Silence of the centromeres--not.

abstract：:Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) have been shown to effectively downregulate gene expression in human cells, giving them potential to eradicate disease. Prospects for clinical applications are discussed in this review, along with an overview of recent history and our current understanding of siRNAs used for therapeutic...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Lares MR,Rossi JJ,Ouellet DL

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:N-linked glycoproteins include such biologically important molecules as cell-surface receptors, cell-adhesion molecules, immunoglobulins and other serum proteins, and tumor antigens. Investigating the role of carbohydrate in glycoprotein function has included the use of glycosylation inhibitors or site-directed mutage...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Elbein AD

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophages encode many distinct proteins for the successful infection of a bacterial host. Each protein plays a specific role in the phage replication cycle, from host recognition, through takeover of the host machinery, and up to cell lysis for progeny release. As the roles of these proteins are being revealed, m...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Santos SB,Costa AR,Carvalho C,Nóbrega FL,Azeredo J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low production cost is a key factor driving the development of plants and plant tissue cultures for the synthesis of therapeutic and other foreign proteins. Because product yield and concentration exert a major influence on process economics, improving foreign protein accumulation is crucial for enhancing the commerci...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Doran PM

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A major goal of material science is to produce hierarchical materials that are ordered on all length scales, from the molecular (1-100 A) via the nano (10-100 nm) to the meso (1-100 microm). In these materials, the larger-scale properties can be controlled by choosing molecular characteristics. Methods developed to pr...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Dan N

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutasynthesis couples the power of chemical synthesis with molecular biology to generate derivatives of medicinally valuable, natural products. Recently, this technique has been exploited by Cambridge-based biotech company Biotica Technology Ltd, and their collaborators, to generate promising new variants of the polyk...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Weissman KJ

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting apoptotic cell death pathways provides wide-ranging opportunities for the discovery and development of novel drugs. Some targeted therapies that selectively induce apoptosis in cancer cells are already marketed, and numerous pro-apoptotic drugs for treating cancer are currently being developed. The anti-apop...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Alam JJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review summarizes synthetic chromosome construction in plants and speculates on how they might be applied to various uses in the future, as well as the possible impact for synthetic biology. The procedures to construct foundational platforms for synthetic chromosomes in plants are described, together with some ch...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Birchler JA

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Luminescence has assumed an important role in analytical biochemistry and molecular biology as an extremely sensitive method for determining the concentration of specific ions and molecules. The luminescent system of the jellyfish Aequorea victoria consists of the photoprotein aequorin, which contains the molecule coe...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Jones K,Hibbert F,Keenan M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many microorganisms have been used for the bioindustrial generation of valuable metabolites, the productive potential of cyanobacterial species has remained largely unexplored. Cyanobacteria possess several advantages as organisms for bioindustrial processes, including simple input requirements, tolerance of ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Ducat DC,Way JC,Silver PA

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant-based environmental remediation, or phytoremediation, has been widely pursued in recent years as a favorable clean-up technology and is an area of intensive scientific investigation. For the vast majority of field applications, vegetative 'phyto-crops' are selected specifically for their capacity for site decont...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Rugh CL

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, the current status of membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology for wastewater treatment is reviewed. Fundamental facets of the MBR process and membrane and process configurations are outlined and the advantages and disadvantages over conventional suspended growth-based biotreatment are briefly identified....

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Judd S

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advances in our capacity to design and use novel strategies for achieving inducible gene expression will improve our ability to define gene function. An extremely efficient system designed by nature -- that of the regulatable phytochrome system in plants -- has provided the basis for developing a novel inducible gene ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Keyes WM,Mills AA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrated biorefineries have the potential to contribute towards sustainable production of transportation fuels, energy, and chemicals. However, because there are currently no commercial biorefining plants in operation, it is not clear how sustainable they really are. This paper sets out to examine key issues associa...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Azapagic A

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nanosilver (NS), comprising silver nanoparticles, is attracting interest for a range of biomedical applications owing to its potent antibacterial activity. It has recently been demonstrated that NS has useful anti-inflammatory effects and improves wound healing, which could be exploited in developing better dressings ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Chaloupka K,Malam Y,Seifalian AM

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Along with the development of metabolic engineering and synthetic biology tools, various microbes are being used to produce aromatic chemicals. In microbes, aromatics are mainly produced via a common important precursor, chorismate, in the shikimate pathway. Natural or non-natural aromatics have been produced by engin...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Noda S,Kondo A

