• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제5권4호
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• pp.328-334
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• 2009

TBX3 has demonstrated oncogenic activity as a downstream target of the Wnt/$\beta$-catenin signaling pathway. In this study, the aim was to determine whether overexpression of the TBX3 protein is involved in the development and/or progression of gastric cancers. We analyzed the expression pattern of the TBX3 and $\beta$-catenin proteins in a series of 186 sporadic gastric cancers. Altered expression of the TBX3 and $\beta$-catenin proteins was observed in 54 (29.0%) and 48 (25.8%) of the 186 gastric cancers. Statistically, overexpression of the TBX3 and $\beta$-catenin proteins was not associated with the clinical and pathological parameters studied including: histological type, tumor location, tumor size, and the 5-year survival (P>0.05). However, TBX3 overexpression was closely associated with lymph node metastasis and aberrant $\beta$-catenin expression (P<0.05). In addition, overexpression of the TBX3 protein was confirmed by Western blot analysis of primary gastric cancer tissues and cell lines. These data suggest that TBX3 overexpression may play a role in the development and progression of sporadic gastric cancers.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.1397-1401
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• 2015

Background: To determine the expressions of Tbx3, a member of subgroup belonging to T-box family, and its prognostic value in pancreatic carcinoma. Materials and Methods: We determined the expression levels of Tbx3 on both mRNA and protein levels in 30 pairs of fresh tumor tissues and paratumor tissues by quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) and Western blotting, respectively. In addition, protein level of Tbx3 were identified using immunochemistry in 80 pairs of paraffin-embedded specimen. The correlations between Tbx3 expression and various clinicopathological parameters as well as overall survival were evaluated. Results: Tbx3 mRNA and protein levels in tumor tissues were significantly higher than in the paratumor tissues by qRT-PCR ($0.05{\pm}0.007$ vs. $0.087{\pm}0.001$, p<0.001) and western blotting ($1.134{\pm}0.043$ vs. $0.287{\pm}0.017$, p<0.001). The statistical analysis based on immunohistochemical evaluation suggested that Tbx3 aberrant expression was significantly associated with several conventional clinicopathological variables, such as gender, age, tumor position, preoperative CA19-9 level, pathological T staging and N staging. Univariate and multivariate analyses revealed that Tbx3 expression was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival (<0.001). Conclusions: Our results suggest that overexpression of Tbx3 is associated with poor prognosis of pancreatic cancer patients. However, additional clinical trials are needed to accurately validate this observation.

• 대한원격탐사학회지
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• 제33권6_3호
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• pp.1215-1221
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• 2017

SNAP(SeNtinel's Application Platform)은 유럽우주국이 개발한 공개 소프트웨어로서, SAR(Synthetic Aperture Radar)와 광학위성을 포함한 Sentinel 위성 시리즈에서 얻은 자료를 처리하는 여러개의 Toolbox로 이루어져 있다. 이 중 S1TBX(Sentinel-1 ToolBoX)는 주로 Sentinel-1A/B 영상과 간섭기법을 처리하기 위한 프로그램으로, Graph Builder와 같은 흐름도 방식의 자료처리 기법을 제공하고 DEM(Digital Elevation Model) 자동다운로드 및 모자이크 등을 포함한 편리한 기능을 탑재하고 있다. 프로그램 업데이트가 매우 활발하여, 컴퓨터 메모리가 충분하다면 InSAR(Interferometric SAR)와 DInSAR(Differential InSAR)의 수행이 원활해 최근 전세계적으로 널리 이용되고 있다. S1TBX에는 또한 기존의 타 SAR 위성 자료 처리기능을 포함하고 있으며, 최근 버전 5 이후에는 KOMPSAT-5의 처리 기능도 추가되었다. 이 연구에서는 SNAP의 S1TBX를 이용하여 KOMPSAT-5 SAR 영상의 간섭기법을 처리한 예를 보여주고 있다. 몽골 Tavan Tolgoi 노천탄광에서는 2015년도에 KOMPSAT-5로 얻어진 DEM과 2000년에 얻어진 SRTM 1sec DEM의 차이를 분석한 결과, 15년 동안 최대 130미터 깊이를 채굴하였고 쌓아놓은 광석의 높이가 70미터를 넘는 것을 확인하였다. 남극 장보고기지 인근 빙하지역에서는 타 프로그램에서는 조석과 지형 InSAR 신호가 관찰 되었으나, 궤도오차 및 DEM 오차로 SNAP으로는 처리가 불가했다. 또한 이라크 사막지역에서 여러 장의 DInSAR 영상이 만들어졌으나 시스템 오차로 보이는 줄무늬가 coherence 영상에 다수 발견되었다. StaMPS 적용을 위한 Stack은 궤도 오차 혹은 프로그램 버그로 인하여 불가했다. 최근 SNAP의 사용자가 급증하고 있고 업그레이드가 매우 빠르기 때문에 조만간 해결될 것으로 기대한다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.476-482
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• 2013

