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：:The MYB proteins constitute one of the largest transcription factor families in plants. Much research has been performed to determine their structures, functions, and evolution, especially in the model plants, Arabidopsis, and rice. However, this transcription factor family has been much less studied in wheat (Triticu...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Cai H,Tian S,Dong H

更新日期：2012-10-01 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：:The synthesis of complete genes is becoming a more and more popular approach in heterologous gene expression. Reasons for this are the decreasing prices and the numerous advantages in comparison to classic molecular cloning methods. Two of these advantages are the possibility to adapt the codon usage to the host organ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Gatter M,Gatter T,Matthäus F

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA editing is one of the post-transcriptional RNA processes. RNA editing generates RNA and protein diversity in eukaryotes and results in specific amino acid substitutions, deletions, and changes in gene expression levels. Adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing represents the most important class of editing in human and af...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Tang W,Fei Y,Page M

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tea, a beverage crop, is a rich source of polyphenols and polysaccharides which greatly attribute to its importance. However, oxidation and precipitation of these compounds during nucleic acids extraction is a limitation to molecular biology and genomic studies. On isolation of total RNA from root tissue using establi...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Muoki RC,Paul A,Kumari A,Singh K,Kumar S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA molecular analyses together with ampelography, ampelometry, and biochemistry are essential for grapevine identification and investigation of genetic differences among the Vitis vinifera L. cultivars and clones. Ten Malvasia cultivars (i.e., Istrian Malvasia; M. delle Lipari; M. bianca di Candia; M. di Candia A...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Meneghetti S,Poljuha D,Frare E,Costacurta A,Morreale G,Bavaresco L,Calò A

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, host-specific forms of the blast pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) were characterised from distinct cropping locations using a combination of molecular and biological assays. Finger millet blast populations in East Africa revealed a continuous genetic variation pattern and lack of ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Takan JP,Chipili J,Muthumeenakshi S,Talbot NJ,Manyasa EO,Bandyopadhyay R,Sere Y,Nutsugah SK,Talhinhas P,Hossain M,Brown AE,Sreenivasaprasad S

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, four types of standards were assessed in a SYBR Green-based real-time PCR procedure for the quantification of Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) in DNA samples. The standards were purified S. aureus genomic DNA (type A), circular plasmid DNA containing a thermonuclease (nuc) gene fragment (type B), DNA...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Martinon A,Cronin UP,Wilkinson MG

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the relative expression of the Rous sarcoma virus (RSV) promoter-driven expression of enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) in fibroblasts of transgenic quails. We analyzed the direct influence of CpG methylation of the RSV promoter on the transcriptional activity of delivered transg...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Jang HJ,Choi JW,Kim YM,Shin SS,Lee K,Han JY

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzymes are key molecules in signal-transduction pathways. However, only a small fraction of more than 500 human kinases, 300 human proteases and 200 human phosphatases is characterised so far. Peptide microarray based technologies for extremely efficient profiling of enzyme substrate specificity emerged in the last y...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Thiele A,Stangl GI,Schutkowski M

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolation of high quality nucleic acids from plant tissues rich in polysaccharides and polyphenols is often difficult. The presence of these substances can affect the quality and/or quantity of the nucleic acids isolated. Here, we describe a rapid and efficient nucleic acids extraction protocol that in contrast to oth...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Japelaghi RH,Haddad R,Garoosi GA

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:G-quartets are square planar arrangements of four guanine bases, which can form extraordinarily stable stacks when present in nucleic acid sequences. Such G-quadruplex structures were long regarded as an in vitro phenomenon, but the widespread presence of suitable sequences in genomes and the identification of protein...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Bryan TM,Baumann P

更新日期：2011-10-01 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：:In an effort to develop microalgae as a robust system for the production of valuable proteins, we analyzed some of the factors affecting recombinant protein expression in the chloroplast of the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. We monitored mRNA accumulation, protein synthesis, and protein turnover for three codon...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Coragliotti AT,Beligni MV,Franklin SE,Mayfield SP

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a rapid and simple method for isolating the 5'-end of plant genes from genomic DNA by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with TATA-box-based degenerate primers (TDPs). The TDPs were specially designed according to the TATA box, which is conserved in the promoter region of most plant genes. The unknown 5'-ends o...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Guo Y,Ma L,Ji Y,Pu G,Liu B,Du Z,Li G,Ye H,Wang H

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Artificial microRNA (amiRNA) has become a powerful tool for gene silencing in plants. A new method for easy and rapid construction of rice artificial miRNA vector is described. The procedure involved modification of the pCAMBIA1300-UR vector by insertion of a 'vector modification fragment'. This was prepared from the ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wang X,Yang Y,Yu C,Zhou J,Cheng Y,Yan C,Chen J

更新日期：2010-11-01 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：: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：: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：:To develop combined vaccine systems, we have generated Edwardsiella tarda ghosts (ETG) displaying a foreign protein on the outer membrane and also Ed. tarda cadaver (ETC) expressing a heterologous protein in the cytoplasm. Green fluorescent protein (GFP) was used as a model foreign protein. A constitutive promoter (Et...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Choi SH,Nam YK,Kim KH

