• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1993.07a
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• pp.287-289
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• 1993

Recently semiconductor technology is widely used in biotechnology fields and one of the represetatives is electric cell-fusion-device. In this paper. some basic researches required in the development of this fusion system was performed and they are as follows: 1) preparation of protoplast and selection of the fittest plant cell, 2) development of high frequency AC power supply for cell-alignment by using class-E resonant circuit. As a result, cabbage cell is selected and pearl-chain, which shows cell-alignment. can be observed by the applied AC field.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• v.79 no.2
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• pp.85-90
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• 2016

Background: Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer related death. Alterations in gene sequence, structure, and expression have an important role in the pathogenesis of lung cancer. Fusion genes and alternative splicing of cancer-related genes have the potential to be oncogenic. In the current study, we performed RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) to investigate potential fusion genes and alternative splicing in non-small cell lung cancer. Methods: RNA was isolated from lung tissues obtained from 86 subjects with lung cancer. The RNA samples from lung cancer and normal tissues were processed with RNA-seq using the HiSeq 2000 system. Fusion genes were evaluated using Defuse and ChimeraScan. Candidate fusion transcripts were validated by Sanger sequencing. Alternative splicing was analyzed using multivariate analysis of transcript sequencing and validated using quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction. Results: RNA-seq data identified oncogenic fusion genes EML4-ALK and SLC34A2-ROS1 in three of 86 normal-cancer paired samples. Nine distinct fusion transcripts were selected using DeFuse and ChimeraScan; of which, four fusion transcripts were validated by Sanger sequencing. In 33 squamous cell carcinoma, 29 tumor specific skipped exon events and six mutually exclusive exon events were identified. ITGB4 and PYCR1 were top genes that showed significant tumor specific splice variants. Conclusion: In conclusion, RNA-seq data identified novel potential fusion transcripts and splice variants. Further evaluation of their functional significance in the pathogenesis of lung cancer is required.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.65-72
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• 2014

Plant cells from which the cell walls have been enzymatically or mechanically removed are called protoplasts. The protoplasts are theoretically totipotent and can be used as sources of somatic cell fusion in practical breeding programs. Wild Solanum species have often been used as sources of important agricultural traits including diverse disease resistance. However, they cannot often be directly applied to breeding programs due to their sexual incompatibility with S. tuberosum. Somatic hybridization via protoplast fusion is one of the ideal methods to overcome this limitation and to introgress certain traits into S. tuberosum. This technique has still widely been used in potato since the first fusion was reported in 1970s. Therefore, this review highlights general perspectives of protoplast fusion and discusses the application of protoplast fusion in potato breeding.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1994.07b
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• pp.1336-1338
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• 1994

Cell fusion device is an artificial equipment which fuses electrically two types of cells fed from the respective micropump to the fusion chamber by electric pulses. In this case, the detective sensor of flowing cell, along with passage, is required to control the time of pulses applied to cell and the injection of cells which are fed from inlet to micropump. There are two methods of detection of flowing cell; optical, impedance method. The difference of output for optical sensor is about 426mV for 805nm wavelength. about 37mV for 665nm wavelength. In impedance method, sensor output is 132.33mV at middle point and 117.10mV at edge point in the channel. Experimental results show that the optimal frequency range of sensor output is Iron 50Hz to 400Hz.

• Journal of Embryo Transfer
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.1-10
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• 1997

