The ability of soluble C. albicans 20A (serotype A) mannoprotein (CMP) to serve as a ligand for toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) and its co-receptors was examined using commercially available and stably-transfected HEK293 cells that express human TLR4, MD2 and CD14, but not MR. These TLR4 reporter cells also express an NF-κB-dependent, secreted embryonic alkaline phosphatase (SEAP) reporter gene. TL...

The title compound, C(13)H(12)O(5), was prepared by the reaction of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione and 4-hy-droxy-benz-alde-hyde in ethanol. The 1,3-dioxane ring is in a distorted boat conformation. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate R(2) (2)(20) rings.

The title compound, C(13)H(11)FO(4), was prepared by the reaction of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione and 4-fluoro-benz-alde-hyde in ethanol. The 1,3-dioxane ring adopts an envelope conformation. The crystal structure is stabilized by weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

We have used monoclonal antibodies against cell-surface developmental epitopes in combination with micromagnetic beads to isolate phenotypically defined subpopulations of cholangiocyte marker-positive fetal liver epithelial cells (CMP-FLEC). Differentiation potential was evaluated by injecting cell isolates from dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) positive (DPPIV+) Fischer donor rats into the splee...

In many-core CMP architectures, the cache coherence protocol is a key component since it can add requirements of area and power consumption to the final design and, therefore, it could restrict severely its scalability. Area constraints limit the use of precise sharing codes to smallor medium-scale CMPs. Power constraints make impractical to use broadcast-based protocols for large-scale CMPs. T...

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been associated with cardiac disease, including anatomical or functional disturbance to the heart. Cardiomyopathy (CMP) is one of these disturbances that have been associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality. In this review article, several aspects of potential relationships between HIV infection and cardiomyopathy development have been...

The title compound, C(19)H(18)Cl(2)O(8), was prepared by the reaction of 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxane-4,6-dione and 2,4-dichloro-benzaldehyde in ethanol. The two 1,3-dioxane rings exhibit boat conformations. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by weak inter-molecular C-H⋯O and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming chains parallel to the a axis.

Human UMP/CMP kinase (cytidylate kinase; EC 2.7.4.14) is responsible for phosphorylation of CMP, UMP, and deoxycytidine monophosphate (dCMP) and also plays an important role in the activation of pyrimidine analogs, some of which are clinically useful anticancer or antiviral drugs. Previous kinetic data using recombinant or highly purified human UMP/CMP kinase showed that dCMP, as well as pyrimi...