Efficient Interleukin-21 Production by Optimization of Codon and Signal Peptide in Chinese Hamster Ovarian Cells

( Hee Jun Cho ),( Byung Moo Oh ),( Jong-tae Kim ),( Jeewon Lim ),( Sang Yoon Park ),( Yo Sep Hwang ),( Kyoung Eun Baek ),( Bo-yeon Kim ),( Inpyo Choi ),( Hee Gu Lee ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2019 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.29 No.2

Interleukin-21 is a common γ-chain cytokine that controls the immune responses of B cells, T cells, and natural killer cells. Targeting IL-21 to strengthen the immune system is promising for the development of vaccines as well as anti-infection and anti-tumor therapies. However, the practical application of IL-21 is limited by the high production cost. In this study, we improved IL-21 production by codon optimization and selection of appropriate signal peptide in CHO-K1 cells. Codon-optimized or non-optimized human IL-21 was stably transfected into CHO-K1 cells. IL-21 expression was 10-fold higher for codon-optimized than non-optimized IL-21. We fused five different signal peptides to codon-optimized mature IL-21 and evaluated their effect on IL-21 production. The best result (a 3-fold increase) was obtained using a signal peptide derived from human azurocidin. Furthermore, codon-optimized IL-21 containing the azurocidin signal peptide promoted IFN-γ secretion and STAT3 phosphorylation in NK-92 cells similar to codon-optimized IL-21 containing original signal peptide. Collectively, these results indicate that codon optimization and azurocidin signal peptides provide an efficient approach for the high-level production of IL-21 as a biopharmaceutical.

정보통합에 의한 동사적 동명사구 연구

조준호 대한언어학회 1997 언어학 Vol.5 No.1

Cho, Jun-Ho. 1997. A Study on Information Unification in VGerPs. Linguistics, 5-1, 85-98. The puropse of this paper is to explain consistently the noun and verbal properties English verbal gerund phrases(VGerPs) have, as used by multiple inheritance hierarchies, constraints, and lexical structures of HPSG Theory. The paper will suggest lexical structures of gerunds to solve the problems the gerunds have. By the same index, the unification of infomation between lexical words and phrases is a way to light the explanation of verbal property and noun property. The way also has a merit to catch and explain an unexpressed subject, PRO. (Hanlyo San Up University)

동명사구의 구조분석

조준호 대한언어학회 1998 언어학 Vol.6 No.1

Cho, Jun-Ho. 1998. Structural Analysis of the Gerundive Phrase. Linguistics, 6-1, 109-129. The purpose of this paper is to explain the structure of English verbal gerundive phrases, with Head-Adjunct Constraint and Reduced Relative Clause within HPSG. On the ground of this approach the paper will examine the relation between VP and its subject in the gerundive phrase. The approach implies the fact that the case and canonical feature the subject has are given as more powerful way to explain the gerundive phrase. (Hanlyo University)

Investigation on Delamination Characteristics of 2-Ply Clad Metals and Adhesive Joints for Aluminum/Stainless Steel via the Peel Test

Jun‑Hyung Sim,Yungeun Ha,Min‑Kyun Kim,Min‑Joong Kim,Young‑Rae Cho 대한금속·재료학회 2022 METALS AND MATERIALS International Vol.28 No.2

Bonding properties are important for metallic multilayer composites (MMCs) comprising different materials or materialswith different mechanical properties. In this study, we fabricated 2-ply Al/stainless steel (STS) clad metals and Al/adhesive(adh)/STS joints. To manufacture samples with various mechanical properties, T6 heat treatment was performed on cladmetals, and adhesive joints of several thicknesses were prepared. For each sample, the bonding strength was characterizedvia a T-peel test and the results were analyzed using the peeling angle. For 2-ply Al/STS clad metals, the T6 heat treatmentresulted in opposite trends in the mechanical properties. The bonding strength of 2-ply Al/STS clad metals was affectedby the peeling angle, i.e., a small peeling angle provided a small bonding strength at the interface. However, for the 2-plyAl/adh/STS joints, the bonding strength of adhesives on metals depended on each adherend of the stress state. As the differencein mechanical properties between the two adherends increased, the difference in each peeling angle of Al and STSalso increased. The peeling angle of adherends reached a limiting value when the sample contacted the clamping jig head;therefore, a new term, apparent bonding strength (ABS), is necessary to differentiate this new strength from the bondingstrength obtained under non-contact conditions. We believe that the concept of peeling angle and ABS proposed herein willplay a crucial role in describing the delamination behavior and bonding strength of MMCs via the peel test.

