• 과학기술학연구
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.5-27
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• 2001

이 글은 한국의 과학문화를 역사적으로 서술하려는 것이 아니라 앞으로 한국인이 지향하여야 하는 과학문화의 재구성을 위한 예비적 시론을 하고자 한다. 그 작업에 착수하기 위해서는 과학문화의 개념부터 규정해야 하므로 기존의 과학문화 개념들을 분류하고 이를 기반으로하여 인간화된 과학문화(Humanized Science Culture)를 잠정적 목표로 제시한다. 그 구체적인 사례 연구로서는 2061 프로젝트에 나타난 과학문화인(Science Literacy)의 개념을 분석하고 실제로 한국의 과학문화를 설계할 사람인 KDSC(Korean Designer of Science Culture)를 상정한다. KDSC는 자연인이 아니라 바람직한 한국인을 대표할 이성적 인간(理人)을 지칭한다. 따라서 KDSC가 될 수 있는 조건을 아울러 제시하고 그 요건들의 철학적 기반을 음미한다. 끝으로 KDSC의 시각에서 한국의 과학문화를 설계하고 실현하기 위한 프로그램을 개발하는데 필요할 것으로 생각되는 몇 가지를 제시한다.

• 과학기술학연구
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.1-17
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• 2003

과학기술과 문화의 관계는 어떻게 이해해야 하는가? 과학기술은 문화의 일부로서 이해되는가 하면, 흔히 과학기술과 문화는 서로 배타적인 관계에 있는 것으로 주장되기도 한다. 이 논문에서는 먼저 과학기술을 문화의 한 형태로서 검토하였다. 분명히 과학은 인식적 가치를 창조하는 가치문화의 일부이며, 기술은 비록 도구적 문화로서 파악되는 경우에도 문화체계의 일부로 이해해야 한다. 그러므로 과학기술은 어느 정도의 '상대적 자율성'을 지닌 문화체계의 일부인 것이다. 다음으로 이 논문은 정치체계, 경제체계, 문화체계와 과학기술체계 간의 긴장관계에 대해 검토하였다. 특히 현대사회에서 정치와 경제체계에 의해 문화체계가 식민화되는 과정에서 과학기술체계의 도구적 합리성의 왜곡에 의해서 야기된 기술지배의 부정적 결과들에 대해 검토하고, 이를 극복하기 위해서는 도구적 합리성이 사회적 합리성과 의사소통합리성 등에 의해 균형을 이루어야 함을 지적하였다. 끝으로 이 논문에서는 정치, 경제, 문화 및 시민사회 각각의 '과학문화'의 특성과 그와 같은 과학적 부분문화(scientific subcultures)들 간의 역동적인 관계와 사회과정을 통해 '인간화되고 민주적인 과학문화'가 형성될 수 있는 가능성에 대해 논의하였다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제13권6호
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• pp.926-936
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• 2003

Overexpression of human Bcl-2 protein in recombinant Chinese hamster ovary (rCHO) cells producing humanized antibody (SH2-0.32) considerably suppressed sodium butyrate (NaBu)-induced apoptosis during batch culture by using commercially available serum-free medium, which extended the culture longevity. Due to the extended culture longevity provided by the anti-apoptotic effect of Bcl-2 overexpression, the final antibody concentration of 14C6-bcl-2 culture (Bcl-2 high producer, $23\;\mu\textrm{g}\;ml^{-1}$) was 2 times higher than that of the $SH2-0.32-{\Delta}bcl-2$ culture (cells transfected with bcl-2-deficient plasmid, $10.5\;\mu\textrm{g}\;ml^{-1}$) in the presence of NaBu. To determine the effect of NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression on the molecular integrity of protein products, antibodies purified from 14C6-bcl-2 and $SH2-0.32-{\Delta}bcl-2$ cultures in the presence of NaBu were characterized by using various molecular assay systems. For comparison, antibody purified from the parental rCHO cell culture (SH2-0.32) in the absence of NaBu was also characterized. No significant changes in molecular weight of antibodies could be observed by SDS-PAGE. From GlycoSep-N column analysis, it was found that the core oligosaccharide structure ($GlcNAc_2Man_3GlcNAc_2$) was not affected by NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression, while the microheterogeneity of N-linked oligosaccharide structure was slightly affected. Compared with the antibody produced in the absence of NaBu, the proportion of neutral oligosaccharides was increased from 10% (14C6-bcl-2) to 16% ($SH2-0.32-{\Delta}bcl-2$) in the presence of NaBu, which was accompanied by the reduced proportion of acidic oligosaccharides, especially of monosialylated and disialylated forms. The changes in microheterogeneous oligoformal structures of antibody in turn affected the mobility of antibody isoforms in isoelectric focusing (IEF), resulting in the occurrence of some more basic antibody isoforms produced in the presence of NaBu. However, the antigen-antibody binding properties were not changed by alteration of glycosylation pattern. The competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) showed that the antibody produced by NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression maintained its antigen-antibody binding properties with binding affinity of about $2.5{\times}10^9{\;}M^{-1}$. Taken together, no significant effects of NaBu/Bcl-2 overexpression on the molecular integrity of antibodies, produced by using serum-free medium, could be observed by the molecular assay systems.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제23권9호
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• pp.1327-1338
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• 2013

