• Proceedings of the National Institute of Ecology of the Republic of Korea
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• 제2권2호
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• pp.108-113
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• 2021

Detrimental effects of inbreeding have been studied by many researchers for a long time. However, only a few studies have shown the occurrence of inbreeding depression due to evolutionary changes as a purging process. In this study, two different populations (inbreeding and outbreeding) of Drosophila melanogaster were compared to assess inbreeding effects on artificial population bottlenecks. For inbreeding conditions, a couple of D. melanogaster (one virgin and one male) were selected from an inbred population and cultured in a vial. For outbreeding conditions, a couple of D. melanogaster were selected from different populations and cultured in a vial. There were significant differences in body lengths of adults, but not in other parameters such as the total number of adults, the rate of survival, and the rate of wing mutants. The mean body length of adults of outbreeding populations was longer than that of inbreeding populations in the first generation (G1; P = 0.004), but not in the second generation (G2; P = 0.066). Although the other three parameters (total number of adults, rate of survival, and rate of wing mutants) showed differences in their mean values between inbreeding and outbreeding populations, these differences were not statistically significant. This might be due to genetic purging. This study demonstrated one additional experimental case related to inbreeding depression in artificial bottlenecked populations. Further studies are necessary to confirm the clear interaction between inbreeding depression and genetic purging using more generations and replicates (or samples) of D. melanogaster.

• Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
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• 제59권2호
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• pp.173-178
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• 2021

The DM9 domain is a protein unit of 60-75 amino acids that has been first detected in the fruit fly Drosophila as a repeated motif of unknown function. Recent research on proteins carrying DM9 domains in the mosquito Anopheles gambiae and the oyster Crassostrea gigas indicated an association with the uptake of microbial organisms. Likewise, in the trematode Fasciola gigantica DM9-1 showed intracellular relocalization following microbial, heat and drug stress. In the present research, we show that FgDM9-1 is a lectin with a novel mannose-binding site that has been recently described for the protein CGL1 of Crassostrea gigas. This property allowed FgDM9-1 to agglutinate gram-positive and -negative bacteria with appropriate cell surface glycosylation patterns. Furthermore, FgDM9-1 caused hemagglutination across all ABO blood group phenotypes. It is speculated that the parenchymal located FgDM9-1 has a role in cellular processes that involve the transport of mannose-carrying molecules in the parenchymal cells of the parasite.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.1092-1100
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• 2024

The global elderly population, aged 65 and over, reached approximately 10% in 2020, and this proportion is expected to continue rising. Therefore, the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease (PD), which are characterized by declining memory capabilities, is anticipated to increase. In a previous study, we successfully restored the diminished memory capabilities in a fruit fly model of PD by administering an omija extract. To identify functional ingredients that can enhance memory akin to the effects of the omija extract, we conducted screenings by administering halophyte extracts to the PD model. Halophytes are plants that thrive in high-salt environments, and given Korea's geographic proximity to the sea on three sides, it serves as an optimal hub for the utilization of these plants. Upon examining the effects of the oral administration of 12 halophyte extracts, Salicornia herbacea and Calystegia soldanella emerged as potential candidates for ameliorating memory loss in PD model flies. Moreover, our findings suggested that C. soldanella, but not S. herbacea, can mitigate oxidative stress in DJ-1β mutants.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.95-99
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• 2017

우리는 이전실험에서 배양세포를 사용하여 4종류의 천연물(Corydaline, (${\pm}$)-Car-3-ene-2,5-dione, Cinobufagin, Corilagin)이 ERAP1와 FOXO1 (DFA16) 유전자발현을 2배 이상 상승시키는 것을 증명하였다. 본 실험은 1% agar, 5% sucrose, natural compound $20{\mu}l$를 넣은 먹이를 만들어 4시간 starvation후에 4시간 동안 먹였다. Cinobufagin와 Corilagin를 먹이면 대조군에 비하여 6-8일 정도 더 생존하였다. RT-PCR 실험결과 ERAP1와 FOXO1 유전자 발현을 조절하는 것이 증명되었다. 산업곤충질병 진단과 치료에 사용될 것이며, 초파리를 대신한 생쥐에서도 동일한 결과를 실험하여 수명연장을 위한 신약으로 발전시킬 것이다.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.31-36
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• 2001

