... detailedmap ofthe epitopes forthe mAbs, where 45M1 recog-nizes an epitope located in the N-terminal region of the C-terminal cysteine-rich part of MUC5AC, pre-sumably in the last CysD domain ofthe ... epitopes locatedin the MUC5AC C-terminal cysteine-rich part.Further localization ofthe epitopes of 45M1,2-12 M1 and 166M1In order to further locate the epitopes ofthe hithertounmapped 45M1, ... mucin. The epitope of 2-12M1 is located in the sequence corre-sponding to the expression product ofthe L31 clone,whereas the epitope for 166M1 is located C-terminallyto the GDPH-cleavage site of...
... positions which depend on the production trends for each MS and the distribution of demand amongst them.17 These trends ofthe baseline are in line with the market outlook forthe dairy sector (European ... Impact ofthe Abolition ofthe Milk Quota Regime – Regional Analysis ofthe Milk Production in the EU" (AGRI-2007-0444). The project aimed at a thorough policy impact analysis ofthe EU ... through either the transfer of an entire farm, the leasing or purchase of quota, or the allocation of quota from a national reserve. The transfer of milk quota may take place via a variety of administrative...
... PufXD2)7neither affects the photo-synthetic capability ofthe bacteria nor the efficiency of exchange ofthe ubiq uinol molecules between th e RC and the bc1, a s judged from the reduction kinetics of ... an inhibitory effecton the formation ofthe LH1 complex. This result suggeststhat the central core ofthe PufX protein is responsible of the break in the continuity ofthe LH1 ring in vivo [14], ... the role ofthe C-terminal amino-acid residues ofthe LH1 apolypeptide in the organization ofthe LH1–RC complex[12]. In the present work, we have investigated the possible involvement of the...
... which the N-terminus of the OTR is replaced with the corresponding sequence of the V1aR [10]. The role ofthe N-terminus has beenaddressed recently by alanine-scanning mutagenesis of the N-terminus ... mutation of Arg46 had the dualeffect of (a) decreasing agonist affinity and (b) promoting the agonist-induced active conformation due to the loss of astabilizing constraint on the ground state ofthe ... off-state. The unique ability of arginyl to fulfil this constraining function in the N-terminus of the V1aR is similar to the unique constraining role of alanyl previously reported for Ala293 in the...
... BS-RNase. The former substitution destabilizes the mono-meric form, and the latter specifically favours the swappeddimer.AcknowledgementsWe thank the CIMCF ofthe University ÔFederico IIÕ of Naples ... P19A/L28Q-mBS has the same thermalstability ofthe parent protein, in spite of greater similarity toRNase A.To directly characterize the process of exchange of the N-termini, we prepared dimers of all ... pro-cess for a recombinant sample shows that it folds mainly in the MẳM form, then undergoes interconversion into the MxM form, reaching the same 7 : 3 equilibrium ratio. Toinvestigate the role of the...
... per-formed using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen) as recom-mended by the manufacturer. For stress treatment, HeLacells were cultured in the presence of 0.5 mm arsenite for 1 h. The procedure for ... copies ofthe N protein, respectively. (C) The RNA binding efficiency of N protein is represented as a percentage of bound RNA (i.e. the percentage of bound RNA = 100%)percentage of free probe). The ... suppression.Moreover, phosphorylation ofthe RS motif modulates the ability ofthe N protein to form SGs.RS motif deletion induces the N protein to formlarge RNP complexes The SARS-CoV N protein might...
... between the projection ofthe tilt ofthe z axis on the xÂ,y plane (dened direction of tilt of z and the x axis), and j % a + c denes the location ofthe rhombic (x, y) axes. The orientation ofthe ... to the iron and positioned toprovide the H-bond to the bound cyanide, and byimplication, to the bound O2in the reduced form in each of the three globins. The extensive sequence homology for ... Thus the movement ofthe B-helix towards the heme in the WTmetHbrelativetothatintherWTmetHbH2OcrystalFig. 3. Schematic representation ofthe sequential NOESY cross peakpattern forthe six...
