... alters the cyanide binding property only slightly, and may not significantly affect the exogenous ligand binding access channel at the haem distal side and/ or structure in terms of cyanide binding in ... activity was detected for the two Asp40 mutants analysed in this study This finding is in contrast with data on mutants of Met95 at The present study reveals an interesting aspect ofthe structural and ... only one phase The first-order rate constants for cyanide binding to Asp40 mutants were dependent on the cyanide concentration The rates of cyanide association to the Asp40Ala and Asp40Asn mutants...
... catalytic subunit of telomerase (hTERT in humans) has reverse transcriptase enzymatic activity and synthesizes TTAGGG repeats on to the end ofthe 3¢ single-stranded overhang Inhibition of hTERT by ... consequence ofthe displacement of bound proteins from the singlestranded overhang, chiefly hPOT1, as well as possible uncapping of telomerase from the ends There are likely to be multiple mechanisms involved, ... structures as starting points [42–47], although these also indicate that the flexibility ofthe TTA loops is ligand dependent, and therefore structural information for a given class of ligand would be...
... that the lid is involved inthe binding ofthe mixed micelles of cis-PnA/NaTDC On the other hand, these shifts might result from the quenching ofthe tryptophan fluorescence inthe presence ofthe ... A, the modeling ofthe ligand was restricted to its carboxylic group andthe alkyl chain between C2 and C9 The remaining atoms ofthe OA in molecule A, C10–C18, were included inthe final protein ... cis-PnA as a fluorescent reporter, indicate that the increase inthe cis-PnA fluorescence intensity was due to its incorporation into the NaTDC micelles, resulting in a drastic change inthe microenvironment...
... maintain the structure ofthe C-terminal domain in a conformation that allows the metals to bind Removing the N-terminal domain results in a C-terminal domain in which the acid residues ofthe ... repel one another, thus destabilizing the protein For the native protein, the presence ofthe N-terminal domain andthe oligomeric structure of C-terminal domain of E coli aminopeptidase P A Glu383 ... further refinement ofthe domain size was carried out The locations of mutations that conferred increased solubility were noted Screening for the boundary ofthe C-terminal AMPP domain N-terminal...
... studying the isolated FAD domain of nNOS has enabled us to analyse in detail the effects of these mutations inthe absence of other in uences (most notably those induced by CaM binding and by interflavin ... differences inthe environment ofthe FAD cofactor inthe different proteins These differences might also be manifest inthe semiquinone forms, asthe relative intensities ofthe semiquinone signal in ... oxidation of NADPH The mechanistic origin ofthe second phase is uncertain, but one possibility is that the slow phase might represent further reduction ofthe flavin following release of NADP+, as the...
... processing andthe accumulation of p27Kip1 ([6] and Fig 5) We observed an increase in p27Kip1 levels inthe cyclin E/Cdk2 complex, and a corresponding reduction inthe kinase activity ofthe complex ... their FTI led to an increase in p21CIP1 levels, inthe same Rat1/ras model we used These authors, who did not report any effect on p27Kip1, attribute the increase in p21CIP1 to the increase in ... 2767 Fig HR12 treatment of Rat1/ras cells leads to an increase inthe level of p27Kip1 inthe Cyclin E/Cdk2 complex and inhibition of cyclin E/Cdk2 kinase activity (A) Rat1/ras cells were treated...
... minor increases in gel phase fluidity, minor decreases in liquid crystalline phase fluidity with the gel to fluid phase transition occurring over the interval 20 to 30 °C rather than the 25 °C of ... whilst inthe presence of P5 (.), phase transition occurred over the interval 20 to 30 °C accompanied by an increase in gel phase fluidity and a decrease in liquid crystalline phase fluidity (C) crystalline ... an increase in gel phase fluidity and a decrease in liquid crystalline phase fluidity (C) Here, we analyzed the C-terminal sequences of PBP4, PBP5, PBP6 and PBP6b to identify candidates with the...
... and both exogenous application of betaine andthe introduction via transgenes ofthe betaine-biosynthetic pathway into plants that not naturally accumulate betaine increase the tolerance of these ... responses, and oxidative stress such as increases in mRNA levels of interleukin (IL)1ß and IL-6 [13], heme oxygenase-1, microglial activation [14], and iNOS activity in hippocampus [15] As neuroinflammation ... are increased in brain of rats with hyperosmotic serum induced by the injection and drinking of NaCl solution [31, 32] In addition, protein and mRNA expressions of GAT2/BGT-1 are upregulated in...
... support the photosynthesis On the other hand, leaf clumping in crowns increases the average canopy transmittance at the bottom ofthe canopy (LAI 7.84) up to 4.9 and 10.9 % for scenarios (OND) and ... distribution in dense canopies, maintaining mostofthe leaf area inthe linear part ofthe photosynthetic light response curve [26] Considering that the photosynthetic performance of spruce canopies ... are crucial parameters inthe description of tree canopies, as they determine radiation regimes and affect mass and energy exchange between vegetation andthe atmosphere [17] The relevance of these...
... wrote the manuscript NL participated in pathological studies and was involved in drafting the manuscript PL participated inthe design ofthe studies and was involved in drafting the manuscript and ... effects, including inhibition ofthe transcription of cytokine genes and genes encoding other molecules involved inthe production of inflammatory mediators The effect ofthe active components of TwHF ... BUN was also determined and was increased and correlated with the severity of proteinuria inthe three groups As shown in Figure 2, 10 out of 12 tested animals from the vehicle group had increased...
