• Animal cells and systems
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.229-236
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• 1999

The recA gene plays a central role in genetic recombination and SOS DNA repair in Escherichia coli (E. coli). We have previously identified a 42 kDa RecA-like protein inducible by a variety of DNA damages from a fluorescent Pseudomonas strain sp. and characterized its inducible kinetics. In the present study, we cloned and characterized the gene encoding the RecA-like protein by immunological screening of Pseudomonas genomic expression library using polyclonal E. coli anti-RecA antibodies as a probe. From 10$^{5}$ plaques screened, five putative clones were finally isolated. Southern blot analysis indicated that four clones had the same DNA inserts and the recA-like gene was located within the 3.2 kb EcoRI fragment of Pseudomonas chromosomal DNA. In addition, the cloned recA-like gene was transcribed into an RNA transcript approximately 1.1 kb in size, as judged by Northern blot analysis. The cellular level of RNA transcript of the cloned recA-like gene was increased to an average of 5.15- fold upon treatment with DNA damaging agents such as ultraviolet (UV)- light, nalidixic acid (NA), methyl methanesulfonate (MMS), and mitomycin-C (MMC). These results suggest that the cloned gene is inducible by DNA damage similarly to the recA gene in E. coli. However, the cloned gene did not restore the DNA damage sensitivity of the E. coli recA-mutant.

• 한국HCI학회논문지
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2007

재조명(relighting) 렌더링은 장면 내에 새로운 광원의 추가 또는 기존 광원 속성의 변경으로 인한 영상의 변화를 효율적으로 계산하는 과정을 말한다. 본 논문에서는 쉐이딩(shading) 계산에서 광원에 독립적인 파라메터를 미리 텍스쳐 이미지 형태로 캐시화하여 재조명 렌더링 과정에서의 계산량을 줄이는 방법을 사용하였다. 이러한 쉐이딩 파라메터들의 캐시 이미지들은 사용자가 카메라 시점을 바꾸고자 할 경우 새로 생성을 하여야 하는데, 이러한 캐시 이미지 생성에는 많은 시간이 소요된다. 본 논문에서는 새로운 시점에서의 캐시 이미지들을 영상 기반 렌더링 (image-based rendering) 기법을 이용하여 실시간에 구하는 방법을 제시한다. 이 방법은 먼저 여러 개의 지정된 카메라 시점에 대한 캐시 이미지들을 미리 생성해 둔다. 다음 원하는 시점의 캐시 이미지는 각 픽셀에 투영되는 3차원 표면점을 역시점변환(inverse viewing transform)을 통해 구하고, 이 점을 지정된 카메라 시점으로 다시 투영하여 캐시 이미지에서의 대응 픽셀을 찾는다. 대응 픽셀의 파라메터 값들을 평균하여 새 캐시 이미지에 써준다. 이 과정들은 하드웨어 그래픽 가속기의 단편 쉐이더(fragment shader)를 이용하여 실시간으로 수행된다.

• 생약학회지
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• 제41권4호
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• pp.297-302
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• 2010

Lophatheri Herba is the aerial part of Lophatherum gracile Bronghiart(淡竹葉, Gramineae). 25~75 cm in length. Stem: cylindrical with nodes, empty inside, externally pale yellowish green. Leaf: dehiscent of lanceolate lamina, shrunken and rolled, 5~20 cm long, 10~35 mm wide; surface: pale green ~ yellowish green, parallel-formed with veins of square reticulate, more distinct of appearance on the lower surface. Banbusae Caulis In Taeniam is the stringy strip derived from the stem with the peeled-off epidermis of Phllostachys nigra Munro var. henosis Stapf, and Phllostachys bambusoides Siebold et Zuccarini(竹葉, Gramineae). Irregular in size and shape, thin plane ~ strip-shaped, sometimes powdery, sometimes 1~3 mm thick. Outer surface: pale green ~ yellowish green, sometimes grayish white L. gracile and P. nigra have different origins although they show similar morphologic features. We were able to distinguish between L. gracile and P. nigra which are almost indistinguishable through this study. AFLP(Amplifide Fragment Length Polymorphism) was more suitable for identifying differences between L. gracile and P. nigra in comparison with other genetic analysis using chemical analysis. Therefore. molecular biological methods are believed to be useful for discovering origins of herbal medicines.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.235-242
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• 1995

