• 미생물학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.111-121
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• 1978

About 40 temperature-sensitive mutants have been isolated as a preliminary step to study the spore germination, the cell cycle, and the control of macromolecular synthesis in Aspergillus nidulans. To obtain temperature-sensitive mutants rapidly and effectively, the selective enrichment method using antifungal antibiotic nystatin was developed. Based on the data which had applied to the concentration of auxotrophic mutants by the earlier investigators, the optimal concentration and the time of treatment at the nonpermissive temeprature were determined as 50 to 100 units per ml and 4.5 hr., respectively. Out of 41 ts mutants assigned to the strain symbol PK, thirteen that seemed to be arrested at the earlystage of spore germination were subjected to the further cytological and genetic analysis. Elght of these mutants are able to form germ tube and five not. Staining with acid fuchsin for the 5PK strains shows that one irreversible mutant, PK6 strain able to form germ tube, accumulate mitotic spindle, being arrested in mitosis. Another PK15 and PK23 strain have more than one intact nucleolus without germ tube formation at the restrictive temperature. the temperature-senstive mutation in PK12 strain, the onlystrain which is able occurred in certain gene specific for the germination of spore. All of the ts markers are recessive and complement each other in heterokaryon between two different ts markers at the restrictive temperature.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제27권3호
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• pp.159-165
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• 2023

The Ruvb-like AAA ATPase1 (Ruvbl1; also known as Pontin) is an evolutionary conserved protein belonging to the adenosine triphosphates associated with diverse cellular activities (AAA+) superfamily of ATPases. Ruvbl1 is a component of various protein supercomplexes and is involved in a variety of cellular activities, including chromatin remodeling, DNA damage repair, and mitotic spindle assembly however, the developmental significance of this protein is unknown and needs detailed investigation. We investigated the developmental significance of Ruvbl1 in multiciliated cells of the Xenopus laevis epidermis since ruvbl1 is expressed in the multiciliated cells and pronephros during X. laevis embryogenesis. The knockdown of ruvbl1 significantly impaired cilia-driven fluid flow and basal body polarity in the X. laevis epidermis compared to control embryos, but did not affect cilia morphology. Our results suggest that Ruvbl1 plays a significant role in embryonic development by regulating ciliary beating; however, further investigation is needed to determine the mechanisms involved.

• Clinical and Experimental Reproductive Medicine
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.301-309
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• 1997

본 연구에서는 체외수정, 난자내 정자 직접주입, 난자내 정자 두부 미두 주입 후의 핵과 미세소관의 변화를 관찰하였다. 핵과 미세소관의 움직임은 형광염색을 실시한 후 공초점주사현미경을 이용하여 관찰하였다. 체외수정에서 관찰된 바와 동일하게 정자를 난자에 직접주입 한 직후 정자 중편부에서 성상체가 형성되었고, 이 성상체에 의해 자성 웅성 전핵이 융합되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 그러나 난자내 정자를 직접주입하였을 경우 웅성전핵으로 발달하는 비율이 낮았다. 이는 주입된 정자가 원형질막과 perinuclear theca에 싸인 체 난자내로 들어가 난자내의 sperm nucleus decondensing factor와 정자 핵과의 반응이 억제되기 때문으로 생각된다. 정자 두부 만을 주입하였을 경우 성상체가 형성되지 않았지만 자성 웅성 전핵 사이 또는 그 주위에서 두터운 미세소관층이 관찰이 되었다. 따라서 소에 있어서는 정자의 중편부에 위치하여 microtubule organizing center (MTOC)의 역할을 하는 중심립 또는 중심체 없이도 모계에서 유래된 미세소관이 형성되어 이것이 전핵의 융합과 세포분열에 관여하는 것으로 생각된다. 정자의 미부 만을 주입하였을 경우 성상체가 형성이 되지 않았으며, 자성핵 사이에 형성된 미세소관과 떨어져서 관찰되었다. 따라서 주입된 정자의 꼬리는 미세소관형성과 관련이 없는 것으로 생각된다. 이러한 결과는 소에 있어서, 수정 시 정자로부터 유래되는 중심립 또는 중심체가 없이도 미세소관을 형성하여 미세소관에 의해 이후의 배발달이 정상적으로 일어남을 보여주고 있다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권10호
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• pp.1230-1238
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• 2013

