Molecular Biology and Omics : Construction of a Shuttle Vector for Protein Secretory Expression in Bacillus subtilis and the Application of the Mannanase Functional Heterologous Expression

( Su Guo ),( Jia Jie Tang ),( Dong Zhi Wei ),( Wei Wei ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2014 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.24 No.4

We report the construction of two Bacillus subtilis expression vectors, pBNS1/pBNS2. Both vectors are based on the strong promoter P43 and the ampicillin resistance gene expression cassette. Additionally, a fragment with the Shine-Dalgarno sequence and a multiple cloning site (BamHI, SalI, SacI, XhoI, PstI, SphI) were inserted. The coding region for the amyQ (encoding an amylase) signal peptide was fused to the promoter P43 of pBNS1 to construct the secreted expression vector pBNS2. The applicability of vectors was tested by first generating the expression vectors pBNS1-GFP/pBNS2-GFP and then detecting for green fluorescent protein gene expression. Next, the mannanase gene from B. pumilus Nsic-2 was fused to vector pBNS2 and we measured the mannanase activity in the supernatant. The mannanase total enzyme activity was 8.65 U/ml, which was 6 times higher than that of the parent strain. Our work provides a feasible way to achieve an effective transformation system for gene expression in B. subtilis and is the first report to achieve B. pumilus mannanase secretory expression in B. subtilis.

A carbon-coated Li3V2(PO4)3 cathode material with an enhanced high-rate capability and long lifespan for lithium-ion batteries

Su, Jing,Wu, Xing-Long,Lee, Jong-Sook,Kim, Jaekook,Guo, Yu-Guo The Royal Society of Chemistry 2013 Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for e Vol.1 No.7

面對東亞社會變遷的當代中國社會理論(提綱)

蘇國勳(Su Guo-Xuan) 동양사회사상학회 2007 사회사상과 문화 Vol.15 No.-

  본 논문은 최근 중국 이론계가 격렬하게 변화하고 있는 사회?경제적 문제에 직면해서 제기한 일련의 개념, 명제 그리고 이론을 개괄적으로 소개하며, 일반적인 방법론의 측면에서 세계화의 도전에 직면해 있음을 제기하였다. 또한, 사회이론연구는 문화자각의식을 수립해야 하는 데 있어 반드시 민족주의를 철저하게 제거해야 한다고 주장하지만 한편으로는 민족허무주의에도 반대한다고 하였다. 그리고 중국 전통문화에서 조화를 추구하되 획일화를 반대(和而不同)한다는 사상이 사회이론을 전개하는데 있어 매우 중요한 의미가 있음을 논술하였다.   In this paper, a series of concepts, propositions, and theories that were developed by the rapid social and economical changes of China. The wave of globalization affects to China. In this situation, sociological theory should not be dominated by the national sentiments. At the same time, it should not neglect the national aspects. Chinese traditional culture should be used in constructing new sociological theory. Especially, the emphasis to hamony is very useful to building new sociological theory.

The Construction of the Animal Husbandry Information System Based on the Technology of Map Conflation

Yue Guo,Zhongbin Su,Weizheng Shen,Zhipeng Guo,Qingming Kong 보안공학연구지원센터 2015 International Journal of Smart Home Vol.9 No.3

The research aims to merge the sections of geographic information distribution of the large-scale farms information monitoring system and the farming enterprises filing system which are under the Animal Husbandry Bureau in Heilongjiang Province as a Geographic Information System (GIS) that based on the map conflation technology of topological relation. Applying a variety of algorithms of points, lines, surfaces to this study, and using optimized "Spider code" and matching algorithm based on area overlay rate to solve the map database conflation problem of two different sources but consistent geographic target. It not only improves the map accuracy and consistency, but also adds new space characteristics, and updates attribute information which associated with dataset spatial characteristics. It makes the personnel at all levels in the Animal Husbandry Bureau in Heilongjiang Province realize information sharing. It is conductive to promote the work of staff at all levels and provide decision support of data to the Animal Husbandry Bureau in Heilongjiang Province.

