This is a selection of articles from the May 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Biomedical Science headlines.
High Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Levels in Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation Patients with Systemic Inflammation
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Source: Inflammation - May 30, 2007 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: news
Biotransformation of D-methionine into L-methionine in the cascade of four enzymes
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 29, 2007 Authors: Z. Findrik, [Dstrok]. Vasi[cacute]-Ra[ccaron]ki Source Type: news
A mathematical model for bone tissue regeneration inside a specific type of scaffold.
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Source: Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology - May 25, 2007 Authors: Sanz-Herrera JA, Garcia-Aznar JM, Doblare M Tags: Biomech Model Mechanobiol Source Type: news
Stepwise formation of patterned cell co-cultures in silicone tubing
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 25, 2007 Authors: Hirokazu Kaji, Soichiro Sekine, Masahiko Hashimoto, Takeaki Kawashima, Matsuhiko Nishizawa Source Type: news
Integrated transcriptomic and proteomic analysis paints a molecular portrait of antibody hyperproducing mammalian cells
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Quantifying the functional impact of siRNA nuclease stability
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Survival in an anti-apoptotic culture
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Protein engineering accelerates biocatalysis
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 24, 2007 Source Type: news
Tissue growth in a rotating bioreactor. Part II: fluid flow and nutrient transport problems
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - May 23, 2007 Authors: Cummings, L. J., Waters, S. L. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Spectral analysis of two-signed microarray expression data
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - May 23, 2007 Authors: Higham, D. J., Kalna, G., Vass, J. K. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Mathematical analysis of a free-boundary model for lung branching morphogenesis
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - May 23, 2007 Authors: Hartmann, D., Miura, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Why is the distribution of HTLV-I carriers geographically biased? An answer through a mathematical epidemic model
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - May 23, 2007 Authors: Eshima, N., Tabata, M., Okada, T. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Parameter estimation of a respiratory control model from noninvasive carbon dioxide measurements during sleep
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Source: Mathematical Medicine and Biology - May 23, 2007 Authors: Aittokallio, T., Gyllenberg, M., Polo, O., Virkki, A. Tags: Articles Source Type: news
Effect of T0901317 on Hepatic Proinflammatory Gene Expression in ApoE−/− Mice Fed a High-fat/high-cholesterol Diet
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Source: Inflammation - May 22, 2007 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: news
Anti-apoptotic genes Aven and E1B-19K enhance performance of BHK cells engineered to express recombinant factor VIII in batch and low perfusion cell culture
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 22, 2007 Authors: Toey Nivitchanyong, Amanda Martinez, Adiba Ishaque, John E Murphy, Konstantin Konstantinov, Michael J Betenbaugh, John Thrift Source Type: news
Defined protein and animal component-free NS0 fed-batch culture
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 21, 2007 Authors: Erika Spens, Lena Häggström Source Type: news
Carbon metabolism and product inhibition determine the epoxidation efficiency of solvent tolerant Pseudomonas sp. strain VLB120[Delta]C
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: Jin-Byung Park, Bruno Bühler, Sven Panke, Bernard Witholt, Andreas Schmid Source Type: news
Characterising the biochemical activity of full-scale enhanced biological phosphorus removal systems: A comparison with metabolic models
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: M. Pijuan, A. Oehmen, J.A. Baeza, C. Casas, Z. Yuan Source Type: news
Ultrasound enhanced glucose release from corn in ethanol plants
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: Samir Kumar Khanal, Melissa Montalbo, J (Hans) van Leeuwen, Gowrishankar Srinivasan, David Grewell Source Type: news
