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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
Cascading Disturbances In Florida Bay, Usa: Cyanobacteria Blooms, Sponge Mortality, And Implications For Juvenile Spiny Lobsters Panulirus Argus, Mark J. Butler Iv, John H. Hunt, William F. Herrnkind, Michael J. Childress, Rodney Bertelsen, William Sharp, Thomas Matthews, Jennifer M. Field, Harold G. Marshall
Cascading Disturbances In Florida Bay, Usa: Cyanobacteria Blooms, Sponge Mortality, And Implications For Juvenile Spiny Lobsters Panulirus Argus, Mark J. Butler Iv, John H. Hunt, William F. Herrnkind, Michael J. Childress, Rodney Bertelsen, William Sharp, Thomas Matthews, Jennifer M. Field, Harold G. Marshall
Biological Sciences Faculty Publications
Florida Bay, the shallow lagoon separating mainland Florida and the Florida Keys, USA, is experiencing an unprecedented series of ecological disturbances. In 1991, following reports of other ecosystem perturbations, we observed widespread and persistent blooms of cyanobacteria that coincided with the decimation of sponge communities over hundreds of square kilometers. Juvenile Caribbean spiny lobsters Panulirus argus, among other animals, rely on sponges for shelter; the impact of sponge loss on the abundance of lobsters and their use of shelter, in particular, has been dramatic. The loss of sponges on 27 experimental sites in hard bottom habitat in central Florida Bay …
Active Inhibition Of T Cell Proliferation By Monocytes, Dean Anthony Lee
Active Inhibition Of T Cell Proliferation By Monocytes, Dean Anthony Lee
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Monoclonal antibodies (mAb) to MHC class II molecules (anti-class II mAb) have been well described in their ability to inhibit T cell activation. The most current model is that anti-class II mAb interfere directly with the T cell receptor-major histocompatibility complex crosslinking which is necessary for T cell activation. The anti-CD3 mAb, OKT3, is an MHC class II molecule-independent mitogen which causes T cell activation by direct ligation of the TCR-CD3 complex. OKT3 and a panel of anti-class II mAb were used to dissect the individual roles played by these two receptors in activation and inhibition of peripheral blood mononuclear …
Evolutionary Endocrinology Of Juvenile Hormone Esterase In Gryllus Assimilis: Direct And Correlated Responses To Selection, Anthony J. Zera, Caiqiu Zhang
Evolutionary Endocrinology Of Juvenile Hormone Esterase In Gryllus Assimilis: Direct And Correlated Responses To Selection, Anthony J. Zera, Caiqiu Zhang
Anthony Zera Publications
Hemolymph juvenile hormone esterase (JHE) activity on the third day of the last stadium in the cricket, Gryllus assimilis, exhibited a significant response to selection in each of six replicate lines. Mean realized heritability was 0.26 ± 0.04. The response was due to changes in whole-organism enzyme activity as well as to changes in the proportion of enzyme allocated to the hemolymph compartment. In vivo juvenile hormone metabolism differed between some lines selected for high vs. low enzyme activity. Only minimal differences were observed between lines with respect to hemolymph protein concentration or whole-cricket activity of juvenile hormone epoxide …
Nitrous Oxide Loss From Poultry Manure-Amended Soil After Rain, Mark S. Coyne, A. Villalba, Robert L. Blevins
Nitrous Oxide Loss From Poultry Manure-Amended Soil After Rain, Mark S. Coyne, A. Villalba, Robert L. Blevins
Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications
Land application of poultry wastes in Kentucky will increase as the broiler industry grows. If poultry manure stimulates N2O loss from soil it will reduce the fertilizer N value of this waste. In contrast, stimulated N2O loss in grass filter strips receiving the runoff from manured fields could help reduce contamination of surface water by NO−3. Our objectives were to determine (i) if poultry manure stimulated N2O loss in soil after rainfall and (ii) if there was an edge-of-field effect on N2O loss in grass filters intercepting runoff from …
Responses To Toxicants Of An Escherichia Coli Strain Carrying A Uspa'::Lux Genetic Fusion And An E. Coli Strain Carrying A Grpe'::Lux Fusion Are Similar, T. K. Van Dyk, D. R. Smulski, T. R. Reed, S. Belkin, Amy Cheng Vollmer, R. A. Larossa
Responses To Toxicants Of An Escherichia Coli Strain Carrying A Uspa'::Lux Genetic Fusion And An E. Coli Strain Carrying A Grpe'::Lux Fusion Are Similar, T. K. Van Dyk, D. R. Smulski, T. R. Reed, S. Belkin, Amy Cheng Vollmer, R. A. Larossa
Biology Faculty Works
A transcriptional fusion of the Escherichia coli uspA promoter to luxCDABE was characterized and compared with a heat shock-responsive grpE'::lux fusion. Similarities in range and rank order of inducing conditions were observed; however, the magnitude of induction was typically greater for the grpE'::lux fusion strain.
