... When the tracer was injected into the upper end ofthe young leaves’ petioles, the tracer moved quickly to the lower end ofthe petiole, through the rhizome, and then up through the petioles ofthe ... (Figure 4.5) Their height often corresponds to the mean high water level and the highest part ofthe knee is exposed to air much ofthe time Most ofthe oxygen brought into the plant from the knees ... angiosperms are concentrated in the epidermis The surface ofthe submerged leaf is the site of most ofthe plant’s photosynthesis The mesophyll serves mainly for the storage of starch or oils (Sculthorpe...
... a snake.were / wouldn't want 14 My brother managed to kill the snake just at the time when I (be) almost exhausted If he (be) a little late, I (kill) by the snake.was / had been / would have ... a snake 14 My brother managed to kill the snake just at the time when I (be) had been almost exhausted If he (be) had been a little late, I (kill) would have been killed by the snake 15 Had I ... in a snake 14 My brother managed to kill the snake just at the time when I were almost exhausted If he had beena little late, I would have killed by the snake 15 Had I know you were ill, I (visit)would...
... interested in the role ofthe 263 amino acid pro-peptide of BMP-2, because evidence accumulated over recent years has shown that the pro-forms ofgrowthfactors can modulate the activities ofthe mature ... case of pro-neurotrophins, for example, they can even elicit completely opposite effects to those ofthe mature growthfactors by binding to pro -form- specific receptors [9–11] The pro-peptide ofthe ... increasing concentrations ofthegrowthfactors in the pre-incubations (Fig 3C,D) These data confirmed that proBMP-2 binds specifically to the ECD of BMPR-IA Furthermore, the results indicate that...
... In the first step ofthe enzymatic reaction, a nucleophilic attack is performed on the anomeric carbon ofthe sugar substrate by the carboxylate ofthe Asp54 acting as the primary nucleophile, forming ... anomeric carbon of fructose The leaving group is carboxylate of Asp54 Dimerization The asymmetric units ofthe crystals of both the apo and complexed formofthe enzyme consist of dimers with ... results of MS of recombinant b-fructofuranosidase are close to the theoretical value ofthe molecular mass A peak of molecular ion at m ⁄ z = 58 879 Da was observed on the MALDITOF mass spectrum The...
... coprecipitated only the slowly migrating formof RNA pol II (Fig 1) This suggested that Pol e associates with the RNA pol IIO isoform To characterize further the phosphorylation status ofthe RNA pol ... isoform IIO that exhibits reduced electrophoretic mobility compared with the IIA isoform Whereas the polyclonal antiRNA pol II antibody precipitated both the fast and slowly migrating forms of ... Following phosphatase treatment, the cellular fraction of RNA pol II that associated with Pol e showed increased mobility, corresponding to that of isoform IIA The isoform IIO was also lost from RNA...
... regulation ofthe PKI and PKI isoforms ofthe inhibitor protein ofthe cAMP-dependent protein kinase J Biol Chem 272, 20011–20020 Byler, D.M & Susi, H (1986) Examination ofthe secondary structure of ... for further study The concentration ofthe proteins was determined by the method of Lowry et al [14] and the purity was examined by SDS/PAGE [15] Assay of human PKIb activity The activity of purified ... Characterization of PKI gamma, a novel isoform ofthe protein kinase inhibitor of cAMPdependent protein kinase J Biol Chem 272, 18169–18178 Gamm, D.M & Uhler, M.D (1995) Isoform-specific differences in the...
... that of its unglycosylated form, though the DV and DGP values were almost the same The Pm value of proCPY was higher than that of its unglycosylated form This is due to the higher DV value ofthe ... that the precursor form was less thermally stable than the mature form, regardless ofthe carbohydrate moiety After the temperature was lowered from the highest temperature tested to 25 °C, the ... (Fig 1A), indicating that the thermal unfolding process ofthe precursor form follows a two-state transition The ratio ofthe unfolding enthalpy (DHcal) to the van’t Hoff enthalpy (DHv) was 1.05...
... between the two proteins (as indicated by the values of DGwater, Cm and Tg) hence arise from the changes in the surface ofthe protein because ofthe interactions ofthe cofactor with the protein ... are comparable, the Tg values ofthe proteins vary slightly; there is a difference of almost C between the Tg values ofthe proteins, the value being higher for the holo form There have been ... unfolding thermodynamic parameters ofthe two forms are given in Tables 13 In the entire experimental regime, it is seen that the holo form presents better stability than the other form (Fig 4C) The...
