Transient Activation of Reprogramming Transcription Factors Using Protein Transduction Facilitates Conversion of Human Fibroblasts Toward Cardiomyocyte-Like Cells.

abstract：:Dye-based protein determination assays are widely used to estimate protein concentration, however various reports suggest that the response is dependent on the composition and sequence of the protein, limiting confidence in the resulting concentration estimates. In this study a diverse set of model proteins representi...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Noble JE,Knight AE,Reason AJ,Di Matola A,Bailey MJ

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reviews some of the issues involved in evaluating vaccines in humans. Vaccine trials are required for licensure and are essential for demonstrating a vaccine's safety and protective efficacy. The formal framework of phase I, II, and III trials is described, with particular emphasis on the choice of hypoth...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Farrington CP,Miller E

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The macrofungus Cordyceps militaris contains many kinds of bioactive ingredients that are regulated by functional genes, but the functions of many genes in C. militaris are still unknown. In this study, to improve the frequency of homologous integration, a genetic transformation system based on a split-marker approach...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Lou H,Ye Z,Yun F,Lin J,Guo L,Chen B,Mu Z

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agrobacterium-mediated transformation is the method of choice to engineer desirable genes into plants. Here we describe a protocol for demonstrating T-DNA transfer from Agrobacterium into the economically important graminaceous plant maize. Expression of the T-DNA-located GUS gene was observed with high efficiency on ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Shen WH,Escudero J,Hohn B

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Any biopharmaceutical product that has involved the use of animal-derived material during the manufacturing process has the potential to be contaminated with animal viruses. To ensure safety of these products, extensive testing is performed on the starting materials, such as the cell banks, and on the raw materials us...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Darling A

更新日期：2002-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brucellosis, one of the most important re-emerging zoonoses in many countries, is caused by bacteria belonging to the genus Brucella. Furthermore these bacteria represent potential biological warfare agents and the identification of species and biovars of field strains may be crucial for tracing back source of infecti...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： De Santis R,Ancora M,De Massis F,Ciammaruconi A,Zilli K,Di Giannatale E,Pittiglio V,Fillo S,Lista F

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of synthetic genes may constitute a successful approach for the heterologous production and functional expression of bacterial antimicrobial peptides (bacteriocins) by recombinant yeasts. In this work, synthetic genes with adapted codon usage designed from the mature amino acid sequence of the bacteriocin ente...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Jiménez JJ,Borrero J,Gútiez L,Arbulu S,Herranz C,Cintas LM,Hernández PE

更新日期：2014-06-01 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：: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：:A bacterial artificial chromosome library of the causal agent of the Black Sigatoka leaf spot disease of banana and plantain, Mycosphaerella fijiensis, has been constructed using a non-sphaeroplasting technique and characterized using both homologous and heterologous probes. After first and a second size selection of ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Canto-Canché B,Guillén-Maldonado DK,Peraza-Echeverría L,Conde-Ferráez L,James-Kay A

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribosome display is a powerful engineering research tool for the high-throughput selection of peptides or proteins, which results in the generation of high-performance binders against nearly any antigen of interest. As a cell-free display system, ribosome display has been well developed with many outstanding achieveme...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Li R,Kang G,Hu M,Huang H

更新日期：2019-01-01 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：:To date only a few neutralizing antibodies against HIV-1 exist. Since these neutralizing antibodies are only rarely found in sera of HIV-1 infected individuals an active vaccine is required. We recently developed murine anti-idiotypic antibody Ab2/3H6 against monoclonal antibody (mAb) 2F5, which is one of the most pro...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Gach JS,Quendler H,Ferko B,Katinger H,Kunert R

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the construction, expression, and purification of RNase single-chain antibody fusion proteins. To construct a fusion protein, the gene for each moiety, the RNase and the binding ligand, is modified separately to contain complementary DNA encoding a 13 amino acid spacer that separates the RNase f...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Newton DL,Rybak SM

更新日期：2002-01-01 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：:The simple use of nonisotopic hybridization probes to detect complementary sequences provides valuable information in a large number of research and commercial applications. In hybridization assays, the four "S's (speed, simplicity, sensitivity, and specificity) are important criteria for determining the choice of pro...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Ruth JL

