• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제37권1호
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• pp.48-53
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• 2005

Objective: The purpose of this study is to elucidate in vitro responses to combined gamma knife irradiation and p53 gene transfection on human malignant glioma cell lines. Methods: Two malignant human glioma cell lines, U87MG (p53-wild type) and U373MG (p53-mutant) were transfected with an adenoviral vector containing p53 (MOI of 50) before and after applying 20Gy of gamma irradiation. Various assessments were performed, including, cell viability by MTT assay; apoptosis by annexin assay; and cell cycle by flow cytometry, for the seven groups: mock, p53 only, gamma knife (GK) only, GK after LacZ, LacZ after GK, GK after p53, p53 after GK. Results: Cell survival decreased especially, in the subgroup transfected with p53 after gamma irradiation. Apoptosis tended to increase in p53 transfected U373 MG after gamma irradiation (apoptotic rate, 38.9%). The G2-M phase cell cycle arrest markedly increased by transfecting with p53, 48 hours after gamma knife irradiation in U373 MG (G2-M phase, 90.8%). Conclusion: These results suggest that the in vitro effects of combined gamma knife irradiation and p53 gene transfection is an augmentation of apoptosis and G2-M phase cell cycle arrest, which are more exaggerated in U373 MG with p53 transfection after gamma knife irradiation.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.172-176
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• 1996

Candida parapsilosis ATCC 22019 돌연변이주를 이용하여 xylitol 생산에 영향을 주는 배양 조건인 pH와 온도 그리고 교반속도 및 산소전달속도등의 환경인자가 Xylitol의 생성에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 발효조에서 pH가 증가 할수록 균체농도와 기질소비속도가 증가하여 발효시간이 단축되었다. 그러나, Xylitol생산은 pH 4.5와 5.5에서 큰 차이 없이 50g/l의 xylose로 부터 약 34g/l로 최대농도를 보여주었다. 온도가 증가 할수록 최대 비증식속도가 증가하였지만 최종 균체농도는 감소하였고, xylitol 생산성은 $30^{\circ}C$에서 최대값을 보여주었다. 산소전달속도의 영향을 조사하기 위하여 발효조의 교반속도를 변화시키면서 배양한 결과 균체농도는 산소 전달속도가 높을수록 증가하였지만, xylitol 생산은 크게 감소하였다. 교반속도를 150rpm(산소전달속도 $30\;hr^{-1}$에 해당)으로 배양할때 발효시간 62시간에서 50g/l의 xylose로 부터 xylitol 농도가 35.8g/l로 최대값을 나타내었다. Xylitol 생산성을 증가시키기 위하여 1차 발효가 끝난 발효조에서 균체를 회수하여 20g/l로 농축하여 최적조건인 pH 4.5, $30^{\circ}C$, 산소전달속도 $30\;hr^{-1}$에서 재배양을 하였을 때 50g/l의 xylose가 배양시간 약 18시간만에 모두 이용되었고 전환수율 80%에 해당하는 40g/l의 Xylitol이 생성되었다. 이때 Xylitol의 생산성은 2.22g/l-hr으로 일반 발효때 얻은 $0.5{\sim}g/l-hr$ 보다 약 $3{\sim}4$배 증가되었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제50권11호
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• pp.584-589
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• 2017

Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), which is induced by tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-${\alpha}$, contributes to the entry of immune cells into the site of inflammation in the skin. Here, we show that protein tyrosine phosphatase non-receptor type 21 (PTPN21) negatively regulates ICAM-1 expression in human keratinocytes. PTPN21 expression was transiently induced after stimulation with TNF-${\alpha}$. When overexpressed, PTPN21 inhibited the expression of ICAM-1 in HaCaT cells but PTPN21 C1108S, a phosphatase activity-inactive mutant, failed to inhibit ICAM-1 expression. Nuclear factor-${\kappa}B$ (NF-${\kappa}B$), a key transcription factor of ICAM-1 gene expression, was inhibited by PTPN21, but not by PTPN21 C1108S. PTPN21 directly dephosphorylated phospho-inhibitor of ${\kappa}B$ ($I{\kappa}B$)-kinase ${\beta}$ ($IKK{\beta}$) at Ser177/181. This dephosphorylation led to the stabilization of $I{\kappa}B{\alpha}$ and inhibition of NF-${\kappa}B$ activity. Taken together, our results suggest that PTPN21 could be a valuable molecular target for regulation of inflammation in the skin by dephosphorylating p-$IKK{\beta}$ and inhibiting NF-${\kappa}B$ signaling.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제27권4호
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• pp.422-429
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• 1989