... disease was shown in this study The sample size was rather small (58 patients), however, andthe majority of patients had sepsis (88%), which limits the interpretation of these results In contrast ... Even though the time course and kinetics of cTnI and its relation to outcome may be of interest, the main purpose of our study was to determine whether early cTnI elevation is of clinically relevant ... marker of severity ofillnessand is associated with high mortality rate is still clinically relevant, particularly in view ofthe fact that the Kaplan-Meier analysis indicates that the discriminative...
... to the yeast SNF5 protein and was found to bind to HIV1 INin a yeast two-hybrid system and was shown to increase the efficiency of integration in an in vitro assay [13] Also, inactivation ofthe ... Characterization ofIN mutants binding to Ini1 and LEDGF/p75 Characterization ofIN mutants binding to Ini1 and LEDGF/p75 A Interaction ofthe INwt and mutant with Ini1 Different IN- YFP plasmids, as indicated, ... the importance ofthe C-terminal region ofthe catalytic core domain of HIV-1 INin its association with the chromatin ofthe host cell, viral replication andthe INinduced lethal phenotype in...
... clones ofthe CQ and control passages The sequence ofthe original virus 293.10 is shown A) the V1V2 region B) the V3 region including the PNG site at the base ofthe loop C) the V4 region The black ... of genotypic differences between the CQ andthe control passaged virus, including an increased V1V2 charge, a lack of increase inthe V3 overall charge, a shortened V4 region and modulation of ... neutralizing antibody responses and hence aide inthe lowering of viral loads The significance of these findings to thein vivo setting will be identified through the study of HIV-1 infected individuals...
... quinquefasciatus quinquefasciatus quinquefasciatus quinquefasciatus quinquefasciatus quinquefasciatus quinquefasciatus quinquefasciatus quinquefasciatus quinquefasciatus Identity strain strain ... diverging – as shown by such examples of hits as integrin, alpha precursor and spermatogenic leucine zipper – from that ofthe six moieties of introns including reverse transcriptase or maturase ... contributions BW and WM conceived ofthe study, conducted thein silco analyses and contributed to drafting the final manuscript BW, WM and KH participated in data analysis and writing the final manuscript...
... Data are plotted as boxes (interquartile range that contains the 50% of values) with a straight line at the median, a dashed line at the mean, and error bars defining the 5th andthe 95th percentiles ... not as well delineated However, there is strong evidence suggesting that the overwhelming release of proinflammatory cytokines is one crucial initiating event inthe posttraumatic acute phase ... understanding ofthe underlying mechanisms is still missing In particular, the importance ofthe major proinflammatory cytokines IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, and TNFα in patients with multiple injuries were investigated...
... are running the State into bankruptcy and ruin And, whereas, inthe opinion ofthe members of this Convention, the only sure, practicable, and never-failing mode of reforming and purifying the Government, ... tliat the assets ofthe Bank ofthe State constitute " A Fund in Court," inthe case of Bahney, Morgan S Co.^ vs the President and Directors ofthe Bank of This case was commenced inthethe State ... appointed pointing C C Puifer, Esq., then, and still one, ofthe Joint Committee ofthe Legislature, to investigate the condition ofthe assets ofthe Bank, the Receiver ofthe said fund On the...
... news asand when they occur Inthe 14th minute ofthe EURO 2012 Final, Andrés Iniesta got the ball and passed it to Cesc Fàbregas Cecs beat Giorgio Chiellini to the end line and then passed the ... PART I: INTRODUCTION This session carries the goal of providing the readers an overview ofthe study, consisting ofthe reason why the author chose this thesis, the aims ofthe study, the research ... parts ofthe world, with increasing possibilities of personal exchange, mutual understanding and friendship between “world citizens,” as well as creation of a global civilization Indeed, information...
... Objects of Thesis The object ofthe thesis is the administration place names of Tho Xuong district inthe 19th century (mainly inthe Nguyen Dynasty) We focus on structure, situation and transformation ... names from the point of language, culture and history Purposes of Thesis The first aim ofthe thesis is researching administration place names of Tho Xuong district in 19th century in terms of: identification ... changes in terms of every aspect Layout ofthe Thesis Beginning Chapter 1: BASIC THEORY OF TOPONYMY AND GENERAL INFORMATION OF THANG LONG-HANOI Chapter 2: ADMINISTRATION PLACE NAMES OF THO XUONG...
... used in Vietnamese and English advertisements of ICT products Part III: Conclusion sums up the study outcomes, points out the implications and limitations ofthe study as well as suggests ideas ... Analysis of Linguistic Features of Advertising Language Used in English Slogans for Food and Drink Products Luận văn thạc sĩ, Đại học Ngoại Ngữ, ĐHQG HN Cook, G (1992) The Discourse of Advertising, ... Advertising Laguage Used in Trade: A Comparison in English and Vietnamese Luận văn thạc sĩ, Đại học Ngoại Ngữ, ĐHQG HN Leech, G.N (1966) English in advertising: A Linguistic Study of Advertising in...
... Curve andthe Equilibrium Output In addition to the size of shift inthe AD curve, the slope oftheAS curve is also vital in determining the output effect of monetary easing As shown in Figure ... delaying the recovery Putting together the factors affecting loan demand and supply would result inthe equilibrium inthe loan market This, in turn, determines the magnitude ofthe shift inthe ... that the pass-through of monetary easing to credit could be limited during the low-growth phase In a period of economic downturn, banks tend to increase their credit standards, while firms have the...