... events, leading, however, to the deletion ofthe hairpin-forming sequences (A Plyusnin, unpublished observations) The role of RNA folding in hantavirus recombination awaits further investigation ... Figure recombinant S RNA segments Checking of specificity of RT-PCRs for the wt and the Checking of specificity of RT-PCRs for the wt and the recombinant S RNA segments Lines 1–3: products of RT-PCR ... for the recombination "hot-spot" inthe plus- and minus- sense S RNA of TULV Hairpin-like Hairpin-like structures predicted for the recombination "hot-spot" inthe plus- and minus- sense S RNA of...
... drafted the manuscript VSC participated inthe performance ofthein vivo viral infections and the isolation of CNS cells MM participated inthe preparation of viral stocks and determination of viral ... within them, generating genomic DNA within the cytoplasm of each cell type These viral DNA motifs are then recognized by DAI, leading to the activation of downstream effector molecules including ... primarily by infiltrating leukocytes or by the responses ofthe resident cells ofthe CNS themselves In support ofthe latter possibility, activated glial cells are known to be capable of producing toxic...
... events, leading, however, to the deletion ofthe hairpin-forming sequences (A Plyusnin, unpublished observations) The role of RNA folding in hantavirus recombination awaits further investigation ... Figure recombinant S RNA segments Checking of specificity of RT-PCRs for the wt and the Checking of specificity of RT-PCRs for the wt and the recombinant S RNA segments Lines 1–3: products of RT-PCR ... for the recombination "hot-spot" inthe plus- and minus- sense S RNA of TULV Hairpin-like Hairpin-like structures predicted for the recombination "hot-spot" inthe plus- and minus- sense S RNA of...
... urticaria, just as the histology ofthe two groups is strikingly similar.27,45 All of these findings provide a basis for further investigation ofthe pathogenesis and treatment of this disease.46–48 ... prominent inthe lesions of chronic urticaria than inthe late-phase response Cytokine Production after Stimulation with PMA–Ionomycin: Phenotypic Characterization ofthe Cytokine-Producing Subpopulation ... against the eosinophil low-affinity IgE receptor (CD23), which activate eosinophils and induce histamine release by eosinophie cationic protein (ECP), major basic protein (MBP), or other eosinophil...
... accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor -in- Chief of this journal Competing interests The author declares that they have no competing interests ... heterogeneously enhancing soft tissue mass over the scalp inthe occipital region with erosion ofthe underlying bone Extensive subcentimetre enhancing lymphadenopathy was noted inthe anterior and ... uncommon inthe head and neck region constituting only 1% of all malignant neoplasms in this region Angiosarcomas make up less than percent of all sarcomas Their most frequent site of origin is the...
... seemingly paradoxical result can be explained inthe following way The chance of finding a seed-match and of producing a local alignment of significant similarity rises with the length ofthe ... (Figure S3 in Additional file 1) Therefore, requiring a minimum distance in bitscore between the best and second best hit is Page of 15 very effective in removing most ofthe remaining reads that ... location ofthe human and chimp hits for each read is verified by using liftover [50] to map the coordinates ofthe human hit to the chimpanzee genome and the coordinate ofthe chimpanzee hit to the...
... summarizing the main points ofthe study, particularly the major findings ofthe research, presenting the limitations ofthe study and giving some suggestions for further research Summary ofthe ... as the medium of instruction in stead of using the target language Inthe lessons the role ofthe teacher dominates the role of students That is, the teacher often spends too much time presenting ... conclusion, the study consists of three chapters The introduction presents an overview ofthe study including the rationale ofthe study, the aim ofthe study, the scope ofthe study, the research...
... DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE ii PREFACE This thesis is submitted for the degree of Master of Engineering inthe Department of Mechanical Engineering, National ... with the constraints ofthe MEMS silicon fabrication route However, thechallenges facing such coatings are the high cost involved in solid coating, example diamond or carbon coating, and the inability ... Tribological ChallengesThe tribological challenges facing the second type of MEMS devices are friction and wear, as inthe case ofthe micro-engine or the rotary stepper motor, both of which involves...
... K, Hoffmann S, Bauer F, Friedrich U, Kardinal C, Feller SM, Biesinger B & Sticht H (2002) Structural investigation ofthe binding of a herpesviral protein to the SH3 domain of tyrosine kinase ... ofthe observed VpUcyt structure One ofthe most studied activities of VpU is the induction of CD4 degradation inthe endoplasmatic reticulum of infected CD4+ cells Only the cytoplasmic domain ... undetectable inthe presence of Mn2+ The solvent-exposed C-terminus of VpUcyt probably pointed away from the surface ofthe micelle The three amide cross-peaks originating from the hydrophobic...
... countries inthe region source the vaccine from India Keeping abreast with the contemporary developments research efforts are going on in addressing the major challenge of increasing the duration of ... application ofthe vaccine Farm managers in Kenya maintain vaccination times a year as it proved to be effective in preventing clinical FMD even inthe presence of infected buffalo and sick wildlife in ... vaccine coverage, age of vaccinates, maintenance ofthe cold chain during vaccine shipping and application, and training of vaccinators for proper vaccine delivery Addressing these elements are prerequisite...
