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경제 하부구조 관련 공기업의 해외투자에 대한 연구(2) - 해외 하부구조투자의 유형과 성격, 국적성의 문제 - (Foreign Direct Investments of Economic Infrastructure-Related Public Companies in Korea(2): Typologies, Characteristics of FDI and Interpretation of Nationality Issues)

  • 김용창
    • 한국경제지리학회지
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    • 제15권2호
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    • pp.166-191
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    • 2012
  • 이 논문은 경제 하부구조 관련 공기업이라는 행위주체의 특수성이 해외투자에서 어떻게 구체적으로 전개되는가를 분석한다. 우리나라 경제 하부구조 관련 공기업 해외투자사업의 일반 특징을 진출지역, 사업유형, 진출 시기를 중심으로 살펴본 다음, 해외투자 유형을 자본투자를 동반하지 않는 전문컨설팅 유형, 자본투자와 위험을 동반하는 해외직접투자 유형과 에너지자원개발 직접투자 유형으로 구분하여 구체적인 사례를 토대로 분석한다. 그리고 하부구조 공기업이라는 행위주체가 갖는 특성 때문에 나타나는 국적성의 문제, 즉 진출대상국 입장에서 자본부족 해소와 종속의 문제, 자본수출국의 입장에서 민간자본과 관계설정의 이중성 문제를 검토한다.

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Spontaneous Release of Bacteriophage Particles by Lactobacillus rhamnosus Pen

  • Jarocki, Piotr;Podlesny, Marcin;Pawelec, Jaroslaw;Malinowska, Agata;Kowalczyk, Sylwia;Targonski, Zdzislaw
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제23권3호
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    • pp.357-363
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    • 2013
  • The identification of bacteriophage proteins on the surface of Lactobacillus rhamnosus Pen was performed by LC-MS/MS analysis. Among the identified proteins, we found a phage-derived major tail protein, two major head proteins, a portal protein, and a host specificity protein. Electron microscopy of a cell surface extract revealed the presence of phage particles in the analyzed samples. The partial sequence of genes encoding the major tail protein for all tested L. rhamnosus strains was determined with specific primers designed in this study. Next, RT-PCR analysis allowed detection of the expression of the major tail protein gene in L. rhamnosus strain Pen at all stages of bacterial growth. The transcription of genes encoding the major tail protein was also proved for other L. rhamnosus strains used in this study. The present work demonstrates the spontanous release of prophage-encoded particles by a commercial probiotic L. rhamnosus strain, which did not significantly affect the bacterial growth of the analyzed strain.

Maackia fauriei 유래 렉틴에 대한 IgY 항체의 생성 및 분리 (Production and Isolation of IgY Antibody Raised Against a Lectin Obtained from Maackia fauriei)

  • 정영윤;정의차;이현정;김하형
    • 약학회지
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    • 제49권1호
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    • pp.6-10
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    • 2005
  • Immunoglobulin Y (IgY) obtained from chicken as the immunization host brings several advantages to antibody production, such as improved yield, lower cost, longer stability and higher specificity than mammalian immunoglobulin. In the present study, we attempted to produce IgY against a sialic acid-binding lectin, Maackia fauriei agglutinin (MFA), from egg yolk of white Leghorn hens. For the isolation of IgY from egg yolk, we applied a water dilution method. The weekly yield of IgY was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, with a final yield of anti-MFA IgY from total IgY of approximately $1\%$. The yielded IgY were used to prepare IgY-affinity column conjugated with CNBr-activated Sepharose 4B, which resulted in the lectin being successfully purified in a single step from Maackia fauriei. This purified lectin exhibited the same hemagglutination activity as lectin purified using conventional purification methods.

A Productive Replication of Hyphantria cunea Nucleopolyhedrovirus in Lymantria dispar Cell Line

  • Demir, Ismail;Demirbag, Zihni
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제16권10호
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    • pp.1485-1490
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    • 2006
  • In this study, comparative replicational properties of Hyphantria cunea nucleopolyhedrovirus (HycuNPV) in Lymantria dispar (IPLB-LdElta) and Spodoptera frugiperda (IPLB-Sf21) cell lines were investigated. Our microscopic observations showed that cytopathic effects (CPEs) in LdElta cells appeared 12 h later than those in Sf21 cells. Whereas polyhedral inclusion bodies (PIBs) formed at 48 h postinfection (p.i.) in LdElta cells, it formed at 36 h p.i. in Sf21 cells. Extracellular virus production determined according to the 50% tissue culture infective dose ($TCID_{50}$) method in LdElta cells started about 12 h later when compared with Sf21 cells. Titers of extracellular virus in LdElta and Sf21 cells were calculated as $1.77{\times}10^9$ plaque forming units (PFU)/ml and $5.6{\times}10^9PFU/ml$, respectively, at 72 h p.i. We also showed that viral DNA replication began at 12 h p.i. in both cell lines. Viral protein synthesis was determined by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) and polyhedrin synthesis was observed at 12 h p.i. in both cell lines. The results indicate that while the synthesis of macromolecules is 12 h later and production of extracellular virus is almost 3-fold lower in LdElta cells compared with those in Sf21 cells, the LdElta cell line is still a productive cell line for infection of HycuNPV.

