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Molecular Coning of cDNA for Garlic Mosaic Virus Genome (마늘 모자이크 바이러스 게놈에 대한 cDNA의 클로닝)

  • 최연희
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.253-257
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    • 1992
  • Potyvirus group is the largest group among plant virus groups and damages severely plant hosts upon infectiQn. In order to investigate the mechanism by which potyviruses induce disease in plants, a cDNA clone 29-6 which is cOIlsidered to be a cDNA clone for garlic mosaic virus (GMV) was isolated. It did not hybridize to garlic latent virus genome, which is one of two major garlic viruses. Northern blot analysis shows that the genome size of garlic mosaic virus was about 9 kb. Clone 29-6 strongly hybridizes to poly(A) RNA isolated from garlic leaves, suggesting that GMV RNA is polyadenylated as other potyviruses. Nucleotide sequence analysis of cDNA clones overlapping with clone 29-6 showed that garlic plants are infected with various strains of garlic mosaic virus which are closely related to each other. other.

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Regional Gray Matter Volume Reduction Associated with Major Depressive Disorder: A Voxel-Based Morphometry

  • Tae, Woo-Suk
    • Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.10-18
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    • 2015
  • Background and Purpose: The association between the low emotional regulation and the brain structural change of major depressive disorder (MDD) has been proposed, but the voxel-based morphometry (VBM) studies on female MDD are rare. The purpose of the present study was to show the regional volume changes of gray matter (GM) in female patients with MDD by optimized VBM. Methods: To control subjects homogeneity, twenty female MDD patients and age, sex matched 21 normal controls were included for the VBM analysis. To identify the change of regional gray matter volume (GMV), the optimized VBM was performed with T1 MRIs. The amounts of gray/white matter and intracranial cavity volumes (ICV) were measured. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and partial correlation analyses covariate with age and ICV were applied for VBM. Results: The age and ICV distributions were similar between the two groups. In the ANCOVA, the total GMV of MDD was smaller than that of normal controls. In the VBM, regional GMV was relatively decreased in the limbic system (amygdalae, ambient gyri, hippocampi heads, subiculum, posterior parahippocampal gyri, pulvinar nuclei, dorsal posterior cingulate gyri, and left pregenual cingulate gyrus). The lingual gyri, short insular gyri, right fusiform gyrus, and right inferior frontal gyrus were also showed decreased regional GMV. Conclusion: The results of this study indicate that the female MDD is mainly associated with the structural deficits of the limbic system and limbic system related cortices, which were known to the center of emotions.

Guaranteed GNSS-based Road Charging Applications through User-Level Integrity

  • Mark, Audrey;Schortmann, Joaquin Cosmen;Olague, Miguel Angel Martinez;Merino, Miguel Romay
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Navigation and Port Research Conference
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    • v.2
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    • pp.77-82
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    • 2006
  • Integrity plays a fundamental role in the feasibility of 'liability critical' applications. Road charging, e.g. road tolling in urban zones or on highways, represents a series of liability critical applications where a guarantee in integrity could be a true enabler: being the mechanism that prevents the incorrect charging of users and enabling the advancement of these applications using GNSS such as Galileo and EGNOS that provide integrity mechanisms. However, the integrity of the end user position is not guaranteed by the EGNOS and Galileo integrity services alone as provided. Algorithms have been developed to supply a guarantee on the performance attainable at the user level through the provision of a horizontal protection level that responds to local user conditions such as multipath or interference. In addition, an application has been developed that implements road charging mechanisms based on the availability of user-level integrity. Results obtained show that the user-level integrity algorithms provided the required level of integrity guarantee and granularity of the horizontal protection levels necessary for executing urban and rural (highway) road charging. In addition, the road charging application developed shows that the current application domain requirements can be met through the provision of guaranteed integrity and that further reductions in the horizontal protection levels along with increased signal availability will enable future road charging modalities.

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Gray Matter Volume Reductions Were Associated with TPH1 Polymorphisms in Depressive Disorder Patients with Suicidal Attempts

