Association of 20 potential ATP2B1‐interacting genes with blood pressure in Koreans

Kyung‐Won Hong,Hyun‐Seok Jin,Ji‐Eun Lim,Bermseok Oh 한국유전학회 2011 Genes & Genomics Vol.33 No.3

Plasma membrane calcium‐transporting ATPase 1 (ATP2B1)is associated significantly with blood pressure in Caucasians and Asians. ATP2B1 regulates calcium homeostasis and belongs to the P‐type calcium pump family; several studies have identified diverse proteins that bind to ATP2B1. We hypothesized that ATP2B1 regulates blood pressure through ATP2B1‐interacting genes. To this end, 20 potential ATP2B1‐interacting genes were selected, 197 SNPs of which were analyzed for their association of systolic and diastolic blood pressure. These 20 genes were categorized into 2 groups: ATP2B1‐binding genes and ATP2B1‐cleaving calpain family members. Three ATP2B1‐binding genes (CALM1, NOS1, and PDLIM1)were associated with blood pressure, and a SNP in CALM1(rs2401887) generated the strongest association signal (beta=‐3.60±0.92, p=8.9×10^(‐5) for systolic blood pressure and beta=‐1.40±0.62, p=0.02 for diastolic blood pressure). Of the calpain family members, 3 genes (CAPN6, CAPN9, and CAPN10)were associated with blood pressure, and the CAPN10 SNP rs4676348 yielded the strongest association signal (beta=‐0.88±0.27, p=0.001 for systolic blood pressure and beta=‐0.58±0.18, p=0.015 for diastolic blood pressure). Further, the interaction of CALM1 to ATP2B1 was examined using the blood pressure of individuals who carried both variants of CALM1and ATP2B1 genes. Similarly the interaction of CAPN10 to ATP2B1 was also examined. The CALM1 variant (rs2401887)and CAPN10 variants (rs4676348) appear to decrease blood pressure further in addition to the decrease by the variant (rs17249754) of ATP2B1, which suggests that ATP2B1 might regulate blood pressure through the ATP2B1‐interacting genes CALM1 and CAPN10.

진심통(眞心痛)에 관(關)한 문헌적(文獻的) 고찰(考察)

전찬용,조기호,이원철,김영석,배형섭,이경섭,구본홍,Jun, Chan-Yong,Jo, Ki-Ho,Lee, Won-Chol,金永錫, Yong-Seok,Bhae, Hyung-Sup,Lee, Kyung-Sup,Goo, Bon-Hong 대한한방내과학회 1990 大韓韓方內科學會誌 Vol.11 No.1

The true heartache is a condition of severe heartache corresponding to angina pectoris, as recorded from Hwang Jae Nai Kyung. According to the literatural study of true heartache, some results can be acquired, such as follows. 1. The site of the true Heartache, can be divided into two categories, first, its superficial and conscious area is the chest as same as the other heartache. But its inner lesion is the Heart-Meridian as others occupied at the Pericardium-Meridian in stead of the Heart-Meridian. 2. The etiological classification of true heartache, are Cold-evil, Heat-evil, Wind-evil, Blood stasis etc. But its major factor is Cold-evil, more than anything else. 3. The symptomatic signs of true heartache, consist of cyanotic change from hands and feet to phalanges; severe heartache pale complexion with cold breathing and its extreme state can manifestate unceased sweating called as Yang exhaustion.

Risk Assessment of As, Cd, Cu and Pb in Different Rice Varieties Grown on the Contaminated Paddy Soil

Won-Il Kim(김원일),Jin-Kyoung Kim(김진경),Ji-Hyock Yoo(류지혁),Min-Kyoung Paik(백민경),Sang-Won Park(박상원),Oh-Kyung Kwon(권오경),Moo-Ki Hong(홍무기),Jay-E Yang(양재의),Jeong-Gyu Kim(김정규) 한국토양비료학회 2009 한국토양비료학회지 Vol.42 No.1

