• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권4호
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• pp.402-409
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• 2017

Cyclic dipeptides (CDPs) are one of the simplest compounds produced by living organisms. Plant-growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPRs) also produce CDPs that can induce disease resistance. Bacillus vallismortis strain BS07 producing various CDPs has been evaluated as a potential biocontrol agent against multiple plant pathogens in chili pepper. However, plant signal pathway triggered by CDPs has not been fully elucidated yet. Here we introduce four CDPs, cyclo(Gly-L-Pro) previously identified from Aspergillus sp., and cyclo(L-Ala-L-Ile), cyclo(L-Ala-L-Leu), and cyclo(L-Leu-L-Pro) identified from B. vallismortis BS07, which induce disease resistance in Arabidopsis against Pseudomonas syringae infection. The CDPs do not directly inhibit fungal and oomycete growth in vitro. These CDPs require PHYTOALEXIN DEFICIENT4, SALICYLIC ACID INDUCTION DEFICIENT2, and NONEXPRESSOR OF PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEINS1 important for salicylic acid-dependent defense to induce resistance. On the other hand, regulators involved in jasmonate-dependent event, such as ETHYLENE RECEPTOR1, JASMONATE RESPONSE1, and JASMONATE INSENSITIVE1, are necessary to the CDP-induced resistance. Furthermore, treatment of these CDPs primes Arabidopsis plants to rapidly express PATHOGENESIS-RELATED PROTEIN4 at early infection phase. Taken together, we propose that these CDPs from PGPR strains accelerate activation of jasmonate-related signaling pathway during infection.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권2호
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• pp.89-97
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• 2015

The aim of this study was to investigate the involvement of dopaminergic receptors (DR) in behavioral sensitization, as measured by locomotor activity, and the over-expression of cocaine- and amphetamine-regulated transcript (CART) peptides after repeated administration of cocaine in mice. Repeated administrations of cocaine induced behavioral sensitization and CART over-expression in mice. The levels of striatal CART mRNA were significantly increased on the $3^{rd}$ day. CART peptides were over-expressed on the $5^{th}$ day in the striata of behaviorally sensitized mice. A higher proportion of $CART^+$ cells in the cocaine-treated mice were present in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell than in the dorsolateral (DL) part of caudate putamen (CP). The concomitant administration of both $D_1R$ and $D_2R$ antagonists, SCH 23390 ($D_1R$ selective) and raclopride ($D_2R$ selective), blocked cocaine induced-behavioral sensitization, CART over-expression, and cyclic adenosine 5'-monophosphate (cAMP)/ protein kinase A (PKA)/phospho-cAMP response element-binding protein (pCREB) signal pathways. SCH 23390 more predominantly inhibited the locomotor activity, CART over-expression, pCREB and PKA activity than raclopride. Cocaine induced-behavioral sensitization was also attenuated in the both $D_1R$ and $D_2R$ knockout (KO) mice, respectively. CART over-expression and activated cAMP/PKA/pCREB signal pathways were inhibited in the $D_1R$-KO mice, but not in the $D_2R$-KO mice. It is suggested that behavioral sensitization, CART over-expression and activated cAMP/PKA/pCREB signal pathways induced by repeated administration of cocaine could be more predominantly mediated by $D_1R$.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제42권1호
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• pp.279-285
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• 2017

3GPP에서는 LTE sidelink기술을 이용한 V2V(Vehicle to Vehicle)통신 표준에 대한 연구를 진행 중이다. 고속의 차량 간 통신이라는 점에서 기존 sidelink기술을 그대로 적용하기에 부적합한 부분이 존재하는데, 일반적으로 3km/h의 도보이용자를 기준으로 하였던 기존 DM-RS(Demodulation Reference signal)구조를 통해서는 120km/h로 이동하는 차량 통신에서 필요한 채널 추정 정보를 얻기에 부족하다. 본 논문에서는 빠른 채널 변화 특성을 갖는 차량 간 통신에서 필요한 향상된 DM-RS 구조에 대해서 알아보고, 각각의 DM-RS구조들에 의한 채널 추정 정확도를 비교 분석 하였다. 시뮬레이션 결과 확장된 반송파 주파수를 사용함으로써 반송파 간 간섭을 방지하여 빠르게 변하는 채널 상황에서 보다 정확한 채널 추정 값을 얻을 수 있었다. 그러나 확장된 반송파 주파수는 Cyclic prefix에 의해 큰 오버헤드를 갖게 되어 결과적으로 기존의 반송파 주파수를 유지하면서 높은 밀도를 가지는 DM-RS 구조가 차량 간 통신에 적합 할 것으로 보여 진다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.66-72
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• 2020

