SF Journal of Molecular and Cellular Biology
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Abstract: Sphingomyelin is a major phospholipid in myelin sheaths, which play a pivotal role in saltatory,conduction of myelinated axons [1]. Sphingomyelin consists of phosphorylcholine or phosphoryl ethanol amine and ceramide [2] to form lipid bilayer of cell membrane [3]. Under the physiological condition at neutral pH, choline is a positive residue, which associates with an anion such as a chloride ion Phosphate forms diester bonds with
Abstract: In the submandibular salivary gland (SMG), endotoxins have been shown to induce inflammation cytokines and inflammatory proteins such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β), IL-6, tumor necrosis factor–α,(TNF-α), and calprotectin. Among them, the salivary gland inflammatory protein, calprotectin, is localized in the cytoplasm of the gland cells upon challenges made by endotoxins, and is not secreted into saliva, suggesting its protective
Abstract: Polypeptides forms three types of two-dimensional structures, that is, alpha-helix, parallel betasheet, and anti-parallel beta-sheet. An alpha-helix, which is a special type of parallel beta-sheet structures, consists of a single polypeptide with a minimum repetitive unit of twist. It is well known that an amide bond forms a planar structure by structural resonance
Abstract: We tried to clarify the mechanism that regulates the CPR28 expression in the feeding stage. CPR28 expression was high when ecdysteroid in the hemolymph was low and decreased when it started to be secreted in the hemolymph.
Abstract: The experiment was conducted at the Biotechnology Laboratory at the Department of Biotechnology, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, during the period from January to May 2007 with the objectives of in-vitro screening of thirty Brassica genotypes of Bangladesh
Abstract: Dynamin family proteins are large GTPases implicated in the fission of emerging buds from the parent membrane. Studies showed that mutations in dynamin genes are associated with human diseases, such as centronuclear myopathy, Charcot-Marie-tooth disease, and Alzheimer disease. In the present review,
Abstract: Hypoxia, which is defined as shortage in an organ’s oxygen supply, is a putatively lethal stressor for cells with high energy demands such as neurons and glial cells comprising the neural tissue. Over the years there has been rigorous and extensive research in respect to
Abstract: We had used three widely used protocols viz., Trichloroacetic acid; TCA/Acetone, Acetone, and Phenol Extraction Followed by Methanolic Ammonium Acetate Precipitation in order to optimize protein extraction and precipitation from eggplant roots. The two-dimensional
Abstract: The avian glucose transporter (GLUT) family of proteins displays distinct functional patterns compared to mammalian GLUTs. How avian GLUT family members are distributed in different
Abstract: Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and peroxidase (POX) are important antioxidant enzymes which scavenge superoxide ion and hydrogen peroxide, respectively.