... discounted A Interest Rate and Business Investment The first step in examining how higher interestrates may influence business investmentdecisions and performances is the understandingof firms' ... and domestic demand including public coneumption,the poor performance in export earnings brought about by a combinationof fallingoil prices, rising interestpaymentson external debt, and declining ... Government plays a dominantrole in the financialmarket and its interventiinstake many forms, not only in terms of deficit financing,but also equity participationand management control in virtually all...
Ngày tải lên: 15/03/2014, 14:20
... is also expressed in appreciable levels in the spleen and intestine Immunohistochemistry analysis revealed that in the mouse embryonic brain, Rab22B labeling is found in nestin and RC2 epitope-positive ... proteins that possess a tandem array of Dbl (diffuse B-cell lymphoma) homology and a pleckstrin homology (PH) domain at its Cterminus (Eva and Aaronson, 1985) The Dbl and PH homology domains are ... act in a more indirect manner Thus, Rab11, besides playing important roles in retinal development of the eye and embryogenesis, also appears to have a specific role in neuronal and neuroendocrine...
Ngày tải lên: 12/09/2015, 09:55
Trust: Economic Notions and its role in Money and Banking
... Notions and its role in Money and Banking – An Introduction The purpose of the thesis is to explore and develop the understanding of trust in economics, applying it to the case study of money and ... understanding of uncertainty by different authors differs and often in unnoticed and unremarked ways This divergence of understanding leads to an inconsistent and confused literature Lawson points ... uncertainty seeks a precise defininition of uncertainty within each model, a calculative definition of uncertainty This is at odds with the above definition, where uncertainty loses its distinctiveness...
Ngày tải lên: 11/12/2016, 20:48
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Interaction between very-KIND Ras guanine exchange factor and microtubule-associated protein 2, and its role in dendrite growth – structure and function of the second kinase noncatalytic C-lobe domain docx
... in the KIND2 domain of v-KIND contain the core MAP2 binding module To identify the core MAP2-binding site within the KIND2 domain (amino acids 456–620), we analyzed five EGFP-fused KIND2 domain ... very-KIND-MAP2 interaction v-KIND KIND2 KIND2-1 KIND2-2 KIND2-3 KIND2-4 KIND2-5 A 620 521 555 488 589 EGFP EGFP-KIND2-1 EGFP-KIND2-2 EGFP-KIND2-3 EGFP-KIND2-4 EGFP-KIND2-5 EGFP-KIND2 EGFP-KIND1 ... the structural and functional determinants of the protein–protein interaction between v-KIND and MAP2 (i.e the MAP2-binding core module in v-KIND and the v-KIND-binding core module in MAP2) across...
Ngày tải lên: 14/02/2014, 19:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: A novel splice variant of occludin deleted in exon 9 and its role in cell apoptosis and invasion docx
... wild-type occludin (OccWT) and variant occludin in apoptosis and invasion, as determined by assay, we revealed that exon played a major role in the induction of mitochondria-mediated apoptosis and the ... occludin in apoptosis and invasion A C B D E F Fig Identification of a human occludin splice variant in liver cell lines (A) Occludin protein expression was examined with an antibody to the N-terminus ... cells In Chang cells, stained occludin was observed in the cytoplasmic region Additionally, in OccWT-overexpressing Hep3B and Huh7 cells, regions stained with antibody to hemagglutinin (HA), indicating...
Ngày tải lên: 18/02/2014, 18:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: High affinity copper binding by stefin B (cystatin B) and its role in the inhibition of amyloid fibrillation docx
... copper binding could still allow domain swapping to occur It is of interest that a N-terminally truncated prion protein, lacking the copper binding domain is capable of domain swapping and forms ... C-terminus (box in Fig 1) at sites: 92, 75, 66 and 58 As histidine residues are central to copper binding in many proteins they probably form part of the copper binding sites in this protein Although ... binding on the secondary structure was determined using CD in the far UV To prepare proteins without Cu2+, part of each protein 4252 Fig Comparison of copper binding by stefin A and stefin B using...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 06:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Biochemical characterization of human 3-methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase and its role in leucine metabolism docx
... in the AUH gene This indicated that AUH, in addition to its RNA binding function, must play an important role in leucine catabolism AUH was overproduced in E coli and characterized by measuring ... (c.719C>T) in exon and an insertion mutation c.613–614insA This insertion causes a frameshift that starts at Met205 and leads to the introduction of a stop codon after four amino acids The intra-assay ... Characterisation and mitochondrial localisation of AUH, an AU-specific RNA-binding enoyl-CoA hydratase Gene 228, 85–91 Nakagawa J & Moroni C (1997) A 20-amino-acid autonomous RNA-binding domain contained in...
Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 07:20
Tài liệu Báo cáo khoa học: Inorganic pyrophosphatase in the roundworm Ascaris and its role in the development and molting process of the larval stage parasites doc
... (Michaelis constant) and Vmax (maximum velocity) values were determined by incubating the diluted recombinant proteins in the standard reaction mixture in the presence of increasing concentrations ... were removed and minced with a surgical knife The minced tissue was wrapped in cotton gauze and suspended in NaCl/Pi containing 100 lgÆmL)1 penicillin/ streptomycin at 37 °C for h After incubation ... were incubated at 37 °C in a humidified 5% CO2 incubator in the absence (control) and presence of increasing concentrations of inhibitors for 10 days, and the number of molting larvae was determined...
Ngày tải lên: 20/02/2014, 11:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Molecular and functional characterization of a novel splice variant of ANKHD1 that lacks the KH domain and its role in cell survival and apoptosis docx
... VBARP and Vpr is specific The input panel represents the amount of protein used in this assay indicating that an equal amount of protein was used in all our samples and that the lack of interaction ... proteins, Vpr, has been shown to dysregulate several host cellular functions including apoptosis in infected and uninfected bystander target cells through its interaction with host cellular proteins ... Vpr-interacting host cellular protein(s), we used a human cDNA library as described [9] Briefly, full-length Vpr was fused in- frame with a Gal4 DNA-binding domain and used as bait in the yeast...
Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 21:20
Solar and Space Physics and Its Role in Space Exploration doc
... Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 2004 SOLAR AND SPACE PHYSICS AND ITS ROLE IN SPACE EXPLORATION the fundamental role of solar and space physics research both in scientific exploration and in ... principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering ... Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers It is autonomous in its administration and in the...
Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 10:20
Báo cáo khoa học: Characterization of Trypanosoma brucei PEX14 and its role in the import of glycosomal matrix proteins pptx
... no membrane-spanning domains in PEX14 have been unambiguously identified and it was observed in mammalian cells and S cerevisiae that both the N-terminal and the C-terminal domain are at the cytosolic ... a fusion protein bearing an N-terminal extension of 20 residues including a His6-tag At a later stage, a point mutation was introduced in the vector pET28a-TbPEX14-N in order to fuse the vector-encoded ... various molar ratios Protein concentrations were determined by the Bradford method using bovine serum albumin as standard [28] This method was also used in experiments involving subcellular fractionation...
Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 17:21
Báo cáo y học: "ignal 3 and its role in autoimmunity" pot
... Available online http://arthritis-research.com/content/6/1/26 known roles in tissue inflammation, and damage in innate immunity Besides its capacity to drive the production of IFN-γ and IL-2 by ... Stoll S, Germain RN: Imaging of T-cell interactions with antigen presenting cells in culture and in intact lymphoid tissue Immunol Rev 2002, 189:51-63 O’Sullivan B, Thomas R: CD40 and dendritic ... development of inflammatory arthritis [14-16] This highlights the critical role of IL-1ra in the constitutive maintenance of peripheral tolerance, and in counterbalancing the proinflammatory effects...
Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:23
Báo cáo y học: "Circadian rhythm and its role in malignancy" docx
... loss during intestinal tumorigenesis may, in part, act through upregulation of b-catenin, increasing intestinal b-catenin signaling and cell proliferation Also, increase in small-intestinal mucosa ... repair is found to display prominent circadian oscillations in mouse brain reaching at its maximum in the afternoon/early evening hours and minimum in the night/early morning hours The circadian oscillation ... regulating the circadian clock include acetylation, phosphorylation, ubiquitination and sumoylation In terms of phosphorylation, Casein kinase epsilon (CK1ε) and Casein kinase delta (CK1ε and CK1δ),...
Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:20
Báo cáo y học: " Th2 cytokines and asthma Interleukin-4: its role in the pathogenesis of asthma, and targeting it for asthma treatment with interleukin-4 receptor antagonists" pot
... those involved in insulin signaling, the insulin receptor substrate (IRS)-1, IRS2 and signal transducer and activator of transcription (Stat)-6 [23] IRS1 and IRS2 regulate proliferation and protection ... Acting as a decoy to bind and neutralize circulating cytokine, coupled with the high specificity and high affinity of binding for the cytokine, makes the soluble receptor ideal as a cytokine ... arthritis in adults and children Clinical studies with rhuIL-4R (Nuvance™) The promising results in preclinical studies led to preliminary investigations in which rhuIL-4R proved safe and effective in...
Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20
Báo cáo y học: " Beyond the first 25 years: The International AIDS Society and its role in the global response to AIDS" pps
... also increasingly involved in the development and delivery of a range of education and training programmes designed to help individuals working in HIV advance professionally, from administering ... Providing education and training opportunities for its membership is important for any professional society, and the IAS is looking at ways to strategically expand its role in this area in order ... cross-disciplinary linkages and dialogue, and to strengthen the focus on youth – began to be implemented in the planning for the XVI International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2006) in Toronto and will...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 09:20
Báo cáo y học: "Downregulation of protein disulfide isomerase in sepsis and its role in tumor necrosis factor-alpha release" pps
... bacitracin, a PDI inhibitor Finally, PDI expression was induced by the antiinflammatory cytokine IL-10, and IL-10-mediated inhibition of LPS-induced IL-6 expression was reduced by bacitracin These findings ... molecular chaperones in the folding of oxidized proteins Refolding of colloidal thyroglobulin by protein disulfide isomerase and immunoglobulin heavy chain-binding protein J Biol Chem 2001, 276:21337-21342 ... cytokines play a major role in sepsis-induced liver injury [19,20], we also investigated the expression of PDI in cells of the macrophage-like cell line, RAW 264.7, after incubation with LPS In...
Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 11:22
MECHANISM OF TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE UPREGULATION AND ITS ROLE IN OVARIAN CANCER METASTASIS
... transduced into OV90 cells 103 xiv Figure 33 Wild-type TG2 and N-terminal fibronectin binding domain of TG2 induce EMT in OV90 cells Figure 34 104 Wild-type TG2 and N-terminal fibronectin binding domain ... at its protease sensitive hinge region, which is between the N-terminal ECM binding domain and the C-terminal LAP binding domain This can be achieved by many proteinases in the serine proteinase ... N-terminal extracellular ligand binding domain, a transmembrane region, and a C-terminal intracellular serine/threonine kinase domain, whereas the type I receptors contain a specific glycine-serine-rich...
Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2014, 10:58
REGULATION OF CHOP TRANSLATION IN RESPONSE TO eIF2 PHOSPHORYLATION AND ITS ROLE IN CELL FATE
... expressed predominantly in erythroid cells HRI is regulated by heme through the two heme-binding regions in HRI: an N-terminal domain of HRI and in an insert region in the protein kinase domain of HRI ... the initiation codon in underline and bold and a flanking purine at the -3 and a G at the +4 positions (15) Together the eIF1 and eIF1A facilitate the recognition and selection of initiating ... cytoplasmic splicing of mRNA encoding the Xbox binding protein1 (XBP1) in mammals and homologue of the mammalian activating transcription factor/cAMP-response element (CRE)-binding protein (HAC1) in yeast...
Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2014, 12:32
arsenic binding to hemoglobin and its role in arsenic distribution, metabolism, and toxicity
Ngày tải lên: 14/11/2014, 06:30
A novel sec7 domain containing protein BIG3 and its role in regulated secretory pathway
... knockdown MIN6 cell line Figure4.2 Increased betagranin storage in BIG3-deficient MIN6 cells Figure4.3 Increased insulin storage in BIG3-deficient MIN6 cells ix Figure4.4 Increased betagranin secretion ... is more predominant ( Reaven, 1993; Ferrannini, 1998; Relimpio, 2003) The balance between insulin action and insulin secretion is coordinated by insulin sensitive tissues and endocrinal beta cells ... protein recruitment distiguishes the cargo-loaded subdomains from the rest of TGN Curvature-inducing proteins, such as the Bin/amphiphysin/Rvs (BAR) domain family and the GRIP-domain-containing...
Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 09:15