• 제목/요약/키워드: helix structure

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가변 커버리지를 갖는 위성 관제용 접이식 헬리콘 반사체 안테나 성능 연구 (Modified Fold Type Helicone Reflector for Efficient Satellite TT&C Having Variable Coverage Area)

  • 이상민;이우경
    • 한국전자파학회논문지
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    • 제20권9호
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    • pp.914-923
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    • 2009
  • 헬릭스 안테나는 관제, 관측, 탐사, 통신 위성 등에서 관제(TT&C), 데이터 통신, GPS 수신 시스템, 전술 시스템으로 활용되고 있다 위성의 Z축에서 최대 지향성과 방사 특성을 갖는 헬릭스는 광대역의 임피던스와 통신 커버리지 대역을 제공할 수 있다. 도파관 혼 구조는 흔히 레이다 분야에 이용되는데, 지반 탐사 레이다 및 전자파 장애 측정 등 초 광대역 펄스를 필요로 하는 곳에 사용된다. 또한 크기가 비교적 작고, 적은 방사 왜곡으로 인한 고효율과 낮은 반사 특성을 갖는 장점이 있다. 본 논문에서는 고용량의 데이터를 전송하여 넓은 주파수 대역폭을 사용하는 통신 및 원격 탐사 위성에 적합한 도파관 혼-헬릭스 결합 안테나를 설계한다. 설계된 변형 구조 안테나는 S 밴드에서 가변 빔 스캐닝 모드를 갖는 혼-헬릭스 결합 헬리콘 구조로 관제, 탐사, 고속 데이터 통신용 등의 다기능 안테나로 동작한다. 도파관 혼은 테이퍼된 헬릭스를 감싸는 접이식 반사체로 설계하여 구조물의 소형화를 유도한다. 현재 개발 중인 차세대 다목적 실용위성에서는 고성능의 탑재체를 활용하기 때문에 정밀하고 안정된 위성 자세 제어 능력을 요구하고, 위성 안테나의 지향성 요구 조건이 강화된다. 이를 위해 설계된 안테나의 위성 초기 배치에 따른 링크 분석을 통해 위성체의 자세 및 운용 모드에 따라 다른 결과를 갖는 빔 스캐닝을 산출하고 각 모드에서의 자료 전송률에 대해 연구한다.

The N-Terminal α-Helix Domain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Lipoxygenase Is Required for Its Soluble Expression in Escherichia coli but Not for Catalysis

  • Lu, Xinyao;Wang, Guangsheng;Feng, Yue;Liu, Song;Zhou, Xiaoman;Du, Guocheng;Chen, Jian
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • 제26권10호
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    • pp.1701-1707
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    • 2016
  • Lipoxygenase (LOX) is an industrial enzyme with wide applications in food and pharmaceutical industries. The available structure information indicates that eukaryotic LOXs consist of N terminus β-barrel and C terminus catalytic domains. However, the latest crystal structure of Pseudomonas aeruginosa LOX shows it is significantly different from those of eukaryotic LOXs, including the N-terminal helix domain. In this paper, the functions of this N-terminal helix domain in the soluble expression and catalysis of P. aeruginosa LOX were analyzed. Genetic truncation of this helix domain resulted in an insoluble P. aeruginosa LOX mutant. The active C-terminal domain was obtained by dispase digestion of the P. aeruginosa LOX derivative containing the genetically introduced dispase recognition sites. This functional C-terminal domain showed raised substrate affinity but reduced catalytic activity and thermostability. Crystal structure analyses demonstrate that the broken polar contacts connecting the two domains and the exposed hydrophobic substrate binding pocket may contribute to the insoluble expression of the C terminus domain and the changes in the enzyme properties. Our data suggest that the N terminus domain of P. aeruginosa LOX is required for its soluble expression in E. coli, which is different from that of the eukaryotic LOXs. Besides this, this N-terminal domain is not necessary for catalysis but shows positive effects on the enzyme properties. The results presented here provide new and valuable information on the functions of the N terminus helix domain of P. aeruginosa LOX and further improvement of its enzyme properties by molecular modification.