The present study makes an investigation into expression of genes related to cardiac development in chicken, quail and chicken-quail hybrids during the early stage of embryogenesis. Real-time PCR was used to detect mRNA expressions of Nkx2-5, GATA4 and TBX5 in the heart of chicken, quail and chicken-quail hybrids embryos during the 3rd to 7th days of incubation. Results showed that NKX2-5 mRNA displayed a similar expression trend in chicken, quail and chicken-quail hybrids. The initial and highest expression of Nkx2-5 was focused on the 3rd day of incubation, then it declined till 5th day of incubation, thereafter, it fluctuated. Expression of Nkx2-5 gene in quail was significantly higher than in chicken and chicken-quail hybrids, and no significant difference was observed between the two latter species. GATA4 mRNA showed a similar expression trend between chicken and quail, which displayed a steady increase from 3rd to 6th d, then, the expression level decreased. However, GATA4 mRNA expression in chicken-quail hybrids was significantly higher than that in chicken and quail from 3rd to 5th d (p<0.01), but significantly lower than that in chicken and quail during the later stage of the experiment (p<0.05), due to the dramatic drop from 5th d onwards (p<0.01). TBX5 mRNA expression in chicken and quail showed the same trend as GATA4 expressed in the two species. Furthermore, TBX5 expression in chicken-quail hybrids was significantly higher than that in chicken and quail during the whole course of experiment, although relatively lower TBX5 expression was detected in the early stage. In conclusion, Nkx2-5, GATA4 and TBX5 genes showed dynamic changes during the process of cardiac development in chicken, quail and their hybrids embryos. In addition, the expression trend in chicken was similar to that in quail, and there was no significant difference for gene expression level, except NKX2-5. However, expression of these genes in chicken-quail hybrids was significantly different from their parents, the difference mechanism needs to be further explored.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제48권4호
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• pp.323-328
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• 2016

본 연구는 non-O157 EHEC의 혈청형별 증균 및 선택배지에서의 분리 조건 및 비교 시험을 하여 최적의 검출 방법을 제시하고자 하였다. EC medium with MUG broth, BRILA broth, mTSB broth with novobiocin 3종의 증균배지 성능 및 배양 조건의 비교 결과 EC-MUG 증균배지를 $42^{\circ}C$에서 24시간 배양하면 EHEC의 효율적인 증균이 이루어질 수 있을 것이라 생각된다. ENDO agar, Chromocult agar, TBX agar, CHROMagar$^{TM}$ STEC medium 4종의 선택배지에 가장 효과적인 배지를 확인결과 TBX agar가 검출율이 가장 높았으나 1종의 배지를 사용했을 경우 다양한 EHEC 혈청형 균를 검출 하기는 어렵다고 생각된다. 그러므로 EHEC를 효과적으로 검출하고자 할 경우 TBX agar와 보완이 가능한 그 외의 배지를 사용하여야 효과적인 검출이 가능할 것으로 생각된다. 또한, 각 배지가 혈청형에 따른 분리효율이 다르므로 본 연구 결과를 참조하여 가장 적합한 배지를 선택 해야 할 것으로 보인다. 향후 non-O157 EHEC의 적절한 기질을 사용하여 다양한 혈청형을 모두 검출 할 수 있는 효율적인 배지의 개발이 필요하다고 생각된다.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제8권2호
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• pp.126-136
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• 1998

This study was designed to determine the effects of linoleic acid contents and $\omega$ 6/$\omega$3 ratios on the induction of gastric ulcer by water immersion and restraint stress. Sprague-Dawley rats were fed 5diets containing 7% fat(w/w) for 6weeks. These diet groups were Lh, Mh, Hh, Mm, Ml, : 3 different linoleic acid levels(0.3% of energy(L). 3.5(M), 10(H) and 3 different $\omega$6/$\omega$3 ratios (11(1), 33(m), 100(h) with beef tallow, sunflower or fish oil. The Lh group showed a significantly higher ulcer index (UI) than the Mh and Hh groups(p<0.05). At the same linoleic levels, the UI had no significant difference within the $\omega$6/$\omega$3 ratios. The Mh group showed significantly higher (p<0.05) PGE2 and TBX2 content than any other group. Pearson's correlation coeffcients between UI and PGE2 and TBX2 had a negatively significant correlation(p<0.05). Linoleic acid of gastric mucosal phospholipids was reflected by the diet, but was not significantly different. The most significant finding of this study is that not only the absolute amount of linoleic acid, but also the $\omega$6/$\omega$3 ratios are important factors for the prevention of gastric ulcer.

