... recent report [37] The comparison ofthe transcript expression profiles of five ofthe six identified maize NCED genes shed new light on the relative autonomy ofthe embryo and the endosperm compartments ... the risks associated with these threshold values, classical permutations were performed to determine the probability ofthe maximum ofthe test statistics under the null hypothesis (absence of ... using the tools set up by ‘Génoplante’ http://urgi.versailles.inra.fr/, which yields the list and genetic coordinates ofthe genes or ESTs reported in the vicinity ofthe QTLs Because ofthe use of...
... (NW_001834409:c1450413–1449631) The numbers above the boxes indicate the size ofthe exons, and those below the lines indicate the size ofthe introns (B) Multiple amino acid sequence alignment ofthe RNase j family ... bp upstream ofthe poly(A) tail ofthe shorter transcript and the second one is located 46 bp upstream ofthe poly(A) tail ofthe alternative transcript The hexanucleotide AAUAAA is the predominant ... were also found in the 3¢ UTR, one of them just 46 bp upstream ofthe poly(A) tail The remaining two poly(A) signals are upstream ofthe region that contains the AUUUA motifs and the poly(U) tracts,...
... levels in the presence of core was the result of an overloading ofthe cellular protein-synthesis machinery and of a shortage of its components Finally, we examined the possible effect of core+1 ... predicts the instability of a protein on the basis ofthe presence of certain dipeptides the occurrence of which is significantly different in the unstable proteins compared with those in the stable ... effect ofthe core protein on the translation and ⁄ or the stability ofthe core+1 protein However, no effect ofthe core+1 protein on core expression could be detected Expression ofthe core+1...
... dementia and later extended to the dementia among the elderly The second important step ofthe concept of AD was the clear characterization ofthe disease state The term dementia, which predates ... and cure the disease 1.8 Objectives ofthe present study Cdk5/p35nck5a is one ofthe candidates responsible for the hyperphosphorylation of tau protein which is the main component ofthe AD hallmark, ... patients thought that their spouses were their mothers or their children their siblings, or they even failed to recognize their family members Some patients claimed that the house they were living...
... dementia and later extended to the dementia among the elderly The second important step ofthe concept of AD was the clear characterization ofthe disease state The term dementia, which predates ... and cure the disease 1.8 Objectives ofthe present study Cdk5/p35nck5a is one ofthe candidates responsible for the hyperphosphorylation of tau protein which is the main component ofthe AD hallmark, ... patients thought that their spouses were their mothers or their children their siblings, or they even failed to recognize their family members Some patients claimed that the house they were living...
... exons, and the SUN domain was split between the exons On the other hand, the PM3 genes had 4-5 exons and a SUN domain that was encoded within the largest exon Comparative analysisofthe maize ... larger than the predicted protein sizes Given the number of cysteine residues and the possibility of disulfide bridges, we examined the effect of prolonged boiling times in the presence of reducing ... also suggest that the PM3 proteins originated early in the life ofthe plant kingdom, predating the origin of flowering plants The second, four orthologous groups observed within the grass species...
... geometric mean ofthe expression values ofthe set ofthe control genes tested The lower the M value, the more stably expressed the gene is Also, the program enables the exclusion ofthe most unstable ... region ofthe gene The M value for both sets of primers was the same, showing that the amplification region had no influence on the expression stability Although the difference in the M value ofthe ... M value of all the other genes and also a change in the M values ofthe unstable genes, BbrizGDP and BbrizUBI (Figure 3b) To check if the Figure Box-whisker showing the Ct variation of each candidate...
... interspersed by a stimulus which deviated from the standard in the intensity ofthe first component and the glide direction ofthe second constituent The number of distinct MMN components elicited by ... 56]; these findings further support the concept ofthe P3 as a proxy for some element of stimulus evaluation time Evidence has accumulated describing the P300 as a cognitive routine supporting the ... and the N2b Data indicate that the P300 is involved not only in processes of working memory, but may interact with the N2b in the control of motor response to external cues Through the use of...
... interacts with both O6 and N7 (Fig 1C) The 2¢OH ofthe ribose is hydrogen bonded to the main chain and the side chain of Asp142 (Fig 1C) Both hydroxyl groups ofthe ribose are involved in coordinating ... product of PRPP from the crystallization solution ing 81 compounds of substrates, products and regulators of other enzymes in the human nucleotide metabolism (Table S1) The library can then be ... conclusion can be made based on the lack of thermal shifts when only the bases were added, whereas the addition of PRPP led to a significant thermal shift Kinetic studies of PRTFDC1 showed that this...
... set of control data was obtained in the absence ofthe protein The data set obtained in the absence ofthe protein was then subtracted from the corresponding data set obtained in the presence of ... performed in the absence ofthe ligand The control data set obtained in the absence ofthe ligand was subtracted from the corresponding data set obtained in the presence ofthe ligand The Kd values ... 70 after the addition ofthe enzyme The top spectrum is that of DHMP for comparison Only the NMR signals ofthe 2¢ and 3¢ protons of DHNP and DHMP are shown The chemical structures of DHNP and...
