A thymus-leukemia (TL)-specific probe, pTL1, has been generated from a TL-coding gene of BALB/c mice. Multiple species of TL mRNA were detected in TL+ cells by Northern blot analysis with pTL1, and different Tla haplotypes could be distinguished on the basis of characteristic patterns of TL mRNA. No TL-related message was found in normal or leukemic TL- cells, including thymocytes from Tlab mic...

The observation of light metal ions in nucleic acids crystals is generally a fortuitous event. Sodium ions in particular are notoriously difficult to detect because their X-ray scattering contributions are virtually identical to those of water and Na(+.)O distances are only slightly shorter than strong hydrogen bonds between well-ordered water molecules. We demonstrate here that replacement of ...

A B S TRAC T The cation selectivity of the Na entry mechanism located in the outer membrane of the bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) skin epithelium was studied. This selectivity was determined by measuring the short-circuit current when all of the external sodium was replaced by another cation and, also, by noting the relative degree of inhibition that the alkali metal cations produced on Na influx....

The monovalent thallous ion (Tl) was evaluated at the frog end plate in vitro with intracellular microelectrodes. Recordings included end plate potentials (EPPs), and miniature end plate potentials (MEPPs). Replacement of extracellular potassium (K) by 2.5 mM Tl (a) caused increases in MEPP and EPP amplitudes, MEPP frequency, and quantal content, and (b) caused complete recovery of the EPP faci...

In the title complex, [Zn(C(9)H(5)O(6))(2)(C(11)H(10)N(4))(2)]·8H(2)O, the Zn(II) ion exhibits site symmetry 2. It shows a distorted tetra-hedral coordination defined by two N atoms from two symmetry-related 1-[(1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)meth-yl]-1H-imid-azole ligands and by two O atoms from two symmetry-related monodeprotonated 3,5-dicarb-oxy-benzoate anions. In the crystal, complex mol-ecules and ...

A nove1 effect of ammonium ions on root growth was investigated to understand how environmental signals affect organ development. Ammonium ions (3-12 mM) were found to dramatically inhibit Arabidopsis thaliana seedling root growth in the absence of potassium even if nitrate was present. This inhibition could be reversed by including in the growth medium low levels (20-100 PM) of potassium or al...

A novel effect of ammonium ions on root growth was investigated to understand how environmental signals affect organ development. Ammonium ions (3-12 mM) were found to dramatically inhibit Arabidopsis thaliana seedling root growth in the absence of potassium even if nitrate was present. This inhibition could be reversed by including in the growth medium low levels (20-100 microM) of potassium o...

The electrochemical properties of diazophenylcalix[4]arenes bearing ortho-carboxyl group (o-CAC) and ortho-ester group (o-EAC), respectively, in the presence of various metal ions were investigated by voltammetry in CH3CN. o-CAC and o-EAC showed voltammetric changes toward divalent metal ions and no significant changes with monovalent alkali metal ions. However, o-CAC preferentially binds with ...

Contact ionization (doped) sources used in current Heavy Ion Fusion (HIF) experiments consist of a porous tungsten substrate doped with an alkali carbonate. During the early stages of the heating cycle (T ~ 600 °C), the carbonate breaks down and releases the alkali atoms that then diffuse through the substrate. At the emitter surface there is a balance between the fast desorption rate of the al...

sol-gel and polymeric membrane electrodes, based on thiacalix[4]arene as a neutral carrier, weresuccessfully developed for the detection of vo2+ in aqueous solutions. the sol-gel and pvcmembrane electrodes exhibited linear response with nernstian slopes of 29.3 and 28.4 mv perdecade, respectively, within the vanadyl ion concentration ranges from 1.0 × 10-6 to 1.0 × 10-1mol dm-3 and from 1.0 × 1...