• 한국산학기술학회논문지
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• 제13권12호
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• pp.6208-6214
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• 2012

해양미세조류 유래 독성물질에 대한 이해와 활용에 있어서 가장 중요하지만 간과되고 있는 부분은 독성물질을 검출할 수 있는 빠르고, 쉽고 경제적인 검출기술을 개발하는 것이다. 이 논문에서 우리는 삭시톡신(STX)에 대한 항체를 생산하였다. 헤모시아닌(mariculture keyhole limpet hemocyanin, mcKLH)과 오브알부민(ovalbumin, OVA)을 운반단백질로 사용하였다. 면역반응을 위해서 mcKLH-STX 결합체를 BALB/c 쥐에 복강주사하였다. 채혈 후 항-STX 항혈청을 분리하였다. 항혈청의 역가분석을 위하여 유리 STX와 OVA-STX로 코팅된 microtiter plate를 이용하여 간접 ELISA 실시하였다. 발색반응을 위한 이차항체로는 goat anti-mouse IgG-phosphatase conjugate가 사용되었다. 항-STX 항혈청은 OVA-STX와 유리 STX에 특이적으로 반응하였다. 항-STX 항혈청의 민감도는 매우 높았으며, STX를 위한 검출한계는 약 64.9 ng/kg이었다.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.710-716
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• 2021

A risk analysis of Shiga toxin (Stx)-encoding bacteriophage was carried out by confirming the transduction phage to non-Stx-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and subsequent expression of the Shiga toxin genes. The virulence factor stx1 was identified in five phages, and both stx1 and stx2 were found in four phages from a total of 19 phage isolates with seven non-O157 STEC strains. The four phages, designated as ϕNOEC41, ϕNOEC46, ϕNOEC47, and ϕNOEC49, belonged morphologically to the Myoviridae family. The stabilities of these phages to temperature, pH, ethanol, and NaClO were high with some variabilities among the phages. The infection of five non-STEC strains by nine Stx-encoding phages occurred at a rate of approximately 40%. Non-STEC strains were transduced by Stx-encoding phage to become lysogenic strains, and seven convertant strains had stx1 and/or stx2 genes. Only the stx1 gene was transferred to the receptor strains without any deletion. Gene expression of a convertant having both stx1 and stx2 genes was confirmed to be up to 32 times higher for Stx1 in 6% NaCl osmotic media and twice for Stx2 in 4% NaCl media, compared with expression in low-salt environments. Therefore, a new risk might arise from the transfer of pathogenic genes from Stx-encoding phages to otherwise harmless hosts. Without adequate sterilization of food exposed to various environments, there is a possibility that the toxicity of the phages might increase.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.325-334
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• 2023

Edema disease (ED) in pigs is enterotoxemia caused by Shiga toxin type 2e (Stx2e)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and frequently occurs in young piglets. Therefore, ED causes enormous economic losses in pig farms. In this study, a modified Stx2e (mStx2e) antigen was expressed and purified using commercial E. coli expression system. Monoclonal antibody was serviced by Ynto Ab Inc., using Phage Display Technique. Anti-Stx2e antibodies in piglets were measured by indirect ELISA using mStx2e antigens. Naive Stx2e in piglets were detected by Sandwich ELISA using Stx2e-monoclonal antibodies and commercial Stx2e-polyclonal antibodies. Among 3,480 piglets, anti-Stx2e antibodies were observed in 2,573 piglets. The 49.4% among 830 piglet serum samples possessed 0.625 ㎍/mL or more of Stx2e proteins. The 18.3% of 830 sera had 0.313 ㎍/mL of Stx2e proteins. The 32.3% of 830 samples held 0.156 ㎍/mL or less of Stx2e proteins. These results show that indirect ELISA using mStx2e antigen and Sandwich ELISA using Stx2e-monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies can be useful to detect ED in piglets.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제35권6호
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• pp.521-534
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• 2020

마비성 패독(paralytic shellfish poisoning, PSP)에 의한 중독은 와편모조류(Dinoflagellates)가 생성하는 saxitoxin (STX)이 이매패류 등의 먹이활동에 의해 축적되고 이를 사람이 섭취함으로써 발생한다. 최근 분석기술의 발전으로 와편모조류가 STX외에도 gonyautoxin (GTX) group 및 N-sulfo carbamoyl toxins (C toxin) group 등 다양한 유사체들을 생성하는 것으로 보고되고 있다. 이에 CODEX, EFSA에서는 STX외 유사체의 안전관리를 위해 STX 및 유사체를 STX group으로 관리하고자 하는 움직임을 보이고 있다. 국내의 경우도 STX 유사체를 생성하는 조류의 발생이 이미 보고되고 있으며 실제 홍합에서 유사체의 오염사례도 소수 보고되고 있다. 따라서 국제적인 움직임에 발맞추어 국내에서도 STX 및 유사체의 group 관리를 위한 준비가 필요할 것으로 사료된다. 본 연구에서는 STX 및 유사체의 체계적인 모니터링 및 안전관리의 기반을 마련하고자 STX 및 유사체의 이화학적 특성, 생성조류, 국내외 발생현황, 독성 및 상대독성계수, 분석법, 오염현황 및 관리현황에 대한 폭넓은 검토를 수행하고자 하였다.

