BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to determine the influence of DRD2 gene polymorphisms in exon 8 G/A (rs 6276) in the promoter region -141 C Ins/Del (rs1799732) and the influence of ANKK-1 gene Taq-1A polymorphism (rs 1800497) on the preference of increasing sucrose concentrations in men with alcohol dependence. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 63 male patients with alcohol dependence were genotyped f...

We demonstrate that despite lacking a 3'----5' proofreading exonuclease, the Thermus aquaticus (Taq) DNA polymerase can catalyze highly accurate DNA synthesis in vitro. Under defined reaction conditions, the error rate per nucleotide polymerized at 70 degrees C can be as low as 10(-5) for base substitution errors and 10(-6) for frameshift errors. The frequency of mutations produced during a sin...

This study examines various measures of trading costs estimated from highfrequency (TAQ) data and the extent to which these measures can be estimated from daily data (CRSP). The high-frequency measures tend to be positively correlated. Posted spreads and effective costs are very highly correlated. Price impact measures and other statistics derived from dynamic models, however, are only modestly...

A novel strategy for heat-mediated activation of recombinant Taq DNA polymerase is described. A serum albumin binding protein tag is used to affinity-immobilize an E. coli-expressed Taq DNA polymerase fusion protein onto a solid support coated with human serum albumin (HSA). Analysis of heat-mediated elution showed that elevated temperatures (> 70 degrees C) were required to significantly relea...

Rogers, Jennifer, and Don D. Sheriff. Role of estrogen in nitric oxideand prostaglandin-dependent modulation of vascular conductance during treadmill locomotion in rats. J Appl Physiol 97: 756– 763, 2004; 10.1152/japplphysiol.00115.2004.—Endothelial production of nitric oxide (NO) and prostaglandins (PG) may be greater in females than in males, increasing vasodilatory responses in females. Does...

We investigated the extent of functional parasympathetic and sympathetic activity to the heart at rest and during mild to heavy dynamic exercise in conscious dogs. The animals were chronically instrumented to monitor mean arterial pressure (MAP), heart rate (HR), and terminal aortic blood flow (TAQ) and trained to run on a motor-driven treadmill. MAP, HR, and TAQ were monitored at rest and duri...

The thermostable properties of the DNA polymerase activity from Thermus aquaticus (Taq) have contributed greatly to the yield, specificity, automation and utility of the polymerase chain reaction method for amplifying DNA (1). We report here the cloning and nucleotide sequence of a DNA polymerase gene from another thermophilic bacterium — Thermus flavus (Tfl). The cloning of the DNA polymerase ...

A new method for the direct detection of PCR-amplified DNA in a closed system is described. The method is based on the incorporation of energy transfer-labeled primers into the amplification product. The PCR primers contain hairpin structures on their 5'ends with donor and acceptor moieties located in close proximity on the hairpin stem. The primers are designed in such a way that a fluorescent...

dna polymerase gene from thermus aquaticus strain yt1 was amplified using venttm dna po-lymerase and cloned under the control of x.pr promoter and expression was induced by a shift in tern perature. the culture was then sonicated, and after centrifugation the lysate was treated with poly ethyleneimine followed by a salting-out step. finally the protein was precipitated with ammonium sulfate and...