Further Purification and Characterization of the DNA 3'-Phosphatase from Rat-Liver Chromatin Which Is Also a Polynucleotide 5'-Hydroxyl Kinase

in European Journal of Biochemistry (1988), 171(1-2), 59-66

The DNA 3'-phosphatase activity of rat-liver chromatin has been purified. A DNA 5'-hydroxyl kinase activity comigrates at each step of purification. Both enzymes have the same molecular mass (79 kDa) and ... [more ▼]

The DNA 3'-phosphatase activity of rat-liver chromatin has been purified. A DNA 5'-hydroxyl kinase activity comigrates at each step of purification. Both enzymes have the same molecular mass (79 kDa) and the same isoelectric point (8.6). It thus seems that the two activities are born by the same protein just as with the phage T4 enzyme which is, at the same time, a 5'-hydroxyl kinase and a 3'-phosphatase. An additional argument is that ATP, which does not influence the rate of the 3'-phosphatase reaction but which is a cosubstrate of the 5'-hydroxyl kinase, protects the 3'-phosphatase activity against thermal denaturation and trypsin digestion. The two active sites must, however, be largely independent within a common support: the thermal denaturation and trypsin inactivation rates are very different for the two activities; increasing the ionic strength activates the kinase and inhibits the phosphatase; polyvalent anions inhibit the phosphatase and have little effect on the kinase. The two active sites might belong to different domains of the protein; they could not however be separated by a partial trypsin digestion. The rates of 3'-dephosphorylation and 5'-phosphorylation by the chromatin enzyme are the same in native and denatured DNA. The 3'-phosphatase has no action on 3'-monodeoxynucleotide, but it hydrolyzes the 3'-phosphate in dinucleotides. The Km of the 3'-phosphatase is 0.548 microM. The Km (5'-OH) and Km (ATP) of the 5'-hydroxyl kinase are about 3.9 microM and 0.69 microM respectively. The chromatin enzyme is unable to hydrolyze 3'-phosphoglycolate ends in DNA. [less ▲]

Further spectroscopic observations of 25 quasi-stellar objects

in Astronomy and Astrophysics. Supplement Series (1981), 46

Spectroscopic observations are reported for 25 quasars suspected of having line profiles which are indicative of mass outflow from the central quasar. The quasars were selected on the basis of optical ... [more ▼]

Spectroscopic observations are reported for 25 quasars suspected of having line profiles which are indicative of mass outflow from the central quasar. The quasars were selected on the basis of optical variability and/or the presence of P Cygni spectral profiles, and large emission redshift, and observed on widened spectrograms obtained at the Cassegrain focus of the ESO 3.6-m telescope at La Silla during December 1977 and July 1978. Observations confirm the previously detected emission and absorption redshifts for most of the quasars, and reveal previously undetected lines and absorption redshifts in a few cases. [less ▲]

Further Studies on the Mechanism of Radiation Induced Thymic Lymphoma Prevention by Bone Marrow Transplantation in C57bl Mice

in Leukemia : Official Journal of the Leukemia Society of America, Leukemia Research Fund, U.K (1989), 3(11), 813-8

Whole body fractionated irradiation induces thymic lymphomas in C57BL/Ka mice after a latent period during which intrathymic lymphopoiesis is modified; thymocyte numbers are subnormal and the epithelial ... [more ▼]

Whole body fractionated irradiation induces thymic lymphomas in C57BL/Ka mice after a latent period during which intrathymic lymphopoiesis is modified; thymocyte numbers are subnormal and the epithelial component of thymic nurse cells (TNCs) is altered as estimated by the number of TNCs in vivo and by its ability to interact with immature thymocytes in vitro. A graft of normal bone marrow cells immediately after the last irradiation prevents the development of lymphomas; but when such a graft is performed 1 month later, it does not inhibit the emergence of tumors. In both cases the grafted precursors home and repopulate the thymus. However, the delayed graft does not exert any effect upon the altered epithelial component of TNCs, whereas the early one restores the numbers of TNCs and the function of their epithelial component. The results thus demonstrate that lymphoid thymic repopulation by a bone marrow graft is not sufficient to prevent the development of lymphomas and that there is an intimate relationship between tumor development and alterations of nurse cells microenvironment. [less ▲]

