149 research outputs found
GPCR-OKB: the G protein coupled receptor oligomer knowledge base
Rapid expansion of available data about G Protein Coupled Receptor (GPCR) dimers/oligomers over the past few years requires an effective system to organize this information electronically. Based on an ontology derived from a community dialog involving colleagues using experimental and computational methodologies, we developed the GPCR-Oligomerization Knowledge Base (GPCR-OKB). GPCR-OKB is a system that supports browsing and searching for GPCR oligomer data. Such data were manually derived from the literature. While focused on GPCR oligomers, GPCR-OKB is seamlessly connected to GPCRDB, facilitating the correlation of information about GPCR protomers and oligomers
Continuum bound states K-long, D_{1}(2420), D_{s1}(2536) and their partners K-short, D_{1}(2400), D*_{sJ}(2463)
The very recently observed meson is described as a
bound state in a unitarised meson model, owing its
existence to the strong OZI-allowed coupling to the nearby -wave
threshold. By the same non-perturbative mechanism, the narrow
axial-vector resonance shows up as a quasi-bound-state partner
embedded in the continuum. With the same model and parameters, it
is also shown that the preliminary broad resonance and
the established narrow may be similar
partners, as a result of the strong OZI-allowed coupling to the
nearby -wave threshold. The continuum bound states
(2420) and are found to be mixtures of 33%
and 67% , whereas their partners and
have more or less the opposite -state
content, but additionally with some or admixture,
respectively.
The employed mechanism also reproduces the ratio of the - mass
difference and the width, by describing as a bound state
embedded in the continuum. The model's results for
states containing one quark are also discussed.Comment: 11 pages, plain LaTeX, v2:relation to work of Kokoski and Godfrey in
conclusions and more references v3:B-states included. More reference
On the regularization scheme and gauge choice ambiguities in topologically massive gauge theories
It is demonstrated that in the (2+1)-dimensional topologically massive gauge
theories an agreement of the Pauli-Villars regularization scheme with the other
schemes can be achieved by employing pairs of auxiliary fermions with the
opposite sign masses. This approach does not introduce additional violation of
discrete (P and T) symmetries. Although it breaks the local gauge symmetry only
in the regulator fields' sector, its trace disappears completely after removing
the regularization as a result of superrenormalizability of the model. It is
shown also that analogous extension of the Pauli-Villars regularization in the
vector particle sector can be used to agree the arbitrary covariant gauge
results with the Landau ones. The source of ambiguities in the covariant gauges
is studied in detail. It is demonstrated that in gauges that are softer in the
infrared region (e.g. Coulomb or axial) nonphysical ambiguities inherent to the
covariant gauges do not arise.Comment: Latex, 13 pages. Replaced mainly to change preprint references to
journal one
Phenomenological Model and Phase Behavior of Saturated and Unsaturated Lipids and Cholesterol
We present a phenomenological theory for the phase behavior of ternary
mixtures of cholesterol and saturated and unsaturated lipids, one which
describes both liquid and gel phases, and illuminates the mechanism of the
behavior. In a binary system of the lipids, the two phase separate when the
saturated chains are well ordered, as in the gel phase, simply due to packing
effects. In the liquid phase the saturated ones are not sufficiently well
ordered for separation to occur. The addition of cholesterol, however,
increases the saturated lipid order to the point that phase separation is once
again favorable. For the system above the main chain transition of the
saturated lipid, we can obtain phase diagrams in which there is liquid-liquid
phase separation in the ternary system but not in any of the binary ones, while
below that temperature we obtain the more common phase diagram in which a gel
phase, rich in saturated lipid, appears in addition to the two liquid phases.Comment: 16 pages, 2 figure
New Exactly Solvable Two-Dimensional Quantum Model Not Amenable to Separation of Variables
The supersymmetric intertwining relations with second order supercharges
allow to investigate new two-dimensional model which is not amenable to
standard separation of variables. The corresponding potential being the
two-dimensional generalization of well known one-dimensional P\"oschl-Teller
model is proven to be exactly solvable for arbitrary integer value of parameter
all its bound state energy eigenvalues are found analytically, and the
algorithm for analytical calculation of all wave functions is given. The shape
invariance of the model and its integrability are of essential importance to
obtain these results.Comment: 23 page
One-loop effective action in supersymmetric massive Yang-Mills theory
We consider the supersymmetric theory of the massive Yang-Mills
field formulated in the harmonic superspace. The various
gauge-invariant forms of writing the mass term in the action (in particular,
using the Stueckelberg superfield), which result in dual formulations of the
theory, are presented. We develop a gauge-invariant and explicitly
supersymmetric scheme of the loop off-shell expansion of the superfield
effective action. In the framework of this scheme, we calculate gauge-invariant
and explicitly supersymmetric one-loop counterterms including new
counterterms depending on the Stueckelberg superfield. Component structure of
one of these counterterms is analyzed.Comment: 18, pages, Accepted for publication in Theor. Math. Phy
Lipids modulate the conformational dynamics of a secondary multidrug transporter