Auxotrophic mutant were isolated from wild types by the treatment with NTG as a mutagen, and the conditions of protoplast formation for them were established. The protoplasts of killer yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae K52 were formed to the level of above 70% when cells grown for 20 hr in PM medium were treated with 200 unit/ml Lyticase 50,000 at $30^{\circ}C$ for 60 min after pretreatment of 50 mM 2-mercaptoethanol in 10mM potassium phosphate buffer (pH 7.5) containing EDTA and 0.6 M sorbitol for 15 min. Also, the protoplast of the recipient S. cerevisiae S 29 were formed to the level of above 85% as it was cultured to the log phase of 24 hr in PM medium under the same conditions. The fusion frequency between the protoplast of killer yeast S. cerevisiae K 52 and the protoplast of recipient S. cerevisiae S 29 was reached to $8.2\times 10^{-6}$ when the hypertonic regeneration medium embeded with the fused protoplasts after mixing the parental protoplasts to 10$^{8}$ cells/ml in SP buffer containing 20 mM $CaCl_{2}$ and 30% PEG 6,000 for 15 min at $30^{\circ}C$ were incubated.

• Journal of Plant Biotechnology
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• 제50권
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• pp.225-231
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• 2023

Cold stress is one of the most vulnerable environmental stresses that affect plant growth and crop yields. With the recent advancements in genetic approaches using Arabidopsis and other model systems, genes involved in cold-stress response have been identified and the key cold signaling factors have been characterized. Exposure to low-temperature stress triggers the activation of a set of genes known as cold regulatory (COR) genes. This activation process plays a crucial role in enhancing the resistance of plants to cold and freezing stress. The inducer of the C-repeatbinding factor (CBF) expression 1-CBF module (ICE1-CBF module) is a key cold signaling pathway regulator that enhances the expression of downstream COR genes; however, this signaling module in Panax ginseng remains elusive. Here, we identified cold-signaling-related genes, PgCBF1, PgCBF3, and PgICE1 and conducted functional genomic analysis with a heterologous system. We confirmed that the overexpression of cold- PgCBF3 in the cbf1/2/3 triple Arabidopsis mutant compensated for the cold stress-induced deficiency of COR15A and salt-stress tolerance. In addition, nuclearlocalized PgICE1 has evolutionarily conserved phosphorylation sites that are modulated by brassinsteroid insensitive 2 (PgBIN2) and sucrose non-fermenting 1 (SNF1)-related protein kinase 3 (PgSnRK3), with which it physically interacted in a yeast two-hybrid assay. Overall, our data reveal that the regulators identified in our study, PgICE1 and PgCBFs, are evolutionarily conserved in the P. ginseng genome and are functionally involved in cold and abiotic stress responses.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제17권7호
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• pp.3035-3041
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• 2016

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common malignancy of women worldwide. In the past it was considered as disease of older middle aged women, but the incidence of BC in young females is growing in recent years concordant with studies in Pakistan. In this paper, we reviewed the mutant functions of tumor suppressor genes (BRCA1, BRCA2, p53, ATM and PTEN), epigenetic transformation and involvement of estrogen receptors in development of breast cancer. We further reviewed the current situation of BC in Pakistan that depicts a higher incidence in young females. According to SKMCH and RC data, age group 45-49 years is more prone to BC with high rate of incidence 45.42%. A few studies explored the high expression of ER, PR and HER-2/neu in Pakistani females. Moreover, presence of BRCA1 (c.1961dupA) mutation in Pakistani shows concordance with data in different areas of world. But we are unable to find an authentic study that can explore epigenetic based transformation of breast tumors in Pakistan. This area of research needs more attention to explore the complete picture of BC in Pakistan.

• 한국발생생물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국발생생물학회 1998년도 제4차 학술발표대회 및 정기총회
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• pp.50-51
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• 1998

guanidinoacetate methyltransferase (GAMT) catalyzes the last step of creatine biosynthesis in mammals. Creatine plays an important role in cellular energy metabolism in variety of tissues including brain and male reproductive tract. Congenital deficiency of the enzyme leads to a neurologic disorder in humans. We used an interspecific backcross DNA panel to map Gamt to the central region of mouse Chromosome (Chr) 10 near the locus of hesitant mutation affecting male fertility. We assigned the human GAMT gene to Chr 19 by PCR analysis of a human/rodent somatic hybrid cell line DNA panel, and further localized the human gene to Chr 19 at band p13.3 by PCR analysis of a human radiation hybrid DNA panel. Human chr 19p13.3 is homologous to the central part of mouse Chr 10 where mouse Gamt is located. Furthermore, this part of mouse Chr 10 contains mutant loci the phenotype of which is similar to the GAMT deficiency in human.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.13-17
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• 1999

