• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.620-631
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• 2016

바이로이드는 매우 작은 RNA 분자로 구성되어 있으며, 외피 단백질이 없고 오로지 식물에만 감염되어 질병을 유발한다. 바이로이드 감염 질병을 예방하거나 진단하는 것은 상당히 어려운 일이며, 이는 병징이 초기에는 발견되지 않고 수확기에 접어들어서 발견되기 때문이다. 한편, 혈청학적인 방법은 식물 병원체를 검출하기 위해 주로 사용되었으나 바이로이드는 핵산인 RNA로만 구성되어 있기 때문에 이 방법으로 검출할 수가 없다. 때문에 바이로이드를 검출하기 위해 주로 사용되는 방법은 분자 생물학적인 방법으로, 초기에는 바이로이드의 분자적인 크기와 구조적 특징을 이용한 겔 전기 영동 방법이 주로 사용되었다. 그 후에는 역전사 반응과 중합효소 연쇄반응을 접목시킨 역전사 중합효소 연쇄반응(RT-PCR) 방법이 활용되었고, 그에 대한 효율적인 결과 확인을 위해 형광 물질을 도입한 실시간 역전사 중합효소 연쇄반응(Real-time RT-PCR)이 도입되었다. 그러나 그들은 온도를 변화시키기 위한 값비싼 기기와 전문적인 인력이 필요함으로 현장에서는 활용되기가 어렵다. 최근 개발된 고리 기반의 등온 증폭법(Loop-mediated isothermal amplification)의 경우, 온도의 변화가 필요 없어 비싼 온도 조절 기기가 필요하지 않다. 또한 매우 높은 증폭 효율을 지니며 반응 시간이 짧은 등의 여러 장점을 지니고 있기에 최근 현장 진단용 기술에 도입되고 있다. 이러한 배경으로, 이 총설에서는 바이로이드 유발 질병에 대하여 요약하고 그에 대한 검출 및 진단 방법에 대한 연구 동향에 대하여 기술하였다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.15-20
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• 2017

A two-tube reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) assay was designed for the rapid visual detection of the M gene of all subtypes of avian influenza virus (AIV) and the H5 gene of the H5 subtype of highly pathogenic AIV (HPAIV). The reaction carried out in two tubes in a single step at $58^{\circ}C$ for 40 min, and the assay results could be visually detected by using hydroxynaphthol blue dye. Using M or H5 gene-specific primers, the assay successfully detected all subtypes or H5 subtypes of AIVs, including the Korean representative H5N1 and H5N8 HPAIVs. The detection limit of the assay was approximately $10^{2.0}$ $EID_{50}/reaction$ for the M and H5 genes of H5N1 HPAIV, respectively, and was more sensitive than that of previously reported RT-LAMP and comparable to that of real-time RT-PCR. These results suggest that the present RT-LAMP assay, with its high specificity, sensitivity, and simplicity, will be a useful diagnostic tool for surveillance of currently circulating H5 HPAIVs and other subtypes of AIV in bird population, even in under-equipped laboratories.

• 한국군사과학기술학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.516-527
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• 2024

Rapid, early, accurate detection and identification of the various pathogenic agents associated with the development of biological weapons is critical in preventing loss of life and limiting the impact of these organisms when used against civilian or military targets. The aim of this study was to produce a system for the simple, rapid, accurate and simultaneous detection and identification of Ricin, Botulinum toxin B and Staphylococcal enterotoxin B as a proof of principle for developing field appropriate reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification systems for the accurate identification of potential biological threats. These systems were designed to facilitate the identification of potential threats even in remote or resource-limited locations.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.438-440
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• 2015

We developed a loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) method to rapidly diagnose Wheat streak mosaic virus (WSMV) during quarantine inspections of imported wheat, corn, oats, and millet. The LAMP method was developed as a plant quarantine inspection method for the first time, and its simplicity, quickness, specificity and sensitivity were verified compared to current reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and nested PCR quarantine methods. We were able to quickly screen for WSMV at quarantine sites with many test samples; thus, this method is expected to contribute to plant quarantine inspections.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제44권4호
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• pp.493-496
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• 2016

