Insect immunity is innate and consists of cellular and humoral immune responses. Cellular immune response usually requires hemocyte-spreading behavior, which is accompanied by cytoskeletal rearrangement. A glycolytic enzyme, glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), catalyzes an oxidation reaction of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate to 1,3-biphosphoglycerate in the cytosol. Another function of GAPDH in mammalian cell is to bind C-terminal α-tubulin to facilitate cytoskeletal arrangement. An immunoprecipitation (IP) of viral protein, CpBV-CrV1, against hemocyte protein lysate revealed that CpBV-CrV1 binds to GAPDH, identified by MALDI-TOF analysis. RNA interference (RNAi) of GAPDH significantly suppressed cellular immune response, but neither RNAi of hexokinase nor aldolase suppressed the cellular immune response. A common molecular motif of CpBV-CrV1 and a-tubulin at C-terminal region supported the IP analysis. To test the role of α-tubulin motif in CpBV-CrV1, point mutations of CpBV-CrV1 were applied and resulted in loss of the biological activity of CpBV-CrV1. Furthermore, an immunofluorescence assay indicates CpBV-CrV1 colocalized with a-tubulin in hemocytes collected from Plutella xylostella parasitized by Cotesia plutellae possessing C. plutellae bracovirus (CpBV). This result suggests that GAPDH plays a critical role in hemocyte-spreading behavior during immune challenge, and it is a molecular target of the pathogenic virus.

Calcium phosphate minerals are biologically important because of their application in the fields of orthopaedics and dentistry. Herein we have tried to synthesize calcium phosphate minerals from biowaste clam shells. A simple microwave method was used to synthesize a mixture of calcium phosphate minerals such as hydroxyapatite, tri-calcium phosphate, and monetite. The microwave induces vibration of the dipole ions in the reagent. The heating and rearrangement of ions and atoms occurs during the process. The phases obtained in the final powder were ascertained by X-ray diffraction; the morphology of each sample was checked using a scanning electron microscope. We were able to obtain a mixture of calcium phosphate minerals using the microwave method; the calcined powder showed a brick like morphology, which is different from the rod shape morphology of the hydroxyapatite obtained using the hydrothermal process.

본 연구에서는 ethyl acrylate monomer(EAM)을 사용한 수용성 아크릴 수지를 합성한 후 monoammonium phophate를 수용액 상태로 녹인 뒤 이를 아크릴 수지에 함양을 달리한 시료를 준비하 여 각각의 필름 상태 및 피혁 외부에 코팅하여 기계적 물성측정 및 열안정성 물성 측정 실시하여 각각 의 시료를 비교 검토 하였다. DSC를 이용한 열안정성 측정 결과 monoammonium phosphate 함량이 높은 시료(WAC-APS3) 의 Tm 값이 410℃ 로 가장 높은 열안정성을 확인할 수 있었다. 내용제성 측정 결과 아크릴 수지 및 브랜딩 된 수지 모두 높은 내용제성을 확인 할 수 있었다. 내마모성 측정결과는 monoammonium phosphate 함량이 높은 수지가 우수한 물성(68.729 mg.loss)을 보였으나, 인장 강도, 연신율 측정치에서는 monoammonium phosphate 함량이 높아질수록 물성이 저하되어 아크릴 수지의 인장력인 1.505 kgf/㎟ 보다 낮은 1.275 kgf/㎟ 이 측정되었으며, 연신율의 경우 수용성 아크릴 수지 단 독 시료의 연신율인 425% 보다 낮은 384% 가 측정되었다.

The excessive concentration of phosphorus in the river and reservoir is a deteriorating factor for the eutrophication. The converter slag was used to remove the phosphate from the synthetic wastewater. Influencing factors were studied to remove soluble orthophosphate with the different particle sizes through the batch and the column experiments by continuous flow. Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption isotherm constants were obtained from batch experiments with PSA and PSB. Freundlich isotherm was fitted better than Langmuir isotherm. Regression coefficient of Freundlich isotherm was 0.95 for PSA and 0.92 for PSB, respectively. The adsorption kinetics from the batch experiment were revealed that bigger size of convert slag, PSA can be applied for the higher than 3.5 mg/L of phosphate concentration. The pilot plant of continuous flow was applied in order to evaluate the pH variation, breakthrough points and breakthrough adsorption capacity of phosphate. The variation of pH was decreased through the experimental hours. The breakthrough time was 1,432 and 312 hours to 10 mg/L and 50 mg/L for the influent concentration, respectively. The breakthrough adsorption capacity was 3.54 g/kg for 10 mg/L, and 1.72 g/kg for 50 mg/L as influent phosphate concentration.

