A multipurpose vector system for the screening of libraries in bacteria, insect
and mammalian cells and expression in vivo.
Authors:Laitinen OH, Airenne KJ, Hytönen VP, Peltomaa E, Mähönen AJ, Wirth T, Lind MM, Mäkelä KA, Toivanen PI, Schenkwein D, Heikura T, Nordlund HR, Kulomaa MS, Ylä-Herttuala S,
Journal:Nucleic Acids Res
PubMed ID:15731335
We have constructed a novel tetra-promoter vector (pBVboostFG) system that
enables screening of gene/cDNA libraries for functional genomic studies. The vector enables an all-in-one
strategy for gene expression in mammalian, bacterial and insect cells and is also suitable for direct
use in vivo. Virus preparation is based on an improved mini Tn7 transpositional ... More
Tomato aromatic amino acid decarboxylases participate in synthesis of the flavor volatiles 2-phenylethanol and 2-phenylacetaldehyde.
Authors:Tieman D, Taylor M, Schauer N, Fernie AR, Hanson AD, Klee HJ,
Journal:Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
PubMed ID:16698923
'An important phenylalanine-derived volatile compound produced by plants is 2-phenylethanol. It is a major contributor to flavor in many foods, including fresh fruits, such as tomato, and an insect-attracting scent in roses and many other flowers. Despite the centrality of 2-phenylethanol to flavor and fragrance, the plant genes responsible for ... More
Identification of an antiangiogenic FGF2-binding site in the N terminus of the soluble pattern recognition receptor PTX3.
Authors:Camozzi M, Rusnati M, Bugatti A, Bottazzi B, Mantovani A, Bastone A, Inforzato A, Vincenti S, Bracci L, Mastroianni D, Presta M,
Journal:J Biol Chem
PubMed ID:16769728
'Long-pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is a soluble pattern recognition receptor with non-redundant functions in inflammation and innate immunity. PTX3 comprises a pentraxin-like C-terminal domain involved in complement activation via C1q interaction and an N-terminal extension with unknown functions. PTX3 binds fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2), inhibiting its pro-angiogenic and pro-restenotic activity. Here, ... More
Domain structure and DNA binding regions of beta protein from bacteriophage lambda.
beta protein from bacteriophage lambda promotes a single-strand annealing reaction that is central to Red-mediated recombination at double-strand DNA breaks and chromosomal ends. beta protein binds most tightly to an intermediate of annealing formed by the sequential addition of two complementary oligonucleotides. Here we have characterized the domain structure of ... More
Proteolytic processing of sapovirus ORF1 polyprotein.
The genome of Sapovirus (SaV), a causative agent of gastroenteritis in humans and swine, contains either two or three open reading frames (ORFs). Functional motifs characteristic to the 2C-like NTPase (NTPase), VPg, 3C-like protease (Pro), 3D-like RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (Pol), and capsid protein (VP1) are encoded in the ORF1 polyprotein, ... More