Peach rosette mosaic virus (PRMV)는 1933년 복숭아에서 처음 보고되었으며, 복숭아, 자두, 블루베리, 민들레, 벚나무 등에 감염되는 식물바이러스이다. PRMV는 한국에서 보고된 적이 없으나, 식물검역에서 관리병(control viruses)으로 지정되어 있다. 이번 연구에서는 PRMV를 더욱 신속하고 특이적으로 진단하기 위하여 Loop-mediated isothermal amplification 분석법을 적용한 진단법을 개발하였다. LAMP 방법은 기존의 PCR 방법(RT-PCR 및 nested PCR)과 같은 검출 강도를 가지고 있다. 또한 LAMP 반응을 확인하기 위해 PRMV cDNA을 outer primer sets (Product size 264 bp)로 PCR 한 뒤, Pvu II (CAG/CTG) 제한효소를 처리하였다. 제한효소 처리 결과 2개의 digestion fragments (207 + 57 bp)가 확인되었다. PRMV의 LAMP 진단 방법은 관련 식물로부터 더욱 신속한 모니터링이 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제40권1호
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• pp.19-35
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• 2024

The global pandemic, coronavirus disease caused by Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has led to the implementation of wastewater surveillance as a means to monitor the spread of SARS-CoV-2 prevalence in the community. The challenging aspect of establishing wastewater surveillance requires a well-equipped laboratory for wastewater sample analysis. According to previous studies, RT-PCR-based molecular tests are the most widely used and popular detection method worldwide. However, this approach for the detection or quantification of SARS-CoV-2 from wastewater demands a specialized laboratory, skilled personnel, expensive instruments, and a workflow that typically takes 6 to 8 hours to provide results for a few samples. Rapid and reliable alternative detection methods are needed to enable less-well-qualified practitioners to set up and provide sensitive detection of SARS-CoV-2 within wastewater at regional laboratories. In some cases, the structural and molecular characteristics of SARS-CoV-2 are unknown, and various strategies for the correct diagnosis of COVID-19 have been proposed by research laboratories. The ongoing research and development of alternative and rapid technologies, namely RT-LAMP, ELISA, Biosensors, and GeneXpert, offer a wide range of potential options not only for SARS-CoV-2 detection but also for other viruses. This study aims to discuss the effective regional rapid detection and quantification methods in community wastewater.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제28권9호
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• pp.1118-1126
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• 2018

본 논문은 양식 어류에게 많은 경제적 피해를 입히고 있는 다양한 어류질병세균 중에서 연쇄구균증에 대한 일반적인 특성과 종류, 진단 방법에 대하여 기존에 연구 보고된 논문을 기반으로 알아보고자 한다. 대표적인 어류연쇄구균증의 원인체로는 Lactococcus garvieae, Streptococcus iniae, S. parauberis가 있다. 연쇄구균증에 감염 시 나타나는 증상으로는 체색변화, 안구이상, 아가미 퇴색, 출혈, 복부팽만, 신장과 비장의 종대 등의 보이다 폐사가 일어난다. 또한 수온이 상승하는 6월부터 10월까지 주로 일어나며 집단적으로 발병하여 폐사가 일어난다. 현재 연쇄구균증을 진단하기 위한 기술로는 16S rRNA, 16S-23S rRNA intergenic spacer region (ISR), Random Amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD), Ribotyion (RT), Loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) 등이 있다. 이중에서 현장에서 적용 가능성이 높은 LAMP법이 각광을 받고 있지만 결과 확인 등의 문제로 인하여 현재는 어려움을 겪고 있는 실정이다. 이에 현장에서 진단부터 결과 확인까지 손쉽게 사용할 수 있도록 문제점을 보완하면 연쇄구균증에 대한 경제적 손실을 최소화 할 것으로 사료된다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.610-620
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• 2021

