7 - Dynamic Microtubules and the Texture of Plant Cell Walls
... past 50 years or so. Virtually, all the seminal ideas about wall construction originated in the electron microscopic era when the field divided between those who believed that layers of cellulose microfibrils were organized entirely by self-assembly principles (and may or may not be subsequently rea ...
... past 50 years or so. Virtually, all the seminal ideas about wall construction originated in the electron microscopic era when the field divided between those who believed that layers of cellulose microfibrils were organized entirely by self-assembly principles (and may or may not be subsequently rea ...
Identification and molecular characterization of
... The authors previously described srpABC, an operon involved in protondependent solvent efflux in the solvent-tolerant Pseudomonas putida S12. Recently, it was shown that organic solvents and not antibiotics induce this operon. In the present study, the authors characterize a new efflux pump, designa ...
... The authors previously described srpABC, an operon involved in protondependent solvent efflux in the solvent-tolerant Pseudomonas putida S12. Recently, it was shown that organic solvents and not antibiotics induce this operon. In the present study, the authors characterize a new efflux pump, designa ...
Cell Analogy
... Class Period: __________ Objective: To gain better understanding of the functions of each cell part and process, you will be constructing a cell analogy poster. In this poster you will relate the ANIMAL or PLANT CELL to another system we see in everyday life. Examples would be a school, castle, fact ...
... Class Period: __________ Objective: To gain better understanding of the functions of each cell part and process, you will be constructing a cell analogy poster. In this poster you will relate the ANIMAL or PLANT CELL to another system we see in everyday life. Examples would be a school, castle, fact ...
Mutations in the Catalytic Domain of Prohormone Convertase 2
... Construction of PC2 Mutants—Mouse PC2 cDNA (obtained from Dr. N. G. Seidah, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal, Canada) was first subcloned through blunt-end ligation into the pcDNA3 vector cut at the KpnI site, and this plasmid was used in constructing PC2 mutants. Mutants were gener ...
... Construction of PC2 Mutants—Mouse PC2 cDNA (obtained from Dr. N. G. Seidah, Clinical Research Institute of Montreal, Montreal, Canada) was first subcloned through blunt-end ligation into the pcDNA3 vector cut at the KpnI site, and this plasmid was used in constructing PC2 mutants. Mutants were gener ...
Development of the lymphatic system: new questions and paradigms
... The process of lymphatic cell specification requires the tight spatiotemporal coordination of gene expression (Fig. 2). Indeed, various knockout (KO) and knockdown (KD) studies carried out in mice and zebrafish (Table 1) have identified some of the key transcription factors that play a role in speci ...
... The process of lymphatic cell specification requires the tight spatiotemporal coordination of gene expression (Fig. 2). Indeed, various knockout (KO) and knockdown (KD) studies carried out in mice and zebrafish (Table 1) have identified some of the key transcription factors that play a role in speci ...
Protein Synthesis within Neuronal Growth Cones
... into growth cones.This suggeststhe possibility that 3H-protein is synthesizedlocally in the growth cone. The following experiments were designedto test directly for the possibility of protein synthesiswithin growth conesusing a single modification in these procedures, namely, isolation of individual ...
... into growth cones.This suggeststhe possibility that 3H-protein is synthesizedlocally in the growth cone. The following experiments were designedto test directly for the possibility of protein synthesiswithin growth conesusing a single modification in these procedures, namely, isolation of individual ...
Thesis - KI Open Archive
... (ARS), which received their names because they were originally characterized to support plasmid maintenance (Newlon, 1988). At each origin, ORC, together with the help of the licensing factors Cdc6 and Cdt1, loads two copies of the inactive hexameric helicase Mcm27, in a reaction called origin licen ...
... (ARS), which received their names because they were originally characterized to support plasmid maintenance (Newlon, 1988). At each origin, ORC, together with the help of the licensing factors Cdc6 and Cdt1, loads two copies of the inactive hexameric helicase Mcm27, in a reaction called origin licen ...
Rat Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells Show Specificity of
... nonspecific process is predominant in early retinal development (51), while the specific process is predominant after ROS differentiate (51, 57). Thus the RPE cell, like the macrophage (18, 52), shows both specific and nonspecific phagocytosis. The current investigation is the first quantitative stu ...
... nonspecific process is predominant in early retinal development (51), while the specific process is predominant after ROS differentiate (51, 57). Thus the RPE cell, like the macrophage (18, 52), shows both specific and nonspecific phagocytosis. The current investigation is the first quantitative stu ...
Steroid Hormone Induction Of Temporal Gene Expression
... understood. Does Svp down-regulate early factors only, or does it activate late factor expression as well, and ...
