...
trees)
whithin
stands
of
various
densities.
Original
article
Branchiness
of
Norway
spruce
in
northeastern
France:
predicting
the
main
crown
characteristics
from
usual
tree
measurements
F ...
the
level
of
maximum
lateral
extension
of
the
crown;
and
ii)
that
it
then
decreases
towards
the
base
of
the
tree.
The
size
of
the
bra...
...
equation
takes
into
account
the
intrinsic
geometry
of
the
crown
as
well
as
the
beginning
of
the
ef-
fects
of
the
mutual
inter -tree
shading.
The
second
part
of
the
model
which ...
higher
than
the
base
of
the
living
crown
(eg
a1
=
0.56
in
Construction
of
a
single
global
model).
Since
the
maximum
of
the
curve
is
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... they are limited by the small number of patients analyzed. In
the present study, we combine the experience of two of the aforementioned institutions, namely
the Johns Hopkins Hospital and the ...
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors’ contributions
AKN participated in the analysis and interpretation of data and...
...
architecture,
together
with
penum-
bra
effects,
smooths
the
irradiance
distri-
bution
in
dense
canopies,
maintaining
most
of
the
leaf
area
in
the
linear
part
of
the
photosynthetic
light ...
tree
height,
height
at
point
of
crown
insertion
and
at
the
widest
point
of
the
crown,
crown
radii
in
four
orthogonal
directions,
and
shape
co...
... USA). Binding of all of the anti-
bodies was detected using an ECL detection system (iNtRON
Biotechnology, Seoul, Korea) in accordance with the manu-
facturer’s instructions. The intensity of the ... sample buffer. The samples were then
analyzed by western blotting using the polyclonal anti-phos-
phoserine ⁄ threonine serum (Abcam) as the primary anti-
body. Binding of...
... divided in two phases according to the intensity
and the duration of the stress. An initial adaptive
response culminates in the temporary inhibition of
protein synthesis, providing cells with the ... group, indicating
increased incorporation of palmitate (16:0) into the
TAG pool only in the presence of oleate [18].
The above results raise two main questions: (a...
... in skin barrier disruption
(Fig. 1A). PPARb mRNA expression was determined
in keratinocytes isolated from the epidermal layer of
these skins, and was found to be significantly increased
in skin ... were obtained in ChIP DNA, indicating that
the binding of putative CERK-PPRE to PPARb is
specific. Furthermore, the interaction between PPARb
and CERK was confirmed by an EMSA usin...
... oxidized in the presence of
Tween 80 during the 12 h incubation, in the absence of
Tween 80, only about 5% of the VI was oxidized.
The products of the oxidation reactions are shown in
Table 1 ... lower than for the benzaldehyde (II). It is
likely that some of the products are degraded further by the
enzyme. We are investigating the nature of the oxidant...
... ascribed to slow thermal i nactivation.
Examination of the role of peroxide-derived radicals
in enzyme inhibition
To examine whether radical species were generated during
the inactivation of GAPDH and ... and thereby maintains reducing equi-
valents within the cell. Other enzymes, such as LDH, are
unaffected, so such damage is selective. The long lifetime of
these protein pe...
... of the
wild type.
The conserved arginines in AAA-1 are not
involved in the nucleotide-induced motion of
the middle domain
The middle domain of TClpB is an 85 A
˚
coiled-coil
that extends to the ... arginine
(P2) in AAA-1 was also unclear. Here, we investigated
in detail the roles of these three arginines in TClpB.
By combining an arginine mutation with the Wa...