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Crow's Nest, January 9, 2002, Crow's Nest Staff

Crow's Nest

The January 9, 2002, issue of the Crow's Nest.

The Spinnaker Vol. 25, No. 16, University Of North Florida

Spinnaker

Student newspaper for the UNF community.

Merlin Phosphorylation By P21-Activated Kinase 2 And Effects Of Phosphorylation On Merlin Localization, Joseph L. Kissil, Kristen C. Johnson, Matthew S. Eckman, Tyler Jacks

Life Sciences Faculty Scholarship

The Nf2 tumor suppressor gene product merlin is related to the membrane-cytoskeleton linker proteins of the band 4.1 superfamily, including ezrin, radixin, and moesin (ERMs). Merlin is regulated by phosphorylation in a Rac/cdc42-dependent fashion. We report that the phosphorylation of merlin at serine 518 is induced by the p21-activated kinase PAK2. This is demonstrated by biochemical fractionation, use of active and dominant-negative mutants of PAK2, and immunodepletion. By using wild-type and mutated forms of merlin and phospho-directed antibodies, we show that phosphorylation of merlin at serine 518 leads to dramatic protein relocalization.

Neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2)1 is an inherited disorder …

Old-Growth Tree Preservation. Initiative Statute.

Initiatives

OLD-GROWTH TREE PRESERVATION. INITIATIVE STATUTE. Protects California's old growth trees by prohibiting cutting or significant harm to heritage trees in California except as permitted in statute and by creating buffer zones. Requires that timber and other operations be conducted consistent with statute. Creates Heritage Tree Preservation Fund administered by Wildlife Conservation Board. Provides for civil penalties and injunctive relief against any person who performs, conducts, orders, or directs timber operations in violation of statute. Also provides for investigation and disciplinary action against any registered professional forester for material misstatement by failing to designate heritage trees in timber harvesting plan. Summary …

Genes Encoding Several Poly (Adp-Ribose) Glycohydrolase (Parg) Enzymes, The Proteins And Fragments Thereof, And Antibodies Immunoreactive Therewith, Myron Jacobson, Elaine L. Jacobson, Jean-Christoph Amé, Winston Lin

Graduate Center for Nutritional Sciences Faculty Patents

The isolation and characterization of cDNAs encoding poly(ADP-ribose) glycohydrolase (PARG) enzymes and the amino acid sequences of PARGs from several species are described. PARG is involved in the cellular response to DNA damage and its proper function is associated with the body's response to neoplastic disorder inducing agents and oxidative stress. Expression vectors containing the cDNAs and cells transformed with the vectors are described. Probes and primers that hybridize with the cDNAs are described. Expression of the cDNA in E. coli results in an enzymatically active protein of about 111 kDa and an active fragment of about 59 kDa. Methods …

Materials And Methods Useful To Affect Growth And Development Of Lepidoptera Larvae, Douglas Lee Dahlman, Bruce Allen Webb, Indu B. Maiti

Kentucky Tobacco Research and Development Center Faculty Patents

The present invention provides materials and methods related to causing insect resistance in plants. Specifically, the present invention provides nucleic acid compounds which encode a teratocyte secreted protein (TSP) which is capable of causing inhibition of growth and developmental arrest in Lepidoptera larvae. Cells and plants (including plant parts, seeds, embryos, etc.) comprising the nucleic acid compounds are also within the scope of the present invention. The present invention also provides amino acid compounds encoded by the nucleic acid compounds of the present invention, as well as methods to induce larval developmental arrest, methods to produce the nucleic acid and …

The Genome Sequence Of The Facultative Intracellular Pathogen Brucella Melitensis, Vito G. Delvecchio, Vinayak Kapatral, Rajendra J. Redkar, Guy Patra, Cesar Mujer, Tamara Los, Natalia Ivanova, Iain Anderson, Anamitra Bhattacharyya, Athanasios Lykidis, Gary Reznik, Lynn Jablonski, Niels Larsen, Mark D'Souza, Axel Bernal, Mikhail Mazur, Eugene Goltsman, Eugene Selkov, Philip H. Elzer, Sue Hagius, David O'Callaghan, Jean Jacques Letesson, Robert Haselkorn, Nikos Kyrpides, Ross Overbeek

