• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제15권3호
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• pp.87-97
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• 2017

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a malignant disease caused by an abnormal proliferation of plasma cells, of which the prognostic factors include chromosomal abnormality, ${\beta}$-2 microglobulin, and albumin. Recently, the term chromothripsis has emerged, which is the massive but highly localized chromosomal rearrangement in response to a one-step catastrophic event. Many studies have shown an association of chromothripsis with the prognosis in several cancers; however, few studies have investigated it in MM. Here, we studied the association between chromothripsis-like patterns and treatment resistance or prognosis. First, we analyzed nine MM cell lines (U266, MM.1S, RPMI8226, KMS-11, KMS-12-BM, KMS-12-PE, KMS-28-BM, KMS-28-PE, and NCI-H929) and bone marrow samples of four patients who were diagnosed with MM by next-generation sequencing-based copy number variation analysis. The frequency of the chromothripsis-like pattern was observed in seven cell lines. We analyzed the treatment-induced chromothripsis-like patterns in KMS-12-BM and KMS-12-PE cells. As a result, breakpoints and chromothripsis-like patterns were increased after drug treatment in the relatively resistant KMS-12-BM. We further analyzed the patients' results according to the therapeutic response, which was divided into sensitive and resistant, as suggested by the International Myeloma Working Group. The chromothripsis-like pattern was more frequently observed in the resistant group. In the sensitive group, the frequency of the chromothripsis-like pattern decreased after treatment, whereas the resistant group showed increased chromothripsis-like patterns after the treatment. These results suggest that the chromothripsis-like pattern is associated with treatment response in MM.

• 보건교육건강증진학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.103-113
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• 2011

Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between the degree of stress and social support among residents in a rural area. Methods: We used the baseline data of the Korean Genomic Rural Cohort (KGRC), a sub-cohort of the Korean Genome Epidemiology Study (KOGES) that collected data about relationships among environmental, genetic risk factors, and chronic illness in Korean adults since November 2005. The cases chosen for the study included 1737 men and women, aged 40 to 70, living in a rural area of Wonju-city, South Korea. A questionnaire interviewing method was addressed in 2006. The final participants consisted of 1349 participants, of which 589 were male (43.7%) and 760 were female (56.3%). We applied the hierarchical multiple regression analysis with three stages. The first and second stages include socio-demographic and health-related behaviour factors and the third stage includes more social support factors. Results: The main findings revealed that the amount of social support and health-related behaviour significantly influenced the level of stress the subjects reported. The degree of stress was shown to be significantly higher for the following individuals: females, those who were divorced, the bereaved, participants who suffer from chronic disease, and non-exercisers. Low social support was shown to be negatively associated with stress. Conclusion: Social support factors along with socio-demographic and health-related behavior had an influence on stress levels in Korean rural adults. It is necessary to relieve residents from stress through diverse social support programs and healthy living initiatives.

• 한국환경보건학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.166-177
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• 2013

Objectives: The genus Legionella is common in aquatic environments. Some species of Legionella are recognized as potential opportunistic pathogens for human, notably Legionella pneumophila that causes, Legionellosis. Thus, we investigated the contamination of Legionella pneumophila on water supply systems in Seoul, including cooling towers, public baths, hospitals and fountains. Methods: The existence of 16S rRNA and mip gene of L. pneumophila was confirmed in the genome of the isolated strains by PCR. Results: During the summer season of 2010 and 2011, Legionella pneumophila were detected from 163 samples (21.1%) out of 772 samples collected. Among the 163 strains of L. pneumophila, eighty one isolates belonged to serogroup 1 (57.4%), 23 isolates were serogroup 5 (16.3%), 21 isolates were serogroup 6 (14.9%), 8 isolates were serogroup 2 (5.79%), and 8 isolates were identified in serogroup 3 (5.7%). Through PFGE (pulsed-field gel electrophoresis) analysis using Sfi I, genetic types of L. pneumophila were classified into five (A to E) patterns by the band similarity with excess of 70% from public baths. Conclusions: The PFGE patterns of the serotypes showed a tendency for diversity of L. pneumophila. Our results suggest the existence of serological and genetic diversity among the L. pneumophila isolates.

• 식물조직배양학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.297-304
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• 2001

