... this
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... proteins.
The insulin signaling pathway leading to activation of the
protein kinase Tor is a well known regulator of growth and
can alter cell size in both Drosophila and mammals [10].
Activating ... short interfering RNAs (siRNAs).
Second, there are significantly fewer genes in Drosophila than
in mammals, making the mammoth undertaking of a genome-
wide screen a little le...
... polycythemia in her mother,
maternal grandmother and her younger sister.
Physical examination was unremarkable. Laboratory
parameters were remarkable for elevated hemoglobin
(17.2 gm%) and ... level. In a polycythemic patient,
establishing a correct diagnosis of a high affinity Hb
variant is important as these patients have normal life
expectancy and do not require phlebotomy...
... contributions
AS was involved in the management of the case and wrote
the manuscript draft. VG conducted the literature research
and revised the manuscript.
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... endogenous small interfering RNA (esiRNA) pathway
of RNA silencing restrains the expression of transposons
in somatic cells, whereas the piRNA pathway represses
transposon activity in germline cells.
Transposons ... play a role in the biogenesis of small
silencing RNAs either as a chaperone for the correct
folding of the Argonaute proteins or by providing an
assembly...
... poor
responses indicate that there are obstacles to the clinical
application of rADI in cancer therapy.
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enzyme in the citrulline-arginine regeneration pathway,
has ... argininosuccinate synthetas e arginine deiminase , resistance, RNA interference
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Arginine deiminase depletes arginine by hydrolyzing it
to ci trulline. Peg...
... affect
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specificity. We are at the early stages of appreciating the
influence of structural domains in miRNA that influence
its functional ... mRNAs.
Thirdly, in another viral system, the hepatitis C virus
(HCV), cellular miRNAs are apparently a component of
the down stream antiviral effectors of the interferon
respons...
... HeT -A
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communication). The predominance of HeT -A has always
been puzzling, because ... telomeres have
many functions, yet we understand little about how they
actually accomplish any of them.
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telomere elongation in Drosophil...