To establish a comprehensive picture of the relationship between glutathione S-transferase omega 2 (GSTO2; MIM: 612314) gene N142D variant (rs. 156697) and breast cancer risk, the present meta-analysis was carried out. Studies published up to July 2012 with information about GSTO2 polymorphism and breast cancer risk were identified using several electronic databases. We identified 4 eligible st...

The proteins CLOCK and BMAL1 form a heterodimeric transcription factor essential to circadian rhythms in mammals. Daily rhythms of CLOCK-BMAL1 DNA binding activity are known to oscillate with target gene expression . in vivo Here we present a highly sensitive assay that recapitulates native CLOCK-BMAL1 DNA binding rhythms from crude tissue extracts, which we call the Clock Protein-DNA Binding...

A follow-up X-ray study was made of the west lobe of the radio galaxy Fornax A, (NGC 1316) based on new ASCA observations made in 1997 for 98 ks, and incorporating the previous observation in 1994 for 39 ks. The 0.7–10 keV spectrum of the emission can be described by a power-law of energy index 0.74 ± 0.10, which agrees with the synchrotron radio index of 0.9 ± 0.2. Therefore, the X-rays are re...