  • Lee, Sang Min;Lee, Soyoen;Kang, Won Sub;Jahng, Geon-Ho;Park, Hae Jeong;Kim, Su Kang;Park, Jin Kyung
    • Psychiatry investigation
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    • v.15 no.12
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    • pp.1174-1180
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    • 2018
  • Objective Structural changes of brain areas have been reported in depressive disorder and suicidal behavior (SB), in which TPH1 also has been known as a promising candidate gene. We investigated gray matter volume (GMV) differences, TPH1 rs1800532 and rs1799913 polymorphisms previously found to be associated with depressive disorder and SB, and the relationship between the two markers. Methods Thirteen depressive disorder patients with suicidal attempts (SA) and twenty healthy controls were included. We examined GMV differences using a voxel-based morphometry and regions of interest analysis. Direct sequencing was used for genotyping. Results The patients showed significant GMV reduction in left cerebral region including middle frontal gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus, and anterior cingulate cortex; in right middle temporal gyrus; in left cerebellar tonsil; and in right cerebral region including precentral gyrus and postcentral gyrus (corrected p<0.005). The right precentral and postcentral gyri GMV values of AA and CA genotypes patients were significantly decreased compared to those of CC genotype subjects (corrected p=0.040). Conclusion These findings show the possibility that both GMV reductions and TPH1 rs1800532/rs1799913 A allele may be involved in the pathogenesis of depressive disorder patients with SA.

A Predictive Controller Based on the Generalized Minimum Variance Approach (일반화 최소분산법을 기초로 한 예측 제어기)

  • 한홍석;양해원
    • The Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers
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    • v.37 no.8
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    • pp.557-562
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    • 1988
  • This paper presents a class of discrete adaptive controller that can be applied to a plant without sufficient a priori information. It is well known that the GMV(Generalized Minmum Variance) contrlller performs satisfactorily if the plant time delay is known. By introducing the long-range prediction into the GMV controller, robustness to the time delay can be improved, although optimality is lost. Such an idea motivates a predictive control system to be proposed here, where the system minimizes multi-stage cost via the GMV approach. Moreover, the detuning control weight is determined by an on-line tuning method. It is shown that robustness, computational efficiency, and performance of the resulting control system are improved as compared with those of the GPC(Generalized Predictive Control)system.

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Purification and Amplification of Garlic Latent Virus (마늘 잠복 바이러스의 순수분리 및 증식)

  • 최진남
    • Journal of Plant Biology
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    • v.35 no.3
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    • pp.259-263
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    • 1992
  • 한국 마늘에 감염되어 있는 주된 바이러스 중의 하나로 알려진 마늘 잠복 바이러스 (GMV)의 분자 구조와 병 발생 메카니즘을 이해하기 위하여, 국부 감염 숙주 식물인 Vicia faba에 연속적으로 감염시킴으로써 마늘 잠복 바이러스를 정제하였고, GMV에 대한 전신 감염성 숙주 식물로 생각되는 leek에서 GLV를 대량으로 증식시켰다. 투과전자현미경을 이용하여 바이러스 입자를 관찰한 결과, 마늘 바이러스들의 입자의 길이는 200-2000 nm의 분포를 보였으나 입자의 대부분은 600-900 nm의 범위 안에 존재하였다. 반면 순수 분리된 GLV 입자는 평균 690 nm의 길이를 보여주었고, 유연한 실 모양이었다. SDS-PAGE 분석으로 혼합 감염된 마늘 잎으로부터 분리된 마늘 바이러스의 구조 단백질은 분자량 24,500-38,000 Da의 분포를 나타내었으나, GLV 껍질 단백질의 분자량은 34,000 Da으로 나타났다.

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Optimal Timing of Zoster Vaccination After Shingles: A Prospective Study of the Immunogenicity and Safety of Live Zoster Vaccine

  • Lee, Eunyoung;Chun, June Young;Song, Kyoung-Ho;Choe, Pyoeng Gyun;Bang, Ji Hwan;Kim, Eu Suk;Kim, Hong Bin;Park, Sang Won;Kim, Nam Joong;Park, Wan Beom;Oh, Myoung-don
    • Infection and chemotherapy
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    • v.50 no.4
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    • pp.311-318
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    • 2018
  • Background: Zoster vaccination is recommended for people with a history of herpes zoster (HZ), but the most effective timing of vaccine administration after zoster illness is unresolved. This prospective observational study compared the immunogenicity and safety of administering HZ vaccine at 6-12 months and 1-5 years after zoster illness. Materials and Methods: Blood samples were collected before the administration of live zoster vaccine and 6 weeks after vaccination. Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) IgG concentrations and T-cell responses were assessed by glycoprotein enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and interferon-${\gamma}$ enzyme-linked immunospot assay (ELISPOT), respectively. Results: The baseline geometric mean value (GMV) of VZV IgG was higher in the 6-12 months group than in the 1-5 years group (245.5 IU/mL vs. 125.9 IU/mL; P = 0.021). However, the GMV increased significantly in both groups (P = 0.002 in the 6-12 months group; P <0.001 in the 1-5 years group). The results of the ELISPOT assay were not significant for differences of the GMV between baseline and 6-week post-vaccination groups, while the GMV increased significantly in both groups (P = 0.001 in the 6-12 months group; P <0.001 in the 1-5 years group). Conclusion: The immunogenicity of zoster vaccine may be similar whether administered 6-12 months, or >1 year after zoster illness. Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02704572

