• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제19권3호
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• pp.191-199
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• 2004

본 연구는 돼지 태아 섬유아세포유래 공여세포를 미세주입에 의해 주입 후 재 조합한 핵 이식 배에 대한 배양액, 세포주기의 동기화, 배양시간 및 난자의 활성화에 따른 융합율과 체외발생율에 대해 조사하였다. 핵 이식 배를 NCSU-23, TL Hepes 및 TZM-3 배양액으로 1시간 및 8시간 배양하였을 때 배반포로의 분할율은 각각 15.6%, 14.0%, 15.0% 및 13.9%, 10.5%, 13.3%로서 배양액 및 시간에 따른 분할율의 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 공여핵원용 세포를 0, 8, 15시간 배양했을 때 G2/M기로의 체외발달율은 12.0%, 18.0%, 48.0%였다(p<0.01). 공여핵원용 세포를 12-24시간 배양했을 때 G2/M기로의 체외발달율은 유의한 증가를 나타내지 않았다. 공여핵원용 세포를 10% FBS + NCSU-23 배양액으로 1-2, 6-8, 12-14일간 배양 후 핵 이식한 배의 융합율은 각각 60.0%, 73.3%, 62.5%였으며, 분할율은 각각 36.0%, 56.7%, 50.0%였다. 0.5% FBS + NCSU-23, 0.5% + TL-Heaps 및 0.5% + TZM-3 배양액으로 5% $O_2$조건 하에서 배양하였을 때 핵 이식배의 $\geq$2 cell 및 배반포로의 발생율은 각각 12.5$\pm$1.6%, 11.1$\pm$1.8%, 11.7$\pm$1.0%였으며, 10% $O_2$조건 하에서 배양하였을 때 핵 이식배의 $\geq$2 cell 및 배반포로의 발생율은 각각 10.5$\pm$1.5%, 9.8$\pm$1.4%, 10.0$\pm$0.8%였다 배양액과 $O_2$ 조건에 따른 유의한 발생율에 차이는 인정되지 않았다.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.213-221
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• 2001

본 연구는 복제 돼지의 생산성 향상과 형질전환에 의한 대체상기용 복제 돼지 생산에 기여하기위한 기초연구로 공여세포의 조건, 핵이식 수정란의 융합 및 활성화와 체외발달에 미치는 각종 요인들은 조사하였다. 공여세포는 생후 10개월 된 Landrace 종으로부터 귀 세포조직(5$\times$5mm)을 채취하여 0.05%의 trypsin과 EDTA가 첨가된 D-PBS로 세포를 분리하여 10% FBS가 첨가된 TCM-199 배양액으로 계대배양을 실시하여 사용하였다. 핵이식은 laser system 으로 투명대를 drilling하여 수핵난자의 극체와 핵을 제거한 후 공여세포를 주입하였으며. 핵이식란은 DC 1.9kv/cm, 30$\mu$sec 1회의 전기자극으로 융합과 1시간 후 AC 1.50kv/cm, 30$\mu$sec 1회의 조건으로 활성화를 실시하여 분할을 유도하였다. 분할된 핵이식 수정란은 10% FBS가 첨가된 NCSU-23 배양액으로 $CO_2$배양기에서 6~8일 동안 체외배양을 실시하여 배반포기로 발달한 수정란을 Hoechst 33342로 핵염색을 하여 할구수를 조사하였다. 공여세포의 기아배양을 3~4 및 5~6 일간 실시하여 핵이식 후 전기자극으로 융합을실시하였을 때 융합율은 각각 45.6 및 36.8%로써 기아배양 기간에 따른 차이는 없었다. 융합 및 활성화가 유기된 핵이식란의 분할율은 3~4일간 기아배양을 실시한 공여세포가 67.1%로써 가장 높았으며(P<0.05), 5~6일간 기아배양을 실시한 공여세포의 57.1%와는 차이가 없었다. 공여세포를 1~2, 5~6 및 13~14대 계대배양한 것을 사용한 핵이식란의 융합율은 각각 52.7, 53.0 및 51.7%로써 차이가 없었다. 융합이 이루진 핵이식란을 활성화를 유도했을 때 1~2, 5~6 및 13~14대 계대배양한 공여세포의 분할율도 각각 42.7, 46.8 및 45.5%로써 차이가 없었다. 25$\mu$m$\geq$ 크기의 공여세포를 사용하였을 때 핵이식란의 융합율은 65.3%로써 25~30$\mu$m 및 30$\mu$m $\leq$ 크기 공여세포의 융합율 42.5 및 45.5% 보다는 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높았다. 융합과 활성화가 유기된 핵이식란의 분할율은 25$\mu$m $\geq$, 25~3o$\mu$m 및 30$\mu$m $\leq$ 크기에서 각각 56.5, 68.8 및 58.5%로써 공여세포의 크기에 따른 분할율은 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 체외수정란과 체세포 핵이식 수정란의 발달에 있어서는 분할율이 각각 80.1%와 64.0%로써 핵이식 수정란이 체외수정란 보다 낮았으나, 배반포기로의 발달율에 있어서는 각각 12.4%와 10.5%로써 차이가 없었다.

