Construction of a eukaryotic expression plasmid encoding partial S gene fragments of the SARS-CoV and its potential utility as a DNA vaccine.

abstract：:Fibulin-5 (FBLN-5) is a widely expressed, integrin-binding extracellular matrix protein that mediates endothelial cell adhesion and scaffolds cells to elastic fibers. It is also a gene target of TGF-beta in fibroblasts and endothelial cells that regulates cell proliferation and motility in a context-specific manner. W...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Albig AR,Schiemann WP

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A primary response of the avian intestine to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 [1,25-(OH)2D3] is increased synthesis of a 28-kD calcium-binding protein, calbindin-D28k (CaBP). This study examined whether 1,25-(OH)2D3 regulates CaBP gene transcription by an interaction of the vitamin D receptor (VDR) with a vitamin D-responsive...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Macdonald PN,Whitfield GK,Haussler CA,Hocker AM,Haussler MR,Komm BS

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned and sequenced the cDNA corresponding to the rat preproepidermal growth factor (ppEGF) mRNA. The cDNA contained 4,801 nucleotides, similar to that reported for the mouse (4,749 nucleotides) and the human mRNAs (4,871 nucleotides). The predicted protein sequence would contain 1,133 amino acids, smaller th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Saggi SJ,Safirstein R,Price PM

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interferon gamma (IFN-γ) is one of the key cytokines that plays a major role against viral and intracellular bacterial infection. In addition to the IFN-γ gene, teleost fish possess a second copy known as IFN-γ-related (IFN-γrel) gene. This report describes structural and functional properties of IFN-γrel gene in the ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Swain B,Basu M,Lenka SS,Das S,Jayasankar P,Samanta M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human spermidine synthase (EC 2.5.1.16) gene was isolated from a genomic library constructed with DNA obtained from a human immunoglobulin G (IgG) myeloma cell line. Subsequent sequence analyses revealed that the gene comprised of 5,818 nucleotides from the cap site to the last A of the putative polyadenylation si...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Myöhänen S,Kauppinen L,Wahlfors J,Alhonen L,Jänne J

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T cells express HLA class II molecules upon activation. The factors that regulate the induction of expression of these molecules are for the most part unknown. Here we report preliminary results indicating that tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) regulates the induction of cell-surface HLA-DR, DO, and DP mol...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Kamoun M,Zerva L,Sloan S,Zmijewski C,Monos D,Trinchieri G

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphisms such as single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertions/deletions (Indels) can be associated with phenotypic traits and be used as markers for disease diagnosis. Identification of these genetic variations within laboratory mice is crucial to improve our understanding of the genetic background of th...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Lo CL,Shen F,Baumgarner K,Cramer MJ,Lossie AC

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was to explore whether the polymorphisms of FAM167 A-BLK region are associated with the susceptibility to autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD). The second sequencing technology was undertaken for seven tag loci mapping of the FAM167 A-BLK region, namely, rs11250144, rs2618431, rs4840568, rs13277113, rs2...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Song RH,Li Q,Jia X,Yao QM,Wang B,Zhang JA

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have screened an Aplysia atrial gland cDNA library using a prohormone convertase (PC)1 probe prepared by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and have isolated an Aplysia PC1-related full-length 3.6-kb cDNA clone. The cDNA sequence (3,565 bp) encoded a putative preproendoprotease (APC1) of 703 amino acid residues that s...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Gorham EL,Nagle GT,Smith JS,Shen H,Kurosky A

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The impact of chromatin topology on the DNA synthetic process was studied in the human squamous-cell carcinoma cell line SQ-20B. A 1-h exposure < or = 10 microM VP16 produced an increase in DNA supercoil tension, measured by recording laser light scatter from salt-extracted nuclei. This change was precisely paralleled...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Narayana A,Khodarev N,Walter S,Vaughan AT

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In IL-5 transgenic mice (C3H/HeN-TgN(IL-5)-Imeg), in which 50% of peripheral blood leukocytes are eosinophils, the development of infection by Leishmania amazonensis was clearly suppressed. To determine mechanistically how this protozoan parasite is killed, we performed in vitro killing experiments. Either IL-4 or IFN...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Watanabe Y,Hamaguchi-Tsuru E,Morimoto N,Nishio Y,Yagyu K,Konishi Y,Tominaga M,Miyazaki J,Furuya M,Tominaga A

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among environmental pollutants, 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD; dioxin) is one of the most potent tumor promoters and teratogens known. The molecular mechanisms responsible for the biological activity of TCDD, however, remain largely unknown. In this report, we show that the first observable effects of TCDD...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Puga A,Nebert DW,Carrier F

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:My 45 years of studying the molecular biology of adeno-associated virus are recounted. Additional activities as a mentor, department chair, and medical school administrator are described, as are my activities in the public sphere, which involved national issues related to science policy and medical education. ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Berns KI

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to investigate, for the first time, the effects of using adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (AD-MSCs) transfected with an episomal plasmid encoding fibroblast growth factor 1 (FGF1) (AD-MSCsFGF1), in providing the microenvironment required for angiogenic proliferation. The isolated rat AD...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Hoseini SJ,Ghazavi H,Forouzanfar F,Mashkani B,Ghorbani A,Mahdipour E,Ghasemi F,Sadeghnia HR,Ghayour-Mobarhan M

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gallbladder carcinoma (GBC) is a leading cause of cancer deaths in north India. Evidence has highlighted the role of abnormal DNA methylation patterns on inappropriate gene expression in development and progression of various cancers. 5,10-Methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) plays a major role in provision of ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Srivastava A,Pandey SN,Pandey P,Choudhuri G,Mittal B

