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Preparation of Dopamine Transporter-specific Antibodies Using Molecular Cloned Genes

  • Lee, Shee-Yong;Im, Suhn-Young;Kim, Kyeong-Man
    • Archives of Pharmacal Research
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.262-266
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    • 1999
  • Dopamine transporter (DAT) plays the most important role in terminating the actions of dopamines released into the synaptic cleft. DAT is also the target of various psychotropic drugs such as cocaine and amphetamine. In this study were prepared DAT-specific antibodies using the 2nd extracellular loop of rat DAT as an antigen. The 2nd extracellular loop of the rat DAT was expressed in bacterial as a fusion protein with glutathione-S-transferase, and injected ito rabbits to raise antibodies. Produced antibodies clearly recognized the rat DAT in ELISA, immunoblotting, and immumoprecipitation. As expected from the high sequence homology between the rat and human DAT, the antibodies raised for the rat DAT cross-reacted with the human DAT in the immunoblotting. Considering the specificity for DAT with wide range of applications such as ELISA, immunoblotting, and immunoprecipitation, these antibodies would be valuable tool for understanding the pharmacological actions of dopamine transporter and drug addition.

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Criteria of Nitrate Concentration in Soil Solution and Leaf Petiole Juice for Fertigation of Cucumber under Greenhouse Cultivation in Gyeonggi region

  • Park, Jung-Soo;Roh, Ahn-Sung;Jang, Jae-Eun;Kang, Chang-Sung;Kim, Hee-Dong
    • Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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    • v.48 no.4
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    • pp.295-304
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    • 2015
  • To develop a technique for efficient management of fertility for cucumber in greenhouse, a quick test method to quantify nitrate ($NO_3{^-}$) content in soil solution and leaf petiole juice using a simple instrument that are easy to use for farmers was investigated. N fertilizer (urea) was applied at 0, 50, 100 and 200% levels of the recommended application rate from 30 days after transplanting to harvest by soil fertigation treatments. Stable results were obtained from analysis of nitrate ($NO_3{^-}$) using top $10^{th}$ or $11^{th}$ leaf petioles collected between 10 to 11 am in the morning. Under the semiforcing culture, $NO_3{^-}$ content of leaf petiole juice was highest at 60 days after transplanting (DAT) at all fertigation treatments. Appropriate $NO_3{^-}$content of leaf petiole juice was $2,418{\pm}78{\sim}2,668{\pm}118$ at 45 DAT, $3,032{\pm}90{\sim}3,332{\pm}63$ at 60 DAT, $2,709{\pm}50{\sim}3,158{\pm}155$ at 75 DAT, $2,535{\pm}49{\sim}2,907{\pm}83$ at 90 DAT, and $2,242{\pm}48mg\;L^{-1}$ at 105 DAT. In addition, appropriate $NO_3{^-}$ content of soil solution was $167{\pm}9{\sim}212{\pm}15$ at 45 DAT, $83{\pm}10{\sim}112{\pm}12$ at 60 DAT, $49{\pm}3{\sim}92{\pm}6$ at 75 DAT, $71{\pm}9{\sim}103{\pm}9$ at 90 DAT, and $73{\pm}9mg\;L^{-1}$ at 105 DAT. The cucumber yield at 100% N level of fertigation was $7,770kg\;10a^{-1}$ and no difference in yield was found at 200% N level of fertigation. However, there was 12% decrease in yield at 50% N fertigation and, 17% decrease at 0% N fertigation. Under retarding culture, $NO_3{^-}$ concentration of leaf petiole juice was highest at 55 days after transplanting (DAT) at all fertigation treatments. Appropriate $NO_3{^-}$ content of leaf petiole juice was $2,464{\pm}102{\sim}2,651{\pm}33$ at 45 DAT, $3,025{\pm}71{\sim}3,314{\pm}84$ at 55 DAT and $2,488{\pm}92mg\;L^{-1}$ at 65 DAT, respectively. Appropriate $NO_3{^-}$ content of soil solution was $111{\pm}10{\sim}155{\pm}14$ at 45 DAT, $93{\pm}7{\sim}147{\pm}14$ at 55 DAT, $67{\pm}4mg\;L^{-1}$at 65 DAT, respectively. The cucumber yield at 50% N fertigation was not different from $1,697kg\;10a^{-1}$ of 100% N fertigation level and even with that of the 200% N fertigation. However, there was 21% decrease in yield at 0% N fertigation.