Fusariose disséminée chez un patient immunodéprimé

in Revue de l’Association Belge des Technologues de Laboratoire = Tijdschrift van de Belgische Vereniging van Laboratoriumtechnologen (2001), 28

Fusarium head blight and associated mycotoxin occurrence on winter wheat in Luxembourg in 2007/2008

in Food Additives & Contaminants (2010), 27

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is among the major causes of reduced quality in winter wheat and its products. In addition, the causal fungi produce a variety of toxins. A relatively high FHB infection rate in ... [more ▼]

Fusarium head blight (FHB) is among the major causes of reduced quality in winter wheat and its products. In addition, the causal fungi produce a variety of toxins. A relatively high FHB infection rate in winter wheat was observed in 2007 and 2008 in Luxembourg. A fusariotoxin survey was carried out in 17 different geographical locations. Three groups of Fusarium mycotoxins (trichothecenes A and B and zearalenone) were analysed by a multi-detection HPLC–MS/MS method. Fusarium strains were also investigated by morphological and molecular methods. In addition, questionnaires relating to cultural practices were sent to the farmers managing the 17 fields investigated. FHB prevalence ranged from 0.3 to 65.8% (mean: 8.5%) in 2007 and from 0 to 24.5% (mean: 8.3%) in 2008. Results of morphological and molecular identification showed that the most common species isolated from diseased wheat spikes was F. graminearum (33.1%), followed by F. avenaceum (20.3%) and F. poae (17.8%). The chemical analysis revealed that 75% of the investigated fields were contaminated by deoxynivalenol (DON, range 0–8111 mg/kg). The preceding crop was highly and significantly correlated to the number of grains infected and had a significant impact on disease prevalence ( p¼0.025 and 0.017, respectively, Fisher’s F-test). A trend was found for maize as the preceding crop ( p¼0.084, Tukey’s test) to predict the amount of DON in the fields. This is the first report on the occurrence of DON and ZON in naturally infected wheat grains sampled from Luxembourg. [less ▲]

Fusion alpha and proton diagnostics by thin layer activation

Conference (2012, September)

La fusion des communes : une réforme trentenaire

in Territoire(s) Wallon(s) (2008), hors série(Aout 2008), 27-34

Fusion Of Bovine Leukemia Virus With Target Cells Monitored By R18 Fluorescence And Pcr Assays

in Journal of Virology (1997), 71(1),

Fusion of multispectral and panchromatic images by local mean and variance matching filtering techniques

in Proceedings of the Second International Conference en Fusion of Earth Data (1998)

Fusion proteins comprising the catalytic domain of mutansucrase and a starch-binding domain can alter the morphology of amylose-free potato starch granules during biosynthesis

in Transgenic Research (2007), 16

It has been shown previously that mutan can be co-synthesized with starch when a truncated mutansucrase (GtfICAT) is directed to potato tuber amyloplasts. The mutan seemed to adhere to the isolated starch ... [more ▼]

It has been shown previously that mutan can be co-synthesized with starch when a truncated mutansucrase (GtfICAT) is directed to potato tuber amyloplasts. The mutan seemed to adhere to the isolated starch granules, but it was not incorporated in the starch granules. In this study, GtfICAT was fused to the N- or C-terminus of a starch-binding domain (SBD). These constructs were introduced into two genetically different potato backgrounds (cv. Kardal and amf), in order to bring GtfICAT in more intimate contact with growing starch granules, and to facilitate the incorporation of mutan polymers in starch. Fusion proteins of the appropriate size were evidenced in starch granules, particularly in the amf back- ground. The starches from the various GtfICAT/ SBD transformants seemed to contain less mutan than those from transformants with GtfICAT alone, suggesting that the appended SBD might inhibit the activity of GtfICAT in the engineered fusion proteins. Scanning electron microscopy showed that expression of SBD-GtfICAT resulted in alterations of granule morphology in both genetic backgrounds. Surprisingly, the amf starches con- taining SBD-GtfICAT had a spongeous appearance, i.e., the granule surface contained many small holes and grooves, suggesting that this fusion protein can interfere with the lateral interactions of amylopectin sidechains. No differences in phys- ico-chemical properties of the transgenic starches were observed. Our results show that expression of granule-bound and ‘‘soluble’’ GtfICAT can affect starch biosynthesis differently. [less ▲]