• Mycobiology
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• 제47권4호
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• pp.355-367
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• 2019

Arthonia dokdoensis sp. nov., a lichenicolous fungus from the subcosmopolitan Arthonia molendoi complex growing on crustose thalli of species of the genus Orientophila (subfamily Xanthorioideae, Teloschistaceae), as well as the lichen species Rufoplaca toktoana sp. nov. (subfamily Caloplacoideae, Teloschistaceae) similar to Rufoplaca kaernefeltiana, both from Dokdo Islands, Republic of Korea, are described, illustrated, and compared with closely related taxa. In the phylogenetic tree of the Arthoniaceae based on 12S mtSSU and RPB2 gene sequences, the phylogenetic position of the A. dokdoensis and the relationship with the A. molendoi group are illustrated, while the position of the newly described R. toktoana is confirmed by phylogenetic tree based on ITS nrDNA data.

• Mycobiology
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• 제49권4호
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• pp.308-345
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• 2021

Lactifluus (Pers.) Roussel is an ectomycorrhizal genus that was recently recognized to be distinct from the genus Lactarius. To date, 226 Lactifluus species have been reported worldwide. Misidentification of Lactifluus species is common because of intraspecific morphological variation, cryptic diversity, and the limited number of taxonomic keys available. Molecular data are indispensable for species delimitation; a multilocus phylogenetic analysis showed that most Asian Lactifluus species are not conspecific with morphologically similar species present on other continents. In particular, Korea has misused European and North American Lactifluus names. In this study, we evaluated the taxonomy of Lactifluus in Korea using both morphological and multilocus molecular (ITS, nrLSU, rpb1, and rpb2) data. We examined 199 Lactifluus specimens collected between 1980 and 2016, and a total of 24 species across the four Lactifluus subgenera were identified. All Korean species are distinct and clearly separated from European and North American species. Five taxa corresponded to previously described species from Asia and the remaining 19 taxa are confirmed as new species. Herein, we provide keys to the Korean Lactifluus species within their subgenera, molecular phylogenies, a summary of diversity, and detailed description of the new species.

• 한방안이비인후피부과학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.51-61
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• 2015

Objective : This research has been conducted to comparative analysis of anti-inflammatory effects to suggest a usefulness of ethanol extracts fromGentianae sino-ornata(GSO) as a functional material for inflammatory activities.Methods : Cell viability was measured by neutral red (NR) assay, and nitric oxide (NO) production in RAW264.7 cells was monitored by measuring the nitrite content in culture medium. The expressions of cyclooxigenase-2 (COX-2) was determined by western blot analysis, and Inducible nitric oxide syntase (iNOS) and cytokine were determined by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR).Results : When the GSO extract was added the concentration of 5-20 ㎍/㎕, the viability of cells was maintained 90% or more at all levels. NO production was suppressed by the treatment of GSO in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells. GSO inhibited the expression of iNOS, COX-2, IL-1βand IL-6 in LPS-stimulated RAW264.7 cells.Conclusions: From this results, we consider that GSO can be a useful therapeutic and preventive approach to various inflammatory diseases as a functional material for inflammatory activities.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.183-188
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• 2004

TNT 분해 세균 Stenotrophomonas sp. OK-5는 세 개의 다른 NAD(P)H-nitroreductase의 활성 fractions (NTR fractions I, II, III)을 갖고 있는 것으로 확인된 바 있다. 본 연구에서는 NTR fractions I, II, III에 대한 생리학적 특성과 분자생물학적 특성을 규명하고자 하였다. TNT에 대한 균주 OK-5의 NTR fractions I, II, 그리고 III의 활성은 억제 물질인 $\beta$-mercaptoethanol의 첨가 시에 효소의 활성 이 모두 억제되는 것으로 확인되었다. TNT와 그 유사 기질을 이용하여 균주 OK-5에서 분리된 NTR의 기질 특이성을 조사한 결과, nitrobenzene, 그리고 RDX에 대 해서는 비교적 활성 이 높게 나타났으나 2,6-DNT와 2,4-DNT에서는 낮은 활성을 나타내는 것으로 확인되었다. 균주 OK-5에서 정제된 NTR fraction I의 N-말단 아미노산 서 열은 $^1MSDLLNADAVVQLFRTARDS^20$로 분석되었고, Xanthomonas campestris의 NTR과 X. axonopodis의 NTR에서 각각 70%와 65%로 비교적 높은 유사성을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 균주 OK-5의 NTR fraction I의 효소를 암호화하는 SmOK5nrI 유전자의 염기서열을 확인하고 분석된 유전자로부터 유추되는 아미노산 서열을 각각 비교한 결과 X. campestris의 NTR과 81%, X. axonopodis의 NTR과 75%,그리고 Streptomyces avermitilis의 NTR과 30%의 유사성이 있는 것으로 조사되었으나, Pseudomonas putida KT2440의 NTR (pnrB)과는 16%로 낮은 유사성이 있는 것으로 확인되었다.

