Responsiveness and Adaptation to Salt Stress of the REDOX-RESPONSIVE TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1 (RRTF1) Gene are Controlled by its Promoter.

abstract：:Gene reporter systems play a key role in gene expression and regulation studies. This review describes the ideal reporter systems, including reporter expression vector design. It summarizes the many uses of genetic reporters and outlines the currently available and commonly used reporter systems. Each system is descri...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Schenborn E,Groskreutz D

更新日期：1999-11-01 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：:The diversity and complexity of bioinformatics tools currently available for protein sequence analysis can make it difficult to know where to begin when presented with a new sequence. In this article, we present a protocol outlining one approach to sequence analysis that should give as comprehensive a picture as possi...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Russell RB

更新日期：2007-07-01 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：:In this study cationic β-cyclodextrin-chitosan-mediated nanoparticles were used to transfer pmCherry-C1 into glioblastoma cells and their transfection efficiency were compared to lipofectamine and electroporation. Physicochemical characteristics of nanoparticles were evaluated by photon correlation spectroscopy and sc...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Eslaminejad T,Nematollahi-Mahani SN,Ansari M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papaya ringspot virus (PRSV) causes severe economic losses in both cucurbits and papaya throughout the tropics and subtropics. Development of PRSV-resistant transgenic plants faces a major hurdle in achieving resistance against geographically distinct isolates. One of the major reasons of failing to achieve the broad-...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Mangrauthia SK,Singh P,Praveen S

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Epoxide hydrolases (EHs; 3.3.2.x) catalyze the enantioselective ring opening of racemic epoxides to the corresponding enantiopure vicinal diols and remaining equivalent unreacted epoxides. These epoxides and diols are used for the synthesis of chiral drug intermediates. With an upsurge in the methods for identificatio...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Saini P,Sareen D

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since it was first introduced in late 1990s Wave bioreactor has been used for protein production by mammalian and insect cell lines. However, using Wave bioreactor to produce human monoclonal antibody by stable Drosophila Schneider 2 (S2) cell transfectants has not been reported before. In this study, S2 cells were co...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wang L,Hu H,Yang J,Wang F,Kaisermayer C,Zhou P

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:ATP-binding cassette transporter G2 (ABCG2) gene encodes a protein that has a wide variety of substrates and is responsible for the active secretion of clinically and toxicologically important molecules into milk. Although known in many species, this marks the first time this gene product has been reported in goats. I...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wu HJ,Luo J,Wu N,Matand K,Zhang LJ,Han XF,Yang BJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of replicating but non disseminating adenovirus vectors (AdVs) as vaccine vector using human rotavirus (HRV) as a model pathogen. HRV VP7, VP4, or VP4Δ (N-terminal 336 amino acids of VP4) structural proteins as well as the VP4Δ::VP7 chimeric fusion protein were expr...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Girard A,Roques E,St-Louis MC,Massie B,Archambault D

更新日期：2013-07-01 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：:Human recombinant vascular endothelial growth factor-A121 (hrVEGF-A121) has applications in pharmaceutical industry especially in regenerative medicine. Here, we report the expression, purification, and characterization of hrVEGF-A121 in Escherichia coli expression system using human small ubiquitin-related modifier-3...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Samuel RVM,Farrukh SY,Rehmat S,Hanif MU,Ahmed SS,Musharraf SG,Durrani FG,Saleem M,Gul R

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An alternative method to combine mutagenesis PCR with dITP and fragmentation by endonuclease V for directed evolution was developed. In comparison to the routine protocol for directed evolution, dITP was used as mutation reagent in the mutagenesis PCR. Subsequently, the incorporated dITP in the PCR products could repr...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wang Z,Wang HY,Feng H

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new lipase gene designated as SlLipA was isolated from Serratia liquefaciens S33 DB-1 by the genomic-walking method. The cloned gene contained an open reading frame (ORF) of 1,845 bp encoding 615 amino acids with a conserved GXSXG motif. Genome sequence analysis showed that an aldo/keto reductase gene closed to the ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Yao H,Yu S,Zhang L,Zuo K,Ling H,Zhang F,Tang K

