• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.651-657
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• 2019

Although smallpox was eradicated in 1980, it is still considered a potential agent of biowarfare and bioterrorism. Smallpox has the potential for high mortality rates along with a major public health impact, eventually causing public panic and social disruption. Passive administration of neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is an effective intervention for various adverse reactions caused by vaccination and the unpredictable nature of emerging and bioterrorist-related infections. Currently, vaccinia immune globulin (VIG) is manufactured from vaccinia vaccine-boosted plasma; however, this production method is not ideal because of its limited availability, low specific activity, and risk of contamination with blood-borne infectious agents. To overcome the limitations of VIG production from human plasma, we isolated two human single-chain variable fragments (scFvs), (SC34 and SC212), bound to vaccinia virus (VACV), from a scFv phage library constructed from the B cells of VACV vaccine-boosted volunteers. The scFvs were converted to human IgG1 (VC34 and VC212). These two anti-VACV mAbs were produced in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) DG44 cells. The binding affinities of VC34 and VC212 were estimated by competition ELISA to $IC_{50}$ values of $2{\mu}g/ml$ (13.33 nM) and $22{\mu}g/ml$ (146.67 nM), respectively. Only the VC212 mAb was proven to neutralize the VACV, as evidenced by the plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) result with a $PRNT_{50}$ of ~0.16 mg/ml (${\sim}1.07{\mu}M$). This VC212 could serve as a valuable starting material for further development of VACV-neutralizing human immunoglobulin for a prophylactic measure against post-vaccination complications and for post-exposure treatment against smallpox.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1349-1353
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• 2015

Background: Cervical cancer (CeCa) is the second most common cancer in women in developing countries, and human papilloma virus (HPV) is the primary etiological factor. Aberrant expression of HOX transcription factors has been observed in several types of cancer. To date, however, no reports exist on the expression of HOXB2 and HOXB13 proteins during neoplastic progression in CeCa and its correlation with HPV infection. Materials and Methods: Expression of HOXB2 and HOXB13 proteins was assessed in tissue microarrays from normal cervical epithelium, cervical intraepithelial neoplasias grade 1-3, and CeCa. HPV was detected by PCR and sequencing. Expression of HOX-positive cells was determined in each diagnostic group. Results: Percentage of HOXB2- and HOXB13-positive cells gradually increased from means of 10.9% and 16.7%, respectively, in samples from healthy women, to 75.2% and 88.6% in those from CeCa patients. Frequency of HPV infection also increased from 13% in healthy tissue samples to 92.3% in CeCa. Both HOXB2 and HOXB13 proteins were preferentially expressed in HPV+ samples. Conclusions: The present study represents the first report on the expression of both HOXB2 and HOXB13 proteins through cervix tumorigenesis, providing evidence that increased expression of such proteins is a common event during progression to CeCa.

• 한국잠사곤충학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.28-31
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• 1982

가잠의 바이러스성 연화병에 대한 저항성의 유전양식을 구명하기 위한 시험을 실시하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 유전력 검정 1) FV저항성의 주동인자는 불완전 우성에 의한 상가적효과를 보였다. 2) 미동인자의 효과는 특히 저항성이 강한 계통과 약한 계통과의 교배조에서 나타났다. 3) 유전력은 0.93으로서 거의 유전적 요인에 의한것이며 환경변이는 적다고 생각된다. 2. 원종간의 조합능력 검정 1) 일반조합능력효과는 고도의 유의차가 있었으며, 잠 108이 13.1로 가장 높았고 경추가 -17.7로 가장 낮았다. 2) 특수조합능력효과도 고도의 유의차가 있었으며, 금호$\times$무등에서 13.7로 가장 높았고 잠115$\times$경추에서 -14.8로 가장 낮았다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.9-13
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• 2004

Transient uidA expression was used to optimize parameters required for biolistic transformation of suspension cells of Easter lily, Lilium longiflourm. Maximum uidA expression occurred following bombardment with gold particles as compared to tungsten. A 3hr pre-treatment of suspension cells with 0.125M osmoticum resulted in a 1.5X increase in uidA expression. A helium pressure of 1550 psi combined with a particle travelling distance of 6cm resulted in maximum uidA expression as compared to either 1100, 1200, or 1800 psi. Transient transformation resulted in up to 493 uidA expressing cells/Petri plate. For stable transformation suspension cells of Lilium longiflorum, were co-bombarded with plasmid DNA containing cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) replicase under the rice actin (Act1) promoter and either the bar or PAT genes under the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV 355) promoter. Ten regenerated plants contained the transgene as analyzed by PCR, and two of the ten plants were confirmed to contain the transgene by Southern hybridization. The two transgenic plants were independent transformants, one containing the bar gene and the other both the CMV replicase and bar genes. Plants were sprayed at the rosette stage and found to be resistant to 1000 mg/L of phosphinothricin (Trade name-Ignite) indicating expression of the bar gene throughout the leaves when bar was under control of the CaMV 35S promoter.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.89-100
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• 1979