... with the catalyst This results in formation of only a few of SiNWs The reaction temperature is usually decided with the consideration ofthe catalyst type According to the binary phase diagram of ... absorption of vaporphase silicon atoms The continuous absorption induces the supersat- uration ofthe formed liquid alloy with silicon atoms, which leads to nucleation and growthof a SiNW [19] Therefore, ... on thegrowthof SiNW Furthermore, the gas flow and temperature difference have simultaneously important effects We now analyze the detailed growth process in the following sections Firstly, the...
... stages of anodization However, it is assumed that the pits formed in the electropolishing contributing in the nucleation of pores on the aluminium in the order of 1010 to 1012 [18] Fig shows the ... removing the first oxide layer The uniform hemispherical shape of barrier layer covers the substrate surface Anodizing the sample for the second time develops the pore growth exactly on the concave ... seen in the topological studies The misfit dislocation ofthe pores interrupts the periodic arrangement ofthe pores As another important result, the domains size is changed as a function of time...
... structure ofthe soluble formof CLIC4 the backbone and side chain of Asn34 and the side chain of Lys24 This crystal contact stabilizes the structure ofthe leading side ofthe foot loop The putative ... the side chain of Asn81 The intervening residues ofthe C-terminal extension interact with the neighboring monomer via hydrophobic contacts Comparison with the structure ofthe soluble formof ... reduction in the size ofthe protein, leaving a kDa fragment [4] This supports the hypothesis that the integral membrane formofthe protein has a single transmembrane region near the N-terminus...
... (Note also the comprehensive denotation of edible) No other theory we know of can account for the validity of these two arguments Both of these theories take it that is wine is true ofthe (abstract) ... assigning the same logical form to both theories Nonetheless, the meaning postulates ofthe two theories will differ for these.) In addition to the sorts of examples stated above, both these theories ... true of unions of elements ofthe semilattice) These predicates are not only true ofthe conventional kinds but also of conventional servings such as the bottle of wine on the table or the 250ml...
... [43] The present study further illustrates the importance ofthe eightpeptide sequence 57–64 in maintaining the inhibitory effect ofthe original 20-peptide aIIb 49–68 The N-terminal region ofthe ... that ofthe RGDS, used as a positive control (Table 1) We next investigated whether the above inhibitory effects of our peptides are a result of their interaction with the activated formof aIIbb3 ... were performed in the presence of PAC-1, a ligand-mimetic anti-aIIbb3 that contains the RYD sequence (an RGD mimic) in the CDR3 region ofthe heavy chain PAC-1 binds to the activated formof aIIbb3...
... °C The cells were then washed and reincubated with new medium for up to h at 37 °C The release ofthe 125I-label into the efflux medium from the cells was then assessed (Fig 7) The release of ... proportion ofthe 125I released (Fig 7A) may be derived from the diffusion of low Mr 125I from the cells In contrast, the slower release of 125I-Tf (Fig 7B) was consistent with the efflux ofthe 4442 ... of conjugates compared to free agents [49,50] It is possible that the use ofthe conjugate may enable the delivery ofthe agent to the lysosomal compartment that then results in degradation of...
... stable, the high birth rates ofthe baby boom postponed the aging ofthe population by widening the base ofthe age structure again As the baby boomers grow older, however, the average age ofthe ... in the same direction The pencils therefore form a layer with the erasers on one side and the points on the other A second layer forms simultaneously on top ofthe Þrst in such a way that the ... processes are at the time of their disregulation and the ability ofthe organism either to compensate for or to repair the damage If the damage disrupts the regulation of cell growth or diÝerentiation,...
... Studies ofthe molecular structure ofthe BCR in CLL are suggesting evidences of a promoting role ofthe antigen encounter A first evidence has been provided by analysis of IGHV genes starting in the ... involved in the DNA repair and its inactivation impairs the response of CLL cells to chemotherapy [26,28] It has been suggested that, for the complete lack of ATM function, the other ATM allele ... transmigration of CLL cells across endothelia depends on CD49d expression by CLL cells and is favoured by the production ofthe matrix metalloproteinase-9 as the result of CD49d engagement [150] Page of...
... directly verified when t = ± 3/3, since the rate ofgrowthofthe sequence of every other Fibonacci number is the square ofthe rate ofgrowthofthe Fibonacci sequence.) Generalized Fibonacci ... 1)/ln(γ(q)); the continuity ofthe inverse function of γ implies the continuity √ of γ By (2.4) and for t such that q = 2t/( − t) is rational, α is the composition of γ and √ another continuous ... investigate this rate ofgrowth as a function ofthe generating slope, to transfer the setting to the natural arrayal of Pascal’s triangle, and, in Section 3, to prove Theorem 1.1 In Section...
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