Both sequence alignment and motif scan are e ective sequence analysis methods, which give us clews to a function of a newly determined sequence. Sequence alignment tools like FASTA [1] and BLAST [2] search for similar sequences from a sequence database and display the similarity. Motif scan tools search for sequence patterns which are already known to have some kind of functions from a motif da...

AC-terminal KDEL-like motif prevents secretion of soluble endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-resident proteins. This motif interacts with KDEL receptors localized in the intermediate compartment and Golgi apparatus. Such binding triggers retrieval back to the ER via a coat protein I-dependent pathway. To date, two human KDEL receptors have been reported. Here, we report the Golgi localization of a thir...

p. atlantica subsp. kurdica, with the local name of baneh, is a wild medicinal plant which grows in kurdistan, iran.  the identification of resistance gene analogs holds great promise for the development of resistant cultivars. a pcr approach with degenerate primers designed according to conserved nbs-lrr (nucleotide binding site-leucine rich repeat) regions of known disease-resistance (r) gene...

CACCC-boxes are recognised by transcription factors of the Sp/Krüppel-like Factor (Sp1/KLF) family. Here we describe one member of this family, KLF8/ZNF741/BKLF3 (KLF8). KLF8 contains a characteristic C-terminal DNA-binding domain comprised of three Krüppel-like zinc fingers, but also has limited homology to another family member, KLF3/Basic Krüppel-like Factor (KLF3/BKLF), in its N-terminus. M...

New peptidomimetics containing a β2,2-isoxazoline amino acid, 5-(aminomethyl)-3-phenyl-4,5-dihydroisoxazole-5-carboxylic acid (Isox-β2,2AA), were prepared and studied by NMR theoretical calculations. Interestingly, inserting R-Isox-β2,2AA in short tri- hexapeptide models, an unexpected α-turn-like motif was observed, thanks to unprecedented strong H-bond involving C=N of isoxazoline side chain ...

Historical study on the development of weaving motif Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, IndonesiaThis aims to trace early history Bimanese identify and its 10 motifs defined in Bima Land Customary Law as part ethnic characteristics. The used a qualitative approach with data triangulation (observations, interviews, documentation). research result showed that activity spinning yarn was known by before exp...

We analyzed the influence of lamins on nuclear envelope growth in cultured Xenopus A6 cells by the overexpression of human lamin A, Xenopus and zebrafish lamins B2 and Drosophila lamins Dm0 and C as GFP fusion proteins. Lamins containing a CxxM motif in their primary sequence (lamins A, B2, Dm0) induced the formation of lobulated nuclei with multi-membrane-layered, highly folded nuclear membran...

The presence of a highly conserved DNA binding domain in INO80 subfamily predicted that INO80 directly interacts with DNA and we demonstrated its DNA binding activity in vitro. Here we report the consensus motif recognized by the DBINO domain identified by SELEX method and demonstrate the specific interaction of INO80 with the consensus motif. We show that INO80 significantly down regulates the...

Rad54 is a dsDNA-dependent ATPase that translocates on duplex DNA. Its ATPase function is essential for homologous recombination, a pathway critical for meiotic chromosome segregation, repair of complex DNA damage, and recovery of stalled or broken replication forks. In recombination, Rad54 cooperates with Rad51 protein and is required to dissociate Rad51 from heteroduplex DNA to allow access b...