• Molecules and Cells
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.175-180
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• 2008

$I{\kappa}B$ kinase (IKK), the pivotal kinase in signal-dependent activation of nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$), is composed of multiple protein components, including IKK ${\alpha}/{\beta}/{\gamma}$ core subunits. To investigate the regulation of the IKK complex, we immunoaffinity purified the IKK complex, and by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry identified a splice variant of zinc finger protein 268 (ZNF268) as a novel IKKinteracting protein. Both the full-length and the spliced form of the ZNF268 protein were detected in a variety of mammalian tissues and cell lines. The genes were cloned and expressed by in vitro transcription/translation. Several deletion derivatives, such as KRAB domain (KRAB) on its own, the KRAB/spacer/4-zinc fingers (zF4), and the spacer/4-zinc fingers (zS4), were ectopically expressed in mammalian cells and exhibited had different subcellular locations. The KRAB-containing mutants were restricted to the nucleus, while zS4 was localized in the cytosol. TNF-${\alpha}$-induced NF-${\kappa}B$ activation was examined using these mutants and only zS4 was found to stimulate activation. Collectively, the results indicate that a spliced form of ZNF268 lacking the KRAB domain is located in the cytosol, where it seems to play a role in TNF-${\alpha}$-induced NF-${\kappa}B$ activation by interacting with the IKK complex.

• 환경영향평가
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.217-232
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• 2015

본 연구의 목적은 전주천의 환경특성과 이용자 모니터링을 통한 구간별 하천관리방안 모색에 있다. 전주천 생태하천 복원구간의 환경특성으로 상류는 전주한옥마을과 인접하고 매우 좋은 수질과 자연하천경관을 갖고 있으며, 중 하류는 수질상태가 양호하고 시설물이 집중되어 하천의 이용이 높은 구간이다. 설문을 통해 이용자특성, 이용행태, 시민참여, 중요도 우선순위, 중요도-만족도를 조사하였고, 설문응답 총 454부 중 무응답 완전제거 후 383부에 대한 인구 통계적 분석과 중요도-만족도 분석 (Importance-Satisfaction Analysis: ISA)을 수행하였다. 그 결과 상 중류는 60대 이상, 하류는 30~50대의 이용률이 높고, 10분 이내, 도보권 이용자들이 운동을 목적으로 '혼자', '계절과 관계없이', '매일' 혹은 '주 2~3회' 방문하는 것으로 나타났다. '생태체험 활동'과 '하천지킴이 참여'는 '경우에 따라 참여'가 세구간 평균 78%로 나타났다. 중요도 우선순위에서 상 하류는 '수질' > '녹지연결' > '산책로', 중류는 '수질 > '식물관리' > '산책로'로 나타나 '수질'이 가장 중요함을 알 수 있었다. ISA 결과, 전 구간 10개 항목의 만족도(3.00)가 중요도(4.02)보다 낮아 개선이 필요하며, '우선시정' 관리로 상류는 '식물 및 시설물관리', 중 하류는 '식물관리', 전체 구간은 '식물관리'(I-S: 4.13, 2.89)로 나타났다.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제39권1호
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• pp.9-19
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• 2011

