The Neuronal Membrane at Rest
... hydrophobic and will tend to associate readily with lipid. Regions with exposed polar R groups will be hydrophilic and will tend to avoid a lipid environment. Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine classes of rod-shaped proteins with polar groups exposed at either end, but with only hydrophobic g ...
... hydrophobic and will tend to associate readily with lipid. Regions with exposed polar R groups will be hydrophilic and will tend to avoid a lipid environment. Therefore, it is not difficult to imagine classes of rod-shaped proteins with polar groups exposed at either end, but with only hydrophobic g ...
Prying Into Prions - Colorado Parks and Wildlife
... moose. It belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or prion diseases. The disease attacks the brains of infected deer, elk and moose, causing the animals to become emaciated, display abnormal behavior and lose coordination, and eventually die. Chronic Wastin ...
... moose. It belongs to a family of diseases known as transmissible spongiform encephalopathies or prion diseases. The disease attacks the brains of infected deer, elk and moose, causing the animals to become emaciated, display abnormal behavior and lose coordination, and eventually die. Chronic Wastin ...
Study of reactive oxygen species-induced ion transport in different models by using
... reported in the most of abiotic stresses that imply ROS generation, such as copper toxicity (de Vos et al., 1992) or salinity (Demidchik et al., 2003, 2010; Shabala 2009). First evidence of ROS-induced channel activation of potassium efflux was reported by Demidchik et al. (2003), and has been analy ...
... reported in the most of abiotic stresses that imply ROS generation, such as copper toxicity (de Vos et al., 1992) or salinity (Demidchik et al., 2003, 2010; Shabala 2009). First evidence of ROS-induced channel activation of potassium efflux was reported by Demidchik et al. (2003), and has been analy ...
Angiotensin I-converting enzyme-inhibitory peptide fractions
... been identified (Romero-Zepeda & Paredes-López, 1996; SeguraNieto, Barba de la Rosa, & Paredes-López, 1994, chap. 5). This amarantin has already been purified, crystallized and characterised by means of X-ray diffraction. Recently lunasin, known as a bioactive peptide, has also been found in amaranth; ...
... been identified (Romero-Zepeda & Paredes-López, 1996; SeguraNieto, Barba de la Rosa, & Paredes-López, 1994, chap. 5). This amarantin has already been purified, crystallized and characterised by means of X-ray diffraction. Recently lunasin, known as a bioactive peptide, has also been found in amaranth; ...
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... Multiple Sequence Alignment tools are used to compare the amino acid sequences of more than two proteins. The word-size is the length of the seed set of amino acids, which needs to match exactly to get extended in both directions. Window Length is the length of the residues on either side, till whic ...
... Multiple Sequence Alignment tools are used to compare the amino acid sequences of more than two proteins. The word-size is the length of the seed set of amino acids, which needs to match exactly to get extended in both directions. Window Length is the length of the residues on either side, till whic ...
Bartonella Clarridgeiae: Invasion of Human
... were included with B. bacilliformis in the genus. A similar event took place in 1995 when the genus Grahamella was combined with Bartonella, and B. talpae, B. peromysci, B. grahamii, B. taylorii and B. doshiae joined the genus. This brought the number of Bartonella species to 10, although the origin ...
... were included with B. bacilliformis in the genus. A similar event took place in 1995 when the genus Grahamella was combined with Bartonella, and B. talpae, B. peromysci, B. grahamii, B. taylorii and B. doshiae joined the genus. This brought the number of Bartonella species to 10, although the origin ...
OMPROT PP2 ver4 - Plant Physiology
... undergo fusion, fission and rapid movements, suggesting a dynamic interaction with components of the cytoskeleton (Sheahan et al., 2004; Sheahan et al., 2005; Logan, 2010). However, many of the specific proteins that mediate such processes remain unknown. While mitochondria do play a central role in ...
... undergo fusion, fission and rapid movements, suggesting a dynamic interaction with components of the cytoskeleton (Sheahan et al., 2004; Sheahan et al., 2005; Logan, 2010). However, many of the specific proteins that mediate such processes remain unknown. While mitochondria do play a central role in ...
