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Structural Characteristics of Two Wheat Histone H2A Genes Encoding Distinct Types of Variants and Functional Differences in Their Promoter Activity

  • Huh, Gyung-Hye;Iwabuchi, Masaki
    • Proceedings of the Botanical Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1996.07a
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    • pp.26-38
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    • 1996
  • To investigate the regulation of plant histone H2A gene expression, we isolated two H2A genes (TH254 and TH274) from wheat, which encode different types of variants. Both genes had an intron in the coding region. In the promoters, some characteristics sequences, such as Oct and Nona motifs, which are conserved among plant histone genes were also found, and they were located in a short region (about 120 bp) upstream from the putative TATA box. Analyses of promoter activity with H2A-GUS fusion genes in the transient system using tobacco protoplasts revealed novel types of positive cis-acting sequences in the TH254 promoter: a direct repeat of a 13-bp sequence (AGTTACATTATTG) and a stretch composed of an AT-rich sequence (ATATAGAAAATTAAAA) and a G-box (CACGTG). A quantitative S1 assay of the mRNA amounts from the TH254/GUS and TH274/GUG chimeric genes in stably transformed and cell cycle-synchronized tobacco cell lines showed that the promoters of both genes contained at least one cis-acting element responsible for S phase-specific expression. Histochemical analysis of transgenic tobacco plants carrying the chimeric genes showed that the promoters of the two H2A genes were both active in developing seedlings and flower organs but regulated in different manner.

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DNA Separation Using Cellulose Derivatives and PEO by PDMS Microchip

  • Kang, Chung-mu;Back, Seung-Kwon;Song, In-gul;Choi, Byung-ok;Chang, Jun-keun;Cho, Keun-chang;Kim, Yong-seong
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.27 no.4
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    • pp.519-523
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    • 2006
  • Poly(dimethyl siloxane) (PDMS) has been employed as a microchip material for DNA separation in microfluidic condition. Different sieving molecules such as cellulose derivatives having glucose building block (methyl cellulose (MC), hydroxyethyl cellulose (HEC), and hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC)) and polyethylene oxide (PEO) having linear (ring-opened ethylene oxide) unit were used and their performance was compared in terms of separation efficiency and resolution. In general, PEO showed better separation performance than cellulose derivatives probably due to the nature of linear shape polymer conformation. It was possible to perform at least 15 consecutive running with 1.2% PEO at the electric field strength around 200 V/cm. Fast analysis of the standard $\Phi$X 174 RF DNA/Hae III (less than 130s) was obtained with the number of the theoretical plate around 250,000/m. Our PMDS microchip was applied to the measurement of CAG repeat number, which is related to male infertile disease.

Electroluminescence device of the new organic materials using Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) method (LB 법을 이용한 새로운 유기물의 전기 발광 소자에 관한 연구)

  • 이호식;이원재;박종욱;김태완;강도열
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers Conference
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    • 1999.05a
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    • pp.601-604
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    • 1999
  • Electroluminescence(EL) devices based on organic thin films have attracted lots of interests in large-area light-emitting display. Recently, many EL researcher have interested a new emissive organic material. In this study, light-emitting organic electroluminescent devices were fabricated using Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) technique with new emissive organic material. This new emissive organic material were synthesis by our teams and we called PECCP [poly(3,6-N-2ethylhexyl carbazoly cyanoterephthalidene)] which has strong electron donor group and electron acceptor group in main chain repeat unit. This material has good solubility in common organic solvent such as chloroform. THF, etc. and has a good stability in air. In here, the new emissive material is applied to Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) method because our new material has a good stability in air. Optimum conditions of film deposition were examined by a surface pressure-area( $\pi$ -A) isotherms with various factors. The LB film were deposited on a indium Tin Oxide(ITO) glass. We were investigated by measuring current-voltage(I-V) characteristics. Also we were measured the UV/visible absorption at about 410nm and PL spectrum at about 530nm. We are attempt to the electroluminescence device properties of the new emissive material by Langmuir-Blodgett(LB) technique.