• ETRI Journal
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• 제11권4호
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• pp.3-21
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• 1989

본고에서는 TDX 시스팀의 신뢰도 보증 및 효율적 관리를 위하여 TDX-1A 시스팀에서 사용되고 있는 부품의 신뢰도 예측치와 현장운용데이터에서 나온 신뢰도 평가치를 비교 검토한후, TDX-1A 시스팀의 신뢰도 예측결과를 검증하고, 또한 외국의 고장율 예측방법과의 차이점을 도출하여 이를 TDX 시스팀의 신뢰도 예측방법에 적용한 후 TBX-1A 현장운용데이터로 보완된 TDX 환경에 적합한 부품 고장율 예측방법을 정립, 제시하고자 한다.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2006

연구 목적: 본 연구진은 초기 난포 발달 과정의 각 발달 단계별 난포를 분리하여 cDNA microarray를 이용한 유전자 발현 목록을 보유하고 있다. 본 연구는 이들 유전자 중에서 전사인자들의 목록에 주목하여 이들의 하위표적유전자를 생명정보학적 기법을 이용해 동정함으로써 이 후 초기난포발달의 조절 기전 연구를 위한 중요한 전사인자를 결정하고자 실시하였다. 재료 및 방법: 26개의 전사인자들에 대해서 Gene Ontology, MGI, 그리고 Entrez Gene 등의 유전자 데이터베이스 검색을 통해 전사인자들을 구성하는 도메인을 확인하였고, 전사인자 데이터베이스 ($TRANSFAC^{(R)}$ 6.0)와 진핵세포 프로모터 데이터베이스 검색을 실시하여, 전사인자의 cis-acting 및 trans-acting 하위표적유전자를 분석하였다. 결과: 26개 전사인자들에 대해서 DNA 결합 도메인과 단백질 상호작용 도메인을 확인하였다. 또 전사인자 데이터베이스와 프로모터 데이터베이스 검색으로부터 하위표적유전자에 대한 정보를 얻었다. 위와 같은 생명정보학적 분석 결과로부터 흥미로운 하위표적유전자를 갖는 3개의 전사인자로 목표를 압축할 수 있었다. 그 중에서 HNF4는 MPF 억제 조절자로 알려져 있는 Wee1 단백질 인산화 효소의 유사 유전자 프로모터 부위에 결합하는 전사인자이며, TBX2는 cdk 억제자 유전자의 발현을 억제하는 전사인자로 알려져 있어, 초기 난포발달 과정의 MPF 기능조절에 매우 중요한 역할을 할 것으로 사료된다. 결론: 본 연구는 생명정보학적 분석을 통하여 전사인자의 하위표적인자를 알아내고, 이를 이용하여 26개 전사인자 중에서 다음 연구를 위한 목표를 결정하는 접근방법을 제시했다는데 의미가 있다고 사료된다. 실제로 이렇게 결정된 전사인자들이 초기난포발달을 조절하는 분자생물학적 기전에 어떻게 관여하는지를 연구하기 위해서는 EMSA 등과 같은 실험적 증명을 통한 확인과 보충 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제37권8호
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• pp.745-750
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• 2000

YAG:Tb3+ as green phosphor were studied for the development of low voltage FED phosphor prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. We changed the concentration of luminescence center ion Tb3+ in hydrothermal reaction of which conditions were at 8M NH4OH as mineralizer, at 35$0^{\circ}C$ for 12hrs. As results, we could finally get the YAG:Tb3+ (Y3-xTbxAl5O12) powder of which particle size was about 0.2~1.0${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$. The excitation spectra and the green emitted spectra of YAG:Tb3+ phosphor powder were observed. When we doped 0.25 mol Tb to YAG, we could observe the maximum cathodoluminescence from YAG:Tb3+ phosphor and the chromaticity coordinate of the phosphor was shown x=0.35, y=0.56 in CIE1931 diagram.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.55-65
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• 2024

In vertebrates, Fgf signaling is essential for the development of pharyngeal pouches, which controls facial skeletal development. Genetically, fgf3 and fgf8 are required for pouch formation in mice and zebrafish. However, loss-of-function phenotypes of fgf3 and fgf8 are milder than expected in mice and zebrafish, which suggests that an additional fgf gene(s) would be involved in pouch formation. Here, we analyzed the expression, regulation, and function of three fgfs, fgf4, fgf24, and fgf17, during pouch development in zebrafish. We find that they are expressed in the distinct regions of pharyngeal endoderm in pouch formation, with fgf4 and fgf17 also being expressed in the adjacent mesoderm, in addition to previously reported endodermal fgf3 and mesodermal fgf8 expression. The endodermal expression of fgf4, fgf24, and fgf17 and the mesodermal expression of fgf4 and fgf17 are positively regulated by Tbx1 but not by Fgf3, in pouch formation. Fgf8 is required to express the endodermal expression of fgf4 and fgf24. Interestingly, however, single mutant, all double mutant combinations, and triple mutant for fgf4, fgf24, and fgf17 do not show any defects in pouches and facial skeletons. Considering a high degree of genetic redundancy in the Fgf signaling components in craniofacial development in zebrafish, our result suggests that fgf4, fgf24, and fgf17 have a potential role for pouch formation, with a redundancy with other fgf gene(s).