Faculty Publications

Brucella melitensis is a facultative intracellular bacterial pathogen that causes abortion in goats and sheep and Malta fever in humans. The genome of B. melitensis strain 16M was sequenced and found to contain 3,294,935 bp distributed over two circular chromosomes of 2,117,144 bp and 1,177,787 bp encoding 3,197 ORFs. By using the bioinformatics suite ERGO, 2,487 (78%) ORFs were assigned functions. The origins of replication of the two chromosomes are similar to those of other α-proteobacteria. Housekeeping genes, including those involved in DNA replication, transcription, translation, core metabolism, and cell wall biosynthesis, are distributed on both chromosomes. Type I, II, …

Daily Eastern News: January 08, 2002, Eastern Illinois University

January

No abstract provided.

Anchoring The Water Dimer Potential Energy Surface With Explicitly Correlated Computations And Focal Point Analyses, Gregory S. Tschumper, Matthew L. Leininger, Brian C. Hoffman, Edward F. Valeev, Henry F. Schaefer, Martin Quack

Chemistry Faculty Research & Creative Works

The extensive ab initio quantum chemical study of ten stationary point on the water dimer potential energy surface (PES) was discussed. The geometry optimizations were carried out using the CCSD(T) method in conjunction with the [TZ2P(f,d) + dif] basis set. The study showed that the optimized structures of (H₂O)₂ PES were quite similar to those obtained at the MP2 level with much smaller basis sets and the number of imaginary vibrational frequencies or hessian index of each stationary point was unchanged despite fairly significant geometrical differences for some of the optimized structures.

Yungasicola Travassosi Gen. N., Sp. N. (Digenea: Dicrocoeliidae: Eurytrematinae) From Two Species Of Grass Mice Of The Genus Akodon Meyen (Rodentia: Muridae) From The Yungas Of Bolivia, Scott Lyell Gardner, Gerardo Perez-Ponce De Leon

Harold W. Manter Laboratory of Parasitology: Faculty Publications

A new species and genus of digenetic trematode of the family Dicrocoeliidae is described from 2 species of grass mice, Akodon fumeus and Akodon mimus, both collected from an isolated area in the eastern part of the Andes mountains or Yungas of Bolivia. This species differs from all known dicrocoeliids in the unique disposition of the vitelline fields, the much less extensive uterus through the body of the worm (extending posteriad only just past the midline), and cecal branches that are generally conspicuous and lined with a thick layer of glandular epithelial tissue.

Schedule Of Classes, Spring 2002/Summer 2002 (Updated), University Of Alabama In Huntsville

Course Schedules

No abstract provided.

Ada News - 01/07/2002, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Columbia Chronicle (01/07/2002), Columbia College Chicago

Columbia Chronicle

Student newspaper from January 7, 2002 entitled Columbia Chronicle. This issue is 28 pages and is listed as Volume 35, Number 13. Cover story: "Bookstore burglarized over break" Executive Editor: Ryan Adair

January 7, 2002 Reporter, University Of Alabama At Birmingham

eReporter (campus newsletter)

No abstract provided.

Daily Eastern News: January 07, 2002, Eastern Illinois University

January

No abstract provided.

Faculty Senate Monthly Packet January 2002, Portland State University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Monthly Packets

The January 2002 Monthly packet includes the January agenda and appendices and the Faculty Senate minutes and attachments from the meeting held December 2001.

Bjc Today

BJC Today

No abstract provided.

Development Of The "Commerical Fishing Licenses Act Of 2002" - A New Approach, Margaret E. Petruny-Parker, Kenneth F. Payne, Robert Ballou

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

In Search Of Equitable Fund Allocations, Norman Desmarais

Library Faculty and Staff papers

This paper examines the historical allocation of materials funds at Providence College and describes a study to develop an allocation formula based on circulation patterns. With selection of materials shared by faculty and librarians, it also considers whether faculty or librarians make better selectors and raises questions about re-allocation of funds based on those findings.