Selective Increases In Antibody Isotypes And Immunoglobulin G Subclass Responses To Secreted Antigens In Tuberculosis Patients And Healthy Household Contacts Of The Patients, R Hussain, G Dawood, N Abrar, Z Toossi, A Minai, M Dojki, J J. Ellner
Selective Increases In Antibody Isotypes And Immunoglobulin G Subclass Responses To Secreted Antigens In Tuberculosis Patients And Healthy Household Contacts Of The Patients, R Hussain, G Dawood, N Abrar, Z Toossi, A Minai, M Dojki, J J. Ellner
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific antibodies (immunoglobulin M [IgM], IgE, IgG, and IgG subclasses) were determined in 164 tuberculosis patients (pulmonary involvement, n = 135; lymph node involvement, n = 29), 59 healthy household contacts (HC), and 51 healthy endemic donors (EC) by a quantitative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for reactivity with culture filtrate. Among the isotypes, significant differences between tuberculosis patient groups with either pulmonary or lymph node involvement and healthy control groups (HC and EC) were detected only for IgG (P < 0.001) and IgG1 (P < 0.001) antibodies. Pulmonary patients also showed a significant difference with IgM (P < 0.01) and IgE (P < 0.05) antibodies. HC showed elevation of only IgM antibodies compared with EC, indicating that IgM antibodies may be an indicator of recent infection with M. tuberculosis. These results suggest that the switching of IgM antibody response to IgG1 is a critical event in disease progression. Polyclonal IgG1, IgG3, and IgE antibodies also showed significant elevation (P < 0.05) in patients compared with EC. A strong correlation (rho = 0.254; P < 0.003) was observed between M. tuberculosis-specific IgG1 and polyclonal IgG1 in patients, suggesting that activations of antigen-specific and polyclonal antibodies are related events. No correlation was found between IgG1 antibodies and purified protein derivative skin test results. Since IgG1 antibody responses to culture filtrate are present only after disease establishment, IgG1 responses could provide a useful diagnostic marker of disease.
Regulation Of Yeast Phospholipid Biosynthesisinvolves Two Superimposed Mechanisms, John Lopes, B. P. Ashburner
Regulation Of Yeast Phospholipid Biosynthesisinvolves Two Superimposed Mechanisms, John Lopes, B. P. Ashburner
John Lopes
Transcription of phospholipid biosynthetic genes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae is maximally derepressed when cells are grown in the absence of inositol and repressed when the cells are grown in its presence. We have previously suggested that this response to inositol may be dictated by regulating transcription of the cognate activator gene, INO2. However, it was also known that cells which harbor a mutant opi1 allele express constitutively derepressed levels of target genes (INO1 and CHO1), implicating the OPI1 negative regulatory gene in the response to inositol. These observations suggested that the response to inositol may involve both regulation of …
Synergistic Induction Of The Heat Shock Response In Escherichia Coli By Simultaneous Treatment With Chemical Inducers, T. K. Van Dyk, T. R. Reed, Amy Cheng Vollmer, R. A. Larossa
Synergistic Induction Of The Heat Shock Response In Escherichia Coli By Simultaneous Treatment With Chemical Inducers, T. K. Van Dyk, T. R. Reed, Amy Cheng Vollmer, R. A. Larossa
Biology Faculty Works
No abstract provided.
