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Association between Pax8-PPARγ1 Rearrangement and Follicular Thyroid Cancer: a Meta-Analysis

  • Li, Hang-Yu;Xie, Zhi-Hao;Xu, Cong-Hui;Pu, Mei-Ling;Chen, Zi-Yan;Yu, Miao;Wang, Heng-Shu;Zhou, Chen-Ming;Pu, Chao-Yu;Liu, Wei
    • Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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    • 제17권9호
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    • pp.4247-4250
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    • 2016
  • Background: Pax8 and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma 1 gene (Pax8-$PPAR{\gamma}1$) are important factors in tumors. Several studies have suggested that follicular thyroid cancer may arise from Pax8- $PPAR{\gamma}1$ rearrangement. In order to have a better understanding of the association between Pax8-$PPAR{\gamma}1$ rearrangement and follicular thyroid cancer, we conducted the presenmt meta-analysis. Materials and Methods: The information was extracted from PubMed, EMBASE and Web of Science. Statistic analysis was performed with Stata12.0 software. Odds ratios (ORs) were calculated using a fixed-effects model. We also performed heterogeneity and publication bias analyses. Results: Nine studies including 198 follicular thyroid cancer patients and 268 controls were considered eligible. The frequency of Pax8-$PPAR{\gamma}1$ rearrangement was significantly higher in the follicular thyroid cancer group than in the control group, with a pooled OR of 6.63 (95%CI=3.50-12.7). In addition, through subgroup analysis, the OR between Pax8-$PPAR{\gamma}1$ rearrangement and follicular thyroid cancer was 6.04 (95%CI = 3.18-11.5) when using benign tumor tissues as controls. The OR for the method subgroup was 9.99 (95% CI =4.86-20.5) in the RT-PCR. Conclusions: The final results demonstrated that Pax8-$PPAR{\gamma}1$ rearrangement has significant association with follicular thyroid cancer.

Java DOM Parsers to Convert KGML into SBML and BioPAX Common Exchange Formats

  • Lee, Kyung-Eun;Jang, Myung-Ha;Rhie, A-Rang;Thong, Chin Ting;Yang, San-Duk;Park, Hyun-Seok
    • Genomics & Informatics
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.94-96
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    • 2010
  • Integrating various pathway data collections to create new biological knowledge is a challenge, for which novel computational tools play a key role. For this purpose, we developed the Java-based conversion modules KGML2SBML and KGML2BioPAX to translate KGML (KEGG Markup Language) into a couple of common data exchange formats: SBML (Systems Biology Markup Language) and BioPAX (Biological Pathway Exchange). We hope that our work will be beneficial for other Java developers when they extend their bioinformatics system into SBML- or BioPAX-aware analysis tools. This is part of our ongoing effort to develop an ultimate KEGG-based pathway enrichment analysis system.

로팍스여객선 거주구 실내디자인 개선방안에 관한 연구 (A Study on Interior Design Improvement of the Accommodation Area in RO-PAX Ships)

  • 박진;이한석;박상욱
    • 한국항해항만학회지
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    • 제44권1호
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    • pp.1-9
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    • 2020
  • 본 연구는 국내 연안여객선 중 로팍스(Ro-Pax)여객선을 대상으로 거주구 실내디자인의 문제점을 파악하고 개선방안을 제시하는데 목적이 있다. 먼저 기존 연구 및 문헌 조사를 통하여 거주구 특성에 대해 고찰한 후 현재 운항하고 있는 로팍스여객선 7척에 대하여 현장 조사를 실시하였다. 현장조사를 통해 나타난 문제점을 바탕으로 여객선 전문가 38명을 대상 설문조사를 실시하였으며 그 결과 거주구 실내디자인에서 공용시설이 가장 불만족한 것으로 나타났다. 실내디자인 만족도에 미치는 영향을 검증하기 위해 다중회귀분석 결과 색채 만족도가 거주구 사용자 만족도에 가장 높은 영향을 미치는 것으로 나타났으며 거주구 실내디자인지침의 필요성이 높게 나타났다. 연구결과 공용시설의 종류 및 배치, 색채디자인 개선, 거주구 실내디자인지침 마련 등을 실내디자인 개선방안으로 제시하였다.

