• 한국정보통신학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보통신학회 2019년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.533-536
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• 2019

재조합 배큘로 바이러스는 배양 된 곤충 세포에서 이종 유전자를 발현하는데 널리 사용된다. 재조합 배큘로 바이러스는 광범위한 포유류 세포 유형에서 재조합 단백질의 발현을위한 유전자 전달 벡터로서 작용할 수있다. 바큘로 바이러스 시스템은 안전성, 대규모 및 높은 수준의 유전자 발현 관점에서 중요한 이점을 갖는다. 본 연구에서는 pOPINEneo-3C-GFP 벡터로부터 재구성 된 바큘로 바이러스 벡터를 사이토 메갈로 바이러스 (CMV) 프로모터, 강화 된 녹색 형광 단백질 (EGFP) 및 p53과 NcoI 및 XhoI로 재조합시켰다. 이러한 재조합 벡터를 다양한 세포 및 세포주에 감염시켰다. 이와 같이 개발 된 바큘로 바이러스 벡터는 재조합 유전자의 전이 및 발현을 통상적 인 벡터와 비교하여 분석 하였다. 이러한 결과는 바큘로 바이러스 벡터가 대조군 벡터보다 전이 및 전이에서 더 높은 효율을 갖는다는 것을 시사한다. 본 연구는 과학 기술부, 한국 정보 기술 진흥 기금 (MSIP)이 후원하는 한국 연구 재단(NRF)을 통해 중견 연구원 프로그램 (NRF-2016R1A2B4016552)을 통해 지원되었다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제32권8호
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• pp.1095-1103
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• 2019

Objective: Among stress responses, the unfolded protein response (UPR) is a well-known mechanism related to endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. ER stress is induced by a variety of external and environmental factors such as starvation, ischemia, hypoxia, oxidative stress, and heat stress. Inositol requiring enzyme $1{\alpha}$ ($IRE1{\alpha}$)-X-box protein 1 (XBP1) is the most conserved pathway involved in the UPR and is the main component that mediates $IRE1{\alpha}$ signalling to downstream ER-associated degradation (ERAD)- or UPR-related genes. XBP1 is a transcription factor synthesised via a novel mechanism called 'frame switch splicing', and this process has not yet been studied in the horse XBP1 gene. Therefore, the aim of this study was to confirm the frame switch splicing of horse XBP1 and characterise its dynamics using Thoroughbred muscle cells exposed to heat stress. Methods: Primary horse muscle cells were used to investigate heat stress-induced frame switch splicing of horse XBP1. Frame switch splicing was confirmed by sequencing analysis. XBP1 amino acid sequences and promoter sequences of various species were aligned to confirm the sequence homology and to find conserved cis-acting elements, respectively. The expression of the potential XBP1 downstream genes were analysed by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction. Results: We confirmed that splicing of horse XBP1 mRNA was affected by the duration of thermal stress. Twenty-six nucleotides in the mRNA of XBP1 were deleted after heat stress. The protein sequence and the cis-regulatory elements on the promoter of horse XBP1 are highly conserved among the mammals. Induction of putative downstream genes of horse XBP1 was dependent on the duration of heat stress. We confirmed that both the mechanisms of XBP1 frame switch splicing and various binding elements found in downstream gene promoters are highly evolutionarily conserved. Conclusion: The frame switch splicing of horse XBP1 and its dynamics were highly conserved among species. These results facilitate studies of ER-stress in horse.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.26-35
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• 2019

