• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제20권5호
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• pp.653-660
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• 2007

In this study, we have investigated sequence variants in the PRNP gene of 20 individuals belonging to the Korean cattle, and have analyzed and compared genetic features between varieties of other cattle breeds. Of the 73 sequence variants identified in Korean cattle, 27 were identified for the first time in this study, whereas 46 of these polymorphisms had previously been isolated. We discovered a 2.6 kb SNP hot spot region localized on the putative promoter region of the PRNP gene. Furthermore, the copy numbers of the octapeptide repeat (24 bp indel) which is detected on the coding sequence (CDS) of the PRNP exhibited a completely homozygous 6/6 genotype which is dominant in other cattle breeds. We also characterized a new 19 bp/10 bp allele located on the putative promoter region of the PRNP gene, which represented 0.71 in allele frequency. To the best of our knowledge, this report is the first to address polymorphisms of the PRNP gene structure in Korean cattle in which BSE has yet to be discovered. Therefore, our findings may prove useful with regard to our current understanding of allelic diversity in bovine species, and may also provide new insights into the genetic factors associated with susceptibility or resistance to BSE.

• 대한바이러스학회지
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• 제26권1호
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• pp.131-137
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• 1996

Hyphantria cunea nuclear polyhedrosis virus p10유전자와 프로모터의 염기서열을 결정하였고, p10단백질의 아미노산 서열을 유도했다. pBP10재조합클론 (Cha et. al., 1991)에 삽입이 되어있는 p10유전자의 염기서열을 결정한 결과 p10유전자의 ORF는 285 bp였고, p10단백질은 95개의 아미노산으로 구성 되었으며, 분자량은 10.26 kDa이었다. 프로모터내에는 TATA box와 전사개시부위인 TAAG 염기가 발견되었다. poly (A) signal부위인 AATAAA염기서열은 3'-말단상류의 65염기부위에 위치했다. p10단백질의 N-말단은 소수성이었으며, C-말단은 고도로 친수성이었다. p10단백질에는 cysteine, histidine, tryptophane, tyrosine, glutamine, asparagine잔기가 없었다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제31권8호
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• pp.672-679
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• 2007

The combustion characteristics of a liquefied petroleum gas-di-methyl ether (LPG-DME) compression ignition engine was investigated under homogeneous charge and stratified charge conditions. LPG was used as the main fuel and injected into the combustion chamber directly. DME was used as an ignition promoter and injected into the intake port. Different LPG injection timings were tested to verify the combustion characteristics of the LPG-DME compression ignition engine. The combustion was divided into three region which are homogeneous charge, stratified charge, and diffusion flame region according to the injection timing of LPG. The hydrocarbon emission of stratified charge combustion was lower than that of homogeneous charge combustion. However, the carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxide emission of stratified charge combustion were slightly higher than those of the homogeneous charge region. The indicated mean effective pressure was reduced at stratified charge region, while it was almost same level as the homogeneous charge combustion region at diffusion combustion region. The start of combustion timing of the stratified charge combustion and diffusion combustion region were advanced compared to the homogeneous charge combustion. It attributed to the higher cetane number and mixture temperature distribution which locally stratified. However, the knock intensity was varied as the homogeneity of charge was increased.

• Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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• 제48권1호
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• pp.21-28
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• 2006

지방세포 내에서 자유 지방산과의 결합수송과 근내지방의 축적에 핵심적인 역할을 담당하는 지방세포 지방산결합단백질 유전자(A-FABP)의 promoter 영역에서 다형성(T-406C)를 SSCP에 이은 DNA 염기서열 분석을 통해 돼지 Duroc 품종에서 확인하였다. 이 돌연변이 406C는 전사인자 nuclear factor 1의 결합 활성을 변화시킬 수 있는 돌연변이로 확인되었다. Duroc 집단에서 HinfⅠ-RFLP 방법으로 유전자형을 결정한 결과 세 종류(TT, TC, CC)의 유전자형을 확인하였고, 빈도는 각각 42.3, 44.3, 13.4%로 확인되었다. 발견된 유전자형과 성장형질간의 상관관계를 통계적으로 유의성을 분석했을 때, 406C/ (TC와 CC)인 돼지의 20주령 체중이 TT인 돼지에서보다 더 무거운 양상을 보이며 유의한 차이를 보였고(P<0.05), 생시체중, 3주령, 10주령 체중에서는 유의한 차이가 발견되지 않았다. 동형접합인 406C/C 돼지들은 406T/인 돼지들에 비해 일당증체량, 90kg 도달일령, 사료효율 면에서 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다. 또한, 등지방두께의 변화와는 무관하게 등심단면적과 정육률에서 유의적인 차이를 확인하였고, CC 동형접합인 돼지에서 더 높은 수치를 나타내었다(P<0.05). 이상의 결과들을 토대로, A-FABP 유전자의 promoter 상에서 발견된 돌연변이인 T-406C는 생육 후반기에서 체중과 등심단면적의 증가에 중요한 역할을 담당하고 있다고 사료되며, 생육 후기 근내지방의 축적과 관련되어 있는 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구에서 발견한 유전자의 다형성은 Duroc 품종의 육종을 위한 분자 marker로서 유용하게 이용될 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한기계학회논문집B
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• 제20권7호
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• pp.2277-2288
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• 1996

