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Expression of Intracellular Single Chain Antibody Specific to Hepatitis B Virus X Protein (B형 간염 바이러스의 X단백질에 대한 특이항체의 세포 내 발현)

  • Jin, Young Hee;Kim, Hyung-il;Park, Sun
    • IMMUNE NETWORK
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.23-28
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    • 2003
  • Background: Intracellular antibody specific to hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) might be useful for studying the role of HBx in hepatocellular carcinogenesis and HBV replication. Methods: With variable region genes for H7 monoclonal anti-HBx Ab, we constructed a vector for bacterial expression of single chain Ab (scFv) and a vector for eukaryotic cell expression of it. The expression of H7 scFv and its binding activity against HBx was examined by immunoblotting and immunofluorescence microscopy. Results: H7 scFv expressed in bacterial cells retained reactivity to HBx. We demonstrated its intracytoplasmic expression in CosM6 eukaryotic cells. Conclusion: This is the first study showing the expression of intracellular anti-HBx Ab in eukaryotic cells. H7 scFv may be a good tool to study the function of HBx in HBV infection.

The Investigation of Cell Culture Conditions to Maintain Chicken Embryonic Stem Cells as Totipotent Cells

  • Du, Lixin;An, Jing
    • Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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    • v.16 no.8
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    • pp.1102-1107
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    • 2003
  • The ES cell can provide a useful system for studying differentiation and development in vitro and a powerful tool for producing transgenic animalds. To investigate the culture condition of chicken embryonic stem (CES) cells which can retain their multipotentiality or totipotency, three kinds of feeder layer cells, SNL cells, primary mice embryonic fibroblasts (PMEF) cells and primary chicken embryonic fibroblasts (PCEF) cells, were used as the feeder cells in media of DMEM supplemented with leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and stem cell factor (SCF) for co-culture with blastoderm cells from stage X embryos of chicken. The alkaline phosphatase (AKP) test, differentiation experiment in vitro and chimeric chicken production were carried out. The results showed that culture on feeder layer of PMEF yielded high quality CES cell colonies. The typical CES cells clone shape revealed as follows: nested aggregation (clone) with clear edge and round surface as well as close arrangement within the clone. Strong alkaline phosphatase (AKP) reactive cells were observed in the fourth passage cells. On the other hand, the fourth passage CES cells could differentiate into various cells in the absence of feeder layer cells and LIF in vitro. The third and fourth passage cells were injected into the subgerminal cavity of recipient embryos at stage X. Of 269 Hailan embryos injected with CES cells of Shouguang Chickens, 8.2% (22/269) survived to hatching, 5 feather chimeras had been produced. This suggests that an effective culture system established in this study can promote the growth of CES cells and maintain them in the state of undifferentiated and development, which lays a solid foundation for the application of CES cells and may provide an alternative tool for genetic modification of chickens.

3-D Structured Cu2ZnSn (SxSe1-x)4 (CZTSSe) Thin Film Solar Cells by Mo Pattern using Photolithography (Mo 패턴을 이용한 3-D 구조의 Cu2ZnSn (SxSe1-x)4 (CZTSSe) 박막형 태양전지 제작)

  • Jo, Eunjin;Gang, Myeng Gil;Shin, hyeong ho;Yun, Jae Ho;Moon, Jong-ha;Kim, Jin Hyeok
    • Current Photovoltaic Research
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    • v.5 no.1
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    • pp.20-24
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    • 2017
  • Recently, three-dimensional (3D) light harvesting structures are highly attracted because of their high light harvesting capacity and charge collection efficiencies. In this study, we have fabricated $Cu_2ZnSn(S_xSe_{1-x})_4$ based 3D thin film solar cells on PR patterned Molybdenum (Mo) substrates using photolithography technique. Specifically, Mo patterns were deposited on PR patterned Mo substrates by sputtering and the thin Cu-Zn-Sn stacked layer was deposited over this Mo patterns by sputtering technique. The stacked Zn-Sn-Cu precursor thin films were sulfo-selenized to form CZTSSe pattern. Finally, CZTSSe absorbers were coated with thin CdS layer using chemical bath deposition and ZnO window layer was deposited over CZTSSe/CdS using DC sputtering technique. Fabricated 3-D solar cells were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analysis, Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) to study their structural, compositional and morphological properties, respectively. The 3% efficiency is achieved for this kind of solar cell. Further efforts will be carried out to improve the performance of solar cell through various optimizations.

