... pTorA/P2 [ 17] a s a template and the primersRRTorA-SacI-fw (5¢-GCGCGGAGCTCAAGAAGGAAGAAAAATAATGAAC-3¢, SacI site underlined) andTorA/Lep2-BamHI-rv (5¢-GCATGGATCCCGCGCGCTTGATGTAATC-3¢, BamHI site ... (5¢-ACTGATCGATCTAGATTACGCATAGTCAGGAACATCGTATGGGTAGCCGCCTGGCGGTACCGGATTGACCAAC- 3¢, ClaI site underlined,XbaI site in italics, HA-epito pe sequence in boldface). The resulting fragments were cloned into ... post-translational targeting/trans-location pathway t hat operates i ndependently of the Secpathway (reviewed in [11]). In contrast to the Sec pathway, the Tat pathway has the striking a bility...
... FAD49 lacking its PX domain (GFP–SH3),individual DNA fragments encoding full-length FAD49(amino acids 1–910), the FAD49 PX domain (amino acids1–130) and FAD49 lacking the PX domain (amino acids126–910) ... initiation (A/ GCCATGA/G). A 1809 bp cDNA fragment con-taining a stop codon was isolated by RT-PCR. A 1007 bp cDNA containing a poly (A) tail was obtainedby 3¢ RACE. By combining these cDNA fragments,fad49 ... control. The PXXP motif was found inthe FAD49 PXdomain, as in many PX domains, suggesting that the PX domain could bind to an SH3 domain of FAD49.To test whether the PX domain could interact with anSH3...
... for the PA–substrate inter-actions inthe transition state are missing and only a GRIDcomputational modelling approach to the tetrahedral inter-mediate in PA presents some indications of the ... substrates docked inthe active site of penicillin acylase by AM1 calculations. Amino acid residues of the enzyme are at their X-ray coordinates [19]. Substrates having local symmetry of the leaving ... could be involved both in catalysis andproductive binding.Graphic simulation of the interactions of arylamidesubstrates with the nucleophile binding subsite of PAindicates that the arylamide...
... correlated with the chain length ofinteracting polyamines [24–27] and (c) that a trans-ition of the DNA chain from a dispersed coil stateto a condensed-collapsed state parallels an increase in ... is the charge attraction between DNA phosphates and the amino groups of polyamines. As the amino groupsof polyamines are already engaged in ionic bonds with the phosphates of NAPs, secondary amino ... Poly-amine-stimulated binding of diamine oxidase to DNA.Acta Chem Scand 52, 921–929.36 D’Agostino L, D’Argenio G, Ciacci C, Daniele B,Macchia V & Mazzacca G (1984) Diamine oxidase in rat...
... decreasingTNF -a mRNA levels in MonoMac-6 cells. Taken together, the data from these studies suggest that LPCAT is a keyenzyme in both the pathways of activation (priming) and the in ammatory ... of the cell walls of Gram-negative bacteria, is an importantmicrobial molecular pattern that initiates in ammatoryand coagulation reactions as part of the host innate immuneresponse to infection. ... plate was incubated inthe dark for20 min and the reaction stopped by the addition of 50 lLof0.5Msulfuric acid. The plate was read on a LabsystemsMultiskan plate reader using the absorbance...
... Chalfont, UK).Statistical analysisStatistical analysis was performed using the graphpadprism, version 5 (GraphPad Software, Inc., San Diego, CA,USA). Statistical significance was calculated ... GRASP55 and TGF-aD152 (lacking the lasteight amino acids of the ICD) compared to the TGF -a D158 construct lacking only the last two valine resi-dues, suggesting arole for an internal motif in ... expression of a catalyticallyinactive dominant negative furin construct affected the processing of pro-MT1-MMP. Taken together, thesedata reveal a new cellular function for GRASP55 as a molecular bridge...
