Publications by authors named "Yuri Choi"

Background: The major floral scent compounds of Arabidopsis thaliana flowers are terpenes. Although A. thaliana is generally considered to be a self-pollinating plant, there are natural variation in terpene volatile emission from flowers.

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Duck hepatitis A virus type 3 (DHAV-3) is a viral pathogen that causes acute, high-mortality hepatitis in ducklings, and vaccination with attenuated live vaccines is currently the main preventive measure against it. However, differentiating infected from vaccinated animals (DIVA) is crucial for clinical diagnosis and effective disease control. This study aimed to develop a rapid mismatch amplification mutation assay PCR (MAMA-PCR) diagnostic method to simultaneously detect and differentiate between wild-type and vaccine strains.

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  • Early detection of neurodegenerative diseases relies on identifying brain-specific biomolecules in blood, and this study explores amyloid precursor-like protein 1 (APLP1) as a new biomarker found in extracellular vesicles (EVs).
  • The research confirms that APLP1 EVs in human blood come from the brain, supported by distinct small RNA patterns and the expression of miRNA targets that are highly present in brain tissue.
  • Validation using special mouse models (Thy-1 GFP M line) alongside data analysis highlights APLP1 EVs' potential as both diagnostic markers and key players in advancing neurodegenerative disease diagnosis.
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HEPN-MNT, a type VII TA module, comprises the HEPN toxin and the MNT antitoxin, which acts as a nucleotidyltransferase that transfers the NMP moiety to the corresponding HEPN toxin, thereby interfering with its toxicity. Here, we report crystal structures of the Legionella pneumophila HEPN-MNT module, including HEPN, AMPylated HEPN, MNT, and the HEPN-MNT complex. Our structural analysis and biochemical assays, suggest that HEPN is a metal-dependent RNase and identify its active site residues.

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The use of conductive and corrosion-resistant protective layers represents a key strategy for improving the durability of light absorber materials in photoelectrochemical water splitting. For high performance photoanodes such as Si, GaAs, and GaP, amorphous TiO protective overlayers, deposited by atomic layer deposition, are conductive for holes via a defect band in the TiO. However, when coated on simply prepared, low-cost photoanodes such as metal oxides, no charge transfer is observed through amorphous TiO.

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Duck hepatitis A virus type 1 (DHAV-1) is the main pathogen causing viral hepatitis in ducks, marked by high contagion and acute mortality. Live attenuated DHAV-1 vaccines are widely used to control the disease. This study aims to develop a mismatch amplification mutation assay (MAMA)-PCR for the rapid detection and differentiation of Korean DHAV-1 wild-type strains from vaccine strains.

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  • The androgen receptor (AR) is a key target for prostate cancer treatments due to its involvement in cancer progression, but current therapies have limitations, prompting the search for new strategies.
  • Researchers introduced a new AR degrader called UBX-390, which outperforms existing treatments like ARV-110 and ARCC-4 in lab studies on prostate cancer cells.
  • UBX-390 effectively reduces AR activity and gene expression, showing great promise for treating patients with advanced, treatment-resistant prostate cancer.
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Studies have substantiated the anti-inflammatory and anti-thrombotic effects of (C. pinnatifida); however, research on its antibacterial activity using organic solvent remains limited. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to validate the antibacterial activity of C.

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A highly efficient and straightforward one-pot synthesis of diversely substituted 3,4-dihydroquinazolines and quinazolin-4(3)-ones has been achieved through a domino three-component assembly reaction of arenediazonium salts, nitriles, and bifunctional aniline derivatives. This new protocol involves three C-N bond formations through the initial formation of -arylnitrilium intermediates from arenediazonium salts and nitriles, followed by the sequential nucleophilic addition and cyclization reactions with bifunctional anilines, leading to such -heterocyclic compounds of biological and pharmacological importance. This method offers a simple, expedient, and robust approach with the use of amenable and easily accessible reactants/reagents under metal-free mild conditions, good functional group tolerance, and high efficiency.

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Infectious bursal disease (IBD), caused by IBD virus (IBDV), is an extremely contagious immunosuppressive disease that causes major losses for the poultry industry worldwide. Recently, the novel variant IBDV (G2d) has been highly prevalent in Korea, but the current vaccines against this very virulent IBDV have limited efficacy against this novel variant. To develop a vaccine against this variant IBDV, a recombinant virus designated rHVT-VP2 was constructed by inserting the IBDV (G2d) VP2 gene into herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT) using CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology.

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Since the outbreak of the H9N2/Y439 avian influenza virus in 1996, the Korean poultry industry has incurred severe economic losses. A novel possibly zoonotic H9N2 virus from the Y280-like lineage (H9N2/Y280) has been prevalent in Korea since June 2020, posing a threat to the poultry sector. Rapid mutation of influenza viruses urges the development of effective vaccines against newly generated strains.