A cDNA clone encoding the ribosomal protein S20 has been isolated from the Schizosaccharomyces pombe cDNA library by colony hybridization. The insert contained in the original plasmid pYJ10 was transferred intro shuttle vector pRS316 generate plasmid pYJll. The dDNA insert of plasmid pYJll, contains 484 nucleotides and encodes a protein of 118 amino acids with a calculated mass of 13,544 daltons. The deduced amino acid sequence of S. pombe ribosomal protein S20 is very homologous with fruit fly, rat, and budding yeast counterparts. It is also homologous with Xenopus S22 ribosomal protein. S. pombe ribosomal protein S20 appears to be relatively hydruphobic except the C-terminal region. The 728 bp upstream region of the S20 gene was amplified from chromosomal DNA and transferred into the BamHI/EcoRI site of the promoterles $\beta$-galactosidase gene of the vector YEp357R, which resulted in fusion plasmid pYS20. The synthesis of $\beta$-galactosidase from the fusion plasmid appeared to be the highest in the mid-exponential phase. The S. pombe cells with the fusion plasmid grown at 35$\^{C}$ gave lower $\beta$-galactosidase activity than the cells grown at 30$\^{C}$. Computer analysis showed the consensus sequence CAGTCACA in the upstream regions of various ribosomal protein genes in S. pombe, which would be involved in the coordinated expression of small ribosomal proteins.

• 한국추진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국추진공학회 2007년도 제29회 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.311-314
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• 2007

곤충의 날개짓을 모방한 공력특성 연구가 초소형 비행체의 설계 파라미터를 구하기 위하여 수행되었다. 한 쌍의 날개 모델은 초파리(rosophila) 날개짓을 모방하기 위하여 200배 확대하였으며, 두 쌍의 공간 4절 링크를 적용하였다. Weis-Fogh 메커니즘을 검증하기 위해 한 쌍의 날개모델은 후행회전(Delayed Rotation)의 움직임을 가지도록 설계되었다. 또한 양력 및 항력은 날개 끝 속도 기준 레이놀즈수 약 1200, 최대 받음각 $40^{\circ}$에서 측정되었다. 모델의 관성력은 99.98%의 진공 챔버로 측정되고 공기속에서 측정된 데이터에서 제거되었다. 본 연구에서 Weis-Fogh 메커니즘의 고양력 효과는 날개의 업스트로크 과정에서 나타났다.

• Earthquakes and Structures
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• 제11권6호
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• pp.943-966
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• 2016

Recently, magnetorheological elastomer (MRE) material and its devices have been developed and attracted a good deal of attention for their potentials in vibration control. Among them, a highly adaptive base isolator based on MRE was designed, fabricated and tested for real-time adaptive control of base isolated structures against a suite of earthquakes. To perfectly take advantage of this new device, an accurate and robust model should be built to characterize its nonlinearity and hysteresis for its application in structural control. This paper first proposes a novel hysteresis model, in which a nonlinear hyperbolic sine function spring is used to portray the strain stiffening phenomenon and a Voigt component is incorporated in parallel to describe the solid-material behaviours. Then the fruit fly optimization algorithm (FFOA) is employed for model parameter identification using testing data of shear force, displacement and velocity obtained from different loading conditions. The relationships between model parameters and applied current are also explored to obtain a current-dependent generalized model for the control application. Based on the proposed model of MRE base isolator, a second-order sliding mode controller is designed and applied to the device to provide a real-time feedback control of smart structures. The performance of the proposed technique is evaluated in simulation through utilizing a three-storey benchmark building model under four benchmark earthquake excitations. The results verify the effectiveness of the proposed current-dependent model and corresponding controller for semi-active control of MRE base isolator incorporated smart structures.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.876-887
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• 2015