The present study was conducted to investigate the influence of embryo cell stage at 18h post-fusion and oocyte preactivation on sebsequent in vitro developmental potential in the nuclear transplant rabbit embryos. The embryos of 16-cell stage were collected and synchronized to G$_1$ phase of 32-cell stage. The recipient cytoplasms were obtained by removing the first polar body and chromosome rnass from the oocytes collected by non-dis-ruptive microsurgery procedure. The separated G$_1$ phase blastomeres of 32-cell stage were injected into non-preactivated recipient cytoplasms. Otherwise, the enucleated recipient cytoplasms were preactivated by electrical stimulation at 18h post-hCG injection and the separated G$_1$ phase blastomeres of 32-cell stage were injected. Mter culture until 20h post-hOG injection, the nuclear transplant oocytes were electrofused by electrical stimulation. The fused nuclear transplant embryos were classified into 3~4-cell, 2-cell and 1-cell stage at 18 hrs post-fusion and cultured until the embryos reached blastocyst stage. The developmental rate to blastocyst stage was significantly (P <0.05) higher in all the reconstituted embryos of 3~4-cell stage(58.0%) than in 2 and icell stage. The developmental rate to blastocyst stage in the embryos of 3~4-cell stage at 18 hrs post-fusion was significantly (P<0.05) higher in the reconstituted without oocyte preactivation(77.8%) than in the oocyte-preactivated embryos (33.3%). These results indicated that the higher rate of in the in vitro development to blastocyst stage might be obtained form the embryos which were reconstituted with nuclear donor of G$_1$ phase and non-preactivated oocyte, and developed more rapidly for 18 hrs post-fusion.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.107-112
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• 1993

The optimal conditions for protoplast fusion between the cells of kanamycin resistant Lactobacillus bulgaricus IFO 13593 and those of lincomycin resistant Lactobacillus helveticus IAM 12090 were investigated in this study. The highest fusion frequency of 9.1*10-4 was obtained when protoplast fusion was carried out for 0.5 min using 40% PEG 4000 solution as a cell fusion stimulant and subsequent post-PEG-incubation was undergone at 30 for 30 min in the PPI medium.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.58 no.2
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• pp.280-285
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• 2020

We have developed a constitutive display system of the Pseudomonas fluorescens SIK W1 TliA lipase on the cell surface of Escherichia coli using E. coli outer membrane protein C (OmpC) as an anchoring motif, which is an economical compared to induced system. For the constitutive expression of truncated OmpC-TliA fusion proteins, gntT104 promoter was employed. Cell growth was not affected by over expression of fusion protein during entire culture time, suggesting cell lysis was not a problem. The localization of truncated OmpC-TliA fusion protein on the cell surface was confirmed by immunofluorescence microscopy and measuring whole cell lipase activity. Constitutively displayed lipase was very stable, retaining activity enantioselectivity throughout the five repeated reactions. These results suggest that OmpC from E. coli be a useful anchoring motif for displaying enzymes on the cell surface without any inducers, and this stable surface display system can be employed for a broad range of biotechnological applications.

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.47-60
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• 1981

Lymphocytes that secrete antibodies can be made immortal by fusing them with myeloma tumor cells (cell fusion) and cloning the hybrids (hybridomas). Each clone is a long-term source of substantial quantities of a single highly specific antibody (monoclona

• The Korean Journal of Zoology
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.29-36
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• 1992

The present study describes the production of monoclonal antibodies against cultured chick myoblast to pursue critical proteins in muscle cell fusion. Among a panel of monoclonal antibodies, three, Mll-3H 13, Mll-3Hl8 and Mll-3H35 were inhibited movblast fusion. A single 101-kDa antigen reactive with monoclonal antibody Mll-3H35 was detected by radioimmu-noprecipitation or by immunoblotting. During the course of myogenesis, the level of the protein remarkably decreased as the cells there differentiated. These results suggest that the protein platys a direct role in the process of myoblast fusion mechanism.

• Proceedings of the KIEE Conference
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• 1995.07c
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• pp.1445-1447
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• 1995

A cell fusion device is designed and fabricated in order to electrofuse two cells between electrodes. Dielectrophoretic force is used to attract each cell and make a pearl chain of two cells. Two kinds of electrode structure are fabricated and tested the feasibility of the proposed device. The attraction of two radish cells or two Chinese cabbage cells on the electrodes is observed when AC voltage(1MHz, $V_{p-p}$=8V) is applied to the electrodes. The possibility of cell fusion device is shown through experiments.