• 한국동물위생학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.87-92
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• 2016

Porcine edema disease (ED) is a communicable disease of pigs caused by infection with Shiga toxin (Stx)-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) which expresses F18 fimbriae and/or Stx type 2e (Stx2e). While STEC causes a severe illness including hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic-uremic syndrome in humans, it induces damage to the vascular endothelium, which results in edema, hemorrhage, and microthrombosis, leading in high mortality in pigs. In the present study, we cultured Stx2e-producing E. coli field isolates from conventional pig farms that experienced sudden deaths previously with symptoms similar to porcine edema disease, which were further investigated with Shiga toxin profiles. A total of 43 strains were identified from the collected samples by F18 or Stx2e specific PCR. Based on the PCR, 42 isolates out of 43 isolates were proved to carry one of F18 or Stx2e genes and 14 isolates to carry both F18 and Stx2e genes. All of the 30 isolates that harbored Stx2e gene induced the cytopathic effect (CPE) in vero cells and especially, the isolate 150229 produced the highest level of Shiga toxin. Therefore, we identified the virulence genes (F18 and Stx2e) and demonstrated Shiga toxin-producing abilities from porcine edema disease causing E. coli filed isolates. These results suggested that one of the isolates could be a vaccine antigen candidate against STEC through further investigating to elicit an immune response.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제38권1호
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• pp.80-86
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• 2010

본 논문은 현재 KAIST 인공위성연구센터(SaTReC)에서 개발하고 있는 과학기술위성3호 (STSAT-3) 위성본체의 S대역 통신채널 중 송신기 개발에 관하여 서술하고 있다. STSAT-3의 통신시스템은 위성제어 및 상태정보 전송을 위하여 S대역을 사용하며 임무수행용 통신채널로는 X대역을 사용하고 있다. S대역 송신기(S band Transmitter, STX)는 변조기, 주파수 합성기, 파워 앰프, 전력공급기 로 구성되어 있다. 변조 방법으로는 주파수 천이방식(Frequency Shift Keying, FSK)을 사용 하며 위성체와는 RS-422통신 방식을 이용한다. STSAT-3의 STX는 모듈화에 근거하여 설계 및 제작 되었으며 1.5W(31.7dBm) 송신 출력에 1E-5 비트오율(BER) 성능을 만족한다. 현재 성능시험, 환경시험(진동시험, 열진공시험)을 성공적으로 마쳤다.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제44권2호
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• pp.251-257
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• 2004

This study was designed to determine optimal condition for expression of cloned Shigatoxin2e(Stx2e) gene from transformed E. coli PED18, to compare the cytotoxicity titer between cloned Stx2e and Stx2e from original strain, and to confirm of receptor binding affinity of Stx2e for use of development of receptor binding ELISA to detect of Stx2e. The optimum composition of medium for expression of Stx2e gene in E.coli host-vector system was definded as the medium containing 0.5% glucose and 0.5 mM IPTG. The cytotoxicity titer of expressed Stx2e for Vero cell was 1000 fold higher than that of Stx2e from original strain AY93258. The binding affinity of Stx2e to receptor globotetraosyl ceramide($Gb_4$) was confirmed by immunobloting.

• BMB Reports
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• 제42권5호
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• pp.310-314
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• 2009

Globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) and globotetraosylceramide (Gb4) are the proposed functional receptors for Shiga toxin (Stx). To elucidate the effect of Gb3 content on Stx-induced cytotoxicity in HeLa cells, we cloned HeLa cells and determined the correlation between glycolipids content and Stx-induced cytotoxicity. The 29 HeLa cell clone (HLCC) lines used showed a wide range of sensitivity to Stx, compared to Gb3-rich cells which were more sensitive, showing as little as 20% viability to 100 pg/ml Stx. In contrast, Gb3-deficient cells proved resistant as they were more than 80% viable to 100 ng/ml Stx. Gb3 content in the HLCC lines corresponded with Stxs-induced cytotoxicity as well as Gb3 synthase expression, but no correlation with Gb4 content was noted. These data show that Gb3 content, which is regulated by the expression of Gb3 synthase, determines the sensitivity of HeLa cells toward Stx.

• 대한조선학회논문집
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• 제51권2호
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• pp.130-137
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• 2014

As one of the largest shipbuilding company in the world, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding currently developed an inventory managing system for steel-plates, which is applied to their steel stock yard. In a traditional way to manage steel yard, almost every work has been done by manually. The manual steel-plate piling process caused some problems such as process delay due to piling errors and the uncertainty of work plan due to lack of information. To solve these problems, we developed an integrated inventory managing system based on real-time crane tracking system which automatically updates steel-plates' piling status. We built the integrated steel-plate database, developed several programs including steel-plate input program, real-time steel-plate monitoring program and steel-yard management program, and constructed hardware system for tracking magnetic cranes. As a result, a supervisor of steel-yard can manage the inventory of steel-plates efficiently and furthermore plan an efficient piling schedule and crane working schedule.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.316-321
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• 2014

The aim of study was to investigate the virulence profile of Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteriophages isolated from sewage and livestock stools. Among 23 E. coli O157:H7 bacteriophages, 14 strains were isolated from sewage and 9 were from animal stools collected from 10 livestock farms in Korea. For each bacteriophage DNA sample, the presence of stx1, stx2, eae, aafII, ial, elt, estI, estII, astA, afa, and cnf was examined by polymerase chain reaction. The detection rate of eae, stx2, estI, astA, and ial was 100%, 69.6%, 13.0%, 13.0%, 8.7%, respectively. While all E. coli O157:H7 bacteriophages isolated from stools carried eae+stx2, stx2+eae, eae+astA, eae, stx2+eae+estI, eae+estI, stx2+eae+ial, and eae+ial were observed in bacteriophages isolated from sewage. As several plasmid-carrying virulence factors (estI, astA, and ial) were found in E. coli O157:H7 bacteriophages obtained from sewage and stools, the microbial safety of bacteriophages should be investigated in further study.