• Molecules and Cells
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• 제46권6호
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• pp.387-398
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• 2023

Microtubule acetylation has been proposed as a marker of highly heterogeneous and aggressive triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC). The novel microtubule acetylation inhibitors GM-90257 and GM-90631 (GM compounds) cause TNBC cancer cell death but the underlying mechanisms are currently unknown. In this study, we demonstrated that GM compounds function as anti-TNBC agents through activation of the JNK/AP-1 pathway. RNA-seq and biochemical analyses of GM compound-treated cells revealed that c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) and members of its downstream signaling pathway are potential targets for GM compounds. Mechanistically, JNK activation by GM compounds induced an increase in c-Jun phosphorylation and c-Fos protein levels, thereby activating the activator protein-1 (AP-1) transcription factor. Notably, direct suppression of JNK with a pharmacological inhibitor alleviated Bcl2 reduction and cell death caused by GM compounds. TNBC cell death and mitotic arrest were induced by GM compounds through AP-1 activation in vitro. These results were reproduced in vivo, validating the significance of microtubule acetylation/JNK/AP-1 axis activation in the anti-cancer activity of GM compounds. Moreover, GM compounds significantly attenuated tumor growth, metastasis, and cancer-related death in mice, demonstrating strong potential as therapeutic agents for TNBC.

• 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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• 제47권2호
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• pp.87-93
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• 2010

이 글은 공정, 전압, 온도 변화를 극복하기 위한 2단계 자동 트랜스컨덕턴스 조절 기능을 가진 저전력, 광대역 전압제어발진기의 설계에 관한 논문이다. 광대역에서 전압제어발진기를 발진시키기 위해, 디지털 자동 트랜스컨덕턴스 조절 루프와 아날로그 자동 진폭조절 루프가 사용되었다. 전압제어발진기의 출력 스윙 크기에 따라 트랜지스터의 바디전압을 조절하는 기능도 저전력 구현을 위해 설계되었다. 소모전류는 1.2 V 공급전압에서 2 mA에서 6 mA까지 1 mA 단위로 조절된다. 전압제어발진기의 튜닝 범위는 2.35 GHz에서 5 GHz까지 2.65 GHz로써 72%이다. 위상잡음은 중심주파수 3.2 GHz를 기준으로 1MHz 떨어진 지점에서 -117 dBc/Hz 이다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.217-223
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• 2009

Development of symbiotic root nodules in legumes involves the induction and repression of numerous genes in conjunction with changes in the level of phytohormones. We have isolated several genes that exhibit differential expression patterns during the development of soybean nodules. One of such genes, which were repressed in mature nodules, was identified as a putative aldo/keto reductase and thus named Glycine max aldo/keto reductase 1 (GmAKR1). GmAKR1 appears to be a close relative of a yeast aldo/keto reductase YakC whose in vivo substrate has not been identified yet. The expression of GmAKR1 in soybean showed a root-specific expression pattern and inducibility by a synthetic auxin analogue 2,4-D, which appeared to be corroborated by presence of the root-specific element and the stress-response element in the promoter region. In addition, constitutive overexpression of GmAKR1 in transgenic soybean hairy roots inhibited nodule development, which suggests that it plays a negative role in the regulation of nodule development. One of the Arabidopsis orthologues of GmAKR1 is the ARF-GAP domain 2 protein, which is a potential negative regulator of vesicle trafficking; therefore GmAKR1 may have a similar function in the roots and nodules of legume plants.

