• 대한소아치과학회지
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.662-669
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• 2005

NFI-C는 정상적으로 상아모세포, 골모세포에 존재하며, NFI-C가 결손된 경우 치근상아질을 형성하는 상아모세포의 분화에 이상이 있다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐에서 치관 및 치근의 상아질을 형성하는 상아모세포의 표현형을 상아모세포에 특이적으로 발현하는 DSPP와 골모세포에 특이적으로 반응하는 BSP 유전자를 이용한 in-situ hybridization을 통하여 연구하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐의 구치에서 치관 상아질은 정상적으로 형성되었으나 치근 상아질은 형성되지 않았다. 2. NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐의 하악 절치의 순측 상아질은 비교적 많이 형성되었으나, 설측의 상아질은 형성되지 않았다. 3. NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐의 하악 절치의 상아모세포는 형태가 변화되었으며, 형성된 상아질 내에 세포가 함입되는 양상을 보였다. 4. NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐의 구치에서 치관부위의 상아모세포에서는 DSPP가 강하게 발현되었으나, 치근부위의 상아모세포에서는 발현되지 않았다. 또한 NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐에서 절치의 순측 상아모세포에서는 DSPP가 약하게 발현되었다. 5. 정상 생쥐에서 절치의 상아모세포에서는 BSP가 발현되지 않았으나 NFI-C (-/-) 생쥐에서는 BSP가 강하게 발현되었다. 이상의 결과를 종합하여 볼 때 NFI-C가 결손된 경우 상아모세포가 골모세포로 분화되는 표현형의 변화를 보이는 것으로 사료된다.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2013

작물의 생산성 증가를 위해 염해 저항성 메커니즘을 이해하는 것이 중요하다. 식물의 염해 저항성에 관련된 유전자를 확보하기 위한 여러 가지의 선별방법이 개발되었다. 본 논문에서는 애기장대의 cDNA 라이브리를 염해감수성 효모인 cnb 돌연변이체에 삽입하여 염해 감수성 표현형을 회복하는 콜로니를 선발하였다. 이 선별방법을 통하여 34종의 cnb 돌연변이체의 염해 감수성을 회복하는 콜로니를 선별하였으며, 염기서열분석을 통하여 CaS와 AtSUMO1, AtHB-12 등 9종의 유전자임을 확인하였다. 이들 유전자 중 CaS의 발현이 염해 저항성을 증가시키는 것과 염해 처리에 의해 CaS의 유전자의 발현이 증가되는 것을 확인하였다. CaS 발현억제 형질전환체는 100 mM 염처리에 의하여 뿌리생장이 저해되었다. 또한 150 mM 염처리에 의하여 CaS 발현억제 형질전환체의 잎에서 백화현상을 나타내었다. 이러한 결과를 통하여 CaS 유전자가 효모와 식물에서 염해 저항성에 중요한 유전자임을 증명하였다.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제65권4호
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• pp.399-405
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• 2020

이 연구는 보리의 뿌리와 엽의 출현과 신장 및 체세포 분열에서 중기 염색체를 관찰함으로써 시티딘 유사체인 제부라린이 보리의 초기 생장에 미치는 영향에 대하여 조사하였다. 제부라린은 염색체 절단을 유발하기 때문에 식물의 뿌리 신장을 억제하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 이 연구에서는 이러한 식물체에 미치는 손상을 줄이기 위하여 기존의 뿌리 흡수 처리 방식이 아닌 침종 처리 방식을 수행한 결과, 제부라린 농도 2.5 μM에서 대조구와 뿌리의 신장에 차이가 없었으며, 동일 농도에서 엽의 신장력은 대조구보다 높았다. 체세포 분열에서 중기 염색체를 관찰한 결과, 대부분의 세포는 정상 형태의 염색체를 가지고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 특이한 점은 약 2.0%에 상응하는 세포에서 정상형태의 염색체보다 크기가 매우 작은 비정상 염색체가 확인되었으며, 이 비정상 염색체의 형태는 동원체를 가지고 있으나 불규칙한 형태를 가지고 있는 것으로 확인되었다. 이 비정상 염색체의 염색체 능력과 유전력에 대해서는 좀 더 심도 있는 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각한다.