본 연구에서는 글루코스 검출을 위한 HRP (horseradish peroxidase)와 GOD (glucose oxidase)를 혼합한 형태의 다중 효소 반응 바이오센서 개발연구를 수행하였다. 바이오센서는 제작 시간 단축을 위하여 전기전착법을 이용하여 제작하였으며, 경제적인 센서 제작을 위하여 SPE (screen printed electrode)를 사용하였다. 다중 효소 바이오센서의 효과를 확인하기 위하여 단일 효소 바이오센서를 제작하여 비교 및 분석하였다. 센서의 특성을 평가하기 위해서 주사전자현미경(scanning electron microscopy, SEM), 순환전위법(cyclic voltammetry, CV), 전기화학적 임피던스 분광법(electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, EIS), 시간대전류법(chronoamperometry, CA), 흐름 주입분석법(flow injection analysis, FIA)를 수행하였다. SEM, CV, EIS의 분석결과로부터 효소가 전극 표면에 고정화가 잘 된 것을 확인하였고, CA로부터 제작된 다중 효소 바이오센서가 단일 효소 바이오센서에 비해 신호성능이 200% 향상된 것을 확인하였다. 이로부터 HRP와 GOD가 서로 촉매적으로 반응한다는 것을 설명할 수 있었다. 또한, FIA의 결과에서 동일한 농도의 글루코스 용액을 4회 나누어 주입하였을 때, 전류신호량이 일정함을 확인하였고, 농도에 따른 전류신호량을 분석하여 신호민감성, 재현성, 안정성 등이 우수함을 설명할 수 있었다.

• 대한전자공학회논문지TC
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• 제47권8호
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• pp.1-8
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• 2010

본 논문에서는 Cyclic prefix 형태의 보호구간을 갖는 비동기 MC-CDMA 상향 링크 시스템의 시간 옵셋의 영향을 주파수 선택적 다경로 페이딩 채널에 대하여 분석하였다. 분석을 위하여 시간 옵셋을 보호구간 및 최대 접속 지연 시간 (maximum access delay time)과 관련하여 모델링하였다. 수식적 분석을 통하여 시간 옵셋이 원하는 신호성분의 전력 누수와 자기 간섭성분을 발생시키는 것을 확인하였다. 이러한 시간 옵셋이 유효 SNR 및 평균 오류율에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. 근사화를 통하여 평균 오류율 및 SNR 감쇄를 닫혀진 형태로 유도하였다. 분석결과의 정확성은 모의실험 결과와의 비교를 통해 다양한 시간 옵셋 및 SNR에 대해 검증하였다.

• Childhood Kidney Diseases
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2017

Mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) play important roles in various cellular functions including proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis. We showed that MAPKs are developmentally regulated in the rat kidney. p38 MAPK (p38) and extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) were strongly expressed in the fetal kidney, whereas c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) was detected predominantly in the adult kidney. The inhibition of p38 or ERK in organ culture resulted in reduced nephron formation with or without reduced kidney size. On the other hand, persistent fetal expression pattern of MAPKs, i.e., upregulation of p38 and ERK and downregulation of JNK, was observed in the cyst epithelium of human renal dysplasia, ovine fetal obstructive uropathy, and pcy mice, a model of polycystic kidney disease. Furthermore, activated p38 and ERK induced by cyclic stretch mediated proliferation and $TGF-{\beta}1$ expression in ureteric bud cells, probably leading to cyst formation and dysplastic changes. Inhibition of ERK slowed the disease progression in pcy mice. Finally, ERK and p38 were inactivated in the early embryonic kidney subjected to maternal nutrient restriction, characterized by reduced ureteric branching and nephron number. Thus, MAPKs mediate the development of normal and diseased kidney. Their modulation may result in novel therapeutic strategies against developmental abnormalities of the kidney.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.365-369
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• 1999

