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“Antibodies that neutralize rotavirus infection target outer coat proteins VP4 and VP7 and inhibit viral entry. The structure of a VP7-Fab complex (S. T. Aoki, et al., Science 324: 1444-1447, 2009) led us to reclassify epitopes into two binding regions at inter-and intrasubunit boundaries of the calcium-dependent trimer. It further led us to show that antibodies binding at the intersubunit boundary inhibit uncoating

of the virion outer layer. We have now tested representative antibodies for each of the defined structural epitope regions and find that antibodies recognizing epitopes in either binding region neutralize by cross-linking VP7 trimers. Antibodies that bind at the intersubunit junction neutralize as monovalent Fabs, Temsirolimus mouse while those that bind at the intrasubunit region require divalency. The VP7 structure has also allowed us to design a disulfide cross-linked VP7 mutant which recoats double-layered particles (DLPs) as efficiently as does wild-type VP7 but which yields particles

defective in cell entry as determined both by lack of infectivity and by loss of alpha-sarcin toxicity in the presence of recoated particles. We conclude that dissociation of the VP7 trimer is an essential step in viral penetration into cells.”
“The nuclear receptor peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)gamma is a crucial cellular and metabolic switch that regulates many physiologic and disease processes. Emerging evidence reveals that PPAR gamma is also a key modulator of skeletal remodeling. Long-term use of rosiglitazone, a synthetic PPAR gamma agonist and a drug to treat insulin resistance, increases fracture rates BMS-777607 research buy among patients with diabetes. Recent studies have revealed that PPAR gamma activation not

only suppresses osteoblastogenesis, but also activates osteoclastogenesis, thereby decreasing bone formation while sustaining or increasing bone resorption. The pro-osteoclastogenic effect of rosiglitazone is mediated by a transcriptional network comprised of PPAR gamma, PPAR-gamma coactivator 113 and estrogen-related receptor a, which promotes both osteoclast differentiation and mitochondria! activation. Therefore, PPAR gamma plays dual roles in bone homeostasis by regulating both mesenchymal and hematopoietic lineages.”
“Opiate withdrawal syndrome may motivate opiate seeking and taking. Thus, development of an effective medical treatment for these symptoms is a primary research goal and strongly relies on improved experimental models. Opiate withdrawal syndrome is characterized by several behavioral signs such as wet dog shake, teeth chattering, sniffing, scratching, chewing, diarrhea, rearing, ptosis and jumping. The goal of present study was to evaluate the impact of the cylindrical chamber height on the expression of jumping behavior in morphine dependent rats. Adult male Wistar rats were rendered dependent on morphine by subcutaneous (s.c.