... proteins of these subregions (Fig S1C) and 1654 Fig Of all members ofthe KIND family of proteins, only KIND2 binds to MAP2 Pull-down assay (PD) ofthe endogenous MAP2 from cerebellar lysates of P21 ... domains of Spir-2 and PTPN13 were generated by RT-PCR and inserted into pEGFP-C1 and pGEX-4T-2 The N- and C-terminal regions ofthe v-KIND KIND2 andthe MAP2 CD were generated by PCR and cloned into ... Center) and Dr J Miyazaki (Osaka University) for their kind gifts ofthe MAP2 cDNA andthe pCAG expression vector, respectively The present study was supported by grants from the Japanese Ministry of...
... staining The sizes and positions ofthe molecular weight markers are indicated on the left side ofeach gel FEBS Journal 277 (2010) 148–162 ª 2009 The Authors Journal compilation ª 2009 FEBS 153 Manduca ... andthe catalytic domain of active HP8 are marked with arrowheads The size and position of molecular weight standards are indicated on the left (B) The catalytic activity of activated HP8Xa (50 ... markers are indicated on the left of Spatzle-C108 (Fig 8A) Analysis of tryptic peptides ¨ from these bands by MS ⁄ MS and mascot software identified them as attacin-1, lysozyme, and cecropinA ⁄ B (Table...
... on one side ofthe b-sheet and two on the other side The rmsd ofthe heavy atoms (Ca, C, and N) ofthe protein core, when the NMR structures of both conformers are superimposed on the crystal ... sizes ofthe relative populations and possibly the rate of conformer interconversion are sensitive to the environment ofthe domain For the great majority ofthe residues in the minidomain, the ... between the HN of Thr358 andthe Ha of His356 could be seen in both conformers (Fig 4; Fig S3) At the same time, the intensity ofthe NOE between the HN of Phe357 andthe Ha of Lys354 in the open conformer...
... view is from the top ofthe active site Water molecules are shown as red spheres The coloring ofthe chains is the same as in (A) Some ofthe residues surrounding the water cavity are shown Residues ... in the mutant First, there is an increase in the negative charge in the active site and, second, breaking the salt bridge would alter the quaternary structure ofthe protein and therefore the ... [14]) The sequences ofthe CMLE1s from members ofthe Rhizobiales, such as ArCMLE1 and AtCMLE1, are significantly shorter than the isofunctional enzymes from other bacteria (Fig 2) Expression of...
... very indicative, in our opinion, ofthe adequacy andthe basis of this orientation, on the one hand, andthe destiny of linguistics, on the other hand Of course, these implications might be too ... constructions The frequency of WA, FA-, LA-, and Ø in front of QAD Frequency ofthe compound perfect The distribution and frequency of sawfa/saThe frequency of QAD, laʕalla, and rubbamaa The contextual ... representations, on the one hand, and their semantic interpretations, on the other hand VERBAL FORMS, CLAUSES, AND METHODOLOGY This chapter focuses, in particular, on the status and characteristics of these...
... understanding ofthe anatomy and function ofthe ear andthe auditory nervous system, and it discusses the cause and treatment of hearing disorders Most books on hearing focus either on the anatomy ... accumulated about the function ofthe cochlea than of any other sensory organ C H A P T E R Anatomy ofthe Ear ABSTRACT 10 The ear consists ofthe outer ear, the middle ear andthe inner ear The outer ... ofthe pinna andthe ear canal The skin ofthe ear canal is innervated by four cranial nerves: the trigeminal; the facial; the glossopharyngeal; andthe vagus nerves The middle ear consists of...
... ratio between the effective area ofthe tympanic membrane andthe area ofthe stapes footplate, but the lever ratio ofthe middle ear bones also contributes The ratio of areas ofthe BOX 2.2 SOUND ... at the entrance ofthe ear canal compared with the sound pressure that is measured in the place ofthe head The effect ofthe head on the sound at the entrance ofthe ear canal is related to the ... remarkable in the light ofthe FIGURE 2.12 (A) Average displacements ofthe umbo, the head ofthe stapes andthe lenticular process ofthe incus (B) The lever ratio at 124 dB SPL at the tympanic...
... in the ventral parts ofthe MGB ofthe thalamus, the nonclassical sensory pathways use the dorsal and medial division ofthe MGB as relay (Fig 5.10) [122] These divisions ofthe MGB receive their ... their input from the ICC andthe ICX The posterior division ofthe MGB (PO) receives input from the ICC and projects to the AAF cortical area The neurons in the ventral portion ofthe auditory thalamus ... in the vertical plane is the dependence ofthe elevation on the spectrum ofthe sounds that reaches the ear canal This is a result ofthe outer ears andthe shape ofthe head INTRODUCTION All...
... The caudal portion ofthe floor ofthe lateral recess is the (dorsal) surface ofthe dorsal cochlear nucleus andthe rostral portion ofthe floor ofthe lateral recess is the dorsal surface of ... difference between the latency ofthe N1 ofthe AP and that ofthe response from the intracranial portion ofthe auditory nerve is the travel time in the auditory nerve from the ear to the recording ... the latency ofthe first peak in the dipole andthe length is the relative strength ofthe dipoles Note the short distance between the two first dipoles (peak I and II ofthe ABR) andthe third...
... and standard error ofthe mean are shown as a function ofthe intensity ofthe noise The TTS was measured 20 s after the end ofthe exposure In this study the noise exposure consisted of a band ... on the size ofthe hole in the tympanic membrane andthe size ofthe middle-ear cavity 210 Section III Disorders ofthe Auditory System and Their Pathophysiology BOX 9.1 EFFECT OF A HOLE IN THE ... latency ofthe response to 1.5 kHz tones is shorter than the response to 0.5 kHz tones [182] The latency ofthe ipsilateral andthe contralateral responses are similar The latency ofthe change in the...