Structural and Functional Study of Antimicrobial Peptide Using NMR Spectroscopy

  • Suh, Jeong-Yong;Lee, Young-Tae;Park, Byong-Seok
    • 한국생물물리학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국생물물리학회 1997년도 학술발표회
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    • pp.14-14
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    • 1997
  • Structure of potent derivatives of gaegurin, an antimicrobial peptide from Korean frog, is studied by CD and NMR spectroscopy. Gaegurin did not show any secondary structure in aqueous environment, but adopted ${\alpha}$-helix in aqueous TFE solution, SDS and liposome buffer. NMR study showed distinct difference in stability near proline residue in helix.(omitted)

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새로운 지역혁신 모형으로서 트리플 힐릭스에 대한 이론적 고찰 (An Inquiry into the Triple Helix as a New Regional Innovation Model)

  • 이철우;이종호;박경숙
    • 한국경제지리학회지
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    • 제13권3호
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    • pp.335-353
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    • 2010
  • 지식기반경제의 도래와 함께 지역혁신을 분석하는 모형으로서 트리플 힐릭스에 대한 관심이 높아지고 있다. 트리플힐릭스 모형은 혁신과정에서 나타나는 산 학 관 네트워크를 삼중나선형의 움직임으로 파악한다. 트리플 힐릭스 혁신체제는 산 학 관의 관계적 구조에 따라 크게 3가지 거버넌스 형태를 가지고 있으며, 지식의 창출 및 이전 과정에서 나타나는 산 학 관의 경계중첩과 상호작용 특성에 따라 크게 3가지 발전단계를 나타낸다. 트리플 힐릭스 모형은 국가 및 지역 혁신체제론과 이론적 연계성이 큼에도 불구하고 혁신체제의 불완전성, 지식창출 메커니즘, 대학의 역할 등에 대해 상대적으로 크게 강조하고 있다는 점에서 차별성이 있다. 트리플 힐릭스는 주로 지역 단위에서 구현되는데, 이를 위해서는 지식공간, 합의공간, 혁신공간으로 구성된 3층위의 트리플 힐릭스 공간체계가 형성되고 개별적인 트리플 힐릭스 공간들이 상호작용하는 체계가 형성될 때 비로소 지역혁신이 효과적으로 일어날 수 있다. 연구방법 측면에서 트리플 힐릭스 모형을 적용한 기존의 연구들은 주로 양적 연구방법과 질적 연구방법을 선택적으로 활용하고 있으나, 향후에는 두 가지 연구방법을 적절하게 연계하여 각 연구방법의 한계를 보완하여 진행될 필요성이 있다.

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DNA 이중나선구조에서의 오류 검출 및 복구 (An Error Detection and Repair on DNA Duplicate Structure)

  • 김석환;허창우
    • 한국정보통신학회논문지
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    • 제15권11호
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    • pp.2500-2504
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    • 2011
  • 살아있는 생명체는 세포로 구성되며 성장 분열을 통해 스스로 복제할 수 있는 능력을 지녔다. DNA상의 변이, 즉 돌연변이는 자손의 생존과 번식에 불리하게 작용할 수 있고 이점을 줄 수 있는 양면성을 지녔다. 본 연구에서는 DNA 이중나선은 복제 주형으로 사용되기 위해서는 먼저 이중나선이 열리고 단일 가닥으로 분리되어야 한다. 이중 나선구조결합에서의 결합의 오류부분의 위치를 찾아내고 복구하는 방법을 제시한다.

소형 히트파이프용 편조 윅의 형상 해석 (Analysis of Woven Wire Wick Structure for a Miniature Heat Pipe)

  • 이진성;김철주
    • 설비공학논문집
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    • 제13권1호
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    • pp.18-24
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    • 2001
  • Woven wire wick is very effective structure because of its easiness to insert inside of pipe for a miniature heat pipe. The present study was conducted to investigate the effect of the effective flow passage with respect to wire helix angle. Also effective thermal conductivity were examined by defining mean porosity considering effective liquid flow passages. Effective heat transfer area is varied with respect to wire helix angle, and in the range of $\thet=60~65^{\circ}C$, heat transfer area is decreased about 15~20%. Permeability of woven wire wick shows similar value of 200 mesh screen wick. And comparison of experimental results on effective thermal conductivity shows a fairly good agreement with the analytical results.

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Structure-Activity Relationship of the N-terminal Helix Analog of Papiliocin, PapN

  • Jeon, Dasom;Jeong, Min-Cheol;Kim, Jin-Kyoung;Jeong, Ki-Woong;Ko, Yoon-Joo;Kim, Yangmee
    • 한국자기공명학회논문지
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    • 제19권2호
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    • pp.54-60
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    • 2015
  • Papiliocin, from the swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus, shows high bacterial cell selectivity against Gram-negative bacteria. Recently, we designed a 22mer analog with N-terminal helix from $Lys^3$ to $Ala^{22}$, PapN. It shows outstanding antimicrobial activity against Gram-negative bacteria with low toxicity against mammalian cells. In this study, we determined the 3-D structure of PapN in 300 mM DPC micelle using NMR spectroscopy and investigated the interactions between PapN and DPC micelles. The results showed that PapN has an amphipathic ${\alpha}$-helical structure from $Lys^3$ to $Lys^{21}$. STD-NMR and DOSY experiment showed that this helix is important in binding to the bacterial cell membrane. Furthermore, we tested antibacterial activities of PapN in the presence of salt for therapeutic application. PapN was calcium- and magnesium-resistant in a physiological condition, especially against Gram-negative bacteria, implying that it can be a potent candidate as peptide antibiotics.

