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Signal transfduction pathways for infection structure formation in the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe grisea

  • Lee, Yong-Hwan;Khang, Chang-Hyun
    • Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1999.07a
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    • pp.41-44
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    • 1999
  • Magnaporthe grisea (Hebert) Barr (anamorph: Pyricularia grisea) is a typical heterothallic Ascomycete and the causal agent of rice blast, one of the most destructive diseases on rice (Oryza sativa L.) worldwide. The interactions between cells of the pathogen and those of the host involve a complex of biological influences which can lead to blast disease. The early stages of infection process in particular may be viewed as a sequence of discrete and critical events. These include conidial attachment, gemination, and the formation of an appressorium, a dome-shaped and melanized infection structure. Disruption of this process at any point will result in failure of the pathogen to colonize host tissues. This may offer a new avenue for developing innovative crop protection strategies. To recognize and capture such opportunities, understanding the very bases of the pathogenesis at the cellular and molecular level is prerequisite. Much has been learned about environmental cues and endogenous signaling systems for the early infection-related morphogenesis in M. grisea during last several years. The study of signal transduction system in phytopathogenic filamentous fungi offers distinct advantages over traditional mammalian systems. Mammalian systems often contain multiple copies of important genes active in the same tissue under the same physiological processes. Functional redundancy, alternate gene splicing, and specilized isoforms make defining the role of any single gene difficult. Fungi and animals are closely related kingdoms [3], so inferences between these organisms are often justified. For many genes, fungi frequently possess only a single copy, thus phenotype can be attributed directly to the mutation or deletion of any particular gene of interest.

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북한산 국립공원의 식물상

  • 이영노
    • Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1985.08b
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    • pp.19-22
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    • 1985
  • Magnaporthe grisea (Hebert) Barr (anamorph: Pyricularia grisea) is a typical heterothallic Ascomycete and the causal agent of rice blast, one of the most destructive diseases on rice (Oryza sativa L.) worldwide. The interactions between cells of the pathogen and those of the host involve a complex of biological influences which can lead to blast disease. The early stages of infection process in particular may be viewed as a sequence of discrete and critical events. These include conidial attachment, gemination, and the formation of an appressorium, a dome-shaped and melanized infection structure. Disruption of this process at any point will result in failure of the pathogen to colonize host tissues. This may offer a new avenue for developing innovative crop protection strategies. To recognize and capture such opportunities, understanding the very bases of the pathogenesis at the cellular and molecular level is prerequisite. Much has been learned about environmental cues and endogenous signaling systems for the early infection-related morphogenesis in M. grisea during last several years. The study of signal transduction system in phytopathogenic filamentous fungi offers distinct advantages over traditional mammalian systems. Mammalian systems often contain multiple copies of important genes active in the same tissue under the same physiological processes. Functional redundancy, alternate gene splicing, and specilized isoforms make defining the role of any single gene difficult. Fungi and animals are closely related kingdoms [3], so inferences between these organisms are often justified. For many genes, fungi frequently possess only a single copy, thus phenotype can be attributed directly to the mutation or deletion of any particular gene of interest.

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Mechanistic Studies on the Reaction of Thioxanthylium Ion with Dimedone (티오크잔틸이움 이온과 디메돈의 반응메카니즘에 관한 연구)

  • Kwang Hyun Ahn;Kyongtae Kim
    • Journal of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.26 no.2
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    • pp.107-113
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    • 1982
  • Addition of dimedone to thioxanthylium ion generated from the oxidation of thioxanthene by thianthrene cation radical perchlorate in acetonitrile gave 9-(4,4-dimethylcyclohexane-2,6-dionyl)thioxanthylium perchlorate (2), whereas from the reverse addition between two reactants was obtained initially 9-(4,4-dimethylcyclohexane-2,6-dionyl)thioxanthene (1), which then underwent further reaction to give 2. The compound 2 was readily deprotonated in aq acetone to give 9-(4,4-dimethylcyclohexane-2,6-dionylidene)thioxanthene (3). However, 3 turned out to be in equilibrium with 2 in which three isosbestic points at 219, 289, and 348 nm were recorded in aq acetonitrile. The intensity and the position of the maximum absorption of 3 near 380 nm vary depending on the solvents which has been explained in terms of the solvent-solute interactions.