... illustrates the overall saddle shape ofthe dimeric structure and the key heparin-binding residues in the N-terminal domain held coordinately by the two subunits on the top ofthe hollow (Fig 1A) The ... substrate binding The fact that the substitution mutants in this cluster (the WW and WWW mutants) retain esterase activity but not the lipase activity and that the normal affinity of these mutants for ... established Of two possible dimeric structures of LPL, the head-tohead and the head-to-tail models, the studies ofthe chimeric proteins of hepatic lipase and LPL and the tandem repeat approach of LPL...
... sunshine ofthe evening, the noise ofthe streets, the looks ofthe crowd, the great minster rising half-finished in the midst ofthe town by the Rhine, the cries and noise and chipping ofthe masons; ... attending to the business of factory or counting-house under the orders ofthe father ofthe family, and to the economy ofthe house-under the superintendence ofthe mother; a manner of living at ... him the "Morte d'Arthur" ofthe ladies and knights of Arthur's court; ofthe quest ofthe Grail by spotless knights who were bastards and fathers of bastards; ofthe intrigues of Tristram of Lyoness...
... set of tting parameters The adequacy ofthe analyses was determined from the reduced weighted sum of squares of residuals, and visual inspection ofthe distribution of weighted residuals The ... interpretation ofthe origin ofthe static quenching However, judging from the binding stoichiometry together with the shape ofthe binding curves (Fig 3), it is safe to conclude that the quenching ... Nevertheless, the R(2/3) value in the complex with 1DR is in excellent agreement with the distance measured between the Cb atoms of both residues in the structural model of RepA [2] based on the...
... the 5¢-UTR, and four potential poly(A) signals were found in the 3¢-UTR (Fig 1), two of them just 14 or 23 bp upstream ofthe poly(A) tail The remaining two poly(A) signals were upstream ofthe ... differences were a 26 bp insertion in the 5¢-UTR ofthe cDNA and an insertion of 12 repeats with a consensus of CCAATGATGATCCAAGAAATCCACACTACAG (31 bp) in the 3¢-UTR ofthe cDNA sequence (Fig 1) A TATA ... the trout IL-11 with IL-11 molecules from T Wang et al other species and separate from other members ofthe IL-6 family In vivo expression of IL-11 RT–PCR was used to examine the expression of...
... rather reflects synchrony to other events ofthe spermatogenesis For instance, the mechanisms unleashing the pass ofthe haploid germ cells through the tight junctions from the adluminal to the ... resembles that of members ofthe CAMK family of protein kinases As a step towards understanding their function, we have analysed the distribution of STK33 ⁄ Stk33 RNA and protein as well as the subcellular ... restricted to the cells ofthe spermatid differentiation process, from the spermatogonia to the early spermatides with a remarkable maximum of signal in the spermatocytes (Fig 2A,B) In all cases the signal...
... from the poly(A) of GT-cDNA1 and another is located 11 bp upstream from the poly(A) of GT-cDNA2 (data not shown) Of particular interest is the presence of eight AUUUA motifs in the 3¢-UTR of GT-cDNA2 ... size were detected in the total RNA of grass carp kidney; the larger transcript showed a 30-fold higher expression level than the former (data not shown) Further analysisofthe ORF showed that ... deduced amino acid sequence of gcGLUT Analysisofthe deduced amino acid sequence of GTcDNA1 with the HMMTOP program (http://www.enzim.hu/ hmmtop/) [17] indicated the presence of 12 putative transmembrane...
... at the two spatial tips ofthe molecule, at the N-terminus with Arg1 and in the turn in the presence of Arg7 and Arg9 (see Figs and 4) The shorter analogue, BM-2, was the most flexible of all the ... on the membrane This may also account for differences in the haemolytic activity ofthe peptides A better understanding ofthe mode of action of these peptides is crucial for the development of ... known as cathelicidins [11], which are synthesized as the C-terminal portion of a cathelincontaining proregion The N-terminal cathelin domain ofthe precursor is highly conserved at both the amino...
... comparison of its MS with that ofthe reference compound The absolute configuration of glycoses was established by capillary GLC of their acetylated (-)-2-butyl glycosides, according to the method of ... with the proposed structure of CPS The linkage of GalNAcA could not be verified as the methylation analysis was carried out without the carboxyl group reduction step To confirm the sequence of this ... stainless steel needle (27 g) was butted against the low dead volume tee and enabled the delivery ofthe sheath solution to the end ofthe capillary column The separations were obtained on 90-cm long...
... substitution of basic histidine for the asparagine resulted in inactive enzyme Taken together, theanalysisofthe decarboxylation activity and characterization ofthemutantsofthe putative ... provided an opportunity to analyze the effect of mutagenesis of His391 and Asn424 in FAE1 KCS To our knowledge, this is the first report oftheanalysisofthe mechanism of a membrane-bound condensing ... purification of N-terminus His-tagged FAE1 KCS Fig Hydropathy analysisof FAE1 KCS (A) Hydropathy plot of FAE1 KCS indicating the presence of several hydrophobic regions The position ofthe active-site...
... the respective cDNAs (Fig 2) revealed the presence of an intron in the 5¢-UTR ofthe genes The nucleotide sequences ofthe cDNA and genomic clones of cardosins diverge after a perfect match of ... of cyprosin B isolated was incomplete and encompassed the last six exons ofthe gene Fig Determination ofthe transcription initiation site ofthe cardosin A, B and D genes The alignment ofthe ... regions ofthe genes fused to the reporter Each row of panels represents independent flowers of plant lines transformed with the same construct, at different stages of development The names of the...