• 한국자기공명학회논문지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2024

IscU, the iron-sulfur (Fe-S) cluster scaffold protein, is an essential protein for biogenesis of Fe-S clusters. Previous studies showed that IscU manifests a metamorphic structural feature; at least two structural states, namely the structured state (S-state) and the disordered state (D-state), interconverting in a physiological condition, was observed. Moreover, subsequent studies demonstrated that the metamorphic flexibility of IscU is important for its Fe-S cluster assembly activity as well as for an efficient interaction with various partner proteins. Although solution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy has been a useful tool to investigate this protein, the detailed molecular mechanism that sustains the structural heterogeneity of IscU is still unclear. To tackle this issue, we applied a high-pressure NMR (HP-NMR) technique to the IscU variant, IscU(I8K), which shows an increased population of the S-state. We found that the equilibrium between the S- and D-state was significantly perturbed by pressure application, and the specific regions of IscU exhibited more sensitivity to pressure than the other regions. Our results provide novel insights to appreciate the dynamic behaviors of IscU and the related versatile functionality.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.49-55
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• 2016

본 연구는 식품연포장 적층 라미네이트에 주로 사용되는 유성접착제를 대체하기 위해 아크릴 수성화방법을 활용하여 친환경적인 수성 점착제를 설계하였다. 방법으로는 음이온/비이온 그리고 인산에스테르 계면활성제들의 조합과 분자량조절제(chain transfer agent, CTA)의 양을 달리하고, 기능성단량체(functional monomer)의 종류를 달리하였다. 합성된 점착제의 가교 정도와 분자량의 영향을 각각 실험군 8종으로 점착제를 설계 합성하고 조사하였다. 그리고 별도로 분자량이 서로 다른 styrene/alpha-methyl styrene/acrylic acid (SAA) semipolymer 분산제(Mw = 13,000과 Mw = 8,600)를 기존의 계면활성제를 대신하여 사용해 감압점착제(Pressure Sensitive Adhesive, PSA)의 물성을 조사하였다. 합성된 10종의 감압점착제가 유연포장용 기본 물성 규격에 적합한지를 DSC, 입자크기, adhesion, 분자량의 물성 분석으로 평가하였다. 실험 결과 계면활성제는 음이온/비이온 조합으로, CTA는 0.2%로 기능성 단량체는 HEA, GMA를 사용한 점착제 2개의 실험군에서 유연포장에 적용 가능한 분자량과 유연성, 낮은 접착력, 작은 입자의 물성을 확인하였다.

• 청정기술
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• 제7권3호
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• pp.169-178
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• 2001

섬유염색은 전 세계적으로 매우 큰 시장이나, 염료를 사용하여 섬유염색을 수행하는 기존 인쇄 공정의 경우 염료의 손실 및 환경오염의 문제점을 갖고 있다. 기존 공정들의 경우 섬유 인쇄 시 전처리 및 후처리 공정이 필요하고 이들 공정에서 폐수가 발생하게 된다. 이런 문제점들의 해결방안으로 전처리 및 후처리 공정이 필요없고 잉크를 효율적으로 사용할 수 있는 잉크제트 프린팅 기법을 섬유염색 기술에 적용하려는 노력이 진행중이다. 섬유인쇄를 위해 잉크제트 프린터를 사용할 경우 안료를 사용하기 때문에 잉크는 액체 상에 고체입자가 분산되어 있는 서스펜션 상태로 존재한다. 분자역학 모사 기법과 유사한 Stokesian 역학 모사 방법을 사용한 전산모사를 통해 외부에서 가해진 압력구배에 의해 노즐 관에 흐르는 분산잉크 중의 입자 분포 및 속도 분포 변화를 살펴보았다. 전산모사결과 입자의 부피분율이 낮을수록, 평균 무차원 서스펜션 속도가 낮을수록, 노즐 관과 입자 크기 사이의 비(H/a)가 클수록 입자들의 분포가 상당히 균일한 것으로 나타났다. 따라서 잉크제트 프린팅 기법을 사용하여 섬유인쇄를 수행하는 경우, 노즐 관에의 유속을 작게 하고 노즐 관과 입자 사이의 크기 비를 크게 해야 균일한 인쇄 성능을 얻을 수 있을 것으로 판단된다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제40권4호
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• pp.453-458
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• 2007