This study was performed to analyze the cooling effect of heated ribs which are frequently used for cooling of electronic parts, using the numerical method. To prevent the excessive pressure drop due to turbulence promoters for the enhancement of heat transfer rate especially, the effect of the angle of turbulence promoter was investigated by the numerical analysis. Heat transfer rate with turbulence promoters with rectangular cross-section increased by 13% in average, but the coefficient of pressure drop increased by 1.68 times than that without them. In the present study, triangular cross-sectional shape turbulence promoters were suggested and numerically tested. Pressure drop of turbulence promoter with the 30 degree triangular cross-sectional shape decreased by 30% from that of rectangular cross-section promoters while heat transfer rate was almost the same. While with 4 turbulence promoters, the heat transfer rate increased by 21%, the pressure drop increased 4 times. It means that the higher capacity of cooling fan should be needed. With the triangular cross-sectional shape, the size of vortex region at the rear of promoters became considerably smaller, so pressure drop became smaller. The effect of the change of cross-sectional shape was not found in the flow pattern near the ribs, so that heat transfer characteristics in the ribs were not changed.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권13호
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• pp.5181-5185
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• 2015

Background: CCAT1 has been reported to be linked with pathogenesis of malignancies including colon cancer and gastric cancer. However, the regulatory effect of CCAT1 in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) remains unclear. The purpose of this research was to identify any role of CCAT1 in the progression of HCC. Materials and Methods: Real time-PCR was performed to test the relative expression of CCAT1 in HCC tissues. A computation screen of CCAT1 promoter was conducted to search for transcription-factor-binding sites. The association of c-Myc with CCAT1 promoter in vivo was tested by Pearson correlation analysis and chromatin immunoprecipitation assay. Additionally, Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards analyses were performed. Results: c-Myc directly binds to the E-box element in the promoter region of CCAT, and when ectopically expressed increases promoter activity and expression of CCAT1. Moreover, Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated that the patients with low expression of CCAT1 demonstrated better overall and relapse-free survival compared with the high expression group. Cox proportional hazards analyses showed that CCAT1 expression was an independent prognostic factor for HCC patients. Conclusions: The findings demonstrated CCAT1, acting as a potential biomarker in predicting the prognosis of HCC, is regulated by c-Myc.

• BMB Reports
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.33-38
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• 2018

Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1c (SREBP1c) plays an important role in triglyceride (TG) homeostasis. Although our previous study showed that hepatitis C virus core-binding protein 6 (HCBP6) regulates SREBP1c expression to maintain intracellular TG homeostasis, the mechanism underlying this regulation is unclear. In the present study, we found that HCBP6 increased intracellular TG levels by upregulating SREBP1c expression. HCBP6 increased SREBP1c transcription by directly binding to the SREBP1c promoter (at the -139- to +359-bp region). Moreover, we observed that HCBP6 interacted with $C/EBP{\beta}-binding$ site in the SREBP1c promoter both in vitro and in vivo. These results indicate that HCBP6 upregulates human SREBP1c expression by binding to the $C/EBP{\beta}-binding$ site in the SREBP1c promoter.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제42권4호
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• pp.356-363
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• 2015

