• 제목/요약/키워드: CP1 domain

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Generation and characterization of a monoclonal antibody against MERS-CoV targeting the spike protein using a synthetic peptide epitope-CpG-DNA-liposome complex

  • Park, Byoung Kwon;Maharjan, Sony;Lee, Su In;Kim, Jinsoo;Bae, Joon-Yong;Park, Man-Seong;Kwon, Hyung-Joo
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제52권6호
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    • pp.397-402
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    • 2019
  • Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) uses the spike (S) glycoprotein to recognize and enter target cells. In this study, we selected two epitope peptide sequences within the receptor binding domain (RBD) of the MERS-CoV S protein. We used a complex consisting of the epitope peptide of the MERS-CoV S protein and CpG-DNA encapsulated in liposome complex to immunize mice, and produced the monoclonal antibodies 506-2G10G5 and 492-1G10E4E2. The western blotting data showed that both monoclonal antibodies detected the S protein and immunoprecipitated the native form of the S protein. Indirect immunofluorescence and confocal analysis suggested strong reactivity of the antibodies towards the S protein of MERS-CoV virus infected Vero cells. Furthermore, the 506-2G10G5 monoclonal antibody significantly reduced plaque formation in MERS-CoV infected Vero cells compared to normal mouse IgG and 492-1G10E4E2. Thus, we successfully produced a monoclonal antibody directed against the RBD domain of the S protein which could be used in the development of diagnostics and therapeutic applications in the future.

THE HP-VERSION OF THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD UNDER NUMERICAL QUADRATURE RULES

  • Kim, Ik-Sung
    • East Asian mathematical journal
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.63-76
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    • 1998
  • we consider the hp-version to solve non-constant coefficients elliptic equations $-div(a{\nabla}u)=f$ with Dirichlet boundary conditions on a bounded polygonal domain $\Omega$ in $R^2$. In [6], M. Suri obtained an optimal error-estimate for the hp-version: ${\parallel}u-u^h_p{\parallel}_{1,\Omega}{\leq}Cp^{(\sigma-1)}h^{min(p,\sigma-1)}{\parallel}u{\parallel}_{\sigma,\Omega}$. This optimal result follows under the assumption that all integrations are performed exactly. In practice, the integrals are seldom computed exactly. The numerical quadrature rule scheme is needed to compute the integrals in the variational formulation of the discrete problem. In this paper we consider a family $G_p=\{I_m\}$ of numerical quadrature rules satisfying certain properties, which can be used for calculating the integrals. Under the numerical quadrature rules we will give the variational form of our non-constant coefficients elliptic problem and derive an error estimate of ${\parallel}u-\tilde{u}^h_p{\parallel}_{1,\Omega}$.

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UHRF1 Induces Methylation of the TXNIP Promoter and Down-Regulates Gene Expression in Cervical Cancer

  • Kim, Min Jun;Lee, Han Ju;Choi, Mee Young;Kang, Sang Soo;Kim, Yoon Sook;Shin, Jeong Kyu;Choi, Wan Sung
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제44권3호
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    • pp.146-159
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    • 2021
  • DNA methylation, and consequent down-regulation, of tumour suppressor genes occurs in response to epigenetic stimuli during cancer development. Similarly, human oncoviruses, including human papillomavirus (HPV), up-regulate and augment DNA methyltransferase (DNMT) and histone deacetylase (HDAC) activities, thereby decreasing tumour suppressor genes (TSGs) expression. Ubiquitin-like containing PHD and RING finger domain 1 (UHRF1), an epigenetic regulator of DNA methylation, is overexpressed in HPV-induced cervical cancers. Here, we investigated the role of UHRF1 in cervical cancer by knocking down its expression in HeLa cells using lentiviral-encoded short hairpin (sh)RNA and performing cDNA microarrays. We detected significantly elevated expression of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP), a known TSG, in UHRF1-knockdown cells, and this gene is hypermethylated in cervical cancer tissue and cell lines, as indicated by whole-genome methylation analysis. Up-regulation of UHRF1 and decreased TXNIP were further detected in cervical cancer by western blot and immunohistochemistry and confirmed by Oncomine database analysis. Using chromatin immunoprecipitation, we identified the inverted CCAAT domain-containing UHRF1-binding site in the TXNIP promoter and demonstrated UHRF1 knockdown decreases UHRF1 promoter binding and enhances TXNIP expression through demethylation of this region. TXNIP promoter CpG methylation was further confirmed in cervical cancer tissue by pyrosequencing and methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. Critically, down-regulation of UHRF1 by siRNA or UHRF1 antagonist (thymoquinone) induces cell cycle arrest and apoptosis, and ubiquitin-specific protease 7 (USP7), which stabilises and promotes UHRF1 function, is increased by HPV viral protein E6/E7 overexpression. These results indicate HPV might induce carcinogenesis through UHRF1-mediated TXNIP promoter methylation, thus suggesting a possible link between CpG methylation and cervical cancer.

