Activated T Cells Secrete an Alternatively Spliced Form of Common γ-Chain that Inhibits Cytokine Signaling and Exacerbates Inflammation

Hong, C.,Luckey, Megan A.,Ligons, Davinna L.,Waickman, Adam T.,Park, J.Y.,Kim, Grace Y.,Keller, Hilary R.,Etzensperger, R.,Tai, X.,Lazarevic, V.,Feigenbaum, L.,Catalfamo, M.,Walsh, Scott T.R.,Park, J. Cell Press 2014 Immunity Vol.40 No.6

The common γ-chain (γc) plays a central role in signaling by IL-2 and other γc-dependent cytokines. Here we report that activated T cells produce an alternatively spliced form of γc mRNA that results in protein expression and secretion of the γc extracellular domain. The soluble form of γc (sγc) is present in serum and directly binds to IL-2Rβ and IL-7Rα proteins on T cells to inhibit cytokine signaling and promote inflammation. sγc suppressed IL-7 signaling to impair naive T cell survival during homeostasis and exacerbated Th17-cell-mediated inflammation by inhibiting IL-2 signaling upon T cell activation. Reciprocally, the severity of Th17-cell-mediated inflammatory diseases was markedly diminished in mice lacking sγc. Thus, sγc expression is a naturally occurring immunomodulator that regulates γc cytokine signaling and controls T cell activation and differentiation.

Holocene environmental change at the southern coast of Korea based on organic carbon isotope (δ¹³C) and C/S ratios

Lim, J.,Lee, J.Y.,Kim, J.C.,Hong, S.S.,Yang, D.Y. Pergamon Press 2015 QUATERNARY INTERNATIONAL Vol.384 No.-

<P>To trace the environmental change that occurred at a coastal area during the Holocene, we performed radiocarbon dating and geochemical analyses using sedimentary cores recovered from the Beolgyo tidal flats on the south coast of Korea. The delta C-13 values of total organic carbon (TOC), which represent relative inputs of terrestrial (or freshwater) and marine organic sources, revealed a long-term increasing trend from -27.5 to -21.7 parts per thousand during the period between 10,000 and 3000 cal BP, suggesting an evolutionary series of fluvial-dominant to marine-dominant environments, coupled with weakened summer monsoon intensity. From 3000 cal BP to the present, the delta C-13(TOC) decreased gradually from -21.7 to -24 parts per thousand, indicating enhancement of freshwater input during this time. The observed long-term environmental change was divided into six stages based on the averages of the total sulfur content (TS%) and the organic carbon to sulfur ratio (C/S), proxies for paleosalinity. On multi-centennial to millennial timescales, higher C/S ratios and lower TS% were linked to higher delta C-13(TOC) values, indicating strong freshwater input at Stage 2 (similar to 8300-7400 cal BP), Stage 4 (similar to 4500-3300 cal BP), and Stage 6 (similar to 1100 cal BP to present). Strong freshwater discharge events synchronously occurred at 4300 cal BP and 3600 cal BP along the south coast of Korea. Further testing should be carried out in other East Asian coastal areas. This study suggests that sedimentary delta C-13(TOC) values and C/S ratios can be used in Asian coastal regions to trace past freshwater input events and summer monsoon intensity during relatively stable sea level periods (e.g., the middle to late Holocene). (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd and INQUA. All rights reserved.</P>

Projections of high resolution climate changes for South Korea using multiple-regional climate models based on four RCP scenarios. Part 1: surface air temperature

Suh, M. S.,Oh, S. G.,Lee, Y. S.,Ahn, J. B.,Cha, D. H.,Lee, D. K.,Hong, S. Y.,Min, S. K.,Park, S. C.,Kang, H. S. SPRINGER SCIENCE AND BUSINESS MEDIA 2016 Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences Vol.52 No.2

