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The presequence of the precursor to the nucleus-encoded 30 kDa protein of photosystem II in Euglena gracilis Z includes two hydrophobic domains
A cDNA clone for the extrinsic 30 kDa protein (OEC30) of photosystem II in Euglena gracilis Z was isolated and characterized. The open reading frame of the cDNA encoded a polypeptide of 338 amino acids, which con...
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Molecular characterization of a glyoxysomal citrate synthase that is synthesized as a precursor of higher molecular mass in pumpkin
A cDNA clone for glyoxysomal citrate synthase (gCS) was isolated from a λgt11 cDNA library prepared from etiolated pumpkin cotyledons. The cDNA of 1989 bp consisted of a 1548 bp open reading frame that encoded...
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Pumpkin hydroxypyruvate reductases with and without a putative C-terminal signal for targeting to microbodies may be produced by alternative splicing
Two full-length cDNAs encoding hydroxypyruvate reductase were isolated from a cDNA library constructed with poly(A)+ RNA from pumpkin green cotyledons. One of the cDNAs, designated HPR1, encodes a polypeptide of ...
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Carboxyl-terminal processing protease for the D1 precursor protein: cloning and sequencing of the spinach cDNA
A previous study has demonstrated that the carboxyl-terminal (C-terminal) processing protease in spinach for the D1 precursor protein (pD1) of the photosystem II reaction center is a monomeric protein of about...
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A new class of microtubule-associated proteins in plants
In plants there are three microtubule arrays involved in cellular morphogenesis that have no equivalent in animal cells. In animals, microtubules are decorated by another class of proteins – the structural MAP...
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Open AccessPsRBR1 encodes a pea retinoblastoma-related protein that is phosphorylated in axillary buds during dormancy-to-growth transition
In intact plants, cells in axillary buds are arrested at the G1 phase of the cell cycle during dormancy. In mammalian cells, the cell cycle is suppressed at the G1 phase by the activities of retinoblastoma tum...
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Administration of Ag85B showed therapeutic effects to Th2-type cytokine-mediated acute phase atopic dermatitis by inducing regulatory T cells
Increase in the number of patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) has been recently reported. T helper (Th) cells that infiltrate AD skin lesions are Th2-type dominant; reduced exposure to environmental Th1-cytok...
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Open AccessAuxin–cytokinin interactions in the control of shoot branching
In many plant species, the intact main shoot apex grows predominantly and axillary bud outgrowth is inhibited. This phenomenon is called apical dominance, and has been analyzed for over 70 years. Decapitation ...
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The ethylene response factors SNORKEL1 and SNORKEL2 allow rice to adapt to deep water
Monsoon season floods in Asia can cause widespread devastation of rice crops. Some strains of rice have adapted to this environmental stress by develo** the ability to undergo rapid stem elongation. Normally...
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Transglutaminase 2 and Factor XIII catalyze distinct substrates in differentiating osteoblastic cell line: utility of highly reactive substrate peptides
Differentiated osteoblastic cell line, MC3T3-E1 expresses transglutaminase 2 (TG2) and Factor XIII (FXIII). In previous studies, we identified isozyme-specific and highly reactive glutamine-donor substrate pep...
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Activation of the mitochondrial signaling pathway in response to organic solvent stress in yeast
In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, we have demonstrated that organic solvent stress activated the pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) pathway, which involves the transcription factors Pdr1p and Pdr3p. Pdr1p and Pdr3p are...
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Open AccessPreparatory process preceding the 2014 eruption of Mount Ontake volcano, Japan: insights from precise leveling measurements
Preparatory activity preceding the 2014 eruption of Mount Ontake volcano was estimated from vertical deformation detected using a precise leveling survey. Notable uplift (2006–2009) and subsidence (2009–2014) ...
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Open AccessHeterologous Production of the Marine Myxobacterial Antibiotic Haliangicin and Its Unnatural Analogues Generated by Engineering of the Biochemical Pathway
Despite their fastidious nature, marine myxobacteria have considerable genetic potential to produce novel secondary metabolites. The marine myxobacterium Haliangium ochraceum SMP-2 produces the antifungal polyket...
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Open AccessGenome of the pitcher plant Cephalotus reveals genetic changes associated with carnivory
Carnivorous plants exploit animals as a nutritional source and have inspired long-standing questions about the origin and evolution of carnivory-related traits. To investigate the molecular bases of carnivory,...
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Open AccessPrecise genome-wide base editing by the CRISPR Nickase system in yeast
The CRISPR/Cas9 system has been applied to efficient genome editing in many eukaryotic cells. However, the bases that can be edited by this system have been limited to those within the protospacer adjacent mot...
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Open AccessErratum: Precise genome-wide base editing by the CRISPR Nickase system in yeast
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Open AccessSkeletal open bite with amelogenesis imperfecta treated with compression osteogenesis: a case report
We successfully treated a 37-year-old male who had skeletal open bite with severe amelogenesis imperfecta (AI) with orthodontics, compression osteogenesis, and prosthodontics.
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Open AccessCalcified mucinous adenocarcinoma of the stomach metastatic to the iris: a case report
Gastric cancer has a wide spectrum of clinical features, imaging manifestations, and pathology. Punctate calcifications in gastric cancer are infrequent but are usually found in mucinous adenocarcinoma. Howeve...
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Open AccessArtificial intelligence for the detection of COVID-19 pneumonia on chest CT using multinational datasets
Chest CT is emerging as a valuable diagnostic tool for clinical management of COVID-19 associated lung disease. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to aid in rapid evaluation of CT scans for differe...
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Impact of high-density map** on outcome of the second ablation for atrial fibrillation
Identification of a conduction gap between the left atrium and pulmonary vein (LA-PV gap) and the circuit of atrial tachycardia after pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) is an important process during the second ab...