Molecular Biological Studies on Korean Garlic Viruses

  • Choi, Jin-Nam;Song, Jong-Tae;Shin, Chan-Seok;La, Yong-Joon;Lee, Jong-Seob;Choi, Yang-Do
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Plant Pathology Conference
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    • 1994.06a
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    • pp.86-102
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    • 1994
  • To understand the molecular structure and pathogenesis mechanism of Korean garlic viruses, we have isolate cDNA clones for garlic viruses. The partial nucleotide sequences of 24 cDNA clones were determined and that of six clones containing poly (A) tail were compared with those of other plant viruses. One of those clones, V9 has 81.8% similarity in nucleotide sequence and 93.0% in deduced amino acid sequence, respectively, to the coat protein gene for garlic mosaic virus (GMV). Northern blot analysis with the clone V9 demonstrated that the genome of GMV is 7.8 kb long and has poly (A) tail. The anti-coat protein antibody for GMV recognizes 35 kDa polypeptide which could be the coat protein of GMV from infected garlic leaf extract or virus preparation. Clone G7 has about 62% of deduced amino acid sequence identity with the members of potyvirus group. Northern blot analysis with the clone G7 demonstrated that the genome of the potyvirus I garlic is 9.0 kb long and has poly (A) tail. The third clone, S81, shows 42% amino acid identity to the potexvirus. The other clones are under the characterization. To test the possibility of producing garlic virus resistant plant, we have designed a hairpin type ribozyme to cleave V9 RNA at the middle of the coat protein gene. From the cleavage reactions in vitro with two different sizes of RNA substrates, V9SUB (144 nucleotides) and V9 RNA (1,361 nucleotides), the ribozyme can cleave V9 sequence effectively at the predicted site. To study the activity of the ribozyme in vivo, plant transformation is in progress. Further possibilities to produce garlic virus resistant plant will be discussed.

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A Self-Tuning PI Control System Design for the Flatness of Hot Strip in Finishing Mill Processes

  • Park, Jeong-Ju;Hong, Wan-Kee;Kim, Jong-Shik
    • Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology
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    • v.18 no.3
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    • pp.379-387
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    • 2004
  • A novel flatness sensing system which is called the Flatness Sensing Inter-stand Looper(FlatSIL) system is suggested and a self-tuning PI control system using the FlatSIL is designed for improving the flatness of hot strip in finishing mill processes. The FlatSIL system measures the tension along the direction of the strip width by using segmented rolls, and the tension profile is approximated through the tension of each segmented roll. The flatness control system is operated by using the tension profile. The proposed flatness control system as far as the tension profile-measuring device works for the full strip length during the strip rolling in finishing mills. The generalized minimum variance self-tuning (GMV S-T) PI control method is applied to control the flatness of hot strip which has a design parameter as weighting factor for updating the PI gains. Optimizing the design parameter in the GMV S-T PI controller, the Robbins-Monro algorithm is used. It is shown by the computer simulation and experiment that the proposed GMV S-T PI flatness control system has better performance than the fixed PI flatness control system.

Occurrence of Squash yellow mild mottle virus and Pepper golden mosaic virus in Potential New Hosts in Costa Rica

  • Castro, Ruth M.;Moreira, Lisela;Rojas, Maria R.;Gilbertson, Robert L.;Hernandez, Eduardo;Mora, Floribeth;Ramirez, Pilar
    • The Plant Pathology Journal
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.285-293
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    • 2013
  • Leaf samples of Solanum lycopersicum, Capsicum annuum, Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbita pepo, Sechium edule and Erythrina spp. were collected. All samples were positive for begomoviruses using polymerase chain reaction and degenerate primers. A sequence of ~1,100 bp was obtained from the genomic component DNA-A of 14 samples. In addition, one sequence of ~580 bp corresponding to the coat protein (AV1) was obtained from a chayote (S. edule) leaf sample. The presence of Squash yellow mild mottle virus (SYMMoV) and Pepper golden mosaic virus (PepGMV) were confirmed. The host range reported for SYMMoV includes species of the Cucurbitaceae, Caricaceae and Fabaceae families. This report extends the host range of SYMMoV to include the Solanaceae family, and extends the host range of PepGMV to include C. moschata, C. pepo and the Fabaceae Erythrina spp. This is the first report of a begomovirus (PepGMV) infecting chayote in the Western Hemisphere.