Sensory involvement in the SOD1-G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Yan-Su Guo,Dong-Xia Wu,Hong-Ran Wu,Shu-Yu Wu,Cheng Yang,Bin Li,Hui Bu,Yue-sheng Zhang,Chun-Yan Li 생화학분자생물학회 2009 Experimental and molecular medicine Vol.41 No.3

A subset of patients of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) present with mutation of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), and such mutants caused an ALSlike disorder when expressed in rodents. These findings implicated SOD1 in ALS pathogenesis and made the transgenic animals a widely used ALS model. However, previous studies of these animals have focused largely on motor neuron damage. We report herein that the spinal cords of mice expressing a human SOD1 mutant (hSOD1-G93A), besides showing typical destruction of motor neurons and axons, exhibit significant damage in the sensory system, including Wallerian-like degeneration in axons of dorsal root and dorsal funiculus, and mitochondrial damage in dorsal root ganglia neurons. Thus, hSOD1-G93A mutation causes both motor and sensory neuropathies, and as such the disease developed in the transgenic mice very closely resembles human ALS. A subset of patients of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) present with mutation of Cu/Zn superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1), and such mutants caused an ALSlike disorder when expressed in rodents. These findings implicated SOD1 in ALS pathogenesis and made the transgenic animals a widely used ALS model. However, previous studies of these animals have focused largely on motor neuron damage. We report herein that the spinal cords of mice expressing a human SOD1 mutant (hSOD1-G93A), besides showing typical destruction of motor neurons and axons, exhibit significant damage in the sensory system, including Wallerian-like degeneration in axons of dorsal root and dorsal funiculus, and mitochondrial damage in dorsal root ganglia neurons. Thus, hSOD1-G93A mutation causes both motor and sensory neuropathies, and as such the disease developed in the transgenic mice very closely resembles human ALS.

Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Versus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy with or without Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Meta-analysis of 1,096 Patients from 11 Randomized Controlled

Liang, Zhong-Guo,Zhu, Xiao-Dong,Tan, Ai-Hua,Jiang, Yan-Ming,Qu, Song,Su, Fang,Xu, Guo-Zeng Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2013 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.14 No.1

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and toxicity of induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (the treatment group) versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy with or without adjuvant chemotherapy (the control group) for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods: The search strategy included Pubmed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, China National Knowledge Internet Web, Chinese Biomedical Database and Wanfang Database. We also searched reference lists of articles and the volumes of abstracts of scientific meetings. All randomized controlled trials were included for a meta-analysis performed with RevMan 5.1.0. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation system (GRADE) was used to rate the level of evidence. Results: Eleven studies were included. Risk ratios of 0.99 (95%CI 0.72-1.36), 0.37 (95%CI 0.20-0.69), 1.08 (95%CI 0.84-1.38), 0.98 (95%CI 0.75-1.27) were observed for 3 years overall survival, 3 years progression-free survival, 2 years loco-regional failure-free survival and 2 years distant metastasis failure-free survival. There were no treatment-related deaths in either group in the 11 studies. Risk ratios of 1.90 (95%CI 1.24-2.92), 2.67 (95%CI 0.64-11.1), 1.04 (95%CI 0.79-1.37), 0.98 (95%CI 0.27-3.52) were found for grade 3-4 leukopenia, grade 3-4 thrombocytopenia, grade 3-4 mucous membrane, and grade 3-4 hepatic hematologic and gastrointestinal toxicity, the most significant toxicities for patients. Conclusion: Compared with the control group, induction chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy was well tolerated but could not significantly improve prognosis in terms of overall survival, loco-regional failure-free survival or distant metastasis failure-free survival.

PREPARATION OF CINOBUFAGIN-LOADED BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN NANOPARTICLES FOR HEPATOCARCINOMA THERAPY

YONG-HUA SU,JIAN-GUO ZHANG,JIE SHEN,FENG-QIAN LI,HUA SU,CHANG-QUAN LING 성균관대학교(자연과학캠퍼스) 성균나노과학기술원 2009 NANO Vol.4 No.1