An automated front-end monitor for anthrax surveillance systems based on the rapid detection of airborne endospores
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: Pun To Yung, Elizabeth D. Lester, Greg Bearman, Adrian Ponce Source Type: news
In vitro study of using calcium phosphate cement as immunoisolative device to enclose insulinoma/agarose microspheres as bioartificial pancreas
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: Yang Kai-Chiang, Yang Ching-Yao, Wu Chang-Chin, Kuo Tzong-Fu, Lin Feng-Huei Source Type: news
Investigation of spacer length effect on immobilized Escherichia coli pili-antibody molecular recognition by AFM
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: Ting Cao, Anfeng Wang, Xuemei Liang, Haiying Tang, Gregory W. Auner, Steven O. Salley, K.Y. Simon Ng Source Type: news
Effect of sparger design on hydrodynamics of a gas recirculation anaerobic bioreactor
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: Rajneesh Varma, Muthanna Al-Dahhan Source Type: news
A general kinetic model for biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems - model development
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: Zhi-rong Hu, MC Wentzel, GA Ekama Source Type: news
Total biosynthesis of deoxynucleoside triphosphates using deoxynucleoside monophosphate kinases for PCR application
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: Jie Bao, Dewey D. Y. Ryu Source Type: news
A general kinetic model for biological nutrient removal activated sludge systems - model evaluation
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: Zhi-rong Hu, MC Wentzel, GA Ekama Source Type: news
A method for lipase co-precipitation in a biodegradable protein-matrix
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 18, 2007 Authors: M. Golubovic, S.H. van Hateren, M. Ottens, G.J. Witkamp, L.A.M. van der Wielen Source Type: news
Generation and relaxation of high rank coherences in AX(3) systems in a selectively methionine labelled SH2 domain.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - May 17, 2007 Authors: Kloiber K, Fischer M, Ledolter K, Nagl M, Schmid W, Konrat R Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: news
Anti-Inflammation Role for Mesenchymal Stem Cells Transplantation in Myocardial Infarction
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Source: Inflammation - May 16, 2007 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: news
Pseudo reaction kinetics of organic degradation products in dilute-acid-catalyzed corn stover pretreatment hydrolysates
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 16, 2007 Authors: Shou-Feng Chen, Richard A. Mowery, C. Kevin Chambliss, G. Peter van Walsum Source Type: news
Acute hydrodynamic forces and apoptosis: a complex question
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 14, 2007 Authors: Mike Mollet, Ruben Godoy-Silva, Claudia Berdugo, Jeffrey J Chalmers Source Type: news
Dynamic modeling for shear stress induced ATP release from vascular endothelial cells.
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Source: Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology - May 12, 2007 Authors: Qin KR, Xiang C, Xu Z, Cao LL, Ge SS, Jiang ZL Tags: Biomech Model Mechanobiol Source Type: news
A stirred microchamber for oxygen consumption rate measurements with pancreatic islets
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 11, 2007 Authors: Klearchos K. Papas, Anna Pisania, Haiyan Wu, Gordon C. Weir, Clark K. Colton Source Type: news
Affinity purification of plasmid DNA directly from crude bacterial cell lysates
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 11, 2007 Authors: Richard A. J. Darby, Gareth M. Forde, Nigel K.H. Slater, Anna V. Hine Source Type: news
Large-scale biodiesel production from microalga Chlorella protothecoids through heterotrophic cultivation in bioreactors
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 11, 2007 Authors: Xiufeng Li, Han Xu, Qingyu Wu Source Type: news
Coupling kinetic expressions and metabolic networks for predicting wine fermentations
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 11, 2007 Authors: Francisco Pizarro, Cristian Varela, Cecilia Martabit, Claudio Bruno, J. Ricardo Pérez-Correa, Eduardo Agosin Source Type: news
Human endothelial cell growth and phenotypic expression on three dimensional poly(lactide-co-glycolide) sintered microsphere scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 11, 2007 Authors: Ehsan Jabbarzadeh, Tao Jiang, Meng Deng, Lakshmi S. Nair, Yusuf M. Khan, Cato T. Laurencin Source Type: news
