• Journal of Radiation Protection and Research
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.139-145
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• 1986

중성자와 우라늄의 핵반응에 의해 생성된 핵분열생성들의 물리적 특성을 이용하며 원자로 내의 핵연료 상태를 해석하는 모델을 개선하였다. 이 모델에서는 고체 핵연료 내에서 특정핵종의 핵분열 생성물의 생성과 이것이 원자로 냉각재까지 방출되는 과정을 계산하고 추적하여 방사능농도와 결함 핵연료봉의 수를 관계짓는 방정식의 계수들을 결정한다. 핵분열생성들의 거동은 이탈(knock out)과 이동(migration) 두 부분으로 나누어 해석하였으며 트램프 우라늄의 영향을 분리할 수 있도록 하였다. 실측자료로는 가압 경수형 원자로인 고리 원자력발전소 1호기의 1차 냉각재를 분석해서 얻은 I-131과 I-133의 방사능 강도를 이용하였다. 이 실험자료와 위 방정식에서 구한 방사능 강도로부터 구한 결함 핵연료의 수는 제 3 주기에서 $9.34{\pm}1.13$개 제 6 주기에서 $0.294{\pm}0.092$개로 나타났다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.335-341
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• 2017

The complexity of the bacterial recombination system is a barrier for the construction of bacterial mutants for the further functional investigation of specific genes. Several protocols have been developed to inactivate genes from the genus Pseudomonas. Those protocols are complicated and time-consuming and mostly do not enable easy construction of multiple knock-ins/outs. The current study describes a single and double crossover-recombination system using an optimized vector-free allele-exchange protocol for gene disruption and gene replacement in a single species of the family Pseudomonadaceae. The protocol is based on self-ligation (circularization) for the DNA cassette which has been obtained by overlapping polymerase chain reaction (Fusion-PCR), and carries an antibiotic resistance cassette flanked by homologous internal regions of the target locus. To establish the reproducibility of the approach, three different chromosomal genes (ncRNA31, rpoN, rpoS) were knocked-out from the root-associative bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri A1501. The results showed that the P. stutzeri A1501 mutants, which are free of any plasmid backbone, could be obtained via a single or double crossover recombination. In order to optimize this protocol, three key factors that were found to have great effect on the efficiency of the homologous recombination were further investigated. Moreover, the modified protocol does not require further cloning steps, and it enables the construction of multiple gene knock-in/out mutants sequentially. This work provides a simple and rapid mutagenesis strategy for genome editing in P. stutzeri, which may also be applicable for other gram-negative bacteria.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.281-287
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• 2013

A major barrier to progress in pig to primate organ transplantation or cell therapy is the presence of terminal ${\alpha}$-1,3-galactosyl epitopes on the surface of pig cells. Therefore, the purpose of this experiment was to establish and cha- racterize mesenchymal stromal/stem cells (MSCs) derived from ${\alpha}$-1,3-galactosyltransferase (GalT) knock out (GalT KO) pig to confirm their potential for cell therapy. Bone marrow (BM)-MSCs from GalT KO pig of 1 month old were isolated by Ficoll-Paque PLUS gradient and cultured with A-DMEM + 10% FBS on plastic dishes in 5% $CO_2$ incubator at 38.5. GalT KO BM-MSCs were analyzed for the expression of CD markers ($CD45^-$, $29^+$, $90^+$ and $105^+$) and in vitro differentiation ability (adiopogenesis and osteogenesis). Further, cell proliferation capacity and cell aging of GalT KO BM-MSCs were compared to Wild BM-MSCs by BrdU incorporation assay (Roche, Germany) using ELISA at intervals of two days for 7 days. Finally, the cell size was also evaluated in GalT KO and Wild BM-MSCs. Statistical analysis was performed by T-test (P<0.05). GalT KO BM-MSCs showed fibroblast-like cell morphology on plastic culture dish at passage 1 and exhibited $CD45^-$, $29^+$, $90^+$ and $105^+$ expression profile. Follow in ginduction in StemPro adipogenesis and osteogenesis media for 3 weeks, GalT KO BM-MSCs were differentiated into adipocytes, as demonstrated by Oilred Ostaining of lipid vacuoles and osteocytes, as confirmed by Alizarinred Sstaining of mineral dispositions, respectively. BrdU incorporation assay showed a significant decrease in cell proliferation capacity of GalT KO BM-MSCs compared to Wild BM-MSCs from 3 day, when they were seeded at $1{\times}10^3$ cells/well in 96-well plate. Passage 3 GalT KO and Wild BM-MSCs at 80% confluence in culture dish were allowed to form single cells to calculate cell size. The results showed that GalT KO BM-MSCs($15.0{\pm}0.4{\mu}m$) had a little larger cell size than Wild BM-MSCs ($13.5{\pm}0.3{\mu}m$). From the above findings, it is summarized that GalT KO BM-MSCs possessed similar biological properties with Wild BM-MSCs, but exhibited a weak cell proliferation ability and resistance to cell aging. Therefore, GalT KO BM-MSCs might form a good source for cell therapy after due consideration to low proliferation potency in vitro.

• Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
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• 제53권3호
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• pp.275-284
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• 2002

연구배경: Gemcitabine은 폐암에서 임상적 유용성이 큰 새로운 항암제이다. 저자들은 폐암세포에서 Gemcita bine에 의한 세포 사멸과 p53의 역할을 규명하고자 하였다. 방 법 : 폐암 세포주로 A549와 H358 세포주를 이용하였고 세포 독성 검사는 MTT assay를 이용하였으며 Gemcitabine 농도는 10nM, 100nM, 1uM, 10uM, 100uM을 사용하였다. 세포 주기 검사는 FACScan을 이용하여 분석하였고 p53 활성화 여부는 western blot을 사용하였다. p53 단백질 분해를 촉진시키는 안정적 세포주 A549-E6과 H358-E6을 제조하고 대조 세포주 A549-neo와 H358-neo 세포주와 비교하여 p53의 기능적 knock-out 실험을 시행하였다. p53의 기능적 knock-out은 p53 유도 약제인 doxorubicine 1 M을 사용하여 western blot으로 확인하였다. 결 과 : A549와 H358 세포주에서 Gemcitabine은 농도에 비례한 세포 독성을 보였고 S phase arrest와 p53의 활성화를 유도하였다. 안정적 세포주 A549-E6과 H358-E6은 MTT assay에서 대조 세포주 A549-noo와 H358-noo에 비해 각각 20-30%, 30-40%의 세포 독성 차단효과를 보였다. 결 론 : Gemcitabine은 S phase arrest를 유발시키고 p53 단백질의 활성화를 유도하며 p53의 기능소실이 Gemcitabine에 대한 저항인자로 작용하고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 향후 Gemcitabine에 의해 p53의 활성화가 발생하는 신호경로와 p53 활성화에 의한 아포프토시스의 신호경로에 대한 연구가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.65-74
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• 2015

Carbohydrate antigens expressed on pig cells are considered to be major barriers in pig-to-human xenotransplantation. Even after ${\alpha}1,3$-galactosyltransferase gene knock-out (GalT-KO) pigs are generated, potential non-Gal antigens are still existed. However, to the best of our knowledge there is no extensive study analyzing N-glycans expressed on the GalT-KO pig tissues or cells. Here, we identified and quantified totally 47 N-glycans from wild-type (WT) and GalT-KO pig fibroblasts using mass spectrometry. First, our results confirmed the absence of galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose (${\alpha}$-Gal) residue in the GalT-KO pig cells. Interestingly, we showed that the level of overall fucosylated N-glycans from GalT-KO pig fibroblasts is much higher than from WT pig fibroblasts. Moreover, the relative quantity of the N-glycolylneuraminic acid (NeuGc) antigen is slightly higher in the GalT-KO pigs. Thus, this study will contribute to a better understanding of cellular glycan alterations on GalT-KO pigs for successful xenotransplantation.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.307-316
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• 2008

식물에서 전이인자를 이용한 삽입 변이체의 유전자 기능분석 연구가 최근 가장 활발하게 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 동진벼의 Ac/Ds 삽입 변이체인 F2 세대 30,000 계통을 이용하여 고염과 저온에 민감한 계통과 내성이 있는 계통을 대량 스크리닝을 통해 선발하였다. 첫 번째 스크리닝에서 선발한 212 계통을 Southern blot 분석을 통해 Ds의 삽입여부 및 copy 수를 꽉인하고 표현형과 비교하여 고염과 저온에서 총 19 계통을 선발하였고, 이 중 copy 수가 하나인 계통은 13 계통이었다. 선발한 계통을 FSTs 분석을 통해 Ds의 삽입위치 및 knock-out유전자를 확인하고 염기서열 정보를 이용하여 벼 전체 염기서열 정보와 상동성 비교분석 결과 세포의 신호전달 과정과 조절 관여하는 유전자 그룹인 transpoter, protease family protein and apical meristem family protein, 삼투압조절에 관여하는 유전자 그룹인 heat shock potein, O-methyltransferase, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase and drought stress Induce protein 그리고 식물의 소포유통(vesicle trafficking)에 관여하는 유전자 SYP 5 family protein로 구분할 수 있었다. 선발된 19개 유전자의 발현 분석을 위해 9종류 비생물학적 스트레스 하에서 RT-PCR을 수행한 결과 이들 knock-out 유전자는 비생물학적 스트레스에 각각 다른 발현 패턴을 보였다. 이 연구의 결과는 삽입 변이체를 통한 유전자의 기능분석에 있어서 비생물학적인 스트레스의 응답 반응계에 관여하는 유전자를 연구하는데 유용할 것이라고 생각된다.

