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Pig Image Learning for Improving Weight Measurement Accuracy

  • Jonghee Lee;Seonwoo Park;Gipou Nam;Jinwook Jang;Sungho Lee
    • 한국컴퓨터정보학회논문지
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    • 제29권7호
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    • pp.33-40
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    • 2024
  • 가축의 생체중은 건강 및 사육 환경 관리에 중요한 정보이고 이를 통해 최적 사료량이나 출하 시기 등을 결정하게 된다. 일반적으로 가축의 무게를 측정할 때 체중계를 이용하지만, 체중계를 이용한 가축 무게를 측정하는데 상당한 인력과 시간이 필요하고 성장 단계별 측정이 어려워 사료급이량 조절 등의 효과적인 사육 방법이 적용되지 못하는 단점이 있다. 본 연구는 축산 양돈 분야에 영상 및 이미지 데이터를 수집, 분석, 학습, 예측 등을 통해 포유자돈, 이유자돈, 육성돈, 비육돈 구간별 체중 측정에 관한 연구와 함께 정확도를 높이고자 하였다. 이를 위해 파이토치(pytorch), YOLO(you only look once) 5 모델, 사이킷런(scikit learn) 라이브러리를 사용하여 학습시킨 결과, 실제치(actual)와 예측치(prediction) 그래프에서 RMSE(root mean square error) 0.4%와 MAPE(mean absolute percentage error) 0.2%로 유사한 흐름을 확인할 수 있다. 이는 양돈 분야의 포유자돈, 이유자돈, 육성돈, 비육돈 구간에서 활용할 수 있으며 다각도로 학습된 이미지 및 영상 데이터와 실제 측정된 체중 데이터를 바탕으로 지속적인 정확도 향상이 가능하고 향후 영상판독을 통해 돼지의 부유별 생산량에 대한 예측으로 효율적인 사육관리가 가능할 것으로 기대된다.

Delineating Transcription Factor Networks Governing Virulence of a Global Human Meningitis Fungal Pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans

  • Jung, Kwang-Woo;Yang, Dong-Hoon;Maeng, Shinae;Lee, Kyung-Tae;So, Yee-Seul;Hong, Joohyeon;Choi, Jaeyoung;Byun, Hyo-Jeong;Kim, Hyelim;Bang, Soohyun;Song, Min-Hee;Lee, Jang-Won;Kim, Min Su;Kim, Seo-Young;Ji, Je-Hyun;Park, Goun;Kwon, Hyojeong;Cha, Sooyeon;Meyers, Gena Lee;Wang, Li Li;Jang, Jooyoung;Janbon, Guilhem;Adedoyin, Gloria;Kim, Taeyup;Averette, Anna K.;Heitman, Joseph;Cheong, Eunji;Lee, Yong-Hwan;Lee, Yin-Won;Bahn, Yong-Sun
    • 한국균학회소식:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국균학회 2015년도 춘계학술대회 및 임시총회
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    • pp.59-59
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    • 2015
  • Cryptococcus neoformans causes life-threatening meningoencephalitis in humans, but the treatment of cryptococcosis remains challenging. To develop novel therapeutic targets and approaches, signaling cascades controlling pathogenicity of C. neoformans have been extensively studied but the underlying biological regulatory circuits remain elusive, particularly due to the presence of an evolutionarily divergent set of transcription factors (TFs) in this basidiomycetous fungus. In this study, we constructed a high-quality of 322 signature-tagged gene deletion strains for 155 putative TF genes, which were previously predicted using the DNA-binding domain TF database (http://www.transcriptionfactor.org/). We tested in vivo and in vitro phenotypic traits under 32 distinct growth conditions using 322 TF gene deletion strains. At least one phenotypic trait was exhibited by 145 out of 155 TF mutants (93%) and approximately 85% of the TFs (132/155) have been functionally characterized for the first time in this study. Through high-coverage phenome analysis, we discovered myriad novel TFs that play critical roles in growth, differentiation, virulence-factor (melanin, capsule, and urease) formation, stress responses, antifungal drug resistance, and virulence. Large-scale virulence and infectivity assays in insect (Galleria mellonella) and mouse host models identified 34 novel TFs that are critical for pathogenicity. The genotypic and phenotypic data for each TF are available in the C. neoformans TF phenome database (http://tf.cryptococcus.org). In conclusion, our phenome-based functional analysis of the C. neoformans TF mutant library provides key insights into transcriptional networks of basidiomycetous fungi and ubiquitous human fungal pathogens.

