Project description:This study aimed at characterizing the individual proteomic composition of the 3-min pellicle formed on bovine enamel and six restorative materials. Substrate material-specific adsorption patterns were analyzed by comparing the proteomic profiles of the 3-min pellicle with the corresponding saliva.
Project description:This study aimed at characterizing the individual proteomic composition of the 3-min pellicle formed on bovine enamel and six restorative materials. Substrate material-specific adsorption patterns were analyzed by comparing the proteomic profiles of the 3-min pellicle with the corresponding saliva.
Project description:This study aimed at characterizing the individual proteomic composition of the 3-min pellicle formed on bovine enamel and six restorative materials. Substrate material-specific adsorption patterns were analyzed by comparing the proteomic profiles of the 3-min pellicle with the corresponding saliva
Project description:This study aimed at characterizing the individual proteomic composition of the 3-min pellicle formed on bovine enamel and six restorative materials. Substrate material-specific adsorption patterns were analyzed by comparing the proteomic profiles of the 3-min pellicle with the corresponding saliva.
Project description:This study aimed at characterizing the individual proteomic composition of the 3-min pellicle formed on bovine enamel and six restorative materials. Substrate material-specific adsorption patterns were analyzed by comparing the proteomic profiles of the 3-min pellicle with the corresponding saliva.
Project description:There are histological and functional differences between human deciduous and permanent pediodontal ligament (PDL) tissues. The purpose of this study was to determine the differences between these two types of tissue at the molecular level by comparative gene expression analysis. PDL samples were obtained from permanent premolars (n=38) and anterior deciduous teeth (n=31) extracted from 40 healthy persons. Comparative cDNA microarrary analysis revealed several differences in gene expression between the deciduous and permanent PDL tissues.
Project description:Shewanella oneidensis is an important model organism for bioremediation studies because of its diverse respiratory capabilities. In recent years, biofilm development of S. oneidensis has been extensively studied because it is essential to reduce solid metals. As a special form of biofilm, however, pellicles are largely overlooked. The goal of this work was to understand requirements of S. oneidensis pellicle formation and the molecular basis of pellicle formation. We demonstrated that successful pellicle formation and survival was likely to require the threshold level of cell density and higher concentration of oxygen. Proteinase K and EDTA were potent pellicle disrupter. DNA microarray experiments were used to study the gene expression profile of young air–liquid interface pellicle relative to planktonic cells, which indicated that the air–liquid interface pellicle was more metabolically active than the planktonic cells. Most notably, consistently up-regulation of iron or heme uptake and transportation proteins was observed in the S. oneidensis MR-1 pellicle. However, neither the hmuT nor hugA heme transport mutant was defective in pellicle formation. An examination of the influence of several metal cations on the anti-pellicle activity of EDTA showed that Ca (II), Mn(II), Cu(II), and Zn(II) fully protected S. oneidensis MR-1 pellicle against EDTA treatment while additional of iron enabled the initiation of pellicle formation but maturation was significantly impaired. Collectively, iron was less important than other metals with respect to pellicle formation in S. oneidensis. A fresh colony grown overnight on a LB plate was used to inoculate 50 ml LB and incubated in a shaker (200 rpm) to an OD600 of 0.8 at the room temperature. This culture was then diluted 500-fold with fresh LB, resulting in the starting cultures. Aliquots of 30ml starting cultures were transferred to 50-ml Pyrex beakers and allowed to develop pellicles at the room temperature. When a complete but thin (young pellicle) at the interface were formed (about 30h hours), planktonic culture and pellicle were separated and applied to centrifugation at 8000 rpm for 3 min at room temperature. 3 parallel starting cultures were used and 3 samlpes of pellicle cells or planktonic cells were collected at 30h. RNA from the pellicle cells was fluorescently labeled with Cy3, and that from the planktonic was labeled with Cy5.
Project description:Motor-related areas of neocortex are highly differentiated into several subareas from both functional and cytoarchitectural aspects in the higher primates. To assess the molecular basis of such areal specialization, we investigated the gene expression profiles of primary motor area (M1), premotor area (dorsal and ventral) (PMd and PMv) and prefrontal area (A46) in the rhesus monkey by DNA microarray method. We found that 476 genes were differentially expressed among those areas. More than half of those genes were most abundantly expressed in M1, and most genes were complementarily expressed between M1 and A46. The expression profiles of PMd and PMv were similar to each other compared to those of M1 and A46. The data will give us a fundamental basis for further analysis of structure-function relationship of the primate brain. Keywords: cerebral neocortex; rhesus monkey; primary motor area; premotor area; prefrontal area Twenty four brain tissues from 4 areas (M1, PMd, PMv and A46) of right and left hemispheres of 3 adolescent rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta) aged 2.6-2.7 years which had been bred in group cages without any experimental treatments. Adequate measures were taken to minimize pain and discomfort, in accordance with the National Institute of Health Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals (NIH publication no. 80-23).
Project description:One of the most distinct features of Pseudoalteromonas sp. SCSIO 11900 is its ability to form a very robust pellicle than most Pseudoalteromonas strains. Thus we want to identify the genes essential for the pellicle formation of SCSIO 11900. We compared transcriptom profiles of planktonic cells, initial pellicle and mature pellicle of coral Pseudoalteromonas sp. SCSIO 11900 and revealed that some unique genes from horizontal gene transfer is involved in the pellicle formation of SCSIO 11900.