更新日期：2010-10-01 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：:We report on a unified rapid betaine-based-PCR protocol for amplification of the (CAG)n region in Huntington disease (HD) and the (CGG)n region in Fragile X syndrome (FXS), followed by an electrophoretic separation on automated sequencer for precise determination of the triplet numbers. The high betaine concentration ...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Todorov T,Todorova A,Georgieva B,Mitev V

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GM risk assessments (GMRAs) play an important role in the decision-making process surrounding the regulation, notification and permission to handle Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). Ultimately the role of each GMRA will be able to ensure the safe handling and containment of the GMO; and to asses any potential imp...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Sparrow PA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Efficient display of antibody on filamentous phage M13 coat is crucial for successful biopanning selections. We applied a directed evolution strategy to improve the oligovalent display of a poorly behaving Fab fragment fused to phage gene-3 for minor coat protein (g3p). The Fab displaying clones were enriched from a r...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Huovinen T,Sanmark H,Ylä-Pelto J,Vehniäinen M,Lamminmäki U

更新日期：2010-03-01 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：:Low molecular weight RNA (LMW RNA) is generally obtained either from the total RNA or from total nucleic acids solution. Many steps and chemical reagents are involved in traditional methods for LMW RNA isolation where degradation of LMW RNA often occurs, especially for plant materials with high levels of secondary cat...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Wang XW,Xiong AS,Yao QH,Zhang Z,Qiao YS

更新日期：2010-01-01 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：:Immobilized-metal-ion affinity chromatography (IMAC) is used extensively for phosphopeptide enrichment in phosphoproteomics. However, the effect of nucleic acids in protein samples on phosphopeptide enrichment by IMAC has not yet been well clarified. In this study, we demonstrate that IMAC beads possess a strong adsor...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Li Y,Luo Y,Wu S,Gao Y,Liu Y,Zheng D

更新日期：2009-09-01 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：:The Delta12 desaturase represents a diverse gene family in plants and is responsible for conversion of oleic acid (18:1) to linoleic acid (18:2). Several members of this family are known from plants like Arabidopsis and Soybean. Using primers from conserved C- and N-terminal regions, we have cloned a novel Delta12 des...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Khadake RM,Ranjekar PK,Harsulkar AM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are upregulated in response to stress and play a protective function in refolding of cellular proteins. In hypertension, the heart is a vital organ that requires examination and investigation, and primary induction of HSPs is predominantly effected. Hypertension results from osmotic imbalanc...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Mala JG,Takeuchi S

更新日期：2009-06-01 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

abstract：:The induction of several secondary metabolites in plants is one of the most commonly observed effects after the external addition of methyl jasmonate (MeJA). After the elicitation of Catharanthus roseus hairy roots with different concentrations of MeJA, changes in the accumulation of alkaloids such as ajmalicine, serp...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Ruiz-May E,Galaz-Avalos RM,Loyola-Vargas VM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gram-negative anaerobic oral bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis initiates periodontal disease through fimbrial attachment to saliva-coated oral surfaces. To study the effects of immunomodulation on enhancement of subunit vaccination, the expression in E. coli and immunogenicity of P. gingivalis fimbrial protein (F...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Kim TG,Huy NX,Kim MY,Jeong DK,Jang YS,Yang MS,Langridge WH,Lee JY

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to further study the B subunit of the Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (LTB), we obtained the LTB gene from pathogenic E. coli, cloned it into the pET22b (+) prokaryotic expression vector, and expressed it as a fusion protein with His tag in E. coli BL21 (DE3). The recombinant LTB was expressed and pu...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Cao S,Zhang Y,Liu F,Wang Q,Zhang Q,Liu Q,Li C,Liang M,Li D

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitrilases have attracted tremendous attention for the preparation of optically pure carboxylic acids. This article aims to address the production and utilization of a highly enantioselective nitrilase from Pseudomonas putida MTCC 5110 for the hydrolysis of racemic mandelonitrile to (R)-mandelic acid. The nitrilase ge...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Banerjee A,Dubey S,Kaul P,Barse B,Piotrowski M,Banerjee UC

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Megaprimer-based methodology has been widely applied in site-directed mutagenesis, but rarely used in gene splicing. In this article, we describe a modification of the megaprimer PCR method, which can efficiently create and amplify a specific ligated chimeric gene segment in a PCR reaction and under a common PCR progr...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Chen JR,Lü JJ,Wang HF

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that mRNA-electroporated dendritic cells (DCs) are able to process and present tumor-associated antigens, leading to the activation of tumor-specific T cells in vitro and in vivo. However, the optimal maturation state of antigen loading and half-life of the mRNA-translated protein product a...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Met O,Eriksen J,Svane IM

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biobanks, more formally known as biological resource centers (BRCs), form an "unsung" yet critical component of the infrastructures for scientific research, industry and conservation, without which much of the current scientific activity involving microbial cultures and cell-lines would be effectively impossible. BRCs...

journal_title：Molecular biotechnology

authors： Day JG,Stacey GN

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00