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The complete plastid genome and nuclear ribosomal transcription unit sequences of Spiraea prunifolia f. simpliciflora (Rosaceae)

  • Jeongjin CHOI;Wonhee KIM;Jee Young PARK;Jong-Soo KANG;Tae-Jin YANG
    • Korean Journal of Plant Taxonomy
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    • v.53 no.1
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    • pp.32-37
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    • 2023
  • Spiraea prunifolia f. simpliciflora Nakai is a perennial shrub widely used for horticultural and medicinal purposes. We simultaneously obtained the complete plastid genome (plastome) and nuclear ribosomal gene transcription units, 45S nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA) and 5S nrDNA of S. prunifolia f. simpliciflora, using Illumina short-read data. The plastome is 155,984 bp in length with a canonical quadripartite structure consisting of 84,417 bp of a large single-copy region, 18,887 bp of a short single-copy region, and 26,340 bp of two inverted repeat regions. Overall, a total of 113 genes (79 protein-coding genes, 30 tRNAs, and four rRNAs) were annotated in the plastome. The 45S nrDNA transcription unit is 5,848 bp in length: 1,809 bp, 161 bp, and 3,397 bp for 18S, 5.8S, and 26S, respectively, and 261 bp and 220 bp for internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 1 and ITS 2 regions, respectively. The 5S nrDNA unit is 512 bp, including 121 bp of 5S rRNA and 391 bp of intergenic spacer regions. Phylogenetic analyses showed that the genus Spiraea was monophyletic and sister to the clade of Sibiraea angustata, Petrophytum caespitosum and Kelseya uniflora. Within the genus Spiraea, the sections Calospira and Spiraea were monophyletic, but the sect. Glomerati was nested within the sect. Chamaedryon. In the sect. Glomerati, S. prunifolia f. simpliciflora formed a subclade with S. media, and the subclade was sister to S. thunbergii and S. mongolica. The close relationship between S. prunifolia f. simpliciflora and S. media was also supported by the nrDNA phylogeny, indicating that the plastome and nrDNA sequences assembled in this study belong to the genus Spiraea. The newly reported complete plastome and nrDNA transcription unit sequences of S. prunifolia f. simpliciflora provide useful information for further phylogenetic and evolutionary studies of the genus Spiraea, as well as the family Rosaceae.

Association of Microsatellite Marker in FABP4 Gene with Marbling Score and Live Weight in Hanwoo

  • Lee, Seung-Hwan;Cho, Yong-Min;Kim, Hyeong-Cheol;Lim, Da-Jeong;Moon, Hee-Joo;Hong, Seong-Koo;Oh, Sung-Jong;Kim, Tae-Hun;Yoon, Du-Hak;Park, Eung-Woo
    • Journal of Animal Science and Technology
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    • v.52 no.6
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    • pp.475-480
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    • 2010
  • The bovine fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) plays an important role to uptake intracellular fatty acid. It has been previously reported as a positional candidate gene for marbling score in livestock. The re-sequencing of FABP4 gene detected a polymorphic AT repeated sequence in intron II of FABP4 gene. Allelic distribution for this microsatellite marker was examined in other cattle breeds. A total of 8 alleles were detected with diverse repeat units (14 to 21 AT repeat) in Hanwoo and 7 breeds. Of the 8 alleles, the predominant alleles were $[AT]_{16}$, $[AT]_{18}$ and $[AT]_{19}$ in the Hanwoo and 7 cattle breeds. The linear mixed model for genotypic effect (3237AT) on carcass traits showed a significant effect on marbling score (MAR P=0.025) and live weight (LWT; P=0.04) in the 583 Hanwoo cattle population. Live weight (LW) was highest in the homozygous $(AT)_{17}$ genotype ($557.5{\pm}6.94$) and lowest in the heterozygous $(AT)_{16/17}$ genotype ($521.7{\pm}7.70$). On the other hand, the homozygous $(AT)_{17}$ genotype ($3.0{\pm}0.15$) has the highest effect on marbling score and the lowest effect was in homozygous (AT)$_{18}$ genotype ($2.2{\pm}0.15$). The marbling score difference between both groups was 0.8 which is around two times higher than SNP genotype effect on marbling score in Limousin $\times$ Wagyu crosses.

