21 research outputs found
The p53 target protein Wig-1 binds hnRNP A2/B1 and RNA Helicase A via RNA
AbstractThe p53-induced Wig-1 gene encodes a double stranded RNA-binding zinc finger protein. We generated Saos-2 osteosarcoma cells expressing tetracycline-inducible Flag-tagged human Wig-1. Induction of Wig-1 expression by doxycycline inhibited cell growth in a long-term assay but did not cause any changes in cell cycle distribution nor increased fraction of apoptotic cells. Using co-immunoprecipitation and mass spectrometry, we identified two Wig-1-binding proteins, hnRNP A2/B1 and RNA Helicase A, both of which are involved in RNA processing. The binding was dependent on the presence of RNA. Our results establish a link between the p53 tumor suppressor and RNA processing via hnRNPA2/B1 and RNA Helicase A.Structured summaryMINT-6542926, MINT-6542899:WIG1 (uniprotkb:Q9HA38) physically interacts (MI:0218) with hnRNP A2/B1 (uniprotkb:P22626) by anti bait coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0006)MINT-6542945:RHA (uniprotkb:Q08211) physically interacts (MI:0218) with hnRNP A2/B1 (uniprotkb:P22626) by anti bait coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0006)MINT-6542918, MINT-6542891:WIG1 (uniprotkb:Q9HA38) physically interacts (MI:0218) with RHA (uniprotkb:Q08211) by anti bait coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0006)MINT-6542867:WIG1 (uniprotkb:Q9HA38) physically interacts (MI:0218) with RHA (uniprotkb:Q08211) by anti tag coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0007)MINT-6542879:WIG1 (uniprotkb:Q9HA38) physically interacts (MI:0218) with hnRNP A2/B1(uniprotkb:P22626) by anti tag coimmunoprecipitation (MI:0007
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LÀxor Àr en av skolans mest etablerade traditioner. Syftet med denna studie handlar om lÀxorna och deras funktion.  Varför finns lÀxor? Vilken funktion fyller arbetet med hemuppgifter i dagens skola? I denna studie försöker vi fÄ svar pÄ nÄgra av vÄra frÄgor angÄende lÀxorna och deras funktion. Intervjuerna visar lÀrarnas medvetenhet angÄende vad som stÄr i lÀroplanen.  LÀroplanen fokuserar pÄ individen och individanpassad undervisning. Individanpassas Àven lÀxorna? För att hitta svar pÄ frÄgestÀllningar har vi studerat svensk litteratur och forskning samt genomfört tio kvalitativa intervjuer med lÀrare som undervisar i Ärskurserna 5 och 6. Undersökningen Àr avgrÀnsad och undersöker enbart lÀxorna i svenska, engelska och matematik. Resultaten visar att lÀrarna Àr överens om att lÀxans syfte Àr att befÀsta baskunskaperna men de anser ocksÄ att lÀxorna Àr en möjlighet för eleven att lÀra sig ta eget ansvar för sitt arbete
Hur multiplikation introduceras med olika metod- och representationsformer för Ärskurs 2 : En lÀromedelsgranskning med variationsteoretiskt perspektiv
I matematikundervisning i svensk skola har lÀroboken en stor betydelse. MÄnga lÀrare vÀljer att luta sin undervisning pÄ en specifik lÀrobok och tillhörande lÀrarhandledning. DÀrav Àr syftet med denna studie att kartlÀgga hur tre vanligt förekommande matematiklÀroböcker introducerar elever i Ärskurs tvÄ i multiplikation utifrÄn de aspekter som enligt forskning kan vara kritiska i den inledande undervisningen. UtifrÄn ett variationsteoretiskt perspektiv har lÀroböckerna kartlagts utifrÄn vilka metoder och representationsformer som anvÀnds. I resultatet synliggörs att lÀroböcker inte alltid tar upp de aspekter som forskning anser Àr kritiska för förstÄelsen av multiplikationens en- och tvÄdimensionella objekt