• 환경생물
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.8-18
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 만경강 본류에서 2009~2016년 동안 어류의 트로픽 길드, 오염도, 내성도 및 어류평가지수(Fish Assessment Index; FAI)에 기반을 둔 다변수 생태건강도에 대한 화학적 수질 영향을 분석하였다. 수질 지표로서 전기전도도, 총인(TP) 및 암모니아성 질소($NH_4-N$) 농도는 최하류지점에서 가장 악화되는 것으로 나타났다. 어류현장 조사 결과, 8년간 만경강 본류에서는 총 14과 50종이 채집되었으며, 우점종은 내성종으로 잘 알려진 피라미(Zacco platypus)로서 22.9%를 차지하여 트로픽 특성의 악화현상을 보였고, 최류역에서는 비정상어종의 상대빈도가 가장 높게 나타나 생태교란이 아주 심각한 것으로 나타났다. Pearson 상관도 분석에 따르면, 내성어종 및 잡식어종의 상대빈도는 전기전도도, BOD 및 $NH_4-N$와 통계적으로 유의한 상관관계(r>0.30, p<0.05)를 보였고, 민감어종 및 충식어종의 상대빈도는 이들 변수들과 유의한 역상관 관계(r<-0.3, p<0.01)를 보였다. 어류 다변수 모델(FAI)을 이용한 생태건강도로서 평가된 FAI 모델 값은 평균 47(n=40)로서 건강도는 "보통상태(C)"로서 나타났고, 하류역(S3~S5) 지역에서 모델값은 모두 "나쁜상태(D)"로 나타나 수질악화에 의한 영향으로 평가되었다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.147-153
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• 2010

$\beta$-glycyrrhetinic acid (GA), the active principle of licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra L.) has been reported to exhibit anti-inflammatory properties in different animal models. In this study, the effects of GA on the production of inflammatory mediators including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-$\alpha$, interleukin (IL)-6, nitric oxide (NO), and prostaglandin E (pGE)-2 were examined in RAW 264.7 cells in vitro. Furthermore, to elucidate a possible mechanism for the inhibitory effect of GA on the production of TNF-$\alpha$, it was investigated whether the treatment of GA affects the I-${\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation and subsequent nuclear translocation of NF-${\kappa}B$. Various inflammatory responses were induced in the culture system by treating with a lipopolysaccharide (LPS). GA showed anti-inflammatory activities in dose-dependant manner with $IC_{50}$ of $5.4{\mu}M$ by inhibiting the production of TNF-$\alpha$ in RAW 264.7 cells. In addition, the treatment of GA blocked both I-${\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation and the nuclear translocation of NF-${\kappa}B$ from cytosol to nucleus. However, it did not affect the production of IL-6, NO, and PGE-2, implying the direct blocking of the production of TNF-$\alpha$ resulting from both the I-${\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation and the nuclear translocation of NF-${\kappa}B$. This finding might provide the underlying mechanism to explain the reported anti-inflammatory activities of GA in animal models.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권17호
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• pp.7467-7471
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• 2014

SCY1-like 1-binding protein 1 (SCYL1BP1) is a newly identified transcriptional activator domain containing protein with many unknown biological functions. Recently emerging evidence has revealed that it is a novel regulator of the p53 pathway, which is very important for the development of human cancer. However, the effects of SCYL1BP1 on human lung squamous carcinoma cell biological behavior remain poorly understood. In this study, we present evidence that SCYL1BP1 can promote the degradation of MDM2 protein and further inhibit the G1/S transition of lung squamous carcinoma cell lines. Functional assays found that reintroduction of SCYL1BP1 into lung squamous carcinoma cell lines significantly inhibited cell proliferation, migration, invasion and tumor formation in nude mice, suggesting strong tumor suppressive function of SCYL1BP1 in lung squamous carcinoma. Taken together, our data suggest that the interaction of SCYL1BP1/MDM2 could accelerate MDM2 degradation, and may function as an important tumor suppressor in lung squamous carcinomas.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.242-247
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• 1992