$17{\alpha}$-estradiol ($17{\alpha}-E_2$)의 에폽토시스 유도활성에 미치는 종양억제단백질 p53의 조절효과를 조사하고자, $17{\alpha}-E_2$에 의해 유도되는 에폽토시스 현상들을 인체 대장암 세포주 유래 클론인 HCT116 ($p53^{+/+}$) 및 HCT116 ($p53^{-/-}$) 세포에서 비교하였다. HCT116 ($p53^{+/+}$) 및 HCT116 ($p53^{-/-}$) 세포를 $17{\alpha}-E_2$ ($2.5{\sim}10{\mu}M$)로 처리하거나 혹은 HCT116 ($p53^{+/+}$) 및 HCT116 ($p53^{-/-}$) 세포를 $10{\mu}M$ $17{\alpha}-E_2$로 시간 별로 처리한 결과, HCT116 ($p53^{+/+}$)에 있어서는 세포독성과 에폽토시스-관련 sub-G1 peak의 비율은 처리농도와 시간에 의존적으로 나타났다. 그러나 HCT116 ($p53^{-/-}$) 세포의 경우는 이러한 현상이 미약하게 나타났다. $17{\alpha}-E_2$에 의해 유도되는 비정상적 유사분열방추사 형성, 중기판 염색체 배열의 미완성, 이에 따른 유사분열정지($G_2/M$ arrest) 등의 현상은 HCT116 ($p53^{+/+}$) 및 HCT116 ($p53^{-/-}$) 세포에서 유사한 수준으로 나타났다. 이에 반해, $17{\alpha}-E_2$에 의해 유도되는 Bak과 Bax의 활성화, 미토콘드리아의 막전위 상실(${\Delta}{\Psi}m$ loss), 그리고 PARP 분해 등의 현상은 HCT116 ($p53^{-/-}$) 세포에 비해 HCT116 ($p53^{+/+}$) 세포에서 훨씬 높은 수준으로 확인되었다. 아울러 $17{\alpha}-E_2$로 처리된 HCT116 ($p53^{+/+}$) 세포에서 확인되는 p53 (Ser-15)의 인산화 및 p53 수준의 증가와 일치하여, 세포 내의 p21및 Bax 수준도 현저히 증가하였다. 이때 $17{\alpha}-E_2$로 처리된 HCT116 ($p53^{-/-}$) 세포에서는 p21 및 Bax의 발현수준이 매우 낮았다. 한편, 에폽토시스 억제단백질인 Bcl-2 단백질 수준은 HCT116 ($p53^{-/-}$) 세포에 비해 HCT116 ($p53^{+/+}$) 세포에서 다소 낮았으나, 이러한 Bcl-2 단백질 수준은 $17{\alpha}-E_2$ 처리 후에도 크게 변화하지 않는 것으로 나타났다. 이러한 결과들은 $17{\alpha}-E_2$ 처리에 의해 유도되는 에폽토시스 유도 경로의 구성원들의 변화, 즉 비정상적 유사분열방추사 형성 및 이에 따른 유사분열정지($G_2/M$ arrest), 뒤이은 Bak 및 Bax의 활성화, 미토콘드리아의 막전위 상실, 그리고 이에 수반되는 caspase cascade 활성화 및 PARP 분해로 진행되는 에폽토시스 현상들 중에서, Bak 및 Bax의 활성화 단계가 종양억제단백질 p53의 에폽토시스 증진 활성에 의해 양성적으로 조절되는 작용 타켓임을 보여준다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제26권3호
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• pp.376-386
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• 2016

