• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.399-408
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• 2004

Odontoblasts are responsible for the formation and maintenance of dentin. They are known to synthesize unique gene products including dentin sialophosphoprotein (DSPP). Another unique genes of the cells remain unclear. OD314 was isolated from the odontoblasts/pulp cells of rats and partially characterized as an odontoblast-enriched gene (Dey et al., 2001). This study aimed to elucidate the biological function of OD314, relating to odontoblast differentiation and dentinogenesis. After determining the open reading frame (ORP) of OD314 by transient transfection analysis using green fluorescent protein (GPP) expression vector, mRNA in-situ hybridization, immunohistochemistry, reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western analysis were performed. The results were as follows: 1. In in-situ hybridization, OD314 mRNAs were expressed in odontoblasts of developing coronal and root pulp. 2. OD314 was a novel protein encoding 154 amino acids, and the protein was mainly expressed in cytoplasm by transient transfection analysis. 3. Mineralized nodules were associated with multilayer cell nodules in the culture of human dental pulp cells and first detected from day 21 using alizarin-red S staining. 4. In RT-PCR analysis, OD314, osteocalcin (OC) and DSPP strongly expressed throughout 28 days of culture. Whereas, osteonectin (ON) mRNA expression stayed low up to day 14, and then gradually decreased from day 21. 5. Western blots showed an approximately 17 kDa band. OD314 protein was expressed from the start of culture and then increased greatly from day 21. In conclusion, OD314 is considered as an odontoblast-enriched gene and may play important roles in odontoblast differentiation and dentin mineralization.

• The Korean Journal of Ecology
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.43-54
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• 1995

Effects of environmental factors of N, P, pH, moisture, temperature and oxygen on growth and nitrogen fixation activity of kummerowia striate (Thunb.) Schindler seedling, bearing symbiotic root nodules, were quantitatively analyzed during the growing period. The specific nitrogenase activity (ARA) of nodules showed the maximum value of 187 μmol C₂H₄g fr wt-1 h-1 6 weeks after seeds were germinated. The total nitrogenase activities per plant attained as 1.56, 0.85, 0.09 and 4.0, 1.11, 0.04 μmol C₂H₄hr-1, respectively for the treatments of 1, 3 and 5 mM NO₃￣and NH₄＋ on the 60th day. While the plant grown in N-free media for 20 days after treatments of 5 mM NH₄+for 40 days resulted in 30 mg fr wt of nodule formation and exhibited the relative activities of 152％ and 162％ for total and specific ARA in comparison with those of control plant grown with N-free for 60 days. Total biomass and ARA was by 70％ and 86％ lower in N and P deficiency, respectively. The N and P deficient plot showed 70％ and 86％ decreases of total biomass and ARA in comparison with those of control. The plant grown with N-free for 20 days after pretreatment with N and P free media for 40 days showed the relative values of 77％, 118％ and 150％, respectively for nodule biomass, total and specific ARA in comparison with those of control. The treatment with acid or alkali gradients resulted in significant decreases of nodule biomass and ARA. The optimum temperature and pO₂for ARA were 30°C and 40 kPa, respectively. Two peaks of diurnal variation appeared at 11:00 and 23:00 o'clocks by the continuous light condition. The plants with water stress by temporary wilting point rsulted in 95~97％ inhibition for nodule respiration, transpiration and specific ARA. Transpiration and ARA ware recovered to 88％ and 38％ of those of water unstressed plants, respectively, 6 hours after the plants were rewatered from water stressed condition.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제11권
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• pp.121-132
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• 1993

