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Table of Contents . . . December 22nd, 2005
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Biomedical Engineering - Chimeric antibody is expressed in mammalian cells using a dicistronic expression vector
DNA Research - Quercetin inhibition of iNOS gene expression is mediated by the inhibition of microglial factors
DNA Research - Simple cationic peptide motif allows delivery of antisense peptide nucleic acid
Gene Research - Antibiotic marker cassettes for gene disruption and marker switching constructed
Transplantation Medicine - Actin cytoskeleton regulator depletion suppresses cardiac allograft rejection
Allergy & Immunology - Promoter polymorphisms are associated with increased risk of atopic dermatitis
Alzheimer Disease - CD40 ligation in microglia perturbs genes associated with amyloid protein
Antibacterial Agents - Porcine peptidoglycan recognition proteins are involved in antimicrobial peptide expression
Antibacterial Agents - Vancomycin resistance gene transfer occurs between enterococci of human origin
Apoptosis - The BAD protein integrates survival signaling in tumor cells
Arteriogenesis - Vector encoding sphingosine kinase boosts revascularization in rabbit ischemic limbs
Atherosclerosis - Researchers' data advance atherosclerosis research
Breast Cancer - CHEK2*1100delC allele imparts high risk for familial breast cancer
Business & Finance - Maker of gene-transfer therapy products reports third-quarter revenues of $21,000
Cancer Gene Therapy - Adoptive transfer of CD4+ helper T cells induces tumor rejection
Cancer Gene Therapy - Clusterin is a therapeutic target for radiation sensitization in lung cancer
Cancer Gene Therapy - Human leukemia cells can be eliminated by gene-transduced human T cells
Cancer Gene Therapy - RNA interference in cervical cancer produces increased sensitivity to cisplatin
Cancer Gene Therapy - Transduced peripheral blood lymphocytes recognize fresh human tumor
Cancer Gene Therapy - Transfection suppresses tissue infiltration of B cell precursor leukemia cells
Cancer Risk Factors - Former breast/ovarian cancer patients have high risk of familial genetic mutation
Cancer Therapy - Chromosomal deletions in B-cell lymphoma identify candidate tumor suppressor genes
Cancer Therapy - IL-17 enhances angiogenic activity and growth of non-small cell lung cancer
Cancer Therapy - Telomerase antagonists inhibit tumor growth and increase hepatoma chemosensitivity
Cardiology - Cord blood stem cells and gene therapy combine to spur angiogenesis after myocardial infarction
Collaborations - Genomics company and Prolexys Pharmaceuticals partner to deliver pathway analysis tools
DNA Research - Modified sam1 gene obtained with rare codons through the use of extension PCR
Developmental Biology - Amyloid beta alters Akt activity and affects mitochondrial function
Developmental Biology - Induction of secretive bone morphogenetic protein 2 could promote osteogenetic differentiation
Developmental Biology - Werner syndrome is associated with gene misregulation
Diagnostics - LacZ transgenic mouse assay detects mutations in follicular granulosa cells
Drug Development - Agreement signed to develop process, manufacture AIDS vaccine candidate for trials
Gene Research - Escherichia coli strains mimic a common polymorphism in the MTHFR gene
Gene Research - New web site offers online custom lentiviral vector design manufacturing services
Gene Therapy - Insulin receptor substrate-1 can be targeted for angiogenic inhibition
Geriatrics - Long-allele genotype of the serotonin transporter-linked gene is prevalent in centenarians
Hepatitis B Virus - Human hepatocyte chimera can be infected with genetically engineered Hepatitis B Virus
Hepatitis C Therapy - Host sphingolipid biosynthesis is a target for hepatitis C virus therapy
Hepatitis C Virus - Transient-replication assay allows quantitation of hepatitis C viral RNA replication
Heptatitis C Virus - Alpha interferon inhibits translation mediated by hepatitis C virus genotypes
Immunotherapy - Suppressor of cytokine signaling limits autoimmune potential of antigen-naive CD8 T cells
Infectious Diseases - Giardia lamblia surface protein cytotoxicity is enzymatically controlled
Leukodystrophy - Data advance knowledge in leukodystrophy research
Mergers & Acquisitions - Swedish biotech acquires Nurel Therapeutics
Oncology - Reports add new data to oncology research
Prostate Cancer - Interim results show PSA response from drug with docetaxel, prednisone in HRPC
Transplantation Biology - Hepatic expression of ABC transporters does not correlate with biliary cholesterol secretion
Vaccine Delivery - Histidylated lipid-modified Sendai viral envelopes enhance membrane fusion
Vaccine Delivery - Packaging method of oligodeoxynucleotides using nanoparticles is developed
Vector Development - Hereditary persistence of fetal hemoglobin 2 enhancer increases onco-retrovirus vector expression
Virology - Proviral DNA viral load may be diagnostic for myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis
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