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Open AccessHeterologous production and secretion of active-form plant peroxidase in Brevibacillus choshinensis and their monolignol polymerization abilities analysis
Plant peroxidases are important for several processes, such as defense against pathogens, and auxin metabolism. In this study, we report the active production and secretion of plant peroxidase and mutated enzy...
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Reduced immunogenicity and endowed antimicrobial activity in β-lactoglobulin by preparing edible bioconjugate
β-lactoglobulin (BLG) and ε-polylysine (PL) were bound by using microbial transglutaminase. Dextran (Dex) was further conjugated to the BLG-PL conjugate by the Maillard reaction. Confirmation of conjugation wa...
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Enhancement of secondary xylem cell proliferation by Arabidopsis cyclin D overexpression in tobacco plants
Secondary xylem is composed of daughter cells produced by the vascular cambium in the stem. Cell proliferation of the secondary xylem is the result of long-range cell division in the vascular cambium. Most xyl...
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Mutagenesis, heterogeneous gene expression, and purification and amino acid substitution analyses of plant peroxidase, PrxA3a
We introduced mutations into prxA3a, a peroxidase gene of hybrid aspen, Populus kitakamiensis, to substitute the amino acid residues at the surface of the protein, and analyzed substrate specificities. PrxA3a and...
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Isolation of rice dwarf mutants with ectopic deposition of phenolic components including lignin in parenchyma cell walls of internodes
Rice internodes must have the proper shape to support high-yielding panicles. The shape of internodes is controlled by various factors involved in their formation, such as developmental patterns, cell division...
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Development of a clinical diagnosis support tool to identify patients with lumbar spinal stenosis
No clinical diagnostic support tool can help identify patients with LSS. Simple diagnostic tool may improve the accuracy of the diagnosis of LSS. The aim of this study was to develop a simple clinical diagnost...
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Nerve root distribution of deltoid and biceps brachii muscle in cervical spondylotic myelopathy: a potential risk factor for postoperative shoulder muscle weakness after posterior decompression
To investigate the nerve root distribution of deltoid and biceps brachii muscle, compound muscle action potentials (CMAPs) were recorded intraoperatively following nerve root stimulation in cervical spondyloti...
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A giant rheumatoid nodule
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules occur commonly in advanced cases of rheumatoid arthritis and are the most common extra-articular lesion of this disease. We present a case of a very unusual giant rheumatoid nod...
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Generation of transgenic hybrid aspen that express a bacterial gene for feruloyl-CoA hydratase/lyase (FerB), which is involved in lignin degradation in Sphingomonas paucimobilis SYK-6
Transgenic hybrid aspens that expressed a bacterial gene for an enzyme involved in the degradation of hydroxycinnamates, feruloyl-CoA hydratase/lyase (FerB), were produced by Agrobacterium-mediated transformation...
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Patellar tendon rupture and marked joint instability after total knee arthroplasty
Patellar tendon rupture is a rare complication of total knee arthroplasty (TKA). Multiple repair methods have been described in the literature.
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Carpal instability in rheumatoid wrists
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Carpal instability in rheumatoid wrists
This study was conducted to identify patterns of carpal instability in the rheumatoid wrist. One hundred patients with proven rheumatoid arthritis were randomly chosen, and posteroanterior and lateral radiogra...
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Nationwide survey of hip fractures in Japan
To elucidate the current status of hip fracture incidence and treatment in Japan, a tally of hip fractures in patients from 1998 to 2000 was conducted in Japanese Orthopaedic Association-related hospitals. Res...
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Experimental study of osteoplastic laminectomy in the lumbar spine of rabbits
Osteoplastic laminectomy has been used to treat lumbar canal stenosis and to prevent postoperative lumbar spinal instability by reconstructing the posterior element of the lumbar spine, which has been document...
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Results of surgical treatment for lumbar canal stenosis due to degenerative spondylolisthesis: enlargement of the lumbar spinal canal
The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze clinical results and radiographic findings in patients who underwent surgical enlargement of the lumbar spinal canal combined with resection of the poster...
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Measuring of the compensation of a nerve root in a cervical schwannoma: a case report
A 64-year-old woman experienced numbness and hypesthesia of the right C6 dermatome a year ago. Enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of the cervical spine revealed an enhanced tumor continuing into the foramen f...
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Ulnar variance and the role of joint levelling procedure for Kienböck's disease
Forty patients with Kienböck's disease were reviewed to determine the relationship between ulnar variance and the development of Kienböck's disease in a Japanese cohort. The joint levelling procedures designed...
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Magnetic resonance imaging diagnosis and new classification of the osteoporotic vertebral fracture
The purpose of this study was to investigate the usefulness of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in the diagnosis of, and when deciding on treatment policies for, vertebral fractures in patients with osteoporos...
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Unilateral drop finger due to cervical spondylosis at the C6/7 intervertebral level
A 64-year-old man who presented right drop fingers without pyramidal signs due to cervical spondylosis is reported. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a high signal intensity change on T2-weighted scans of the ...
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Computed tomography to evaluate postoperative changes in free functioning muscle
Computed tomography (CT) was performed to evaluate the postoperative changes in free reinnervated muscles of 11 patients with soft tissue sarcomas. The muscle exhibited isodensity in six patients and low densi...
