A lectin function within CD11b mediates both cytotoxic priming of Mac-1/complement receptor type 3 (CR3) by beta-glucan and the formation of transmembrane signaling complexes with GPI-anchored glycoproteins such as CD16b (FcgammaRIIIb). A requirement for GPI-anchored urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (uPAR; CD87) in neutrophil adhesion and diapedesis has been demonstrated with uPAR-knock...

Fibronectin (Fn) is a major adhesive protein found in the hepatic extracellular matrix (ECM). In adult rats, the in vivo turnover of plasma Fn (pFn) incorporated into the liver ECM is relatively rapid, i.e., <24 h, but the regulation of its turnover has not been defined. We previously reported that cellular Fn (cFn) and enzymatically desialylated plasma Fn (aFn), both of which have a high densi...

In the developing cerebral cortex of the mouse, binding of antibodies directed against the extracellular matrix glycoprotein fibronectin occurs with a distinct temporal and spatial pattern. On the 10th embryonic day (E10), when the wall of the telencephalic vesicle is made up of only the proliferating cells of the ventricular zone, antifibronectin (aFN) binding is restricted to the blood vessel...

Enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase catalyzes the last step in each elongation cycle of type II bacterial fatty acid synthesis and is a key regulatory protein in bacterial fatty acid synthesis. Genes of the facultative intracellular pathogen Listeria monocytogenes encode two functional enoyl-acyl carrier protein isoforms based on their ability to complement the temperature-sensitive growth phe...

In this study, nanometer sized of Ag/Fe3O4 nanocomposite (AFN) have been synthesized by using a simple and based on chemical reduction method. The size and shape of (AFN) controlled by using of condensation (Fe2O3 (2.975 mmol), NaBH4 (21.25 mmol), AgNO3 (2.532 mmol) and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) (8.925 mmol K30 Mr=10.000) in 40 ºC. The synthesized AFN was characterized by XRD, scanning electro...

Aerodynamically focused nanoparticle (AFN) printing was demonstrated for direct patterning of the solvent-free and inorganic nanoparticles. The fast excitation-purge control technique was proposed and investigated by examining the aerodynamic focusing of nanoparticles and their time-scale, with the analytical and experimental approaches. A series of direct patterning examples were demonstrated ...

Much recent work has been devoted to approximate nearest neighbor queries. Motivated by applications in recommender systems, we consider approximate furthest neighbor (AFN) queries and present a simple, fast, and highly practical data structure for answering AFN queries in high-dimensional Euclidean space. The method builds on the technique of Indyk (SODA 2003), storing random projections to pr...

This open-label noncontrolled, phase II multicenter trial was designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of 200 mg of AFN-1252, a selective inhibitor of Staphylococcus aureus enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (FabI), given by mouth twice daily in the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) due to staphylococci. Important aspects of the curren...

NEtwork MObility (NEMO) technology leads to manage not only host mobility but also the mobility of an entire network. For practical usage, mobile users should however be authenticated by their service provider when accessing foreign networks. AAA for NEMO (AFN) [8] provides a solution to perform the AAA mechanism, based on NEMO Basic Support (NBS). When we consider the AAA mechanism, the bindin...