S nutrition alleviates salt stress by maintaining the assemblage of photosynthetic organelles in Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.)

Park, S. H.,Lee, B. R.,Lee, J. H.,Kim, T. H. Springer Science + Business Media 2016 Plant growth regulation Vol.79 No.3

<P>To assess the roles of sulfur (S) nutrition in salt stress tolerance in Kentucky bluegrass (Poa pratensis L.). The plants grown in S-supplied or S-deprived condition for 4 weeks were exposed to salt stress with 100 mM NaCl or non-salt stress, respectively, for 21 days. Osmotic potential was significantly decreased by salt stress from day 14. Photosynthetic pigments such as chlorophyll and carotenoid were decreased by salt stress which was more severe in the absence of S, but their content was largely recovered in the presence of S-nutrition. The proteomic analysis of multi-protein complexes in the thylakoid by BN-PAGE showed that the expression of PSI, PSII and RuBisCo level was repressed under salt stress in the absence of S, whereas their expression was largely recovered by S supply. Enzymatic activity confirmed the responses of RuBisCo, estimated by the BN-PAGE, showing a decreased activity in S-deprived and/or salt stressed levels. The decreased RuBisCo activity was significantly related to S content as affected by S nutrition and/or salt stress. Significant relationship between S content and Na, K, Fe content was also observed. These results indicate that S-nutrition modulates the negative responses to salt stress tolerance in photosynthetic organelles of P. pratensis.</P>

Fatigue performance of deepwater SCR under short-term VIV considering various S-N curves

Kim, D.K.,Choi, H.S.,Shin, C.S.,Liew, M.S.,Yu, S.Y.,Park, K.S. Techno-Press 2015 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.53 No.5

In this study, a method for fatigue performance estimation of deepwater steel catenary riser (SCR) under short-term vortex-induced vibration was investigated for selected S-N curves. General tendency between S-N curve capacity and fatigue performance was analysed. SCRs are generally used to transport produced oil and gas or to export separated oil and gas, and are exposed to various environmental loads in terms of current, wave, wind and others. Current is closely related with VIV and it affects fatigue life of riser structures significantly. In this regards, the process of appropriate S-N curve selection was performed in the initial design stage based on the scale of fabrication-related initial imperfections such as welding, hot spot, crack, stress concentration factor, and others. To draw the general tendency, the effects of stress concentration factor (SCF), S-N curve type, current profile, and three different sizes of SCRs were considered, and the relationship between S-N curve capacity and short-term VIV fatigue performance of SCR was derived. In case of S-N curve selection, DNV (2012) guideline was adopted and four different current profiles of the Gulf of Mexico (normal condition and Hurricane condition) and Brazil (Amazon basin and Campos basin) were considered. The obtained results will be useful to select the S-N curve for deepwater SCRs and also to understand the relationship between S-N curve capacity and short-term VIV fatigue performance of deepwater SCRs.

Diagnostic usefulness of a T cell-based assay for latent tuberculosis infection in kidney transplant candidates before transplantation

Kim, S.-H.,Lee, S.-O.,Park, I.-A.,Park, S.J.,Choi, S.-H.,Kim, Y.S.,Woo, J.H.,Park, S.-K.,Park, J.S.,Kim, S.C.,Han, D.J. Blackwell Publishing Inc 2010 Transplant infectious disease Vol.12 No.2

<P>S.-H. Kim, S.-O. Lee, I.-A. Park, S.J. Park, S.-H. Choi, Y.S. Kim, J.H. Woo, S.-K. Park, J.S. Park, S.C. Kim, D.J. Han. Diagnostic usefulness of a T cell-based assay for latent tuberculosis infection in kidney transplant candidates before transplantation.Transpl Infect Dis 2010: <B>12:</B> 113–119. All rights reserved</P><P>Background</P><P>The presence of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI) should be evaluated before kidney transplantation. Although a new T cell-based assay for diagnosing LTBI gave promising results, this assay has not yet been compared with the tuberculin skin test (TST) for diagnosing LTBI in renal transplant candidates before transplantation.</P><P>Patients and methods</P><P>All adult patients admitted to a single institute for renal transplantation over a 1-year period were prospectively enrolled. A clinically predictive risk of LTBI was defined as: (i) recent close contact with a person with pulmonary TB; (ii) abnormal chest radiography; (iii) a history of untreated or inadequately treated TB; or (iv) a new infection (i.e., a recent conversion of TST).</P><P>Results</P><P>Of 209 renal recipients, 47 (22%) had a positive TST≥5 mm, 21 (10%) had a positive TST≥10 mm, 65 (30%) had a positive T-SPOT.<I>TB</I> test, and 25 (12%) had an indeterminate T-SPOT.<I>TB</I> test. The induration size of TST was significantly associated with a high positivity rate on T-SPOT.<I>TB</I> (<I>P</I><0.001). Agreement between T-SPOT.<I>TB</I> test and TST≥10 mm was fair (<I>k</I>=0.24, 95% confidence interval 0.11–0.36). However, neither univariate nor multivariate analysis showed any association between the clinical risk for LTBI and positivity on T-SPOT.<I>TB</I> or TST.</P><P>Conclusion</P><P>T-SPOT.<I>TB</I> test was more frequently positive than TST in renal transplant candidates. However, further longitudinal studies are awaited to determine whether the ability of T-SPOT.<I>TB</I> assay to detect LTBI in renal transplant recipients can better predict the development of TB than can TST after transplantation.</P>