utifrÄn additivt och multiplikativt tÀnkande. Studien visar att den vanligast förekommande metoden Àr upprepad addition och att det inte alltid görs möjligt för elever att urskilja kopplingen till kommutativa lagen samt areamodellen som Àr viktiga i elevers förstÄelse inför den vidare matematikutvecklingen. Detta kan leda till att elever lÀr sig anvÀnda strategier som inte Àr utvecklingsbara och som riskerar att leda till att elever inte fÄr tillgÄng till matematik och dÀrmed hamnar i svÄrigheter. Resultatet visar vilka aspekter som Àr kritiska i undervisningen och att lÀrare bör vara medvetna om dessa i sitt val av lÀromedel
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LÀxor Àr en av skolans mest etablerade traditioner. Syftet med denna studie handlar om lÀxorna och deras funktion.  Varför finns lÀxor? Vilken funktion fyller arbetet med hemuppgifter i dagens skola? I denna studie försöker vi fÄ svar pÄ nÄgra av vÄra frÄgor angÄende lÀxorna och deras funktion. Intervjuerna visar lÀrarnas medvetenhet angÄende vad som stÄr i lÀroplanen.  LÀroplanen fokuserar pÄ individen och individanpassad undervisning. Individanpassas Àven lÀxorna? För att hitta svar pÄ frÄgestÀllningar har vi studerat svensk litteratur och forskning samt genomfört tio kvalitativa intervjuer med lÀrare som undervisar i Ärskurserna 5 och 6. Undersökningen Àr avgrÀnsad och undersöker enbart lÀxorna i svenska, engelska och matematik. Resultaten visar att lÀrarna Àr överens om att lÀxans syfte Àr att befÀsta baskunskaperna men de anser ocksÄ att lÀxorna Àr en möjlighet för eleven att lÀra sig ta eget ansvar för sitt arbete
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LÀxor Àr en av skolans mest etablerade traditioner. Syftet med denna studie handlar om lÀxorna och deras funktion.  Varför finns lÀxor? Vilken funktion fyller arbetet med hemuppgifter i dagens skola? I denna studie försöker vi fÄ svar pÄ nÄgra av vÄra frÄgor angÄende lÀxorna och deras funktion. Intervjuerna visar lÀrarnas medvetenhet angÄende vad som stÄr i lÀroplanen.  LÀroplanen fokuserar pÄ individen och individanpassad undervisning. Individanpassas Àven lÀxorna? För att hitta svar pÄ frÄgestÀllningar har vi studerat svensk litteratur och forskning samt genomfört tio kvalitativa intervjuer med lÀrare som undervisar i Ärskurserna 5 och 6. Undersökningen Àr avgrÀnsad och undersöker enbart lÀxorna i svenska, engelska och matematik. Resultaten visar att lÀrarna Àr överens om att lÀxans syfte Àr att befÀsta baskunskaperna men de anser ocksÄ att lÀxorna Àr en möjlighet för eleven att lÀra sig ta eget ansvar för sitt arbete
A case study of a formative assessment practice and the effects on studentsâ self-regulated learning
The study investigates one mathematics teacherâs implementation of formative assessment and its effects on studentsâ self-regulated learning (SRL). A questionnaire administered before and after the eight-month long intervention shows a significant effect, compared to two control classes, on studentsâ motivational beliefs involved in SRL. Qualitative data shows a notable enhancement of the studentsâ SRL behavior in the classroom. Analysis of the teacherâs implemented formative assessment shows a practice integrating several aspects of formative assessment, and provides empirical evidence of what formative assessment with large effects on studentsâ SRL may look like and how it fits with models of SRL development
Cloning of alkaline sphingomyelinase from rat intestinal mucosa and adjusting of the hypothetical protein XP_221184 in GenBank.
