• BMB Reports
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.474-480
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• 1996

We present a study of evolutionary changes in expression of actin genes among closely related sea urchin species that exhibit different modes of early development. For this purpose, polyclonal antisera raised against peptides from the carboxyl terminus of the HeCyI cytoskeletal actin of Heliocidaris erythrogramma were used. H. erythrogramma is a direct developing sea urchin that proceeds from embryonic to adult stages without an intervening feeding larval stage. Expression patterns of the CyI actin isoform were compared with those of Heliocidaris tuberculata and to a related sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, which both produce a feeding pluteus larval stage. The CyI actin of all three species is expressed in the same cell types. However, its expression patterns have been changed with reorganization of early cell lineage differentiation, which is apparent among the three species. Thus. evolutionary changes in CyI actin gene expression patterns are correlated with not only phylogenetic relationship, but developmental mode. The implication of this observation is that evolutionary changes in expression patterns of histospecific genes may underlie the emergence of novel developmental processes.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.40-49
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• 2004

강원도 삼척 호산해역에서 해조장의 회복에 결정적 역할을 할 것으로 짐작되는 둥근성게(Strongylocentrotusnudus) 개체군에 대한 생태학적 연구를 수행하였다. 2002년 6월의 예비연구를 통해 조하대에 3개 실험구(인공해조장. 갯녹음지역, 자연해조장)를 설정하고, 8월, 10월, 12월에 둥근성게의 분포와 섭식률, 포식압, 포식자 조합을 추정하였다. 둥근성게의 서식 밀도는 자연해조장에서 가장 낮았으나, 각경(test diameter)의 중위수는 가장 큰것(Kruskal-Wallis test, 8월, p<0.001; 10월, p=0.036)으로 나타났다. 둥근 성게의 먹이 섭식률을 추정하기 위한 실험(enclosure cage experiment)은 자연해조장에서 수행되었으며, 8월과 10월에 각각 160, 13.8 mg seaweed/g sea urchin/day로 추정되었다. 둥근성게에 대한 상대적인 포식압의 실험구 간 비교를 위해 수행된 포박실험 (tethering experiment)으로부터 자연해조장의 포식압이 다른 두 실험구에 비해 상대적으로 높은 것으로 나타났다. 실험 도중 현장에서 관찰된 포식자는 대부분 무척추동물인 것으로 나타났으며 어류 포식의 증거는 찾을 수 없었다. 죽은 성게나 산 성게를 담은 통발을 이용하여 포식자 조합을 파악하기 위한 실험을 하였다. 둥근성게의 포식자는 복족류 Neptuned arthritica와 별불가사리 Asterina pectinifera, 집게류 Pagurus cf. samuelis, 그리고 게류에 속하는 Atergatis integerrimus 등이며, 집게류인 Paguristes barbatus와 게류인 Actaea subglobosa도 가능성이 있는 포식자인 것으로 추정되었다 실험구 간 대비되는 관찰 결과로부터 (1)성게의 낮은 서식 밀도와 관련된 요인은 포식압이며, (2) 이는 조사 해역의 백화 현상의 발생, 유지와 낮은 포식압 간 가능한 상관관계를 제시하는 것으로 해석되었다.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제8권4호
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• pp.317-326
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• 1995

북쪽말똥성게 유생기의 먹이효과를 알기 위하여 Chaetoceros calritrans, Pavlova lutheri 및 Isochrysis galbana의 3개 단독구와 이를 혼합 공급한(Chaetoceros + Pavlova, Pavlova + Isochrysis + Isochrysis + Chaetoceros) 3개 시험구 등 총 6개의 시험구에 대한 성장도, 생존율 및 발육 단계별 소요일수를 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 먹이 종류에 따른 유생의 성장은 8완기까지 Isochrysis+Chaetoceros의 혼합구, Isochrysis의 단독구 및 Chaetoceros의 단독구가 각각 $735{\mu}m$, $718{\mu}m$ 및 $701{\mu}m$로 성장이 좋았으며 Pavlova의 단독구는 642{\mu}m$로 저조하였다. 먹이 종류별 일간성장을에 있어서 유생초기(6완기) 에는 Isochrysis, 8완 초기부터는 Chaetoceros의 먹이효율이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 생존율에 있어서는 Chaetoceros의 단독구, Isochrysis+Chaetoceros의 혼합구, Isochrysis의 단독구 및 Pavlova의 단독구가 각각 $37.2\%,\;35.0\%,\;32.4\%,\;및\;18.4\%$로 나타났다. 북쪽말똥성게의 유생발육 단계별 소요일수에 있어 6완기 까지는 먹이종류에 따른 큰 차이가 없었으나, 8완 후기까지의 소요일수는 Chaetoceros의 단독구가 24일째로 가장 빨랐고 Isochrysis의 단독구는 27일, Pavlova의 단독구 및 혼합구는 $30\~33$일이 소요되었다.

• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.32-40
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• 2021

Monitoring fish movement is important to understand how physiology adapts to environmental change. To explore the applicability of a video tracking system for determining if chemical cues attract or repel aquatic animals, the movement patterns of rock bream, Oplegnathus fasciatus, were analyzed upon exposure to various materials, including extracts of sea urchin, rock worm, bait worm, krill, barley kernel, and commercial fish feed. Pellets were prepared by mixing freeze-dried tissues with a cellulose and corn flour mixture. Behavioral analysis was carried out with five fish that had been acclimated in the adaptation zone of a Y-shaped tank. Preference toward chemical cues was quantified by assessing the frequency rock bream were observed in a discrete zone around the test material located at the end of each arm and the duration each fish stayed in each zone. The analysis of fish movement upon exposure to commercial feed and barley kernel at each end, respectively, indicated a clear preference toward the feed relative to the barley kernel. Movement responses were further tested with pellets containing extracts of sea urchin, one of the species collected on a large scale, and other materials including krill and worms. A stronger preference toward sea urchin (100%) was observed based on the duration of stay in the test zone, compared to krill (90.1 ± 44.2%), bait worm (81.1 ± 39.1%), rock worm (73.7 ± 28.9%), and barley (63.9 ± 25.9%), under the conditions tested. A detailed comparison of rock bream movements toward each material revealed significant differences in frequency and duration, respectively, between pairs of test materials including krill (74 ± 29.8 and 375.6 ± 118.9) vs. rock worm (41.5 ± 18.7 and 160.2 ± 42.6), krill (86.3 ± 22.9 and 477.1 ± 84) vs. bait worm (36.2 ± 5.5 and 166.1 ± 50.7), and rock worm (45.9 ± 26.2 and 213.7 ± 100.1) vs. bait worm (34.6 ± 21.7 and 159.5 ± 98.5). Rock bream exhibited preference for the test materials in the following order: commercial fish feed > sea urchin > krill > rock worm > bait worm > barley. The results suggest a higher potency of sea urchin extract as a rock bream fishing bait compared to the other materials that are used as commercial bait.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.79-86
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• 2002

This study is the first attempt to understand the feeding physiology of a sea-urchin larva on a red-tide dinoflagellate. Fifteen day old larvae of S. intermedius capture C. polykrikoides cells by localized reversal of ciliary beats. No failure to transporte the algal cells from theciliated band to mouth and no rejection at the mouth suggest that C. polykrikoides has no feeding deterrence to S. intermedius larvae. The trend obtained for the clearance rate of S. intermedius larvae is similar to that of other sea urchin larvae. Thus, the clearance rate decreased as the algal concentration increased. Maximum clearance rate of S. intermedius on C. polykrikoides was 17.7 $\mu l$/larva/hr. Ingestion rate rapidly increased at lower algal concentrations and saturated at higher concentrations. There was no inhibition in ingestion rate at the highest prey concentration of ca. 3000 cells/ml. Maximum ingestion rate of S. intermedius on C. polykrikoides was 131 ngC/larva/d, which is higher than that reported for the larvae of the mussel Mytilus gal-lotrovincialis, but lower than that of the ciliate Strombidinopsis sp. The grazing rate, calculated by combining the field data on algal abundances with experimental data on ingestion rate, suggests that due to its low abundance, sea urchin Iarva has no significant grazing impact on C. polykrikoides population.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제34권4호
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• pp.194-201
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• 2024

In this study, the surfaces of two gold nanoparticles of different shapes were modified with hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) and used for contact lenses. The polymer was based on 2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (HEMA), and spherical and sea urchin-shaped gold nanoparticles were used as additives. CTAB was used to modify the surface of the sea urchin-shaped gold nanoparticles. To analyze the physical properties of the prepared contact lens, optical transmittance, refractive index, water content, contact angle, and atomic force microscope (AFM) were measured and evaluated. The results showed the nanoparticles did not significantly affect optical transmittance, refractive index, or water content of the lens, and tensile strength increased according to the ratio of the additive. The addition of the sea urchin-shaped nanoparticles resulted in lower wettability compared with the spherical nanoparticles, but somewhat superior tensile strength. In addition, it was found that the wettability of the lens was improved when the surface-modified sea urchin-shaped gold nanoparticles were added. The types of gold nanoparticles and surface modification methods used in this study are considered to have great potential for use in ophthalmic materials.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2012년도 제43회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.380-381
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• 2012