Aspects of Reductive Explanation in Biological Science: Intrinsicality
... explanation will involve some element of temporal duration, which may be operationalized in different ways depending on the explanatory goals in view (similar to intrinsicality and fundamentality). If the aim is to explain the increased rhythmic contraction of the heart by the cellular mechanisms th ...
... explanation will involve some element of temporal duration, which may be operationalized in different ways depending on the explanatory goals in view (similar to intrinsicality and fundamentality). If the aim is to explain the increased rhythmic contraction of the heart by the cellular mechanisms th ...
Role of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi in the Nitrogen Uptake of
... In several plant species mycorrhiza-inducible NO3− [52] or NH4+ [36,38,39,41,53], transporters have been identified that are able to facilitate the uptake of N sources from the mycorrhizal interface. Recent results demonstrated that both P and N are important determinants for the AM symbiosis and th ...
... In several plant species mycorrhiza-inducible NO3− [52] or NH4+ [36,38,39,41,53], transporters have been identified that are able to facilitate the uptake of N sources from the mycorrhizal interface. Recent results demonstrated that both P and N are important determinants for the AM symbiosis and th ...
Analysis of the bipartite networks of domain compositions and
... by either large protein complexes (such as cytochrome c oxidoreductase, RNA polymerase and ATP synthetase) or a diverse family of proteins (such as protein kinases). We also counted the number of domain compositions containing each domain and found the distribution of the membership counts also foll ...
... by either large protein complexes (such as cytochrome c oxidoreductase, RNA polymerase and ATP synthetase) or a diverse family of proteins (such as protein kinases). We also counted the number of domain compositions containing each domain and found the distribution of the membership counts also foll ...
Development and evaluation of a reporter system for
... but was inhibited by EDTA and molybdate. Based on its properties and amino acid sequence analyses, SapS was classified as a new member of the bacterial class C family of non-specific acid phosphatases. The S. aur eus SapS enzyme was subsequently evaluated as a reporter for host strain evaluation and ...
... but was inhibited by EDTA and molybdate. Based on its properties and amino acid sequence analyses, SapS was classified as a new member of the bacterial class C family of non-specific acid phosphatases. The S. aur eus SapS enzyme was subsequently evaluated as a reporter for host strain evaluation and ...
... strong defects in embryo and seedling roots. Conversely, pid loss of function induces an apical-to-basal shift in PIN1 polar targeting at the inflorescence apex, accompanied by defective organogenesis. Our results show that a PINOID-dependent binary switch controls PIN polarity and mediates changes ...
Charakterisierung peroxisomaler und Lipid
... matrix proteins are synthesized on free ribosomes and are subsequently imported in a posttranslational manner (136, 188). Like the sorting of proteins to other cellular compartments, protein targeting to peroxisomes depends on signal sequences. Peroxisomal import of most matrix proteins depends on t ...
... matrix proteins are synthesized on free ribosomes and are subsequently imported in a posttranslational manner (136, 188). Like the sorting of proteins to other cellular compartments, protein targeting to peroxisomes depends on signal sequences. Peroxisomal import of most matrix proteins depends on t ...
Comparative transcriptomics reveals key gene expression
... Mycobacterium bovis genome sequences revealed no unique genes in the bovine pathogen per se, indicating that differences in gene expression may play a significant role in host predilection. To define the key gene expression differences between M. tuberculosis and M. bovis we have performed transcrip ...
... Mycobacterium bovis genome sequences revealed no unique genes in the bovine pathogen per se, indicating that differences in gene expression may play a significant role in host predilection. To define the key gene expression differences between M. tuberculosis and M. bovis we have performed transcrip ...
Calcium binding chaperones of the endoplasmic reticulum
... (Barnes and Smoak 1997). It has been found that the selective increase in Grp94 in response to Ca2+ levels protects cardiomyocytes in ischemia (Vitadello et al. 2003). There are several ER oxidoreducatases in the ER lumen that also have roles buffering ER Ca2+. PDI is a 58-kDa protein that binds Ca2 ...
... (Barnes and Smoak 1997). It has been found that the selective increase in Grp94 in response to Ca2+ levels protects cardiomyocytes in ischemia (Vitadello et al. 2003). There are several ER oxidoreducatases in the ER lumen that also have roles buffering ER Ca2+. PDI is a 58-kDa protein that binds Ca2 ...