휴폐광산 인근 주민에 대한 위해영향을 평가하는데 있어서 벼 품종에 따른 변이를 파악하기 위하여 농경지 토양 및 쌀의 비소, 카드뮴, 구리 및 납의 함량을 분석하였다. 중금속 오염농경지에서 조사된 잠재적인 인체노출경로로서 오염된 농경지 및 쌀을 통한 경구섭취 및 피부접촉을 통한 품종간 일일평균 인체노출량(ADD)을 산정하였다. 비발암성 위해도 평가로 노출경로별 중금속의 위험비율인 HQ 지수와 모든 노출경로를 총합한 중금속의 위험지수인 HI 값을 US-EPA D/B를 활용하였다. 벼 품종간 HI 지수는 23.6∼34.3으로 전품종에서 높은 잠재적 위해성으로 평가되었는데 DA 품종이 가장 낮은 반면 TB 품종이 가장 높은 HI 값을 보였다. 쌀 소비에따른 비소의 발암성 위해도 평가는 품종간 2.0E-03∼3.5E-03을 보여 미국 EPA에서 정한 위해성 기준인 만명중 한명 이상으로 높게 나타났다. 발암성 위해도에 대한 품종간 비교에서 DA 품종이 가장 낮은 반면 TB 품종이 가장 높은 HI 값을 보였다. 이러한 결과는 위해성 평가가 중금속 오염에 안전한 품종을 선발하는데 유용한 도구로서 활용할 수 있음을 보여준다. Heavy metal pollution may be one of the most serious challenges confront crop production and human health. Therefore, the selection of heavy metal tolerance cultivars which adapted to the contaminated fields will introduced a suitable solution for management this critical environmental risk. The objectives of this research is to assess human health risk using geochemical analyses and exposure assessment of heavy metals in rice cultivars. Risk for inhabitants in the closed mine area was comparatively assessed for As, Cd, Cu and Pb in 10 rice varieties as a major exposure pathway. The average daily dose (ADD) of each heavy metal was estimated by analyzing the exposure pathways to rice and soil. For the non-carcinogenic risk characterization, Hazard Quotient (HQ) and Hazard Index (HI) were calculated using toxicity indices provided by US-EPA IRIS. The different rice varieties revealed a wide range of HI values from 23.6 to 34.3, indicating that all rice varieties have a high potential toxic risk. The DA rice variety showed the lowest HI value while the TB rice variety the highest. The probabilities of cancer risk for As via rice consumption were varied with rice varieties ranging from 2.0E-03 to 3.5E-03 which exceeded the regulatory acceptable risk of 1 in 10,000 set by US-EPA. The DA rice variety also showed the lowest value while the TB rice variety gave the highest value. Our results indicate that risk assessment can be contribute to screen the pollution safe rice cultivars in paddy fields affected by the mining activity.

Electrochemically activated cobalt nickel sulfide for an efficient oxygen evolution reaction: partial amorphization and phase control

Hong, Yu-Rim,Mhin, Sungwook,Kim, Kang-Min,Han, Won-Sik,Choi, Heechae,Ali, Ghulam,Chung, Kyung Yoon,Lee, Ho Jun,Moon, Seong-I.,Dutta, Soumen,Sun, Seho,Jung, Yeon-Gil,Song, Taeseup,Han, HyukSu The Royal Society of Chemistry 2019 Journal of materials chemistry. A, Materials for e Vol.7 No.8

<P>It has recently been demonstrated that the OER activity of transition metal sulfides (TMSs) could be enhanced by the introduction of a thin amorphous layer on a pristine surface. We report here a novel strategy to enhance the OER by developing cobalt nickel sulfide (CoxNi1−xS2, CNS) with a high density of crystalline and amorphous phase boundaries. Electrochemical activation (ECA) can partially amorphize hollow CNS nanoparticles derived from surface-selective sulfidation. The ECA-treated CNS (ECA-CNS) electrocatalyst, which is comprised of CNS nanodots separated by thin amorphous layers, shows high densities of crystalline and amorphous phase boundaries. This catalyst shows superior OER catalytic performance with a current density of 10 mA cm<SUP>−2</SUP> at a small overpotential of 290 mV, a low Tafel slope of 46 mV dec<SUP>−1</SUP>, a high mass activity of 217 A g<SUP>−1</SUP>, a high turnover frequency of 0.21 s<SUP>−1</SUP> at an overpotential of 340 mV, and excellent stability in alkaline media.</P>

