Potential of siderophore-producing bacteria for improving heavy metal phytoextraction.

abstract：:The glycosylation profile of a recombinant glycoprotein can not only significantly affect its therapeutic profile, but is also extremely sensitive to cell-culture and purification conditions. To define glycosylation patterns and to ensure consistency of recombinant glycoproteins among different preparations requires h...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Parekh RB,Patel TP

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study of mutations that improve enzyme properties reveals that in many, but not all, cases closer mutations are more effective than distant ones. For enantioselectivity, substrate selectivity and new catalytic activity (catalytic promiscuity) closer mutations improved enzymes more effectively than distant ones. Howeve...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Morley KL,Kazlauskas RJ

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Musculoskeletal diseases are increasing the prevalence of physical disability worldwide. Within the body, musculoskeletal soft and hard tissues integrate through specific multitissue transitions, allowing for body movements. Owing to their unique compositional and structural gradients, injuries challenge the native in...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Calejo I,Costa-Almeida R,Reis RL,Gomes ME

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Geological storage of CO2 is a fast-developing technology that can mitigate rising carbon emissions. However, there are environmental concerns with the long-term storage and implications of a leak from a carbon capture storage (CCS) site. Traditional monitoring lacks clear protocols and relies heavily on physical meth...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Hicks N,Vik U,Taylor P,Ladoukakis E,Park J,Kolisis F,Jakobsen KS

更新日期：2017-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine mastitis, the most significant disease of dairy herds, has huge effects on farm economics due to reduction in milk production and treatment costs. Traditionally, methods of detection have included estimation of somatic cell counts, an indication of inflammation, measurement of biomarkers associated with the ons...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Viguier C,Arora S,Gilmartin N,Welbeck K,O'Kennedy R

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current productivity crisis in drug discovery has prompted the pharmaceutical industry to decentralize R&D, which is now more responsive, more flexible and better connected to research in academia and biotechnology firms. Organizational changes are also under way in academia. Universities are expanding their techn...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： West W,Nightingale P

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mapping of the human genome was completed earlier this year and efforts are underway to understand the role of gene products (i.e. proteins) in biological pathways and human disease and to exploit their functional roles to derive protein therapeutics and protein-based drugs. A key component to the next revolution ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Maggio ET,Ramnarayan K

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pressure is a thermodynamic parameter whose unique effects on biological systems are increasingly being studied in a growing number of scientific fields. As such, the effects of high pressure are currently being investigated at different levels, ranging from proteins, enzymes and viruses to microorganisms, mammalian c...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Aertsen A,Meersman F,Hendrickx ME,Vogel RF,Michiels CW

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article reports on the state-of-the-art technologies that sequence DNA using miniaturized devices. The article considers the miniaturization of existing technologies for sequencing DNA and the opportunities for cost reduction that 'on-chip' devices can deliver. The ability to construct nano-scale structures and p...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Ryan D,Rahimi M,Lund J,Mehta R,Parviz BA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microfluidic devices offer automation and high-throughput screening, and operate at low volumes of consumables. Although microfluidics has the potential to reduce turnaround times and costs for analytical devices, particularly in medical, veterinary, and environmental sciences, this enabling technology has had limited...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Volpatti LR,Yetisen AK

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to detect single-base changes is of fundamental importance in molecular genetics. This is particularly true in human genetics, where interest in linking mutations of identified genes to particular disease phenotypes is most intense, and where a demand exists for clinical diagnosis of defined mutations. In ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Prosser J

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The free-radical gas nitric oxide (NO) plays an important role in a wide and diverse range of physiological processes. As progress is made in understanding the biological function of NO, there is growing interest in the possibility that inhibitors of NO synthase (NOS) may be of clinical use in the therapy of certain d...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Ogden JE,Moore PK

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its inception a decade ago, sol-gel encapsulation has opened up an intriguing new way to immobilize biological materials. An array of substances, including catalytic antibodies, DNA, RNA, antigens, live bacterial, fungal, plant and animal cells and whole protozoa, have been encapsulated in silica, metal-oxide, o...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Gill I,Ballesteros A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Life science in the 21st century is developing rapidly through the structural analysis of biomolecules, the completion of the human genome sequence and the analysis of transcriptomes. The mouse transcriptome has been comprehensively analyzed using a gene discovery approach to collect full-length cDNA (FL-cDNA) clones....

