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As it was described earlier, the authors provide a high-quality research article. In general, this paper is well-written with several important messages for researchers in the field of developmental biology. The focused piece of work on Foxh1/Smad2/3 interaction, when taken as a whole in Nodal signaling, is relevant and very convincing in theory, specifically for the way this complex problem during embryonic mesendoderm development was approached. Herein the used methods and some of the strong points

Significance: Defining the structure of toxic Aβ species. Although Aβ is a causative factor in AD pathogenesis, the biochemistry of the Aβ protein is complex. Importantly, there is no clear understanding as to which forms of Aβ are relevant to disease onset and/ or progression. A comprehensive understanding of the structure and function of toxic Aβ conformers could be used to therapeutically target Aβ to prevent onset and progression of AD, and to create a novel set of biomarker tools. Innovation:

Mannose-binding lectin is an important component of the innate immune system. MBL is originally synthesized in the liver, circulates throughout the body and has the ability to identify a broad range of pathogens based on recognition of carbohydrate repeats displayed on microbial surfaces . 3.4.1 Discovery of mannose binding lectin In 1968, a case of an infant with plasma-dependant defect in phagocytosis of yeast particles was described. The cause was related to a deficiency in a plasma factor rather

Biopolymers are polymers (large molecules, consisting of many repeated subunits) produced by living organisms also known as organic polymers. An example of this is starch, which by chance is one of the most commonly used raw materials in creating Polylactic acid. DNA and RNA are both examples of Biopolymers that have been constructed from nucleotides. Polylactic Acid Polylactic acid is a biodegradable thermoplastic deprived from renewable sources such as cornstarch and sugarcane There are several

It was homecoming, 1988. I stood stunned on the sidelines with the other cheerleaders, praying that he would wake up. It had been 20 minutes and he still wasn’t moving. The crowd was silent as the ambulance pulled away. He would be pronounced dead upon arrival at the hospital. Keith, our star linebacker, was 17 years-old, and our hearts were broken. His family was religiously opposed to an autopsy, but we were told he had likely died from a congenital cerebral aneurysm. 25 years later, almost to

against all types of human erythrocytes (3). It plays an important role in the recognition of invading pathogens. Tachylectin-5A serves to trigger the activation of the complement system and the activation of serine proteases (6). It is present in oligomer as nonself-recognizing lectin from the hemolymph plasma and it has propeller-like arrangement. This structure gives the protein flexibility which is very important for the specific interactions tachylectin-5A makes with the pathogen associated

Increasing fossil energy cost as well as decreasing availability of petroleum based polymers; the researchers have been accelerated to search viable alternatives to reduce the burden of ecosystem. To date, intensified research have been conducted in biodegradable polymeric materials from natural resources in order to fulfil the requirements set by environmental regulation to develop a more sustainable and benign material [9, 5].Biodegradable polymers are obtained from natural resources like cellulose

normal and SNCA mouse model. Prominent pathological facet of Parkinson’s Disease(PD) is the accumulation of intracytoplasmic lewy bodies caused by dominant mutations in ⍺-synuclein gene (SNCA). Recent studies suggest the role of toxic ⍺-synuclein oligomers in impairing several important cellular activities such as redox stability, mitochondrial functions, proteasomal and lysosomal degradation. Previous studies using a mouse model overexpressing A53T-SNCA by Mahalakshmi et al in Prof. Jochen Roeper’s

alixarenes are difficult to produce because it is too easy to end up with complex mixtures of linear and cyclic oligomers with different numbers of repeating units (Gutsche, C. D., Dhawan, B., No, K. H., & Muthukrishnan, R. ,1981). However, there are still effective methods to create it. Calixarenes can be divided into symmetrical as well as unsymmetrical, and both can be synthesized by different methods. Symmetrical calix[n]arenes with specific number of identically substituted phenol rings can

Proteins are fundamental components of all living cells that participate in some of the most important biological processes, including cell growth and maintenance, movement and defense. They are complex molecules that consist of one or more chains of amino-acids, have distinct three-dimensional shapes and whose structure and structural dynamics directly influence their specific function. Most proteins have a primary, secondary and tertiary structure, but some of them, like hemoglobin, also have