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cDNAs encoding the human bone morphogenetic proteins BMP-2 and BMP-4 in an eukaryotic expression vector were permanently transferred into the murine mesenchymal progenitor cell line C3H10T1/2. Originally, these cells are known to differentiate into myotubes, adipocytes, and chondrocytes upon the addition of azacyt...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ahrens M,Ankenbauer T,Schröder D,Hollnagel A,Mayer H,Gross G

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV-1 regulatory proteins Tat and Rev and the accessory proteins Vpr, Vpu, and Vif are essential for viral replication, and their cytoplasmic production suggests that they should be processed for recognition by cytotoxic T lymphocytes. However, only limited data is available evaluating to which extent these protei...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Addo MM,Yu XG,Rosenberg ES,Walker BD,Altfeld M

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gulf War Illness (GWI) affects about 25% of Persian Gulf veterans with a cluster of chronic symptoms, including immune dysfunction and neurological issues. Recent studies implicate gene expression changes in immune function to be associated with GWI. Since DNA methylation can regulate such changes in gene expression, ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Trivedi MS,Abreu MM,Sarria L,Rose N,Ahmed N,Beljanski V,Fletcher MA,Klimas NG,Nathanson L

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated and sequenced cDNA clones that encode human spermine synthase (EC 2.5.1.22). The total length of the sequenced cDNA was 1,612 nucleotides, containing an open reading frame encoding a polypeptide chain of 368 amino acids. All of the previously sequenced peptide fragments of human and bovine spermine sy...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Korhonen VP,Halmekytö M,Kauppinen L,Myöhänen S,Wahlfors J,Keinänen T,Hyvönen T,Alhonen L,Eloranta T,Jänne J

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aims of our research involved to investigate DYS-14 copy number variations in healthy males, to quantify extracellular DNA in maternal circulation in normal versus complicated pregnancies, and to study variations in the DYS-14 copy number in extracellular male fetal DNA. Fifty-five healthy males, 43 uncomplicated ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Hromadnikova I,Benesova M,Zejskova L,Stehnova J,Doucha J,Sedlacek P,Dlouha K,Krofta L

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA repair is reduced in patients suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and it can induce the production of autoreactive antibodies due to the accumulation of DNA damage and nucleoprotein that produce immunogenic antigens. The accumulations of anti-Ku and DNA-PKcs antibodies, which are involved in nonhomo...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Jahantigh D,Salimi S,Mousavi M,Moossavi M,Mohammadoo-Khorasani M,Narooei-nejad M,Sandoughi M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In an effort to develop a more effective genetic immunization strategy for HIV, we developed an HIV-2 env DNA vaccine and evaluated three adjuvant formulations. The gp140 gene from HIV-2(UC2 )was synthesized using mammalian codons and cloned into a plasmid vector that expresses eukaryotic genes at high levels. We foun...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Locher CP,Witt SA,Ashlock BM,Levy JA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Egr-1 (zfp-6) gene encodes a zinc-finger-containing nuclear protein that is rapidly and transiently induced in quiescent cells treated with mitogens. We have constructed baculovirus vectors that synthesize mouse Egr-1 protein initiating at two putative ATG start sites. The ATG site producing the larger protein (Mr...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Ragona G,Edwards SA,Mercola DA,Adamson ED,Calogero A

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Streptococcus mutans plays a primary role in the formation of dental caries. Previously, in our laboratory, an S. mutans genomic library was prepared, and the wapA gene was cloned into the shuttle vector, pSA4/4B2. To generate overexpression of wapA and to facilitate efficient purification of the WapA protein for use ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Yoder S,Cao C,Ugen KE,Dao ML

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the promoters of many immediate early genes, including c-fos, CArG DNA regulatory elements mediate basal constituitive expression and rapid and transient serum induction. CArG boxes also occur in the promoters of muscle-specific genes, including skeletal alpha-actin, where it confers muscle-specific expression. The...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Martin KA,Gualberto A,Kolman MF,Lowry J,Walsh K

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-stimulated insulin gene transcription is mainly regulated by a 340-bp promoter region upstream of the transcription start site by beta-cell-enriched transcription factors Pdx-1, MafA, and NeuroD1. Previous studies have shown that histone H4 hyperacetylation is important for acute up-regulation of insulin gene ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sampley ML,Ozcan S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a key mediator of angiogenesis, which is crucial for development and metastasis of tumors including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and elevated VEGF levels in serum and tissues have been known to be related with poor prognosis in patients with HCC. Polymorphisms in VEGF ma...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： He Y,Ni J,Chen S,Jiang Y,Jia S,Gao Y

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we explored the genes genetically associated with lupus nephritis (LN), and their function by bioinformatics analysis. We collected genes potentially associated with LN from National Center for Biotechnology Information Center (NCBI-Gene) and Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) databases. The maj...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Sun G,Zhu P,Dai Y,Chen W

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the chromosomal basis for the synthesis of tissue (ovary, endometrium/placenta, and peri-implantation blastocyst) isoforms of cytochrome P450 aromatase in the pig. DNA fragments derived from three distinct porcine aromatase chromosomal genes were cloned and characterized. The porcine type III aromatase gen...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Choi I,Troyer DL,Cornwell DL,Kirby-Dobbels KR,Collante WR,Simmen FA

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant neutrophil (PMN) infiltration of the intestinal mucosa is a hallmark of inflammatory bowel diseases, including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. While the genotoxic function of PMNs and its implications in carcinogenesis have been primarily associated with oxidative stress, recent work by Butin-Israeli ...

journal_title：DNA and cell biology

authors： Bui TM,Sumagin R

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00