Production of antibacterial peptide from bee venom via a new strategy for heterologous expression.

abstract：:The aim of this study was to determine whether tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) promoter polymorphisms confer susceptibility to periodontitis in ethnically different populations. A literature search was performed using PubMed and Embase and a meta-analysis of the identified studies was conducte...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Song GG,Choi SJ,Ji JD,Lee YH

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Growing data supported that epigenetic modifications, including altered DNA methylation have a potential role in the pathogenesis of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD). In the present study we aimed to investigate the methylation status of ICAM-1 gene promoter in patients with AITD. Forty patients with Graves' disease...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Shalaby SM,Mackawy AMH,Atef DM,Atef RM,Saeed J

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dihydroflavonol 4-reductase (DFR), which catalyzes the reduction of dihydroflavonols to leucoanthocyanins, is a key enzyme in the biosynthesis of anthocyanidins, proanthocyanidins, and other flavonoids of importance in plant development and human nutrition. This study isolated a full length cDNA encoding DFR, designat...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Li H,Qiu J,Chen F,Lv X,Fu C,Zhao D,Hua X,Zhao Q

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Identifying patients at high risk of metastasis is a major challenge in lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) therapy, therefore discovery of noninvasive biomarkers and therapeutic targets is urgent. We found significant differences between the secretomes of differentially expressed proteins in lung ADC cell lines, clinical tissu...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Liu Z,Gao Y,Hao F,Lou X,Zhang X,Li Y,Wu D,Xiao T,Yang L,Li Q,Qiu X,Wang E

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molluscs are an extraordinarily diverse group of animals and to discriminate them based on one molecular marker/gene is very difficult because of the too fast or slow rate of nucleotide substitution. In the study, the tropomyosin cds (coding sequences) of 43 animal species were analyzed, the results of which suggested...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Wang X,Li L,Xu F,Zhang G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Glucose transporter (GLUT) 4 is a major mediator of blood glucose levels and a key regulator of whole-body glucose homeostasis. This study aimed at evaluating the function of goat GLUT4 on glucose absorption and the effect of GLUT4 on lactose synthesis in goat mammary gland epithelial (GMGE) cells. METHODS:...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Zhu L,Yu Q,Lin J,Zhang Q,Yang Q

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant plasmids carrying a highly curved DNA structure are sometimes unstable in Escherichia coli. In order to know the underlying mechanism, several plasmids carrying one or two highly bent DNA segment(s) from the human adenovirus type 2 (Ad2) enhancer and/or origin region of phage lambda replication were system...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Ohyama T,Miyano M,Sakuma S

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood and liver from curimbata (Prochilodus lineatus) acclimated at pH 4.5, 7.0 and 8.0 and at 20 and 30 °C were exposed in vitro to different concentrations of copper (Cu): 98 ± 0.8 μg Cu L-1 at pH 4.5 and 16 ± 0.2 μg Cu L-1 at pH 8.0 at 20 °C; 88 ± 0.8 μg Cu L-1 at pH 4.5 and 14 ± 0.5 μg Cu L-1 at pH 8.0 at 30 °C an...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Dos Santos Carvalho C,Fernandes MN

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies from our group have brought forward the concept of angiogenic regeneration during radiotherapy (RT), as a major cause of RT failure. This process was examined herein in rectal cancer patients undergoing preoperative chemo-radiotherapy. Out of 25 patients with stage II/III rectal adenocarcinoma, 15 had...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Koukourakis MI,Koukourakis IM,Arelaki S,Kouroupi M,Domoxoudis S,Giatromanolaki A

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that the allele frequency of thrombophilic mutations is affected by glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. The prevalence of thrombophilic mutations were studied in sixty G6PD deficient individuals including 57 males and three females with the mean age of 15 +/- 3.08 and 110 age and...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Mozafari H,Rahimi Z,Heidarpour A,Fallahi M,Muniz A

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Caspases have been demonstrated to possess important functions in apoptosis and immune system in vertebrate. But there is less information reported on the oyster larval development. In the present work, two full-length molluscan caspase genes, named Cacaspase-2 and Cacaspase-3, were characterized for the first time fr...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Yang B,Li L,Pu F,You W,Huang H,Ke C

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial growth factor B (VEGF-B) was reported to be angiogenic, and it was considered as a neuroprotective agent in mouse retinal ganglion cells following optic nerve crush. Thus, it was necessary to investigate whether VEGF-B contributes to the process of retinal and choroidal neovascularization. We aime...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Zhang GH,Qin R,Zhang SH,Zhu H

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transition from laying to incubation behavior in chicken is an interesting topic in reproductive biology. The decline of incubation behavior in chicken population has led to considerable phenotypic differences in reproductive traits between breeds. However, the exact genetic mechanism of the reproductive phase transit...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Shen X,Bai X,Xu J,Zhou M,Xu H,Nie Q,Lu X,Zhang X

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:WRKY transcription factor proteins play significant roles in plant stress responses. Here, we report the cloning and characterization of a novel WRKY gene, MusaWRKY71 isolated from an edible banana cultivar Musa spp. Karibale Monthan (ABB group). MusaWRKY71, initially identified using in silico approaches from an abio...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Shekhawat UK,Ganapathi TR,Srinivas L

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many studies have been performed to identify regulatory circuit underlying plant stress tolerance. However, the reliability of some findings has been criticized because of exclusive use of stress sensitive plant species such as Arabidopsis thaliana. Sensitive plant species often harbor narrow defensive mechanisms and ...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Shamloo-Dashtpagerdi R,Razi H,Ebrahimie E,Niazi A

