... human fucokinase cDNA is similar to the long splice variant of mouse fucokinase cDNA at the 3¢ splice region The first and third methionines inthe murine sequence, inthe upstream end ofthe CDS, ... neither is the splice junction between exon 23a or 23b, and exon 24 In conclusion, the alternative splicing maintains the reading frame along the entire protein, therefore the protein variants ... variants ofthe murine fucokinase genes were expressed in COS-7 cells in frame with a 10-amino acid E2Tag present inthe pQM vector The molecular masses of fucokinase proteins were determined by...
... FABP1 during zebrafish embryogenesis The distinct patterns ofexpression for the fabp1b (in the intestine) and fabp10 (in the liver) genes inthe developing zebrafish combined represent theexpression ... gradient inthe levels of rat FABP1 mRNA is established inthe intestine during the late fetal stage The mRNA concentration inthe intestine increases sharply by three- to four-fold within 24 h of ... the timing ofthe insertion of intron inthe fabp1a gene Linkage group assignment of zebrafish fabp1a, fabp1b and fabp10 genes using radiation hybrid mapping The fabp1a gene was assigned to linkage...
... ofthe brain, but not from any other tissues examined including the liver, ovary, skin, intestine, heart, muscle and testis crabp1b mRNA was detected by RT-PCR inthe skin, intestine, brain and ... around the boarder of hindbrain and spinal cord showing transversal distribution ofthe crabp1b mRNA in r7, neurons of spinal cord (N Sp), dorsal and ventral spinal cord (D Sp and V Sp) andthe ... 6B) inthe optic tectum ofthe adult zebrafish brain crabp1b mRNA was detected inthe adult brain, muscle, intestine and skin but only by the sensitive technique of RT-PCR (Fig 6A) and not by in...
... observed inthe wild-type C2C12 cells whereas the human UCP3 was detected, at the expected size of 34 kDa, inthe infected cells andin a sample ofthe human UCP3 recombinant protein Taken together these ... SEM from the number of experiments in parentheses SS Fig Increase inthe UCP3 signal as a function of increasing amounts of (A) human recombinant protein and (B) mouse recombinant protein Representative ... Therefore the relative amounts of UCP3 protein and mRNA inthe three muscles are comparable Effect of fasting on UCP3 protein expression We and others have shown that fasting induces upregulation of...
... for and 21 days [22], and some of these genes were also present inthe herbicide SSH libraries (including glutamine synthetase and cathepsin) In our experiments, we tested a cocktail ofthe three ... preventing the plant from producing an essential amino acid and by inhibiting the enzyme enolpyruvylshikimate-phosphate synthase which reduces the production of protein inthe plant, thereby inhibiting ... [63] Inthe fish, Cyprinus carpio, an increase in GS was observed after several days of exposure to cypermethrin At the same time, there was a decrease inthe amount of free amino acids coincident...
... predict the locations ofthe first introns and exons of Y1, Y2 and Y3 An alignment ofthe peptides predicted from the pleurocidin genes and pseudogenes is shown in Fig All ofthe genes, and even ... WF2-like pleurocidin transcripts in mucus-producing cells of skin and goblet cells of small intestine in winter flounder [21] In addition, Paneth cells within the human intestine have been shown ... possessing NFjB binding sites in their upstream sequences may exist elsewhere inthe genome Octamer motifs (ATGCAAAT) are present inthe noncoding sequences of all ofthe pleurocidins These motifs...
... areas ofthe spinal cord displaying focal inflammation and demyelination (Fig 2E) Quantification of CCR1, CCR2 and CCR5 mRNAexpressing cells in relation to the stage of demyelinating activity The ... immunization) of EAE show extensive inflammation involving the white and grey matter (D), with marked demyelination inthe inflammatory areas (F) The majority ofthe infiltrating inflammatory ... apoptosis of infiltrating cells inthe CNS of animals with EAE [80] The limitation of inflammation seen inthe CNS could also be the result of a diminished antigen-presenting capability In conclusion,...
... deviation ofthe baseline of fluorescent signal intensity The CT value ofthe βactin message was used as an internal standard When the target messages were detected in both the control samples andthe ... that the message expressionof hyaluronidase-2 inthe synovium of OA and RA was approximately four times that inthe control synovium This finding suggests that in OA and RA, the protein expression ... volume of hyaluronan from the joint, andthe total volume of joint fluid The production of hyaluronan in OA or RA may be decreased because ofthe reduced expressionof HAS-1 and -2 messages The...