Relationship between T - wave normalization on exercise ECG and myocardial functional recovery in patients with acute myocardial infarction

(Kyung Jin Kim),(Wan Joo Shim),(Seong Won Jung),(Hui Nam Pak),(Soo Jin Lee),(Woo Hyuk Song),(Young Hoon Kim),(Hong Seog Seo),(Dong Joo Oh),(Young Moo Ro) 대한내과학회 2002 The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine Vol.17 No.2

N/A Background: Several studies suggested that T-wave normalization (TWN) in exercise ECG indicates the presence of viable myocardium. But the clinical implication of this phenomenon in patients with acute myocardial infarction who received proper revascularization therapy was not determined. Precisely the aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between TWN in exercise ECG and myocardial functional recovery after acute myocardial infarction. Methods: We studied 30 acute myocardial infarction patients with negative T waves in infarct related electrocardiographic leads and who had received successful revascularization therapy. Exercise ECG was performed 10∼14days after infarct onset using Naughton protocol. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to presence (group I; n=14) or not (group II; n=16) of TWN in exercise ECG. Exercise parameters and coronary angiographic findings were compared between groups. Baseline and follow-up (mean 11 months) regional and global left ventricular function was analyzed by echocardiography. Results: Exercise parameters were similar between groups. There was no difference in baseline ejection fraction and wall motion score between group I and II (EF; 56±12% vs 52±11%, p=ns. WMS; 21±3 vs 23±4, p=ns) and it was improved at the tenth month by similar magnitude (group I/group II, EF % change = 12±12% vs 7±6%, p=ns, WMS % change=6±6% vs 7±5%, p=ns). The finding of no relation between TWN and functional recovery was observed also when the patients were analysed according to infarct location and presence or absence of Q-waves. Conclusion: As the exercise-induced TWN in patients with acute myocardial infarction was not related with better functional recovery of dysfunctional regional wall motion and ejection fraction, TWN does not appear to be an indicator of myocardial viability.

A Study on Altered Expression of Serine Palmitoyltransferase andCeramidase in Psoriatic Skin Lesion

Kyung-Kook Hong,Hee-Ryung Cho,Won-Chul Ju,Yunhi Cho,Nack-In Kim 대한의학회 2007 Journal of Korean medical science Vol.22 No.5

Production of glutaric acid from 5-aminovaleric acid using <i>Escherichia coli</i> whole cell bio-catalyst overexpressing GabTD from <i>Bacillus subtilis</i>

Hong, Yun-Gi,Moon, Yu-Mi,Hong, Ju-Won,No, So-Young,Choi, Tae-Rim,Jung, Hye-Rim,Yang, Soo-Yeon,Bhatia, Shashi Kant,Ahn, Jung-Oh,Park, Kyung-Moon,Yang, Yung-Hun Elsevier 2018 Enzyme and microbial technology Vol.118 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Glutaric acid is one of the promising C5 platform compounds in the biochemical industry. It can be produced chemically, through the ring-opening of butyrolactone followed by hydrolysis. Alternatively, glutaric acid can be produced via lysine degradation pathways by microorganisms. In microorganisms, the overexpression of enzymes involved in this pathway from <I>E. coli</I> and <I>C. glutamicum</I> has resulted in high accumulation of 5-aminovaleric acid. However, the conversion from 5-aminovaleric acid to glutaric acid has resulted in a relatively low conversion yield for unknown reasons. In this study, as a solution to improve the production of glutaric acid, we introduced <I>gabTD</I> genes from <I>B. subtilis</I> to <I>E. coli</I> for a whole cell biocatalytic approach. This approach enabled us to determine the effect of co-factors on reaction and to achieve a high conversion yield from 5-aminovaleric acid at the optimized reaction condition. Optimization of whole cell reaction by different plasmids, pH, temperature, substrate concentration, and cofactor concentration achieved full conversion with 100 mM of 5-aminovaleric acid to glutaric acid. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NAD(P)<SUP>+</SUP>) and α-ketoglutaric acid were found to be critical factors in the enhancement of conversion in selected conditions. Whole cell reaction with a higher concentration of substrates gave 141 mM of glutaric acid from 300 mM 5-aminovaleric acid, 150 mM α-ketoglutaric acid, and 60 mM NAD<SUP>+</SUP> at 30 °C, with a pH of 8.5 within 24 h (47.1% and 94.2% of conversion based on 5-aminovaleric acid and α-ketoglutaric acid, respectively). The whole cell biocatalyst was recycled 5 times with the addition of substrates; this enabled the accumulation of extra glutaric acid.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> The first <I>E. coli</I> whole cell bioconversion from 5-aminovalerate to glutaric acid. </LI> <LI> Finding of critical factors for GabTD reaction. </LI> <LI> Achievement of high bioconversion rate over 90% based on α-ketoglutarate concentration. </LI> <LI> Repetitive use of whole cell biocatalyst to accumulate more glutaric acid. </LI> </UL> </P>