본 연구에서는 H12MDI(4,4'-methylene dicyclohexyl diisocyanate)를 이용한 수분산 폴리우레탄 수지를 합성한 다음 방염제로 활용이 되고 있는 2-인산암모늄(ammonium dihydrogen phosphate) 수용액을 수분산 우레탄 수지에 적하량을 점차 증가시켜 변화하는 물성을 피혁(leather)에 표면 코팅처리된 상태 및 열풍 건조시킨 필름의 물성을 측정 분석하였다. 내용제성 측정 결과 높은 내용제성 물성을 지닌 폴리우레탄 수지에 2-인산암모늄의 함량에 따른 물성적 변화는 크게 없었으며 모두 높은 물성치를 나타내었다. 인장 강도 측정치에서는 폴리우레탄 단독 필름의 측정치가 3.114 kgf/㎟로 가장 높은 수치를 나타내었으며, 2-인산암모늄의 합량이 제일 높은 DPU-AD3가 가장 낮은 인장력 2.510 kgf/㎟을 나타내었다. 또한 내마모도 측정에서는 DPU가 제일 높은 50.50 ㎎.loss로 우수한 물성변화를 나타내었고, 연실율의 경우역시 우레탄 단독 코팅인 DPU가 602 %로 가장 높은 수치를 나타내었다. DSC측정결과 2-인산암모늄의 함유가 높은 DPU-AD3이 Tm 값이 384℃로 고온에서 가장 안정한 수치를 나타내었다.

본 연구는 염지공정에 사용되는 대표적인 염지제 종류를 각각 또는 혼합 처리한 돈육 등심의 품질 특성을 확인하고, 육제품 특성에 영향하는 각 염지제의 특성을 확인코자 실시하였다. 본 실험의 원료육은 돈육 등심을 이용하여 염지제를 첨가하지 않은 대조구(C)와 소금 5%(T1), 인산염 5%(T2), 탄산수소나트륨 3%(T3), 소금 5% + 인산염 5%(T4), 소금 5% + 탄산수소나트륨 3%(T5) 및 인산염 5% + 탄산수소나트륨 3%(T6) 등 원료육 중량의 10%를 기준으로 처리구를 설정하였다. 주입된 처리구들은 준비된 폴리백에 보관 후 24시간 동안 4℃에 냉장보관 하였다. pH 측정 결과, 5.44-6.04의 범위를 보였으며, 소금 염지 처리구(T1)을 제외한 모든 처리구에서 대조구보다 높게 나타났다(p<0.05). 육즙감량(%)은 대조구에서 다른 처리구들에 비해 높게 나타났으며(p<0.05), 보수력(%) 또한 처리구에서 대조구에 비해 높은 경향을 보이며 T1과 T3 처리구에서 가장 높은 보수력을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 단백질 용해성의 총단백질 및 근원 섬유단백질 농도는 모든 처리구에서 높은 용해성을 나타내었다(p<0.05). 결과적으로 염지제의 종류 및 이의 혼합 처리에 따른 돈육 등심의 이화학적 특성에 뚜렷한 차이를 보이지 않았으나, 염지제의 처리는 근육의 pH 상승과 육즙 손실의 감소, 보수력 및 단백질 용해성을 증가시켜 육제품의 품질특성에 기여할 것으로 판단된다.

