• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.138-144
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• 2015

Raloxifene is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that binds to the estrogen receptor (ER), and exhibits potent anti-tumor and autophagy-inducing effects in breast cancer cells. However, the mechanism of raloxifene-induced cell death and autophagy is not well-established. So, we analyzed mechanism underlying death and autophagy induced by raloxifene in MCF-7 breast cancer cells. Treatment with raloxifene significantly induced death in MCF-7 cells. Raloxifene accumulated GFP-LC3 puncta and increased the level of autophagic marker proteins, such as LC3-II, BECN1, and ATG12-ATG5 conjugates, indicating activated autophagy. Raloxifene also increased autophagic flux indicators, the cleavage of GFP from GFP-LC3 and only red fluorescence-positive puncta in mRFP-GFP-LC3-expressing cells. An autophagy inhibitor, 3-methyladenine (3-MA), suppressed the level of LC3-II and blocked the formation of GFP-LC3 puncta. Moreover, siRNA targeting BECN1 markedly reversed cell death and the level of LC3-II increased by raloxifene. Besides, raloxifene-induced cell death was not related to cleavage of caspases-7, -9, and PARP. These results indicate that raloxifene activates autophagy-dependent cell death but not apoptosis. Interestingly, raloxifene decreased the level of intracellular adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and activated the AMPK/ULK1 pathway. However it was not suppressed the AKT/mTOR pathway. Addition of ATP decreased the phosphorylation of AMPK as well as the accumulation of LC3-II, finally attenuating raloxifene-induced cell death. Our current study demonstrates that raloxifene induces autophagy via the activation of AMPK by sensing decreases in ATP, and that the overactivation of autophagy promotes cell death and thereby mediates the anti-cancer effects of raloxifene in breast cancer cells.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.277-281
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• 2008

HIV에 감염된 환자의 경우 다양한 종류의 암이 발생하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이러한 암종의 높은 발생률의 원인으로, 감염에 의한 면역세포의 감소 및 결핍과 같은 간접적인 이유 뿐 아니라, HIV 바이러스 단백질의 발현이 직접적으로 병의 발생에 관여한다는 보고가 있다. 본 연구에서는 HIV 환자에서 높게 나타나는 암의 발생에 대한 기전을 이해하기 위하여 HIV-1 Tat 유전자와, 다수의 암 발생과 관련이 있는 세포막단백 CD99와의 관계를 규명하였다. 먼저 CD99의 발현에 미치는 Tat의 영향을 알아보기 위하여 HIV-1 Tat 발현 안정화 세포주를 확립하고 Tat 단백에 의한 CD99 유전자의 발현 양상 변화를 분석하였다. 실험결과 Tat의 발현에 의하여 CD99 유전자의 발현이 활성화되는 것이 관찰되었으며 이와 반대로 STAT3의 발현은 낮아졌다. CD99 프로모터는 CpG 함량이 높기 때문에 Tat 단백이 DNA 메칠화를 통해서 CD99 유전자의 발현을 조절하는지 확인하기 위하여 methylation specific PCR을 수행하였고 Tat의 발현이 높은 곳에서 특이적으로 CD99 프로모터 부위가 탈메칠화되는 것을 발견하였다. Tat 발현 세포에서만 특이적인 발현 차이를 보이는 유전자 분석을 위한 Differentially Expressed Gene keratin 17과 collagen, type IV 증가됨이 확인되었다. 위의 결과는 HIV Tat 단백이 직접 세포 단백들을 조절하여 암을 발생시킬 수 있다는 보고를 뒷받침한다.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제19권4호
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• pp.309-318
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• 2015