Bacillus subtilis의 pyrimidine biosynthetic (pyr) operon은 UMP의 de nove 생합성에 관여하는 enzyme들을 encode할 뿐만 아니라, 조절단백질인 PyrR도 encode한다. PyrR은 pyr mRNA-binding 조절 기능과 uracil phosphoribosyltransferase activity를 동시에 가지는 bifunctional 단백질이다. 본 연구에서는 Proteomic analysis를 이용하여 Uracil - 환경에서 DB104${\Delta}$pyrR의 단백질 패턴을 분석하여 단백질 레벨에서 PyrR 단백질의 실질적인 조절 양상을 관찰하였다. 두 균주의 세포질 단백질은 다양한 발현의 차이를 보였으며, Silver 염색된 2D-gel의 pI 4~10 사이에서는 1,300여개의 단백질이 검출되었으며, 단백질 발현 차이를 보이는 172개의 spot 중에서 42개의 단백질이 identification 되었다. 그 결과 pyr operon의 단백질(PyrAa, PyrAb, PyrB, PyrC, PyrD, and PyrF)이 모두 Up regulation이 이루어지고 있음을 확인할 수 있었으며, 이것은 단백질 레벨에서 Pyrimidine 생합성 과정이 PyrR에 의해서 정확히 Regulation 되어짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 또한 Pyrimidine 생합성의 Up regulation과 Down regulation 상태의 단백질의 패턴 양상도 분석할 수 있게 되었다. Pyrimidine의 생합성 과정은 DNA를 구성하는 기본적인 구성 요소를 생산하는 과정으로서 여러가지 Metabolism 가운데 중요한 위치를 차지하고 있다. 만약 Pyrimidine의 생합성 과정이 Over- expression된다면 다른 Metabolism의 균형에도 변화가 올 것이다. Proteomics Analysis에 이용한 DB104${\Delta}$pyrR 균주는 Pyrimidine 생합성의 조절에 관여하는 PyrR knock out 균주로서 Uracil - 환경에서는 전체적인 Pyrimidine 생합성 조절이 Up regulation이 되어지므로 Up regulation 동안 어떤 Metabolism에 영향을 주는지 관찰을 할 수 있게 되었다. 특히 Amino Acid Metabolism에 관계있는 단백질의 Up regulation이 이루어짐을 관찰할 수 있었으며 이것은 현재 각광을 받고 있는 단백질 산업에 응용함으로써 산업적으로 많은 기대를 할 수 있을 것으로 예상되어진다.

• IMMUNE NETWORK
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• 제1권2호
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• pp.151-161
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• 2001

Background: Inactivation in p53 tumor suppressor gene through a point mutation and deletion is one of the most frequent genetic changes found in human cancer, with 50% of an incidence. This high rate of mutation mostly suggests that the gene plays a central role in the development of cancer and the mutations detected so far were found in exons 5 to 8. Mutation of p53 locus produced accumulation of abnormal p53 protein, and negative regulation of cell proliferation and transcriptional activation as a suppressor of transformation were lost. In addition, inhibition of its normal cellular function of wild-type by mutant is an important step in tumorigenesis. Method: 4 colon cancer cell lines (SNU C1, C2A, C4, C5) were examined for mutation in exons 5 to 8 of the p53 tumor suppressor gene by PCR-SSCP analysis and expression pattern by western blotting and immunoprecipitation. p53-mediated transactivation ability were examined by CAT assay and base substitution of p53 in SNU C2A cell were detected by DNA sequencing. Results: 1) SNU C2A cell and SNU C5 cell were detected mobility shifts each in exon 5 and exon 7 of p53 gene by the PCR-SSCP method, implicating being of p53 mutation. 2) 3 colon cancer cell lines (SNU C1, SNU C2A, SNU C5) expressed wild type and mutant type p53 protein. 3) In northern blot experiment, SNU C2A and SNU C5 cell expressed high level of p53 mRNA. 4) Results of p53-mediated transactivation in colon cancer cell lines by CAT assay represented only SNU C2A cell has transcriptional activity. 5) DNA sequencing in SNU C2A cell showed missense mutation in codon 179 of one allele, histidine to arginine and wild type p53 in the other allele. Conclusion: Colon cancer cell lines showed correlation with mutation in p53 gene and accumulation of abnormal p53 protein. Colon cancer cell SNU C2A retained p53-mediated transactivation as heterozygous p53 with one mutant allele in 179 codon and the other wild-type allele.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.69-73
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• 2012

