in this presentation, we review briefly on biogenesis of peroxisomes with regard to the recent findings on biogenesis. peroxisomes perform a range of various functions as oxidation of very long chain fatty acids, generation and removal of hydrogen peroxide, while peroxisomes have also been implicated in β-oxidation of aromatic and cyclic compounds, synthesis of plasmalogens, isoprenoids, lysine...

conclusions dlec1 suppresses tumor cell growth the presence of ap-2α2 and stimulates cell proliferation in the down-regulation of ap-2α2 in dlec1 over-expression stable clones of htc116. results the dlec1 over-expression was found to reduce the number of colonies in colony formation and to induce g1 arrest in seven clones, and apoptosis in one clone in the cell cycle analysis. furthermore, rega...

objective(s):mir-125b has been identified as a tumor suppressor in many tumors, but its role in giant cell tumor (gct) of bone remains poorly understood. the current study aimed to investigate the potential role and mechanism of mir-125b in gct. materials and methods:expression levels of mir-125b in gct tissues were determined using rt-pcr. the cell proliferation was surveyed by direct cell coun...

background: tuberculosis (tb) remains an important health problem throughout the world. despite its significance in public health, mechanisms of protective immunity against mycobacyerium tuberculosis in humans have not yet been understood. objective: to evaluate cell mediated immune response against purified ag 85, ppd and phytohemagglutinin (pha) in patients with tuberculosis and healthy tuber...

objective: purple cone flower plant (echinacea purpurea) is one of the most important herbal products in many countries. up to now a lot of experiments demonstrated the controversial effects of this herb on immune system . in this research we study the in vivo and in vitro effect of iranian e.purpurea extract on cellular immunity. materials and methods: at first we determined the lethal dose of...

background: salvia mirzayanii, a native plant to iran, is shown to have immunomodulatory effects on lymphocyte proliferation. objective: to identify the bioactive immunomodulatory compound(s) present in s. mirzayanii. methods: the crude extract was fractionated to five fractions in two steps using different solvents. the fractions were subjected to bioassay-guided fractionation. all the fractio...

in vitro propagation of plant has played a very important role in rapidmultiplication of cultivars with desirable traits and production of healthy and disease-free plants. in the present investigation, the objectives were to optimize the micropropagation of rose hybrid ‘black baccarat’ cultivar. in proliferation step, the nodal segments (1.5 cm) was cultured on both liquid and solid media (ms, ...

E2F transcription factors are key components of the RB/E2F pathway that, through action cyclin-dependent kinases, regulates cell cycle progression in both plants and animals. Moreover, plant animal E2Fs have also been shown to regulate other cellular functions addition proliferation. Based on structural functional features, they can be divided into different classes that act as activators or re...

The stem cells from which the plant body develops are located in shoot and root meristems, and new research shows that the balance between proliferation and differentiation in each is controlled by related proteins that interact in a similar feedback network.