단세포군 항체를 이용한 Shigella serotyping serum 개발(Ⅱ) : S. flexneri type Ⅰ,Ⅱ & type Ⅰ:6, group 6

정의범,이영희,김순남,박강수,이명숙,성원근,김종욱,홍승의,박정우 국립보건연구원 1994 국립보건원보 Vol.31 No.1

Similarities and differences between 6S RNAs from Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Sinorhizobium meliloti

Olga Y. Burenina,Daria A. Elkina,Anzhela Y. Migur,Tatiana S. Oretskaya,Elena Evguenieva-Hackenberg,Roland K. Hartmann,Elena A. Kubareva 한국미생물학회 2020 The journal of microbiology Vol.58 No.11

6S RNA, a conserved and abundant small non-coding RNA found in most bacteria, regulates gene expression by inhibiting RNA polymerase (RNAP) holoenzyme. 6S RNAs from α-proteobacteria have been studied poorly so far. Here, we present a first in-depth analysis of 6S RNAs from two α-proteobacteria species, Bradyrhizobium japonicum and Sinorhizobium meliloti. Although both belong to the order Rhizobiales and are typical nitrogen-fixing symbionts of legumes, their 6S RNA expression profiles were found to differ: B. japonicum 6S RNA accumulated in the stationary phase, thus being reminiscent of Escherichia coli 6S RNA, whereas S. meliloti 6S RNA level peaked at the transition to the stationary phase, similarly to Rhodobacter sphaeroides 6S RNA. We demonstrated in vitro that both RNAs have hallmarks of 6S RNAs: they bind to the σ70-type RNAP holoenzyme and serve as templates for de novo transcription of so-called product RNAs (pRNAs) ranging in length from ~13 to 24 nucleotides, with further evidence of the synthesis of even longer pRNAs. Likewise, stably bound pRNAs were found to rearrange the 6S RNA structure to induce its dissociation from RNAP. Compared with B. japonicum 6S RNA, considerable conformational heterogeneity was observed for S. meliloti 6S RNA and its complexes with pRNAs, even though the two 6S RNAs share ~75% sequence identity. Overall, our findings suggest that the two rhizobial 6S RNAs have diverged with respect to their regulatory impact on gene expression throughout the bacterial life cycle.

Salmonella Typhi, Salmonella Typhimurium 및 Salmonella Enteritidis의 항균제 감수성 (1997)

신영학,유정식,김기상,정동준,오경수,이점규,이상원,이근영,박미선,이복권,김호훈 국립보건연구원 1998 국립보건원보 Vol.35 No.-

S. Typhi, S. Typhimurium 및 S. Enteritidis 균의 분자역학적 연구

강연호,박미선,김성한,유재연,김호훈,이복권 국립보건연구원 1998 국립보건원보 Vol.35 No.-

Comparison of contractile mechanisms of sphingosylphosphorylcholine and sphingosine-1-phosphate in rabbit coronary artery

Choi, S.-K.,Ahn, D.-S.,Lee, Y.-H. Oxford University Press 2009 Cardiovascular research Vol.82 No.2

<P>AIMS: Although stimulation with sphingosylphosphorylcholine (SPC) or sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) generally leads to similar vascular responses, the contractile patterns and their underlying signalling mechanisms are often distinct. We investigated the different reliance upon Ca2+-dependent and Ca2+-sensitizing mechanisms of constriction in response to SPC or S1P in coronary arteries. METHODS AND RESULTS: Contractile responses, changes in [Ca2+]i, and phosphorylation of myosin light chain phosphatase-targeting subunit (MYPT1) were measured. SPC induced a concentration-dependent sustained contraction. S1P evoked a rapid rise in force (initial transient), which was followed by a secondary sustained force. In the absence of extracellular Ca2+, the concentration dependency of constriction to SPC was shifted to the right, but with no change in maximum force, whereas S1P-induced contraction was significantly blunted. Cyclopiazonic acid (CPA) significantly decreased the initial transient force induced by S1P. In isolated single cells, S1P markedly increased [Ca2+]i, whereas only a modest elevation was noted with SPC. The S1P-induced elevation of [Ca2+]i was abolished by pre-treatment with CPA and was significantly reduced in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. In beta-escin-permeabilized strips, SPC augmented pCa 6.3-induced force; this was significantly inhibited by fasudil hydrochloride. S1P induced little or no augmentation of pCa 6.3-induced force. In intact arteries, SPC-induced contraction was completely inhibited by fasudil hydrochloride. Fasudil hydrochloride had no effect on the initial transient force induced by S1P but significantly inhibited the secondary sustained force. SPC induced a several-fold increase in Thr696 and Thr853 phosphorylation of MYPT1, but S1P did not affect phosphorylation of MYPT1. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest that constriction of coronary arteries in response to the bioactive lipid S1P or SPC occurs by distinct signalling pathways. Activation of the RhoA/RhoA-associated kinase pathway and subsequent phosphorylation of MYPT1 play a key role in SPC-induced coronary contraction, whereas elevation of [Ca2+]i is crucial for S1P-induced coronary constriction.</P>

