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- Alvarado-Kristensson, Maria
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A simple and fast method for fixation of cultured cell lines that preserves cellular structures containing gamma-tubulin
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Ingår i: MethodsX. - : Elsevier BV. - 2215-0161. ; 5, s. 227-233
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- When using fluorescence microscope techniques to study cells, it is essential that the cell structure and contents are preserved after preparation of the samples, and that the preparation method employed does not create artefacts that can be perceived as cellular structure/components. γ-Tubulin forms filaments that in some cases are immunostained with an anti-γ-tubulin antibody, but this immunostaining is not reproducible [1,2]. In addition, the C terminal region of γ-tubulin (green fluorescence protein tagged [GFP]-γ-tubulin334––449) forms cytosolic GFP-labeled structures, which can easily be imaged in live cells but are not preserved in fixed cells [1,3]. The purpose of this study was to identify a fixation technique that preserves cellular constituents containing γ-tubulin. • This protocol describes a method that preserves γ-tubulin-containing structures in fixed cells.• The technique entails two-step fixation. A pre-fixation step using paraformaldehyde is followed by a final fixation and permeabilization step performed at −80 °C.• In comparison with other methodology for fixation [4–6], the technique presented here uses a short pre-fixation step with a mixture of paraformaldehyde and sucrose followed by a short fixation/permeabilization step with a mixture of methanol and acetone at −80 °C.
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- Blattner, Mirjam, et al.
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SPOP Mutations in Prostate Cancer across Demographically Diverse Patient Cohorts
- 2014
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Ingår i: Neoplasia. - New York : Elsevier. - 1522-8002 .- 1476-5586. ; 16:1, s. 14-U34
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Recurrent mutations in the Speckle-Type POZ Protein (SPOP) gene occur in up to 15% of prostate cancers. However, the frequency and features of cancers with these mutations across different populations is unknown.OBJECTIVE: To investigate SPOP mutations across diverse cohorts and validate a series of assays employing high-resolution melting (HRM) analysis and Sanger sequencing for mutational analysis of formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded material.DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: 720 prostate cancer samples from six international cohorts spanning Caucasian, African American, and Asian patients, including both prostate-specific antigen-screened and unscreened populations, were screened for their SPOP mutation status. Status of SPOP was correlated to molecular features (ERG rearrangement, PTEN deletion, and CHD1 deletion) as well as clinical and pathologic features.RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: Overall frequency of SPOP mutations was 8.1% (4.6% to 14.4%), SPOP mutation was inversely associated with ERG rearrangement (P < .01), and SPOP mutant (SPOPmut) cancers had higher rates of CHD1 deletions (P < .01). There were no significant differences in biochemical recurrence in SPOPmut cancers. Limitations of this study include missing mutational data due to sample quality and lack of power to identify a difference in clinical outcomes.CONCLUSION: SPOP is mutated in 4.6% to 14.4% of patients with prostate cancer across different ethnic and demographic backgrounds. There was no significant association between SPOP mutations with ethnicity, clinical, or pathologic parameters. Mutual exclusivity of SPOP mutation with ERG rearrangement as well as a high association with CHD1 deletion reinforces SPOP mutation as defining a distinct molecular subclass of prostate cancer.
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- Galili, Nir, et al.
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The geologic history of seawater oxygen isotopes from marine iron oxides
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Ingår i: Science. - : AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE. - 0036-8075 .- 1095-9203. ; 365:6452, s. 469-473
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The oxygen isotope composition (delta O-18) of marine sedimentary rocks has increased by 10 to 15 per mil since Archean time. Interpretation of this trend is hindered by the dual control of temperature and fluid delta O-18 on the rocks' isotopic composition. A new delta O-18 record in marine iron oxides covering the past similar to 2000 million years shows a similar secular rise. Iron oxide precipitation experiments reveal a weakly temperature-dependent iron oxide-water oxygen isotope fractionation, suggesting that increasing seawater d(18)O over time was the primary cause of the long-term rise in delta O-18 values of marine precipitates. The O-18 enrichment may have been driven by an increase in terrestrial sediment cover, a change in the proportion of high-and low-temperature crustal alteration, or a combination of these and other factors.
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- Lennartsson, Anna-Karin, et al.
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Low Levels of Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulfate in Younger Burnout Patients
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Ingår i: PLOS ONE. - : Public Library of Science (PLoS). - 1932-6203. ; 10:10
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- ObjectiveDehydroepiandrosterone sulphate (DHEA-s) is an anabolic protective hormone of importance for maintenance of health. DHEA-s levels peak in young adults and decline thereafter with age. DHEA-s has previously been shown to be lower in individuals reporting prolonged stress. This study investigates DHEA-s levels in patients with clinical burnout, a disorder caused by long-term psychosocial stress.Methods122 patients (51% men) and 47 controls (51% men) in the age 25-54 years were included in the study. DHEA-s levels were compared between patients and controls in the whole sample and within each of the three 10-year-interval age groups.ResultsIn the youngest age group (25-34 years), DHEA-s levels were on average 25% lower in the patients (p = 0.006). The differences in DHEA-s levels between patients and controls were more pronounced among female than male participants (on average 32% and 13% lower, respectively). There were no differences in DHEA-s levels between patients and controls in the age group 35-44 years (p = 0.927) or 45-54 years (p = 0.897) or when analyzing all age groups together (p = 0.187).ConclusionThe study indicates that levels of the health promoting "youth" hormone DHEA-s are low in younger burnout patients. The fact that younger adults have much higher DHEA-s levels and more pronounced inter-subject variability in DHEA-s levels than older individuals might explain why burnout status differentiates patients from controls only among the youngest patients included in this study.
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- Lorenz, Klaus
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Report on IEA Task-14 activities on solar collector systems conference in Rome, 25-29 Jan. 1993
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The memebers of IEA (International Energy Agency) Task 14 (Advaced Active Solar Systems) met in Rome during January 1993. The latest developments in several countries were presented and discussed during this meeting. This report describes briefly the recent work carried out on small scale systems in the Domestic Hot Water (DHW) working group of Task 14, as reported by the representatives from Canada, Denmark, Germany, Holland and Switzerland. Klaus Lorenz, SERC, attended the meeting as observer and presented our work on small-tube heat exchangers. Several participants expressed their interest. A summary of his presentation is included in this report.
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