Cinobufagin-loaded bovine serum albumin nanoparticles were prepared for treating hepatocellular carcinoma. In this report, cinobufagin-bovine serum albumin-nanoparticles (Cino-BSA-NP) were prepared by an aqueous desolvation process. The physicochemical properties, toxicity, and cancer-related applications of Cino-BSA-NP were investigated. Cino-BSA-NP had a uniform spherical morphology with a particle size in the range of 50–240 nm and an average size of 86.3 nm. The zeta potential of the nanoparticles was -49 mV. The overall embedding ratio was 79.5% and the drug loading was 24.1%. Cino-BSA-NP gave cinobufagin release of up to 53.5% within 3 h, followed by slower controlled release. Cino-BSA-NP inhibited growth of hepatocarcinoma cells in vitro to a similar extent as free cinobufagin, but with a much higher median lethal dose (LD50). Hepatic histomorphological changes indicated that hepatic damage was much less severe with Cino-BSA-NP than with free cinobufagin (2.19 mg/kg). The survival time of nude mice with orthotopic transplantation tumors treated with Cino-BSA-NP was prolonged significantly. The results confirm that Cino-BSA-NP renders cinobufagin completely dispersible in aqueous media, meeting the key requirements for intravenous injection, and show controlled release, thus significantly improving cinobufagin's antitumor activity while reducing its side effects.

Original Articles : Expression of c-Type Lysozyme from the Fleshy Shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis Is Upregulated Following Vibrio anguillarum and Lipopolysaccharide Injection

( Guo Qiao ),( Su Kyoung Kim ),( Yeong Rok Cho ),( Suk Young Kim ),( In Kwon Jang ) 한국수산과학회(구 한국수산학회) 2013 Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Vol.16 No.4

Chicken-type lysozyme (c-lysozyme) is present in shrimp and is active against some bacteria. To further understand the regulation of c-lysozyme in the fleshy shrimp Fenneropenaeus chinensis, we determined the tissue-specific gene expression of c-lysozyme and the time-course of mRNA expression in response to Vibrio anguillarum and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection by quantitative reverse real-time polymerase chain reaction. The results showed that c-lysozyme was expressed in all tissues tested, including gill, eyestalk, eye, hemocytes, hepatopancreas, intestine, heart, and pleopod. It was most highly expressed in the intestine followed by the eyestalk, gill, hemocytes and hepatopancreas. The mRNA expression level began to decline in a short time after V. anguillarum challenge and was then upregulated by two fold or more at 24 h post injection (hpi) compared to that at 0 h. Expression was suppressed shortly after LPS injection and began to increase with higher levels of 5.8-, 5.2- and 8.4-fold at 24, 48, and 72 hpi, respectively. Higher expression was sustained and showed a gradual increasing trend until the end of the experiment (72 hpi). These results increase our understanding of the regulation of defense mechanisms and facilitate an evaluation of the effects of probiotics or immunostimulants in shrimp culture.

A zeolite family with expanding structural complexity and embedded isoreticular structures

Guo, Peng,Shin, Jiho,Greenaway, Alex G.,Min, Jung Gi,Su, Jie,Choi, Hyun June,Liu, Leifeng,Cox, Paul A.,Hong, Suk Bong,Wright, Paul A.,Zou, Xiaodong Nature Publishing Group, a division of Macmillan P 2015 Nature Vol.524 No.7563

The prediction and synthesis of new crystal structures enable the targeted preparation of materials with desired properties. Among porous solids, this has been achieved for metal–organic frameworks, but not for the more widely applicable zeolites, where new materials are usually discovered using exploratory synthesis. Although millions of hypothetical zeolite structures have been proposed, not enough is known about their synthesis mechanism to allow any given structure to be prepared. Here we present an approach that combines structure solution with structure prediction, and inspires the targeted synthesis of new super-complex zeolites. We used electron diffraction to identify a family of related structures and to discover the structural ‘coding’ within them. This allowed us to determine the complex, and previously unknown, structure of zeolite ZSM-25 (ref. 8), which has the largest unit-cell volume of all known zeolites (91,554 cubic ångströms) and demonstrates selective CO<SUB>2</SUB> adsorption. By extending our method, we were able to predict other members of a family of increasingly complex, but structurally related, zeolites and to synthesize two more-complex zeolites in the family, PST-20 and PST-25, with much larger cell volumes (166,988 and 275,178 cubic ångströms, respectively) and similar selective adsorption properties. Members of this family have the same symmetry, but an expanding unit cell, and are related by hitherto unrecognized structural principles; we call these family members embedded isoreticular zeolite structures.

Physiology and Nutrition Session / Extrinsic factors on the antibacterial activity of chitosan

(Guo Jane Tsai),(Wen Huey Su) 한국키틴키토산학회 1998 한국키틴키토산학회지 Vol.3 No.4