• Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.64-64
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• 2003

In growing number of diseases it has been shown that the aggregation of specific proteins has an important role in the pathogenesis of the disorder. This has been demonstrated in structural detail with the liver cirrhosis of ${\alpha}$$_1$-antitrypsin deficiency, and it is now believed that similar protein aggregation underlies many neurodegenerative disorders such as autosomal dominant Parkinson disease, prion diseases, Alzheimer disease, Huntington disease.

• Proceedings of the Korean Biophysical Society Conference
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• 2003.06a
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• pp.57-57
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• 2003

In growing number of diseases it has been shown that aggregation of specific proteins has an important role in pathogenesis of the disorder. This has been demonstrated in structural details with the liver cirrhosis of ${\alpha}$$_1$-antitrypsin deficiency, and it is now believed that similar protein aggregation underlies many neurodegenerative disorders such as autosomal dominant Parkinson disease, prion diseases, Alzheimer disease, and Huntington disease. ${\alpha}$$_1$-Antieypsin, a member of serine pretense inhibitor (serpin) family, functions as an inhibitor of neutrophil elastase.

• Structural Engineering and Mechanics
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.13-24
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• 2012

There are a large number of papers in the literature dealing with the free vibration analysis of single/multi-span uniform beam with multiple spring-mass systems, but that of coupled multi-span beams carrying spring-mass attachments is rare. In this note, free vibration analysis of a weakly coupled beam system with spring-mass attachments is conducted. The mode localization and frequency loci veering phenomena of the coupled beam system are investigated. Studies show that for weakly coupled beam system with spring-mass attachments, the mode localization and frequency loci veering will occur once there is a disorder in the system.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.34 no.2
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• pp.453-459
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• 2013

In phtosynthetic light harvesting complexes, the electronic transition energies of chlorophylls are influenced by the Coulombic interaction with nearby molecules. Variation of the interactions caused by structural inhomogeneity in biological environment results in a distribution of disordered electronic transition energies of chlorophylls. In order to provide a practical guide to predict qualitative tendency of such distribution, we model four porphyrin derivatives including chlorophyll a molecule interacting with an external positive charge and calculate their transition energies using the time dependent density functional method. It is found that ${\pi}-{\pi}^*$ transition energies of the molecules are generally blue-shifted by the charge because this stabilizes occupied molecular orbitals to a greater extent than unoccupied ones. Furthermore, new transitions in the visible region emerge as a result of the red-shift in energy of an unoccupied Mg orbital and it is suggested that light-induced electron transfer may occur from the tetrapyrrole ring to the central magnesium when the molecules are interacting with a positive charge.

• Journal of Integrative Natural Science
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.19-24
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• 2018

CRFR is involved in the pathophysiology of various disorders including depression, stress, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and addiction. The discovery of novel and structurally diverse CRF1 receptor inhibitors becomes essential. In this study, we have performed molecular docking of CRF1R with the derivatives of 8-substituted-2-aryl-5-alkylaminoquinolines as CRF1R inhibitors. The antagonist molecules were optimized and docked into the binding site of the receptor. On analysing the docked complexes we have identified that the residues HIS214, THR215, ARG227, ARG1008, LYS1060 and ASP1061 are important in forming hydrogen bond with the inhibitors. Further studies on these residues could reveal important structural features required for the formation of CRF1R-inhibitor complex and thus in the discovery of novel and potent inhibitors.

• Molecules and Cells
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• v.41 no.5
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• pp.373-380
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• 2018

Synapses and neural circuits form with exquisite specificity during brain development to allow the precise and appropriate flow of neural information. Although this property of synapses and neural circuits has been extensively investigated for more than a century, molecular mechanisms underlying this property are only recently being unveiled. Recent studies highlight several classes of cell-surface proteins as organizing hubs in building structural and functional architectures of specific synapses and neural circuits. In the present minireview, we discuss recent findings on various synapse organizers that confer the distinct properties of specific synapse types and neural circuit architectures in mammalian brains, with a particular focus on the hippocampus and cerebellum.

• Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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• 1999.07a
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• pp.176-176
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• 1999

Si(113) 표면은 상온에서 3x2 주기성을 가지고 재배열되며 기판온도 (약 800K) 및 이종물질의 흡착에 의해서 3x1으로 상전이 되는 것으로 알려져 있다. 현재까지 3x2 표면의 구조 및 3x1으로의 상전이에 대해서 여러 가지 모형이 제안되어 왔으나 3x2 표면의 자세한 구조 및 상전이 메카니즘은 밝혀져 있지 않다. 본 연구에서는 low energy electron diffraction (LEED), photoemission spectroscopy (PES)를 이용하여 재배열된 표면의 구조,상전이, 그리고 에너지안정화 메카니즘에 대하여 조사하였다. 연구결과 Si(113) 표면상의 tetramer가 표면에너지를 감소시키기 위하여 relax되며 결과적으로 tetramerso에 전하 이동이 존재하는 것으로 생각된다. 그리고, 약 800K에서 일어나는 상전이는 기존에 보고된 것과는 달리 order-disorder 전이임을 알 수 있었다. 물질의종류 및 기판온도(150-800K)에 관계없이 이종물질의 흡착이 3x1으로의 상전이를 야기시킨다는 사실이 관측되었고 이는 현재 널리 받아들여지고 있는 adatom-dimer-interstitial 모형이 적절하지 않음을 보여준다. LEED 및 PES 결과를 바탕으로 기판온도 및 이종물질의 흡착에 의해 형성되는 상전이를 잘 설명할 수 있는 3x2 표면에 대한 가능한 구조모형을 제안하고자 한다.

• Journal of the Korean Vacuum Society
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• v.12 no.S1
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• pp.104-106
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• 2003

In this study, the electronic structures and physical properties of Ni$_2$MnGa alloy films and their dependence on the order-disorder structural transitions were investigated. The results show that the ordered films behave nearly the same as the bulk $Ni_2$MnGa alloy, including the martensitic transformation at 200 K. Unexpectedly, the disordering in $Ni_2$MnGa alloy films does not lead to any appreciable magnetic ordering down to 4 K. An annealing of the disordered films restores the ordered structure with an almost full recovery of the magnetic and the transport properties of the ordered $Ni_2$MnGa alloy films. A possible explanation of the disappearance of magnetic moment in the disordered film is given by using the ab initio first-principles electronic-structure calculations.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.63-69
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• 2000

Electrically-induced strain(S) and polarization(P) for Pb(Sc1/2Nb1/2)O3-PbTiO3(1-x)PSN-xPT) crystalline solutions were studied. From the compositional dependence of S and P we could observe two maximum values at x=0.10 and x=0.425. It is considered that PSNT10(x=0.10) composition is the structural phase boundary to indicate the variable order-disorder[VOD] region. PSNT(x=0.425) composition is the morphotropic phase boundary[MPB] to indicate the rhombohedral to tetragonal phase transition. Higher S (0.437%) and P (0.3974$\mu$C/$\textrm{cm}^2$) values were attained by the La substitution (5 wt%) at Pb site in the MPB composition of 57.5PSN-42.5PT.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.596-604
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• 2021

Different lifestyles have an impact on useful metabolic functions, causing disorders. Different lipids are involved in the metabolic functions that play various vital roles in the body, such as structural components, storage of energy, in signaling, as biomarkers, in energy metabolism, and as hormones. Inter-related disorders are caused when these functions are affected, like diabetes, cancer, infections, and inflammatory and neurodegenerative conditions in humans. During the Covid-19 period, there has been a lot of focus on the effects of metabolic disorders all over the world. Hence, this review collectively reports on research concerning metabolic disorders, mainly cardiovascular and diabetes mellitus. In addition, drug research in lipid metabolism disorders have also been considered. This review explores lipids, metabolism, lipid metabolism disorders, and drugs used for these disorders.