• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권11호
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• pp.1470-1476
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• 2012

본 연구는 유럽에서 식용버섯으로 선호도가 높은 Lepista nuda (민자주방망이버섯)에 대하여 random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD)와 internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 염기서열을 이용하여 종내 및 종간의 유전적 변이를 분석하였다. RAPD 분석 결과 40개의 random primer 중 다형성을 나타내는 primer는 22개 였으며, 증폭된 밴드는 355개, DNA 단편의 크기는 200~4,000 bp의 사이에 위치하였다. RAPD band들을 marker로 하여 Nei-Li's의 방법을 이용한 비유사도 지수행렬을 조사한 결과 L. nuda 종내 유전적 변이는 0~21.60%로 나타났으며, L. nuda와 L. sordida의 종간에는 16.93~24.82%, L. irina와는 20.62~25.54%로 나타났으며, L. sordida와 L. irina와의 종간 변이는 23.49%로 나타났다. ITS I 과 II 영역의 673 bp의 염기서열을 분석하여 비유사도 지수행렬을 조사한 결과, L. nuda의 종내 변이는 1.58~11.47%였으며, L. nuda와 L. sordida와는 3.83~12.88%로 나타났다. 그리고 L. nuda와 L. irina는 7.11~15.61%였으며, L. sordida와 L. irina와의 종간 변이는 4.79%로 나타났다. 본 실험결과 RAPD와 ITS실험을 통해 확인된 primer와 연기서열은 Lepista속의 종을 검색 및 분류 시 유전적 표지 marker로서 이용 할 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.220-227
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• 2007

The development of suitable genetic markers would be useful for defining species and delineating the species boundaries of morphologically indistinguishable sponges. In this study, genetic variation in the sequences of nuclear rDNA and the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 and 3 (CO1 and CO3) regions were compared in morphologically indistinguishable Korean Halichondriidae sponges in order to determine the most suitable species-specific molecular marker region. The maximal congeneric nucleotide divergences of Halichondriidae sponges in CO1 and CO3 are similar to those found among anthozoan cnidarians, but they are 2- to 8-fold lower than those found among genera of other triploblastic metazoans. Ribosomal internal transcribed spacer regions (ITS: ITS1 + ITS2) showed higher congeneric variation (17.28% in ITS1 and 10.29% in ITS2) than those of CO1 and CO3. Use of the guidelines for species thresholds suggested in the recent literature indicates that the mtDNA regions are not appropriate for use as species-specific DNA markers for the Halichondriidae sponges, whereas the rDNA ITS regions are suitable because ITS exhibits a low level of intraspecific variation and a relatively high level of interspecific variation. In addition, to test the reliability of the ITS regions for identifying Halichondriidae sponges by PCR, a species-specific multiplex PCR primer set was developed.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.2081-2085
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• 2013

A quantitative method for determining levels of three bioactive compounds based on pattern recognition was developed and fully validated for the quality control of Alismatis Rhizoma (AR) by HPLC. Separation conditions were optimised using an Optimapak $C_{18}$ column ($250mm{\times}4.6mm$, 5 ${\mu}m$) with a mobile phase of acetonitrile and 0.1% aqueous phosphoric acid and detection wavelengths of 205 and 245 nm. Method validation yielded acceptable linearity ($r^2$ > 0.9998) and percent recovery (98.06%-101.71%). Limits of detection ranged from 0.08 to 0.15 ${\mu}g/mL$. Levels of the three bioactive compounds, alisol C acetate, alisol B, and alisol B acetate, in AR were 0.07-0.45, 0.38-10.32, and 1.13-8.59 mg/g dried weight, respectively. Pattern analyses based on these three compounds were able to differentiate Chinese and Korean samples accurately. The results demonstrate that alisol B and its acetate may be used as marker compounds for AR quality and can be regulated to no less than 0.36 and 1.29 mg/g of dried sample, respectively. The method described here is suitable for quantitative analyses and quality control of multiple components in AR.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제16권16호
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• pp.7161-7165
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• 2015

Background: Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) is a common cancer in the north east of India. The present study concerned the prevalence of human papilloma virus (HPV) in the ESCC in north eastern India and its impact on response to chemotherapy. Materials and Methods: p16 expression, a surrogate marker for HPV infection was assessed in 101 pre-treatment biopsies of locally advanced ESCC, reported from a comprehensive cancer centre in north east India, using immunohistochemistry. All patients received neo-adjuvant chemotherapy. Response was assessed clinically and histopathologically with attention to p16 expression. Results: p16 was expressed in 22% of ESCC (22 out of 101) and was more prevalent in patients who were more than 45 years of age (P=0.048). p16 positive tumors appeared more commonly in the upper 2/3 of the thoracic esophagus (18 in 22). Nine of the 22 (41%) p16 positive tumors achieved pathologic complete response following neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (P=0.008). There was a trend towards reduced mortality in this group (P=0.048). Some 9 of the 20 (45%) patients who achieved pathologic complete response were p16 positive. Conclusions: Expression of p16 in ESCC correlates with higher rate of pathologic complete remission in patients undergoing neo adjuvant chemotherapy and could be a predictive marker for response assessment.

