Validation of single nucleotide polymorphism quantification in pooled DNA samples with SNaPIT. A glycosylase-mediated methods for polymorphism detection method.

abstract：:Deficiency of the lysosomal glucocerebrosidase (GCR) enzyme results in Gaucher's disease, the most common inherited storage disorder. Treatment consists of enzyme replacement therapy by the administration of recombinant GCR produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells. The production of anti-GCR antibodies has already been...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Novo JB,Oliveira ML,Magalhães GS,Morganti L,Raw I,Ho PL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a central cytokine in the pathogenesis of septic shock and other inflammatory states. Assay by immunoassay is convenient, but, because of circulating soluble receptors, does not accurately reflect biological activity of the cytokine. This article describes how to perform a bioassay for T...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Evans TJ

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pasteurella multocida is the main cause of haemorrhagic septicaemia (HS) outbreak in livestock, such as cattle and buffaloes. Conventional vaccines such as alum-precipitated or oil-adjuvant broth bacterins were injected subcutaneously to provide protection against HS. However, the immunity developed is only for short ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Chelliah S,Velappan RD,Lim KT,Swee CWK,Nor Rashid N,Rothan HA,Kabir N,Ismail S

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiogenesis has been considered an important target for cancer therapy. The inhibition of angiogenesis represents a promising strategy for anti-cancer treatment, tumor growth inhibition, and metastasis. Vasostatin 30 (Vs30), and the 14.1 kDa vasoinhibin (Vi-II-14.1) are two peptides with remarkable anti-tumor and ant...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Vazquez Rodriguez G,Gonzalez C,De Leon Rodriguez A

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MYB proteins constitute one of the largest transcription factor families in plants. Much research has been performed to determine their structures, functions, and evolution, especially in the model plants, Arabidopsis, and rice. However, this transcription factor family has been much less studied in wheat (Triticu...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Cai H,Tian S,Dong H

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low molecular weight RNA (LMW RNA) is generally obtained either from the total RNA or from total nucleic acids solution. Many steps and chemical reagents are involved in traditional methods for LMW RNA isolation where degradation of LMW RNA often occurs, especially for plant materials with high levels of secondary cat...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wang XW,Xiong AS,Yao QH,Zhang Z,Qiao YS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are generally sensitive to hydrogen peroxide (H(2)O(2)), Lactobacillus sakei YSI8 is one of the very few LAB strains able to degrade H(2)O(2) through the action of a heme-dependent catalase. Lactobacillus rhamnosus strains are very important probiotic starter cultures in meat product ferment...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： An H,Zhou H,Huang Y,Wang G,Luan C,Mou J,Luo Y,Hao Y

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) cascade is a central intracellular signaling pathway that is activated by a variety of extracellular stimuli, and thereby regulates cellular processes such as proliferation, differentiation, and oncogenic transformation. To execute these functions, the signals of those s...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Chuderland D,Seger R

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alternaria blight caused by Alternaria brassicicola (Schwein.) Wiltshire and A. brassicae (Berk.) Sacc., is one of the most important disease of rapeseed-mustard, characterized by the formation of spots on leaves, stem, and siliquae with premature defoliation and stunting of growth. These two species are very difficul...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Singh R,Kumar S,Kashyap PL,Srivastava AK,Mishra S,Sharma AK

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS) is widely known as a mass-production tool to produce functional recombinant glycoproteins except that it may not be always suitable for medical practice due to the differences in the structure of N-linked glycans between insects and mammalian. Currently, various approaches h...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Morokuma D,Xu J,Hino M,Mon H,Merzaban JS,Takahashi M,Kusakabe T,Lee JM

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymes isolated from extremophiles often exhibit superior performance and potential industrial applications. There are several advantages performing biocatalysis at elevated temperatures, including enhanced reaction rates, increased substrate solubility and decreased risks of contamination. Furthermore, thermophilic ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Mandelli F,Gonçalves TA,Gandin CA,Oliveira AC,Oliveira Neto M,Squina FM

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review outlines the various methods available for submitting sequence data to the EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database. Depending on the type of sequence data and the facilities available to the submitter, one method may be more suitable than another. Recent developments have been the World Wide Web submission tool,...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Tuli MA,Flores TP,Cameron GN

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A functional assay for proteolytic processing of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) was set up in yeast. This consisted of a membrane-bound chimeric protein containing the beta-secretase cleaved C-terminal fragment of APP fused to the Ga14 transcription factor. Using this chimera in a GAL-reporter yeast strain, an ex...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Gunyuzlu PL,White WH,Davis GL,Hollis GF,Toyn JH

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Technological achievements in the last 5 to 10 yr and their application to sequencing and polymorphism discovery in the human genome have fostered a renewed interest in the genetic basis of drug response. Consequently, the field of pharmacogenetics/pharmacogenomics has been gaining momentum, fueled not only on technol...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： McCarthy JJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) are functional starter cultures in food and dairy industry and are also regarded as power houses for bioprocess and fermentation technology. Due to extensive applications in food and medical applications, intensive research and developmental activities are going on throughout the world to un...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Vivek N,Hazeena SH,Rajesh RO,Godan TK,Anjali KB,Nair LM,Mohan B,Nair SC,Sindhu R,Pandey A,Binod P

