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- Janulczyk, Robert, et al.
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Improved pattern for genome-based screening identifies novel cell wall-attached proteins in gram-positive bacteria
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Ingår i: Infection and Immunity. - 1098-5522. ; 69:6, s. 4019-4026
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- With a large number of sequenced microbial genomes available, tools for identifying groups or classes of proteins have become increasingly important. Here we present an improved pattern for the identification of cell wall-attached proteins (CWPs), a group of proteins with diverse and important functions in gram-positive bacteria. This tripartite pattern is based on analysis of 65 previously described cell wall-attached proteins and takes into account the three principal requirements for cell wall sorting; a sortase target region (LPXTGX), a membrane-spanning region, and a charged stop-transfer tail. In five different genomes of gram-positive bacteria, the tripartite pattern identified a total of 35 putative CWPs, 19 of which were novel. The specificity and sensitivity of the tripartite pattern are higher than those of the classical pattern, which is based solely on the sortase target region. Several putative CWPs with atypical sortase target regions were identified. In the complete genome of the important human pathogen Streptococcus pyogenes, the tripartite pattern identified 14 putative CWPs. Seven of the putative S. pyogenes proteins were novel, and two of these were a 5' nucleotidase and a pullulanase. This study represents the first whole-genome screening for CWPs, and we conclude that the tripartite pattern is highly suitable for this purpose. Identification of CWPs using this pattern offers important possibilities in the study of the pathogenesis and physiology of gram-positive bacteria.
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- Johansson, Magnus, et al.
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Statistical mechanics of general discrete nonlinear Schrödinger models : Localization transition and its relevance for Klein-Gordon lattices
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Ingår i: Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics. - 1539-3755. ; 70:6 2
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- A statistical-mechanics description of a general class of discrete nonlinear Schrödinger (DNLS) models, was presented. Simple analytical conditions for the transition into the statistical localization regime, were obtained. Numerical simulation was performed to show the nature of the localization dynamics outside the 'normal' Gibbsian regime for various cases. It is concluded that the results from the DNLS model can be transferred into approximate conditions for statistical formation of long-lived breathers in weakly coupled Klein-Gordon chains.
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- Kongstad Rasmussen, Ole, et al.
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Global and local dispersion of ventricular repolarization: endocardial monophasic action potential mapping in swine and humans by using an electro-anatomical mapping system.
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Ingår i: Journal of Electrocardiology. - : Elsevier BV. - 1532-8430 .- 0022-0736. ; 35:2, s. 159-167
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This article evaluates whether the global dispersion of ventricular repolarization (DVR) can be estimated from measurements between a few adjacent or remote sites. Monophasic action potentials (MAP) were recorded from 61 +/- 18 left (LV) or right ventricular (RV) sites in 10 pigs and 44 +/- 16 LV, or RV sites in 8 patients by using the CARTO mapping system. MAP duration (MAPd) and end-of-repolarization time were calculated at each site and 13 repolarization maps from pigs and 10 from patients were reconstructed. Global dispersions in MAPd and EOR over the LV or RV were compared with the adjacent DVR among 3 - 7 MAPs in areas > or = 0.7 and < or = 1 cm(2) and with the remote DVRs between 2 MAPs with the greatest activation time difference (remote DVR1) and between the apical and laterobasal LV or RV (remote DVR2). The adjacent dispersions in end-of-repolarization and MAPd were significantly smaller than the global ones, 13 +/- 3 and 12 +/- 3 ms vs. 44 +/- 9 and 42 +/- 12 ms in pigs and 13 +/- 7 and 14 +/- 8 ms vs. 72 +/- 24 and 66 +/- 22 ms in patients. The remote DVR1 (30 +/- 8 and 17 +/- 10 ms in pigs and 40 +/- 28 and 28 +/- 17 ms in patients) and remote DVR2 (16 +/- 7 and 11 +/- 10 ms in pigs and 35 +/- 24 and 21 +/- 21 ms in patients) were also significantly smaller than the global DVRs. In conclusion, global DVR is poorly estimated from MAP recordings from a few adjacent or remote sites, suggesting the importance of obtaining global information in evaluating DVR.
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- Liu, Shaowen, et al.
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Monophasic Action Potential Mapping in Swine and Humans Using Modified-tip Ablation Catheter and Electroanatomic Mapping System.
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Cardiovascular Journal. - 1651-2006. ; 36:3, s. 161-166
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the feasibility of monophasic action potential (MAP) mapping using a modified-tip NaviStar catheter in swine and humans. METHODS: MAP mapping was performed using the modified-tip catheter at 71 +/- 21 atrial and 60 +/- 16 ventricular sites in 10 healthy pigs and at 56 ventricular sites in one patient, and using an ordinary Navi-Star catheter at 30 atrial sites in one patient and 50 +/- 14 ventricular sites in four patients. In an additional 20 patients, MAPs were also recorded at 9 +/- 2 atrial sites using the modified-tip catheter or at 12 +/- 9 atrial sites using the ordinary catheter. RESULTS: In pigs, the plateau amplitudes of the MAPs recorded using the modified-tip catheter were 4.1 +/- 3.2 mV for the atrial and 9.5 +/- 4.3 mV for the ventricular MAPs. In patients, both the ventricular and atrial MAPs recorded using the modified-tip catheter were significantly higher than using the ordinary catheters, 15.7 +/- 8 and 3.0 +/- 0.9 mV vs 9.5 +/- 3.9 and 2.0 +/- 0.6 mV for the ventricular and atrial MAPs, respectively (p < 0.0001). The baseline disturbances were <10% of the MAP amplitude in 95% of the pig and 96% of the patient MAPs. CONCLUSION: A modified-tip Navi-Star catheter could be used in swine and in humans for prompt recording of MAPs with acceptable amplitudes and baselines. MAP mapping using the modified-tip catheter is safe and feasible for clinical use.
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