z-방향으로 비등방적인 원통형 결함을 가진 YBCO 단결정의 자속운동

심성엽,황태종,김동호 嶺南大學校 基礎科學 硏究所 1998 基礎科學硏究 Vol.18 No.-

We have made a comparison of the magnetic properties between columnar defect introduced YBCO single crystal(S#1) and partially introduced crystal(S#2).Magnetization vs. applied field curves of S#1 had larger width than S#2 by SQUID magnetometer measurement. But if we considered the volume of partially introduce columnar defect in S#2, the curves of magntization of S#1 and S#2 showed nearly same magnitude. Moreover, S#1 and S#2 showed same normalized relaxation rate thus we may concluded that only the part of columnar defect contrubute the flux pinning in S#2. Irreversibility line(IRL)was obtained from AC susceptibility measurement. IRL of S#2 showed downward shift relative to the case of S31. Below the Bcr, exponent αwas 1.85 and 1.68 in the S#2, respectively. Bose-glass phase was even showed in the case of S#2 defect structure.

난관배양액이 처녀발생유기된 돼지난포란의 체외발달에 미치는 영향

문승주,이경호,김호,김창렬,은대숙,김광현,나진수,김재홍 全南大學校 農業科學技術硏究所 1997 農業科學技術硏究 Vol.32 No.-

본 연구는 난관배양액이 돼지수정란의 체외발달에 미치는 효과를 규명키 위하여 수행하였다. 돼지 미성숙 난포란은 TCM-199, Ham's F-10 그리고 Whitten's 배양액에 10% 난포액과 호르몬(PMSG : 10IU/㎖, HCG : 10IU/㎖)을 첨가 20시간 배양하고 호르몬을 첨가하지 않는 배양액에서 20시간 추가 배양하여 총 40시간동안 배양하여 체외성숙을 유도하였다. 체외성숙후 0.1% hyaluronidase로 난구세포를 제거하고 15% FCS가 함유된 TCM-199으로 3회 세척하고 TCM-199에 15% FCS와 10% ethanol 혼합액에 세척한 난자를 옮겨 10분간 배양 처녀발생을 유기하였다. 처녀발생 6시간후 전핵형성율은 체외성숙배양액으로 TCM-199을 사용했을 때 56.4%, Ham's F-10의 경우 58.3%, Whitten's 배양액의 경우 74.0%를 보였다. 처녀발생 유기 48시간째 난할율은 TCM-199을 사용했을 때 45.7%, Ham's F-10에서 45.4%, Whitten's배양액에서 39.2%를 보였으며 세종류의 배양액에 POCM을 첨가 배양했을 때 TCM-199에 44.8%, Ham's F-10에서 45.4%, Whitten's배양액에서 43.7%로 나타났다. 처녀발생육 난자를 96시간 체외배양시킨 결과 상실배 발달율이 POCM을 첨가 했을 때 첨가하지 않은 시험구에 비하여 유의적으로 높았다(P<0.05) The effect of porcine oviductal conditioned medium(POCM) on in vitro development of chemically activated porcine oocytes was studied. Porcine oocytes were cultured in TCM-199, Ham's F-10 and Whitten's medium with hormonal supplements for 20h and 40h additional culture without hormonal supplements. After in vitro maturation, the denuded oocytes were washed 3 times with TCM-199 contaning 15%(v/v) ethanol to induce pathenogenetic activation. At 6h after activation, pronuclea formation rates were 56.4% in TCM-199, 59.3% in Ham's F-10 and 74.0% in Whitten's maturation medium. At 48h after activation, 45.7%, 45.4% and 39.2% of oocytes claved in TCM-199, Ham's F-10 and Whitten's culture medium, respectively. And 44.8%, 45.5% and 43.7% of oocytes were claved in TCM-199, Ham;s F-10 and Whitten's culture medium supplemented with POCM, respectively. The rates of moular were higher in culture medium with POCM than without POCM at 96h after activation.(P<0.05)