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유전자교정작물 내 비의도적 돌연변이의 안전성 논란에 관한 과학적 고찰 (Scientific considerations for the biosafety of the off-target effects of gene editing in crops)

  • 이신우;김윤희
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제47권3호
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    • pp.185-193
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    • 2020
  • 최근, 유전자교정 작물의 상업화 승인 건수가 급속하게 늘어나고 있으며, 국내에서도 유전자교정 작물의 개발에 대한 집중적인 투자를 통하여 국제경쟁력을 높이기 위하여 노력하고 있다. 그러나 기존의 유전자변형작물의 상업화 과정에서 끊임없이 제기되어온 인체 및 환경에 대한 잠재적인 위해성 논란이 유전자교정 작물에 대하여서도 제기되고 있다. 특히, 비의도적 돌연변이(off-target)가 가장 큰 논란의 중심이 되고 있다. 따라서 본 리뷰는 식물이 내포하고 있는 장점인 배수체, 체세포 돌연변이 그리고 자연 상태에서 아그로박테리아의 T-DNA 단편의 수평 전이로 창출된 자연적인 유전자변형작물과 기존에 상업화가 승인된 유전자변형작물 이벤트들의 게놈 내 비의도적 돌연변이 사례 등을 검토한 결과 유전자교정 작물에서 나타나는 대부분의 비의도적 돌연변이는 인체 및 환경에 미칠 수 있는 위해성을 우려할 만한 수준이 아니라고 할 수 있었다. 이에, 유전자교정 작물의 안전성 평가를 위하여 새로운 규정을 제정할 필요가 없으며 기존의 유전자변형작물의 안전 관리규정을 일부 "용어의 정의" 등만 개정하여 적용하면 충분할 것으로 사료 되었다.

Measuring and Reducing Off-Target Activities of Programmable Nucleases Including CRISPR-Cas9

  • Koo, Taeyoung;Lee, Jungjoon;Kim, Jin-Soo
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제38권6호
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    • pp.475-481
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    • 2015
  • Programmable nucleases, which include zinc-finger nucleases (ZFNs), transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALENs), and RNA-guided engineered nucleases (RGENs) repurposed from the type II clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9) system are now widely used for genome editing in higher eukaryotic cells and whole organisms, revolutionising almost every discipline in biological research, medicine, and biotechnology. All of these nucleases, however, induce off-target mutations at sites homologous in sequence with on-target sites, limiting their utility in many applications including gene or cell therapy. In this review, we compare methods for detecting nuclease off-target mutations. We also review methods for profiling genome-wide off-target effects and discuss how to reduce or avoid off-target mutations.

인터넷상에서의 소비자 구매 행동 분석과 이에 따른 인터넷 광고 효과에 관한 연구 (A Study on analysis of consumer' purchasing behavior within Internet and effects of Internet Ad.)

  • 전규림
    • 정보학연구
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    • 제3권3호
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    • pp.67-76
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    • 2000
  • 인터넷 이용자는 Off-Line에서만 중요한 Target market이 되는 것은 아니다. 전자상거래의 활성화와 함께 인터넷 이용자는 On-Line상에서 핵심 Target market가 되었다. 따라서 이들의 구매성향을 정확히 분석하여 최적의 마케팅 기법을 개발하는 것이 기업의 당면과제로 떠올랐다. 본 연구에서는 친구통계학적 방법을 사용하여 인터넷 이용자의 구매행동을 분석하고, 이에 따른 최적의 인터넷 광고를 어떻게 행할 수 있는가 하는 것에 관하여 고찰해 보았다. .

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Peptide Nucleic Acid(PNA)를 이용한 antisense 기법에 적용할 병렬 컴퓨팅용 Bioinformatics tool 개발 (Developing a Bioinformatics Tool for Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) antisense Technique Utilizing Parallel Computing System)

  • 김성조;전호상;홍승표;김현창;김한집;민철기
    • 한국정보과학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국정보과학회 2006년도 한국컴퓨터종합학술대회 논문집 Vol.33 No.1 (A)
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    • pp.43-45
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    • 2006
  • Unlike RNA interference, whose usage is limited to eukaryotic cells, Peptide Nucleic Acid (PNA) technique is applicable to both eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. PNA has been proven to be an effective agent for blocking gene expressions and has several advantages over other antisense techniques. Here we developed a parallel computing software that provides the ideal sequences to design PNA oligos to prevent any off-target effects. We applied a new approach in our location-finding algorithm that finds a target gene from the whole genome sequence. Message Passing Interface (MPI) was used to perform parallel computing in order to reduce the calculation time. The software will help biologists design more accurate and effective antisense PNA by minimizing the chance of off-target effects.

