摘要:
The present invention features γ-secretase substrates and in vitro assays for measuring γ-secretase activity employing such substrates. The γ-secretase substrates described herein contain a hydrophilic polypeptide moiety covalently joined to the carboxyl terminus of a β-CTF domain. A “β-CTF domain” is a polypeptide that can be cleaved by γ-secretase and which approximates the C-terminal fragment (amino acids 596-695) of APP produced after cleavage of APP by a β-secretase, or is a functional derivative thereof.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response to a molecule in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual an hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. In one embodiment, the present invention relates to a method of treating HIV in an individual deficient in CD4+ T cells comprising administering to the individual an hsp or a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. Also encompassed by the present invention is a method of inducing a CD4+ independent CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. The present invention also relates to a method of inducing a CD8+ CTL response in an individual comprising administering to the individual a portion of an ATP binding domain of an hsp joined to the molecule. In addition, the present invention relates to a composition characterized by a portion of an ATP biding domain of an hsp joined to a molecule.
摘要:
A multimedia search apparatus and method for searching multimedia content using speaker detection to segment the multimedia content. The multimedia search apparatus receives a search request from a user device. The search request identifies the target speaker for which the search is to be conducted. Based on the search request, the multimedia search apparatus retrieves multimedia content from a multimedia database. The multimedia search apparatus retrieves models, such as Gaussian Mixture Models (GMMs), from a model storage device, corresponding to the target speaker and background data. Based on the retrieved models, the multimedia search device searches the audio data of the multimedia content and segments the audio data. The segments are identified by calculating an average normalized score for a block of frames of the audio data and determining if the average normalized score for the block of frames exceeds one or more predetermined thresholds.