... signatures inthe sequences are present in both proteins, tyrosinases and catechol oxidases; these include the six histidine residues involved inthe binding of a pair of copper ions and other conserved ... part ofthe defense system against wounding and infection by the pathogen [16] Thus, the timing and location of melanization seems to be essential for the prevalence of one of these two opposing ... browning of fruits and vegetables, and morphogenesis and fruiting body formation in fungi All of these processes involve melanin formation Inthe bacterial kingdom there are some examples of wellcharacterized...
... indicated basic region of ic3 ofthe D2 receptor and acidic region ofthe C-tail ofthe D1 receptor might be involved inthe interactions between the two dopamine receptors In addition, the subcellular ... where Ri and Gi are the red and green intensities of voxel I, respectively, and Rav and Gav the average values of Ri and Gi, respectively It is used for describing the correlation ofthe intensity ... from the high levels of expression that are often achieved in heterologous system Results obtained in this study, concerning the dopamine D1 and D2 receptors and their interactions with the appropriate...
... protein chromophore of these bacteria The two recently discovered aminomutases, the phenylalanine 2,3-aminomutase (PAM) involved in taxol biosynthesis in Taxus chinensis [27] or T cuspidata [28] and ... ofthe Tyr110-loop in PAL in more detail Tyr-loop in phenylalanine ammonia-lyases Results and discussion Modeling the active conformation ofthe essential Tyr110-loop of parsley PAL Because of ... Constructing the ‘Tyr-loop-out’ variants ofthe bacterial PALs The ‘Tyr-loop -in models PlPALin and SmPALin were modified by replacing residues 50–85 (PlPALin) and 34–68 (SmPALin) with the corresponding...
... [11] The kinetics ofthe N-terminal arms swapping inthe P19A-BSRNase is comparable to that of BS-RNase (Fig 5B) Interestingly, the amount ofthe MxM form at the plateau as evaluated by integrating ... have investigated the effects of mutation of two paradigmatic residues involved inthe dislocation of BS-RNase N-terminal arms, i.e Pro19 and Leu28, located inthe hinge peptide andinthe intersubunit ... (D) The percentage ofthe MxM form as a function ofthe incubation time at °C (r) and 37 °C (d) is reported for each dimeric protein intrinsic flexibility of this tract ofthe protein Yet, in the...
... SoxS In view ofthe redox-sensing function ofthe lipoate/dihydrolipoate couple ofthe complex (Fig 3) andthe intimate link between this couple and E1, the E1 dissociation from the complex to bind ... Rather, the advantage appears to depend on the ability ofthe lipoyl group to protrude from the inner core ofthe complex, indicative ofthe biological significance ofthe complex-bound lipoate interaction ... function of (a) concentrations ofthe reaction substrates and products, (b) kinetic properties ofthe component enzymes, E1, E2 and E3, and (c) their stoichiometry and interactions within the complex...
... rate The left-hand panels of Figure report the upward bias inthe mean real rate andthe downward bias inthe variability ofthe real rate depending on the level ofthe nominal equilibrium rate of ... monetary policy inthe presence ofthe zero bound Inthe following, we will show that such a prescription may focus on theroleof base money andofthe nominal exchange rate as instruments of monetary ... policy by expanding the supply ofthe monetary base and bringing down the short-term rate of interest Since prices of goods and services adjust more slowly than those on financial instruments,...
... effective information sharing on business performance Executives must balance the investment in information sharing and supply chain process iii Dedicated to My Grandfather, My Father, My Mother, and ... test the research hypotheses, thus improving the generality ofthe findings While the pilot study focuses on the first tier suppliers in auto industry, the large-scale study is based on a cross-industry ... dynamics and supply chain information sharing system dynamics The purpose of this dissertation is to investigate the influence of supply chain processes and information sharing on business performance...
... lung injury in mice infected with the mouse-adapted Influenza A/Aichi/2/68 P10 (H3N2) virus 97-98 Increase in MMPs expression and activity and their rolein influenza virus-induced host lung injury ... (H3N2) P10 virus on the protein expression of these gelatinases, MMP-2 and MMP-9, in an in vivo murine model Influenza virus infection of an in vitro murine alveolar epithelial LA-4 cell line would ... to influenza virus infection, unlike the macrophages, they are important in eliminating the virus when the infected macrophages are non-functional (Fujisawa, 2001) Following the roles ofthe innate...
... they have, recruit employees into their fold and bring on the next generation of skilled workers Fewer and fewer scientists and engineers entering the field inthe 1980s and 1990s means that there ... strategies andthe competitiveness oftheUS aerospace and defence industry Strengthening the domestic talent pipeline T Tapping America’s Potential: The Education for Innovation Initiative, ... over the coming years On the intake side, the number ofUS graduates within the crucial fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics remains stubbornly low An anticipated reduction in...
... at the 3¢ terminus ofthe coding region Thus, the stop codon of SNO1 and SNZ1 was replaced with bases coding for the sequence LEHHHHH as a C-terminal extension The PCR Protein production and ... Sequencing ofthe mutated genes revealed that there was indeed a mutation on both ofthe genes In SNO1, the 199th G from the 5¢ terminus ofthe open reading frame was deleted to result in a frame-shift ... SNO3, SNZ2 and SNZ3 complement the defect The relationship of all of these genes remains to be clarified Expression and purification of Sno1p and Snz1p In light ofthe similarity inthe amino acid...
