Motilities Swimming, Swarming, and Twitching Adherent Phenotypic
... Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous environmental bacterium capable of forming biofilms on surfaces as a survival strategy. It exhibits a large variety of competition/virulence factors, such as three types of motilities: flagellum-mediated swimming, flagellum-mediated swarming, and type IV pilus- ...
... Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous environmental bacterium capable of forming biofilms on surfaces as a survival strategy. It exhibits a large variety of competition/virulence factors, such as three types of motilities: flagellum-mediated swimming, flagellum-mediated swarming, and type IV pilus- ...
Adenomatous polyposis coli - Journal of Cell Science
... APC has been shown to regulate cell polarity and migration through control of the actin cytoskeleton (Akiyama and Kawasaki, 2006). Forced expression of APC in the small intestine induces disordered migration of epithelial cells (Wong et al., 1996). By contrast, loss of APC slows down their migration ...
... APC has been shown to regulate cell polarity and migration through control of the actin cytoskeleton (Akiyama and Kawasaki, 2006). Forced expression of APC in the small intestine induces disordered migration of epithelial cells (Wong et al., 1996). By contrast, loss of APC slows down their migration ...
High frequency precise multiple-base reversion of
... various ratios of revertant viruses C3/R6 (one-base reversion) and C3/R9 (five-base reversions) and mixed infections with wild-type poliovirus and a virus that contained the four silent changes showed that they all have approximately equal growth rates and that they compete rather equally. Both the ...
... various ratios of revertant viruses C3/R6 (one-base reversion) and C3/R9 (five-base reversions) and mixed infections with wild-type poliovirus and a virus that contained the four silent changes showed that they all have approximately equal growth rates and that they compete rather equally. Both the ...
Inhibition of c-myc Expression in Cells by Targeting an RNA
... in the cell culture medium and ranged from 10 to 750 nM. Details are provided in the figures and figure legends. MTT Assay for Cell Growth. Cell number was assessed with a colorimetric assay based on reduction of the dye 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT; Sigma Chemic ...
... in the cell culture medium and ranged from 10 to 750 nM. Details are provided in the figures and figure legends. MTT Assay for Cell Growth. Cell number was assessed with a colorimetric assay based on reduction of the dye 3-[4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl]-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT; Sigma Chemic ...
Production of fibronectin and collagen types I and III by chick embryo
... 51 very low amounts of type III collagen could be detected (5 to 10 ng/ml), even after 7 days of culture; so that it was impossible to assess whether this production was or was not influenced by the substrate. ...
... 51 very low amounts of type III collagen could be detected (5 to 10 ng/ml), even after 7 days of culture; so that it was impossible to assess whether this production was or was not influenced by the substrate. ...
The viability assessment of Microcystis aeruginosa cells after co-culturing
... of humans, wild and domestic animals and microalgae and conventional water treatment processes are unable to remove the microcystins in the drinking waters (Sigee et al., 1999; de Figueiredo et al., 2004; Oberholster et al., 2009). Thus the control and management of HABs is important and may involve ...
... of humans, wild and domestic animals and microalgae and conventional water treatment processes are unable to remove the microcystins in the drinking waters (Sigee et al., 1999; de Figueiredo et al., 2004; Oberholster et al., 2009). Thus the control and management of HABs is important and may involve ...
Interaction between Cell Wall and Plasma Membrane via RGD Motif
... mechanism of signal transmission from the cell wall to plasma membrane during defense responses has been obscure for a long time. The results of the present study are summarized as follows: (1) VN-like and VNR-like proteins were found to exist in the pea cell wall and plasma membrane, respectively, ...
... mechanism of signal transmission from the cell wall to plasma membrane during defense responses has been obscure for a long time. The results of the present study are summarized as follows: (1) VN-like and VNR-like proteins were found to exist in the pea cell wall and plasma membrane, respectively, ...
life in a drop of water
... a membrane. It is explained that the nucleus is the control center of the cell, that cytoplasm is a fluid in which many cell reactions occur, and that the cell membrane controls what goes into and comes out of a cell. ...
... a membrane. It is explained that the nucleus is the control center of the cell, that cytoplasm is a fluid in which many cell reactions occur, and that the cell membrane controls what goes into and comes out of a cell. ...
