The present study was performed to show the molecular identity of functionally characterized Mg transport pathways in rumen epithelial cells (REC) and to investigate the effects of extracellular [Mg] changes on their expression and activity. By using RT- PCR, Western blot, flow cytometry and immunocytochemistry, TRPM7, MagT1 and a Na+/Mg2+ exchanger were found in REC. Compared with control cond...

BACKGROUND Soccer is a form of exercise that induces inflammatory response, as well as an increase in free radicals potentially leading to muscle injury. Balanced nutritional intake provides important antioxidant vitamins, including vitamins A, C and E, which may assist in preventing exercise-related muscle damage. The purpose of the present study was to determine the effect of macro/micronutri...

Erroneous DNA repair by heterologous recombination (Ht-REC) is a potential threat to genome stability, but evidence supporting its prevalence is lacking. Here we demonstrate that recombination is possible between heterologous sequences and that it is a source of chromosomal alterations in mitotic and meiotic cells. Mechanistically, we find that the RTEL1 and HIM-6/BLM helicases and the BRCA1 ho...

Bin toxin from Bacillus sphaericus acts on Culex quinquefasciatus larvae by binding to Cqm1 midgut-bound receptors, and disruption of the cqm1 gene is the major cause of resistance. The goal of this work was to screen for a laboratory-selected resistance cqm1(REC) allele in field populations in the city of Recife, Brazil, and to describe other resistance-associated polymorphisms in the cqm1 gen...

Modified atmosphere package (MAP) was employed to store the perishable Chinese bayberry (Myrica rubra) at temperatures of 2 C, 8 C and 15 C. Electrolyte leakage from plasma could make the flesh collapse rapidly and appear to be unsavory, which may be evaluated in terms of relative electrical conductivity (REC). REC and gas composition in the headspace were measured during storage. The kinetic p...

We introduce a machine free mathematical framework to get a natural formalization of some general notions of infinite computation in the context of Kolmogorov complexity. Namely, the classes MaxX→D PR and MaxX→D Rec of functions X→ D which are pointwise maximum of partial or total computable sequences of functions where D = (D,<) is some computable partially ordered set. The enumeration theorem...

The K+-insensitive component of Mg2+ influx in primary culture of ruminal epithelial cells (REC) was examined by means of fluorescence techniques. The effects of extracellular anions, ruminal fermentation products, and transport inhibitors on the intracellular free Mg2+ concentration ([Mg2+]i), Mg2+ uptake, and intracellular pH were determined. Under control conditions (HEPES-buffered high-NaCl...

Mutants of Escherichia coli K-12 unable to excise pyrimidine dimers from their deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) because of a uvr mutation show a higher survival when plated on a minimal salts medium after exposure to ultraviolet radiation than when plated on a complex medium such as nutrient agar containing yeast extract. This response has been called minimal medium recovery (MMR). Recovery of uvr m...

Diabetes-induced breakdown of the blood-retinal barrier (BRB) has been linked to hyperglycemia-induced expression of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and is likely mediated by an increase in oxidative stress. We have shown that VEGF increases permeability of retinal endothelial cells (REC) by inducing expression of urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR). The purpose of this st...