• 한국건설관리학회논문집
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.30-40
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• 2015

건설 프로젝트에서 2차원 도면은 참여자들간의 의사소통 도구로 활용되고 있으나, 전문적인 표기 방식으로 인해 도면에 경험이 많은 전문가를 제외한 다른 참여자들이 쉽게 도면의 정보를 파악하기 어렵다. 이러한 점을 극복하기 위해 본 연구에서는 증강현실 및 4D CAD 기술을 접목한 새로운 도면을 제시하고자 한다. 제시된 도면에서는 사용자가 기존의 2차원 도면 위를 웹카메라와 같은 장비로 관찰할 때 3차원 구조물을 증강시켜 자재에 대한 상세 정보 및 시공 시뮬레이션을 할 수 있다. 이 도면을 통해 기존의 도면에 익숙한 건설 프로젝트 참여자 및 경험이 적은 참여자들과의 의사소통에 오류를 줄여줄 수 있을 것으로 기대된다. 관련분야 대학생들을 대상으로 한 설문조사를 통해 개발한 도면의 유용성을 검증하였다. 설문조사 결과, 기존의 2차원 도면 대비 개발한 도면의 유용성이 자재 정보, 시공 과정, 3차원 구조의 이해 등에서 매우 크게 나타났다.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.315-320
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• 2013

Background: TGF-${\beta}$-activated kinase-1 (TAK1) has been found to be over-expressed in a variety of solid malignancies and related to tumor growth. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression level of TAK1 in clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) and assess its value as a novel prognostic marker. Methods: TAK1 mRNA was assessed in 51 paired ccRCC tissues and adjacent normal tissues (ADTs) by real-time PCR. Tissue TAK1 protein was also assessed in 91 ADTs and 177 samples of ccRCC immunohistochemically for evaluation of relationships with clinical characteristics. Results: RT-PCR showed that TAK1 RNA level was significantly higher in ccRCC tissues than in the paired ADTs and immunohistochemistry confirmed higher expression of TAK1 protein in ccRCC samples compared with ADTs. TAK1 protein expression in 177 ccRCC samples was significantly correlated with T stage, N classification, metastasis, recurrence and Fuhrman grade, but not age and gender. Patients with low TAK1 levels had a better survival outcome. TAK1 expression and N stage were independent prognosis factors for the overall survival of ccRCC patients. Conclusions: Overexpression of TAK1 predicts a poor prognosis in patients with ccRCC, so that TAK1 may serve as a novel prognostic marker.

• 대한핵의학회지
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• 제38권2호
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• pp.198-204
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• 2004

Tumor cell proliferation is considered to be a useful prognostic indicator of tumor aggressiveness and tumor response to therapy but in vitro measurement of individual proliferation is complex and tedious work. PET imaging provides a noninvasive approach to measure tumor growth rate in situ. Early approaches have used $^{18}F$-FDG or methionine to monitor proliferation status. These 2 tracers detect changes in glucose and amino acid metabolism, respectively, and therefore provide only an indirect measure of proliferation status. More recent studies have focused on DNA synthesis itself as a marker of cell proliferation. Cell lines and tissues with a high proliferation rate require high rates of DNA synthesis. $[^{11}C]Thymidine$ was the first radiotracer for noninvasive imaging of tumor proliferation. The short half-life of $^{11}C$ and rapid metabolism of $[^{11}C]Thymidine$ in vivo make the radiotracer less suitable for routing use. Halogenated thymidine analogs such as 5-iodo-2-deoxyuridine (IUdR) can be successfully used as cell proliferation markers for in vitro studies because these compounds are rapidly incorporated into newly synthesized DNA. IUdR has been evaluated as a potential in vivo tracer in nuclear medicing but the image qualify and the calculation of proliferation rates are impaired by its rapid in vivo degradation. Hence, the thymidine analog $3'-deoxy-3'-^{18}F-fluorothymidine$ (FLT) was recently introduced as a stable proliferation marker with a suitable nuclide half-life and stable in vivo. $[^{18}F]FLT$ is phosphorylated to 3-fluorothymidine monophosphate by thymidine kinase 1 and reflects thymidine kinase 1 activity in proliferating cell. $[^{18}F]FLT$ PET is feasible in clincal use and well correlates with cellular proliferation. Choline is a precursor for the biosynthesis of phospholipids (in particular, phosphatidylcholine), which is the essential component of all eukaryotic cell membranes and $[^{11}C]choline$, which is a new marker for cellular proliferation.