나무의 유전 공학적 연구를 위해서는 목본 고유의 유전자 및 프로모터 연구가 필수적이다. 우리는 포플러(P. alba ${\times}$ P. glandulosa)의 Pagns-LTP 유전자의 867 bp 프로모터를 분리하였고, ${\beta}$-glucuronidase (GUS) reporter 유전자를 이용한 프로모터의 형질전환 포플러를 제작하여 특성 분석하였다. Pagns-LTP 유전자는 어린뿌리에서 강하게 발현되었고 어린잎에서는 약하게 발현되었으며, 그밖에 다른 조직에서는 발현되지 않았다. 또한, 프로모터의 활성은 뿌리와 어린잎에서 한정되었으며 어린뿌리의 세포 전체에서 강한 활성을 나타내었다. 이에 포플러 ns-LTP 프로모터 내의 cis-element를 조사하고 현사시나무에서 Pagns-LTP 프로모터를 분리한 후 활성을 분석하였다. 프로모터 내의 cis-element를 분석한 결과, 조직 특이적 발현과 호르몬 및 스트레스에 반응하는 다양한 cis-element가 존재함을 확인하였다. 이를 통해 포플러의 ns-LTP는 생장뿐만 아니라, 스트레스에도 관여할 것이라고 추측할 수 있었다. 본 연구는 목본의 유전자 기능 분석 및 다양한 응용 연구를 위해 유용하게 이용될 수 있는 도구로서의 가능성을 제시하였다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제17권8호통권88호
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• pp.1157-1165
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• 2007

포도 ASR (VvMSA) 단백질은 hexose transporter 유전자 VvHT1의 전사를 조절하는 조절 인자 중의 하나로서 sugar 및 abscisic acid (ABA) 신호에 의해 발현이 유도된다. 본 연구진은 ACP RT-PCR (annealing control primer reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) 방법을 이용하여 포도 과실발달 과정에서 조절되는 유전자 중 VvMSA와 동일한 cDNA (VlASR)를 클로닝하였다. 이 유전자는 착과 시기에 발현되기 시작하여 과실이 발달하면서 점점 증가하여 착과 후 10 주에 가장 많이 발현되며, 숙기 후반에는 도리어 발현양이 감소하였다. 포도 asr 유전자의 조절기작을 밝히기 위해, 이 유전자의 genomic clone을 분리하였다. 총 1375 bp로 이루어진 이 유전자 절편에는 open reading frame과 100 bp의 intron을 포함하고 있다. 약 600 bp 길이의 프로모터 내에는 sugar 신호전달과 연관이 있는 것으로 알려진 sugar box(sucrose box 3 +sucrose response box 1)가 있다. 프로모터 절편을 reporter 유전자와 연결하여 Arabidopsis에 도입하고 형질전환체를 분석한 결과, reporter 유전자는 sucrose 처리와 상관없이 항상 발현되었다. 이러한 결과는 포도에서 보고된 ASR/VvHT1를 매개로 하는 sugar/ABA 신호전달계가 asr 유전자가 없는 Arabidopsis에서는 작동되지 않음을 시사하고 있다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.113-118
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• 2009

In this study, we have shown the transcriptional regulation of the human GD3 synthase (hST8Sia I) induced by valproic acid (VPA) in human neuroblastoma SK-N-BE(2)-C cells. To elucidate the mechanism underlying the regulation of hST8Sia I gene expression in VPA-stimulated SK-N-BE(2)-C cells, we characterized the promoter region of the hST8Sia I gene. Functional analysis of the 5'-flanking region of the hST8Sia I gene by the transient expression method showed that the -1146 to -646 region, which contains putative binding sites for transcription factors c-Ets-1, CREB, AP-1 and NF-${\kappa}B$, functions as the VPA-inducible promoter of hST8Sia I in SK-N-BE(2)-C cells. Site-directed mutagenesis and electrophoretic mobility shift assay indicated that the NF-${\kappa}B$ binding site at -731 to -722 was crucial for the VPA-induced expression of hST8Sia I in SK-N-BE(2)-C cells. In addition, the transcriptional activity of hST8Sia I induced by VPA in SK-N-BE(2)-C cells was strongly inhibited by SP600125, which is a c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) inhibitor, and $G{\ddot{O}}6976$, which is a protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, as determined by RT-PCR (reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction) and luciferase assays. These results suggest that VPA markedly modulated transcriptional regulation of hST8Sia I gene expression through PKC/JNK signal pathways in SK-N-BE(2)-C cells.