Association Between Ns3 And Ns5 Proteins Of Dengue Virus Type 2 In The, Mini Kapoor, Luwen Zhang, Muralidhara Ramachandra, Jingo Kusukawa, Kurt E. Ebner, R. Padmanabhan
Association Between Ns3 And Ns5 Proteins Of Dengue Virus Type 2 In The, Mini Kapoor, Luwen Zhang, Muralidhara Ramachandra, Jingo Kusukawa, Kurt E. Ebner, R. Padmanabhan
Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications
Dengue virus type 2, a member of the family Flaviviridae, encodes a single polyprotein precursor consisting of 3391 amino acid residues that is processed to at least 10 mature proteins by host and viral proteases. The NS3 protein contains a domain commonly found in cellular serine proteinases that in cooperation with NS2B is involved in polyprotein processing. In addition, NS3 and NS5 proteins contain conserved motifs found in several RNA helicases and RNA-dependent RNA polymerases, respectively. Both enzymatic activities have been suggested to be involved in viral RNA replication. In this report, we demonstrate that the NS3 and NS5 proteins …
Transactivation Of The Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus And T-Cell Receptor Beta-Chain Enhancers By Cbf And Ets Requires Intact Binding Sites For Both Proteins., Wanwen Sun, Barbara J. Graves, Nancy A. Speck
Transactivation Of The Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus And T-Cell Receptor Beta-Chain Enhancers By Cbf And Ets Requires Intact Binding Sites For Both Proteins., Wanwen Sun, Barbara J. Graves, Nancy A. Speck
Dartmouth Scholarship
The Moloney murine leukemia virus (Mo-MLV) enhancer contains binding sites (LVb and LVc) for the ets gene family of proteins and a core site that binds the polyomavirus enhancer-binding protein 2/core-binding factor (cbf) family of proteins. The LVb and core sites in the Mo-MLV enhancer contribute to its constitutive activity in T cells. All three binding sites (LVb, LVc, and core) are required for phorbol ester inducibility of the Mo-MLV enhancer. Adjacent binding sites for the ets and cbf proteins likewise constitute a phorbol ester response element within the human T-cell receptor beta-chain (TCR beta) enhancer and contribute to constitutive …
Developmental Regulation Of The Murine Cd4 Gene, Rhonda Kay Hansen
Developmental Regulation Of The Murine Cd4 Gene, Rhonda Kay Hansen
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
CD4 is a membrane bound glycoprotein that plays an important role in T cell development and activation. An extensive analysis of the CD4 locus identified potential transcriptional control elements located 5' of the promoter and within the first intron. Since the molecular mechanism for the control of CD4 expression during T cell development had not been determined, it is the focus of this dissertation. A series of recombinant DNA constructs were made to determine the contribution of putative transcriptional control elements in regard to CD4 expression, and to identify elements being used to control CD4 expression during T cell development. …
A 55 Year Old Diabetic Presenting With A Rash And Polyneuropathy, S Hyder, H Rasool, H Naqvi, Naila Kayani
A 55 Year Old Diabetic Presenting With A Rash And Polyneuropathy, S Hyder, H Rasool, H Naqvi, Naila Kayani
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
No abstract provided.