Micronuclei Bearing Acentric Extrachromosomal Chromatin Are
... staining region. DMs consist of multiple, paired, minute chromatins of varying sizes and can be detected when the chromosomes are spread out. DMs generally lack the centromere and are composed of circular DNA that does not require a telomeric structure (for a recent review, see refs. 1, 2). We and o ...
... staining region. DMs consist of multiple, paired, minute chromatins of varying sizes and can be detected when the chromosomes are spread out. DMs generally lack the centromere and are composed of circular DNA that does not require a telomeric structure (for a recent review, see refs. 1, 2). We and o ...
Plastid division
... Plastids undergo a process of binary fission in order to replicate. Plastid replication is required at two distinct stages of plant growth: during cell division to ensure correct plastid segregation, and during cell expansion and development to generate large populations of functional plastids, as i ...
... Plastids undergo a process of binary fission in order to replicate. Plastid replication is required at two distinct stages of plant growth: during cell division to ensure correct plastid segregation, and during cell expansion and development to generate large populations of functional plastids, as i ...
Amino acid sequence identity between the HA1 of influenza A
... TPCK trypsin in these mammalian cell cultures. Primary CK cells were prepared from newly hatched chicks as described (Maassab et al., 1985). Cells were cultured in DMEM containing D-valine to inhibit " fibroblast cell growth and 10% heat-inactivated foetal calf serum, ~ penicillin, streptomycin and ...
... TPCK trypsin in these mammalian cell cultures. Primary CK cells were prepared from newly hatched chicks as described (Maassab et al., 1985). Cells were cultured in DMEM containing D-valine to inhibit " fibroblast cell growth and 10% heat-inactivated foetal calf serum, ~ penicillin, streptomycin and ...
The Membrane Skeleton of a Unicellular Consists
... the skeleton and two other major proteins of 68 and 39 kD are associated with the plasma membrane fraction. None of these components appears to be the same as the major polypeptides (spectrins, band 3) of the erythrocyte ghost, the other cell system in which a well-defined peripheral membrane skelet ...
... the skeleton and two other major proteins of 68 and 39 kD are associated with the plasma membrane fraction. None of these components appears to be the same as the major polypeptides (spectrins, band 3) of the erythrocyte ghost, the other cell system in which a well-defined peripheral membrane skelet ...
SNAREs: Cogs and Coordinators in Signaling
... mutants has now yielded some functional information about these proteins. SYP21 is found at the PVC (da Silva Conceicao et al., 1997) and most likely functions in the trafficking of lytic cargo, as overexpression leads to mistargeting of fusion proteins containing a lytic vacuole sorting signal (For ...
... mutants has now yielded some functional information about these proteins. SYP21 is found at the PVC (da Silva Conceicao et al., 1997) and most likely functions in the trafficking of lytic cargo, as overexpression leads to mistargeting of fusion proteins containing a lytic vacuole sorting signal (For ...
Role of the ABC Transporter Ste6 in Cell Fusion during Yeast
... Strains with abnormal morphology in the absence of a-factor or that failed to undergo the usual morphological changes in response to a-factor or that failed to agglutinate were eliminated. Finally, mating mixtures of mutant strains mixed with a wild-type M A T a strain (FC139) were observed microsco ...
... Strains with abnormal morphology in the absence of a-factor or that failed to undergo the usual morphological changes in response to a-factor or that failed to agglutinate were eliminated. Finally, mating mixtures of mutant strains mixed with a wild-type M A T a strain (FC139) were observed microsco ...
A novel meiosisspecific protein of fission yeast, Meu13p, promotes
... and Hawley, 2000), although supportive evidence of this notion is lacking to date. In S.pombe, meiosis is easily induced by simply removing the nitrogen source from the culture medium, whereupon h+/± diploid cells enter directly into meiosis (azygotic meiosis) and haploid cells of the opposite matin ...
... and Hawley, 2000), although supportive evidence of this notion is lacking to date. In S.pombe, meiosis is easily induced by simply removing the nitrogen source from the culture medium, whereupon h+/± diploid cells enter directly into meiosis (azygotic meiosis) and haploid cells of the opposite matin ...
