... support ofthe final refusal were copies of a number of third-party trademark registrations on the Principal Register based on use In each registration, the list of goods includes skin care products ... confusion It is well settled that the third-party registrations listing both goods like those set forth in the application and those listed in the cited registration establish a proper basis for concluding ... support ofthe refusal to register, the Examining Attorney included copies of excerpts retrieved from an automated search of publications She argued that this evidence establishes that the goods are...
... Biogenesis of cytochrome c¢ Heterologous synthesis of PHCP by E coli The E coli System I cytochrome c biogenesis machinery, consisting ofthe Dsb and Ccm proteins, is responsible for the synthesis of ... It is clear from our results that the co-expression ofthe ccm genes in the pEC86 plasmid and the presence ofthe DsbD protein arenot necessarily required for the heterologous synthesis ofthe ... aerobically These results indicate that the present growth conditions in the absence of pEC86 not confer the cytochrome c biogenesis ability to the PH c552 protein This is possibly a result ofthe shortage...
... decreased by BACE1 overexpression However, the current data cannot discriminate between cleavage of APLP1 by BACE1 and cleavage of APLP1 by another enzyme regulated by BACE1 Indeed, prior studies using ... of CTFs were not altered by BACE1 expression, a finding in keeping with the fact that the levels of total APPs isnot altered by BACE1 expression, and which suggests that the change in FLAPP is ... appear that BACE1 isthe principal sheddase for APLP1, and that only when BACE1 activity is deleted can APLP1 be cleaved by another activity It is also of note that the amount of APLP1 CTF in BACE1...
... Furthermore, the stability of GFP ensures that problems of degradation of mistargeted proteins, which is characteristic ofthe in vitro system, not occur Ó FEBS 2004 As well as the role ofthe transit ... construct, the GFP fluorescence, chlorophyll autofluorescence, and the overlay ofthe two, are shown in a single guard cell; the other cell ofthe pair was not transformed As expected, when GFP alone is ... construct, GFP is localized in plastids, which are easily identified as such bythe presence of stromules [20], indicated bythe arrows in the higher magnification images The scale bar is 50 lm in the images...
... are according to the Newman–Keuls multiple comparison test A B Fig Effects of different concentrations of CsA and its analogs on the Ca2+-dependent induction of opening ofthe MPTP The data are ... [Ca2+] and production of ROS The discrepancy in the effects of PSC833 between GLC4 cells and isolated mitochondria versus the consistency in the effects of CsA and NIM811 in these experiments suggests ... neuroblastoma cells have found the same phenomenon [20,27] It was suggested by these authors that this action of CsA derives from its inhibition ofthe MPTP at the level of mitochondria Our experiments...
... completely abolished by inhibitors of RNA and protein synthesis [6], suggesting the de novo expression of genes involved in suppression ofthe cell death machinery This hypothesis was confirmed by proteomics-based ... via elevation of [Ca2+]i To test this hypothesis, we treated HeLa cells with ouabain in the absence of extracellular Ca2+ and in the presence ofthe intracellular Ca2+ chelator 1,2-bis(O-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N¢,N¢-tetraacetic ... VSMCs [10] To further explore the role of CRE and other known transcriptional elements within the c-Fos promoter, we studied the expression of F-luc driven bythe c-Fos 5¢-UTR, using, as a negative...
... indicated WT denotes untransfected HEK293 cells The positions of molecular mass markers (in kDa) are indicated to the left ofthe blot and the position of SUR1 is indicated bythe arrow Note that ... Xenopus laevis oocytes but not in mammalian cells The explanation is that the trafficking is temperature dependent: it occurs at 23 but not 37 °C [22,23] Furthermore, there are a number of rarer mutations ... but not to the same extent compared to control Figure 4B summarizes the percentage inhibition of current in these lines Thus progressive deletion ofthe C-terminus of SUR1 affects the efficacy of...
... some ofthe same mutants in this region While the degree of infectivity or CD81 binding quantified for the D533A and F550A mutants, respectively varied between the two studies, the phenotype ofthe ... infectivity was nonetheless severely impaired in most of them To establish if this was due to disruption of CD81 binding, as predicted based on the previous identification of these regions as putative ... that this region likely plays another role in the viral entry process On the other hand, while several ofthe mutations in regions and (D533A, W549A, F550A, and L615A) Page of 12 (page number not...
