The amyloid precursor protein (APP) is a transmembrane protein expressed in several cell types. In the nervous system, APP is expressed by glial and neuronal cells, and several lines of evidence suggest that it plays a role in normal and pathological phenomena. To address the question of the actual function of APP in normal developing neurons, we undertook a study aimed at blocking APP expressi...

UNLABELLED The biologic evaluation in living rats of (68)Ga-labeled oligonucleotides as imaging agents for PET is reported. METHODS (68)Ga, a positron-emitting radionuclide (half-life, 68 min), along with a macrocyclic chelating agent, 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane-N,N',N",N"'-tetraacetic acid (DOTA), was used for labeling of antisense oligonucleotides targeting activated human K-ras oncogen...

Double-stranded RNA-mediated interference (RNAi), antisense oligonucleotides (ASO), and ribozymes have excellent specificity to their target oncogenic mRNA. They also seem show great promise when it comes treating cancer. The problem is that RNAi, ASO, poor stability are constantly being degraded by nucleases. Researchers made some efforts increase oligonucleotides’ creating phospharimidate Pho...

Alteration of adipocyte function contributes to the pathogenesis metabolic diseases including Type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance. This highlights need better understand molecular mechanism involved in dysfunction develop new therapies against obesity-related diseases. Modulating expression proteins micro-RNAs adipocytes remains highly challenging. paper describes a protocol differentiate mu...

We have demonstrated recently that Wilms' tumor suppressor 1 (Wt1),in addition to its role in genitourinary formation,is required for the differentiation of ganglion cells in the developing retina. Here we provide further evidence that Wt1 is associated with neuronal differentiation. Thus, the retinoblastoma-derived human cell line, Y-79, contained robust amounts of Wt1 mRNA and protein. Wt1 ex...

Th e high effi ciency of baculovirus infection is partially explained by the ability of the virus to suppress host defense machinery connected with the apoptosis pathway. Members of the baculovirus gene family, inhibitors of apoptosis (vIAPs), have been shown to inhibit apoptosis in baculovirus-infected cells. Here we showed that treatment of the LdMNPV-infected 1st instar gypsy moth (Lymantria...

We have developed a new red fluorogenic compound derived from naphthorhodamine for a reduction-triggered fluorescence probe to sense oligonucleotides. The fluorogenic reaction between naphthorhodamine azide derivatives and reducing reagents such as triphenylphosphine (TPP) on the DNA target does not use any enzyme or reagent, and fluoresces at 650 nm. The probes were used for dual color detecti...