Ccbe1 regulates Vegfc-mediated induction of Vegfr3
... lymphatic precursor sprouting from the cardinal vein (Fig. 1A-D; Fig. 2A-H; supplementary material Fig. S1E-K). At 5 days postfertilization (dpf), the hu5055, hu6124, hu5142 and hu6410 mutants have a grossly normal, functional blood vasculature, but the lymphatic vasculature is absent (Fig. 1B,D). U ...
... lymphatic precursor sprouting from the cardinal vein (Fig. 1A-D; Fig. 2A-H; supplementary material Fig. S1E-K). At 5 days postfertilization (dpf), the hu5055, hu6124, hu5142 and hu6410 mutants have a grossly normal, functional blood vasculature, but the lymphatic vasculature is absent (Fig. 1B,D). U ...
Neural bHLH Genes Control the Neuronal versus Glial Fate
... cortex of Ngn2; Mash1 double-mutant mice and suggests that this cell population may prematurely differentiate along the astrocytic pathway, an event that normally does not occur until postnatal stages (Schmechel and Rakic, 1979; Voigt, 1989). To further examine astrocyte differentiation, we analyzed ...
... cortex of Ngn2; Mash1 double-mutant mice and suggests that this cell population may prematurely differentiate along the astrocytic pathway, an event that normally does not occur until postnatal stages (Schmechel and Rakic, 1979; Voigt, 1989). To further examine astrocyte differentiation, we analyzed ...
View/Open - Queen Mary University of London
... goblet cells in Barrett’s oesophagus. These results provide fundamental insight into the histogenetic pathways of progression to oesophageal adenocarcinoma in Barrett’s oesophagus. Our data do not mandate inclusion of patients with columnar metaplasia of the distal oesophagus without intestinal meta ...
... goblet cells in Barrett’s oesophagus. These results provide fundamental insight into the histogenetic pathways of progression to oesophageal adenocarcinoma in Barrett’s oesophagus. Our data do not mandate inclusion of patients with columnar metaplasia of the distal oesophagus without intestinal meta ...
Integration of the olfactory code across dendritic
... median. Claws are arranged by the order in which they were imaged; odors are ordered for each cell based on the sorted response of the first imaged claw. (b) Pairwise correlations of claw response profiles (n = 34 Kenyon cells). Correlations of claws from the same Kenyon cell are demarcated in a box ...
... median. Claws are arranged by the order in which they were imaged; odors are ordered for each cell based on the sorted response of the first imaged claw. (b) Pairwise correlations of claw response profiles (n = 34 Kenyon cells). Correlations of claws from the same Kenyon cell are demarcated in a box ...
Parvalbumin-Expressing Inhibitory Interneurons in Auditory Cortex
... 20 – 80 dB in 15 dB steps, ⱕ10 repetitions). We used this first curve for an initial estimate of CF and sound level threshold. We then obtained a more accurate estimate of CF using a custom tone array (typically 6 frequencies/octave, intensities in 10 dB steps, ⱖ20 repetitions) centered on our initi ...
... 20 – 80 dB in 15 dB steps, ⱕ10 repetitions). We used this first curve for an initial estimate of CF and sound level threshold. We then obtained a more accurate estimate of CF using a custom tone array (typically 6 frequencies/octave, intensities in 10 dB steps, ⱖ20 repetitions) centered on our initi ...
New Insights on Plant Cell Elongation: A Role for Acetylcholine
... but they may somehow provide a signalling function also in plants. Supporting this role, receptors have been found [24,25]; among them the glutamate receptors are the better characterised (for review [26]). Serotonin and melatonin [21–23], as well as L-glutamate [27], appear to regulate the root sys ...
... but they may somehow provide a signalling function also in plants. Supporting this role, receptors have been found [24,25]; among them the glutamate receptors are the better characterised (for review [26]). Serotonin and melatonin [21–23], as well as L-glutamate [27], appear to regulate the root sys ...
EFFECT OF ASCORBIC ACID CONCENTRATION ON
... with ascorbic acid, numbers of dividing cells were observed in roots quiescent center treated with ascorbic acid. On the other words, ascorbic acid stimulates cells of this region and induces cell division. These results are in agreement with those obtained by Liso et al. [1984] and Kerk and Feldman ...
... with ascorbic acid, numbers of dividing cells were observed in roots quiescent center treated with ascorbic acid. On the other words, ascorbic acid stimulates cells of this region and induces cell division. These results are in agreement with those obtained by Liso et al. [1984] and Kerk and Feldman ...