Oxygen Control Of The Bradyrhizobium Japonicum Hema Gene., Karen M. Page, Mary Lou Guerinot
Oxygen Control Of The Bradyrhizobium Japonicum Hema Gene., Karen M. Page, Mary Lou Guerinot
Dartmouth Scholarship
The hemA gene of Bradyrhizobium japonicum, which encodes the first enzyme in the heme biosynthetic pathway, is regulated by oxygen. Up to ninefold induction of beta-galactosidase activity is seen when cultures of B. japonicum containing either a plasmid-encoded or a chromosomally integrated hemA-lacZ fusion are shifted to restricted aeration. The oxygen effect is mediated via the FixLJ two-component regulatory system, which regulates the expression of a number of genes involved in the nitrogen fixation process in response to low-oxygen conductions; oxygen induction is lost when the hemA-lacZ fusion is expressed in strains of B. japonicum carrying mutations in fixL or …
A Tef-1-Independent Mechanism For Activation Of The Simian Virus 40 (Sv40) Late Promoter By Mutant Sv40 Large T Antigens., Paul Casaz, Phillip W. Rice, Charles N. Cole, Ulla Hansen
A Tef-1-Independent Mechanism For Activation Of The Simian Virus 40 (Sv40) Late Promoter By Mutant Sv40 Large T Antigens., Paul Casaz, Phillip W. Rice, Charles N. Cole, Ulla Hansen
Dartmouth Scholarship
Simian virus 40 (SV40) large tumor antigen (T antigen) stimulates the activity of the SV40 late promoter and a number of cellular and other viral promoters. We have characterized the ability of T antigens with mutations in the DNA-binding domain and within the N-terminal 85 residues to activate the SV40 late promoter. T antigens lacking both nonspecific and sequence-specific DNA-binding activities were able to induce the late promoter. Mutations within the N-terminal 85 residues of T antigen diminished activation by less than twofold. Activation by wild-type and most of the mutant T antigens required intact binding sites for the cellular …
A Model Of Cytomegalovirus Association With The Development Of Heart Graft Atherosclerosis, Evan Skowronski
A Model Of Cytomegalovirus Association With The Development Of Heart Graft Atherosclerosis, Evan Skowronski
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
The development of graft atherosclerosis in heart transplant recipients has been associated with the development of post-transplant cytomegalovirus infection. The mechanism of this involvement, however, remains unclear. I undertook a study to determine the role of cytomegalovirus in the development of graft atherosclerosis. First, a rapid method of detecting cytomegalovirus based on capillary polymerase chain reaction and gel electrophoresis was employed to determine the presence of cytomegalovirus in a wide variety of clinical samples. Detection of cytomegalovirus is a lengthy procedure under normal conditions, and timely detection of cytomegalovirus in transplant recipients may allow intervention early enough to block the …
Regulation Of The Insulin-Like Growth Factor System By Retinoic Acid In Human Osteoblast Cells, Yuehua Zhou
Regulation Of The Insulin-Like Growth Factor System By Retinoic Acid In Human Osteoblast Cells, Yuehua Zhou
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Retinoic acid (RA) is an important regulator of growth and differentiation in many cell types, including bone. However, its effects on human osteoblast cell growth and differentiation have not been well studied. Therefore, I investigated the effect of RA on proliferation and differentiation of normal human bone cells (HBCs) and human osteosarcoma, SaOS-2 cells. RA decreased baseline as well as serum-stimulated proliferation in normal HBCs. To determine the effect of RA on differentiation, expression of several osteoblastic differentiation markers were studied. RA decreased type I procollagen mRNA levels and l,25(OH)2D3-stimulated osteocalcin and alkaline phosphatase (ALP) mRNA …
Modulation Of Neutrophil Functions By Neurotransmitters Implicated In Stress, Chok Ping Wan
Modulation Of Neutrophil Functions By Neurotransmitters Implicated In Stress, Chok Ping Wan
Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects
