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Essential Elements Of A Defense-Review Of Dna Testing Results, Dan E. Krane Oct 2006

Essential Elements Of A Defense-Review Of Dna Testing Results, Dan E. Krane

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

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In Vitro Expression And Purification Of Class I Mhc Molecules, Loi Cheng May 2006

In Vitro Expression And Purification Of Class I Mhc Molecules, Loi Cheng

Honors Scholar Theses

The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is a gene family responsible for many critical functions of the immune system in most vertebrates. The MHC consists of three classes differentiated by their structure and function, and MHC class I encodes antigen binding proteins as well as chaperone and accessory proteins such as tapasin. The purpose of this project is to reconstitute several human MHC class I molecules in their peptide-filled and peptide-deficient forms, and to purify these proteins for biochemical study. The expressed proteins include wild type and mutant variants of the fusion protein human leukocyte antigen HLA-B*0801-fos, and human beta-2-microglobulin (β2m). …

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Implications Of Spatial Autocorrelation And Dispersal For The Modeling Of Species Distributions, Volker Bahn Aug 2005

Implications Of Spatial Autocorrelation And Dispersal For The Modeling Of Species Distributions, Volker Bahn

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Modeling the geographical distributions of wildlife species is important for ecology and conservation biology. Spatial autocorrelation in species distributions poses a problem for distribution modeling because it invalidates the assumption of independence among sample locations. I explored the prevalence and causes of spatial autocorrelation in data from the Breeding Bird Survey, covering the conterminous United States, using Regression Trees, Conditional Autoregressive Regressions (CAR), and the partitioning of variance. I also constructed a simulation model to investigate dispersal as a process contributing to spatial autocorrelation, and attempted to verify the connection between dispersal and spatial autocorrelation in species’ distributions in empirical …

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Evaluating Forensic Dna Evidence, Dan E. Krane, William C. Thompson Jun 2005

Evaluating Forensic Dna Evidence, Dan E. Krane, William C. Thompson

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

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The Genetics Of Ray Pattern Variation In Caenorhabditis Briggsae, Scott Everet Baird, Cynthia R. Davidson, Justin C. Bohrer Jan 2005

The Genetics Of Ray Pattern Variation In Caenorhabditis Briggsae, Scott Everet Baird, Cynthia R. Davidson, Justin C. Bohrer

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: How does intraspecific variation relate to macroevolutionary change in morphology? This question can be addressed in species in which derived characters are present but not fixed. In rhabditid nematodes, the arrangement of the nine bilateral pairs of peripheral sense organs (rays) in tails of males is often the most highly divergent character between species. The development of ray pattern involves inputs from hometic gene expression patterns, TGFβ signalling, Wnt signalling, and other genetic pathways. In Caenorhabditis briggsae, strain-specific variation in ray pattern has provided an entrée into the evolution of ray pattern. Some strains were fixed for a derived …

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Vertebrate Gld2 Poly(A) Polymerases In The Germline And The Brain, Labib Rouhana, Liaoteng Wang, Natascha Buter, Jae Eun Kwak, Craig A. Schiltz, Tania Gonzalez, Ann E. Kelley, Charles F. Landry, Marvin Wickens Jan 2005

Vertebrate Gld2 Poly(A) Polymerases In The Germline And The Brain, Labib Rouhana, Liaoteng Wang, Natascha Buter, Jae Eun Kwak, Craig A. Schiltz, Tania Gonzalez, Ann E. Kelley, Charles F. Landry, Marvin Wickens

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

Cytoplasmic polyadenylation is important in the control of mRNA stability and translation, and for early animal development and synaptic plasticity. Here, we focus on vertebrate poly(A) polymerases that are members of the recently described GLD2 family. We identify and characterize two closely related GLD2 proteins in Xenopus oocytes, and show that they possess PAP activity in vivo and in vitro and that they bind known polyadenylation factors and mRNAs known to receive poly(A) during development. We propose that at least two distinct polyadenylation complexes exist in Xenopus oocytes, one of which contains GLD2; the other, maskin and Pumilio. GLD2 protein …

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Punishment And Rehabilitation Views Of Social Work Majors And Non-Social Work Students: An Exploratory Study, Eric G. Lambert, Sudershan Pasupuleti, Reva I. Allen Jan 2005

Punishment And Rehabilitation Views Of Social Work Majors And Non-Social Work Students: An Exploratory Study, Eric G. Lambert, Sudershan Pasupuleti, Reva I. Allen

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Design And Cloning Of A Hammerhead Ribozyme Targeted Tohiv-1p7fmrna, Katherine L. Anderson, William H. Jackson Jan 2005

Design And Cloning Of A Hammerhead Ribozyme Targeted Tohiv-1p7fmrna, Katherine L. Anderson, William H. Jackson

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Evaluating Forensic Dna Evidence: Essential Elements Of A Competent Defense Review, Dan E. Krane Nov 2004

Evaluating Forensic Dna Evidence: Essential Elements Of A Competent Defense Review, Dan E. Krane

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

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Evaluating Forensic Dna Evidence, Dan E. Krane Oct 2004

Evaluating Forensic Dna Evidence, Dan E. Krane

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

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Forensic Dna Evidence: Collection, Mixtures, And Degradation, Dan E. Krane Oct 2004

Forensic Dna Evidence: Collection, Mixtures, And Degradation, Dan E. Krane

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

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Table Of Contents Jan 2004

Table Of Contents

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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President's Message, David J. Stroup Jan 2004