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Density Functional Theoretical Study on Intermolecular Interactions of 3,6-Dihydrazino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine Dimers

  • Hu, Yin;Ma, Hai-Xia;Li, Jun-Feng;Gao, Rong;Song, Ji-Rong
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.31 no.10
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    • pp.2897-2902
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    • 2010
  • Seven fully optimized geometries of 3,6-dihydrazino-1,2,4,5-tetrazine (DHT) dimers have been obtained with density functional theory (DFT) method at the B3LYP/$6-311++G^{**}$ level. The intermolecular interaction energy was calculated with zero point energy (ZPE) correction and basis set superposition error (BSSE) correction. The greatest corrected intermolecular interaction energy of the dimers is $-23.69\;kJ{\cdot}mol^{-1}$. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis is performed to reveal the origin of the interaction. Based on the vibrational analysis, the changes of thermodynamic properties from the monomers to dimer with the temperature ranging from 200.0 K to 800.0 K have been obtained using the statistical thermodynamic method. It was found that the hydrogen bonds dominantly contribute to the dimers, while the binding energies are not only determined by hydrogen bonding. The dimerization process can not occur spontaneously at given temperatures.

Comparison of the Viscosity of Ceramic Slurries using a Rotational Rheometer and a Vibrational Viscometer (회전형 레오미터와 진동형 점도계를 이용한 세라믹 슬러리의 점도 비교)

  • Ji, Hye;Lim, Hyung Mi;Chang, Young-Wook;Lee, Heesoo
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.49 no.6
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    • pp.542-548
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    • 2012
  • The viscosity of a ceramic slurry depends on the slurry concentration, particle shape and size, hydrodynamic interactions, temperature, shear rate, pre-treatment condition and the method of measurement with the selected equipment. Representative ceramic slurries with low to high viscosity levels are selected from colloidal silica, barium titanate slurry and glass frit paste. Rotational rheometers and vibrational viscometers are used to compare the measured viscosity for various ceramic slurries. The rotational rheometer measured the viscosity according to the change of the shear rate or the rotational speed. On the other hand, the vibrational viscometer measured one point of the viscosity in a fixed vibrational mode. The rotational rheometer allows the measurement of the viscosity of a ceramic paste with a viscosity higher than 100,000 cP, while the vibrational viscometer provides an easy and quick method to measure the viscosity without deformation of the ceramic slurry due to the measurement method. It is necessary to select suitable equipment with which to measure the viscosity depending on the purpose of the measurement.

Nano and micro structures for label-free detection of biomolecules

  • Eom, Kil-Ho;Kwon, Tae-Yun;Sohn, Young-Soo
    • Journal of Sensor Science and Technology
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.403-420
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    • 2010
  • Nano and micro structure-based biosensors are promising tool for label-free detection of biomolecular interactions with great accuracy. This review gives a brief survey on nano and micro platforms to sense a variety of analytes such as DNA, proteins and viruses. Among incredible nano and micro structure for bio-analytical applications, the scope of this paper will be limited to micro and nano resonators and nanowire field-effect transistors. Nanomechanical motion of the resonators transducers biological information to readable signals. They are commonly combined with an optical, capacitive or piezo-resistive detection systems. Binding of target molecule to the modified surface of nanowire modulates the current of the nanowire through electrical field-effect. Both detection methods have advantages of label-free, real-time and high sensitive detection. These structures can be extended to fabricate array-type sensors for multiplexed detection and high-throughput analysis. The biosensors based on these structures will be applied to lab-on-a-chip platforms and point-of-care diagnostics. Basic concepts including detection mechanisms and trends in their fields will be covered in this review.

Geotectonic Movements and Metal Ore Deposits in South Korea (남한(南韓)의 지구조운동(地構造運動)과 금속광상(金屬鑛床))

  • Shin, Byung Woo
    • Economic and Environmental Geology
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.1-21
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    • 1974
  • From the point of view of geological history, the land of South Korea is regarded as the subject of processes of the changes in formations of several geological blocks such as Kyonggi massif, Yeongnam massif, Taebaegsan basin, Kyungsang basin and so on. Through the long period of geological chronology, the present topography and geotectonics have been formed by the complicate interactions of epirogenetic movements, magmatism, orogenesis, differential vertical movements, metamorphism and sedimentation. The reason of the crust movements mentioned above, is suppossed that the Pacific and West Pacific plate have subducted directly or indirectly into the East Asia plate. This fact can be endorsed by the results of the studies on the heat flow, gravity anomaly, absolute age dating, tectonic lineation, lithofacies and the temperature of hot spring in South Korea. The formations of metal ore deposits as well as other geological processes can be determined by the mechanical control of the plates and be divided into several systematic patterns. The investigation of about 110 metal mines in South Korea shows the following results. (1) Plate boundary volcanic type is about 28% (2) Plate boundary plutonic type is about 44% (3) Intraplate sedimentary type is about 26% (4) Intraplate magmatic type is about 2%.

