• 한국재료학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.63-74
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• 1994

$SiO_{2}$초박막(ultrathin film)의 두께 조절 용이성, 두께 균일성, 공정 재현성 및 전기적 특성을 향상시키기 위해 실리콘을 $N_{2}O$분위기에서 열산화시켰다. $N_2O$분위기에서 박막 성장시 산화와 동시에 질화가 이루어지기 때문에 전기적 특성의 향상을 가져올 수 있었다. 질화 현상에 의해 형성된 Si-N결합 형성은 습식 식각율과 ESCA분석으로 확인할 수 있었다. $N_2O$분위기에서 성장된 $SiO_{2}$박막은 Fowler-Nordheim(FN)전도 기구를 보여주었으며, 절열파괴 특성과 누설 전류특성 및 산화막의 신뢰성은 건식 산화막에 비해서 우수하였다. 또한 계면 포획밀도는 건식 산화막에 비해 감소하였고, 전하를 주입했을 때 생성되는 계면 준위의 양 또는 크게 감소하였다. 산화막 내부에서의 전하 포획의 양도 감소하였고, 전하를 주입하였을 때 생성되는 전하 포획의 양도 감소하였다. 이와 같은 전기적인 특성의 향상은 산화막 내부에서 약하게 결합하고 있는 Si-O 결합들이 Si-N결합으로의 치환과 스트레스 이완에 의하여 감소하였기 때문이다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.1471-1477
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• 2017

Objective: Since athletic performance is a most importance trait in horses, most research focused on physiological and physical studies of horse athletic abilities. In contrast, the molecular analysis as well as the regulatory pathway studies remain insufficient for evaluation and prediction of horse athletic abilities. In our previous study, we identified AXL receptor tyrosine kinase (AXL) gene which was expressed as alternative spliced isoforms in skeletal muscle during exercise. In the present study, we validated two AXL alternative splicing transcripts (named as AXLa for long form and AXLb for short form) in equine skeletal muscle to gain insight(s) into the role of each alternative transcript during exercise. Methods: We validated two isoforms of AXL transcripts in horse tissues by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), and then cloned the transcripts to confirm the alternative locus and its sequences. Additionally, we examined the expression patterns of AXLa and AXLb transcripts in horse tissues by quantitative RT-PCR (qRT-PCR). Results: Both of AXLa and AXLb transcripts were expressed in horse skeletal muscle and the expression levels were significantly increased after exercise. The sequencing analysis showed that there was an alternative splicing event at exon 11 between AXLa and AXLb transcripts. 3-dimentional (3D) prediction of the alternative protein structures revealed that the structural distance of the connective region between fibronectin type 3 (FN3) and immunoglobin (Ig) domain was different between two alternative isoforms. Conclusion: It is assumed that the expression patterns of AXLa and AXLb transcripts would be involved in regulation of exercise-induced stress in horse muscle possibly through an $NF-{\kappa}B$ signaling pathway. Further study is necessary to uncover biological function(s) and significance of the alternative splicing isoforms in race horse skeletal muscle.