• BMB Reports
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• 제54권10호
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• pp.505-515
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• 2021

Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) include human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) derived from blastocysts and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSCs) generated from somatic cell reprogramming. Due to their self-renewal ability and pluripotent differentiation potential, hPSCs serve as an excellent experimental platform for human development, disease modeling, drug screening, and cell therapy. Traditionally, hPSCs were considered to form a homogenous population. However, recent advances in single cell technologies revealed a high degree of variability between individual cells within a hPSC population. Different types of heterogeneity can arise by genetic and epigenetic abnormalities associated with long-term in vitro culture and somatic cell reprogramming. These variations initially appear in a rare population of cells. However, some cancer-related variations can confer growth advantages to the affected cells and alter cellular phenotypes, which raises significant concerns in hPSC applications. In contrast, other types of heterogeneity are related to intrinsic features of hPSCs such as asynchronous cell cycle and spatial asymmetry in cell adhesion. A growing body of evidence suggests that hPSCs exploit the intrinsic heterogeneity to produce multiple lineages during differentiation. This idea offers a new concept of pluripotency with single cell heterogeneity as an integral element. Collectively, single cell heterogeneity is Janus-faced in hPSC function and application. Harmful heterogeneity has to be minimized by improving culture conditions and screening methods. However, other heterogeneity that is integral for pluripotency can be utilized to control hPSC proliferation and differentiation.

• BMB Reports
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• 제53권8호
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• pp.437-441
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• 2020

In accordance with requirements of the ICH S7B safety pharmacology guidelines, numerous next-generation cardiotoxicity studies using human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (CMs) are being conducted globally. Although several stem cell-derived CMs are being developed for commercialization, there is insufficient research to verify if these CMs can replace animal experiments. In this study, in vitro high-efficiency CMs derived from human embryonic stem cells (hESC-CMs) were compared with Sprague-Dawley rats as in vivo experimental animals, and primary cultured in vitro rat-CMs for cardiotoxicity tests. In vivo rats were administrated with two consecutive injections of 100 mg/kg isoproterenol, 15 mg/kg doxorubicin, or 100 mg/kg nifedipine, while in vitro rat-CMs and hESC-CMs were treated with 5 μM isoproterenol, 5 μM doxorubicin, and 50 μM nifedipine. We have verified the equivalence of hESC-CMs assessments over various molecular biological markers, morphological analysis. Also, we have identified the advantages of hESC-CMs, which can distinguish between species variability, over electrophysiological analysis of ion channels against cardiac damage. Our findings demonstrate the possibility and advantage of high-efficiency hESC-CMs as next-generation cardiotoxicity assessment.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.180-186
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• 2011

The objective of this research was to establish the estimation method of growth information on potato using Multi-Spectral Image Sensor (MSIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS). And growth estimation map for determining a prescription map over the entire field was generated. To determine the growth model, 10 ground-truth points of areas of $4m^2$ each were selected and investigated. The growth information included stem number, crop height and SPAD value. In addition, images information involving the ground-truth points were also taken by an unmanned helicopter, and reflectance value of Green, Red, and NIR bands were calculated with image processing. Then, growth status of potato was modeled by multi-regression analysis using these reflectance value of Green, Red, and NIR. As a result, potato growth information could be detected by analyzing Green, Red, and NIR images. Stem number, crop height and SPAD value could be estimated with $R^2$ values of 0.600, 0.657 and 0.747 respectively. The generated GIS map would describe variability of the potato growth in a whole field.

• 임산에너지
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2003

우리나라의 주요 조림수종으로 앞으로 대경재로 대량벌목 이용될 낙엽송의 가공와 이용을 위한 기초적 자료인 생재함수율, 비중 및 수축율의 수간내의 변동을 심ㆍ변재로 나누어 조사, 검토하였다. 심ㆍ변재간 생재함수율, 비중 및 수축율은 유의차를 보였다. 생재함수율의 방사방향 분포는 심재에서는 거의 일정한 함수율을 보이다가 변재에서 높아지는 현상을 보였고, 지상고 분포는 심재에서는 높아짐에 따라 함수율이 작아지고, 변재에서는 커지는 것으로 나타났다. 방향에 따른 비중의 차는 심ㆍ변재 모두 없었으며, 지상고에 따라서는 변재는 없었으나 심재에서는 차이를 나타냈다. 방향 및 지상고에 따른 수축율의 차는 대부분 심ㆍ변재에서 별다른 유의차가 관찰되지 않았으나, 변재 일부방향에서 북쪽방향의 수축율이 남쪽방향의 수축율보다 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.34-42
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• 2017