Expression of two recombinant chloramphenicol acetyltransferase variants in highly reduced genome Escherichia coli strains
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 11, 2007 Authors: Shamik S. Sharma, John W. Campbell, David Frisch, Frederick R. Blattner, Sarah W. Harcum Source Type: news
Studies on aerosol delivery of plasmid DNA using a mesh nebuliser
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 11, 2007 Authors: Eugene R. Arulmuthu, David J. Williams, Helen Baldascini, Henk K. Versteeg, Mike Hoare Source Type: news
New method to determine the mass transfer resistance of sterile closures for shaken bioreactors
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 11, 2007 Authors: Tibor Anderlei, Christian Mrotzek, Stefan Bartsch, Ghassem Amoabediny, Cyril P. Peter, Jochen Büchs Source Type: news
Comparison of Performance Parameters of Conventional and Nano-plasmonic Fiber Optic Sensors
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Source: Plasmonics - May 9, 2007 Tags: Plasmonics Source Type: news
RepTAGs: Universal tags for isolation and labeling of proteins, for labeling live mammalian cells and for drug discovery
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 9, 2007 Authors: Wilfried Weber, Nils Link, Dominique Aubel, Cornelia C. Weber, Martin Fussenegger Source Type: news
Electron donor effect on nitrate reduction pathway and kinetics in a mixed methanogenic culture
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 9, 2007 Authors: A. Evren Tugtas, Spyros G. Pavlostathis Source Type: news
NMR resonance assignments for sparsely (15)N labeled proteins.
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - May 9, 2007 Authors: Feng L, Lee HS, Prestegard JH Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: news
Classical and dynamic morphology: toward a synthesis through the space of forms.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - May 8, 2007 Authors: Jeune B, Barabé D, Lacroix C Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: news
A semantic taxonomy for diversity measures.
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Source: Acta Biotheoretica - May 8, 2007 Authors: Ricotta C Tags: Acta Biotheor Source Type: news
Bioluminescence imaging for assessment and normalization in transfected cell arrays
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 7, 2007 Authors: Angela K. Pannier, Eric A. Ariazi, Abigail D. Bellis, Zain Bengali, V. Craig Jordan, Lonnie D. Shea Source Type: news
Free nitrous acid inhibition on anoxic phosphorus uptake and denitrification by poly-phosphate accumulating organisms
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 7, 2007 Authors: Yan Zhou, Maite Pijuan, Zhiguo Yuan Source Type: news
24 well plate miniature bioreactor high-throughput system: Assessment for microbial cultivations
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 7, 2007 Authors: Kevin Isett, Hugh George, Wayne Herber, Ashraf Amanullah Source Type: news
Cadmium removal from contaminated soil by thermally-responsive elastin (ELPEC20) biopolymers
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 7, 2007 Authors: U Loi Lao, Alin Chen, Mark R. Matsumoto, Ashok Mulchandani, Wilfred Chen Source Type: news
Engineering bacteria for production of rhamnolipid as an agent for enhanced oil recovery
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 7, 2007 Authors: Qinhong Wang, Xiangdong Fang, Baojun Bai, Xiaolin Liang, Patrick J. Shuler, William A. Goddard III, Yongchun Tang Source Type: news
Model-based characterization of an amino acid racemase from Pseudomonas putida DSM 3263 for application in medium-constrained continuous processes
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Source: Biotechnology and Bioengineering - May 7, 2007 Authors: M. Bechtold, S. Makart, R. Reiss, P. Alder, S. Panke Source Type: news
Study Links Faulty DNA Repair to Huntington's Disease Onset (Audio)
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Source: NIGMS Multimedia - May 4, 2007 Authors: National Institute of General Medical Sciences Source Type: news
Does the immune reaction cause malignant transformation by disrupting cell-to-cell or cell-to-matrix communications?
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Source: Theoretical Biology and Medical Modelling - May 4, 2007 Authors: Richmond T Prehn Source Type: news
Resonance assignment of the first and second KH (hnRNP-K homology) domains of human poly(C)-binding protein-2 (PCBP2).
