... used the PCRbased SSH method to identify upregulated genes in IPAH which may contribute tothe disease process, lead tothe discovery of the cause(s) of the disease and provide potential therapeutic ... Disabled homolog (Dab2) is a cystosolic cargo-specific adaptor protein, which binds tothe cytoplasmic tails of lipoprotein receptors thereby selecting specific cargos at the plasma membrane during ... related to neurotensin and both bind the neurotensin-1 receptor [reviewed in [59]] In the lung, the neurotensin receptor is located mainly in fibroblasts [60] Whether xenin-25 is produced by the...
... and stained with hematoxylin and eosin to verify the progress of inflammation All procedures and analyses of other parameters are detailed elsewhere [40] Other procedures Northern and Western blottings, ... than 50% of the native enzyme (Fig 1C) The distribution of the KE2 mutant between the two fractions was similar to that of the native enzyme (Fig 1C) In contrast, the activity of the KE2RS2 mutant ... surfaces In the former situation, the glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored HSPG glypican supports the arachidonic acid-releasing function of the HSPG-binding sPLA2s by sorting them into particular...
... representing the position of the particle, were also taken to represent the position of the myosin head The position of the myosin head, determined by the above method, was compared between the two ... injected into the EC, and sucked out of the EC to keep the specimen in hydrated state (Fig.1B) In the research field of medical and biological sciences, it was a dream of investigators to observe ... to apply ATP tothe specimen iontophoretically The image of the specimen is recorded with the imaging plate (IP) (Sugi et al , 1997) Current Basic and Pathological Approaches tothe Function...
... owing tothe potential use of these cells for immunotherapy The ability to preserve the phenotypic properties of a hematopoietic cell population and to manipulate the differentiation of the cells ... and the accumulation of harmful metabolites Hypothermic storage allows red blood cells that are preserved and stored for up to 42 days at ◦ C to be used in the treatment of anemic patients The ... organs has been used to extend the hypothermic storage time by supplying the necessary oxygenated preservation solutions that allow the organ to continue to function aerobically Using a modified UW...
... modulate Treg cells to reduce the incidence of graft-versus-host disease In 80 addition, inhibition or restriction of these inflammatory mediators also alleviates further damage tothe bone, cartilage ... Med Sci 2011, Then, the illuminator was turned off, and the image of light emitted from the nude mice, namely bioluminescence image, was taken Then, two images were merged and the location of ... dynamically monitored in a Kodak DXS small animal imaging system [10] When, the anesthetized nude mice were placed on the platform, the background image was taken under the lights of an illuminator http://www.medsci.org...
... converted into UDPgalactose by GalE, and then β-1,4-GalT transfers galactose from UDP-galactose to acceptor (GlcNAc) to form N-acetyllactosamine (LacNAc, Gal-β-1,4-GlcNAc) LacNAc is then combined ... on the host’s epithelial cell surface (A), which is essential for bacteria to attach (a), and to proliferate and colonize the intestine (b) Some pathogens need to attach tothe intestinal epithelial ... synthase NeuB, and the CMP-Neu5Ac synthetase NeuA The β-galactosidase gene lacZ was knocked out to prevent lactose hydrolysis and the nanA and nanK genes were knocked out to prevent the formation...
... monitors the incorporation of BrdU into newly synthesized DNA The BrdU was detected using anti-BrdU-peroxidase conjugate in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions After reactions were stopped, ... activate the b-catenin signaling pathway We then studied the role of the b-catenin signaling pathway in a-defensininduced increases in the proliferation and collagen synthesis of lung fibroblasts using ... regulatory protein in the Wnt cascade In nonstimulated cells, b-catenin is largely associated with cadherin There is very little b-catenin in the cytoplasm or nucleus because b-catenin in the cytoplasm...
... Among the fragments, LP1-LP9 fractions were subjected to sequencing (Table 2) According todatabase searches on DDBJ, GenBank and EMBL, these sequences were found to show 42–80% identity tothe ... not shown) The HdEG66 showed somewhat larger molecular size compared tothe other invertebrate cellulases, however, the basic properties of the HdEG66 were fairly similar to those of other invertebrate ... attempting to purify these isoforms and determine their primary structures in order to reveal the structural characteristics of abalone cellulases and their evolutionary relationships to other invertebrate...
... rearrangements of the monomer that brings together the glutaminase site and the active site (C) GTP locks the enzyme in the active form for CTP synthesis and thereby stimulates the kcat of the reaction ... similar to that of the overall CTP synthesis reaction It was concluded that the effect of GTP was mainly to enhance the rate of chemical steps of the glutaminase reaction The nding that the kcat ... 7ị where KI is the concentration of inhibitor that gives rise to 50% inhibition by the inhibitor I and n is the Hillcoefcient The standard errors presented are those given by the computer program...
... the bottom of the chamber to dissipate any heat built up in the transducer The transducer was affixed to an offset cam to allow it to rotate in a horizontal plane against the bottom of the ultrasound ... of the field output over time The distance between the transducer and the scrotum was initially set to cm In an attempt to increase the energy delivered tothe testes, the distance between the ... from the bottom of the treatment chamber to aid positioning of the testes and to reduce reflection of ultrasound energy An ultrasound-transparent, nylon mesh was attached tothe bottom of the...
