Biology
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Brain-derived neurotrophic factor聽(BDNF) aka聽abrineurin
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor聽(BDNF), or聽abrineurin,聽is a聽protein聽that, in humans, is encoded by the聽BDNF聽gene.聽BDNF is a member of the聽neurotrophin聽family of growth factors, which are related to the canonical聽nerve growth factor聽(NGF), a family which… Read more.
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Neurotrophin-3 and Neurotrophin-4
Neurotrophin-4聽(NT-4),聽also known as聽neurotrophin-5聽(NT-5), is a聽protein聽that in humans is encoded by the聽NTF4聽gene.聽It is a聽neurotrophic factor聽that signals predominantly through the聽TrkB聽receptor tyrosine kinase.聽NT-4 was first discovered and isolated from xenopus and viper in… Read more.
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Sortilin
Sortilin聽(SORT1) is a聽protein聽that in humans is encoded by the聽SORT1聽gene聽on聽chromosome 1.聽This protein is a type I membrane聽glycoprotein聽in the聽vacuolar protein sorting聽10 protein (Vps10p) family of sorting receptors. While it is ubiquitously expressed… Read more.
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Nerve Growth Factor
Nerve growth factor (NGF) is a neurotrophic factor and neuropeptide primarily involved in the regulation of growth, maintenance, proliferation, and survival of certain target neurons. It is perhaps the prototypical growth factor, in that it was one… Read more.
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The Two-Faced Troublemaker: Bacillus cereus, the Jekyll and Hyde of Bacteria
Bacillus cereus is the bacterial world’s very own shape-shifting supervillain! This microscopic menace is the master of disguise, equally at home in your garden soil as it is crashing your… Read more.
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Flacherie (and a ridiculous history of Bt development…roundabout)
History of Bt Development as told in New Innovative Pesticides: An Evaluation of Incentives and Disincentives for Commercial Development by Industry, Stanford Research Institute (Final Report dated September 1977, Prepared… Read more.
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Bacillus thuringiensis: the James Bond of biological pest control
In the microscopic world of bacteria, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a gram-positive, soil-dwelling microbe is the go-to secret agent for farmers and gardeners worldwide, thanks to its uncanny ability to produce… Read more.
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Delta endotoxins聽(未-endotoxins) are聽pore-forming toxins聽produced by聽Bacillus thuringiensis聽species of bacteria. They are useful for their聽insecticidal聽action and are the primary toxin produced by聽Bt maize/corn.
Bt maize/Bt corn聽is a variant of聽maize聽that has been聽genetically altered聽to express one or more聽proteins聽from the聽bacteriumBacillus thuringiensis聽including聽Delta endotoxins. During聽spore聽formation the bacteria produce crystals of such proteins (hence the name聽Cry聽toxins) that are also… Read more.
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Ovalbumin
Ovalbumin聽(abbreviated聽OVA) is the main聽protein聽found in聽egg white, making up approximately 55% of the total protein.聽Ovalbumin displays sequence and three-dimensional聽homology聽to the聽serpin聽superfamily, but unlike most serpins it is not a聽serine protease聽inhibitor.聽The function of… Read more.
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