Motion of red blood cells in a capillary with an - AJP
... is described by the coordinates [r(t),z(t)] of 200 nodal points fixed in the cell membrane. The system of differential equations is solved for dr/dt, dz/dt, p, and ts by a finite difference method; then the cell shape at the next time step is computed. To improve the stability, a partially implicit ...
... is described by the coordinates [r(t),z(t)] of 200 nodal points fixed in the cell membrane. The system of differential equations is solved for dr/dt, dz/dt, p, and ts by a finite difference method; then the cell shape at the next time step is computed. To improve the stability, a partially implicit ...
Amoeba and Paramecium
... Paramecium Grammers • Growth: 0.05 mm avg. • Respond: -react to chemicals – salt and vinegar -live in slightly acidic environments (stagnant H2O) -anterior end sensitive – move by trial and error ...
... Paramecium Grammers • Growth: 0.05 mm avg. • Respond: -react to chemicals – salt and vinegar -live in slightly acidic environments (stagnant H2O) -anterior end sensitive – move by trial and error ...
The knee
... The synovial membrane of the knee joint forms sacs in two locations to provide low friction surfaces: 1. subpopliteal recess (lies between the lateral meniscus and the tendon of the popliteus muscle); 2. suprapatellar bursa (between the distal end of the shaft of femur and the quadriceps femoris mus ...
... The synovial membrane of the knee joint forms sacs in two locations to provide low friction surfaces: 1. subpopliteal recess (lies between the lateral meniscus and the tendon of the popliteus muscle); 2. suprapatellar bursa (between the distal end of the shaft of femur and the quadriceps femoris mus ...
Guard Cells Possess a Calcium-Dependent
... that this in turn affects ion transporters, the biochemical steps between elevation of cytosolic Ca21 concentrations and electrophysiological response are incompletely understood. Recently, elegant work from Pei et al. (1996) showed that a CDPK activated a tonoplast Cl2 channel in isolated vacuoles ...
... that this in turn affects ion transporters, the biochemical steps between elevation of cytosolic Ca21 concentrations and electrophysiological response are incompletely understood. Recently, elegant work from Pei et al. (1996) showed that a CDPK activated a tonoplast Cl2 channel in isolated vacuoles ...
Cell Energetics Foldable
... 3. Draw an ATP molecule, showing the adenine, the sugar, and the three phosphate groups, and label each part of the molecule. 4. Explain where the energy comes from to recharge the ATP. 5. Draw and label the ATP/ADP cycle. Label: ATP, ADP, show what happens when ATP changes into ADP, and then show w ...
... 3. Draw an ATP molecule, showing the adenine, the sugar, and the three phosphate groups, and label each part of the molecule. 4. Explain where the energy comes from to recharge the ATP. 5. Draw and label the ATP/ADP cycle. Label: ATP, ADP, show what happens when ATP changes into ADP, and then show w ...
Dynamic Clamp
... A real cell can be connected to one or more in silico artificial cells. Synchronization between reciprocally connected cells in a network can be studied. Could be used for model validation. Model can be tested in vitro with a real cell. ...
... A real cell can be connected to one or more in silico artificial cells. Synchronization between reciprocally connected cells in a network can be studied. Could be used for model validation. Model can be tested in vitro with a real cell. ...
P Natl Acad Sci Usa 1994 Wild
... corresponding to the putative leucine zipper region (aa 553590) of the transmembrane protein (gp4l) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) exhibited a-helical secondary structure and self-associated as a coiled coil. In view of the tendency of this type of structure to mediate protein associ ...
... corresponding to the putative leucine zipper region (aa 553590) of the transmembrane protein (gp4l) of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) exhibited a-helical secondary structure and self-associated as a coiled coil. In view of the tendency of this type of structure to mediate protein associ ...
Sanitizers and Disinfectants
... – pH of soil to be removed (scale is alkaline, so use an acid cleaner) ...
... – pH of soil to be removed (scale is alkaline, so use an acid cleaner) ...