Analysis of the solution structure of the human antibiotic peptide dermcidin and its interaction with phospholipid vesicles

  • Jung, Hyun-Ho;Yang, Sung-Tae;Sim, Ji-Yeong;Lee, Seung-Kyu;Lee, Ju-Yeon;Kim, Ha-Hyung;Shin, Song-Yub;Kim, Jae-Il
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제43권5호
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    • pp.362-368
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    • 2010
  • Dermcidin is a human antibiotic peptide that is secreted by the sweat glands and has no homology to other known antimicrobial peptides. As an initial step toward understanding dermcidin's mode of action at bacterial membranes, we used homonuclear and heteronuclear NMR to determine the conformation of the peptide in 50% trifluoroethanol solution. We found that dermcidin adopts a flexible amphipathic $\alpha$-helical structure with a helix-hinge-helix motif, which is a common molecular fold among antimicrobial peptides. Spin-down assays of dermcidin and several related peptides revealed that the affinity with which dermcidin binds to bacterial-mimetic membranes is primarily dependent on its amphipathic $\alpha$-helical structure and its length (>30 residues); its negative net charge and acidic pI have little effect on binding. These findings suggest that the mode of action of dermcidin is similar to that of other membrane-targeting antimicrobial peptides, though the details of its antimicrobial action remain to be determined.

Effects of the Hinge Region of Cecropin A(1-8)-Melittin 2(1-12), a Synthetic Antimicrobial Peptide on Antibacterial, Antitumor, and Vesicle-Disrupting Activity

  • Shin, Song-Yub;Kang, Joo-Hyun;Jang, So-Yun;Kim, KiI-Lyong;Hahm, Kyung-Soo
    • BMB Reports
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    • 제32권6호
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    • pp.561-566
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    • 1999
  • CA(1-8)-ME(1-12) [CA-ME], composed of cecropin A(1-8) and melittin(1-12), is a synthetic antimicrobial peptide having potent antibacterial and antitumor activities with minimal hemolytic activity. In order to investigate the effects of the flexible hinge sequence, Gly-Ile-Gly, of CA-ME on antibiotic activity, CA-ME and three analogues, CA-ME1, CA-ME2, and CA-ME3, were synthesized. The Gly-Ile-Gly sequence of Ca-ME was deleted in CA-ME1 and replaced with Pro and Gly-Pro-Gly in CA-ME2 and CA-ME3, respectively. CA-ME1 and CA-ME3 showed a significant decrease in antitumor activity and phospholipid vesicle-disrupting ability. However, CA-ME2 showed similar antitumor and vesicle-disrupting activities, as compared with CA-ME. These results suggest that the flexibility or ${\beta}$-turn induced by Gly-Ile-Gly or Pro in the central part of CA-ME may be important in the electrostatic interaction of the N-terminus cationic ${\alpha}$-helical region with the cell membrane surface and the hydrophobic interaction of the C-terminus amphipathic ${\alpha}$-helical region with the hydrophobic acyl chains in the cell membrane. CA-ME3 exhibited lower antitumor and vesicle-disrupting activities than CA-ME and CA-ME2. This result suggests that the excessive ${\beta}$-turn structure caused by the Gly-Pro-Gly sequence in CA-ME3 seems to interrupt ion channel/pore formation in the lipid bilayer. We concluded that the appropriate flexibility or bilayer. We concluded that the appropriate flexibility or ${\beta}$-turn structure provided by the central hinge is responsible for the effective antibiotic activity of the antimicrobial peptides with the helix-hinge-helix structure.

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Comparison of Oct-2-enyl and Oct-4-enyl Staples for Their Formation and α-Helix Stabilizing Effects

  • Pham, Thanh K.;Yoo, Jiyeon;Kim, Young-Woo
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • 제34권9호
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    • pp.2640-2644
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    • 2013
  • The all-hydrocarbon i,i+4 stapling system using an oct-4-enyl crosslink is one of the most widely employed chemical tools to stabilize an ${\alpha}$-helical conformation of a short peptide. This crosslinking system has greatly extended our ability to modulate intracellular protein-macromolecule interactions. The helix-inducing property of the i,i+4 staple has shown to be highly dependent on the length and the stereochemistry of the oct-4-enyl crosslink. Here we show that changing the double bond position within the i,i+4 staple has a considerable impact not only on the formation of the crosslink but also on ${\alpha}$-helix induction. The data further increases the understanding of the structure-activity relationships of this valuable chemical tool.