... due tothe very weak electron density but the position ofthe first atom ofthe cis C9–C10 bond was used to model the remaining part of thsis moiety in a similar manner tothe model of one ofthe ... density present in the active site of molecule A, the modeling ofthe ligand was restricted to its carboxylic group andthe alkyl chain between C2 and C9 The remaining atoms ofthe OA in molecule ... cleft of TLL The stereoview of OA binding modes in molecule A and B (OA_A and OA_B, respectively, thick lines); C9 and C10 correspond tothe position of these atoms in the OA_A ligand, where the...
... ratio of : 1, only around 28% ofthe complexes may contain both ofthe fluorophores, and approximately 72% ofthe complexes may contain only one ofthe fluorophores It is important to note that these ... was added tothe cells before measuring FRET Images from the green and FRET channels were recorded at intervals of up to 20 after the addition ofthe GnRH agonist or antagonist tothe final concentration ... of 100 nM [37] The average intensity ofthe yellow and green fluorescence in the membrane region was measured at each time point, andthe yellow to green ratio was calculated In the presence of...
... conjugated to nucleotides were placed on complementary bases, one on the 3 end ofthe shorter 15-mer andthe other on the 5 end ofthe long strand; in these positions, the dye proximity causes fluorescence ... corresponds to strand dissociation, as expected, and not tothe breakage ofthe digoxygeninbased link holding the DNA tothe surface Using the methods described here, it is possible to build up histograms ... simplified diagram ofthe optical layout of our instrument (see also [4]) The inset is a cartoon showing a detail ofthe specimen in the region illuminated by the three lasers (not to scale) Fluorescence...
... assay to monitor the time course of renaturation and strand exchange activities of OsDmc1 The renaturation activity was found to be stimulated in the presence of ATP and was saturated at 1.25 lm of ... analogues of ATP Put together, these observations suggest that perhaps the ATP hydrolysis function ofthe protein may be related to some critical steps in the conversion of inactive forms of protein to ... ring to helix transformation steps, the dynamics ofthe same are likely to be different in OsDmc1 protein system compared to that of human and yeast proteins Our results on renaturation and strand...
... Discussion Lack of regulation of D2 receptor oligomerization by the ligands selective for D2 receptor To investigate the effect of D2 receptor ligands on the oligomerization phenomenon, Sf9 and HEK293 ... interneurons ofthe prefrontal cortex andthe anterior lobe ofthe pituitary gland [25,42,43] Based on the data ofthe present report, it seems that both homo-oligomers and hetero-oligomers ofthe D2 ... state, and that the conformational change is unrelated to receptor activation Despite the lack of effect of ligands on D2 receptor oligomerization in the present report, the presence of oligomers...
... donor and acceptor, this result matches with the results from the X-ray crystallography ofthe VBC complex [26]; the distance between the C-terminal end of elongin B andthe N-terminal end of elongin ... hydroxylation and increase stabilization ofthe factors Degradation ofthe factors in normoxia and their stabilization in hypoxia comprise the pivotal mechanism for cellular hypoxic responses such as the ... elongin B, and considerable stabilization of pVHL and elongin C was observed with the coexistence of elongin B Taken together, these results indicate that distance between donor and acceptor in the...
... halves of AC8 in vivo Top: diagram ofthe constructs; the green box represents the GFP molecule, the 12 small black bars represent the 12 putative transmembrane segments of AC8 The names ofthe ... antibody band The arrow heads show the positions of GFP/8Tm2C2 (c 80 kDa) and GFP/8Tm2 (c 55 kDa) The upper bands are probably oligomeric forms The amount of AC8 expressed in all ofthe transfections ... Tracking ofthe hydrophobic portion of AC8 (A) The left panel shows the structural diagram of 8Tm1/CFP/Tm2 The red and blue cylinders represent the transmembrane segments ofthe ®rst and second...
... constant ofthe rod, R is the radius ofthe arch and l is the length ofthe rod If we set E = k B T, then only the thermal energy induces the bend and with R = l we will get the length ofthe rod, ... tether length plus the bead radius Bead fluctuation along the y-direction is used to measure the force The extension ofthe tether is determined from the center ofthe bead tothe edge ofthe ... with the force ranging from 0.1 to 10 pN (b) The plot ofthe reduced endto-end distance (the ratio ofthe extension z tothe λ-DNA contour length L=16.4 μm) z/L vs the square root of 1/f (f is the...
... against the existence ofthe complex and channeling of metabolites [10,11] Thus, the existence ofthe complex has not been universally accepted In addition tothe cytoplasmic compartment, GAPDH and ... derived from the whole area (in the case of cell samples without coexpression of GAPDH) or from the cytoplasmic area (in the case of cell samples with coexpression of GAPDH) of cells, and are expressed ... flavins In addition to lifetime measurements of donors, analysis ofthe decay curve ofthe acceptor may eliminate possible errors We analyzed fluorescent decay curves ofthe acceptor and obtained, in...
