Inter-population differences in inherited copper tolerance involve photosynthetic adaptation and exclusion mechanisms in Fucus serratus. (2003)
Journal Article
Nielsen, H. D., Brownlee, C., Coelho, S. M., & Brown, M. T. (2003). Inter-population differences in inherited copper tolerance involve photosynthetic adaptation and exclusion mechanisms in Fucus serratus. New Phytologist, 160(1), 157-165. https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1469-8137.2003.00864.x

• A comparative study of copper (Cu) toxicity and tolerance in three populations of Fucus serratus was conducted by examining Cu2+ effects on various physiological parameters.

• Chlorophyll fluorescence, oxygen evolution, copper content, and rela... Read More about Inter-population differences in inherited copper tolerance involve photosynthetic adaptation and exclusion mechanisms in Fucus serratus..

DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor (2002)
Journal Article
Bruttin, A., Foley, S., & Brüssow, H. (2002). DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor. Virology, 303(1), 100-109. https://doi.org/10.1006/viro.2002.1574

The cloned Streptococcus thermophilus phage Sfi21 repressor open reading frame (orf) 127 gp protects a cell against superinfection with the homologous temperate, but not against virulent phages. As demonstrated by DNase protection assay and gel shift... Read More about DNA-Binding Activity of the Streptococcus thermophilus Phage Sfi21 Repressor.

A preliminary evaluation of the differences in the glycosylation of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein between individual liver diseases. (2002)
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Anderson, N. E., Pollacchi, A., Hayes, P., Therapondos, G., Newsome, P., Boyter, A., & Smith, K. (2002). A preliminary evaluation of the differences in the glycosylation of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein between individual liver diseases. Biomedical Chromatography, 16, 365-372. https://doi.org/10.1002/bmc.167

During the acute phase response (APR) to tissue injury or infection, the liver is responsible for the level of mediators such as cytokines required at the site of inflammation and providing the essential components for wound healing and tissue repair... Read More about A preliminary evaluation of the differences in the glycosylation of alpha-1-acid glycoprotein between individual liver diseases..

Relationships between mechanical properties, weight loss and chemical composition of wood during incipient brown rot decay. (2002)
Journal Article
Curling, S., Clausen, C. A., & Winandy, J. E. (2002). Relationships between mechanical properties, weight loss and chemical composition of wood during incipient brown rot decay. Forest Products Journal, 52, 34-39

Incipient decay of wood by brown-rot fungi causes measurable strength losses in wood before measurable weight loss occurs. Previous studies have shown that the high levels of strength loss that occur during incipient brown-rot decay may be related to... Read More about Relationships between mechanical properties, weight loss and chemical composition of wood during incipient brown rot decay..

Experimental method to quantify progressive stages of decay of wood by basidiomycete fungi. (2002)
Journal Article
Curling, S. F., Clausen, C. A., Winandy, J. E., & Curling, S. (2002). Experimental method to quantify progressive stages of decay of wood by basidiomycete fungi. International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation, 49(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0964-8305%2801%2900101-9

A biological exposure method was developed that allows wood samples to be progressively removed for monitoring colonization and decay by basidiomycete fungi. Monitoring involves strength tests, determination of weight loss, and chemical analysis. To... Read More about Experimental method to quantify progressive stages of decay of wood by basidiomycete fungi..

A comparison of five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods to determine toxicity of pollutants to activated sludge (2002)
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de la Sota, A., Aspichueta, E., Dalzell, D., Dalzell, D., Alte, S., Aspichueta, E., De la Sota, A., Etxebarria, J., Gutierrez, M., Hoffmann, C., Sales, D., Obst, U., & Christofi, N. (2002). A comparison of five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods to determine toxicity of pollutants to activated sludge. Chemosphere, 47(5), 535-545. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0045-6535%2801%2900331-9

Five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods were used in three European partner countries to determine the toxicity of single toxicants, mixed toxicants and real industrial wastes. The final aim was to protect microbial degradation of organic waste... Read More about A comparison of five rapid direct toxicity assessment methods to determine toxicity of pollutants to activated sludge.

Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein expressed in the plasma of chronic myeloid leukemia patients does not mediate significant in vitro resistance to STI571. (2002)
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Jørgensen, H. G., Elliott, M. A., Allan, E. K., Carr, C. E., Holyoake, T. L., & Smith, K. (2002). Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein expressed in the plasma of chronic myeloid leukemia patients does not mediate significant in vitro resistance to STI571. Blood, 99, 713-715. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.V99.2.713

Despite the efficacy of STI571 (Glivec, Novartis, Basle, Switzerland) in treating chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), drug resistance has already been noted both in vitro and in vivo. As plasma proteins, including alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), may red... Read More about Alpha-1-acid glycoprotein expressed in the plasma of chronic myeloid leukemia patients does not mediate significant in vitro resistance to STI571..

