BACKGROUND The insulin receptor is localized in caveolae and is dependent on caveolae or cholesterol for signaling in adipocytes. When stimulated with insulin, the receptor is internalized. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We examined primary rat adipocytes by subcellular fractionation to examine if the insulin receptor was internalized in a caveolae-mediated process. Insulin induced a rapid, t...

A specific monoclonal antibody for Escherichia coli and Shigella sp. alkaline phosphatase was used in an immunocapture assay and allowed identification of E. coli either in culture isolates or directly in clinical specimens. The assay was easy and required only four steps: (i) alkaline phosphatase was released within 10 min by using a gentle lysis procedure, (ii) cell lysates were transferred t...

Parkinson's disease (PD) and other related disorders are characterized by the accumulation of fibrillar aggregates of alpha-synuclein protein (alpha-syn) inside brain cells. It is likely that the formation of alpha-syn aggregates plays a seminal role in the pathogenesis of at least some of these diseases, because two different mutations in the gene encoding alpha-syn have been found in inherite...

An outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) was recorded in Kalubia province, Egypt in 2006, affecting a large population of migratory goats and sheep over a huge geographical area. Epidemiological, clinical and laboratory investigations were performed. Diseased animals showed pyrexia, erosive stomatitis, enteritis and bronchopneumonia. Clinical manifestations were more severe in goats. The...

Bu çalışmada, Antalya ili Finike ilçesi marul üretim alanlarında Marul mozayik virüsü (Lettuce mosaic virüs: LMV)’nün belirlenmesi amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Virüsün tanılama çalışmalarında DAS-ELISA (Double Antibody Sandwich Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay) ve IC-RT-PCR (Immunocapture Ters Transkripsiyon Polimeraz Zincir Reaksiyonu) yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. amaçla araştırma alanından 92 örneğ...

Legipid(®) Legionella Fast Detection is a test based on combined magnetic immunocapture and enzyme-immunoassay (CEIA) for the detection of Legionella in water. The test is based on the use of anti-Legionella antibodies immobilized on magnetic microspheres. Target microorganism is preconcentrated by filtration. Immunomagnetic analysis is applied on these preconcentrated water samples in a final ...