대두(大豆)-근류균(根瘤菌)의 공생(共生)에서 숙주식물(宿主植物)의 Root Exudate에 대한 근류균(根瘤菌)의 화학주성(化學走性)이 근류형성(根瘤形性)(숙주식물(宿主植物))에 미치는 영향(影響)을 밝히기 위해 연구(硏究)한 결과(結果)는 다음과 같다. 대두(大豆) Seed Lectin은 품종간(品種間) 차이(差異)가 없었으며 분자량(分子量) 120,000정도(程度)의 4개(個)의 동일(同一)한 subunit를 가지는 물질(物質)이며, Pea Seed Lectin은 분자량(分子量) 44,000정도(程度)이며 15,000과 7,000정도(程度)의 두 종류(種類)의 subunit를 가지는 물질(物質)이며 대두(大豆) lectin은 표준 lectin 항체와 침강선을 형성하였다. 그러나 완두의 lectin은 표준 lectin과 항원-항체반응이 없었으므로 두 lectin은 동일 항원이 되지 않아 서로 다른 물질이었다. 팔달의 Crude Root Exudate에 대(對)한 근류균(根瘤菌)의 화학주성(化學走性) 비(比)는 KCTC 2422는 각각(各各) 3.5이고 LPN-100은 1.4이며 LCR-101은 각각(各各) 1.4이었다. 뿌리분비물의 각 fraction에 대한 근류균의 화학주성은 중성분획이 가장 높고 양성분획이 그다음이며 음성분획이 가장 낮은 화학주성을 나타내어 각물질에 대한 근류균의 친화도에 차이가 있었다. 근류형성(根瘤形性)의 정도(程度)는 KCTC 2422의 경우(境遇)는 접종(接種)후 7日경부터 Nitrogenase Activity가 나타났으며 LCR-101는 15일 이후(以後)에 Nitrogenase Activity를 나타내었다. LPN-100은 Nitrogenase Activity가 전혀 나타나지 않아 근류균(根瘤菌)의 화학주성(化學走性)이 숙주인식과정(宿主認識過程)에 영향(影響)을 미쳤음을 확인(確認)할 수 있었다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.151-156
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• 1986

저온하(低溫下)의 Growth chamber에서 근유균(根瘤菌)(R-12)를 접종(接種)한 Alfalfa의 수확시기별(收穫時期別) 작물(作物) 각부위(各部位)의 질소시비(窒素施肥)의 효과에 관하여 미국(美國) University of Nevada에서 실험(實驗)한 결과(結果)들을 요약(要略)하면 다음과 같다. 초장(草長), 근장(根長) 및 전장(全長)에 있어서는 질소시비(窒素施肥)의 효과가 나타나지 아니하였으며 작물(作物)의 용적(容積)과 건물수량(乾物收量)은 질소시비(窒素施肥)의 효과를 가져왔다. 질소시비구(窒素施肥區)의 근유균(根瘤菌)의 착생수(着生數)는 무질소구(無窒素區)에서 보다 많았으나 질소고정량(窒素固定量)이 작물(作物)의 원활한 생육(生育)을 위하여서는 미흡(未洽)한 것으로 생각(生覺)된다. 이상의 결과(結果)들은 Alfalfa를 재배시(栽培時) 소량(小量)의 질소시비(窒素施肥)의 필요성(必要性)을 암시하는 것 같다.

• 한국환경생태학회지
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.425-435
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• 2006

본 연구에서는 암석비탈면 등에서 주요 녹화식물로 많이 이용되고 있는 등나무를 대상으로 황폐지 토양조건에서 인위적으로 함수율을 조절하여 등나무의 내건성과 토양수분조건에 따른 생장특성을 시험하였는 바, 그 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1. 등나무 묘목은 토양함수율 5% 수준에서 수분 스트레스를 받아 고사하였고, 토양함수율 10% 수준에서는 전 생장기간 동안 생장률에 큰 변화가 없었다. 따라서 본 시험토양에서 토양함수율 5% 수준이 등나무 모목의 위조함수율이며, 토양함수율 10% 수준이 생장에 대한 임계토양수분 범위로서, 등나무는 내건성이 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 2. 묘목의 신장생장, 직경생장, 엽생장, 총 건물생산량 등의 주요 생장요소들을 기준으로 분석한 결과등나무 묘목의 생장은 전반적으로 토양함수율이 높을수록 양호하였으며, 이들 각 생장요소들(Y)은 토양함수율(W)에 대해 Y=a+bW+cW2의 곡선형을 나타내었다. 3. 토양함수율 20 % 이상에서는 생장기간이 길어질수록 묘목 생장량이 뚜렷이 증가하였으며, 각 토양함수율 수준에서 묘목 생장량(Y)은 생장기간(D)에 대해 Y=a+bD+cD2의 곡선형을 나타내었다. 4. 토양함수율 20% 이상에서는 동일한 수분조건에서 근류균 접종구는 대조구에 비해 총 건물생산량을 기준으로 하면 평균 30%의 생장촉진효과가 있었다. 5. 근류균은 토양함수율이 높을수록 접종이 용이하고 근류의 형성량도 많았다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.258-263
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• 1994

