• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제33권3호
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• pp.189-198
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• 2006

목적: 본 연구진은 난자성숙 과정의 조절 기작을 규명하기 위하여 생쥐의 미성숙 난자와 성숙난자에서 차이 나게 발현하는 유전자의 목록을 얻은 바 있다. 이들 유전자 중에서 Bcl-2 homolog인 Diva 유전자가 난자에 특이적으로 발현함을 본 연구를 통해 규명하였는데 이러한 Diva의 기능을 밝혀내기 위하여 immunoprecipitation (IP)과 Mass Spectrometry (MS)를 이용하여 Diva와 결합하여 상호작용하는 단백질을 동정하고자 하였다. 연구방법: NIH/3T3 세포주에 Diva를 encoding하는 pCMV-FLAG-Diva를 24 시간 동안 과발현 시키고 대조군으로는 유전자 없는 pCMV-FLAG empty vector를 transfection 하였다. FLAG에 특이적인 항체로 IP하여 Diva와 결합하는 면역복합체를 형성하게 한 후 이를 12% SDS-polyacrylamide gel 상에서 전기 영동하였고 Coomassie Blue 염색을 통해 단백질 발현양상을 관찰하였다. 대조군에서는 관찰되지 않으면서 Diva 유전자가 발현하는 실험군에서만 확인되는 밴드를 오려내어 trypsin을 사용하여 in-gel digestion 한 후 MS 분석을 시행하였다. 모든 mass spectra는 4700 Proteomics Analyzer (Applied Biosystems, Framingham, MA)에 의해 positive reflector mode에서 얻어졌다. 이렇게 얻어진 단백질들은 MASCOT Peptide Mass Fingerprint software (Matrixscience, London)을 이용하여 NCBI nonredundant database를 찾아서 동정하였다. 결과: Diva를 과발현하는 세포주에서만 관찰되는 15개 밴드에 대한 MS/MS 분석 결과, Diva와 결합하는 단백질로서 actin과 그 외에 ${\alpha}$-actinin, tropomyosin, tropomodulin 3 등의 actin-binding 단백질을 동정하였다. Diva를 과발현하는 NIH/3T3 세포주에서 면역 복합체를 형성하는 actin과 tropomyosin이 실제 난소 조직에서도 Diva와 결합하는지 IP와 Western blot을 통해 확인한 결과, actin과 tropomyosin 모두 Diva와 결합함을 확인함으로써, Diva는 이 두 단백질과 난소에서 상호작용함을 알 수 있었다. 결론: 본 연구는 Diva와 결합하여 상호작용하는 단백질들이 cytoskeletal system의 actin filament와 관계 있음을 규명한 최초의 보고이다. Diva가 actin과 tropomyosin과 결합하는 것을 고려해볼때, 난자 특이적인 Diva는 아마도 난자성숙 동안에 cytoskeletal system 을 조절하는 역할을 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국항해항만학회지
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• 제32권3호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2008

우리나라 연안컨테이너운송 서비스는 1995년 이후 한진과 대한통운이 연안항로에 전용선을 투입하여 운송서비스를 실시하였으나 연안컨테이너 물동량의 감소로 인하여 운항채산성이 악화되어 1999년 대한통운이, 2006년 5월에는 (주)한진이 연안컨테이너운송서비스를 중단하였다. 이로 인하여 국내외 선사들은 우리나라 항만간에 발생하는 환적화물의 처리 및 적시 운송에 어려움을 겪고 있다. 화주측면에서도 연안운송이 아닌 도로운송 등을 이용함으로써 물류비의 증가는 물론 운송지체에 따른 시간적 손실이 발생하고 있다. 따라서, 본 연구는 국내 연안컨테이너운송체계의 현황과 문제점을 파악하여 그 해결방안으로 몬테카를로 분석기법을 통해 컨테이너 연안운송분야에 외국적 외항선박이 투입되었을 경우의 경제적 효과에 대해 분석하였다.

