Elevation of hepatic tyrosine 2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase in rats by 4-pentynoic acid,a hypoglycemic agent

Zusammenfassung 4-Pentinsäure, ein hypoglykämisches Mittel, vermehrte Leber-Tyrosinaminotransferase in intakten, nicht aber in adrenalektomierten Ratten.     

The structure of WI3, the first optically active biflavone of the amentoflavone series

Résumé Araucaria cookii donne les premières bisflavones optiquement actives de la série des amentoflavones. Une analyse complète des spectra de RNM des substances de cette série a été faite. Les déplacements méthoxyliques induits par le solvant s'ajoutent aux résultats de l'analyse de RNM et les confirment.     

The Molecule Pages database

The Alliance for Cellular Signaling (AfCS)-Nature Molecule Pages will be a comprehensive database of key facts about more than 3,000 proteins involved in cell signalling. Each entry will be created by invited experts and be peer-reviewed. Alongside the large-scale experiments being conducted by the AfCS scientists, the wealth of information contained in this database offers the potential of accelerating the pace of discovery in signal transduction research.     

Home-range size and overlap of sympatric male mule and white-tailed deer in Texas

Information about the ecology of sympatric male deer is limited, which may influence management strategies for these species. We estimated home-range and core-area sizes and overlap, and survival of sympatric male desert mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus eremicus ) and white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) in west central Texas. We captured 18 males of each species, fitted them with radio-collars, and monitored them for mortality from 2000 through 2003. We calculated home ranges for 7 males of each species in 2001 and 2002. Home-range sizes of mule deer (8.8 km 2 ) and white-tailed deer (7.4 km 2 ) were similar. Interspecific home-range overlap was less common than intraspecific overlap. Mean annual survival was 0.76 (SE = 0.04) for mule deer and 0.80 (SE = 0.06) for white-tailed deer. The high degree of home-range overlap and similar survival between the 2 deer species suggest that management targeting only 1 species may be unfeasible.     

断陷盆地构造枢纽部位油气富集规律

以十屋断陷为例,根据其构造演化、主要断层特征及油气成藏条件分析,揭示多旋回断陷盆地构造枢纽带与油气富集关系.结果表明:十屋断陷枢纽部位经历了断陷期、断拗过渡期、拗陷期、萎缩隆升期等复杂的构造演化,多期差异构造变形及断裂活动导致了小宽枢纽带南段和北段具有相似性及差异性,后期构造反转发育部位多为早期断层发育部位,且主要集中在主干断层上,构造运动产生位移被断裂和褶皱吸收;不同阶段的隆起部位相叠加,使枢纽部位与构造高点相对位置发生变化,枢纽部位相对位置由原来的古隆起演变为斜坡部位;枢纽部位早期为油气的有利指向区,晚期具有良好的保存条件,同时发育多类型圈闭、有利沉积相组合及生储盖组合,围绕枢纽带可形成复式油气聚集带.     

Guest Reviewers, Journal of Classification Volume 28(1) 2011, Special Issue

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Guest Reviewers, Journal of Classification Volume 28(1) 2011, Special Issue     

Identification of an actin-binding protein from Dictyostelium as elongation factor 1a

Indirect evidence has implicated an interaction between the cytoskeleton and the protein synthetic machinery. Two recent reports have linked the elongation factor 1a (EF-1a) which is involved in protein synthesis, with the microtubular cytoskeleton. In situ hybridization has, however, revealed that the messages for certain cytoskeletal proteins are preferentially associated with actin filaments. ABP-50 is an abundant actin filament bundling protein of native relative molecular mass 50,000 (50K) isolated from Dictyostelium discoideum. Immunofluorescence studies show that ABP-50 is present in filopodia and other cortical regions that contain actin filament bundles. In addition, ABP-50 binds to monomeric actin in the cytosol of unstimulated cells and the association of ABP-50 with the actin cytoskeleton is regulated during chemotaxis. Through complementary DNA sequencing and subsequent functional analysis, we have identified ABP-50 as D. discoideum EF-1a. The ability of EF-1a to bind reversibly to the actin cytoskeleton upon stimulation could provide a mechanism for spatially and temporally regulated protein synthesis in eukaryotic cells.