• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.464-466
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• 2010

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제2권5호
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• pp.637-644
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• 1998

Previously, we have isolated authentic bombesin and another bombesin like peptide named bombesin like immunoreactivity (BLI)-K2 from the skin of Korean fire-bellied toad, Bombina orientalis. In the present study, we have newly purified three heterogeneous forms of BLI named BLI-K3, BLI-K4, and BLI-K5 from side fractions obtained in previous isolation of bombesin like peptide. The BLIs were separated into five peaks on a column of $C_{18}$ preparative HPLC. Among them, three minor peaks containing BLI-K3, K4, and K5 were purified by means of sequential chromatography on the columns of SP cation exchange HPLC and $C_{18}$ reverse phase HPLC. The purified BLI-K3 and K4 showed high binding affinity to an anti-bombesin serum (LBE 2G-2) with binding potency of 72 and 95%, respectively, relative to that of bombesin. However, they did not possess any distinctive biological activity of bombesin like peptide. On the contrary, the biological activity of BLI-K5 was similar to that of bombesin but its binding affinity to an anti-bombesin serum was low. The results indicate that three heterogeneous forms of BLI were coexpressed with bombesin and BLI-K2 in the skin of B. orientalis. All forms of the purified BLI in the present study were immunologically active but only BLI-K5 possessed the distinctive biological activity of bombesin like peptide.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.28-34
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• 1993

Using in vitro autoradiography with a digital autoradiography system and radioreceptor assay, the distribution and the binding characteristics of the muscarinic cholinergic receptors (mAChR) were studied in regions of rat brain. Radioreceptor assay revealed that mAChR could be measured with saturation binding assay in the brain and heart homogenates: No difference in Kd or Bmax of the brain or heart was found between the normal Wistar rats and SHR rats. Specific binding of $^3H$ quinuclidinyl benzilate (QNB) increased and saturation was reached by 2 hours after incubation with slide-mounted brain tissue. The distribution of mAChR was heterogeneous along the fields of brain. Affinity (Kd) of mAChR was not different significantly among cortex, hippocampus and caudate-putamen. No difference was found between normal rats and SHR strain. More receptors (Bmax) were found in the cortex and hippocampus than in the caudate-putamen in normal rats. More receptors were found in the cortex and caudate-putamen in SHR rats than in normal rats. Radioreceptor assay and digital autoradiographic analysis of affinity and number of mAChR gave the same results. With the above findings, we concluded that we could use digital autoradiographic system with $^3H$-QNB in the characterization of mAChR of rats and that the cortex and caudate-putamen of SHR strain rats have more receptors than those of normal rats.

• Journal of Microbiology
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• 제35권4호
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• pp.327-333
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• 1997

Although extensively characterized in human cells, no heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein(hnRNP) has been found in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe which is amenable to genetic studies and more similar to mammals than Saccharomyces cerevisiae is in terms of RNA processing. As a first step to characterize hnRNPs from S. pombe, attempt was made to find human hnRNP A1 homologs from S. pombe. The RNA molecule (A1 winner) containing the consensus high-affinity hnRNP A1 binding site (UAGGGA/U) was synthesized in vitro and used in an ultraviolet(UV) light-induced protein-RNA cross-linking assay. A number of S, pombe proteins bound to the A1 winner RNA. An approximately 50-kDa protein(p50) cross-linked more efficiently to the A1 winner RNA than other proteins. The p50 protein did not cross-link to a nonspecific RNA, but rather to the A1-5’ SS RNA in which the consensus 5’ splice junction sites of S. pombe introns were abolished. This suggests that the p50 protein, however, did not bind to the single-stranded DNA to shich the human hnRNP A1 could bind and be eluted with 0.5M NaCl. Further analysis should reveal more features of this RNA-binding protein.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.495-500
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• 2019

Brain cytoplasmic 200 RNA (BC200 RNA), originally identified as a neuron-specific non-coding RNA, is also observed in various cancer cells that originate from non-neural cells. Studies have revealed diverse functions of BC200 RNA in cancer cells. Accordingly, we hypothesized that BC200 RNA might be modified in cancer cells to generate cancerous BC200 RNA responsible for its cancer-specific functions. Here, we report that BC200 RNA sequences are highly heterogeneous in cancer cells by virtue of multiple adenine nucleotide insertions in the internal A-rich region. The insertion of adenine nucleotides enhances BC200 RNA-mediated translation inhibition, possibly by increasing the binding affinity of BC200 RNA for eIF4A (eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4A).