보리수나무(Elaeagnus umbellata) 뿌리혹엣 분리한 공생균주인 Frankia 균주 EuIK1 게놈에 대해 K. pneumoniae의 nifH,D를 탐침으로 Southern hybridization을 수행한 결과, 3.2 Kb와 5.5 Kb BamHI 절편과 15 Kb PstI 절편이 강한 혼성화 반응을 보여 이들 절편에 nifH,D 유전자가 존재함을 확인하였다. 동일 탐침을 사용한 colony hybridization을 통해 pWE15 cosmid vector 에 작성되 게놈 library로부터 하나의 nif-클론 (pEuNIF)을 선별하였다. 이 클론을 BamHI으로 절단한 후 동일한 탐침으로 혼성화 반응을 수행한 결과, 3.2 Kb와 5.5 Kb가 강한 혼성화 반응을 보였으며, 이 결과는 게놈 혼성화 반응 결과와 일치하였다. 그러나 Frankia FaC1의 nifH 만을 탐침으로 이용한 결과 3.2Kb BamHI 절편만이 혼성화 반응을 나타내었다. 또한 3.2 Kb의 3‘ 말단과 5.5 Kb의 5’ 말단의 염기서열로부터 추론한 아미노산 서열을 ArI3의 nifD와 비교한 결과 182번부터 240번까지, 241번부터 282번까지의 아미노산 서열과 각각 매우 높은 유사성을 보였다. 이러한 결과로부터 3.2Kb 절편에는 nifH와 일부의 nifD 서열이 존재하고, 이 절편에 연속된 5.5Kb 절편에는 나머지 nifD서열이 존재함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국초지조사료학회지
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.245-252
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• 1995

To select a carrier as Rhizobiwn inoculants for alfalfa, severeal Rhizobium inoculants were produced by adding or not sub-materials($CaCO_3$ and sucrose) to main materials(organic or inorganic materials). The root nodule bacteria, Rhizobium meliloti 1061 distributed from KAIST, and Vemal alfalfa was used in this experiment. The Rhizobium populations and inoculation effects of the Rhizobium inoculants produced in several materials were scrutinized at laboratory and greenhouse in Livestock Experiment Station, RDA from 1993 to 1994. Moisture contents of the caniers were varied from 32 to 50% on dry weight basis according to material characteristics and the pH ranges of these were varied from pH 4.56 to 10.06 according to raw material characteristics and preparations. Initial Rhizobium numbers of the carriers were higher in organic material-inoculants than in inorganic, and among the inoculants, the inoculant made of Bentonite+Vermiculite(l:3 w/w) was excellent because of high rhizobium population($7.8~8.3\times10^8/g$ inoculant) and high rhizobium reappearance of inoculant in severed different production time. The root nodules of the alfalfa inoculated with different inoculants were fast formed in the fermented sawdust with cattle dung (FSC) inoculant, and bentonite(B)+vermiculite(V) than others. Plant length of alfalfa was differentiated on 15 days after inoculation but was not nearly different between higher inoculants than rhizobium number $10^7/g$ inoculant. Total dry matter of alfalfa was yielded by 20.65, 20.34mg per pot in FSC + sucrose 0.5% and B + V + sucrose 1% inoculants respectively that were higher inoculation effect by 17 times compared with non-inoculation, 1.2 mg per pot.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.246-251
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• 1992

