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Image Processing and Cryo-Transmission Electron Microscopy; Example of Human Proteasome

  • Choi, Hyosun;Jeon, Hyunbum;Noh, Seulgi;Kwon, Ohkyung;Mun, Ji Young
    • Applied Microscopy
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.1-5
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    • 2018
  • Cryo-transmission electron microscopy (cryo-TEM) allows us to perform structural analysis of a analyses of large protein complexes, which are difficult to analyze using X-ray crystallography or nuclear magnetic resonance. The most common examples of proteins used are ribosomes and proteasomes. In this paper, we briefly describe the advantage of cryo-TEM and the process of two-dimensional classification by considering a human proteasome as an example.

Analysis of Cognitive Psychology Creates in Sound Design Structure (영상음향의 구조가 수용자 감응도에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoo, Whoi-Jong;Moon, Nam-Mee
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Broadcast Engineers Conference
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    • 2007.02a
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 2007
  • 본 논문에서는 사운드디자이너가 주어진 영상조건 속에서 음원(sound source)을 어떻게 구성하고, 디자인하고, 믹싱하는가 에 따라 수용자의 그 감응도(감정적변화:sympathy response)와 인지도(이해와 기억도:acknowl-edgment)가 달라질 수 있는가를 분석하고자 한 것이다. 그 방법으로 영상음향의 구조에서 음악, 음향, 대사의 상호크기, 연결, 편집, 강조, 등을 달리한 영상 내에서 사운드디자인과 믹싱을 달리하여 실험하였으며 주관적평가방법과 뇌파변화측정방법 2가지로 하여 비교, 평가 분석하고자 했다. 사운드의 디자인구조가 수용자에게 미치는 영향도를 알아보는 이러한 연구는 영화, 방송 등 미디어사운드에서 사운드디자인 구조를 어떻게 만들어야 하는가? 에 대한 방법론적 정리에 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

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Analysis of SAR Distribution Characteristics in a Head Model using FDTD (FDTD를 이용한 인체 두부모델의 SAR 분포특성 해석)

  • Hong, Dong-Uk;Kim, Doo-Hyun;Kang, Dong-Kyu
    • Journal of the Korean Society of Safety
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    • v.19 no.2
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    • pp.34-40
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    • 2004
  • This paper presents an analysis of SAR(Specific Absorption Rate) distribution characteristics in a head model using FDTD(Finite Difference Time Domain). In this study human head was modelled in four elements-layered structure, consisting of skin, fat, skull and brain. To calculate the electromagnetic fields wihtin the head model, FDTD method was used. In the FDTD method, the electromagnetic wave is analyzed by solving a Maxwell's equations repeatedly. For the calculation, distance between power source and head model increased by 10[m]. Power density and incident electric field intensity were calculated. Based on the incident electric field, the program which calaculated internal electric fields intensity and SAR calculation of the head model were developed. The results of developed program using FDTD were compared with those of a commericial programs, which showed the availability and usefulness of the suggested scheme in this paper.

Statistical Method for Implementing the Experimenter Effect in the Analysis of Gene Expression Data

  • Kim, In-Young;Rha, Sun-Young;Kim, Byung-Soo
    • Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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    • v.13 no.3
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    • pp.701-718
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    • 2006
  • In cancer microarray experiments, the experimenter or patient which is nested in each experimenter often shows quite heterogeneous error variability, which should be estimated for identifying a source of variation. Our study describes a Bayesian method which utilizes clinical information for identifying a set of DE genes for the class of subtypes as well as assesses and examines the experimenter effect and patient effect which is nested in each experimenter as a source of variation. We propose a Bayesian multilevel mixed effect model based on analysis of covariance (ANACOVA). The Bayesian multilevel mixed effect model is a combination of the multilevel mixed effect model and the Bayesian hierarchical model, which provides a flexible way of defining a suitable correlation structure among genes.

Hippocampus and Schizophrenia (해마와 정신분열병)

  • Chung, Young Chul
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.20-44
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    • 2003
  • Schizophrenics suffer not only psychotic symptoms but also cognitive deficits such as an attentional difficulty, memory impairment, poor abstraction, etc. These cognitive abnormalities have been reported to be significantly related to the social and occupational outcome in schizophrenia. Thus, it is important to explore the cause and pathophysiology for the cognitive abnormalities in patients with schizophrenia. In this regard, hippocampus is one of the most promising brain areas to search for the clue because it is closely involved in memory related function. In fact, during the past several decades, there have been extensive studies supporting hippocampal abnormalities as a cause of schizophrenia in both clinical and preclinical field. In this review, basic anatomical knowledge about hippocampus and major findings of preclinical and clinical studies which investigated the correlation between schizophrenia and hippocampus were highlighted. The contents are 1) anatomical structure of hippocampus, 2) neuronal pathway and receptor distribution in hippocampus, 3) function of hippocampus, 4) hippocampal animal model for schizophrenia, 5) hippocampus-related studies on antipsychotic drugs, and 6) clinical studies in hippocampus in patients with schizophrenia.