Interferon tau (IFN$\tau$), the pregnancy recognition signal in ruminants, suppresses transcription of the estrogen receptor (ER) gene in the endometrial luminal (LE) and superficial glandular epithelium (sGE) to prevent oxytocin receptor (OTR) expression and pulsatile release of luteolytic prostaglandin $F_{2{\alpha}}$ (PGF), Interferon regulatory factors one (IRF-l) and two (IRF-2) are transcription factors induced by IFN$\tau$ that activate and silence gene expression, respectively. Available results suggest that IFN$\tau$ acts directly on LE and sGE during pregnancy to induce sequentially IRF-l and then IRF-2 gene expression to silence transcription of ER and OTR genes, block the luteolytic mechanism to maintenance a functional corpus luteum (CL) and, signal maternal recognition of pregnancy. The theory for maternal recognition of pregnancy in pigs is that the uterine endometrium of cyclic gilts secretes PGF in an endocrine direction, toward the uterine vasculature for transport to the CL to exert its luteolytic effect. However, in pregnant pigs, estrogens secreted by the conceptuses are responsible, perhaps in concert with effects of prolactin and calcium, for exocrine secretion of PGF into the uterine lumen where it is sequestered to exert biological effects and / or be metabolized to prevent luteolysis.

• Smart Structures and Systems
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• 제1권4호
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• pp.385-404
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• 2005

The paper presents a model to calculate reinforcement strain using measured crack width in members under applied tension, flexure, and/or shear stress. Crack mapping using a new type of distributed coaxial cable sensors for health monitoring of large-scale civil engineering infrastructure was recently proposed and developed by the authors. This paper shows the results and performance of such sensors mounted on near surface of two flexural beams and a large scale reinforced concrete box girder that was subjected to cyclic combined shear and torsion. The main objectives of this health monitoring study was to correlate the sensor's response to strain in the member, and show that magnitude of the signal's reflection coefficient is related to increases in applied load, repeated cycles, cracking, and reinforcement yielding. The effect of multiple adjacent cracks, and signal loss was also investigated. The results shown in this paper are an important step in using the sensors for crack mapping and determining reinforcement strain for in-situ structures.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.19-31
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• 2005

During the last decade, the exploration of nanoscale device and circuitry based on molecules has gained increasing interest. In parallel with this, considerable effort is being devoted to the development of molecular photonic/electronic materials based on various porphyrin arrays. This involves light as an input/output signal and excitation energy migration as a mechanism for signal transmission. Absorption of a photon at the light collector end of the porphyrin array yields the excited state, which migrates among the intervening pigments until reaching the emitter, whereupon another photon is emitted. As a consequence, it is relevant to understand the excitation energy transfer (EET) processes occurring in various forms of porphyrin arrays for the applications as artificial light harvesting arrays and molecular photonic/electronic wires. Since the excitonic (dipole) and electronic (conjugation) couplings between the adjacent porphyrin moieties in porphyrin arrays govern the EET processes, we have characterized the EET rates of various forms of multiporphyrin arrays (linear, cyclic, and box) based on various time-resolved spectroscopic measurements. We believe that our observations provide a platform for further development of molecular photonic/electronic materials based on porphyrin arrays.

• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.163-174
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• 2006

Luteinizing Hormone Releasing Hormone(LHRH) is a decapeptide neurotransmitter known to be regulated by metal ions in the hyperthalamus. Zn-binding LHRH complex was systhesized, and zinc-LHRH complex was studied to understand what kinds of structural modifications would be critical in the LHRH releasing mechanism. Both nonexchangeable and exchangeable $^1H-NMR$ signal assignments were accomplished by pH-dependent and COSY NMR experiments. In addition, $^1H-NMR$ chemical shift changes of a-proton and peptide NH NMR signals at different pH condition, and $^1H-NMR$ signal differences between metal free and metallo-LHRH complex was monitored. NMR signals exhibit that primary metal-binding sites are nitrogens donor of imidazole ring and Arg, and peptide oxygen of Pro-His in the sequence. Structure obtained in this study has a cyclic conformation which is similar to that of energy minimized, and exhibits a specific a-helical turn with residue numbers $(2{\sim}7)$ out of 10 amino acids.