Intestinal alkaline sphingomyelinase (alk-SMase) digests sphingomyelin and the process may influence colonic tumorigenesis and cholesterol absorption. We recently identified the gene of human alk-SMase and cloned the cDNA. Cross-species screening of homology in GenBank found a hypothetical rat protein, XP_221184, with 491 amino acid residues, which shares 73% identity with human alk-SMase. Based on the cDNA sequence of this protein, we cloned a cDNA from rat intestinal mucosa by RT-PCR. The cloned cDNA encodes a protein with 439 amino acid residues and higher (85%) identity with human alk-SMase. The cloned cDNA differed from the XP_221184 cDNA in splice sites linking exons 2 and 3, and exons 3 and 4, respectively. In the sequence of the cloned protein, the predicted activity motif, sphingomyelin binding sites, and potential glycosylation sites in human alk-SMase are all conserved. To confirm the cloned protein is the real form of alk-SMase, native alk-SMase was purified from rat intestine and subjected to proteolytic digestion followed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) mass spectrometry and electrospray ionization (ESI) tandem mass spectrometry. Seven tryptic peptides were found to match the cloned protein sequence. Transient expression of the cloned cDNA linked with a myc tag in COS-7 cells demonstrated high SMase activity, with an optimal pH at 9.0 and a specific dependence on taurocholate and taurochenodeoxycholate. The expressed protein reacted with both anti-myc and anti-human alk-SMase antibodies. Northern blotting of rat tissues revealed high levels of mRNA in jejunum but not in other tissues. In conclusion, we cloned rat alk-SMase cDNA from rat intestine, adjusted the putative rat alk-SMase protein in GenBank, and confirmed the specific expression of the gene in the small intestine
Supporting teachers in supporting studentsâ mathematical problem solving
The purpose of this intervention study was to develop and evaluate a support model for teachers, designed to assist them in diagnosing studentsâ (age 16â19 years) difficulties and providing feedback to support studentsâ mathematical problem solving. Reporting on an iteration in a design research project, the results showed that the support helped the teachers to provide less procedural information and instead help students construct solutions for themselves. Constraints in achieving this included the nature of some tasks, difficulties in making reasonable diagnoses, and studentsâ inability to communicate their difficulties
Changes in Student Motivation and Teacher Decision Making When Implementing a Formative Assessment Practice
Motivation is a prerequisite for studentsâ learning, and formative assessment has been suggested as a possible way of supporting studentsâ motivation. However, there is a lack of empirical evidence corroborating the hypothesis of large effects from formative assessment interventions on studentsâ autonomous forms of motivation and motivation in terms of behavioral engagement in learning activities. In addition, formative assessment practices that do have an impact on studentsâ motivation may put additional requirements on teachers than more traditional teaching practices. Such requirements include decisions teachers need to make in classroom practice. The requirements on teachersâ decision-making in formative assessment practices that have a positive impact on studentsâ autonomous forms of motivation and behavioral engagement have not been investigated. This study describes one teacherâs formative assessment practice during a sociology course in upper secondary school, and it identifies the requirements for the teacherâs decision-making. The teacher had participated in a professional development program about formative assessment just prior to this study. This study also investigated changes in the studentsâ motivation when the teacher implemented the formative assessment practice. The teacherâs practice was examined through observations, weekly teacher logs, the teacherâs teaching descriptions, and an interview with the teacher. Data on changes in the studentsâ type of motivation and engagement were collected in the teacherâs class and in five comparison classes through a questionnaire administered in the beginning and the end of the course. The students responded to the questionnaire items by choosing the extent to which they agreed with the statements on a scale from 1â7. The teacherâs formative assessment practice focused on collecting information about the studentsâ knowledge and skills and then using this information to make decisions about subsequent instruction. Several types of decisions, and the knowledge and skills required to make them that exceed those required in more traditional teaching practices, were identified. The studentsâ in the intervention teacherâs class increased their controlled and autonomous forms of motivation as well as their engagement in learning activities more than the students in the comparison classes