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A Study on Evaluating the Ability of the Competitive Container Ports in Far-East Asia (극동 아세아 컨테이너 항만의 능력평가에 관한 연구)

  • Lee S.T.;Lee C.Y.
    • Journal of Korean Port Research
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    • v.7 no.1
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    • pp.13-24
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    • 1993
  • The rapid progress of the intermodal freight transportation in recent years has induced fierce competition among the adjacent hub ports for container transport. This brings increased attention to the evaluation of the port competitive ability. But it is not easy to evaluate the port competitive ability because this belongs to ill-defined system which is composed of ambiguous interacting attributes. Paying attention to this point, this paper deals the competitive ability of container port in Far-East Asia by fuzzy integral evaluation which is adequate to interacting ambiguous attribute problem. For this, the proposed fuzzy evaluation algorithm is applied to the real problem, based on the factors such as cargo volumes, costs, services, infrastructure and geographical sites These are extracted from the precedent study of port competitive ability, etc. The results show that the port evaluation factors come in following order ; services, costs, infrastructure, geographical sites and cargo volumes. There are some interactions(interaction coefficient, ${\lambda}=-0.664$ between evaluation attributes. The port competitive ability comes in following order : Singapore, Hongkong, Kobe, Kaoshiung and Busan. According to the sensitivity analysis, the rank between Busan and Kaoshiung changes when ${\lambda}=0.7$. From the analysis of the results, we confirmed that the proposed fuzzy evaluation algorithm is very effective in the complex-fuzzy problem which is composed of hierarchical structure with interacting attributes.

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Evaluation of Fatigue Life Characteristic of a Fiber-Reinforced Composites under the Repeated Impact Loading (반복충격에 의한 섬유강화 복합재료의 피로수명 특성 평가)

  • Choi J.H.;Kim H.I.;Huh Y.;Seok C.S.;Chang P.S.;Lee C.H.
    • Proceedings of the Korean Society of Precision Engineering Conference
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    • 2005.10a
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    • pp.1025-1028
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    • 2005
  • Generally, fiber-reinforced composites have the highest possibilities of impact damages with external object collisions. Also, resulting in fatigue fracture considering the continued impact load. For the reasons mentioned above, the accurate understanding of interactions between the impact of composites and the fatigue load will be essential to understand the safety level of material structures. Furthermore, the composite materials and structures, due to the geometrical effect, vary the life in connection with the impact-fatigue. Therefore, I have reached the point that a focus of this study will be to evaluate fatigue fracture characteristics by the impacts-fatigue load of fiber-reinforced composites. Thus, in this paper, I have tried to work on impacts-fatigue load causing aspects and impact characteristics through impact-fatigue test on HTV-5Hl Black 9250 material made- structure, along with to evaluate the expected lift of real structures, the FEM analysis was carried out.

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A Study of Tunnel Entrance Hood Shape of High-Speed Train with Side Running Effect (편측 주행을 고려한 고속철도 터널의 후드 형상에 대한 연구)

  • Kwak, Min-Ho;Ku, Yo-Cheon;Yun, Su-Hwan;Rho, Joo-Hyun;Lee, Dong-Ho
    • Proceedings of the KSR Conference
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    • 2009.05b
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    • pp.483-488
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    • 2009
  • When a train enters into the tunnel with high speed, a compression wave generated inside the tunnel has been studied as a one-dimensional phenomenon. However, one-dimensional approach can't analyze 3-dimensional flow effect in the vicinity of the train body. In this research, so as to overcome this weak point, a prediction method of the wavefront of a compression wave using steady state solution has been used for the parametric study considering 3-dimensional effects of the interactions between trains and tunnels. The effective hood shapes were deduced in both cases of the train's entry into the tunnel on the single track and on a side of the double track. As a result, in case of the train's entry on a side of the double track, the increase of compression wave value propagated to the tunnel inside have appeared compared with the train's entry on the single track. Also, a horizontally convex elliptic hood shape is more effective at the train's entry on a side of the double track for the purpose of a decrease of wavefront gradient of a compression wave.

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