results cloning and subcloning of the flic gene were confirmed by colony pcr, restriction enzymes digestion and dna sequencing of the recombinant plasmids pprime-flic and pvax-flic. the expression of flagellin protein in eukaryotic cells was approved by immunofluorescence assay (ifa), western blotting analysis and the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr) method. conclusions t...

background: hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases responsible for high morbidity and mortality worldwide. therefore, designing new and effective therapeutics is of great importance. the aim of the current study was to construct a dna vaccine containing structural proteins of hcv and evaluation of its expression in a eukaryotic system. methods: struct...

We show that minuscule entropic forces, on the order of 100 fN, can prevent the formation of DNA loops–a ubiquitous means of regulating the expression of genes. We observe a tenfold decrease in the rate of LacI-mediated DNA loop formation when a tension of 200 fN is applied to the substrate DNA, biasing the thermal fluctuations that drive loop formation and breakdown events. Conversely, once lo...

A new method for isolating DNA from agarose gels is described. The method involves the simultaneous transfer of all DNA-fragments from an agarose slab gel onto DEAE-cellulose paper and the elution of the individual fragments from the paper with 1 M NaCl. DNA isolated from agarose gels in this way is susceptible to cleavage with several restriction endonucleases, and can be labeled in vitro with...