... depth-averaged model in a nonorthogonal curvilinear coordinates for prediction of flow pattern in meandering channel with 60o and 90o bend, and also with compound meandering channel. In this study, ... concept of simple Rankine vortex that including two parts: free vortex in outer zone and forced vortex in inner zone (Townson 1991)………………………………………33 Figure 4.5 Definition of coordinate components……………………………….36 ... water surface profile into vertical intake. In this regard, the model showed its applicability in computing the flow into intake with air-entrainment. The model was also applied to investigate...
... beginning of the story, the main character was introduced “an old Indian named Koskoosh” and the story is told from the point of view of this character. In the text, one can find many types of ... determine the experiential meaning, interpersonal meaning and textual meaning, respectively. In order to understand a text, apart from its register, it is necessary to understand the genre of ... would like to analyze a randomly chosen text in terms of expansion to see how the findings can help to understand some features of the text and the intention of the writer. In this thesis, the text...
... full-lengthv-KIND; DKIND1, deletion of KIND1;DKIND2, deletion of KIND2; DKIND1 + 2,deletion of both KIND1 and KIND2; DRasN,deletion of RasN; DGEF, deletion of RasGEF; KIND1, KIND1 domain; KIND2,KIND2 ... v-KIND KIND2 binding resides withinresidues 702–744 of MAP2.Residues 456–487 in the KIND2 domain of v-KINDcontain the core MAP2 binding moduleTo identify the core MAP2-binding site within ... sequence for v-KIND binding.To evaluate the v-KIND KIND2-binding specificity of residues 702–744 of MAP2, we performed a pull-down assay of combinations of EGFP-fused KIND1or KIND2 of v-KIND with...
... line), in the presence of 100 lM neurotoxin (•, dotted line), in thepresence of 200 lM neurotoxin ( , dottedline) andin the presence of neurotoxin and 50 lM dopamine (h, dashed line).Modulation ... occur in the brain includeselective loss of dopaminergic neurons in substantianigra pars compacta and appearance of Lewy bodiesconsisting of aggregated protein, mainly a-synuclein, in Keywordsamyloid; ... pooled and the amount of protein was determined by the bicinchoninicacid assay [38] using bovine serum albumin as a standardprotein. The pooled eluate fractions were dialysed againstwater and...
... levelincreased in OccWT-overexpressing cells, and that2-APB inhibited the effects of OccWT. Therefore,the increase in intracellular calcium may explain theinduction of apoptosis and reduction ... additionaloccludin variant deleted in exon 9 (OccDE9). On thebasis of a comparative analysis of the involvement of wild-type occludin (OccWT) and variant occludin in apoptosis and invasion, as determined ... as one of themechanisms of this regulation. On the basis of theabove findings, our research provides new insights intothe role of exon 9 in the regulation of apoptosis and invasion in liver...
... obtained from injections of the metal into a solution of the protein. Typically an initial injection of 2 lL copperchelate solution was followed by a further 29 injections of 4 lL of Cu(II) into ... stage of tetramerization. Possibly, loss of copper binding could still allow domain swapping tooccur. It is of interest that a N-terminally truncated pri-on protein, lacking the copper binding ... Ratiokcal/mole of injectantkcal/mole of injectantkcal/mole of injectantkcal/mole of injectantkcal/mole of injectantkcal/mole of injectant-20-1-0.5 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 5.0Stefin...
... usingcrotonyl-CoA as a substrate [15]. The gene encodingthis bifunctional protein was named AUH (‘AU bind-ing homolog of enoyl-CoA hydratase’). The RNA-binding activity of the human protein ... mutations in the AUH gene. This indi-cated that AUH, in addition to its RNA binding func-tion, must play an important role in leucine catabolism.AUH was overproduced in E. coli and characterizedby ... inclu-ding equilibration, was 10 min. A splitter between theHPLC column and the mass spectrometer was used, and 100 lLÆmin)1 of eluent was introduced into the mass spec-trometer. A LCT TOF...