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제28권6호
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• pp.365-369
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• 2018

We perform density functional theory calculations to study the CO and $O_2$ adsorption chemistry of Pt@X core@shell bimetallic nanoparticles (X = Pd, Rh, Ru, Au, or Ag). To prevent CO-poisoning of Pt nanoparticles, we introduce a Pt@X core-shell nanoparticle model that is composed of exposed surface sites of Pt and facets of X alloying element. We find that Pt@Pd, Pt@Rh, Pt@Ru, and Pt@Ag nanoparticles spatially bind CO and $O_2$, separately, on Pt and X, respectively. Particularly, Pt@Ag nanoparticles show the most well-balanced CO and $O_2$ binding energy values, which are required for facile CO oxidation. On the other hand, the $O_2$ binding energies of Pt@Pd, Pt@Ru, and Pt@Rh nanoparticles are too strong to catalyze further CO oxidation because of the strong oxygen affinity of Pd, Ru, and Rh. The Au shell of Pt@Au nanoparticles preferentially bond CO rather than $O_2$. From a catalysis design perspective, we believe that Pt@Ag is a better-performing Pt-based CO-tolerant CO oxidation catalyst.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.53-66
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• 1997

인슐린 저항성이란 인슐린의 생물학적 효과가 감소하는 상태를 말하며 당뇨병의 중요한 병리기전이다. 인슐린 저항성은 매우 다양한 특성을 가지고 있으며 유전적인 요인이나 후천적인 요인에 의하여 발생한다. 이제까지 가장 잘 알려진 인슐린 저항성의 유발인자로는 고혈당과 고인슐린증이 있다. 장기간의 고혈당이나 고인슐린증은 가장 중요한 인슐린의 작용조직인 골격근에서 인슐린 수용체의 결합능을 감소시키고 당섭취에 필요한 제 4형 당수송체의 발현을 억제하는 것으로 알려져 있다. 그러나 이들 인자는 모두 골격근에서 당섭취를 증가시키는 것으로서 인슐린 저항성은 말초조직이 세포내로의 과도한 영양소 섭취를 방지하기 위하여 작동시키는 조절기전일 가능성을 생각할 수 있다. 본 연구에서는 단기간의 당섭취 증가가 더 이상의 당섭취를 억제할 수 있는지를 평가하고 그 기전을 규명하고자 흰쥐에서 2시간 동안 다양한 조건으로 당섭취를 유도하고 1 시간의 휴식기간을 가진 후 인슐린 예민도를 측정하고 골격근을 분리하여 인슐린 수용체와 제 4 형 당수송체를 분석하여 당섭취량과 인슐린 감수성과의 상관관계를 규명하고 인슐린 수용체 결합능과 제 4형 당수송체량을 비교하였다. 실험군은 hyperinsulinemic glucose clamp 전에 시행한 당섭취의 조건으로써 5개 군으로 구분하였다. 제 I 군은 대조군으로 생리식염수만 주입하여 기초상태의 인슐린 농도와 혈당을 유지하였으며, 제 II 군은 somatostatin과 포도당을 주입하여 정상 인슐린농도와 고혈당을 유지하였으며, 제 III 군은 포도당을 주입하여 고인슐린증과 고혈당을 유지하였고, 제 IV 군은 인슐린(100 mU/kg/min)과 포도당을 주입하여 초고인슐린증(${\sim}4000{\mu}U/ml$)과 정상혈당(~100 mg/dl)으로 유지하였으며, 그리고 제 V 군은 인슐린과 포도당을 주입하여 초고인슐린증과 고혈당(~200 mg/dl)을 유지하였다. 체중, 공복시 혈당 및 인슐린 농도는 각 군 간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp 전에 주입한 포도당의 총량(gm/kg)은 제 II 군이 $1.88{\pm}0.151$, 제 III 군이 $2.69{\pm}0.239$, 제 IV 군이 $3.54{\pm}0.198$, 그리고 제 V 군이 $4.32{\pm}0.621$이었다. Hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamp의 평형상태 당제거율(mg/kg min)은 제 I 군이 $16.9{\pm}1.74$, 제 II 군이 $13.5{\pm}0.53$, 제 III 군이 $11.2{\pm}0.52$, 제 IV 군이 $13.2{\pm}0.92$, 그리고 제 V 군이 $10.4{\pm}0.41$로 전체 군 간에 유의한 차이가 있었으며(p<0.001) 각 군간의 비교에서 제 II, III, IV, V 군의 값이 제 I 군에 비하여 유의하게 낮았다 (p<0.05). 전체 실험동물에서 포도당 주입량과 당제거율 사이에 역상관관계 (r=-0.701, p<0.001)를 보였다. 인슐린 수용체 결합과 Western blot으로 분석한 제 4형 당수송체량은 각 군 간에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 이상의 결과로 미루어 단기간의 당섭취 증가가 더이상의 당섭취를 억제할 수 있으나 인슐린 수용체 결합과 제 4형 당수송체의 숫적 감소없이 발생하였다.