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... However, the detailed roles of human CIDEC in the differentiation of human adipocytes remain unknown In the present study, we found that the expression of CIDEC increased during the differentiation of ... analyses of the relative levels of the indicated proteins after western blotting (as in D) were carried out Similar experiments were performed five times and the intensity of the individual bands in ... subcellular compartments other than lipid droplets The expression of CIDEC is elevated during the differentiation of adipocytes To gain further insight into the roles of CIDEC in adipocyte differentiation,

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... protein spanning half the sarcomere [3,14,15]. Two of these regions, the N2A region and the M line, are involved in the transmission of mechanical signals to signaling path- ways. In the M line, ... binding to titin by improving the accessibility of the titin-binding domain. Interestingly, the importance of CARP inter- action for its function was recently demonstrated in a Fig. 3. Calpain ... activates the interaction of a protein complex with the kinase domain of titin, reducing the nuclear translocation of the transcription factor SRF and impeding gene tran- scription [16]. In the elastic

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... residues were individually mutated (C) The spacial proximity of active site residues in the L-domain and connecting region II which are potentially involved in the binding of D-glucose in the super-open ... E290) and the S-domain (residues T168 and K169) (Fig 1B) To identify the contact residues involved in the initial binding of Glc to the super-open state (Fig 1C) of this two domain hinge-bending enzyme, ... demonstrating that the binding of Glc at the active site indeed induces a large-scale domain movement that closes the active site cleft and creates the stereochemical environment for binding of the

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 04:20

... Lgt4 Results In order to investigate the function of the glycosyltransferase enzymes involved in the biosynthesis of LOS of M catarrhalis, and to gain some insights into the mechanism of serotype ... irradiating each of the anomeric signals in turn to obtain the H chemicals shifts of the corresponding remaining ring protons Again, assignment of the Kdo residue was possible from examination of ... obtain the 13C shift of the C1 and C2 resonances of Kdo Examination of the 400 ms NOESY spectrum confirmed each of the glycosidic linkages for the 2951lgt1 ⁄ 4D oligosaccharide and the terminal

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 08:20

... the protein arose from the translation from Met at the 24th position of the expec- ted full-length of the archaeal enzyme (except for the polyhistidine-tag). In contrast, a distinct protein of slightly ... from the thermoacidophilic archaeon Sulfolobus solfataricus. Molecular cloning and characterization of a membrane-intrinsic prenyltransfer- ase involved in the biosynthesis of archaeal ether-linked membrane ... diphosphate in vitro, and did not reduce the prenyl group of respiratory quinones in Escherichia coli cells. The substrate specificity strongly suggests that the enzyme is involved in the biosynthesis of

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 09:20

... role in the initiation and propagation of hypoxia/ischemia-induced inflammation by secreting inflammatory chemokines that attract neutrophils and monocytes into the brain However, triggers of chemokine ... Journal of Neuroinflammation BioMed Central Open Access Research Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is involved in the regulation of hypoxia-stimulated expression of monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 ... HIF-1 binds to HIF-1-binding sites in the target genes and activates their transcription We have recently shown that hypoxia-induced expression of IL-1β in astrocytes is mediated by HIF-1α In this

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... down-regulation of NgR1 in matDCs promotes their adhesion to myelin, resulting in the selective accumulation of matDCs rather than immDC in the myelin debris-containing lesion This would result in further ... The interaction of DCs with myelin provides insight into how DCs act when in the presence of CNS myelin, such as during neurodegeneration and/or neuroinflammation The down-regulation of myelin-associated ... This could indicate a possible role for NgR1/2 outside the CNS, perhaps in the activation of DCs or in homing of DCs to specific tissues This is supported by the findings of the non-myelin associated

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 22:20

... associated with induction of T-cell tolerance and immune inhibition in the induction of oral tolerance in the murine CIA model. We examined the change in the expression of IDO in CD11c + DCs of Peyer's ... induction in indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase-expressing CD11c + dendritic cells of tolerized mice. The induction of oral tolerance increases the proportion of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO)-expressing ... mice in collagen-induced arthritis (CIA). We examined whether IDO-expressing dendritic cells (DCs) are involved in the generation of CD4 + CD25 + regulatory T cells during the induction of oral

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:22

... LPS-induced, and in the inhibitory effect of melittin on the SNP-induced NF-κB in THP-1 cells by 10 μM of SP600125. JNK inhibitor suppressed the inhibitory effects of melittin and bee venom on iNOS ... activation of MAP kinase is significant in the regulation of inflammation via controlling the activa- tion of NF-κB and IKKs [19-22]. In the present study, we therefore investigated whether melittin ... JNK inhibitor suppressed the inhibitory effects of melittin and bee venom on NF- κ B dependent Luciferase and DNA binding activity To further examine the involvement of JNK pathway in the inhibitory

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 08:22

... primordia in (A), showing staining at the base of trichomes (C) Detail of an emerging later root (D) 15-day-old pVvMYB60:GUS seedling (E) Magnification of leaf primordia in (D), showing staining of ... conditions, the lines expressing the VvMYB60 gene displayed a rate of water loss indistinguishable from the one observed in the wildtype, thus demonstrating complete rescue of the stomatal defects of the ... stage, the onset of ripening and the accumulation of sugars are correlated to increasing levels of ABA in the berry [30], suggesting a possible negative effect of the hormone on the expression of

