... expressed the p53Pro allele However, the expression of p53Pro allele in Chinese healthy heterozygotes (p53Arg/p53Pro) suggests that there is a selection preference on the expression ofp53 alleles To ... ofp53 codon 72 polymorphism in 46 Singaporean population Determinationofsensitivityofsequencingmethod 48 Expressingalleleofp53 in Chinese healthy heterozygotes 49 Expressingalleleof ... whereas most ofthe p53Pro forms carry mutation in the DNA binding domain ofp53 So, the data suggest that the expression of p53Arg allele may lead to cancer development in Asians Thus, the expression...
... operator, or the cytokine analyzed, the EC50 of HuMAb154 always remained below ng/mL (Table 2) Crossreactivity of HuMAb-154 to other bacterial toxins To test whether HuMAb-154 crossreacted to other ... and therapeutic countermeasures of SEB exposure Conclusions There are still no readily available therapeutics to counteract the effects of SEB intoxication, whether the exposure is a result of ... models better mimic the progression ofthe toxicity predicted in humans and may offer a wider window for therapeutic intervention We will therefore explore these models to further test HuMAb154...
... of folding back forces the target membrane and viral membrane to bend towards each other for its subsequent fusion The nucleocapsid ofthe virus particle is then released into the cytoplasm of ... Subsequent fusion of viral and endosomal membranes in acidic conditions lead tothe disassembly ofthe virion and the release of viral RNA into the cytoplasm Viral RNA is then translated into a polyprotein ... antigen They are roughly Y-shaped proteins consisting of identical pairs of heavy (H) and light (L) polypeptide chains forming the two arms ofthe Y 46 The tips ofthe two arms ofthe Y make up the...
... factors and roughly half of these genes are expressed in hESCs Thus, the three factors work together, rather than separately, to control whole sets of target genes in ES cells The central factors ... together, these studies demonstrated that expression of 13 Chapter I Introduction oct4 is regulated by the changes of DNA methylation The statue of DNA methylation is related tothe changes of ... have the capacity to self renew and they are involved in the generation or regeneration of tissues; on the other hand, they have the potential to differentiate into various types of cells (Blau...
... unclear whether these cytokines are produced by CD4+CD25+Foxp3+Treg or whether they induce the production of these cytokines from another population of cells [20] To date, our knowledge about the different ... regulator of Th1 differentiation [11] T-bet potentiates the expression of IFN-c, which, in turn, upregulates the inducible chain ofthe IL-12 receptor (IL-12Rb2) Binding of IL-12 to its receptor ... signalling, together with IL-4 receptor signalling via signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT6) This, in turn, up-regulates the low-level expression of GATA3, the master regulator of Th2...
... from the cytosol tothe cell membrane upon activation To examine the effects of selenoureas and selenoamides on O2– production from PMNs, we investigated the translocation ofthe molecule tothe ... Turuk, Finland) The concentration ofthe oxidant in the samples was calculated using the standard curve, which was made by adding known concentrations ofthe authentic H2O2 instead ofthe samples ... attributed tothe activation of a plasma membrane NADPH oxidase The NADPH oxidase multicomponent enzyme system catalyzes the production of O2– A component of NADPH oxidase, p47phox, translocates to the...
... Influence of Pi starvation on growth and secreted AP activity of tomato suspension cells Tomato cells cultured for days in the absence of exogenous Pi had only approximately 40% ofthe fresh weight of ... shown in parentheses Numbering is relative tothe first amino acid ofthe deduced AP sequence, and colons indicate an amino acid residue identical to that ofthe respective tomato PAP peptide ... activity The ability of tomato SAP1 and SAP2 to catalyze the peroxidation of luminol was investigated using a chemiluminescence assay In the presence of luminol and H2O2, nM amounts of SAP1 and...
... of MUC15 at the protein level The significance ofthe potential coexistence of MUC15 splice variants is unclear However, the MUC1/SEC secreted form of MUC1, devoid ofthe transmembrane and cytoplasmic ... appears to have originated from a common ancestral gene [34] Despite the location ofthe MUC15 gene close tothe cluster of mucin genes, it does not show the characteristics of this group of secreted ... suggested by the staining behaviour ofthe protein, might explain at least a part of this discrepancy The carbohydrate might thereby constitute up to 67% ofthe relative molecular mass, although the massive...
... Page of 11 countries ofthe Far East such as Mongolia (2000) and Russia (2000) [3,11,33] The extent tothe genetic diversity of these PanAsia virus isolates accumulating over the course of FMD ... which compared to reference strains of PanAsia lineage Downstream ofthe poly(C) tract, there is a stretch sequence of highly tolerant to changes, containing four PKs in structure of O/Fujian/CHA/5/99 ... outbreaks of FMD caused by FMDV serotype O, occurred in the countries and districts of East Asia (EA) and the Far East [11] The O/ YUN/TAW/97 strain, a member ofthe Cathay topotype, containing the...
... It is, of course, possible that other factors during the development ofthe cell lines affect their morphology and physiological characteristics The expression of MuLV with regard tothe virus ... lines The difference in color ofthe merge pictures seen for the R1A1 and P8A9 is probably a function ofthe fact that the concentration of CAgag is higher in the P8 cell lines than in the R1 ... some of which have the capacity to produce intact virions (MuLV)[8] One ofthe progenitors ofthe SAM strains, the AKR mouse strain, expresses high levels ofthe prototype ecotropic endogenous retrovirus,...