• 한국항해항만학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국항해항만학회 2016년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.108-109
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• 2016

선박이 횡경사 되었을 때, 그 발생 원인을 파악하고 적절히 대응하는 것은 매우 중요하다. 특히 최근 발생한 대형 해난사고 중 일부는 항행중 복원력 감소에 의한 횡경사와 관련된 것으로 추정된다. 본 연구에서는 음의 복원력(-GM)에 의한 선박의 횡경사를 실험하고, 그 값을 동일 조건에서의 계산값과 비교하였다. 또한 Loll과 List를 구별하는 것과 Loll 발생 시 대응방안에 대해서 기술하고자 한다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.139-143
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• 1999

Lactobacillus sp. GM7311이 생산하는 박테리오신의 작용 특성을 알아보기 위하여, 배양이 진행 중인 세 가지 시험균주의 TSB 배양액에 일정한 시간 간격별로 최종 농도 100 BU/ml가 되도록 박테리오신을 첨가한 후 그 균수 변화와 작용 특성을 살펴보았다. 시험 균주의 증식 시기별로 박테리오신을 첨가한 경우 Proteus mirabilis의 경우는 대수증식기 중기 이전까지의 지시균에 대해서 강한 억제작용을 보이는 반면, Vibrio parahaernolricus와 Escherichia coli는 첨가 시기 모두에서 급격한 균수 감소를 보였으며 다만 정지기에 있어서는 저해 효과가 적었다. 또한 박테리오신을 처리한 세 가지 시험 균주를 전자현미경으로 관찰했을 때, Lactobacillus sp. GM7311이 생산하는 박테리오신은 시험 균주의 세포벽 파괴와 함께 세포 내용물을 유출시키는 bacteriolytic action 형태를 보였다. 증식 시기별로 박테리오신을 첨가하여 각 균주별로 가장 큰 영향을 받은 증식시기를 선택해서 박테리오신을 처리한 후, 아미노산 및 지방산 조성을 분석하여 박테리오신을 처리하지 않은 대조구와 비교하였다. 이 실험에서 아미노산의 경우는 세 균주 모두에서 대부분의 성분이 크게 감소하는 경향을 보였으며, 지방산은 크게 감소하는 성분은 없었지만 각 성분들의 함량이 대체적으로 증가하거나 감소하는 변화를 나타내었다.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제56권4호
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• pp.331-338
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• 2017

본 연구에서 국내에서 개발된 제초제저항성 GM 벼인 밀양 204호와 익산 483호가 비표적 곤충과 거미에 미치는 영향을 평가하였다. GM 벼와 non-GM 벼에 대한 보리수염진딧물과 벼멸구의 기주선호도에는 차이가 없었으며, GM 벼를 섭식한 벼멸구를 포식한 황산적거미의 체중 변화에도 통계적 유의성이 없었다. 밀양 204호와 그 대조 모본 non-GM 벼에서 서식한 벼멸구를 포식한 황산적거미의 생존율에는 차이가 없었으나, 벼멸구를 통해 익산 483호에 노출된 황산적거미의 생존율은 대조 모본 non-GM 벼에 비해 통계적으로 낮은 생존율을 나타내었다. 또한 익산 483호의 화분을 섭식한 꿀벌 유충은 밀양 204호와 다른 non-GM 벼 화분을 제공하였을 때 보다 현저하게 긴 용기간을 보였다. 농업생태계에서 중요한 포식 천적인 황산적거미와 양봉 산업으로서 중요한 기능을 하는 꿀벌에 GM 벼가 부정적인 영향을 보임에 따라 국내에서 개발된 제초제저항성 GM 벼의 농업 환경 노출 이전에 충분한 추가 연구와 안전성 평가가 선행되어야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.155-158
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• 2017

Surgical castration performed to reduce male-associated problems results in pain and microbial infections in male animals. Therefore, immunocontraception, which is mediated by the animal's own antibodies against reproductive hormones, has been recommended as an alternative to surgical castration when considering the animal's welfare. In this study, a new immunocontraceptive vaccine composed of six tandem copies of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) fused to rat granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) was developed, and its efficacy was evaluated in male rats. Three different doses (10, 50, and $100{\mu}g$) of recombinant GM-CSF-GnRH protein were injected three times at intervals of two weeks into male rats. The rats vaccinated with three doses of GM-CSF-GnRH produced a significantly higher level of antibodies against GnRH than that in the negative control rats. Severe atrophy of gonads was observed in rats vaccinated with three doses of GM-CSF-GnRH but not in the negative control rats. The results reveal that the new GnRH vaccine conjugated with rat GM-CSF induces efficient immunocontraception in male rats. This formulation of the immunocontraceptive vaccine would be applicable to both domestic and pet male animals.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.136-136
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• 2017