Grapevine rupestris stem pitting-associated virus (GRSPaV) is a worldwide-distributed pathogen in grapevines with a high genetic variability. Our study revealed differences in the complexity of GRSPaV population in a single host. A single-variant GRSPaV infection was detected from the SK30 grapevine plant. On the contrary, SK704 grapevine was infected by three different GRSPaV variants. Variant-specific RT-PCR detection protocols have been developed in this work to study distribution of the three different variants in the same plant during the season. This study showed their randomized distribution in the infected SK704 grapevine plant. Comparative analysis of full-length genome sequences of four Slovak GRSPaV isolates determined in this work and 14 database sequences showed that population of the virus cluster into four major phylogenetic lineages. Moreover, our analyses suggest that genetic recombination along with point mutations could play a significant role in shaping evolutionary history of GRSPaV and contributed to its extant genetic diversification.

• Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.45-50
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• 1998

Tracheid length, microfibril angle, and compression strength were examined in south and north sides of Pinus koraiensis. The sample tree was 57 years old and had been planted in central Korea. Tracheid length on the south side of the tree ranged from 2.87 to 3.40mm and on the north ranged from 3.60 to 3.53mm and mean values were 3.15 mm for the south and 3.26mm for the north. Tracheid length was 0.11 mm longer on the north side than on the south. Microfibril angle on the south side ranged from $12.6^{\circ}$ to $20.3^{\circ}$ and that on the north from $6.8^{\circ}$ to $13.5^{\circ}$; mean values were $16.6^{\circ}$ on the south side and $9.6^{\circ}$ on the north. Microfibril angle was $7.0^{\circ}$ greater on the south side than on the north side. For compression strength on the south and north sides, significant difference at the 95% level was found only at l.3m above the ground level of the sample tree; for compression limit stress, significant difference at this level was found at 1.3 and 5.3m above the ground level. However, compression strength and compression limit stress were greater on the north side than on the south side.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제37권3호
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• pp.258-267
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• 2021

Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolia) is a widely cultivated and commercially important fruit crop, which is occasionally subject to severe economic losses due to latent viral infections. Thus, the aim of the present study was to examine and provide a comprehensive overview of virus populations infecting a major pear cultivar ('Singo') in Korea. From June 2017 to October 2019, leaf samples (n = 110) of pear trees from 35 orchards in five major pear-producing regions were collected and subjected to RNA sequencing. Most virus-associated contigs matched the sequences of known viruses, including apple stem grooving virus (ASGV) and apple stem pitting virus (ASPV). However, some contigs matched the sequences of apple green crinkle-associated virus and cucumber mosaic virus. In addition, three complete or nearly complete genomes were constructed based on transcriptome data and subjected to phylogenetic analyses. Based on the number of virus-associated reads, ASGV and ASPV were identified as the dominant viruses of 'Singo.' The present study describes the virome of a major pear cultivar in Korea, and looks into the diversity of viral communities in this cultivar. This study can provide valuable information on the complexity of genetic variability of viruses infecting pear trees.

• 한국수자원학회논문집
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.661-671
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• 2003

본 연구는 홍수위 계산에 있어서 도입되는 불확식성의 원인을 분석하고 정량화하여 확률론적 홍수위 계산을 실시함으로서 제방원류에 대한 제내지의 범람특성을 해석할 수 있는 모형을 개발하였다. 이를 위해서 홍수위에 영향을 미치는 각종 영향인자를 통계학적으로 분석하였고, 이들 인자를 부등류와 부정류 해석과정에 Monte Carlo 모의를 도입함으로써 홍수위에 미치는 영향을 정량화하였다. 개발된 모형의 검증을 위해 낙동강 유역의 현풍∼적포교구간에 적용하였다. 제내지로의 범람양상과 역류양상을 합리적으로 모의하였고 질량보존도 잘 모의하고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 제내지 침수양상 모의시 붕괴폭, 붕괴시간 등의 불확실도를 고려하여 침수수심 및 침수면적을 산정하였다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.195-199
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• 2014

