objective(s):  apoptosis is a tightly regulated process and plays a crucial role in autoimmune diseases. because abnormalities in apoptosis are considered to be involved in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (sle), in present study we studied the apoptosis in t lymphocytes from iranian sle patientsat protein and gene expression levels for some molecules which are involved in apopt...

extracellular ca 2+ concentration ([ca2+]o) may be one of the factors affecting atrial natriuretic factor (anf) release. in the previous studies, there are opposite reports about the effect of [ca2+]o on anf secretion. therefore, the effect of [ca2+]o depletion on anf secretion and gene expression was studied in the present research. isolated right atria from rats were perfused for 6 and 2 hour...

BACKGROUND Dedifferentiation of chondrocytes remains a major problem for cartilage tissue engineering. Chondrocytes loss differentiated phenotype in in vitro culture that is undesired for repair strategies. The chondrocyte is surrounded by a pericellular matrix (PCM), together forming the chondron. PCM has a positive effect on the maintenance of chondrocyte phenotype during culture in compar...

The gene encoding the human basic fibroblast growth factor (hbFGF) has been already chemically-synthesized and cloned in pET-3a expression vector (Pasteur Institute of Iran). In the present study, we compared the level of expression of this synthetic hbFGF and its related cDNA in Escherichia coli. The pBR322-cDNA of hbFGF supplied by Dr. Seno (from Molecular Biology Dept, Okaido prefectural uni...

an agrobacterium-mediated transient gene expression assay was carried out in alfalfa (medicago sativa) leaves for expression of a chimeric gene encoding a part of capsid protein of foot and mouth disease virus called vp1. the plant leaves were transformed via agroinfiltration procedure. the presence of the foreign gene and its expression in transformed plants were evaluated by polymerase chain ...

most plants encounter stress such as drought and salinity that adversely affect growth, development and crop productivity. the expression of the gene glutathione-s-transferases (gst) extends throughout various protective mechanisms in plants and allows them to adapt to unfavorable environmental conditions. gstf1 (the first phi gstfs class) gene expression patterns in the wheat cultivars mahuti ...

objective: the aim of this study was to construct a pcdna3.1+ vector containing fmdv type o/irn/1/2007-vp1 gene, protein expression in bhkt7 cells and evaluation of immune response in balb/c mice. materials and methods: fmdv type o/irn/1/2007 was isolated from a cattle in ray in 2007 and serotyped. the purified vp1 gene was sub-cloned into the ptz57r/t vector and pcdna3.1+ expression vector. t...

The function of the X protein in the life cycle of mammalian hepadnaviruses is unclear. Based on tissue culture experiments it has been suggested that this protein represents a transcriptional transactivator which might be essential for the expression of the viral core gene. Here we have examined whether the activity of the human hepatitis B virus (HBV) core gene in vivo depends on X coexpressi...

gene expression profiling of ovarian carcinoma tissues has shown an increase of four-fold expression of sort1 gene. sortilin 1 (ntr-3) is a 95-100 kda protein normally expressed in heart, brain, placenta, skeletal muscle, spinal cord, thyroid, and testis. however, its expression has never been reported in normal ovary. here, we report expression of sortilin 1 in ovarian carcinoma tissues both a...