... at the ceiling of the cavity The dose absorbed by the irradiated object is constantly measured by a radiometer present in the apparatus, the measurement depending on the ageing of the lamp The ... been considered to be damaging to cells In the second phase, a series of experiments using NHDFc was performed to confirm the effect of RFR exposure on Hsc70 On the one hand, the Hsc70 expression ... according to time in culture second heat shock occurs after that period, the amount of HSP expressed during the first shock is sufficient to protect the cells during the second shock, so they not need to...
... reaching a peak at the wandering stage late in the last larval stadium At the prepupal stage, EH activity declined to a level equal to that in the early time of the stadium Northern blot analysis ... regulated at the transcriptional level Thus, the production of JHEH is regulated inversely tothe JH titre It is not known whether JHEH is induced by xenobiotics or is involved in detoxification To elucidate ... in the total assay, respectively After the solvent was evaporated, the paper was wetted with 200 lL water in a 35 mm Petri-dish (Falcon) Ten larvae were allowed to crawl on the paper for h, then...
... cDNA fragment into a HindIII/EcoRI-cleaved expression vector of the pSV2 plasmid series [19] The HCII cDNA spanned the protein coding sequence (including the signal peptide) down tothe EcoRI site ... bubble-free aeration The device was placed on a stirring plate in a CO2 incubator together with a small membrane pump, which supplied the membrane stirrer with the incubator gas The starting volume ... Na] Even the linkage position of the fucose residue at the N-acetyllactosamine antennae could be assigned from the daughter ion spectra, due tothe well-known preferential elimination of the 3-linked...
... sequence codes The messenger RNA leaves the nucleus and attaches to a ribosome in the cytoplasm Transfer RNA brings amino acids tothe ribosome to match the sequence codes At the ribosome, Amino ... Amino acids bond together and form polypeptides, Which bond together to make proteins Some examples of proteins are: Melanin, the pigment that gives our skin color Enzymes, the catalysts ... molecules found in the food we eat or produced in our cells It happens at the ribosomes DNA and protein synthesis, then, happens this way: DNA sequence codes (how letters are put together) produce...
... or the brain, in the adult body They can renew themselves in the body, making identical copies of themselves for the lifetime of the organism, or become specialized to yield the cell types of the ... technology and to their use for the general welfare Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government ... organ in the hope that they will give rise tothe mature cells needed by that organ In the second, the stem cells are stimulated to differentiate into the needed mature tissue outside the body,...
... sections (xy, 0.2 lm) collected from the top tothe bottom of the cell monolayer Then, xz sections were displayed usingthe ortho mode in LSM5 PASCAL software The bottom rows in each set of images ... cell lines were monitored using a specific antibody to GD3 and CTx, respectively Therefore, the results described in this work provide the basis to gain further insight into the molecular mechanisms ... belonging to series ‘o’, by catalysing the transfer of N-acetyl-d-galactosamine tothe galactose residue of LacCer As observed previously in other cell lines [9,41], it is expected that the synthesis...
... máy vi tính theo chơng trình phần mềm xử lý hình ảnh để tăng cờng chất lợng ảnh (tăng độ tơng phản, xác định ranh giới, tăng giảm mầu sắc); tín hiệu số máy tính đợc tự động điều chỉnh theo Có cách ... đối tợng Có tham số huỳnh quang hay đợc khai thác, là: Tham số phát huỳnh quang to n phần (tổng cờng độ phát quang to n bề mặt đối tợng) Tham số phát huỳnh quang trung bình (cờng độ phát quang ... York Weibel, E R (1969) Stereological principles for morphometry in Electronmicroscopy cytology Int Rev Cytol 26, 235 - 302 John J Bozzola and Lonnie D Russell (1990) Quantitative Electron Microscopy...
... of the growing NW is surface diffusion The sword-like shape of the NWs confirms that the growth is determined by a diffusion process from the bottom—where the NWs are thicker tothe top, where they ... temperature tothe optimum synthesis temperature allowed us to determine the maximum NW growth rate For this purpose, we applied a potential difference to wires (to heat them up to 700 °C) for ... controlled by observing the color of the wire and by varying the applied heating power (see the ESM) SEM observation of the wire after the synthesis of the reddish material revealed that the wire was completely...
... pro-apoptotic protein Activated Bid translocates tothe mitochondria, where it signals the formation of BAX-BAK oligomers into a proteolipid pore Cytochrome c and other factors are released from the ... space into the cytosol, where cytochrome c activates apoptosome formation Initiator caspase-9 undergoes a conformational change, activating photolytic activity The apoptosome cleaves effector caspase-3, ... may serve as a scaffold for the recruitment of FADD together with TRADD, tumor necrosis factor receptor associated factor-2 and RIP1 in the formation of complex II The specific LRRK2 domain that...
... °C, for to remove nuclear and cell debris The resulting supernatant was subsequently centrifuged at 5500 g, °C, for 10 to yield the mitochondrial fraction The mitochondrial fraction was stored ... construct, this fusion protein moved from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria and inhibited apoptosis In a more recent study, Theiss et al [24] reported that in inflammatory bowel diseases, PHB localizes ... blot of PHB in the cytoplasmic fraction (n = experiments) (F) Endogenous PHB protein in the mitochondrial fraction, expressed as the mean ± SEM arbitrary units relative tothe mitochondrial marker...