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Structure-function analysis of Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum RNA ligase – engineering a thermostable ATP independent enzyme
Alexander
M
Zhelkovsky,
Larry
A
McReynolds
BMC Molecular Biology 2012, 13 :24 (18 July 2012)
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Editor’s summary
Mutation of a single amino acid residue in the Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum RNA ligase results in ATP-independent ligase activity at high temperatures, suggesting that this RNA ligase could be a useful tool for RNA ligation experiments.
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SHuffle, a novel Escherichia coli protein expression strain capable of correctly folding disulfide bonded proteins in its cytoplasm
Julie
Lobstein,
Charlie
A
Emrich,
Chris
Jeans,
Melinda
Faulkner,
Paul
Riggs,
Mehmet
Berkmen
Microbial Cell Factories 2012, 11 :56 (8 May 2012)
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Efficient in vitro RNA interference and immunofluorescence-based phenotype analysis in a human parasitic nematode, Brugia malayi
Frédéric
Landmann,
Jeremy
M
Foster,
Barton
E
Slatko,
William
Sullivan
Parasites & Vectors 2012, 5 :16 (13 January 2012)
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Editor’s summary
This manuscript demonstrates the efficient use of heterogeneous short interfering RNA mixes for performing RNAi in the parasitic nematode Brugia malayi and immunofluorescence-based analysis of cellular phenotypes. Image: Defective 2 cell embryo of Brugia malayi following RNAi targeting the polarity-determining gene, par-1.
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T4 RNA Ligase 2 truncated active site mutants: improved tools for RNA analysis
Sebastien
Viollet,
Ryan
T
Fuchs,
Daniela
B
Munafo,
Fanglei
Zhuang,
Gregory
B
Robb
BMC Biotechnology 2011, 11 :72 (1 July 2011)
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Controlled expression of functional miR-122 with a ligand inducible expression system
Cathy
M
Shea,
George
Tzertzinis
BMC Biotechnology 2010, 10 :76 (20 October 2010)
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Editor’s summary
A new expression system relying on modified nuclear receptors and a synthetic ligand allows the construction of stable cell lines where the expression of miRNA or siRNA can be tightly and reversibly controlled.
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Open source tool for prediction of genome wide protein-protein interaction network based on ortholog information
Chandra Sekhar
Pedamallu,
Janos
Posfai
Source Code for Biology and Medicine 2010, 5 :8 (4 August 2010)
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Cloning of NruI and Sbo13I restriction and modification sstems in E. coli and amino acid sequence comparison of M.NruI and M.Sbo13I with other amino-methyltransferases
Zhenyu
Zhu,
Chandra
Pedamallu,
Alexey
Fomenkov,
Jack
Benner,
Shuang-yong
Xu
BMC Research Notes 2010, 3 :139 (24 May 2010)
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DNA damage in preserved specimens and tissue samples: a molecular assessment
Juergen
Zimmermann,
Mehrdad
Hajibabaei,
David
C
Blackburn,
James
Hanken,
Elizabeth
Cantin,
Janos
Posfai,
Thomas
C
Evans
Frontiers in Zoology 2008, 5 :18 (23 October 2008)
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A comparative study of protein synthesis in in vitro systems: from the prokaryotic reconstituted to the eukaryotic extract-based
Jason
R
Hillebrecht,
Shaorong
Chong
BMC Biotechnology 2008, 8 :58 (29 July 2008)
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