• 동의생리병리학회지
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• 제18권6호
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• pp.1613-1616
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• 2004

The cellular response to hypoxia is controlled to a large degree by the transcription factor Hypoxia-inducible factor-1(HIF-1). HIF-1 is a transcription factor that is activated by hypoxia and plays a critical role in the development of the cancer phenotype. HIF-1 regulates transcription of a number of genes crucial for tumor survival under hypoxic conditions, including vascular endothelial growth factor(VEGF), erythropoietin(Epo) and several glycolytic enzymes. Tumors in which hypoxia can not induce HIF-1 transcriptional activity remain small and fail to metastasize. In this study, we examined whether aqueous root extract of Ailanthus altissima (REA) downregulate HIF-1, VEGF and p53, and raise the possibility that depletion of these proteins and the anti proliferative activities of REA have any effects on inhibition of angiogenesis in MCF-7 cells. Pharmacologic targeting of specific signal transduction pathways related to oncogenic transformation is a promising approach in cancer treatment. Therefore, REA could be a candidate drug for further clinical development.

• 한국잔디학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국잔디학회 2002년도 제15차 한국잔디학회 정기총회 및 춘계학술발표회
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• pp.3-5
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• 2002

This study was carried out to get better understandings about morphological, ecological, and genetical characteristics of annual bluegrass collected from different golf courses in Korea and eventually to establish a successful control strategy. Twenty five local lines of annual bluegrass collected from 20 golf courses in Korea were classified into annual or perennial type on the basis of morphological characteristics. Twelve local lines showing obvious morphological differences were selected and then genetically assessed using RAPD analysis. Classification of the 12 local lines through RAPD analysis were considerably similar to that determined by both of morphological differences and phenotype. Responses of the two types of annual blugrass to herbicides were also examined. Shoot growth of annual bluegrass was significantly suppressed by flazasulfuron and the annual type was more susceptible than perennial type, regardless of flazasulfuron concentrations used. By pendimethalin treatment, there was no clear difference in susceptibility between the two types of annual bluegrass. However, by the treatment of dithiopyr, annual type was more sensitive than perennial type in both shoot and root growth. Nine tree species were screened to detect their allelopathic potential on turfgrasses and annual bluegrass. Acacia (Robinia pseudo-acacia) leaves showed selective inhibition in the shoot and root growth as well as their seed germination when treated with 2% and 10%(v/v) of the extract. However, the other leaf extracts except acacia inhibited non-selectively the growth of three turfgrass species such as bentgrass, perennial ryegrass and zoysiagrass and annual bluegrass. The PAL activities of annual bluegrass increased at 24 h after treatment of acacia leaf extract and peaked at 36 h and then decreased till 60h. The highest PAL activity was observed at 36h after treatment of 10%. The highest activity of CA4H in annual bluegrass was observed at 2h after treatment of acacia extract and the level was 4 times greater than that of the control. The phenolic acids such as p-coumaric acid, salicylic acid and ferulic acid were increased with the treatment of acacia leaf extract. The chloroplast membrane and cell wall of annual bluegrass were destroyed by treatment of acacia leaf extract and its inner materials were released. The membranes in annual bluegrass cells might be destroyed by phytotoxic compounds from acacia leaf extract.

• 한국응용곤충학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.123-129
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• 2000

국내 과채류 재배단지의 뿌리혹선충 발생에 관한 조사를 위해 1997년부터 1999년까지 경북 성주군을 중심으로 경기 여주군, 경남 함안군, 충북 청원군 등에서 과채류재배지의 토양을 채집하여 식물기생선충 종류와 밀도 조사, 뿌리혹선충 암컷의 효소표현형에 의한 종 동정을 실시하였다. 경북 성주군의 185개 참외재배 포장 중 99개 포장(53.5%)에서 뿌리혹선충이 검출되었고 나선선충류(Helocotylenchus spp.)는 7개, 둥근꼬리선충류(Aphelechus spp.)는 43개, 환선충류(Criconematid)는 26개 포장에서 검출되었다. 뿌리혹선충 암컷의 Malate dehydrogenase 및 Esterase 등 2가지 효소표현형을 이용하여 한국에 분포하는 주요 4종의 동정이 가능하였다. 효소 표현형을 이용하여 성주군 선남면에서 채집된 13개 시료 중 당콩뿌리혹선충으로 동정된 것이 6포장, 고구마뿌리혹선충 5포장이었으며 2개 포장은 두 종의 혼재하는 것으로 나타났다. 성주군 초전면의 6개 포장 시료 중 4개가 땅콩뿌리혹선충, 1개가 고구마뿌리혹선충으로 동정되었으며 1포장의 뿌리혹선충은 효소표현형이 미동정 종으로 나타났다. 경기도 여주군의 참외재배단지에서는 14개 조사대상 중 당근뿌리혹선충이 11개 포장, 땅콩뿌리혹선충이 3개포장으로 당근뿌리혹선충이 우점종인 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.106-113
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• 2012