• Elastomers and Composites
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.13-31
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• 1984

The purposes of this dissertation are to demonstrate that DSC theromoanaytical methods of vulcanization can provide useful informations on the vulcanization characteristics of industrial formulations and also provides the potential basis for a rapid and complete method of sulfur and vulcanizing accelerator analysis for quality control. The influences of those factors such as heating rate, scan temperature, vucanizing accelerator's type and concentration upon vulcanization exotherm in NR and NBR compounds in the presence of vulcanizing accelerators such as TMTD,MBTS,DPG,TMTM,CBS, and MBT were evaluated by means of DSC. In order to examine the credibility in the DSC method, the same samples which were used for DSC method were studied to compare the DSC results with the ODR (Oscillating Disk Rheometer) data. The results obtained were as follows 1. In the DSC dynamic experiments, the observed enthalpy results from vulcanization depends upon the heating rate; In the range of 2 to $20^{\circ}C/min$ of heating rate, as the heating rate was increased the enthalpy change was also increased. However, over the heating rate of $30^{\circ}C/min$ it was observed that the enthalpy change was decreased as the heating rate was further increased. Without regard to the change of enthalpy, tremendous instantaneous heat evolving was observed in the range of high heating rates. 2. For the samples which are added with various vulcanizing accelerators, the activation energies of vulcanization were as follows; 3. Regarding to the influences of vulcanizining accelerator's types upon the characteristics of vulcanization exotherm, NR and NBR compounds in the presence of thiuramsulphide compounds type accelerators such as TMTD, TMTM, were exhibited sharper and higher vulclanization exotherm than others. From the resuts of DSC thermograms which was distributed in even shape in the broad temperature range, it was clearly shown that the guanidine compounds type accelerator such as DPG acts as a delayed acting accelerator. 4. In the comparison of DSC and ODR results, the dependency of temperature in the cure rate and the observed conversions show good agreements between two results. 5. In the same curatives, by the comparison of glass transition temperatures, it was possible to predict relative values of maximum torques. Consequently, from the present studies, it is shown that the DSC thermoanalytical method can provide an alternate new method for rapid and complete quality control analysis of rubber industry.

• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.210-220
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• 1996