Apple stem pitting virus (ASPV), of the Foveavirus genus in the family Betaflexiviridae, is one of the most common viruses of apple and pear trees. To examine variability of the coat protein (CP) gene from ASPV, eight isolates originating from 251 apple trees, which were collected from 22 apple orchards located in intensive apple growing areas of the North Gyeongsang and North Jeolla Provinces in Korea, were sequenced and compared. The nucleotide sequence identity of the CP gene of eight ASPV isolates ranged from 77.0 to 97.0%, while the amino acid sequence identity ranged from 87.7 to 98.5%. The N-terminal region of the viral CP gene was highly variable, whereas the C-terminal region was conserved. Genetic algorithm recombination detection (GARD) and single breakpoint recombination (SBP) analyses identified base substitutions between eight ASPV isolates at positions 54 and 57 and position 771, respectively. GABranch analysis was used to determine whether the eight isolates evolved due to positive selection. All values in the GABranch analysis showed a ratio of substitution rates at non-synonymous and synonymous sites (dNS/dS) below 1, suggestive of strong negative selection forces during ASPV CP history. Although negative selection dominated CP evolution in the eight ASPV isolates, SLAC and FEL tests identified four possible positive selection sites at codons 10, 22, 102, and 158. This is the first study of the ASPV genome in Korea.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.269-281
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• 2016

절화용으로 재배중인 주요 스프레이 국화 10품종의 형태적 특성과 관련된 요인을 조사하였으며 이들 평균치를 이용하여 변이계수, 유전율 및 유전자 전이율 등의 통계학적 분석을 통하여 얻은 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 형태적 특성을 보면 줄기의 길이 46.4-54,9cm, 줄기의 최대 직경 5.6-8.5mm, 줄기의 경도 $0.17-0.70kg{\cdot}m^{-2}$, 줄기의 생체중 7.5-17.5g, 줄기의 건물중 1.6-3.3g, 줄기의 생체중:건물중의 비율 15.9-23.1%, 줄기 내 엽수 8.4-12.2매, 줄기 내 엽면적 $17.8-37.8m^2$, 줄기 내 잎의 생체중 5.3-18.6g, 줄기 내 잎의 건물중 0.5-1.4g 줄기 내 잎의 생체중:건물중의 비율 7.6-11.5%, 화서의 길이 10.1-18.6cm, 화서의 생체중 7.3-26.7g, 화서의 건물중 1.2-2.8g, 화서의 생체중:건물중의 비율 10.4-17.1%, 화심 직경 8.2-13.3mm, 꽃잎 폭 5.7-14.0mm, 꽃잎 길이 12.9-33.1mm, 꽃잎 두께 $157.8-354.4{\mu}m$였으며 각 특성별 품종 간 DMRT와 LSD를 검정한 결과 고도의 유의차가 인정되었다. 변이계수, 표현 변이계수, 유전 변이계수는 줄기의 길이 4.79-5.15%로서 가장 낮았으며 엽면적 62.97-65.21%로 가장 높았으나 환경 또는 오차 변이계수는 엽면적 1.71%로 가장 낮았고 잎의 건물중 19.30%로 가장 높았다. 유전율은 줄기의 생체중:건물중의 비율 68.69%로 가장 낮았고 줄기 내 엽면적 99.67%로 가장 높았다. 유전자 전이는 줄기의 경도 0.30으로 가장 낮았고 화서 내 잎의 두께 156.65로 가장 높았으며 유전자 전이율은 줄기의 길이 9.17%로 가장 낮았으며 엽면적 134.27%로 가장 높았다. 이와 같이 위에서 언급한 높은 값을 나타내는 형질들은 부가적으로 유전자 작용에 영향을 미치게 되며 경종의 개량을 위해 만족할만한 선발 계획을 수립할 수 있을 것이다.