• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.330-338
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• 2019

Chronic infection with intracellular Brucella abortus (B. abortus) in livestock remains as a major problem worldwide. Thus, the search for an ideal vaccine is still ongoing. In this study, we evaluated the protective efficacy of a combination of B. abortus recombinant proteins; superoxide dismutase (rSodC), riboflavin synthase subunit beta (rRibH), nucleoside diphosphate kinase (rNdk), 50S ribosomal protein (rL7/L12) and malate dehydrogenase (rMDH), cloned and expressed into a pMal vector system and $DH5{\alpha}$, respectively, and further purified and applied intraperitoneally into BALB/c mice. After first immunization and two boosters, mice were infected intraperitoneally (IP) with $5{\times}10^4CFU$ of virulent B. abortus 544. Spleens were harvested and bacterial loads were evaluated at two weeks post-infection. Results revealed that this combination showed significant reduction in bacterial colonization in the spleen with a log protection unit of 1.31, which is comparable to the average protection conferred by the widely used live attenuated vaccine RB51. Cytokine analysis exhibited enhancement of cell-mediated immune response as IFN-${\gamma}$ is significantly elevated while IL-10, which is considered beneficial to the pathogen's survival, was reduced compared to control group. Furthermore, both titers of IgG1 and IgG2a were significantly elevated at three and four-week time points from first immunization. In summary, our in vivo data revealed that vaccination with a combination of five different proteins conferred a heightened host response to Brucella infection through cell-mediated immunity which is desirable in the control of intracellular pathogens. Thus, this combination might be considered for further improvement as a potential candidate vaccine against Brucella infection.

• 자원환경지질
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• 제56권6호
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• pp.745-764
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• 2023

In the Republic of Congo, Banded iron formations (BIFs) occur in two areas: the Chaillu Massif and the Ivindo Basement Complex, which are segments of the Archean Congo craton outcropping in the northwestern and southwestern parts of the country. They show interesting potential with significant mineral resources reaching 2 Bt and grades up to 60% Fe. BIFs consist mostly of oxide-rich facies (hematite/magnetite), but carbonate-rich facies are also highlighted. They are found across the country within the similar geological sequences composed of amphibolites, gneisses and greenschists. The Post-Archean Australian Shale (PAAS)-normalized patterns of BIFs show enrichment in elements such as SiO₂, Fe₂O₃, CaO, P₂O₅, Cr, Cu, Zn, Nb, Hf, U and depletion in TiO₂, Al₂O₃, MgO, Na₂O, K₂O, Sc, Th, Ba, Zr, Rb, Ni, V. REE diagrams show slight light REEs (rare earth elements; LREEs) compared to heavy REEs (HREEs), and positive La and Eu anomalies. The lithological associations, as well as the very high (Eu/Eu^*)_SN ratios> 1.8 shown by the BIFs, suggest that they are related to Algoma-type BIFs. The positive correlations between Zr and TiO₂, Al₂O₃, Hf suggest that the contamination comes mainly from felsic rocks, while the absence of correlations between MgO and Cr, Ni argues for negligeable contributions from mafic sources. Pr/Pr^* vs. Ce/Ce^* diagram indicates that the Congolese BIFs were formed in basins with redox heterogeneity, which varies from suboxic to anoxic and from oxic to anoxic conditions. They were formed through hydrothermal vents in the seawater, with relatively low proportions of detrital inputs derived from igneous sources through continental weathering. Some Congolese BIFs show high contents in Cr, Ni and Cu, which suggest that iron (Fe) and silicon (Si) have been leached through hydrothermal processes associated with submarine volcanism. We discussed their tectonic setting and depositional environment and proposed that they were deposited in extensional back-arc basins, which also recorded hydrothermal vent fluids.

• 한국양식학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.169-174
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• 2000

