... immune sys-
tem is further amplified by the results of the analysis of MHC II
T cell epitopes using the ProPred server shown in Fig. 5b.
Here we can see that the extremely disordered regions of the
virus ... extremely disordered pro-
teins. Thus X-ray studies of extremely disordered proteins tend
either to focus on the ordered domains of the proteins that c...
... sample are
indicated by a spot, with the intensity of the spot representing the proportion of significantly differentially expressed transcripts for each one of the
transcriptional modules. The ... before. The 37 classifiers discriminated training set samples analyzed using the novel data with 100% accuracy as before, despite the
change of microarray platform. (...
... followed the kinetics of amylose synthesis over
a 5-day period of nitrogen starvation and measured the
amounts of starch, amylose, the k
max
of the starch
fractions, the degree of crystallinity and the ... is
synthesized in vivo when the rate of amylopectin synthesis
becomes minimal. At these moments the rates of amylopec-
tin synthesis are only 5% of their m...
... a
heme covalently attached to the polypeptide chain via two
thioether bonds, formed from the vinyl groups of the heme
and the two cysteine residues in the consensus Cys-X-X-
Cys-His motif [1–4]. ... proteins in the native state are stabilized by 10–
20 kJÆmol
)1
compared with those in the denatured state; the
energy is equivalent to the formation of only a few hydrogen...
... inflammatory disease
characterized by the infiltration of the synovial membrane
with monocytes/T cells, by the proliferation of synovial lining
cells and by the production of proinflammatory cytokines,
which ... Conversely, in RA synoviocytes, we found
a higher effect of the combination of IL-17 with IL-1β than
with TNF-α. The strongest effect was observed for the
co...
... initiate
the inflammatory process and are the source of many
cytokines responsible for cartilage and bone loss, this may be
a primary mechanism by which THR0921 provides clinical
benefit. The effect of ... were analyzed for each condition. Data are pre-
sented as the percentage of the cells cultured with medium
alone. The results are displayed as the mean ± stand...
... on the dynamics of these
molecules inside the cell and the diversity of activities that
these molecules display once they are outside.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no ... system to tissue
damage and to trigger an immediate response. A key facet of
the biology of alarmins is therefore their translocation from
the inside to the outside of the...
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humans [36]. Efficient clearance of the dying cells, whether
they have died by apoptosis or autophagy, is advantageous. If
they are not cleared, ... terms of number of
particles, they ingest more than the monocyte/macrophage
cells, possibly due to their greater size. The fact t...
... microinjection of the test agent into NTS.
The BRR response was represented by the ratio of the
peak magnitude of reflex bradycardia to the peak magni-
tude of phenylephrine-induced pressor response. The
averaged ... The
averaged value of BRR response obtained from three
injections of phenylephrine prior to microinjection of
the test agent served as the baselin...
... suturing of the aortic annulus and sew-
ing ring of the artificial valve prior to lower the prosthe-
sis. Then a gentle alternate traction on the three
semicontinuous sutures, usually with the help of ... asymptomatic paraprosthetic jets are often
detected incidentally as a result of high sensitivity colo r
flow mapping [8]. These small leaks are at short term
usually be...