현삼의 기내배양에서 TDZ처리가 비교적 재분화에 효율적이었고 형질전환 식물체를 선발하기 위하여 선발표지 유전자로 사용되는 NPTII gene이 항생제 kanamycin에 대한 저항성은 50 mg/L가 적당하였다. 선발배지에서 자란 현삼 식물체에서 DNA를 추출하여 PCR 분석을 통하여 특정 유전자 Gh-5 gene을 검정한 결과 형질전환되지 않은 식물체에서는 볼수가 없는 988 bp의 band가 형질전환된 식물체에서는 관찰되어 GST 유전자가 현삼의 염색체 안으로 삽입되었음을 확인하였다. 형질전환 효율 증진을 위하여 선발과정에서 암상태를 30일까지 유지할 경우 높은 형질전환 효율을 나타내었으나 그 이상의 처리는 오히려 형질전환 효율이 감소하는 결과를 나타내었다 (Table 5). 형질전환 식물체에서 GST의 활성이 형질전환 되지 않은 식물체의 2배로 나타났고 유도체의 적정 처리 농도는 50$\mu$M이며 유도체 처리 시간에 따라서는 12시간까지는 점차적으로 높아지는 경향이었으나 그 이상의 시간에서는 활성이 저하됨이 확인되었다. Fungus 피검균인 Asperigillus awamori에서 6, 12시간 처리 시 비교적 높은 활성을 보여주었으며 그 이상의 시간처리에서는 명확한 균사 억제를 나타내지 못하였으며, 특히 12시간에서 상대적으로 높은 활성을 나타내었다. Cladosporium herbarum에서 형질전환된 식물체의 활성이 훨씬 높게 나타났으며 6시간 처리에서 다른 처리에 비하여 높은 활성을 나타내었다. 피검균인 Saccharomyces cerevisiae에서는 형질전환 식물체에서 높은 활성을 보여주었으며 6, 12시간 처리에서 비슷하게 높은 활성을 보여 주었다. 박테리아 피검균 Bacillus subtillis에서는 50$\mu$M 이하의 유도체 처리에서 비교적 높은 활성을 나타내었다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제42권3호
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• pp.180-185
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• 2015

'여봉'과 '매향' 딸기 식물체로부터 잎 절편을 형질전환 재료로 이용하였다. CaMV 35S promoter에 모넬린 유전자가 연결된 pGA482-pS1D 벡터가 들어있는 아그로박테리움 EHA105 균주를 매개로 형질전환을 수행하였다. 공동 배양 후 잎 절편체로부터 캘러스 형성과 식물체 재분화율은 '여봉' 품종이 '매향' 품종보다 높았으며 이들 형질전환 식물체는 정상적으로 생육하여 개화하였다. PCR 및 Southern blot 분석을 통해 1-2 카피의 모넬린 유전자가 형질전환 딸기 식물체에 도입되었음을 확인하였으며, Northern blot 분석을 통하여 두 품종에서 모두 모넬린 유전자가 발현됨을 확인하였다. 비록 장기간 계대배양된 이들 딸기 형질전환 식물체에서는 모넬린 유전자가 escape 되는 경향을 보였지만, 본 연구에서 확립된 형질전환 시스템은 딸기의 유전적 개량을 위한 새로운 기회를 제공할 수 있을 것이다.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제36권1호
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• pp.75-80
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• 2009

산화스트레스에 내성을 지닌 형질전철 고구마 식물체를 개발하기 위해서 산화스트레스에 의해 발현이 강하게 유도되는 SWPA2 프로모터 또는 CaMV 35S 프로모터에 2-Cys peroxiredoxin (Prx) 유전자가 발현되도록 연결한 형질전철 벡터 (pSP-K, pEP-K)를 제작한 후, 각각 Agrobacterium 매개로 형질전환 하였다. 카나마이신 저항성 배발생 캘러스로부터 체세포배발생 과정을 거쳐 100mg/L kanainycin이 포함된 MS 배지에서 소식물체로 발달하였다. Southern 분석으로 외래 유전자가 안정적으로 고구마 게놈 내로 삽입되었음을 확인하였다. 형질전환 고구마 잎 조직을 대상으로 $20{\mu}M$ methyl viologen에 대한 내성 검정을 조사하여 형질전환 고구마 식물체가 비형질전환 식물체 또는 벡터 대조구 식물체 보다 40% 정도 높은 신화스트레스에 대한 내성을 보여주었다. 선발된 형질전환 식물계는 저온, 건조 등의 여러 기지 환경스트레스 내성검정에 이용될 것이며 향후 복합재해 내성 고구마 계통육성에 이용될 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

• Molecular & Cellular Toxicology
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.32-43
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• 2009

Acetaminophen (APAP) overdose is known to cause severe hepatotoxicity mainly through the depletion of glutathione. In this study, we compared the cytotoxic effects of APAP on both a normal murine hepatic cell line, BNL CL.2, and its SV40-transformed cell line, BNL SV A.8. Gene expression profiles for APAP-treated cells were also obtained using microarray and analyzed to identify differences in genes or profiles that may explain the differences of susceptibility to APAP in these cell lines. These two cell lines exhibited different susceptibilities to APAP (0-$5,000{\mu}M$); BNL SV A.8 cells were more susceptible to APAP treatment compared to BNL CL.2 cells. A dose of $625{\mu}M$ APAP, which produced significant differences in cytotoxicity in these cell lines, was tested. Microarray analysis was performed to identify significant differentially expressed genes (DEGs) irrespective of APAP treatment. Genes up-regulated in BNL SV A.8 cells were associated with immune response, defense response, and apoptosis, while down-regulated genes were associated with catalytic activity, cell adhesion and the cytochrome P450 family. Consistent with the cytotoxicity data, no significant DEGs were found in BNL CL.2 cells after treatment with $625{\mu}M$ APAP, while cell cycle arrest and apoptosis-related genes were up-regulated in BNL SV A.8 cells. Based on the significant fold-changes in their expression, a genes were selected and their expressions were confirmed by quantitative real-time RT-PCR; there was a high correlation between them. These results suggest that gene expression profiles may provide a useful method for evaluating drug sensitivity of cell lines and eliciting the underlying molecular mechanism. We further compared the genes identified from our current in vitro studies to the genes previously identified in our lab as regulated by APAP in both C57BL/6 and ICR mice in vivo. We found that a few genes are regulated in a similar pattern both in vivo and in vitro. These genes might be useful to develop as in vitro biomarkers for predicting in vivo hepatotoxicity. Based on our results, we suggest that gene expression profiles may provide useful information for elucidating the underlying molecular mechanisms of drug susceptibility and for evaluating drug sensitivity in vitro for extrapolation to in vivo.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권4호
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• pp.408-418
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• 2020