• 한국가축번식학회지
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• 제26권2호
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• pp.125-132
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• 2002

본 연구는 돼지 복제수정란의 생산성 향상에 기여하기 위한 기초연구로써 핵이식 수정란의 융합과 활성화 과정에 있어서 전기적 조건이 핵이식 수정란의 융합 및 체외발달에 미치는 요인들을 조사하기 위하여 실시하였다. 공여세포는 Landrace종의 귀 세포조직을 채취하여 0.05%의 trypsin과 EDTA가 첨가된 D-PBS로 세포를 분리하여 TCM-199 배양액으로 계대배양을 실시하여 사용하였다. 핵이식은 laser system으로 투명대를 drilling하여 수핵난자의 극체와 핵을 제거한 후 공여세포를 주입하였으며, 핵이식 수정란은 전기적 자극으로 융합과 활성화를 실시하여 분할을 유도하였다. 분할이 이루어진 핵이식 수정란은 10% FBS가 첨가된 NCSU-23 배양액으로 $CO_2$ 배양기에서 6~8일 동안 체외배양을 실시하여 배반포기로 발달을 유도하였다. 본 연구결과에서 얻은 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1.90kv/cm, 30$\mu$sec 1회의 전기자극으로 융합을 실시하였을 때 핵이식 수정란의 융합율은 1.90kv/cm의 조건이 49.5%로써 2.10kv/cm(25.8%)와 2.50kv/cm(30.3%)의 조건보다 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높았으며, 융합 후 활성화가 유기된 핵이식 수정란의 분할율은 2.50kv/cm 전기자극이 70.3%로써 가장 높게 나타났다. 핵이식 수정란을 30$\mu$sec 동안 1회와 2회의 전기자극으로 융합을 실시하였을 때 융합율은 모두 50%였으며, 60$\mu$sec 동안 1회와 2회의 조건에서도 각각 58.4%와 50.8%로써 전기의 자극시간과 횟수에 따른 차이는 없었다. 융합이 이루어진 핵이식 수정란의 전기활성화 유도 후 융합시의 전기적 조건에 따른 분할율은 30$\mu$sec동안 1회와 2회에 있어서는 49.1%와 56.5%로써 차이가 없었으나, 60 $\mu$sec 동안 2회(76.3%) 실시하였을 경우에는 1회(56.1%)에 비해 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높은 분할율을 보였다. 전기자극 후 융합이 이루어진 융합란의 분할율은 1.50kv/cm의 전기적 활성화 조건에서는 72.8%로써 유의적(P<0.05)으로 높았으며, 단위발생란의 분할율 60.9%와는 차이가 없었다. 핵이식 수정란의 배반포기로의 발달율은 1.50kv/cm의 융합조건에서는 9.8%가 배반포기로 발달하였으나, 1.25kv/cm 조건에서는 배반포기로의 발달이 전혀 없었다. 단위발생란의 배반포기로의 발달율은 6.4%로써 핵이식란(1.5kv/cm)과 유의적(P<0.05)인 차이가 없었다. 이상의 결과를 볼 때 핵이식 수정란의 배반포기로의 발달은 융합 및 활성화 과정에 있어서 세포종류, 전기자극의 세기 및 통전시간 등이 영향을 미치는 것으로 생각되며, 돼지 핵이식 수정란의 전기적 융합조건은 1.90kv/cm, 60$\mu$sec., 2회, 융합란의 활성화 조건에 따른 배반포기로의 발달율은 1.50kv/m가 적합한 것으로 생각된다. 따라서 적정 전기적 융합 및 활성화 조건을 확립한다면 핵이식 수정란의 융합율과 체외발달율을 보다 더 높일 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제37권9호
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• pp.656-663
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• 2014