피부 노화를 방지하고 지속적으로 보습을 유지하기 위해 다양한 베시클들이 연구되고 있다. 최근에 활성물질의 흡수, 투과 및 보습의 유지와 관련하여 리포좀, 액정 및 다중층 라멜라 에멀젼 같은 많은 제조 방법들이 소개되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 인지질과 유사한 cetearyl alcohol/ceteth-20 phosphate/dicetyl phosphate 계면활성제를 이용하여 전단세기 및 pH 변화에 따른 다중층 라멜라 베시클을 개발하였으며 편광현미경을 통해 확인하였다. 결과로서 낮은 전단세기 및 pH에서는 라멜라 베시클 입자의 형태가 불균일하게 형성됨을 확인하였다. 42℃에서 2개월 간의 라멜라 베시클 내의 레티놀 함량의 변화를 측정한 결과 낮은 pH에서 레티놀의 함량이 감소하였다. 또한, 이 라멜라 베시클은 일반 O/W 에멀젼에 비해 피부 수분손실량이 14% 감소됨을 확인하였으며, O/W 썬 크림과 내수성 in vitro SPF를 측정하여 비교한 결과 UVB와 UVA 영역 모두에서 자외선을 잘 차단하여 유사한 내수성을 보이고 있음을 확인하였다.

본 연구에서는 monoammonium phosphate가 WPU의 물성에 끼치는 영향을 필름 상태와 피혁(Full-Grain) 표면에 코팅을 하여 기계적 물성을 분석 하였다. DSC 결과 monoammonium phosphate가 많이 함유된 WPU-AM3 샘플이 382℃로 높은 물성이 측정되었으며, 내용제성은 모든 샘플이 우수함을 알 수 있었다. 인장강도의 경우 monoammonium phosphate가 가장 많이 함유된 WPU-AM3(2.130kgf/mm2)가 가장 낮은 물성을 보였으며, 연실율과 내마모성 역시 monoammonium phosphate가 많이 함유된 WPU-AM3가 615 % 및 52.07 mg.loss로 낮은 물성을 나타내었다.

A total of 35 phosphate solubilizing bacterial strains were isolated from waste mushroom bed of Agar-icus bisporus in Buyeo-Gun, Chungnam and screened for the production of indole acetic acid (IAA). The best IAAproducing strain was identified as Pantoea rodasii using 16S rRNA analysis. In addition to the IAA production, thisstrain could act as an efficient phosphate solubilizer (1100µg ml-1 after 5days of incubation) also. The selected strainwas cultured under different conditions in order to assess the optimum conditions for maximum IAA production. Thenutrient broth (NB) medium was recorded as the best medium, where the maximum IAA production (229µg ml-1)was recorded at the start of stationary phase (12hours after inoculation) of the bacteria growth. The performanceof the strain was found to be maximum at the temperature of 30℃ followed by 25℃. IAA production was foundto be increased with increasing tryptophan concentration (from 0.1 to 0.6%), however beyond this limit, a slight reduc-tion in IAA production was observed. The strains’ ability to produce IAA was further confirmed by extraction ofcrude IAA and subsequent TLC analysis. A specific spot from the extracted IAA preparation was found correspondingwith the standard spot of IAA with same Rf value. The results of HPLC analysis conducted in identifying and quan-tifying the IAA production more precisely, are in agreement with the results of the assessment done with colorimetricmethod. As revealed by the results of the pot experiment, the isolated strain could significantly enhance the growth(as measured by shoot and root growth) of mung bean plants compared to that of non-inoculated plants. Thereforeit can be concluded that the present strain, Pantoea rodasii has great potential to be used as bio-inoculants.