A Mutation in <i>PMP2</i> Causes Dominant Demyelinating Charcot-Marie-Tooth Neuropathy

Hong, Young Bin,Joo, Jaesoon,Hyun, Young Se,Kwak, Geon,Choi, Yu-Ri,Yeo, Ha Kyung,Jwa, Dong Hwan,Kim, Eun Ja,Mo, Won Min,Nam, Soo Hyun,Kim, Sung Min,Yoo, Jeong Hyun,Koo, Heasoo,Park, Hwan Tae,Chung, Ki Public Library of Science 2016 PLoS genetics Vol.12 No.2

<▼1><P>Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a heterogeneous group of peripheral neuropathies with diverse genetic causes. In this study, we identified p.I43N mutation in <I>PMP2</I> from a family exhibiting autosomal dominant demyelinating CMT neuropathy by whole exome sequencing and characterized the clinical features. The age at onset was the first to second decades and muscle atrophy started in the distal portion of the leg. Predominant fatty replacement in the anterior and lateral compartment was similar to that in CMT1A caused by <I>PMP22</I> duplication. Sural nerve biopsy showed onion bulbs and degenerating fibers with various myelin abnormalities. The relevance of <I>PMP2</I> mutation as a genetic cause of dominant CMT1 was assessed using transgenic mouse models. Transgenic mice expressing wild type or mutant (p.I43N) <I>PMP2</I> exhibited abnormal motor function. Electrophysiological data revealed that both mice had reduced motor nerve conduction velocities (MNCV). Electron microscopy revealed that demyelinating fibers and internodal lengths were shortened in both transgenic mice. These data imply that overexpression of wild type as well as mutant <I>PMP2</I> also causes the CMT1 phenotype, which has been documented in the <I>PMP22</I>. This report might expand the genetic and clinical features of CMT and a further mechanism study will enhance our understanding of <I>PMP2</I>-associated peripheral neuropathy.</P></▼1><▼2><P><B>Author Summary</B></P><P>Isolation of causative mutation is still challenging in genetic diseases with a variety of genetic causes. We discovered a mutation in a novel gene from a family exhibiting a peripheral neuropathy by virtue of next-generation sequencing. Although the family shows characteristic clinical features of hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy, we could not find a mutation from well-known genes. To demonstrate the clinical relevance of the novel gene, we generated transgenic mice, which carry the patients’ mutation within their chromosome. The transgenic mice exhibited the same phenotype as the patients including peripheral neuropathic symptoms and reduced locomotor function. We also observed the affected peripheral nervous system through electron microscopy. It seems that the expression of the mutant protein impairs the myelin of peripheral nervous system. These data might expand the genetic, clinical, and pathophysiological features of the peripheral neuropathy and a further investigation will enhance our understanding of disease in the peripheral nervous system.</P></▼2>

Studies on Venerupin Shellfish Poison in Korea

Hong, Sa Suk,Kim, Won Joon,Kim, Kyung Hwan,Lee, Yoo Bock 大韓消化器病學會 1975 大韓消化器病學會雜誌 Vol.7 No.2

Effect of Bile Acids on Biliary Excretion of Cholesterol in Rabbits

Hong, Sa Suk,Kim, Kyung Hwan,Kim, Won Joon Yonsei University, College of Medicine 1973 Yonsei medical journal Vol.14 No.-