... processregulating its inhibitory properties.Screening of proteases for their inhibition showedthat cystatin F is different from other cystatins, both in terms of specificity and strength of binding to ... Cystatins are generally rather non-selective inhibitors. An interesting feature of cystatinF is the 100-fold stronger inhibition of cathepsins F,L, and V than of cathepsin S. Cathepsin S is ... cystatin C is the mostdiscriminating residue for binding to cathepsins B, H,L, S [24]. No L9K mutants of cystatin C have beenprepared yet to study the effect of incorporating theCystatin F in...
... concerning the kinetics and properties of theenzyme. More strikingly, we show a novel role of the PPaseenzyme in the development and molting process of A. suumlarvae in vitro.Materials and methodsParasitesAdult ... Vmax(maximum velocity)values were determined by incubating the diluted recombin-ant proteins in the standard reaction mixture in the presence of increasing concentrations of PPi(0.05–0.5 mM)at55°C.Data ... Diluted recombinant proteins were run in thestandard reaction mixture (as described in Materials and methods) forPPase assays at 55 °C, in the presence of increasing concentrations of PPi(0.05–0.5...
... erythrocytes in the extent of binding with thelectins concanavalin A, Lens culinaris agglutinin(LCA), and Ricinus communis agglutinin (RCA)(Fig. 3), ruled out the blood origin and supported therenal ... butyrylcholinesterase activityassayed in kidney. This proposal is in agreementwith the cytochemical staining of acetylcholinesterase in the capsule of Bowman [41] andof acetylcholines-terase and ... appreciableincrease in butyrylcholinesterase activity of chRCC,cRCC, and RO, instead ofits invariability (Table 1),should have been expected, along with a robustincrease in the proportion of G4Hbutyrylcholinester-ase....
... plasmid and a virus. Mol Microbiol 34, 217–226.29 Bradford M (1976) A rapid and sensitive method forthe quantification of microgram quantities of proteinutilizing the principle of protein-dye binding. ... clarified in detail and could playa key role in the detoxification processes. In this study we examined the role of Bcp2 in orderto increase the knowledge of the enzymatic activityinvolved in the ... important in deter-mining the level of Bcp2 protein. Similar results areobserved for genes and related proteins involved in oxidative stress in other microrganisms [24]. Moreover,the basal level of...
... identified a proteincontaining a single ankyrin repeat that interacts withHIV-1 viral protein R (Vpr) and we designated thisprotein as Vpr-binding ankyrin repeat protein(VBARP). This interaction ... ankyrin repeat motif-containing proteins play an important role in protein–protein interactions. ANKHD1 proteins are known to possessmultiple ankyrin repeat domains and a single KH domain with ... Institute, Shanghai, China.8 Smith RK, Carroll PM, Allard JD & Simon MA (2000)MASK, a large ankyrin repeat and KH domain-con-taining protein involved in Drosophila receptor tyrosinekinase...
... train-ing set by either oversampling the minority class ordownsampling the majority class. In this prelimi-nary study of sampling approaches for handling im-balanced data for CRF training, ... using constraint classifiers. In Proceedings of HLT/NAACL.D. Hillard, M. Ostendorf, and E. Shriberg. 2003. De-tection of agreement vs. disagreement in meetings:Training with unlabeled data. In ... genre in thatit is more interactive and spontaneous, referring tofree speech in news-style TV and radio programs and consisting of talk shows, interviews, call -in programs, live reports, and...
... presence and importance of alumina in thenatural aquatic environment andits growing application in drinking and wastewater purification, the knowledge of alumina’s structure and possible interactions ... structure of alumina andits possible interactions with organic and inorganiccompounds in water are of great importance. This is of particular importance in both the understanding of natural ... Poland´{AbstractDue to the presence and significance of alumina in the natural aquatic environment andits increasing application in drinking and wastewater purification, the knowledge of...
... FEBSLevels of mTOR andits downstream targets 4E-BP1, eEF2, and eEF2 kinase in relationships with tau in Alzheimer’sdisease brainXu Li1, Irina Alafuzoff2, Hilkka Soininen3, Bengt Winblad1 and ... staining in the granulelayers of the dentate gyrus (not shown). In contrast, in control brain slices there was weak stainings in thepyramidal neurons of the CA1, CA2, CA3 and theentorhinal ... proteins witheither polyglutamine or polyalanine expansions in Huntington disease, Huntington related diseases, and various forms of a-synuclein associated with Parkinsondisease and synucleinopathies...