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UPLC-DAD-QTOF/MS를 이용한 국내 재배 블루베리(Vaccinium corymbosum)와 복분자(Rubus coreanus)의 플라보노이드 특성 비교 (Comparison of Flavonoid Characteristics between Blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum) and Black Raspberry (Rubus coreanus) Cultivated in Korea using UPLC-DAD-QTOF/MS)

  • 김영진;김헌웅;이민기;이선혜;장환희;황유진;최정숙;이성현;차연수;김정봉
    • 한국환경농학회지
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    • 제36권2호
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    • pp.87-96
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    • 2017
  • UPLC-DAD-QTOF/MS를 이용하여 국내에서 재배한 7품종의 하이부시 블루베리와 7지역에서 재배된 복분자 열매에서 총 29종 (블루베리 29종, 복분자 종4)의 개별 플라보노이드 성분을 정성 및 정량 분석하였다. 블루베리의 평균 플라보노이드 함량은 143.0 mg/100g DW로 관찰되었고, 'Darrow'에서 가장 높았으며, 'Nelson'이 가장 낮은 것으로 나타났다. 복분자의 평균 플라보노이드 함량은 95.4 mg/100g DW로 나타났으며, 총 플라보노이드 함량은 정읍>순창>고창>광양 순으로 높았으나 정읍, 순창, 고창간에 유의적인 함량차이는 나타나지 않았다. 블루베리는 hyperoside와 isoqercitrin이 각각 총 플라보노이드 함량 중 평균 31.4%, 13.3%을 차지하였으며, 복분자는 rutin과 miquelianin이 각각 총 플라보노이드 함량 중 평균 51.4%, 40.2%를 차지하여 두 베리류 열매간 주요 플라보노이드 성분의 특성 차이를 확인할 수 있었다. 블루베리 열매에서 quercetin 3-O-robinobioside, quercetin 3-O-(6"-O-malonyl)glucoside, isorhamnetin 3-O-robinobioside, avicularin, kaempferol 3-O-(6"-O-acetyl)glucoside, quercetin이 처음으로 동정되었다. 본 연구 결과는 국내산 블루베리와 복분자를 이용한 기능성 식품 개발에 필요한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있을 것으로 판단되며, 추후 연구에서는 보다 다양한 베리류에 대한 추가 분석이 필요할 것으로 생각된다. 또한 본 연구 방법은 베리류 뿐만 아니라 다양한 식물에 존재하는 플라보노이드의 정성 및 정량 분석이 가능하여 활용 가치가 높을 것으로 사료된다.

인회석 박막 피복 도관과 Brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) 유전자 이입 슈반세포를 이용한 백서 좌골신경 재생에 관한 연구 (SCIATIC NERVE REGENERATION USING CALCIUM PHOSPHATE COATED CONDUIT AND BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR GENE-TRANSFECTED SCHWANN CELL IN RAT)

