• 한국잡초학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.160-170
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• 1996

비광요구형 디페닐에테르계 화합물인 TOPE의 제초작용 생리를 알기 위하여 온실에서의 제초특성을 비롯한 식물색소대사, 전자전달계, 단백질 및 핵산대사 등에 미치는 TOPE.의 영향을 조사하였다. 작용발현 속도가 광요구형 디페닐에테르계보다는 늦지만 엽신부의 고사와 동시에 생육저해 및 생장점에서의 분열이상이 관찰되었으며 절취된 오이자엽에 처리될 경우 전해질 누출과 더불어 엽주변부의 심한 분열이상이 초래되었다. 그러나 2,4-D와 같은 오옥신 활성은 아니었다. 저광도에서의 엽록소 형성 저해정도는 관찰되지 않았으며 oxyfluorfen 과는 달리 protoporphyrin IX의 축적도 유기되지 않았으나, 카로티노이드 성분은 모두 비정상적으로 증가되었다. 탈수소효소의 활성 또는 미토콘드리아에서의 호흡활성은 일정농도에 서 증가되는 경향을 보이나 호흡저해제들은 TOPE에 의한 전해질 누출을 경감시키지 못하였다. 한편 광합성 전자전달 저해는 고농도에서만 관찰되었다. 오이의 전해질 누출과 분열이상을 지표로 한 TOPE와의 상호작용 실험에서 전해질 누출에 대하여 cycloheximide는 상승적으로, chloramphenicol, actinomycin-D, hydroxyurea는 길항적으로 작용하였고, cycloheximide, actinomycin-D, hydroxyurea 등은 자엽의 이상분열을 경감시켰다. 이는 TOPE가 핵산대사에 관여됨을 시사해 주는 것으로써 오이자엽 및 벼 근에 TOPE를 처리했을 때 RNA 및 단백질보다 DNA의 증가가 보다 빠른 시기에 일어났다. 따라서 TOPE가 처리되면 비정상적인 핵산대사 촉진으로 인해 제반 생리작용이 교란되고 이어 엽신부의 고사와 분열이상 등의 제초활성이 발현되는 것으로 생각된다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제22권5호
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• pp.447-452
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• 1994

The strain SL-387 which produces new inhibitors of aminopeptidase M, MR-387A and B, was isolated from a soil sample. The strain has branched substrate mycelia, from which aerial hyphae develop in the form of open spirals. Spore surface is smooth. Melanoid and soluble pigme- nts were observed. The isolate contains LL-diaminopimelic acid in its cell wall hydrolysate, and has no pectinolytic activity. The strain SL-387 is closely related to Streptomyces griseoruber and S. naganishii, but is different from these strains in some cultural and physiological characteristics. This strain was, therefore, designated as Streptomyces sp. SL-387. The effects of several carbon and nitrogen sources on the production of the inhibitor were examined. Among them, glucose, galactose, mannose, and xylose were effective as a carbon source and soybean meal, soytone, fish meal, and gluten meal were effective as a nitrogen source. The maximum peak of the inhibitor production in jar fermentor was obtained on the fifth day of culture.

• 대한의생명과학회지
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.249-254
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• 2006

It has been reported that liver is a very important organ to xenotransplantation. Pig is known to be a most suitable species in transplantation of human organs. However, the physiological function of pig hepatocytes is not clear elucidated. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is known to be a mitogen in various cell systems. Thus, we examined the effect of EGF on cell proliferation and its related signal cascades in primary cultured pig hepatocytes. EGF stimulates cell proliferation in a dose (>1ng/ml) dependent manner. EGF-induced increase of $[^3H]-thymidine$ incorporation was blocked by AG 1478 ($10^{-6}M$, an EGF receptor antagonist) genistein and herbymycin A (tyrosine kinase inhibitors, $10^{-6}M$), suggesting the role of activation and tyrosine phosphorylation of EGF receptor. In addition, EGF-induced increase of $[^3H]-thymidine$ incorporation was prevented by neomycin $(10^{-4}M)$, U73122 $(10^{-5}M)$ (phospholipase C [PLC] inhibitors), staurosporine ($(10^{-8}M)$, or bisindolylmaleimide I $(10^{-6}M)$ (protein kinase C [PKC] inhibitors), suggesting the role of PLC and PKC. Moreover, EGF-induced increase of $[^3H]-thymidine$ incorporation was blocked by PD 98059 (a p44/42 mitogen activated protein kinase [MAPK] inhibitor), SB 203580 (a p38 MAPK inhibitor), and SP 600125 (a JNK inhibitor). EGF increased the translocation of PKC from cytosol to membrane fraction and activated p42/44 MAPK, p38 MAPK and JNK. In conclusion, EGF stimulates cell proliferation via PKC and MAPK in cultured pig hepatocytes.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제16권1호
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• pp.5-14
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• 2006

Streptomycetes are Gram-positive microorganisms producing secondary metabolites through unique physiological differentiation [4]. The microbes show unusual morphological differentiation to form substrate mycelia, aerial mycelia, and arthrospores on solid medium [19]. Substrate mycelium growth is sustaining with sufficient nutrients in the culture medium. The concentration of a specific individual substrate in the culture environment is the most important extracellular factor allowing vegetative mycelia growth, where extracellular hydrolytic enzymes participate in the utilization of waterinsoluble substrates. However, with starvation of nutrients in the culture medium, the vegetative mycelia differentiate to aerial mycelia and spores. It has been considered that shiftdown of essential nutrients for mycelia growth is the most important factor triggering morphological and physiological differentiation in Streptomyces spp. Since proteineous macromolecule compounds are the major cellular components, these are faced to endogenously metabolize following a severe depletion of nitrogen source in culture nutrients (Fig. 1). Various proteases were identified of which production was specifically related with the phase of mycelium growth and also morphological differentiation. The involvement of proteases and protease inhibitor is reviewed as a factor explaining the mycelium differentiation in Streptomyces spp.

