... results shed light on the regulatory mechanisms
steering the developmental expression pattern of
HSF2, and they also provide the first example of
involvement of miRNAs in the HSF biology.
HSF2 ... HSF4
promotes the DNA-binding activity of another mem-
ber ofthe HSF family, through modulating the chro-
matin status [106].
Conclusions and perspectives
Nearly 10% ofthe genes in the human genome ... demethylation of histone
H3K9 within the binding regions. Lack of HSF4 led
to increased H3K9 methylation, which is associated
with the generation of heterochromatin, and reduced
the binding of HSF1. These...
... in the central cylinder ofthe root, but not in the lower parts ofthe hypocotyl (a). Rosette leaves were
stained in the vascular tissue ofthe leaf blade, whereas the petiole and older parts of ... complete
MATH domain and the N-terminal region of
RAP2.4
The use of a truncated version of BPM1 in the Y2H
screens demonstrated that the BTB domain is not
involved in the assembly with RAP2.4. ... with membersofthe ERF ⁄ AP2 family. (A) Y2H assays demonstrate the assembly of BPM1(1–189) and BPM3
with RAP2.4 and RAP2.13, respectively. (B) Schematic drawing ofthe BPM1 fragment used for the...
... lymphoid cell infiltrates ofthe lung and fibro-
sis in the liver [110].
Conclusions
The novel members, PDGF-C and -D, ofthe PDGF
subfamily ofthe cystine knot family of growth factors
are potent ... lacking. The current information on their
activities points to a wide scope of biological effects;
however further understanding of how these factors
interplay with other membersofthe cystine ... in the Cystine Knot
Database (http://hormone.stanford.edu/cystine-knot).
This review focuses on the structure and function of
the two novel members, PDGF-C and -D, of the
PDGF subfamily of the...
...
Board of Governors ofthe Federal Reserve System Ms Molly S Wassom
Federal Reserve Bankof New York Ms Joyce M Hansen
Office ofthe Comptroller ofthe Currency Mr Jonathan Fink
Office of Thrift ... pensions) of GBP 922 million and 7.5% of GDP – to partially
compensate savers in the Isle of Man branch of KSF. Shortly before the collapse ofthe bank,
the Isle of Man authorities had raised the ... Determination ofthe competent authority for the resolution proceedings of all
component parts ofthe group and for the coordination of these proceedings,
including the exchange of information between the...
... months ofthe publication ofthe decision or of its notification to the plaintiff or,
in the absence thereof, ofthe day on which it came to the knowledge ofthe latter, as the case may be.
14.3. The ... III(4) ofthe Treaty of Amsterdam.
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45.2. The General Council shall comprise the President and Vice-President ofthe ECB and the Governors ofthe national
central banks. The other membersofthe ... Republic of Estonia, the
Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of
Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the...
... on A). There is no significant effect of the
age ofthe firm. It is clear that the size ofthe firm in total assets is the key determinant of the
amount of advertising. Large firms have the financial ... out of 14 quarters. The
market shares for the fourth quarter of 1995 and the second quarter of 1997 are given in the next two columns.
Each ofthe banks in the table except the East-West Bank ... licency date ofthe first quarter of 1994 or earlier.
The eleven banks in the table are each in the top twelve of banks arranged in order of assets in the second
quarter of 1997, as given in the last...
... appreciation ofthe characteristics
of savings banks against both the background ofthe savings and
retail banking sector and within the context ofthe multi-dimensional
world of banking.
For these ...
evaluated based on the structure and methodology ofthe paper,
the breadth of analysis, the relevance and originality ofthe
research and the importance ofthe results for savings banks. They
will ... maximum of
two runners-up will be voted upon for the European Savings
Banks Academic Award. Each member ofthe jury has one vote.
In the absence of a majority, the president ofthe jury holds the...
... in the provision of microcredit.
The Commission sees the role ofthe savings banks as a complementary to non-banking financial
institutions, since they often target different segments ofthe ... as the JEREMIE and the JASMINE programmes. Savings banks
have a particular role to play in thedevelopmentof microfinance, since they finance the local
economy in the communities where they ... of serving such clients render them unattractive to the
traditional banking sector.
Some ofthe challenges in the sector are developing a common definition ofthe terms used in the
microfinance...
... promoters. These results show that
the configuration of nGAAn units in the promoter is
important in determining which hHSF members are
involved in the regulation ofthe gene.
Footprint analysis ofthe ... without
changing the magnitude ofthe heat shock response
(cp3). The mutational analysis ofthe CRYGA and
CRYGC HSEs suggests that the nucleotide sequences
and configuration of nGAAn-like units ... as judged from the amount and
mobility ofthe complex (Fig. 1B). Notably, the
amount of complex formed with hHSF4 and HSEgap
or HSEstep was more than 70% that of hHSF4–
HSE3P. Therefore, like...
... not the b domain.
The distinguishing feature ofmembersofthe meiotic
clade of AAA ATPases is the SRH motif, which dif-
fers from that of other AAA ATPases [24]. The pair of
Arg residues in the ... for the RDF sequence in modulating the function
of the SRH.
The C-terminal region of human VPS4B contains
the b domain (b strands 7 and 8), the final helix of the
AAA domain (a helix 10) and the ... positioned very close to the ATP-binding pocket in
the adjacent subunit. Thus the TRP sequence at the
beginning ofthe C-terminal helix and the RDF
sequence at the end ofthe C-terminal helix may...
... client firms.”
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Fifth, the main bank monitors on behalf of all creditors. Other banks
delegate the job of monitoring the debtor to the main bank, in other words,
and thereby skirt the duplicative monitoring ... For each ofthe resulting 16 cells, we
then calculate the mean ofthe fraction ofbank debt that the firms borrow
from their main bank. We give the number of firms in each cell in paren-
thesis. We ... relational banking
theory, and well they might, for the stylized main bank fits the theory to a
tee. According to Patrick (1994:359), the main bank is nothing less than the
epitome of relationship banking.”...
... that the current inflation rate
depends on its lagged values, on the fluctuation ofthe exchange rate in the previous period and on the
two-period lag ofthe output gap. The verticality ofthe ... non-
significance ofthe real interest rate coefficient in the aggregate supply equation.
Another result that is noteworthy concerns the effect ofthe terms of trade gap on the output
gap. The evidence ... likelihood. The first
advantage is that this method does not rely on the distribution ofthe behavior of error terms present in
the economic model that restricts the central bank s loss function. The...
... and the World Health Organization.
The following multilateral development banks were represented at the Part-
nership Forum: African Development Bank; AsianDevelopment Bank;
European Bank ...
of the top priorities for the Department of Energy
in the Philippines and they are now the world’s sec-
ond largest consumer of geothermal energy. A num-
ber of lessons can be drawn from their ... relation to the theme
of the green economy.
Concern was raised that a number of low income coun-
tries could be left out ofthe CIF because ofthe eligibil-
ity criteria, particularly with the CTF’s...
... to, the following areas:
ã Structure ofthe Bank. Congress could maintain the Ex-Im Bank as an
independent agency, reorganize or privatize the functions ofthe Bank, or
terminate the Bank. ... sources; the size
of theBank account; co-financing programs oftheBank and other foreign ECAs; services supported by theBank and
other ECAs; export finance cases not in compliance with the OECD ... Reauthorization ofthe Export-Import Bank: Issues and Policy Options for Congress
Congressional Research Service
Summary
The Export-Import Bankofthe United States (Ex-Im Bank, EXIM Bank, or the Bank) ,...