Bacterial luciferase is a heterodimeric enzyme, which catalyzes the light emission reaction, utilizing reduced FMN (FMNH2), a long chain aliphatic aldehyde and $O_2$, to produce green-blue light. This enzyme can be readily classed as slow or fast decay based on their rate of luminescence decay in a single turnover. Mutation of Glu175 in $\alpha$ subunit to Gly converted slow decay Xenorhabdus Luminescence luciferase to fast decay one. The following studies revealed that changing the luciferase flexibility and lake of Glu-flavin interactions are responsible for the unusual kinetic properties of mutant enzyme. Optical and thermodynamics studies have caused a decrease in free energy and anisotropy of mutant enzyme. Moreover, the role of Glu175 in transition state of folding pathway by use of stopped-flow fluorescence technique has been studied which suggesting that Glu175 is not involved in transition state of folding and appears as surface residue of the nucleus or as a member of one of a few alternative folding nuclei. These results suggest that mutation of Glu175 to Gly extended the structure of Xenorhabdus Luminescence luciferase, locally.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2008년도 춘계학술대회 및 기술 세미나 논문집 디스플레이 광소자
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• pp.42-42
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• 2008

Considerable attention has been focused on the applications of flexible liquid crystal (LC)-based displays because of their many potential advantages, such as portability, durability, light weight, thin packaging, flexibility, and low power consumption. To develop flexible LCDs that are capable of delivering high-quality moving images, like conventional glass-substrate LCDs, the LC device structure must have a stable alignment layer of LC molecules, concurrently support uniform cell gaps, and tightly bind two flexible substrates under external tension. However, stable LC molecular alignment has not been achieved because of the layerless LC alignment, and consequently high-quality images cannot be guaranteed. To solve these critical problems, we have proposed a PDMS pixel-wall based bonding method via the IB irradiation was developed for fasten the two substrates together strongly and maintain uniform cell gaps. The effect of the IB irradiation on PDMS with PI surface was also evaluated by side structure configuration and a result of x-ray photoelectron spectroscopic analysis of PDMS interlayer as a function of binder with substrates. large number of PDMS pixel-walls are tightly fastened to the surface of each flexible substrate and could maintain a constant cell gap between the LC molecules without using any other epoxy or polymer. To enhance the electro-optical performance of the LC device, we applied an alignment method that creates pretilt angle on the PI surface via ion beam irradiation. Using this approach, our flexible LCDs have a contrast ratio of 132:1 and a response time of about 15 ms, resulting in highly reliable electro-optical performance in the bent state, comparable to that of glass-substrate LCDs.

• BMB Reports
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.441-447
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• 2006

Abuse of drugs can elicit compulsive drug seeking behaviors upon repeated administration, and ultimately leads to the phenomenon of addiction. We developed a procedure for the standardization of microarray gene expression data of rat brain in drug addiction and stored them in a single integrated database system, focusing on more effective data processing and interpretation. Another characteristic of the present database is that it has a systematic flexibility for statistical analysis and linking with other databases. Basically, we adopt an intelligent SQL querying system, as the foundation of our DB, in order to set up an interactive module which can automatically read the raw gene expression data in the standardized format. We maximize the usability of this DB, helping users study significant gene expression and identify biological function of the genes through integrated up-to-date gene information such as GO annotation and metabolic pathway. For collecting the latest information of selected gene from the database, we also set up the local BLAST search engine and non-redundant sequence database updated by NCBI server on a daily basis. We find that the present database is a useful query interface and data-mining tool, specifically for finding out the genes related to drug addiction. We apply this system to the identification and characterization of methamphetamine-induced genes' behavior in rat brain.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권8호
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• pp.1060-1068
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• 2011

The LDH isozymes are key catalysts in the glycolytic pathway of energy metabolism. It is well known that the distribution of the LDH isozymes vary in accordance with the metabolic requirements of different tissues. The substrates required for energy production change noticeably at successive stages of testes development suggesting a significant flexibility in the expression of glycolytic enzymes. Therefore, expression of LHDA and LDHB mRNAs was examined in adult and prepubertal quail testis. The mRNA of both LDHA and LDHB were expressed and no significant difference was observed in prepubertal testes. The mRNA levels of LDHB significantly increased during testicular development. In the adult testis, LDHA mRNA was not expressed. Expression studies revealed the presence of different LDH isozymes during testicular development. In contrast, electrophoresis of both testicular samples revealed only single band at a position indicative of an extreme type of LDH isozyme in quail testes. Furthermore, nucleotide and amino acid sequence analysis revealed significant similarity to chicken, duck and rock pigeon. These sequence results confirmed the similarity of LDHA and LDHB subunit protein in different avian species.

