... interacting partners and their role inthedeveloping cytoskeleton The work in this thesis focuses on thedeveloping fly eye, the targeting of axons from the eye to the brain andthe anchoring of ... roles in regulating the guidance of both crossing and non-crossing axons at the ventral midline ofthedeveloping vertebrate spinal cord andthe Drosophila ventral nerve cord For example, these ... across the midline to the contralateral side oftheCNS Interestingly, these Introduction 19 axons cross the midline only once Other neurons extend axons that never cross the midline; they project...
... HIP-1 andits interacting partner HIPPI together induce apoptosis by the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways Homer 1c, an interactor of HIPPI, andthe wild-type N-terminal Htt, which interacts strongly ... Htt-interacting protein HIP-1 anditsmolecular partner HIPPI inthe regulation of apoptosis and transcription, the two processes that are altered in HD [7,8] HIP-1 – its interacting partners and ... the amount ofthe interacting proteins but also on the affinities of interacting proteins The uncreased expression of caspase-1 observed in HD may be mediated through HIPPI The role of HIP-1 in...
... popular as online brokerage Financial integration The final often-cited change inthe banking system is the least certain the spread of diversified financial firms offering a wide array of services, ... SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS The banking industry is undergoing three major changes the consolidation ofthe industry, the spread of Internet banking, andthe increased freedom to combine banking with other ... Will the transformation of banking now under way hurt consumers by raising the price or reducing the quality of these services? Or will the changes benefit consumers by expanding the array of services...
... of TfR2 are highest in hepatocytes, the predominant site of HFE expression, and recent studies have confirmed that the two proteins are capable of interacting [33,34] The nature of these interactions ... regulate transferrin binding (Fig 7B) By contrast, cells transfected with either the single or double mutants were all capable of reducing transferrin binding In each case, however, there tended ... iron levels by binding of transferrin to the type transferrin receptor [15] The crystal structure of HFE complexed to the TfR1 has been determined and although the two proteins interact over a relatively...
... between the grains there is a mismatch, a loss of order, inthe orientation of these arrays Both the grain boundaries andthe size ofthe grains can have a marked effect on the properties ofthe ... Increasing the arc current increases the temperature ofthe weld pool and thereby increases the rate of absorption of hydrogen inthe molten metal Conversely, inthe flat welding position increasing the ... working one or two ofthe dimensions ofthe item being cold worked are reduced with a corresponding increase inthe other dimension(s) This produces an elongation ofthe grains ofthe metal in the...
... is independent of proton and Mg2+ concentration Increasing the Mg2+ concentration (0–100 mm) induced a left shift ofthe Hill plot inthe half-saturation range (Fig 4C,D) without affecting the ... according to: ð1Þ s2 i Y ð4Þ ^ where Yi and Y i are the measured and predicated saturations ofthe ith point, and k is the number of data points Adair equation To determine the minimum number of interacting ... uncertainty inthe remaining parameters Inthe Adair formalism none ofthe parameters are shared between the curves, thus, the total set contains 24 free parameters Despite this very large number of...
... transfection of LuIII Lt-Lt/pGlu∆Xba, contributed inthe analysis and interpretation ofthe data, participated inthe idea and design ofthe models proposed andinthe drafting and revision ofthe manuscript ... end hairpin of LuIII in double stranded form The smaller ofthe two bands, of greater intensity, may represent the left hairpin with an alternate conformation A faint band of similar migration ... gesting that the left hairpin of LuIII does constitute a replication origin inthe extended double stranded hairpin configuration Given the functionality ofthe left hairpin of LuIII as an origin...
... experiment, the collection, analysis and interpretation of data, the drafting the manuscript and acquisition of funding RWC contributes to the analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the manuscript ... pressure ofthe compartments needed to stop further water transmission across the membrane At the beginning of each experiment, the fluid heights indicating the pressure in both compartments, i.e either ... manuscript and acquisition of funding AO contributes to the analysis and interpretation of data, drafting the manuscript and acquisition of funding All authors have read and approved the final manuscript...
... transfection of LuIII Lt-Lt/pGlu∆Xba, contributed inthe analysis and interpretation ofthe data, participated inthe idea and design ofthe models proposed andinthe drafting and revision ofthe manuscript ... end hairpin of LuIII in double stranded form The smaller ofthe two bands, of greater intensity, may represent the left hairpin with an alternate conformation A faint band of similar migration ... gesting that the left hairpin of LuIII does constitute a replication origin inthe extended double stranded hairpin configuration Given the functionality ofthe left hairpin of LuIII as an origin...
... The class of problems 1.1 appears in many nonlinear phenomena, for instance, inthe theory of quasiregular and quasiconformal mappings 1–3 , inthe generalized reaction-diffusion theory , inthe ... result of Yang and Xu and to complement other works see, e.g., 8–20 and references therein for more general nonlinearities inthe terms f and g which include the cases considered by them The principal ... the turbulent flow of a gas in porous medium andinthe non-Newtonian fluid theory Inthe non-Newtonian fluid theory, the quantity p is the characteristic ofthe medium If p < 2, the fluids are called...