• 전자공학회논문지SC
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• 제45권3호
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• pp.20-31
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• 2008

본 논문에서는 단일 카메라를 이용하여 영상 내에 존재하는 객체의 3차원 공간 상에서의 위치 및 높이를 추출하기 위한 기법을 제안한다. 본 논문에서 제안하는 방법은 영상으로 사영된 3차원 장면(scene)에 대한 기준 좌표계를 마커(marker)를 이용해서 설정한 다음, 대상 물체의 2차원 영상을 기준 좌표계로 직접 역사영(back-projection) 시킴으로써 대상 물체에 대한 3차원 공간에서의 위치 및 높이를 계산한다. 그리고 부정확한 카메라 교정으로 인하여 발생하는 역사영 오차를 마커의 기하학 정보를 이용해서 보정한다. 제안된 방법은 기존의 방법에서 주로 이용되던 소실점(vanishing point) 및 소실선(vanishing line) 등을 이용하지 않으며, 3차원 공간 내에서의 객체의 높이 및 위치의 동시 추정이 가능한 장점이 있다. 또한 단일 카메라만을 이용하여 필요한 위치 및 높이 정보를 추출하기 때문에 다중 카메라를 이용한 기법에서 발생할 수 있는 3차원 좌표계 상에서의 대응점의 모호성, 다수의 카메라를 정확히 교정시켜야 하는 어려움 등의 문제가 발생하지 않는다. 실험 결과를 통하여 제안된 기법의 정확도 및 안정성을 확인하였다.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제53권4호
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• pp.492-498
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• 2020

Despite its economic importance, olive flounder Paralichthys olivaceus aquaculture industry is facing a crisis with a continuous production decline. There have been many solutions to overcome the complicate predicament proposed. Increasing genetic diversity and discovering new commercial value through selective breeding are among them. The aims of the present study are to increase the selection power of the golden flounders. We examined the genetic diversity of the breeder population of golden flounders and developed selective markers for the golden flounder population. The 6 microsatellite (MS) markers were selected from melanogenesis-related genes, which are believed to be involved in the pigmentation of fish. All markers were polymorphic (except PO4) and 5 of them had PIC value of 0.6 or above. All makers had distinctive alleles indicating either normal or golden individuals. For examples, from PO4 marker, the frequency of an allele (316) in the golden population was 100% and in normal population was 0% (P<0.001). Although some more studies with more samples at the later generations should be performed to confirm this result, the 316 allele from PO4 marker could be a distinctive tool for decision of the colors in olive flounders at an early stage of the life cycle.

• Natural Product Sciences
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.147-159
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• 2011

A high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometric method was developed to determine simultaneously eight marker constituents of Forsythiae fructus, and subsequently applied it to classify its two botanical origins. The marker compounds of Forsythia suspensa were phillyrin, pinoresinol, phillygenin, lariciresinol and forsythiaside; those of F.viridissima were arctiin, arctigenin and matairesinol. Separation of the eight analytes was achieved on a phenyl-hexyl column (150${\times}$2.0 mm i.d., 3 ${\mu}M$) using gradient elution with the mobile phase: (A) 10% acetonitrile in 0.5% acetic acid, (B) 40% aqueous acetonitrile. A few fragment ions specific to the types of lignans, among the product ions generated by collisonally induced dissociation (CID) of molecular ion clusters, such as [M-H]$^-$ or [M+OAc]$^-$ were used not only for fingerprinting analysis but for the quantification of each epimer by using multiple-reaction monitoring mode. It was shown good linearity ($r^2{\geq}$ 0.9998) over the wide range of all analytes; intra- and inter-day precisions (RSD, %) were within 9.14% and the accuracy ranged from 84.3 to 115.1%. The analytical results of 40 drug samples, combined with multivariate statistical analyses - principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) - clearly demonstrated the classification of the test samples according to their botanical origins. This method would provide a practical strategy for assessing the authenticity or quality of the herbal drug.