... insect pests. In view of the scheduled phaseout of methyl bromide under the Montreal protocol, the role of phosphine in grain pro- tection has increased and stands as the main alternative to methyl ... Chapter 16 The Potential of Biofumigants as Alternatives to Methyl Bromide for the Control of Pest Infestation in Grain and...
... whereby an internal NLS-like
sequence competes for the importin-a binding site,
reducing binding affinity for cargo proteins and help-
ing to facilitate the release of the cargo within the
nucleus ... are
located in the concave face of the protein near regions
of invariant Trp and Asn arrays. The major binding
site spans ARM repeats 2, 3 and 4 (Fig. 1A). In...
... producing oil and natural gas in the United States. The
wells are located in many areas of the country, including both urban and rural areas.
The majority of new gas wells drilled today ... zone.
The gas these wells produce goes to gathering and boosting stations that take it to
processing plants. These plants remove contaminants to make the gas ready...
... the
conversion of long-chain fatty acyl-CoAs to acylcarni-
tines in the presence of l-carnitine. This is the first step
in the transport of long-chain fatty acids from the
cytoplasm to the mitochondrial ... 18–28)
enzymes. The high degree of identity in the N-terminal
sequences of these two proteins (Fig. 3A) suggests
that the docking of the N-terminal...
... heating and cooling system depending upon the climate and time of the year. The focus of this paper is on control of HVAC units in buildings deployed for cooling during summer months to maintain ... degree in Control Science and Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology, China in 2007. He is now pursuing his PhD degree in the same department in Ha...
... located in the sub-
unit contact area of the tetramer, whereas the remaining two mismatches sur-
round the contact area; this is expected to manifest in the kinetic and
thermodynamic properties of the ... Obviously, the proposed mechanism adds
more plasticity to this node in the face of temperature
acclimation. Therefore, we think that the described
mechani...
... HO-2 mRNA. The intensities of the signals in (A)
were quantified, and the intensity representing HO-1 or HO-2 mRNA was normalized with respect to the intensity for the 28S RNA signal.
The intensity ... protein was normalized with respect to the intensity for the a-tubulin signal. Shown are the relative
expression levels of HO-1 and HO-2 proteins in YN-1 ce...
... libraries
for potential inhibitors using these assays. This line of
research has the potential to result in a new class of
Fig. 7. A comparison of the activities of the full-length and the
truncated ... because of their essentiality, the eas-
ier accessibility of the catalytic domain for potential
inhibitors as a result of being located on the out...
... 1–3 lg of protein loaded per assay,
in order to work in the linear part of the curve.
The proteinaceous origin of the binding activity was
determined by its sensitivity to proteinase K and to heat-
denaturation. ... inhibitory effect [4]. Therefore, the aim of the
present work was to investigate the mode of action of the
toxin, as part of a wider...