Development of Two Quantitative Real-Time PCR Diagnostic Kits for HPV Isolates from Korea

  • Jeeva, Subbiah;Kim, Nam-Il;Jang, In-Kwon;Choi, Tae-Jin
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제22권10호
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    • pp.1350-1358
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    • 2012
  • Viral pathogens, alongside other pathogens, have major effects on crustacean aquaculture. Hepatopancreatic parvovirus (HPV) is an emerging virus in the shrimp industry and has been detected in shrimp farms worldwide. The HPV genome has greater diversity than other shrimp viruses owing to its wide host range and geographical distribution. Therefore, developing diagnostic tools is essential to detect even small copy numbers from the target region of native HPV isolates. We have developed two easy to use quantitative real-time PCR kits, called Green Star and Dual Star, which contain all of the necessary components for real-time PCR, including HPV primers, using the primers obtained from the sequences of HPV isolates from Korea, and analyzed their specificity, efficiency, and reproducibility. These two kits could detect from 1 to $1{\times}10^9$ copies of cloned HPV DNA. The minimum detection limits obtained from HPV-infected shrimp were $7.74{\times}10^1$ and $9.06{\times}10^1$ copies in the Green Star and Dual Star assay kits, respectively. These kits can be used for rapid, sensitive, and efficient screening for HPV isolates from Korea before the introduction of postlarval stages into culture ponds, thereby decreasing the incidence of early development of the disease.

Taxonomy and Phylogeny of Peronospora Species (Oomycota) Parasitic to Stellaria and Pseudostellaria in Korea, with the Introduction of Peronospora casparyi sp. nov.

  • Lee, Jae Sung;Shin, Hyeon-Dong;Lee, Hyang Burm;Choi, Young-Joon
    • Mycobiology
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    • 제45권4호
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    • pp.263-269
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    • 2017
  • The genus Peronospora, an obligate biotrophic group belonging to Oomycota, causes serious damage to a variety of wild and ornamental plants, as well as cultivated crops, such as beet, rose, spinach, and tobacco. To investigate the diversity of Peronospora species parasitic to Stellaria and Pseudostellaria (Caryophyllaceae) plants in Korea, we performed a morphological analysis on dried herbarium specimens and molecular phylogenetic inferences based on internal transcribed spacer rDNA and cox2 mitochondrial DNA sequences. As a result, it was confirmed that there are four species of Peronospora parasitic to specific species of Stellaria and Pseudostellaria, all of which were hitherto unrecorded in Korea: P. alsinearum (ex Stellaria media), P. stellariae-aquaticae (ex Stellaria aquatica), P. stellariae-uliginosae (ex Stellaria alsine), and P. pseudostellariae (ex Pseudostellaria palibiniana). In addition, Peronospora specimens parasitic to Pseudostellaria davidii differed morphologically from P. pseudostellariae owing to the large and ellipsoidal conidia; this morphological discrepancy was also validated by the high genetic divergence between the two species. Peronospora casparyi sp. nov. is described and illustrated here.

2018년 경남 양식어류에서 검출된 병원체 모니터링 (Monitoring of Pathogens Detected in Cultured Fishes of Gyeongnam in 2018)

  • 강가현;차승주
    • 한국수산과학회지
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    • 제52권5호
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    • pp.539-546
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    • 2019
  • The major cultured marine fishes in sea off the coast Gyeongsangnam-do Province, South Korea, were assessed and included 9.3% rockfish Sebastes schlegelii, 7.8% red seabream Pagrus major, and 2.1% rock bream Oplegnathus fasciatus. The number of insurance payments related to disease mortality in cultured fish in 2017 was fourfold that in 2016. Economic loss in aquaculture due to disease in cultured fish is high and represents an important inhibitory factor affecting marine fishery productivity. In 2018, diseases led to severe production losses in several aquaculture species: 40.0% in rockfish, 11.4% in olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus, 10.0% in filefish Thamnaconus modestus, and 9.3% in red seabream. Fish-parasitic pathogens such as Microcotyle sebastis, Alella spp., and Dactylogyrus spp. enter mainly via the gills and skin surface. Among bacterial pathogens, Vibrio species were most common, with Vibrio harveyi being the dominant species causing infections in these fishes. The bacterium Lactococcus garvieae is thought to exhibit host specificity in fish. The fish species in the present study exhibited a higher tendency for infection by heterologous pathogens than by a single pathogen; therefore, it is necessary to devise new strategies for treating diseases in cultured fish.