Aluminium Lactate Treatment of DQ12 Quartz Inhibits Its Ability to Cause Inflammation, Chemokine Expression, and Nuclear Factor-κB Activation (2001)
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Duffin, R., Gilmour, P. S., Schins, R. P., Clouter, A., Guy, K., Brown, D. M., MacNee, W., Borm, P. J., Donaldson, K., & Stone, V. (2001). Aluminium Lactate Treatment of DQ12 Quartz Inhibits Its Ability to Cause Inflammation, Chemokine Expression, and Nuclear Factor-κB Activation. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 176(1), 10-17. https://doi.org/10.1006/taap.2001.9268

In 1997, an IARC Working Group classified quartz (crystalline silica) as a Group 1 lung carcinogen, but only in some industries, i.e., the quartz hazard is a variable entity. The reactivity of the quartz surface may underlie its ability to cause infl... Read More about Aluminium Lactate Treatment of DQ12 Quartz Inhibits Its Ability to Cause Inflammation, Chemokine Expression, and Nuclear Factor-κB Activation.

Anandamide induces cardiorespiratory reflexes via vasosensory nerves in the anaesthetized rat. (2001)
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Smith, P. J. W., Smith, P., & McQueen, D. S. (2001). Anandamide induces cardiorespiratory reflexes via vasosensory nerves in the anaesthetized rat. British Journal of Pharmacology, 134(3), 655-663. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjp.0704296

We tested the hypothesis that sensory nerves innervating blood vessels play a role in the local and systemic regulation of the cardiovascular and respiratory (CVR) systems. We measured CVR reflexes evoked by administration of anandamide (86 – 863 nmo... Read More about Anandamide induces cardiorespiratory reflexes via vasosensory nerves in the anaesthetized rat..

Mutations in the Drosophila SMC4 gene are associated with abnormal mitotic chromosome segregation (2000)
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Cobbe, N., Steffensen, S., Vass, S., Coelho, P., Hassan, B., Bellen, H., Sunkel, C., & Heck, M. S. (2000). Mutations in the Drosophila SMC4 gene are associated with abnormal mitotic chromosome segregation. Biochemical Society Transactions, 28(5), A246.2-A246. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst028a246a

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of shikimate dehydrogenase fromEscherichia coli (2000)
Journal Article
Maclean, J., Campbell, S. A., Pollock, K., Chackrewarthy, S., Coggins, J. R., & Lapthorn, A. J. (2000). Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of shikimate dehydrogenase fromEscherichia coli. Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography, 56(4), 512-515. https://doi.org/10.1107/s0907444900002377

Shikimate dehydrogenase from Escherichia coli has been crystallized by the vapour-diffusion method using ammonium sulfate as a precipitant. Mass spectrometry confirmed the purity of the enzyme and dynamic light scattering was used to find the appropr... Read More about Crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of shikimate dehydrogenase fromEscherichia coli.

Persistence and effects of fenamiphos on native algal populations and enzymatic activities in soil (1999)
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Megharaj, M., Singleton, I., Kookana, R., & Naidu, R. (1999). Persistence and effects of fenamiphos on native algal populations and enzymatic activities in soil. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 31(11), 1549-1553. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0038-0717%2899%2900078-4

Fenamiphos is a commonly and widely used nematicide and insecticide in agriculture but information on its effects on microorganisms in soil is scarce. The microbial role in the persistence of fenamiphos in soil was determined by comparing the relativ... Read More about Persistence and effects of fenamiphos on native algal populations and enzymatic activities in soil.

Reliable and accurate sequencing of lambda, cosmid and P1 DNAs using modified dye terminator reaction parameters (1998)
Journal Article
Harvey, R. J., Harder, S., & Darlison, M. G. (1998). Reliable and accurate sequencing of lambda, cosmid and P1 DNAs using modified dye terminator reaction parameters. Technical tips online, 3(1), 150-152. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1366-2120%2808%2970126-0

Many laboratories still find the direct sequencing of large DNA templates (i.e. lambda, cosmid and bacteriophage P1 clones) problematic. To date, only limited amounts of sequence information, which in many cases is of poor quality, can be generated f... Read More about Reliable and accurate sequencing of lambda, cosmid and P1 DNAs using modified dye terminator reaction parameters.

Influence of cholecystectomy on sphincter of Oddi motility (1997)
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Luman, W., Williams, A. J. K., Pryde, A., Smith, G. D., Nixon, S. J., Heading, R. C., & Palmer, K. R. (1997). Influence of cholecystectomy on sphincter of Oddi motility. Gut, 41(3), 371-374. https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.41.3.371

Background—Gall bladder and sphincter of Oddi (SO) function are coordinated by hormonal and neuronal mechanisms. Nerve fibres pass between the gall bladder and the SO via the cystic duct. It is therefore possible that cholecystectomy may alter SO mot... Read More about Influence of cholecystectomy on sphincter of Oddi motility.

