The taste perception is an important function for living organisms to
... Taste perception starts with recognition of the taste substances and transmission of the external chemical information to inside of the body by taste receptors, chemosensory proteins existing in oral cavity. Toward understanding how we sense taste, it is important to understand how taste receptors r ...
... Taste perception starts with recognition of the taste substances and transmission of the external chemical information to inside of the body by taste receptors, chemosensory proteins existing in oral cavity. Toward understanding how we sense taste, it is important to understand how taste receptors r ...
lecture 3
... - chemical chaperones may play an important role in protecting proteins in the cell, but their extent of action is likely to be limited - organisms have evolved large families of protein molecular chaperones that have either general functions in the cell, or have highly specific functions - the expr ...
... - chemical chaperones may play an important role in protecting proteins in the cell, but their extent of action is likely to be limited - organisms have evolved large families of protein molecular chaperones that have either general functions in the cell, or have highly specific functions - the expr ...
cytochemical localization of acid phosphatases in euglena gracilis
... uninduced cell, a strong activity in the pellicle. The induced activity is not uniformly distributed over the pellicle, but is localized at the notch of each pellicle complex, near a group of about four fibrils and near a characteristic vesicle of the endoplasmic reticulum. In the cytostome, where f ...
... uninduced cell, a strong activity in the pellicle. The induced activity is not uniformly distributed over the pellicle, but is localized at the notch of each pellicle complex, near a group of about four fibrils and near a characteristic vesicle of the endoplasmic reticulum. In the cytostome, where f ...
Action Potential Transfer in Cell Pairs Isolated From Adult Rat and
... electrical properties and the topology of cell arrangements (e.g., see Fozzard1)- A change in each of these parameters is expected to modify the conduction velocity in the heart. In fact, the influence of membrane excitability on conduction velocity has long been recognized, while the importance of ...
... electrical properties and the topology of cell arrangements (e.g., see Fozzard1)- A change in each of these parameters is expected to modify the conduction velocity in the heart. In fact, the influence of membrane excitability on conduction velocity has long been recognized, while the importance of ...
Prescott`s Microbiology, 9th Edition 21 The Deinococci, Mollicutes
... c. Fix carbon dioxide by the Calvin cycle (enzymes of which are found in carboxysomes), reserve carbohydrate as glycogen, and nitrogen as cyanophycin d. Do not have functional TCA cycle; the pentose phosphate pathway plays a central role in their metabolism e. Some can grow in the dark as chemoheter ...
... c. Fix carbon dioxide by the Calvin cycle (enzymes of which are found in carboxysomes), reserve carbohydrate as glycogen, and nitrogen as cyanophycin d. Do not have functional TCA cycle; the pentose phosphate pathway plays a central role in their metabolism e. Some can grow in the dark as chemoheter ...
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... should therefore be an evolutionary dead end. However, accumulating evidence for at least occasional biparental transmission (or paternal leakage) provides opportunities for sporadic sexual recombination events between organellar genomes. Those could significantly slow down Muller’s ratchet, but the ...
... should therefore be an evolutionary dead end. However, accumulating evidence for at least occasional biparental transmission (or paternal leakage) provides opportunities for sporadic sexual recombination events between organellar genomes. Those could significantly slow down Muller’s ratchet, but the ...
Chapter 11
... A ligand-gated ion channel receptor acts as a gate when the receptor changes shape When a signal molecule binds as a ligand to the receptor, the gate allows specific ions, such as Na+ or Ca2+, through a channel in the receptor ...
... A ligand-gated ion channel receptor acts as a gate when the receptor changes shape When a signal molecule binds as a ligand to the receptor, the gate allows specific ions, such as Na+ or Ca2+, through a channel in the receptor ...
Tissues
... Photomicrograph: Transitional epithelium lining the bladder, relaxed state (360x); note the bulbous, or rounded, appearance of the cells at the surface; these cells flatten and elongate when the bladder fills with urine. ...
