... residues K8 and D72 are located near the crossing region ofthe helices, andthe Nx atom of K8 is found ˚ at a distance of 6.2 A from the nearest side-chain oxygen of D72 Taking the functionally and ... neutralization ofthe effect ofthe mutation D72K on the protein’s global charge was not sufficient to fully reverse the negative effect on the stability of cyt c6 The apparent stability ofthe mutants ... the mutation of surface residues located far from the heme moiety Thus, the thermodynamic driving force for the reaction of cyt c6 with PS I was essentially unaltered by the introduction of the...
... point in the regulation of MF biosynthesis, the biochemical and biological properties ofthe gene encoding the FAMeT have not been characterized Thus, the study ofthe enzymes ofthe MF biosynthetic ... of serial sections ofthe eyestalk revealed the presence ofthe FAMeT in the sinus gland, the X-organ neurosecretory cell clusters together with the lamina ganglionaries andthe nerve fibers of ... controls (Fig 1A, II) The molecular mass ofthe detected rFAMeT band was 35 kDa, which was the expected size ofthe fusion protein Purification of rFAMeT and production and specificity of anti-rFAMeT...
... by the accounting scandals of 2001 and 2002 was the reduction in the number of global audit firms What had been known in previous years as the Big 8, the Big 6, andthe Big was reduced to the ... seriously the issue of auditor liability reformand possible liability caps These discussions, which have been led by the U.S Treasury’s “Paulson Committee”5, the U.S Chamber of Commerce, and by theEuropean ... where the auditor limits the nature and extent of testing Because the majority ofthe public information on AS5 emphasized the efficiency benefits ofthe “relaxed” or “eased” auditing standard,...
... limited by the number of patients and its retrospective design Especially, the retrospective application ofthe MESS to the treatment of paediatric vascular injuries before the development ofthe score ... injuries and isolated blunt extremity trauma the danger of subsequent deterioration due to the second hit ofthe operative procedure is negligible Furthermore, routine surgical revision ofthe soft ... a rupture ofthe axillary artery caused by a dislocation ofthe shoulder joint was seen The type and pattern of vascular injuries are presented in Table Location of vascular injuries The lower...
... concerning the status of nodal Sensitivity and specifity ofthe different methods for evaluation of lymphatic vessel invasion concerning the status of nodal metastasizing With the background of unknown ... thrombembolism of tumor cells The presence ofthe endothelium is needed for the success of this analysis Another reason is, that the conventional assessment cannot distinguish between lymphatic and blood ... 33% of tumors showing L1 defined from the results of either methods Thevalue is higher than that from the results of only one examination, standard or immunohistochemical staining From these...
... all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity ofthe data andthe accuracy ofthe data analysis RS, JDC, and IH designed the study RS, EG, JAG-P, MLP, and MJG acquired the ... the importance ofthe aminoacyl environment of citrulline residues andthe correct balance of Arg/Cit residues within the synthetic molecule This probably influences the adoption of a preferred ... synthetic chimeric fibrin/filaggrin peptides (CFFCP2, CFFCP3) and to compare their sensitivity and specificity in RA and other disease groups with the commercial CCP2 test The prognostic value of...
... figure, the location of each data point can be indicated using an arrow The tip ofthe arrow is used to show a location in the single marker analysis andthe start ofthe arrow is the location ofthe ... point The barplot of eigenvalues is drawn at the bottom left It indicates the relative magnitude of each axis with respect to the total variance The higher the eigenvalue is, the higher the Euclidean ... between the scores of populations ofthe coordinated analyses, andthe reference Let lr be the rth scores of populations in the coordinated %PCA of a marker k k (with ≤ k ≤ K) ,and vr be the rth...
... Yang Lili and Wu Yayun, for their friendship andthe happy days we have been together Finally, I would like to thank my parents, my sister and brother for their love, understanding, and patience ... STRUCTURE, FUNCTIONAND DIACHRONIC EVOLUTION OF CHINESE EXTENDED MIDDLE CONSTRUCTION 蔡淑美 CAI SHU MEI (Ph D, NUS) 新加坡国立大学中文系 博士学位论文 A THESIS SUBMITTED FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT OF ... literature review on the current research of this construction, and briefly outline the organization of my dissertation The central claim of chapter two is that, although there exists disagreement...
... knockdown of TRPV4 significantly reduced the number and size of metastatic nodules in the lungs of SCID mice These effects of TRPV4 knockdown were associated with a reduction in the plasticity ofthe ... invasion and transendothelial migration 3.2.2 Silencing of TRPV4 reduce the nodules’ size and number in the lungs ofthe mice 62 62 3.2 45 52 68 VI 3.3 Cellular and molecular mechanism of TRPV4 ... Among the TRP families, the expression levels and activity of some members ofthe TRPC, TRPM and TRPV families have been correlated with cancer, leading to the discovery of tumor-related functions...
... incorporation of Ca increases the availability of surface Ni which enhances the formation of coke via dissociation of CH4 Furthermore, the addition of Ca also influences the particle size of Ni which ... Dispersion and Degree of Reduction of Ni Catalysts 101 Table 5.2 TOFH2 of catalysts at 573 K, 673 K, 773 K and 873 K 102 Table 5.3 Intensity Ratio ofthe D and G bands (ID/IG) of Spent ... assist in the removal of coke deposits The addition of higher loading of calcium (i.e Ni/7 wt % Ca-Al2O3), however, deteriorates the stability ofthe catalyst and it performs even worse than the Ca-free...
