• 생명과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.167-174
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• 2013

Peroxiredoxin 6 (Prx 6)는 티올-특이적 항산화 단백질에 속하는 효소로서 산화적 스트레스로부터 세포를 보호할 뿐만 아니라 과산화물의 환원작용을 촉매한다. 본 연구에서는 인간 Prx 6의 promoter를 이용하여 항산화반응을 유발하는 추출물을 효과적으로 스크리닝하는 새로운 형질전환마우스를 개발하는 최종목적을 달성하기 위한 중간단계로서, hPrx 6/Luc 벡터를 개발하고, 이들 벡터의 안정적 발현과 성공적 반응성을 세포주를 이용하여 확인하고자 하였다. 이를 위해, 인간 Prx 6 promoter를 증폭하여 luciferase cDNA와 결합한 hPrx 6/Luc 벡터를 제조하였으며, 제조된 벡터를 제한효소 절단과 염기서열분석을 통해 확인하였다. hPrx 6/Luc 벡터는 NCI-H460 세포에 transfection한 후 인삼(KWG), 홍삼(KRG), 맥문동(LP), 홍문동(RLP)의 4가지 추출물을 처리하여 luciferase activity를 측정하였다. 그 결과, luciferase activity는 4가지 추출물에 의해 효과적으로 증가하였고, 특히 KRG과 LP를 처리한 그룹이 KWG과 RLP를 처리한 그룹보다 높았다. 또한, luciferase activity는 RLP 농도에 의존적으로 증가하였다. hPrx 6/Luc 벡터와 hPrx 6 mRNA반응의 차이를 비교하기 위해, 4가지 추출물을 처리한 후 hPrx 6 mRNA의 양을 RT-PCR로 분석하였다. 그러나, hPrx 6 mRNA의 양은 비록 고농도의 RLP 추출물에서는 약간의 증가가 관찰되었지만, 대조군에 비하여 4가지 추출물에서 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 한편, 4가지 추출물에 의한 superoxide dismutase (SOD) 활성의 변화는 비록 일부 차이는 있었지만 hPrx 6/Luc 벡터와 유사한 반응을 나타내었다. 따라서, 이러한 결과는 hPrx 6/Luc 벡터는 성공적으로 제조되었고, 세포내에서 안정적으로 발현하면서 항상화물질에 민감하고 정량적으로 반응할 수 있음을 제시하고 있다. 더불어, 이러한 세포주에서 확인결과를 바탕으로 형질전환마우스가 개발된다면, 항산화물질을 정량적으로 스크리닝하는 시스템으로 적용가능성이 매우 높음을 보여주고 있다.

• Applied Microscopy
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.61-77
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• 1994