Functional Dissection of Glutamatergic and GABAergic Neurons in the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis

  • Kim, Seong-Rae;Kim, Sung-Yon
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제44권2호
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    • pp.63-67
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    • 2021
  • The bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST)-a key part of the extended amygdala-has been implicated in the regulation of diverse behavioral states, ranging from anxiety and reward processing to feeding behavior. Among the host of distinct types of neurons within the BNST, recent investigations employing cell type- and projection-specific circuit dissection techniques (such as optogenetics, chemogenetics, deep-brain calcium imaging, and the genetic and viral methods for targeting specific types of cells) have highlighted the key roles of glutamatergic and GABAergic neurons and their axonal projections. As anticipated from their primary roles in excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission, these studies established that the glutamatergic and GABAergic subpopulations of the BNST oppositely regulate diverse behavioral states. At the same time, these studies have also revealed unexpected functional specificity and heterogeneity within each subpopulation. In this Minireview, we introduce the body of studies that investigated the function of glutamatergic and GABAergic BNST neurons and their circuits. We also discuss unresolved questions and future directions for a more complete understanding of the cellular diversity and functional heterogeneity within the BNST.

한국산 겨우살이 숙주별 렉틴 함량과 지표물질로서의 특성 조사 (Studies on the Content of Lectin in Korean Mistletoe according to the Host Tree Species and Characterization for Its Application to the Quality Control)

  • 김인보;윤택준;박춘호;이우경;이소희;김종배
    • 한국식품영양학회지
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    • 제28권6호
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    • pp.1090-1097
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    • 2015
  • 겨우살이는 전통적으로 항암활성이 있는 약용식물의 하나로 알려져 왔고, 렉틴은 세포독성 및 면역자극 자극 활성을 가지는 대표성분으로 인정되고 있다. 한국산 겨우살이에 함유되는 렉틴은 유럽산의 그것과는 달리 galactose와 N-acetylgalactosamine(GalNAc) 특이성을 동시에 가지는 렉틴 성분인 KML인 것으로 나타났다. Sandwich ELISA법을 이용하여 각기 다른 종류의 숙주나무에서 유래된 5종의 겨우살이로부터 렉틴 함량을 비교한 결과, 숙주나무별 차이가 인정되어 밤나무 겨우살이는 참나무 겨우살이에 비하여 약 10배 많은 렉틴을 함유하고 있었다. L5178Y-ML25 lymphoma 세포에 약 90%의 세포독성을 나타내는 농도의 KML과 한국산 참나무 유래 겨우살이 추출물인 KM-100에 두 종류의 단일클론 항체(9H7-10 and 8B11-2C5)를 동시처리한 후 세포독성 중화효과를 조사한 결과, KML의 경우 약 10%, KM-110의 경우 약 30%의 세포독성을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 겨우살이에서 렉틴 외에도 세포독성을 가지는 다른 성분이 존재할 것으로 사료되었다. RAW 264.7 대식 세포주에 KM-110과 KM-110으로부터 렉틴이 제거된 분획인 LFKM-110을 자극시킨 결과, LFKM-110에서 $TNF-{\alpha}$ 및 IL-6와 같은 cytokine의 생산을 증진시키는 결과를 보였다. 따라서 KM-110에서 면역 세포를 자극하는 다른 성분의 존재하고 있음을 강하게 제시되었다.

제주도에서의 외래종 돼지풀잎벌레 분포 및 외래종 돼지풀 제거를 위한 생물학적 방제 대상종으로의 활용 가능성 (The Distribution of the Exotic Species, Ophraella communa LeSage (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and Their Applicability for Biological Control against Ragweed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. on Jeju Island)

  • 김도성;오기석;이영돈;이수영;이희조;김현정;김동언
    • 환경생물
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    • 제35권4호
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    • pp.437-445
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    • 2017
  • 본 연구는 제주도에서 외래종 돼지풀잎벌레의 분포와 생태계 교란식물인 돼지풀에 대한 생물학적 방제 활용가능성을 알아보기 위하여 야외조사와 최근에 연구된 결과를 종합적으로 분석하였다. 그 결과, 제주도에서 돼지풀잎벌레는 기주식물인 돼지풀이 있는 모든 곳에서 관찰되었으며, 기주식물에 대한 특이성이 매우 강하고, 다화성으로써 온도에 대한 내성과 비행능력이 뛰어난 것으로 연구되었다. 돼지풀은 제주특별자치도 전역에 이미 광범위하게 퍼져 있고 점차 서식지를 넓혀 가고 있는 것이 확인되었다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 돼지풀 제거를 위해서 돼지풀잎벌레를 활용하는 것을 제안한다. 특히 제주도와 같이 천연보호구역이 많고 섬이라는 지리적 특성을 감안하면 돼지풀을 제거하기 위하여 농약이나 직접 제거보다는 돼지풀잎벌레를 이용한 생물학적 방제를 고려할 필요가 있다.