Gintonin, a novel, ginseng-derived G protein-coupled lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) receptor ligand, elicits $[Ca^{2+}]_i$ transients in neuronal and non-neuronal cells via pertussis toxin-sensitive and pertussis toxin-insensitive G proteins. The slowly activating delayed rectifier $K^+$ ($I_{Ks}$) channel is a cardiac $K^+$ channel composed of KCNQ1 and KCNE1 subunits. The C terminus of the KCNQ1 channel protein has two calmodulin-binding sites that are involved in regulating $I_{Ks}$ channels. In this study, we investigated the molecular mechanisms of gintonin-mediated activation of human $I_{Ks}$ channel activity by expressing human $I_{Ks}$ channels in Xenopus oocytes. We found that gintonin enhances $I_{Ks}$ channel currents in concentration- and voltage-dependent manners. The $EC_{50}$ for the $I_{Ks}$ channel was $0.05{\pm}0.01{\mu}g/ml$. Gintonin-mediated activation 1 of the $I_{Ks}$ channels was blocked by an LPA1/3 receptor antagonist, an active phospholipase C inhibitor, an $IP_3$ receptor antagonist, and the calcium chelator BAPTA. Gintonin-mediated activation of both the $I_{Ks}$ channel was also blocked by the calmodulin (CaM) blocker calmidazolium. Mutations in the KCNQ1 $[Ca^{2+}]_i$/CaM-binding IQ motif sites (S373P, W392R, or R539W)blocked the action of gintonin on $I_{Ks}$ channel. However, gintonin had no effect on hERG $K^+$ channel activity. These results show that gintonin-mediated enhancement of $I_{Ks}$ channel currents is achieved through binding of the $[Ca^{2+}]_i$/CaM complex to the C terminus of KCNQ1 subunit.

• 한국수정란이식학회지
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.229-235
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• 2013

The objective of this study was to monitor health conditions of four genetically identical somatic cells cloned Labrador retriever puppies by estimation of body weight and analysis of hematologic and serologic characteristics. Naturally ovulated oocytes and donor cells were used for somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT). Donor cells and enucleated oocytes were followed by electric fusion, chemical activation and surgical embryo transfer into the oviducts of surrogate females. Two recipients became pregnant; two maintained pregnancy to term, and four live puppies were delivered by Caesarean section. The cloned Labrador retrievers were genetically identical to the nuclear donor dog. The body weight of clone-1, -2, -3, and -4 was increased from 0.66, 0.40, 0.39, and 0.37 kg at birth to 6.2, 6.6, 6.2, and 6.0 kg at 8 weeks of age, respectively. Although clone-4 had lower numbers of RBC than reference range, the most of RBC and WBC related heamatologic results of cloned puppies were not different when compared to reference range. In serological analysis, Glucose, ALP and inorganic phosphate level of four cloned puppies was significantly higher than the reference ranges. However, there was no significant difference among four cloned dogs. This study suggests that cloned puppies derived from SCNT did not have remarkable health problems, at least in the growth pattern and hematological and serological parameters.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.310-317
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• 2006

We investigated the effects of trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS), an amino-group reagent, on the human ether-a-go-go-related gene (HERG) $K^+$ channels expressed in Xenopus oocytes. TNBS neutralizes the positively charged amino-groups of peptide N-terminal and lysine residues. External application of TNBS at 10 mM for 5 min irreversibly shifted the curves for currents at the end of the pulse and tail currents of HERG to a more negative potential and decreased the maximal amplitude of the $I_{tail}$ curve $(I_{tail,max})$. TNBS had little effect on either the activated current-voltage relationship or the reversal potential of HERG current, indicating that TNBS did not change ion selectivity properties. TNBS shifted the time constant curves of both activation and deactivation of the HERG current to a more hyperpolarized potential; TNBS's effect was greater on channel opening than channel closing. External $H^+$ is known to inhibit HERG current by shifting $V_{1/2}$ to the right and decreasing $I_{tail,max}$. TNBS enhanced the blockade of external $H^+$ by exaggerating the effect of $H^+$ on $I_{tail,max}$, not on $V_{1/2}$. Our data provide evidence for the presence of essential amino-groups that are associated with the normal functioning of the HERG channel and evidence that these groups modify the blocking effect of external $H^+$ on the current.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.37-44
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• 2011

Parthenogenetic embryonic stem (pES) cells could provide a valuable model for research into genomic imprinting and X-linked diseases. In this study, pES cell lines were established from oocytes of hybrid offspring of Kunming and 129/Sv mice, and pluripotency of pES cells was evaluated. The pES cells maintained in the undifferentiated state for more than 50 passages had normal karyotypes with XX sex chromosomes and exhibited high activities of alkaline phosphatase (AKP) and telomerase. Meanwhile, these cells expressed ES cell molecular markers SSEA-1, Oct-4, Nanog, and GDF3 but not SSEA-3 detected by immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR. The pES cells could be differentiated into various types of cells from three germ layers in vitro by analysis of embryoid bodies (EBs) with immunohistochemistry and RT-PCR, and in vivo by observation of pES cell-derived teratoma sections. Therefore, the established pES cell lines contained all features of mouse ES cells. This work provides a new strategy for isolating pES cells from Kunming mice, and the pES cell lines could be applied as the cell model in research into genomic imprinting and epigenetic regulation of Kunming mice.