The humanized anti-hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) monoclonal antibody (mAb) YYB-101 is a promising therapeutic candidate for treating various cancers. In this study, we developed a bioprocess for large-scale production of YYB-101 and evaluated its therapeutic potential for tumor treatment using a xenograft mouse model. By screening diverse chemically defined basal media formulations and by assessing the effects of various feed supplements and feeding schedules on cell growth and antibody production, we established an optimal medium and feeding method to produce 757 mg/l of YYB-101 in flask cultures, representing a 7.5-fold increase in titer compared with that obtained under non-optimized conditions. The optimal dissolved oxygen concentration for antibody production was 70% $pO_2$. A pH shift from 7.2 to 7.0, rather than controlled pH of either 7.0 or 7.2, resulted in productivity improvement in 5 L and 200 L bioreactors, yielding 737 and 830 mg/ml of YYB-101, respectively. The YYB-101 mAb highly purified by affinity chromatography using a Protein A column and two-step ion exchange chromatography effectively neutralized HGF in a cell-based assay and showed potent tumor suppression activity in a mouse xenograft model established with human glioblastoma cells.

• 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물공학회 2002년도 생물공학의 동향 (X)
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• pp.293-296
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• 2002

Hyperosmotic pressure increased specific antibody productivity ($q_{Ab}$) of recombinant CHO cells (SH2-0.32) while it depressed cell growth. Thus, the use of hyperosmolar medium did not increase the maximum antibody concentration substantially. To overcome this drawback, the feasibility of biphasic culture strategy was investigated. In the biphasic culture, cells were first cultivated in the standard medium with physiological osmolality(294 mOsm/kg) for cell growth. When cells reached the late exponential phase of growth, the spent standard medium was replaced with the fresh hyperosmolar medium (522 mOsm/kg) for antibody production. The ($q_{Ab}$) in growth phase with the standard medium was 2.1 ${\mu}g/10^6cell/day$ while the ($q_{Ab}$) in antibody production phase with the hyperosmolar medium (522 mOsm/kg) was 11.1 ${\mu}g/10^6cell/day$. Northern blot analysis showed a positive relationship between the relative contenet of Ig mRNA and ($q_{Ab}$), indicating that transcriptional regulation was involved in the response of rCHO cells to hyperosmotic pressure. Due to the enhanced ($q_{Ab}$) and increased cell concentration in biphasic culture, the maximum antibody concentration obtained in biphasic culture with 522 mOsm/kg medium exchange was 161% higher than that obtained in batch culture with the standard medium. Taken together, simple biphasic culture strategy based on hyperosmotic culture for improved foreign protein production from rCHO cells is effective in improving antibody production of rCHO cells.

