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Cloning, purification and characterization of the ribosomal protein L11 from E. coli
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-04)A high-expression system of L11 was constructed and investigated its interaction with other elements of the ribosome using physicochemical methods. The gene rplK, coding for the protein L11 from the E. coli 50S ribosomal ... -
Chromosomal aberrations and nucleic acids systems affected by some Egyptian medicinal plants used in treating female pregnant diabetic rats
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-04)The influences of medicinal plants Juniperus Phoenicea (Araar), Hyphaene thebaica (Doum), An-astatica hierochuntica (Kafta) and Cleome droserifolia (Sammo) as antidiabetic agents were investigated using female pregnant ... -
Cyclosporin A inhibits the growth of neonatal MHC-expressing myotubes independent of NFATc1 and NFATc3 in the mechanically overloaded soleus muscle of mice
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-04)ABSTRACT The molecular signaling pathway linked to hyper-trophy of the anti-gravity/postural soleus muscle af-ter mechanical overloading has not been identified. Using Western blot and immunohistochemical analy-ses, we ... -
Influence OF anticancer drugs on DNA methylation in liver of female mice
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-06)Epigenetic changes such as DNA methylation regulate gene expression in normal development. Methotrexate and Adriamycine are antineoplastic drugs that target DNA and enzymes acting on DNA. We aimed to evaluate their cytotoxic ... -
Effects of genetic and environmental factors and gene-environment interaction on expression variations of genes related to stroke in rat brain
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-07)To determine if genetic and environmental (dietary) factors and gene-environment interaction impact on the expression variation of genes related to stroke, we conducted microarray experiments using two homozygous rat strains ... -
An investigation of 10 Y-STR loci and the detection of specific haplotype frequencies in Turkish population
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-07)This study is to survey 10 Y-STR loci in 241 males from Turkey. In this study, the 241 healthy and unrelated males living in different parts of Turkey for at least three generations were included. Genomic DNAs were isolated ... -
Characterization of asian and north American avian H5N1
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-07)Since the emerge of the highly pathogenic avian H5N1 virus in Asia in 1996, the possibility for this virus to cross species barriers to infect humans and its ability to cause large outbreaks in birds have been a public ... -
A reduced computational load protein coding predictor using equivalent amino acid sequence of DNA string with period-3 based time and frequency domain analysis
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-07)Development of efficient gene prediction algorithms is one of the fundamental efforts in gene prediction study in the area of genomics. In genomic signal processing the basic step of the identification of protein coding ... -
N–nitrosodiethylamine cytochrome P450 induction and cytotoxicity evaluation in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-07)The primary routes of potential human exposure to N-nitrosodiethylamine (NDEA) are ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact. Air, diet and smoking contribute to potential human exposure at levels of a few µg of NDEA/day. ... -
Ghrelin-induced cSrc activation through constitutive nitric oxide synthase-dependent S-nitrosylation in modulation of salivary gland acinar cell inflammatory responses to Porphyromonas gingivalis
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-07)A peptide hormone, ghrelin, recognized for its role in the regulation of nitric oxide production has emerged as an important modulator of oral mucosal inflammatory responses to periodontopathic bacterium, P. gingivalis. ... -
Gene expression profiling in soybean under aluminum stress: genes differentially expressed between Al-tolerant and Al-sensitive genotypes
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-10)It is well documented that aluminum (Al) toxicity is the most important constraint to crop production on acid soils and soybean is one of the most Al sensitive plant species. To advance our understanding of the molecular ... -
HPV positivity varies with technique and primer set, in formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded benign and malignant breast tissue from Malta
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-10)The role of human papillomavirus in breast cancer pathogenesis is an area of considerable debate following differing results from all over the world. This study analyzed paraffin embedded tissue from 19 patients with benign ... -
JnCML-like, an EF-hand motif-containing gene seasonally upregulated in the transition zone of black walnut (Juglans nigra L.)
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-10)The economic value of a black walnut (Juglans nigra L.) tree is strongly determined by the quality and quantity of darkly colored heartwood in its stem. To understand the regulation of heartwood formation, we analyzed the ... -
Codon bias of influenza a viruses and their hosts
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-10)The Influenza A virus remains an annual and worldwide health concern due to its fast evolutionary rate. There are two major forms of Influenza evolution: drift, caused by mutations, and shift, which results from the exchange ... -
Cytosolic chaperonin CCT possesses GTPase activity
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-10)Cytosolic chaperonin CCT (also known as TRiC) is a hetero-oligomeric cage-like molecular chaperone that assists in protein folding by ATPase cycle-dependent conformational changes. However, role of the nucleo-tide binding ... -
EGR1 is essential for transcriptional regulation of BMPR2
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2011-10)In this study, RLM-RACE was used to identify the transcriptional start site 387 bp upstream of the translational start. Evolutionarily conserved transcription factor binding sites were identified, and a series of luciferase ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
SPT5 affects the rate of mRNA degradation and physically interacts with CCR4 but does not control mRNA deadenylation
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-01)The CCR4-NOT complex has been shown to have multiple roles in mRNA metabolism, including that of transcriptional elongation, mRNA transport, and nuclear exosome function, but the primary function of CCR4 and CAF1 is in the ... -
DOF transcription factors in developing peanut (Arachis hypogaea) seeds
(Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-01)DNA binding with one finger (DOF) transcription factors play important roles in storage material accumulation and morphogenesis of developing seeds. Oil and protein contents varied in different cultivars in important oil ...