<P>We projected surface air temperature changes over South Korea during the mid (2026-2050) and late (2076-2100) 21st century against the current climate (1981-2005) using the simulation results from five regional climate models (RCMs) driven by Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model, version 2, coupled with the Atmosphere- Ocean (HadGEM2-AO), and two ensemble methods (equal weighted averaging, weighted averaging based on Taylor's skill score) under four Representative Concentration Pathways (RCP) scenarios. In general, the five RCM ensembles captured the spatial and seasonal variations, and probability distribution of temperature over South Korea reasonably compared to observation. They particularly showed a good performance in simulating annual temperature range compared to HadGEM2-AO. In future simulation, the temperature over South Korea will increase significantly for all scenarios and seasons. Stronger warming trends are projected in the late 21st century than in the mid-21st century, in particular under RCP8.5. The five RCM ensembles projected that temperature changes for the mid/late 21st century relative to the current climate are +1.54A degrees C/+1.92A degrees C for RCP2.6, +1.68A degrees C/+2.91A degrees C for RCP4.5, +1.17A degrees C/+3.11A degrees C for RCP6.0, and +1.75A degrees C/+4.73A degrees C for RCP8.5. Compared to the temperature projection of HadGEM2-AO, the five RCM ensembles projected smaller increases in temperature for all RCP scenarios and seasons. The inter-RCM spread is proportional to the simulation period (i.e., larger in the late-21st than mid-21st century) and significantly greater (about four times) in winter than summer for all RCP scenarios. Therefore, the modeled predictions of temperature increases during the late 21st century, particularly for winter temperatures, should be used with caution.</P>

Highly selective iron-based Fischer-Tropsch catalysts activated by CO₂-containing syngas

Chun, D.H.,Park, J.C.,Hong, S.Y.,Lim, J.T.,Kim, C.S.,Lee, H.T.,Yang, J.I.,Hong, S.,Jung, H. Academic Press 2014 Journal of catalysis Vol.317 No.-

Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (FTS) was carried out over precipitated iron-based catalysts activated by syngas (H<SUB>2</SUB>+CO) with different amounts of CO<SUB>2</SUB> (0%, 20%, 33%, and 50%). The activation using CO<SUB>2</SUB>-containing syngas significantly suppressed the production of undesired products, CH<SUB>4</SUB> and C<SUB>2</SUB>-C<SUB>4</SUB> hydrocarbons, but facilitated the production of valuable products, C<SUB>5+</SUB> hydrocarbons. In particular, in the case of C<SUB>19+</SUB> hydrocarbons, the target products of low-temperature FTS (≤280<SUP>o</SUP>C), both selectivity and productivity showed a great increase with an increased inlet CO<SUB>2</SUB> content during activation. We attribute the advantageous performance of the catalysts activated by CO<SUB>2</SUB>-containing syngas to the improvement in the effective performance of active iron carbides, possibly induced by an increased ratio of ε'-carbide (Fe<SUB>2.2</SUB>C) to χ-carbide (Fe<SUB>2.5</SUB>C) and a decreased fraction of inactive bulk carbons.

Prognostic Value of Multidetector Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Relation to Exercise Electrocardiogram in Patients With Suspected Coronary Artery Disease

Cho, I.,Shim, J.,Chang, H.J.,Sung, J.M.,Hong, Y.,Shim, H.,Kim, Y.J.,Choi, B.W.,Min, J.K.,Kim, J.Y.,Shim, C.Y.,Hong, G.R.,Chung, N. Elsevier Biomedical 2012 JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY - Vol.60 No.21