Cancer is a complex disease and the genetic susceptibility to it could be an outcome of the inherited difference in the capacity of xenobiotic metabolizing enzymes. Glutathione-S-transferases (GSTs) are phase II metabolizing enzymes whose various genotypes have been associated with increased risk of different types of cancer. Null mutations caused by the deletion of the entire gene result in the absence of the enzymatic activity and increase in the risk of developing cancer including chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). In the present case-control study we evaluated the effect of null mutations in GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes on the risk of developing CML. The study included 75 CML patients (43 males and 32 females; age (mean ${\pm}$ S.D) $42.3{\pm}13.4$ years) and unrelated non-malignant controls (76 male and 48 females; age (mean ${\pm}$ S.D) $41.5{\pm}12.9$). The distribution of GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotypes in CML patients and controls was assessed by multiplex-PCR method. Logistic regression was used to assess the relationship between GSTM1 and GSTT1 genotypes and risk of CML. Chi-square test was used to evaluate the trend in modulating the risk to CML by one or more potential high risk genotype. Although GSTM1 null genotype frequency was higher in CML patients (41%) than in the controls (35%), it did not reached a statistical significance (OD = 1.32, 95% CI: 0.73-2.40; P value = 0.4295). The frequency of GSTT1 null genotypes was higher in the CML patients (36%) than in the controls (21%) and the difference was found to be statistically significant (OD = 2.12, 95% CI: 1.12-4.02; P value = 0.0308). This suggests that the presence of GSTT1genotype may have protective role against the CML. We found a statistically significant (OD = 3.09, 95% CI: 1.122-8.528; P value = 0.0472) interaction between the GSTM1 and GSTT1 null genotypes and thus individuals carrying null genotypes of both GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes are at elevated risk of CML.

• 대한장애인치과학회지
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• 제13권2호
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• pp.80-85
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• 2017

저자는 불량한 구강 위생과 다수 치아에 광범위한 치아 우식증을 보이나 치과 검진과 치료에 협조가 되지 않는 엔젤만 증후군 환자를 전신마취 하에 안전하고 효과적으로 치료한 증례를 보고하는 바이다. 환아는 간질 조절을 위해 항경련제(Clobazam)를 복약 중이었고 운동 장애, 발육 지연, 언어 장애, 불수의적 폐구 운동을 보였다. GABA 수용체 이상이 동반되는 AS의 특성 상 진정 약물의 효과가 떨어질 수 있으며, 발작 가능성이 있기 때문에 전신마취를 행동조절 요법으로 선택하였고, 모든 생징후를 안전하게 감시하며 성공적으로 치과 치과치료를 시행하였다. 전신마취 이후에는 정기검진, 비약물적 행동조절 요법을 통해 간단한 수복 치료를 추가로 시행할 수 있었고, 환자의 구강 건강 증진에 기여할 수 있었다.

• 한국ITS학회 논문지
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.60-67
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• 2016

환승누적함수에서 환승회수가 증가되면 환승비용에 대한 개별적인 환승의 영향이 선형 또는 비선형적으로 증가된다. 이 함수는 버스 또는 철도와 같이 대중교통노선에서 경로를 선택하는 승객의 행태를 효과적으로 설명한다. 이 함수로 통행시간이 더 소요되더라도 환승이 적은 대중교통노선을 선택하는 일반적인 상황의 구현이 가능하다. 그러나 환승누적함수가 포함되는 통행비용은 비가산성비용으로 최적경로탐색을 위해서 경로열거라는 어려운 상황을 포함한다. 본 연구는 환승누적함수를 고려하여 최적경로를 탐색하는 효과적인 방안을 제안하였다. 이를 위해 우선 환승누적함수가 포함되는 경우 경로탐색과정에서 나타나는 최적경로역전 현상을 설명하였다. 또한 복수의 경로를 탐색해서 최소의 비용경로를 최적경로로 선택하는 경험적인 방안을 제안하였다. 유입링크기반 전체경로삭제기법을 복수경로탐색기법으로 채택하여 알고리즘의 경로최적조건의 증명성에 기반하여 K개의 경로를 탐색하는 방안을 제안하였다. 환승계수를 도입하는 사례연구를 통하여 제안된 방안의 실제 교통망에 대한 활용성을 논의하였다.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.765-773
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• 2009

