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Báo cáo khoa học: Structure–activity relationships of fowlicidin-1, a cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide in chicken docx
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30/03/2014, 11:20
... Results Solution structure of fowlicidin-1 To determine the secondary structure of fowlicidin-1, CD spectroscopy was performed in increasing concentrations of the structure- promoting agents trifluoroethanol ... cathelicidins Mouse cathelicidin CRAMP [22], bovine BMAP-34 [29] and porcine PAMP-37 [30] all adopt a helix–hinge–helix structure, with the hinge occurring at the central glycine (Fig 6) In fact, ... helix after the kink of fowlicidin-1 is more important Structure activity relationships of fowlicidin-1 in killing bacteria than the N-terminal helix Such a marked difference in the distribution...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Structure-activity relationships of a-conotoxins targeting neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors ppt
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19/02/2014, 12:20
... capping (or initiating) the helical element these residues may play a vital role in correctly orienting key binding residues Arg7 was suggested to have a functional role in binding as the structure ... the structure also contain hydrogen bonds Several structures have been determined independently by different groups and the structures appear to be in good agreement The structure of ImI in solution ... subtype activity but not a3b2 activity A decrease in a4b2 and a7 subtype activity but not a3b2 activity was observed in the [R12A]GID mutant [16] An alternative approach to developing structure- activity...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Structure–cytotoxicity relationships in bovine seminal ribonuclease: new insights from heat and chemical denaturation studies on variants ppt
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22/03/2014, 17:20
... form in which the chains swap their N-termini (MxM) This phenomenon was later found in many proteins, and is now well known under the name of ‘3D domain swapping’ In most cases, the swapping is ... surviving, illustrated in Fig 3, show that the replacement of Arg80 by Ser induced a significant drop in cytotoxic activity, independently of the hinge sequence In contrast, we found that changes in ... Crescenzi O, Tancredi T & Picone D (2003) Role of the hinge peptide and the intersubunit interface in the swapping of N-termini in dimeric bovine seminal RNase Eur J Biochem 270, 4729–4735 Leich F,...
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Báo cáo y học: "A novel approach to measure the contribution of matrix metalloproteinase in the overall net proteolytic activity present in synovial fluids of patients with arthritis" pptx
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09/08/2014, 08:22
... proteolytic activity This suggests that, in the case of arthritis with involvement of several joints, systemic factors play a dominant role in controlling the local proteolytic activity Finally, ... secreted in SF by infiltrating inflammatory cells and/or by stromal cells stimulated by inflammatory cytokines [21,22] To assess whether inflammation does correlate with the proteolytic activity in ... least in part the current observation that MMP inhibitors failed in clinical trials It is probable, however, that other factors may explain the failure of MMP inhibitors in clinical trials For instance,...
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Báo cáo y học: "Anti-inflammatory activity of nanocrystalline silver-derived solutions in porcine contact dermatitis" pptx
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11/08/2014, 08:22
... http://www.journal-inflammation.com/content/7/1/13 - no staining anywhere; - very small areas of staining and/or very light staining; - small areas of dark staining and/or larger areas of light staining; - diffuse light staining and/or larger ... contain only Ag+, nanocrystalline silver has anti-inflammatory activity independent of its antimicrobial activity in a porcine model of contact dermatitis[ 6] Visual and histological signs of inflammation ... relative apoptotic staining level was calculated by taking a ratio of apoptotic staining (where colocalized with nuclear staining) to total nuclear staining in a given image window Semi-quantitative...
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Báo cáo y học: "Maternal allergic contact dermatitis causes increased asthma risk in offspring" pdf
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12/08/2014, 15:21
... Th2-skewed allergic state might similarly increase asthma susceptibility in offspring In the current study we tested this hypothesis by inducing ACD in mothers using Th1 or Th2 inducing skin irritants ... DNCB, results in increased asthma susceptibility in offspring Since we previously found that IL-4 plays a prominent role in the maternal effect in OVA -allergic mothers [9], we also investigated ... also increased in the TDI offspring at all methacholine concentrations as compared to DNCB offspring and vehicle offspring (Fig 4F, p < 0.05) The cytokine profile in the BAL of the TDI offspring...