Gene Expression Analysis of So Called Asian Dust Extracts in Human Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells

  • Choi, You-Jin;Yin, Hu-Quan;Park, Eun-Jung;Park, Kwang-Sik;Kim, Dae-Seon;Lee, Byung-Hoon
    • Toxicological Research
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    • v.26 no.1
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    • pp.21-28
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    • 2010
  • As the frequency and the intensity of so called Asian dust (AD) events have increased, public concerns about the adverse health effects has spiked sharply over the last two decades. Despite the recent reports on the correlation between AD events and the risk for cardiovascular and respiratory disease, the nature of the toxicity and the degree of the risk are yet largely unknown. In the present study, we investigated the effects of the dichloromethane extract of AD (AD-X) and that of urban dust (NAD-X) collected during a non-AD period on gene expression in HL-60 cells using Illumina Sentrix HumanRef-8 Expression BeadChips. Global changes in gene expression were analyzed after 24 h of incubation with 50 or 100 ${\mu}g$/ml AD-X and NAD-X. By one-way analysis of variance (p < 0.05) and Benjamini-Hochberg multiple testing correction for false discovery rate of the results, 573 and 297 genes were identified as AD-X- and NAD-X-responsive, respectively. The genes were classified into three groups by Venn diagram analysis of their expression profile, i.e., 290 AD-X-specific, 14 NAD-X-specific, and 283 overlapping genes. Quantitative realtime PCR confirmed the changes in the expression levels of the selected genes. The expression patterns of five genes, namely SORL1, RABEPK, DDIT4, AZU1, and NUDT1 differed significantly between the two groups. Following rigorous validation process, these genes may provide information in developing biomarker for AD exposure.

Eugenol Inhibits ATP-induced P2X Currents in Trigeminal Ganglion Neurons

  • Li, Hai Ying;Lee, Byung-Ky;Kim, Joong-Soo;Jung, Sung-Jun;Oh, Seog-Bae
    • The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.315-321
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    • 2008
  • Eugenol is widely used in dentistry to relieve pain. We have recently demonstrated voltage-gated $Na^+$ and $Ca^{2+}$ channels as molecular targets for its analgesic effects, and hypothesized that eugenol acts on $P2X_3$, another pain receptor expressed in trigeminal ganglion (TG), and tested the effects of eugenol by whole-cell patch clamp and $Ca^{2+}$ imaging techniques. In the present study, we investigated whether eugenol would modulate 5'-triphosphate (ATP)-induced currents in rat TG neurons and $P2X_3$-expressing human embryonic kidney (HEK) 293 cells. ATP-induced currents in TG neurons exhibited electrophysiological properties similar to those in HEK293 cells, and both ATP- and $\alpha$, $\beta$-meATP-induced currents in TG neurons were effectively blocked by TNP-ATP, suggesting that $P2X_3$ mediates the majority of ATP-induced currents in TG neurons. Eugenol inhibited ATP-induced currents in both capsaicin-sensitive and capsaicin-insensitive TG neurons with similar extent, and most ATP-responsive neurons were IB4-positive. Eugenol inhibited not only $Ca^{2+}$ transients evoked by $\alpha$, $\beta$-meATP, the selective $P2X_3$ agonist, in capsaicin-insensitive TG neurons, but also ATP-induced currents in $P2X_3$-expressing HEK293 cells without co-expression of transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1). We suggest, therefore, that eugenol inhibits $P2X_3$ currents in a TRPV1-independent manner, which contributes to its analgesic effect.