... Photomicrograph: Transitional epithelium lining the bladder, relaxed state (360x); note the bulbous, or rounded, appearance of the cells at the surface; these cells flatten and elongate when the bladder fills with urine. ...
Signal Transduction From the Endoplasmic Reticulum to the Cell
... ER stress inducibility on a heterologous promoter. Mori et al. (57) recently conducted a detailed mutational mapping of the UPRE. They identified an E-box-like palindrome, separated by one cytosine residue (59-CAG C GTG-39), which is essential for UPR function. All five yeast UPR target genes (see F ...
... ER stress inducibility on a heterologous promoter. Mori et al. (57) recently conducted a detailed mutational mapping of the UPRE. They identified an E-box-like palindrome, separated by one cytosine residue (59-CAG C GTG-39), which is essential for UPR function. All five yeast UPR target genes (see F ...
Transport Across Caco-2 Monolayer:
... dosing conditions and leads to better patient compliance. Good oral bioavailability occurs when the drug has Maximum Solubility and Maximum Permeability at the site of absorption. Hence the extent of absorption of the drug in-vivo could be predicted based on permeability and solubility measurements ...
... dosing conditions and leads to better patient compliance. Good oral bioavailability occurs when the drug has Maximum Solubility and Maximum Permeability at the site of absorption. Hence the extent of absorption of the drug in-vivo could be predicted based on permeability and solubility measurements ...
eXtra Botany - Journal of Experimental Botany
... most cells, but is also likely to be involved in regulating kinesin-based motility (Gardiner et al., 2007). Recently, the discovery of phosphorylated tobacco tubulin suggested that tyrosine phosphorylation is also involved in regulating the properties of plant microtubules (Blume et al., 2008). A re ...
... most cells, but is also likely to be involved in regulating kinesin-based motility (Gardiner et al., 2007). Recently, the discovery of phosphorylated tobacco tubulin suggested that tyrosine phosphorylation is also involved in regulating the properties of plant microtubules (Blume et al., 2008). A re ...
Loosening of plant cell walls by expansins
... branched polysaccharides characterized by a strong tendency to bind to cellulose, whereas pectins are generally acidic polysaccharides with a strong tendency to form ionic gels. A small amount of structural protein is also found on the wall, but its function is uncertain.\ ...
... branched polysaccharides characterized by a strong tendency to bind to cellulose, whereas pectins are generally acidic polysaccharides with a strong tendency to form ionic gels. A small amount of structural protein is also found on the wall, but its function is uncertain.\ ...
Mitochondrial protein import: from transport pathways to an
... Mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell, import most of their proteins from the cytosol. It was originally assumed that mitochondria imported precursor proteins via a general pathway but recent studies have revealed a remarkable variety of import pathways and mechanisms. Currently, five different ...
... Mitochondria, the powerhouses of the cell, import most of their proteins from the cytosol. It was originally assumed that mitochondria imported precursor proteins via a general pathway but recent studies have revealed a remarkable variety of import pathways and mechanisms. Currently, five different ...
Transport of the precursor to neurospora ATPase
... Import of proteins of mitochondria occurs by a post-translational mechanism (1-3). Precursor proteins are synthesized on free cytoplasmic polysomes and released into the cytosol (3-5). They are then imported into the mitochondrion in a step which is, with most but not all proteins, dependent on an e ...
... Import of proteins of mitochondria occurs by a post-translational mechanism (1-3). Precursor proteins are synthesized on free cytoplasmic polysomes and released into the cytosol (3-5). They are then imported into the mitochondrion in a step which is, with most but not all proteins, dependent on an e ...
The K-Segment of Maize DHN1 Mediates Binding
... (Wright and Dyson, 1999; Garay-Arroyo et al., 2000; Tompa, 2005; Kovacs et al., 2008). On the basis of compositional and biophysical properties and their link to abiotic stresses, several functions of DHNs have been proposed, including ion sequestration (Roberts et al., 1993), water retention (McCub ...