한국 두 지역의 참굴(CRassostrea gigas Thunberg) 과 일본산 참굴, 그리고 한국산 바위굴(Crassostrea nippona Seki)의 유전적 근연관계를 조사하기 위하여 미토콘드리아 DNA 절편분석을 하였다. 참굴의 전체 미토콘드리아 DNA 크기는 세 지역 모두 약 18 kb 로서 동일하였으나 한국 동해산 바위굴의 경우는 약 22 kb 정도의 크기를 나타내었다. 여섯 개 염기쌍을 인식하는 8종류의 제한효소를 사용하여 분석한 결과 세 지역 참굴의 mtDNA에서 BamHI과 Bg1I 그리고 XhoI 절단시 동일한 DNA 절편이 나타나는 특징이 있었다. 종내 지역간 염기서열 치환율 (p) 은 남해안과 서해안산 참굴에서 2%로 가장 가까운 근연관계를 보였으며, 이들과 일본산 참굴 사이에는 5%의 p값을 보였다. 참굴과 바위굴, 두 종간에서는 약 42% 의 염기서열 치환율을 갖는 근연관계를 나타내었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.270-277
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• 2006

Helices 4 and 5 of the Bacillus thuringiensis Cry4Ba $\delta$-endotoxin have been shown to be important determinants for mosquito-larvicidal activity, likely being involved in membrane-pore formation. In this study, the Cry4Ba mutant protein containing an additional engineered tryptic cleavage site was used to produce the $\alpha4$-$\alpha5$ hairpin peptide by an efficient alternative strategy. Upon solubilization of toxin inclusions expressed in Escherichia coli and subsequent digestion with trypsin, the 130-kDa mutant protoxin was processed to protease-resistant fragments of ca. 47, 10 and 7 kDa. The 7-kDa fragment was identified as the $\alpha4$-loop-$\alpha5$ hairpin via N-terminal sequencing and mass spectrometry, and was successfully purified by size-exclusion FPLC and reversed-phase HPLC. Using circular dichroism spectroscopy, the 7-kDa peptide was found to exist predominantly as an $\alpha$-helical structure. Membrane perturbation studies by using fluorimetric calcein-release assays revealed that the 7-kDa helical hairpin is highly active against unilamellar liposomes compared with the 65-kDa activated full-length toxin. These results directly support the role of the $\alpha4$-loop-$\alpha5$ hairpin in membrane perturbation and pore formation of the full-length Cry4Ba toxin.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 2004

형질전환 효율을 높이기 위하여, NPTII와 GUS유전자를 포함하고 있는 pIG121Hm을 미세 입자에 코팅하여 particle bombardment를 수행한 후 pIG121Hm가 도입된 Agrobacterium tumefaciens EHA101와 3일간 공동 배양하였다. 그 후 캘러스를 1mg/L 2,4-D, 0.1mg/L BAP, 100mg/L kanamycin, 그리고 200mg/L carbenicillin이 포함된 MS배지로 옮겨 4주간 성장시킨 후 kanamycin저항성 캘러스를 선발하여 GUS 발현을 관찰하였고, PCR 분석을 통하여 700 bp의 NPT II 유전자가 도입된 것을 확인하였다. Particle bombardment 후 Agrobacterium과 공동배양 한 처리구가 Agrobacterium과 공동배양만 한 처리구보다 GUS발현 분석에 의한 형질전환 효율이 3배정도 더 높았다 형질전환 된 재분화 식물체를 얻기위해 다시 선발된 kanamycin저항성 캘러스는 1mg/L NAA와 1mg/L BAP가 포함된 재분화 배지에 옮겨져 4주 후 형질전환 된 소인경을 형성하였다.

• Archives of Plastic Surgery
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• 제43권2호
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• pp.134-144
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• 2016

