• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제38권4호
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• pp.475-480
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• 2010

Actinomycetes are Gram-positive soil bacteria and one of the most important industrial microorganisms due to superior biosynthetic capabilities of many valuable secondary metabolites as well as production of various valuable bioconversion enzymes. Among them are cytochrome P450 hydroxylase (CYP), which are hemoproteins encoded by a super family of genes, are universally distributed in most of the organisms from all biological kingdoms. Actinomycetes are a rich source of soluble CYP enzymes, which play critical roles in the bioactivation and detoxification of a wide variety of metabolite biosynthesis and xenobiotic transformation. Cyclosporin A (CyA), one of the most commonly-prescribed immunosuppressive drugs, was previously reported to be hydroxylated at the position of 4th N-methyl leucine by a rare actinomycetes called Sebekia benihana, leading to display different biological activity spectrum such as loss of immunosuppressive activities yet retaining hair growth-stimulating side effect. In order to improve this regio-selective CyA hydroxylation in S. benihana, previously-identified several secondary metabolite up-regulatory genes from Streptomyces coelicolor and S. avermitilis were heterologously overexpressed in S. benihana using an $ermE^*$ promoter-containing Streptomyces integrative expression vector. Among tested, SCO4967 encoding a conserved hypothetical protein significantly stimulated region-specific CyA hydroxylation in S. benihana, implying that some common regulatory systems functioning in both biosynthesis and bioconversion of secondary metabolite might be present in different actinomycetes species.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2015

시간대별 효율적인 전력 운영과 전력품질 향상을 위해 ESS (Energy Storage System)의 보급이 세계적으로 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 이러한 ESS용 전원소자로 리튬이차전지의 채용이 급격히 늘어남에 따라, 리튬이차전지의 수명 및 출력 열화 거동을 측정 및 예측하는 기술이 시급히 요구되고 있다. 특히, ESS 운영에 있어 핵심 특성인 리튬이차 전지 출력은 측정이 어려울 뿐만 아니라, 정확한 측정을 위해서는 많은 시간이 소요되는 문제점이 있다. 따라서, 본 연구에서는 ESS용 리튬이차전지 단전지를 전산 모델링 한 후, 펄스 측정법을 적용하여 충전상태에 따른 방전 및 충전시의 직류저항(DC-IR)과 출력을 예측한다. 또한, 두 가지 펄스 측정법인 HPPC (Hybrid Pulse Power Characteristics)와 J-Pulse (JEVS D 713, Japan Electric Vehicle Association Standards)의 결과를 비교 분석한다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.53-59
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• 2015

In developing countries threat of cholera is a significant health concern whenever water purification and sewage disposal systems are inadequate. Vibrio cholerae is one of the responsible bacteria involved in cholera disease. The complete genome sequence of V. cholerae deciphers the presence of various genes and hypothetical proteins whose function are not yet understood. Hence analyzing and annotating the structure and function of hypothetical proteins is important for understanding the V. cholerae. V. cholerae O139 is the most common and pathogenic bacterial strain among various V. cholerae strains. In this study sequence of six hypothetical proteins of V. cholerae O139 has been annotated from NCBI. Various computational tools and databases have been used to determine domain family, protein-protein interaction, solubility of protein, ligand binding sites etc. The three dimensional structure of two proteins were modeled and their ligand binding sites were identified. We have found domains and families of only one protein. The analysis revealed that these proteins might have antibiotic resistance activity, DNA breaking-rejoining activity, integrase enzyme activity, restriction endonuclease, etc. Structural prediction of these proteins and detection of binding sites from this study would indicate a potential target aiding docking studies for therapeutic designing against cholera.

• 한국정보과학회논문지:데이타베이스
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.24-42
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• 2005

유전체 서열을 포함하는 생물정보는 지속적으로 변화하며 이질적이고 다양하다는 특성을 갖는다. 이러한 생물 정보의 특성을 반영한 관리시스템이 요구되지만 현재 대부분의 기존 생물정보 데이타베이스는 생물 데이타에 대한 저장소로만 이용된다. 따라서 이 논문에서는 생물학 연구실 수준에서 시퀀싱 실험을 통해 생산되거나 다양한 공개용 데이타베이스로부터 수집된 염기 서열 데이타를 파일 포맷 변환, 편집, 저장 및 검색을 수행하는 서열정보관리 시스템을 제시한다. 이질적인 서열 포맷간의 파일 변환을 위하여 XML기반 BSML을 공통 포맷으로 이용한다. 서열 저장관리에서는 동일한 DNA 조각에 대한 서열 구성의 변경정보를 저장하기 위해 서열 버전을 정의하고 능동 트리거 규칙을 이용하여 변경 정보 검출 및 생성 방법을 보여준다. 트리거 기능을 이용하여 서열의 변경 정보를 자동적으로 데이타베이스에서 저장관리 할 수 있음을 보이고 성능을 평가하였다.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2022년도 추계학술대회
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• pp.206-206
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• 2022

