An albumin nanocomplex-based endosomal pH-activatable on/off probe system

Lee, C.,Lee, S.,Thao, L.Q.,Hwang, H.S.,Kim, J.O.,Lee, E.S.,Oh, K.T.,Shin, B.S.,Choi, H.G.,Youn, Y.S. Elsevier 2016 Colloids and Surfaces B Vol.144 No.-

<P>Albumin has gained considerable interest as a material for fabricating nanoparticulate systems due to its biomedical advantages, such as biocompatibility and chemical functionality. Here, we report a new pH-sensitive albumin nanocomplex prototype with a zinc-imidazole coordination bond. Albumin was conjugated with 1-(3-aminopropyl)imidazole and mPEG(10kDa)-NHS, and the resulting albumin conjugate (PBI) was then modified with either Cy5.5 or BHQ-3. The newly formed albumin nanocomplex (C/BQ-PBI Zn NCs: similar to 116 nm) system was facilely self-assembled around pH 7.4 in the presence of Zn2+, but it quickly disassembled in an acidic environment (similar to pH 5.0). Based on this pH-sensitivity, C/BQ-PBI Zn NCs emitted strong near-infrared fluorescence and released Zn2+, turning 'off' at pH similar to 7.4 (e.g., plasma) and 'on' at pH similar to 5.0 (e.g., endo/lysosomes in tumor cells) on account of fluorescence resonance energy transfer. C/BQ-PBI Zn NCs displayed significant cytotoxicity due to an increase in cellular. Zn2+ in response to endosomal pH (similar to 5.0) in breast cancer MCF-7 cells and lung adenocarcinoma A549 cells. Particularly, confocal laser scanning microscopic images showed a strong fluorescence signal caused by the disassembly of C/BQ-PBI Zn NCs in the endosomal region of MCF-7 cells. Based on these results, we believe that this albumin nanocomplex is an attractive biocompatible tumor targeting probe carrier for the theranostic purpose. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>

Fabrication of tin-cobalt/carbon composite electrodes by electrodeposition using cationic surfactant for lithium-ion batteries

Lee, C. L.,Nam, D. H.,Eom, J. Y.,Kwon, H. S. Springer Science + Business Media 2016 ELECTRONIC MATERIALS LETTERS Vol.12 No.5

<P>Sn-Co alloy and Sn-Co/C composite are fabricated on the nodule-type Cu substrate by co-electrodeposition process using the pulse current in the pyrophosphate bath, and then their cycling performances are examined. To modify the surface property of carbon (acetylene black) particles and improve the dispersion of agglomerated carbon particles, CTAB (Cetrimonium bromide (C16H33)N(CH3)(3)Br) as a cationic surfactant is added into the electrodeposition bath.10.1007/s13391-016-6077-2 By addition of the CTAB, the amount of the carbon content in the Sn-Co/C composite is increased, and also the carbon particles are uniformly distributed in the Sn-Co electrodeposit. The Sn0.6Co0.4 alloy and (Sn0.6Co0.4)(0.71)/C-0.29 composite are obtained after annealing as the final products. The (Sn0.6Co0.4)(0.71)/C-0.29 composite anode exhibits better the capacity retention than the Sn0.6Co0.4 alloy anode due primarily to the role of the well-dispersed carbon particles as the second buffer phase and electrical conductive path in the Sn-Co/C composite during cycling.</P>

국내 분리 일본뇌염 바이러스 유전자에 대한 항체생성 연구(Ⅰ) : cloning of JEV viral genes

박찬,최우영,이호동,채수림,신은진,김인범,표재환,박근용,조해월 국립보건연구원 1999 국립보건원보 Vol.36 No.-

Bioconversion of ginsenosides Rb₁, Rb₂, Rc and Rd by novel β-glucosidase hydrolyzing outer 3-O glycoside from Sphingomonas sp. 2F2: Cloning, expression, and enzyme characterization

Wang, L.,Liu, Q.M.,Sung, B.H.,An, D.S.,Lee, H.G.,Kim, S.G.,Kim, S.C.,Lee, S.T.,Im, W.T. Elsevier Science Publishers 2011 Journal of biotechnology Vol.156 No.2

