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The ATPase activity of molecular chaperone HSP60 is inhibited by immunosuppressant mizoribine
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-04)
The molecular chaperone HSP60 is a chaperonin homolog of GroEL. We had previously shown that the immunosuppressant mizoribine is bound directly to HSP60 and inhibited its chaperone activity. However, the inhibitory mechanisms ...
Somaclonal variations of Soybeans (Glycine Max. L. Merr) stimulated by drought stress based on random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPDs)
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-01)
In soybeans, drought stress causes 50% yield losses. Breeding for drought tolerance in soybeans has been widely developed using various methods, among which is polyethylene glycol (PEG-6000) induction to simulate drought ...
Mutated elements of a complex promoter (Amh) can help to demonstrate the role of certain elements in controlling differential gene expression
(Springer Science+Business Media, 2012-10)
Amh is a single copy gene which is expressed in different ways during mammalian development. Several potential promoter elements have been identified using physiological experimentation and on the basis of interspecific ...
Oxidized phospholipids modify plasminogen and apolipoprotein(a): Implications for vascular disease
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-04)
Whereas the close structural homology between human plasminogen and apolipoprotein(a) has been known for a number of years only recent studies have revealed that both proteins carry linked oxidized phospholipids that may ...
The restriction endonuclease Tru9I is a useful tool to analyze telomere sequences separately from interstitial telomeric sequences in Arabidopsis thaliana
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-07)
We have previously described a simple method to analyze the chromatin structure of Arabidopsis telomeres independently of that of Interstitial Telomeric Sequences (ITSs). By using this method, we found that, whereas ITSs ...
Comparative gene expression analysis in stems of Dolichos purpureus and Arabidopsis thaliana
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-01)
The outermost layer epidermis of a plant stem plays an important role in protection and environment-sensing. The mechanisms of sensing and response to the environment through the stem epidermis remain unclear. Here we ...
A peptide of 17 aminoacids from the N-terminal region of maize plastidial transglutaminase is essential for chloroplast targeting
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-07)
Transglutaminases (TGases, EC 2.3.2.13) catalyse posttranslational modification of proteins by establishing ε-(γ-glutamyl) links and covalent conjugation of polyamines. In plants, the functionality of these enzymes is ...
SPOC domain of mint protein induces hematopoietic differentiation via Bmp4/Smad5 pathway
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-10)
Mint is a newly identified molecule that mediates signal transduction and modulates chromatin repression. Mint family members contain a highly conserved C-terminus SPOC domain (SpenParalog and OrthologsC-terminal domain) ...
Biocatalytic production of chitosan polymers from shrimp shells, using a recombinant enzyme produced by pichia pastoris
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-10)
Chitosan has a unique chemical structure with high charge density, reactive hydroxyl and amino groups, and extensive hydrogen bonding. Chitin deacetylase (EC 3.5.1.41) catalyzes the hydrolysis of the N-acetamido groups of ...
Chimeric oncogenic interferon regulatory factor-2 (IRF-2): Degradation products are biologically active
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-10)
Interferon Regulatory Factor-2 (IRF-2) belongs to IRF family, was identified as a mammalian transcrip-tion factor involved in Interferon beta (IFNβ) gene regulation. Besides that IRF-2 is involved in ...