Characterization of a AT-Bromoacetyl-L-Thyroxine Affinity
... increases the degradation of this short-lived membranebound protein in cultured glial cells by dynamically regulating the polymerization of the actin cytoskeleton through an energy-dependent mechanism that does not require protein synthesis or the nuclear T 3 receptor (2). This extranuclear action o ...
... increases the degradation of this short-lived membranebound protein in cultured glial cells by dynamically regulating the polymerization of the actin cytoskeleton through an energy-dependent mechanism that does not require protein synthesis or the nuclear T 3 receptor (2). This extranuclear action o ...
Mechanisms of endothelial cell swelling from lactacidosis studied in
... in vivo observations that extracellular acidosis may promote endothelial swelling (15). To understand the mechanisms of endothelial swelling, we have to assume the following sequence of events. Extracellular acidosis leads to an influx of acid equivalents into the cell as described for astrocytes (1 ...
... in vivo observations that extracellular acidosis may promote endothelial swelling (15). To understand the mechanisms of endothelial swelling, we have to assume the following sequence of events. Extracellular acidosis leads to an influx of acid equivalents into the cell as described for astrocytes (1 ...
On the mechanisms of nectar secretion: revisited
... these systems appears to be similar to that occurring in nectaries devoid of their own phloem. Based on recent information regarding the cell ultrastructure and physiology of nectaries, as well as the mechanisms of sugar transport across membranes, I have proposed a new mechanism of nectar secretion ...
... these systems appears to be similar to that occurring in nectaries devoid of their own phloem. Based on recent information regarding the cell ultrastructure and physiology of nectaries, as well as the mechanisms of sugar transport across membranes, I have proposed a new mechanism of nectar secretion ...
Antimicrobial Pseudo peptides with Synthesis of Novel Selective
... The recent emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria has stimulated the development of the novel anti-bacterial molecules with unexploited mechanism of action.1 A large number of defense peptides produced in eukaryotic system have been isolated and their functions characterized.2-5 Some of them had ...
... The recent emergence of multi-drug resistant bacteria has stimulated the development of the novel anti-bacterial molecules with unexploited mechanism of action.1 A large number of defense peptides produced in eukaryotic system have been isolated and their functions characterized.2-5 Some of them had ...
A Nascent Membrane Protein Is Located Adjacent to
... bilayer and is released into the lumen of the ER (Walter and Lingappa, 1986). In contrast, the nonpolar transmembrane segments of membrane proteins (also termed "stop-transfer" sequences; Blobel, 1980) do not pass through the bilayer, but are integrated into the membrane. The stop-transfer sequence ...
... bilayer and is released into the lumen of the ER (Walter and Lingappa, 1986). In contrast, the nonpolar transmembrane segments of membrane proteins (also termed "stop-transfer" sequences; Blobel, 1980) do not pass through the bilayer, but are integrated into the membrane. The stop-transfer sequence ...
Nod factor internalization and microtubular
... transient and the central cells differentiate almost simultaneously (Newcomb, 1981). As a result, round-shaped mature determinate nodules increase in size by cell enlargement and all central cells are more or less at similar stages of differentiation. The plant cytoskeleton mediates several function ...
... transient and the central cells differentiate almost simultaneously (Newcomb, 1981). As a result, round-shaped mature determinate nodules increase in size by cell enlargement and all central cells are more or less at similar stages of differentiation. The plant cytoskeleton mediates several function ...
Expansion of the phragmoplast during plant cytokinesis: a MAPK
... A coupling mechanism should exist between the events involved in cell-plate formation and the disassembly of phragmoplast MTs. Recent studies have suggested the involvement of a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade in the regulation of such a coupling mechanism [36–38,39••]. The MAPK casc ...
... A coupling mechanism should exist between the events involved in cell-plate formation and the disassembly of phragmoplast MTs. Recent studies have suggested the involvement of a mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) cascade in the regulation of such a coupling mechanism [36–38,39••]. The MAPK casc ...
A Nascent Membrane Protein Is Located Adjacent to ER Membrane
... bilayer and is released into the lumen of the ER (Walter and Lingappa, 1986). In contrast, the nonpolar transmembrane segments of membrane proteins (also termed "stop-transfer" sequences; Blobel, 1980) do not pass through the bilayer, but are integrated into the membrane. The stop-transfer sequence ...