Preparation of Cadmium-free Buffer Layers for CIGS Solar Cells (CIGS 태양전지용 Cd-Free 버퍼층 제조)

  • Moon, Jee Hyun;Kim, Ji Hyeon;Yoo, In Sang;Park, Sang Joon
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.25 no.6
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    • pp.577-580
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    • 2014
  • Indium hydroxy sulfide ($In(OH)_xS_y$) as a cadmium (Cd)-free buffer layer for $CuInGaSe_2$ (CIGS) solar cells was prepared by the chemical bath deposition (CBD) and the reaction time was optimized. The band gap energy and transmittance data alongside the thickness results from the direct observation with focused ion beam system (FIB) could be a powerful tool for optimizing the conditions. In addition, X-ray diffractometer (XRD), X-ray photoelectron microscopy (XPS), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were also employed for the layer characterization. The results indicated that the optimum reaction time for $In(OH)_xS_y$ buffer layer deposition by CBD was 20 min at $70^{\circ}C$ under the conditions employed. At the optimum conditions, the buffer layer thickness was near 57 nm and the band gap energy was 2.7 eV. In addition, it was found that there was no XPS peak shift in between the buffer layers deposited on molybdenum (Mo)/glass and that on CIGS layer.

Redox Stability and Electrochemical Performances of La0.6Sr0.4Fe1-xScxO3-δ for Solid Oxide Cells Interconnector (고체산화물전지 접속자용 La0.6Sr0.4Fe1-xScxO3-δ의 상 안정성 및 전기화학 성능)

  • KWAK, MINJUN;CHOI, HYUN-JONG;KIM, TAE WOO;SEO, DOO-WON;WOO, SANG-KUK;KIM, SUN-DONG
    • Journal of Hydrogen and New Energy
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    • v.29 no.3
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    • pp.274-279
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    • 2018
  • Sc-substituted $La_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}FeO_{3-{\delta}}$(LSFSc) has synthesized for ceramic interconnector of tubular solid oxide cells (SOCs). For improving the redox stability and electric conductivity of LSFSc, the compositions of Sc, pH value of mixed precursors, calcination temperature and times were optimizing. The electrochemical performances of $La_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}Fe_{1-x}Sc_xO_{3-{\delta}}$ powders were measured as depending on Sc composition. The electric conductivity and redox stability of $La_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}Fe_{1-x}Sc_xO_{3-{\delta}}$ was determined by Sc concentration. $La_{0.6}Sr_{0.4}Fe_{0.9}Sc_{0.1}O_{3-{\delta}}$ powders can be one of the stable composition for ceramic interconnector of tubular-SOCs.

A Role of Cell Adhesion Molecules and Gelatinases in Human Serum-Induced Aggregation of Human Eyelid-Derived Stem Cells In Vitro

  • Yang, Hyejin;Lim, Yoon Hwa;Yun, Sujin;Yoon, A Young;Kim, Haekwon
    • Development and Reproduction
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.409-420
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    • 2013
  • Human serum (HS) has been reported to induce aggregation of human eyelid adipose-derived stem cells (HEACs) during high-density culture in vitro. The present study focused on the role of cell adhesion molecules and gelatinases during HS-induced aggregation of HEACs. HS-induced aggregation occurred between 9-15 days of culture. Cells aggregated by HS medium (HS-agg) showed stronger expression of ${\alpha}2$, ${\alpha}2B$, ${\alpha}X$, and CEACAM1 genes compared to non-aggregated cells in HS medium (HS-ex) or in control FBS-cultured cells. HS-agg were distinctly labeled with antibodies against ${\alpha}2$, ${\alpha}2B$, and ${\alpha}X$ proteins. Western blot results demonstrated that the two integrin proteins were greatly expressed in HS-agg compared to HS-ex and control FBS-cultured cells. Treatment of HEACs with anti-integrin ${\alpha}2$ antibody during culture in HS medium delayed aggregation formation. HS-agg exhibited strong expression of MMP1 and MMP9 compared to HS-ex or FBS-cultured cells. Conditioned media from HS-culture showed remarkable increase of MMP9 gelatinolytic activity in comparison to those from FBS-culture. However, there was no change of TIMP mRNA expression in relation to the HS-induced aggregation. Based on these results, it is suggested that integrin ${\alpha}2$, ${\alpha}2B$, and ${\alpha}X$, and MMP9 might play an important role in the HS-induced aggregation of HEACs.