... for the tissue specificity ofthe Fugu SCEs tested in our transient transgenic embryo assays The functional analysis of SCEs by enhancer essays carried out in the transient transgenic zebrafish ... dataset of nongenic SCEs between collinear (as discussed above) and noncollinear (all other categories discussed above taken together) elements, and analyzed the distribution of their distances ... Materials and methods, below) This analysis classified 22.7% ofthe resulting rCNEs as 'genic', refereed research The analysis described herein attempts to tackle the issue ofthe extent, mobility, and...
... is performed always when the distance from an immersed boundary point to the border ofthe finest level is less than an allowed minimal distance This minimal distance depends on the size ofthe ... that the right-hand side of (12) isthe left-hand side of (11) For the particular problem considered, the evaluation ofthe force F will depend on the unknown value ofthe velocity un+1 and, ... together in time, with the time step ofthe finest level In the incompressible case, there is not a finite limit to the speed at which disturbances can propagate in the flow Since each part of the...
... accumulation of GmNAC6 transcripts The synergistic induction of gene expression by the combination of ER stress and osmotic stress inducers is one ofthe criteria that link target genes to the ER stress- ... experiments, the statistical analysis ofthe data and drafted the manuscript MTBR and PABR assisted directly the qRT-PCR assays and the caspase 3-like activity experiment.GLR assisted the Agro-infiltration ... information between these two distinct stressresponse pathways to potentiate a cell death response Therefore, the integration ofthe ER stress and osmotic stress signals into a circuit of cell death...
... particles isan important event in HIV-1 biology While the structure of Vpr based on X-ray crystallography is not yet available, biochemical analysis and NMR studies suggest that Vpr is composed of ... [29,35] and Rosetta softwares [31] The highly ranked models included both antiparallel and parallel orientations In the majority of models, the interface comprised mainly residues from helices II and ... transfection Next, we assessed the ability of Vpr mutants to form oligomers by BiFC analysis The expression of Vpr molecules was also assessed from the same batch of cells by indirect immunofluorescence...
... Collectively, these data confirm the existence of this transcript in the cells Distribution ofthe MBP-1 transcript in normal tissues and cancers To determine the distribution of this putative MBP-1 transcript ... transcript is a product of alternative transcriptional initiation of ENO1 and is transcribed from the intron III ofthe gene The transcript can be exported to the cytoplasm, and can be translated in vitro ... the ENO1 transcript, and the other is transcribed from an alternative transcription start site in the ENO1 gene locus In a comparison of their relative mRNA abundance in the same cell, the RT-qPCR...
... the basis of our data, thefeature that distinguishes systemic onset JRA from other forms of JRA, and is common to the major hemophagocytic syndromes, is NK cell dysfunction The exact mechanisms ... Caucasian, African American, and Latin American patients The ethnic heterogeneity ofthe patients with JRA included in this study might also underlie the discrepancy between our results and the ... NK cells (observed in of 20 patients with sJRA only) NK dysfunction seems to be a distinguishing featureof sJRA that is intrinsic to the disease itself Further analysis ofthe flow cytometry data...
... [26,47-49] The mechanism of DNA methylation pattern duplication, involves the SRA domain which is able to detect the hemi-methylated state ofthe DNA that occurs after the synthesis ofthe new DNA strand ... well studied, the mechanism by which these TSGs are specifically targeted is still unclear One hypothesis is that CpG island hypermethylation of TSGs is driven by a mechanism involving unknown ... belongs to the Ranunculaceae family which grows in the Mediterranean sea and Western Asia countries, including Pakistan, India and China [74] This plant is used in traditional folk medicine for the...
... of this manuscript has: made substantial contributions to conception and design, acquisition of data, and the analysis or interpretation of data; been involved in drafting the article or revising ... delirium is to persist with the status quo in which an estimated 60% to 80% of delirium is missed in the absence of standardized monitoring [37-41] The strengths of this report include the unique patient ... Introduction Delirium is defined as anacute change or fluctuation in mental status plus inattention, and either disorganized thinking or an altered level of consciousness at the time ofthe evaluation...
... pRIFLEmax) during admission The data were examined for an association between mean or peak uNGAL and the presence of sepsis, PRISM II scores, and mortality The diagnostic characteristics of uNGAL in predicting ... inflammatory response syndrome were classified as having sepsis The Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) II score (a measure of severity of illness/mortality risk) was calculated on the day of ICU admission ... samples Before statistical analysis of urine samples, patients were further excluded from this study if fewer than two SCr values were available for the duration ofthe admission (and not before...