... activity of IFN-α or IFN-γ or their combination As a result we can envision that the administration of CDM in vivo could not affect the production of IFNs, which are so important mediators on the ... HSV-2 plaque formation Since there is no published data on the effect of IFNs on HSV-2 infection in Vero cells the capacity of human IFNα and/or IFN-γ to inhibit the replication of HSV-2 strains MS ... comparison with the effect of each IFN alone (Table 1) Likewise HSV-1, the level of inhibition achieved with IFN-α and IFN-γ combination treatment was not a consequence of doubling the amount of...
... HIV isthe most prevalent is at risk for many diseases, not only HIV We add to the jeopardy of this child by some ofthe interventions we provide as part of PMTCT programmes This jeopardy is increased ... the harm of uninfected child deaths caused by other infectious diseases (Figure 3) These results arenot reassuring about the safety of abstinence from breastfeeding or early weaning To the contrary, ... transmission But it is easy to misinterpret these numbers because of shifting denominators Transmission rates are expressed as the number of infected infants divided bythe number of infants born...
... older among thosewho were treated by brachytherapy accounted for about 3% of our cohort The incidence of carcinogenesis among this age group is currently unavailable, but oncologists are treating ... treated by brachytherapy Since to the best of our knowledge, there have been no previous reports regarding such patients, we conducted this retrospective review ofthe feasibility of brachytherapy ... carcinoma [4], with the elderly group accounting for 3% of all patients The age ofthe 21 patients ranged from 80 to 89 years (median 81) at the start of radiation therapy, and the male-to-female...
... measured using the Cell Death Detection ELISAPLUS kit The enrichment of mono- and oligonucleosomes released into the cytoplasm is calculated as the ratio ofthe absorbance ofthe sample cells to the ... performed the experimental work and the analysis ofthe data and participated in the writing ofthe manuscript VD performed several experiments MH participated in the analysis ofthe study and in the ... mechanism that is consistently implicated in apoptosis isthe activation of a cascade of cytosolic proteases called caspases Caspases are synthesized as inactive proenzymes that are processed by...
... had full access to all ofthe study data and takes responsibility for the integrity ofthe data and the accuracy ofthe data analysis Both authors contributed equally to the study Study concept ... to define SSIs The SPSS software package (version 15) was used for statistical analysis A p ≤ 0.05 was considered significant To assess risk factors for SSI, we used one-way analysis of variance ... values were not associated with an increased risk of SSI either by univariate or multivariate analysis (Table 1) The 30-day mortality rate was similar in both groups: patients without SSIs, n = 72...
... to confirm these results Nevertheless, they found the missense I157T mutation in 4.1% ofthe cases In this study, the incidence of this variant within the Page of tumor group did not significantly ... head and neck area, hypopharynx and oropharynx, were available for the risk of predisposing CHK2 mutations In the present study, we did not find the CHK2 1100delC variant in any of these patients ... significant role for the development of cancer ofthe upper aerodigestive tract However, CHK2 may play a role either in the defense or the carcinogenesis of these tumors The ATM-driven DNA-damage...
... Advice given bythe clinic 40 (10%) sets of patients' notes were randomly selected fromthe population ofthe methadone clinic In each set of notes there should be the signature ofthe patient ... aware ofthe risks of methadone to children In this case this was 47.7% ofthe sample population The performance on criteria to measured against the defined standards are shown in table Page of ... reported bythe patients who selected their storage location as 'other' If a patient responded that they stored their methadone in a cupboard or cabinet, they were then asked the further question; is...
... activity by assessing the requirements for restoration ofthe activity ofthe mutant Results The intracellular localization of Rev and mutants The intracellular distribution ofthe M4 and the M4 derived ... (Figure 4) This trend was confirmed by western blot analysis of transfected A3.9 cells (not shown) In the A3.9 cells the cytoplasmic localization ofthe M4 mutants was even clearer than in the COS-7 ... cytoplasmic retention of M4 resulted in lack of M4 in the nucleus The present study was conducted to test this hypothesis by using a combination of extra nuclear import signals for the M4 mutant and...
... calculated by both methods remain widely used and the process of comparison between the two definition schemes (RIFLE and AKIN) in various patient populations isnot yet complete Further validation is ... criteria These discrepancies can be expected to be found in other patient populations when non-uniform methods of determining RIFLE criteria are utilized Our findings may assist in interpretation of ... interpretation of other clinical studies Recently the RIFLE criteria have been modified bythe Acute Kidney Injury Network (AKIN) [4], and the change in eGFR is no longer included in this consensus...
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