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Environmental Genomics Related to Environmental Health Biomarker

  • Kim, Hyun-Mi;Kim, Dae-Seon;Chung, Young-Hee
    • Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.75-80
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    • 2006
  • Biomarkers identify various stages and interactions on the pathway from exposure to disease. The three categories of biomarkers are those measuring susceptibility, exposure and effect. Susceptibility biomarkers are identifiable genetic variations affecting absorption, metabolism or response to environmental agents. Biomarkers of exposure indicate the amount of a foreign compound that is absorbed into the body. Biological measurements performed on human tissues are vastly expanding the capabilities of classical epidemiology, which has relied primarily on estimates of human exposure derived form chemical levels in the air, water, and other exposure routes. Biomarkers of exposure indicate the amount of a foreign compound that is absorbed into the body. Biological measurements performed on human tissues are vastly expanding the capabilities of classical epidemiology, which has relied primarily on estimates of human exposure derived form chemical levels in the air, water, and other exposure routes. The biomarker response is typical of chemical pollution by specific classes of compound, such as (i) heavy metals (mercury, cadmium, lead, zinc), responsible for the induction of metallothionein synthesis, and (ii) organochlorinated pollutants (PCBs, dioxins, DDT congeners) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), which induce the mixed function oxygenase (MFO) involved in their bio transformations and elimination. Currently genomic researches are developed in human cDNA clone subarrays oriented toward the expression of genes involved in responses to xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes, cell cycle components, oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, DNA repair genes, estrogen-responsive genes, oxidative stress genes, and genes known to be involved in apoptotic cell death. Several research laboratories in Korea for kicking off these Environmental Genomics were summarized.

Cloning and Regulation of Schizosaccharomyces pombe Gene Encoding Ribosomal Protein L11

  • Kim, Hong-Gyum;Lee, Jin-Joo;Park, Eun-Hee;Sa, Jae-Hoon;Ahn, Ki-Sup;Lim, Chang-Jin
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제34권4호
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    • pp.379-384
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    • 2001
  • The cDNA encoding ribosomal protein was identified from a cDNA library of Schizosaccharomyces pombe. The nucleotide sequence of the 548 by cDNA clone reveals an open reading frame, which encodes a putative protein of 166 amino acids with a molecular mass of 18.3 kDa. The amino acid sequence of the S. pombe L11 protein is highly homologous with those of rat and fruit, while it is clearly less similar to those of prokaryotic counterparts. The 1,044 by upstream sequence, and the region encoding N-terminal 7 amino acids of the genomic DNA were fused into the promoterless $\beta$-galactosidase gene of the shuttle vector YEp357 in order to generate the fusion plasmid pHY L11. Synthesis of $\beta$-galactosidase from the fusion plasmid varied according to the growth curve. It decreased significantly in the growth-arrested yeast cells that were treated with aluminum chloride and mercuric chloride. However, it was enhanced by treatments with cadmium chloride ($2.5\;{\mu}M$), zinc chloride ($2.5\;{\mu}M$), and hydrogen peroxide (0.5 mM). This indicates that the expression of the L,11 gene could be induced by oxidative stress.

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Improvement of cadmium tolerance and accumulation of Phragmites spp. Tabarka by ethyl methane sulfonate mutagenesis

  • Kim, Young-Nam;Kim, Jiseong;Lee, Jeongeun;Kim, Sujung;Lee, Keum-Ah;Kim, Sun-Hyung
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제47권4호
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    • pp.324-329
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    • 2020
  • Reed (Phragmites spp.) is a rhizomatous plant of the Poaceae family and is known as high tolerant plant to heavy metal contaminants. This plant is widely recognized as a Cd root-accumulator, but improved heavy metal tolerance and uptake capacity are still required for phytoremediation efficiency. To enhance capacity of hyperaccumulator plants, ethyl methane sulfonate (EMS) as chemical mutagen has been introduced and applied to remediation approaches. This study aimed to select EMS-mutagenized reeds representing high Cd resistance and large biomass and to investigate their ability of Cd accumulation. After 6 months cultivation of M2 mutant reeds under Cd stress conditions (up to 1,500 µM), we discovered seven mutant individuals that showed good performances like survivorship, vitality, and high accumulation of Cd, particularly in their roots. Compared to wild type (WT) reeds as control, on average, dry weight of mutant type (MT) reeds was larger by 2 and 1.5 times in roots and shoots, respectively. In addition, these mutant plants accumulated 6 times more Cd, mostly in the roots. In particular, MT8 reeds showed the greatest ability to accumulate Cd. These results suggest that EMS mutagenesis could generate hyperaccumulator plants with enhanced Cd tolerance and biomass, thereby contributing to improvement of phytoremediation efficiency in Cd-contaminated soil or wastewater. Further studies should focus on identifying Cd tolerance mechanisms of such EMS-mutagenized plants, developing techniques for its biomass production, and investigating the practical potential of the EMS mutants for phytoremediation.