Background: Dysregulation of hepatic glucose production (HGP) contributes to the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus. Telmisartan, an angiotensin II type 1 receptor blocker (ARB), has various ancillary effects in addition to common blood pressure-lowering effects. The effects and mechanism of telmisartan on HGP have not been fully elucidated and, therefore, we investigated these phenomena in hyperglycemic HepG2 cells and high-fat diet (HFD)-fed mice. Methods: Glucose production and glucose uptake were measured in HepG2 cells. Expression levels of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK) and glucose-6-phosphatase ${\alpha}$ ($G6Pase-{\alpha}$), and phosphorylation levels of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) and protein kinase C ${\zeta}$ ($PKC{\zeta}$) were assessed by western blot analysis. Animal studies were performed using HFD-fed mice. Results: Telmisartan dose-dependently increased HGP, and PEPCK expression was minimally increased at a $40{\mu}M$ concentration without a change in $G6Pase-{\alpha}$ expression. In contrast, telmisartan increased phosphorylation of IRS-1 at Ser302 ($p-IRS-1-Ser^{302}$) and decreased $p-IRS-1-Tyr^{632}$ dose-dependently. Telmisartan dose-dependently increased $p-PKC{\zeta}-Thr^{410}$ which is known to reduce insulin action by inducing IRS-1 serine phosphorylation. Ectopic expression of dominant-negative $PKC{\zeta}$ significantly attenuated telmisartan-induced HGP and $p-IRS-1-Ser^{302}$ and -inhibited $p-IRS-1-Tyr^{632}$. Among ARBs, including losartan and fimasartan, only telmisartan changed IRS-1 phosphorylation and pretreatment with GW9662, a specific and irreversible peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor ${\gamma}$ ($PPAR{\gamma}$) antagonist, did not alter this effect. Finally, in the livers from HFD-fed mice, telmisartan increased $p-IRS-1-Ser^{302}$ and decreased $p-IRS-1-Tyr^{632}$, which was accompanied by an increase in $p-PKC{\zeta}-Thr^{410}$. Conclusion: These results suggest that telmisartan increases HGP by inducing $p-PKC{\zeta}-Thr^{410}$ that increases $p-IRS-1-Ser^{302}$ and decreases $p-IRS-1-Tyr^{632}$ in a $PPAR{\gamma}$-independent manner

• 한국육종학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.434-441
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• 2018

본 연구에서는 배 '원황'(Pyrus pyrifolia)의 유전체 정보를 바탕으로, 유용 유전자 관련 SSR 마커를 선발하였고, 선발된 SSR과 SNP 마커를 이용하여 '원황' ${\times}$ 'Bartlett' $F_1$ 교배집단에 대한 유전자 지도를 작성하였다. '원황'의 scaffold에서 제작된 SSR 마커 유래 염기서열들과 NCBI nucleotide DB와 BLASTn 분석하여, 유용한 유전자들과 높은 상동성을 보이는 510개 SSR 마커를 선발하였다. 이들 마커를 사용하여 양친과 F1 집단 94개체의 대립 단편의 증폭 양상을 확인한 결과, 88개 마커들이 헤테로 집단에 맞는 분리비를 보였다. 선발된 88개의 SSR 마커는 GBS 분석을 통해 획득한 579개 SNP 마커와 함께 '원황'의 유전자지도를 작성하였다. 70개의SSR 마커들은 배 염색체 수와 같은 17개의 염색체에 잘 위치하였고, 모든 염색체에 한 개 이상의 마커로 위치하였다. 유전자지도의 총 유전거리는 3784.2cM이고 마커간 평균거리는 5.8cM이었다. 본 연구에서 개발된 SSR 분자마커 및 이를 기반으로 만들어진 유전자지도는 배의 육종 및 유전 연구에 유용한 정보를 제공할 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국환경기술학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.550-555
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• 2018

국제 해사기구 (IMO)에서 MARPOL 73/78은 조문과 여섯 개의 부속서로 구성되어 있다. Annex IV는 선박의 하수를 규제한다. 2012년 제 64회 결의안에서 선박에서 배출되는 하수 중 영양염류를 제거하도록 규제하였다. 2014년 해양수산부의 지원으로 영양염류를 제거 할 수 있는 대용량 폐수처리 장치를 개발하였다. Sequence Batch Reactor (SBR)와 Membrane Bio Reactor (MBR)를 결합한 새로운 공정이 개발되었다. 현존하는 SBR 공정의 사이클에서는 침전을 제외하고 통기 및 교반만을 사용하였고, 상기 막은 처리 된 물을 배출 시키는데 사용하였다. 본 연구에서는 MACROGEN 사의 NGS 분석 기술을 이용하여 Bench 규모 폐수처리 설비를 이용한 하수처리장 원수를 처리하기 위한 최적 운전조건에서 폭기조 내 미생물의 우점종을 분석하였다. 그 결과 Bacteroidetes는 호기성 박테리아의 27.1 %를 차지했으며 Gammaproteobacteria는 혐기성 박테리아의 16.8 %를 차지하였다. Operational taxonomic unit ratio에 Others 항목이 차지하는 비율도 상당하다고 볼 수 있는데 기존의 오수처리를 위해 필요했던 미생물 외에 아직 NCBI (National center for Biotechnology Information)에 등록되지 않은 미생물일 가능성이 있어 추후 연구가 필요하다고 판단된다.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.219-230
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• 2021

