Several zinc finger proteins have been discovered recently that bind specifically to double-stranded RNA. These include the mammalian JAZ and wig proteins, and the seven-zinc finger protein ZFa from Xenopus laevis. We have determined the solution structure of a 127 residue fragment of ZFa, which consists of two zinc finger domains connected by a linker that remains unstructured in the free prot...

conclusions callus distraction is an effective and reliable method for lengthening short phalangeal, metacarpal, and metatarsal bones. it also preserves periosteal tissue. our distractor is reliable, cheap, lightweight, user friendly, and highly effective for callotasis. background this study was performed to evaluate the results of finger lengthening following traumatic amputation or congenita...

Despite its potential importance in hand dysfunction, spasticity in the finger muscles following stroke has not been well described. To explore this area, we assessed the role of finger flexor spasticity, along with that of passive mechanical forces, in resisting finger movement in 13 chronic stroke subjects. Subjects were tested with a device that stretched the extrinsic finger muscles through...

Purpose Tilt table testing mainly evaluates the systemic cardiovascular part of the autonomic nervous system, while it is assumed that the finger wrinkling test assesses the peripheral part of the autonomic nervous system. In this study we explored whether the finger wrinkling test could be a useful test for autonomic dysfunction and whether the clinical evaluation of wrinkling can be improved ...

Patients will frequently see their family physician with an “occasional trigger finger,” or a finger or thumb that gets intermittently stuck in a flexed position. By attempting to extend the digit, it will often suddenly pop out to length. In some cases, the trigger finger is painful. Trigger finger usually occurs in the third or fourth digits, but it can occur in the thumb. Excessive gripping,...

If British teenage boy asks you to pull his finger, it is usually an indication that he simultaneously wishes to break wind. If you were to tell him that you could pull his finger and stretch it to twice its length, you might expect a similarly irreverent response yet when we pulled the fingers of nearly 600 children and adolescents, 93% reported the illusion of stretching. Grossly distorted bo...

Finger-length ratio (second to fourth finger; 2D:4D) has been associated with various measures thought to be related to prenatal androgens. In addition, hormone-transfer theory posits that hormones can transfer between twins. We examined 2D:4D in same-sex (SS) and opposite-sex (OS) dizygotic twins to test both propositions. Results show that 2D:4D is masculinized in OS females compared to SS fe...

We present a theoretical study of the growth of a two-phase finger in eutectic systems. This pattern was observed experimentally by Akamatsu and Faivre [Phys. Rev. E 61, 3757 (2000)]. We study this two-phase finger using a boundary-integral formulation and we complement our investigation by a phase-field validation of the stability of the pattern. The deviations from the eutectic temperature an...

The rat bfp/znf179 transcript for a member of the RING finger protein family, is expressed in brain and up-regulated in neural differentiation of P19 embryonic carcinoma cells. Here we report the full-length cDNA structure of human BFP/ZNF179 and its expression profile. The cDNA clone consists of 3082 nucleotides and encodes an open reading frame of a 632-amino acid protein that contains a RING...

This paper mvestlgates the elcctrostatlc dnve and sense of polynhcon resonators parallel to the substrate, using an mterdlgtated capacitor (electrostatic comb) Three expenmental methods are used nucroscoplc observation mth contmuous or stroboscopic iummatlon, capacltlve sensing using an amphtude-modulation technique and SEM observation The mtnnslc quality factor of the phosphorus-doped low-pres...