서울시 중량천 하수처리장의 활성오니로부터 총 20주의 pentachlorophenol(PCP) 내성균주들을 분리하여 B. sphaericus B-2와 B. schlegelii B-13를 포함한 Bacillus spp. 9주, Corynebacterium spp. 4주, Staphylococcus aureus S-1 1주, Aeromonas spp. A-19 1주, Arthrobacter LN-3 1주로 동정하였다. 이 균주들은 $200{\sim}300\;ppm$ PCP와 0.1% glucose가 포함된 mineral salt 배지에서 생육하였으며 PCP를 분해하는 종류 13주와 분해하지 못하고 흡착 혹은 흡수하는 종류 7주로 구분되었다. PCP 분해균주들은 대부분 배양 24시간후 생육이 최고에 도달하여 PCP를 약 $75{\sim}90%$ 분해하였으며 PCP 흡착 혹은 흡수하는 균주들은 흡착한 PCP를 배양 24시간 이후 또는 72시간 이후에 방출하였다. PCP 분해균주 B. sphaericus B-2, B. schlegelii B-13의 분해 산물을 TLC를 이용하여 검출한 결과 B. sphaericus B-2의 배양액에서 2-chlorophenol, B. schlegelii B-13에서는 2,4-dichlorophenol로 추정되는 물질과 4종의 분해산물로 보이는 물질들을 검출하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2013

광촉매 혼성 저온 플라즈마는 폐수에 함유된 유기물을 분해시키는 효과적인 기술이다. 본 연구에서는 광촉매가 결합된 특별히 설계된 유전체 방전 시스템을 골프장이나 감귤농가에서 흔히 살포되는 디크로보스, 카보퓨란 및 메치다치온 살충제의 분해에 적용하였다. 단독 및 병합 시스템에서 살충제의 분해를 평가하였다. 단독 시스템은 UV의 차폐 유무 및 산소기체와 공기에 의한 오존(각종 반응 활성종들 포함) 플라즈마를 이용하였다. 혼성 시스템은 UV로 활성화된 산화아연, 이산화티타늄과 그래파이트 옥사이드와 결합하여 공기에 의한 플라즈마 반응에 적용하였다. 그래파이트 옥사이드는 모사 허머스 법으로 제조하여 FT-IR 분광기로 성능을 측정하였다. 반응시간 60 min에서 UV를 차폐하고 공기를 이용한 플라즈마 반응에 의한 분해성능과 비교하였으며, UV로 활성화된 그래파이트 옥사이드(0.01 g/L)와 결합된 플라즈마 반응은 디크로보스와 카보퓨란의 각각 100% 분해도를 보였다. UV를 활용한 광촉매 혼성 플라즈마는 살충제를 분해시키는 효과적인 대안으로 입증되었다.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.53-57
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• 1983

이종(二種)의 토양(土壤)을 가지고 논과 유사한 상태(狀態)로 만들어 butachlor를 일정기간(一定其間) 배양시(培養時) 모든 경우 주분해산물(主分解産物)로 2,6-diethyl-N-(butoxymethyl) acetanilide와 신분해산물(新分解産物) C를, 그리고 경우에 따라서는 비교적(比較的) 소량(少量)의 신분해산물(新分解産物) 8-ethyl-2-hydroxy-N-(butoxymethyl) 3,4-dihydroguinoline을 생성(生成)하였다. 토양미산물(土壤微産物)의 작용(作用)으로 추측(推測)되는 이 분해(分解)는 어느 정도 배양기간에 비 해하여 진행(進行)되었다. 전번 연구의 혐기적 배양시에는 2,6-diethyl-N-(butoxymethyl) acetanilide가 주분해산물(主分解産物)인 반면 이번 경우에는 m/z a91의 물질(物質)이 주분해산물(主分解産物)이었다. 그리고 Mass Spectrum의 Fragmentation Pattern에 의(依)하여 이들 신분해산물(新分解産物)의 화학구조(化學構造)를 구명(究明)하고 가능(可能)한 생성경로(生成經路)를 추정(推定)하였다.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제61권4호
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• pp.335-340
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• 2018

