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... Cardiac inotropy depends, among other factors, on the interval between contractions. In this study, we developed instrumentation for cell shortening recording, which was used to investigate the influence of stimulatory rhythm on contraction amplitude of isolated rat ventricular myocytes. Peak cell s ...
... Cardiac inotropy depends, among other factors, on the interval between contractions. In this study, we developed instrumentation for cell shortening recording, which was used to investigate the influence of stimulatory rhythm on contraction amplitude of isolated rat ventricular myocytes. Peak cell s ...
Regulation of Chlamydomonas flagella and ependymal cell motile
... et al., 2013). Although plant and alga sphingolipids are relatively well known, the sphingolipid pathway in Chlamydomonas has not been investigated. Physical interaction of (phyto)ceramide with proteins that are critical for ciliogenesis is likely to underlie the regulation of flagella and motile ci ...
... et al., 2013). Although plant and alga sphingolipids are relatively well known, the sphingolipid pathway in Chlamydomonas has not been investigated. Physical interaction of (phyto)ceramide with proteins that are critical for ciliogenesis is likely to underlie the regulation of flagella and motile ci ...
Deep mutational scanning reveals tail anchor
... insertion stands in stark contrast with TA protein insertion into the endoplasmic ...
... insertion stands in stark contrast with TA protein insertion into the endoplasmic ...
assembly and enlargement of the primary cell wall in plants
... may be up to 30 nm wide and more crystalline (Preston 1974). The cellulose microfibril has a substructure consisting of highly organized crystalline domains linked together by less organized amorphous regions. The individual glucans of cellulose are composed of 2000 to >25,000 monomers and assume an ...
... may be up to 30 nm wide and more crystalline (Preston 1974). The cellulose microfibril has a substructure consisting of highly organized crystalline domains linked together by less organized amorphous regions. The individual glucans of cellulose are composed of 2000 to >25,000 monomers and assume an ...
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... specialized cortical reticulum compartments adjacent to the plasma membrane to activate the Ca2+ channels of Orai family [13,14]. Furthermore, TRPC proteins have been shown to associate with Orai1 and STIM1 in a dynamic ternary complex regulated by the occupation of membrane receptors in several cel ...
... specialized cortical reticulum compartments adjacent to the plasma membrane to activate the Ca2+ channels of Orai family [13,14]. Furthermore, TRPC proteins have been shown to associate with Orai1 and STIM1 in a dynamic ternary complex regulated by the occupation of membrane receptors in several cel ...
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... and salivary glands of the vector, the tsetse fly. Many basic biological processes like motility, energy metabolism and morphology have to be adapted during several developmental differentiation events in order to survive and proliferate in these different environments (reviewed in [2,3]). Trypanoso ...
... and salivary glands of the vector, the tsetse fly. Many basic biological processes like motility, energy metabolism and morphology have to be adapted during several developmental differentiation events in order to survive and proliferate in these different environments (reviewed in [2,3]). Trypanoso ...
Auxin and other signals on the move in plants Auxins are a class of
... that get transported throughout the plant by one or several different transport mechanisms. Mineral nutrients, such as nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and potassium, are taken up from the soil as inorganic materials, assimilated into organic compounds and transported through the pla ...
... that get transported throughout the plant by one or several different transport mechanisms. Mineral nutrients, such as nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorus, magnesium, calcium and potassium, are taken up from the soil as inorganic materials, assimilated into organic compounds and transported through the pla ...
Microsporidia: Why Make Nucleotides if You Can Steal Them?
... Some microsporidians have retained the enzyme CTP synthase enabling them to make CTP from imported UTP as a route towards synthesising cytidine derivatives [4,6]. However, this step is energy expensive and, therefore, an ability to steal host CTP would be beneficial; hence, some intracellular Chlamy ...
... Some microsporidians have retained the enzyme CTP synthase enabling them to make CTP from imported UTP as a route towards synthesising cytidine derivatives [4,6]. However, this step is energy expensive and, therefore, an ability to steal host CTP would be beneficial; hence, some intracellular Chlamy ...
Monomeric alpha-catenin links cadherin to the actin cytoskeleton
... survival. Deletion of the CTD from αE-catenin strongly reduced F-actin binding in vitro22,31 and failed to support adherens junctions16,31 , suggesting that direct interaction with F-actin may be less important for Drosophila α-Cat than mouse αE-catenin. The central region of α-Cat is a complex modu ...