A new β-glucosidase gene (bglSp) was cloned from the ginsenoside converting Sphingomonas sp. strain 2F2 isolated from the ginseng cultivating filed. The bglSp consisted of 1344bp (447 amino acid residues) with a predicted molecular mass of 49,399Da. A BLAST search using the bglSp sequence revealed significant homology to that of glycoside hydrolase superfamily 1. This enzyme was overexpressed in Escherichia coli BL21 (DE3) using a pET21-MBP (TEV) vector system. Overexpressed recombinant enzymes which could convert the ginsenosides Rb<SUB>1</SUB>, Rb<SUB>2</SUB>, Rc and Rd to the more pharmacological active rare ginsenosides gypenoside XVII, ginsenoside C-O, ginsenoside C-Mc<SUB>1</SUB> and ginsenoside F<SUB>2</SUB>, respectively, were purified by two steps with Amylose-affinity and DEAE-Cellulose chromatography and characterized. The kinetic parameters for β-glucosidase showed the apparent K<SUB>m</SUB> and V<SUB>max</SUB> values of 2.9+/-0.3mM and 515.4+/-38.3μmolmin<SUP>-1</SUP>mg of protein<SUP>-1</SUP> against p-nitrophenyl-β-d-glucopyranoside. The enzyme could hydrolyze the outer C3 glucose moieties of ginsenosides Rb<SUB>1</SUB>, Rb<SUB>2</SUB>, Rc and Rd into the rare ginsenosides Gyp XVII, C-O, C-Mc<SUB>1</SUB> and F<SUB>2</SUB> quickly at optimal conditions of pH 5.0 and 37<SUP>o</SUP>C. A little ginsenoside F<SUB>2</SUB> production from ginsenosides Gyp XVII, C-O, and C-Mc<SUB>1</SUB> was observed for the lengthy enzyme reaction caused by the side ability of the enzyme.

한우 c-fos 유전자의 염기서열 및 발현분석

유성란,정행진,정기철,이준헌,조규완,최재관,나기준,상병찬 한국동물자원과학회 2003 한국축산학회지 Vol.45 No.6

Cellular FOS(c-fos) protein is a transcription factor that forms heterodimers mostly with c-jun family and stimulates the transcription of genes containing AP-1 regulatory elements. This c-fos expression can control growth and differentiation of various precursor cells including myoblasts. The controls by c-fos gene have been identified for affecting skeletal muscle fiber traits which are the key determinants of meat quality in pigs. As a first step for identifying the relationship between c-fos gene and meat quality traits in cattle, we fully sequenced 1,443 bp of Hanwoo c-fos mRNA and analyzed expression patterns from various organs and muscle tissues. The sequence identities of Hanwoo c-fos with that of human, pig and mouse showed 89.8%, 93.3% and rib muscle from 7 organs and 9 different parts of muscles investigated. These results presented here can be used as a valuable marker for meat quality related traits in cattle with further verification.

Microbial Influence on Soil Properties and Pollutant Reduction in a Horizontal Subsurface Flow Constructed Wetland Treating Urban Runoff

Chiny. C. Vispo,Miguel Enrico L. Robles,오유경(Yugyeong Oh),Haque Md Tashdedul,김이형(Lee Hyung Kim) 한국습지학회 2024 한국습지학회지 Vol.26 No.2

