The present study aimed to describe the expression and purification of cyclophilin-type peptidylprolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPI) from the red alga Pyropia yezoensis. The antioxidant activity of the purified protein was also demonstrated, based on its ability to act against oxidative stress in HepG2 human hepatocellular carcinoma cells. HepG2 cells that were treated with recombinant PPI protein ...

This paper proposes a novel authentication system using hidden biometric trait called finger vein (FV). Proposed finger vein acquisition device captures the superficial vein pattern present under the skin of finger. The vein pattern of all fingers of human being is not same. Each finger of same person has different vein pattern. It is the hidden part which is not seen by normal eye sight hence ...

Transcription repression (TR) therapy of cancer has been widely discussed. Here, TR refers to global repression of transcription rather than specific targeting of cancer-causing genes such as MYC. TR drugs inhibit transcription by binding to the transcribed DNA or to RNA polymerase; for example, actinomycin D has been extensively used in research and therapy to shut down transcription globally ...

We designed the terminode routing protocol with the objective to scale in large mobile ad hoc networks where the topology, or node distribution, is irregular. Our routing protocol is a combination of two protocols: Terminode Local Routing (TLR to reach a close destination) and Terminode Remote Routing (TRR to send data to remote destinations). TRR is the key element to achieve scalability and r...

In eukaryotes, the post-translational addition of methyl groups to histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4) plays key roles in maintenance and establishment of appropriate gene expression patterns and chromatin states. We report here that an essential locus within chromosome 3L centric heterochromatin encodes the previously uncharacterized Drosophila melanogaster ortholog (dSet1, CG40351) of the Set1 H3K4 hi...

Accurate biometric system for authentication is the need of the hour in today’s scenario. In face spoofing attack a person tries to pretend to be a valid user by using photo or video of an authorized person and gets illegitimate access. Hence it is essential to develop a robust and authentic face spoof detection system in order to protect the privacy about the person. Centre of attraction of th...

BACKGROUND Activation of circulating T lymphocytes results in expression of HLA-DR, interleukin-2 receptor (IL-2R), transferrin receptor (TrR), and decreased amounts of surface CD3. AIM To examine the activation status of human intestinal intraepithelial lymphocytes (IELs) by flow cytometry. PATIENTS AND METHODS Duodenal biopsy specimens from 12 patients provided a source of intestinal lymp...