A total of 35 phosphate solubilizing bacterial strains were isolated from waste bed of Agaricus bisporus in Buyeo-Gun, Chungchugnam-do province and screened for the production of indole acetic acid(IAA). The best IAA producing strain was identified as Pantoea rodasii using 16S rRNA analysis. In addition to the IAA production, this strain could act as an efficient phosphate solubilizer (1100 μg ml-1 after 5 days of incubation) also. The selected strain was cultured under different conditions in order to assess the optimum conditions for maximum IAA production. The nutrient broth (NB) medium was recorded as the best medium, where the maximum IAA production (229 μg ml-1) was recorded at the start of stationary phase (12 hours after inoculation) of the bacteria growth. The performance of the strain was found to be maximum at the temperature of 30°C followed by 25°C. IAA production was found to be increased with increasing tryptophan concentration (from 0.1 to 0.6%), however beyond this limit, a slight reduction in IAA production was observed. The strains’ ability to produce IAA was further confirmed by extraction of crude IAA and subsequent TLC analysis. A specific spot from the extracted IAA preparation was found corresponding with the standard spot of IAA with same Rf value. The results of HPLC analysis conducted in identifying and quantifying the IAA production more precisely, are in agreement with the results of the assessment done with colorimetric method. As revealed by the results of the pot experiment, the isolated strain could significantly enhance the growth (as measured by shoot and root growth) of mung bean plants compared to that of non-inoculated plants. Therefore it can be concluded that the present strain, Pantoea rodasii has great potential to be used as bio-inoculants.

Microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B), a member of MAP1 family, plays a key role in neuronal development. MAP1B binds to many kinds of proteins directly or indirectly. This study was performed to investigate whether MAP1B interacts with GAPDH in bovine follicles using immunoprecipitation (IP) with Western blot analysis and immunohistochemisty. The mRNA expressions of MAP1B and glyceraldehydes 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) were down-regulated in bovine follicular cystic follicles (FCF). In parallel with the mRNA levels, their protein levels were also down-regulated in FCFs. In addition, MAP1B and GAPDH were co-localized at the cytoplasm of follicles. IP with Western blot analysis showed that MAP1B bound to GAPDH in normal follicles, but their binding was absent in FCFs, suggesting a low level of MAP1B and/or GAPDH expressions in FCFs. Taken together, these results suggest that MAP1B interacted with GAPDH may play a role in bovine follicle development, and that GAPDH does not function always as a loading control in bovine follicles.

Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) has a many function involved proliferation, differentiation and survival of many cells. In this study, to investigate whether S1P improve the developmental competence of porcine embryos, 50 nM of S1P were supplemented during in vitro maturation (with EGF or without EGF) medium and/or in vitro culture (IVC) medium. Addition of S1P was significantly increased the rate of oocytes reaching metaphase II (MII) compared to the control (83.5 vs. 64.1%) in without EGF medium, but not with EGF medium (89.5 vs. 84.6%). When treated with 1 μM of N1N-dimethylsphingosine (DMS), a sphingosine kinase inhibitor which is blocked endogenous generation of S1P, the meiotic progression rates to MII stage (without EGF: 45.2 and with EGF: 66.7%) were significantly decreased and degeneration rates (without EGF: 51.2 and with EGF: 30.1%) were increased in both medium compared to control group during IVM periods. Also, the rates of blastocyst formation was significantly increased in the S1P treated group compared to control group (29.0 vs. 19.2%) of EGF supplemented medium, whereas there were no effect in the EGF free medium (9.0 vs. 10.5%). After 12 h IVM, the phosphorylation of ERK1 and ERK2, which is major signaling pathway of MAP kinase, were increased in the S1P group than that of control or DMS group. When supplemented of S1P during IVC, the rates of blastocyst formation and total cell number (30.2% and 40.6) were significantly increased in S1P-treated group compared with control (20.1% and 32.5), DMS (12.3% and 25.1), and S1P plus DMS group (24.7% and 33.6). The percentage of apoptosis nuclei in the S1P group was significantly decreased than other groups. Also, the rates of blastocyst formation (26.7 vs. 14%) and total cell number (42.8 vs. 32.5) were significantly increased in the S1P group than those of control group when S1P added during the entire IVM and IVC periods. Taken together, our results indicate that S1P supplementation in IVM and/or IVC medium affects beneficial effect of meiotic maturation and subsequent developmental competence of porcine embryos.

Microtubule-associated protein 1B (MAP1B), a member of MAP1 family, plays a key role in the brain development. MAP1B binds to many kinds of proteins directly or indirectly. In our previous studies, MAP1B and glyceraldehydes 3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) were down-regulated in bovine follicular cystic follicles (FCF). This study was performed to examine interaction between MAP1B and GAPDH in bovine follicles using immunoprecipitation (IP) with western blot analysis and immunohistochemisty. MAP1B and GAPDH mRNA expression levels were down-regulated in bovine FCFs. Consistent with the semi-quantitative PCR data, their protein expressions were also down-regulated in FCFs. IP data showed that MAP1B bound to GAPDH in normal follicles, but their binding was absent in FCFs, suggesting that these data might be resulted from a low level of MAP1B and/or GAPDH expression. These results suggest that GAPDH does not as always function as a loading control in bovine follicles.

