STRUCTURE FUNCTION AND REGULATION OF CARDIAC GAP JUNCTIONS

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February 2008, accepted 14 March 2008)doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06411.xThe hnRNP K homology (KH) domain was first identified in the proteinhuman heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein K (hnRNP K) 14 yearsago. Since then, KH domains have been identified as nucleic acid recognitionmotifs in proteins[r]

rotated 180˚ (i.e., from top to bottom), replacing one of the catalytic polypeptidesand generating the same structure.Other higher orders of symmetry exist, including cubic symmetries (octahedral,tetrahedral, and icosahedral) with additional rotational axes and tho[r]

available, the general mechanism for product chain-lengthdetermination of the cis and trans forms of IPPS hasgradually been understood. As revealed by the 3Dstructures, the size of the active-site cavity apparentlycontrols the chain length of the final product of[r]

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than one tetramer or octamer binds to the DNA molecule.This suggests that the protein does not simply bind at theends of the duplex DNA arms but binds along the linearduplex DNA across the central pin. The formation of apositive charge on the pin region also leads to a furtherincrease[r]

ReviewPolyphenol oxidases in plants and fungi: Going places? A reviewAlfred M. MayerDepartment of Plant and Environmental Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 91904, IsraelReceived 3 June 2006; received in revised form 22 July 2006Available online 14 Se[r]

way to confirm this.To the south of Household 2 is a large sweatbath, Structure 9, sufficient to seat almost a dozenpeople and thus probably a neighborhood or com-munity facility. A thatched roof protected its ele-gant earthen dome. It is likely that Household 2residents maintained[r]

dene difluoride) membranes (Millipore, Billerica, MA, USA)by the appliance of an electric field (100 V for 1 h). Thetransfer efficiency was evaluated by Ponceau red proteinstaining (0.2%, w ⁄ v, in 5% acetic acid). The membranes wereprobed with antibodies against calpain 3 (dilution 1 : 150),gre[r]

A number of reports exists that describe the designand selection of mutant IgG molecules with alteredbinding to FcRn [2,20–22,30,43,44]. These involvechanges of amino acids in the Fc region, eitherdirectly at the FcRn-binding interface or surroundingresidues. Furthermore, any pr[r]

include pre-organization of intermolecular interactions through use of speci®cmetal coordination geometries, tuning the ligand polarity or acid±base behaviourand reinforcement of intermolecular interactions through `charge assistance'arising from the frequently ionic nature o[r]

the course of gestation. Other classifi cations including the Canadian Cardiovascular Society Functional Classifi cation (classes I – IV) and Specifi c Activity Scale have been used in other countries and have similar grades of disability. This functional classifi cation sys[r]

Bank database under the accession number3M8J(Received 28 January 2010, revised 5 May2010, accepted 17 June 2010)doi:10.1111/j.1742-4658.2010.07742.xIn uropathogenic Escherichia coli, UPEC, different types of fimbriae areexpressed to mediate interactions with host tissue. FocB belongs to thePap[r]

, C. E. Wieman, and E. A. Cornell, Vortices in a Bose-Einstein Condensate, Phys. Rev. Lett. 83 (1999) 2498. [70] Madison, K. W., F. Chevy, W. Wohlleben, and J. Dalibard , Vortex formation in a stirred Bose-Einstein condensate, Phys. Rev. Lett. 84 (2000) 806. [71] Tonomura A, Kasai H, K[r]

carbohydrates as many lectins do [7], but its similarity to thesoluble C-type lec tins is evident in its structural character-istics and function. The mechanistic implications o f theobserved dimerization on smelt AFP ice binding requiresfurther study.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSWe thank Devanand[r]

118 Matsumura Y, Sakai H, Sasaki M, Ban N & InagakiN (2007) ABCA3-mediated choline-phospholipidsuptake into intracellular vesicles in A549 cells. FEBSLett 581, 3139–3144.119 Fitzgerald ML, Xavier R, Haley KJ, Welti R, Goss JL,Brown CE, Zhuang DZ, Bell SA, Lu N, McKee M et al.(2007) ABCA3 ina[r]

Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. E-mail: myoshida@res.titech.ac.jpThe ATP synthase can be thought of as a complex of two motors– the ATP-driven F1 motor and the proton-driven Fo motor –that rotate in opposite directions. Our recent findings are follows.1. Direct observation of r[r]

Capacitative [alternating current (AC)] electricalcouplingA novel mechanism of coupling between cells that doesnot depend on gap junctions or transmitters has beenproposed, on the basis of the observation that themembrane potential of Ca2+stores oscillates synchro-[r]

7. James D. Thomas, and Zoran B. Popovic (2006), Assessment of Left VentricularFunction by Cardiac Ultrasound, J. Am. Coll. Cardiol., Vol. 48, pp. 2012-2025.8. Joong Kyung Sung, Jang-Young Kim (2010), Obesity and Preclinical Changes ofCardiac Geometry and Functi[r]

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