Detecting mycotoxins in agricultural commodities.

abstract：:Enamel is the covering tissue of teeth, made of regularly arranged hydroxyapatite crystals deposited on an organic matrix composed of 90% amelogenin that is completely degraded at the end of the enamel formation process. Amelogenin has a biomineralizing activity, forming nanoparticles or nanoribbons that guide hydroxy...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Pegoraro M,Matić S,Pergolizzi B,Iannarelli L,Rossi AM,Morra M,Noris E

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indirubin is a strong inhibitor of several eukaryotic cell signaling pathways and shows promise as a treatment for myelocytic leukemia and Alzheimer's disease. The tmoABCDEF operon, encoding the components of a novel toluene 4-monooxygenase from the paint factory soil isolate, Pseudomonas sp. M4, was cloned and expres...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wongsaroj L,Sallabhan R,Dubbs JM,Mongkolsuk S,Loprasert S

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenoviruses are attracting increasing attention as general purpose mammalian cell expression vectors, as recombinant vaccines, and potentially as vectors for gene therapy. Not only is the adenovirus genome relatively easy to manipulate by recombinant DNA techniques, but adenovirus vectors are relatively stable, grow ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Graham FL,Prevec L

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A synthetic gene encoding a single chain Fv fragment of an antibody directed against the nuclear inclusion a (NIa) protein of potato virus Y (PVY) was used to transform two commercial potato cultivars (Claustar and BF15). The NIa protease forms the nuclear inclusion body A and acts as the major protease in the cleavag...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Gargouri-Bouzid R,Jaoua L,Rouis S,Saïdi MN,Bouaziz D,Ellouz R

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent human clinical trials results demonstrated successful treatment for certain genetic forms of cystic fibrosis (CF). To extend treatment opportunities to those afflicted with other genetic forms of CF disease, structural and biophysical characterization of CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) is urgently...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Hildebrandt E,Mulky A,Ding H,Dai Q,Aleksandrov AA,Bajrami B,Diego PA,Wu X,Ray M,Naren AP,Riordan JR,Yao X,DeLucas LJ,Urbatsch IL,Kappes JC

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is the leading cause of neonatal meningitis and a common pathogen in livestock and aquaculture industries around the world. Conjugate polysaccharide and protein-based vaccines are under development. The surface immunogenic protein (SIP) is a conserved protein in all GBS serotypes and has be...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Díaz-Dinamarca DA,Jerias JI,Soto DA,Soto JA,Díaz NV,Leyton YY,Villegas RA,Kalergis AM,Vásquez AE

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several mutations were introduced into the Cry1Ac toxin gene, resulting in four variants with altered sequences that were responsible for low expression of the toxin in transgenic plants. These variants were as follows: V1, with modified three A/T-rich regions, including the first signal of transcription termination; ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Misztal LH,Mostowska A,Skibinska M,Bajsa J,Musial WG,Jarmolowski A

更新日期：2004-01-01 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：:A sandwich-type enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was established for monitoring the secretion of ZZ-fusion proteins. Two antibodies, a monoclonal mouse anti-human proinsulin and a rabbit anti-bovine IgG (strongly binding to the ZZ-domain), were used to quantify the secretion of recombinant human ZZ-proinsulin...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Mergulhão FJ,Monteiro GA,Cabral JM,Taipa MA

更新日期：2001-11-01 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：: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：:Megaprimer-based methodology has been widely applied in site-directed mutagenesis, but rarely used in gene splicing. In this article, we describe a modification of the megaprimer PCR method, which can efficiently create and amplify a specific ligated chimeric gene segment in a PCR reaction and under a common PCR progr...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Chen JR,Lü JJ,Wang HF

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UV-B radiation can damage biomolecules, such as DNA, RNA, and proteins, halting essential cellular processes; this damage is partly due to ROS generation. Plant secondary metabolites may protect against UV-B. Psychotria brachyceras Müll. Arg. (Rubiaceae), a subtropical shrub, produces brachycerine, a monoterpene indol...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： do Nascimento NC,Menguer PK,Sperotto RA,de Almeida MR,Fett-Neto AG