... bilayer and is released into the lumen of the ER (Walter and Lingappa, 1986). In contrast, the nonpolar transmembrane segments of membrane proteins (also termed "stop-transfer" sequences; Blobel, 1980) do not pass through the bilayer, but are integrated into the membrane. The stop-transfer sequence ...
Recent developments in atomic force microscopy for underwater
... biological materials, including plant cell walls. AFM provides a critical imaging ability to investigate cell walls at the nanometer scale with no complex sample preparation or perturbation. In 1997, Baker et al. first reported AFM measurements of the surfaces of the Valonia cellulose crystals [1]. ...
... biological materials, including plant cell walls. AFM provides a critical imaging ability to investigate cell walls at the nanometer scale with no complex sample preparation or perturbation. In 1997, Baker et al. first reported AFM measurements of the surfaces of the Valonia cellulose crystals [1]. ...
Self-Replication Mechanism by Means of Self
... genome can contain the number of cells of the organism, and so the self-replication can manage to end up with the correct number of cells. After the creation of the complete organism, or when at least two cells ar present in the circuit, a differentiation process is mandatory to let the cells expres ...
... genome can contain the number of cells of the organism, and so the self-replication can manage to end up with the correct number of cells. After the creation of the complete organism, or when at least two cells ar present in the circuit, a differentiation process is mandatory to let the cells expres ...
Vacuolar system distribution in Arabidopsis
... the root hairs emerging from epidermal cells, and in the fully expanded hairs (Fig. 2d). Few compartments of different sizes were visible in all cells. Electron microscopy observations combined with immunogold labelling experiments, carried out on similar structures in other laboratories, showed tha ...
... the root hairs emerging from epidermal cells, and in the fully expanded hairs (Fig. 2d). Few compartments of different sizes were visible in all cells. Electron microscopy observations combined with immunogold labelling experiments, carried out on similar structures in other laboratories, showed tha ...
Electronic Student Book Chapter 1
... In 1999, there were reports in the northeastern United States of unusually high numbers of dead birds. Similar reports were released in southern Ontario in 2001. Microbiologists, who study cells, examined the bird carcasses to find out what was happening. They studied blood and tissue samples under ...
... In 1999, there were reports in the northeastern United States of unusually high numbers of dead birds. Similar reports were released in southern Ontario in 2001. Microbiologists, who study cells, examined the bird carcasses to find out what was happening. They studied blood and tissue samples under ...
View/Open - Minerva Access
... peptides as antibiotic alternatives. But having both model membrane types in a single experiment showed that the peptides barely interacted with eukaryotic-like membrane when the concentration of peptide was below a certain threshold (the amount of peptide required to saturate the S. aureus lipid sy ...
... peptides as antibiotic alternatives. But having both model membrane types in a single experiment showed that the peptides barely interacted with eukaryotic-like membrane when the concentration of peptide was below a certain threshold (the amount of peptide required to saturate the S. aureus lipid sy ...
Redistribution of membrane proteins between the Golgi apparatus
... both in vivo and in vitro evidence for the existence of such vesicles in plants is scant. With the exception of various unicellular algae, electron microscopy has failed to produce convincing evidence of either exit sites from the ER, i.e. areas from which vesicle bud or for transition vesicles them ...
... both in vivo and in vitro evidence for the existence of such vesicles in plants is scant. With the exception of various unicellular algae, electron microscopy has failed to produce convincing evidence of either exit sites from the ER, i.e. areas from which vesicle bud or for transition vesicles them ...
The role of aquaporins in cellular and whole plant water balance
... transcellular £ow, where water is moving through non-vascular tissues. Most mature plant cells are characterized by a single vacuole, occupying most of the intracellular space, and a thin layer of cytosol between the plasma membrane and the vacuolar membrane. The composition of the cytosol has to be ...
... transcellular £ow, where water is moving through non-vascular tissues. Most mature plant cells are characterized by a single vacuole, occupying most of the intracellular space, and a thin layer of cytosol between the plasma membrane and the vacuolar membrane. The composition of the cytosol has to be ...