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Allergenic potential of rice-pollen proteins: expression, immuno-cross reactivity and IgE-binding 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Pollen proteins from several grass species have been identified and characterized as causative allergens in grass pollinosis. In contrast, allergenic potential of pollen proteins from rice, which belo...
Involvement of Gln679, in addition to Trp687, in chitin-binding activity of the chitin-binding domain of chitinase A1 from Bacillus circulans WL-12 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Chitinase A1 (ChiA1) from Bacillus circulans WL-12 comprises an N-terminal catalytic domain, two fibronectin type III domains, and a C-terminal chitin-binding domain (ChBD). The ChBD of ChiA1 (ChBDChi...
Mutation in the a-subunit of F1FO-ATPase causes an increased motility phenotype through the sodium-driven flagella of Vibrio 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Bacterial flagellar motors exploit the electrochemical potential gradient of a coupling ion as energy source and are composed of stator and rotor proteins. Vibrio alginolyticus has a Na+-driven motor ...
(-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate, a potential inhibitor to human dicarbonyl/L-xylulose reductase 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Dicarbonyl/ l -xylulose reductase (DCXR), mainly catalysing the reduction of α-dicarbonyl compounds and l -xylulose, belongs to the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily. Its enzyme activity...
Protein fishing using magnetic nanobeads containing calmodulin site-specifically immobilized via an azido group 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
We developed a novel method for capturing proteins that interact with a target protein. This method utilizes a protein containing a site-specifically incorporated 3-azidotyrosine (N3-Y) and FG beads f...
Expression of genes derived from the genomic DNA fragments of the brown-winged green bug (Plautia stali) symbiont in Escherichia coli 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Many insect species harbour symbiotic microorganisms (symbionts) that are generally unculturable in media. To utilize symbionts as genome resources, we examined whether insect symbiont genes can be ex...
The genome folding mechanism in yeast 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
The structure of the nucleosome has been solved at atomic resolution, and the genome-wide nucleosome positions have been clarified for the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. However, the genome-w...
Disialic, oligosialic and polysialic acids: distribution, functions and related disease 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Sialic acids (Sia) are involved in many biological activities and frequently exist as monosialyl residues at the non-reducing terminal end of glycoconjugates. Occasionally, polymerized structures in t...
Initiation of meiotic recombination in chromatin structure 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Meiotic homologous recombination is markedly activated during meiotic prophase to play central roles in faithful chromosome segregation and conferring genetic diversity to gametes. It is initiated by ...
Renewed interest in basic and applied research involving monoclonal antibodies against an oncofetal Tn-antigen 23 Jul 2013 | 05:36 pm
Tn-antigen (GalNAcα-Ser/Thr) is one of the most common aberrations associated with cancer progression and metastasis, and thus is an excellent target for development of cancer diagnostics and therapeu...