한국산 개불의 명확한 생식주기를 밝히고 종묘생산을 위한 기초 자료를 얻기 위하여 1998년 9월부터 1999년 8월까지 주로 조직학적 방법에 의해 생식소의 발달양상과 산란시기를 조사하였다. 생식소중량지수(GSI)는 11월에 암, 수 각각 7.01, 6.24로 연중 최고 값을 도였으며, 이후 급격히 감소하여 2월에 암수 각각 0.52, 1.04로 연중 최소 값을 보였다. 그 후 GSI는 급격히 증가하여 3~4월에 높은 값을 나타내었고, 5월부터 다시 감소하기 시작하여 8월까지 특이한 변화가 없었다. 그리고 GSI는 10~ll월에 다시 증가하였다. GSI의 연중 변화를 종합해 볼 때 한국산 개불은 연 2회 산란한 것으로 판단된다. 개불의 난경 변화는 산란기인 12월에 평균난경은 96.16 ${\mu}$m였으며, 이후 급격히 감소하나 3월부터 서서히 증가하기 시작하여 4월에 평균난경 81.52${\mu}$m, 5월에 105.20~29.60${\mu}$m의 높은 변화를 보였다. 암컷의 생식주기는 분열증식기91~2월, 6~9월), 성숙기(3~4월, 11월), 방출기(5월, 12월), 퇴화 및 휴지기(1월, 6월) 로 나눌 수 있고, 수컷의 생식주기는 분열증식기(1~2월, 6~9월), 성숙기(3~4월, 10~11월), 방출기(5월, 12월) 그리고 퇴화 및 휴지기(1월, 6월)로 나눌 수 있다. 개불의 난소에 있어 조직학적인 가장 큰 변화는 GSI가 가장 높은 11월과 3월에 주변인기의 난모세포가 관찰되었고, 생식소내 난모세포들의 성숙은 일괄적으로 일어난다. 정소는 정소내벽에서 분화.성숙되어 정소 내부로 떨어져 나오며 완숙시의 정소 조직은 초기의 정소와 비교하여 얇은 막으로만 이루어졌다.imer를 사용했을 경우 RAPD분석 결과 종간 및 종 내의 지역적 유전적 변이를 확인 할 수 있었다. 그러나 K16/17과 K20/21 primer를 이용한 경우 종 내의 지역별 유전적 변이는 확인할 수 없었다. K13 primer의 경우 유사도 (similarity)는 보라성게 종 내의 지역적 차이가 0.67-0.92, 말똥성게의 경우 종 내의 지역적 변이 폭이 0.60-0.73으로 나타났으며 보라성게와 말똥성게의 종간 유사도는 17-44%로 낮게 나타났다. 제주 연안에 있어 지역에 따른 보라성게와 말똥성게의 크기, GSI등의 변이는 유전적 차이보다는 수온과 먹이 등 과 같은 생태학적 요인에 기인한 것으로 판단되었다.ngto contains relatively high amount of trace elements, P, S, Zr, Sr, Ba, Rb, and Ce including considerable amount of Li, V, Cr, Zn, Co, Ni, Cu, Y, Nb, La, Nd, Pb, Th in excess of 10 ppm. Relatively high amount of most trace elements were detected in the Hwangto. The major and minor chemical compositions of the Hwangto were different depending on the types of host rocks. However, their difference was in the similar range compared with the compositions of host rocks. electron acceptor triggers sensory transduction processes

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.52-62
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• 2006

In previous reports we demonstrated that ginsenosides, active ingredients of Panax ginseng, affect some subsets of voltage-dependent $Ca^{2+}$ channels in neuronal cells expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. However, the major component(s) of ginseng that affect cloned $Ca^{2+}$ channel subtypes such as ${\alpha}_{1C}$(L)-, ${\alpha}_{1B}$(N)-, ${\alpha}_{1A}$(P/Q)-, ${\alpha}_{1E}$(R)- and ${\alpha}_{1G}$(T) have not been identified. Here, we used the two-microelectrode voltage clamp technique to characterize the effects of ginsenosides and ginsenoside metabolites on $Ba^{2+}$ currents ($I_{Ba}$) in Xenopus oocytes expressing five different $Ca^{2+}$ channel subtypes. Exposure to ginseng total saponins (GTS) induced voltage-dependent, dose-dependent and reversible inhibition of the five channel subtypes, with particularly strong inhibition of the ${\alpha}_{1G}$-type. Of the various ginsenosides, $Rb_1$, Rc, Re, Rf, $Rg_1$, $Rg_3$, and $Rh_2$, ginsenoside $Rg_3$ also inhibited all five channel subtypes and ginsenoside $Rh_2$ had most effect on the ${\alpha}_{1C}$- and ${\alpha}_{1E}$-type $Ca^{2+}$ channels. Compound K (CK), a protopanaxadiol ginsenoside metabolite, strongly inhibited only the ${\alpha}_{1G}$-type of $Ca^{2+}$ channel, whereas M4, a protopanaxatriol ginsenoside metabolite, had almost no effect on any of the channels. $Rg_3$, $Rh_2$, and CK shifted the steady-state activation curves but not the inactivation curves in the depolarizing direction in the ${\alpha}_{1B}$- and ${\alpha}_{1A}$-types. These results reveal that $Rg_3$, $Rh_2$ and CK are the major inhibitors of $Ca^{2+}$ channels in Panax ginseng, and that they show some $Ca^{2+}$ channel selectivity.