bioinformatics search of atox1 consensus sequences and response elements in the promoter of genes involved in dna damage response and antioxidant defense
... significantly upregulated upon DNAdamageinATOX1 deficient cells 132 3.3.9 ATOX1consensussequences present in some genesinvolvedinDNAdamageresponseandantioxidantdefense .133 Chapter ... sequencesandresponseelementsinthepromoterofgenesinvolvedinDNAdamageresponseandantioxidantdefense viii List of Figures • Figure 1: Telomere structure • Figure 2: The telomeric end replication ... cellular necrosis and leakage of copper into the plasma and deposition of copper in extra hepatic tissues, including the limbus ofthe cornea andthe basal ganglia ofthe brain (Culotta, 2001)...
... Lysine ⁄ fibrin binding sites of kringles modeled after the structure of kringle of prothrombin Proteins 3, 85–96 20 Thorsen S (1975) Differences inthe binding to fibrin of native plasminogen and ... was further explored by measuring the effect ofthe mAbs on the interaction of purified plasmin and Lys-Pg with fibrin and cells The binding of Lys-Pg was partially inhibited by both 34D3 and A10.2 ... effects of intact mAbs, including the reproduction of 3390 similar results with their Fab fragments andthe absence of effect on plasminogen binding and activation inthe presence ofthe unrelated...
... gelsolin S2 sequences (and homologue S2 equivalents) within residues 197–226 (including the long helix ofthe domain) and within residues 161 – 172 (including the A strand andthe AB loop in S2) in ... and 347–365 interacted significantly with the gelsolin fragment The activities of overlapping peptides within the C-terminal of actin towards Fig Determination of actin sequencesinvolvedinthe ... that S2 binds actin with a similar interface as S1 in addition to binding around the DNAse1 binding site in subdomain of actin The Puius model is attractive in that proposing two actinbinding sites...
... over P b instead of P finds the jump-magnitude aspect ofthe model unreliable, while having full faith inthe jump-timing aspect ofthe model Finally, by letting a ¼ and b ¼ 0, we reduce the set ... uncertainty averse inthe sense of Knight (1921) and Ellsberg (1961), then the uncertainty about rare events will eventually find its way into financial prices inthe form of a premium To formally investigate ... show that the pricing kernel is indeed ofthe form in Equation (E.27) Let J be the indirect utility function, which is a function ofthe state variables including the wealth process W and other state...
... attachment of other, minor O-acetyl groups were not determined Judging from the ratio of integral intensities ofthe signals for the O-acetyl and N-acetyl groups inthe 1H NMR spectrum, the total ... assigned on the basis ofthe H6/C6 correlations, which were observed inthe H-detected 1H,13C HMQC spectrum The spin system of Glc was distinguished from those of Gal and GalNAc on the basis ofthe 3JH,H ... con®guration ofthe Gal residue [19] Signi®cant low-®eld displacements ofthe signals for C6 of Glc, C3 and C4 of Gal, and C3 of GalNAcI to d 66.8, 81.3, 77.1, and 81.6 inthe 13C NMR spectrum of the...
... were incubated in vitro, and carboxypeptidase activity was inferred from the increase ofthe reaction product, detyrosinated tubulin (Glu-tubulin), as a function of incubation time The slope ofthe ... microtubules, and continued the culture of intact cells The amount of Glu-tubulin in cells was measured as a function of time in culture following addition of taxol The amount of Glu-tubulin was directly ... integrated intensity ofthe corresponding immunostaining with the aid ofthe METAMORPH IMAGING SYSTEM (Version 4.6r5) For a determined field, the value of integrated intensity of Glu-microtubules...
... is indicated by the bar and is expressed as -1 times the log ofthe p value The line represents the ratio ofthe number ofgenesin a given pathway that meet the cutoff criteria divided by the ... sights into the molecular changes in ET and PV PV and ET neutrophils were characterized by the down-regulation of miR-1 and miR-133a and changes inthe expression of many genesinvolvedin inflammation ... V617F andthe development of MPD [1,9] Further characterization ofthe molecular changes in MPD neutrophils could lead to a better understanding ofthe development of these diseases and their clinical...
... Method Let Gα be the subgraph of G containing all the vertices of G but only the edges of colour α We are only interested inthe structure of colours within the graph; permuting colours will ... characteristics ofthe OQW-graphs, and can use them inthesearch for Kq (n, R, d) and Aq (n, R, d) BR (C), the ball of radius R around a code is the union of balls of radius R around the codewords ... corresponds to equivalence in codes: permutation ofthe rows, the columns andthe symbols in L corresponds to permuting the symbols in each ofthe positions in C; permutation on the set {row, column,...
... specific inhibitor of inward K channels inthe plasmalemma ofthe guard cells [33], and may have limited K influx However, the reduction in gw was not significantly higher than in –CaMg plants, andthe ... K+ fluxes between the guard cells andthe epidermal cells On the other hand, such investigation gives no information about Ca2+ and Al3+ concentrations inthe apoplast or inthe cytosol 2.4 Statistical ... s-1) Aluminium, stomata and photosynthesis in beech of both chl a and chl b concentrations was recorded inthe leaves of +Al, –CaMg and +Al–CaMg plants to about 40% ofthe control values The ratio...