Objectives: This study was designed to determine the prognostic value of multidetector coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) in relation to exercise electrocardiography (XECG) findings. Background: The prognostic usefulness of coronary CTA findings of coronary artery disease in relation to XECG findings has not been explored systematically. Methods: Patients with suspected coronary artery disease who had undergone both coronary CTA and XECG (<90 days between tests) from 2003 through 2009 were enrolled retrospectively. Coronary CTA results were classified according to the severity of maximal stenosis (normal, mild: <40% of luminal stenosis, moderate: 40% to 69%, severe: ≥70%), XECG results were categorized as positive and negative, and Duke XECG score was calculated. Clinical follow-up data were collected for major adverse cardiac events (MACE): cardiac death, nonfatal myocardial infarction, unstable angina requiring hospitalization, and revascularization after 90 days from index coronary CTA. C-statistics were calculated to compare discriminatory values of each test. Results: Among the 2,977 (58 +/- 10 years) study patients, 12% demonstrated positive XECG results. By coronary CTA, patients were categorized as normal (56%) or having mild (26%), moderate (13%), or severe (5%) disease. During a median follow-up of 3.3 years (interquartile range: 2.3 to 4.6), 97 MACE were observed and the 5-year cumulative event rate was 3.6% (95% confidence interval: 3.0 to 4.3). Although both XECG (C-statistic: 0.790) and coronary CTA (C-statistic: 0.908) improved risk stratification beyond clinical risk factors (C-statistic: 0.746, p < 0.05 for all), XECG in addition to coronary CTA (C-statistic: 0.907) did not provide better discrimination than coronary CTA alone (p = 0.389). In subgroup analyses, coronary CTA stratified risk of MACE in groups with both positive and negative XECG results (all p < 0.001 for trend). However, positive XECG results predicted risk of MACE on coronary CTA only in the moderate stenosis group (hazard ratio: 2.58, 95% confidence interval: 1.29 to 5.19, p = 0.008) and severe stenosis group (hazard ratio: 2.28, 95% confidence interval: 1.19 to 4.38, p = 0.013). Conclusions: In patients with suspected coronary artery disease, coronary CTA discriminates future risk of MACE in patients independent of XECG results. Compared with coronary CTA, XECG has an additive prognostic value only in patients with moderate to severe stenosis on coronary CTA.

한국 재래 닭의 Uncoupling Protein 유전자 Exon 3에서의 +1316 T/T 유전자형이 산란율에 미치는 효과 분석

오재돈,이제현,홍윤숙,이성진,이승규,공홍식,상병돈,최철환,조병욱,전광주,이학교,Oh J. D.,Lee J. H.,Hong Y. S.,Lee S. J.,Lee S. G.,Kong H. S.,Sang B. D.,Choi C. H.,Cho B. W.,Jeon G. J.,Lee H. K. 한국가금학회 2005 韓國家禽學會誌 Vol.32 No.4

Uncoupling protein(UCP)은 갈색 지방세포에서 특이적으로 발현하고 있으며 복잡한 세포의 열 생산 작용에 관여한다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구는 한국 재래 닭 집단의 UCP 유전자 내에 존재하는 SNP를 검출하였다. 한국 재래 닭 집단의 UCP유전자 exon 3지역의 염기서열 분석 결과 1316 bp에서 T염기가 C염기로 치환되어짐을 확인하였다. T+11316C 지역의 PCR-RFLP 분석을 위해 제한효소 Afl III를 사용하였다. 한국 재래닭 집단내 유전자형 빈도는 TT가 0.7875, TC가 0.1875 그리고 CC가 0.025로 검출되었으며 대립유전자의 빈도는 T가 0.881 그리고 C가 0.119로 나타났다. 또한 검출된 SNP가 경제형질에 미치는 영향을 분석한 결과 한국 재래 닭 집단의 T/T 유전자형과 C/C유전자형에서 일당 산란율에서 통계적으로 유의한 차이가 있음을 확인하였다. 본 연구의 결과는 향후 더 많은 UCP 유전자와 관련된 연구와 한국 재래 닭의 육종 전략에 도움이 될 것으로 사료된다. Uncoupling protein(UCP) is expressed exclusively in brown adipose tissue(BAT). It is blown to uncouple phosphorylation from oxidation and hence to be involved in energy metabolism and heat production, especially under cold exposure. In the present study, we identified single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP) in exon 3 of avUCP gene in Korean native chicken(KNC) population. It was detected a SNP T+1316C in exon 3 of avUCP gene by sequence analysis in KNC population. For PCR-RFLP analysis of the SNP T+1316C, used by AP III restriction enzyme. The result of PCR-RFLP analysis showed that allele T has two fragments of 255 bp and 86 bp, and allele C has only one fragment of 341 bp. The genotype frequencies were TT type, 0.7875; TC type, 0.1875 and CC type, 0.025; and the frequencies of allele T and C were 0.881 and 0.119, respectively in KNC population. Next study was conducted to investigate the effect of the SNP in avUCP gene on economic traits in the KNC population. The TT genotype had a significant higher daily percent lay(84.61) than CC genotype(p<0.05) in KNC population. This study may be useful for genetic studies of avCUP gene and selection on daily percent lay of KNC.