변형효율을 이용한 $SiC_P$/A16061 복합재료의 열간가공성 평가 (Evaluation of Hot Workability for $SiC_P$/Al16061 Composites by Deformation Efficiency)

  • 고병철
    • 한국소성가공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국소성가공학회 1999년도 춘계학술대회논문집
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    • pp.176-179
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    • 1999
  • The high temperature deformation behaviour of 15vol% SiCp/A16061 composites has been studied in the temperature range of 300-50$0^{\circ}C$ and the strain rate range of 0.1-3.0/sec by torsion test. On he basis of the flow stress data the strain rate sensitivity(m) of the material is evaluated and used for calculating the deformation efficiency(η) [η=2m/(m+1)] A domain of dynamic recrystallization(DRX) could be identified in these maps by using the deformation efficiency. The characteristicvs of these results has been investigated with the help of determining the region of optimum hot working condition.

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Molecular Cloning and Bioinformatic Analysis of SPATA4 Gene

  • Liu, Shang-Feng;Ai, Chao;Ge, Zhong-Qi;Liu, Hai-Luo;Liu, Bo-Wen;He, Shan;Wang, Zhao
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제38권6호
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    • pp.739-747
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    • 2005
  • Full-length cDNA sequences of four novel SPATA4 genes in chimpanzee, cow, chicken and ascidian were identified by bioinformatic analysis using mouse or human SPATA4 cDNA fragment as electronic probe. All these genes have 6 exons and have similar protein molecular weight and do not localize in sex chromosome. The mouse SPATA4 sequence is identified as significantly changed in cryptorchidism, which shares no significant homology with any known protein in swissprot databases except for the homologous genes in various vertebrates. Our searching results showed that all SPATA4 proteins have a putative conserved domain DUF1042. The percentages of putative SPATA4 protein sequence identity ranging from 30% to 99%. The high similarity was also found in 1 kb promoter regions of human, mouse and rat SPATA4 gene. The similarities of the sequences upstream of SPATA4 promoter also have a high proportion. The results of searching SymAtlas (http://symatlas.gnf.org/SymAtlas/) showed that human SPATA4 has a high expression in testis, especially in testis interstitial, leydig cell, seminiferous tubule and germ cell. Mouse SPATA4 was observed exclusively in adult mouse testis and almost no signal was detected in other tissues. The pI values of the protein are negative, ranging from 9.44 to 10.15. The subcellular location of the protein is usually in the nucleus. And the signal peptide possibilities for SPATA4 are always zero. Using the SNPs data in NCBI, we found 33 SNPs in human SPATA4 gene genomic DNA region, with the distribution of 29 SNPs in the introns. CpG island searching gives the data about CpG island, which shows that the regions of the CpG island have a high similarity with each other, though the length of the CpG island is different from each other.This research is a fundamental work in the fields of the bioinformational analysis, and also put forward a new way for the bioinformatic analysis of other genes.

CDMA/TDD 다중코드 전송에서 주파수 도메인 등화기와 결합된 Pre-Rake 와 Cyclic Prefix 최소화 방법 (Introductions of Pre-Rake with Frequency Domain Equalizer and Cyclic Prefix Reduction Method in CDMA/TDD Multi-code Transmission)

  • 이준환;정인철
    • 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.86-96
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    • 2011
  • 본 논문에서는 SC-CDMA/TDD (Single Carrier CDMA/Time Division Multiplexing) 다중코드 전송에 있어서 송신단에서의 Pre-rake와 수신기에서 주파수 도메인 등화기를 결합한 Pre/Post-FDE (Frequency Domain Equalizer)를 제안하고, 무선 채널 환경 및 사용되는 멀티 코드들의 수에 따라 Post-FDE, Pre-rake, Pre/Post-FDE와 같은 모드들이 선택적으로 구동해야 함을 제안한다. 또한, Pre-rake가 적용되는 시스템에서 Cyclic Prefix의 길이를 최소화 하는 방법이 소개된다. Pre-rake로 전송되는 신호는 수신기에 부가적인 Signal to Noise ratio(SNR)를 제공할 수 있다. 이를 위하여 수신기에서는 시간 도메인에서의 rake combiner를 고려할 수 있다. 그러나, 기존의 Pre-rake만을 고려하는 단말에 비하여 rake combiner와 같은 더 많은 하드웨어를 요구하게 된다. 한편 SC-FDE(CP-CDMA)와 같은 광대역 싱글 케리어 전송 시스템에서 채용되고 있는 주파수 도메인 등화기는 시간 도메인에서의 하드웨어 복잡성을 피하고, 다양한 등화 방법을 고려할 수 있는 특징이 있다. 본 논문에서는 주파수 선택적 특성을 갖는 무선 채널과 사용되는 멀티코드 수에 따라 제안하고자 하는 Pre/Post-FDE와 기존의 Post-FDE와의 성능을 보여 주고자 한다. 제안하는 시스템의 검증을 위하여 멀티 코드 전송에서 가우지안 모델을 이용한 이론적인 분석 및 Pre/Post-FDE와 Post-FDE의 성능을 비교 분석한다.