인공습지는(CW)는 침투, 흡착, 저류, 식물과 미생물의 증발산 등과 같은 수문학적 및 생태학적 기작에 의하여 오염물질 제거, 탄소흡수 및 저장, 생물다양성 향상 등의 생태계서비스를 제공한다. 본 연구는 수평지하흐름 인공습지(HSSF CW)의 미생물 군집과 토양의 물리·화학적 특성 및 처리효율의 상관관계를 분석하기 위하여 수행되었다. 연구를 위한 모니터링은 강우시 수질특성, 토양특성, 미생물 분석이 수행되었다. 따뜻한 계절(>15°C) 에서 TSS, COD, TN, TP 및 중금속(Fe, Zn, Cd) 제거효율이33~74% 범위로 나타났다. 그러나 추운 계절(≤15°C)에서 TOC 35%로 가장 높은 제거 효율이 나타났다. 인공습지 내 토양은 인근에서 채취한 토양의 토양유기탄소(SOC) 함량보다 3.3배 더 높은 함량을 가지고 있는 것으로 나타났다. 유입부와 유출부의 탄소(C), 질소(N) 및 인(P)의 화학양론비(C:N:P)는 각각 120:1.5:1 및 135.2:0.4:1로 나타났으며, 탄소에 비해 질소와 인의 비율이 매우 낮아 미생물 성장에 문제가 발생될 수 있다. 미생물 분석에서는 생물다양성 지수를 통해 미생물 군집의 풍부도, 다양성, 균질성 및 균일성이 따뜻한 계절이 추운 계절에 비해 높게 나타났다. 인공습지의 강우유출수 오염물질 중 질소고정 미생물인 Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, Bacteroidetes가 우점종으로 미생물 생장을 촉진하는 것으로 평가되었는데 이는 특정 토양특성 및 유입수 특성이 미생물 풍부도와 밀접한 관련이 있음을 의미한다. Constructed wetlands (CWs) deliver a range of ecosystem services, including the removal of contaminants, sequestration and storage of carbon, and enhancement of biodiversity. These services are facilitated through hydrological and ecological processes such as infiltration, adsorption, water retention, and evapotranspiration by plants and microorganisms. This study investigated the correlations between microbial populations, soil physicochemical properties, and treatment efficiency in a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland (HSSF CW) treating runoff from roads and parking lots. The methods employed included storm event monitoring, water quality analysis, soil sampling, soil quality parameter analysis, and microbial analysis. The facility achieved its highest pollutant removal efficiencies during the warm season (>15°C), with rates ranging from 33% to 74% for TSS, COD, TN, TP, and specific heavy metals including Fe, Zn, and Cd. Meanwhile, the highest removal efficiency was 35% for TOC during the cold season (≤15°C). These high removal rates can be attributed to sedimentation, adsorption, precipitation, plant uptake, and microbial transformations within the CW. Soil analysis revealed that the soil from HSSF CW had a soil organic carbon content 3.3 times higher than that of soil collected from a nearby landscape. Stoichiometric rtios of carbon (C), nitrogen (N), and phosphorus (P) in the inflow and outflow were recorded as C:N:P of 120:1.5:1 and 135.2:0.4:1, respectively, indicating an extremely low proportion of N and P compared to C, which may challenge microbial remediation efficiency. Additionally, microbial analyses indicated that the warm season was more conducive to microorganism growth, with higher abundance, richness, diversity, homogeneity, and evenness of the microbial community, as manifested in the biodiversity indices, compared to the cold season. Pollutants in stormwater runoff entering the HSSF CW fostered microbial growth, particularly for dominant phyla such as Proteobacteria, Actinobacteria, Acidobacteria, and Bacteroidetes, which have shown moderate to strong correlations with specific soil properties and changes in influent-effluent concentrations of water quality parameters.

Selection for Duration of Fertility and Mule Duck White Plumage Colour in a Synthetic Strain of Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

H.C. Liu,J.F. Huang,S.R. Lee,H.L. Liu,C.H. Hsieh,C.W. Huang,M.C. Huang,C. Tai,J.P. Poivey,R. Rouvier,Y.S. Cheng 아세아·태평양축산학회 2015 Animal Bioscience Vol.28 No.5