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Zinc tin oxide 투명박막트랜지스터의 특성에 미치는 열처리 효과 (Thermal treatments effects on the properties of zinc tin oxide transparent thin film transistors)

  • 마대영
    • 전기전자학회논문지
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    • 제23권2호
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    • pp.375-379
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    • 2019
  • Zn와 Sn의 원자비가 2:1인 타겟을 고주파 스파터링하여 $ZnO-SnO_2(ZTO)$박막을 증착하고 열처리에 따른 구조적 특성변화를 조사하였다. 이 ZTO박막을 활성층으로 사용하여 투명박막트랜지스터(TTFT)를 제조하였다. 약 100 nm 두께의 $SiO_2$위에 100 nm의 $Si_3N_4$막을 기른 후 TTFT의 게이트 절연막으로 채택하였다. TTFT의 전달 특성을 통해 이동도, 문턱전압, 작동전류-차단전류 비($I_{on}/I_{off}$), 계면트랩밀도를 구하였다. 기판 가열 및 후속 열처리가 ZTO TTFT의 특성 변화에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다.

Small non-coding RNA를 발현하는 형질전환 벼의 환경위해성 평가 방법 (Methods for environmental risk assessment of rice transgenic plants expressing small non-coding RNA)

  • 진병준;전현진;조현민;이수현;최철우;정욱헌;백동원;한창덕;김민철
    • Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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    • 제46권3호
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    • pp.205-216
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    • 2019
  • Since the RNA interference (RNAi) had been discovered in many organisms, small non-coding RNA-mediated gene silencing technology, including RNAi have been widely applied to analysis of gene function, as well as crop improvement. Despite the usefulness of RNAi technology, RNAi transgenic crops have various potential environmental risks, including off-target and non-target effects. In this study, we developed methods that can be effectively applied to environmental risk assessment of RNAi transgenic crops and verified these methods in 35S::dsRNAi_eGFP rice transgenic plant we generated. Off-target genes, which can be non-specifically suppressed by the expression of dsRNAi_eGFP, were predicted by using the published web tool, pssRNAit, and verified by comparing their expressions between wild-type (WT) and 35S::dsRNAi_eGFP transgenic rice. Also, we verified the non-target effects of the 35S:: dsRNAi_eGFP plant by evaluating horizontal and vertical transfer of small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) produced in the 35S::dsRNAi_eGFP plant into neighboring WT rice and rhizosphere microorganisms, respectively. Our results suggested that the methods we developed, could be widely applied to various RNAi transgenic crops for their environmental risk assessment.

신경망 최적화 기법을 이용한 다익 홴/스크롤 시스템의 설부에 대한 형상 최적화 (Shape Optimization of Cut-Off in a Multi-blade Fan/Scroll System Using Neural Network)

  • 한석영;맹주성;유달현;진경욱
    • 대한기계학회논문집B
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    • 제26권10호
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    • pp.1341-1347
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    • 2002
  • In order to improve efficiency of a system with three-dimensional flow characteristics, this paper presents a new method that overcomes three-dimensional effects by using two-dimensional CFD and neural network. The method was applied to shape optimization of cut-off in a multi-blade fan/scroll system. As the entrance conditions of two-dimensional CFD, the experimental values at the positions out of the inactive zone were used. The distributions of velocity and pressure obtained by two-dimensional CFD were compared with those of three-dimensional CFD and experimental results. It was found that the distributions of velocity and pressure have qualitative similarity. The results of two-dimensional CFD were used for teaming as target values of neural network. The optimal angle and radius of cut-off were determined as 71$^{\circ}$and 0.092 times the outer diameter of impeller, respectively. It is quantified in the previous report that the optimal angle and radius of cut-off are approximately 72$^{\circ}$and 0.08 times the outer diameter of impeller, respectively.

Gaze Effects on Spatial and Kinematic Characteristics in Pointing to a Remembered Target

  • Ryu, Young-Uk;Kim, Won-Dae;Kim, Hyeong-Dong
    • 한국전문물리치료학회지
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    • 제13권4호
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    • pp.23-29
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of the present study was to examine gaze effects on spatial and kinematic characteristics during a pointing task. Subjects were asked to watch and point to an aimed target (2 mm in diameter) displayed on a vertically mounted board. Four gaze conditions were developed as combinations of "seeing-aiming" in terms of the eye movements: Focal-Focal (F-F), Focal-Fixing (F-X), Fixing-Focal (X-F), and Fixing-Fixing (X-X). Both the home target and an aimed target were presented for 1 second and then were disappeared in F-F and X-F. In X-F and X-X, only an aimed target disappeared after 1 second. Subjects were asked to point (with index finger tip) to an aimed target accurately as soon as the aimed target was removed. A significant main effect of gaze was found (p<.01) for normalized movement time. Peripheral retina targets had significantly larger absolute error compared to central retina targets on the x (medio-lateral) and z (superior-inferior) axes (p<.01). A significant undershooting to peripheral retina targets on the x axis was found (p<.01). F-F and X-F had larger peak velocities compared to F-X and X-X (p<.01). F-F and X-F were characterized by more time spent in the deceleration phase compared to F-X and X-X (p<.01). The present study demonstrates that central vision utilizes a form of on-line visual processing to reach to an object, and thus increases spatial accuracy. However, peripheral vision utilizes a relatively off-line visual processing with a dependency on proprioceptive information.