Dynamics of survival of motor neuron (SMN)
... mRNAs, including the b-actin, the microtubule associated protein tau, and growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) mRNAs (Atlas et al., 2004; Yoo et al., in press). These data taken together suggest a general role of SMN to facilitate the assembly and/or localization of an mRNP transport granules conta ...
... mRNAs, including the b-actin, the microtubule associated protein tau, and growth-associated protein 43 (GAP-43) mRNAs (Atlas et al., 2004; Yoo et al., in press). These data taken together suggest a general role of SMN to facilitate the assembly and/or localization of an mRNP transport granules conta ...
thèse - Université Evry Val d`Essonne
... hypothesis of mitochondrial origin, popularized in the early seventies by Lynn Margulis’s book “the origin of eukaryotic cells”, stating that mitochondria evolved from a bacterial progenitor through symbiosis with an amitochondrial eukaryotic cell. These primitive eukaryotes were formally put in the ...
... hypothesis of mitochondrial origin, popularized in the early seventies by Lynn Margulis’s book “the origin of eukaryotic cells”, stating that mitochondria evolved from a bacterial progenitor through symbiosis with an amitochondrial eukaryotic cell. These primitive eukaryotes were formally put in the ...
Regulation of the Function of the Human ABCG2 Multidrug
... We and others have recently shown that Arg 482 is important in cholesterol sensing of human ABCG2, as the function of ABCG2 mutants having Gly or Thr at position 482 was only slightly modified by cholesterol. We found that these mutants are fully active in Sf9 membranes with low cholesterol content ...
... We and others have recently shown that Arg 482 is important in cholesterol sensing of human ABCG2, as the function of ABCG2 mutants having Gly or Thr at position 482 was only slightly modified by cholesterol. We found that these mutants are fully active in Sf9 membranes with low cholesterol content ...
Engineering Acetyl Coenzyme A Supply: Functional Expression of a
... Expression of Enterococcus faecalis pyruvate dehydrogenase complements deletion of acetyl-CoA synthetase in the presence of lipoic acid. To determine if PDH can replace the native cytosolic route to acetyl-CoA, the native route must be blocked (e.g., by deletion of ACS genes) and the subunits of PDH ...
... Expression of Enterococcus faecalis pyruvate dehydrogenase complements deletion of acetyl-CoA synthetase in the presence of lipoic acid. To determine if PDH can replace the native cytosolic route to acetyl-CoA, the native route must be blocked (e.g., by deletion of ACS genes) and the subunits of PDH ...
Chapter 4 Calsequestrin - Department of Molecular Physiology and
... was not detectable either in high speed supernatants or in nuclear or mitochondrial pellets from muscle homogenates. It was present in the microsomal fraction, but the protein was not released either by sonication or by extraction of vesicles with chaotropic salt solutions, which would normally remo ...
... was not detectable either in high speed supernatants or in nuclear or mitochondrial pellets from muscle homogenates. It was present in the microsomal fraction, but the protein was not released either by sonication or by extraction of vesicles with chaotropic salt solutions, which would normally remo ...
Gene Overexpression: Uses, Mechanisms, and
... A classic strategy to identify genetic interactions begins with a strain containing a mutation in a gene of interest, screening for mutations in other genes that suppress the phenotype of the original query mutation. Because suppressor hunts are used routinely and with great success (Prelich 1999), ...
... A classic strategy to identify genetic interactions begins with a strain containing a mutation in a gene of interest, screening for mutations in other genes that suppress the phenotype of the original query mutation. Because suppressor hunts are used routinely and with great success (Prelich 1999), ...
Recombinant Cellulase and Cellulosome Systems
... Lignocellulosic biomass is a sustainable alternative to fossil resources, and has the added advantage of not competing with human and animal nutrition. Indeed, lignocellulosic biomass, in particular its main polymer component cellulose, is a potential carbon source for the production of fuels and co ...
... Lignocellulosic biomass is a sustainable alternative to fossil resources, and has the added advantage of not competing with human and animal nutrition. Indeed, lignocellulosic biomass, in particular its main polymer component cellulose, is a potential carbon source for the production of fuels and co ...