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A newly Recorded Species of the Genus Hallodapus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Miridae) from the Korean Peninsula

  • Kim, Junggon;Bae, Jongmin;Hong, Euijeong;Jung, Sunghoon
    • Journal of Forest and Environmental Science
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    • 제38권2호
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    • pp.133-136
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    • 2022
  • A species, Hallodapus kyushuensis is first reported from the Korean Peninsula. Morphological information including the redescription, diagnosis, and a key to the Korean Hallodapus species are provided.

Protein Backbone Torsion Angle-Based Structure Comparison and Secondary Structure Database Web Server

  • Jung, Sunghoon;Bae, Se-Eun;Ahn, Insung;Son, Hyeon S.
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • 제11권3호
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    • pp.155-160
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    • 2013
  • Structural information has been a major concern for biological and pharmaceutical studies for its intimate relationship to the function of a protein. Three-dimensional representation of the positions of protein atoms is utilized among many structural information repositories that have been published. The reliability of the torsional system, which represents the native processes of structural change in the structural analysis, was partially proven with previous structural alignment studies. Here, a web server providing structural information and analysis based on the backbone torsional representation of a protein structure is newly introduced. The web server offers functions of secondary structure database search, secondary structure calculation, and pair-wise protein structure comparison, based on a backbone torsion angle representation system. Application of the implementation in pair-wise structural alignment showed highly accurate results. The information derived from this web server might be further utilized in the field of ab initio protein structure modeling or protein homology-related analyses.

유전자재조합에 대한 소비자의 기초지식과 정보인지에 따른 구매의사 (Housewives' Basic Knowledge, Recognition, and Willingness to buy GMO)

  • 김혜선;김문정
    • 한국가정과학회지
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    • 제7권1호
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    • pp.113-129
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    • 2004
  • This study was pursued to examine the differences in housewives' willingness of buying genetically modified(GM) Food by the basic knowledge and recognition toward GMO. The results could provide a basic information for the consumer education and consumer policy about genetically modified food. The final 723 observations collected using a questionnaire were analysed by frequency, percentage. mean, standard deviation, t-test.$X^2$. ANOVA. and duncan-test using the SPSS/WIN 10.0 programs. The main results were following (1) Consumers' basic knowledge about GMO was too low to understand or interpretate information regarding GM food which was provided or would be provided. So consumers education for very basic biology should be offered for consumer to understand and interpretate various information about GM food is provided. (2) Consumers didn't trust GM food information provided by government. however they wanted government to provide information regarding GM food. (3) The more basic biology knowledge consumer has, the better recognition of GM food and the higher possibility that they eat consumer has.

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식물 유전자의 과발현 및 발현 억제를 위한 유용 벡터의 제조 및 확인 (Construction and Verification of Useful Vectors for Ectopic Expression and Suppression of Plant Genes.)

  • 이영미;석혜연;박희연;박지임;한지성;방태식;문용환
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제19권6호
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    • pp.809-817
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    • 2009
  • 식물에서 유전자의 기능을 연구하는데 있어서 유전자가 과발현 되거나 발현이 억제되는 형질전환체는 해당 유전자의 기능과 관련되어 매우 유용한 정보를 제공한다. 본 연구에서는 modified CaMV 355, UBQ3, UBQ10 프로모터를 pPZP211 벡터에 각각 클로닝 하여 Agrobacterium을 매개로 한 과발현형질전환 식물체 제작에 유용하게 이용할 수 있는 pFGL571, pFGL846, pFGL847을 제조하였다. 이 벡터들은 크기가 작고, 박테리아 내에 high copy로 존재하며, 다중 클로닝 부위에 다양한 제한효소 부위를 가지고 있고, 전체 서열이 알려져 있는 등의 장점을 가지고 있다. GUS 또는 sGFP 리포터 유전자를 포함하는 형질전환 식물체를 제조하여 modified CaMV 35S, UBQ3, UBQ10 프로모터의 활성을 분석한 결과, 세 프로모터 모두 발아 후 대부분의 발달단계와 성숙한 식물체의 꽃 기관에서 높은 활성을 보였다. 한편, 식물에서 유전자 발현 억제에 이용할 수 있는 RNAi 기본 벡터인 pFGL727을 제조하였고, pFGL727을 이용한 벼 RNAi 형질전환체의 분석을 통해 이벡터가 유전자의 발현 억제에 유용하게 이용될 수 있음을 확인하였다. 연구 결과를 종합해 보면, 본 연구에서 제조한 벡터들은 식물에서 유전자 과발현과 발현 억제에 유용하게 이용될수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

