Abstract:
A method is provided for treating a disease or condition characterized by aberrant epithelial cell proliferation and/or migration. One step of the method can include administering to a mammal an agent which disrupts an isolated protein complex including: insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I); an insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP) selected from IGFBP-3 and IGFBP-5; and vitronectin; or which prevents formation of the isolated protein complex, to thereby treat the disease or condition in the mammal. The agent is selected from the group consisting a polypeptide that is distinguished from IGF-II by substitution of at least one amino acid residue, wherein the polypeptide disrupts the isolated protein complex.
Abstract:
Methods of treating a wound, an ulcer and/or a burn responsive to inhibition of xanthine oxidoreductase to thereby reduce uric acid in an animal are provided wherein the methods include topical administration of a therapeutic agent effective for treatment of the wound, the ulcer and/or the burn wherein the therapeutic agent inhibits xanthine oxidoreductase to thereby reduce uric acid in the wound, ulcer and/or burn. Also provided are methods and kits for determining the severity of a wound, a burn and/or an ulcer including the step of detecting one or more of (i) a level of uric acid; (ii) a level of one or more uric acid precursors; and (iii) a presence, or absence of or level of xanthine oxidoreductase.
Abstract:
The invention provides a peptide having at least about 75% amino acid homology with the sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 2. The peptide of the invention also can include an amino acid homology with the sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 2 corresponding to at least about 80%, at least about 85%, at least about 90% or can include the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID No: 2. The peptide of the invention can further include an amino acid sequence selected from the sequences shown in SEQ ID Nos: 1, 3 or 4-6.
Abstract translation:本发明提供了与SEQ ID No:2所示序列具有至少约75%氨基酸同源性的肽。本发明的肽还可以包括与SEQ ID No:2所示的序列的氨基酸同源性,其对应于 至少约80%,至少约85%,至少约90%或可以包括SEQ ID No:2所示的氨基酸序列。本发明的肽还可包含选自SEQ ID NO:2所示序列的氨基酸序列 身份证号:1,3或4-6。
Abstract:
A system for indexing and searching speech content, the system includes two distinct stages, a speech indexing stage (100) and a speech retrieval stage (200). A phone lattice (103) is generated by passing speech content (101) through a speech recogniser (102). The resulting phone lattice is then processed to produce a set of observed sequences Q=(Θ,i) where Θ are the set of observed phone sequences for each node i in the phone lattice. During the retrieval stage (200), a user first inputs a target word (205) into the system, which is then reduced to a target phone sequence P=(p1, p2, . . . , pN) (207). The system then compares target sequence P with the set of observed sequences Q (208), suitably by scoring each observed sequence against the target sequence using a Minimum Edit Distance (MED) calculation to produce a set of matching sequences R (209).
Abstract translation:一种用于索引和搜索语音内容的系统,该系统包括两个不同的阶段,语音索引阶段(100)和语音检索阶段(200)。 通过语音识别器(102)传递语音内容(101)来生成电话格(103)。 所得到的电话格子然后被处理以产生一组观察到的序列Q =(Theta,i),其中Theta是电话格中每个节点i的观察到的电话序列的集合。 在检索阶段(200)期间,用户首先将目标字(205)输入到系统中,然后将目标字(205)减少到目标电话序列P =(p1> 1,p2 < / SUB>,...,p N N N)(207)。 然后,系统通过使用最小编辑距离(MED)计算来针对目标序列评估每个观察到的序列以产生一组匹配序列R(209),将目标序列P与观察序列集合Q(208)进行比较。
Abstract:
The present invention discloses compositions and methods for detecting organisms of the Chlamydiaceae family, including species of Chlamydia and Chlamyclophila, in the persistent phase of their developmental cycle and for the diagnosis of chronic or persistent infections caused by such organisms. The present invention also discloses methods for screening agents that are useful inter alia for modulating a gene whose expression is altered in the persistent phase of the chiamydial developmental cycle or for modulating the level and/or functional activity of an expression product of that gene. Also disclosed are methods and compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of infections, including chronic infections, caused by chamydial organisms using the aforesaid modulatory agents and optionally agents that are effective in modulating the expression of a gene associated with the lytic phase of said developmental cycle or in modulating the level and/or functional activity of an expression product of that gene. The invention also discloses methods and compositions for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of such infections using a first immunopotentiating agent that elicits the production of elements that are immuno-interactive with an antigen associated with the persistent phase of the chlamydial developmental cycle and a second immunopotentiating agent that elicits the production of elements that are immuno-interactive with an antigen associated with the lytic phase of said developmental cycle.
Abstract:
The invention provides DNA molecules consisting essentially of a nucleotide sequence or part thereof which are asosciated with the genome of banana bunchy top virus (BBTV) as illustrated in FIGS. 1 through 8 (SEQ ID NOS: 49-54, 27-37, 55-60, 38-48, and 9-23, respectively) of the specification attached herewith.
Abstract translation:本发明提供了基本上由与如图1和2所示的香蕉束顶病毒(BBTV)的基因组一致的核苷酸序列或其部分组成的DNA分子。 1至8(分别为SEQ ID NO:49-54,27-37,55-60,38-48和9-23)。
Abstract:
A distribution apparatus for transporting an article struck from sheet metal is disclosed, which includes a receiving head having a recess for receiving the article struck from the sheet. The recess includes a resilient interference feature extending inwardly beyond the boundary of the article to be received. Transporting apparatus is further provided for transporting the receiving head to a selected destination and, finally, a discharging element is included for discharging the article from the receiving head at the selected destination.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to improved protein-based biosensors that are suitable for detection of one or more target molecules in a sample. The biosensors are fully-reversible with dynamic ranges suitable for analytic and diagnostic applications. The biosensors of the present invention may be used in synthetic biology, for example in constructing artificial cellular or extracellular signalling networks.
Abstract:
This disclosure concerns compositions and methods for novel RNA inhibition molecules (e.g., small/short hairpin RNA (shRNA) molecules), polynucleotides encoding such molecules, use of such novel RNA inhibition molecules to inhibit a target gene by suppressing the expression of the mRNA of the target gene, and for application such as the of control insect pests, and transgenic plants that produce, and are protected, by these novel RNA inhibition molecules are described.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to combinations of a poly(2-oxazoline) or poly(2-oxazine)5 polymer or copolymer having an allylamido side chain and a cross-linker, cross-linked compositions thereby obtained and hydrogels thereof. Further, the present invention discloses methods of providing the combination, compositions and hydrogels described herein and their use.