동적 심근관류 SPECT에서 심장의 위치 측정방법에 대한 고찰 (An Optimization Method of Measuring Heart Position in Dynamic Myocardial Perfusion SPECT with a CZT-based camera)

  • 성지혜;이동훈;김은혜;정우영
    • 핵의학기술
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.75-79
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    • 2019
  • 관상동맥 혈류예비능(CFR)은 관상동맥 협착에 대한 기능적 평가를 하는데 중요한 지표로 사용되고, 허혈성 심장질환(IHD)의 발생을 조기에 진단할 수 있다. 최근 도입된 Discovery NM 530c (D530c) 장비의 구조적 특성으로 인해 동적인 영상 획득이 가능해졌고, 심근 혈류 및 관상동맥 혈류예비능의 측정을 할 수 있게 되었다. D530c 19개 CZT 검출기의 FOV가 교차되는 영역을 QFOV라고 하며, 영상의 질을 위해 QFOV 중앙으로부터 2 cm 이내 심장을 위치시키고 촬영할 것을 권고하고 있다. 동적 심근관류 SPECT 시에 심장의 위치를 선정하기 위한 최적화된 방법을 연구하였다. 심장의 위치를 측정하기 위한 도구로 이동형 초음파를 이용하였다. 환자는 parasternal long-axis view (PLAX) 스캔하였고, 심장 내 구조물이 잘 보이는 탐촉자 지점에 위치를 표시하였다. 환자의 신체에 표시한 지점과 D530c 검출기에 표시된 기준점을 서로 일치시킨 상태에서 약물부하(stress)를 하였고, 방사성동위원소를 순간주사(bolus injection) 하면서 동적 촬영을 시행하였다. 3시간 경과 후, 휴지기(rest) 촬영 시 QFOV 중앙에 심장이 위치하도록 조정하였다. 테이블 및 검출기 위치에 대하여 이동형 초음파를 이용한 dynamic stress와 QFOV 중앙에 위치시킨 rest의 좌표를 비교 분석한 결과, 모든 항목에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 없었다(P > 0.05). 이동형 초음파의 이용은 비교적 사용이 간편하면서 시간 단축과 함께 공간의 제약이 없었고, 심장의 정확한 위치 선정에 도움이 되었다. 이는 영상의 질향상과 환자의 불필요한 방사선 피폭을 최소화하고, 심근혈류 및 관상동맥 혈류예비능의 정량적 평가에 도움을 줌으로써 임상적 진단에 효과적일 것으로 사료된다.

중금속 오염에 대한 Phytoremediation 용 야생식물 연구 (Study on the Potential of Phytoremediation using Wild Plants for Heavy Metal Pollution)

  • 강병화;심상인;이상각;김광호;정일민
    • 한국환경농학회지
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    • 제17권4호
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    • pp.312-318
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    • 1998
  • 중금속 오염에 대한 식물복원법(phytoremediation)에 적합한 식물종의 탐색과 확립에 필요한 기초자료를 얻기 위하여 본 연구를 수행하였다. 공시 식물은 단풍잎돼지풀, 갓, 소리쟁이, 어저귀와 같은 야생식물을 이용하였다. 이들 종에 중금속으로 카드뮴과 구리를 처리하여 유묘의 출현과 유묘시기의 생육의 변화 및 양액재배를 통해 중금속이 이들 종에 미치는 영향과 축적되는 정도를 알아보았다. 공시종을 모래에 파종 후 중금속을 토양내 위험 수준으로 처리하고 pH를 6.5, 5.5, 4.5 조절하였을 때 pH가 낮아질수록 출현율 및 유묘의 생육은 저하되었으며 카드뮴에 비해 구리의 피해가 좀더 심하였다. 공시종 중 phy-toremediation에 가장 적합한 종은 단풍잎돼지풀이었으며 이종은 중금속에 의한 유묘의 출현과 초기 생육의 영향이 다른 종에 비해 적었으며, 양액 재배에 있어서도 $20{\mu}mol/L$Cd와 $80{\mu}mol/L$ Cu정도의 농도 처리에 의한 피해 정도가 미약하였다. 미국돼지풀은 중금속 축적량이 유묘의 카드뮴 311mg/kg, 구리 369mg/kg 정도가 축적되어 양호한 결과를 나타냈다.

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