... by intimate information sharing among all stakeholders ofmanufacturing based on engineering information 22 Knowledge and Skill Chains in Engineering and Manufacturing infrastructure Engineering ... Chains in Engineering and Manufacturing Information Infrastructure inthe Era of Global Communications Proceedings ofthe IFIP TC5 / WG5.3, WG5.7, WG5.12 Fifth International Working Conference of ... an infrastructure component Keywords: architecture, engineering, information infrastructure, manufacturing Knowledge and Skill Chains in Engineering and Manufacturing INTRODUCTION The context of...
... history of pulmonary TB; by administering a questionnaire to every participant Furthermore other clinical diagnostic information of co-morbidity including TB, clinical stage of HIV; treatment ofthe ... divided into the initial phase (intensive) and continuation phase Inthe intensive phase the majority of TB bacilli are rapidly killed and infectious patients become non-infectious within one ... reduction ofthe severity of HIV infection and in one way or another will consequently reduce the susceptibility of opportunistic infections among HIV patients The therapy involves a combination of protease...
... subcellular compartments other than lipid droplets The expression of CIDEC is elevated during the differentiation of adipocytes To gain further insight into the roles of CIDEC in adipocyte differentiation, ... analyses ofthe relative levels ofthe indicated proteins after western blotting (as in D) were carried out Similar experiments were performed five times and the intensity ofthe individual bands in ... differentiation ofthe fat-cell lineage capable ofthe assimilation oflipid to form a lipid- containing adipocyte [21] Our results revealed that the depletion of CIDEC resulted in increased lipolysis...
... dense packing of TM1 with the other helices, causing a slight shift of TM1 relative to the rest ofthe bundle (Fig 3A) At the same time, the main kinks inthe TM helices of rhodopsin (e.g the functionally ... whether the decrease in binding affinity inthe other chimeras was the result of protein instability and misfolding or was merely a byproduct ofthe localization of chimeras inthe ER, cells expressing ... patterns of homo-oligomeric crosslinking for C5aR and AT1R-YFP Because the rate of cross-linking depends on the proximity ofthe side groups, the flexibility ofthe structures containing the cysteine...
... analyzed the role of gangliosides inthe association of ErbB2 with lipid rafts in mammary epithelial HC11 cells The key role played by gangliosides in defining the distribution of ErbB2 into signaling ... observed (Fig 4C,E respectively) These findings support the view that GM3 is mainly involved in retaining ErbB2 in lipidraft domains, but that it is not involved in ErbB2 phosphorylation EGFR and ... specifically interact with the purified recombinant extracellular domain of EGFR [22] and that this tyrosine kinase receptor contains a structural domain with targeting information for lipid domains [23]...
... first infectious clone of AAV serotype (AAV2) in 1982 [7] and the pioneering work on the successful cloning of AAV establishing the foundation of recombinant AAV vectors capable of expressing foreign ... to the forefront of gene therapy inthe past decade The exponential progress of AAV-based vectors has been made possible by the advances inthe knowledge ofthe virology and biology of this virus, ... 1980s, pioneering work on the successful cloning of AAV established the foundation of recombinant AAV vectors capable of expressing foreign genes in mammalian cells Since then, the AAV has been...
... first infectious clone of AAV serotype (AAV2) in 1982 [7] and the pioneering work on the successful cloning of AAV establishing the foundation of recombinant AAV vectors capable of expressing foreign ... to the forefront of gene therapy inthe past decade The exponential progress of AAV-based vectors has been made possible by the advances inthe knowledge ofthe virology and biology of this virus, ... 1980s, pioneering work on the successful cloning of AAV established the foundation of recombinant AAV vectors capable of expressing foreign genes in mammalian cells Since then, the AAV has been...
... determine the effects of suppression ofthe cell-mediated immune system on ALV-J infection, as a part ofthe study determine the role ofthe immune system inthe control of ALV-J infection in broiler ... that ofthe CSP group early inthe experiment However, more chickens had medium to high titered viremia inthe CSP group compared to the PBS group Virus neutralizing antibody The results ofvirus ... summarized in Table Neutralizing antibody was first detected at weeks post-infection inthe Oil group More than half ofthe samples tested had neutralizing antibody at the end ofthe experiment The...
... the presence ofthe cellulase inhibitor cellobiose Further, the effect of inhibitors excludes the possibility of alamethicin resistance being elicited by any ofthe small known contaminants of ... H2 O2 being a putative intermediate inthe cellulase-initiated signalling cascade Instead, the presence of H2O2 can lead to rapid crosslinking ofthe cell wall proteins [53] The decrease in permeability ... cultures involved de novo protein synthesis The presence ofthe protein synthesis inhibitor cycloheximide prior to and during incubation with CM did not affect the magnitude of alamethicin resistance...