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enzyme avian myeloblastosis virus reverse transcriptase (AMV-RT) is routinely used for cDNA synthesis, which is generally carried out at temperatures between 37 degrees C and 42 degrees C. We show that this enzyme can support cDNA synthesis, at temperatures as high as 70 degrees C. We have utilized this property o...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Fuchs B,Zhang K,Rock MG,Bolander ME,Sarkar G

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identification of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) in large genomic segments is an important step in positional cloning and genomic mapping studies. A simple and efficient polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based approach is described here to identify coding sequences in large genomic fragments of DNA cloned in vectors suc...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Parimoo S

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (ADSCs) are a prominent cellular source for regenerative medicine. We tested whether transplantation of ADSCs into the ischemic muscular tissue of diabetic animals would attenuate impaired cell metabolism and microcirculatory function. We induced unilateral hind limb is...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Madonna R,Delli Pizzi S,Tartaro A,De Caterina R

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO) fusion system has been shown to be efficient for enhancing expression and preventing degradation of the target protein. We showed herein that SUMO fusion to human keratinocyte growth factor 2 (hKGF-2) gene was feasible and it significantly enhanced protein expression and its eff...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wu X,Nie C,Huang Z,Nie Y,Yan Q,Xiao Y,Su Z,Huang Y,Xiao J,Zeng Y,Tan Y,Feng W,Li X

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, four full-length Dof (DNA-binding with one finger) genes from Sorghum bicolor namely SbDof1, SbDof19, SbDof23, and SbDof24 were PCR amplified, gel eluted, cloned, and sequenced (accession number HQ540084, HQ540085, HQ540086, and HQ540087, respectively). These sequences were further characterized ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Kushwaha H,Gupta S,Singh VK,Bisht NC,Sarangi BK,Yadav D

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial microRNA (amiRNA) has become a powerful tool for gene silencing in plants. A new method for easy and rapid construction of rice artificial miRNA vector is described. The procedure involved modification of the pCAMBIA1300-UR vector by insertion of a 'vector modification fragment'. This was prepared from the ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wang X,Yang Y,Yu C,Zhou J,Cheng Y,Yan C,Chen J

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The synthesis of complete genes is becoming a more and more popular approach in heterologous gene expression. Reasons for this are the decreasing prices and the numerous advantages in comparison to classic molecular cloning methods. Two of these advantages are the possibility to adapt the codon usage to the host organ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Gatter M,Gatter T,Matthäus F

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient display of antibody on filamentous phage M13 coat is crucial for successful biopanning selections. We applied a directed evolution strategy to improve the oligovalent display of a poorly behaving Fab fragment fused to phage gene-3 for minor coat protein (g3p). The Fab displaying clones were enriched from a r...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Huovinen T,Sanmark H,Ylä-Pelto J,Vehniäinen M,Lamminmäki U

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protocol has been developed to produce a cholera toxin B subunit (CTB) in tobacco tolerant to the herbicide phosphinothricin (PPT) by means of in vitro selection. The synthetic CTB subunit gene was altered to modify the codon usage to that of tobacco plant genes. The gene was then cloned into a plant expression vect...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Kang TJ,Kim BG,Yang JY,Yang MS

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the efficiency of a single plasmid transfection along the longitudinal axis of the regenerating soleus of young rats. This also reflected transfection efficiency along the fibers because the soleus is a nearly fusiform muscle in young animals. The complete regeneration was induced by notexin and the tr...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Kósa M,Zádor E

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern sugarcane cultivars have complex genetic characteristics and low fertility that render their genetic improvement through traditional breeding difficult. Genetic engineering methodology to introduce foreign genes provides new opportunities for the genetic improvement of sugarcane cultivars. One of prerequisites ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Santosa DA,Hendroko R,Farouk A,Greiner R

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sample preparation is crucial for obtaining high-quality proteins for the purpose of electrophoretic separation and further analysis from tissues that contain high levels of interfering compounds. Hypericum perforatum is a medicinal plant that contains high amounts of phenolic compounds, of which hypericins, hyperfori...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Karppinen K,Taulavuori E,Hohtola A

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Addition of taxol into suspension cultures of Taxus cuspidata induced cell apoptosis, which was confirmed by gel electrophoresis of the DNA ladders indicating the progressive delineation of fragmented nuclear DNA (nDNA) into distinct bodies. The additional taxol not only changed the microtubule assembly of cells, but ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Yuan YJ,Ma ZY,Wu JC

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The implementation of efficient technologies for the production of recombinant mammalian membrane receptors is an outstanding challenge in understanding receptor-ligand actions and the development of therapeutic antibodies. In order to improve the solubility of recombinant extracellular domains of human membrane recep...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Endo S,Tomimoto Y,Shimizu H,Taniguchi Y,Onizuka T

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Embrapa 5.1 genetically modified (GM) common bean was approved for commercialization in Brazil. Methods for the quantification of this new genetically modified organism (GMO) are necessary. The development of a suitable endogenous reference is essential for GMO quantification by real-time PCR. Based on this, a new...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Venturelli GL,Brod FC,Rossi GB,Zimmermann NF,Oliveira JP,Faria JC,Arisi AC

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00