Dynamic response analysis of submerged floating tunnels by wave and seismic excitations

  • Lee, Jooyoung;Jin, Chungkuk;Kim, Moohyun
    • Ocean Systems Engineering
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.1-19
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    • 2017
  • This paper presents the numerical simulation results for the dynamic responses of two types of submerged floating tunnels (SFT) under wave and/or seismic excitations. Time domain simulations are conducted by the commercial program OrcaFlex (OF) and in-house CHARM3D program (CP). The dynamic performances of a short/rigid/free-end SFT section with vertical and inclined mooring lines are evaluated. The SFT numerical models were validated against Oh et al.'s (2013) model test results under regular wave conditions. Then the numerical models were further applied to the cases of irregular waves or seismic motions. The main results presented are SFT surge/heave motions and mooring tensions. The general trends and magnitudes obtained by the two different software packages reasonably agree to each other along with experimental results. When seabed seismic motions are applied to the SFT system, the dynamic responses of SFTs are small but dynamic mooring tension can significantly be amplified. In particular, horizontal earthquakes greatly increase the dynamic tension of the inclined mooring system, while vertical earthquakes cause similar effect on vertical mooring system.

통사화용의 접합면에서 본 영어 헤지표현의 유형과 기능 (Types and Functions of English Hedges at a syntax-pragmatics Interface)

  • 홍성심
    • 문화기술의 융합
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    • 제6권1호
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    • pp.381-388
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    • 2020
  • 본 논문의 목적은 주로 사회언어학과 화용론 분야에서 연구되어 온 영어 '헤지(Hedges)' 혹은 헤지표현을 형태통사적 관점과 화용적 관점을 연관지어 논의하는 것이다. 일반적으로, '헤지표현이 없는 자연언어는 없다'는 추론이 가능한데, 그것은 어떤 자연언어에나 공손성, 혹은 화자가 청자보다 낮은 자세로 말하고자 하는 문법기제가 있음이 널리 인정되고 있기 때문이다. 헤지에 대한 기존의 이론적 연구는 주로 화용적 관점에서 헤지의 유형 분류와 화용적 기능, 그리고 출현빈도 비교 등의 수준에 그치고 있다. 즉, 헤지표현을 형태통사적 개념인 자질로 나타내려는 시도는 거의 발견되지 않는다. 언어현상으로서의 헤지는 유무에 따라, 화용부와 통사부의 접합면에서 [+hedged]와 [-hedged]로 이분지화 가능하며, 이 화용자질은 형태통사부와 상호작용 하므로 협의의 통사부에서 분리될 수 없다. 본 논문에서, 헤지는 공손성이 표현되는 화용자질로서, 그 자질이 표시되는 접합면 영역이 구조적으로 있음을 지적하였다. 즉, CP+층위가 화용자질인 헤지자질이 인코딩되는 영역임을 제안하였다. 최근에는 범언어적 관점에서 혹은 영어교육의 학술적 EFL/ESL 글쓰기, 또는 담화분석 등에 헤지 표현의 식별 여부나 용례를 연구하는 경향이 있다. 본 논문은 그동안 간과되어온 동등접속문, 병렬종속문, 부분사 구문 등을 헤지에 포함시키고, 보다 구조적이고 이분지적(±)인 방식을 제안함으로서, 제2언어습득의 이해, 글로벌 커뮤니케이션 혹은 인공지능 자연언어 알고리즘에 화용 자질을 도입할 수 있는 구조적이고 이론적인 기반을 제공하는데 그 목적이 있다.

뇌성마비 아동의 기능적 수준 분류 체계의 유용성 (Utility of Function Classification System in Children with Cerebral Palsy)

  • 박은영
    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제12권12호
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    • pp.5709-5714
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    • 2011
  • 이 연구는 뇌성마비 아동의 기능적 수준 분류 체계의 유용성을 알아보기 위해 실시되었다. 이를 위해 2008년 9월부터 2010년 8월까지의 기간 동안 뇌성마비 아동 217명을 대상으로 대동작 기능 분류체계(GMFCS), 손 기능 분류 체계(MACS), 일상생활 활동을 측정하고 도구 간의 관계를 알아보았다. 그 결과, 대동작 기능 분류체계와 일상 생활 활동은 모든 하위 영역 및 총점과 유의한 상관이 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<.05). 손 기능 분류체계와 일상생활 활동은 이상운동형 아동에서 일상생활 하위 영역 중 의사소통과 상관이 유의하지 않은 것을 제외하고 모든 하위 영역 및 총점과 유의한 상관이 있는 것으로 나타났다(p<.05). GMFCS와 MACS의 관계를 알아본 결과, 가장 많은 분포를 나타낸 것은 GMFCS의 경우 1수준(20.3%)과 5수준(40.6%)이었고, MACS의 경우는 2수준(48.8%)과 5수준(16.6%)이었다. 결론적으로, 뇌성마비 아동의 기능적 수준 분류 체계인 GMFCS와 MACS는 임상적으로 유용한 평가 체계로 사용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.