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Yeast artificial chromosome (YAC) cloning systems enable the cloning of DNA stretches of 50 to well over 2000 kb. This makes it possible to study large intact regions of DNA in detail, by restriction mapping the YAC to produce a physical map and by examining the YAC for coding sequences or genes. YACs are important fo...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Ramsay M

更新日期：1994-04-01 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：:The clinical management of immunocompromised patients depends on the rapid identification of infectious agents such as fungal pathogens. The procedure described here for accomplishing this uses a sensitive polymerase chain reaction method, previously reported, combined with restriction-enzyme digestion to distinguish ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Isik N,White L,Barnes R,Poynton CJ,Mills KI

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The significance of actin cytoskeleton on cell growth was historically studied using toxic drugs, such as cytochalasin. However, it is possible that unpredictable effects of these agents may have influenced the reported observations. In our study, we have established a drug-free system using cofilin overexpression to ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Lee YJ,Keng PC

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) is a hematopoietic growth factor, that has been used as a therapeutic agent in facilitating bone marrow and stem cell transplantation and in other clinical cases like neutropenia. Although biologically active recombinant GM-CSF has been successfully produced in...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Bhattacharya P,Pandey G,Srivastava P,Mukherjee KJ

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rapid and effective method for the isolation of RNA from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus based on homogenization in a simple CTAB buffer and selective precipitation of RNA with lithium chloride is developed. This procedure avoids the use of toxic chaotropic agents and phenol while high concentration of d...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Thanh T,Omar H,Abdullah MP,Chi VT,Noroozi M,Ky H,Napis S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants synthesize amino acids by collateral metabolic pathways using primary elements carbon and oxygen from air, hydrogen from water in soil and nitrogen from soil. Following synthesis, amino acids are immediately used for metabolism, transient storage or transported to the phloem. Different families of transporters ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Chakraborty N,Besra A,Basak J

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypermethylated in Cancer-1 (HIC-1) is a novel tumor suppressor plays crucial role in tumor formation through loss of function by hypermethylation. HIC-1 is known as transcriptional factor whereas little known about its structure and function. Requirement felt to clone and express full coding protein and reveal variou...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Kumar S

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：: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：:The electron microscopic study of DNA-protein complexes can yield valuable information that is often not easily available by other methods. In this article we give a number of examples that were chosen to illustrate the utility of electron microscopy. Along with the strategy used are protocols that allow such experime...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Schnos M,Inman RB

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 41 accessions of Aglianico belonging to three different biotypes (Taburno, Taurasi, and Vulture) and 9 accessions of Sirica grapes were sampled from diverse areas of Campania (Italy). All accessions were first genotyped using 21 microsatellite markers (SSR) to evaluate possible homonymies, synonymies, and t...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： De Lorenzis G,Imazio S,Biagini B,Failla O,Scienza A

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The induction of several secondary metabolites in plants is one of the most commonly observed effects after the external addition of methyl jasmonate (MeJA). After the elicitation of Catharanthus roseus hairy roots with different concentrations of MeJA, changes in the accumulation of alkaloids such as ajmalicine, serp...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Ruiz-May E,Galaz-Avalos RM,Loyola-Vargas VM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymes are key molecules in signal-transduction pathways. However, only a small fraction of more than 500 human kinases, 300 human proteases and 200 human phosphatases is characterised so far. Peptide microarray based technologies for extremely efficient profiling of enzyme substrate specificity emerged in the last y...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Thiele A,Stangl GI,Schutkowski M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recombinant acidstable α-amylase (Ba-amy) of acidophilic bacterium Bacillus acidicola TSAS1 has been produced extracellularly using a combination of cloning (E. coli and P. pastoris) and physico-chemical treatment strategies. A total of 150,000 U/L of Ba-amy were attained under constitutive promoter in P. pastoris...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Parashar D,Satyanarayana T

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00