The calcium-binding proteins (CaBP), parvalbumin (PV) and calbindin-D 28K (calbindin) are particularly abundant and specific in their distribution, and present in different subsets of neurons in many brain regions. Although their physiological roles in the neurons have not been elucidated, they are valuable markers of neuronal subpopulations for anatomical and developmental studies. This study is designed to characterize dorsal lateral geniculate nucleus (dLGN) neurons and axon terminals in terms of differential expression of immunoreactivity (IR) for two well-known CaBPs, PV and calbindin. The experiments were carried out on 6 adult monkeys. Monkeys were perfused under deep Nembutal anesthesia with 2% paraformaldehyde and 0.2% glutaraldehyde in 0.1M phosphate buffer. After removal, the brains were postfixed for 6-8 hr in 2% paraformaldehyde at $4^{\circ}C$ and infiltrated with 30% sucrose at $4^{\circ}C$. Thereafter, they were frozen in dry ice. Serial sections of the thalamus, at $20{\mu}m$, were made in the frontal plane with a sliding microtome. The sections were stained for PV and calbindin with indirect immunocytochemical methods. For electron microscopy, after infiltration with 30% sucrose the blocks of thalamus were serially sectioned at $50{\mu}m$ with a Vibratome in the coronal plane and stained immediately by indirect ABC methods without Triton X-100 in incubation medium. Stained sections were postfixed in 0.2% osmium tetroxide, dehydrated and flat-embedded in Spurr resin. The block was then trimmed to contain only a selected lamina or interlaminar space. The dLGN proper showed strong PV IR in fibers in all laminae and interlaminar zones. Particularly dense staining was noted in layers 1 and 2 that contain many stained fibers from optic tract. Neuronal cell body stained with PV was concentrated only in the laminae. In these laminae staining was moderate in cell bodies of all large and medium-sized neurons, and was strong in cell bodies of some small neurons together with their processes. Calbindin IR was marked in the neuronal cell body and neuropil in the S layers and interlaminar zones whereas moderate in the neuropil throughout the nucleus. Regional difference in distribution of PV and calbindin IR cell is distinct; the former is only in the laminae and the latter in both the S layer and interlaminar space. The CaBP-IR elements were confined to about $10{\mu}m$ in depth of Vibratome section. The IR product for CaBP was mainly associated with synaptic vesicle, pre- and post-synaptic membrane, and outer mitochondrial membrane and along microtubule. PV-IR was noted in various neuronal elements such as neuronal soma, dendrite, RLP, F, PSD and some myelinated or unmyelinated axons, and was not seen in the RSD and glial cells. Only a few neuronal components in dLGN was IR for calbindin and its reaction product was less dense than that of PV, and scattered throughout cytoplasm of soma of some relay neurons, and was also persent in some dendrite, myelinated axons and RLP. The RSD, F, PSD and glial elements were always non-IR for calbindin. Calbindin labelled RLP were presynaptic to unlabeled dendrite or dendritic spine and PSD. Calbindin-labeled dendrite of various sizes were always postsynaptic to unlabeled RSD, RLP or F. From this study it is suggested that dLGN cells of different functional systems and their differential projection to the visual cortex can be distinguished by differential expression of PV and calbindin.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2014

NOG1 is a nucleolar GTPase that is critical for 60S ribosome biogenesis. Recently, NOG1 was identified as one of the downstream regulators of target of rapamycin (TOR) in yeast. It is reported that TOR is involved in regulating lifespan and fat storage in Caenorhabditis elegans. Here, we show that the nog1 ortholog (T07A9.9: nog-1) in C. elegans regulates growth, development, lifespan, and fat metabolism. A green fluorescence protein (GFP) promoter assay revealed ubiquitous expression of C. elegans nog-1 from the early embryonic to the adult stage. Furthermore, the GFP-tagged NOG-1 protein is localized to the nucleus, whereas the aberrant NOG-1 protein is concentrated in the nucleolus. Functional studies of NOG-1 in C. elegans further revealed that nog-1 knockdown resulted in smaller broodsize, slower growth, increased life span, and more fat storage. Moreover, nog-1 over-expression resulted in decreased life span. Taken together, our data suggest that nog-1 in C. elegans may be an important player in regulating life span and fat storage via the insulin/IGF pathway.

• 펄프종이기술
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• 제32권4호
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• pp.58-65
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• 2000

Use of a pectinase during preparing handmade papers from bast fiber of paper mulberry(Broussonetia kazinoki Sieb.) was investigated in order to decrease cooking chemicals and environmental pollution. For this purpose, four kinds of commercial pectinases, Rapidase LIQ(RLP), Rapidase Press(RP), Rapidase C80L Max(RCM) and Pectinase SS Kyowa(PSK) were used. And the durability of handmade papers before and after pectinase treatment was determined. RP and PSK had higher pectinase activity ad lower cellulase activity. The bast fiber was not defibered when pectinase was used. In order to increase the efficiency of enzymes, the bast fiber were treated ammonium oxalate(AO) or $K_2CO_3$under mild conditions. The AO pretreatment with those produced by $K_2CO_3$. The RP treated pulps after mild $K_2CO_3$cooking of the bast fiber were defibrated more easily than untreated pulp. The handmade paper prepared with the RP treated pulps after mild $K_2CO_3$cooking has good strength properties such as breaking length and folding endurance. Also, it has higher durability on heat aging, though its brightness was slightly lower than that of untreated paper.