The objective of this study was to determine lactation performance by dairy cows fed corn snaplage either alone (SNAP) or in combination with ground dry shelled corn (SPDC) versus rolled high-moisture shelled corn (RHMC). Dry-matter content was greater for RHMC (78.2%) than SNAP (68.5%). The starch content of SNAP was approximately 10%-units lower than RHMC. Sixty Holstein cows (30 primiparous ...

Synaptosome-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25) has been shown to play an important role in Ca2+-dependent exocytosis in neurons and endocrine cells. During fertilization, sperm-egg fusion induces cytosolic Ca2+mobilization and subsequently Ca2+-dependent cortical granule (CG) exocytosis in eggs. However, it is not yet clear whether SNAP-25 is involved in this process. In this study, we dete...

Extracellular renal interstitial (RI) cGMP modulates NO- and pressure-induced natriuresis in vivo in the rat. The present study objective was to test the hypothesis that an intact microtubulin network is required for transport of cGMP from intracellular sites into the extracellular compartment in vivo and that this transport is required for natriuresis induced by NO and increased renal perfusio...

OBJECTIVES Simultaneous Non-contrast Angiography and intraPlaque hemorrhage (SNAP) technique was recently proposed for joint MRA and intraplaque hemorrhage (IPH) imaging. The purpose of this study is to validate SNAP's MRA performance in patients with suspected intracranial artery disease. METHODS SNAP and time-of-flight (TOF) techniques with matched field of view and resolution were applied ...

The AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) regulates metabolism in normal and pathological conditions and responds to nutrients, hormones, anti-diabetic drugs and physical exercise. AMPK is activated by the kinase LKB1 and inactivated by phosphatases whose identities remain uncertain. Here we show that AMPK associates with α-SNAP, an adapter that enables disassembly of cis-SNARE complexes formed d...

High quality water is less available for agriculture and thus farmers often use saline water, that affects crop growth and yield. Snap bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is sensitive to soil and water salinity, and also to heat stress. The aim of this research is to evaluate if a postponed transplant (high temperature stress) of snap bean can influence growth and yield under saline conditions. Snap bean...

Synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25) is a key molecule in the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor attachment protein (SNARE) complex mediating fast Ca(2+)-triggered release of hormones and neurotransmitters, and both splice variants, SNAP-25a and SNAP-25b, can participate in this process. Here we explore the hypothesis that minor alterations in the machinery mediating regul...

Synaptosomal-associated protein of 25 kDa (SNAP-25) is a palmitoylated membrane protein essential for neurotransmitter release from synaptic terminals. We used neuronal cell lines to study the biosynthesis and posttranslational processing of SNAP-25 to investigate how palmitoylation contributes to the subcellular localization of the protein. SNAP-25 was synthesized as a soluble protein that und...

During myelin formation, vast amounts of specialized membrane proteins and lipids are trafficked toward the growing sheath in cell surface-directed transport vesicles. Soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) attachment proteins (SNAPs) are important components of molecular complexes required for membrane fusion. We have analyzed the expression profile and molecular interactions of SNAP-...

OBJECTIVE This article investigates the association between Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) participation and child food security by using data from the largest national survey of the food security of SNAP participants to date. METHODS The analysis used a survey of nearly 3000 households with children and a quasi-experimental research design that consisted of 2 sets of compar...