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Split beam 어군탐지기에 의한 어류의 유영행동 조사연구 -유영속도의 측정- (Fish Tracking with a Split Beam Echo Sounder -Measurements of Swimming Speeds-)

  • 이대재
    • 수산해양기술연구
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    • 제35권3호
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    • pp.301-311
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    • 1999
  • The investigation to evaluate the possible effects of fish behaviour on acoustic target strength was carried out during the 1997 and 1998 hydroacoustic-demersal trawl surveys in the southern waters of Korea.The swimming speed and the target strength of individual, acoustically resolved fished swimming through the sound beam were measured using the split-beam tracking method on board R/V Kaya.The results obtained can be summarized as follows:1. The alongship and athwartship angles between -3dB poionts of a hull mounted 38 kHz split beam tranducer used in these surveys was >$3.76^{\circ}\;and\;6.74^{\circ}$ respectively, and the equal energy contour obtained from the measured beam pattern showed approximately the circular pattern. 2. The swimming speed measured off the south coast of Sorido in 23 January 1997 ranged 0.10 to 0.80 m/s with the average swimming spped of 0.36 m/s, and the target strength ranged -64.8 to -31.7 dB with the average target strength of -52.7 dB. The most dominant species sampled in this survey area were Japanese scaled sardine, Sardinella zunasi and Konoshiro gizzard shad, Konosirus punctatus, respectively.3. The swimming speed measured off the east coast of Kojedo in 24 March 1997 ranged 0.10 to 1.10 m/s with the average swimming speed of 0.40 m/s, and the target strength ranged -64.8 to -51.5 dB with the average target strength of -59.2 dB. The most dominant species sampled in this survey area were Swordtip squid, Photololigo edulis, Konoshiro gizzard shad and Japanese flying squid, Toddarodes pacificus, respectively and the swimming activity of these species seems to be controlled at speeds between 0.20 and 0.60 m/s. 4. The swimming speed measured the south coast of Kojedo in 25 March 1997 ranged 0.10 to 1.40 m/s with the average swimming speed of 0.51 m/s and the target strength ranged -64.3 to -47.7 dB with the average target strength of -55.1 dB. The most dominant species sampled in this survey area were Swordtip squid, Blotchy sillage, Sillago maculata and japanese scaled sardine, respectively and the swimming activity of these species seems to be controlled at speeds between 0.20 and 0.70 m/s.5. The swimming speed measured during morning twilight in the southeastern water of Cheju Island in 11 July 1998 ranged 0.20 to 1.0 m/s with the average swimming speed of 0.53 m/s, and the target strength ranged -65.0 to -47.0 dB with the average target strength of -57.1 dB. The most dominant species sampled in this survey area were Swordtip squid, Black scraper, Thamnaconus modesutus and japanese flying squid, respectively and the tile angle ranged$ +28^{\circ}\;to\;+2^{\circ}$ with the average tilt angle of -8.1$^{\circ}$ showing the downward migration.

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스퍼터링 Mo 도핑 탄소박막의 특성과 유기박막트랜지스터의 게이트 전극으로 응용 (Characteristics of Sputtering Mo Doped Carbon Films and the Application as the Gate Electrode in Organic Thin Film Transistor)

  • 김영곤;박용섭
    • 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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    • 제30권1호
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    • pp.23-26
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    • 2017
  • Mo doped carbon (C:Mo) thin films were fabricated with various Mo target power densities by unbalanced magnetron sputtering (UBM). The effects of target power density on the surface, structural, and electrical properties of C:Mo films were investigated. UBM sputtered C:Mo thin films exhibited smooth and uniform surfaces. However, the rms surface roughness of C:Mo films were increased with the increase of target power density. Also, the resistivity value of C:Mo film as electrical properties was decreased with the increase of target power density. From the performance of organic thin filml transistor using conductive C:Mo gate electrode, the carrier mobility, threshold voltage, and on/off ratio of drain current (Ion/Ioff) showed $0.16cm^2/V{\cdot}s$, -6.0 V, and $7.7{\times}10^4$, respectively.