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Hayashizaki Y,Kanamori M

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the wealth of research on stem-cell biology and therapy, there have been few advances in the ex vivo expansion of adult stem cells. Fetal bovine serum, which can elicit an immune reaction in hosts receiving cellular products, remains essential to the culture methods. Recent work by Prockop et al. suggests that...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Horwitz EM

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Wearable sensors have garnered considerable recent interest owing to their tremendous promise for a plethora of applications. Yet the absence of reliable non-invasive chemical sensors has greatly hindered progress in the area of on-body sensing. Electrochemical sensors offer considerable promise as wearable chemical s...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Bandodkar AJ,Wang J

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial exopolysaccharides such as xanthan and dextran have been commercial products for many years; the search for new gelling agents has yielded gellan. Exopolysaccharides have many other novel properties to offer, and the discovery of immune modulation and tumouristasis by beta-D-glucans, and the use of bacterial...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Sutherland IW

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enantiomerically pure cyanohydrins are important synthetic intermediates for pharmaceuticals and agrochemicals. They are produced by enzyme-catalysed synthesis using oxynitrilases. Sufficient quantities of enzyme are available via cheap natural sources and there have been recent advances in overexpression production o...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Griengl H,Schwab H,Fechter M

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic code is the manual that cells use to incorporate amino acids into proteins. It is possible to artificially expand this manual through cellular, molecular, and chemical manipulations to improve protein functionality. Strategies for in vivo genetic code expansion are under the same functional constraints as ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Ros E,Torres AG,Ribas de Pouplana L

更新日期：2020-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Are current docking methods capable of building complexes from putative component protein structures? Results of recent computational studies, including those of the CAPRI (Critical Assessment of Protein Interactions) competition, were used to determine the key properties for successful docking and introduce a classif...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Vajda S,Camacho CJ

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is possible to improve the sensitivity of immunoassays by several orders of magnitude by exploiting nanoenvironmental effects. This approach can detect trace amounts of compounds and will better illuminate the presence of signal substances in biological systems. Here we describe a method for ultrasensitive immunoas...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Mattiasson B,Teeparuksapun K,Lebogang L,Hedström M

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic diseases, particularly malignancies and immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), are a challenging frontier for clinical diagnosis and treatment, as well as for biomedical research. Current treatment regimens are frequently insufficient and thus new treatment strategies are needed. Novel therapies for di...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Tarner IH,Müller-Ladner U,Fathman CG

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibodies are able to both bind antigens and trigger the responses that eliminate them from circulation. All antibodies are glycosylated at conserved positions in their constant regions, and the presence of carbohydrate can be critical for antigen clearance functions such as complement activation. The structure of th...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Wright A,Morrison SL

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current biopharmaceutical manufacturing strongly relies on using purification platform processes, offering harmonization of practices and speed-to-market. However, the ability of such processes to respond quickly to anticipated higher quality and capacity demands is under question. Here, we describe novel approaches f...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Nfor BK,Verhaert PD,van der Wielen LA,Hubbuch J,Ottens M

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) is an autoimmune disease resulting from the destruction of pancreatic insulin-producing beta cells that most frequently occurs in genetically predisposed children. Recent observations illustrating the regenerative capability of the endocrine pancreas in addition to advances in stem cell and gene ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Pasquali L,Fan Y,Trucco M,Ringquist S

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Process analytical technology (PAT) for the manufacture of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is defined by an integrated set of advanced and automated methods that analyze the compositions and biophysical properties of cell culture fluids, cell-free product streams, and biotherapeutic molecules that are ultimately formulat...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Maruthamuthu MK,Rudge SR,Ardekani AM,Ladisch MR,Verma MS

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurodegenerative diseases are of major socioeconomic importance and represent an enormous challenge for the scientific and medical communities. Advances in molecular genetics during the past decade have begun to provide approaches for the establishment of animal models for these disorders using transgenic technology....

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Theuring F,Thunecke M,Kosciessa U,Turner JD

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technology and its application to regulatory T cells (Tregs) has garnered interest among researchers in the field of cell and gene therapy. Merging the benefits of CAR technology with Tregs offers a novel and promising therapeutic option for durable reshaping of undesired immune respons...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Fritsche E,Volk HD,Reinke P,Abou-El-Enein M

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effective management of emerging insect-borne disease is dependent on the use of safe and efficacious chemical insecticides. Given the inherent ability of insects to develop resistance, it is essential to propose innovative strategies because insecticides remain the most important element of integrated approaches ...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Lapied B,Pennetier C,Apaire-Marchais V,Licznar P,Corbel V

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Attempts through somatic cell nuclear transfer to expand wild populations that have shrunk to critical numbers is a logical extension of the successful cloning of mammals. However, although the first mammal was cloned 10 years ago, nuclear reprogramming remains phenomenological, with abnormal gene expression and epige...

journal_title：Trends in biotechnology

authors： Loi P,Galli C,Ptak G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00