... extending the reach of these derivatives reforms that their ability to hedge will suffer as a beyond their home jurisdiction, such as to overseas consequence ofthe Dodd-Frank reforms offices of domestic ... chart 5) The FS industry is underestimating the longterm costs of compliance—there will be problems down the line with the amount of work for compliance departments andthe extent of reporting ... consequence ofthe Vickers Report The cost of compliance is the greatest worry Almost three-fifths (59%) of respondents see the increased costs of complying with the new regulations as the biggest...
... onethird of all mutations in the BTK gene are missense and some of these reduce the stability ofthe protein This is exemplified by mutations in the BTK motif ofthe Tec homology (TH) domain [18] ... identify individuals with mild disease, thereby providing the missing data The phenotype of XLA andthe potential of BTK and ITK inhibitors The outcome of defective BTK signaling in humans has ... low and often undetectable in immunoblot analysis The activation of CD4+ cells, however, dramatically induces transcription ofthe ITK gene and is key for the productive infection of HIV in these...
... properties of trappin-2 involve the cationic nature ofthe molecule, as assessed from the salt and heparin dependence ofthe antimicrobial and antifungal effects Results Antimicrobial effects of recombinant ... We then examined the effect of heparin on the antimicrobial 2012 Fig Western blot analysis of elafin and trappin-2 fractionated on heparin-Sepharose The heparin-binding capacities of elafin and ... (+7) or elafin (+3) and also binds heparin, is blocked in the presence of 0.15 m NaCl [10] The differences in the distribution of positive charges on the surfaces of elafin and SLPI molecules [1]...
... demonstrates the inter-connectedness ofthe low and high latitudes, andthe global nature ofthe Earth’s hydrologic cycle Our case studies provide glimpses of wetland ecosystems, which expanded and ultimately ... archive ofthe species that grew in and near the wetland If the rate of organic matter accumulation exceeds the rate of decomposition in such a wetland environment, then a temporal component to the ... change because ofthe resistance of pollens and spores to decay, and their ubiquity and abundance (Traverse 2008) Wetlands are excellent sources of pollen and spores and like macrofossils, palynomorph...
... ether strands mimic the distance between the nucleobase andthe diphospho-bridge, but on the other hand likely are involved in polar interactions with the cADPR receptor protein Certainly, the ... northern and southern riboses are primarily necessary as linkers between the base adenine (or hypoxanthine) andthe diphospho-bridge, as they can be replaced by much simpler ether strands These ... (Fig 4; [46]) An even stronger modification ofthe original molecule cADPR was achieved by substitution of both the northern and southern ribose by ether strands, resulting in N1-[(phosphoryl-O-ethoxy)-methyl]-N9-[(phosphorylO-ethoxy)-methyl]-hypoxanthine-cyclic...
... description of recent advances in the understanding ofthe channel-, motor- and regulatory components ofthe Tic complex For reference, some ofthe available knowledge, including the proposed functionof ... which anchor the protein in the membrane The position andfunctionofthe long C-terminal tail on the other hand remains a matter of controversy [10,11,13–15] According to one hypothesis, the hydrophilic ... Additionally, because the demand ofthe chloroplast is ‘sensed’ inside the organelle, the IEM is closest to the origin ofthe signal, and thus regulation at the Tic complex could be one ofthe fastest...
... isotherms with best-fit Kd values of 22 ± 1.5 and 24 ± 2.6 mM for WT and DK9 thrombin, respectively The vertical bars are the standard errors ofthe measurements 162 compared with those ofthe ... of Trp207 and 29 may significantly affect the intrinsic fluorescence ofthe DK9 variant, the higher the surface exposure and flexibility of their side-chains to the solvent the smaller the intrinsic ... (2–4) Global and simultaneous analysis ofthe experimental data by grafit software allowed computation ofthe pKa values ofthe two groups both in the free and substrate-bound species of thrombin...
... decrease the ffects ofthe tax rate increase on the quantity of labour supplied and he quantity of leisure demanded Estimates ofthe marginal cost of public funds: In Australia and other OECD ... prevails q is the probability ofthe high price prevailing (1-q) is the probability ofthe low price prevailing r is the rate of interest The expected valueof information is: The expected project ... result ofthe increase in tax rate; • the quantity of labour supplied falls from L0 to L1 because ofthe upward sloping supply curve The cost to households ofthe tax increase is the loss of producer...
... only 26% between the two enzymes On the other hand the structure appears to be similar to that of Pf LDH with a rmsd of 0.8 between the Ca atoms (Fig 5) Both the cofactor andthe substrate binding ... the differences the substrate specificity loop is coloured green in the case of Pf LDH and red in the case of Pf MDH Comparative expression of Pf MDH, Pf LDH and Pf MQO and effect of gossypol The ... the DISCOVER module of INSIGHTII 2000 The geometric and local environmental consistency ofthe model was evaluated with the PROSTAT and PROFILES-3D [31] modules of INSIGHTII 2000 as well as the...
... models of GPCR–b-arrestin interaction (A) The sequential binding ofthe ligands to each half ofthe receptor dimer induces the recruitment of two molecules of b-arrestin and then the activation of ... realistic measure ofthe ligand affinity for the hetero-oligomer At most, it may represent an average measure of all the different affinities that the ligand expresses for the binding site(s) of both hetero-oligomers ... separately and then allowed to interact To understand the mechanism by which these bivalent ligands work, the structural organization of GPCR oligomers in the plasma membrane needs to be clarified The...