Dicer, an ribonuclease type III type endonuclease, is the key enzyme involved in biogenesis of microRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and thus plays a critical role in RNA interference through post transcriptional regulation of gene expression. This enzyme has not been well studied in the Indian water buffalo, an important species known for disease resistance and high milk production. In this study, the primary coding sequence (5,778 bp) of bubaline dicer (GenBank: AB969677.1) was determined and the bubaline Dicer1 biocomputationally characterized to determine the phylogenetic signature among higher eukaryotes. The evolutionary tree revealed that all the transcript variants of Dicer1 belonging to a specific species were within the same node and the sequences belonging to primates, rodents and lagomorphs, avians and reptiles formed independent clusters. The bubaline dicer1 is closely related to that of cattle and other ruminants and significantly divergent from dicer of lower species such as tapeworm, sea urchin and fruit fly. Evolutionary divergence analysis conducted using MEGA6 software indicated that dicer has undergone purifying selection over the time. Seventeen divergent sequences, representing each of the families/taxa were selected to study the specific regions of positive vis-$\grave{a}$-vis negative selection using different models like single likelihood ancestor counting, fixed effects likelihood, and random effects likelihood of Datamonkey server. Comparative analysis of the domain structure revealed that Dicer1 is conserved across mammalian species while variation both in terms of length of Dicer enzyme and presence or absence of domain is evident in the lower organisms.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제40권8호
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• pp.662-669
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• 2012

생체 모방형 초소형비행체의 설계 파라미터를 해석하기 위해 플래핑 날개의 공력특성에 관한 가로세로비의 효과가 조사되었다. 실험 모델은 4절 링크로 구성되었으며, 낮은 레이놀즈수 조건을 갖는 수조 내부에서 구동되었다. 미세힘 측정용 방수 로드셀이 제작되어 아크릴로 만든 날개의 뿌리에 설치되었다. 날개 형상은 초파리의 날개 모양을 기준으로 하였다. 선택된 가로세로비는 각각 1.87, 3.74, 7.48이었으며, 레이놀즈수는 $10^4$에 고정되었다. 가로세로비 1.87과 3.74에서는 후류포획과 같은 비정상효과를 나타내는 뚜렷한 양력 피크가 스트로크 초기에 관찰되었다. 그러나 가로세로비 7.48의 경우 상기 비정상 효과는 관찰되지 않았다. 이러한 물리적 특징은 후행회전인 경우에서도 동일하게 관찰되었다. 이와 같은 결과는 MAV 설계에 적용할 수 있는 곤충 모방형태의 플래핑 날개인 경우 높은 가로세로비의 날개가 향상된 공력성능을 제공한다는 것을 의미한다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제58권2호
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• pp.133-142
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• 2019

본 연구는 국내 금지급 과실파리인 오리엔탈과실파리(Bactrocera dorsalis)에 대한 유전적 변이를 분석하였다. 이를 위해 오리엔탈과실파리가 자생하는 대만 지역을 대상으로 2019년 동일한 시기(3일간: 7월 30일~8월 1일)에 서로 다른 세 지역(타이페이, 타이중, 카오슝)에서 과실파리류를 채집하여 나이 변이 및 미토콘드리아 서열 변이를 각각 비교하였다. 세 지역에서 채집된 오리엔탈과실파리는 1,085마리로서 메틸유제놀 유인제에 모두 유인되었으며, 큐루어 유인제에는 30마리의 오이과실파리(Zeugodacus cucurbitae) 및 1마리의 타우과실파리(Bactrocera tau)만 채집되었다. 단백질먹이 유인제에는 총 6마리가 포획되었으며 이 가운데 오리엔탈과실파리는 1마리가 포함되었으며 나머지는 오이과실파리였다. 오리엔탈과실파리 수컷의 머리에는 테린이 포함되었으며 나이가 증가함에 따라 각 머리에는 $32{\mu}g$에서 $59{\mu}g$까지 테린 함량이 증가하였다. 대만 세 지역의 수컷 집단들은 테린 양에 차이를 나타냈으며, 카오슝 집단이 타이페이와 타이중 집단에 비해 적은 테린 양을 보유하였다. 이들 세 지역 사이에 유전적 거리가 RAPD (random amplified polymorphic DNA)를 이용하여 분석되었으며 타이페이 집단이 타이중 및 카오슝 집단들과 차이를 나타내는 것으로 나타났다. 유전적 변이는 미토콘드리아의 cytochrome oxidase I (CO-I)과 NADH dehydrogenase I (ND-I)을 각각 비교하였다. CO-I 영역 가운데 360개 염기서열을 비교한 결과 7.8%의 염기서열 변이를 나타냈다. ND-I 영역을 비교한 결과 213개 염기서열 가운데 6.6%의 염기서열 변이를 보였다. 이들 변이 서열을 대만 지역에 발생하는 오리엔탈과실파리의 특이적 SNP (single nucleotide polymorphism) 마커로 개발하는 데 추천한다.