Alcohol consumption increases the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, its effects on prediabetes or early diabetes have not been studied. We investigated endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress in the pancreas and liver resulting from chronic alcohol consumption in the prediabetes and early stages of diabetes. We separated Otsuka Long-Evans Tokushima Fatty (OLETF) rats, a type-2 diabetic animal model, into two groups based on diabetic stage: prediabetes and early diabetes were defined as occurrence between the ages of 11 to 16 weeks and 17 to 22 weeks, respectively. The experimental group received an ethanol-containing liquid diet for 6 weeks. An intraperitoneal glucose tolerance test was conducted after 16 and 22 weeks for the prediabetic and early diabetes groups, respectively. There were no significant differences in body weight between the control and ethanol groups. Fasting and 120-min glucose levels were lower and higher, respectively, in the ethanol group than in the control group. In prediabetes rats, alcohol induced significant expression of ER stress markers in the pancreas; however, alcohol did not affect the liver. In early diabetes rats, alcohol significantly increased most ER stress-marker levels in both the pancreas and liver. These results indicate that chronic alcohol consumption increased the risk of diabetes in prediabetic and early diabetic OLETF rats; the pancreas was more susceptible to damage than was the liver in the early diabetic stages, and the adaptive and proapoptotic pathway of ER stress may play key roles in the development and progression of diabetes affected by chronic alcohol ingestion.

• 한국균학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.34-39
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• 2010

느티만가닥버섯의 품종구분을 위하여 국내 버섯보존기관으로부터 수집한 30종의 품종에 대한 RAPD 분석을 실시하였다. 이를 위하여 고체배지상의 균사로부터 염색체 DNA를 분리하였고 이를 주형으로 하여 3개의 random primer로 PCR 반응을 수행하였다. 그 결과 각 PCR 반응에서 200 bp에서 3000 bp 범위의 크기를 가진 DNA 밴드 약 30종이 관찰되었다. DNA 밴드 패턴은 UPGMA 방법으로 분석하여 그 결과를 dentrogram으로 나타내었다. 느티만가닥버섯은 2개의 클러스터로 분석되었으며, 클러스터 1은 다시 3개의 작은 그룹으로 나눌 수 있었다. 반면, 클러스터 2의 경우에는 유전적으로 클러스터 1보다 다양한 품종으로 구성되어 있었다. 흥미롭게도 덕유산에서 채집된 야생종 Hm3-10의 경우 어느 클러스터에도 속하지 않는 고유의 품종임을 확인하였다. RAPD 결과 나타나는 품종별 고유의 DNA 밴드를 품종특이적 마커로 개발하기 위하여, Hm0-4 품종의 250 bp 특이밴드를 TA-클로닝하고 염기서열을 결정하였다. 결정된 염기서열을 바탕으로 PCR primer를 디자인하였고 이를 이용하여 PCR 반응을 수행하였다. 그 결과 250 bp DNA 밴드는 Hm0-4 품종에서만 관찰되었으며 이는 이러한 접근법이 품종특이적 마커개발에 잘 적용됨을 보여주는 것이다.

• 식물병연구
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.56-65
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• 2005

이 연구는 Alternaria속 균류 중에서 분생포자의 형태가 유사하여 분류, 동정이 매우 어려운 소형의 포자를 형성하는 11종의 Alternaria의 종간 유연관계와 분류체계를 확립하기 위하여 공시균들의 ribosomal DNA의 ITS 및 미토콘드리아 small submit 영역의 염기서열 분석, 그리고 URP primer에 의한 핵산지문분석을 실시하였다. 소형의 포자를 형성하는 11종 Alternaria속의 rDNA internal transcribed spacer(ITS) 영역과 미토콘드리아 small submit rDNA 의 염기서열을 분석하였던 바 A. infectoria를 제외한 10종의 Alternaria에서 100%의 상동성을 나타내었다. 이는 공시한 10종의 Alternaria가 유전적으로 매우 근연의 관계에 있음을 나타내며, 이 marker는 공시균들의 종구분에 이용할 수 없음을 나타내는 것이다. URP primer 10종을 공시하여 소형의 포자를 형성하는 Alternaria 균류의 핵산지문분석을 실시한 결과, 개개의 primer 로는 종간의 구분이 불가능하였으나 여러개의 primer를 종합하여 UPGMA분석을 실시할 경우 비록 종간 유사도는 높았디만 각각의 종은 독립된 cluster를 형성하여 종간 구별이 가능하였다. 자리공에서 분리한 Alternaria sp.는 URP-PCR 핵산지문 분석 결과 다른 Alternaria 종들과 차이가 인정됨으로 이 균은 미기록인 신종의 Alternaria로 사료되었다. A.infectoria는 다른 Alternaria 종들과 ITS 분석 및 URP-PCR 핵산지문분석에서 큰 차이를 보임으로서 뚜렷이 구별되는 종으로 판단되었다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.218-226
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• 2018