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriorhodopsin (BR) is the photoactive proton pump found in the purple membrane of the salt marsh archaeon Halobacterium salinarum. Evolution has optimized this protein for high photochemical efficiency, thermal stability and cyclicity, as the organism must be able to function in a hot, stagnant and resource-limite...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Wise KJ,Gillespie NB,Stuart JA,Krebs MP,Birge RR

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prevalence of antimicrobial-resistant pathogens has highlighted the urgent need for new drugs. Actinomycetes have been the most prominent sources of natural products for drug discovery and development. Advances in genomics have inspired several emerging strategies to reinvigorate the field of natural product disco...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Niu G

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Room temperature ionic liquids are non-volatile, thermally stable and highly polar; they are also moderately hydrophilic solvents. Here, we discuss their use as reaction media for biocatalysis. Enzymes of widely diverging types are catalytically active in ionic liquids or aqueous biphasic ionic liquid systems. Lipases...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： van Rantwijk F,Madeira Lau R,Sheldon RA

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrous oxide (N(2)O), the third most abundant greenhouse gas (GHG), is highly stable and plays a significant role in stratospheric ozone destruction. The primary anthropogenic source of N(2)O stems from use of nitrogen fertilizers in soil. The bacterial enzyme nitrous oxide reductase (N(2)OR), naturally found in some...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Wan S,Ward TL,Altosaar I

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many pathogens have the ability to vary the antigenic composition of surface-associated antigens. Often, this variation is mediated by the regulation of gene expression. By varying its antigenicity, the pathogen is able to avoid host immune responses more efficiently; however, this makes the design of vaccines against...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Maskell D,Frankel G,Dougan G

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Discussions on research quality and reproducibility are appearing in the pages of scientific journals with heightened significance and gaining media attention. Many institutions have developed guidelines to address the topic of quality in basic research, but questions remain about how best to implement and monitor com...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Riedl DH,Dunn MK

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the wake of public distrust regarding biotechnology, it has been suggested that the debate should be moved "upstream", whereby the public help to set research priorities. Although many scientists see this as an illogical reaction to a loss of faith in science, we argue that the boundaries between science and its te...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Davies KG,Wolf-Phillips J

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carotenoids are antioxidants with considerable pharmaceutical potential. More than 600 carotenoid structures are known but their availability is limited owing to practical difficulties associated with chemical synthesis and isolation from microorganisms or plant tissue. To overcome some of these problems, heterologous...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Sandmann G,Albrecht M,Schnurr G,Knörzer O,Böger P

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The well-studied antigen-combining sites of antibody molecules hold considerable promise as a model system for the design of bioactive peptides. These small, immunoglobulin-derived peptides can be used in the development of alternative treatments for disease and in diagnostic strategies. The general principles derived...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Dougall WC,Peterson NC,Greene MI

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell differentiation is regulated by the complex interplay of multiple parameters, including adhesive intercellular interactions, cytoskeletal and extracellular matrix remodeling, and gradients of agonists and antagonists that individually and collectively vary as a function of spatial locale and temporal stages ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Kinney MA,McDevitt TC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, several groups have published data on the shear sensitivity of suspended animal cells and the protective effect of certain polymers. These findings did not, at the time, seem to have great practical application because shear sensitivity did not cause great problems for large-scale applications in sparged and...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： van der Pol L,Tramper J

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate diagnosis and prognosis is essential for cancer management but is subject to sampling and inter-observer error. In a recent study, Baker et al. compared Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) microspectroscopy with histological pathology to evaluate prostate tissue for disease severity. The authors found that bioc...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Mackanos MA,Contag CH

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colloidal gas aphrons are microbubbles encapsulated by surfactant multilayers. They provide a large interfacial area to adsorb charged and/or hydrophobic molecules; the extent and mechanism of the adsorption depends on the surfactant multilayer. The physical properties of colloidal gas aphrons have recently been chara...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Jauregi P,Varley J

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrophobic charge induction chromatography using 4-mercapto-ethyl-pyridine as the ligand is an effective method for the separation of antibodies from a variety of feedstocks. Antibodies are adsorbed in physiological conditions without preliminary concentration. Desorption occurs when the pH is lowered, thus inducing ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Boschetti E

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00