... studied in the whole cortex, cerebellum, basal forebrain, and hypothalamus in the rat [25,26] andthemouse [27], and in fly heads [24,28,29] However, these studies assayed only limited numbers of genes, ... (the rat RGU34A arrays), 752 (4.9%) ofthe transcripts in the whole cortexand 223 (4.8%) ofthe transcripts in the cerebellum were identified as regulated by sleep/wakefulness independent of ... our list ofmouse diurnal genes with themouse orthologs ofthe genes reported by Cirelli et al [25], we found 75 common genes in the sleep-related cortex, 124 in the wakefulness-related cortex, ...
... exhibit a random coil conformation similar to that of dextran 3.6 Identification of anomeric configuration Fig Isolationand purification of polysaccharides extracted fromthe liquid culture broth of C ... fractions The yield ofthe neutral fraction (CPSN) andthe acidic fraction (CPSA) obtained fromthe crude polysaccharide extract CPS was 0.328 g/g and 0.034 g/g, respectively (Fig 1A) The molecular ... for at 70 ◦ C, then mixed with a 5× first-strand buffer, 10 mM dNTPs, and 0.1 M DTT The reaction mixture was further incubated for at 37 ◦ C, then for 60 after the addition of U of MuLV reverse...
... expression of 13 Chapter I Introduction oct4 is regulated by the changes of DNA methylation The statue of DNA methylation is related to the changes ofthe chromatin structure ofthemouse oct4 gene and ... characterization of two isoforms ofthe medaka stat3 104 109 3.2.1 Isolationof stat3 cDNAs fromthe medaka 109 3.2.2 Medaka Stat3 produces two isoforms Stat3a and Stat3b 112 3.2.3 The medaka stat3 ... Isolationand characterization of stem cell regulatory genes oct4 and stat3 fromthe model fish medaka LIU RONG (Master of Biological Sciences) A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF...
... hevamine, the oxygen atom ofthe N-acetyl group ofthe )1 sugar is positioned close to the C1 atom ofthe )1 sugar, and is hydrogen bonded to Tyr183 Asp125 makes a hydrogen bond to the nitrogen atom of ... andthe Tyr183 hydroxyl group, and between its amide nitrogen atom and Asp125 In the mutants, the hydrogen bond ofthe amide nitrogen with the Asp125 side chain is not possible anymore, andthe ... judged by SDS/ PAGE The activity ofthe pure recombinant protein was 80% of that ofthe wild-type protein in both the lysozyme and chitinase assays Attempts to further purify the recombinant hevamine...
... kinsmen, plundering of cities, devastation ofthe lowlands andthe slaughter of thousands of men, women and children ofthe predecessor's adherents; for five centuries northwest and northern India literally ... heels fromthe terrace ofthe palace to the courtyard below The horrible deed was done but the wretch was not dead Then the Emperor commanded the shattered body ofthe dying man to be dragged up the ... to brand Islam and its supreme contempt for followers of other faiths, with one ofthe greatest stains in the history of humanity When a tax-collector gathered the taxes ofthe Hindus and the...
... concentration of mm) andthe kinetic parameters of recombinant EhMGL1 and EhMGL2 (Tables and 2) Despite the heterogeneity ofthe EhMGL1 preparation used in the previous study [13], the kinetic constants of ... in the Km and a 58% decrease in the kcat for Cys This implies that the hydroxyl group of Tyr108 of EhMGL1 is actively involved in the b-elimination and c-elimination ofthe C–S bond, but not the ... in mouseand hamster models [26] (Kobayashi and Nozaki, unpublished results) The limited presence of MGL among organisms, andthe remarkable differences in the toxicity of TFM against amoeba and...
... Alignment ofthe cDNA sequence with the coding sequence of zebrafish fabp4 showed one nucleotide difference in the coding region of exon 2, resulting in an alteration ofthe ninth codon of this exon from ... Comparison ofthe gene structure of zebrafish fabp4 and its chicken and mammalian orthologous genes Exons are shown as solid boxes, introns as open boxes, andthe UTRs ofthe first and fourth exon ... sequences of members ofthe FABP family from mammals and fishes (Fig 4) A distinct clade consisting of zebrafish FABP4, the four Antarctic fish H6-FABPs and putative FABP4 homologs from three other teleost...
... between the fully active alpha isoform and other variants, we conducted a series of cotransfection experiments and compared ligand-induced accumulation of cAMP (Fig 3) Although the level of cAMP ... assembled by PCR of these two fragments with primers E3 and E11 Two different constructs were produced for CRFR1h isoform The first contained exons 1–4 and a fragment ofthe cryptic exon up to the translation ... (5¢-GGTAGTGCACCTTGCTTTTTTTCTCTCCCCA3¢) and attached to another fragment of CRF receptor in the final PCR by primers E3 and E11 To attach V5 epitope to the CRFR1a, g, h2 and e2 isoforms we amplified the corresponding...
... the difference of structures ofthe ligand binding pocket In the other study, we demonstrated that the molting hormone activities of ecdysone agonists measured in cultured integument system of ... decemlineata (b) the analysis of mRNA expression profile of L decemlineata, EcR and USP, and (c) the measurement ofthe binding affinity of steroidal and nonsteroidal ecdysone agonists to the in vitro ... 6.29 and L migratoria USP showed higher homology to RXR of human andmouse than USP isoforms of dipteran and lepidopteran insects Thus, the functions of USP of L decemlineata, T molitor and L...