... understood. Does Svp down-regulate early factors only, or does it activate late factor expression as well, and ...
Engineering microfluidic concentration gradient generators for
... This paper reviews the latest developments in the design and fabrication of concentration gradient generators for microfluidics- based biological applications. New gradient generator designs and their underlying mass transport principles are discussed. The review provides a blueprint for design cons ...
... This paper reviews the latest developments in the design and fabrication of concentration gradient generators for microfluidics- based biological applications. New gradient generator designs and their underlying mass transport principles are discussed. The review provides a blueprint for design cons ...
Engineering microfluidic concentration gradient generators for
... This paper reviews the latest developments in the design and fabrication of concentration gradient generators for microfluidics- based biological applications. New gradient generator designs and their underlying mass transport principles are discussed. The review provides a blueprint for design cons ...
... This paper reviews the latest developments in the design and fabrication of concentration gradient generators for microfluidics- based biological applications. New gradient generator designs and their underlying mass transport principles are discussed. The review provides a blueprint for design cons ...
Novel Mechanism of PTEN Regulation by Its
... this motif enhance catalytic activity but render the enzyme inactive in vivo by preventing membrane association. The key role of this motif may explain the heretofore puzzling tumor-suppressing mutations occurring within the PI(4,5)P2 binding motif. On the other hand, the localization of PTEN does n ...
... this motif enhance catalytic activity but render the enzyme inactive in vivo by preventing membrane association. The key role of this motif may explain the heretofore puzzling tumor-suppressing mutations occurring within the PI(4,5)P2 binding motif. On the other hand, the localization of PTEN does n ...
Altered & Disordered Physiology - CH 056
... • Jaundice is not a disease state in itself • It is a non-specific symptom which is a feature of a range of disease states • The clinical approach to jaundice must be based on a clear understanding of the metabolism of bilirubin and an appreciation of the potential blocks which can occur in the path ...
... • Jaundice is not a disease state in itself • It is a non-specific symptom which is a feature of a range of disease states • The clinical approach to jaundice must be based on a clear understanding of the metabolism of bilirubin and an appreciation of the potential blocks which can occur in the path ...
Development and Characterization of New Species Cross
... 2.1. Development and Characterization of mAbs A first immunization was done in separate rats using two different conserved peptides from the 6th extracellular domain of hSn, pSn, and mSn. This resulted in 17 different hybridomas that were screened using peptide-based and cell-based enzyme-linked imm ...
... 2.1. Development and Characterization of mAbs A first immunization was done in separate rats using two different conserved peptides from the 6th extracellular domain of hSn, pSn, and mSn. This resulted in 17 different hybridomas that were screened using peptide-based and cell-based enzyme-linked imm ...
Coordination of microtubule and microfilament dynamics by
... light of the fact that the P597T mutation in the FH2 domain, which is encoded by the capu2F allele, does not affect actin nucleation activity but is less efficient at crosslinking microtubules and microfilaments, the crosslinking activity we describe appears to be an important aspect of how ooplasmi ...
... light of the fact that the P597T mutation in the FH2 domain, which is encoded by the capu2F allele, does not affect actin nucleation activity but is less efficient at crosslinking microtubules and microfilaments, the crosslinking activity we describe appears to be an important aspect of how ooplasmi ...
Hydrogen peroxide plays multiple roles in plant
... H2O2 modulates the expression of various genes (Neill et al. 2002). The H2O2 induced transcripts encoded proteins with functions such as metabolism, energy, protein destination and transport, cellular organization and biogenesis, cell rescue of defense, and transcription ( Desikan et al. 2001a).Amon ...
... H2O2 modulates the expression of various genes (Neill et al. 2002). The H2O2 induced transcripts encoded proteins with functions such as metabolism, energy, protein destination and transport, cellular organization and biogenesis, cell rescue of defense, and transcription ( Desikan et al. 2001a).Amon ...
Maize meiotic mutants with improper or non
... During meiotic prophase homologous chromosomes find each other and pair. Then they synapse, as the linear protein core (axial element or lateral element) of each homologous chromosome is joined together by a transverse central element, forming the tripartite synaptonemal complex (SC). Ten uncloned Z ...
... During meiotic prophase homologous chromosomes find each other and pair. Then they synapse, as the linear protein core (axial element or lateral element) of each homologous chromosome is joined together by a transverse central element, forming the tripartite synaptonemal complex (SC). Ten uncloned Z ...