Bioinspired sea urchin-like structures were fabricated on silicon by inductively coupled plasma (ICP) etching using lens-like shape hexagonally patterned photoresist (PR) patterns and subsequent metal-assisted chemical etching (MaCE) [1]. The lens-like shape PR patterns with a diameter of 2 ${\mu}m$ were formed by conventional lithography method followed by thermal reflow process of PR patterns on a hotplate at $170^{\circ}C$ for 40 s. ICP etching process was carried out in an SF6 plasma ambient using an optimum etching conditions such as radio-frequency power of 50 W, ICP power of 25 W, SF6 flow rate of 30 sccm, process pressure of 10 mTorr, and etching time of 150 s in order to produce micron structure with tapered etch profile. 15 nm thick Ag film was evaporated on the samples using e-beam evaporator with a deposition rate of 0.05 nm/s. To form Ag nanoparticles (NPs), the samples were thermally treated (thermally dewetted) in a rapid thermal annealing system at $500^{\circ}C$ for 1 min in a nitrogen environment. The Ag thickness and thermal dewetting conditions were carefully chosen to obtain isolated Ag NPs. To fabricate needle-like nanostructures on both the micron structure (i.e., sea urchin-like structures) and flat surface of silicon, MaCE process, which is based on the strong catalytic activity of metal, was performed in a chemical etchant (HNO3: HF: H2O = 4: 1: 20) using Ag NPs at room temperature for 1 min. Finally, the residual Ag NPs were removed by immersion in a HNO3 solution. The fabricated structures after each process steps are shown in figure 1. It is well-known that the hierarchical micro- and nanostructures have efficient light harvesting properties [2-3]. Therefore, this fabrication technique for production of sea urchin-like structures is applicable to improve the performance of light harvesting devices.

• 농촌의학ㆍ지역보건
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.169-174
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• 1995

The case was described of a 31 year old female who developed fusiform swelling of the right third finger at the site of puncture by sea urchin spine. We observed a radiopaque linear material suggesting a remnant spine which the size was 2.4 mm in sonography and mammography. We confirmed that it exhibits a urchin spine and distinct caseous necrosis with central calcification. Sea urchins(Echinoidea) are ubiquitous marine creatures that resemble pincushions and are covered by calcareous skeletons surrounded by numerous movable calcium carbonate spines. The sharp spines are brittle and easily detach when touched by the victim. Contact with sea urchin spines produces intense pain, some localized erythema and edema. Inflammation develops in response to retained fragments. Granulomas 1-5 mm in diameter develop rarely 2-12 months after envenomation. In treatment, hot water immersion and thorough wound cleansing are advisable. Analgesics may, be necessary after hot water immersion. Attempts to remove these spines should be performed with good lighting sources, preferably with radiological direction. Chronic granulomas usually require complete excision. Acetone has been suggested for rapid resolution of pain. No antidotes are available.

• Environmental Analysis Health and Toxicology
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.57-65
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• 2005

Effects of five polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAHs) constituents (naphthalene, fluorine, fluoranthene, benzo(a)pyrene, pyrene) on fertilization and early development of sea urchin egg, sperm and fertilized egg were investigated. The eggs, sperm and fertilized eggs were exposed to several concentrations of PAHs (1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10000㎍/L). The rate of fertilization and hatching decreased when the eggs and sperm were exposed to aqueous solution of PAHs. Also, Exposure of fertilized eggs with each PAHs did decrease survival and hatching rate. Concentration-dependent toxic effects on the rate of fertilization, hatching, survival and abnormality in A. crassispina were observed following exposure to PAHs (1, 10, 100, 1000 and 10000㎍/L). These data show that PAHs exposure decreased in fertilization success of sea urchin egg and sperm and producted abnormal embryo. It is plausible to suggest that PAHs had the potential to significantly reduce coastal recruitment of sea urchin.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.308-311
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• 2013

A sea urchin was collected from Geomundo Island of Jeollanam-do, Korea on July 3, 2009. This specimen was classified as Spatangus luetkeni A. Agassiz 1872 belonging to the family Spatangidae of order Spatangoida based on the morphological characteristics. This genus and species are newly recorded in Korea. It is distinct morphological characters that test is thick and strong, six to eight primary tubercles are in 1 and 4 interambulacra, sternum is equipped with little keel, and color in alcohol is dark violet. This species inhabits tropical waters and usually distributes over the West Pacific from southern Japan to New Zealand.