누에로부터 핵다각체병 바이러스 방어관련 유전자 정보 분석 (Identification of Antiviral-related Genes Up-regulated in Response to Bombyx mori Nucleopolyhedrovirus)

  • 구태원;홍선미;김성완;최광호;김성렬;박승원;강석우;윤은영
    • 한국잠사곤충학회지
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    • 제50권2호
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    • pp.53-62
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    • 2012
  • 누에 BmNPV는 잠사업에 있어서 가장 위해한 바이러스로써 익히 보고되었으며, 종종 잠사업의 심각한 경제적 손실을 야기하기도 한다. 곤충의 박테리아, 곰팡이 그리고 원생동물과 같은 다양한 병원체에 대응하는 곤충의 생체 방어기작에 대한 연구가 많이 알려져 있지만, 항바이러스 기작에 대한 연구는 매우 부족한 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 누에서 처음으로 누에의 BmNPV에 대한 생체방어 관련 유전자를 선발하기 위하여, 누에에 인위적으로 BmNPV를 주사하여 면역을 유도한 다음, 이로부터 cDNA 유전자은행을 제작하였다. 제작된 cDNA 유전자은행으로부터 무작위로 3,332개의 cDNA 클론을 선발하여 정상 누에에 비하여 BmNPV에 의해 면역이 유도된 누에에서 차별화 발현되는 109종의 잠정 항바이러스 유전자 클론을 차별화선별법에 의해서 분리하였다. 본 연구를 통해 확보한 109개의 유전자 정보는 누에의 바이러스에 대한 면역반응뿐만 아니라 최근에 개발된 누에 형질전환 기술을 이용하여 BmNPV 저항성 누에 품종을 개발하는데 중요한 기초 자료를 제공할 것으로 기대되며 또한, 인간의 중요한 항바이러스제 개발을 위한 모델 곤충으로써 누에를 이용하는데 기초 자료로 활용될 것으로도 기대된다.

Ginseng-derived type I rhamnogalacturonan polysaccharide binds to galectin-8 and antagonizes its function

  • Yi Zheng;Yunlong Si;Xuejiao Xu;Hongming Gu;Zhen He;Zihan Zhao;Zhangkai Feng;Jiyong Su;Kevin H. Mayo;Yifa Zhou;Guihua Tai
    • Journal of Ginseng Research
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    • 제48권2호
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    • pp.202-210
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    • 2024
  • Background: Panax ginseng Meyer polysaccharides exhibit various biological functions, like antagonizing galectin-3-mediated cell adhesion and migration. Galectin-8 (Gal-8), with its linker-joined N- and C-terminal carbohydrate recognition domains (CRDs), is also crucial to these biological processes, and thus plays a role in various pathological disorders. Yet the effect of ginseng-derived polysaccharides in modulating Gal-8 function has remained unclear. Methods: P. ginseng-derived pectin was chromatographically isolated and enzymatically digested to obtain a series of polysaccharides. Biolayer Interferometry (BLI) quantified their binding affinity to Gal-8, and their inhibitory effects on Gal-8 was assessed by hemagglutination, cell migration and T-cell apoptosis. Results: Our ginseng-derived pectin polysaccharides consist mostly of rhamnogalacturonan-I (RG-I) and homogalacturonan (HG). BLI shows that Gal-8 binding rests primarily in RG-I and its β-1,4-galactan side chains, with sub-micromolar KD values. Both N- and C-terminal Gal-8 CRDs bind RG-I, with binding correlated with Gal-8-mediated function. Conclusion: P. ginseng RG-I pectin β-1,4-galactan side chains are crucial to binding Gal-8 and antagonizing its function. This study enhances our understanding of galectin-sugar interactions, information that may be used in the development of pharmaceutical agents targeting Gal-8.