• 한국수학교육학회지시리즈E:수학교육논문집
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.417-438
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• 2022

본 연구의 목적은 개별화 맞춤형 수학 학습을 지원하는 AI 기반 플랫폼 활용 시 고려해야 할 교수·학습에 관한 시사점을 제안하는 것이다. 이를 위해 국내·외 공교육에서 활용되고 있는 플랫폼 5개(똑똑!수학탐험대, 노리AI스쿨수학, 칸 아카데미, MATHia, CENTURY)를 분석대상으로 선정하여, AI 기반 수학교육 플랫폼이 개별화 맞춤형 학습을 지원하기 위한 세 가지 요소(PLP, PLN, PLE)를 어떻게 반영하고 있는지를 분석하였다. 그 결과, 각 플랫폼에서 구현하고 있는 PLP, PLN, PLE의 특징은 다양했지만, PLP와 PLN을 바탕으로 학습자가 자율적으로 학습에 대한 의사결정을 내릴 수 있는 PLE를 형성할 수 있도록 설계된 것으로 분석되었다. 본 연구의 의의는 AI 기반 수학교육 플랫폼을 활용하는 개별화 맞춤형 수학 학습에 대한 이해도와 실천 가능성을 높였다는 데에서 찾을 수 있다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제52권2호
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• pp.111-112
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• 2019

Although many studies have reported that the breakdown of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) represents one of the major pathological changes in aging, the mechanism underlying this process remains relatively unexplored. In this study, we described that acid sphingomyelinase (ASM) derived from endothelial cells plays a critical role in BBB disruption in aging. ASM levels were elevated in the brain endothelium and plasma of aged humans and mice, resulting in BBB leakage through an increase in caveolae-mediated transcytosis. Moreover, ASM caused damage to the caveolae-cytoskeleton via protein phosphatase 1-mediated ezrin/radixin/moesin dephosphorylation in primary mouse brain endothelial cells. Mice overexpressing brain endothelial cell-specific ASM exhibited acceleration of BBB impairment and neuronal dysfunction. However, genetic inhibition and endothelial specific knock-down of ASM in mice improved BBB disruption and neurocognitive impairment during aging. Results of this study revealed a novel role of ASM in the regulation of BBB integrity and neuronal function in aging, thus highlighting the potential of ASM as a new therapeutic target for anti-aging.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제44권3호
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• pp.311-319
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• 2006

Bud6p is a component of a polarisome that controls cell polarity in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In this study, we investigated the role of the Candide albicans Bud6 protein (CaBud6p) in cell polarity and hyphal development. CaBud6p, which consists of 703 amino acids, had 37% amino-acid sequence identity with the Bud6 protein of S. cerevisiae. The homozygous knock-out of CaBUD6 resulted in several abnormal phenotypes, such as a round and enlarged cells, widened bud necks, and a random budding pattern. In hypha-inducing media, the mutant cells had markedly swollen tips and a reduced ability to switch from yeast to hypha. In addition, a yeast two-Hybrid analysis showed a physical interaction between CaBud6p and CaAct1p, which suggests that CaBud6p may be involved in actin cable organization, like Bud6p in S. cerevisiae. Taken together, these results indicate that CaBud6 plays an important role in the polarized growth of C. albicans.

• 한양메디칼리뷰
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.130-136
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• 2014

Animals find nutritious foods to survive, while avoiding aversive and toxic chemicals through the chemosensory faculties of olfaction and taste. The olfaction is comparatively well characterized, but the studies of taste are only recently developing since after 2000. Genetic, immunohistochemistry, and electrophysiological studies with knock-out transgenic mice opened up the taste field in mammals. Taste in insects has been only recently been studied after mammalian taste receptors were identified. Flies also discriminate the differences of sweet, salty and sour food, while being able to detect and reject potential foods contaminated with toxins or detrimental chemicals. These discriminatory abilities indicate that flies house basic taste receptors in their taste organs like humans. For the last decade, the sweet and bitter gustatory receptors in Drosophila have been characterized. In this review, we compare the taste anatomy between humans and insects. We also introduce five canonical taste sensations in Drosophila. In addition, we introduce new taste repertoires, that fruit flies can sense water and fatty acids as well as the carbonation buffer in beverage. These studies on simple model organisms will open up a new potential for scientists to further investigate these characteristics in vertebrates.