... 5¢-gagagatttgctttgcgggttatggatctgc-3¢; mutation K20 1A, 5¢-gttatggatctgctaccgcggctccgatcctaaacg-3¢; mutation K201F, 5¢-ggttatggatctgctacttcgctccgatcctaaacgc-3¢; and mutation M45 3A, 5¢-ggacaactttgaatgggcggagggttatattgag-3¢. ... corresponding to the sense strand are listed, as follows: mutation E19 0A, 5¢-caacgagcctagagcgatttgctttgagg-3¢; mutation E190Q, 5¢-caacgagcctagacagatttgctttgagg-3¢; mutation E19 4A, 5¢-gagagatttgctttgcgggttatggatctgc-3¢; ... delineates a channel that could be the pathway for the release of the aglycone inthe glyco-sylation step and the entrance of the water moleculeinvolved inthe hydrolysis of the covalent intermediate[17]....
... soy arabinogalactan consists of 57%D-galactose and 38%L-arabinose. Methylation analysisdemonstrated that a substantial amount of the L-arabinoseresidues (14%) in soy arabinogalactan is ... canbe substituted with a) 1-,3-linkedL-arabinofuranose chains.Type I arabinogalactan is degraded by b-1,4-endogalacta-nase and b-galactosidase. b-1,4-Endogalactanases cleavewithin the galactan ... thank Simon Flitter for the identification and isolationof the galA containing phage clones and Matthew Illsley for the analysis of a- L-1,5-arabinofuranosidase activity inthe endogalactanasepreparation.REFERENCES1....
... Finally, reducing transport offers some additional, if smaller, potential for E and GHG gains (and again data for the Canadian food system is lacking) and a significant body of literature has ... to average approximately 80 and 90%, respectively of that in conventional dairy farming. Thomassen et al. [60] inthe Netherlands conducted a detailed ‗cradle-to-farm-gate‘ LCA analysis, including ... those of the stakeholders involved inthe survey, namely the Organic Agriculture Centre of Canada, the Organic Value Chain Roundtable and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. References and Notes...
... 5¢-ATCTGATAACACAGCCCACTCAAGTAT-3¢; C46 6A( sense) 5¢-GATAAAGCACCCGCTATCACAGACTGG-3¢; C46 6A( antisense)5¢-CCAGTCTGTGATAGCGGGTGCTTTATCTG-3¢;C49 1A( sense) 5¢-GCAGAGAGCAAAGCCTATTTGATAACAG-3¢ and C491(antisense) 5¢-TGTTATCAAATAGGCTTTGCTCTCTG-3¢.PCRs ... result ina conformational change within the receptor chain enabling the activating interaction with the LIFR. Another explanation is that of an intermolecularbond between gp130C458Ac and the LIFR. ... FNIII domains of gp130 are therefore assumed tobe arranged in such a way that the C-terminal parts of the membrane-proximal domain D6 are positioned in closevicinity to each other. In analogy,...
... resistance against the acidic autoxidation ina manner of contacting with the a chain, no matter which valency state t he latter partner is in, the ferrous or the ferric. These new ®ndings have led ... a1 b2anda2b1 contacts undergo the principal changesassociated with the cooperative oxygen binding, so thatthese are named the sliding contacts. At the a1 b1anda2b2interfaces, on the other hand, negligible ... Thesewere taken as an indication that the He2proton is stabilizedagainst solvent water exchange by a hydrogen bond between the distal His and the O2ligand in both a and b chains. At the same t...
... treatment groups. They were fed intragastrically (i.g.) daily for 14 and 28 days. Tumor areas were measured every 7 days using a caliper, and the tumor area was calculated according to the ... expressed as the number of apoptotic cells per field. Statistical analysis Statistical significance between the treatment groups was analyzed using a two-way statistical analysis of variance (ANOVA), ... Research, and the Gastrointestinal Pharmacology Section of International Union of Pharmacology. He serves on the editorial board of several journals such as European Journal of Pharmacology, Journal...
... IgG, Santa Cruz Biotech, CA). The assay was developed using a stabilized HRP substrate. All samples were analyzed inthe linear range of the ELISA using over-expressed human Vgf as a standard. ... Acad Sci USA 2006; 103(39): 14584-14589. 16. Yamaguchi H, Sasaki K, Satomi Y, Shimbara T, Kageyama H, Mondal MS, Toshinai K, Date Y, Gonzalez LJ, Shioda S, Takao T, Nakazato M, Minamino N. Peptidomic ... and the recombinant virus was packaged by infecting the PacI linearized recombinant viral DNA into human embryonic kidney (HEK)-293 cells (Clontech, CA). The resulting recom-binant virus was...