Shigella sonnei 는 인체의 장내 감염을 일으키는 병원균의 일종이며, 본 연구에 사용된 S.sonnei KNIH104S는 국내에서 쉬겔라증을 나타내는 환자로부터 분리하였다. S. sonnei KNIH104s의 염색체로부터 aspartate $\beta$-semial-dehyde dehydrogenase를 암호화하는 asd 유전자를 포함하는 1.7 kb BamHI 절편을 pBluescript SK(+) 벡터를 이용하여 클로닝하였으며 pSAB17이라 명명하였다. asd 결실돌연변이주인 E.coli $\chi$6097은 세포벽을 구성하는 중요한 성분인 DL-$\alpha$, $\varepsilon$-diaminopimelic acid가 없는 Luria-Bertani 배지에서 생장함을 확인하였다. 클로닝된 asd 유전자의 염기서열 분석결과 ATG 개시코돈 및 TAA 종결코돈을 지니는 1,104 bp 로 이루어져 있으며, 여기서 유추한 아미노산은 367개로 분자량 40.0 kDa 의 폴리펩타이드를 만들어내고 있다. 염기서열은 대장균의 asd 유전자와 한 부위에서 다르게 나타났지만 아미노산의 서열은 동일함을 알 수 있었다. 그리고 pBluescript SK(+) 벡터와 본 연구에서 클로닝된 asd 유전자를 이용하여 balanced-lethal vector인 pSKA47 및 pSKA47A를 제조하였다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.471-478
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• 2000

새로운 항HIV 후보물질인 19개의 KR-V 경구제제의 생체이용률을 평가하기 위해 랫드에서 정맥 및 경구투여후 약물동태를 연구하였다. 혈장내 KR-V 화합물들의 검출은 HPLC-UVD 법을 이용하여 분석하였다. 19개 KR-V series 중 KR-V 3, 10, 14, 16 및 18-1만이 랫드에서 경구로 흡수되어 생체이용성을 나타내었다. 10mg/kg의 정맥투여후 약물 통태 연구에 있어서는 5개물질, KR-V3, 10, 14, 16 및 18-1의 소실 반감기는 서로 비슷하였으나 KR-V 3, 10, 14 및 16의 총청소율($CL_{total}$, >4L/hr/kg)은 KR-V 18-1(1.1L/hr/kg) 보다 유의성있게 높았다. KR-V 3, 10, 14 및 16에 비해 KR-V3 18-1이 혈중곡선하면적(AUC, $8.97{\mu}g{\cdot}hr/ml$)은 크고 겉보기분포용적(Vd, 0.58L/kg)은 적었다. 50mg/kg의 경구투여후 약물동태 연구에 있어서는 KR-V 18-1의 반감기가 다른 4개의 물질에 비해 비록 짧았지만 경구 AUC($3.659{\mu}g{\cdot}hr/ml$), 최고혈중농도($C_{max}$, $1.891{\mu}g/ml$) 는 현저히 높았다. 또한 별도의 in virus 실험결과 생체이용률을 나타낸 이들 5개의 물질들 중 KR-V 18-1만이 HIV-1 돌연변이종(mutants)에 대한 억제효과를 나타내었다. 따라서 KR-V 18-1이 항에이즈(AIDS)제의 새로운 후보물질 혹은 선도물질로서 가능성이 기대되었다.

• 미생물학회지
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• 제54권4호
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• pp.420-427
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• 2018

효모균 타이로실-tRNA 합성효소(Sc YRS)와 엠버 멈춤코돈을 인식하는 대장균 시작tRNA 변이체(fMam $tRNA_{CUA}$)쌍은 대장균에서 단백질 생합성시 원하는 특정 위치에 비천연아미노산을 도입하는데 활용된다. Sc YRS/fMam $tRNA_{CUA}$쌍의 엠버써프레션 활성을 높이기 위해 fMam $tRNA_{CUA}$의 첫번째 안티코돈 염기를 인식하는 Sc YRS의 320번, 321번 아미노산 잔기를 암호화하는 염기서열을 무작위로 돌연변이시킨 라이브러리를 제작하였다. 엠버써프레션에 의한 클로람페니콜 저항성을 이용해 라이브러리를 탐색하여 활성이 향상된 2개의 돌연변이주를 선별하였다. 이들의 클로람페니콜 저항성 성장의 $IC_{50}$값은 야생형 YRS보다 1.7~2.3배 높았으며, in vivo 엠버써프레션 활성을 비교한 결과 3~6.5배의 활성 증가가 나타났다. 높은 활성을 보인 mYRS-3 (P320A/D321A) 단백질의 fMam $tRNA_{CUA}$에 대한 in vitro aminoacylation kinetics 분석은 야생형보다 약 7배 높은 효소활성을 보였으며, 이는 주로 기질인 fMam $tRNA_{CUA}$에 대한 결합 친화도가 증가하여 나타났다. 이런 접근법을 이용하여 다양한 종류의 비천연 아미노산 도입에 활용되는 aminoacyl-tRNA 합성효소의 엠버써프레션 활성을 높임으로써 엠버 멈춤코돈을 이용한 비천연 아미노산 도입 효율성을 높일 수 있을 것이다.