• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제18권1호
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• pp.59-66
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• 2001

본 연구에서 질전벽슬링술을 시행한 여성 복압성 요실금 환자 42명 중 술후 평균 29.4개월 후 추적 관찰시 92.9%의 성공률과 90.5%의 만족률을 보였으며, 수술에 따른 심각한 부작용은 없었다. 높은 치료성적, 비교적 간편한 술기, 해부학적 요실금과 내인성 요도괄약근 기능부전 모두에 적용할 수 있다는 장점이 있어 질전벽슬링수술은 여성 복압성 요실금의 수술치료에 효과적이고 유용한 방법으로 생각된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.1008-1015
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• 2018

$I{\kappa}B$, a cytoplasmic inhibitor of nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ ($NF-{\kappa}B$), is reportedly degraded via the proteasome. However, we recently found that long-term incubation with proteasome inhibitors (PIs) such as PS-341 or MG132 induces $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation via an alternative pathway, lysosome, which results in $NF-{\kappa}B$ activation and confers resistance to PI-induced lung cancer cell death. To enhance the anti-cancer efficacy of PIs, elucidation of the regulatory mechanism of PI-induced $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation is necessary. Here, we demonstrated that PI up-regulates nuclear factor (erythroid-derived 2)-like 2 (Nrf2) via both de novo protein synthesis and Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1 (KEAP1) degradation, which is responsible for $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation via macroautophagy activation. PIs increased the protein level of light chain 3B (LC3B, macroautophagy marker), but not lysosome-associated membrane protein 2a (Lamp2a, the receptor for chaperone-mediated autophagy) in NCI-H157 and A549 lung cancer cells. Pretreatment with macroautophagy inhibitor or knock-down of LC3B blocked PI-induced $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation. PIs up-regulated Nrf2 by increasing its transcription and mediating degradation of KEAP1 (cytoplasmic inhibitor of Nrf2). Overexpression of dominant-negative Nrf2, which lacks an N-terminal transactivating domain, or knock-down of Nrf2 suppressed PI-induced LC3B protein expression and subsequent $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ degradation. Thus, blocking of the Nrf2 pathway enhanced PI-induced cell death. These findings suggest that Nrf2-driven induction of LC3B plays an essential role in PI-induced activation of the $I{\kappa}B$/$NF-{\kappa}B$ pathway, which attenuates the anti-tumor efficacy of PIs.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제31권11호
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• pp.1046-1055
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• 2021

바닐린은 천연 바닐라의 주요 향미 화합물이며 식품, 음료, 향수, 제약 산업 및 기타 응용 분야에서 광범위하게 사용된다. 바닐린은 화학합성법, 바닐라 꼬투리를 이용한 식물추출법, 천연 전구체를 이용한 생물전환법, 그리고 포도당을 사용한 직접 발효법에 의해 생산될 수 있다. 현재 상업적으로 이용 가능한 대부분의 바닐린은 큐어링 공정을 거쳐 얻어진 바닐라 꼬투리에서 추출하는 방법과 구아이아콜과 글리옥실산을 원료로 사용하여 화학적 합성법에 의해 생산된다. 환경 문제, 건강 준수, 천연 원료에 대한 선호, 천연 바닐라의 제한된 공급 및 치솟는 가격으로 인해 생명 공학 기반 바닐린 생산은 유망한 대안으로 간주된다. 페룰산, 유제놀, 이소유제놀, 리그닌을 포함한 여러 천연 전구체를 대사하고 바닐린을 축적할 수 있는 많은 미생물이 선별되고 평가되면서, 상업적으로 실행 가능한 생산 기술 개발을 위해 많은 노력을 기울였다. 본 총설은 이러한 천연 전구체를 사용하여 천연 바닐린의 생물공학적 생산에 대한 최근의 발전을 간략하게 설명한다. 또한, 포도당에서 바닐린의 새로운 생합성 경로를 기반으로 재생 가능한 탄소원에서 천연 바닐린을 생산하기 위한 최신의 개발 전략과 생산 농도를 높이는 데 발생하는 문제를 극복하기 위한 적절한 해결방안을 소개한다.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• 제47권1호
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• pp.44-53
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• 2023

Background: The genus Panax in the Araliaceae family has been used as traditional medicinal plants worldwide and is known to biosynthesize ginsenosides and phytosterols. However, genetic variation between Panax species has influenced their biosynthetic pathways is not fully understood. Methods: Simultaneous analysis of transcriptomes and metabolomes obtained from adventitious roots of two tetraploid species (Panax ginseng and P. quinquefolius) and two diploid species (P. notoginseng and P. vietnamensis) revealed the diversity of their metabolites and related gene expression profiles. Results: The transcriptome analysis showed that 2,3-OXIDOSQUALENE CYCLASEs (OSCs) involved in phytosterol biosynthesis are upregulated in the diploid species, while the expression of OSCs contributing to ginsenoside biosynthesis is higher in the tetraploid species. In agreement with these results, the contents of dammarenediol-type ginsenosides were higher in the tetraploid species relative to the diploid species. Conclusion: These results suggest that a whole-genome duplication event has influenced the triterpene biosynthesis pathway in tetraploid Panax species during their evolution or ecological adaptation. This study provides a basis for further efforts to explore the genetic variation of the Panax genus.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.623-631
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• 2023

