... MINIREVIEWPoly(ADP-ribose) The most elaborate metabolite of NAD+Alexander BuărkleDepartment of Biology, University of Konstanz, GermanyIntroduction The life cycle of poly(ADP-ribose)NAD+⁄ NADH is among themost ... onto the emerging chain of several covalently linked ADP-ribo-syl residues is the basis ofthe formation of poly(ADP-ribose), which can be regarded the cell’s most elaboratemetabolite of NAD+[1]. ... developed over the last couple of years are (a) the localized relaxation of chromatin at the site of DNA damage, mediated either by direct modifi-cation of histones or noncovalent interaction of histoneswith...
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... in the fiber core can affect the angle and speed that a light pulse can travel. This effect is the refractive index profile of the material, which is calculated as the ratio ofthe speed of ... Make theMostof Your InvestmentPage 2Unfortunately, the use of VCSELs can cause differential mode delay (DMD), an effect that happens when the laser beam launched into a small area ofthe ... fiber making up much ofthe installed base, the IEEE is exploring ways to run 10 Gigabit Ethernet over 300 meters of 62.5àm fiber with the use of a singlemode laser source. The proposed standard,...
... specificity in vitro.Replacement ofthemost C-terminal segment with alanine residues resultedin mistargeting the protein to the stroma, while exchange of either of the other two tri-glycine regions ... critical reading of the manuscript, and also members ofthe Inoue labor-atory for their helpful discussions. The project wassupported by the National Research Initiative of the USDA Cooperative ... envelopetargeting of Toc75 remains unknown.In this report, we extended the analysis ofthe poly-glycine stretch ofthe Toc75 transit peptide in order tobetter understand the targeting mechanism of the chloroplast...
... werealso found. The 1H-NMR spectrum revealed the absence of anomericsignals from GlcN I and GlcN II of Lipid A, the lack of pyruvate methyl groups, as a consequence ofthe cleavage of the ketal group ... Elucidation ofthe structure of the lipopolysaccharide core and the linkage between the core and the O-antigen in Pseudomonas aeruginosa immunotype 5 using strongalkaline degradation ofthe lipopolysaccharide. ... found either inwild -type strains and in mutant strains harboring mutationsin the genes encoding enzymes ofthe biosynthesis and/or the transfer ofthe O-specific polysaccharide [12,13]. The core...
... [18]. One argumentin the interpretation ofthe significance of PAI-2 dur-ing apoptosis concerns the level of enforced expression of PAI-2 in the model systems used. In mostof thesein vitro studies, ... would bewelcomed on the presence or absence of PAI-2 in the mouse placenta. The role of PAI-2 in the skinPAI-2 expression within the skin is restricted to the upper layers ofthe dermis. PAI-2 ... overexpression of BCL-2 [61]. Thisin turn inhibits the apoptotic process ofthe lym-phoma. The relevance of this to PAI-2 stemmed from the fact that the PAI-2 gene is located less than300 mbp from the...
... 3B). The pK2increased as the size ofthe residue at position 169 increased. The effect ofthe size ofthe residue at position 169 may berelated to the solvent accessibility ofthe side-chain of His210 ... was supported by the independency ofthe ionic strength ofthe pH-activity curve(Fig. 5).In the X-ray crystal structure, the Trp169 side-chain islocated on the outside ofthe His210 side-chain ... nucleophilicity ofthe Ser194 hydroxyl oxygen. Accord-ingly, the Asp113–His57 diad is primarily important for the expression ofthe nucleophilicity ofthe catalytic Ser194. The side-chain of Asp113...
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... denote each of these maps shouldcause no confusion. Annals of Mathematics The homotopy type of the matroid grassmannian By Daniel K. Biss THE HOMOTOPY TYPEOFTHE MATROID GRASSMANNIAN ... systematicstudy of CD manifolds; indeed, the first step in the standard approach to the study of any category in topology or geometry is an analysis ofthe homotopy type ofthe classifying space ofthe accompanying ... playing the linear structure ofthe simplices and the smooth structure ofthe manifoldoff of one another. For a somewhat more precise discussion of this relationship,see Section 3. The world of CD...
... than the true value, underlining the impact of quite asmall level of contamination on these results.Reassessment ofthe effects ofthe mutations oncoenzyme specificityIn view ofthe dramatically ... moiety ofthe coenzyme resultingfrom splitting off the nicotinamide ring, suggestingthat the covalent bond between the nicotinamide and the ribose ofthe coenzyme is particularly labile. The signal ... than for the other muta-tions, and at pH 8.0 with NADP+as coenzyme therewas little difference between the performance of the wild -type and mutant enzymes (Table 1). The results for these three...
... estimate of the yield ofthe underlying instruments atexpiration ofthe options; or, in other words, the market’s best estimate ofthe exercise-settlement value at expiration, that is, off the forward ... difference between the strike price and the exercise-settlement value. The profit would be the difference less the premium paid. Thismoney would be used to offset some of the loss in the bond portfolio.Exercise-settlement ... long-term. The curve has also been steeper at the short end witha tendency to flatten out at longer maturities. Aconsequence of this typeof yield curve is that the shorter the maturity ofthe Treasury...
... using these assays. This line of research has the potential to result in a new class of Fig. 7. A comparison ofthe activities ofthe full-length and the truncated SpsB derivatives. (A) The enzyme ... The starting points ofthe trun-cated SpsB and the self-cleavage product of SpsB are indicated in the SpsB sequence. The prediction ofthe transmembrane segment(TMS) was carried out using the PORTER ... the WesternStarTMkit (Tropix, Bedford, MA, USA) in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.Specificity ofthe cleavage ofthe SceD peptideby SpsB The synthesis and validation of the...