... and showed, in particular, the configuration of ManNAc to beD.From the combined the data on the structures of the isolated oligosaccharides, the overall structure of the P. frisingensis LPS carbohydrate ... with 7a (Table 1) because ofthe b-effect ofthe acetylation. Acetylation of 7b was confirmed byESI MS data, which gave the expected mass of 3221.4 Da. The spectra of oligosaccharide 6 were ... 1bare the fragments ofthe larger structure 2, thus the NMRdata for 1a,b are very close to those forthe respectiveresidues in 2 and are not presented. The position and anomeric configuration of...
... observed forthe NR1 FMNdomain, suggesting that the midpoint reduction potentials for the FAD ox/sq and sq/hq couples are much closertogether than those forthe FMN. Typically for this class of diflavin ... enzymes, the potentials forthe FAD/NADPHdomains are rather more negative than those forthe FMNdomain, reflecting the direction of electron transfer fromNADPH through FAD, then FMN and on to the ... FAD/NADPH domain(% 16-fold) (29). However, the domain mixture still recon-stituted only % 2% ofthe activity ofthe full length CPR. InthecaseofNR1,thekcat for the full length enzyme is low(1.3 s)1)...
... LPS)[5,6]. The serological specificity ofthe bacteria is definedby the structure ofthe O-specific polysaccharide chain(O-antigen) ofthe lipopolysaccharide. On the basis of the O-antigens, the strains ... the Dconfiguration (the b effect on C3 of L-GlcAwouldbeclosetozero[27]).On the basis ofthe data obtained, it was concluded that the repeating unit ofthe O-polysaccharide of P. myxofac-iens has the following ... 2.01–2.10.These data together suggest that the tetrasacchariderepeating unit ofthe polysaccharide consists of two residues of GlcNAc and one residue each of GalNAc, GlcA andAlaLys. The 1Hand13C...
... on the type and format of information they have to submit. The reports have since then been written in a more uniform format. The Commission has now embarked on a process of improving the format ... is the responsibility ofthe competent authority ofthe Member State to verify the competence ofthe control body to issue a certificate of inspection, and in particu-lar the evidence that the ... send these supervision reports. There were no reports from Austria, for example. At the end ofthe audit (November 2004), of the 48 reports due over the period 2000–03 in respect ofthe 12...
... amounts ofthe ECDs ofthe non-a sub-units of human muscle AChR for use as starting material forthe determin-ation ofthe 3D structure ofthe receptor ECDs and forthe characterization of the ... datafrom electron images ofthe AChR found in largeamounts in the electric organ ofthe marine ray,Torpedo californica [3]. The acquisition ofthe crystallo-graphic structure ofthe mollusc acetylcholine-bindingprotein ... con-tains the major part ofthe binding site forthe cho-linergic ligands. The two sites are nonequivalent, onebeing formed at the interface between one a subunitand the c ⁄ e subunits and the other...
... buildings owe their design to the necessities of parties, witnesses and their lawyers attending court for hearings, and, behind the scenes, the needs ofthe judges and ofthe back offices, which ... Parliament, the executive, and, of course, the justice system. 10. Reform ofthe justice system, to our courts and the legal profession, like reform ofthe law, must clearly be consistent with the ... ofthe internet, regulatory reform, recent and possibly further constitutional reform, the present economic situation and, if Bobbitt is right, the transformation ofthe nation-state into the...
... account ofthe increasing failure ofthe news ecosystem to adequately report on education nationally and locally, with some suggestions forthe formation of a non-profit reporting sector. The third, ... terms ofthe content and access platforms available to them; and in terms ofthe extent to which they want to engage with media as both consumers and producers of information. While on the surface ... down into the complexities surrounding the questions of if and how local community information needs are being served and whether any barriers exist to the fulfillment of these information...