본 연구는 염류집적 국화 재배지 토양적응성 인산분 해미생물 탐색하고 선발된 미생물 시용을 통한 염류집 적 국화 재배지 토양에서의 토양 화학성의 변화를 조 사하였으며 이를 통하여 염류 집적 국화 재배지 토양 환경 개선 기술을 개발하고자 수행되었다. 시험에 사용 된 인산분해미생물은 염류집적토양에서 분리된 Pseudomonas putida(KSJ11), Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (KSJ3) 및 Acinetobacter calcoaceticus (WP20) 3종류 이었으며 미생물의 제형은 버미큘라이트에 혼합되어 있 는 상용화된 제품을 이용하였다. 시험장소는 광주광역 시 광산구 소재 신우화훼농장의 15년간 작물이 재배되 어 염류집적현상이 나타나는 국화재배지에서 처리구 82 m2에 각각의 미생물 제재 250 L씩 시용하였다. 염 류집적이 이루어진 국화재배온실에 처리된 인산분해미 생물 Acinetobacter calcoaceticus(KSJ3; WP20)는 유 효인산을 효율적으로 분해하는 것으로 나타났으며, 특히 Acinetobacter calcoaceticus(WP20)는 염류의 분 해능력이 높았다. 인산분해미생물 시용에 따라 토양내 칼륨, 칼슘 및 마그네슘의 함량의 증가가 A. calcoaceticus(KSJ3; WP20)처리구에서 뚜렷하게 나타났 으며 이러한 변화의 영향으로 판단되는 토양내 전기전 도도도 증가되었다. 또한 인산분해미생물 시용은 선충 밀도의 감소효과를 나타내어 토양환경개선을 위한 재 료로 활용될 가능성을 나타내었다. 결과적으로 염류집 적이 이루어진 국화재배 온실에서의 인산분해미생물 시 용은 처리된 미생물의 종류에 따라 차이를 나타내었지 만 토양의 유효인산량 증가와 양이온의 유용화에는 분 명한 효과를 나타내었다. 따라서 염류집적 토양에서의 인산분해미생물 시용은 토양양분의 효율적인 사용을 가 능하게 할 수 있는 방안이 될 수 있기 때문에 시비량 절감 등의 방법으로 활용할 수 있다고 판단되었다.

Presently, We have constructed an olig-d(T) primed directional cDNA library from the silkworm Dongchunghacho, an entomopathogenic fungus, of which species is belonging to Paecilomyces tenuipes Jocheon-1. To isolate and screen genes in the fungus, 626 expressed sequence tags(ESTs) were generated by a partial sequencing from the cDNA library. Paecilomyces tenuipes Jocheon-1 cDNA encoding the glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase(Pt-GAPDH) of Paecilomyces tenuipes Jocheon-1 was cloned from the above cDNA library. The complete cDNA sequence of Pt-GAPDHis comprised of 1,014bp encoding 338 amino acid residues. The deduced protein sequence of Pt-GAPDH showed higher homology with Beauberia bassiana-GAPDH(93% amino acid identity). Hydropathy analysis revealed that Pt-GAPDH protein is hydrophilic. The major three amino acids in its composition of amino acid residues were alanine(11.54%), valine(9.47%) and glycine(8.88%). The cDNA encoding Pt-GAPDH was expressed as a 37 kDa polypeptide in baculovirus-infected insect Sf9 cells. The Pt-GAPDH gene of Paecilomyces tenuipes entomopathogenic fungus consisted of three exons and two introns coding for 338 amino acid residues, and the genomic DNA length of the gene spans 1302bp. The accession number of the gene in GenBank are GU997099 for Pt-GAPDH cDNA and GU997102 for Pt-GAPDH genomic DNA.