摘要:
Human- and mouse-derived bHLH type transcription factors were isolated. These transcription factors shared homology with the transcription factor DEC1, the expression of which is induced in human cartilage cells when differentiated with cAMP. Thus, these isolated transcription factors are thought to be novel transcription factors belonging to the DEC1 subfamily. The transcription factors of the present invention are also homologous to mouse Stra13 and rat SHARP that are related to neurocyte differentiation. The transcription factors of the present invention may be used as tools for developing pharmaceutical agents for diseases related to the differentiation and proliferation of cells.
摘要:
There are provided a chondrogenesis stimulator containing MTf, a chondrogenic differentiation suppressing agent containing an MTf antagonist, a screening method for obtaining an MTf activating agent, an MTf activating agent obtained by the screening method, a chondrogenesis stimulator containing an MTf activating agent as obtained by the screening method, and MTf which lacks the GPI anchor region.
摘要:
A magnetic head slider inspection device including a motor unit for revolving a disk medium, a slider unit provided with a reproducing head, which is levitated from a surface of the disk medium under force generated by the revolving disk medium, a magnetic field generator positioned at an opposite side of the disk medium with respect to the slider unit for generating a magnetic field substantially perpendicular to the disk medium surface, and a circuit unit for generating the magnetic field from the magnetic field generator, and measuring a resistance value of the reproducing head levitated from the disk medium surface.
摘要:
There is provided a thermally assisted magnetic recording device capable of preventing collision between a thermally assisted magnetic recording head and a disk due to thermal deformation of a near-field transducer. The thermally assisted magnetic recording device includes a temperature sensor for measuring the temperature in the vicinity of the near-field transducer, a table that stores the relationship between temperature and deformation in the vicinity of the near-field transducer, and a control unit. The control unit calculates the deformation in the vicinity of the near-field transducer, from the temperature measured by the temperature sensor and the relationship between temperature and deformation stored in the table. Then, the control unit drives the flying height control actuator according to the calculated deformation to control the distance between the thermally assisted magnetic recording and the disk in order to avoid contact between them.
摘要:
By a method of inducing differentiation of cells having: a step of co-culturing amniotic epithelial cells and amniotic interstitial cells so as to induce their differentiation into predetermined tissue cells, it is possible to efficiently induce differentiation of the amniotic epithelial cells and the amniotic interstitial cells. It is preferable that the amniotic epithelial cells or the amniotic interstitial cells are prepared by being cultured by a predetermined culture method.
摘要:
The invention provides an agent for conferring resistance comprising a lectin as an effective component, which are able to confer resistance against external stimuli to animal cells, particularly mammalian cells, and to their cultured cells and various tissues in the living bodies. The agent for conferring resistance to external stimulus according to the invention can confer to such animal cells and/or tissues resistance against mechanical stimuli and/or proteolytic reactions, and thereby enhance graft fixation of the cells and/or tissues, as well as transplant tissues obtained by culturing them.
摘要:
In a gas-flow measuring instrument for measuring a gas flow in an intake gas passage for sucking gas, an abnormal output, deterioration per hour, stain, and breakage of a flow measuring element caused by fluid and foreign materials contained in intake gas are reduced. A gas-flow measuring instrument disposed in an intake gas passage for sucking gas for measuring a gas flow includes a bypass passage for bringing gas flowing along the intake gas passage, a bypass passage inlet opened to the upstream side of a main stream direction of gas in the intake gas passage, and a flow measuring element disposed in the bypass passage.
摘要:
When a negative pressure slider is used in the magnetic head support mechanism with a loading/unloading function, the gimbals is likely to be deformed or damaged. Apart from the first tab provided to the front end of the suspension, the second tab is provided to the front end of the gimbals. In addition to the Suspension supporting ramp, the ramp portion has the second ramp for supporting the gimbals. This arrangement allows the slider mounting gimbals, in addition to the suspension, to be loaded/unloaded. Unlike the conventional drive in which only the suspension is loaded/unloaded, this arrangement enables the gimbals to be loaded/unloaded while maintaining a predetermined space between the gimbals and the suspension, thus reducing the risk of gimbals deformation and damage.
摘要:
A suspending agent-containing slurry is disclosed which comprises a dispersant and a particulate suspending agent having a particle size distribution in which the particle diameter at weight-cumulative 95%, from the minimum particle size, is 1 .mu.m or smaller. A method for efficiently producing the suspending agent-containing slurry is also disclosed. A process for suspension polymerization by use of the suspending agent-containing slurry is further disclosed. The slurry not only has such an excellent suspending ability in suspension polymerization that it enables the production of vinyl polymer beads having a narrow bead size distribution, but also is capable of retaining this ability over long and of exhibiting the same ability even when it has a high concentration. The suspension polymerization process enables vinyl polymer beads having a narrow bead size distribution to be produced efficiently due to the use of the slurry.
摘要:
The invention is directed to purified and isolated concanavalin A-binding proteins from chondrocytes that are not present in dedifferentiated cells from chondrocytes. The invention is also directed to a purified and isolated chondrocyte membrane protein, (CMP), which is a concanavalin A-binding protein, with a molecular weight of about 76 kD in SDS-PAGE. After treatment with endoglycosidase, CMP has an apparent molecular weight of about 67 kD. The N-terminal amino acid sequence and several internal amino acid sequences are given for CMP. These proteins can be used in assays, methods, or treatments involving differentiation of chondrocytes and the control of cartilaginous osteogenesis.