... survival. Deletion of the CTD from αE-catenin strongly reduced F-actin binding in vitro22,31 and failed to support adherens junctions16,31 , suggesting that direct interaction with F-actin may be less important for Drosophila α-Cat than mouse αE-catenin. The central region of α-Cat is a complex modu ...
Effects of Organic Cations on the Gram-negative Cell
... pH 8.0 before sterilization. The zwitterionic agent 2-hydroxy-3-(dimethylhexadecylammonia)-propane- I -sulphonate (HAPS), was prepared and purified in our laboratories, and sterilized as a 0 . r % solution in 0.85 % NaCl; it is much less soluble in water alone. N,N-dimethyldodecylamine(DDA) was prep ...
... pH 8.0 before sterilization. The zwitterionic agent 2-hydroxy-3-(dimethylhexadecylammonia)-propane- I -sulphonate (HAPS), was prepared and purified in our laboratories, and sterilized as a 0 . r % solution in 0.85 % NaCl; it is much less soluble in water alone. N,N-dimethyldodecylamine(DDA) was prep ...
ENS’06 FUSION PHAGE AS A BIOSELECTIVE NANOMATERIAL: EVOLUTION OF THE CONCEPT
... the host Escherichia coli, the phage coat is dissolved in the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane, while viral DNA enters the cytoplasm [12]. The protein is synthesized in infected cell as a water-soluble precursor, which contains a leader sequence of 23 residues at its N-terminus. When this protein is i ...
... the host Escherichia coli, the phage coat is dissolved in the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane, while viral DNA enters the cytoplasm [12]. The protein is synthesized in infected cell as a water-soluble precursor, which contains a leader sequence of 23 residues at its N-terminus. When this protein is i ...
ABSTRACT SUSTAINED DELIVERY AND PHARMACODYNAMICS OF AN INTEGRIN
... National Institutes of Health (now at Duke University), who closely advised me through the entire project. Without his help, encouragement and support, it is impossible for me to accomplish this project. I would like to thank my other committee members, Dr. Mohammad Alshiekhly, Dr. William E. Bentle ...
... National Institutes of Health (now at Duke University), who closely advised me through the entire project. Without his help, encouragement and support, it is impossible for me to accomplish this project. I would like to thank my other committee members, Dr. Mohammad Alshiekhly, Dr. William E. Bentle ...
Accumulation of xylem transported protein at pit membranes and
... thought to have lower flow resistances than the thicker secondary cell walls surrounding them and to provide the pathway of least resistance during sap transport from one vessel to another. Nevertheless, they may account for around 50% of overall xylem resistance to flow (see review by Choat et al., ...
... thought to have lower flow resistances than the thicker secondary cell walls surrounding them and to provide the pathway of least resistance during sap transport from one vessel to another. Nevertheless, they may account for around 50% of overall xylem resistance to flow (see review by Choat et al., ...
Characterization of Vincristine Transport by the Mr 190,000
... Inhibition of [3H]VCR Transport by MRP-specific MAbs. Sev eral MRP-specific MAbs have been shown to inhibit MRP-mediated transport of LTC4, 17ß-estradiol 17-(ß-D-glucuronide), and aflatoxin B,-GSH (17, 26, 28). In the present study, we tested whether or not they would also inhibit GSH-stimulated V ...
... Inhibition of [3H]VCR Transport by MRP-specific MAbs. Sev eral MRP-specific MAbs have been shown to inhibit MRP-mediated transport of LTC4, 17ß-estradiol 17-(ß-D-glucuronide), and aflatoxin B,-GSH (17, 26, 28). In the present study, we tested whether or not they would also inhibit GSH-stimulated V ...
Aberrant mRNA Transcripts and the Nonsense
... The eukaryotic nucleolus is multifunctional and involved in the metabolism and assembly of many different RNAs and ribonucleoprotein particles as well as in cellular functions, such as cell division and transcriptional silencing in plants. We previously showed that Arabidopsis thaliana exon junction ...
... The eukaryotic nucleolus is multifunctional and involved in the metabolism and assembly of many different RNAs and ribonucleoprotein particles as well as in cellular functions, such as cell division and transcriptional silencing in plants. We previously showed that Arabidopsis thaliana exon junction ...