에폽토시스에 의한 세포자멸사는 암세포에 대한 항암제 효능의 핵심적 기전이다. 항암제의 대표적인 두 종류로 알려진 DNA-손상 약제(DNA-damaging agents, DDAs)와 미세소관-손상 약제(microtubule-damaging agents, MDAs)가 암세포에 야기하는 초기 항암신호전달 기전은 다르지만, 최종적으로는 대부분 미토콘드리아 의존-에폽토시스를 통해 암세포를 사멸시킨다. 한편, DDAs에 의한 에폽토시스 유도에는 wild-type 종양억제 단백질 p53의 역할이 매우 중요하다. 그러나 인체 암의 약 50% 이상이 p53유전자의 돌연변이 때문에 종양억제 단백질로서의 p53 기능이 불활성화 되어 있다. 따라서 p53과 무관하게 에폽토시스를 유도할 수 있는 MDAs를 이용한 항암치료는 돌연변이 p53을 지닌 암세포에 대해 유리한 화학요법으로 이해된다. 최근 본 연구진은 인체 급성 백혈병 세포주인 Jurkat T 세포를 모델로 하여, MDAs (nocodazole, 17-α-estradiol, 혹은 2-methoxyestradiol)의 항암작용과 관련된 세포주기 정지 및 에폽토시스 유도 기전을 구명하였다. 그 결과, Jurkat T 세포를 MDAs로 처리할 경우, 유사분열방추사의 결함에 의한 세포주기(전중기, prometaphase) 정지, 장시간에 걸친 Cdk1의 활성화, 활성화된 Cdk1에 의한 에폽토시스 조절인자들(Bcl-2, Bcl-xL, Mcl-1 및 Bim)의 인산화, 이에 따른 Bak 활성화, 미토콘드리아막 손상 및 카스파아제 연쇄 활성화에 의해 에폽토시스가 유도됨을 밝혔다. 또한 동일한 MDA 처리 조건하에서 Bcl-2 혹은 Bcl-xL의 과발현시켜 에폽토시스 진행을 차단할 경우, Jurkat T 세포는 약제처리 후에 전중기 정지된 4N 상태에 도달하지만, 이어서 유사분열 불이행(mitotic slippage) 및 내재복제(endoreduplication)가 진행되어 다배수체들(polyploids; 8N, 16N)을 생성하게 됨을 확인하였다. 이러한 결과는 MDAs처리에 따른 다배수체들의 생성을 차단하는 세포 내 기전으로서, 전중기 정지된 4N 세포의 에폽토시스에 의한 제거가 매우 중요함을 보여준다. 특히, 다배수체는 유전적으로 매우 불안정하여 암세포의 항암제 내성 획득 및 암 재발과 직접 연관되는 것으로 알려져 있으므로, 에폽토시스 기전에 결함이 있는 암세포를 대상으로 MDAs를 이용한 항암 화학요법을 시행할 경우에는 다배수체 세포의 생성을 차단하기 위한 새로운 수단이 반드시 병행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국동물번식학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국동물번식학회 2003년도 학술발표대회 발표논문초록집
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• pp.96-96
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• 2003

Nek2 (NIMA-related protein) is a mammalian cell cycle-regulated kinase that involves in chromosome condensation and centrosome regulation and NuMA (nuclear mitotic apparatus protein) is involved in spindle assembly during a cell cycle. The cellular distribution and organization of the centrosomal components is completely unknown during fertilization and embryonic development. We examined distribution of two well-known centrosomal proteins, Nek2 and NuMA in mouse gametes and embryos to get an insight in the reorganization of centrosomal proteins during germ cell development and early fertilization. Spermatogenic cells, gametes, and embryos were analyzed with anti-Nek2 or -NuMA antibodies by immunological assay, RT-PCR, and overexpression through gene transfection. Mitotically or meiotically active spermatogenic cells were intensively stained with these antibodies in both centrosomes and cytoplasm, whereas the oocytes showed different staining patterns depending on the meiotic stages. During maturation, GV, GVBD, and MI stage were clearly stained with NuMA antibody in the nucleus or cytoplasm at MII. Also, Nek2 was detectable in cytoplasm as scattered spots or chromosome associated at MII. In early developmental embryo, NuMA was detected in nucleus of each blastomere, while Nek2 was detected in cytoplasm. In contrast to previously reported results, Nek2 and NuMA were detected in both decondensing head, and the centriole of demembranated and decondensed sperm or whole body of trypsin-treated sperm for Nek2. During meiotic progress in oocytes, transcripts levels were the highest in MI stage and then downregulated in MII. Also, it shows dramatically change in early developmental embryos, firstly, it was increased until 4 cell stage and reduced in 8 cell stage, and finally, transcript levels were upregulated until blastoscyst. This finding suggests that cnetrosomal component may play an important role in reorganizing of functional centrosome during fertilization process and subsequent development.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권10호
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• pp.4187-4192
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• 2014

Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 and MMP-9 are important proteases involved in invasion and metastasis of various tumors. Extra-gastrointestinal stromal tumors (EGISTs) are rare neoplasms. This study was performed to assess MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression in EGIST tissue samples for association with clinicopathological data from the patients. Twenty-one surgical EGIST tissue specimens were collected for analysis of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression using immunohistochemistry. MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins were expressed in all of the epithelial cell types of EGISTs, whereas they were only expressed in 75% of the spindle cell type, although there was no statistically significant difference (p>0.05). Expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins was associated with tumor size, mitotic rate, tumor necrosis, and distant metastasis (p<0.05). MMP-2 expression was linked with MMP-9 levels (p<0.05). However, there was no correlation between MMP-9 expression and age, sex, primary site, or cell morphology in any of these 21 EGIST patients (p>0.05). Moreover, expression of MMP-2 and MMP-9 proteins increased with the degree of EGIST risk. This study provided evidence of an association of MMP-2 and MMP-9 expression with advanced EGIST behavior.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권6호
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• pp.973-978
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• 2007

Septins are a family of conserved cytoskeletal GTPase forming heteropolymeric filamentous structure in interphase cells, however, the mechanism of assembly are largely unknown. Here we described the characterization of SEPT12, sharing closest homology to SEPT3 and SEPT9. It was revealed that subcelluar localization of SEPT12 varied at interphase and mitotic phase. While SEPT12 formed filamentous structures at interphase, it was localized to the central spindle and to midbody during anaphase and cytokinesis, respectively. In addition, we found that SEPT12 can interact with SEPT6 in vitro and in vivo, and this interaction was independent of the coiled coil domain of SEPT6. Further, co-expression of SEPT12 altered the filamentous structure of SEPT6 in Hela cells. Therefore, our result showed that the interaction between different septins may affect the septin filament structure.

• 대한세포병리학회지
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.61-66
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• 1999

Angiosarcomas are rare tumors, seen most commonly in the skin and soft tissue of head and neck legion. But it has been described in numerous body sites including thyroid, breast, liver, spleen, bone, etc.. Their biological behaviors depend on the microscopic grade, site of origin, and multifocality. We report the unique cytological features of an angiosarcoma in pleural fluid. A 61-year-old woman presented with a 6 month history of dyspnea on exertion and chest pain. Chest computerized tomography(CT) revealed multiple subpleural small nodules in the right lung and widespread all space consolidation and pleural effusion in the left lung. CT of liver revealed multiple small low attenuated lesion. The smears obtained from pleural fluid showed hypocellularity with a hemorrhagic background. The tumor cells were highly pleomorphic oval or spindle in shape and presented singly, in loose groups, in knitted syncytial aggregates, and in acinar pattern. Their nuclei had vesicular chromatin with delineated, thick nuclear membranes and occasionally a large eosinophilic, prominent nucleolus. The cytoplasm was plump, thin or protected in spindly fashion. Almost ail tumor cells showed variable sized intracytoplasmic vacuoles and their nuclei were sometimes crescentic by a huge vacuole. Occasional binucleated tumor cells and mitotic figures were present. Cellular debris and streaky materials were identified. Needle biopsy specimen from the pleura revealed anastomosing slit-like spaces lined by pleomorphic tumor cells. The tumor cells showed a strong reactivity for CD31 and vimentin and focal weak reactivity for factor VIII-related antigen.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제15권20호
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• pp.8715-8718
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• 2014

Background: ABVD (doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblastine (Vb) and dacarbazine) is the standard regimen in Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL).Vincristine (O) is a mitotic spindle agent like Vb. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of O as a part of ABOD in HL. Materials and Methods: Patients who had ABOD were enrolled. Stage I-II HL were evaluated for unfavorable risk factors according to NCCN. National Cancer Institute Common Toxicity Criteria was used for toxicity. Results: Seventy-nine HL patients in our center between 2003 and 2007 were evaluated retrospectively. Median follow-up was 54 months. Most of the patients were male in their third decade. Median ABOD cycles were 6 (2-8). Primary refractory disease rate was 17.7% whereas it was 5.1% for early relapse and 5.1% for late relapse disease. Response rates were as 82.3% for complete response, 11.4% for partial response, 5.1% for stable disease and 1.3% for progressive disease. Half of relapsed patients had autologous stem cell transplantation. Estimated 5-year failure-free survival was 71% and significantly longer in early stage patients without risk factors, bulky disease or radiotherapy (RT) (p=0.05, p<0.0001, p=0.02; respectively). Estimated 5-year overall survival was 74% and significantly longer in those who had no RT (p=0.001). Dose modification rate was 5.1% and chemotherapy delay rate was 19%. There were no toxicity-related deaths. Conclusions: ABOD seems to be effective with managable toxicity in HL, even in those with poor prognostic factors.