Stress has long been implicated in immune modulation. People under chronic stress have no change in the circulating basal levels of catecholamines while plasma levels of neuropeptide Y (NPY) are significantly increased. Sympathetic nerve fibers with NPY have been found to innervate immune organs. It was hypothesized that NPY might be a mediator in immune modulation in people under chronic stress. Human neutrophils were used as a model to study the effects of NPY alone or together with norepinephrine on the immune system. We now report that NPY modulates oxidative burst (OB) triggered by zymosan in human neutrophils while it …
Fecal Bacteria In Agricultural Waters Of The Bluegrass Region Of Kentucky, J. M. Howell, Mark S. Coyne, P. L. Cornelius
Fecal Bacteria In Agricultural Waters Of The Bluegrass Region Of Kentucky, J. M. Howell, Mark S. Coyne, P. L. Cornelius
Plant and Soil Sciences Faculty Publications
Agricultural runoff influenced by nonpoint pollution frequently exceeds the USEPA standards for bacterial contamination of primary contact water (200 fecal coliforms/100 mL). Few studies have evaluated the effect of cattle (Bos taurus) grazing on fecal contamination of ground water in the karst topography of central Kentucky. Our objectives were to: (i) observe the extent and pattern of fecal bacteria in agricultural waters from two central Kentucky watersheds; (ii) determine if monthly sampling accurately assessed the extent and variability of fecal contamination; and (iii) assess the fecal coliform/fecal streptococci ratio (FC/FS) as an indicator of fecal bacteria source. Springs, …
Transcriptional Activity Of Core Binding Factor-Alpha (Aml1) And Beta Subunits On Murine Leukemia Virus Enhancer Cores., Ari L. Zaiman, Amy F. Lewis, Barbara E. Crute, N. A. Speck, Jack Lenz
Transcriptional Activity Of Core Binding Factor-Alpha (Aml1) And Beta Subunits On Murine Leukemia Virus Enhancer Cores., Ari L. Zaiman, Amy F. Lewis, Barbara E. Crute, N. A. Speck, Jack Lenz
Dartmouth Scholarship
Core binding factor (CBF), also known as polyomavirus enhancer-binding protein 2 and SL3 enhancer factor 1, is a mammalian transcription factor that binds to an element termed the core within the enhancers of the murine leukemia virus family of retroviruses. The core elements of the SL3 virus are important genetic determinants of the ability of this virus to induce T-cell lymphomas and the transcriptional activity of the viral long terminal repeat in T lymphocytes. CBF consists of two subunits, a DNA binding subunit, CBF alpha, and a second subunit, CBF beta, that stimulates the DNA binding activity of CBF alpha. …
Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Induced Apoptosis In Human Neuronal Cells: Protection By The Antioxidant N-Acetylcysteine And The Genes Bcl-2 And Crma, Angela K. Talley, Stephen Dewhurst, Seth W. Perry, Sheila C. Dollard, Suryaram Gummuluru, Steven M. Fine, Deborah New, Leon Epstein, Howard Gendelman, Harris A. Gelbard
Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha-Induced Apoptosis In Human Neuronal Cells: Protection By The Antioxidant N-Acetylcysteine And The Genes Bcl-2 And Crma, Angela K. Talley, Stephen Dewhurst, Seth W. Perry, Sheila C. Dollard, Suryaram Gummuluru, Steven M. Fine, Deborah New, Leon Epstein, Howard Gendelman, Harris A. Gelbard
Nebraska Center for Virology: Faculty Publications
Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) is a candidate human immunodeficiency virus type 1-induced neurotoxin that contributes to the pathogenesis of AIDS dementia complex. We report here on the effects of exogenous TNF-α on SK-N-MC human neuroblastoma cells differentiated to a neuronal phenotype with retinoic acid. TNF-α caused a dose-dependent loss of viability and a corresponding increase in apoptosis in differentiated SK-N-MC cells but not in undifferentiated cultures. Importantly, intracellular signalling via TNF receptors, as measured by activation of the transcription factor NF-kB, was unaltered by retinoic acid treatment. Finally, overexpression of bcl-2 or crmA conferred resistance to apoptosis mediated by …
Moraxella (Branhamella) Catarrhalis: A Molecular Epidemiology Study, Lyndell R. Gill
Moraxella (Branhamella) Catarrhalis: A Molecular Epidemiology Study, Lyndell R. Gill