The sinus node (SN) is located at the apex of the cardiac conduction system, and SN dysfunction (SND)-characterized by electrical remodeling-is generally attributed to idiopathic fibrosis or ischemic injuries in the SN. SND is associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disorders, including syncope, heart failure, and atrial arrhythmias, particularly atrial fibrillation. One of the histological SND hallmarks is degenerative atrial remodeling that is associated with conduction abnormalities and increased right atrial refractoriness. Although SND is frequently accompanied by increased fibrosis in the right atrium (RA), its molecular basis still remains elusive. Therefore, we investigated whether SND can induce significant molecular changes that account for the structural remodeling of RA. Towards this, we employed a rabbit model of experimental SND, and then compared the genome-wide RNA expression profiles in RA between SND-induced rabbits and sham-operated controls to identify the differentially expressed transcripts. The accompanying gene enrichment analysis revealed extensive pro-fibrotic changes within 7 days after the SN ablation, including activation of transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) signaling and alterations in the levels of extracellular matrix components and their regulators. Importantly, our findings suggest that periostin, a matricellular factor that regulates the development of cardiac tissue, might play a key role in mediating TGF-β-signaling-induced aberrant atrial remodeling. In conclusion, the present study provides valuable information regarding the molecular signatures underlying SND-induced atrial remodeling, and indicates that periostin can be potentially used in the diagnosis of fibroproliferative cardiac dysfunctions.

• 식물병연구
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.25-31
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• 2016

2014년도 충남 당진의 고추포장 바이러스 발생 조사 중, 포장 주변에서 바이러스 병징을 보이는 속속이풀을 수집하였다. 수집한 시료에 대해 여러 고추감염바이러스의 감염여부를 조사한 결과, PMMoV와 CMV에 복합감염되어 있음을 확인하였다. 이는 PMMoV의 잡초 기주로서 속속이풀의 최초 동정이며, 속속이풀의 CMV 감염의 국내 첫 보고이다. 따라서 이들 신규 분리주들의 계통발생학적 위치를 파악하고자, 이들의 전체 게놈 염기서열을 분석하였고 이미 보고된 PMMoV 및 CMV 분리주의 유전정보와 비교 분석하였다. 유전적 측면에서 이미 보고된 고추감염바이러스와의 관계를 알아보고자 속속이풀에서 분리된 PMMoV와 CMV의 전체 염기서열을 분석하였고, 이들의 계통발생학적 특성을 구명하였다. 그 결과, 속속이풀에서 분리한 PMMoV 및 CMV의 분리주가 고추에서 분리한 분리주들과 매우 높은 유사성을 보임을 확인하였고, 이는 속속이풀이 PMMoV 및 CMV의 중간 기주로 작용할 수 있음을 시사한다.

• 한국가금학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국가금학회 2005년도 제22차 정기총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.64-65
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• 2005

Pumilio 유전자는 생식 세포의 발달과 분화에 중요한 역할을 한다고 알려져 있다. 우리는 이러한 Pumilio family인 Pum1, Pum2 유전자를 닭에서 클로닝하여 그 Pumilio homology domain의 구조와 단백질 염기서열이 초파리, 생쥐, 인간과 유사하다는 것을 밝혔고 이를 통해 이 유전자가 진화적으로 보존되어 있다는 것을 증명하였다. 또한 닭의 Pum1과 Pum2 genome 구조 역시 생쥐와 인간 Pum 유전자들의 구조와 일치하는 것을 보여주었다. Real-time RT-PCR 결과 닭의 배아의 여러 조직들 중 Pum1과 Pum2 유전자 모두 부화한 암컷 생식선에서의 발현 수준이 유의적으로 높았고, 특히 Pum2 유전자의 경우 부화한 병아리의 생식선뿐만이 아니라 12일령의 생식선에서도 발현 수준이 높았다. 결과적으로, 다른 동물에서 알려진 바와 같이 닭에서도 Pumilio 유전자들이 생식선 발달에 관여할 가능성이 크다는 것을 알수 있다.