• 한국의류학회지
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.1062-1071
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• 2016

Olympic uniforms emphasize aesthetics along with sports fashion trends and tendencies to display national competitiveness through colorful designs that use the national flag or colors as motifs. Korea needs to enhance the national brand through international sporting events such as the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Games (30 years after the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games); therefore, a multilateral analysis is required to promote a global image of Korea. This study presents a development direction for more diverse national brand values for Korea through design research on Olympic uniforms. Research methods investigated the concepts and changes of the Geongongamli, and Taegeuk symbols as well as Olympic uniforms based on literature data and existing studies using uniforms. An Olympic uniform using symbols of the Korean flag was designed through a case analysis of Olympic uniform designs of countries that participated in the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games and 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games that reflect the countries' image. The research scope excluded uniforms for the actual games and limited the uniforms to official uniforms for the opening ceremony that represent the characteristics of each country; consequently, we analyzed 70 uniforms of 162 countries of the Winter Olympic Games. As a result, official national symbols were more frequently reflected than unofficial symbols in the uniform designs of the Summer and Winter Olympic Games with more frequencies of direct reflection than indirect reflection. Korea's national brand is expected to enhanced through a uniform that expresses Korea's image at international events and global exchanges.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.721-726
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• 2006

Mosquitoes are carriers of malaria and encephalitis. This study performed for eco-friendly control of mosquitos by using genus Acorus. Several solvents were used for the extraction of genus Acorus; water, ethanol, and methanol. Grinded leaves and roots were also included. Acorus extracts killed mosquito larvae and the ethanol extract showed the best result. Autoclaved Acorus water needed long time to kill mosquito larvae. $LT_{50}$ of 1 % Acorus calamus decoction was 13.6 hrs and 1 % autoclaved Acorus water was 53.6 hrs. $LT_{50}$ of 0.05% Acorus calamus rhizome powder was 28.5 hrs. $LT_{50}$ of 0.5% Acorus calamus leaf powder was 10.8 hrs. $LT_{50}$ of 0.1 % Acorus calamus decoction was 63.4 hrs and 0.1 % Acorus calamus ethanol extracts was 48.6 hrs and 0.1% Acorus calamus methanol extracts was 53.9 hrs. $LT_{50}$ of 0.4% Acorus gramineus decoction was 45.5 hrs, 0.4% ethanol extracts was 10.9 hrs, 0.4% methanol extracts was 10.2 hrs. $LT_{50}$ of ethanol extracts was shorter than other extracts. Acorus calamus rhizome powder could be used for the eco-friendly control of the mosquito larvae.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.121-126
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• 2019

This experiment was conducted to breed a very early maturing variety of Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) in Grassland and Forage Crops Division, National Institute of Animal Science, RDA, Cheonan 2015-2017. The new variety of Italian ryegrass, 'Green call 2ho' is a diploid variety with green in leaf color and has semi-erect growth habit in late autumn and erect growth habit in early spring, 'Green call 2ho' was in heading date as a early-maturing variety April 24. Also 'Green call 2ho' was narrower by 2 mm in flag leaf width, longer by 2.5 cm in flag leaf length and shorter by 3 cm in plant height than those of the control variety, 'Florida 80', respectively. 'Green call 2ho' was also thicker by 0.33 mm in stem thickness and strong in winter hardness. Dry matter (DM) yield (11,688 kg/ha) of 'Green call 2ho' was 7% higher than that of 'Florida 80'. Total digestible nutrient (TDN), crude protein (CP) and relative feed value (RFV) of 'Green call 2ho' were 61.3 %, 9.8 % and 98.2, respectively which are 2.6, 0.6, and 8.4 % higher, respectively than those of 'Florida 80', respectively. Acid detergent fiber (ADF) and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) of 'Green call 2ho' were 34.9 and 58.5 % which are 3.3 and 2.7 % lower than those of 'Florida 80', respectively.

• 한국자원식물학회지
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.225-236
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• 2023