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-Succinyl-amino acid racemase (NSAAR), long referred to as N-acyl- or N-acetyl-amino acid racemase, is an enolase superfamily member whose biotechnological potential was discovered decades ago, due to its use in the industrial dynamic kinetic resolution methodology first known as "Acylase Process". In previous works,...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Soriano-Maldonado P,Andújar-Sánchez M,Clemente-Jiménez JM,Rodríguez-Vico F,Las Heras-Vázquez FJ,Martínez-Rodríguez S

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genes are recognized as undergoing genomic imprinting when they are capable of being expressed only from the paternal or only from the maternal chromosome. The process can occur coordinately within large physical domains in mammalian chromosomes. One interesting facet of the study of genomic imprinting is that it offe...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Greally JM

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactococcus lactis is industrially important microorganism used in many dairy fermentations. Numerous genes and gene expression signals from this organism have now been identified and characterized. Recently, several naturally occurring, inducible gene-expression systems have also been described in L. lactis. The main...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Djordjevic GM,Klaenhammer TR

更新日期：1998-04-01 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 monomeric bacteriophage RNA polymerases allow the synthesis of virtually any RNA molecule in unlimited quantity. In this protocol, we describe the preparation of plasmid and PCR-derived templates. A basic transcription protocol is provided with several optional modifications. The use of RNA probes in Northern blot...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Belin D

更新日期：1997-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminal Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (T-RFLP) or Fluorescent Polymerase Chain Reaction/Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism (FluRFLP) have made a significant impact on the way in which PCR products amplified from mixed community DNA extracts have been assessed. Technically, these approaches are essent...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Bruce KD,Hughes MR

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, CpG methylation is one of the mechanisms of epigenetic control over the linear sequence of bases of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA); about 70% of CpG dinucleotides are methylated. The actual signal that triggers DNA methylation is not known, although repetitive DNA has been shown to be an attractive template f...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Pena RN,Webster J,Kwan S,Korbel J,Whitelaw BA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophage lambda has been in use as a cloning vector for over 25 years, and has been used extensively as an expression vector. The efficiency of packaging and infection, and the simplicity of plaque screening are advantages of lambda as a cloning vector. A number of ingenious modifications help overcome the disadv...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Christensen AC

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This work describes protocols for the production of single-chain antibody and T-cell receptor fragments in E. coli. A choice of methods is given for the purification of the recombinant fragments that rely on the use of either immunoaffinity or metal chelate affinity chromatography. The TCR fragments may have to be den...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Molloy PE,Graham BM,Cupit PM,Grant SD,Porter AJ,Cunningham C

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pyrococcus woesei (DSM 3773) beta-galactosidase gene amplified by polymerase chain reaction was cloned into KpnI and HindIII binding sites of pET-30LIC expression plasmid. The obtained pGal2 (6785 bp) transcription vector was then transferred to Escherichia coli B121 (DE3) cells. High identity (99.9%) of DNA sequences...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Dabrowski S,Maciuńska J,Synowiecki J

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation of RNA from recalcitrant tree tissues has been problematic due to large amounts of secondary metabolites and interfering compounds in their cells. We have developed an efficient RNA extraction method, which yielded high-quality RNA preparations from tissues of the lychee tree. The method reported here utiliz...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wang X,Tian W,Li Y

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The GacS/A system in Azotobacter vinelandii regulates alginate and alkylresorcinols production through RsmZ1, a small regulatory RNA (sRNA) that releases the translational repression of the algD and arpR mRNAs caused by the RsmA protein. In the Pseudomonadaceae family, the Rsm-sRNAs are grouped into three families: Rs...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： López-Pliego L,García-Ramírez L,Cruz-Gómez EA,Domínguez-Ojeda P,López-Pastrana A,Fuentes-Ramírez LE,Núñez C,Castañeda M

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Optimization of gene coding-sequence, including preferred codon usage and removal of cryptic splice sites and mRNA-destabilizing motifs, has been shown to improve recombinant protein production of different proteins. Here, we present data to show that gene optimization can also be used to improve the production of a c...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Kalwy S,Rance J,Young R

更新日期：2006-10-01 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