[ $\lceil$ ]한국산 명나방과(Pyralidae)에 관하여는 이미 필자(1976)에 의하여 언급된바와 같이 1889년 영국인 곤충학자 J.H. Leech가 처음으로 9종의 신종을 발표한데 이어 현재까지 300여종이 기록되어 왔다. 그러나 이들의 기록이 여러종류의 발표문에 산재해 있는 상태로 체계적인 정리가 이루어진바 없으며 학명뿐아니라 우리말 이름조차 갖가지로 쓰여지고 있어 곤충명 사용에 혼란이 야기되고 있는 실정이다. 이에 필자는 현재까지 발표되었던 종들을 조사하여 최근의 분류체계에 따라 학명 및 그들의 동의어(Synonym)를 정리함과 아울러 우리말 이름도 먼저 명명된 이름이나 또는 현재 많이 사용되고 있는 이름을 택하여 통일화하고 ( )안에 그 이명을 표시하였다. Evergestiinae(새들명나방아과, 신칭)은 현재까지는 주로 Pyraustinae(들명나방아과)에 포함되는 족(Tribe)으로 취급되어 왔으나 최근의 분류체계에 따라 독립된 아과로 취급하였다. 이들에 대해서는 Leech에 이어 일본인 Shibuya(1927년에 의하여 13종, 박세욱등 (1958, 1969)에 의하여 27종이 새로 기록되는등 1968년에 출판된 한국 동물명집 곤충편에는 94종이 수록되었다. 최근 필자(1976)에 의하여 우리나라 미기록종으로 발표된 24종과 기타 국내외의 문헌을 통한 기록의 근거를 기초로 작성된 이 목록에는 Evergestiinae에 1속 3종, Pyraustinae에 53속 123종이 포함되었으며 학명이 불분명하거나 채집의 근거가 불확실한 4종은 후미에 별도로 기재하였다. 분포란의 괄호안에 명시된 채집지는 필자에 의하여 채집 확인된 종들로서 그들의 표본은 농업기술연구소 곤충연구담당관실 표본실에 소장되어 있다. 다른 아과에 관하여는 정리가 완료되는대로 추후 발표할 예정이다.nemella hengsungica, Aphelenchoides besseyi 등으로 2아목 7과 11종이었다.는 내연가공한 옷생산에 사용되지 않는 것이 타당하겠다. 주아의 즙액에 의해서도 C. amaranticolor에 기계적 전염이 되었다. 7. C. amaranticolor 상에 계통분리된 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 내열성은 $65^{\circ}-70^{\circ}C$, 희석한계는 $10^{-}2-10^{-3}$, 그리고 보존한계는 2 일이었다. 8. 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 순화는 2회의 분획원심과 Sephadex gel filtration에 의해서 가능했다. 9. 전자현미경하에서 관찰한 마늘 모자이크 바이러스는 길이 1200-1225mu 폭 10-12mu의 사상이었다. 10. 혈청학적 미량침강 반응법에 의해 마늘잎에서뿐만 아니라 인편과 주아에서도 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 검정이 가능했다. 11. 우리나라 5개 지방에서 수집한 마늘 종구 150개와 주아 30개에 대해 혈청학적방법으로 마늘 모자이크 바이러스의 감염률을 조사한 결과 $100\%$의 감염률을 보였다. 12. 마늘 모자이크 바이러스와 크기가 근사한 Potato Virus X. Potato virus Y, Potato virus S, Potato virus M 등과의 혈청학적 유연관계를 조사한 바, 마늘 모자이크 바이러스는 이들과 구별되는 다른 바이러스라고 생각된다. 13. 마늘의 모자이크 감염주에서 단일계통으로 분리하여 본 실험에 사용한 바이러스는 마늘의 바이러스 무감염주를 얻을 수가 없기 때문에 직접 마늘잎에 접종해서 모자이크톤의 병원이라는 것을 확인할 수 없었지만, 검정식물상의 반응, 혈청학적반응, 전자현미경적 관찰등의 간접적인 조사 결과로 미루어 미인록의 마늘모자이크 바이러스라고 생각된다

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.111-116
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• 1991

파밤나방의 기주로 채소 13종, 전작물 12종, 화훼 6종, 기타 11종 등 총 42종이 확인되었고 그중 25종이 새로운 기주로 조사되었다. 파밤나방에 의한 파의 지역별 피해주율은 완도 85%, 진도 86%, 해남 78%였고 서산 1.9%, 아산 1.5%, 청양 1.4%였다. 전남지역에서 파를 제외한 기타 작물에서 파밤나방에 의한 피해주율은 감자 95%, 옥수수 94%, 양배추 82%, 녹두 83%, 콩 56%, 배추 43%, 고구마 43%였다. 충남지역에서 파밤나방의 천적으로 녹강균과 핵다각체바이러스가 동정되었고 기생율은 9.2~3.7%였다. 전남 광주의 들깨 포장에서의 녹강균에 의한 기생율은 7월 5일 13.4%, 8월 7일 28.9%, 9월 10일 18.5%였다.

• Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.409-413
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• 2011

Purpose: Few studies have been conducted on the recent status of infectious mononucleosis (IM) in Korean children. The aim of this study was to evaluate the recent trend in the clinical manifestations of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated IM as well as the clinical differences according to age. Methods: A retrospective study was performed on 81 children hospitalized with EBV-associated IM who fulfilled the serological criteria for the diagnosis of EBV infection (viral capsid antigen immunoglobulin M positive). The patients were divided into 3 age groups: <5 years, 5 to 9 years, and ${\geq}10$ years. We evaluated the recent trend in clinical manifestations and the differences in clinical and laboratory findings among the 3 age groups. Results: Thirty (37%) children were under 5 years of age, 38 (46.9%) were 5 to 9 years of age, and 13 (16%) were 10 years of age or older. The differences in the symptoms and signs among the 3 age groups were not statistically significant, except for headache. The mean duration of fever was 7.7 days (range, 0 to 18 days). A comparison of liver enzyme elevation among the age groups showed an association with advancing age (26.6%, 63.1%, and 76.9%, respectively, P=0.04) Conclusion: This study showed that EBV-associated IM in Korean children continues to occur mostly in children under 10 years of age. In children with EBV-associated IM, the incidence of headache and liver enzyme elevation, the duration of fever, and the proportion of females to males were all positively associated with advancing age.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.265-270
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• 2015

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is amongst the top three cancer causes of death worldwide with hepatitis B and C viruses (HBV/HCV) as the main etiological agents. An up-to-date descriptive epidemiology of the burden of HBV/HCV-associated HCC in the Arab world is lacking. We therefore determined the burden of HBV/HCV-associated HCC deaths in the Arab world using the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2010 dataset. GBD 2010 provides, for the first time, deaths specifically attributable to viral-associated HCC. We analyzed the data for the 22 Arab countries by age, sex and economic status from 1990 to 2010 and compared the findings to global trends. Our analysis revealed that in 2010, an estimated 752,101 deaths occurred from HCC worldwide. Of these 537,093 (71%) were from HBV/HCV-associated HCC. In the Arab world, 17,638 deaths occurred from HCC of which 13,558 (77%) were HBV/HCV-linked. From 1990 to 2010, the burden of HBV and HCV-associated HCC deaths in the Arab world increased by 137% and 216% respectively, compared to global increases of 62% and 73%. Age-standardized death rates also increased in most of the Arab countries, with the highest rates noted in Mauritania and Egypt. Male gender and low economic status correlated with higher rates. These findings indicate that the burden of HBV/HCV-associated HCC in the Arab world is rising at a much faster rate than rest of the world and urgent public health measures are necessary to abate this trend and diminish the impact on already stretched regional healthcare systems.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.215-224
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• 1998

Cloning, sequencing and expressing in E. coli of the thymidine kinase (TK) gene of Herpes simplex virus type-1 (HSV-1) strain F was investigated. The TK gene, located in the BamHI 3.74 kb DNA fragment of the plasmid pHLA-12, was amplified by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The 1,131 kb PCR product was cloned into the BamHI and EcoRI sites of pBacPAK9 plasmid and then named pBac-TK recombinant. The TK gene was subcloned into the BamHI and BglII sites of pQE-30, and named pQE-TK recombinant. The nucleotide sequence of the 1,131 kb TK gene was determined, and the GC content was 65.13%. There were deduced 367 amino acid residues with a total molecular weight of 43 kDa. The weight was confirmed by the protein produced by E. coli M15/pQE-TK on the SDS-PAGE and Western blot. The production of the TK protein in the IPTG induced cells was measured over 4 h. At the end of 1, 2 and 3 h the level increased by 146, 204 and 242%, respectively. The amount of the protein at the highest fraction purified with Ni-NTA resin chromatography was $0.68\;{\mu}g$ per ml. The soluble state TK protein was present in the cytoplasm. In these results the F strain was different in base sequence and amino acid sequence from that of the CL101 strain, which caused difference in their strains.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.103-108
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• 2000

한국에서 분리된 전염성 조혈괴저바이러스(infectious hematopoietic necrosis virus, IHNV)인 IHNV-PRT의 non-viron(NV)단백질을 암호화하고 있는 cDNA를 클로닝하여 이들의 염기서열을 분석하였다. NV는 336bpzmrl의 open reading frame을 포함하였으며 이로부터 111개의 아미노산 서열을 외국에서 분리된 IHNV들과 비교 분석한 결과 90-95%의 상동성을 보였다. 이러한 사실은 INHV의 NV단백질 유전자들은 IHNV의 strain에 관계없이 매우 보존되어 있음을 나타내준다. Northern blotting을 사용하여 NV의 발현을 측정한 결과 감염 후 20 시간분터 발현이 증가함을 확인 힐수 있었다. NV가 바이러스의 증식에 필요한지의 여부를 확인하기 위하여 바이러스 유전자의 antisense DNA를 사용하여 바이러스 증식 억제에 관한 실험을 수행하였다. Glycoprotein (G)의 antisense DNA를 처리한 경우 바이러스의 증식이 거의 억제된 반면 NV에 대한 antisense DNA를 처리한 경우 바이러스 증식에 거의 변화가 없었다. 이로부터 배양중인 세포가 있어서 NV는 증식에 필수적이지 않은 것으로 판단된다.