Stomatal traits such as stomata density (SD), aperture length (APL) and width (APW), guard cell length (GCL) and width (GCW), and distance between stomata (DIS) were investigated to identify correlation with agronomic traits for 35 Korean wheat cultivars. Flag leaf width (FLW) of Korean wheat cultivars was the widest in Ol-mil, and the narrowest in Keumkang. SD tended to be higher on the adaxial side than on the abaxial side in Korean wheat cultivars. SD of adaxial and abaxial sides was classified into a cultivar with a significantly different or not. In APL, 18 wheat cultivars showed significant differences according to leaf side, and APL of adaxial was longer than APL of abaxial in 13 wheat cultivars. In APW, 15 wheat cultivars showed a significant difference, and APW of abaxial was wider than APW of adaxial among them. In GCL, 14 wheat cultivars showed a significant difference, and the GCL of abaxial was longer than the GCL of adaxial in 10 wheat cultivars. In GCW, 10 wheat cultivars showed a significant difference, GCW of adaxial was wider than GCW of abaxial and in 6 wheat cultivars. FLW of adaxial and abaxial showed a negative correlation with GCL and a positive correlation with grain number per panicle. FLW of only abaxial showed a positive correlation with DIS. The SD of the adaxial showed a negative correlation with GCL, while the SD of the abaxial showed a negative correlation with APL. APL of both sides of the leaf showed a positive correlation with GCL, and APW of only abaxial showed a negative correlation with GLC. DIS of adaxial showed a negative correlation with tiller number (TN), while DIS of abaxial showed a positive correlation with GNP.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제60권4호
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• pp.510-517
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• 2015

본 연구는 국내에 자생하는 억새 유전자원의 생육특성을 구명하기 위하여 국내외로부터 1,200 여점의 유전자원을 수집하였으며, 그 중에서 재배연수가 3년 이상인 유전자원 960여점을 대상으로 2013년과 2014년 억새의 주요 생육기간 동안인 맹아일로부터 지엽전개일 및 출수일까지의 생육특성을 분석하였다. 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 억새의 맹아가 진행되는 4월초부터 생육말기인 11월까지의 2013년도 평균기온은 $19.1^{\circ}C$이었고, 2014년의 평균 기온은 $13.9^{\circ}C$로 관측되었다. 평균 강수량 및 누적 강수량은 2013년에 3.8 mm와 921.0 mm 이었으며, 2014년에는 4.5 mm와 1092.5 mm 이었다. 2. 2013년 및 2014년 3월초부터 11월말까지의 지표로부터 10 cm 이내의 평균 토양수분 조사결과, 2013년에는 24.9%이었으며 2014년에는 32.2%로 나타났다. 하지만 2013년에는 3월초부터 8월 20일까지 20.7%의 평균 토양수분을 나타낸 반면, 2014년 동일시기의 평균 토양수분은 31.7%로 나타났다. 3. 수집지역별 억새 유전자원의 맹아일로부터 지엽전개일까지 평균 생육일수를 분석한 결과, 경기지역에서 수집한 억새 유전자원의 평균 생육일수가 가장 짧았으나 남부지역으로 내려갈수록 평균 생육일수가 긴 것을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 경향은 2014년도에서도 동일하게 확인되었으며, 지역별로 유의적인 차이를 보였다. 4. 2년간의 조사결과, 전남지역에서 수집한 물억새 중에서 거대 1호(Miscanthus sacchariflorus cv. Geodae 1) 및 우람억새(M. sacchariflorus cv. Uram)는 지엽전개가 가장 늦은 것으로 조사되었으며 맹아일로부터 소요되는 생육일수가 가장 긴 것으로 나타나, 타 억새종에 비하여 영양생장기간이 긴 것으로 판단된다. 5. 2013년도 맹아일로부터 출수일까지의 생육일수와 2014년도 생육일수와의 상관관계 분석결과, 물억새 유전자원의 경우 상관계수(r)가 0.70으로 나타났으며, 참억새 유전자원은 0.89로 나타나 2년간의 생육일수 사이에 높은 상관관계가 있음을 확인하였다. 6. 2014년에 비하여 2013년도 출수가 지연된 요인으로는 높은 기온, 낮은 강수량 및 토양수분의 영향인 것으로 추측할 수 있으며, 3년 이상 동일조건에서 재배한 억새 유전자원의 생육일수는 수집지역간의 유의적인 차이가 있었으며, 억새 유전자원의 출수특성은 현재 재배지역의 환경적 요인보다 자생지에서 다년간 적응되며 나타난 고유한 유전자형의 영향을 받는다는 것을 추측할 수 있다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권2호
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• pp.149-160
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• 2014