승화법에 의한 CdS 단결정 성장

정태수,김현숙,유평렬,신영진,신현길,김택성,정철훈,이훈,신영신,강신국,정경수,홍광준,Jeong, T. S.,Kim, H. S.,Yu, P. Y.,Shin, Y. J.,Shin, H. K.,Kim, T. S.,Jeong, C. H.,Lee, H.,SHin, Y. S.,Kang, S. K.,Jeong, K. S.,Hong, K. J. 한국결정성장학회 1993 韓國結晶成長學會誌 Vol.3 No.2

수직 2단 전기로를 제작하고 결정성장관에 꼬리관을 연결하여 seed 결정없이 승화 방법으로 CdS 결정을 성장하였다. 이때 시료부분과 성장부분의 온도차 ${\Delta}T$가 이론적인 값 $14.7^{\circ}C$와 비교해서 실험적으로 얻은 값이 $15^{\circ}C$ 로 아주 일치하는 값을 나타내었다. 이때 꼬리관의 온도를 $110^{\circ}C$로 시간당 0.38mm 정도로 빨리 결정성장관을 끌어 올려 결정을 성장하였다. 분말법의 X-선 회절무늬와 Laue 배면 반사법의 Laue 무늬로부터 성장된 결정이 육방정이고 결정성장관의 길이 방향으로 c축을 갖는 단결정임을 확인하였다. 또한 CdS 단결정은 상온에서 전자 이동도와 운반자 밀도는 각각 $316cm^2/V{\cdot}sec$와 $2.90{\times}10^{16}cm^{-3}$정도이였다. We has made 2-zone vertical electric furnace and has been grown CdS single crystal by sublimation method in crystal growth tube with tail tube without seed crystal for growth. While it has been growing, temperature difference ${\Delta}T$ of source and growth part has nearly agreed with theoritical value $14.7^{\circ}C$and experimental value $15^{\circ}C$ Then, crystal of best quality has been grown, when temperature of tail tube has been $110^{\circ}C$, in spite of quickly pulling up crystal growth tube a degree O.38mm per hour. The grown crystal have had hexagonal structure and single crystal with c-axis to length of crystal growth tube from X- ray diffraction pattern of powder method and Laue pattern of back reflection Laue method. Also, the mobility and carrier density from Hall effect measurement have been $316cm^2/V{\cdot}sec$ and $2.90{\times}10^{16}cm^{-3}$ at the room temperature, respectively.

Gut-Specific Delivery of T-Helper 17 Cells Reduces Obesity and Insulin Resistance in Mice

Hong, C.P.,Park, A.,Yang, B.G.,Yun, C.H.,Kwak, M.J.,Lee, G.W.,Kim, J.H.,Jang, M.S.,Lee, E.J.,Jeun, E.J.,You, G.,Kim, K.S.,Choi, Y.,Park, J.H.,Hwang, D.,Im, S.H.,Kim, J.F.,Kim, Y.K.,Seoh, J.Y.,Surh, C. Elsevier North Holland [etc.] 2017 Gastroenterology Vol.152 No.8