  • 최원재;안강민;황순정;정필훈;김명진;김남열;유상배;장정원;김현만;김중수;김윤희;김성민;이종호
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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    • 제31권3호
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    • pp.199-218
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    • 2005
  • Purpose of Study: Peripheral nerve regeneration depends on neurotrophism of distal nerve stump, recovery potential of neuron, supporting cell like Schwann cell and neurotrophic factors such as BDNF. Peripheral nerve regeneration can be enhanced by the conduit which connects the both sides of transected nerve. The conduit maintains the effects of neurotrophism and BDNF produced by Schwann cells which can be made by gene therapy. In this study, we tried to enhance the peripheral nerve regeneration by using calcium phosphate coated porous conduit and BDNF-Adenovirus infected Schwann cells in sciatic nerve of rats. Materials and Methods: Microporous filter which permits the tissue fluid essential for nerve regeneration and does not permit infiltration of fibroblasts, was made into 2mm diameter and 17mm length conduit. Then it was coated with calcium phosphate to improve the Schwann cell adhesion and survival. The coated filter was evaluated by SEM examination and MTT assay. For effective allogenic Schwann cell culture, dorsal root ganglia of 1-day old rat were extracted and treated with enzyme and antimitotic Ara-C. Human BDNF cDNA was obtained from cDNA library and amplified using PCR. BDNF gene was inserted into adenovirus shuttle vector pAACCMVpARS in which E1 was deleted. We infected the BDNF-Ad into 293 human mammary kidney cell-line and obtained the virus plaque 2 days later. RT-PCR was performed to evaluate the secretion of BDNF in infected Schwann cells. To determine the most optimal m.o.i of BDNF-Ad, we infected the Schwann cells with LacZ adenovirus in 1, 20, 50, 75, 100, 250 m.o.i for 2 hours and stained with ${\beta}$-galactosidase. Rats(n=24) weighing around 300g were used. Total 14mm sciatic nerve defect was made and connected with calcium phosphate coated conduits. Schwann cells$(1{\times}10^6)$ or BDNF-Ad infected Schwann cells$(1{\times}10^6)$ were injected in conduit and only media(MEM) was injected in control group. Twelve weeks after surgery, degree of nerve regeneration was evaluated with gait analysis, electrophysiologic measurements and histomorphometric analysis. Results: 1. Microporous Millipore filter was effective conduit which permitted the adhesion of Schwann cells and inhibited the adhesion of fibroblast. We could enhance the Schwann cell adhesion and survival by coating Millipore filter with calcium phosphate. 2. Schwann cell culture technique using repeated treatment of Ara-C and GDNF was established. The mean number of Schwann cells obtained 1 and 2 weeks after the culture were $1.54{\pm}4.0{\times}10^6$ and $9.66{\pm}9.6{\times}10^6$. 3. The mRNA of BDNF in BDNF-Ad infected Schwann cells was detected using RT-PCR. In Schwann cell $0.69\;{\mu}g/{\mu}l$ of DNA was detected and in BDNF-Adenovirus transfected Schwann cell $0.795\;{\mu}g/{\mu}l$ of DNA was detected. The most effective infection concentration was determined by LacZ Adenovirus and 75 m.o.i was found the most optimal. Conclusion: BDNF-Ad transfected Schwann cells successfully regenerated the 14mm nerve gap which was connected with calcium phosphate coated Millipore filter. The BDNF-Ad group showed better results compared with Schwann cells only group and control group in aspect to sciatic function index, electrophysiologic measurements and histomorphometric analysis.

기독교 그림책 관련 연구 동향 분석 : 국내 학위 논문 중심으로 (Analysis of Research Trends Related to Christian Picture Books : Focusing on Domestic Dissertations)

  • 김민정
    • 기독교교육논총
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    • 제68권
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    • pp.245-277
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    • 2021
  • 본 연구는 기독교 그림책 관련 연구 동향을 알아보고자 하였다. 기독교 그림책과 관련된 연구의 연구시기, 연구내용, 연구방법 연구대상을 분석하여 기독교 그림책 분야의 다양하고 균형 있는 연구를 위한 기초자료를 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 본 연구를 위해 '기독교 그림책', '성경 그림책', '기독교 동화', '성경 동화'를 주제어로 국회도서관과 학술연구정보서비스(RISS)를 통해 검색된 국내 석·박사학위논문 45편을 추출하였다. 기독교 그림책 관련 연구를 연구시기, 연구내용, 연구방법, 연구대상의 네 가지 준거로 분석하여 빈도와 백분율을 산출하였다. 연구결과, 첫째, 기독교 그림책 연구논문의 연구시기별 동향은 1999년부터 2021년까지 석사학위 43편(95.6%), 박사학위 2편(4.4%)으로 석사학위 중심으로 기독교 그림책 관련 연구들이 이루어지고 있다. 둘째, 연구내용별 동향은 기초연구 12편(26.6%), 실천연구 33편(73.4%)로 나타났다. 기독교 그림책 관련 연구는 기초연구보다 실천연구 중심으로 활발히 이루어지고 있다. 셋째, 연구방법별 동향은 양적연구 33편(73.4%), 문헌연구 11편(24.4%), 질적연구 1편(2.2%) 순으로 나타났다. 기독교 그림책 관련 연구는 양적연구 중심으로 이루어지고 있고, 상대적으로 문헌연구와 질적연구가 낮은 비율을 차지하였다. 넷째, 연구대상별 동향은 인적대상 35편(77.8%), 물적대상 10편(22.2%)으로 인적대상으로 이루어진 연구가 많았다. 인적대상에서 단일대상 33편(73.4%), 혼합대상 2편(4.4%)로 나타났고, 단일대상 중 유아·아동을 대상으로 하는 연구가 30편(66.7%)으로 높게 나타났다. 즉, 기독교 그림책 관련 연구는 유아-유아, 유아-교사, 유아-부모 간의 혼합대상보다 단일대상인 유아로 이루어진 연구 비율이 높았다.