소아악성고형종의 진단에 있어서 chimeric transcript의 유용성 (Usefulness of Chimeric Transcript in the Diagnosis of Pediatric Solid Tumors)

  • 최승훈
    • Advances in pediatric surgery
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    • 제5권1호
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    • pp.45-52
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    • 1999
  • Pediatric solid tumors have many histologic similarity. These tumors contained small round cell types, and cause frequent diagnostic problems in pediatric pathology. An important advance in the differentiation of these small round cell tumors has been the identification of consistent chromosomal translocations associated with several types of tumors. Eighteen patients with soft tissue sarcoma were available for review. Seventeen cell lines were also included in this study. The RNA from the specimens were analyzed by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). PAX3-FKHR fusion was present in four of five alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma and PAX7-FKHR fusion was detected in one of five alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma. None of the specimens expressed more than one chimeric transcript. EWS-FLI1 or EWS-ERG fusions were detected in all seven Ewings' sarcoma. No specimens showed EWS-WT1 fusion. These results corresponded well to the histopathologic diagnosis. There were no differences in the histologic appearances of tumors with the more frequent PAX3-FKHR or EWS-FLI1 fusions compared with those containing the variant PAX7-FKHR or EWS-ERG fusions. RT-PCR assay for chimeric transcript is a useful tool for rapid and objective diagnosis of pediatric solid tumors. Through these tools, we can approach genetically to the differential diagnosis of undifferentiated small round tumors.

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Optimal Pre-Plating Method of Chicken Satellite Cells for Cultured Meat Production

  • Kim, So-Hee;Kim, Chan-Jin;Lee, Eun-Yeong;Son, Yu-Min;Hwang, Young-Hwa;Joo, Seon-Tea
    • 한국축산식품학회지
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    • 제42권6호
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    • pp.942-952
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    • 2022
  • To establish a pre-plating method of chicken satellite cells with high purity, pre-plating was performed under culture conditions of 37℃ and 41℃, and the pre-plating time was set from a total of 3 hours to 6 hours in consideration of the cell attachment time. The purity of the cells was confirmed by staining paired box protein 7 (Pax7) after proliferation, and Pax7 expression was the highest in culture flasks shaken for 2 hours after incubation at 41℃ for 2 hours to prevent the attachment of satellite cells (p<0.05). Also, when pre-plating and proliferation were performed at 37℃ and 41℃, the Pax7 expression rate was higher at 41℃. The differentiation capabilities of the three groups (T3, T6, and T7) with high Pax7 expression were compared and the fusion index (%) and myotube formation area (%) determined by myosin heavy chain (MHC) staining was calculated. The T6 and T7 groups, which were cultured at 41℃, showed significantly higher values than the T3 group (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in the expression of Pax7 and MHC between the T6 and T7 groups (p>0.05). These results suggest that pre-plating at 41℃ for a total of 4 hours was the most efficient in terms of cost and time for purifying chicken satellite cells for cultured meat.

비증후군성 부분 무치증 환자에서 PAX9 유전자 돌연변이 (A Novel PAX9 Mutation in a Family with Non-Syndromic Oligodontia)

