• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제23권7호
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• pp.937-945
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• 2010

This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary zinc (Zn), environmental temperatures and Zn${\times}$temperature interaction on growth, feathering score and mineral composition of broilers. A total of 256 d-old Avian male broiler chicks were randomly allocated to a $4{\times}2$ factorial arrangement with four corn-soybean meal basal diets (containing 44 mg Zn/kg) supplemented with 0, 40, 60 mg/kg Zn (Diets 1, 2 and 3, respectively; 0.8% Ca for these three diets) and non-Zn supplementation, 1.6% Ca (Diet 4) and two temperature conditions (low: 26, 24, $22^{\circ}C$ vs. high: 30, 28, $26^{\circ}C$). All birds were given feathering coverage scores for back, breast, wing, under-wing and tail. The wing and tail were further evaluated for the occurrence and severity of defect feathers. Feathers were then pooled for mineral composition analysis. The results showed that in high temperature conditions, broilers fed Zn-unsupplemented, 0.8% Ca ration (Diet 1) had significantly (p<0.05) lower ADFI and ADG (wk 1-6) than birds under low temperature conditions. However, when the birds were fed 40 and 60 mg/kg Zn supplementation (Diets 2 and 3), the ADFI and ADG in both temperature conditions were not significantly different. In low temperature conditions, the ADFI, ADG (p<0.05), all feather coverage (p<0.01) and tail defect scores (p<0.001) of birds fed Diet 4 (excess Ca) were significantly poorer than those fed Diet 1. More Ca (p<0.05) was retained in the feathers of broilers fed Diet 4 under high temperature conditions. Broilers fed the Zn-unsupplemented ration (Diet 1) had significantly higher feather phosphorus (p<0.01) and potassium (p<0.05) concentrations than those fed the 60 mg/kg Zn-supplemented ration (Diet 3). A reduction of feather phosphorus (p<0.01) and potassium (p<0.05) and higher manganese (p<0.05) concentrations were observed in Diet 4 broilers as compared to those fed Diet 1. Under high temperature conditions, broilers had lower iron (p<0.05) and higher manganese (p<0.05) concentrations in feathers. Broilers kept in high temperature conditions had a higher Zn requirement and 40 mg/kg Zn supplementation was sufficient for the birds to achieve optimum growth. Supplemental Zn ameliorated the adverse effect of high temperature on growth and occurrence of tail feather defects. Excess Ca disrupted Zn metabolism to exert a detrimental effect on growth performance and normal feathering and this was elucidated in the birds kept in low temperature conditions.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제34권1호
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• pp.112-121
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• 2016

GM작물의 개발은 병 저항성, 제초제 저항성, 스트레스 저항성, 기능성 물질의 증진 등의 목적으로 기존 작물에 존재하지 않은 새로운 형질을 도입시킬 수 있게 하였다. 이렇게 개발된 GM작물의 상업화를 위해서는 형질전환 식물체에 도입된 T-DNA가 여러 세대에 걸쳐 안정적인 유전과 표현형의 발현이 요구된다. 본 연구는 암 예방 효과가 있는 PEITC 물질이 증가된 형질전환체, IGA 계통의 $T_1$ 및 $T_2$ 세대에서 도입된 T-DNA의 안정성을 확인하였다. 이를 위해 $T_1$ 세대의 IGA 1-3번 계통과 $T_2$ 세대의 IGA 1-3-5번 계통을 PCR로 선발하였으며 선발된 $T_1$ 세대의 IGA 1-3번 계통에서 도입된 T-DNA의 삽입위치를 VA-TAIL PCR로 확인한 결과 배추 게놈 내 intergenic 부위에 삽입되었음을 확인하였다. 또한, 도입 유전자의 세대별 안정성은 IGA 1-3번 계통과 IGA 1-3-5번 계통에서 T-DNA의 내부구조와 flanking 지역을 PCR 분석으로 비교함으로써 확인하였다. 결과적으로 본 연구에서 IGA1번 계통으로 도입된 T-DNA는 구조의 변이 없이 안정적으로 후대로 유전 되었으며, IGA 1번 계통의 $T_1$ 및 $T_2$ 세대의 PEITC 함량의 증가로 표현형적 형질 또한 안정적으로 유전 되는 것으로 확인하였다. 마지막으로 IGA 1번 계통의 $T_1$ 및 $T_2$ 세대에서 QR 활성을 확인하여 암 예방 효과 또한 확인하였다.

