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The present invention provides compositions comprising antisense nucleic acids that reduce miR-126 levels in an endothelial cell. The present invention provides compositions comprising a target protector nucleic acid. The present invention provides methods of modulating angiogenesis in an individual, the methods generally involving administering to the individual an effective amount of an agent that increases or that decreases the level of miR-126 in endothelial cells of the individual.
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Hypoxic tissue is preserved by prophylactically administering Stromal Derived Factor 1 Alpha (SDF-1α) before hypoxia induces cell death in the tissue.
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The present invention provides methods of inducing cardiomyogenesis and expansion of cardiac progenitors in a population of stem cells or progenitor cells, the methods generally involving inducing a canonical Wnt signaling pathway in the stem cells or progenitor cells. The present invention provides methods of generating a population of cardiomyocytes or cardiac progenitors from a population of stem cells or progenitor cells, the methods generally involving contacting the stem cells or progenitor cells with an agent that induces canonical Wnt signaling. A subject method is useful for generating a population of cardiomyocytes or cardiac progenitors, which can be used in research and therapeutic applications.
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Provided are methods and computer programs for predicting lithium battery properties. One method includes operations for selecting candidate structures for the battery, and for obtaining a plurality of delithiated structures of the candidate structures with different lithium concentrations. The quantum mechanical (QM) energies of the delithiated structures are calculated, and a functional form is developed to obtain the voltage of the lithium battery. The functional form is a function of the lithium concentration and is based on the QM energies of the delithiated structures. Further, the capacity of the lithium battery is calculated based on a selected lithium concentration, where the functional form returns a cut-off voltage of the lithium battery when the lithium concentration is equal to the selected lithium concentration.
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Methods and computer programs to quantify defects in an experimentally synthesized material for use in a battery are provided. A method includes an operation for obtaining spectra of the experimentally synthesized material. Further, defected structures of a crystalline structure are created via simulation, and spectra of the defected structures are obtained via simulation. In another method operation, the spectra of the experimentally synthesized material is compared to the spectra of the defected structures obtained via simulation, and if the spectra of the experimentally synthesized material is substantially equal to the spectra of the defected structures obtained via simulation then the defects in the experimentally synthesized material are quantified according to the defects in the defected structures.
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Delta protein expression in a cell is reduced by introducing miR-1 into the cell, and detecting a resultant reduction of Delta protein expression in the cell.
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The present invention provides methods of identifying an mRNA target of a microRNA. The present invention further provides kits and systems for carrying out a subject method.
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Delta protein expression in a cell is reduced by introducing miR-1 into the cell, and detecting a reduction of Delta protein expression in the cell.
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The present invention describes microRNAs that regulate the differentiation, proliferation and death of cardiac and skeletal muscles cells. These molecules represent unique targets in the developmental pathways of muscle cells. They also can be used as active agents to induce differentiation in progenitor cells, and their down-regulation permits the maintenance and expansion of progenitor cell populations.
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Human individuals at increased risk for vascular pathology are identified by determining whether the individuals' genome comprises a Notch1 allele predetermined to be associated with an increased risk for vascular pathology. Notch1 alleles are identified as being associated with increased risk for vascular pathology by detecting the presence of a same Notch allele in a plurality of persons with increased risk for vascular pathology.