... designers and decision makers on the importance of the construction material selection, which is not only for their esthetical aspect but also on the local climate and energy consumption of buildings ... heat/solar radiation) of each material was calculated and analyzed (Figure 10) Figure 10 Normalized heat (total heat/solar radiation) using average heat of convection (qconv), heat of radiation (qrad) ... areas Atmos Environ 2004, 38, 2737–2748 [8] Wong N.H., Chena Y., Ongb C.L., Siab A (2005) Investigation of thermal benefits of roof top garden in the tropical environment Build Environ 2005, 38,...
... to the surface Experimental We used a UHV STM combined with a scanning reflection electron microscope (SREM ) The condition of the tungsten tip of the STM and the manipulation of the tip on the ... measurements of the nanostructure growth provide data which throw light on the mechanism of nanostructure formation Conclusion The early- and late-stage rates of silicon island growth on Si(111) surfaces ... transfer of silicon atoms from the STM tip by re-evaporation of the silicon that was accumulated on the STM tip at the initial stages of the tip– sample interaction very likely occurs in the growth of...
... degree of expression of adhesion molecules on the surfaceof human ECs depends on the response of the cells against the implanted material [11] PECAM-1 is a cell- cell junction molecule that establishes ... Upon one-day Ti /cell contact the expression of fibronectin was predominantly cytoplasmatic and stronger than on the control surface (Figure 5A and 5D) After and 14 days we observed that fibronectin ... both surfaces with a more dense mesh on the control surfaces The cells produced and released fibronectin in Figure after the studied periods Attachment of HUVECs on titanium and on control surfaces...
... energy ΔHads Heat of Adsorption ΔΦ Change in workfunction of metal surface upon adsorption Φ Workfunction of metal surface θ Surface coverage in computational methods θexp Surface coverage in ... center of nuclei, contributing to the overestimation of bond length; however, the latter contributes to underestimation of bond length arising from correlation with electrons in long-range on molecular ... interaction will be briefly presented Finally, electronic interaction of benzene adsorption on transition metal surface will be explained 1.4.1 Surface- adsorbate interaction Chemical bonding constructed...
... the effects of prolonged exposure to sulfonylurea drugs onbetacell metabolism using a combination of different NMR techniques, and utilizing the well-characterized clonal glucose-responsive pancreatic ... stimulation of exocytosis by sulfonylureas in pancreatic beta cells Science 271, 813–815 Tian YA, Johnson G & Ashcroft SJ (1998) Sulfonylureas enhance exocytosis from pancreatic beta- cells by ... perspectives on the actions of sulphonylureas and hyperglycaemic sulphonamides on the pancreatic betacell Diabete Metab 20, 157–162 Kamp F, Kizilbash N, Corkey BE, Berggren PO & Hamilton JA (2003) Sulfonylureas...
... the context of replication competent viruses [34-36] In order to confirm that the Rev-CEM cell line was suitable for the study of Nef-mediated downregulation ofcellsurface receptors from cells ... http://www.retrovirology.com/content/7/1/44 lation of CCR5 seen with integrated infections of TZM/bl cells [36] Studies with 293-Affinofile cells, a cell line that is quantitatively inducible for both CD4 and CCR5 cellsurface ... typically 7% of the total population studied Infected cells were measured by flow cytometry for cellsurface expression of CD4, CXCR4 and CCR5 A pattern of downregulation, similar to that of integrating...
... decreased expression of CD38 on CD8+ T cells is highly correlated with the effectiveness of antiretroviral therapy [4-8] and lack of activation and expression of CD38 and HLA-DR on CD4+ T cells correlates ... demonstrate the conservation of unique cellsurface antigen mosaics in cryopreserved PBMCs from HIV+ individuals Here, we have used an antibody microarray constructed on the surfaceof a nitrocellulose ... CD8+/CD11b+ T cells during progression of HIV infection in asymptomatic patients [38], we are not aware of any previous reports of modulations in CD11b expression on CD4+ T cells of HIV+ patients...
... sustained responders and transient responders Our study not only demonstrated potential associations between modulations ofcellsurface antigens and activation or restoration of the immune system, ... HAART, cellsurface expression of adhesion molecules and levels of circulating adhesion molecules requires further investigation Three cellsurface antigens were associated with cell activation (CD9, ... expression over time was consistent with a previous study, which showed lack of control of T cell apoptosis under HAART [23] CD2 mediates both cell- to -cell adhesion and T cell activation; also...
... glycosylated cellsurface transmembrane protein expressed on antigen-presenting cells and constitutively expressed on monocytes Expression of HLA-DR by monocytes is essential for the presentation of peptides ... conjugate, clone L243 (Becton Dickinson, UK) and with a mouse IgG anti-human CD14 R-phycoerythrin conjugate (R-PE), clone M5E2, (Becton Dickinson, UK) to identify monocytes Briefly 100 µl of cells ... surface A comparison to the surface value allowed an estimate of intracellular versus extracellular expression of HLA-DR Healthy controls (n=6) had lower expression of intracellular HLA-DR than...
