pK a of ubiquinone,menaquinone, phylloquinone,plastoquinone, and rhodoquinone in aqueous solution

Photosynthesis Research - Quinones can accept two electrons and two protons, and are involved in electron transfer and proton transfer reactions in photosynthetic reaction centers. To date, the pK...     

Boron,a Trace Mineral,Alleviates Gentamicin-Induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats

Biological Trace Element Research - The present study was considered to assess the protective effects of boron (B) on gentamicin-induced oxidative stress, proinflammatory cytokines, and...     

Observations on the teleomorph of the white root rot fungus,Rosellinia necatrix, and a related fungus,Rosellinia aquila

The process of teleomorph development in the white root rot fungusRosellinia necatrix is described on diseased roots of Japanese pear. Stromata were also found on dead plants in nonagricultural lands such as yards and forests. The stroma ofR. aquila is also described. Research based on the program for Promotion of Basic Research Activities for Innovative Biosciences.     

Photoinhibition,photo-ecophysiology,and biophysics,a special issue in honor of Wah Soon Chow

Photosynthesis Research - Abnormally altered precipitation patterns induced by climate change have profound global effects on crop production. However, the plant functional responses to various...     

Sintocalmy,a Passiflora incarnata Based Herbal,Attenuates Morphine Withdrawal in Mice

Neurochemical Research - Chronic opioid use changes brain chemistry in areas related to reward processes, memory, decision-making, and addiction. Both neurons and astrocytes are affected,...     

Gross primary production of dwarf bamboo,Sasa senanensis,in a mature beech forest with a substantial gap-mosaic structure

Journal of Plant Research - Forest understory plays an important role in the gross primary production (GPP) of some forest ecosystems. However, differences in understory GPP caused by obviously...     

Antibacterial Activity of RM12, a Tachykinin Derivative,Against Pseudomonas aeruginosa

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Bacterial infections are increasing in recent years and developing with more resistance to antibiotics. There is a need of designing...     

Effects of Zinc Acetate on Serum Zinc Concentrations in Chronic Liver Diseases: a Multicenter,Double-Blind,Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial and a Dose Adjustment Trial

Biological Trace Element Research - The essential trace element zinc maintains liver functions. Liver diseases can alter overall zinc concentrations, and hypozincemia is associated with various...     

Spatial distribution of a single river endemic allotetraploid spined loach,Cobitis takenoi,in comparison with a co-inhabiting tetraploid congener species

Ichthyological Research - Cobitis takenoi (hereinafter, Tango loach), an endangered species of tetraploid spined loach, is known to inhabit only a limited area of the Noda River in Kyoto...     

Global analysis of a model of plasmid-bearing,plasmid-free competition in a chemostat

A model of competition between plasmid-bearing and plasmid-free organisms in a chemostat was proposed in a paper of Stephanopoulis and Lapidus. The model was in the form of a system of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Such models are relevant to commercial production by genetically altered organisms in continuous culture. The analysis there was local (using index arguments). This paper provides a mathematically rigorous analysis of the global asymptotic behavior of the governing equations in the case of uninhibited specific growth rate.Research supported by the National Council of Science, Republic of ChinaResearch supported by National Science Foundation Grant, DMS-9204490Research supported by the Natural Science and Engineering Council of Canada. This author's contribution was made while on research leave visiting the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Princeton University. She would especially like to thank Simon Levin for his guidance as well as for providing an exceptional working environment     

Plectranthias maekawa,a new species of perchlet from the Tokara Islands,Kagoshima, Japan,with a review of Japanese records of P. wheeleri (Serranidae: Anthiadinae)

Ichthyological Research - A new species of perchlet, Plectranthias maekawa, is described on the basis of three specimens (58.2–65.1 mm standard length: SL) from the Tokara Islands,...     

The ARRIVE guidelines,a welcome improvement to standards for reporting animal research

Here we introduce the ARRIVE (Animal Research: Reporting In Vivo Experiments) guidelines, produced by the National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs), which are published in this issue of the journal with our endorsement, and will be incorporated into our Instructions to Authors. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

The Hazards of a Ubiquitary Metalloid,Arsenic, Hiding in Infant Diets: Detection,Speciation, Exposure,and Risk Assessment

Biological Trace Element Research - Sugar–borates (SBs) are mono- or di-sugar–borate esters (SBEs) comprised of one or two monosaccharide molecules linked to a boron (B) atom. SBEs...     

Helcogramma melanolancea,a new triplefin (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae) from Bali,Indonesia

Ichthyological Research - The new triplefin Helcogramma melanolancea sp. nov. (Perciformes: Tripterygiidae), described from five specimens collected from Bali, Indonesia, most closely resembles...     

Evaluation of Anticancer and Anti-hemolytic Activity of Azurin,a Novel Bacterial Protein from Pseudomonas aeruginosa SSj

International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics - Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. About 18 milllion people were affected with cancer in 2018. Research...     

Gicerin,a cell adhesion molecule,promotes the metastasis of lymphoma cells of the chicken

Gicerin is an immunoglobulin superfamily cell adhesion molecule purified from chicken gizzards. This molecule displays an adhesive interaction with a laminin-like protein as well as with gicerin itself. Gicerin appears in embryonic tissues and plays a role in chick development through its cell adhesive properties. An increase in gicerin expression is found in some sporadic tumors of the chicken. To elucidate the possible role of gicerin in tumor progression in chickens, we introduced gicerin cDNA into an endogenous gicerin negative lymphoma MDCC-MSB1 cell line, and subsequently analyzed them for changes in their metastatic potentials. After intravenous implantation of the gicerin transfectants into chickens, the metastatic potential to the lung, liver and kidney was enhanced compared with parental MDCC-MSB1 cells. Self-aggregation activity was increased in gicerin transfectants. In addition, adhesive and migratory activities of the gicerin transfectants to the gicerin ligands were enhanced in vitro. These findings indicate that gicerin can contribute to the malignancy and metastatic properties of lymphoma.This work was supported in part by a Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (No. 13760210), and a grant for Scientific Research on Priority Areas "Cancer" (No. 12215133), from the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture, Japan, grants from the Uehara Memorial Foundation and Senri Life Science and a Grant-in-Aid for Advanced Scientific Research from Osaka Prefecture University     

Autonomous self-fertilization in Linum sulcatum,a native annual with a previously unknown mating system

Journal of Plant Research - The mating systems of wild plant populations have profound effects on their genetic structure and evolution, yet remain unknown or incompletely described for many...     

Paraliparis variabilidens,a new snailfish (Liparidae) from the Suruga Trough,Japan

Ichthyological Research - The new snailfish Paraliparis variabilidens is described from a single specimen collected between 1,462 and 1,562 m depth in the northern part of the Suruga...     

Cytological studies on HeLa,a strain of human cervical carcinoma

Summary Cells of the HeLa strain show considerable activity of nuclear movements in the fashion of complete rotation, incomplete rotation and rocking. The activity decreases when the culture becomes older but changing fresh medium restores it. Approximately two-thirds of the cells entering division show premitotic movements, mostly of the rocking type.Supported in part by a grant-in aid from the American Cancer Society upon recommendation of the Committee on Growth of the National Research Council and in part by a contract from the Office of Naval Research N6onr-266 T.O. 5.