President's Message, David J. Stroup

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Scas Officers And Council Members 2004 - 2005 Jan 2004

Scas Officers And Council Members 2004 - 2005

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Bioinformatics: An Undergraduate Research/Teaching Tool., Abhishek Agrawal, Valgene L. Dunham Jan 2004

Bioinformatics: An Undergraduate Research/Teaching Tool., Abhishek Agrawal, Valgene L. Dunham

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Building New Culture Media For Assisted Reproductive Technology., Mary N. Egbuniwe, H. Lee Higdon Iii, William R. Boone Jan 2004

Building New Culture Media For Assisted Reproductive Technology., Mary N. Egbuniwe, H. Lee Higdon Iii, William R. Boone

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Table Of Contents Jan 2003

Table Of Contents

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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President's Message Jan 2003

President's Message

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Histological Effect Of Ascocotyle Tenuicollis (Digenea: Heterophyidae) Metacercarial Infection On The Heart Of Fundulus Heteroclitus (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae), Toni Hicks, Edna Steele Jan 2003

Histological Effect Of Ascocotyle Tenuicollis (Digenea: Heterophyidae) Metacercarial Infection On The Heart Of Fundulus Heteroclitus (Teleostei: Cyprinodontidae), Toni Hicks, Edna Steele

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Par Mediation Of Thrombin-Induced Effects On Motoneurons, Nadim Salman, Drew Watkins, Kate Hamel, Lakisha Gadsden, Sarah Funderburk, Victoria Turgeon Jan 2003

Par Mediation Of Thrombin-Induced Effects On Motoneurons, Nadim Salman, Drew Watkins, Kate Hamel, Lakisha Gadsden, Sarah Funderburk, Victoria Turgeon

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Embryogenesis In The Japanese Medaka, Oryzias Latipes, Laura Harris Harris, Lisa Sims, Roxann Stachiw Jan 2003

Embryogenesis In The Japanese Medaka, Oryzias Latipes, Laura Harris Harris, Lisa Sims, Roxann Stachiw

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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2002 & 2003 Annual Meeting Extended Abstracts Jan 2003

2002 & 2003 Annual Meeting Extended Abstracts

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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South Carolina Statewide Science Safety Project., Linda Sinclair, Jack Gerlovich, Rahul A. Parsa Jan 2003

South Carolina Statewide Science Safety Project., Linda Sinclair, Jack Gerlovich, Rahul A. Parsa

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Some Notes On Multiplicative Congruential Random Number Generators With Mersenne Prime Modulus 261-1., James Harris Jan 2003

Some Notes On Multiplicative Congruential Random Number Generators With Mersenne Prime Modulus 261-1., James Harris

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Maternal And Sibling Influences On Seed Germination Of Aegilops Triuncialis Erin, Erin Scott, Andrew R. Dyer Jan 2003

Maternal And Sibling Influences On Seed Germination Of Aegilops Triuncialis Erin, Erin Scott, Andrew R. Dyer

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Scas Officers And Council Members 2003 - 2004 Jan 2003

Scas Officers And Council Members 2003 - 2004

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Critical Thinking And Biology Instruction., David J. Stroup, John L. Frola Jan 2003

Critical Thinking And Biology Instruction., David J. Stroup, John L. Frola

Journal of the South Carolina Academy of Science

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Histological Evaluation Of Cryopreserved Ovaries In Autologous Abdominal Transplant To NaïVe, Outbred, Cd1, Mice, Wentia Elissa Ford Oct 2002

Histological Evaluation Of Cryopreserved Ovaries In Autologous Abdominal Transplant To NaïVe, Outbred, Cd1, Mice, Wentia Elissa Ford

Biological Sciences Theses & Dissertations

This study showed that fresh and frozen-thawed mouse ovaries would maintain viable primordial or primary follicles post-autologous transplantation. Furthermore, with appropriate hormonal stimulation, these early-stage follicles were shown to develop into Graafian follicles containing a metaphase II antral ovum. Partially sliced ovaries were transplanted into the abdominal cavity of naive, outbred, CD1, white mice. Hormonal stimulation with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG) and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) one week after the autologous transplantation stimulated variable degrees of follicle and ovum maturation within the ovarian tissue. There were no major morphological differences observed between the four groups, three treatment and one …

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Current Issues In Forensic Dna Profiling, Dan E. Krane Sep 2002

Current Issues In Forensic Dna Profiling, Dan E. Krane

Biological Sciences Faculty Publications

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Murine Epidermal Cell Antigen (Skn)-Directed Autoimmunity Induced By Transfer Of Cd4+ T Cells, Susan H. Jackman, Shivaleela Keerthy, Giselle Perry Apr 2002

Murine Epidermal Cell Antigen (Skn)-Directed Autoimmunity Induced By Transfer Of Cd4+ T Cells, Susan H. Jackman, Shivaleela Keerthy, Giselle Perry

Biochemistry and Microbiology

While pathogenic T cells have been identified for several diseases with epithelial cell damage, an autoimmune T cell-mediated response targeted against a known keratinocyte antigen has not been reported. Previously we described an autoimmune response directed to the mouse epidermal cell antigens, Skn. For our murine model, primed Skn-immune lymphocytes are adoptively transferred to recipients, which develop lesions at the site of mild skin trauma. In this study we investigated the nature of the autoimmune component of the Skn response. A time-course study demonstrated a relationship between the number of primed Sknimmune cells injected and the severity of skin lesions …

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