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Moraxella (Branhamella) catarrhalis is the third-most-frequently isolated microorganism associated with acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis in patients during their stay at the Mountain Home VA Medical Center (MHVAMC). In order to develop a practical, epidemiologically-meaningful typing method for M. (B.) catarrhalis, we tested two methods based on analysis of chromosomal DNA for typeability, reproducibility, and ability to differentiate between unrelated strains (discriminatory power, D). M. (B.) catarrhalis isolants from MHVAMC from 7/1/87-6/30/88 were grown overnight in broth and embedded in agarose. DNA was isolated by standard methods. The DNA was subjected to: (1) restriction endonuclease digestion (with either Bgl II …
Pathogenicity Of Murine Cytomegalovirus Mutants, Victoria Jean Cavanaugh
Pathogenicity Of Murine Cytomegalovirus Mutants, Victoria Jean Cavanaugh
Theses and Dissertations in Biomedical Sciences
The purpose of this study was to identified nonessential murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) genes involved in pathogenesis in vivo. Our approach to identifyjng these genes consisted of constructing MCMV mutants, and then analyzing these mutants in vitro and in vivo. Recombinant viruses (RV) expressing the β-glucuronidase marker gene were constructed by site-directed insertion and deletion mutagenesis of the MCMV Hind III-J and -I regions of the viral genome. Mutations were targeted to this region of the MCMV genome because the corresponding region of the human CMV genome is nonessential and is involved in down-regulating major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I expression …
The Kinetic Characterization Of Mutant L289p Of Recombinant Hiv-1 Reverse Transcriptase, Tryn Thomas Stimart
The Kinetic Characterization Of Mutant L289p Of Recombinant Hiv-1 Reverse Transcriptase, Tryn Thomas Stimart
Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations
The Human Immunodeficiency Virus, type 1 (HIV-1) is the causative agent of the Acquired immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Currently, AIDS is the leading cause of death amongst young people in the United States. The large increase of HIV-1 infections over the past decade has spawned considerable research in fighting the spread of this disease. One area of intense HIV-1 research has focused on the enzyme Reverse Transcriptase (RT) which is an essential enzyme involved in the replication and life cycle of HIV-1. HIV-1 RT is composed of p66 and p51 subunits and is only active as a heterodimer in vivo. …
Phylogenetic Diversity Of The Bacterial Community From A Microbial Mat At An Active, Hydrothermal Vent System, Loihi Seamount, Hawaii, Craig L. Moyer, Fred C. Dobbs, David M. Karl
Phylogenetic Diversity Of The Bacterial Community From A Microbial Mat At An Active, Hydrothermal Vent System, Loihi Seamount, Hawaii, Craig L. Moyer, Fred C. Dobbs, David M. Karl
OES Faculty Publications
The phylogenetic diversity of small-subunit rRNA genes associated,vith the domain Bacteria was examined (by using previously defined operational taxonomic units [C. L. Moyer, F. C. Dobbs, and D. M. Karl, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 60:871-879, 1994]; those for Pele's Vents Bacteria are hereafter abbreviated PVB OTUs) with samples from a microbial mat at an active, deep-sea hydrothermal vent system. A cluster of phylogenetically related PVB OTUs (OTUs 2, 3, 6, and 8) was closely affiliated with Thiovulum sp. contained within the epsilon subclass of the class Proteobacteria and accounted for 60.5% of the small-subunit rRNA bacterial clone library from Pele's Vents. …
Structural Characterization Of A Novel Inhibitor Of Hiv Reverse Transcriptase (Hiv Rt), Greggory Jon Woitte
Structural Characterization Of A Novel Inhibitor Of Hiv Reverse Transcriptase (Hiv Rt), Greggory Jon Woitte
Chemistry & Biochemistry Theses & Dissertations
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections have become a leading cause of death among young people in the United States today. As the number of HIV infections increases, so too does the cost of treatment. Together, these numbers have prompted an increase in the development of pharmaceutical interventions. HIV reverse transcriptase (HIV RT) has become a suitable target for drug therapy because it is the sole enzyme responsible for HIV replication.