Plant breeders have focused on improving plant architecture as an effective means to increase crop yield. Here, we identify the main-effect quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for plant shape-related traits in rice (Oryza sativa) and find candidate genes by applying whole genome re-sequencing of two parental cultivars using next-generation sequencing. To identify QTLs influencing plant shape, we analyzed six traits: plant height, tiller number, panicle diameter, panicle length, flag leaf length, and flag leaf width. We performed QTL analysis with 178 $F_7$ recombinant inbred lines (RILs) from a cross of japonica rice line 'SNU-SG1' and indica rice line 'Milyang23'. Using 131 molecular markers, including 28 insertion/deletion markers, we identified 11 main- and 16 minor-effect QTLs for the six traits with a threshold LOD value > 2.8. Our sequence analysis identified fifty-four candidate genes for the main-effect QTLs. By further comparison of coding sequences and meta-expression profiles between japonica and indica rice varieties, we finally chose 15 strong candidate genes for the 11 main-effect QTLs. Our study shows that the whole-genome sequence data substantially enhanced the efficiency of polymorphic marker development for QTL fine-mapping and the identification of possible candidate genes. This yields useful genetic resources for breeding high-yielding rice cultivars with improved plant architecture.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제43권1호
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• pp.30-36
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• 2016

Brassinosteroids (BRs) are essential plant steroid hormones required for cell elongation, plant growth, development and abiotic and biotic stress tolerance. BRs are recognized by BRI1 receptor kinase that is localized in the plasma membrane, and the BRI1 protein will eventually autophosphorylate in the intracellular domain and transphosphorylate BAK1, which is a co-receptor in Arabidopsis thaliana. However, little is known of the role OsBRI1 receptor kinase plays in Oryza sativa, monocotyledonous plants, compared to that in Arabidopsis thaliana, dicotyledonous plants. As such, we have studied OsBRI1 receptor kinase in vitro and in vivo with recombinant protein and transgenic plants, whose phenotypes were also investigated. A OsBRI1 cytoplasmic domain (CD) recombinant protein was induced in BL21 (DE3) E.coli cells with IPTG, and purified to obtain OsBRI1 recombinant protein. Based on Western blot analysis with phospho-specific pTyr and pThr antibodies, OsBRI1 recombinant protein and OsBRI1-Flag protein were phosphorylated on Threonine residue(s), however, not on Tyrosine residue(s), both in vitro and in vivo. This is particularly intriguing as AtBRI1 protein was phosphorylated on both Ser/Thr and Tyr residues. Also, the OsBRI1 full-length gene was expressed in, and rescued, bri1-5 mutants, such as is seen in normal wild-type plants where AtBRI1-Flag rescues bri1-5 mutant plants. Root growth in seedlings decreased in Ws2, AtBRI1, and 3 independent OsBRI1 transgenic seedlings and had an almost complete lack of response to brassinolide in the bri1-5 mutant. In conclusion, OsBRI1, an orthologous gene of AtBRI1, can mediate normal BR signaling for plant growth and development in Arabidopsis thaliana.

• 수산해양교육연구
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.34-46
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• 2016

This study analyzes inspection results of ships by Port State Control. Particularly, this research focuses on a detention trend of vessels that registered to Korean Register of Shipping. In order to conduct this research, we have searched 170 ships that got a detention with a Code-30 within recent 46 months period. The deficiencies of the detentions are inspected by ship types, ship years, flags, ports inspected, and criteria. Moreover, we categorized the deficiencies for the detentions into 17 types for internal and external inspections. As the results of the comparison study, bulk and general cargo carriers dominate the portion of detentions by almost 66 percent. Self-induced detention due to a lack of preparation by crews and company support are the main reasons of repeated detentions from the same type ships. Ships between six and ten years old show the lowest detention rate by 4 percent whereas ships less than five years old generate the highest detention rate by 22 percent. The main categories of the detentions from ships less than 5 years old are a lack of documentation and certification, and the clues support our opinion that owners and crews may neglect to prepare the inspections because their strong confidence for the ship condition due to young ship age. As a result of a great effort of Korean government and shipping companies to reduce a detention rate, the detention rate has been recently reduced to 0.3 percent. The results also require companies with the flag of convenience ships to spend more effort to reduce the detention rate, too. We expect that using social networking service by Korea Register will lower the detention rate by sharing relevant information real-time to ships and owners.