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Fine Structure of Median Neurosecretory Cell in Diapause and Non-Diapause Brains in the Silkworm Bombyx mori

  • Park, Kwang E.;Seong, Su-Il
    • Journal of Sericultural and Entomological Science
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    • v.16 no.2
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    • pp.111-117
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    • 1974
  • The electron micrographs of the larval brain of the silkworm. Bembyx mori. show that median neurosecretory cell of diapause-egg producer may participate in the production of lipo-granules and that of non-diapause egg producer may do in the production of electron-translucent vesicles. It was found that ribosome-like particles of diapause-egg producer gradually developed into highly dense particles and came into line along the smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum. They finally became lipo-granules.

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Biological Response Modifiers Influence Structure Function Relationship of Hematopoietic Stem and Stromal Cells in a Mouse Model of Leukemia

  • Basu, Kaustuv;Mukherjee, Joydeep;Law, Sujata;Chaudhuri, Samaresh
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • v.13 no.6
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    • pp.2935-2941
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    • 2012
  • Biological response modifiers (BRMs) can alter interactions between the immune system and cancer cells to boost, direct, or restore the body's ability to fight disease. Mice with ethylnitrosourea- (ENU) induced leukemia were here used to monitor the therapeutic efficacy of lipopolysaccaride (LPS), Bacillus Calmette Guerin (BCG) and sheep erythrocytes (SRBC). Flow cytometry based CD34+ positivity analysis, clonogenicity, proliferation and ultrastructure studies using scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of stem cells in ENU induced animals with and without BRMs treatment were performed. BRMs improved the stem-stromal relationship structurally and functionally and might have potential for use as an adjunct in human stem cell therapy.

Hologram Based QSAR Analysis of Xanthine Oxidase Inhibitors

  • Sathya., B
    • Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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    • v.10 no.4
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    • pp.202-208
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    • 2017
  • Xanthine Oxidase is an enzyme, which oxidizes hypoxanthine to xanthine, and xanthine to uric acid. It is widely distributed throughout various organs including the liver, gut, lungs, kidney, heart, brain and plasma. It is involved in gout pathogenesis. Hence, in the present study, Hologram based Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship Study was performed on a series of Xanthine Oxidase antagonist named 2-(indol-5-yl) thiazole derivatives. The best HQSAR model was obtained using Atoms, Bonds, Connection, Hydrogen, Chirality and Donor Acceptor as fragment distinction parameter using hologram length 71 and 4 components with fragment size of minimum 2 and maximum 5. Significant cross-validated correlation coefficient ($q^2$= 0.563) and non cross-validated correlation coefficients ($r^2$= 0.967) were obtained. The model was then used to evaluate the six external test compounds and its $r^2{_{pred}}$ was found to be 0.798. Contribution map show that presence of propyl ring in indole thiazole makes big contributions for improving the biological activities of the compounds. We hope that our HQSAR model and analysis will be helpful for future design of xanthine oxidase antagonists.

Modification and inactivation of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase by the lipid peroxidation product, acrolein

  • Kang, Jung Hoon
    • BMB Reports
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    • v.46 no.11
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    • pp.555-560
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    • 2013
  • Acrolein is the most reactive aldehydic product of lipid peroxidation and is found to be elevated in the brain when oxidative stress is high. The effects of acrolein on the structure and function of human Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD) were examined. When Cu,Zn-SOD was incubated with acrolein, the covalent crosslinking of the protein was increased, and the loss of enzymatic activity was increased in a dose-dependent manner. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavengers and copper chelators inhibited the acrolein-mediated Cu,Zn-SOD modification and the formation of carbonyl compound. The present study shows that ROS may play a critical role in acrolein-induced Cu,Zn-SOD modification and inactivation. When Cu,Zn-SOD that has been exposed to acrolein was subsequently analyzed by amino acid analysis, serine, histidine, arginine, threonine and lysine residues were particularly sensitive. It is suggested that the modification and inactivation of Cu,Zn-SOD by acrolein could be produced by more oxidative cell environments.