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone abnormalities as a consequence of osteoblast deregulation are associated with several diseases such as diabetes and chronic kidney disease. Important role for oxidized low density lipoproteins (oxLDL) in the pathophysiology of bone disorders has been reported. However, little is known about the effects and mechan...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Dawodu D,Patecki M,Dumler I,Haller H,Kiyan Y

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The binding characteristics of the interaction between 3-(2-cyanoethyl) cytosine (CECT) and human serum albumin (HSA) were investigated using fluorescence, UV absorption spectroscopic and molecular modeling techniques under simulative physiological conditions. The intrinsic fluorescence intensity of HSA was decreased ...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Cui FL,Hui GQ,Huo RN,Qu GR

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Large-scale random cDNA sequencing projects have been started for several organisms and are a valuable tool for the analysis of quantitative and qualitative aspects of gene expression. However, the reliability of the obtained data is limited as most of the clones are only partially analysed on one strand. As a consequ...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Braun HP

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The modified base queuine is a nutrient factor for lower and higher eukaryotes except yeast. It is synthesized in eubacteria and inserted into the wobble position of specific tRNAs (tRNA(GUN)) in exchange of guanine at position 34. The tRNAs of Q family are completely modified in terminally differentiated somatic cell...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Pathak C,Vinayak M

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Eastern province of Saudi Arabia, thalassemia is highly common. Data on the effect of alpha globin gene variation on the concentration of iron on transfusion dependent Saudis are scanty. A total of 166 transfusions dependent β-thalassemia were included in this study to understand association between the alpha g...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： AbdulAzeez S,Almandil NB,Naserullah ZA,Al-Jarrash S,Al-Suliman AM,ElFakharay HI,Borgio JF

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The treatment of anaplastic astrocytoma (AA) is controversial. New chemotherapeutic approaches are needed for AA treatment. Temozolomide (TMZ) is one of the chemotherapeutic drugs for the treatment of AA. The cytotoxic effects of TMZ can be removed by the MGMT (O(6)-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase) enzyme. Then, c...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Ugur HC,Taspinar M,Ilgaz S,Sert F,Canpinar H,Rey JA,Castresana JS,Sunguroglu A

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the bacteria groups, most of them are known to be beneficial to human being whereas only a minority is being recognized as harmful. The pathogenicity of bacteria is due, in part, to their rapid adaptation in the presence of selective pressures exerted by the human host. In addition, through their genomes, bacter...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Alibayov B,Baba-Moussa L,Sina H,Zdeňková K,Demnerová K

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a meritorious effort H. de Rothschild compiled in 1899 all publications on mammary gland development and milk--a grand total of 8375 [1]. In the preface to this publication Duclaux states: 'Such a discrepancy between the tremendous efforts and the paltriness of the results--hundreds of scientists and thousands of r...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Hennighausen L

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cordyceps sinensis (CS) is an entomogenous fungus used as a tonic food and Chinese medicine to replenish health. This study investigated the protective effects of CS in rats post-renal ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) sequence by analyzing the influence on stromal cell-derived factor-1α (SDF-1α and chemokine (C-X-C motif) r...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Wang HP,Liu CW,Chang HW,Tsai JW,Sung YZ,Chang LC

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study investigated the role of the mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase gene in the triterpene biosynthetic pathway of Ganoderma lucidum. The mevalonate pyrophosphate decarboxylase gene (mvd) was isolated using a degenerate primer-PCR technique. An analysis of the Gl-mvd transcription profile revealed a positiv...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Shi L,Qin L,Xu Y,Ren A,Fang X,Mu D,Tan Q,Zhao M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) can be classified into six major genotypes. The HCV genotypes variability accounts for its geographical distribution, its responses to treatments and the clinical outcomes. The aim of this study was to determine the distribution of HCV genotypes among volunteer blood donors in Thailand. Samples...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Sistayanarain A,Kunthalert D,Vipsoongnern Y

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that the common variant in the GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes modifies the risk of coronary artery disease (CAD), however, it is unclear whether the risk of CAD modulated by variants in the GSTM1 and GSTT1 genes was associated with alterations of indices of oxidative stress and inflammation. Our study is...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Tang JJ,Wang MW,Jia EZ,Yan JJ,Wang QM,Zhu J,Yang ZJ,Lu X,Wang LS

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The new transcriptomes provided comprehensive sequence profiling data of transcriptomic variation during vernalization in Lily Asiatic Hybrids 'Tiny ghost'. A number of 52,277,184 sequencing raw reads totaling 5.11 Gbp of the chilling treatment (4 °C) sample and 39,466,176 sequencing raw reads totaling 3.85 Gbp of roo...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Huang J,Liu X,Wang J,Lü Y

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence supports a role of Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling in the development of atherosclerotic lesions. It was confirmed that the presence of functional TLR4 promotes a proinflammatory phenotype and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs). Here we tested whether designed TLR4 small interferi...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Li H,Xu H,Liu S

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene can be considered a functional candidate gene that regulates fatty acid composition. In this study, genetic associations between fatty acid composition and exonic single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the LPL gene were examined using 612 Korean cattle. We investigated the relation...

journal_title：Molecular biology reports

authors： Oh D,La B,Lee Y,Byun Y,Lee J,Yeo G,Yeo J

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00