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 11:21

... allocation, and the PHR1 binding motif is often found in the upstream regions of Arabidopsis genes induced by Pi-starvation [52] The PHR1 binding motif was enriched in the 1-kb upstream regions of the Sato ... overexpression of AtHAP2 delays flowering via down-regulation of FT [34] In SD-flowering rice plants, the CCT-domain containing proteins Hd1 and Ghd7 regulate flowering by repressing expression of the florigen ... which autonomously starts independent of the development of the sink, but is accelerated by the sink formation Delaying leaf senescence in order to maintain the photosynthetic activity for as long

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... proteins sharing two domains involved in mediating protein-protein interactions: the Broad Complex, Tramtrack and Bric a brac/Pox virus and Zinc finger (BTB/POZ) domain in the N-terminal and the ... encod- ing a novel protein containing ankyrin repeats involved in protein-protein interactions [6]. NPR1 is constitutively expressed and levels of its transcripts increased only two-fold following ... are indicated beside the branches. (B) Schematic representation comparing the structure of AtNPR1, VvNPR1.1 and VvNPR1.2, including the positions of the BTB/POZ domain, the ankyrin repeat domain

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 03:20

... reactivation of the HIV-1 promoter from latency and that IRF8 may contribute to the maintenance of the latent state in the promonocytic cell line Implication of these factors in the maintenance ... for the low level of transcription observed during post-integration latency (reviewed in [9]): the inaccessibility of the integrated provirus to the transcriptional machinery, the absence in resting ... represses the IRF1-mediated activation of the HIV-1 ISRE element Implication of IRF8 in the maintenance and NCoA3 in the reactivation of the viral latency may thus provide new insights into the control

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 09:21

... structure of 3'-UTR of cofilin mRNAFigure 4 RNA secondary structure of 3'-UTR of cofilin mRNA. The arrow indicates the U-rich signal sequence that could be involved in the localization of the ... the localization of the mRNA. The sequence is a tandem repeat of an ACACCCACACCC motif. The mRNA of β- actin has been located in the axon of the neuron and in dendritic spines [12,14]. β-actin ... participation of the protein in events related to the unplugging of synapses because of its association with actin further suggests that it is not confined to the axon but also occurs in the dendrites

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 23:20

... accommodated in the VG interaction, but rather in the residual error. The remaining 14.9 % variance in the VSG interaction still contains the Gene × Array interactions for S1 (7.8 %) and sampling differences ... 14.9 %, with the variance in the VG interaction remaining virtually unchanged. By combining S2 and S3, the Gene × Array interactions occurring specifically on S2 and S3 are pooled. They are, thus, ... with an average of 17 % and using about 90 % of the spots. The lower CVs of the 40 % low-intensity-spot-filtered data (Table 1) indicate that a significant part of the variance originates from

Ngày tải lên: 14/08/2014, 14:21

... the cloning of their shRNAs and measurements of OCT4 / Nanog promoter activity in their knocked down cells (See Appendix) The rationale behind the use of the luciferase assay is as such: In wild ... upstream of firefly luciferase reporter Position of OCT4-SOX2 binding site within Nanog promoter is indicated Nanog transcription start site is defined by the position of the furthest 5' EST in public ... and seemingly irreconcilable roles in both the self renewal and lineage commitment of ES cells This baffles the interpretation of the roles of the various pathways and pathway components in ES

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 16:02

... the C-terminus of Lefty2 was chosen instead of the N-terminus because tagging at N-terminus may result in the V5 tag being cleaved off during LEFTY2 processing and secretion The insert was amplified ... for the entire duration of the experiment The E14 cells were fed daily with medium containing fresh Activin A 4.14.2 Inhibition of Nodal/Activin signaling To abolish/diminish Nodal/Activin signaling, ... overexpression The expression of the Nodal transgene was suppressed in the presence of 1µg/ml doxycyclin (Clontech,UK.) Hence to activate Nodal induction, the drug was removed from the cells by changing the

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 16:02

... function in patterning the mouse embryo Development 128, 1831-1843 187 Lu, C C., and Robertson, E J (2004) Multiple roles for Nodal in the epiblast of the mouse embryo in the establishment of anterior-posterior ... (2007) Activin-Nodal signaling is involved in propagation of mouse embryonic stem cells J Cell Sci 120, 55-65 Oh, S P., and Li, E (1997) The signaling pathway mediated by the type IIB activin receptor ... Transcriptome profiling of human and murine ESCs identifies divergent paths required to maintain the stem cell state Stem Cells 23, 166-185 Wieduwilt Matthew J., (2003) SMAD3 in embryonic patterning, mesoderm

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 16:02

... signaling Interestingly, they found that the OCT3/4 compartment is maintained in the controls, while the outgrowths cultured in the presence of SB431542 display loss of OCT3/4 staining They also ... formation of the LIF receptor and gp130 receptor then results in the activation of the tyrosine kinase JAK The activated JAK phosphorylates tyrosine residues of gp130 which then serves as a docking ... first event involved in the LIF signaling cascade involves binding of LIF to the LIF receptor (LIFR) that contains a long cytoplasmic tail with a homology to the gp130 The LIF/LIFR complex then recruits

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 16:02

... exists in the antioxidant and other bioactivities of flavonoids, which are powerful in assays conducted in vitro; the 14 Risks Involved in the Use of Herbal Products 353 commonly found in over -the- counter ... to inhibit phase I and induce phase II carcinogen metabolizing enzymes that initiate carcinogenesis. They also inhibit the promotion stage of carcinogen- esis by inhibiting oxygen radical-forming ... consistent in classifying the antioxidant capacity of the polyphenol-rich beverages in descending order: Punica granatum L. (pomegranate) 14 Risks Involved in the Use of Herbal Products 361 ephedrine...

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