Abstract:
This invention relates to a metal complex of formula (I). The metal complex is capable of cleaving a bulge-containing nucleic acid at the bulge site with high specificity.
Abstract:
A compound consisting of three aromatic moieties respectively bonded to a methyl carbocation, and a counterion; wherein each of the three aromatic moieties is optionally substituted with an electron-donating group, at least one of the three aromatic moieties is bonded to a metal complex moiety, either directly or through a linker, and the methyl carbocation, the aromatic moieties, the metal complex moiety, and the linker form a conjugated system.
Abstract:
Side-by-side inductor coils are wound in a single layer around a thin flat tubular frame. The frame has a closed end portion and is mounted on an insulative base sheet. An elongated thin magnetic core is cantilevered from a insulative connecting rod and normally is positioned inside the frame approximately centered between the two coils. The end portion of the connecting rod remote from the frame is secured to the base sheet. The base sheet can be applied to a specimen to be stress tested and is formed to withstand elongation and compression. Lengthwise sliding of movement of the magnetic core in the coil frame due to stress applied to the specimen indicates the strain of the specimen.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to the process for preparing terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene (TFE), ethylene (E), and a third monomer. According to the present invention, dicarbonate peroxide is used as initiator, 1,1,2-trichloro-1,2,2-trifluoro-ethane as the reaction medium and compounds of molecular formula C.sub.n R.sub.2n+2, wherein, n=0,1, or 2;R=H, Cl or F, are gaseous chain telomeric agents to control the average molecular weight of copolymers, the formula of third monomer is CF.sub.2 XCOCF.sub.2 X' or ##STR1## wherein X=X'=Cl or F, R.sub.1 =CF.sub.3 or CH.sub.3,R.sub.2 =CF.sub.3, CH.sub.3 or H, and R.sub.3 =H or F, usually the molar ratio of TFE to E is from 60:40 to 40:60 with the content of the third monomer being from 0.1% to 10%, based on the total molar amount of TFE and E.
Abstract:
An isolated nucleic acid encoding a C-terminal fragment of paraspeckle component 1 (PSPC1) is disclosed. The C-terminal fragment of the PSPC1 comprises an extension of more than 10 but no greater than 131 amino acid residues with its C-terminal amino acid identical to the C-terminus of the PSPC1 sequence SEQ ID NO: 3 and exhibits a biological activity against tumor cells. The tumor cells are associated with either PSPC1 or protein tyrosine kinase 6 (PTK6), or both. The anti-tumor activity is at least one selected from the group consisting of: (a) suppressing tumor cell growth; (b) suppressing tumor cell progression; (c) suppressing tumor cell metastasis; (d) decreasing PSPC1 expression; and (e) decreasing oncogenic PTK6 expression in cytoplasm. Also disclosed is a peptide comprising a C-terminal fragment sequence of PSPC1. A reagent kit and method for predicting tumor progression, metastasis, and prognosis in a cancer patient are also disclosed.
Abstract:
Assembly of a synthetic polymer network inside cells is described that renders the cells incapable of dividing. The resulting cells can retain functions, including for example, cellular metabolism, motility, protein synthesis, and compatibility with genetic circuits. The cells can also acquire new abilities to resist stressors that otherwise kill natural cells.
Abstract:
A system and method for image-guided microscopic illumination are provided. A processing module controls an imaging assembly such that a camera acquires an image or images of a sample in multiple fields of view, and the image or images are automatically transmitted to a processing module and processed by the first processing module automatically in real-time based on a predefined criterion so as to determine coordinate information of an interested region in each field of view. The processing module also controls an illuminating assembly to illuminate the interested region of the sample according to the received coordinate information regarding to the interested region, with the illumination patterns changing among the fields of view.
Abstract:
The present invention pertains to methods of coating antimicrobial peptides on the biomaterial and the biomaterial coated thereby. The coating solution described herein comprises one or more antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) dissolved in a buffer containing an anionic surfactant, wherein the AMPs are amphipathic and cationic.
Abstract:
Provided herein is a method for treating neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), by use of monoclonal antibody, which exhibits a binding affinity to Siglec-3 receptor. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the monoclonal antibody is capable of enhancing phagocytosis of neurotoxic peptides by immune cells thereby providing a neuroprotective effect to a subject in need thereof.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a data analytic scheme for screening biomarkers for differential diagnosis of the status of Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease with mild cognitive impairment, Parkinson's disease dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and/or multiple system atrophy, the methodology implementing the same and the results of the screening thereof. Biomedical Oriented Logistic Dantzig Selector (BOLD Selector) was developed to identify candidate microRNAs and extracellular vesicle proteins effective at discerning between any two of the above mentioned disease categories from profiling results. The prediction models are finalized by establishing logistic regression formula for each pair of patient group differentiation.