BACKGROUND: Biochar is a solid material converted from agricultural biomass such as crop residues and pruning branch through pyrolysis under limited oxygen supply. Biochar consists of non-degradable carbon (C) double bonds and aromatic ring that are not readily broken down by microbial degradation in the soils. Due to the recalcitrancy of C in biochar, biochar application to the soils is of help in enhancing soil carbon sequestration in arable lands that might be a strategy of agricultural sector to mitigate climate change. METHODS AND RESULTS: Data were collected from studies on the effect of biochar application on soil C content conducted in East Asian countries including China, Japan and Korea under different experimental conditions (incubation, column, pot, and field). The magnitude of soil C storage was positively correlated (p < 0.001) with biochar application rate under field conditions, reflecting accumulation of recalcitrant black C in the biochar. However, The changes in soil C contents per C input from biochar (% per t/ha) were 6.80 in field condition, and 12.58 in laboratory condition. The magnitude of increment of soil C was lower in field than in laboratory conditions due to potential loss of C through weathering of biochar under field conditions. Biochar production condition also affected soil C increment; more C increment was found with biochar produced at a high temperature (over 450℃). CONCLUSION: This review suggests that biochar application is a potential measures of C sequestration in agricultural soils. However, as the increment of soil C biochar was affected by biochar types, further studies are necessary to find better biochar types for enhanced soil C storage.

• 유기물자원화
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.23-33
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• 2020

해조류는 분해에 어려움이 없고 부산물 역시 사료와 비료 등으로 이용이 가능해 에너지로의 전환율이 높으며 성장과정에서의 탄소 흡수능력과 원료 생산에 특별한 비용이 들지 않고 빠른 생장속도와 넓은 재배 면적으로 이용가치가 높은 바이오매스로 볼 수 있다. 우리나라는 삼면이 바다로 둘러싸여 있어 해조류 양식 발달 되어 왔으며, 2018년 기준 해조류 생산량은 총 1,722,486ton이며 이중 96% 이상을 차지하는 다시마(Saccharina japonica), 김(Porphyra tenera), 미역(Undaria pinnatifida)은 제품화 되는 과정에서 많은 양이 부산물로 발생하고 있다. 본 연구에서는 해조류 부산물의 혐기소화를 위하여 다시마, 미역, 김의 이화학적 성상을 분석하였으며, 이론적 메탄퍼텐셜과 생물화학적 메탄퍼텐셜(BMP)을 분석하여 혐기적 메탄생산 수율을 파악하였다. 다시마, 미역, 김의 이론적 메탄퍼텐셜은 0.393, 0.373, 0.435 N㎥/kg-VS로 나타났으며, 회분식 혐기반응기를 이용한 생물화학적 메탄생산퍼텐셜을 Modified gompertz model로 분석한 결과 0.226, 0.227, 0.241 N㎥/kg-VS로 산출되었으며, Parallel first order kinetics model로 분석한 결과 0.220, 0.243, 0.240 N㎥/kg-VS로 산출되었다.

• 대한의료기공학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.15-67
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• 2020