• The Plant Pathology Journal
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.83-89
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• 2015

In order to control Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum, a novel virulent bacteriophage PM2 was isolated. Bacteriophage PM2 can infect 48% of P. carotovorum subsp. carotovorum and 78% of P. carotovorum subsp. brasilliensis but none of atrosepticum, betavasculorum, odoriferum and wasabiae isolates had been infected with PM2. PM2 phage belongs to the family Myoviridae, and contains a large head and contractile tail. It has a 170,286 base pair genome that encodes 291 open reading frames (ORFs) and 12 tRNAs. Most ORFs in bacteriophage PM2 share a high level of homology with T4-like phages including IME08, RB69, and JS98. Phylogenetic analysis based on the amino acid sequence of terminase large subunits confirmed that PM2 is classified as a T4-like phage. It contains no integrase- or no repressor-coding genes related to the lysogenic cycle, and lifestyle prediction using PHACT software suggested that PM2 is a virulent bacteriophage.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.585-594
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• 1995

Attempts were made to determine the effects of 5-Korean wild vegetabel consumptions on blood glucose leveles and orgen-energy metabolisms in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. The 5-Korean wild vegetables were : Cassia tora L.(C.t), Lycium chinese Mill(L.c), Trichosanthes kirilowii Max(T.k), Polygonatum odoratum var. Pluriflorum Ohwi(P.o) and Arctium lappa L(A.l). Sixty male Spargue-Dawley rats(160-220g) were induced diabetes mellitus by streptozotocin injection into the tail vein and were devided into 6 groups : a diabetic control and 5-experimental groups. All groups of the rats were fed on a AIN-76 diet, and the 5-experimental groups were fed with each wild vegetable (10%) for four weeks. An increased tendency in body weight of all the groups was observed and the tendency was more significant in L.c, T.k. and P.o. groups. The organ weight of liver and kidney were higher in L.c. and A.l. groups and lower in T.k. group which has shown the improvement from diabetes. Plasma glucose levels were markedly decreased from the 1st week in C.t, T.k. and P.o. groups and the tendency has lasted throughout the four weeks experimental period. The consumption of P.o. has decreased plasma cholesterol level while any significant difference was not seen in plasma protein levels from all the experimental groups. The level of plasma triglyceride was decreased in P.o. group and the levels of plasma free fatty acids were also significantly lower in P.o. and T.k. groups. The liver protein levels were significantly higher in P.o. and T.k. groups and these two groups also showed the negative or relatively small amount of urinary glucose excretion. The experimental group of T.k. has revealed the decreased level of muscles protein and the increased level of muscle glycogen. The 5-Korean wild vegetables contained dietary fiber and 9-analyzed minerals comparable to the ordinary use vegetables.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.125-130
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• 1993

수직 2단 전기로를 제작하고 결정성장관에 꼬리관을 연결하여 seed 결정없이 승화 방법으로 CdS 결정을 성장하였다. 이때 시료부분과 성장부분의 온도차 ${\Delta}T$가 이론적인 값 $14.7^{\circ}C$와 비교해서 실험적으로 얻은 값이 $15^{\circ}C$ 로 아주 일치하는 값을 나타내었다. 이때 꼬리관의 온도를 $110^{\circ}C$로 시간당 0.38mm 정도로 빨리 결정성장관을 끌어 올려 결정을 성장하였다. 분말법의 X-선 회절무늬와 Laue 배면 반사법의 Laue 무늬로부터 성장된 결정이 육방정이고 결정성장관의 길이 방향으로 c축을 갖는 단결정임을 확인하였다. 또한 CdS 단결정은 상온에서 전자 이동도와 운반자 밀도는 각각 $316cm^2/V{\cdot}sec$와 $2.90{\times}10^{16}cm^{-3}$정도이였다.

• Journal of Acupuncture Research
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• 제15권2호
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• pp.157-171
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• 1998

In order to study the effect of direct moxibustion on depressed immune response and thyroid hormone in rats exposed to cold stress, Sprague-Dawley male rats were put in the horizontal refrigerator by $-10^{\circ}C$ for 14 days and thereafter $-18^{\circ}C$ for 11 days(control group). Sample I group was treated by daily direct moxibustion to bilateral Shinsu(BL23) from the 22nd day to the 25th day for 4 days under the same condition with the control group. Sample II group was treated by daily direct moxibustion to bilateral non-acupoints near the root of the tail from the 22nd day to the 25th day for 4 days under the same condition with the control group. And RBC, WBC, CD4+ T cell count, T3, T4 and TSH were measured. The results were as follows; 1. RBC increased with statistical significance in the sample I and sample II groups compared with the control group. 2. WBC increased with statistical significance in the sample I group, but there was not any significance in the sample II group compared with the control group. 3. Lymphocyte increased with statistical significance both in the sample I and sample II groups compared with the control group. 4. CD4+ T cell count increased with statistical significance both in the sample I and sample II groups compared with the control group. 5. T3, T4 and TSH increased respectively with statistical significance in the sample I and sample II groups compared with the control group.

