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Lee B Kwon S Yeom M Shim I Lee H Hahm DH 《Journal of microbiology and biotechnology》2011,21(7):757-765
Many studies have suggested that the behavioral and reinforcing effects of morphine are induced by hyperactivation of the mesolimbic dopaminergic system, which results in increases in locomotor activity, c-Fos expression in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) in the ventral tegmental area (VTA). In order to investigate the effect of wild ginseng (WG) on treating morphine addiction, we examined the behavioral sensitization of locomotor activity and c-Fos and TH expression in the rat brain using immunohistochemistry. Intraperitioneal injection of WG (100 and 200 mg/kg), 30 min before administration of a daily injection of morphine (40 mg/kg, s.c.), significantly inhibited morphine-induced increases in c-Fos expression in NAc and TH expression in VTA as well as in locomotor activity, as compared with Panax ginseng. It was demonstrated that the inhibitory effect of WG on the behavioral sensitization after repeated exposure to morphine was closely associated with the reduction of dopamine biosynthesis and postsynaptic neuronal activity. It suggests that WG extract may be effective for inhibiting the behavioral effects of morphine by possibly modulating the central dopaminergic system and that WG might be a useful resource to develop an agent for preventing and treating morphine addiction. 相似文献
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The explosion of data and transactions demands a creative approach for data processing in a variety of applications. Research
on remote memory systems (RMSs), so as to exploit the superior characteristics of dynamic random access memory (DRAM), has
been performed for many decades, and today’s information explosion galvanizes researchers into shedding new light on the technology.
Prior studies have mainly focused on architectural suggestions for such systems, highlighting different design rationale.
These studies have shown that choosing the appropriate applications to run on an RMS is important in fully utilizing the advantages
of remote memory. This article provides an extensive performance evaluation for various types of data processing applications
so as to address the efficacy of an RMS by means of a prototype RMS with reliability functionality. The prototype RMS used
is a practical kernel-level RMS that renders large memory data processing feasible. The abstract concept of remote memory
was materialized by borrowing unused local memory in commodity PCs via a high speed network capable of Remote Direct Memory
Access (RDMA) operations. The prototype RMS uses remote memory without any part of its computation power coming from remote
computers. Our experimental results suggest that an RMS can be practical in supporting the rigorous demands of commercial
in memory database systems that have high data access locality. Our evaluation also convinces us of the possibility that a
reliable RMS can satisfy both the high degree of reliability and efficiency for large memory data processing applications
whose data access pattern has high locality. 相似文献
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Yoon Joo Young Yeom Jeonghun Lee Heebum Kim Kyutae Na Seungjin Park Kunsoo Paek Eunok Lee Cheolju 《BMC bioinformatics》2011,12(1):1-12
Background
Continuing research into the global multiple sequence alignment problem has resulted in more sophisticated and principled alignment methods. Unfortunately these new algorithms often require large amounts of time and memory to run, making it nearly impossible to run these algorithms on large datasets. As a solution, we present two general methods, Crumble and Prune, for breaking a phylogenetic alignment problem into smaller, more tractable sub-problems. We call Crumble and Prune meta-alignment methods because they use existing alignment algorithms and can be used with many current alignment programs. Crumble breaks long alignment problems into shorter sub-problems. Prune divides the phylogenetic tree into a collection of smaller trees to reduce the number of sequences in each alignment problem. These methods are orthogonal: they can be applied together to provide better scaling in terms of sequence length and in sequence depth. Both methods partition the problem such that many of the sub-problems can be solved independently. The results are then combined to form a solution to the full alignment problem.Results
Crumble and Prune each provide a significant performance improvement with little loss of accuracy. In some cases, a gain in accuracy was observed. Crumble and Prune were tested on real and simulated data. Furthermore, we have implemented a system called Job-tree that allows hierarchical sub-problems to be solved in parallel on a compute cluster, significantly shortening the run-time.Conclusions
These methods enabled us to solve gigabase alignment problems. These methods could enable a new generation of biologically realistic alignment algorithms to be applied to real world, large scale alignment problems. 相似文献84.
