摘要:
The object of the present invention is to provide a method for screening a substance that affects gelatinase-mediated EphA4 processing. The present invention provides a method for screening a substance that affects gelatinase-mediated EphA4 processing, which comprises the steps of: (a) allowing a first biological composition containing gelatinase or a biologically active fragment thereof to be contacted with a second biological composition containing EphA4 in the presence and absence of a candidate substance; (b) measuring the presence or amount of the EphA4 ectodomain and/or endodomain fragment; and (c) selecting the candidate substance as a substance that affects gelatinase-mediated EphA4 processing if the results of the step (b) measured in the presence of the candidate substance are changed in comparison with the results of the step (b) measured in the absence of the candidate substance.
摘要:
The present invention provides a method of screening for compounds which affect the processing of EphA4 by γ-secretase, comprising the following steps: (i) contacting a first biological composition containing γ-secretase or a biologically active fragment thereof with a second biological composition containing EphA4 in the presence and absence of a candidate compound; (ii) measuring the cleavage of the EphA4 in the presence and absence of the candidate compound; (iii) selecting those candidate compounds which affect the cleavage of the EphA4 by γ-secretase; and (iv) identifying the candidate compounds selected in step (iii) as compounds which affect the processing of EphA4 by γ-secretase.
摘要:
The present invention provides EphA4 polypeptides which encode EphA4 fragments cleaved by γ-secretase, especially intracellular fragments of such cleaved fragments, polynucleotides which encode such polypeptides, and antibodies specific to such polypeptides. Also disclosed is a method of screening for compounds which affect the processing of EphA4 by γ-secretase; a method of screening for compounds which affect dendritic spine formation by EphA4 processed by γ-secretase (γ-secretase-processed EphA4); and a method of screening for compounds which affect Rac activity mediated by γ-secretase-processed EphA4.
摘要:
A method for controlling air intake into an air conditioned enclosure includes generating a plurality of sensor output voltages using a NOx sensor. A NOx voltage ratio is calculated from the sensor output voltages. A determination is made when the NOx voltage ratio one of equals and exceeds a NOx threshold. The NOx voltage ratio is reset to a unitary value for a predetermined length of time.
摘要:
The present invention provides a polynucleotide which consists of a partial sequence of a polynucleotide encoding the amino acid sequence as shown in SEQ ID NO: 2, wherein the former polynucleotide encodes a polypeptide consisting of a partial amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO: 2 whose N-terminus starts between positions 564 and 621 of SEQ ID NO: 2.
摘要翻译:本发明提供了由编码如SEQ ID NO:2所示的氨基酸序列的多核苷酸的部分序列组成的多核苷酸,其中前一个多核苷酸编码由SEQ ID NO:2的部分氨基酸序列组成的多肽, N末端从SEQ ID NO:2的位置564和621开始。
摘要:
A sleeve 28 making up a gear ratio control valve 21 is driven by not only a stepping motor 29 but also a secondary actuator 47. Pressure oil is made free to be introduced into the secondary actuator 47 through a manual oil pressure switching valve 37 which is switched over by a gearshift. Then, when the gearshift is operated from a non-running state to a running state, a gear ratio of a toroidal type continuously variable transmission is corrected by a predetermined amount by driving the sleeve 28 by the secondary actuator 47. As a result, while improving characteristic of a vehicle when starting from rest, the vehicle can be prevented from being reduced in speed unintentionally excessively even when the gearshift is operated while running.
摘要:
A toroidal-type continuously variable transmission has a casing; a rotary shaft; a pair of outside disks each including an axial-direction one-side surface and supported on the rotary shaft so as to be rotated in synchronization with the rotary shaft; an inside disk including axial-direction two-side surfaces and rotatably supported on the periphery of the middle portion of the rotary shaft so as to be rotated with respect to the rotary shaft; support members disposed between the one side axial-direction surface and the axial-direction one-side surface so as to be swung and shifted about pivot shafts thereof; power rollers rotatably supported on the support members, the peripheral surface of the power rollers being contacted with the axial-direction two-side surface and the axial-direction one-side surface; and ball bearings for supporting the inside disk in such a manner that the inside disk is rotated with respect to the casing.
摘要:
The present invention enabled the detection and quantification of CAST, which is localized to synapses and tightly bound to the cytomatrix, and of the mRNA encoding the CAST. Furthermore, it was revealed that CAST functions as a protein scaffold for localizing RIM1 to synapses, contributing as a molecular basis for active zone formation.
摘要:
A continuously variable transmission apparatus includes a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission, a planetary gear type transmission and a clutch apparatus that connects the toroidal-type continuously variable transmission and the planetary gear type transmission. The clutch apparatus includes: a low speed clutch engaged for realizing a low speed mode and disengaged for realizing a high speed, a high speed clutch engaged for realizing the high speed mode and disengaged for realizing the low speed mode and a controller. The controller controls the transmission ratio of the toroidal-type continuously variable transmission so that rotational speeds of members connected via the clutch apparatus equals with each other, and then disengages the one of the low speed clutch and the high speed clutch after engaging the other.
摘要:
A power roller unit for a toroidal-type continuously variable transmission, has: a trunnion including a support plate portion, a pair of bent wall portions, two pivot shafts, and a connecting member; a displacement shaft; a power roller; a thrust ball bearing including an outer ring, a ball, and a retainer; a thrust bearing, wherein the thrust bearing is held by a hold portion disposed in the support plate portion, and wherein, where the distance between the small end face of the power roller and the connecting member is expressed as a, the distance between the outer ring and the opposed surface of the hold portion opposed to the outer ring is expressed as b, and the thickness of the thrust bearing is expressed as c, the sum of a and b is set smaller than c.