Sustainable agriculture is a potential strategy to enable agricultural cultivation systems to feed the growing population under climate change. Sustainable agriculture consists of environment-friendly farming methods that allow the production of crops with minimal harm to the ecosystem. Early establishment in rice might be helpful to adopt sustainable agriculture with less inputs, such as water and phosphorus fertilizer. Two QTLs conferring tolerance to abiotic stress and low nutrition condition, DTY4.1 and Pup1, respectively, are effective for good establishment in the early growth stage under low water and phosphorus fertilizer application. We developed 'Sechanmi' and 'MSI 1-DTY' harboring Pup1 and DTY4.1 into MS11, a japonica rice variety adaptable to tropical regions, using Marker-Assisted Backcrossing (MABC). MS 11-PD lines were developed to meet the demand for less water and P fertilizer application throughout the growth stage of rice. In the F5 generation, water-saving or rainfed cultivation was performed in different P (phosphorus) content. Irrigation was applied only when severe drought was observed one month after transplanting. There was no significant difference observed between the parents and MS11-PD lines in low P conditions. However, MS11-PD lines had more tillers in P-supplied conditions compared to that of the parents 40 and 50 days after transplanting. Under the same amount of P, MS11-PD lines might have higher phosphorus uptake capacity than the parents, increasing the number of tillers and showing better early establishment. The better vegetative growth stage is one of the factors that can potentially increase production by way of higher number of panicles. Through this breeding strategy, it is possible to attain sustainable agriculture by applying less P and water to address the need of a growing population.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.30-39
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• 2024

The conservation of the endangered Korean fir, Abies koreana, is of critical ecological importance. In our previous study, a yeast-like fungus identified as Aureobasidium pullulans AK10, was isolated and shown to enhance drought tolerance in A. koreana seedlings. In this study, the effectiveness of Au. pullulans AK10 treatment in enhancing drought tolerance in A. koreana was confirmed. Furthermore, using transcriptome analysis, we compared A. koreana seedlings treated with Au. pullulans AK10 to untreated controls under drought conditions to elucidate the molecular responses involved in increased drought tolerance. Our findings revealed a predominance of downregulated genes in the treated seedlings, suggesting a strategic reallocation of resources to enhance stress defense. Further exploration of enriched Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways and protein-protein interaction networks revealed significant alterations in functional systems known to fortify drought tolerance, including the terpenoid backbone biosynthesis, calcium signaling pathway, pyruvate metabolism, brassinosteroid biosynthesis, and, crucially, flavonoid biosynthesis, renowned for enhancing plant drought resistance. These findings deepen our comprehension of how AK10 biostimulation enhances the resilience of A. koreana to drought stress, marking a substantial advancement in the effort to conserve this endangered tree species through environmentally sustainable treatment.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제12권4호
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• pp.629-632
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• 1999

Constructed wetlands are being used for the removal of nutrients from livestock wastewater. However, natural vegetation typically used in constructed wetlands does not have marketable value. As an alternative, agronomic plants grown under flooded or saturated soil conditions that promote denitrification can be used. Studies on constructed wetlands for swine wastewater were conducted in wetland cells that contained either natural wetland plants or a combination of soybeans and rice for two years with the objective of maximum nitrogen reduction to minimize the amount of land required for terminal treatment. Three systems, of two 3.6 by 33.5 m wetland cells connected in series were used; two systems each contained a different combination of emergent wetland vegetation: rush/bulrush (system 1) and bur-reed/cattail (system 2). The third system contained soybean (Glycine max) in saturated-soil-culture (SSC) in the first cell, and flooded rice (Oryza sativa) in the second cell. Nitrogen (N) loading rates of 3 and $10kg\;ha^{-1}\;day^{-1}$ were used in the first and second years, respectively. These loading rates were obtained by mixing swine lagoon liquid with fresh water before it was applied to the wetland. The nutrient removal efficiency was similar in the rush/bulrush, bur-reed/cattails and agronomic plant systems. Mean mass removal of N was 94 % at the loading rate of $3kg\;N\;ha^{-1}\;day^{-1}$ and decreased to 71% at the higher rate of $10kg\;N\;ha^{-1}\;day^{-1}$. The two years means for above-ground dry matter production for rush/bulrushes and bur-reed/cattails was l2 and $33Mg\;ha^{-1}$, respectively. Flooded rice yield was $4.5Mg\;ha^{-1}$ and soybean grown in saturation culture yielded $2.8Mg\;ha^{-1}$. Additionally, the performance of seven soybean cultivars using SSC in constructed wetlands with swine wastewater as the water source was evaluated for two years, The cultivar Young had the highest yield with 4.0 and $2.8Mg\;ha^{-1}$ in each year, This indicated that production of acceptable soybean yields in constructed wetlands seems feasible with SSC using swine lagoon liquid. Two microcosms studies were established to further investigate the management of constructed wetlands. In the first microcosm experiment, the effects of swine lagoon liquid on the growth of wetland plants at half (about 175 mg/l ammonia) and full strength (about 350 mg/l ammonia) was investigated. It was concluded that wetland plants can grow well in at least half strength lagoon liquid. In the second microcosm experiment, sequencing nitrification-wetland treatments was studied. When nitrified lagoon liquid was added in batch applications ($48kg\;N\;ha^{-1}\;day^{-1}$) to wetland microcosms the nitrogen removal rate was four to five times higher than when non-nitrified lagoon liquid was added. Wetland microcosms with plants were more effective than those with bare soil. These results suggest that vegetated wetlands with nitrification pretreatment are viable treatment systems for removal of large quantities of nitrogen from swine lagoon liquid.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.56-62
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• 2009