There has been increasing interest in the head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) that is caused by high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) and has posed a significant challenge to Otolaryngologists. A rapid, sensitive, and reliable method is required for the detection of HR-HPV in clinical specimens to prevent and treat HPV-induced diseases. In this study, a multiple cross-linking spiral amplification (MCLSA) assay was developed for the visual detection of HPV-16. In the MCLSA assay, samples were incubated under optimized conditions at 62℃ for 45 min, and after mixing with the SYBR Green I (SGI) dye, the positive amplicons showed bright green fluorescence while the negative amplicons exhibited no obvious change. The specificity test revealed that the developed MCLSA technique had high specificity and could effectively distinguish all five HPV-16 strains from other pathogenic microorganisms. In terms of analytical sensitivity, the limit of detection (LoD) of MCLSA assay was approximately 5.4 × 101 copies/tube, which was 10-fold more sensitive than loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and RT-PCR. The detection results of laryngeal cancer specimens collected from 46 patients with suspected HPV infection in the Liaoning region demonstrated that the positive detection rates of MCLSA and hybridized capture 2 kit were 32.61% (15/46). The true positive rate of the MCLSA assay was higher than that of RT-PCR (100% vs. 93.33%) and LAMP (100% vs. 86.67%). Therefore, the MCLSA assay developed in the present study could be a potentially useful tool for the point-of-care (PoC) diagnosis of HR-HPV, especially in resource-limited countries.

• 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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• 제어로봇시스템학회 2005년도 ICCAS
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• pp.2160-2163
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• 2005

Solid freeform fabrication (SFF) technology plays a major role in industry and represents a reasonable percentage of industrial rapid prototyping/tooling/manufacturing (RP/RT/RM) development applications. However, SFF technology still has long way to progress to achieve satisfactory process speed, surface finish and overall quality improvement of its application. Today, three dimensional printing (3DP) technique that is one of SFF technology is receiving many interests, and is applied by various fields. It can fabricate three dimensional objects of solid freeform with high speed and low cost using ink jet printing technology. However, need long curing time after manufacture completion. And it must do post-processing process necessarily to heighten strength of objects because strength of fabricated objects is very weak. Therefore, in this study, we proposed an improved 3DP process that can solve problems of conventional 3DP process. The general 3DP process is method to spout binder simply through printer head on powder, but proposed process is method to cure jetted UV resin by UV lamp after jet UV resin using printhead on powder. The hardening of resin is achieved strongly at early time by UV lamp in proposed method. So, the proposed process can fabricate three dimensional objects with high speed without any post-processing.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.379-387
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• 2024

Breast cancer (BC) is most commonly diagnosed worldwide. Liquiritigenin is a flavonoid found in various species of the Glycyrrhiza genus, showing anti-tumor activity. This article was to explore the influences of liquiritigenin on the biological behaviors of BC cells and its underlying mechanism. BC cells were treated with liquiritigenin alone or transfected with oe-HSP90 before liquiritigenin treatment. RT-qPCR and Western blotting were employed to examine the levels of HSP90, Snail, E-cadherin, HSC70, and LAMP-2A. Cell viability, proliferation, migration, and invasion were evaluated by performing MTT, colony formation, scratch, and Transwell assays, respectively. Liquiritigenin treatment reduced HSP90 and Snail levels and enhanced E-cadherin expression as well as inhibiting the proliferation, migration, and invasion of BC cells. Moreover, liquiritigenin treatment decreased the expression of HSC70 and LAMP-2A, proteins related to chaperone-mediated autophagy (CMA). HSP90 overexpression promoted the CMA, invasion, and migration of BC cells under liquiritigenin treatment. Liquiritigenin inhibits HSP90-mediated CMA, thereby suppressing BC cell growth.