• 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국생물물리학회 2003년도 정기총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.44-44
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• 2003

$BK_{Ca}$ channels were suggested to contain one or more domains of the ‘regulator of K+ conductance’(RCK) in their cytosolic carboxyl termini (Jiang et al.2001). It was also shown that the RCK domain in mammalian $BK_{Ca}$ channels might sense the intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ with a low affinity (Xia et al. 2002). We aligned the amino acid sequence of the $\alpha$-subunit of rat $BK_{Ca}$ channels (rSlo) with known RCK domains and identified a second region exhibiting about 50％ homology. This putative domain, RCK2, contains the characteristic amino acids conserved in other RCK domains. We wondered whether this second domain is involved in the domain-domain interaction and the gating response to intracellular $Ca^{2+}$ for rSlo channel, as revealed in the structure of RCK domain of E. coli channel (Jiang et al.2001). In order to examine the possibility, site-directed mutations were introduced into the RCK2 domain of rSlo channel and the mutant channels were expressed in Xenopus oocytes for functional studies. One of such mutation, G772D, in the putative nucleotide-binding domain resulted in the enhanced $Ca^{2+}$ sensitivity and the channel gating of rSlo channel. These results suggest that this region of $BK_{Ca}$ channels is important for the channel gating and may form an independent domain in the cytosolic region of $BK_{Ca}$ channels. In order to obtain the mechanistic insights of these results, G772 residue was randomly mutagenized by site-directed mutagenesis and total 17 different mutant channels were constructed. We are currently investigating these mutant channels by electrophysiological techniques.ical techniques.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제14권5호
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• pp.305-310
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• 2010

The human $ether$-$a$-$go$-$go$-related gene ($hERG$) channel is important for repolarization in human myocardium and is a common target for drugs that prolong the QT interval. We studied the effects of two antipsychotics, tiapride and sulpiride, on hERG channels expressed in $Xenopus$ oocytes and also on delayed rectifier $K^+$ currents in guinea pig cardiomyocytes. Neither the amplitude of the hERG outward currents measured at the end of the voltage pulse, nor the amplitude of hERG tail currents, showed any concentration-dependent changes with either tiapride or sulpiride ($3{\sim}300{\mu}M$). However, our findings did show that tiapride increased the potential for half-maximal activation ($V_{1/2}$) of HERG at $10{\sim}300{\mu}M$, whereas sulpiride increased the maximum conductance ($G_{max}$) at 3, 10 and $100{\mu}M$. In guinea pig ventricular myocytes, bath applications of 100 and $500{\mu}M$ tiapride at $36^{\circ}C$ blocked rapidly activating delayed rectifier $K^+$ current ($I_{Kr}$) by 40.3% and 70.0%, respectively. Also, sulpiride at 100 and $500{\mu}M$ blocked $I_{Kr}$ by 38.9% and 76.5%, respectively. However, neither tiapride nor sulpiride significantly affected the slowly activating delayed rectifier $K^+$ current ($I_{Ks}$) at the same concentrations. Our findings suggest that the concentrations of the antipsychotics required to evoke a 50% inhibition of IKr are well above the reported therapeutic plasma concentrations of free and total compound.

• 한국동물생명공학회지
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• 제38권3호
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• pp.143-150
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• 2023

Background: The successful production of superior or transgenic offspring from in vitro produced embryos in cattle relies heavily on the quality of blastocyst stage embryos. In order to enhance the developmental competency of these embryos, a novel culture method was devised. Methods: This study utilized stem cell culture medium (SCM) from hESCs as a supplement within the culture medium for bovine in vitro produced embryos. To gauge the efficacy of this approach, in vitro fertilized embryos were subjected to culture in CR1aa medium enriched with one of three supplements: 0.3% BSA, 10% FBS, or 10% SCM. Results: The blastocyst development and hatching rates of one-cell zygotes cultured in CR1aa medium supplemented with SCM (23.9% and 10.2%) surpassed those cultured in CR1aa medium supplemented with BSA (9.3% and 0.0%) or FBS (3.1% and 0.0%) (p < 0.05). Furthermore, post-zygotic gene activation, cleaved embryos cultured in CR1aa medium supplemented with SCM (57.8% and 34.5%) exhibited notably higher rates (p < 0.05) compared to those cultured with BSA (12.9% and 0.0%) or FBS (45.7% and 22.5%) supplementation. Furthermore, the microinjection of SCM into the cytoplasm or pronucleus of fertilized zygotes resulted in elevated blastocyst development and hatching rates, particularly when the microinjected embryos were subsequently cultured in CR1aa medium supplemented with SCM from the 8-cell embryo stage onwards (p < 0.05), in contrast to those cultured with FBS supplementation. Conclusions: In conclusion, this study conclusively demonstrated that the incorporation of SCM into the culture medium significantly enhances the developmental progress of preimplantation embryos.