... produced the cultures of FLS cells, carried out the ELISA study and collaborated in establishing the co-culture system HGS was involved in planning the study andthe preparation ofthe manuscript ... (chronic AIA) after induction of inflammation inthe knee joint, the rats were killed by cervical dislocation during ether anaesthesia In total, 17 untreated rats ofthe same age and sex were used ... purpose the cells were washed with PBS and incubated for to minutes in PBS containing 0.25% trypsin and 0.02% EDTA (Gibco) Thereafter, the cells were collected, washed with DMEM containing 20% FCS and...
... case Gis the usual inverse ofthe relationship matrix -’ * o Otherwise, the calculation of G requires computing H introducing the segregation variance between groups and inbreeding, though these ... that the breeding values ofthe base animals have the same mean and variance, and that the genetic variance ofthe base generation is twice that ofthe Mendelian variance In a Gaussian setting, ... vector of Now, calling breeding values of base ) b (a and non-base animals equa- ) r (a and Z l 2] [Z Z the prediction of breeding values when base animals selected is then obtained by solving the...
... different bands, no bands significantly involved in spontaneous breakage were found in SBO On the other hand, spontaneous breakage analysis in ACA considering a haploid karyotype of 287 bands [21, ... at C-bands Only one ACA c-fra (1q31) is located at a breakpoint of a pericentric inversion involved inthe evolution ofthe Ceboidea karyotype [43] Smeets and Klundert induced fragile site expression ... reported for other heterochromatic regions [50] Another c-fra, 11q15, coincides with a terminal deletion of a C-band in C a nigritus [44] and paracentric inversions observed in C a robustus and C a...
... HBV DNA inthe serum The distribution ofthe studied populations according to these different HBV statuses is shown in Table The status against HBV remained uncertain inthe 30 patients and 25 ... patients and controls, the serological and molecular expressionof HBV infection markedly differed inthe two groups Ongoing HBV infection was found in 12% of controls, most of them expressing HBsAg ... = 2) of patients, respectively Seven patients had mixed infections: 1a andin cases, 1a and 1bin cases and 1a andin one case The viremia levels for HBV and HCV inthe studied patients and controls,...
... airways inflammation and by cigarette smoke, the major pathogenic determinant of COPD A greater understanding ofthe mechanism of these effects may improve our understanding ofthe pathogenesis of ... may be the result of disease, smoking or medication TLR4 expression is down regulated inthe nasal epithelium of smokers in- vivo We examined expressionof TLR4 along with TLR2 and HBD2 inthe nasal ... LPS-induced IL-8 expressioninthe presence of CSE however, and similarly the "protective" effect of salmeterol on dexamethasone-induced inhibition of TLR4 signalling was lost inthe presence of...
... according to the intensity and extent of cytoplasmic and nuclear staining According to this grading system, intense HIF-1α staining was observed in 57% (16/28) of AAC, in 100% (20/20) of ACC andin ... results, and drafting ofthe manuscript SJ contributed to designing ofthe study, acquisition of data, and analysis and interpretation ofthe results KV contributed to designing and acquisition of ... data, and analysis and interpretation ofthe results SH participated in designing and analysis, and interpretation ofthe data, as well as in critical revision ofthe manuscript KT participated in...
... ischemia and 30 minutes of reperfusion compared to the control group The main finding of this study was an absent of HIF-1a induction in IPC or IPC+IPO treated animals In both of these groups, theexpression ... detected corresponding to the point where fluorescent intensity exceeds the background fluorescent intensity, which is 10 × the standard deviation ofthe baseline The average of triplicates from ... expressionof HIF-1 andthe degree of apoptosis was increasedin rats subjected to 120 of warm liver ischemia compared to non-ischemia [32] Another study supporting the conclusion inthe present...
... diurnal ofthe Heat map of enriched TFBSs and their corresponding TFs for each ofthe eight clusters, when both TFBSs and TFs are present inthe diurnal genes The columns indicate the TFs in each of ... calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IG (Camk1g), Per2, Dbp, splicing factor proline/glutamine rich (Sfpq), oxysterol binding protein-like (Osbpl3), RanBP-type and C3HC4-type zinc finger containing ... ofthe eight clusters, where the rows represent the enriched (P < 0.05) TFBSs inthe kb upstream region of genes in each ofthe eight clusters The color ofthe cell represents the degree of matching:...
... from the beginning of intron andthe novel microsatellite, which included a tandem repeat of (TC)n is located approximately at 1264 bp from the beginning of intron 3.3 Allele frequencies in different ... for fine QTL mapping of production traits and for the study oftheexpressionof porcine CA3 An assessment ofthe relationships between the CA3 functions andthe characterisation of its genomic ... study, the porcine CA3 gene was also differentially expressed inthe skeletal muscle of Yorkshire and Meishan pig breeds The results ofexpression profiles showed that theexpression levels of CA3 increased...