A synthetic strain of ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) was developed by introducing genes for long duration of fertility to be used as mother of mule ducklings and a seven-generation selection experiment was conducted to increase the number of fertile eggs after a single artificial insemination (AI) with pooled Muscovy semen. Reciprocal crossbreeding between Brown Tsaiya LRI-2 (with long duration of fertility) and Pekin L-201 (with white plumage mule ducklings) ducks produced the G0. Then G1 were intercrossed to produce G2 and so on for the following generations. Each female duck was inseminated 3 times, at 26, 29, and 32 weeks of age. The eggs were collected for 14 days from day 2 after AI. Individual data regarding the number of incubated eggs (Ie), the number of fertile eggs at candling at day 7 of incubation (F), the total number of dead embryos (M), the maximum duration of fertility (Dm) and the number of hatched mule ducklings (H) with plumage colour were recorded. The selection criterion was the breeding values of the best linear unbiased prediction animal model for F. The results show high percentage of exhibited heterosis in G2 for traits to improve (19.1% for F and 12.9% for H); F with a value of 5.92 (vs 3.74 in the Pekin L-201) was improved in the G2. Heritabilities were found to be low for Ie (h2 = 0.07±0.03) and M (h2 = 0.07±0.01), moderately low for Dm (h2 = 0.13±0.02), of medium values for H (h2 = 0.20±0.03) and F (h2 = 0.23±0.03). High and favourable genetic correlations existed between F and Dm (rg = 0.93), between F and H (rg = 0.97) and between Dm and H (rg = 0.90). The selection experiment showed a positive trend for phenotypic values of F (6.38 fertile eggs in G10 of synthetic strain vs 5.59 eggs in G4, and 3.74 eggs in Pekin L-201), with correlated response for increasing H (5.73 ducklings in G10 vs 4.86 in G4, and 3.09 ducklings in Pekin L-201) and maximum duration of the fertile period without increasing the embryo mortality rate. The average predicted genetic response for F was 40% of genetic standard deviation per generation of selection. The mule ducklings’ feather colour also was improved. It was concluded that this study provided results for a better understanding of the genetics of the duration of fertility traits in the common female duck bred for mule and that the selection of a synthetic strain was effective method of improvement.

Selection for Duration of Fertility and Mule Duck White Plumage Colour in a Synthetic Strain of Ducks (Anas platyrhynchos)

Liu, H.C.,Huang, J.F.,Lee, S.R.,Liu, H.L.,Hsieh, C.H.,Huang, C.W.,Huang, M.C.,Tai, C.,Poivey, J.P.,Rouvier, R.,Cheng, Y.S. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2015 Animal Bioscience Vol.28 No.5

A synthetic strain of ducks (Anas platyrhynchos) was developed by introducing genes for long duration of fertility to be used as mother of mule ducklings and a seven-generation selection experiment was conducted to increase the number of fertile eggs after a single artificial insemination (AI) with pooled Muscovy semen. Reciprocal crossbreeding between Brown Tsaiya LRI-2 (with long duration of fertility) and Pekin L-201 (with white plumage mule ducklings) ducks produced the G0. Then G1 were intercrossed to produce G2 and so on for the following generations. Each female duck was inseminated 3 times, at 26, 29, and 32 weeks of age. The eggs were collected for 14 days from day 2 after AI. Individual data regarding the number of incubated eggs (Ie), the number of fertile eggs at candling at day 7 of incubation (F), the total number of dead embryos (M), the maximum duration of fertility (Dm) and the number of hatched mule ducklings (H) with plumage colour were recorded. The selection criterion was the breeding values of the best linear unbiased prediction animal model for F. The results show high percentage of exhibited heterosis in G2 for traits to improve (19.1% for F and 12.9% for H); F with a value of 5.92 (vs 3.74 in the Pekin L-201) was improved in the G2. Heritabilities were found to be low for Ie ($h^2=0.07{\pm}0.03$) and M ($h^2=0.07{\pm}0.01$), moderately low for Dm ($h^2=0.13{\pm}0.02$), of medium values for H ($h^2=0.20{\pm}0.03$) and F ($h^2=0.23{\pm}0.03$). High and favourable genetic correlations existed between F and Dm ($r_g=0.93$), between F and H ($r_g=0.97$) and between Dm and H ($r_g=0.90$). The selection experiment showed a positive trend for phenotypic values of F (6.38 fertile eggs in G10 of synthetic strain vs 5.59 eggs in G4, and 3.74 eggs in Pekin L-201), with correlated response for increasing H (5.73 ducklings in G10 vs 4.86 in G4, and 3.09 ducklings in Pekin L-201) and maximum duration of the fertile period without increasing the embryo mortality rate. The average predicted genetic response for F was 40% of genetic standard deviation per generation of selection. The mule ducklings' feather colour also was improved. It was concluded that this study provided results for a better understanding of the genetics of the duration of fertility traits in the common female duck bred for mule and that the selection of a synthetic strain was effective method of improvement.