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... apoplast, following its vapour pressure deficit, thus leading to cellular dehydration and osmotic shrinkage of the cell (Dowgert and Steponkus, 1984; Ruelland et al., 2009). To a certain degree, the mechanical characteristics of cell walls appear to adjust to the kinetics and the range of dehydratio ...
... apoplast, following its vapour pressure deficit, thus leading to cellular dehydration and osmotic shrinkage of the cell (Dowgert and Steponkus, 1984; Ruelland et al., 2009). To a certain degree, the mechanical characteristics of cell walls appear to adjust to the kinetics and the range of dehydratio ...
Establishment of Polarity during Organization of the Acentrosomal
... (1.01 ⫾ 0.11 m for EB1a; 1.11 ⫾ 0.18 m for EB1b; n ⫽ 50; Figure 1, A and B, and Supplementary Movie 2), whereas EB1c-GFP is nuclear (Figure 1C). The cometlike character, with the bright side leading has been shown to be diagnostic of (⫹)-end growth (Tirnauer et al., 2002) and in all instances this ...
... (1.01 ⫾ 0.11 m for EB1a; 1.11 ⫾ 0.18 m for EB1b; n ⫽ 50; Figure 1, A and B, and Supplementary Movie 2), whereas EB1c-GFP is nuclear (Figure 1C). The cometlike character, with the bright side leading has been shown to be diagnostic of (⫹)-end growth (Tirnauer et al., 2002) and in all instances this ...
N-CAM at the Vertebrate Neuromuscular Junction
... ABSTRACT We have detected the neural cell adhesion molecule, N-CAM, at nerve-muscle contacts in the developing and adult mouse diaphragm. Whereas we found N-CAM staining with fluorescent antibodies consistently to overlap with the pattern of ~-bungarotoxin staining at nerve-muscle contacts both duri ...
... ABSTRACT We have detected the neural cell adhesion molecule, N-CAM, at nerve-muscle contacts in the developing and adult mouse diaphragm. Whereas we found N-CAM staining with fluorescent antibodies consistently to overlap with the pattern of ~-bungarotoxin staining at nerve-muscle contacts both duri ...
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... Each plant starts life from the zygote formed by the fusion of an egg and a sperm cell. The zygote gives rise to a multicellular embryo that displays a basic plant body organization and is surrounded by nutritive endosperm and maternal tissue. How the body organization is generated had already been ...
... Each plant starts life from the zygote formed by the fusion of an egg and a sperm cell. The zygote gives rise to a multicellular embryo that displays a basic plant body organization and is surrounded by nutritive endosperm and maternal tissue. How the body organization is generated had already been ...
Aberrant mRNA Transcripts and the Nonsense
... proposed for the plant nucleolus and bodies often associated with the nucleolus (Cajal and D-bodies): production of heterochromatic small interfering RNAs involved in transcriptional gene silencing (Li et al., 2006; Pontes et al., 2006) and maturation of microRNAs (Fang and Spector, 2007; Fujioka et ...
... proposed for the plant nucleolus and bodies often associated with the nucleolus (Cajal and D-bodies): production of heterochromatic small interfering RNAs involved in transcriptional gene silencing (Li et al., 2006; Pontes et al., 2006) and maturation of microRNAs (Fang and Spector, 2007; Fujioka et ...
Immunohistochemical sweat gland profiles
... (EMA), the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and others were introduced for this purpose.6,13–16 In addition, the identification of glycoconjugates was used to charaterize sweat glands in health and disease.17–22 These findings are commonly extrapolated to identify the differentiation of sweat gland n ...
... (EMA), the carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and others were introduced for this purpose.6,13–16 In addition, the identification of glycoconjugates was used to charaterize sweat glands in health and disease.17–22 These findings are commonly extrapolated to identify the differentiation of sweat gland n ...
Maxillary Sinus (Antrum of Higmore)
... with the middle nasal meatus is termed ostium maxillare. It is about 3-6 mm in diameter and is found in a recess called hiatus semilunaris. The maxillary sinus may have septa that partially divide it into intercommunicating compartments with separate ostia may be found. The average capacity of t ...
... with the middle nasal meatus is termed ostium maxillare. It is about 3-6 mm in diameter and is found in a recess called hiatus semilunaris. The maxillary sinus may have septa that partially divide it into intercommunicating compartments with separate ostia may be found. The average capacity of t ...