남해 연안의 3개 내만역을 대상으로 전체 어류군집이 이용하는 유기물의 기원을 조사하기 위하여 잘피와 부착조류, 저서미세조류, 해조류, 습지식물, 부유입자유기물(식물플랑크톤), 습지식물(갈대) 그리고 육상기원 유기물 등 다양한 유래의 유기물에 대한 탄소안정동위원소 비(${\delta}^{13}C$) 값과 어류 체조직의 ${\delta}^{13}C$ 값을 비교 분석하였다. 연구해역에서 채집된 총 31종의 어류들이 가지는 ${\delta}^{13}C$C 값은 -16.2${\sim}$-8.3‰의 범위를 나타내어 잘피(-8.3${\pm}$1.9‰), 부착조류(-12.4 ${\pm}$0.6‰), 저서미세조류(-15.4${\pm}$1.6‰) 그리고 해조류(-16.0${\pm}$1.8‰)가 가지는 ${\delta}^{13}C$ 값에 상당하는 범위를 나타내었다. 또한 연구수역의 어류군집이 가지는 ${\delta}^{13}C$ 값(-12.9${\pm}$1.5‰)은 남해 외양역에서 채집된 어류(-17.3${\pm}$0.8‰)와 낙동강 수계에서 채집된 어류군집(-23.2${\pm}$1.6‰)이 가지는 값에 비하여 뚜렷히 높은 값을 보였다. 따라서 본 조사에서 얻어진 ${\delta}^{13}C$ 분석 결과들은 조사가 수행된 3개 내만역 어류군집은 만 자체의 자생기원 저서생산에서 유래한 탄소원에 주로 의존하고 있다는 것을 시사하였다.

• 한국전자파학회논문지
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• 제29권6호
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• pp.407-410
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• 2018

일반적으로 전자파의 동작 주파수가 높아짐에 따라 최대 출력이 작아지고, 파동의 파장도 작아지기 때문에, 회로의 크기도 작아질 수밖에 없다. 특히, kW급 이상의 고출력 테라헤르츠파 주파수 대역의 회로를 제작하려면, ${\mu}m{\sim}mm$ 규모의 회로 크기 문제 때문에 제작에 한계점이 있다. 이러한 한계점을 극복하기 위해 본 논문에서는 회로의 지름이 2.4 cm 정도의 원통형으로, 0.1 THz~0.3 GW급의 발생원 설계 기술을 제안한다. 판드로모티브 힘이 생기는 플라즈마 항적장 가속원리와 인위적인 유전체 활용한 체렌코프방사 발생 기술 기반의 고출력 전자파 발생원의 최적화된 설계를 위해 모델링 및 전산모사를 수행하였다. 객관적인 검증 과정을 통해 회로의 크기에 제한을 덜 받도록 하는 대구경 형태의 고출력 테라헤르츠파 진공소자 제작이 용이하도록 효과적인 설계의 가이드라인을 제시하였다.

• Journal of Pharmaceutical Investigation
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.351-362
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• 2004

The basic concept underlying gene therapy is that human diseases may be treated by the transfer of genetics material into specific cells of a patient in order to correct or supplement defective genes responsible for disease development. There are several systems that can be used to transfer foreign genetic material into the human body. Both viral and non-viral vectors are developed and evaluated for delivering therapeutic genes. Viral vectors are biological systems derived from naturally evolved viruses capable of transferring their genetics materials into host cells. However, the limitations associated with viral vectors, in terms of their safety, particularly immunogenecity, and their limited capacity of transgenic materials, have encouraged researchers to increasingly focus on non-viral vectors as an alternative to viral vectors. Although non-viral vectors are less efficient than viral ones, they have the advantages of safety, simplicity of preparation and high gene encapsulation capability. This article reviews the most recent studies highlighting the advantages and the limitation of gene delivery systems focused on non-viral systems compared to viral systems.