Oxyfluorfen에 내성(耐性) 벼 3품종(品種)과 감수성(感受性) 벼 4품종(品種) 및 피를 공시하여 $10^{-6}M$ 농도로 처리하여 24시간 암배양(暗培養)하고 광(光)에 0, 2, 4, 6시간 노출 후에 항산화효소(抗酸化酵素)의 활성 차이와 항산화효소(抗酸化酵素)의 isozyme 변화를 조사하였다. 1 내성(耐性) 및 감수성(感受性) 벼품종(品種) 자체의 APOX, CAL, POX, NR, GR, MDAR 및 SOD의 항산화효소(抗酸化酵素) 활성(活性)은 차이가 없었으나, 감수성(感受性)인 피는 다른 벼품종(品種)들보다 활성(活性)이 아주 낮았다. 그리고 lipoxygenase는 내성(耐性) 벼품종(品種)들보다 감수성(感受性) 벼품종(品種)과 피에서 활성(活性)이 다소 높은 경향이었다. 2. Oxyfluorfen 처리 후 항산화효소(抗酸化酵素)인 MDAR, POX, GR 및 SOD는 내성(耐性) 벼품종(品種)들이 감수성(感受性) 벼품종(品種)들과 피보다 활성(活性)이 높았다. 3. Oxyfluorfen 처리 후 POX 동위효소(同位酵素)변화는 처리농도가 증가할수록 내성(耐性) 벼품종(品種)들에서 C band 활성(活性)이 증가하였으나, 감수성(感受性) 벼품종(品種)에서는 활성(活性)증가가 없었다. 감수성(感受性) 피에서는 B band가 $10^{-4}M$ 처리에서 활성(活性)이 다소 감소하였다. 4. Oxyfluorfen 처리에 따른 GR, SOD 및 AO 동위효소(同位酵素)는 내성(耐性)과 감수성(感受性) 벼품종(品種)들간에 각 band 활성(活性)은 차이가 없었으나, GR 동위효소(同位酵素)는 $10^{-4}M$ 처리시 감수성(感受性)인 피에서 C band가 소실되었다. 5. Oxyfluorfen 처리에 따른 esterase 동위효소(同位酵素)의 변화는 B, C 및 D band에서 내성(耐性) 벼품종(品種)보다 감수성(感受性) 벼품종(品種)에서 활성(活性)감소가 컸으며, 감수성(感受性)인 피는 $10^{-4}M$ 처리시 A band가 소실되었다.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.103-123
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• 2016

본 연구는 인천광역시 옹진군 굴업도의 식물상과 기존문헌과의 비교사례를 조사한 것으로, 굴업도의 전체식물상은 81과 201속 252종 3아종 22변종 5품종으로 총 282분류군이 확인되었다. 식물의 생활형 중 휴면형은 반지중식물이 66분류군(23.4%), 번식형 중 지하기관형은 단립식물($R_5$)이 160분류군(56.7%), 산포기관형은 중력산포형($D_4$)이 137분류군(48.6%), 생육형은 직립형(e)이 117분류군(41.5%)으로 각각 가장 높게 분석되었다. 이중 염생식물은 솔장다리, 방울비짜루 등 23분류군이, 희귀식물은 세뿔석위, 금방망이 등 7분류군이, 특산식물은 새끼노루귀, 해변싸리 등 5분류군이 각각 확인되었다. 또한 식물구계학적 특정식물은 V등급에 금방망이 1분류군, III등급에 세뿔석위, 병아리꽃나무 등 8분류군, II등급에 돌뽕나무, 흰대극 등 6분류군, I등급에 백선, 순비기나무 등 23분류군으로 도합 38분류군이 확인되었다. 귀화식물은 아까시나무, 털빕새귀리 등 17분류군으로, 이중 돼지풀은 생태계교란식물이다. 조사된 전체 282분류군의 관속식물 중 귀화율(NR)은 6.0%에 해당되며, 도시화지수(UI)는 우리나라 귀화식물 321분류군의 5.3%에 해당된다. 굴업도와 인접해 있는 백아도는 현지 조사하였으며, 인천광역시 옹진군, 강화군 무인도서와 백령도, 대청도 등 총 41개 섬의 기존문헌을 정리한 결과, 평균 출현종수는 약 89분류군, 희귀식물은 약 2종, 특산식물은 약 1종, 귀화식물은 약 4종으로 각각 분석되었다. 본 연구는 굴업도에 분포하는 식물상과 인근도서의 기존문헌과 비교를 통해 굴업도의 자연성을 지속적으로 유지하는데 기초자료로 활용하고자 수행하였다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제45권5호
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• pp.329-342
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• 2022

The liver is the predominant metastatic site for pancreatic cancer. However, the factors that determine the liver metastasis and the specific molecular mechanisms are still unclear. In this study, we used human pancreatic cancer cell line Hs766T to establish Hs766T-L3, a subline of Hs766T with stable liver metastatic ability. We performed RNA sequencing of Hs766T-L3 and its parental cell line Hs766T, and revealed huge differences in gene expression patterns and pathway activation between these two cell lines. We correlated the difference in pathway activation with the expression of the four core transcriptional factors including STAT1, NR2F2, GATA2, and SMAD4. Using the TCGA database, we examined the relative expression of these transcription factors (TFs) in pan-cancer and their relationship with the prognosis of the pancreatic cancer. Among these TFs, we considered GATA2 is closely involved in tumor metastasis and may serve as a potential metastatic driver. Further in vitro and in vivo experiments confirmed that GATA2-mediated transcriptional activation of Notch3 promotes the liver metastasis of Hs766T-L3, and knockdown of either GATA2 or Notch3 reduces the metastatic ability of Hs766T-L3. Therefore, we claim that GATA2 may serve as a metastatic driver of pancreatic cancer and a potential therapeutic target to treat liver metastasis of pancreatic cancer.