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Báo cáo khoa học: Tertiary structure in 7.9 M guanidinium chloride ) the role of Glu53 and Asp287 in Pyrococcus furiosus endo-b-1,3-glucanase pot
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30/03/2014, 04:20
... enzyme activity was determined by measuring the amount of reducing sugars released upon incubation in 0.1 m sodium phosphate buffer, pH 6.5, containing mgặmL)1 of laminarin, at 60 or 80 C for 10 min, ... role in protein stability [8], and their involvement in interactions with cations offers new perspective in the analysis of the contribution of ions as cofactors in protein folding [38] and in ... decreases in 7.9 m GdmCl and increases in native conditions Discussion The results obtained with pfLamA mutant forms indicate that residues Glu53 and Asp287 are involved in calcium binding, in accordance...
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Tài liệu On the Importance of Prior Relationships in Bank Loans to Retail Customers docx
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16/02/2014, 06:20
... regional principle, i.e savings banks can only engage in business with people living in their region, facilitates the use of this instrument in our setting We collect data for each savings bank ... Borrower Industry Borrower Industry Job Stability years Internal Rating Rating – Rating 12 External Rating Rating – Rating Log(Income) is the natural logarithm of the monthly net income ... borrowers, this information remains undisclosed Most borrowers work in the service industry and have been in their current job for more than two years 12 In principle, savings banks can also use information...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Neuronal growth-inhibitory factor (metallothionein-3): structure–function relationships docx
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16/02/2014, 15:20
... conformation of the b-domain by domain–domain interactions, thus altering zinc homeostasis in the brain and in uencing the bioactivity [23] The role of the EAAEAE insert The main sequence differences ... sequence in hGIF was suggested to provide an interacting interface for protein–protein interactions [12–14] The other structural feature found in the predicted structure of the b-domain of hGIF ... identified to be involved in the interdomain interaction [16] However, no further conclusions could be made on the interdomain interaction by NMR unless structure of the b-domain of hGIF could...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Dual P2Y12 receptor signaling in thrombin-stimulated platelets – involvement of phosphoinositide 3-kinase b but not c isoform in Ca2+ mobilization and procoagulant activity pdf
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18/02/2014, 16:20
... work investigating the interaction of P2Y12 with P2Y1 signaling [25,40] We find that P2Y12 enhances the thrombin-induced Ca2+ response in a way not only involving adenylyl cyclase ⁄ PKA inhibition, ... (1993) ADP- and thapsigargin-evoked Ca2+ entry and protein-tyrosine phosphorylation are inhibited by the tyrosine kinase inhibitors genistein and methyl-2,5-dihydroxycinnamate in fura-2-loaded human ... activity Decay constants of [Ca2+]i decreases following peak values were determined by mono-exponential fitting of 2-s data points SERCA activity in saponin-permeabilized platelets was determined...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Phylogenetic relationships in class I of the superfamily of bacterial, fungal, and plant peroxidases pptx
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19/02/2014, 16:20
... conserved arginine (Arg622 in HalomarCPc) in the corresponding position, indicating that these domains lost their ability to co-ordinate the heme Further, a conserved tryptophan (Trp311 in HalomarCPn, ... of coding sequences currently in the database may affect this value Interestingly, none of the known fungal genomic DNA sequences in which KatG is included (listed in Table 1) contain an intron, ... bootstrap support in all main nodes is strong; only in some minor nodes is refining of the particular species within groups moderate In the case of PUZZLE, the likelihood mapping analysis also...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Second messenger function and the structure–activity relationship of cyclic adenosine diphosphoribose (cADPR) doc
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20/02/2014, 01:20
... direct binding site of cADPR at the RyR has not been described so far In contrast, in a limited number of cell systems FK506 binding protein 12.6 (FKBP 12.6, calstabin2) was found to bind cADPR ... molecule either the polar interactions with its interacting protein were fully replaced by the amino group or that no or only minor ligand protein interactions took place Astonishingly, another modification ... the northern ribose and N1 of inosine (Fig 4), while N7-cIDPR showed no Ca2+ release activity in sea urchin egg homogenates [59] Indeed, Ca2+ release activity of inosine derivatives was first described...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: NMR structure of AII in solution compared with the X-ray structure of AII bound to the mAb Fab131 pptx
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20/02/2014, 23:20
... chain NH of the preceding arginine, forming a stable heptamer ring, both in the X-ray structure and the solution structure of AII (Fig 8) Indeed, aspartate residues at the N-termini of short polypeptides ... interpreted in terms of a well-defined hairpin compact structure, similar to our aqueous solution structure, with the N-terminus and C-terminus approaching to ˚ within 7.6 A of each other [23] and an inverse ... hormones, such as AII, in aqueous solution may have important consequences in delineating structure function relationships and the principles of biomolecular hormone–receptor interaction and recognition...
