An overview of clinical molecular genetics.

abstract：:IMGT, the International ImMunoGeneTics information system ( http://imgt.cines.fr ), was created in 1989 by the Laboratoire d'ImmunoGénétique Moléculaire (LIGM) (Université Montpellier 2 and CNRS) at Montpellier, France, in order to standardize and manage the complexity of immunogenetics data. IMGT is recognized as the...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Lefranc MP

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this paper, we report cloning of a pectate lyase gene from Bacillus amyloliquefaciens S6 (pelS6), and biochemical characterization of the recombinant pectate lyase. PelS6 was found to be identical with B. subtilis 168 pel enzyme with 100% amino acid sequence homology. Although these two are genetically very close, ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Bekli S,Aktas B,Gencer D,Aslim B

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiency of the lysosomal glucocerebrosidase (GCR) enzyme results in Gaucher's disease, the most common inherited storage disorder. Treatment consists of enzyme replacement therapy by the administration of recombinant GCR produced in Chinese hamster ovary cells. The production of anti-GCR antibodies has already been...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Novo JB,Oliveira ML,Magalhães GS,Morganti L,Raw I,Ho PL

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：:Laccases are polyphenol oxidoreductases used in a number of industrial applications. Due to the increasing demand for these "green catalysis" enzymes, the identification and biochemical characterisation of their novel properties is essential. In our study, cloned Madurella mycetomatis laccase (mmlac) genes were hetero...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Tülek A,Karataş E,Çakar MM,Aydın D,Yılmazcan Ö,Binay B

更新日期：2021-01-01 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：: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：:The implementation of efficient technologies for the production of recombinant mammalian membrane receptors is an outstanding challenge in understanding receptor-ligand actions and the development of therapeutic antibodies. In order to improve the solubility of recombinant extracellular domains of human membrane recep...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Endo S,Tomimoto Y,Shimizu H,Taniguchi Y,Onizuka T

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：: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：:HOX genes are highly conserved transcription factors that determine the identity of cells and tissues along the anterior-posterior body axis in developing embryos. Aberrations in HOX gene expression have been shown in various tumors. However, the correlation of HOX gene expression patterns with tumorigenesis and cance...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Hur H,Lee JY,Yun HJ,Park BW,Kim MH

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-quality RNA preparations are critical for further applications such as reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) transcript amplifications, and elaboration of cDNA and expressed sequence tag libraries. Melanins are phenolic compounds present in many fungi and apparently play key roles in fungi path...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Islas-Flores I,Peraza-Echeverría L,Canto-Canché B,Rodríguez-García CM

更新日期：2006-09-01 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：:Lentivirus-mediated RNA interference (RNAi) is a potent experimental tool for investigating gene functions in vitro and in vivo. It has advantages that transgenic technology lacks. However, in vivo applications are difficult to apply in the central nervous system of non-model organisms due to the lack of a standard br...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Chen Q,Zhu T,Jones G,Zhang J,Sun Y

更新日期：2013-06-01 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：: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：: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：:We have previously described a microarray platform combining live basophils with protein arrays suitable for high-throughput detection of sensitisation against allergens. During optimisation of this technique, we observed severe losses of adhering cells during the washing steps, particularly after activation. In order...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wang X,Cato P,Lin HC,Li T,Wan D,Alcocer MJ,Falcone FH

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sample preparation is crucial for obtaining high-quality proteins for the purpose of electrophoretic separation and further analysis from tissues that contain high levels of interfering compounds. Hypericum perforatum is a medicinal plant that contains high amounts of phenolic compounds, of which hypericins, hyperfori...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Karppinen K,Taulavuori E,Hohtola A

更新日期：2010-11-01 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 concept of photoprotection by dietary means is gaining momentum. Plant constituents such as carotenoids and flavonoids are involved in protection against excess light in plants and contribute to the prevention of UV damage in humans. As micronutrients, they are ingested with the diet and are distributed into light...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Stahl W,Sies H

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 (HIV-1, -2), the etiological agents of AIDS, are retroviruses that replicate in CD4+ T lymphocytes, monocytes, and macrophages. Early anti-HIV therapies were directed at the step in the virus life cycle that was considered the most readily blocked: the transcription of viral ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Patience C,Moore J,Boyd M

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Translation initiation of Coxsackievirus B3 (CVB3) RNA is directed by an internal ribosome entry site (IRES) within the 5' untranslated region. Host cell factors involved in this process include some canonical translation factors and additional RNA-binding proteins. We have, previously, described that the Sabin3-like ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Souii A,M'hadheb-Gharbi MB,Aouni M,Gharbi J

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human adipose tissue-derived stromal cells (ADSCs) are being evaluated for cardiovascular repair. We developed an ex vivo method for producing angiogenic ADSCs transduced with a self-inactivating lentiviral vector (LV) expressing the enhanced green fluorescence protein (EGFP) from an internal cytomegalovirus (CMV) pro...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Madonna R,Bolli R,Rokosh G,De Caterina R

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Podophyllotoxin (PPT) is a plant natural product that serves as a precursor for the synthesis of many well-known chemotherapeutic drugs. The limited availability and high demand for the source plants of PPT have led to the exploration of alternative sources for this compound. In this study, we utilized the endophytic ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Arneaud SL,Porter JR

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A shuttle vector pZL1 which can replicate both in Gluconobacter oxydans and Escherichia coli was constructed based on G. oxydans DSM2003 cryptic plasmid pGOX3, a homology of G. oxydans 621H pGOX3, and E. coli cloning vector pUC18. It was found to be stably maintained in G. oxydans during the serial subcultures in the ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Zhang L,Lin J,Ma Y,Wei D,Sun M

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is a growing pharmaceutical market for protein-based drugs for use in therapy and diagnosis. The rapid developments in molecular and cell biology have resulted in production of expression systems for manufacturing of recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies. These proteins are glycosylated when expressed i...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Nilsson B

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Electroporation of cells in the presence of DNA is widely used for the introduction of transgenes either stably or transiently into bacterial, fungal, animal, and plant cells. A review of the literature shows that electroporation parameters are often reported in an incomplete or incorrect manner, forcing researchers t...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Lurquin PF

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria is a serious but preventable and treatable infectious disease that is found in over 100 countries around the world. Correct and rapid diagnosis of malaria infection can rescue the patient of getting sicker and reduces the risk of disease spreading among humans. Chlamydomonas reinhardtii chloroplast is an attra...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Shamriz S,Ofoghi H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:IgG class antibodies express catalytic activities rarely and at very low levels. Here, we studied polyclonal IgA and IgG preparations from healthy human sera and saliva for the ability to hydrolyze model peptidyl-aminomethylcoumarin (peptide-AMC) substrates. These substrates permit objective evaluation of the catalyti...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Mitsuda Y,Planque S,Hara M,Kyle R,Taguchi H,Nishiyama Y,Paul S

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00