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The present invention relates to small peptides derived from a cytokine, interleukin-4 (IL-4), capable of binding to the IL-4 receptors and inhibiting macrophage activation, and thereby preventing the onset of inflammatory response. The invention further relates to use of said peptides for the production of a medicament for the treatment of different pathological conditions, wherein IL-4 plays a prominent role.
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There is provided a method to increase the production of a desired protein in a microorganism by introduction of slowly translated codons in the encoding DNA gene sequence capable of slowing down the translation speed of the ribosomes moving along the mRNA, whereby the ribosomes protect the mRNA from being enzymatically degraded. This increases the stability of the mRNA transcript and thus results in an increased production of the desired protein. Moreover, there is provided a method of decreasing the half-life of a mRNA transcript from a gene encoding a peptide.
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A novel cold-active beta-galactosidase is enzyme specific for lactose. The enzyme is thus useful in e.g. the food industry for catalyzing at low temperatures the hydrolysis of lactose disaccharide into its constituent monosaccharides, glucose and galactose. A method produces the cold-active beta-galactosidase by recombinant DNA technology.
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The present invention relates to 1 or 2 C16-C18 acyl glycerol based compounds which are capable of activating G-protein coupled receptor 119 and thereby stimulate GLP-1 release. Compounds of the present invention are useful in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of metabolic disorders and complications thereof, such as, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), obesity, insulin resistance, and cardiovascular disease.
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The present invention relates to methods for detecting Ficolin-3 dependent activation of the lectin pathway of complement, methods for identifying abnormalities in Ficolin-3, and methods for screening for deficiencies/and or identifying abnormalities in any downstream components of the Ficolin-3 dependent activation of the lectin pathway of 5 complement using an acetylated Ficolin-3 ligand, said methods generally comprising the steps of: (a) providing a sample of blood, serum, plasma, another body fluid or an extract thereof; (b) (optionally) preventing in the sample activation of the classical pathway and/or the alternative pathway and/or any non-Ficolin-3 mediated activation of the lectin pathway; (c) acetylating a molecule; (d) contacting said acetylated molecule 10 with said sample, in conditions that permit specific binding of Ficolin-3 to said acetylated molecule, and, (e) detecting and quantifying specific binding of the Ficolin-3 to said acetylated molecule, (f) determining in the sample complement activation and/or deposition by the detection of a C2, C3, C4 and/or a C5 cleavage product and/or by detecting any of the terminal complement complex components C6, C7, C8 or C9 or 15 the C5b-9 terminal complement complex as such. The present invention also provides assays and kits comprising the methods of the invention.
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The present invention relates to an optical device and to a method of fabricating the same. In embodiments, the invention relates to a photovoltaic device or solar cell. The optical device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode and an active element disposed between the first and second electrodes. The active element comprising a plurality of semiconducting structures extending in a lengthwise direction from the first electrode and being in contact with the first and second electrodes; the active element comprises an np-junction. For the semiconducting structures, at least a part of the structures is of a general plate or flake shape. In embodiments, the semiconducting structures have at least one characteristic dimension in the nanometer range.
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The present invention relates to nucleic acid molecules related to the PFD1235w/MAL7P1.1, PF11_0008, and PF13_0003 gene families as well as amino acid sequences encoded by such nucleic acid molecules with respect to their role in mediating adhesion of infected red blood cells to endothelial cells, which is characteristic for the pathogenesis of severe malaria (SM). Accordingly, the invention provides pharmaceutical compositions and vaccines, hereunder nucleotide-based vaccines comprising compounds that are related to VAR4, VAR5, and/or VAR6 polypeptides and PFD1235w/MAL7P1.1 PF11_0008, and/or PF13_0003 nucleic acid molecules. The invention further relates to the use of these compounds as medicaments and for the manufacture of compositions, such as immunogenic compositions. In addition, the invention relates to methods of treatment and prevention of severe malaria wherein these methods are based on the nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides of the invention. As these compounds can also be used as biotechnological tools the invention provides in vitro diagnostic methods and kits comprising reagents and IgGs/antibodies designated to the use in such methods. The invention also relates to methods of identifying agents capable of modulating the VAR4, VAR5, and/or VAR6 dependent adhesion to endothelial cells and agent capable of interacting with VAR4, VAR5, and/or VAR6. Finally, a method for identifying polypeptides, which will induce a specific IgG/antibody response upon administration to a subject is provided by the invention.
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The present invention relates to the use of peptides that are capable of binding to, and modulating the activity of NCAM. The peptides are peptide fragments of FGFRs. They are derived from two distinct binding sites for binding of the immunoglobulin-like module 2 of FGFR to NCAM F3 modules 1-2. The invention further relates to use of said peptides for the production of a medicament for the treatment of different pathological conditions, wherein NCAM and/or FGFRs play a prominent role.
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The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of a product from a plant material including the steps of providing a disrupted plant material including
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The present invention relates to a crystal structure of a plasma membrane proton pump type ATPase. The invention further describes method for identification of modulators of ATPases as well as uses of such modulators. Based on the provided three dimensional structure of the ATPase, various method, such as computer implemented methods may be used for identification of modulators, such putative modulators may be further analysed using in vitro and in vivo experiments to confirm there functionality. Several modulator interaction regions are described as target of regulation by ATPase modulators.