A putative hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase involved in regulating plant growth and development.

Synthesis and Molecular Docking Studies of 2-arylideneindan-1,3-diones Derivatives as an Inhibitor of 17β-hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1

Due to the drawbacks of applying catalysts in the synthesis of α,β-unsaturated structure units and the importance of these materials, electrochemistry has been introduced as an efficient alternative.Therefore, herein a high-yield synthesis of 2-arylideneindan-1,3-diones is proposed. The procedure is carried out in propanol, using electrons as a green catalyst for generating propanol anion...

Expression of Recombinant 3-Beta Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Protein in E. coli

Computational Identification of Micro RNAs and Their Transcript Target(s) in Field Mustard (Brassica rapa L.)

Background: Micro RNAs (miRNAs) are a pivotal part of non-protein-coding endogenous small RNA molecules that regulate the genes involved in plant growth and development, and respond to biotic and abiotic environmental stresses posttranscriptionally.Objective: In the present study, we report the results of a systemic search for identifi cation of new miRNAs in B. rapa using homology-based ...

Development of the corticosteroid stress axis and receptor expression in zebrafish.

Using zebrafish embryos and larvae, we examined the temporal patterns of cortisol and expression of genes involved in corticosteroid synthesis and signaling. Embryonic cortisol levels decreased approximately 70% from 1.5 h postfertilization (hpf) to hatch (approximately 42 hpf) and then increased 27-fold by 146 hpf. The mRNA abundances of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein, 11beta-hydroxyla...

In search of rat stem Leydig cells: identification, isolation, and lineage-specific development.

Leydig cells (LCs) are thought to differentiate from spindle-shaped precursor cells that exhibit some aspects of differentiated function, including 3beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3betaHSD) activity. The precursor cells ultimately derive from undifferentiated stem LCs (SLCs), which are postulated to be present in testes before the onset of precursor cell differentiation. We searched for cel...