과산화수소에 노출된 인간 각질형성세포에서 길이가 다른 시스테인 함유 펩타이드의 항산화 효과 (Antioxidant Effects of Cysteine-containing Peptides of Different Lengths in Human HaCaT Keratinocytes Exposed to Hydrogen Peroxide)

  • 하재원;최준용;부용출
    • 대한화장품학회지
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    • 제49권3호
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    • pp.193-201
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    • 2023
  • H2O2는 세포에서 산화 스트레스를 유발하여 세포 성장, 증식, 노화 및 사멸에 영향을 미치는 일종의 활성산소종(ROS)이다. 본 연구의 목적은 H2O2의 세포 독성을 완화시키는 활성 펩타이드를 찾는 것이다. 잠재적인 활성 펩타이드의 서열을 예측하기 위해서 위치 스캐닝 합성 테트라펩타이드 조합 라이브러리를 탐색하였다. H2O2로 유도된 인간 각질형성세포(HaCaT 세포)의 사멸에 대한 펩타이드 풀들의 완화 효과를 비교한 결과, 다양한 활성 펩타이드의 시퀀스가 예측되었다. 특히 시스테인(C) 잔기를 함유한 펩타이드가 활성이 있을 것으로 예측되었다. 후속 실험에서 C-NH2, CC-NH2, CCC-NH2, CCCC-NH2 등의 길이가 다른 시스테인 함유 펩타이드들의 세포 독성과 활성을 조사하였다. C-NH2 및 CC-NH2는 1.0 mM 이하에서 유의한 세포 독성이 없었지만 CCC-NH2 및 CCCC-NH2는 상대적으로 강한 세포 독성을 보였다. C-NH2와 CC-NH2는 H2O2로 유도된 세포독성을 완화시켰다. CC-NH2는 C-NH2, C, N-아세틸 시스테인(NAC) 및 글루타티온(GSH)보다 세포 보호 효과가 높았다. 유세포 분석법으로 세포 내 ROS를 측정하였을 때, H2O2는 ROS의 생성을 증가시켰다.H2O2 노출조건에서 CC-NH2는 C-NH2보다는 더 효과적으로 ROS 생성을 억제하였고, C, NAC, GSH 만큼 효과적이었다. 본 연구의 결과는 다양한 시스테인 함유 펩타이드 중 특히 CC-NH2가 H2O2로 유도된 세포 독성과 ROS 생성을 안전하고 효과적으로 완화시키는 항산화 특성이 있음을 시사한다.

환경 인쇄 기술의 발전과 인쇄물의 $CO_2$ 발생량에 관한 연구 (A Study about Development of Environment Printing Technology and $CO_2$)