... definitive proof ofthe hepatocytic and neoplastic nature ofthe cHCC cells Positive staining for hepatocyte marker HepPar1 strongly indicates the hepatocytic origin ofthe cultured cells [10] The neoplastic ... with the neoplastic nature ofthe cells [11], and suggests the presence of both fully differentiated hepatocytes and progenitor cells in the cHCC cell culture The hepatocytic nature ofthe cHCC ... [10] The neoplastic nature ofthe cells can be deduced from the pleiomorphism ofthe cells, the number of sometimes bizarre mitotic figures The simultaneous presence of CK7 and HepPar1 positive...
... genes ofthe exact sizes These bands were confirmed by sequencing and only the sequence confirmed genes were further used in next experiment leading tothe development of expression vectors The ... applied tothe transfected cells by growing them in the presence of mg of G418/ml About 80% of cells did not develop resistance tothe selecting agent, but in the long run it was possible to identify ... in other regions ofthe world [7,37] The HCV stable cell lines may be very useful in the study of HCV genomic replication in that part ofthe world Figure a) Showing the amplified genes of Core...
... translocates into the nucleus despite the high level of Mira at the cortex (Ikeshima, et al., 1997) Alternatively, the degradation of Mira might be the consequence of release of Pros from the cortex ... mutant, miraRR127, Pros is localized tothe basal cortex ofthe NB and segregated tothe GMC normally but then fails to release from the cortex and translocate tothe nucleus Molecular analysis showed ... transformation of vMP2 into dMP2 Hence, Numb functions as a determinant to specify the fate ofthe daughter that inherits the protein The asymmetric segregation of Numb is also required in muscle progenitor...
... remains to be determined 1.5 Life cycle of coronavirus Coronavirus infection starts with the binding ofthe S protein on the surface of coronavirus binds tothe receptor on the surface of human ... cytometry were used to observe the green fluorescence of GFP-BlaR protein expressed from the SARS-CoV replicon They were done at various time points to monitor the presence ofthe replicon in the ... minutes The contents ofthe two tubes were then mixed together and left at room temperature for 20 minutes to allow the formation of RNA-Lipofectamine 2000 complex During this time, the original...
... FAT The answer tothe question of how the cells in an epithelium align themselves tothe other cells in the tissue lies in the understanding ofthe interaction of upstream factor Fat with another ... the coordinated organization of cells within the plane of a single layered sheet of cells i.e., the organization of groups of cells in the plane ofthe epithelium, such that they all orient to ... similar to that with the absence of both This kind of patterning defect was found in the development of R3 photoreceptor in the eye, closure ofthe last thoracic segment in the abdomen ofthe Drosophila...
... observed Figure shows the effect ofthe concentration ofthe polymer on the flocculation of kaolin clay When the polymer concentration was changed from zero to 12.5 ppm, the extent of flocculation ... measured The activity was expressed as the extent of flocculation calculated by the following formula Extent of flocculation (%) = (A-B)×100/A A: A660 ofthe total mixed liquor B: A660 ofthe upper ... acid at 80°C After 16 h, 0.5 ml of distilled water was added and further allowed to stand at 80°C for h The alditol acetates were prepared by the reduction ofthe hydrolyzed sugars with sodium...
... adopted to prepare the PVDF composite membrane The structure and the morphology ofthe PVDF-SPS composite membrane were characterized The proton conductivity and the methanol permeability ofthe ... the inner part ofthe membranes As shown in Figure 4e, many big aggregates appear in the middle part ofthe PVDF-PS membrane The hydrophobic property of PS polymer promoted the formation of these ... and the methanol permeability ofthe membranes can be calculated from the slopes ofthe linear curves according to Eq (2) The methanol permeability ofthe PVDF-SPS membrane was measured to be...
... The use of jacket is to provide a return path for the magnetic field lines and thereby shield the adjacent components The use of electromagnet has wide flexibility of tuning the plasma to get the ... G/A The ampere-turns were determined to produce the maximum possible magnetic field on the axis The size and the power consumption ofthe solenoid coils were the limiting factors In order to increase ... errors in construction, and the stability ofthe power supply used to energize it Therefore, after the electromagnets are built, they have to be tested for their performance The magnetic field measurements...
... according to time and temperature of annealing In the other hand, SnO2 is self-doping semiconductor Due tothe stoichiometric deviation, some Sn atoms were formed and played a role ofthe dopant These ... used the photoconductivity measurement The samples were prepared in a shape of photo resistor Contact electrodes were made from SnO2:F The sheet resistance ofthe contacts is about 10 Ω/□ The ... microscopy (SEM) analyses to identify the structure, and the morphology ofthe samples Figure shows the XRD result for the TiO2 film prepared from TiCl4 at 400 oC The sharp peaks ofthe XRD pattern indicate...
... neither protein was able to catalyze the oxidation of thiol residues on the synthetic peptide and the oxidative refolding of reduced and denatured RNase A In addition, neither protein reduced the ... in the ER prior to processing in the protein storage vacuoles The synthesis of proglycinin and pro-b-conglycinin was initiated when the seeds achieved a mass of 50 mg (Fig 5A, lanes and 4) The ... the presence of MgCl2 In the presence of EDTA, which releases ribosomes from the rough ER [24], the peaks of GmPDIL-3a and GmPDIL-3b were shifted tothe lighter sucrose fractions and therefore had...