... dilutions of standards containing telomeric DNAof known concentration were prepared by doubling dilution Sample DNAand standard were then placed in 0.2 μl tubes and heated at 95°C for minutes, and then ... conducive to the propagation of infections We predict that the exposure of both the mothers and their fetuses during pregnancy, andof their babies after birth, to deprivation and infectious burden ... hungry/high infection or harvest/low infection season for each ofthe 24 TCRVb types is determined by expressing the sum ofthe fluorescence intensities of each TCRVb type as a percentage ofthe total of...
... utilized inthe majority of patients during FCR treatment, andin all of them after 90 Y-RIT Despite the high incidence of grade or neutropenia there were no patients requiring hospitalization for infection ... combination therapy [3]; even if in our two patients there is no proof that this conversion was due to RIT and not to a late response to FCR Inthe FIT study close to 17% ofthe patients inthe ... of 60-75 and earlier in first relapse; further studies will help to clarify the best strategy for incorporating RIT into the treatment algorithm of these patients Abbreviations FCR: fludarabine...
... extensive use of participant quotes, and discussing coding frameworks and preliminary theoretical ideas with two other members ofthe research team (MH and LK) for the purpose of gaining other perspectives ... including community nurses, and registered and licensed practical nurses in USA and Finland, have also reported the importance of clinician beliefs and attitudes, mirroring the findings in general ... role, influencing 'if and when' clinicians address lifestyle issues, the amount of time they are willing to invest, andthe scope of their practice (type of risk factors addressed and frequency in...
... directly interacting with viral RNA indicating the role of capsid in RNA packaging, replication and transcription [17] Therefore, understanding the assembly of capsid not only provides insight into in ... kDa protein remains associated with it and plays an important role in maturation of virus particles by maintaining the stability and integrity ofthe capsid protein Since the stability of native ... work and contributed to the writing ofthe manuscript All authors read and approved the final version ofthe manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests...
... results in a specific increase in binding of cJun to the most proximal AP-1 site ofthe MMP-1 promoter We next investigated whether binding of c-Jun to the MMP-1 promoterinthe presence of bortezomib ... transcription ofthe MMP-1 gene depends on enhanced binding of c-Jun to the most proximal AP-1 binding site ofthe MMP-1 promoter On the other hand, we have shown that inhibition of SP1 binding to thepromoter ... (ORFs) ofthe MMP-1 or COL1A2 genes (Figure 6a, b) In conclusion, the effect of PI dominates the influence of TGF-β in controlling the binding of both SP1 to COL1A2 and c-Jun to MMP-1 Discussion The...
... of asthma andthe variability of disease between patients and their response to therapy makes the study of a single agent during acute, severe bronchospasm difficult to extrapolate to the clinical ... assistance and support in completing this project References Barach A: The use of helium inthe treatment of asthma and obstructive lesions inthe larynx and trachea Ann Int Med 1935, 9:739–765 ... variability in lung response to methacholine challenge and inability to accurately discriminate between the effect of a lower density gas on the resistance generated by the endotracheal tube, large and...
... may then affect the model behaviour in various ways (e.g., altering the shape ofthe epidemic curves or changing the predictions ofthe effectiveness of intervention measures) In particular, the ... justified The average dose of infectious material that is ingested by an individual is a linear function ofthe duration and intensity ofthe contact with an infectious individual Research has ... duration and contact intensity are interrelated, thereby allowing an interpretation of how the consideration ofthe contact intensity might alter the findings presented in Figures 1ad and Figure shows...
... correlation ofthe aging ofthe organism to the aging ofthe EC wall The aim ofthe present paper is to develop a continuum mathematical model ofthe EC layer, incorporating maintenance and damaging ... that, indeed, platelets may be involvedinthe recruitment of EPCs as well as inthe stimulation of proliferation and migration of non-senescent ECs surrounding the wound Since the clotting process ... model to study the rates of filling up holes inthe endothelia of persons of different ages We start with the spatial profile ofthe holes defined by Eq (10); this profile is plotted in Figure h(x,...
... affecting the binding of transcription factors and methyl-binding proteins The hypermethylation at thepromoter results inthe silencing of numerous tumor-suppressor genes as well as other cancer-associated ... distinct functions of HDAC1 andand they will be discussed in subsequent sections 1.8.2 Structure The HDAC1 and proteins contain several domains The largest and most important of these is the ... understanding the role of a protein inthe development and progression of cancer is to compare its expression inthe tumor to that inthe normal tissue To establish the clinical significance of HDAC1...
... aware of their condition until late in their ICU stay and some of them only after their discharge to the ward However, during their ICU stay they continue to have an emotional life, in a mixture of ... stress in our patients This can be explained by the traditionally strong family ties inthe Portuguese culture Pain came in fourth place inthe ranking of stressors This finding, together with the ... advised for thesearchof neuropsychological consequences in critical patients and contributed to the final interpretation of these consequences on the final manuscript CD undertook the statistical...