In Situ Hybridization and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Studies on the Expression of the GABAc Receptor ρ1- and ρ2-subunit Genes in Avian and Rat Brain (1997)
Journal Article
Albrecht, B. E., Breitenbach, U., Stühmer, T., Harvey, R. J., & Darlison, M. G. (1997). In Situ Hybridization and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Studies on the Expression of the GABAc Receptor ρ1- and ρ2-subunit Genes in Avian and Rat Brain. European Journal of Neuroscience, 9(11), 2414-2422. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.1997.tb01658.x

The pharmacological properties of homo-oligomeric channels formed by the GABA type A receptor-like ρl and ρ2 polypeptides are very reminiscent of those of the GABA type C receptors that have been extensively characterized in the retina. Similar recep... Read More about In Situ Hybridization and Reverse Transcription-Polymerase Chain Reaction Studies on the Expression of the GABAc Receptor ρ1- and ρ2-subunit Genes in Avian and Rat Brain.

Differential patterns of expression of two novel invertebrate (Lymnaea stagnalis) ionotropic glutamate receptor genes (1997)
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Harvey, R. J., Stühmer, T., van Minnen, J., & Darlison, M. G. (1997). Differential patterns of expression of two novel invertebrate (Lymnaea stagnalis) ionotropic glutamate receptor genes. Neuroscience Research Communications, 20(1), 31-40. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291520-6769%28199701%2920%3A13.0.CO%3B2-6

We report the isolation of molluscan (Lymnaea stagnalis) partial complementary DNAs (cDNAs) that encode two new putative glutamate-gated cation-channel polypeptides. These proteins, which we have named Lym-eGluR4 and Lym-eGluR5, exhibit 56% identity... Read More about Differential patterns of expression of two novel invertebrate (Lymnaea stagnalis) ionotropic glutamate receptor genes.

GABA-, Glycine-, and Glutamate-Gated Channels and Their Possible Involvement in Neurological and Psychiatric Illness (1996)
Book Chapter
Darlison, M. G., & Harvey, R. J. (1996). GABA-, Glycine-, and Glutamate-Gated Channels and Their Possible Involvement in Neurological and Psychiatric Illness. In Molecular Biology of Membrane Transport Disorders (169-180). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1143-0_9

Rapid chemical communication between cells in the vertebrate central nervous system is mediated by ligand-gated ion-channel receptors (also called ionotropic receptors), which are multisubunit complexes, that each contain an ion-selective channel. In... Read More about GABA-, Glycine-, and Glutamate-Gated Channels and Their Possible Involvement in Neurological and Psychiatric Illness.

Molecular Analysis of the Replication Origin of the Lactococcus lactis Plasmid pCI305 (1996)
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Foley, S., Bron, S., Venema, G., Daly, C., & Fitzgerald, G. F. (1996). Molecular Analysis of the Replication Origin of the Lactococcus lactis Plasmid pCI305. Plasmid, 36(2), 125-141. https://doi.org/10.1006/plas.1996.0040

The replication origin region, ori, of the Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis plasmid pCI305
contains three-and-one-half directly repeated 22-bp sequences and two inverted repeat sequences,
IR1 and IR2. These inverted repeat sequences overlap the pro... Read More about Molecular Analysis of the Replication Origin of the Lactococcus lactis Plasmid pCI305.

Factors affecting silver biosorption by an industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae (1996)
Journal Article
Singleton, I., & Simmons, P. (1996). Factors affecting silver biosorption by an industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology, 65(1), 21-28. https://doi.org/10.1002/%28SICI%291097-4660%28199601%2965%3A13.0.CO%3B2-E

Factors affecting silver biosorption by Saccharomyces cerevisiae biomass, obtained as a waste product from industry, were examined. Maximum removal of silver from solution was achieved within 5 min. Increasing the concentration of biomass in experime... Read More about Factors affecting silver biosorption by an industrial strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Biosynthesis of the glycolipid anchor of lipophosphoglycan and the structurally related glycoinositolphospholipids from Leishmania major (1995)
Journal Article
Proudfoot, L., Schneider, P., Ferguson, M. A. J., & McConville, M. J. (1995). Biosynthesis of the glycolipid anchor of lipophosphoglycan and the structurally related glycoinositolphospholipids from Leishmania major. The biochemical journal, 308(1), 45-55. https://doi.org/10.1042/bj3080045

The major macromolecule on the surface of the protozoan parasite Leishmania major is a lipophosphoglycan (LPG) which contains a glycosylphosphatidylinositol glycolipid anchor. This parasite also synthesizes a complex family of abundant low-molecular-... Read More about Biosynthesis of the glycolipid anchor of lipophosphoglycan and the structurally related glycoinositolphospholipids from Leishmania major.