대두 (Glycine max) 뿌리혹의 질소고정 공생균주 Bradyrhizobium japonicum SNU001 의 nod 유전자를 클로닝하였다. Rhizobium meliloti 의 4.5 kb EcoRI/ HindIII 절편을 탐침으로 한 게놈 혼성화 반응을 분리균주의 게놈상에 nod 유전자가 존재함을 확인하고, lambda EMBL3-BamHI vector 를 이용하여 genomic library 를 작성하였다. 작성된 library 로부터 1, 2 차 선별과정을 통해 nod 유전자가 있는 클론 1-5 를 선별하고, 클론 2로부터 nod DABC 탐침과 lambda DNA 탐침을 사용한 혼성화반응을 수행하여 삽입된 genomic DNA 에 대한 부분적인 제한효소 지도를 작성하였다. nod DABC 탐침과 가장 강한 혼성화반응을 보인 phage 클론 lambda CNS-1 의 3.9 kb BamHI 절편을 pBS KS(+) vector 에 subcloning 하고 동일한 탐침을 이용한 혼성화반응을 통해 subclone pBjCNS-1 을 선별하였다. 이 subclone 에 대한 부분적인 제한효소 지도를 작성하여 nod DABC 가 1.8 KpnI/SacI 절편에 존재함을 확인하였다.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.305-324
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• 1997

Numerous materials such as amalgam, IRM, SuperEBA, dessicated ZOE, and Ketac-Silver have been used as a root-end filling material or to repair furcation perforations. But so far no material has been found to satisfy all of the requirements of an ideal restorative material. Recently, mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) has been suggested for use as a root end filling material and for the repair of furcation perforations. The purpose of this study was to compare the effect of MTA on the proliferation of MC3T3/E1 osteoblastic cell, formation of bone nodule, alkaline phosphatase activity, and finally the tissue reaction of bone with those of amalgam, IRM, SuperEBA, dessicated ZOE, and Ketac-Silver. The following conclusions were drawn within the limits of the experimental results : 1. MTA showed a excellent proliferation of osteoblastic cell and Ketac-Silver showed moderate proliferation of osteoblastic cell. The rest of test materials showed no proliferation of osteoblastic cell. 2. Many of definite bone nodules were found in the MTA group. In contrast, Ketac-Silver group showed no definite bone formation but only showed mild sign of bone formation. 3. Alkaline phosphatase activity of Ketac-Silver and MTA showed similar results. But both of them showed higher activity than that of other materials (p<0.005). 4. The tissue reaction to implanted MTA in the calbarium of mouse was milder than that observed with other materials. The tissue reaction of dessicated ZOE showed the worst results among the test materials.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제48권5호
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• pp.361-368
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• 2003

The responses of five varieties and three cultivars of pea (Pisum sativum) to Rhizobium inoculation on nodulation, growth, nitrogenase activity, dry matter production and N uptake were investigated. The pea varieties were IPSA Motorshuti-l, IPSA Motorshuti-2, IPSA Motorshuti-3, BARI Motorshuti-l, BARI Motorshuti-2 and the cultivars were 063, Local small and Local white. Fifty percent seeds of each pea variety/cultivar were inoculated with a mixture of Rhizobium inoculants at rate of 15g/kg seed and the remaining fifty percent seeds were kept uninoculated. The plants inoculated with Rhizobium inoculant significantly increased nodulation, growth, nitrogenase activity, dry matter production and N uptake. Among the varieties/cultivars, BARI Motorshuti-l performed best in almost all parameters including nitrogenase activity of root nodule bacteria of the crop. There were positive correlations among the number and dry weight of nodules (r=$0.987^{**}$, $0.909^{**}$), nitrogenase activity of root nodule bacteria (r=$0.944^{**}$, $0.882^{**}$), dry weight of shoot (r=$0.787^{**}$, $0.952^{**}$), N content (r=$0.594^{**}$, $0.605^{**}$) and N uptake (r=$0.784^{**}$, $0.922^{**}$) by shoot both at flowering and pod filling stages of the crop, respectively. It was concluded that BARI Motorshuti-l in symbiotic association with Rhizobium inoculant performed best in recording nitrogenase activity, dry matter production and N uptake by pea.