January 5, 2002 (Pages 1-236), Pennsylvania Legislative Reference Bureau

Volume 32 (2002)

No abstract provided.

Sheep Research Poster, Utah State University

Research

This is a photo of Utah State University student, Stephanie Eng presenting her research on parasites found in sheep for Posters on the Hill at the Utah state Capitol.

The Elms 2002, Buffalo State College

Elms, Student Yearbooks

Buffalo State's annual yearbook "The Elms".

Please refer to our copyright statement for more information.

Note: Please bear in mind that the college has always been a part of the surrounding society, sharing in the attitudes and practices of the day. Thus these historical records may on occasion contain material that today would be considered offensive or inappropriate.

Fix It! Constructing A Recommendation To The Ocean Commission For The Future Of Fisheries, Kristen M. Fletcher

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

January 2002 Vs. Ndsu, University Of North Dakota

UND Athletics Publications: Men's and Women's Basketball (Combined)

Program for women's basketball game vs. North Dakota State on January 4, 2002, and the men's basketball game vs. North Dakota State on January 5, 2002.

Volume 39, Number 18: January 4, 2002, University Of North Dakota

University Letter Archive

No abstract provided.

Due Process In Micronesia: Are Fish Due Less Process?, Kathleen M. Burch

Roger Williams University Law Review

No abstract provided.

Construction And Characterization Of A Chimeric Virus (Biv/Hiv-1) Carrying The Bovine Immunodeficiency Virus Gag-Pol Gene: Research Letters, Guomin Chen, Shuhui Wang, Kun Xiong, Jinzhong Wang, Tao Ye, Wenping Dong, Qi Wang, Qimin Chen, Yunqi Geng, Charles Wood, Yi Zeng

Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications

HIV-1HXB2 5′LTR region, most of BIVR29 gag-pol segment and HIV-1HXB2 pol IN-3′LTR region were respectively amplified. A chimeric clone, designated as pHBIV₃₇₅₃, was constructed by cloning three fragments sequentially into pUC18. MT4 cells were transfected with pHBIV₃₇₅₃. The replication and expressions of the chimeric virus (HBIV₃₇₅₃) were monitored by RT activity and IFA. The results firstly demonstrated that it is possible to generate a new type of the BIV/HIV-1 chimeric virus containing BIV gag-pol gene.

Applied Ethics In Animal Research: Philosophy, Regulation, And Laboratory Applications, John P. Gluck, Tony Dipasquale, F. Barbara Orlans

Purdue University Press Books

This volume is a collection of chapters all contributed by individuals who have presented their ideas at conferences and who take moderate stands with the use of animals in research. Specifically the chapters bear of the issues of: notions of the moral standings of animals, history of the methods of argumentation, knowledge of the animal mind, nature and value of regulatory structures, how respect for animals can be converted from theory to action in the laboratory. The chapters have been tempered by open discussion with individuals with different opinions and not audiences of true believers. It is the hope of …

Phosphoglycan Messengers And Their Medical Uses (Lipidemia), Khalid M. Elased, Khalid A. Gumaa, Hassan Rahmoune, Thomas Rademacher

Pharmacology and Toxicology Faculty Publications

Phosphoglycan messengers (PGMs) which are carbohydrate derivatised phosphatidyl cyclitols are disclosed, together with the finding that these substances are biologically active, e.g. in lowering blood glucose levels. These compounds are distinct from GPI-anchors disclosed in the prior art as these GPI-anchors are protein linked and are not biologically active.

Phosphoglycan Messengers And Their Medical Uses (Sle), Khalid M. Elased, Khalid A. Gumaa, Hassan Rahmoune, Thomas Rademacher, J. B. De Souza

Pharmacology and Toxicology Faculty Publications

PPhosphoglycan messengers (PGMs) which are carbohydrate derivatised phosphatidyl cyclitols are disclosed, together with the finding that these substances are biologically active, especially in modulating plasma cholesterol, plasma triglycerides and/or high density lipoprotein levels and/or modulating the LDL:HDL ratio, and for the treatment of lipodystrophy or dyslipidemia. These compounds are distinct from GPI-anchors disclosed in the prior art as these GPI-anchors are protein linked and are not biologically active.