  • 이문학
    • 한국인쇄학회지
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    • 제30권3호
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    • pp.89-114
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    • 2012
  • For as to world, the concern about the environment problem is enhanced than any other time in the past because of being 21 century. And the environment problem is highlighted as the world-wide issue. The time of the environment problem intimidates the alive of the mankind and presence of an earth over the time. It becomes the essentiality not being selection in the personal living or the economical viewpoint now to prepare for the climatic modification. As to the company management, the green growth period which it excludes the environment management considering an environment, cannot carry on the company the continued management comes. That is, in the change center of the management paradigm, there is the environment management. Nearly, the greenhouse gas which the publication industry is the environmental toxic material like all industries is generated. The greenhouse gas is ejected in the process of running the manufacturing process and print shop of the various kinds material used as the raw material of the book. Particularly, the tree felling for getting the material of the paper is known to reach the direct influence on the global warming. This study does according to an object it considers and organizes the environment parameter based on this kind of fact as to the publication industry. And it is determined as the reference which is used as the basic materials preparing the case that carbon exhaust right transaction(CAP and TRADE) drawing are enforced in all industries and is sustainable the management of the publication industry and reduces the environmental risk among the company many risk management elements and plans and enforces the publication related policy that there is a value. In the printing publication industry, this study tried to inquire into elements discharging the environmental pollutant or the greenhouse gas. Additionally, in the printed publication production process, it tried to inquire into the effort for an environment-friendly and necessity at the printing paper and the printers ink, regarded as the element discharging the greenhouse gas all kinds of the printing materials, operation of the print shop and all kinds of the machines and recycle process, and etc. These considerations make these industrial field employees aware of the significance about a conservation and environmental protection. They try to give a help in the subsequent study producing quantitatively each environmental parameter emission of green house gas. This makes the calculation of the relative $CO_2$ output reproached ultimately possible. Meanwhile, in a sense, many research protects and improving an environment in connection with the contents of research at the printing publication industrial field is in progress. There will be the voluntary human face that it has to protect an environment but this can not do by the outside factor according to all kinds of environment related law and regulation. Anyway, because of acting on company management as the factor of oppression, the increase of this environment-related correspondence cost could know that the research that the environment loading relates with a procurement and development, environment management system introduction, quality control standard, including, normalizing including a material, and etc. through the part of the effort to reduce the cost low was actively in progress. As to the green growth era, as follows, this paper prescribed the subject and alternative of the print publication industry. It is surrounded by the firstly new digital environment and the generation of the subject. And secondly the printing industry is caused by the point of time when the green growth leaves by the topic which is largest in the global industry and it increases. The printing publication industry has to prepare the bridgehead for the environment-friendly green growth as the alternative for this resolution with first. The support blown in each industry becomes the obligation not being selection. Prestek in which the print publishing was exposed to spend many energies and which is known as the practice of the sustainable print publishing insisted that it mentioned importance of the green printing through the white pages in 2008 and a company had to be the green growth comprised through the environment-friendly activity. The core management for the sustainable printing publication industry presented from Presstack white pages is compacted to 4 words that it is a remove, reduce, recover, and recycle. Second, positively the digital printing(POD) system should be utilized. In the worldwide print out market, the digital printing area stops at the level of 10% or so but the change over and growth of the market of an analog-to-digital will increase rapidly in the future. As to the CEO Jeff Hayes of the Infoland, the offset print referred to that it of the traditional method got old and infirm with the minor phase of the new printing application like the customer to be wanted publication and the print of the digital method led the market. In conclusion, print publishers have to grasp well the market flow in the situation where a digitalization cannot be generalized and a support cannot avoid. And it keeps pace with the flow of the digital age and the recognition about the effort for the development and environment problem have to be raised. Particularly, the active green strategy is employed for the active green strategy.

BDNF 유전자 이입 슈반세포와 PGA 도관을 이용한 백서 좌골신경 재생에 관한 연구 (PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION USING POLYGLYCOLIC ACID CONDUIT AND BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR GENE TRANSFECTED SCHWANN CELLS IN RAT SCIATIC NERVE)

  • 최원재;안강민;고은봉;신영민;김윤태;황순정;김남열;김명진;조승우;김병수;김윤희;김성민;이종호
    • Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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    • 제30권6호
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    • pp.465-473
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    • 2004
  • Purpose : The essential triad for nerve regeneration is nerve conduit, supporting cell and neurotrophic factor. In order to improve the peripheral nerve regeneration, we used polyglycolic acid(PGA) tube and brain-derived neurotrophic factor(BDNF) gene transfected Schwann cells in sciatic nerve defects of SD rat. Materials and methods : Nerve conduits were made with PGA sheet and outer surface was coated with poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) for mechanical strength and control the resorption rate. The diameter of conduit was 1.8mm and the length was 17mm Schwann cells were harvested from dorsal root ganglion(DRG) of SD rat aged 1 day. Schwann cells were cultured on the PGA sheet to test the biocompatibility adhesion of Schwann cell. Human BDNF gene was obtained from cDNA library and amplified using PCR. BDNF gene was inserted into E1 deleted region of adenovirus shuttle vector, pAACCMVpARS. BDNF-adenovirus was multiplied in 293 cells and purified. The BDNF-Adenovirus was then infected to the cultured Schwann cells. Left sciatic nerve of SD rat (250g weighing) was exposed and 14mm defects were made. After bridging the defect with PGA conduit, culture medium(MEM), Schwann cells or BDNF-Adenovirus infected Schwann cells were injected into the lumen of conduit, respectively. 12 weeks after operation, gait analysis for sciatic function index, electrophysiology and histomorphometry was performed. Results : Cultured Schwann cells were well adhered to PGA sheet. Sciatic index of BDNF transfected group was $-53.66{\pm}13.43$ which was the best among three groups. The threshold of compound action potential was between 800 to $1000{\mu}A$ in experimental groups which is about 10 times higher than normal sciatic nerve. Conduction velocity and peak voltage of action potential of BDNF group was the highest among experimental groups. The myelin thickness and axonal density of BDNF group was significantly greater than the other groups. Conclusion : BDNF gene transfected Schwann cells could regenerate the sciatic nerve gap(14mm) of rat successfully.