... LDH release and media hIL6 was determined The percent of LDH releaseis a measure of hypoxiainduced membrane injury and increased percent LDH releaseisan indicator of proximal tubular necrosis ... not examined the effect of AKI on renal IL-6 handling, our data demonstrating a role ofthe kidney in the filtration and metabolism of IL-6 are consistent with the known role ofthe proximal ... future analysis Dennen et al Critical Care 2010, 14:R181 http://ccforum.com/content/14/5/R181 Page of 13 Statistical analysis of murine data Data were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance...
... predict the majority of such events We feel this to be a reflection ofthe complex and interacting nature of falls, injuries, and their etiologies and risk factors It is extremely unlikely that any ... years as the comparison group, controlling for age, sex, and other important variables in the logistic regression model Age was also significantly associated with the risk of incurring an injurious ... number of medications taken at baseline and either all falls or injurious falls, consistent with another recent study of predictors of falls and fall injuries DISCUSSION One-leg standing balance...
... within 0.5–1 h ofthe treatment and was transient However, the accumulation ofthe OXI1 transcript in response to oxidative stress was stronger than that ofthe PTI1-4 transcript If OXI1 and PTI1-4 ... proteins were then detected by western blot analysis with an anti-HIS IgG GST alone was used as a negative control One tenth ofthe input was loaded on to the gel and represents the amount of HIS-tagged ... glutathione-agarose beads The proteins were then detected by western blot analysis using an anti-HIS or an anti-GST IgG Figure 1C shows HIS-PTI1-4 and HIS-OXI1 bound to GST-OXI1 and GST-PTI1-4, respectively,...
... the equivalent of exons and from Meis3 Among the three Meis genes, intron is considerably smaller (< 200 bp) in human and mouse Meis3 than in either ofthe other genes Examination ofthe 5¢ and ... creating Meis3.2 in humans The intron–exon structure of Meis1, Meis2 and Meis3 is relatively well conserved in this region ofthe genes – in both mouse and human, the 17 codons removed in human Meis3.2 ... revealed the presence of two isoforms of human Meis3 (termed Meis3.1 and Meis3.2), which were also found in the expressed sequence tag (EST) database Although only a single mouse Meis3 isoform is listed...
... The theoretical analysis of kinetic behaviour of ‘hysteretic’ allosteric enzymes I The kinetic manifestations of slow conformational change ofan oligomeric enzyme in the Monod, Wyman and Changeux ... inhibition of dCTP deaminase E Johansson et al rates) prior to and after the transition ofthe enzyme to a more active form, respectively, t isthe time and s isthe lagtime The rate constant, k, for the ... ½Sn Þ 0:5 where rate isthe initial turnover ofthe enzyme with a maximum of kcat, S0.5 isthe concentration of substrate S at half-maximal saturation ofthe enzyme and n isthe Hill coefficient...
... increased the phosphorylation oftheendogenous 140 kDa and 60 kDa isoforms of Ras-GRF1 (Fig 2A, left panel) and of recombinant HA-Ras-GRF1 (Fig 2B, upper panel) Phosphorylation of ERK1 ⁄ in the ... receptors The mechanism of Ras activation through Gs-coupled receptors is not fully understood In the present study, we show endogenous expression ofthe Ca2+-dependent 140 kDa and shorter isoforms of ... [17,19] The smaller isoforms correspond to N-terminal deletions ofthe fulllength 140 kDa protein The physiological role ofthe guanine nucleotide exchange activity ofthe truncated forms is not...
... the size ofthe gallery If the image is drastically larger than the gallery, a visitor to the site will be downloading larger images than what is necessary and this can slow down the performance ... Conventions In this book, you will find a number of styles of text that distinguish between different kinds of information Here are some examples of these styles, and an explanation of their meaning Code ... Galleria can also display video and iframes inside the gallery The method by which this is accomplished is mostly the same as the way images are specified, with the only difference being that the image...
... of these mountains is bold, rocky, dark and precipitous The land south of this line is called the Lowlands, and that to the north, including the range, the Highlands The maritime outline ofthe ... 843, ascended the Pictish throne The inhabitants of Ireland and the Highlands of Scotland were but branches ofthe same Keltic stock, and their language was substantially the same There was not ... column, the massacre of Glencoe and the distresses ofthe Scottish colonists in Darien On the appearance of this article the project was very properly and righteously abandoned The result of the...
... for the analysis (i.e., the one year change in the variable is used in the analysis) The other explanatory variables included in the analyses have been used by other researchers The right-hand ... changes in the top 0.1% ofthe income distribution, the focus ofthe analysis is on the top 0.1% Arguments are offered for and against reducing income inequality The classic argument against rising ... productivity isan index of output per hour; it can be affected not only by taxes but also by the quantity and quality ofthe labor force The indicators ofthe quantity and quality ofthe labor...