Aquaporins (AQPs) belong to the Major Intrinsic Protein family that conducts water and other small solutes across biological membranes. This study aimed to identify and characterize AQP genes in the primary root axis of two oak species, Quercus petraea and Quercus robur. Nine putative AQP genes were cloned, and their expression was profiled in different developmental root zones by real-time PCR...

Fibroblasts were extracted from tissue in tumor burden zones, distal normal zones and interface zones between tumor and normal tissue of human breast carcinomas, and the corresponding fibroblasts were designated as cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs), normal zone fibroblasts (NFs) and interface zone fibroblasts (INFs). The crosstalk between three types of fibroblasts and breast cancer cells wa...

The role of coccolithophores in the biogenic carbonate cycle was studied in the coastal upwelling zone off Concepción, Chile (36°S), and in adjacent oceanic waters during spring 2004. Coccolithophore abundance and diversity increased steadily from coastal to oceanic regions. The presence of an active coastal upwelling center clearly partitioned the study area into coastal, transition and two oc...

We analyze variation in phenotypes and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) haplotypes over the breeding ranges of hermit and Townsend's warblers and across two of their three hybrid zones. Within these two hybrid zones, we demonstrate that the placement, shape, and width of transitions in seven plumage characters are remarkably similar, suggesting that a balance between dispersal and sexual selection kee...

Atom-probe tomography, transmission electron-microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and firstprinciples calculations were employed to study the (i) compositional evolution of GPII-zones and "!-precipitates, and (ii) solute segregation at !-Al/"!-interfaces in Al-4 wt. % Cu alloys. GPII zones are observed for aging at 438 K for 8 h, whereas higher aging temperatures, 463 K for 8 h and 533 K for 4 h, rev...

The ciliary bodies from four rhesus monkey and six human eyes were subdivided into eight adjacent zones. The morphology of the ciliary epithelium and bordering stroma at the crests of the processes was examined electron microscopically in each region. In two of the monkey eyes (3 months and 18 years old) and in two of the human eyes (18 years and 55 years old) profiles of mitochondria, rough en...

Résumé Le carcinome basosquameux (CBS) est un cancer cutané rare qui présente des zones de carcinome basocellulaire (CBC) et de carcinome épidermoïde (SCC) et une zone de transition entre elles. Cependant, les caractéristiques dermoscopiques du BSC ne sont pas bien décrites dans la littérature, sauf deux études. Le but du présent cas était de mieux identifier et clarifier la contribution de la ...

Transition zones on railway lines are localities with gradual changes in the construction layers connections between a fixed track and ballasted or wide various objects, e.g., tunnels, bridges, culverts, etc. The different type of transition causes shock wave when train passes, which can cause undesired effects stability its construction, durability, passengers’ comfort. For this reason, opera-...