• BMB Reports
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.294-299
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• 2005

In this report, we describe the high-yield secretory expression of the recombinant human anti-HBsAg Fab fragment from Pichia pastoris that was achieved by co-integration of the genes encoding the heavy and light chains (both under the control of alcohol oxidase promoter) into the genome of the yeast cells. The fed-batch fermentations were carried out in a 5 L scale. Both chains of the Fab were successfully expressed upon methanol induction. The absorbance ($OD_{600}$) of the broth can reach 350~500 at the end of fed-batch phase. After the induction, the expression level of the recombinant Fab (soluble) reached 420~458 mg/L. The recombinant Fab fragment was purified from the crude culture supernatant by ion exchange chromatography and the purity of the recombinant Fab fragment was over 95%. The affinity activities of the crude fermentation supernatant and the purified Fab were analyzed by indirect ELISA, which showed that the purified recombinant Fab fragment had high affinity activity with hepatitis B surface antigen.

• Interdisciplinary Bio Central
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.15.1-15.5
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• 2010

RIKEN BioResource Center (BRC) has collected, preserved, conducted quality control of, and distributed mouse resources since 2002 as the core facility of the National BioResource Project by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan. Our mouse resources include over 5,000 strains such as humanized disease models, fluorescent reporters, and knockout mice. We have developed novel mouse strains such as tissue-specific Cre-drivers and optogenetic strains that are in high demand by the research community. We have removed all our specified pathogens from the deposited mice and used our quality control tests to examine their genetic modifications and backgrounds. RIKEN BRC is a founding member of the Federation of International Mouse Resources and the Asian Mouse Mutagenesis and Resource Association, and provides mouse resources to the one-stop International Mouse Strain Resource database. RIKEN BRC also participates in the International Gene Trap Consortium, having registered 713 gene-trap clones and their sequences in a public library, and is an advisory member of the CREATE (Coordination of resources for conditional expression of mutated mouse alleles) consortium which represents major European and international mouse database holders for the integration and dissemination of Cre-driver strains. RIKEN BRC provides training courses in the use of advanced technologies for the quality control and cryopreservation of mouse strains to promote the effective use of mouse resources worldwide.

• 동양고전연구
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• 제37호
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• pp.377-410
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• 2009

근대 이전 동아시아 유교문화권의 지적 체계와 학문은 인간과 자연을 통일체적으로 사유하는 가운데 인간의 본성을 발현함으로써 사회적 실천을 도모하는 것이었다. 특히 주자에 의해 집대성된 송대 신유학은 '이기(理氣)' 개념으로 인간과 사회, 우주와 자연을 일통의 유기적 구조로 설명하였으며, 이러한 철학체계 내에서 인간학과 자연학은 통합되어 있었다. 동서의 충돌과 교류는 동아시아의 지적 체계에 균열을 일으켰고, 전통적 학문 개념의 전이와 변용을 가져왔다. 개화와 진보의 욕망을 내면화하고, 동도(東道)와 서기(西器), 신학(新學)과 구학(舊學) 논쟁을 거치면서 유학은 비판과 쇄신, 부정과 폐기의 대상이 되었다. 인간 본성의 자각과 도덕 실천의 이상(理想)은 문명개화와 근대 국가 설립의 제한적 수단으로만 논의될 뿐 더 이상 학문의 본령으로서 위상을 갖지 못했다. 서구 근대의 광휘는 전근대 동아시아 사회를 규준했던 학문의 내용과 방법은 물론 목적까지 변화시켰다. 근대 계몽기 서구 문명 수용과정에서 한자(어)로 구성된 전통 학술 용어나 개념은 외래 학문을 번역, 소개하는데 여전히 유효한 기제였다. '격치(格致)'와 '궁리(窮理)'는 자주 인용되었는데, 인간과 우주 만물에 내재한 본성을 탐구하는 전통적 의미는 점차 퇴색되고, '격치학(格致學)', '궁리학(窮理學)' 등 개별 학문을 지칭하는 명사로 변환되었으며, 때때로 철학(philosophy), 과학(science) 등 상이한 학문 영역을 넘나들며 사용되었다. 학문 개념과 지적 체계의 이러한 변동은 외래 학문의 수용 양상을 보여주는 한편 동아시아 전통 학문이 지닌 특성을 드러낸다. 이제 가치와 사실의 분리, 인간학과 자연학의 분리, 학문의 분과화를 진행해 온 근대학문은 또 하나의 전통이 되었고, 계승과 극복의 양가적 대상이다.