... (Wright and Dyson, 1999; Garay-Arroyo et al., 2000; Tompa, 2005; Kovacs et al., 2008). On the basis of compositional and biophysical properties and their link to abiotic stresses, several functions of DHNs have been proposed, including ion sequestration (Roberts et al., 1993), water retention (McCub ...
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... The Peer Teaching Society is not liable for false or misleading information… ...
... The Peer Teaching Society is not liable for false or misleading information… ...
Response of Primary Human Airway Epithelial Cells to Influenza
... new targets for which resistance will not quickly be developed are needed, and host cell proteins essential for viral replication represent one option.12 Studying virus−host interactions is increasingly reliant on quantitative proteomic techniques such as 2D-DIGE, isotopeencoded affinity tag (ICAT), a ...
... new targets for which resistance will not quickly be developed are needed, and host cell proteins essential for viral replication represent one option.12 Studying virus−host interactions is increasingly reliant on quantitative proteomic techniques such as 2D-DIGE, isotopeencoded affinity tag (ICAT), a ...
Wnt Signaling and a Hox Protein Cooperatively Regulate PSA
... cell types that have different temporal and spatial identities; asymmetric cell division is a fundamental mechanism for generating this diversity. In Drosophila, the asymmetric divisions of a number of neuroblasts are regulated by the asymmetric segregation of the Numb and Prospero proteins (Jan and ...
... cell types that have different temporal and spatial identities; asymmetric cell division is a fundamental mechanism for generating this diversity. In Drosophila, the asymmetric divisions of a number of neuroblasts are regulated by the asymmetric segregation of the Numb and Prospero proteins (Jan and ...
Plant and animal cells
... Structure of cellulose • Like starch, cellulose is composed of a long chain of at least 500 glucose molecules. Cellulose is thus a polysaccharide. Several of these polysaccharide chains are arranged in parallel arrays to form cellulose microfibrils. • The individual polysaccharide chains are bound ...
... Structure of cellulose • Like starch, cellulose is composed of a long chain of at least 500 glucose molecules. Cellulose is thus a polysaccharide. Several of these polysaccharide chains are arranged in parallel arrays to form cellulose microfibrils. • The individual polysaccharide chains are bound ...
Biology 131 Outline of lectures on animal development and Problem
... half had formed an embryo with considerable differentiation, a nucleus from one of the embryo’s cell escaped through the cytoplasmic bridge into the enucleated half egg. That half then began to divide and differentiate, forming a normal embryo. This proved that Weismann’s idea was wrong: nuclei fro ...
... half had formed an embryo with considerable differentiation, a nucleus from one of the embryo’s cell escaped through the cytoplasmic bridge into the enucleated half egg. That half then began to divide and differentiate, forming a normal embryo. This proved that Weismann’s idea was wrong: nuclei fro ...
Vacuole Membrane Protein 1 Is an Endoplasmic
... model system to address its function. Dictyostelium is a eukaryotic microorganism used as a model to study basic cellular processes, including membrane traffic and the endocytic pathway (Maniak, 2003). These social amoebae live as solitary cells feeding on other microorganisms by phagocytosis. Labor ...
... model system to address its function. Dictyostelium is a eukaryotic microorganism used as a model to study basic cellular processes, including membrane traffic and the endocytic pathway (Maniak, 2003). These social amoebae live as solitary cells feeding on other microorganisms by phagocytosis. Labor ...
A practical guide for the study of human and murine sebaceous
... skin neuroendocrine system (10–16) to maintain and regulate local homoeostasis (14,17). The SG is one of the most intriguing mammalian skin structures as it can serve as a model for studying numerous central life sciences issues, for example in cell biology and in skin, lipid or hormone research (18 ...
... skin neuroendocrine system (10–16) to maintain and regulate local homoeostasis (14,17). The SG is one of the most intriguing mammalian skin structures as it can serve as a model for studying numerous central life sciences issues, for example in cell biology and in skin, lipid or hormone research (18 ...