... toxin binding model, alteration of C binding sites
would e xplain reduced Cry1Ac binding, as observed in
BBMV from YHD2 insects [11]. Our initial hypothesis, to
explain reduced Cry1Ac and SBA binding ... indicative
of toxin b inding to terminal GalNAc residues on these
proteins. Binding of SBA to t he 170-kDa APN was almost
unaffected by the presence of Cry1Ac. As a control for toxi...
... virus
and of a derivative acutely transforming virus. Vet.
Pathol. 1997, 34, 127-137.
2.
Bai, J., K. Howes, L. N. Payne, and M. A. Skinner.
Sequence of host range determinants in the env gene of
a ... transgene,
alv6 that expresses the envelope of subgroup A avain
leukosis virus reduces the rate of congenital transmission
of a field strain of avian leukosis virus. Poult....
... occur in the brain include
selective loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantia
nigra pars compacta and appearance of Lewy bodies
consisting of aggregated protein, mainly a-synuclein, in
Keywords
amyloid; ... urea.
Effect of dopamine on MPTP and MPP
+
induced
changes in kinetics of the aggregation of
a-synuclein
a-Synuclein was incubated in the presence of 100 lm
MPTP,...
... variations in identity
(for example ranging from 38–86% in Coprinopsis cine-
rea [27]). This natural diversity within in a single
organism can be used for protein engineering purpose.
In Trametes ... bias in the selec-
tion of recombination points. It has been suggested
that optimal recombination points allow swapping of
structural blocks [19], and combination of large pro-
te...
... metabolism, aiming for increased
knowledge for use in anti-cancer treatments. Accordingly, the presence of
intense lipid signals in tumour cells has been the subject of many studies
aiming to obtain further ... although
the starting intensity values and values at the minimum
were different, reflecting different pools of ML inside
the cells. By changing the seeding density, the minimu...
... 1
after deducting basal and background values. Sepsis
resulted in a significant increase in the transcription of
the mRNA encoding iNOS in heart of iNOS
+ ⁄ +
mice.
The expression of iNOS mRNA was ... was lower in iNOS
– ⁄ –
than in iNOS
+ ⁄ +
mice
(Fig. 3A).
The mitochondrial level of GSH decreased and that
of GSSG increased in hearts from iNOS
+ ⁄ +
mice after
CLP (Fig....
... activity of integrase
and affect the stability of the tertiary structure. M-PMV
integrase retains the critical amino acid residues for
binding metal ions; in the N-terminal zinc-binding
domain the ... selection of integration sites. They
also hypothesized that the His-tag could alter the
binding affinity of the protein to DNA. We examined
the DNA-binding affinity of both M-PMV integ...
... and apply phonological
consistency in GPCs, including the roles of PCs in
PSCs in Chinese, plays an instrumental role in
learners’ competence in reading Chinese. Phono-
logical consistency is ... as hints to link
the meanings and writings of Chinese characters.
For instance, “河”(he2, river) [Note: Chinese char-
acters will be followed by their pronunciations,
denoted in...
... modifying h-toxin (per-
fringolysin O), a cholesterol-binding, pore-forming
cytolysin produced by Clostridium perfringens [18]. Ch
and BCh are noncytolytic derivatives of h -toxin that
bind specifically ... 30%
abolishes their binding to plasma membranes [17–19].
This is in remarkable contrast to cell binding by filipin,
another cholesterol-binding reagent. Filipin staining is
significantly...