본 연구는 차세대 염기서열 분석법(NGS)을 사용하여 벤자리의 microsatellite 마커를 개발하고, 개발한 마커를 사용하여 벤자리 집단의 유전학적 특성을 분석하기 위해 수행되었다. 차세대 염기서열 분석 장비인 Illumina Hiseq X ten을 사용하여 총 402,244,934개의 read들을 얻어 assembly를 실행한 결과, 전체의 약 0.33%에 해당하는 1,320,995개의 read들이 assembly 되었으며, 이 read들의 총 길이는 705,613,658 bp로 확인되었다. 크기가 640 bp 이상이 되는 contig는 952,326개로 나타났으며, 이 중 microsatellite 영역을 포함하는 contig를 151개(0.016%)로 1차 선별하고, PCR 증폭 여부를 통해 microsatellite 후보 34개를 2차로 선별하였다. 그 중 벤자리 집단의 마커로서 유용한 15개의 microsatellite 마커를 최종 선택하였다. 새로 개발한 15개의 microsatellite 마커를 사용하여 벤자리 집단을 대상으로 분석한 결과, 관찰된 유효 대립유전자 수(N_A)는 평균 12(6~25)로 나타났다. 평균 관측치 이형접합도(H_O)와 평균 기대치 이형접합도(H_E)는 각각 0.750(0.530-0.873)와 0.793 (0.647-0.895)으로 나타냈으며, 이는 해산어의 평균 값인 0.79와 유사한 수치를 나타내었다. 따라서 본 연구에서 개발한 15개의 microsatellite 마커는 벤자리 집단의 유전학적 특성 분석에 유용할 것으로 사료된다.

• Mycobiology
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• 제51권1호
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• pp.36-48
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• 2023

Xanthoria elegans is a lichen symbiosis, that inhabits extreme environments and can absorb UV-B. We reported the de novo sequencing and assembly of X. elegans genome. The whole genome was approximately 44.63 Mb, with a GC content of 40.69%. Genome assembly generated 207 scaffolds with an N50 length of 563,100 bp, N90 length of 122,672 bp. The genome comprised 9,581 genes, some encoded enzymes involved in the secondary metabolism such as terpene, polyketides. To further understand the UV-B absorbing and adaptability to extreme environments mechanisms of X. elegans, we searched the secondary metabolites genes and gene-cluster from the genome using genome-mining and bioinformatics analysis. The results revealed that 7 NR-PKSs, 12 HR-PKSs and 2 hybrid PKS-PKSs from X. elegans were isolated, they belong to Type I PKS (T1PKS) according to the domain architecture; phylogenetic analysis and BGCs comparison linked the putative products to two NR-PKSs and three HR-PKSs, the putative products of two NR-PKSs were emodin xanthrone (most likely parietin) and mycophelonic acid, the putative products of three HR-PKSs were soppilines, (+)-asperlin and macrolactone brefeldin A, respectively. 5 PKSs from X. elegans build a correlation between the SMs carbon skeleton and PKS genes based on the domain architecture, phylogenetic and BGC comparison. Although the function of 16 PKSs remains unclear, the findings emphasize that the genes from X. elegans represent an unexploited source of novel polyketide and utilization of lichen gene resources.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 2003년도 제3회 국제심포지움 및 학술대회
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• pp.84-84
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• 2003

DNA methylation is involved in epigenetic processes such as X-chromosome inactivation, imprinting and silencing of transposons. DNA methylation is a highly plastic and critical component of mammalian development The DNA methyltransferases (Dnmts) are responsible for the generation of genomic methylation patterns, which lead to transcriptional silencing. The maintenance DNA methyltransferase enzyme, Dnmt 1, and the de novo methyltransferase, Dnmt3a and Dnmt3b, are indispensable for development because mice homozygous for the targeted disruption of any of these genes are not viable. The occurrence of DNA methylation is not random, and it can result in gene silencing The mechanisms underlying these processes are poorly understood. It is well established that DNA methylation and histone deacetylation operate along a common mechanistic pathway to repress transcription through the action of methyl-binding domain proteins (MBDs), which are components of, or recruit, histone deacetylase (HDAC) complexes to methylated DNA. As a basis for future studies on the role of the DNA-methyl-transferase in porcine development, we have isolated and characterized a partial cDNA coding for the porcine Dnmt1. Total RNA of testis, lung and ovary was isolated with TRlzol according to the manufacture's specifications. 5 ug of total RNA was reverse transcribed with Super Script II in the presence of porcine Dnmt 1 specific primers. Standard PCRs were performed in a total volume of 50 ul with cDNA as template. Two DNA fragmenets in different position were produced about 700bp, 1500bp and were cloned into pCR II-TOPO according to the manufacture's specification. Assembly of all sequences resulted in a cDNA from 158bp of 5'to 4861bp of 3'compare with the known human maintenance methyltransferase. Now, we are cloning the unknown Dnmt 1 region by 5'-RACE method and expression of Dnmt 1 in tissues from adult porcine animals.