Glycolysis is responsible for the conversion of glucose into pyruvate and for supplying reducing power and several metabolites. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate aldolase (AtFBA1), a central enzyme in the glycolysis pathway, was isolated by functional complementation of the salt-sensitive phenotype of a calcineurin (CaN)-deficient yeast mutant. Under high salinity conditions, aldolase activity and the concentration of NADH were compromised. However, expression of AtFBA1 maintained aldolase activity and the NADH level in yeast cells. AtFBA1 shares a high degree of sequence identity with known class I type aldolases, and its expression was negatively regulated by stress conditions including NaCl. The fusion protein GFP-AtFBA1 was localized in the cytosol of Arabidopsis protoplasts. The seed germination and root elongation of AtFBA1 knock-out plants exhibited sensitivity to ABA and salt stress. These results indicate that AtFBA1 expression and aldolase activity is important for stress tolerance in yeast and plants.

• 한국작물학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.422-426
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• 2009

Sweetpotato is one of the important starch crops, current more considered as an industrial crop rather than food because it has higher starch content (over 80% of biomass), it is used for bio resources for industrial area. In this study, we generated S598A (a mutant gene of oat phytochrome A) sweetpotato plant using Agrobacterium-transformation method. Morphological characteristics of S598A plant were compared with the wild type sweetpotato, S598A had darker green leaves, increased chlorophyll content higher than to two-fold, delayed leaf senescence, shorter plant height (60% shorter than that of the wild type), more number of leaves and petioles about 1.8-fold, shorter petiole length (30% shorter), 1.2-fold more branches and 1.6-fold thicker stem diameters. From this study, S598A plants with such phenotypic characteristics might be able to use the solar energy efficiently, to have increased tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses and finally to increase productivity (not only starch yield but also root biomass yield). S598A sweetpotato lines are under field trials.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.362-371
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• 2019

Plant phenotype is affected by a community of associated microorganisms which requires dissection of the functional fraction. In this study, we aimed to culture the functionally active fraction of an upland soil microbiome, which can suppress tomato bacterial wilt. The microbiome fraction (MF) from the rhizosphere of Hawaii 7996 treated with an upland soil or forest soil MF was successively cultured in a designed modified M9 (MM9) medium partially mimicking the nutrient composition of tomato root exudates. Bacterial cells were harvested to amplify V3 and V4 regions of 16S rRNA gene for QIIME based sequence analysis and were also treated to Hawaii 7996 prior to Ralstonia solanacearum inoculation. The disease progress indicated that the upland MM9 $1^{st}$ transfer suppressed the bacterial wilt. Community analysis revealed that species richness was declined by successive cultivation of the MF. The upland MM9 $1^{st}$ transfer harbored population of phylum Proteobacteria (98.12%), Bacteriodetes (0.69%), Firmicutes (0.51%), Actinobacteria (0.08%), unidentified (0.54%), Cyanobacteria (0.01%), FBP (0.001%), OD1 (0.001%), Acidobacteria (0.005%). The family Enterobacteriaceae of Proteobacteria was the dominant member (86.76%) of the total population of which genus Enterobacter composed 86.76% making it a potential candidate to suppress bacterial wilt. The results suggest that this mixed culture approach is feasible to harvest microorganisms which may function as biocontrol agents.

• International Journal of Oral Biology
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.30-38
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• 2021

Cudraxanthone D (CD) is a natural xanthone compound derived from the root barks of Cudrania tricuspidata. However, the biological functions of CD in human metabolism have been rarely reported until now. Autophagy is the self-degradation process related to cancer cell metastasis. Here, we elucidated the effects of CD on human oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) cells' metastatic ability. We confirmed that CD effectively decreased the proliferation and viability of SCC25 human OSCC cells in time- and dose-dependent manners. Also, the metastasis phenotype of the SCC25 cell (migration, invasion, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition [EMT]) was inhibited by CD. To further investigate the mechanism by which CD inhibited the metastatic capacity, we detected the relationship between EMT and autophagy in the SCC25 cells. The results revealed that CD inhibited the metastasis of the SCC25 cells by attenuating autophagy. Thus, our findings produced a potential novel agent for the treatment of human OSCC metastasis.