... into wells of a wellculture plate and transfected with 0.4 lg of a GFP2construct and 0.4 lg of a Rluc-construct the following day The day after the transfection the medium was changed The following ... expression levels ofthe Rluc- and GFP2-tagged CaRs and AT1aRs are similar To evaluate the cell surface expression, we tagged HA and c-myc epitopes tothe N-terminal ofthe CaR-GFP2 and CaR-Rluc fusion ... investigations into the signal transference from the ATDs tothe G-protein coupling areas ofthe receptor homodimer are clearly needed in order to gain a better understanding ofthe signal transduction...
... the level of receptor- and calcium-induced Ins(1,4,5)P3, the removal of both calcium and CCh reduced the receptor- and calcium-induced Ins(1,4,5)P3 to 31% By contrast, the time-dependent restoration ... oscillation [20] Todeterminethe physiological role ofthe calcium dependence of Ins(1,4,5)P3 metabolism, a more detailed analysis ofthe effects of calcium andthe cross-talk between other signaling ... activation andthe reintroduction of calcium, as well as the effects of Tg on the components of these responses The peak amplitudes were calculated as the difference between signals before and after...
... on the signs of cos αand sin α in Equations 2.21 and 2.22 α π – αα = π + α 2π – α if cos α > and sin α > if cos α < and sin α > if cos α < and sin α < (2.24) if cos α > and ... direction of another vector, andthe directions of two other vectors, functionally related tothe direction ofthe second vector, are to be found The loop-closure equation, after the known vectors ... and k are the unit vectors directed along the x-, y-, and z-axis, respectively The components ofthe vector u are the second-order determinants associated with the unit vectors Thus, the vector...
... Effect of temperature on thediffusioncoefficientand kinetic friction ofthe C60/graphene system (a) The Arrhenius analysis ofthe surface diffusioncoefficient D ofthe C60 indicates the existence ... (g) The contour plot ofthe PES in (f) The white arrow in (g) indicates thediffusion path with the lowest energy barrier The arrangement of graphene atoms and their bonds is illustrated in the ... regimes of surface diffusion in C60/graphene system according tothe effect of temperature and rotational degrees of freedom (DOFs) ofthe admolecule In the case of rotational C60 (the set of arrows...
... icaritin and desmethylicaritin and metabolism of these compounds, particularly, the glycosides, occurs upon the ingestion ofthe extract To understand the bioavailability and conversion of these ... which was then vortexed to mix and finally added to serum to start the enzymatic hydrolysis process The mixture was vortexed briefly and incubated at 37oC for h Todetermine completeness of enzymatic ... decoction To assess the estrogenicity ofthe decoction, an aliquot ofthe extract was evaporated to dryness, resuspended in culture medium, and tested directly in the ERα bioassay The dried water...
... tothe conversion of testosterone to estradiol by aromatase in the cells, which was prevented by the addition of 50 µM of DL-aminoglutethimide, an aromatase inhibitor, to all samples during the ... due tothe conversion of testosterone to estradiol by aromatase in the cells, which was prevented by the addition of 50 µM of DLaminoglutethimide, an aromatase inhibitor, to all samples during the ... steroid 89 3.1.3 Validation of ERα and ERβ cell-based bioassays The inter- and intra-assay variations of both ERα and ERβ bioassays, were determined by using 0.1 nM and 0.5 nM of estradiol, respectively...
... in the mode of action To date, this study is the first to obtain gene expression profiles of a standardized Epimedium extract and its compounds The expression profiles obtained for the range of ... 48 h The estrogenicity of these trace amounts of unconjugated icaritin was well below the detection limits ofthe ERα and ERβ, as well as, MCF-7 cell-based bioassays The low amounts ofthe compound ... generator and LH secretion from the pituitary gland After adjustment for diurnal variation, the effects of estradiol valerate on ERα, ERβ, and MCF-7 AUC profiles paralleled that of estrone and...
... maintenance of bone health and other conditions requiring estrogenic action in humans, from the lab bench to bedside This thesis reported the importance and value ofthe development and validation of ... with these pathways, these beneficial AhR ligands can be used to influence breast cancer initiation and progression The ability of Epimedium compounds to act as dual activators for ERα and AhR ... dose of 100 mg/kg The in-vivo 221 hydrolysis of glycosides like icariin can lead tothe production and absorption of aglycones like icaritin and desmethylicaritin into the blood stream and this...
... M., Morand, C., Mathevon, T., Besson, C., Manach, C., Scalbert, A and Remesy, C 2006 The bioavailability of polyphenols is highly governed by the capacity ofthe intestine andofthe liver to secrete ... ofthe bioflavonoid biochanin A: effects of quercetin and EGCG on biochanin A disposition in rats Mol Pharm 4(6):865-72 Mueller, S.O 2002 Overview of in vitro tools to assess the estrogenic and ... Sternfeld, B and Matthews, K 2006 Longitudinal analysis ofthe association between vasomotor symptoms and race/ethnicity across the menopausal transition: study of womens’ health across the nation...
... students’ errors To find out the application of formal and dynamic equivalence tothe translation of bị and into English VI RESEARCH METHODS To achieve the objectives ofthe study, the following methods ... illustrated the application of formal equivalence tothe translation of bị and into English The second one displayed the application of dynamic equivalence tothe translation of bị and into English ... is the receptor's response, in Nida's own term, "the degree to which the receptors ofthe message in the receptor language respond to it in substantially the same manner as the receptors in the...