In adults, mallet finger is a traumatic zone I lesion of the extensor tendon with either tendon rupture or bony avulsion at the base of the distal phalanx. High-energy mechanisms of injury generally occur in young men, whereas lower energy mechanisms are observed in elderly women. The mechanism of injury is an axial load applied to a straight digit tip, which is then followed by passive extreme distal interphalangeal joint (DIPJ) hyperextension or hyperflexion. Mallet finger is diagnosed clinically, but an X-ray should always be performed. Tubiana's classification takes into account the size of the bony articular fragment and DIPJ subluxation. We propose to stage subluxated fractures as stage III if the subluxation is reducible with a splint and as stage IV if not. Left untreated, mallet finger becomes chronic and leads to a swan-neck deformity and DIPJ osteoarthritis. The goal of treatment is to restore active DIPJ extension. The results of a six- to eight-week conservative course of treatment with a DIPJ splint in slight hyperextension for tendon lesions or straight for bony avulsions depends on patient compliance. Surgical treatments vary in terms of the approach, the reduction technique, and the means of fixation. The risks involved are stiffness, septic arthritis, and osteoarthritis. Given the lack of consensus regarding indications for treatment, we propose to treat all cases of mallet finger with a dorsal glued splint except for stage IV mallet finger, which we treat with extra-articular pinning.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.749-755
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• 2005

The ccpA gene encoding catabolite control protein A (CcpA) of Leuconostoc mesenteroides SYl, a strain isolated from kimchi, was cloned, sequenced, analyzed for transcript, and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The ccpA ORF (open reading frame) is 1,011 bp in size, which can encode a protein of 336 amino acid residues with a molecular mass of 36,739 Da. The transcription start site was mapped at a position 49 nucleotides upstream of the start codon, and promoter sequences were also identified. The putative cre site overlapped with the -35 promoter sequence. The deduced amino acid sequence of the CcpA contained the helix-turn-helix motif found in many DNA-binding regulatory proteins. CcpA from 1. mesenteroides SY1 had $54.6\%$ identity with CcpA from Lactobacillus casei. The Northern blot experiment showed that ccpA was transcribed as a single 1.1 kb transcript, and transcription was repressed when grown on media containing glucose. CcpA was overproduced in E. coli BL21(DE3) cells using the pET expression vector, and purified to an apparent homogeneity. Gel Mobility Shift Assay with purified CcpA and a DNA fragment containing the ere sequence of the $\alpha$-galactosidase gene (aga) from L. mesenteroides SY1 revealed that CcpA bound specifically to the cre site of aga.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.743-749
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• 2004

The gene encoding human serum albumin (HSA) was cloned from human liver cDNA library by PCR. The HSA cDNA in size of 2,176 bp, including 1,830 bp of open reading frame, was cloned into the plasmid carried with the 5'flanking sequence of goat $\beta$-casein gene (-4,044 to +2,025 bp) to get a tissue specific expression vector in mammary gland named pGB562/HSA (12.5 kb). A 9.6 kb DNA fragment in which the sequence is in order of goat $\beta$-casein gene regulatory sequence, HSA cDNA and SV40 polyadenylation signals was isolated from the pGB562/HSA by SacI and DraIII cutting, and used to microinject into the pronuclei of mouse fertilized eggs to produce transgenic mice. Three transgenic mice (2 female and 1 male) were identified by PCR and dot Southern blot analysis. The copy numbers of integrated transgene were more than 10 copies in line #21 and #26 as well as over 50 copies in line #31 of transgenic mice. HSA protein collected from the milk of lactating transgenic mice was confirmed by immuno-detection of Western and slot blot. The concentrations of HSA in the milk were from 0.05 to 0.4 mg/ml. An obvious antigen and antibody conjugate could be observed in immunohistochemical stain of mammary gland tissue from lactating day 11 of HSA transgenic mice. The transmission of transgene and its expression was recognized according to the results of RT-PCR and sequences analyses of their progeny.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.117-121
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• 1994

여름느타리버섯 Pleurotus sajor-caju 균주를 인디아, 파푸아뉴기니아를 포함한 5개국으로부터 수집하였다. 파푸아뉴기니아 균주는 흰색 자실체를 형성하나 나머지 4개 지역 균주는 갈색 자실체를 형성하였다. 갈색 자실체와 백색 자실체로부터 각각1핵 균주를 얻어 서로 교배하였다. 그들은 다른 교배형을 나타냈으며 갈색종은 $A_1A_2B_1B_2$이었고 백색종은 $A_3A_4B_3B_4$이었다. 여름느타리버섯 5개 균주의 균사체에서 DNA를 분리하였으며, 미토콘드리아 DNA는 bisbenzimide-CsCl 초원심 분리에 의해 핵 DNA와 분리되었다. 5개 균주중 2개 균주의 미토콘드리아 DNA는 EcoRI 제한효소 패턴이 다르게 나타났다. 분리된 각 band의 절편 크기를 합산한 미토콘드리아 DNA크기는 60-65 kb로 추정되었다.