... structure and complete sequenceof the rabbit gene coding for the translationallycontrolled tumor protein (TCTP) P23 Eur J Biochem 257, 62–68 Thiele H, Berger M & Thiele BJ (2000) Expressionof the ... Effect of TCTP mRNA 5¢- and 3¢-UTR on luciferase reporter gene expression in the presence of TCTP-inducing substances.The complete 5¢- and 3¢-UTR of human TCTP mRNA were cloned upstream and downstream ... northern blot and rRNA staining (B) Statistical analysisof three independent experiments For mRNA quantification, the sum of both TCTP transcripts of 0.8 and 1.2 kb [22] was used Inhibition of transcription...
... phosphorylase-a and activation of glycogen synthase [28] Overexpression of PTG caused inactivation of phosphorylase (Fig 4A), activation of glycogen synthase and stimulation of glycogen synthe- ... varying titres of adenovirus for expressionof PTG and cultured for 18 h (A) Hepatocytes were incubated for determination of glycogen synthesis and the activities of phosphorylase and glycogen ... phosphorylase-a and glycogen synthesis Using three independent methods involving either expressionof the muscle isoform of glycogen phosphorylase, or expressionof the glycogen-targeting protein PTG...
... meta -analysis and systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) Methods: Eight RCTs published from 1999 to 2010 were identified and synthesized to compare the efficacy and safety of ... conflicts of interest that are directly related to the content of the study Authors' contributions: BD and WH carried out to study design and RCTs assessment WH, RWW and BD carried out data analysisand ... the 6th month and 12th month were improved significantly than of group B, despite no difference on the 3rd month Quality of life (QOL) of group A was better than of group B in and 12 months VATS...
... parotid gland, the uterus, the seminal vesicle, the thyroid and parathyroid glands and the Fig Immunohistochemical analysisof the A and B antigens expression in BDIX rat tissues Frozen BDIX rat tissues ... Availability of the rat A gene sequence will allow the search of genetic polymorphisms at the Abo locus in this species Comparisons of the tissueexpression across species, as well as of the sequences and ... cells of the neck area and on the parietal cells of the gastric glands whereas the B antigen was present on the pits epithelial cells and the chief cells of the glands In the large intestine and...
... cycles of 94 °C for s and 72 °C for min; five cycles of 94 °C for s and 70 °C for min; and 20 cycles of 94 °C for s and 68 °C for The RACE–PCR product was then cloned into the PCR-ScriptTM Amp Cloning ... rates of activation and inactivation of the sodium current via 4768 N Qin et al (Eur J Biochem 270) Ó FEBS 2003 Fig The effect of b1B and b1 subunits on the function andexpression levels of the ... transcript is abundant in human brain and skeletal muscle (Fig 2A), and present at a very low level Fig Northern blot analysisof the gene expressionof human b1B (A,B) and b1 (C,D) subunits, using human...
... elements of rmGP [4] and EcMalP [3] onto the linear sequenceof StP and thus measures the extent of conservation of the respective ÔsitesÕ in StP As in other GPs, the catalytic site and the PLP ... structural analysisof phosphate and sulphate binding sites in proteins Estimation of propensities for binding and conservation of phosphate binding sites J Mol Biol 242, 321–329 22 Nandi, C.L., ... incorporation of cofactor during folding of the recombinant proteins had taken place correctly Circular dichroism (Fig 3) and Fourier-transform infrared spectra (not shown) of the purified recombinant proteins...
... BmKAEP and BmKIT2), but Arg6 or Lys6 and Thr57 are conserved in other scorpion species Cloningandanalysisof genomic sequenceof BmKIM We have isolated, cloned and sequenced the genomic regions encoding ... Construction ofexpression vectors andexpressionof the fusion proteins The cDNA encoding BmKIM was amplified by PCR with forward and reverse primers The noncoding regions, the signal peptide and the ... cleavage of fusion proteinand purification of the recombinant BmKIM The fusion protein was cleaved completely with an enterokinase/substrate ratio of 50% at 26 °C for 10 on the Fig Expression and...
... Figure Alignment of predicted MYB domain protein sequences from spruce and pine Alignment of predicted MYB domain protein sequences from spruce and pine Amino acid sequence alignments of the 21 conifer ... secondary xylem and are also upregulated during the formation of compression wood Results Isolation andsequenceanalysisof 18 R2R3-MYB genes from spruce and pine We isolated and sequenced 18 full-length ... sequences were assigned to of the 22 subgroups previously defined based upon Arabidopsis sequences [18] Four of the conifer sequences (PgMYB2 and 4; PtMYB2 and 4) clustered with Arabidopsis sequences...
... Materials and Methods 35 2.1 Genome-wide expression profiling of prostate 35 adenocarcinoma tissues 2.1.1 Collection of prostate adenocarcinoma tissues 35 2.1.2 Haematoxylin and eosin staining of prostate ... cytometry 59 2.3.15 Microarray analysis 60 Chapter Expression Profiling of Prostate Adenocarcinoma Tissues 62 3.1 Selection of tissues to be used for study 62 3.2 RNA quality oftissue samples used for ... prostatic and adenocarcinoma tissues 4.1.2.3 Comparison of non-sulphated chondroitin expression 117 in different grades of prostate adenocarcinoma tissues 4.1.3 Expressionanalysisof chondroitin-4-sulphate...
... Statistical analysis 50 Chapter Results 51 3.1 Expressionand functional analysisof HS3ST3B1 in 51 prostate cancer 3.1.1 Expressionof HS3ST3B1 in prostate cell lines 51 and tissues 3.2 Functional analysis ... Extraction ofprotein 41 2.1.11.2 Preparation of resolving gel 41 2.1.11.3 Preparation of stacking gel 42 2.1.11.4 Separation and eventual visualization of 42 proteins 2.1.11.5 Densitometric analysisof ... to offer his support and advice I would also like to thank Professor Bay Boon Huat and Associate Professor Tay Sam Wah, Samuel for their timely encouragement and advice Professor Bay and Professor...
