• 제목/요약/키워드: Systems Biology

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Network Biology: Biology as a Complex System

  • Kim, Pan-Jun;Lee, Dong-Yup;Kim, Tae-Yong;Lee, Kwang-Ho;Jeong, Hawoong;Lee, Sang-Yup;Park, Sun-Won
    • 한국미생물학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국미생물학회 2008년도 International Meeting of the Microbiological Society of Korea
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    • pp.136-140
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    • 2008
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A Novel Feeder-Free Culture System for Expansion of Mouse Spermatogonial Stem Cells

  • Choi, Na Young;Park, Yo Seph;Ryu, Jae-Sung;Lee, Hye Jeong;Arauzo-Bravo, Marcos J.;Ko, Kisung;Han, Dong Wook;Scholer, Hans R.;Ko, Kinarm
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제37권6호
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    • pp.473-479
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    • 2014
  • Spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs, also called germline stem cells) are self-renewing unipotent stem cells that produce differentiating germ cells in the testis. SSCs can be isolated from the testis and cultured in vitro for long-term periods in the presence of feeder cells (often mouse embryonic fibroblasts). However, the maintenance of SSC feeder culture systems is tedious because preparation of feeder cells is needed at each subculture. In this study, we developed a Matrigel-based feeder-free culture system for long-term propagation of SSCs. Although several in vitro SSC culture systems without feeder cells have been previously described, our Matrigel-based feeder-free culture system is time- and cost-effective, and preserves self-renewability of SSCs. In addition, the growth rate of SSCs cultured using our newly developed system is equivalent to that in feeder cultures. We confirmed that the feeder-free cultured SSCs expressed germ cell markers both at the mRNA and protein levels. Furthermore, the functionality of feeder-free cultured SSCs was confirmed by their transplantation into germ cell-depleted mice. These results suggest that our newly developed feeder-free culture system provides a simple approach to maintaining SSCs in vitro and studying the basic biology of SSCs, including determination of their fate.

전산학의 최신 응용 및 학제 분야인 생명정보학 (Bioinformatics : Latest Application and Interdisciplinary Field of Computer Science)

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    • 한국산학기술학회논문지
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    • 제11권3호
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    • pp.971-977
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    • 2010
  • 본 바이오데이터들이 홍수처럼 쏟아지면서 컴퓨터를 활용해 해결해야 할 많은 문제들이 야기되고 있다. 생체분자들과 연관된 정보들을 대량으로 분석하는 전산기술 응용분야인 생명정보학은 학제간 학문분야로서 현재 확고히 자리매김하고 있으며. 구조생물학, 유전체학, 단백질체학, 시스템 생물학, 생물통계학 및 전산학 등 광범위한 학문영역을 포괄한다. 본 총설에서는 생명정보학에 대한 최근 상황과 전반적인 응용분야에 대해 소개하고자 한다. 일반적으로 널리 사용되는 생명정보 및 바이오데이터베이스들의 유형을 살펴보고, 전산학 분야와 긴밀한 관계가 있는 몇가지 생명정보학 응용 분야들을 다루고자 한다.

Analysis for Regulatory Elements in Yeast MGMT Gene Transcription

  • Joo, Jae-Hoon;Kim, Woo-Jae;Rho, Jae-Kyun;Choe, Jae-Hyun;Choe, Soo-Young;Sang-Dai
    • Animal cells and systems
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.287-295
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    • 1998
  • The Saccharomyces cerevisiae MGMT gene encodes a O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase that protects cells from mutation or death by DNA alkylating agents. Using an in vitro transcription system, we analyzed its promoter region to find regulatory elements for transcription initiation. DNase I footprinting and a transcription assay showed that a functional TATA box, 5'-TGATATAGCA-3', is located in the region spanning from -25 to -34. We also found one upstream repressing sequence (URS), -333 to -213, by promoter deletion and competition analysis. Gel mobility shift assays and Southwestern blot analysis using URS region indicate specific complex formations. These results indicate that several cis-acting and trans-acting elements might be involved in the transcriptional regulation of the S. cerevisiae MGMT gene.

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Combinatorial Approach Using Caenorhabditis elegans and Mammalian Systems for Aging Research

  • Lee, Gee-Yoon;Sohn, Jooyeon;Lee, Seung-Jae V.
    • Molecules and Cells
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    • 제44권7호
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    • pp.425-432
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    • 2021
  • Aging is associated with functional and structural declines in organisms over time. Organisms as diverse as the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans and mammals share signaling pathways that regulate aging and lifespan. In this review, we discuss recent combinatorial approach to aging research employing C. elegans and mammalian systems that have contributed to our understanding of evolutionarily conserved aging-regulating pathways. The topics covered here include insulin/IGF-1, mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR), and sirtuin signaling pathways; dietary restriction; autophagy; mitochondria; and the nervous system. A combinatorial approach employing high-throughput, rapid C. elegans systems, and human model mammalian systems is likely to continue providing mechanistic insights into aging biology and will help develop therapeutics against age-associated disorders.