Jinxia Shi Seon-In Yeom Won-Hee Kang Min-Kyu Park Doil Choi Jin-Kyung Kwon Jung-Heon Han Heung-Ryul Lee Byung-Dong Kim Byoung-Cheorl Kang 《Plant biotechnology reports》2011,5(4):331-344
The well-conserved NBS domain of resistance (R) genes cloned from many plants allows the use of a PCR-based approach to isolate resistance gene analogs (RGAs). In this
study, we isolated an RGA (CapRGC) from Capsicum annuum “CM334” using a PCR-based approach. This sequence encodes a protein with very high similarity to Rx genes, the Potato Virus X (PVX) R genes from potato. An evolutionary analysis of the CapRGC gene and its homologs retrieved by an extensive search of a Solanaceae database provided evidence that Rx-like genes (eight ESTs or genes that show very high similarity to Rx) appear to have diverged from R1 [an NBS-LRR R gene against late blight (Phytophthora infestans) from potato]-like genes. Structural comparison of the NBS domains of all the homologs in Solanaceae revealed that one novel
motif, 14, is specific to the Rx-like genes, and also indicated that several other novel motifs are characteristic of the R1-like genes. Our results suggest that Rx-like genes are ancient but conserved. Furthermore, the novel conserved motifs can provide a basis for biochemical structural–function
analysis and be used for degenerate primer design for the isolation of Rx-like sequences in other plant species. Comparative mapping study revealed that the position of CapRGC is syntenic to the locations of Rx and its homolog genes in the potato and tomato, but cosegregation analysis showed that CapRGC may not be the R gene against PVX in pepper. Our results confirm previous observations that the specificity of R genes is not conserved, while the structure and function of R genes are conserved. It appears that CapRGC may function as a resistance gene to another pathogen, such as the nematode to which the structure of CapRGC is most similar. 相似文献
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Jong-Tae Kim Seon-Jin Lee Bo-Yeon Kim Chul-Ho Lee Young Il Yeom Yong-Kyung Choe Do-Young Yoon Suhn-Kee Chae Jung Woo Kim Young Yang Jong-Seok Lim Hee Gu Lee 《FEBS letters》2013
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 3 is composed of 13 subunits (eIF3a through eIF3m) and plays an essential role in translation. During apoptosis, several caspases rapidly down-regulate protein synthesis by cleaving eIF4G, -4B, -3j, and -2α. In this study, we found that the activation of caspases by cisplatin in T24 cells induces the cleavage of subunit G of the eIF3 complex (eIF3g). The cleavage site (SLRD220G) was identified, and we found that the cleaved N-terminus was translocated to the nucleus, activating caspase-3, and that it also showed a strong DNase activity. These data demonstrate the important roles of eIF3g in the translation initiation machinery and in DNA degradation during apoptosis. 相似文献
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David W. Smith Mi Ra Han Joon Sung Park Kyung Rok Kim Taeho Yeom Ji Yeon Lee Do Jin Kim Craig A. Bingman Hyun‐Jung Kim Kyubong Jo Byung Woo Han George N. Phillips Jr. 《Proteins》2013,81(9):1669-1675
Arabidopsis thaliana gene At5g06450 encodes a putative DnaQ‐like 3′‐5′ exonuclease domain‐containing protein (AtDECP). The DnaQ‐like 3′‐5′ exonuclease domain is often found as a proofreading domain of DNA polymerases. The overall structure of AtDECP adopts an RNase H fold that consists of a mixed β‐sheet flanked by α‐helices. Interestingly, AtDECP forms a homohexameric assembly with a central six fold symmetry, generating a central cavity. The ring‐shaped structure and comparison with WRN‐exo, the best structural homologue of AtDECP, suggest a possible mechanism for implementing its exonuclease activity using positively charged patch on the N‐terminal side of the homohexameric assembly. The homohexameric structure of AtDECP provides unique information about the interaction between the DnaQ‐like 3′‐5′ exonuclease and its substrate nucleic acids.Proteins 2013. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 相似文献
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Inseon Ryoo Seung Hong Choi Ji-Hoon Kim Chul-Ho Sohn Soo Chin Kim Hwa Seon Shin Jeong A. Yeom Seung Chai Jung A. Leum Lee Tae Jin Yun Chul-Kee Park Sung-Hye Park 《PloS one》2013,8(8)
Purpose
To evaluate the usefulness of dynamic susceptibility contrast (DSC) enhanced perfusion MR imaging in predicting major genetic alterations in glioblastomas.Materials and Methods