更新日期：2008-02-01 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：:In this study, human alpha-1,4-N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase (alpha4GnT) fused with GFP(uv) (GFP(uv)-alpha4GnT) was expressed using both a transformed cell system and silkworm larvae. A Tn-pXgp-GFP(uv)-alpha4GnT cell line, isolated after expression vector transfection, produced 106 mU/ml of alpha4GnT activity in sus...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Nakajima M,Kato T,Kanamasa S,Park EY

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oenococcus oeni is the main bacterial species that drives malolactic fermentation in wine. Most O. oeni strains produce capsular exopolysaccharides (EPS) that may contribute to protect them in the wine hostile environment. In O. oeni genome sequences, several genes are predicted to encode priming glycosyltransferases ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Dimopoulou M,Claisse O,Dutilh L,Miot-Sertier C,Ballestra P,Lucas PM,Dols-Lafargue M

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A computer program (PCBI) was developed to quickly calculate codon bias index (CBI). PCBI can analyze a gene containing introns. The 22 preferred codons defined from Saccharomyces cerevisiae were used in PCBI as the standard to measure the CBI values. However, users can modify the preferred codons to suit each organis...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wang TT,Cheng WC,Lee BH

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tall fescue plants are widely exposed to white grubs. Regarding the rate of damage caused by the white grubs to tall fescue and difficulty of its ecological and economical control, production of resistant cultivars is a priority. In this experiment, for the first time, we report production of transgenic lines resistan...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Hosseini HR,Salehi H,Alichi M

更新日期：2019-07-01 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：:Dendritic cell-based vaccines are being evaluated in clinical trials to determine their ability to activate clinically relevant tumor antigen-specific immune responses. Although some groups isolate dendritic cells from peripheral blood, most have found it more efficient to generate large numbers from peripheral blood ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Morse MA,Clay T,Colling K,Lyerly HK

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is difficult to obtain precise and accurate estimates of the true mycotoxin concentration of a bulk lot when using a mycotoxin-sampling plan that measures the concentration in a small portion of the bulk lot. A mycotoxin-sampling plan is defined by a mycotoxin test procedure and a defined accept/reject limit. A myc...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Whitaker TB

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the causal agent of cervical cancer, one of the most common causes of death in women worldwide, and its E7 antigen is the major candidate for a therapeutic vaccine. The large scale production of E7 by molecular farming that would lead to the development of a safe and inexpensive vaccine i...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Morgenfeld M,Lentz E,Segretin ME,Alfano EF,Bravo-Almonacid F

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:Fibrillation of α-synuclein proceeds through distinct stages, with oligomers combining to form the seed or the nucleus, followed by exponential and saturation phases. Osmolytes are considered to act as protein stabilizers by virtue of their ability to inhibit protein aggregation. Trehalose, a non-reducing disaccharide...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Naik V,Kardani J,Roy I

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of monoclonal antibodies and pharmaceutical proteins in transgenic plants has been the focus of many research efforts for close to 30 years. Use of plants as bioreactors reduces large-scale production costs and minimizes risk for human pathogens contamination. Stable nuclear transformation of the plant geno...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Zvirin T,Magrisso L,Yaari A,Shoseyov O

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study uses PCR-derived marker systems to investigate the extent and distribution of genetic variability of 53 Garnacha accessions coming from Italy, France and Spain. The samples studied include 28 Italian accessions (named Tocai rosso in Vicenza area; Alicante in Sicily and Elba island; Gamay perugino in Perugia...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Meneghetti S,Costacurta A,Frare E,Da Rold G,Migliaro D,Morreale G,Crespan M,Sotés V,Calò A

更新日期：2011-07-01 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：:Many phytopathogenic micro-organisms such as bacteria and fungi produce pectin methylesterases (PME) during plant invasion. Plants and insects also produce PME to degrade plant cell wall. In the present study, a thermostable pectin methylesterase (CtPME) from Clostridium thermocellum belonging to family 8 carbohydrate...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Rajulapati V,Goyal A

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00