• 한국해양학회지:바다
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.178-185
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• 2007

Myrionecta rubra Jankowski 1976(=Mesodinium rubrum Lohmann 1908)는 다양한 해양 환경에서 적조를 일으키는 매우 일반적인 원생생물인 혼합영양 섬모류이다. M. rubra의 실험실 종주가 처음 보고된 2000년 이후, M. rubra의 생태적 역할 및 진화적 중요성에 관한 새로운 논문들이 발표되고 있다. 본고는 M. rubra의 생태학적 중요성에 관한 새로운 연구 결과들을 중심으로, 이 혼합영양성 종에 대한 정확한 인식에 도움이 되는 종설로서 작성되었다. M. rubra는 Teleaulax sp.와 Geminigera sp. 등의 은편모류를 섭식한 후 이들의 색소체를 잔류시켜 광합성을 하는 "kleptoplastidic ciliate"이다. 최근에는 M. rubra의 박테리아 섭식이 확인되어, 지금까지 보고된 M. rubra의 영양유형은 광합성, 박테리아 섭식, 편모조류섭식 등으로 다양하다. M. rubra는 요각류, 곤쟁이류, 유즐동물과 멸치류의 유생, 그리고 이매패류 치패와 같은 metazoan predator의 먹이생물로 알려져 있다. 2006년에는 설사성 패독을 일으키는 원생생물인 와편모류 Dinophysis도 M. rubra를 섭식하는 섭식자 가운데 하나라는 사실이 새로이 발표되었다. 따라서, 해양 혼합영양 섬모류 M. rubra는 표영 생태계 먹이망(pelagic food web)의 핵심적 주요 linking ciliate의 하나로서 에너지 및 유기물 흐름에 크게 기여할 것이다.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.482-497
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• 2023

Sonazoid, a second-generation ultrasound contrast agent, was introduced for the diagnosis of hepatic nodules. To clarify the issues with Sonazoid contrast-enhanced ultrasonography for the diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the Korean Society of Radiology and Korean Society of Abdominal Radiology collaborated on the guidelines. The guidelines are de novo, evidence-based, and selected using an electronic voting system for consensus. These include imaging protocols, diagnostic criteria for HCC, diagnostic value for lesions that are inconclusive on other imaging results, differentiation from non-HCC malignancies, surveillance of HCC, and treatment response after locoregional and systemic treatment for HCC.

• Korean Journal of Radiology
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• 제20권4호
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• pp.621-630
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• 2019

Objective: To study the prevalence and clinical characteristics of decreased myocardial blood flow (MBF) quantified by dynamic computed tomography (CT) myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) in symptomatic patients without in-stent restenosis. Materials and Methods: Thirty-seven (mean age, 71.3 ± 10 years; age range, 48-88 years; 31 males, 6 females) consecutive symptomatic patients with patent coronary stents and without obstructive de novo lesions were prospectively enrolled to undergo dynamic CT-MPI using a third-generation dual-source CT scanner. The shuttle-mode acquisition technique was used to image the complete left ventricle. A bolus of contrast media (50 mL; iopromide, 370 mg iodine/mL) was injected into the antecubital vein at a rate of 6 mL/s, followed by a 40-mL saline flush. The mean MBF value and other quantitative parameters were measured for each segment of both stented-vessel territories and reference territories. The MBF_ratio was defined as the ratio of the mean MBF value of the whole stent-vessel territory to that of the whole reference territory. An MBF_ratio of 0.85 was used as the cut-off value to distinguish hypoperfused from non-hypoperfused segments. Results: A total of 629 segments of 37 patients were ultimately included for analysis. The mean effective dose of dynamic CT-MPI was 3.1 ± 1.2 mSv (range, 1.7-6.3 mSv). The mean MBF of stent-vessel territories was decreased in 19 lesions and 81 segments. Compared to stent-vessel territories without hypoperfusion, the mean MBF and myocardial blood volume were markedly lower in hypoperfused stent-vessel territories (77.5 ± 16.6 mL/100 mL/min vs. 140.4 ± 24.1 mL/100 mL/min [p < 0.001] and 6.4 ± 3.7 mL/100 mL vs. 11.5 ± 4 mL/100 mL [p < 0.001, respectively]). Myocardial hypoperfusion in stentvessel territories was present in 48.6% (18/37) of patients. None of clinical parameters differed statistically significantly between hypoperfusion and non-hypoperfusion subgroups. Conclusion: Decreased MBF is commonly present in patients who are symptomatic after percutaneous coronary intervention, despite patent stents and can be detected by dynamic CT-MPI using a low radiation dose.