<P>BACKGROUND & AIMS: Obesity and metabolic syndrome have been associated with alterations to the intestinal microbiota. However, few studies examined the effects of obesity on the intestinal immune system. We investigated changes in subsets of intestinal CD4(+) T-helper (T-H) cells with obesity and the effects of gut-tropic T(H)17 cells in mice on a high-fat diet (HFD). METHODS: We isolated immune cells from small intestine and adipose tissue of C57BL/6 mice fed a normal chow diet or a HFD for 10 weeks and analyzed the cells by flow cytometry. Mice fed a vitamin A-deficient HFD were compared with mice fed a vitamin A-sufficient HFD. Obese RAG1-deficient mice were given injections of only regulatory T cells or a combination of regulatory T cells and T(H)17 cells (wild type or deficient in integrin beta 7 subunit or interleukin 17 [IL17]). Mice were examined for weight gain, fat mass, fatty liver, glucose tolerance, and insulin resistance. Fecal samples were collected before and after T cell transfer and analyzed for microbiota composition by metagenomic DNA sequencing and quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Mice placed on a HFD became obese, which affected the distribution of small intestinal CD4(+) T-H cells. Intestinal tissues from obese mice had significant reductions in the proportion of T(H)17 cells but increased proportion of T(H)1 cells, compared with intestinal tissues from nonobese mice. Depletion of vitamin A in obese mice further reduced the proportion of T(H)17 cells in small intestine; this reduction correlated with more weight gain and worsening of glucose intolerance and insulin resistance. Adoptive transfer of in vitro-differentiated gut-tropic T(H)17 cells to obese mice reduced these metabolic defects, which required the integrin beta 7 subunit and IL17. Delivery of T(H)17 cells to intestines of mice led to expansion of commensal microbes associated with leanness. CONCLUSIONS: In mice, intestinal T(H)17 cells contribute to development of a microbiota that maintains metabolic homeostasis, via IL17. Gut-homing T(H)17 cells might be used to reduce metabolic disorders in obese individuals.</P>

AS-275: Relation Between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Plaque Components in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: Virtual Histology-Intravascular Ultrasound Analysis

Hong, Y.J.,Jeong, M.H.,Choi, Y.H.,Ko, J.S.,Lee, M.G.,Kang, W.Y.,Lee, S.E.,Kim, S.H.,Sim, D.S.,Park, K.H.,Yoon, N.S.,Youn, H.J.,Kim, K.H.,Park, H.W.,Kim, J.H.,Ahn, Y.,Cho, J.G.,Park, J.C.,Kang, J.C. Cahners Pub. Co., etc.] ; Elsevier Science Ltd 2009 The American Journal of Cardiology Vol.103 No.9

Identification of a novel ubiquitin binding site of STAM1 VHS domain by NMR spectroscopy

Hong, Y.H.,Ahn, H.C.,Lim, J.,Kim, H.M.,Ji, H.Y.,Lee, S.,Kim, J.H.,Park, E.Y.,Song, H.K.,Lee, B.J. North-Holland Pub ; Elsevier Science Ltd 2009 FEBS letters Vol.583 No.2

Interaction between the signal-transducing adapter molecule 1 (STAM1) Vps27/Hrs/Stam (VHS) domain and ubiquitin was investigated by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. NMR evidence showed that the structure of STAM1 VHS domain resembles that of other VHS domains, especially the homologous domain of STAM2. We found that the VHS domain binds to ubiquitin via its hydrophobic patch consisting of N-terminus of helix 2 and C-terminus of helix 4 in which Trp26 on helix 2 plays a pivotal role in the binding. The binding between VHS and ubiquitin seems to be very similar to that between ubiquitin associated domain (UBA) and ubiquitin, however, the direction of α-helices involved in the ubiquitin binding is opposite. Here, we propose a novel ubiquitin binding site and the manner of ubiquitin recognition of the STAM1 VHS domain. Structured summary: MINT-6804185: STAM1 (uniprotkb:Q92783) binds (MI:0407) to ubiquitin (uniprotkb:P62988) by nuclear magnetic resonance (MI:0077)