• 폴리머
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.281-286
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• 2015

UV경화형 2-ethylhexyl acrylate(2-EHA)/acrylic acid(AA) 점착제의 점착특성에 대한 경화제 함량의 영향에 대해 조사하였다. 0.01 wt%의 극소량의 MMT가 도입된 아크릴 단량체 혼합물에 각각 0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.3 wt%의 1,6-hexanediol diacrylate(HDDA)를 경화제로 첨가하고 UV조사를 실시하여 점착제를 제조하였다. MMT 도입이 공중합체의 경화 거동과 점착제의 표면 특성에 미치는 영향은 매우 낮았으나, 점착특성의 경우 MMT의 도입으로 분자 사슬의 유연성이 제한되면서 응집파괴(cohesive failure)가 억제되는 것을 확인하였다. 그러나 0.3 wt%의 경화제가 도입된 점착제는 사슬 경직성이 크게 증가하면서 MMT의 첨가가 오히려 점착특성을 저하시키는 것으로 추측되었다. 결과를 토대로 2-EHA/AA 점착제의 경우 0.05 wt%의 낮은 함량의 경화제와 극소량의 MMT의 도입이 박리 시 응집파괴 없이 균형적인 점착특성을 부여하는 것으로 판단된다.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제21권3호
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• pp.30.1-30.13
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• 2023

Ephs belong to the largest family of receptor tyrosine kinase and are highly conserved both sequentially and structurally. The structural organization of Eph is similar to other receptor tyrosine kinases; constituting the extracellular ligand binding domain, a fibronectin domain followed by intracellular juxtamembrane kinase, and SAM domain. Eph binds to respective ephrin ligand, through the ligand binding domain and forms a tetrameric complex to activate the kinase domain. Eph-ephrin regulates many downstream pathways that lead to physiological events such as cell migration, proliferation, and growth. Therefore, considering the importance of Eph-ephrin class of protein in tumorigenesis, 7,620 clinically reported missense mutations belonging to the class of variables of unknown significance were retrieved from cBioPortal and evaluated for pathogenicity. Thirty-two mutations predicted to be pathogenic using SIFT, Polyphen-2, PROVEAN, SNPs&GO, PMut, iSTABLE, and PremPS in-silico tools were found located either in critical functional regions or encompassing interactions at the binding interface of Eph-ephrin. However, seven were reported in nonsmall cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Considering the relevance of receptor tyrosine kinases and Eph in NSCLC, these seven mutations were assessed for change in the folding pattern using molecular dynamic simulation. Structural alterations, stability, flexibility, compactness, and solvent-exposed area was observed in EphA3 Trp790Cys, EphA7 Leu749Phe, EphB1 Gly685Cys, EphB4 Val748Ala, and Ephrin A2 Trp112Cys. Hence, it can be concluded that the evaluated mutations have potential to alter the folding pattern and thus can be further validated by in-vitro, structural and in-vivo studies for clinical management.

• Annals of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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• 제35권
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• pp.53.1-53.15
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• 2023

Background: Plastics are high-molecular-weight materials composed of long carbon chains. They are prevalent in daily life, present in various items such as food containers and microwavable packaging. Phthalates, an additive used to enhance their flexibility, are endocrine-disrupting chemicals. We utilized the data from the Korean National Environmental Health Survey (KoNEHS) cycle 3, representing the general South Korean population, to investigate the relationship between the use of plastics in refrigerator food storage and phthalate exposure. Methods: We assessed 3,333 adult participants (aged ≥ 19 years) including 1,526 men and 1,807 women, using data from KoNEHS cycle 3. Using the 75th percentile concentration, urine phthalate metabolites were categorized into high and low-concentration groups. χ² test was conducted to analyze variations in the distribution of each variable, considering sociodemographic factors, health-related factors, food intake, the use of plastics, and the concentration of urine phthalate metabolites as the variables. To calculate odds ratios (ORs) for the high-concentration group of urine phthalate metabolites based on the use of plastics in refrigerator food storage, logistic regression analysis was conducted. Results: In men, the use of plastics in refrigerator food storage had significantly higher adjusted ORs compared to those using the others. The adjusted ORs were calculated as follows: mono-(2-ethyl-5-hydroxyhexyl) phthalate (MEHHP) had an OR of 1.35 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.05-1.72), mono-(2-ethyl-5-oxohexyl) phthalate (MEOHP) had an OR of 1.48 (95% CI: 1.16-1.88), mono-(2-ethyl-5-carboxypentyl) phthalate (MECPP) had an OR of 1.32 (95% CI: 1.04-1.66), ∑di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (∑DEHP) had an OR of 1.37 (95% CI: 1.08-1.74) and mono-n-butyl phthalate (MnBP) had an OR of 1.44 (95% CI: 1.13-1.84). Conclusion: The concentrations of urine phthalate metabolites (MEHHP, MEOHP, MECPP, ∑DEHP, and MnBP) were significantly higher in men who used plastics in refrigerator food storage compared to those using the others.