江原道 地域에서의 常綠地被植物의 造景的 利用에 關한 基礎的 硏究(Ⅰ) : 增殖, 耐陰性, 耐寒性, 生育量의 差異에 關하여 Progagation, Shade toolerance, Cold resistance, Difference of Growing degree

洪鍾雲,李基哲,許範亮,元慶烈,林炳春 춘천교대 지역개발연구 1994 地域開發硏究 Vol.3 No.-

Experiments were conducted to investigate propagation, shade tolerance, cold resistance and of growth of evergreen ground cover plants; Vinca minor L., Ajuga reptans L., Ophiopogon japonicus ker. f. nanus hort, and Hedera helix. The results were as follows : 1. It is convenient to use the growing case for rice seed to grow and Transplant Vinca minor seeding. The most proper density of Transplanting vinca was 180 plants per 1㎡. At the end of growing season, the coverage came up to 90%. The rooting ability of Hedera helix was best to cut from April to May (temperature 15∼23℃). The seeding length of Parthenocissus quinguefolia were irregular ranged from 5㎝ to 200㎝. 2. Ajuga reptans L., Ophiopogon J. and Vinca minor L. grew better under 50% light intensity than full sunlight. Particularly, under full sunlight and aestival high temperature, there were a few withering plants in Ajuga reptans L. and Vinca minor L. 3. Of Vinca minor L., Ajuga reptans L., Ophiopogon japonicus ker. f. nanus hort. and Hedera helix. acclimatized in open field, where temperature was from -7∼8℃. There were few plants had damage in low temperature incubator of -16℃ after field acclimatization. 4. Tendrils of Parthenocissus quinguefolia strongly clung to the wire netting stone fence but intruded into the gap and cranny of the precast concrete fence and so clung to, so that it needed to install the bending net on the precast concrete fence.

Interaction of copper(II) with N-substituted bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine derivatives

Kim, M.,Mora, C.,Lee, Y.H.,Clegg, J.K.,Lindoy, L.F.,Min, K.S.,Thuery, P.,Kim, Y. Elsevier 2010 Inorganic chemistry communications Vol.13 No.10

<P>Interaction of copper(II) with the N-substituted bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine derivatives, (R)-N-1,N-1-bis (pyridine-2-ylmethyl)butane-1,2-diamine (L-1) and (R)-2-(bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amino)butan-1-ol (L-2), has led to isolation of optically active [Cu(L-1)Cl]PF6 (1) and [Cu(L-2)Cl]ClO4 (2), respectively. The X-ray structures of (1) and (2) show that the copper is bound to all four heteroatoms of the respective ligands as well as to a chlorine atom in a distorted square pyramidal arrangement in which the three nitrogens of L-1 or L-2 occupy three positions of each basal plane while the fourth position is occupied by the chloro ligand; apical sites in each case are filled by the amine donor from the NH2-substituted butane arm in L-1 or the (protonated) alcohol oxygen of the 2-aminobutane-1-ol substituent in L-2. To a first approximation the coordination geometry in 2 is distorted square pyramidal; however, the remaining (axial) site on each copper centre is involved in a long contact (2.96 angstrom) with a bound chloro ligand from an adjacent complex which connects individual complex units in a zigzag 1-D polymeric chain, so that the coordination geometry could also be seen as pseudo-octahedral. A temperature-dependent magnetic study revealed the presence of ferromagnetic exchange coupling between copper centres in the chain reflecting the orthogonal structure between the chloro-bridged copper(II) ions; in contrast, and as expected, the discrete complex 1 is magnetically dilute. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.</P>