One concern about using transgenic plants is the genetic variation that occurred from theirs tissue culture and regeneration. Molecular markers are an important element for efficient and effective determination of genetic variation. The present work was carried out to assess the genetic uniformity of transgenic cottons (Bt and chitinase lines), using RAPD, ISSR molecular markers and SDS-PAGE an...

A male child born of related parents suffered recurrent infections because of neutrophil actin dysfunction with increased amounts of a 47-kD protein and decreased amounts of an 89-kD protein (NAD 47/89). The patient and family members were studied to define the nature of the abnormal proteins and to examine their role in the functional defects of neutrophil actin dysfunction (NAD) 47/89 polymor...

Isoproterenol is a potent B-adrenergic agonist which its effect on rabbit salivary Glands has been studied in this research.two groups of male albino rabbits(five in each group with the mean weight of 1000+_300 gr) were injected with 20 mg/kg of  isoproterenol intrapritoneally each day for fifteen days and one similar group(n=5) was chosen as control group.in one of the test groups in addition ...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the reaction of lupus sera with proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) multiprotein complexes (PCNA complexes), which are part of the protein machinery involved in cell proliferation. METHODS PCNA complexes were purified from rabbit thymus extract by affinity chromatography using anti-PCNA monoclonal antibodies (TOB7, TO17, and TO30); monomeric and trimeric PCNA forms ...

Brevibacillus laterosporus (Bl) is a Gram-positive and spore-forming bacterium belonging to the brevis phylogenetic cluster. Globally, insect pathogenic strains of have been isolated, characterised, some activities patented. Two isolates, Bl 1821L 1951, exhibiting pathogenicity against diamondback moth mosquitoes, are under development as biopesticide in New Zealand. However, due suspected acti...

The M line, which transverses the center of the thick filament region of skeletal muscle sarcomeres, appears to be a complex array of multiple structural elements. To date, two proteins have definitely been shown to be associated with the M line. They are MM-CK, localized in the M 4,4' substriations, and a 165,000-dalton (164 kd) protein, referred to as both M-protein and myomesin. Here we repo...

Background: The purpose of the research is to identify main active ingredients in Coptidis Rhizoma (CR) and explore possible molecular mechanisms treatment Kawasaki disease (KD). Materials Methods: A total 58 children with KD were randomly divided into a control group Berberine group. therapeutic indicators two groups before after compared. Then, compounds drug targets CR from TCMSP, SWISS, SEA...

Background: Angiolymphoid hyperplasia with eosinophilia (ALHE) is characterized by irregularly-shaped blood vessels with an inflammatory infiltrate. While absent from normal skin, plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) infiltrate the skin upon injury and during several infectious, inflammatory, and neoplastic entities. In addition to providing anti-viral resistance, pDCs link the innate and adapti...

An 82-kD protein has been purified from the undercoat of the adherens junction isolated from the rat liver. The purification scheme includes low salt extraction followed by DEAE-cellulose ion exchange, DNase I-actin affinity, and carboxyl methyl-cellulose ion exchange chromatographies. The purified 82-kD protein was essentially free of contaminants as judged by SDS-PAGE combined with silver sta...

The 55-kD protein is a new actin-bundling protein purified from HeLa cells (Yamashiro-Matsumura, S., and F. Matsumura, 1985, J. Biol. Chem., 260:5087-5097). We have prepared monoclonal antibodies against the 55-kD protein and examined its intracellular localization, as well as its spatial relationships with other components of microfilaments in cultured cells by double-label immunofluorescence....