Sterol regulatory element binding factor 1 (SREBF1) and fatty acid synthase (FASN) genes play an important role in the biosynthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol, and in lipid metabolism. This study used polymorphisms in the intron 5 of bovine SREBF1 and in the thioesterase (TE) domain of FASN genes to evaluate their associations with beef fatty acid composition. A previously identified 84-bp indel (L: insertion/long type and S: deletion/short type) of the SREBF1 gene in Korean cattle had significant associations with the concentration of stearic (C18:0), linoleic (C18:2) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA). The stearic acid concentration was 6.30% lower in the SS than the LL genotype (p<0.05), but the linoleic and PUFA contents were 11.06% and 12.20% higher in SS compared to LL (p<0.05). Based on the sequence analysis, five single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) g.17924G>A, g.18043C>T, g.18440G>A, g.18529G>A and g.18663C>T in the TE domain of the FASN gene were identified among the different cattle breeds studied. Among these, only g.17924 G>A and g.18663C>T SNPs were segregating in the Hanwoo population. The g.17924G>A SNP is a non-synonymous mutation (thr2264ala) and was significantly associated with the contents of palmitic (C16:0) and oleic acid (C18:1). The oleic acid concentration was 3.18% and 2.79% higher in Hanwoo with the GG genotype than the AA and AG genotypes, respectively (p<0.05), whereas the GG genotype had 3.8% and 4.01% lower palmitic acid than in those cattle with genotype AA and AG, respectively (p<0.05). Tissue expression data showed that SREBFI and FASN genes were expressed in a variety of tissues though they were expressed preferentially in different muscle tissues. In conclusion, the 84-bp indel of SREBF1 and g.17924G>A SNP of the FASN gene can be used as DNA markers to select Hanwoo breeding stock for fatty acid composition.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제25권12호
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• pp.1667-1673
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• 2012

The objective of this study was to estimate economic weights of Hanwoo carcass traits that can be used to build economic selection indexes for selection of seedstocks. Data from carcass measures for determining beef yield and quality grades were collected and provided by the Korean Institute for Animal Products Quality Evaluation (KAPE). Out of 1,556,971 records, 476,430 records collected from 13 abattoirs from 2008 to 2010 after deletion of outlying observations were used to estimate relative economic weights of bid price per kg carcass weight on cold carcass weight (CW), eye muscle area (EMA), backfat thickness (BF) and marbling score (MS) and the phenotypic relationships among component traits. Price of carcass tended to increase linearly as yield grades or quality grades, in marginal or in combination, increased. Partial regression coefficients for MS, EMA, BF, and for CW in original scales were +948.5 won/score, +27.3 $won/cm^2$, -95.2 won/mm and +7.3 won/kg when all three sex categories were taken into account. Among four grade determining traits, relative economic weight of MS was the greatest. Variations in partial regression coefficients by sex categories were great but the trends in relative weights for each carcass measures were similar. Relative economic weights of four traits in integer values when standardized measures were fit into covariance model were +4:+1:-1:+1 for MS:EMA:BF:CW. Further research is required to account for the cost of production per unit carcass weight or per unit production under different economic situations.

• Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.616-627
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• 1998

In order to evaluate the cytogenetic hazard among hospital workers potentially exposed to low dose of radiation, the analysis of chromosome aberrations(CA) and sister chromatid exchanges(SCE) in lymphocytes were performed in 79 hospital workers and 79 non-exposed workers. The mean frequency of chromosomal exchange and deletion(respectively, $0.20\times10^{-2}/cell\;and\;0.39\times10^{-2}/cell$) in the exposed group were significantly higher than those$(0.07\times10^{-2}/cell\;and\;0.23\times10^{-2}/cell)$ in control group. The frequency of sister chromatid exchanges was 5.04/cell in the control vs. 6.57/cell in the exposed group. There were also significant differences in the mean frequencies of CA and SCE adjusted for age, sex, smoking, drinking between two groups. There were no evidence of significant increase of CA and SCE according to the department or duration of employment. But the frequency of cells having chromosome aberration was significantly higher in the exposed group than in the control group related to duration of employment. There was no dose-effect relationship between the cumulative doses and the frequency of CA and SCE. But in the case of last 1 yr cumulative dose, there were evidence of significant dose-dependant increase of chromosome type CA and percentage of cells with aberration. The result suggest that there is cytogenetic hazard in risk group like hospital workers handling low dose radiation. And the analysis CA and SCE are useful biological indicators for the exposure of low dose level of radiation.