Objective : The purpose of this study is to identify the trends of vibration(or wave) therapy in Korea, to actively utilize vibration(or wave) therapy, and to help research activities of vibration therapy in Korean Medicine. Methods : The following Korean words "진동기", "진동요법", "진동운동", "진동치료", "파동요법", "파동운동", "파동치료" were searched on three specialized search sites (RISS, NAL, DBpia). Trends of vibration therapy were analyzed through the selected researches suitable for this study among these searched researches in an overview format. Results : 1. A total of 8,116 studies were searched and a total of 365 studies were finally selected 2. From 2000 to 2019, when research began to increase in earnest, there were 17.45±10.28 studies per year, and the AGR(Average Annual Growth Rate) was 11.92%. 3. In the main field of research, the 'Medicine and Pharmacy' was the largest with 147(40.16%) studies. In the Middle Field, the 'Kinesiology' was the largest with 99(27.05%) studies. In the study design, 'RCT(Randomized Controlled trial)' was the largest with 138(47.75%) studies. In the Age Group, 'Youth' was the largest with 126(48.84%) studies. 4. The average of the number of participants was 24.90±17.44. 5. The most used Intervention was the 'WBV(Whole Body Vibration)' with 177(61.25%) studies. 6. The average of Intervention Period was 5.99±4.14 weeks, while the maximum was 36 weeks. 7. The journal that published the most research papers is 'K. J. of Sports Science(체육과학연구;13)', and the society is 'Rehabilitation Engineering And Assistive Technology Society of Korea(한국재활복지공학회; 14)'. The University that published the most dissertations is 'Sahmyook University(11)'. 8. The authors who published the most studies are Ju-Hwan O(8) as the main author and Tae Kyu Kwon(18) as the co-author (including the thesis Director). In an integrated analysis of the authors and co-authors, Tae Kyu Kwon published the most numerous studies(19) Conclusions : 1. The study of vibration or wave therapy has been increasing noticeably every year. 2. The major academic Fields studying vibration or wave therapy are the 'Kinesiologic Field', 'Physical Therapy Field', and 'Biomedical Engineering Field'. 3. The most chosen method of study design on vibration or wave treatment was 'RCT', and there was no significant change in the annual presentation rate. 4. Types of vibration or wave therapy could be classified as 'LVS(Local Vibration Stimulation)', 'WBV(Whole Body Vibration)', 'MV(Micro Vibration)', 'BV(Bio Vibration)' and 'SWV(Sound Wave Vibration)', and the study on Whole Body Vibration is most active. 5. Most of the studies of vibration or wave therapy were on musculoskeletal systems, but there were very few studies on internal diseases.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.167-175
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• 2021

Far-infrared rays (FIR) are known to have various effects on atoms and molecular structures within cells owing to their radiation and vibration frequencies. The present study examined the effects of FIR on gene expression related to glucose transport through microarray analysis in rat skeletal muscle cells, as well as on mitochondrial biogenesis, at high and low glucose conditions. FIR were emitted from a bio-active material coated fabric (BMCF). L6 cells were treated with 30% BMCF for 24 h in medium containing 25 or 5.5 mM glucose, and changes in the expression of glucose transporter genes were determined. The expression of GLUT3 (Slc2a3) increased 2.0-fold (p < 0.05) under 5.5 mM glucose and 30% BMCF. In addition, mitochondrial oxygen consumption and membrane potential (ΔΨm) increased 1.5- and 3.4-fold (p < 0.05 and p < 0.001), respectively, but no significant change in expression of Pgc-1a, a regulator of mitochondrial biogenesis, was observed in 24 h. To analyze the relationship between GLUT3 expression and mitochondrial biogenesis under FIR, GLUT3 was down-modulated by siRNA for 72 h. As a result, the ΔΨm of the GLUT3 siRNA-treated cells increased 3.0-fold (p < 0.001), whereas that of the control group increased 4.6-fold (p < 0.001). Moreover, Pgc-1a expression increased upon 30% BMCF treatment for 72 h; an effect that was more pronounced in the presence of GLUT3. These results suggest that FIR may hold therapeutic potential for improving glucose metabolism and mitochondrial function in metabolic diseases associated with insufficient glucose supply, such as type 2 diabetes.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제64권2호
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• pp.171-176
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• 2021

알로에는 화장품 및 약용 식물로 널리 사용되고 있는 식물로서 알로에 젤 추출물에서 항산화, 항암, 항 당뇨, 면역, 미백 등 여러 효과가 보고되었지만, 알로에 가공에서 발생하는 부산물을 이용한 연구는 많이 수행되지 않았다. 본 연구에서는 알로에 가공 과정에서 나온 부산물을 이용한 추출물이 기능성 바이오 소재로 활용될 수 있는지를 조사하였다. 먼저 믹서 추출물과 착즙 추출물 모두에서 세포 독성은 보이지 않았다. 3T3-L1 지방 세포 분화의 억제는 믹서 추출물에서만 확인되었다. 믹서 추출물의 처리 농도에 따라 히알루론산 축적 및 Tyrosinase억제가 증가하는 것을 확인하였다. 믹서 추출물의 항균 활성은 Porphyromonas gingivalis 균주에서 관찰되었지만, Streptococcus mutans 균주에서는 관찰되지 않았다. DPPH 및 SOD 분석을 통한 항산화 활성은 믹서 추출물의 농도에 따라 증가하였다. 본 연구를 통해 알로에 부산물의 믹서 추출물은 지방 세포 분화억제와 보습, 미백, 항산화 효과가 있음을 확인하였으며, 건강 음료나 미용 마스크 등의 기능성 바이오 소재로 활용이 가능한 것을 시사하고 있다.