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Zfp819, a novel KRAB-zinc finger protein, interacts with KAP1 and functions in genomic integrity maintenance of mouse embryonic stem cells
2013
AbstractPluripotency is maintained by both known and unknown transcriptional regulatory networks. In the present study, we have identified Zfp819, a KRAB-zinc finger protein, as a novel pluripotency-related factor and characterized its role in pluripotent stem cells. We show that Zfp819 is expressed highly in various types of pluripotent stem cells but not in their differentiated counterparts. We identified the presence of non-canonical nuclear localization signals in particular zinc finger motifs and identified them as responsible for the nuclear localization of Zfp819. Analysis of the Zfp819 promoter region revealed the presence of a transcriptionally active chromatin signature. Moreover,…
Depth Enhancement by Fusion for Passive and Active Sensing
2012
This paper presents a general refinement procedure that enhances any given depth map obtained by passive or active sensing. Given a depth map, either estimated by triangulation methods or directly provided by the sensing system, and its corresponding 2-D image, we correct the depth values by separately treating regions with undesired effects such as empty holes, texture copying or edge blurring due to homogeneous regions, occlusions, and shadowing. In this work, we use recent depth enhancement filters intended for Time-of-Flight cameras, and adapt them to alternative depth sensing modalities, both active using an RGB-D camera and passive using a dense stereo camera. To that end, we propose …
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-specific CD4+ T lymphocyte response in AIDS patients with no past or current HCMV disease following HAART.
2003
Abstract Background: The incidence of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) end-organ disease has dramatically decreased since the implementation of highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAARTs), but the precise immune mechanism whereby HCMV is controlled remains to be elucidated. Objectives: To investigate the effect of (HAART) on CD4 + T-cell immunity to HCMV in AIDS patients with no past or current HCMV disease. Study design: Seventeen patients were prospectively examined for CD4 + (CD45RO + and CD45 RA + ) T-cell counts (flow cytometry), HIV RNA load (Amplicor HIV test), HCMV leukoDNAemia and HCMV DNA in urine (nested PCR), lymphoproliferative response (LPR) to HCMV, phytohemagglutinin (PHA) a…
Assessment of human cytomegalovirus specific T cell immunity in human immunodeficiency virus infected patients in different disease stages following …
2004
T cell immunity to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) was assessed in HAART-treated HIV-1 infected patients (9 asymptomatic, CDC group A; and 22 symptomatic, CDC group B), and in eight HIV-1 long term non-progressors. Patients were either prospectively or cross-sectionally examined for CD4(+) T cell counts, HIV RNA load, HCMV leukoDNAemia, HCMV DNA in urine, lymphoproliferative response (LPR) to HCMV and phytohemagglutinin (PHA), and cytokine secretion (IFN-gamma and IL-4) by HCMV-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) cultures. No patient either progressed to clinical AIDS or developed HCMV active infection during the study period. Twenty-nine patients responded to HAART, though 12 …
An efficient synthesis of new fluorinated uracil derivatives.
2003
A series of potentially biologically active fluorinated uracil derivatives has been prepared in three steps from oxazolines and fluorinated nitriles with good chemical yields. Fustero Lardies, Santos, Santos.Fustero@uv.es ; Sanz Cervera, Juan Francisco, Juan.F.Sanz@uv.es ; Asensio Martinez, Amparo, Amparo.Asensio@uv.es
Combination of advanced oxidation processes and active carbons adsorption for the treatment of simulated saline wastewater
2016
Abstract In the present work, an integrated process combining three different technologies, i.e. heterogeneous photocatalysis, homogeneous ozonation and adsorption on granular activated carbon (GAC) was used for the treatment of a synthetic solution simulating saline wastewater. The synergistic effects between the different methods enhance the oxidation rate of the organic compounds in the integrated process, so that its use may result sustainable. It has been found that a relatively low oxidation rate is sufficient to obtain the highest synergy between the three technologies and to maximize the performances. In particular, coupling ozonation and photocatalysis resulted in 20% enhancement i…
Translocation of the nuclear autoantigen La to cell surface: assembly and disassembly with the extracellular matrix.
1991
La (SS-B) protein is known as one major antigenic target for autoantibodies from patients with certain autoimmune diseases such as Sjogren's syndrome or Lupus Erythematosus. La protein belongs to the so called "extractable nuclear antigens". Here we report that La antigen is not restricted to the nucleus as one might deduce from the exclusive nuclear staining pattern of patient anti-La antibodies but after stimulation of serum-starved cells with 10% fetal calf serum (FCS) appears and stays for at least 45 min at the outer surface of CV-1 cells being available for binding of anti-La antibodies. In addition we found that a minor part of La antigen associates with the extracellular fibronectin…
Altered metabolism of gut microbiota contributes to chronic immune activation in HIV-infected individuals.
2015
Altered interplay between gut mucosa and microbiota during treated HIV infection may possibly contribute to increased bacterial translocation and chronic immune activation, both of which are predictors of morbidity and mortality. Although a dysbiotic gut microbiota has recently been reported in HIV + individuals, the metagenome gene pool associated with HIV infection remains unknown. The aim of this study is to characterize the functional gene content of gut microbiota in HIV + patients and to define the metabolic pathways of this bacterial community, which is potentially associated with immune dysfunction. We determined systemic markers of innate and adaptive immunity in a cohort of HIV-in…
A theoretical study of the emission spectra of indole and its analogs: indene, benzimidazole, and 7-azaindole
2000
Abstract The complete active space (CAS) SCF method and multiconfigurational second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2) have been used to study the electronic spectra of indole, indene, benzimidazole, and 7-azaindole. The paper is focused on the study of the low-lying valence triplet and singlet electronic states at the optimized geometries of the excited states. The geometries have been optimized by using analytic CASSCF derivatives. CASPT2 point calculations have been performed in order to obtain band origins and relaxed emission energies. The results are analyzed in the context of the complex emission processes, both fluorescence and phosphorescence, displayed by the title compounds, whic…
PHOSPHORORGANISCHE VERBINDUNGEN 119.1DIE ASYMMETRISCHE INDUKTION ALS MECHANISTISCHER WEGWEISER BEI DER VERESTERUNG VON METHYLPHENYL- PHOSPHINSÄURE-HA…
1989
Abstract Bei der Umsetzung von rac. Methylphenylphosphinsaure-halogenide-nund pseudohalogeniden MePhP(O)X (X = F, Cl, CN, OC6H4NO2(p)) mit Alkoholen ROH (R = Me, PhCH2, CF3CH2 und i-Prop.) in Gegenwart der optisch aktiven Amine 1 bis 5 entstehen partiell optisch aktive Ester mit einer optischen Induktion von 1 bis 14%. Ein Mechanismus, der uber funf- bzw. sechsbindige Phosphorzwischenprodukte ablauft. wird vorgeschlagen. The Reaction of rac. methylphenylphosphinicacid-halides and pseudohalides MePhP(O)X (X = F, Cl, CN, OC6H4NO2(p)) with alcohols ROH (R = Me, PhCH2, CF3CH2 and i-Prop) leads in the presence of the optically active amines 1-5 to partial optically active esters. The optical ind…