  • 이예지;신터전;현홍근;김정욱;이상훈;김영재
    • 대한소아치과학회지
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    • 제43권3호
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    • pp.299-305
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    • 2016
  • 본 연구는 서울대학교 치과병원 소아치과에 내원한 부분 무치증 환자를 대상으로 질환의 원인이 될 수 있는 돌연변이를 규명하고, 그 역할에 대하여 고찰하고자 하였다. 다수의 영구치 결손을 주소로 서울대학교 치과 병원에 내원 한 7세 여아와 어머니를 대상으로 구강검진 및 파노라마 방사선 촬영을 진행하였다. 연구 동의서를 받고, 유전자 검사를 위한 채혈을 시행하였다. PAX9 유전자의 모든 exon에 대해 특이적인 primer를 이용하여 중합효소 연쇄반응을 시행하였으며, 해당 산물을 정제하고 염기서열분석을 진행하였다. 결과는 NCBI Gene Bank와 대조하여 해당 영역의 돌연변이를 조사하였다. 7세 환아는 총 11개의 영구치 결손이 관찰되었으며, 어머니는 총 19개의 영구치 결손이 관찰되었다. 치아 결손 외에 손톱, 모발, 피부, 땀샘과 연관 된 다른 결함은 관찰되지 않았다. 유전자 분석 결과, PAX9의 exon 2 영역에서 nonsense mutation(c.184G>T, $p.Glu62^*$)을 확인하였으며, 대상자 모두에서 이형접합 돌연변이로 관찰되었다. 해당 돌연변이의 결과로 exon 2 내에서 전사 종결이 일어나게 되며, 발현 된 단백질은 정상 단백질에 비하여 280개의 아미노산이 짧은 상태로 발현된다고 추측할 수 있다. 결손된 부분은 paired box domain 및 DNA binding site 등 해당 단백질의 기능에 있어서 필수적인 영역을 포함하고 있으므로, 부분 무치증을 유발했을 가능성이 높다. 또는 해당 돌연변이의 전사체가 nonsense-mediated decay system(NMD system)에 의하여 분해됨으로써 haploinsufficiency를 유발하여 부분 무치증의 원인으로 작용했을 것으로 사료된다.

국내 수질에 맞는 응집제 개발 및 현장적용 (Development of Coagulants and Application in Field)

  • 곽종운;김용태;김봉준;김철웅
    • 환경기술인
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    • 통권173호
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    • pp.71-76
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    • 2001
  • 본 연구과제는 기존의 응집제에 비하여 우수한 신규 응집제를 개발하는 것으로 목표로 추진했다. 그간의 연구에서 기존의 응집제에 비하여 탁월한 응집성능을 발휘하는 고염기도(70$\%$)응집제인 Ca-PAX를 개발하였다. Ca-PAX는 탁도 제거에서 기존의 PAC에 비하여 70$\%$ 이하의 투입량으로도 동일한 처리결과를 보이며, 유기물 제거에서도 탁월한 성능을 보였다. 또한 적은 투입량으로도 우수한 처리성능을 보이기

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The fibronectin concentration that optimally maintains porcine satellite cells

  • Jae Ho Han;Si Won Jang;Ye Rim Kim;Hoon Jang;Kwan Seob Shim;Hyun Woo Choi
    • Animal Bioscience
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    • 제36권12호
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    • pp.1889-1897
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    • 2023
  • Objective: 'Cultured meat' has been suggested as means of solving the problems associated with overpopulation and gas emissions. Satellite cells are a major component in the production of cultured meat; however, these cells cannot be maintained in vitro over long periods. Fibronectin is a glycoprotein that affects biological processes such as cell adhesion, differentiation, and migration. Unfortunately, the characteristics of porcine satellite cells grown in a long-term culture when exposed to fibronectin-coated dishes are unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate the appropriate concentration of fibronectin coated dishes for proliferation and maintenance of porcine satellite cells at long-term culture. Methods: In this study, we isolated the satellite cells and fibroblast cells with pre-plating method. We next analyzed the cell doubling time, cell cycle, and rate of expressed paired box 7 (Pax7) and myogenic differentiation 1 (MyoD1) in porcine satellite cells cultured with 20 ㎍/mL of fibronectin-, gelatin-, and non-coated dishes at early and late passage. We then analyzed the proliferation of porcine satellite cells with various concentrations of mixed gelatin/fibronectin. We next determined the optimal concentration of fibronectin that would encourage proliferation and maintenance of porcine satellite cells in a long-term culture. Results: Doubling time was lowest when 20 ㎍/mL of fibronectin was used (as tested during an early and late passage). Levels of expressed Pax7 and MyoD1, assessed using immunocytochemistry, were highest in cells grown using fibronectin-coated dishes. The proliferation of gelatin/fibronectin mixed coatings had no significant effect on porcine satellite cells. The concentration of 5 ㎍/mL fibronectin coated dishes showed the lowest doubling time and maintained expression of Pax7. Conclusion: Fibronectin with 5㎍/mL effectively maintains porcine satellite cells, a discovery that will be of interest to those developing the next generation of artificial meats.