Growth Response of Korean Lawngrass (Zoysia Japonica Steud.) Imposed by Different Plant Densities (재식밀도를 달리한 한국 잔디의 생장반응)

  • 심재성
    • Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.5-12
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    • 1989
  • Tiller numbers per Unit area were increased as plant density heightened followed by little difference in tiller number in 110 days after transplanting(ll0DAT), this being caused by the immediate increment of tiller since' 90DAT During the growth period, the greatest number of green leaves per unit area was attained in 90DAT of both 160-density and 200-density plots, and in l00DAT of 40-, 80-, and I 20-density plots. Thus, the period to reach the maximum green leaf number with the high plant density was earlier than with the' low plant density. The increment of plant density increased the DM weight of ahoveground part and, with 40-densitytreatment. DNI weight was increased 6.1 times as much up to 110DAT as up to 7ODAT but 2 to 2.9 times with other ehe'nsity treatments. The' rate of increase in stolon length was greatest at the period between 80 and 90DAT when DM weight of stolon showed a large increment. Meanwhile, the average number of stolon was 1.7 at 70DAT but was increased up to 10 at 110DAT probably due to accelerative appeance of Ist stolon branch since 8.0DAT. DM weight of stolon was found to exceeded that of root after 90DAT Thus it was concluded that, when turfs is estahlished from sprig. it may be desirable for first mowing practice to be made at least within l00 days after planting.

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Effective Areas for DAT Utilization in Construction Projects (건설 사업관리 DAT 활용분야 및 적용방법 분석)

  • Seo, Keun-Sol;Park, Jong-Soon;Jung, Young-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.11 no.2
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    • pp.15-24
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    • 2010
  • The managerial effort to acquire and maintain detailed construction control data has been the major barrier to improving the effectiveness of construction project management. Therefore, utilizing data acquisition technologies (DAT) can greatly improve the construction management processes by automating the data collection. Even though many researches attempted to explore the DAT utilization in construction, there has been no comprehensive study that examine the viability of DAT usage from a comprehensive perspective. In this context, the purpose of this study is to investigate the current efforts and future recommendation of DAT implementation in the construction industry.

Development Process Algorithm using 4-DAT on Mobile Game Development (모바일 게임 개발에서 4-DAT를 이용한 개발 프로세스 알고리즘)

  • Lee, Ji-won;Park, Sung-jun
    • Proceedings of the Korea Contents Association Conference
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    • 2010.05a
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    • pp.76-78
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    • 2010
  • 본 논문에서는 소프트웨어 개발 프로세스 분석 도구인 4-DAT를 이용하여 XP와 스크럼을 비교분석하여 모바일 게임 개발에 최적화된 개발 방법을 제안한다. 새로운 개발 방법은 기존의 4-DAT가 포함하고 있는 4차원의 고려사항을 3차원으로 재정의하여 통합한 것으로 모바일 환경에서 기존의 XP와 스크럼이 가지는 제약성을 보완할 수 있다. 실험의 방법으로서 4-DAT가 가지는 변수를 적용하여 기초 자료를 도출하였고, 재구성한 3-DAT를 기반으로 상황 변수를 적용하여 분석하였다.

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Functional Characterization and Regional Expression of Dopamine Transporter (도파민 수송체의 기능적 특성 및 발현에 관한 연구)

  • 이상훈;이송득;성기욱;이동섭;이용성;고재경
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.39 no.2
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    • pp.161-168
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    • 1995
  • Brain dopamine systems play a central role in the control of movement, hormone release, and many complex behavior. The action of dopamine at its synapse is terminated predominately by high affinity reuptake into presynaptic terminals by dopamine transporter (DAT). The dopamine transporter(DAT) is membrane protein localized to dopamine-containing nerve terminals and closely related with cocaine abuse, Parkinsonism, and schizophrenia. In present study, the recombinant plasmid pRc/CMV-DAT, constructed by subcloning of a cDNA encoding a bovine DAT into eukaryotic expression vector pRc/CMV, was stably transfected into CV-1 cells(monkey kidney cell line). The DAT activities in the cell lines selected by Geneticin$^{R}$ were determined by measuring the uptake of $[^3H]$-dopamine. The transfected cell lines showed 30-50 fold higher activities than untransfected CV-1 cell line, and this result implies that DAT is well expressed and localized in transfected cells. The transfected cells accumulated $[^3H]$-dopamine in a dose-dependent manner with a $K_{m}$ of 991.6nM. Even though high doses of norepinephrine, epinephrine, serotonin, and choline neurotransmitters inhibited the uptake of $[^3H]$-dopamine, DAT in transfected cell line was proven to be much more specific to dopamine. The psychotropic drugs such as GBR12909, CFT, normifensine, clomipramine, desipramine, and imipramine inhibited significantly the dopamine uptake in tissue culture cells stably transfected with DAT cDNA. Radioactive in situ hybridization was done to map the cellular localization of DAT mRNA-containing cells in the adult rat central nervous system. The strong hybridization signals were detected only in the substantia nigra pars compacta and ventral tegmental area. The restricted anatomical localization of DAT mRNA-containing cells confirms the DAT as a presynaptic marker of dopamine-containing cells in the rat brain.