... shows 33% identity and 51% similarity to the TenA protein from B subtilis The 3D structure ofthe monomer is quite similar to that ofthe other members ofthe TenA family of known structure: ... The superposition ofthe Ca atoms of one monomer with that ofthe other members ˚ ofthe family gives a rmsd of 1.7, 1.3 and 1.4 A for models 1RTW, 1UDD and 1TYH, respectively The major differences ... Cys135 adds to C6 ofthe pyrimidine ring, favoring the exit ofthe aminic group The subsequent addition of a water molecule andthe expulsion ofthe active cysteine complete the reaction Asp44...
... proteins The resulting Vmax and Km values for HvTrxh1 were 2.5 nmolặs)1ặnmol)1 and 13 lM Again, HvTrxh2 and TrxTa resembled each other with Vmax of 2.0 and 1.5 nmolặs)1ặnmol)1 and Km of 44 lM and ... and HvTrxh2 are mainly at the N-termini and C-termini ofthe proteins, and they are mostly located away fromthe active site in the modelled 3D structure However, R101 of HvTrxh1, replaced by ... spots 296 and 297) and HvTrxh2 (TC45680; spot 313) Theoretical tryptic digests of these sequences were used to determine the sequence coverage obtained from peptide mass mapping ofthe three...
... away fromthe heme normal (z axis), a is the angle between the projection ofthe tilt ofthe z axis on the xÂ, y plane (dened direction of tilt of z andthe x axis), and j % a + c denes the ... of WT andthe other of rWT metHb, exhibit differences that include important portions ofthe protein that we have characterized above Thus parts ofthe FG corner move away fromthe heme andthe ... The two structures of WT metHb and rWT metHbH2O, exhibit signicant differences in the interaction ofthe FG loop with the heme and in the position ofthe B-helix, with Tyr32(B10) closer to the...
... the need for a lender of last resort as underlined Rochet and Vives (2004) Indeed the creation ofthe lender of last resort facility andthe deposit insurance in most ofthe countries since the ... decline ofthe shares’ price during the first part ofthe year, there had not been any sign of depositors’ massive withdrawals before September This is a further proof that despite the existence of ... branches formed, the length ofthe queue being aggravated by the break down ofthe bank website and its call center The reason for the initial panic has to be found in the type of deposit insurance...
... avant-garde artworks in the domain ofthe aesthetic Since the era of Duchamp’s Fountain, avant-garde artworks have developed to the point of once again challenging the aesthetic theory of art Counterexamples ... (S) and proposes the third solution’ as a way to incorporate avant-garde artworks into the aesthetic theory of art The third solution invokes the idea of non-perceptual aesthetic properties and ... works thus removing the majority of counterexamples to the aesthetic theory of art However, the nature of avant-garde art means that since the era of Duchamp’s readymade artworks, the boundaries have...
... Introduction: The Question concerning High Tech 1 The Spirit of Utopia andthe Birth ofthe Cinematic Machine 23 The Mediation of Technology and Gender 48 The Avant-Garde Techne ¯ andthe Myth of Functional ... through the process of repression” (p 241) Indeed, those instances that evoke the sense ofthe uncanny the idea ofthe double, ghosts, the return ofthe dead, the evil eye, the coming to life of machines ... contingent They not, as in the experience ofthe aura, conjure up the spirit ofthe beautiful; they not carry the mystical significance and internal purposiveness ofthe “living” symbol They are, rather,...
... infection with × 106 PFU of clone 13 Note the minimal amount of virus in thebrain at day 10 andthe complete inundation ofthebrain parenchyma by day 30 During the late phase of persistence (day ... were bred and maintained in a closed breeding facility at The Scripps Research Institute The handling of all mice conformed to the requirements ofthe National Institutes of Health andThe Scripps ... dramatic reduction in the number of persistently infected astrocytesandthe eventual eradication of clone 13 fromthe CNS These data provide a framework for understanding the cellular constituents...
... infection with × 106 PFU of clone 13 Note the minimal amount of virus in thebrain at day 10 andthe complete inundation ofthebrain parenchyma by day 30 During the late phase of persistence (day ... were bred and maintained in a closed breeding facility at The Scripps Research Institute The handling of all mice conformed to the requirements ofthe National Institutes of Health andThe Scripps ... dramatic reduction in the number of persistently infected astrocytesandthe eventual eradication of clone 13 fromthe CNS These data provide a framework for understanding the cellular constituents...
... take a slice ofthe TFD T(t, f ) (2) Search and count the number of peaks in each slice (3) Evaluate the histogram ofthe obtained set of peaks numbers (4) Estimate the total number ofthe signal ... of peaks ofthe TFD slice T(t0 , f ) By searching and counting the peaks of each TFD slice, we end up with a set of numbers The number corresponding to the maximum ofthe histogram of these numbers ... order to group the halves (or parts) ofthe actual components together This is performed in the third and last phase ofthe algorithm Algorithm gives the details ofthe second phase The classification...
... profile using any one ofthe ISSR and AFLP primers Therefore, any ofthe primers could be used separately to identify these cultivars in the future ISSR and AFLP fingerprinting of poplar 503 Figure ... analyzed (129 for ISSR and 252 for AFLP) This possibility reinforces the importance ofthe number of fragments and their coverage ofthe overall genome Alternatively, it could be that the two marker ... techniques vary in the way that they resolve genetic differences, in the type of data they generate and in the taxonomic levels at which they can be most appropriately applied The AFLP and ISSR analysis...