... parts of a leaf are the tip of the blade andthe top ofthe sheath. Where the blade and sheath join, there are structures called the ligule and the auricles (Figure 2.3). Table 2.1 – Shoot structures ... 3.9Representation ofthe development ofthe yield components through the life cycle ofthe crop. the process of separating the nodes by expansion of the tissues between each node. i.e. expansion ofthe internodes.Not ... sometimetowards the end of July. Depending on the time of measurement, these can be above field capacity in the upperhalf ofthe profile, and tend to be lower than field capacity in the lower half of the...
... under-stood, the data obtained in the present study indicate that the 43 residues (amino acids 702–744 in mice) that reside in the middle region ofthe CD act as the v-KIND binding core. The v-KIND-binding ... 1B). The results obtained indicate thatthe KIND2 domainis necessary and sufficient for the targeting of v-KINDto dendrites of neurons.To investigate the MAP2-binding characteristics of the ... between the Leu residues from v-KIND and MAP2 contributes to the interaction between the two proteins.In conclusion, the present study has clarified the structural and functional importance of the...
... for predicting,measuring and understanding the roles of different kinds of organisms in the flux and storage of elements in ecosystems. The total biomass per unit area, W,issimply the sum ofthe ... how the scale of approach affected the patterns that were detected and the processes that appeared to be important, and (ii) to compare freshwater and marine ecosystems. In Body Size: TheStructure ... obvious.We asked the author(s) of each paper to examine the importance and role of body size in the systems in which they work. Essentially the book builds from the level ofthe individual and a consideration...
... resemble teardrops [32].Further examination ofthestructureand sequence of sbwAFP and TmAFP reveal other similarities (Fig. 8 C). The panel shows the similarity ofthe TXT face again, a ndalso ... determine the handedness ofthe proteins, ormay prevent the unfolding ofthe protein at cold temper-atures. The b-helix as an AFP structural motif? The sbwAFP and TmAFP structures represent the firstAFPs ... insect AFPs and to furthercharacterize the TXT face of these p roteins, the backbonedynamics of TmAFP and sbwAFP were measured at30 °Cand5°C [38,40]. Overall, the results suggest that both proteins...
... against the hemocyanin fraction showstaining ofthe two 75 kDa bands in Western blot, but donot recognize any other proteins ofthe hemolymph.Although we expected that each of these bands containstwo ... SDS/PAGE and in 2D PAGE (Figs 1 and 2; Table 1). The N-terminal amino acid sequences (see above) allow the assignment ofthe HcA clone to the major sequence of the upper hemocyanin band in the SDS/PAGE ... primers andthe T3 vector primer. The sequences were obtained after the cloning ofthe PCRproducts into the pCR4-TOPO TA vector (Invitrogen).Protein structure modelingHomology models ofthe S....
... paper, the theme of PPII structureand rheomor-phism is explored by a comparative ROA study, supple-mented with DSC, of caseins, synucleins and tau, togetherwith several mutants of a-synuclein and ... isaccumulating that this originates in a more hydrated f orm of b strand [18]. The positive bands at » 1675 cm)1in the amide I r egion of the ROA spectra of b-andj-casein, which originate mainlyin the ... (although there is a hint) in the ROA spectra of b-andj-casein may be evidence that, as suggestedpreviously [3], the b -structure identi®ed above mainly t akes the f orm of unassociated b strands rather...
... model ofthe role of point of view in problem solving. SUMMARY We have reported here a three pronged approach to the study of problem solving action and report: I) the collected of data ... solving and talk about problem solving, 2) development of a process model of these behaviors, and 3) use of coding techniques to extract traces of "critical phenomena" from the transcripts ... relltld ~O the ~r~romnoe oF 5he problem tooK, lad o~here tt~c are oZoeely related to the report ofthe task aoClona. ~n the psr~lo,,~ar problem demean ofthe H~aeionsr£ee and CannLbae8 pusxle,...
... beendetermined in solution. The overall fold andthestructureofthe b-strandcore ofthe protein in solution are similar to those found in the crystal structure. Thestructureofthe minidomain (residues ... However, thesestructures do not show the coordinates ofthe atoms inFig. 6. Superposition ofthe representative NMR open conformer of the C-domain (red and blue) on the crystal structure [20] of the complex ... region of the 1H,15N-HSQC spectrum of the C-terminal domain of human eRF1 illustrating the presence of two conformational states ofthe protein.Fig. S2. Plot ofthe number and distribution of the NOEs...
... superimpo-sition of five-residue segments ofthe crystal structure on the equivalent segments of each member ofthe family ofthe solution structure ofthe M domain of human eRF1. The resulting rmsd ... S4. A comparison of part ofthe protein backbone structure ofthe representative solution structureof the human eRF1 M domain andthe Ca trace in the crystal structureof RF1 in the whole ribosome ... )42ba The mean value in the family of 25 structures andthe SD.bThereis no preferred conformation ofthe side-chain in the family.Fig. 3. The relaxation parameters ofthe amide15N spin of...
... comparison ofthe relativeB-factors along the ThDP molecules shows that the Fig. 4. Structure- based sequence alignment of BAL, BFD and PDC all of which are used in organic synthesis. The secondary structure ... with the gene ofthe benzaldehyde lyase and for helpful discus-sions, the teams ofthe Swiss Light Source (Villigen ⁄ CH) and ofthe EMBL outstation Hamburg for their helpwith data collection and ... 3). The FAD of POX acceptstwo electrons from the substrate and transfers them todioxygen, whereas the FAD of AHAS is only requiredfor structural integrity indicating that it is a relic of evolutionary...
... ‘HVL‘ loop, and the presence of a tyrosine in strand C of CCP4 in place of an asparagine in C1r CCP2 (N379), and based on the results ofthe present perturbation study, we suggest that the inter-CCP ... exactly the reverse ofthe situationobserved for the CCP1single and CCP2singlemodules and probably reflects the complex interdependence of the modules in terms of internal dynamics and mayalso ... under the conditions applied and therefore the constructs could be reliably used to assess the interde-pendence ofthe modules. This was corroborated by the calculated scvalues ofthe tandem...
... all stages of the reaction. The best explanation for these results maybe thatthe reaction of SDTG at the binding site of onesubunit changes the conformation ofthe o ther subunit,thereby completely ... oneMet121 prevents the reaction ofthe Met121 ofthe s econdsubunit. The biphasic kinetics observed may be explainedby assuming thatthe two subunits, o r at least the conformation ofthe Met121 side ... lM)atpH6. 5and2 5°C,compared with the wild-type enzyme. Comparison of the far-UV difference spe ctra of native and mutated enzymeindicated the absence of any structural perturbation causedby the mutation...