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Dopamine Transporter Gene Polymorphism in ADHD (주의력결핍 과잉운동장애에서 도파민 수송체 유전자 다형성)

  • Shin, Dongwon
    • Korean Journal of Biological Psychiatry
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    • v.9 no.1
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    • pp.8-14
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    • 2002
  • Patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder(ADHD) have symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity. Symptoms of ADHD are responsive to medications such as methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine, pemoline, and bupropion. The functional change of the dopamine transporter is related to the therapeutic effect of these drugs. This can be one reason for the dopamine transporter to be emphasized in the research field of ADHD. ADHD has a genetic tendency. Since dopamine transporter gene(DAT1) knock out mice were reported to be several times more active than normal mice in a novel situation, lights has been shed on DAT1 as a candidate gene for ADHD. Though there have been several studies which reported an association between DAT1 and ADHD, the association between DAT1 and ADHD is not conclusive. Since Vandenbergh reported the DAT1 polymorphism with variable number of tandem repeats(VNTR), and the racial differences in allelic frequencies of the DAT1, wide ethnic variation in the distribution of the DAT1 polymorphism had been confirmed. Wide ethnic variation in the distribution of the DAT1 suggested that there might be ethnic difference in the association between DAT1 and ADHD. Before applying previous findings to Koreans, verification might be needed for Korean patients with ADHD.

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Amino Acid Structure of Dopamine Transporter Responsible for Cocaine Binding (코카인 결합과 관련된 도파민 수송체의 아미노산 구조)

  • 장미윤;전대준;오동렬;이용성;이상훈
    • YAKHAK HOEJI
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    • v.43 no.6
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    • pp.743-750
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    • 1999
  • Human and bovine dopamine transporters (DAT) demonstrate discrete functional differences in the dopamine (DA) transport and cocaine binding. The functional analyses on the chimeras of human and bovine DAT have revealed that the region from the $133^{rd}{\;}to{\;}186^{th}$ residue(encompassing the $3^{rd}$ trans-membrane domain (TM) is responsible for the substrate transport and cocaine binding. The present studies have been done to find out the specific amino acid(s) which is essential for the binding of cocaine to DAT by interchanging the amino acids in that region between human and bovine DAT. When isoleucine, the $152^{nd}$ residue of chimera B3 (bovine DAT sequence) was transformed back to valine, the human DAT residue at the identical position, the cocaine binding was remarkably recovered to 98% of the human DAT values. In addition, the cocaine binding of the human DAT was decreased by 57% by substituting isoleucine for valine at position 152. When isoleucine at position 152 of the chimera B3 was converted to the other amino acids to provide an possible molecular basis for the functional role of the $152^{nd}$ residue, only the conversion to alanine among acids tested significantly the cocaine by 34%, but these effect were not as much as those by the conversion to valine. In conclusion, valine at position 152 is a crucial amino acid for the interaction of cocaine to the DAT.

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3-DAT Based Evaluation Method for Mobile Game Development Process (3-DAT 기반의 모바일 게임 개발 프로세스 평가 방법)

  • Lee, Ji-Won;Kim, Kyung-Sik;Park, Sung-Jun
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.10 no.6
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    • pp.15-23
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    • 2010
  • The 4-DAT is a tool for analyzing general development process such as XP and Scrum. In this paper, we suggest a new evaluation method based on 3-DAT for mobile game. Since the 4-DAT has inappropriate evaluation items and unnecessary elements for mobile game development, a revised evaluation method which was optimized using three dimension. The 3-D based evaluation method have development context variables of 5 items and 20 detailed criteria. They were defined based on the theory of P.Abrahammsson, B. Boehm and R. Turner. For the experiment, We applied to five mobile game developments which were earned out for 4 months. It analyzed the three factors of the development teams dependence, inequity and flexibility. This study found that short-term mobile game developments can be completed with low risk when dependence is low, inequity is high and flexibility is high.

Data Acquisition Technology (DAT) Selection Algorithm for Automated Progress Measurement and Management (진도관리 자동화를 위한 자료수집기술(DAT) 선정 방법)

  • Kang, Seung-Hee;Jung, Young-Soo
    • Korean Journal of Construction Engineering and Management
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    • v.13 no.1
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    • pp.77-86
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    • 2012
  • Progress measurement provides project participants with valuable information in terms of 'current status', 'corrective countermeasure', and 'forecast of future risks'. However, the managerial effort (or workload) required to acquire and maintain detailed progress data has been the major barrier to practical implementation. Even though recent efforts in utilizing data acquisition technologies (DATs) have actively attempted to automate the progress measurement process, previous DAT research has only been focused on limited construction tasks or selected technologies. This paper proposes a DAT selection algorithm that automatically assign an appropriate DAT for every commodity item for an entire constriction project. Five different criteria were identified and developed in order to comprehend specific requirements for automating the progress measurement of each commodity group. A case-study and also a survey from practitioners were conducted in order to validate the proposed methodology.