... generally satisfied with their circumstances of living, - and their average QOL domain scores would be high, in comparison with the international data - In view ofthe robust findings inthe ... items The second and third ways consist of transforming the raw scores Inthe second way, the raw scores are transformed into scores that range from 4-20, to be in line with the WHOQL -100 Instrument ... twice in a four week period Operational definitions We accepted the WHO definition of QOL as individuals’ perception of life inthe context ofthe culture and value system in which they live and in...
... among the high andthe poor knowledge-performers inthe three groups for age, durations of illness, the duration ofthe current episode, andthe number of visits with a psychiatrist over the last ... discrimination between the high andthe low performing groups Modifying the distracters to increase the difficulty level of these items can make these items more discriminating Alternatively, changing ... becoming clinically depressed? b Being involved in talk therapy (psychotherapy) a One in 1000 c Staying sober b One in 50 d Stopping antidepressant medications if feeling well c One in d One in...
... death Inthe present study, we investigated the release of VEGF, andthe expression and distribution of VEGF andits receptors inthe lung during the early onset of ALI induced by intestinal ischemia-reperfusion ... endothelial cells (Figure 4a) Inthe IIR group, the staining was redistributed inthe cytoplasm, with a granular-like appearance inthe infiltrated mononuclear cells inthe interstitium An increased ... significantly increased inthe IIR group (Figure 1b) VEGF increased inthe BAL but decreased inthe lung tissues after IIR We then investigated the alterations of VEGF andits receptors in IIR-induced...
... binding of diol at the allosteric binding site does neither result in blocking ofthe active site nor in complete inhibition ofthe enzyme as described in literature generally [15] In fact the ... bound to albumin [15] The temporarily increased concentration of FFAs inthe blood increases the risk of interactions with the endothelial cells ofthe blood vessels This mainly concerns the arteries ... aãe n(5)i = Using these settings the simulation results inthe same linear development ofthe amounts of diol and monoacetate as observed inthe experiment at the beginning ofthe reaction (Fig...
... estimated 13.0% inthe 1820’s to only 0.5% ofthe total land area and it is now found only in small patches inthe northern part ofthe Singapore main island and on Pulau Tekong and Pulau Ubin (Hsiang, ... investiagtion in determining the roughness coefficients of floodplains vegetated with hedges and orchards They found that the Chezy coefficient ofthe floodplain is mainly influenced by the average spacing ... from the main trunk or lower branches ofthe Rhizophora genus It is believed that the number of prop roots andthe complexity of their structure are response to the intensity of wind and wave stresses...
... 6.6 Binding affinity of 4-guandino-DANA 136 6.7 Investigation of binding affinity of tamiflu 138 6.8 Analysis of binding affinity of BCX as a function of water molecules 140 6.8.1 Binding affinity ... function ofthe water molecules and therefore invalidates the specific binding of explicit water molecules inthe functional site ofthe respective substrates Thepresenceof polarized C–O link inthe ... of C7 substituents on the binding affinity of N-DANA 161 7.5.2 Binding affinity of C7 substituent of N-DANA in solvent phase 164 7.6 Effect of C7 substituents on the binding affinity of 4-guandino-DANA...
... doi:10.1038/cddis.2011.12 The role of protein kinase C inthe synergistic interaction of safingol and irinotecan in colon cancer cells Leong-Uung Ling, Hui-Min Lin, Kuan-Boone Tan and Gigi N.C Chiu International ... presenting author) Podium Presentation The role of protein kinase C inthe synergistic interaction of safingol and irinotecan in colon cancer cells Leong-Uung Ling*, Hui-Min Lin, Kuan-Boone Tan and ... main molecular signaling pathways that lead to apoptotic cell death: the intrinsic pathway andthe extrinsic pathway (Figure 1.2) The intrinsic pathway is usually initiated inthepresenceof intracellular...
... Delineation ofthe proposed carbohydrate binding site ofthe Fve protein 194 5.2.2 Identification of cellular receptor (s) involved in Fve interaction 195 5.2.3 Functional characterization ofthe ... in above mentioned clinical trial The rationale for including PGE2 inthe maturation protocol is to endow the ex vivo-generated DCs with the capacity to migrate159, but PGE2, inthe context of ... period of three to seven months5,6 Due to the limited understanding of immunologic defects inthe nude mice at that time, these results were highly convincing and thus resulted inthe abandonment of...
... et al., 2001) The contradicting roles of p300 inthe stabilization of p53 and MDM2 proteins andin promoting the degradation of p53 by MDM2 may be necessary for the maintenance ofthe MDM2/p53 ... 2005) Interestingly, the N-terminal domain of DNMT1 plays a role inthe stabilization ofthe protein This has been shown by the deletion ofthe first 118 aa to force initiation of translation at the ... Doxorubicin and 2.5μM 5AzadC for 24 hr in MCF7 and MCF-10A cell lines 133 LIST OF DIAGRAMS Schematic diagram ofthe 1616 amino acid human DNA Methyltransferase (DNMT1) protein showing the binding...