Case Report : Improved severe hepatopulmonary syndrome after Liver transplantation in an adolescent with end-stage Liver disease secondary to biliary atresia

( Tae Jun Park ),( Keun Soo Ahn ),( Yong Hoon Kim ),( Hyungseop Kim ),( Ui Jun Park ),( Hyoung Tae Kim ),( Won Hyun Cho1 ),( Woo Hyun Park ),( Koo Jeong Kang ) 대한간학회 2014 Clinical and Molecular Hepatology(대한간학회지) Vol.20 No.1

Hepatopulmonary syndrome (HPS) is a serious complication of end-stage liver disease, which is characterized by hypoxia, intrapulmonary vascular dilatation, and liver cirrhosis. Liver transplantation (LT) is the only curative treatment modality for patients with HPS. However, morbidity and mortality after LT, especially in cases of severe HPS, remain high. This case report describes a patient with typical findings of an extracardiac pulmonary arteriovenous shunt on contrast-enhanced transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and clubbing fingers, who had complete correction of HPS by deceased donor LT. The patient was a 16-year-old female who was born with biliary atresia and underwent porto-enterostomy on the 55th day after birth. She had been suffered from progressive liver failure with dyspnea, clubbing fingers, and cyanosis. Preoperative arterial blood gas analysis revealed severe hypoxia (arterial O2 tension of 54.5 mmHg and O2 saturation of 84.2%). Contrast-enhanced TEE revealed an extracardiac right-to-left shunt, which suggested an intrapulmonary arteriovenous shunt. The patient recovered successfully after LT, not only with respect to physical parameters but also for pychosocial activity, including school performance, during the 30-month follow-up period. (Clin Mol Hepatol 2014;20:76-80)

LLCE법에 의한 천연산 은어의 휘발성 향기성분 분석

김훈,조우진,안준석,조두희,김지혜,차용준 창원대학교 생활과학연구소 2003 생활과학연구 Vol.- No.7

The volatile compounds in natural sweet smelt were analyzed by liquid liquid continuous extraction/gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (LLCE/GC/MS) methods. A total of 64 compounds were detected in sample, and these were mainly composed of lipid oxidative compounds such as aldehydes, ketones, alcohols, acids and hydrocarbons besides terpens and aromatic compounds. Among these, 9-carbon compounds including (E)-2-nonenal, (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienal and (E,Z)-3,6-nonadien-1-ol were suspected to have a key role on odor of natural sweet smelt because these compounds have low odor threshold and water melon-like and melon-like odor, characteristic odor in sweet smelt.

소아 만성 부비동염의 상악동 집중 세척 치료의 효과

오정용,조재민,신동일,김재홍,박경준,조진규 釜算慶南耳鼻咽喉科學會 1994 임상이비인후과 Vol.5 No.2

생쥐 대장 평활근 세포에서 내향 정류성 칼륨 전류의 특성 연구

이은주,김명,정명섭,조향훈,김기훈,하현철,김준수,최석,전제열 朝鮮大學校 附設 醫學硏究所 2006 The Medical Journal of Chosun University Vol.31 No.2