Direct interactions with lipids have emerged as key determinants of the folding, structure and function of membrane proteins, but an understanding of how lipids modulate protein dynamics is still lacking. Here, we systematically explored the effects of lipids on the conformational dynamics of the proton-powered multidrug transporter LmrP from Lactococcus lactis, using the pattern of distances between spin-label pairs previously shown to report on alternating access of the protein. We uncovered, at the molecular level, how the lipid headgroups shape the conformational-energy landscape of the transporter. The model emerging from our data suggests a direct interaction between lipid headgroups and a conserved motif of charged residues that control the conformational equilibrium through an interplay of electrostatic interactions within the protein. Together, our data lay the foundation for a comprehensive model of secondary multidrug transport in lipid bilayers
Chronic endometritis: ciinicopathologic characteristics and features of endometrial receptivity
The purpose - to study clinical and morphological features and receptivity completely endome-trium in patients with chronic endometritis and various endocrine function of the ovaries. 161 patients was examined. The first group comprised 43 patients with chronic endometritis and normal ovulatory menstrual cycle, II group - 80 women with chronic endometritis, which was found insufficient luteal phase, III group - 38 patients with chronic endometritis and anovulatory ovarian dysfunction. Control group - 20 gynecological healthy women. Found that patients with chronic endometritis there are marked structural changes and endometrial receptivity disorder as damage the surface epithelium, maturation pinopody violations at the time of the βwindow of implantation', overexpression of ER, PR reduction in the stroma and the expression of LIF. These changes are expressed in the larger, the more disturbed secretory transformation of the en-dometrium and ovarian endocrine function, and may underlie the impaired reproductive function in patients with chronic endometritis.Π¦Π΅Π»Ρ - ΠΈΠ·ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΊΠ»ΠΈΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎ-ΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΡ
ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡ Ρ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠΊ Ρ Ρ
ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π·Π»ΠΈΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ½Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ². ΠΠ±ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° 161 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠ°. ΠΠ΅ΡΠ²ΡΡ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ ΡΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ»ΠΈ 43 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΊΠΈ Ρ Ρ
ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ Π½ΠΎΡΠΌΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡΡΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΌ ΡΠΈΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠΌ, II Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ - 80 ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ½ Ρ Ρ
ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ, Ρ ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΡ
Π±ΡΠ»Π° Π²ΡΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½Π° Π½Π΅Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π»ΡΡΠ΅ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ°Π·Ρ, III Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΡ - 38 ΠΏΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅Π½ΡΠΎΠΊ Ρ Ρ
ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΈ Π°Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΠ»ΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΠΈΡΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ². ΠΡΡΠΏΠΏΠ° ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»Ρ - 20 Π³ΠΈΠ½Π΅ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ³ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈ Π·Π΄ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΡΡ
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ΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠΌ Π½Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π²ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠ΅ ΡΡΡΡΠΊΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡ Π² Π²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡ
Π½ΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΠΏΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΠΈΡ, Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΎΠ·ΡΠ΅Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΏΠΈΠ½ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠΉ ΠΊ ΠΌΠΎΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΡ Β«ΠΎΠΊΠ½Π° ΠΈΠΌΠΏΠ»Π°Π½ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈΒ», Π³ΠΈΠΏΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΡΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΈ ER, ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΡΠΎΠ²Π½Ρ PR Π² ΡΡΡΠΎΠΌΠ΅ ΠΈ ΡΠΊΡΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΈ LIF. ΠΡΠΈ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ Π²ΡΡΠ°ΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½Π΅Π΅, ΡΠ΅ΠΌ Π±ΠΎΠ»Π΅Π΅ Π½Π°ΡΡΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°Π·ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΡΠ½Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΠ½Π½Π°Ρ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ², ΠΈ ΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ Π»Π΅ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ Π² ΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π΅ ΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ²Π° ΡΠ΅ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΊΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΎΠΉ ΡΡΠ½ΠΊΡΠΈΠΈ Ρ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΡ
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