NSTABILITY of the wVe ring-X chromosome of Drosophila melanogaster is I attributable to anaphase bridge formation during the cleavage mitoses where loss of the bridge from w""/+ embryos results in gynandromorphs or XO males and breakage of the bridge results in lethality (HINTON 1955). Rod-w"" chromosomes derived from unstable wuc ring chromosomes also cause lethality, but are not lost during c...

Sphingomonas (formerly Pseudomonas) paucimobilis UT26 utilizes gamma-hexachlorocyclohexane (gamma-HCH), a halogenated organic insecticide, as a sole source of carbon and energy. In a previous study, we showed that gamma-HCH is degraded to chlorohydroquinone (CHQ) and then to hydroquinone (HQ), although the rate of reaction from CHQ to HQ was slow (K. Miyauchi, S. K. Suh, Y. Nagata, and M. Takag...

High-energy collision-induced dissociation (CID) matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectra of N-linked oligosaccharides bearing different, commonly encountered, reducing terminal modifications (hydroxyl, 2-aminobenzamide, asparagine and a tetrapeptide) were recorded on a magnetic sector instrument equipped with an orthogonal-acceleration time-of-flight (OA-TOF) analyser. All the ...

How is the ring assembled? A set of conserved contractile ring proteins have been identified and characterized using genetic, biochemical and proteomic approaches in model organisms ranging from yeasts, plants, worms, and flies to sea urchin eggs and mammalian cells. These proteins, many of which organize actin in some manner Actin filaments in the ring may be derived both from pre-formed filam...