Hemoglobin (Hb) is a member of heme-protein that can perform catalytic non-specific chain reaction in the presence of hydrogen peroxide ($H_2O_2$). Catalytic ability of Hb to degrade pyrene was demonstrated using soil contaminated with $^{14}C$ pyrene and 10 mg pyrene /kg soil. The composition of soil was similar to previously used soil except that it had lower organic carbon content. Bench scale laboratory tests were conducted in the presence of buffer only, $H_2O_2$ only, or Hb with $H_2O_2$ for 24 h. After 24 h reaction, 0.1 and 1.3% of $^{14}C$ pyrene in contaminated soil were mineralized with $H_2O_2$ only or Hb plus $H_2O_2$. No mineralization to $^{14}CO_2$ was detected with buffer only. Approximately 12.2% of pyrene was degraded in the presence of $H_2O_2$ only while 44.0% of pyrene was degraded in the presence of Hb plus $H_2O_2$ during 24 h of catalytic reaction. When degradation intermediate products were examined, two chemicals were observed in the presence of $H_2O_2$ only while 25 chemicals were found in the presence of Hb plus $H_2O_2$. While most degradation products were simple hydrocarbons, four of the 27 chemicals had aromatic rings. However, none of these four chemicals was structurally related to pyrene. These results suggest that Hb catalytic system could be used to treat pyrene-contaminated soil as an efficient and speedy remediation technology. In addition, intermediate products generated by this system are not greatly affected by composition change in soil organic matter content.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.307-315
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• 2007

Gene regulation is a fundamental process in biological systems, where transcription factors (TFs) play crucial roles. Inferring transcriptional interactions between TFs and their target genes has utmost importance for understanding the complex regulatory mechanisms in cellular systems. On one hand, with the rapid progress of various high-throughput experiment techniques, more and more biological data become available, which makes it possible to quantitatively study gene regulation in a systematic manner. On the other hand, transcription regulation is a complex biological process mediated by many events such as post-translational modifications, degradation, and competitive binding of multiple TFs. In this review, with a particular emphasis on computational methods, we report the recent advances of the research topics related to transcriptional regulatory networks, including how to infer transcriptional interactions, reveal combinatorial regulation mechanisms, and reconstruct TF activity profiles.

• BMB Reports
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• 제49권8호
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• pp.424-430
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• 2016

Autophagy, an evolutionarily conserved cellular degradation pathway of the lysosome, is associated with many physiological and pathological processes. The hallmark of autophagy is the formation of the autophagosome that engulfs and degrades cytosolic components via its fusion with the lysosome, in either a selective or a non-selective manner. Autophagy is tightly regulated by proteins encoded by autophagy-related (atg) genes. Among these proteins, ATG8/LC3 is essential for autophagosome biogenesis/maturation and it also functions as an adaptor protein for selective autophagy. In mammalian cells, several homologs of yeast Atg8 such as MAP1LC3, GABARAP, and GABARAPL 1/2 have been identified. However, the biological relevance of this gene diversity in higher eukaryotes, and their specific roles, are largely unknown. In this review, we describe the mammalian ATG8/LC3 family and discuss recent advancements in understanding their roles in the autophagic process.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.237-242
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• 2005

The Hovenia extracts showed a significant hepato-protective activity against alcohol and CC4-induced hepatotoxicity. Injection of CC4 and alcohol induced liver injury and increased serum GOT (glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase) and GPT (glutamic pyuvic transaminase) levels in injured rats. The ADH (alcohol dehydrogenase)-like and ALDH (aldehyde dehydrogenase)-like activities in the Hovenia extracts were studied. Their activities in the extracts of Hovenia wood were higher than the extracts of other parts of Hovenia. And then Hovenia wood extracts have high effects on the alcohol and acetealdehyde degradation. The Hovenia extracts were decreased concentration of fusel oil. The ADH-like and ALDH-like activities in the Hovenia wood extract were 1.14 $unit/{\mu}l$, 0.33$unit/{\mu}l$ respectively.