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Investigation of the interactions of retinoblastoma binding protein-6 with transcription factors p53 and Y-Box Binding Protein-1
(2011)
Retinoblastoma Binding Protein 6 (RBBP6) is a 250 kDa multi-domain protein that
has been implicated in diverse cellular processes including apoptosis, mRNA processing and cell cycle regulation. Many of these functions are ...
A transcriptome analysis of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) cv ‘golden delicious’ fruit during fruit growth and development
(2013)
The growth and development of apple (Malus x domestica Borkh.) fruit occurs over a period of about 150 days after anthesis to full ripeness. During this period morphological and physiological changes occur defining fruit ...
Pharmacogenomics of solute carrier transporter genes in the Xhosa population
(University of the Western Cape, 2014)
Solute carrier transporters belonging to the major facilitator family of membrane transporter are increasingly being recognized as a possible mechanism to explain inter-individual variation in drug efficacy and response. ...
Modulation of soybean and maize antioxidant activities by Caffeic acid and nitric oxide under salt stress
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
This study explores the roles of exogenously applied nitric oxide, exogenously applied caffeic acid and salt stress on the ontioxidant system in cereal (exemplified by maize) and legume (using soybean as an example) plants ...
Structural and functional studies of XvPrx2, a type II peroxiredoxin protein from the resurrection plant xerophyta viscosa
(University of the Western Cape, 2012)
XvPrx2 is a 1-Cys-containing member of the Prx5 subfamily of peroxiredoxins isolated
from the resurrection plant Xerophyta viscosa. It is reported to be up-regulated during
periods of desiccation and to protect nucleic ...
Expression of recombinant S-locus F-box-S2 protein and computational modeling of protein interaction at the self-incompatibility locus of Rosaceae
(2012)
Self-incompatibility (SI) is a major mechanism that prevents inbreeding in
ow-ering plants, which was identi ed in Rosaceae, Solanaceae and Scrophulariace.
In these families, SI is gametophytic and retains inter-speci ...
Identification of differentially expressed proteins in obese rats fed different high fat diets using proteomics and bioinformatics approaches
(2013)
Obesity is a medical condition in which an energy imbalance leads to excessive
accumulation of body fat. Obesity leads to a reduction in life expectancy through its
association with chronic diseases of lifestyle. The ...
A molecular investigation of the prevalence of suspected periodontopathogens and their association with preterm birth
(University of the Western Cape, 2010)
More than 20 million infants in the world (15.5 % of all births) are born with low birth weight. Ninety-five % of them are in developing countries. Oral colonization of Gramnegative anaerobes has been implicated as a risk ...
Defining the African green monkey (Chlorocebus Aethiops): expression behaviour of selected lipid metabolism genes in response to niacin
(University of Western Cape, 2012)
In this century most major medical advances have resulted in part from research on animals and non-human primates such as the African green monkey and therefore often serve as a critical link between basic research and ...
The implementation of sub-typing techniques to determine the diversity of L. monocytogenes strains adapted to the food processing environment and their association with human listeriosis cases
(University of the Western Cape, 2011)
Listeria monocytogenes has been established as a food-borne pathogen since the early 1980s and has become a big concern for the food industry and Public Health authorities (Doyle 2001; Oliveira et al. 2003; Capita et al. ...