... that these inhibitory domain–domain interactions are relieved by binding ofthe metal to the N-terminus ofthe ATPase To further study theroleofthe Ccc2 N-terminus inthe overall function ofthe ... [36,37] The current hypothesis involves domain–domain interactions between the N-terminus and other domains ofthe ATPase Indeed, in vitro studies ofthe purified N-terminus and catalytic loop ofthe ... that these two domains interact inthe absence of copper and that their interaction is diminished by copper binding to the N-terminus [38] Such a domain–domain interaction has been proposed to hinder...
... protein) andthe corresponding fit are shown in Fig 4B The observed rate of cyanide binding to the ferric enzyme linearly increased with the concentration of cyanide The slope yielded the apparent ... another (wild-type protein: 0.57–0.61) The Reinheitszahl of Asn153fiAsp is inthe range 0.42–0.45 andthe peaks inthe UV/Vis spectrum are at 408, 512 and 640 nm The small shoulder at 368 nm indicates ... investigated in this study The absorption spectrum ofthe Asn153fiAla variant resembles closely that ofthe recombinant wild-type enzyme inthe resting state [7,12,13] exhibiting the typical bands of a...
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... (HADS-A) and depression (HADS-D) subscales each include items The conciseness ofthe HADS allows a high degree of usability in both clinical and research settings The reliability and validity ofthe ... 7, and 10, respectively) In order to confirm the robustness ofthe results, we reversed the order ofthe analyses Thus, we performed an exploratory factor analysis using the Group data and then ... shows the absolute indexes ofthe goodness -of- fit inthe modified oblique models, Models A, B, and C Model A was the baseline model used to test the common factor pattern, while the magnitude of the...
... outcomes used as anchors We used the CRQ andthe Feeling Thermometer as potential anchors to determine the minimal important difference ofthe HADS The CRQ is a widely used instrument in respiratory ... variable Using the equation one can estimate the minimal important difference ofthe instrument of interest In our analysis, we first assessed the correlation between the anchors (CRQ and Feeling Thermometer) ... performed the statistical analysis and drafted the manuscript MF participated inthe design ofthe study, collection ofthe data and revised the manuscript SB revised the manuscript HJS participated in...
... expression andthe clinical stage of GCTs at presentation To determine the status of pY-Flt-1 and pY-FAK in GCT samples, the staining intensity of each specimen was scored as follows: (weak staining; ... Immunolocalization of VEGF, Flt-1 and Flk-1 in GCT samples We initially analyzed the expression profiles of VEGF andthe VEGF receptors in GCT specimens TRAP Page of staining demonstrated the presence of bone-resorbing ... examine the pY-Flt-1 and pY-FAK levels in GCT samples, the staining intensity of each specimen was scored as follows: (weak staining; less than 10% of cells were positive), (intermediate staining;...
... expression andthe clinical stage of GCTs at presentation To determine the status of pY-Flt-1 and pY-FAK in GCT samples, the staining intensity of each specimen was scored as follows: (weak staining; ... Immunolocalization of VEGF, Flt-1 and Flk-1 in GCT samples We initially analyzed the expression profiles of VEGF andthe VEGF receptors in GCT specimens TRAP Page of staining demonstrated the presence of bone-resorbing ... examine the pY-Flt-1 and pY-FAK levels in GCT samples, the staining intensity of each specimen was scored as follows: (weak staining; less than 10% of cells were positive), (intermediate staining;...
... common in patient populations The HADS consists of an anxiety and depression subscale, each containing seven items, making it quick and easy to use in clinical settings Since its publication inthe ... outcome One ofthe issues facing clinicians wishing to screen for high levels of anxiety and depression among their patients is the choice of a screening tool In a hospital setting, the tool needs ... the HADS scale is increasing in popularity, particularly in clinical settings, because of its ease ofadministrationand independence from physical symptomatology After reviewing over 70 journal...
... participated inthe design ofthe study and assisted inthe drafting ofthe manuscript CM participated inthe design ofthe study, performed the statistical analysis and assisted inthe drafting ofthe ... conclusively Previous findings ofthe factor structure ofthe Chinese version ofthe HADS in Cantonese-speaking Chinese CHD patients in Hong Kong indicates clear and consistent superiority of three-factor ... detection utility and accuracy [16] The present study was designed to examine the underlying factor structure ofthe Chinese version ofthe HADS in a mainland Mandarin-speaking population of patients...
... between the BCL11B gene andthe other four genes of interest inthe healthy controls Discussion Increasing numbers of translocations involving the BCL11B locus [8,10,11] or high levels of BCL11B ... acquisition of clinical data YQL and XH coordinated the study and helped to draft the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they ... extracted using the Trizol kit (Invitrogen, Carlsbad, CA, USA) and reverse transcribed into the first-strand cDNA using random hexamer primers andthe reverse transcriptase Superscript II Kit (Invitrogen),...