• Animal Bioscience
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.929-943
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• 2024

Objective: The present study was executed to explore the molecular mechanism of fibroblast growth factor 10 (FGF10) gene in bovine adipogenesis. Methods: The bovine FGF10 gene was overexpressed through Ad-FGF10 or inhibited through siFGF10 and their negative control (NC) in bovine adipocytes, and the multiplicity of infection, transfection efficiency, interference efficiency were evaluated through quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, western blotting and fluorescence microscopy. The lipid droplets, triglycerides (TG) content and the expression levels of adipogenic marker genes were measured during preadipocytes differentiation. The differentially expressed genes were explored through deep RNA sequencing. Results: The highest mRNA level was found in omasum, subcutaneous fat, and intramuscular fat. Moreover, the highest mRNA level was found in adipocytes at day 4 of differentiation. The results of red-oil o staining showed that overexpression (Ad-FGF10) of the FGF10 gene significantly (p<0.05) reduced the lipid droplets and TG content, and their down-regulation (siFGF10) increased the measurement of lipid droplets and TG in differentiated bovine adipocytes. Furthermore, the overexpression of the FGF10 gene down regulated the mRNA levels of adipogenic marker genes such as CCAAT enhancer binding protein alpha (C/EBPα), fatty acid binding protein (FABP4), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ (PPARγ), lipoprotein lipase (LPL), and Fas cell surface death receptor (FAS), similarly, down-regulation of the FGF10 gene enriched the mRNA levels of C/EBPα, PPARγ, FABP4, and LPL genes (p<0.01). Additionally, the protein levels of PPARγ and FABP4 were reduced (p<0.05) in adipocytes infected with Ad-FGF10 gene and enriched in adipocytes transfected with siFGF10. Moreover, a total of 1,774 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) including 157 up regulated and 1,617 down regulated genes were explored in adipocytes infected with Ad-FGF10 or Ad-NC through deep RNA-sequencing. The top Kyoto encyclopedia of genes and genomes pathways regulated through DEGs were the PPAR signaling pathway, cell cycle, base excision repair, DNA replication, apoptosis, and regulation of lipolysis in adipocytes. Conclusion: Therefore, we can conclude that the FGF10 gene is a negative regulator of bovine adipogenesis and could be used as a candidate gene in marker-assisted selection.

• 생물정신의학
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.42-61
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• 2005

Objectives:The ginsenoside Rg1 and Rb1, the major components of ginseng saponin, have neurotrophic and neuroprotective effects including promotion of neuronal survival and proliferation, facilitation of learning and memory, and protection from ischemic injury and apoptosis. In this study, to investigate the molecular basis of the effects of ginsenoside on neuron, we analyzed gene expression profiling of SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells treated with ginsenoside Rg1 or Rb1. Methods:SH-SY5Y cells were cultured and treated in triplicate with ginsenoside Rg1 or Rb1($80{\mu}M$, $40{\mu}M$, $20{\mu}M$). The proliferation rates of SH-SY5Y cells were determined by MTT assay and microscopic examination. We used a high density cDNA microarray chip that contained 8K human genes to analyze the gene expression profiles in SH-SY5Y cells. We analyzed using the Significance Analysis of Microarray(SAM) method for identifying genes on a microarray with statistically significant changes in expression. Results:Treatment of SH-SY5Y cells with $80{\mu}M$ ginsenoside Rg1 or Rb1 for 36h showed maximal proliferation compared with other concentrations or control. The results of the microarray experiment yielded 96 genes were upregulated(${\geq}$3 fold) in Rg1 treated cells and 40 genes were up-regulated(${\geq}$2 fold) in Rb1 treated cells. Treatment with ginsenoside Rg1 for 36h induced the expression of some genes associated with protein biosynthesis, regulation of transcription or translation, cell proliferation and growth, neurogenesis and differentiation, regulation of cell cycle, energy transport and others. Genes associated with neurogenesis and neuronal differentiation such as SCG10 and MLP increased in ginsenoside Rg1 treated cells, but such changes did not occur in Rb1-group. Conclusion:Our data provide novel insights into the gene mechanisms involved in possible role for ginsenoside Rg1 or Rb1 in mediating neuronal proliferation or cell viability, which can elicit distinct patterns of gene expression in neuronal cell line. Ginsenoside Rg1 have more broad and strong effects than ginsenoside Rb1 in gene expression and related cellular physiology. In addition, we suggest that SCG10 gene, which is known to be expressed in neuronal differentiation during development and neuronal regeneration during adulthood, may have a role in enhancement of activity dependent synaptic plasticity or cytoskeletal regulation following treatment of ginsenoside Rg1. Further, ginsenoside Rg1 may have a possible role in regeneration of injured neuron, promotion of memory, and prevention from aging or neuronal degeneration.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.149-154
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• 2017