Purpose: Standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer consists of neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy with concomitant fluoropyrimidine or oxaliplatin and surgery with curative intent. Pathological complete response has shown to be predictive for better outcome and survival; nevertheless there are no biological or genetic factors predictive for response to treatment. We explored the correlation between the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) GSTP1 (A313G) and XRCC1 (G28152A), and the pathological complete response and survival after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy in locally advanced rectal cancer patients. Materials and Methods: Genotypes GSTP1 (A313G) and XRCC1 (G28152A) were determined by pyrosequencing technology in 80 patients affected by locally advanced rectal cancer. Results: The overall rate of pathological complete response in our study population was 18.75%. Patients homozygous AA for GSTP1 (A313G) presented a rate of pathological complete response of 26.6% as compared to 8.5% of the AG+GG population (p = 0.04). The heterozygous comparison (AA vs. AG) showed a significant difference in the rate of pathological complete response (26.6% vs. 6.8%; p = 0.034). GSTP1 AA+AG patients presented a 5- and 8-year cancer-specific survival longer than GSTP1 GG patients (87.7% and 83.3% vs. 44.4% and 44.4%, respectively) (p = 0.014). Overall survival showed only a trend toward significance in favor of the haplotypes GSTP1 AA+AG. No significant correlations were found for XRCC1 (G28152A). Conclusion: Our results suggest that GSTP1 (A313G) may predict a higher rate of pathological complete response after neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy and a better outcome, and should be considered in a more extensive analysis with the aim of personalization of radiation treatment.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.29-33
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• 2006

We have established three immortal bovine muscular epithelial (BME) cell lines, one spontaneously immortalized (BMES), the second SV40LT-mediated (BMEV) and the third hTERT-mediated (BMET). The morphology of the three immortal cell lines was similar to that of early passage primary BME cells. Each of the immortal cell lines made cytokeratin, a typical epithelial marker. BMET grew faster than the other immortal lines and the BME cells, in 10% FBS-DMEM medium, whereas neither the primary cells nor the three immortal cell lines grew in 0.5% FBS-DMEM. The primary BME cells and the immortal cell lines, with the exception of BMES, made increasing amounts of p53 protein when treated with doxorubicin, a DNA damaging agent. On the other hand, almost half of the cells in populations of the three immortal cell lines may lack $p16^{INK4a}$ regulatory function, compared to primary BME cells that were growth arrested by enforced expression of $p16^{INK4a}$. In soft-agar assays, the primary cells and immortal cell lines proved to be less transformed in phenotype than HeLa cells. The three immortal epithelial-type cell lines reported here are the first cell lines established from muscle tissue of bovine or other species.

• Journal of Genetic Medicine
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.8-17
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• 2017

Purpose: Pulse wave velocity (PWV) is an indicator of arterial stiffness, and is considered a marker of vascular damage. However, a genome-wide association study analyzing single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) has not been conducted in healthy populations. We performed this study to identify SNPs associated with baPWV in healthy populations in Korea. Materials and Methods: Genomic SNPs data for 2,407 individuals from three sites were analyzed as part of the Korean Genomic Epidemiologic Study. Without replication samples, we performed multivariable analysis as a post hoc analysis to verify the findings in site adjusted analysis. Healthy subjects aged between 40 and 70 years without self-reported history or diagnosis of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, cerebrovascular disease and cancer were included. We excluded subjects with a creatinine level >1.4 mg/dL (men) and 1.2 mg/dL (women). Results: In the site-adjusted association analysis, significant associations (P<$5{\times}10^{-8}$) with baPWV were detected for only 5 SNPs with low minor allele frequency. In multivariable analysis adjusted by age, sex, height, body mass index, mean arterial pressure, site, smoking, alcohol, and exercise, 11 SNPs were found to be associated (P<$5{\times}10^{-8}$) with baPWV. The 5 SNPs (P<$5{\times}10^{-8}$) linked to three genes (OPCML, PRR35 and RAB40C) were common between site-adjusted analysis and multivariable analysis. However, meta-analysis of the result from three sites for the 11 SNPs showed no significant associations. Conclusion: Using the recent standard for genome-wide association study, we did not find any evidence of significant association signals with baPWV.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.469-475
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• 2010

