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Identification of differentially expressed genes of the
Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas exposed to prolonged
thermal stress
Anne-Leila Meistertzheim
1
, Arnaud ... constitutive isoforms of HSP70 are
synthesized in the gills and mantle of C. gigas [26].
The expression level of the constitutive forms increa...
... less than the
concentrations introduced in the tanks, probably due
to adsorption of atrazine to the surfaces of the tanks
and possibly due to removal by the fish themselves
[46]. Moreover, the authors ... contaminants.
Most of the genes we identified function in the res-
piratory chain, cell communication, the immune sys-
tem, or the regulation of protein or...
... aimed to determine
whether RGG3 of EWS modulates the formation or
unwinding of Htelo G-quadruplex DNA. To determine
whether the RGG3 binding affected the stability of the
G-quadruplex structure of ... synthetic oligonucleotides and
thus appears to recognize the G-quadruplex DNA
structure independently of the sequence context.
We further investigated the region o...
... relationship
between the expression of these transcription factors
and the cytokine genes known to be produced by dif-
ferent T-cell subtypes in mammals. These transcription
factors, together with many of the ... whether these cytokines are
produced by CD4
+
CD25
+
Foxp3
+
T
reg
or whether
they induce the production of these cytokines from
another population of cells [20]....
... found the lgt5
gene encoding an a-galactosyltransferase for addition
of the terminal galactose of the LOS [25], and Schwin-
gel et al. found the lgt6 gene involved in the initial
assembly of the ... constructed the
corresponding isogenic mutants. Analysis of physio-
chemical and biological features of both mutants was
performed to study the functions of these ge...
... domain,
causing the R-Smad to dissociate from the receptor.
The phosphorylation ⁄ activation of the R-Smad allows
it to interact with another component of the Smad
family, called a common Smad (Co-Smad). The ... FEBS
The protein localization of SmSmad1B in the sub-
tegument of adult schistosomes is a common expres-
sion pattern among the schistosome Smads. The...
... was
observed in the cytoplasm of the cells. The staining
appears to be specific of the probe sequence because
the staining is clear with the complementary sequence
to RpCAbr, but not with the sense ... detection of RpCAtr mRNA in both
the epidermal cytoplasm of the branchial filaments and
in the cytoplasm of the trophosomal bacteriocytes. We
could only detect...
... the potential function of OMM-64. In the
inner ear sacculus, the otolith is close to the proximal
side of the sacculus, and calcification of the otolith
occurs mainly at the proximal surface [19]. ... not
be confirmed to be otolin-1. Therefore, MALDI-TOF-
TOF tandem mass spectrometry was performed to
identify the proteins. The tryptic peptide mass finger-
printing s...
... biosynthesis of triterpene
saponins is required, including the enzymes catalyzing
the sequence of reactions and the genes encoding these
enzymes.
The biosynthesis of triterpene saponins involves the
initial ... void vector). The MS fragmentation pattern was
also identical to that of the authentic olean-3b,24-di-
acetoxy-12-ene, except for the presence of several...
... out MatInspector analyses (see
below) of the upstream promoter regions of IFN-regu-
lated genes to determine the presence of ISRE, GAS
and additional regulatory sequences. Among the genes
selected ... expression in
response to IFN, confirming the importance of STAT2
function to ISG expression. Furthermore, several
genes known to be important for mediating the bi...