Twenty-five patients (M:F = 13∶12, mean age: 52.1±15.2 years) with pathologically proven glioblastoma who underwent DSC MR imaging before surgery were included. On DSC MR imaging, the normalized relative tumor blood volume (nTBV) of the enhancing solid portion of each tumor was calculated by using dedicated software (Nordic TumorEX, NordicNeuroLab, Bergen, Norway) that enabled semi-automatic segmentation for each tumor. Five major glioblastoma genetic alterations (epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), phosphatase and tensin homologue (PTEN), Ki-67, O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) and p53) were confirmed by immunohistochemistry and analyzed for correlation with the nTBV of each tumor. Statistical analysis was performed using the unpaired Student t test, ROC (receiver operating characteristic) curve analysis and Pearson correlation analysis.Results
The nTBVs of the MGMT methylation-negative group (mean 9.5±7.5) were significantly higher than those of the MGMT methylation-positive group (mean 5.4±1.8) (p = .046). In the analysis of EGFR expression-positive group, the nTBVs of the subgroup with loss of PTEN gene expression (mean: 10.3±8.1) were also significantly higher than those of the subgroup without loss of PTEN gene expression (mean: 5.6±2.3) (p = .046). Ki-67 labeling index indicated significant positive correlation with the nTBV of the tumor (p = .01).Conclusion
We found that glioblastomas with aggressive genetic alterations tended to have a high nTBV in the present study. Thus, we believe that DSC-enhanced perfusion MR imaging could be helpful in predicting genetic alterations that are crucial in predicting the prognosis of and selecting tailored treatment for glioblastoma patients. 相似文献88.
Yumi Kim Junhyun Lim Miji Yeom Hyunmin Kim Jeongsik Kim Lei Wang Woe Yeon Kim David E. Somers Hong Gil Nam 《Cell reports》2013,3(3):671-677
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Differential anti-prion activity of polylysine enantiomers was studied. Based on our recent discovery that poly-l-lysine (PLK) is a potent anti-prion agent, we investigated suppression of prions in cultured cells using poly-d-lysine (PDK). The results showed that PDK was more efficacious than PLK to inhibit prions. Protein misfolding cyclic amplification assay demonstrated improved efficacy of PDK in inhibiting plasminogen-mediated prion propagation, corresponding to the enantio-preference of PDK observed in cultured cells. Furthermore, our study demonstrated that polylysines formed a complex with plasminogen. These results propose to hypothesize a plausible mechanism that elicits prion inhibition by polylysine enantiomers. 相似文献
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Jung J Kim JK Yeom SJ Ahn YJ Oh DK Kang LW 《Applied microbiology and biotechnology》2011,90(2):517-527
Ribose-5-phosphate isomerase (Rpi) catalyzes the conversion of d-ribose 5-phosphate (R5P) to d-ribulose 5-phosphate, which is an important step in the non-oxidative pathway of the pentose phosphate pathway and the Calvin cycle of photosynthesis. Recently, Rpis have been used to produce valuable rare sugars for industrial purposes. Of the Rpis, d-ribose-5-phosphate isomerase B from Clostridium thermocellum (CtRpi) has the fastest reactions kinetics. While Thermotoga maritime Rpi (TmRpi) has the same substrate specificity as CtRpi, the overall activity of CtRpi is approximately 200-fold higher than that of TmRpi. To understand the structural basis of these kinetic differences, we determined the crystal structures, at 2.1-Å resolution or higher, of CtRpi alone and bound to its substrates, R5P, d-ribose, and d-allose. Structural comparisons of CtRpi and TmRpi showed overall conservation of their structures with two notable differences. First, the volume of the CtRpi substrate binding pocket (SBP) was 20% less than that of the TmRpi SBP. Second, the residues next to the sugar-ring opening catalytic residue (His98) were different. We switched the key residues, involved in SBP shaping or catalysis, between CtRpi and TmRpi by site-directed mutagenesis, and studied the enzyme kinetics of the mutants. We found that tight interactions between the two monomers, narrow SBP width, and the residues near the catalytic residue are all critical for the fast enzyme kinetics of CtRpi. 相似文献