In agriculture, the rice is the one of important things. Many farmers and scientists have long tried to increase the yield of rice. So many technologies have been developed these days. One type of technology has given rise to a host of concerns and questions, namely Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). The increasing cultivation of GM crops has raised a wide range of concerns with respect to food safety, environmental effects and socio-economic issues and now commercially planted on about 100 million hectares in some 22 developed and developing countries. The scientific evidence concerning the environmental and health impacts of GMOs is still emerging, but so far there is no conclusive information on the definitive negative impacts of GMOs on health or the environment. Nevertheless, public perceptions about GMOs in food and agriculture are divided with a tendency toward avoiding GM food and products in many developed and developing countries. Also Korea is one of that country and is not allow the GMOs now. So I studied whether these GMOs are actually dangerous for environment and whether there are differences in cultivar characteristics such as germination test with TTC tetrazolium, germination test in frozen soil and gene-flow test with glufosinate and strip-bar test. With these experiments, we evaluated the agricultural safety of GM rice and to identify and assess environmental risks.

• 한국환경농학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.263-272
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• 2020

BACKGROUND: This paper describes the successful discrimination of GM crops from the respective wild type (WT) controls using spectroscopy and chemometric analysis. Despite the many benefits that GM crops, their development has raised concerns, particularly about their potential negative effects on food production and the environment. From this point of view, the introduction of GM crops into the market requires the development of rapid and accurate identification technologies to ensure consumer safety. METHODS AND RESULTS: The development of a GM crop discrimination model using spectroscopy involved the pre-processing of the collected spectral information, the selection of a discriminant model, and the verification of errors. Examples of GM versus WT discrimination using spectroscopy are available for soybeans, tomatoes, corn, sugarcane, soybean oil, canola oil, rice, and wheat. Here, we found that not only discrimination but also cultivar grouping was possible. CONCLUSION: Since for the determination of GM crop there is no pre-defined pre-processing method or calibration model, it is extremely important to select the appropriate ones to increase the accuracy in a case-by-case basis.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.355-361
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• 2009

This study evaluated the bacterial concentrations and affecting factors at the laboratories of a university in Seoul, Korea. Thirty-three samples of total airborne bacteria (TAB) and eighteen samples of gram negative bacteria (GNB) were collected from both microbiology laboratories (7) and chemistry laboratories (6). GM (GSD) of TAB and GNB concentrations were 194 (2.52) $cfu/m^3$, 24 (4.1) $cfu/m^3$, respectively. TAB concentrations in the chemical laboratories (GM (GSD): 193 (2.0) $cfu/m^3$) were not significantly different from those in microbial laboratories (GM (GSD): 202 (2.7) $cfu/m^3$, (p>0.05)). GM (GSD) of TAB concentrationsat the top of sink, the center of laboratory, and the front of ventilation ventilation device within laboratories, 182 (3.2) $cfu/m^3$, 217 (2.2) $cfu/m^3$, 176 (2.4) $cfu/m^3$, respectively, were not significantly different (p=0.48). Related factors were measured such as temperature, relative humidity, floor of laboratory, number of persons and laboratory area. TAB concentrations were significantly related to temperature (r=0.36, p<0.05), and the floor of laboratory and temperature were also significantly related (r=0.49, p<0.001). However, other factors such as relative humidity, number of persons and laboratory area did not show any significant relationship with TAB concentrations (p>0.05). TAB concentrations were affected significantly by cleaning frequency (p<0.001) and floor of laboratory (p<0.05). There was also a significant difference (p<0.01) between TAB indoor concentrations and TAB outdoor concentrations. However, other factors such as general ventilation did not affect TAB concentrations (p>0.05) in this study.