... increase the sensitivity and frequency selectivity ofthe ear (cf Chapter 3) The widening ofthe tuning ofthe basilar membrane broadens the “slices” ofthe spectrum of broad band sounds from which the ... MRIs are used both as a comparison between other methods and as the definitive proof ofthe presence of a tumor MRI scans are thus used as the standard with which all other tests are compared ... MEASURE OF COCHLEAR HYDROPS The ratio between the amplitude ofthe SP andthe AP components are used as indication of cochlear hydrops In response to clicks, the SP appears before the AP and the...
... tinnitus and abnormal perception of sounds such as hyperacusis and phonophobia) are some ofthe most diverse and complex disorders ofthe auditory system and their causes are often obscure Often ... maxima are determined on the basis ofthe output of 16 band-pass filters The output ofthe six band-pass filters with the largest amplitudes is coded in the impulses that are applied to the electrodes ... III Disorders ofthe Auditory System and Their Pathophysiology spectral bands ofthe visual spectrum The three kinds of photo pigment that are present in the cones ofthe retina in the human eye...
... table andthe test statistics of these were used to form an estimate of their distribution under the null hypothesis, to which the observed test statistic can be compared Additional data files The ... assignments ofthe proteins used in the analysis Additional data file contains the sequences ofthe proteins used in the analysis ofthe assignments The sequences assignments file in the used in ... subset of 14 samples representing distinct non-redundant organs was chosen out ofthe complete dataset The tissues are listed in Figure The use of different cut-offs within the range of 0.025...
... factor function The combined results of these studies have expanded our current understanding ofthe expression and function ofthe PRL family of enzymes as well as ofthe role these important ... 2G) Equivalent levels of expression were noted in the villous epithelium, crypt epithelium, and muscularis mucosae ofthe duodenum and jejunum and in the Brunner’s glands ofthe duodenum PRL-2 was ... 3D) and kidney (Figure 3F) Figure Moderate expression of PRL-1 mRNA and strong expression of PRL-2 mRNA in the glandular epithelia ofthe prostate (A,B), urothelia ofthe bladder (C,D), and glomeruli...
... associated with the deletion of multiple chromosomal regions including chromosomes 5q, 17p, and 18q Such chromosome loss is often suggestive ofthe deletion or loss of function of TSGs The candidate ... points On the day ofthe assay, 10 µl of WST1 was added to each well, andthe cells were incubated for a further hr at 37ºC, 5% CO2, in a humidified incubator Absorbance readings ofeach well ... especially my parents and my husband, as well as my friends for their love andsupport throughout my stay in Singapore TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS i TABLE OF CONTENTS...
... survival The effects of changes in the magnitude ofeachof these traits on the others (e.g increased offspring size may be traded off against a reduction in offspring number), and their relationship ... size and temperature The metabolic theory of ecology uses these scaling relations to make and test THE METABOLIC THEORY OF ECOLOGY predictions about the effects of energy and materials on the ... empirical and theoretical work in biological oceanography and limnology that relates the structure, function and biotic composition of these systems to the body sizes ofthe organisms present and the...
... density ofeach experimental point Therefore, according to the RSDM analysis [21], most ofthe 15N–1H vectors ofthe TTF-1 HD core move at the rate ofthe overall rotational correlation frequency, and ... residues and hence does not conflict with the global interpretation ofthe data With the exclusion ofthe N-terminal octapeptidyl and C-terminal nonapeptidyl fragments of Glu17, Leu34 and Lys46, the ... blank slots in the correspondence of residues 29 and 42 are for prolines The se values of Ser27 and Gln50 are not reported, because they were not optimized by MF analysis The extension of TTF-1 HD...
... and kidney To compare the amounts ofthe two variants expressed in the testis, we performed the PCR using the primers ‘d’ and ‘c’, where the cDNAs for both Noxo1b and Noxo1c are amplified as the ... cells; andthe organizers p47phox and Noxo1 are capable of enhancing the superoxide production by Nox3 via the interaction of their SH3 domains with p22phox [25– 27] Although the SH3 domain of Noxo1 ... between the pair of primers (Fig 2A) The lengths ofthe PCR products of Noxo1b and Noxo1c were 225 and 240 bp, respectively To delineate the difference in the two products, we subjected the PCR...
... above, the determination ofthe subunit composition ofthe nAChRs involved has been hindered by the lack of selective ligands and imperfect correlations between the characteristics of native and ... activation states ofthe nAChR At the Table Comparison of a common motif in loop II of a4/7-conotoxins and their activity on oocyte-expressed a7 and a3b2 nAChRs The length/ hydrophobicity ofthe amino ... domain ofeach subunit contributes to the formation ofthe hydrophilic pore ACh binding protein has structural and functional homology to the extracellular ligand binding domain ofthe nAChR, and...
... denote the five residues of one ofthe three sides of sbwAFP or six residues of one of two sides of TmAFP The strands that make up the three, parallel b-sheets ofthe protein are designated PB1, PB2 ... Tyr (TmAFP) andthe TH activity ofthe protein was measured The top ofthe panel shows the protein with the TXT face oriented towards the viewer, while the bottom shows the effect of mutations ... shown in Fig 4B The overlap emphasizes the similarity ofthe b-strand along the TXT face of TmAFP Even though the number of residues is approximately half, the disulphide core of TmAFP and resultant...