무의 소비에 있어서 주된 문제점은 glucosinolate에 의한 쓴맛과 매운맛이다. 최근에 무의 문제점을 보완할 수있는 콜라비가 한국에 도입되어 제주도에서 월동재배가 이루어지고 있다. 두 작물의 식감과 맛이 비슷하여 품질을 비교 분석하였다. 콜라비의 환원당, cellulose, pectin의 함량은 무보다 낮았다. 식감은 콜라비가 무보다 더 단단한 것으로 나타났으며, 아미노산의 함량은 콜라비가 무보다 약 2.7배 정도 높았다. 특히 aspartate, glutamate, arginine과 같은 수용성 유리 아미노산의 함량이 무보다 콜라비에서 3배 정도 높게 나타났다. 총 glucosinolate 함량은 콜라비가 무의 내부 보다 12.4배, 외부 보다 28.5배로 각각 낮았다. 관능평가에서 콜라비의 쓴맛과 매운맛이 무보다 적게 나타났다. 항암성분으로 알려진 glucoraphanin은 무 보다 콜라비에 더 많이 함유되어 있는 것으로 나타났다. 콜라비의 환원당 함량이 무에 비해 적음에도 불구하고 관능평가에서 무보다 콜라비가 더 달다는 결과가 나왔다. 이는 무보다 콜라비가 더 많은 수용성 유리 아미노산을 함유하기 때문일 것이라 생각된다. 결과적으로 콜라비는 맛과 기능적인 면에서 무보다 높게 나타나 소비가 증가될 것으로 예상된다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.207-216
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• 2005

Objective: To understand the crucial requirement for the normal early folliculogenesis, we evaluated molecular as well as physiological differences during in vitro ovarian culture. Among the important regulators for follicle development, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and FSH Receptor (FSHR) have been known to be expressed in the cuboidal granulosa cells. Meanwhile, it is known that c-kit is germ cell-specific and GDF-9 is also oocyte-specific regulator. To evaluate the functional requirement for the competence of normal follicular development, we investigated the differential mRNA expression of several factors secreted from granulosa cells and oocytes between in vivo and in vitro developed ovaries. Materials and Methods: Ovaries from ICR neonates (the day of birth) were cultured for 4 days (for primordial to primary transition) or 8 days (for secondary follicle formation) in ${\alpha}$-MEM glutamax supplemented with 3 mg/ml BSA without serum or growth factors. The mRNA levels of the several factors were investigated by quantitative real-time PCR analysis. Freshly isolated 0-, 4-, and 8-day-old ovaries were used as control. Results: The mRNA of AMH and FSHR as granulosa cell factors was highly increased according to the ovarian development in both of 4- and 8-day-old control. However, the mRNA expression was not induced in both of 4- and 8-day in vitro cultured ovaries. The mRNA expression of GDF-9 known to regulate follicle growth as an oocyte factor was different between in vivo and in vitro developed ovaries. In addition, the transcript of GDF-9 was expressed in the primordial follicles of mouse ovaries. The mRNA expression of c-kit was not significantly different during the early folliculogenesis in vitro. Conclusion: This is the first report regarding endogenous AMH and FSHR expression during the early folliculogenesis in vitro. In conclusion, it will be very valuable to evaluate cuboidal granulosa cell factors as functional marker(s) for normal early folliculogenesis in vitro.