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Source: Journal of Bimolecular NMR - May 4, 2007 Authors: Du Z, Fenn S, James TL Tags: J Biomol NMR Source Type: news
Applied information retrieval and multidisciplinary research: new mechanistic hypotheses in Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
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Source: Journal of Biomedical Discovery and Collaboration - May 4, 2007 Authors: Kristina M Hettne, Marissa de Mos, Anke GJ de Bruijn, Marc Weeber, Scott Boyer, Erik M van Mulligen, Montserrat Cases, Jordi Mestres and Johan van der Lei Source Type: news
A Low Molecular Weight Proinflammatory Factor from Rat Spleen Lymphocytes. Isolation and Partial Characterization
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Source: Inflammation - May 2, 2007 Tags: Inflammation Source Type: news
Homeostatically proliferating CD4+ T cells are involved in the pathogenesis of an Omenn syndrome murine model
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Khiong, K., Murakami, M., Kitabayashi, C., Ueda, N., Sawa, S.-i., Sakamoto, A., Kotzin, B. L., Rozzo, S. J., Ishihara, K., Verella-Garcia, M., Kappler, J., Marrack, P., Hirano, T. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
In This Issue
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Tags: In This Issue Source Type: news
The strangest song: One father's quest to help his daughter find her voice
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Karp, C. L. Tags: Book Review Source Type: news
Glucosylceramide synthase is an essential regulator of pathogenicity of Cryptococcus neoformans
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Rittershaus, P. C., Kechichian, T. B., Allegood, J. C., Merrill, A. H., Hennig, M., Luberto, C., Del Poeta, M. Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: news
Fanconi anemia pathway-deficient tumor cells are hypersensitive to inhibition of ataxia telangiectasia mutated
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Kennedy, R. D., Chen, C. C., Stuckert, P., Archila, E. M., De la Vega, M. A., Moreau, L. A., Shimamura, A., D'Andrea, A. D. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
A cytokine-mediated link between innate immunity, inflammation, and cancer
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Lin, W.-W., Karin, M. Tags: Review Series Source Type: news
Activation of MAPK pathways links LMNA mutations to cardiomyopathy in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Muchir, A., Pavlidis, P., Decostre, V., Herron, A. J., Arimura, T., Bonne, G., Worman, H. J. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
Cutaneous mosaicism: right before our eyes
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Frank, J., Happle, R. Tags: Commentary Source Type: news
Tregs and rethinking cancer immunotherapy
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Curiel, T. J. Tags: Review Series Source Type: news
Inhibition of TGF-{beta} with neutralizing antibodies prevents radiation-induced acceleration of metastatic cancer progression
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Biswas, S., Guix, M., Rinehart, C., Dugger, T. C., Chytil, A., Moses, H. L., Freeman, M. L., Arteaga, C. L. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
Principles of adoptive T cell cancer therapy
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: June, C. H. Tags: Review Series Source Type: news
Diabetic impairments in NO-mediated endothelial progenitor cell mobilization and homing are reversed by hyperoxia and SDF-1{alpha}
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Gallagher, K. A., Liu, Z.-J., Xiao, M., Chen, H., Goldstein, L. J., Buerk, D. G., Nedeau, A., Thom, S. R., Velazquez, O. C. Tags: Research Article Source Type: news
Narrowed TCR repertoire and viral escape as a consequence of heterologous immunity
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Source: Journal of Clinical Investigation - May 1, 2007 Authors: Cornberg, M., Chen, A. T., Wilkinson, L. A., Brehm, M. A., Kim, S.-K., Calcagno, C., Ghersi, D., Puzone, R., Celada, F., Welsh, R. M., Selin, L. K. Tags: Corrigendum Source Type: news
CaMKII regulates retinoic acid receptor transcriptional activity and the differentiation of myeloid leukemia cells
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