Objectives: K^(+) channels play an important role in regulating cellular excitability. The aim of this study was to know whether or not inward rectifier K^(+) channel exists in colonic smooth muscle cells. Methods: Mouse colonic smooth muscle cells were isolated using collagenase, and then we recorded their membrane currents using a whole-cell patch clamp technique. Results: With 90 mM K^(+) in bath, hyperpolarization-induced inward currents from -120 mV to 20 mV with 400 ms duration at a holding potential of -10 mV showed rapid activation, inactivation and inward rectification. The inactivation showed single exponential time course. Reduction of external K^(+) to 60 mM decreased the amplitudes of the currents in whole test voltage range and shifted the reversal potential to more negative potential. The inactivation process and peak currents of hyperpolarization-induced inward currents were not affected by removing external Na^(+). External Ba^(+) blocked hyperpolarization-induced inward currents by dose-dependent manner and pure Ba^(+)-sensitive currents showed strong inward rectification. Cs^(+) also suppressed hyper- polarization-induced inward currents. Ba^(+) and Cs^(+)-induced inhibitiOn of hyperpolarization-induced inward currents was voltage-dependent, and the extent of inhibition increasing with membrane hyperpolarization. Conclusions: These results suggest that inward rectifier KU channels may exist in proximal colonic smooth muscle and may play an important role in regulating membrane potential.

다발성 대장암 간전이 환자의 간절제를 위한 새로운 시도

주종우,김형철,임철완,신응진,조규석,유기원,송옥평,홍대식,박성진,조준희,이혜경,김희경,권계원,고은석 순천향의학연구소;Soonchunhyang Medical Research Institute 2004 Journal of Soonchunhyang Medical Science Vol.10 No.2

Multiple bilobar liver matastases (MBLM) are the main cause of low resectability in the colon cancer liver metastases. The authors experienced one case of initially non-resectable colon cancer liver metastases. He was curatively and safely treated with a two-stage hepatectomy using the new method of future remnant liver volume growing. A 54-year-old man was referred to our department with the sigmoid colon cancer combined with MBLM, which were checked in two small metastatic lesions in the left lobe and five large sized lesions in the right lobe in the computed tomogram (CT). A laparoscopic assisted anterior resection was primarily performed. We performed the 1^(st) stage hepatectomy 3 weeks after the colon resection. Intra-operative Ultrasonogram (US) found 9 small superficial metastatic lesions in the left lobe. All that lesions were completely removed by non-anatomical wedge resection. An occlusion ballon catheter was placed in the right portal vein through a small branch of the inferior mesenteric vein at that time. The future remnant liver volume was sufficiently increased 3 weeks after the 1^(st) hepatectomy. A right hepatectomy was safely performed 22 days after the 1^(st) hepatectomy. The patient received a regional chemotherapy (interleukin2 based immuno-chemotherapy through hepatic artery) for 4 months, then received 9 cycles of systemic chemotherapy (biweekly Oxaliplation, leucovorin, plus 5-fluorouracil) without any recurrence evidence.

한국 주요정신장애의 유병률 및 관련요인 : 2006 전국정신질환역학조사

조맹제,장성만,함봉진,정인원,배안,이영문,안준호,원승희,손정우,홍진표,배재남,이동우,조성진,박종익,이준영,김진영,전홍진,이해우 大韓神經精神醫學會 2009 신경정신의학 Vol.48 No.3

Objectives The aims of this study are to estimate the prevalence of the DSM-IV psychiatric disorders in the Korean population using the Korean version of Composite International Diagnostic Interview (K-CIDI), and to compare those with previous studies. Methods The Korean Epidemiologic Catchment Area study Replication (KECA-R) was Conducted between August 2006 and April 2007. The sampling of the subjects was carried out across 12 catchment areas. A multistage, cluster sampling design was adopted. The target Population included all eligible residents aged 181o 64 years. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the Korean version of Composite International Diagnostic Interview (K-CIDI) based on the DSM-IV (N=6,510, response rate=81.7%). Results A total of 6,510 participants completed the interview. The lifetime and 12-month prevalence rates for all types of DSM-IV disorders were 30.0% and 17.3%, respectively. Those of Specific disorders were as follows : 1) alcohol use disorder, 16.2% and 5.6% ; 2) nicotine use disorder, 9.0% and 6.0% ; 3) specific phobia, 3.8% and 3.4% ; 4) major depressive disorder, 5.6% and 2.5% ; and 5) generalized anxiety disorder, 1.6% and 0.8%. Data relating to nicotine and alcohol use disorder revealed a very high male/female ratio. Mood disorder and anxiety disorder were more prevalent among females than males. Conclusion The prevalence of psychiatric disorders was high. In comparison with other studies, remarkable differences in the distribution of psychiatric disorders across the country and times were observed.