How autophagy both activates and inhibits cellular
... Another key question is how general autophagy increases during cellular senescence. One potential mechanism for this regulation would be a key senescence regulatory pathway, the TP53/p53 pathway. Activation of TP53 initiates cell cycle arrest during cellular senescence. This activation, however, is ...
... Another key question is how general autophagy increases during cellular senescence. One potential mechanism for this regulation would be a key senescence regulatory pathway, the TP53/p53 pathway. Activation of TP53 initiates cell cycle arrest during cellular senescence. This activation, however, is ...
Serrated carcinomas form a subclass of colorectal cancer with
... phenotype is common in hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas (Chan et al., 2002; Park et al., 2003) and that allelic imbalance of the 18q is more common and 5q less common in the serrated adenomas when compared to other polyps (Yashiro et al., 2005). Kambara et al. (2004) found an association be ...
... phenotype is common in hyperplastic polyps and serrated adenomas (Chan et al., 2002; Park et al., 2003) and that allelic imbalance of the 18q is more common and 5q less common in the serrated adenomas when compared to other polyps (Yashiro et al., 2005). Kambara et al. (2004) found an association be ...
Potential mechanisms involved in the absorptive transport of
... thiol S-conjugates of Cd have been hypothesized to be transportable species of Cd along the proximal tubule. Moreover, these conjugates are hypothesized to act as molecular homologues or mimics of l-cystine (Cys-S-S-Cys) and/or l-homocystine, which may allow them to be transported by constituent tra ...
... thiol S-conjugates of Cd have been hypothesized to be transportable species of Cd along the proximal tubule. Moreover, these conjugates are hypothesized to act as molecular homologues or mimics of l-cystine (Cys-S-S-Cys) and/or l-homocystine, which may allow them to be transported by constituent tra ...
Glycogen Synthase Sensitivity to Insulin and Glucose-6
... glycogen synthase activity (5,6). Insulin administration causes dephosphorylation of glycogen synthase and, consequently, activation of the enzyme. In one study, insulin treatment of 24-h–starved rabbits decreased the total phosphate from 2.7 to 2.3 mol per glycogen synthase polypeptide with the gre ...
... glycogen synthase activity (5,6). Insulin administration causes dephosphorylation of glycogen synthase and, consequently, activation of the enzyme. In one study, insulin treatment of 24-h–starved rabbits decreased the total phosphate from 2.7 to 2.3 mol per glycogen synthase polypeptide with the gre ...
"Yeast". - ResearchGate
... Yeast has several well-studied examples of secreted proteins and pheromones, and the large number of genes that have been identified as involved in protease processing and secretion suggests a highly complex pathway. Yeast protein extracts can be prepared using three different protocols (UNIT 13.13) ...
... Yeast has several well-studied examples of secreted proteins and pheromones, and the large number of genes that have been identified as involved in protease processing and secretion suggests a highly complex pathway. Yeast protein extracts can be prepared using three different protocols (UNIT 13.13) ...
Exercise 1 - Measurements and Lab Techniques - Lake
... An overwhelming majority of the elements listed on the periodic table are naturally occurring. A much smaller proportion of those are found in living systems in anything other than trace amounts. Six of those elements are most abundant (CHNOPS): Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) ...
... An overwhelming majority of the elements listed on the periodic table are naturally occurring. A much smaller proportion of those are found in living systems in anything other than trace amounts. Six of those elements are most abundant (CHNOPS): Carbon (C) Oxygen (O) ...
Structure and properties of the outer membranes of Brucella abortus
... properties (see Hydrophobicity). Group 3 Two proteins of 25 and 31 kDa with only 34% of identity are included in group 3 [50] and they are coded for by the omp25 and omp31 genes [5]. Based on algorithmic analyses of the predicted amino acid sequences, none of these two proteins would show the hydrop ...
... properties (see Hydrophobicity). Group 3 Two proteins of 25 and 31 kDa with only 34% of identity are included in group 3 [50] and they are coded for by the omp25 and omp31 genes [5]. Based on algorithmic analyses of the predicted amino acid sequences, none of these two proteins would show the hydrop ...
The Small RNA Chaperone Hfq and Multiple Small RNAs Control
... Systems converge to LuxO LuxO requires σ54 to function Figure 1. (B) Three quorum-sensing systems function in parallel to regulate gene expression in V. HapR required for cholerae. The functions making up the third circuit (denoted System 3) remain to be identified. Diamonds and triangles represent ...
... Systems converge to LuxO LuxO requires σ54 to function Figure 1. (B) Three quorum-sensing systems function in parallel to regulate gene expression in V. HapR required for cholerae. The functions making up the third circuit (denoted System 3) remain to be identified. Diamonds and triangles represent ...