약물 관련 정보를 이용한 약물 부작용 예측 (Prediction of Drug Side Effects Based on Drug-Related Information)

  • 서수경;이태건;윤영미
    • 한국정보기술학회논문지
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    • 제17권12호
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2019
  • 약물 부작용이란 질병의 예방, 진단 또는 치료에 사용된 약물로부터 발생한 유해하고 의도하지 않은 현상이다. 이러한 부작용은 환자를 죽음에 이르게 할 수 있으며, 약물 개발 실패의 주요 원인 중 하나이다, 따라서, 다양한 방법들이 부작용을 알아내기 위하여 시도되었다. 본 연구에서는 시스템스 바이올로지 접근법을 기반으로 기존 연구에서 주로 사용되었던 화학적 구조, 생물학적 정보 이외에도 다양한 표현형 정보를 사용하는 것에 주목하였다. 먼저, 5가지 적응증 데이터베이스, 화학적 구조, 타겟 유전자 정보를 수집하고 개별로 유사도를 계산하였다. 테이블은 하나의 약물-부작용에 대하여 앞서 생성된 유사도를 이용하여 생성되었고 다양한 기계학습 기법이 적용되었다. 결과는 AUC(Area Under the ROC Curve)값을 통해 확인하였다. 본 연구의 유의성은 비교 실험을 통하여 확인하였다.

Contribution of Ecological Surveys to Coastal Conservation: A Case in Soft Shore Study

  • Tai, K. K;Cheung, S.-G;Shin, P.-K.-S.
    • The Korean Journal of Ecology
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    • 제27권3호
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    • pp.127-131
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    • 2004
  • Soft shores are particularly vulnerable to human exploitation; however, they exhibit a variety of habitats which provide refuge for a diversity of flora and fauna. This study describes a survey of 13 soft shores in Hong Kong with information on species diversity, sediment characteristics, shore extent, pollution threat, degree of naturalness, linkage with other ecological habitats, and degree of social/economic importance. Data collected were subjected to multivariate statistical analyses, so as to identify shores that have significant ecological status and conservation value for management purposes.

Looking Inside the Cell for Mechanisms of Immunotoxicity: Experimental Design and Approaches Aimed Toward Elucidation of 2,3,7,8-Tetrachlor- dibenzo-p-dioxin-mediated B Cell Dysfunction

  • Norbert E. Kaminski;Kang, Jong-Soon
    • Toxicological Research
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    • 제17권
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    • pp.205-210
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    • 2001
  • One of the major focuses and perhaps the greatest challenges during the past decade in the discipline of immunotoxicology has been the elucidation of the molecular mechanisms responsible for immunotoxicity by specific agents. Much is currently understood about the basic underlying intracellular processes that control leukocyte effector function. This fundamental information in cell biology can now be applied toward developing systematic approaches, through the application of cell and molecular biology techniques, to identify the intracellular targets and processes disrupted by immunotoxicants. The objective of this paper is two fold. First to discuss fundamental principles of experimental design aimed at elucidation of cellular mechanisms in immunotoxicology; and second to discuss the application of molecular biology techniques in characterizing the mechanism of TCDD-induced B cell dysfunction as a working example.

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The Actinobacterium Corynebacterium glutamicum, an Industrial Workhorse

  • Lee, Joo-Young;Na, Yoon-Ah;Kim, Eungsoo;Lee, Heung-Shick;Kim, Pil
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제26권5호
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    • pp.807-822
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    • 2016
  • Starting as a glutamate producer, Corynebacterium glutamicum has played a variety of roles in the industrial production of amino acids, one of the most important areas of white biotechnology. From shortly after its genome information became available, C. glutamicum has been applied in various production processes for value-added chemicals, fuels, and polymers, as a key organism in industrial biotechnology alongside the surprising progress in systems biology and metabolic engineering. In addition, recent studies have suggested another potential for C. glutamicum as a synthetic biology platform chassis that could move the new era of industrial microbial biotechnology beyond the classical field. Here, we review the recent progress and perspectives in relation to C. glutamicum, which demonstrate it as one of the most promising and valuable workhorses in the field of industrial biotechnology.