미만성 거대 B 세포 림프종(DLBCL)은 비호지킨 림프종에서 가장 흔한 형태이다. DLBCL에서 약물치료에 대한 연구가 많은 진전을 보였지만, 아직 많은 환자의 경우 DLBCL로 인한 사망률이 상당하다. 따라서 DLBCL에 대한 이해와 새로운 표적 치료제의 개발이 필요하다. PDE (인산이에스테르 가수분해효소)4B는 최근 시행된 유전자 발현 프로파일링에서 약제내성을 가지는 DLBCL에서 과발현 되는 유전자로 밝혀졌다. PDE4B의 주된 역할은 이차전달자인 고리형 AMP (cylclic AMP, cAMP)를 5'AMP로의 가수분해를 촉진시켜 cAMP를 비활성화 시키는 것이다. cAMP는 B 세포에서 세포증식 저해와 세포사멸을 유도하고 PDE4B는 B 세포에서 이러한 cAMP의 기능을 소멸시키는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 PDE4B의 과발현이 어떤 기작에 의한 것인지는 연구가 미비하다. 본 논문에서는 비정상적으로 발현된 마이크로 RNA (microRNA, miRNA)가 PDE4B의 과발현에 관련되어 있을 것이라는 가정하에 실험을 진행하였다. PDE4B 3'-UTR에는 세 개의 miR-23b 예상 결합부위가 존재하고, 이는 luciferase reporter assay를 통해서 확인하였다. 흥미롭게도, miR-23b 결합 부위들은 인간에서부터 도마뱀에 이르기까지 진화적으로 보존되어 있었고, 이는 세포 생리학적 측면에서 PDE4B-miR-23b 사이의 상호작용이 중요한 역할을 수행함을 암시하고 있다. miR-23b의 과발현은 PDE4B의 mRNA 발현을 감소시키고 세포내의 cAMP의 농도를 증가시켰다. 뿐만 아니라, miR-23b의 발현은 아데닐산고리화효소(adenylyl cyclase)의 활성약제인 forskolin이 처리된 경우에만 DLBCL 세포들의 증식과 생존을 억제하였다. 이는 miR-23b는 PDE4B 발현을 감소시킴으로써 세포증식과 생존을 조절함을 보여주는 것이다. 이를 통해 생각해 볼 때, miR-23b는 PDE4B를 억제함으로써 DLBCL에서 나타나는 항암제 내성을 극복할 수 있고, 따라서 miR-23b는 잠재적 종양 억제자로서 효과적인 치료적 타겟으로 예상된다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.1089-1092
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• 2016

Breast cancer is the most commonly occurring and leading cause of cancer deaths among women globally. Hereditary cases account 5-10% of all the cases and CHEK2 is considered as a moderate penetrance breast cancer risk gene. CHEK2 plays a crucial role in response to DNA damage to promote cell cycle arrest and repair DNA damage or induce apoptosis. Our objective in the current study was to analyze mutations in the CHEK2 gene related to breast cancer in Balochistan. A total of 271 individuals including breast cancer patients and normal subjects were enrolled. All 14 exons of CHEK2 were amplified and sequenced. The majority of the patients (>95%) had invasive ductal carcinomas (IDCs), 52.1% were diagnosed with tumor grade III and 56.1% and 27.5% were diagnosed with advance stages III and IV. Two novel nonsense variants i.e. c.58C>T (P.Q20X) and c.256G>T (p.E85X) at exon 1 and 2 in two breast cancer patients were identified in the current study. Both the variants identified were novel and have not been reported elsewhere.

