... indicates again that there was much higher calcium contentinthe litterfall inthe Etna Castanea sativa stands as compared to the San Martin stand in Spain For the other four nutrients, the quantities ... mostly in orchards andthe wood is only used for barrels or fuel Never- theless, chestnut coppices cover large inthe Mediterranean mountains of France, Italy and Spain In these countries, andin ... higher in trunks ofthe Spanish stand than inthe two Italian stands For the branches, generally having younger tissues than the stems, the phosphorus content was similar for all stands The differences...
... consequence of a decrease inthe histidine kinase activity, or, alternatively, of an increase in an intrinsic autophosphatase activity present inthe BvgS and EvgS proteins [7,10] To investigate these ... the ArcB histidine kinase of E coli, the presence of a PAS domain was recently predicted in front ofthe transmitter domain ofthe BvgS protein [13] Similarly, the EvgS protein contains a sequence ... parts ofthe senor proteins interact with the quinones, although this interaction must involve the cytoplasmic domains present inthe truncated proteins used for these studies The PAS domains,...
... Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2009, 7:9 ment of food allergy The prevalence ofthe transgenic proteinin food and its resistance to processing and cooking may affect the amount ofprotein ingested, ... protein ingested, andthe resistance oftheprotein to digestive processes, especially pepsinolysis inthe stomach, will affect the amount ofprotein reaching the intestinal mucosa Finally, it is ... split inthe slope ofthe line at the 39-amino-acid length When the shorter proteininthe pair was less than 39 amino acids long, each amino-acid reduction resulted in >18 new pairs of proteins...
... state) In contrast, arginine has been shown to suppress aggregation of some proteins by acting on the unfolded state oftheproteinand increasing the reversibility of unfolding [37] Arginine had ... that they induce inthe stability and ⁄ or intermediate states ofthe target protein itself The denaturant effect of guanidine on proteins is well established; it decreases the stability ofthe ... on the chaperone activity of aB-crystallin against the DTT-induced aggregation and precipitation of insulin B C Fig aB-crystallin protects against the DTT-induced aggregation of insulin, and...
... GSTPDZ protein (d) or with 75 lM ofthe GST-PDZ protein (s) protein We set out to address this question by use ofthe SH2 domain of Grb4 andthe PDZ domain ofthe RGS3 protein We titrated the SH2 protein ... ofthe GST-PDZ protein Therefore, the GST-PDZ fusion protein was used for all other binding experiments including the GST pull-down experiments (see below) On the other hand, the SH2 domain of ... Table The effect of tyrosine phosphorylations on the binding affinity of ephrinB2(301–333) to the SH2 domain of Grb4 and to the PDZ domain of PDZ-RGS3 Inthe combination experiments, the two C terminal...
... phase inthe presence of 20 mM glucose and other substances as indicated inthe legends to the Figures Anoxia was obtained by incubating the cells in a 95% N2/5% CO2 gas phase At the end ofthe incubations, ... effects on the activation of ACC and p70S6K induced by glutamine Rapamycin is a potent inhibitor of mTOR andofthe insulindependent activation of p70S6K in skeletal muscle [29–31] We compared the time-course ... AMPK in ACC [24] It is expected that in hepatocytes the activation state of ACC results from the balance between the activities of GAPP and AMPK, although the involvement of other protein kinase...
... preferential hydration oftheprotein domain is the driving force ofprotein stabilization or folding [3,4] Furthermore, the effect of osmolytes on the functional activity of an enzyme has also been investigated ... advances in understanding the effect of osmolytes on protein stability, folding andthe activity of proteins and enzymes, the relationship between protein stabilization by osmolytes and its consequent ... [21–25], and DGD° values inthe presence of these osmolytes are given in Table However, DGD° values of RNase-A inthe presence of alanine, serine, lysine, b-alanine, taurine and dimethylglycine have...
... CaM-binding domains, and contains at least one conserved potential CaM-binding motif [46] Additionally, the binding of CaM at the C-terminus andthe binding of NADPH at the extreme N-terminus ... N-terminus, anchoring it inthe IEM, whereas the C-terminus oftheprotein projects into the stroma (Fig 1) [34] Two motifs can be located inthe C-terminal half ofthe stromal domain: (a) the last approximately ... to the function of these motifs in Hop and Hip [40,42,43] Interestingly, binding of Tic40 to Tic110 is favoured when the transit peptide-binding site of Tic110 is occupied by incoming preprotein,...
... at lower intensity It is interesting to note that in locating the transition state location, defined in this instance as the position of minimum coupling ofthe promoting vibration to the reaction ... along the x axis) The x axis, s, represents the reaction coordinate, and q the coupled vibration The points on the figure labeled S and A are the positions ofthe well minimal inthe two dimensional ... sensitivity, interrogate localized motions in proteins, as we have described above, the defining nature of a promoting vibration is to be found inthe nature ofthe coupling of that motion to the reaction...
... adjacent to theRNA binding motif is thought to enhance theprotein -RNA or protein -DNA interaction [8,10] Based on an initial discovery inthe Human Protein Atlas (HPA) http://www.proteinatlas.org[11-13], ... expressed in > 75% ofthe cells, predominantly inthe nuclei andin varying intensities, only the intensity ofthe staining was accounted for and denoted a score from (negative), (mild), (moderate) and ... with the main aim to examine whether a Western diet rich in fat and low in fruit and vegetables increases the risk of certain forms of cancer Between 1991-1996, a total number of 28 098 individuals;...