• 한국환경복원기술학회지
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.33-44
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• 2017

This study investigated in the vascular plants of special protection zones (the native land of Berchemia berchemiaefolia in Sadam-ri and Gallon valley) of Songnisan National Park and identified the whole vascular plants. The numbers of vascular plants were summarized as 273 taxa including 82 families, 182 genera, 236 species, 3 subspecies, 28 varieties and 6 forms. Woody plants were identified as 124 taxa (45.4%) and herbaceous plants as 149 taxa (54.6%). A total of 107 taxa were identified in the area of Sadam-ri, and 246 taxa were found in the Gallon valley. A total of 8 taxa of rare plants were identified, each of which was divided into 1 taxa of endangered (EN; Daphne pseudomezereum var. koreana), 3 taxa of vulnerable (VU; Paeonia japonica, Berchemia berchemiaefolia and Iris minutiaurea), 3 taxa of least concern (LC; Aristolochia contorta, Syringa patula var. kamibayshii and Goodyera schlechtendaliana) and 1 taxa of data deficient (DD; Alangium platanifolium). The Korean endemic plants were 9 taxa (Clematis trichotoma, Thalictrum actaefolium var. brevistylum, Aster koraiensis, Cirsium setidens, etc.). In the specific plants by floristic region were 34 taxa, a degree I were 17 taxa (Chloranthus japonicus, Celastrus stephanotifolius, etc.), 9 taxa of a degree II (Euonymus pauciflorus, Acer triflorum, etc.), 4 taxa of a degree III (Aconitum longecassidatum, Angelica gigas, etc.), 2 taxa of a degree IV (Ulmus macrocarpa and Daphne pseudomezereum var. koreana), 2 taxa of a degree V (Berchemia berchemiaefolia and Alangium platanifolium). The naturalized plants were 5 taxa including Fallopia dumetorum, Trifolium repens, Ailanthus altissima, Oenothera biennis, Erigeron annuus. Naturalization rate (NR) was 1.8% of all 273 taxa of vascular plants and the invasive alien plants were not found. The purpose of this study is to identify the flora that grows in the special protection zones of Songnisan National Park and provide the basic data for the management of the special protection zone in the future.

• The Journal of Advanced Prosthodontics
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.328-334
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• 2017

PURPOSE. This study evaluated fracture resistance with regard to ferrule lengths and post reinforcement on endodontically treated mandibular premolars incorporating a prefabricated post and resin core. MATERIALS AND METHODS. One hundred extracted mandibular premolars were randomly divided into 5 groups (n=20): intact teeth (NR); endodontically treated teeth (ETT) without post (NP); ETT restored with a prefabricated post with ferrule lengths of either 0 mm (F0), 1 mm (F1), or 2 mm (F2). Prepared teeth were restored with metal crowns. A thermal cycling test was performed for 1,000 cycles. Loading was applied at an angle of 135 degrees to the axis of the tooth using a universal testing machine with a crosshead speed of 2.54 mm/min. Fracture loads were analyzed by one-way ANOVA and Tukey HSD test using a statistical program (${\alpha}=.05$). RESULTS. There were statistical differences in fracture loads among groups (P<.001). The fracture load of F2 ($237.7{\pm}83.4$) was significantly higher than those of NP ($155.6{\pm}74.3N$), F0 ($98.8{\pm}43.3N$), and F1 ($152.8{\pm}78.5N$) (P=.011, P<.001, and P=.008, respectively). CONCLUSION. Fracture resistance of ETT depends on the length of the ferrule, as shown by the significantly increased fracture resistance in the 2 mm ferrule group (F2) compared to the groups with shorter ferrule lengths (F0, F1) and without post (NP).