• 한국수정란이식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국수정란이식학회 2002년도 국제심포지엄
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• pp.98-98
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• 2002

Recruitment of primordial follicles(PMF) is crucial for female fertility. however, factors and mechanisms that regulate this process is poorly understood. The present study was conducted to obtain an inclusive view of the gene expression and to identify novel factors and their pathways of regulating PMF arrest and/or growth initiation. Ovaries from one-day neonatal(consists of oocyte and PMF) and five-day old(consists of PMF and primary follicles, PRIF) mice were collected, either total RNA or mRNA was isolated, and suppression subtractive hybridization(SSH) was used to isolate and clone genes that differentially expressed in day 1 and day 5 ovaries. Confirmation that some of these genes are differentially expressed in PMF and/or in PRIF was accomplished by using laser captured microdissection(LCM), RT-PCR. in situ hybridization(ISH) and/or immunohistochemistry(IHC). In toto, 357 clones were sequenced and analyzed by BLAST and RIKEN program. Sequences of 330 clones significantly matched database entries while 27 clones were novel. Forty-two and 47 different genes were identified as differentially expressed in day 1 and day 5 ovaries, respectively, while 7 genes were expressed in both stages of ovaries. Day 5-subtracted library included several genes known as markers far growing follicles, such as ZP2, MATER, and fetuin. Among the genes with assigned functions, 23.8% was associated with cell cycle/apoptosis regulation, 7.1% with cellular structure, 11.9% with metabolism, 26.2% with signal transduction, and 31.0% with gene/protein expression in day 1; while 10.6%, 17.0%, 23.5%, 25.5%, and 23.4% in day 5, respectively. Genes such as GDF-8, Lats2, Septin2, and Weel were the highly expressed genes in PMF, while HSP84, Laminin2, MATER, MTi7, PTP, and Wrn were highly expressed genes in PRIF. We have successfully discovered list of genes expressed in day 1 and day 5 ovaries and confirmed that some of them are differentially expressed in PMF and/or PRIF. Gene expression profile from the present study would provide insight for the future study on the mechanism(s) involved in primordial-primary follicular transition. This work was Supported by Korean Health 21 RND Project, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Korea (01-PJ10-PG6-01GN13-0002).

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.523-529
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• 2023

유비퀴틴-프로테아좀 시스템은 E1-E2-E3 효소의 작용으로 단백질 안정성을 조절하며 이를 통해 진핵 세포 내 광범위한 과정을 조절한다. 특히 DNA 수리, 세포 주기, 전이, 혈관형성 및 사멸과 같은 종양의 생장 과정에서 주요한 역할을 하는데 이 과정에서 유비퀴틴 접합 효소인 UBE2는 활성화된 유비퀴틴을 타깃 단백질에 이동시켜주는 중간 매개체 역할을 한다. UBE2는 인간에게서 40개가 존재하며 이는 촉매 도메인의 확장 유무에 따라 4개의 그룹으로 분류된다. 최근 UBE2의 타깃 단백질의 특정 위치를 인식하는 기질 특이성에 대한 연구가 증가하는 추세이다. 특히 암에서 발현이 높은 UBE2는 암 환자의 나쁜 예후와 상관관계가 있어 종양 형성에서 UBE2의 중요성이 강조되고 있다. 본 총설에서는 암에서 UBE2의 역할에 대한 최신 연구 결과 및 동향에 대해 기술하였다. 또한 UBE2에 관한 기초 지식 및 분자적 메커니즘을 제공함으로써 궁극적으로는 UBE2가 종양 치료의 새로운 타깃이 될 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.21-33
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• 2009

