-induced MAPK activation and also that ERK positively regulates Smad1 activation.

• 디자인학연구
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.323-334
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• 2004

본 연구는 가로 환경디자인의 활성화에 관한 연구로, 일본, 도쿄의 유명 가로를 그 대상으로 한다. 가로환경의 구성 요소는 크게 물적 요소와 비 물적 요소로 구분해 볼 수 있다. 물적인 요소에는 도시의 형태, 건축물, 가로의 형태, 오픈스페이스의 입지, 가로수, 가로 장치물 등이 있고, 비 물적인 요소로는 시설의 프로그램, 상품의 물류, 문화, 역사와 같은 공간 프로그램, 다른 지역과 차별화를 통한 개성적인 공간을 확보하는 것 등이다. 대상지로는 신주쿠, 시부야, 하라주쿠, 우에노, 이케부쿠로를 선정하였다. 조사결과, 대중교통수단과 거리 상으로 밀접한 연계성을 가지며 역사적인 맥락을 가지고있다. 물리적인 공간의 조작을 통하여 연속적인 장면을 연출함으로써 비 일상적인 체험을 극대화한다. 이는 과정에서부터 기반시설을 확보하고 제도적으로 보장하고자 하기 때문에 가능하며, 한편으로는 지역의 차별화를 위한 브랜드화 전략과 마케팅 수법이 적절하게 작용하고 있기 때문이다. 또한 가로 환경 내에서 가로 장치물의 역할에 의하여 이러한 활성화 요인들이 더욱 강화되고 있음을 알 수 있다.