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Houttuynia cordata is an herbal plant distributed throughout Asia. H. cordata has many bioactive properties, including antibacterial properties.

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  • * Phylogenetic analysis revealed that 10 APMV-1 isolates were linked to Eurasia while 3 were related to viruses from the USA, indicating potential international transmission.
  • * The research shows that APMVs are present in wild geese in Korea and provides new evidence for the existence of APMV-1 class I and APMV-13 in this region.
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Previous in vivo and in vitro studies have demonstrated a dramatic up-regulation of () in rat preovulatory granulosa cells (GCs) after LH/hCG treatment and its role in regulating expression during the luteal shift in steroidogenesis. In this study, we examined whether also mediates the LH-induced repression of expression in primary rat preovulatory GCs. In response to LH treatment of GCs in vitro, expression declined to less than half of its initial value by 1 h, remaining low for 24 h of culture.

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  • * ANQ-POP is created using a simple, one-pot reaction and has a unique structure that gives it a high surface area and thermal stability, allowing it to effectively produce HO without needing additional substances.
  • * The study demonstrates that ANQ-POP can catalyze the production of HO using just water and air, making it an eco-friendly alternative to traditional, energy-intensive methods.
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E3 ubiquitin ligase Mdm2 facilitates β-arrestin ubiquitination, leading to the internalization of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). In this process, β-arrestins bind to Mdm2 and recruit it to the receptor; however, the molecular architecture of the β-arrestin-Mdm2 complex has not been elucidated yet. Here, we identified the β-arrestin-binding region (ABR) on Mdm2 and solved the crystal structure of β-arrestin1 in complex with Mdm2 peptide.

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This study investigated the effect of enrofloxacin (ENR) administration on the prevalence and antimicrobial resistance of , , and isolated from broiler chickens under field conditions. The isolation rate of was significantly lower ( < 0.05) on farms that administered ENR (6.

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Efficient electrochemical hydrogen production and biomass refinery are crucial for the decarbonization of various sectors. However, their energy-intensive nature and low efficiency have hindered their practical application. In this study, earth-abundant and non-toxic photocatalysts that can produce hydrogen and reform biomass efficiently, utilizing unlimited solar energy, are presented.

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The CRISPR/Cas9 system is an extremely powerful tool for targeted mutagenesis in plants. However, plant genome editing relies on the labor-intensive plant regeneration method for generating gene-edited plants. To overcome this bottleneck, several virus-induced genome editing (VIGE) techniques have been developed.

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Background: In the Republic of Korea, a trauma care system was not created until 2012, at which point regional trauma centers (RTCs) were established nationwide. In accordance with the national emergency care system and legislation, regional and local emergency medical centers (EMCs) also treat patients presenting with trauma. The aim of the present study was to assess whether treatment in RTCs is truly associated with better patient outcomes than that in EMCs by means of propensity score-matched comparisons and to identify populations that would benefit from treatment in RTCs.

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Spatial learning and memory flexibility are known to require long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD), respectively, on a cellular basis. We previously showed that cyclin Y (CCNY), a synapse-remodeling cyclin, is a novel actin-binding protein and an inhibitory regulator of functional and structural LTP in vitro. In this study, we report that Ccny knockout (KO) mice exhibit enhanced LTP and weak LTD at Schaffer collateral-CA1 synapses in the hippocampus.

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Magnetite can be considered as an iron-rich carrier particles that can be ionized into Fe and Fe which improves the activity and aggregation of anammox bacteria. Three samples from this carrier assisted granulation reactor with size groups including Flocs, FL (0-300 µm), Small Granules, SG (300-500 µm) and Large Granules, LG (500-1000 µm) were used in this study. It was observed that as the granule size increased, the iron-rich carrier content increased, and their active crystals improved the microbial cell density.

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The antimicrobial efficacy of a nonthermal atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (NAPPJ) on dental impression materials was investigated. Type 3 polyvinyl siloxane was used as the impression material, and air and nitrogen NAPPJ were applied. The antibacterial effect of the NAPPJ was measured using the number of colony-forming units (CFUs) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of .

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Plant cells in damaged tissue can be reprogrammed to acquire pluripotency and induce callus formation. However, in the aboveground organs of many species, somatic cells that are distal to the wound site become less sensitive to auxin-induced callus formation, suggesting the existence of repressive regulatory mechanisms that are largely unknown. Here we reveal that submergence-induced ethylene signals promote callus formation by releasing post-transcriptional silencing of auxin receptor transcripts in non-wounded regions.

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Recent studies have found that green hydrogen production and biomass utilization technologies can be combined to efficiently produce both hydrogen and value-added chemicals using biomass as an electron and proton source. However, the majority of them have been limited to proof-of-concept demonstrations based on batch systems. Here the authors report the design of modular flow systems for the continuous depolymerization and valorization of lignin and low-voltage hydrogen production.

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