• 한국생물환경조절학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물환경조절학회 2003년도 춘계 학술대회 논문집
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• pp.17-23
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• 2003

최근 채소작물의 모종은 주로 플러그 육묘방식으로 생산되고 있다. 플러그묘는 단위면적당 많은 개체 수를 육묘할 수 있고, 일련의 작업을 기계화할 수 있으며 운반이나 취급이 용이하는 등 여러 가지 잇점이 있으나 제한된 용적에 밀식되므로 묘가 연약하고 도장되기 쉬운 문제점이 있다(Bae, 1999; Choi, 2002). 이러한 도장 및 과번무 억제를 위해서 대부분의 육묘장에서는 화학적 생장억제제로를 처리하고 있는데 이는 정식한 이후에도 약효의 지속되기 때문에 초기생육을 지연시키거나 생식생장에 부정적인 영향을 미칠 수 있다(Gent, 1997). (중략)

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제12권3호
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• pp.423-430
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• 2002

The effects of UV-B and commercial grade pesticides (butachlor and carbofuran), individually and in combination, were studied on a variety of physiological processes of rice field cyanobacterium Anabaena doliolum. Butachlor was found to be $2-12\%$ more toxic than carbofuran and $4-24\%$ than UV-B on the growth, photosynthesis, lipid peroxidation, membrane permeability, and nitrogenase activity of the test cyanobacterium. Of the three photosynthesis inhibitors, the butachlor-induced inhibition of whole chain was approximately 3 and $21\%$ higher than carbofuran and UV-B, respectively. Although the interaction of the stress factors caused a significant inhibition (P<0.01), it was still less than the additive effect on the parameters investigated, except for PSI.

• 대한약학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한약학회 2002년도 Proceedings of the Convention of the Pharmaceutical Society of Korea Vol.2
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• pp.335.3-336
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• 2002

To find ${\alpha}$-Glucosidase Inhibitors produced by Actinomycetes, 20 soil samples were tested and 53 Actimycetes were isolated. One of 53 Actinomycetes (strain PM718) showed very potent inhibitory activity in vitro. The morphological and physiological characteristics of strain PM 718 were investigated. The spore morphology. spore chain morphology and spore surface were observed by scanning electron microscope. The inhibitory activity of strain PM718 in vivo has been studied in mice made hyperglycemia by Streptozotocin treatment. The strain PM718 showed signficant reduction of blood glucose level(more than 30%) in mice loaded with maltose.

• Journal of Plant Biology
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.105-110
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• 1990

Physiological gradient of IAA-oxidizing enzyme activities was investigated in order to elucidate the mechanism of shoot differentiation in Cymbidium sp. (‘Jungfrau’) protocorms by using phenolic compounds (2, 4-dichlorophenol, catechol), auxin-inhibitors (PCIB, TIBA), and hormones (GA3, ABA, BA). The activity of IAA oxidase was decreased in protocorms treated with catechol decreased the catalytic activity of IAA oxidase or TIBA but this enzyme activity was increased after a temporary decrease at initial stages in the presence of 2, 4-dichlorophenol or PCIB. The activity of IAA oxidase in BA-treated protocorms (white and crown gall-like) was the highest of all. However, the catalytic activity of peroxidase increased after a temporary decrease at initial period. These results suggest that shoot differentiation and growth may be influenced by effective IAA levels in the protocorms causing IAA-oxidizing enzyme and phenolic compounds.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제9권5호
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• pp.655-660
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• 1999

Sphingomyelinase (SMase EC:3.l.4.l2) has been suggested to play important roles in the cell cycle, differentiation, apoptosis, inflammation, and the regulation of eukaryotic stress responses. SMase inhibitors may be a powerful tool to elucidate and regulate these cellular responses in which SMase involves. We first isolated an SMase inhibitor, named sphinin, from a strain of soil actinomycetes, F50970. Sphinin inhibited Mg/sup 2+/ -dependent neutral SMase from chicken embryo at 1.2 ㎍/㎖ of IC/sub 50/ Sphinin also inhibited acidic SMase, but it had no inhibitory activity on PI-PLC and PC-PLC, suggesting that sphinin is a specific inhibitor of SMase. The strain F50970 was identified as a Streptomyces sp. by its spiral spore chain, LL-diaminopimelic acid, menaquinone patterns of MK-9 (H'6) and MK-9 (H'8), FA-2c type of fatty acid pattern, and other morphological, physiological, and cultural characteristics.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2014

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-VEGF receptor (VEGFR) system has been shown to play central roles not only in physiological angiogenesis, but also in pathological angiogenesis in diseases such as cancer. Based on these findings, a variety of anti-angiogenic drugs, including anti-VEGF antibodies and VEGFR/multi-receptor kinase inhibitors have been developed and approved for the clinical use. While the clinical efficacy of these drugs has been clearly demonstrated in cancer patients, they have not been shown to be effective in curing cancer, suggesting that further improvement in their design is necessary. Abnormal expression of an endogenous VEGF-inhibitor sFlt-1 has been shown to be involved in a variety of diseases, such as preeclampsia and aged macular degeneration. In addition, various factors modulating angiogenic processes have been recently isolated. Given this complexity then, extensive studies on the interrelationship between VEGF signals and other angiogenesis-regulatory systems will be important for developing future strategies to suppress diseases with an angiogenic component.