대황(Rhei Rhizoma; RR, 대황(大黃))은 Rheum officinale Baill.와 Rheum palmatum L.(polygonaceae)의 땅속부분으로 남아시아의 민속의학에서 간 및 신장의 손상을 치료하는데 널리 이용되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 배양한 흰쥐 해마신경세포의 저산소증모델을 이용하여 대황의 물추출물이 유전자 표현에 미치는 영향을 microarray 방법을 이용하여 조사하였다. 배양 후 10일 (DIV10)에 추출물을 배지에 $2.5{\mu}g/ml$ 농도로 첨가하고, DIV13에 저산소증(2% $O_2$/5% $CO_2$, $37^{\circ}C$, 3 h)을 유발한 후 24 시간 후에 total RNA를 분리하여 microarray에 사용하였다. MA-plot에 의하면 표현이 연화된 대부분의 유전자는 ${\pm}2$배 이내로 증감되었다. 이 가운데 Global M 값이 0.2(즉, 15%)보다 더 증가한 유전자는 472종, Global M 값이 -0.2(즉, -15%)보다 더 감소한 유전자는 725종이였다. 세포의 생존과 관련된 유전자 가운데 세포자연사 억제유전자인 Tegt(2.4배), Nfkb1 (2.4배), Veg (1.8배), Ngfr (1.6배) 등이 크게 증가하였으며, 반면에 자연사 촉진유전자인 Bad (-64%), Cstb (-66%)는 감소하였다. 스트레스를 극복하는데 필요한 유전자인 Defb3 (2.7배), Cygb (2.2배), Ahsg (2.18배), Alox5 (2배) 등도 크게 증가하였다. 그리고 세포 성장을 촉진하는 유전자인 Erbb2 (1.84배), Mapk12 (1.8배)도 크게 증가하였다. 따라서 대황의 물추출물은 세포생존에 필요한 유전자를 증가시키고, 세포사를 유도하는 유전자는 감소시킴으로서 저산소층 스트레스에서 신경세포의 사망을 억제하는 것으로 해석된다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.347-364
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• 2006

This study is concerned with assessment of diethylnitrosamine (DEN 0.01 %) induced liver cell carcinogenesis by measurement of changes preceding the development of neoplasms. Therefore, it was undertaken to investigate changes of liver-specific enzyme activities in Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats by ad libitum feeding of DEN. And also. the changes of hepatic morphology in SD rats were detected by haematoxylineosin stain and immunohistochemistry (PCNA). 5- Fluorouracil (5- FU) is one of the most widely used anticancer agents for digestive cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma, and is known to affect the cell cycle and induce apoptosis of cancer cells. In the present study, SD rats were given drinking water containing 0.01% diethylnitrosamine (DEN) for 8 weeks. Minor behavioral change, brittleness of hair and decreased amount of water and diet intake were observed in rats 4 weeks after DEN administration. The body and liver weights were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased in rats 11 weeks after DEN administration. The liver weight ratio to body weight was rather stable and not significantly decreased in the all treatment groups. The liver specific enzyme activities (AST, ALT, ${\gamma}$-GTP) were significantly increased in all treatment groups compared to control group (p < 0.05). Variable size of liver tumor and hepatomegaly were observed in rats treated with DEN after 10 weeks. Numerous vacuoles were seen on the midzonal and or peripheral areas of hepatic lobules. The large and polymorphological hepatocytes with eosinophilic cytoplasm or densely basophilic mitotic nucleoli were seen. Several proliferative small round cells were seen on vacuolated and necrotic areas in peripheral hepatic lobules or portal areas. PCNA-positive cells were seen on the vacuolated portal areas and peripheral areas of hepatic lobules in the areas of small round cells. We examined functional and morphological changes of livers by 5 - FU treatments on DEN -treated rat. The DEN -treated rats compared to 5 - FU -treated rats after DEN treatment for 8 weeks. The serum total protein and triglyceride were significantly (p < 0.05) decreased, and the liver enzyme activities of AST and ALT were significantly(p < 0.05) increased. After 8 weeks, in the non-5-FU -treated group, the size of liver tumor were varied and hepatomegaly were observed, hepatocellular vacuolization, necrosis and steatosis were observed on the midzonal and peripheral areas of hepatic lobules. The large and polymorphological hepatocytes were seen, the interlobular connective tissues were proliferated. PCNA positive cells were seen in the portal areas and peripheral areas of hepatic lobules in the non-5-FU-treated group. In hepatocytes, condensation of nuclear chromatin and vacuolization were observed, shape of the nuclei were irregular, the degraded nuclei and organelles were observed. The livers of rats in the 5 - FU treatment group were seen grossly brilliant, red-brown color, and the vacuolated and degenerated regions, hyperplastic nodules were not nearly observed. In the electron microscope, the cytoplasm of the hepatocytes contained a large number of mitochondria, rough endoplasmic reticulum, developed organelles surrounding nuclei. The above findings suggest that 5 - FU will be effective as anti -liver tumor drug.