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Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Characterization of the promoter for the mouse a3 integrin gene Involvement of the Ets-family of transcription factors in the promoter activity doc
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21/02/2014, 03:20
... pGL-ES (L4.0) in these cells, and further deleted Table Transient expression analysis of integrin a3 subunit gene promoter activity in gastric carcinoma cell lines Host cell line a3 integrin expressiona ... a3b1 integrin plays essential roles in multiple processes during embryogenesis The promoter should thus contain elements directing the expression of this integrin in the kidney, lung, and skin ... expression of a3b1 integrin in tumor cells and their malignant behavior The increased expression of a3b1 integrin in gastric carcinoma cells is associated with their increased invasion and metastatic...
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Occupational therapy interventions and physical activity interventions to promote the mental wellbeing of older people in primary care and residential care pdf
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05/03/2014, 18:20
... together: how is activity related to health? Maintaining mental wellbeing • sleep as an activity • keeping mentally active • memory Maintaining physical wellbeing • nutrition • pain • keeping physically ... Personal circumstances • dealing with finance • social relationships and maintaining friendships • dining as an activity • interests and pastimes • caring for others, caring for self 43 Full details ... services have an important role in promoting and maintaining physical activity, health and independence (DH 2005a, DH 2005b) There is a decline in physical activity with increased age which may be...
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A Modern Treatise on the Principle of Legality in Criminal Law doc
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07/03/2014, 03:20
... Legality Principle of Conduct Principle of Culpability Principle of Personal Liability Four Secondary Principles Four Secondary Principles Four Secondary Principles Four Secondary Principles ... supra -principle derive the fundamental principles that break down the supra -principle into basic legal principles, which in turn guide the application of the supra -principle From each fundamental principle ... four fundamental principles: (1) (2) (3) (4) The principle of legality The principle of conduct The principle of culpability The principle of personal liability The supra -principle of free choice...
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Báo cáo khoa học: DmGEN shows a flap endonuclease activity, cleaving the blocked-flap structure and model replication fork docx
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07/03/2014, 10:20
... Substrate-binding loops Substrate-binding loops Helical clamp Helical clamp Helical clamp Helical clamp Helical clamp Helical clamp Substrate-binding loops Substrate-binding loops Substrate-binding ... residues (asterisks and in Fig 2B) are highly conserved in the I domain of the RAD2 ⁄ XPG family, and are important in coordinating divalent metal ions to interact with an incoming nucleotide [21] ... for Mg2+ or Mn2+ DmGEN nuclease activity was highest in reaction mixtures containing 25 mm KCl, and further increasing the concentration of KCl inhibited the activity These biochemical properties...
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Báo cáo khóa học: SUT2 is a novel multicopy suppressor of low activity of the cAMP/protein kinase A pathway in yeast docx
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07/03/2014, 15:20
... that result in low PKA activity High SUT2 gene dosage yielded diminished sporulation efficiency, which indicates increased PKA activity relative to wild type In contrast, invasive growth in haploids ... levels in the independent genetic background of strain S1278b In this case, high SUT2 dosage conferred a reduction in PKA activity as judged from storage carbohydrate levels in S1278b cells during ... limitation, invasive growth may occur in haploids [24] which in the wild type requires high PKA activity These consequences of PKA-pathway activity were tested subsequently in order to examine the in uence...
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Báo cáo khoa học:The principle of flux minimization and its application to estimate stationary fluxes in metabolic networks docx
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07/03/2014, 15:20
... to maintaining a given rate of biomass production at a minimum of the total flux Insofar, the principle of maximal biomass production is a special case of the more general principle of flux minimization ... relies on the principle of flux minimization This principle captures the obvious fact that gaining functional fitness with minimal expense of external resources and along the shortest route in the evolutionary ... the LDH(P), converting pyruvate into lactate There is no thermodynamic or kinetic principle excluding the existence of such a hypothetical glucose-wasting and pyruvateutilizing metabolic regime...
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