Fucoidan, a sulfated polysaccharide isolated from the brown algae Fucus vesiculosus, has been shown to block a variety of cell adhesion related events including metastasis. In addition, fucoidan has also …
Autoregulated Expression Of The Yeast Ino2 And Ino4 Helix-Loop-Helix Genes Effects Cooperative Regulation On Their Target Genes, John Lopes, B. P. Ashburner
Autoregulated Expression Of The Yeast Ino2 And Ino4 Helix-Loop-Helix Genes Effects Cooperative Regulation On Their Target Genes, John Lopes, B. P. Ashburner
John Lopes
In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the phospholipid biosynthetic genes are highly regulated at the transcriptional level in response to the phospholipid precursors inositol and choline. In the absence of inositol and choline (derepressing), the products of the INO2 and INO4 genes form a heteromeric complex which binds to a 10-bp element, upstream activation sequence INO (UASINO), in the promoters of the phospholipid biosynthetic genes to activate their transcription. In the presence of inositol and choline (repressing), the product of the OPI1 gene represses transcription dictated by the UASINO element. Curiously, we identified a UASINO-like element in the promoters of both …
Strain-Dependent Variation In Carbon Source Regulation Of Nucleus-Encoded Mitochondrial Proteins Of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae., Timothy A. Brown, Bernard L. Trumpower
Strain-Dependent Variation In Carbon Source Regulation Of Nucleus-Encoded Mitochondrial Proteins Of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae., Timothy A. Brown, Bernard L. Trumpower
Dartmouth Scholarship
Nuclear genes encoding mitochondrial proteins are regulated by carbon source with significant heterogeneity among four Saccharomyces cerevisiae strains. This strain-dependent variation is seen both in respiratory capacity of the cells and in the expression of beta-galactosidase reporter fusions to the promoters of CYB2, CYC1, CYC3, MnSOD, and RPO41.
Microwave Oven--Not Only For Cooking, S Pervez
Microwave Oven--Not Only For Cooking, S Pervez
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
No abstract provided.
Enhancer Trap Technique: A Novel Tool For Identification And Developmental Characterization Of Genes Of Drosophila, Amit Singh
Biology Faculty Publications
The classical technique of mutational screen for identification of genes controlling early development has now approached saturation. A new era in genetic identification and developmental characterization of genes in Drosophila has commenced with the advent of the enhancer trap technique. This technique involves mobilization of a P-lacZ vector to diverse chromosomal locations in the fruit fly genome to bring it under the regulation of developmentally expressed genes or their enhancer elements. The technique offers a strikingly elegant method of gaining entry into fruit fly genes.
A Novel Translational Regulation Function For The Simian Virus 40 Large-T Antigen Gene., Prithi Rajan, Sathyamagalam Swaminathan, Jiyue Zhu, Charles N. Cole
A Novel Translational Regulation Function For The Simian Virus 40 Large-T Antigen Gene., Prithi Rajan, Sathyamagalam Swaminathan, Jiyue Zhu, Charles N. Cole
Dartmouth Scholarship
Cells use the interferon-induced, double-stranded-RNA-dependent protein kinase PKR as a defense against virus infections. Upon activation, PKR phosphorylates and thereby inactivates the protein synthesis initiation factor eIF-2, resulting in the cessation of protein synthesis. Viruses have evolved various strategies to counteract this cellular defense. In this paper, we show that simian virus 40 (SV40) large-T antigen can antagonize the translational inhibitory effect resulting from the activation of PKR in virus-infected cells. Unlike the situation with other virus-host cell interactions, SV40 large-T antigen does not block the activation of PKR, suggesting that SV40 counteracts the cellular antiviral response mediated by PKR …