in the human genome, chromosome 11 contains a cluster of matrix metalloproteinase (mmp) genes. single nucleotide polymorphisms in the promoter region of mmp genes are important for mmp expression. a common adenine deletion polymorphism (5a) at position -1171 of the mmp-3 gene promoter (5´-aaaaaaccat-3´ change to 5´-aaaaaccat-3´) facilitates transcriptional factor binding and mmp-3 promoter acti...

RNase L is activated by 2',5'-oligoadenylates (2-5A) at subnanomolar levels to cleave single-stranded RNA. We previously reported the hypothesis that the introduction of an 8-methyladenosine residue at the 2'-terminus of the 2-5A tetramer shifts the 2-5A binding site of RNase L. In this study, we synthesized various 5'-modified 2-5A analogs with 8-methyladenosine at the 2'-terminus. The doxiflu...

OBJECTIVE Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is characterized by elevated specific auto-antibodies, including TgAb and TPOAb. Increasing evidence has demonstrated the essential role of Th17 cells in HT. However, the underlying mechanism is still unclear. Semaphorin 5A (Sema 5A) is involved in several autoimmune diseases through the regulation of immune cells. The aim of the present study was to explo...

In this work, SO2 adsorption on 13X and 5A was explored at different concentrations, and the results were compared to molecular simulation and models. The adsorbent saturation tests were performed at four different concentrations of 250, 500, 750, and 1000 ppm, and it was observed that saturation would take more time for higher SO2 concentrations. Grand Canonical Monte Carlo method was used for...

A new ascovirus was isolated from Spodoptera exigua in Indonesia and was tentatively assigned as a new species, Spodoptera exigua ascovirus 5a (SeAV-5a) according to the present ICTV ascovirus naming scheme based on DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), hybridization, formation of occlusion body, tissue tropism and host spectrum. SeAV-5a replicated primarily in the fat body of su...

Wnt-5a is a representative ligand that activates a beta-catenin-independent pathway in the Wnt signaling. Although abnormal activation of beta-catenin-dependent pathway is often observed in human cancer, the relationship between beta-catenin-independent pathway and tumorigenesis is not clear. We sought to clarify how Wnt-5a is involved in aggressiveness of gastric cancer. Abnormal expression of...

The Wnt-5a gene encodes a secreted protein that controls several normal processes during embryogenesis and development of adult tissues by as yet unknown mechanisms. Endogenous expression of Wnt-5a mRNA is known to occur in both mouse and human mammary cell lines. To investigate the biological role of Wnt-5a in the human mammary epithelial cell line HB2, we used an antisense approach to repress...

Matrix metalloproteinase 3 (MMP3), is over expressed in the wall of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA), while inactivation of the gene expressing this enzyme is associated with reduced aneurysm formation in an experimental model. The 5A allele of the 5A/6A polymorphism in the promoter region of the MMP3 gene is associated with enhanced MMP3 expression. This study aimed to determine whether the pr...

BACKGROUND Ras homolog gene family member A (RhoA) is involved in Wnt-5a-induced migration of gastric and breast cancer cells. We investigated the roles of RhoA and Wnt-5a in ovarian carcinoma. METHODS RhoA and Wnt-5a mRNA and protein expression in normal fallopian tube epithelium, benign tumors, primary ovarian carcinomas, and metastatic omentum were quantified. RhoA or Wnt-5a was knocked do...

ACOUSTIC WAVES MEASUREMENTS ON SNGS CRYSTALS AND DETERMINATION OF MATERIAL CONSTANTS E. CHILLA*1, R. KUNZE2, A. SOTNIKOV2, M. WEIHNACHT2, J. BOHM3, R. B. HEIMANN4, M. HENGST4, and U. STRAUBE5, 1VI Tele Filter GmbH, Teltow, Germany, 2Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research, Dresden, Germany, 3Institute for Crystal Growth, Berlin, Germany, 4Freiberg University of Mining and Techn...