The effects of music therapy on vital signs and pulsatile oxygen saturation of pediatric intensive care unit children (음악을 이용한 간호중재가 중환자실 환아의 활력징후와 산소포화도에 미치는 영향)

  • Yoo Cheong-Suk;Song Kei-Hee
    • Journal of Korean Academy of Fundamentals of Nursing
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.382-396
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    • 1999
  • This study was attempted to prove the effect of emotional stability and vital signs applying music therapy program to the children admitted in the PICU. Data were collected from July to September, 1997. The subjects were 30 patients admitted in the PICU of 'S' University Hospital which were divided into two groups of experimental and control. Each group had 15 subjects. Method was nonequivalent control group pretest-postteset repeated design, observing vital signs and activity of subjects prior, during, and after the music intervention. The study tools were cassette tapes of 'Mother's music whose babies want to listen' and Space-lab patient monitor. Data were analyzed using the $SPSS/PC+;x^2$ test and t-test to analyze of the general characteristics ; paired t-test to prove hypotheses. Result were as follows; 1. Infants lower than seven months showed changing into stable vital signs from applying the music therapy, however infants from eight months to three-year old showed no change in vital signs. 2. Vital signs changed to stabilized condition in infants lower than seven months were heart rate and respiration rate. 3. The stability of vital signs during music therapy turned back to the previous state while terminating music therapy. 4. The effect of music therapy in the state of activity had on both infants group of lower than seven months and from eight months to three-year old, particularly more effective in the later group. I recommend follows on the base of above results ; 1. As above results shows, listening to music is effective on infants and toddler, intervention with music therapy appropriate to chidlren's age is hot recommended. 2. Comparative study with noise blocking effect and music therapy effect within the ICU environment be recommended. 3. The repeated study on when the exact time is and how many repeat the music therapy to show the above mentioned effect be recommended. 4. We recommend this music therapy to be done in the recovery room, isolating room, operating room as well as ICU.

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The Solvent-Independent Structure of 6-(2-pyridyl)-3, 5-hexadiyn-1-ol (6-(2-pyridyl)-3, 5-hexadiyn-1-ol의 용매 비의존 분자구조)

  • 서일환;이진호
    • Korean Journal of Crystallography
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.36-42
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    • 1995
  • Two types of single crystals of the title compound [6-(2-pyridyl)-3, 5-hexadiyn-ol, PyHxD] were obtained by solution of n-hexane/CH2C12 and n-hexane/Et2O, and their molecular conformations are proved identical in spite of different of space groups; C22H18N2O2 (I), Mr=343.70, Monoclinic, Pa, a=14.595(2), b=5.413(2), c=12.218(2)Å, β=96.86(1)°, V=958.3Å3, Z=2, Dx=1.19 Mgm-3, λ(MoKα)=0.71069Å, μ=0.072mm-1, F(000)=360.0, T=292K, R=0.104 for 756 unique observed reflections. An asymmetric unit contains a dimer connected by two N-H…O intermolecular hydrogen bonds. C11H9NO (II), Mr=171.85, Monoclinic, P21/a, a=14.611(2), b=5.423(6), c=12.191(2)Å, β=96.89(1)°, V=959.0Å3, Z=4, Dx=1.19 Mgm-3, λ(MoKα)=0.71069Å, μ=0.072mm-1, F(000)=360.0, T=293K, R=0.066 for 824 unique observed reflection. The structural asymmetric unit contains a molecule, but two N-H…O hydrogen bonds related by controsymmetry make the molecules form a dimer. In both structure, the dihedral angle between the planar pyridyl ring and the plane defined by C(10)-C(11)-O connected by linear diyne chain is approximately normal, and the molecules are stacked along b-axis with the unit repeat of b-axis.