... cut andthe remaining part ofthe root system was then lifted using the mechanical digger Earth and stones were then removed using a high pressure cleaner Three root classes were defined: (i) fine ... necessarily with the biomass ofthe root system 3.3 Nutrient contentofthe belowground compared to the aerial part The concentrations ofthe different compartments ofthe stand belowground biomass ... a theoretical problem inthe present situation because roots are never harvested It is interesting to focus on the contribution ofthe decaying root system to the nutrition ofthe future stand...
... 10 Protein Expression Level (AU) Figure mRNA andprotein half-lives and induction time on the appearance ofprotein expression histograms Effect of5 Effect of mRNA andprotein half-lives and induction ... on the dynamics of Effect of mRNA andprotein half-lives on the dynamics ofprotein expression (A) Binary switching of a gene template between the active (on) and inactive (off) state under inducing ... not theprotein levels inthe induced cells (i.e., the positions ofthe peaks along the x-axis) In a graded mode of gene induction, there would only be a single peak inthe histogram; varying the...
... research thesis "Studying on the actual statusofthe vegetation cover andthe process of natural forest recovery in Vi Xuyen district, Ha Giang province " The objectives ofthe study It determines and ... through the stages ofthe succession process Soil inthe grass vegetation cover contains the lowest proteincontent (0.12%) and then that inthe low and high shrub vegetation covers has gradually increased ... and Actinodaphne cochinchinensis (0.4 m per year) 4.2.6.2 The change in diameter ofthe main timber tree species Table 4.17: Growth rate in diameter ofthe main timber tree species Duration of...
... checkpoints, andthe G2/M DNA damage checkpoint The G1 and G2 checkpoints respond to some types of localized physical damage to theDNAand are known as DNA damage checkpoints In S.cerevisiae, the ... flanking a kinase domain and Dun1 and Chk1 (ortholog of human Chk1) directly interact with the cell cycle machinery or repair proteins, constitute the checkpoint pathways functioning during S ... Phase and G2/M Checkpoints: Inthe budding yeast, DNA damage surveillance mechanisms operate in G1, S and G2 phases These are the G1 DNA damage checkpoint, the S phase replication andDNA damage...
... factors such as lack ofstudying orientation, and lack of insight into the field of study (M = 3.09) The findings ofthe current study are similar to the findings inthe study of Fraser et al (2003) ... improve studying quality because students can learn more and fulfill their shortcoming in understanding lessons Therefore, the combination ofthe two findings give better insights into the impact of ... certain difficulties in students’ studying (Nguyen, 2009) More insights into freshmen’s studying are vital in aiding freshmen to recognize the influential factors in their studyingin order that they...
... stability inthe cognitive processes of people across the arti®cial setting of an interview andthe real life setting of class struggle and that, in spite ofthe possible distortions of structured interviews, ... pursue their material interests Inthe course of pursuing those interests, collectivities of varying degrees of coherence and durability are forged The study of class formation involves the investigation ... correct interpretation ofthe age coef®cient, then such generational cleavages in ideology appear stronger inthe US than inthe other two countries, perhaps indicating that the experience of the...
... causes of drinking and recreational waterborne diseases in humans inthe United States Inthe spring of 1993 in Milwaukee, municipal drinking water that was within bacterial standards was contaminated ... increased to 10 percent over land areas ofthe Northern Hemisphere during the 20th century,155 and global warming is predicted to further increase the intensity of rainfall events for parts of ... States was installed after the Second World War, and pipes installed at the beginning of this wave of installation are now reaching the end of their useful life—a point at which deterioration occurs...
... termination oftheprotein synthesis These data add to the growing body of information supporting a preponderant role of p38 inthe regulation of gene expression at the level of mRNA stability The ... for 30 and then fixed, permeabilized and stained for F-actin with rhodamine-conjugated phalloidin The effects of toxin B and latrunculin B on the actin filaments was examined by preincubating the cells ... of labile RNA to establish the potential role ofthe AREs and ARE-binding proteins and their significance for CTGF/CCN2 mRNA regulation by the p38 pathway Accordingly, elucidation of whether the...
... boundary ofthe map, with at least two points inthe middle ofthe map Link points to a landmark so they can be identified Randomly choose one ofthe numbers, and make that your starting point Option ... of 1:2 Taking into account the demographic profile, a continuing increase inthe number of elderly people is to be expected The importance of aging in public health On a global scale, while the ... increase inthe elderly population will be ofthe order of 30–140% inthe next 30 years, depending on the country Elderly people themselves are growing older, increasing the numbers and proportions of...
... tend to follow two main kinds of empirical methods On the one hand there are a number of studies comparing pre- and post-merger performance On the other hand, another strand ofthe empirical literature ... critical element in determining the success or failure of a deal Levine and Aaronovitch (1981) and Lubatkin (1983) were among the first to stress the importance ofstudyingthe strategic and organisational ... effect of changes on the capital levels on performance hinges on the recent theory ofthe banking firm, which is based on the ‘specialness’ of banks in a setting in which there are asymmetries of information...