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Dehydratase Mediated 1-Propanol Production in Metabolically Engineered Escherichia coli
(2011-11-10)
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Background
With the increasing consumption of fossil fuels, the question of meeting the global energy demand is of great importance in the near future. As an effective solution, production of higher alcohols ...
PerPlot & PerScan: Tools for analysis of DNA curvature-related periodicity in genomic nucleotide sequences
(2011-11-28)
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Background
Periodic spacing of short adenine or thymine runs phased with DNA helical period of ~10.5 bp is associated with intrinsic DNA curvature and deformability, which play important roles in DNA-protein ...
A strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae evolved for fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass displays improved growth and fermentative ability in high solids concentrations and in the presence of inhibitory compounds
(2011-11-10)
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Background
Softwoods are the dominant source of lignocellulosic biomass in the northern hemisphere, and have been investigated worldwide as a renewable substrate for cellulosic ethanol production. One challenge ...
Morphological Changes in Diabetic Kidney Are Associated with Increased O-GlcNAcylation of Cytoskeletal Proteins Including Alpha-Actinin 4
(2011-09-21)
Abstract
Purpose
The objective of the present study is to identify proteins that change in the extent of the modification with O-linked N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAcylation) in the kidney from diabetic model Goto-Kakizaki ...
The zinc-ribbon domain of Helicobacter pylori HP0958: requirement for RpoN accumulation and possible roles of homologs in other bacteria
(2011-08-23)
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Background
Helicobacter pylori HP0958 protein (FlgZ) prevents the rapid turnover of RpoN (σ54), a transcription factor required for expression of several flagellar genes in H. pylori. FlgZ possesses a ...
Regulation of Gene Expression in Ovarian Cancer Cells by Luteinizing Hormone Receptor Expression and Activation
(2011-06-28)
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Background
Since a substantial percentage of ovarian cancers express gonadotropin receptors and are responsive to the relatively high concentrations of pituitary gonadotropins during the postmenopausal years, ...
Identification of ovule transcripts from the Apospory-Specific Genomic Region (ASGR)-carrier chromosome
(2011-04-26)
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Background
Apomixis, asexual seed production in plants, holds great potential for agriculture as a means to fix hybrid vigor. Apospory is a form of apomixis where the embryo develops from an unreduced egg that ...
Reticulate evolution: frequent introgressive hybridization among Chinese hares (genus Lepus) revealed by analyses of multiple mitochondrial and nuclear DNA loci
(2011-07-28)
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Background
Interspecific hybridization may lead to the introgression of genes and genomes across species barriers and contribute to a reticulate evolutionary pattern and thus taxonomic uncertainties. Since several ...
A physical map of Brassica oleracea shows complexity of chromosomal changes following recursive paleopolyploidizations
(2011-09-28)
Abstract
Background
Evolution of the Brassica species has been recursively affected by polyploidy events, and comparison to their relative, Arabidopsis thaliana, provides means to explore their genomic complexity.
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