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Comparable Electron Capture Efficiencies for Various Protonated Sites on the 3rd Generation Poly(Propylene Imine) Dendrimer Ions: Applications by SORI-CAD and Electron Capture Dissociation Mass Spectrometry (ECD MS)

  • Han, Sang-Yun;Lee, Sun-Young;Oh, Han-Bin
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.26 no.5
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    • pp.740-746
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    • 2005
  • In this article, we report the tandem mass spectrometry investigations for the electron capture efficiencies of the protons belonging to the different locations (generations) in a poly(propylene imine) dendrimer with three layers of a repeat unit (named as the third generation dendrimer). The employed tandem mass spectrometry methods include SORI-CAD (sustained off-resonance irradiation collisional activation dissociation) and ECD(electron capture dissociation) mass spectrometry. We obtained SORI-CAD spectra for the dendrimer ions in the different charge states, ranging from 2+ to 4+. The analysis of fragmentation sites provides the information as to where the protons are distributed among various generations of the dendrimer. Based upon this, a new strategy to study the electron capture efficiencies of the protons is utilized to examine a new type of triplycharged ions by SORI-CAD, i.e., the 3+ ions generated from the charge reduction of the native 4+ ions by ECD: (M+4H)$^{4+}\;+\;e^-\;{\rightarrow}$ (M+4H)$^{3+\bullet}$ ${\rightarrow}\;({H^{\bullet}}_{ejected}$) + (M+3H)$^{3+}\;\rightarrow$ CAD. Interestingly, comparison of these four SORICAD spectra indicates that the proton distribution in the charge-reduced 3+ ions is very close to that in the native 4+ ions. It further suggests that in this synthetic polymer ($\sim$1.7 kDa) with an artificial architecture, the electron capture efficiencies of the protons are actually insensitive to where they are located in the molecule. This is somewhat contradictory to common expectations that the protons in the inner generations may not be well exposed to the incoming electron irradiation as much as the outer ones are, thus may be less efficient for electron capture. This finding may carry some implications for the case of medium sized peptide ions with similar masses, which are known to show no obvious site-specific fragmentations in ECD MS.

Synthesis of Sulfonated Poly(phenylene sulfide) via Soluble Precursor and its Ammonia Gas Adsorption (용해성 전구체를 통한 Sulfonated Poly(phenylene sulfide)의 합성과 암모니아가스 흡착)

  • Son, Won Keun;Kim, Hyun Suk;Park, Soo Gil
    • Applied Chemistry for Engineering
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    • v.10 no.5
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    • pp.666-671
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    • 1999
  • In this work, sulfonated poly(phenylene sulfide) (SPPS) was prepared by demethylation with aqueous NaOH solution after poly[methyl[4-(phenylthio)phenyl]sulfonium trifluoromethanesulfonate](PPST) was sulfonated with fumic sulfonic acid(10% $SO_{3}-H_{2}SO_{4}$). PPST soluble in organic solvents was synthesiszed by self-condensation polymerization of methyl-(phenylthio)phenyl sulfoxide(MPPSO). SPPS showed IR bands of asymmetric O=S=O stretching at $1200cm^{-1}$ and S-O stretching at $621cm^{-1}$ from $-SO_{3}H$ group. From the result, it could be known that sulfonic acid groups were introduced to poly(phenylene sulfide). when PPST was sulfonated for 12hr at $150^{\circ}C$, 1.48 sulfonic acid groups were introduced per repeat unit. The weight average molecular weight(Mw) of PPST and SPPS determined by high temperature GPC were 118323 and 131204, respectively. The SPPS exhibited adsorption capacity of ammonia gas $9.67mmol\;NH_{3}/g$ and it was much higher than that of active carbon or silica gel.

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LC Alignment Behaviors at Rubbed Films of Brush Polyimides;Perpendicular LC Alignment versus Parallel LC Alignment

  • Lee, Taek-Joon;Hahm, Seok-Gyu;Lee, Seung-Woo;Chae, Bok-Nam;Lee, Seong-June;Kim, Seung-Bin;Jung, Jin-Chul;Ree, Moon-Hor
    • 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2004.08a
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    • pp.766-768
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    • 2004
  • Rubbed films of a series of poly(p-phenylene 3,6-bis(4-(n-alkyloxy)phenyloxy)pyromellitimide)s (Cn-PMDA-PDA PIs), which are well-defined brush PIs composed of two aromatic-aliphatic bristles per repeat unit of a fully rodlike backbone, were investigated in detail using atomic force microscopy (AFM), optical retardation analysis and linearly polarized infrared (IR) spectroscopy in order to elucidate their surface morphology and molecular orientation. The liquid crystal (LC) alignment behavior and the anchoring energy of LC molecules on the rubbed films were also determined.

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