• BMB Reports
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.99-104
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• 2016

The nuclear non-histone protein high mobility group box (HMGB) 1 is known to having an inhibitory effect on the repair of DNA damaged by the antitumor drug cisplatin in vitro. To investigate the role of HMGB1 in living cells, we studied the DNA repair of cisplatin damages in mouse fibroblast cell line, NIH-3T3. We evaluated the effect of the post-synthetic acetylation and C-terminal domain of the protein by overexpression of the parental and mutant GFP fused forms of HMGB1. The results revealed that HMGB1 had also an inhibitory effect on the repair of cisplatin damaged DNA in vivo. The silencing of HMGB1 in NIH-3T3 cells increased the cellular DNA repair potential. The increased levels of repair synthesis could be "rescued" and returned to less than normal levels if the knockdown cells were transfected with plasmids encoding HMGB1 and HMGB1 K2A. In this case, the truncated form of HMGB1 also exhibited a slight inhibitory effect.

• 한국미생물·생명공학회지
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• 제27권6호
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• pp.440-445
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• 1999

In order to investigate structure-antibiotic activity relationships of brevinin-1 and thanatin containing Rana box composed of basic loop formed by disulfide bridge in their arboxy terminus, thanatin, brevinin 1 and their analogues (T-B1, T-B2 and B-T) in which their Rana box sequence exchanged was designed and synthesized by the solid phase method using Fmoc-chemistry. The basic sequence of Rana box of thanatin had more significant effect on both antibacterial and antifungal activity than that of brevinin 1. The tail sequence (QRM) of thanatin was found to be important in its antibacterial and antifungal activity. Rana box sequence of brevinin-1 did not have a significant effect on its antitumor and phospholipid vesicle-aggregating activities. Brevinin-1 showed stronger $\alpha$-helical structure in the membrane-mimicking environment such as SDS micelle than thanatin. A remarkable increase in a-helicity of bervinin-1 plays more important role in antibiotic activity than that of thanatin. Furthermore, antibacterial activity of thanatin against E. coli resulted from the disruptive effect against the outer cell membrane of E. coli.

• Animal Systematics, Evolution and Diversity
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• nspc5호
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• pp.61-70
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• 2005

진도의 해안 간극수에서 채집한, 고리선충목의 사각고리선충아속에 속하는 1신종을 기재한다. 이 종은 사각고리선충아속의 44개 고리를 가진 7기록종 중에서, 두부강모의 형태가 유사하고, 머리의 전단부가 넓게 잘린 점, 6개의 유두모양 입술돌기를 가진다는 점. 가늘고 긴 교미침을 공통적으로 가진다는 점등에서 T. (Q.) crassicomides Timm, 1970과 가장 유사하다. 그러나 수컷에서, 끝에서 두 번째 고리에 구근 모양의 돌기를 가지며, 꼬리 부분이 7개의 고리로 이루어지고, 등쪽 강모가 9쌍이라는 점에서 위 종과 뚜렷이 구별된다. 이 신종은 사각고리선충아속에 속하는 해양 자유선충으로서는 동아시아 해역에서의 첫 번째 기록이다.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제35권2호
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• pp.155-162
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• 2020

Equine follicle stimulating hormone receptor (eFSHR) has a large extracellular domain and an intracellular domain containing approximately 10 phosphorylation sites within the G protein-coupled receptor. This study was conducted to analyze the function of phosphorylation sties at the eFSHR C-terminal region. We constructed a mutant of eFSHR, in which the C-terminal cytoplasmic tail was truncated at residue 641 (eFSHR-t641). This removed 10 potential phosphorylation sites from the C-terminal region of the intracellular loop. The eFSHR-wild type (eFSHR-wt) and eFSHR-t641 cDNAs were subcloned into the pCMV-ARMS1-PK2 expression vector. These plasmids were transfected into PathHunter CHO-K1 Parental cells expressing β-arrestin 2 enzyme acceptor fusion protein and analyzed for agonist-induced cAMP response. The cAMP response in cells expressing eFSHR-t641 was lower than the response in cells expressing eFSHR-wt. EC₅₀ values of eFSHR-wt and eFSHR-t641 were 1079 ng/mL and 1834 ng/mL, respectively. eFSHR-t641 was approximately 0.58-fold compared with that of eFSHR-wt. The maximal response in eFSHR-wt and eFSHR-t641 was 24.7 nM and 16.7 nM, respectively. The Rmax value of phosphorylation sites in eFSHR-t641 was also decreased to approximately 68.4% of that in eFSHR-wt. The collective data implicate that the phosphorylation sites in the eFSHR C-terminal region have a pivotal role in signal transduction in PathHunter CHO-K1 cells, and indicate that β-arrestin is involved in coupling the activated receptors to the internalization system.