... medium containing 3% sucrose Effects of application sole nitrate (NO3-) and in combination with ammonium (NH4+) on production of ginseng saponin and polysaccharides by suspension cultures of Panax ... nitrogen concentration of 40 mM [12] In the simultaneous production of ginseng saponin and polysaccharide by suspension cultures of P ginseng, [4] reported that production of ginseng saponin was ... Mean separation by Duncan’s multiple range test at p ≤ 0.05 Effect of different sucrose concentrations oncell growth and ginsenoside production The effect of initial sucrose concentration (0, 20,...
... is present on the surfaceof a variety ofcell lines [42,48,52,55,56] and on the surfaceof endothelial cells [57,58] To address whether nucleo4674 lin is also present on the surfaceof developing ... parent ion tolerance of ± m ⁄ z, a peptide ion tolerance of ± m ⁄ z, one missed cleavage, fixed carbamidomethylation of cysteines and variable oxidation of methionines were specified Purification of ... well as on the surfaceof nonmyosinexpressing cells Some of the punctate localization also occurred at the cellcell interface between these cells and myotubes (arrowheads in Fig 6D) It is of interest...
... The DNA content of the cell layer at the end of incubation was quanti®ed by the method of West et al [31] After solubilization of the cell layer in M NaOH and subsequent neutralization by M KH2PO4, ... observed (Table 3) In conclusion, bFGF requires cellsurface HSPG for the inhibition of steroidogenesis in developing Sertoli cells Cellsurface HSPG are bFGF targets during Sertoli cell postnatal development ... Sertoli cells Sertoli cells were incubated for 24 h with testosterone substrate (200 ngáml)1) in the presence or not (control) of FSH (100 ngáml)1) and of bFGF increasing concentrations Determination...
... FEBS 3221 N-Glycosylation of HFE L Bhatt et al A B C Fig Inhibition of N-glycosylation influences patterns of HFE intracellular localization HuTu80 cells were transfected with constructs expressing ... function has not previously been studied In this article, we map the sites of HFE N-glycosylation and examine the importance of glycosylation on parameters of protein localization and function Results ... treatment of HFE-WT-expressing cells results in a reticular localization pattern To definitively establish the importance of N-glycosylation on HFE localization in HuTu80 cells, we transfected cells...
... processes, including pericellular proteolysis, cellcell or cell ECM adhesion, and regulation of membrane architecture [13–16] One of the important functions of extracellular annexin II is its ... the existence of annexin II oncell surfaces of WiDr cells (data not shown) To examine whether matrilysin cleaves annexin II oncell surfaces, three kinds of human colon cancer cell lines (CaR-1, ... interaction of annexin II with the cellsurface receptors Binding of tPA to surfaces of matrilysin-treated cells It has been shown that tPA binds to annexin II on the surfaces of human endothelial cells...
... cm)1 region corresponds to superposition of several absorption peaks Here a complex band of valent water OH-bond vibrations is overlapped with peaks of valent OH-bond and NH-bond vibrations of PVX ... 4000 cm)1 region Discussion The role of CP glycosylation in plant virus life cycles remains unclear, although data on the effects of glycosylation on the conformation and dynamics of O-linked glycoproteins ... glycosylation of potato virus X protein (Eur J Biochem 271) 3141 Fig Stages of glycosylation site identification (A) Initial part of RP-HPLC profile of PVX preparation after modification of the trypsin...
... Concentration of macro element NH4NO3 KNO3 Determination and analyses Extraction and determination of ginsenoside production were determined as reported previously [8,9] MgSO4 Determination of ... level of secondary metabolism [10,11] demonstrated the effect of phosphate limitations on the accumulation of cinnamoyl putrescines in tobacco cultures, while [12] concluded that the lack of phosphate ... ginseng cell growth and ginsenoside production required higher concentrations of KNO3, MgSO4, and CaCl2 than those normally used in culture media In contrast, however, at low concentration of NH4NO3...
... 2ε0 of the intervals on which one can construct local continuations, so that a finite number of such local continuations will take one from θ = to θ = We will therefore now describe the construction ... -intersections This was observed by Poincar´ [33] We include a proof for completeness’ e sake Proof Intersections of α and γ are of two types Each zero of u(x) corresponds to an intersection of α and ... intersections of α and γ To count self-intersections one must count the intersections of the graph of u(x) = sin(2π p x) wrapped up on the cylinder Γ = (R/Z) × R, i.e the q intersections of the graphs of...
... 0.8 0.6 Fig Intracellular response ofyeast cells to extracellular dynamics The NADH fluorescence (solid line) was measured in a suspension of intact yeast cells Cells were grown on glucose, harvested ... Fig Effect of low continuous and low pulsatile glucose concentrations on the intracellular dynamics ofyeast The amplitude of the intracellular NADH oscillation was determined for cells that ... previous studies on glycolytic oscillations there was an aspect of adaptation Alterations in the make-up of the yeast cells made them prone to limit cycle oscillations [6,7] For the cells to engage...
... by means of sensitivity analysis Cell synchronization Frequency modulation is of primary importance for the synchronization of the glycolytic oscillations among the individual yeast cells [30,4244] ... of the cell in terms of all relevant metabolite concentrations Despite the high dimension of concentration space, we show below that, in the specic case of glycolytic oscillations in intact yeast ... reaction is due to the on off nature of the oscillations; it is the regulation of the HK-PFK reaction by ATP that is important for the occurrence of oscillations, not its Vmax This notion can...