... ACF of {εI (n)} and that of {φI (n)} in Star Wars IV (b) The ACF of {εP (n)} and that of {φP (n)} in The Silence of 1 the Lambs 125 63 The ACF of {A3 (ε)} and ... mean sizes of P and B-frames of each GOP given the size of the corresponding I-frame in (a) the single-layer Star Wars IV and (b) the base layer of the spatially scalable The Silence of the Lambs ... gratitude and respect first go to my advisors Prof Andrew Chan and Prof Dmitri Loguinov This work would never have been done without their support and guidance I would like to thank my co-advisor Prof...
... subtypes of TRHR cDNA (xTRHR1, xTRHR2 and xTRHR3) from Xenopus brain These encode the entire sequences of the proteins The amino acid sequenceof xTRHR1 is very similar (74–78% identity) to that of ... bladder and stomach The xTRHR subtypes were identified by purifying the 550-bp PCR product from all the Xenopus tissues, cloning them in the pGEM-T easy vector, and sequencing Sequenceanalysisof ... tail of xTRHR3 (Cys342) The complete nucleotide sequences of xTRHR2 and xTRHR1 were obtained with the same strategy as that used for xTRHR3 The nucleotide sequences of the translated region of...
... ACF of {εI (n)} and that of {φI (n)} in Star Wars IV (b) The ACF of {εP (n)} and that of {φP (n)} in The Silence of 1 the Lambs 125 63 The ACF of {A3 (ε)} and ... mean sizes of P and B-frames of each GOP given the size of the corresponding I-frame in (a) the single-layer Star Wars IV and (b) the base layer of the spatially scalable The Silence of the Lambs ... gratitude and respect first go to my advisors Prof Andrew Chan and Prof Dmitri Loguinov This work would never have been done without their support and guidance I would like to thank my co-advisor Prof...
... splicing A variety of tools are available to us for this purpose and further investigation of these sequence variants will not only further our understanding of the splicing mechanism and improve clinical ... for the weak donor site [9] Translationally silent variations that affect splicing and evolution With increasing understanding of the importance of cis regulatory sequences located either in ... (mouse–rat and human–dog) [10] This analysis showed a strong purifying selection at silent sites in a critical region of this gene [10], spanning the 3¢ end of exon 10 and the 5¢ end of exon 11...
... existing information on the use of, and threats to, the Malaysian coastal and marine resources off the Straits of Malacca and the adjacent waters of the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean In the process, ... and sand, caused widespread degradation of areas with mineral deposits leaving behind sandy, barren and unfertile land, unattended water bodies, and silted waterways Landslips, particularly of ... Malaysia destruction of rainforests and water catchments, and the subsequent erosion of soils together with the heavily silted run-offs, pollutes the rivers These and other sources of land-based pollution...
... Gene expression pattern SequenceanalysisSequenceanalysisof the deduced protein showed that this protein has one of the longest stem region (around 200 amino acid residues) whereas the size of ... marker bands are indicated on the left side of the blot Sizes of the detected mRNA are indicated on the right (B) Expression array analysisof the expressionof hST6Gal II in various human tissues ... Fig Nucleotide and predicted amino acid sequence (A) and hydropathy profile (B) of human ST6Gal II, and (C) comparison of the sialylmotifs L, S and VS of hST6Gal II with those of previously cloned...
... hyperkeratosis and the formation of hyperkeratotic warts and corns on the palms and the soles of the feet are caused by chronic arsenic ingestion Discoloration of the skin of the face, neck, and back ... assessment of risk to human health, identification of potential exposure pathways, the characteristics of the affected community, the short and longterm health effects for each chemical, andanalysisof ... days, and carrot-twice every days Based on the frequency of ingestion of lettuce and the relative infrequent consumption of radish, an ingestion frequency of once per week was assumed and considered...
... the analysisof the calculated structures revealed a short distances between NH of Leu7 and the side chain carboxyl group of the Asp6 residue (< 0.28 nm), and NH of Leu7 residue and C¼O of Leu5 ... [38,39] Analysisof hydrogen bonds and dihedral angles (F, C) for the average structures generated from members of cis and trans family of cyclo128 [D -Leu5]OP showed that the residues of the cis and ... analogs of OP and to use the N- and C-terminus for cyclization in order to keep the side chains unmodified We have taken advantage of the presence of an aspartic acid residue in the core sequence of...
... amount of transcripts Analysisof the amount of luciferase mRNA of transfected cells by semiquantitative RT-PCR resulted in an approximately 60% reduction of transcripts Therefore, reduced expression ... appearance of a peak pair with retention times of 8.3 and 9.5 min, and (b) the presence and (c) the correct proportion of the three major mass transitions of CEdGA,B that were used for MS ⁄ MS detection ... thorough removal of RNA from the samples and the use of negative ionization for Fig Restriction digests of CEdG-modified and unmodified pGL3 Control vector For the introduction of CEdG adducts,...
... whereas expressionof WFYT and WF2 was readily detectable in premetamorphic larvae and juveniles Tissue- specific gene expressionof pleurocidin genes The results of RT-PCR expression assays of each ... locations of the first introns and exons of Y1, Y2 and Y3 An alignment of the peptides predicted from the pleurocidin genes and pseudogenes is shown in Fig All of the genes, and even most of the ... brain, muscle and skin (20–50 mg tissue) of an adult winter flounder, and from pooled samples of 20 whole larvae (hatch and d.p.h.), 10 whole larvae (15, 20, 25 30 and 36 d.p.h.) and five whole...