넙치에서 분리된 phosphoinositide 3-kinase γ 유전자의 클로닝 및 특성 연구 (Cloning and Characterization of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase γ cDNA from Flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus))

  • 정태혁;윤주연;지근호;서용배;김영태
    • 생명과학회지
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    • 제24권4호
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    • pp.343-351
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    • 2014
  • Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K)는 항산화 제어반응, 심근세포 성장, 및 세포 내 특수반응 뿐만 아니라 세포분화, 생장, 운동, 식균 및 내항작용, 세포 골격유지에 관여하는 등 세포 신호체계에서 핵심 역할을 하는 효소이다. PI3K는 세 그룹으로 나누어지며 type I PI3K는 leukocyte에서 우선적으로 발현되고 G-proteins의 ${\beta}{\gamma}$ subunits에 의해서 활성화 된다. 본 연구에서는 넙치(Paralichthys olivaceus)의 $PI3K{\gamma}$를 암호화하는 cDNA를 클로닝하였다. 넙치의 $PI3K{\gamma}$는 1,341 bp 염기로 구성되는 한 개의 ORF를 가지며 이 단백질은 447 아미노산으로 구성되어있다. $PI3K{\gamma}$는 zebrafish의 $PI3K{\gamma}$와 89.6%, mouse와는 84.7%, Norway rat와는 84%, human의 $PI3K{\gamma}$와는 74.9%가 아미노산 상동성을 나타내었다. $PI3K{\gamma}$유전자의 대장균에서 발현을 위하여 pET-44a(+)-PI3K 재조합 DNA를 구축하여 대장균에서 발현시킨 결과 49 kDa의 재조합 단백질이 과발현 됨을 확인 할 수 있었다. His-tag affinity chromatography를 이용하여 $PI3K{\gamma}$단백질을 순순 분리하였으며 wortmannin을 이용하여 $PI3K{\gamma}$의 활성을 분석하였다.

조기 난소 부전증 유발 관련 단백질인 FOXL2의 새로운 결합 단백질 UBE2I의 발견 (Discovery of UBE2I as a Novel Binding Protein of a Premature Ovarian Failure-Related Protein, FOXL2)

  • 박미라;정현숙;김현리;;하혜정;이강석;배지현;고정재
    • 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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    • 제12권3호
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    • pp.289-296
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    • 2008
  • BPES($\underline{B}$lepharophimosis/$\underline{P}$tosis/$\underline{E}$picanthus inversus $\underline{S}$yndrome)는 FOXL2 유전자의 돌연변이에 의해 유발되는 상염색체 우성질환이다. 눈꺼풀이 갈라지거나 쳐지고 넓은 미간이 나타나는 특징이 있으며, 여성의 조기 난소 부전증(premature ovarian failure, POF)을 일으켜 불임을 유발한다. FOXL2는 forkhead family에 속하는 전사인자로서 FOXL2가 결여된 난소에서는 granulosa cell의 분화가 진행되지 않아 난포 성숙과정의 멈춤과 난자의 폐쇄증을 유발한다. FOXL2를 bait로 하여 rat의 난소 cDNA 라이브러리의 yeast two-hybrid screening을 시행하여 FOXL2 단백질과 상호작용을 하는 small ubiquitin-related modifier(SUMO)-conjugating E2 효소인 UBE2I 단백질을 찾았다. UBC9이라고도 알려진 UBE2I 단백질은 SUMO 변형 과정을 위한 필수적인 단백질이다. Sumoylation은 수 많은 전사인자의 전사능력의 조절을 포함하여 다양한 신호전달체계에 관여하는 번역 후 변형 과정이다. 본 연구에서 인간세포인 293T 내에서 면역침전반응 실험을 통해 FOXL2와 UBE2I의 단백질-단백질간의 상호작용을 확인하고, FOXL2의 돌연변이형을 제작하여 yeast two-hybrid system을 이용해 UBE2I와 결합에 필요한 FOXL2의 부분을 규명하였다. 따라서, FOX2에 상호작용하는 UBE2I의 규명은 sumoylation에 의한 FOXL2의 새로운 조절 메커니즘을 시사한다.

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