Pengaruh kualitas produk dan penjualan produk terhadap minat beli dengan harga yang dirasakan sebagai variabel moderating pada usaha Ayam Mama

This study aims to examine the effect of product quality and product sales on purchase intention moderated by perceived price. The sample that has been used in this study amounted to 159 respondents from prospective consumers and consumers of Ayam Mama in Jakarta which were obtained from distributing questionnaires using google forms. In this study using Smart PLS 03 software to test the hypothesis to be studied. The results showed that product quality had an effect on buying interest with significant and highest T-Statistics and P Values of the 5 hypotheses tested. Product sales have an effect on buying interest with significant T-Statistics and P Values. This study also shows that the perceived price has an effect on buying interest with a significant T-Statistic and P Value. For the hypothesis of perceived price moderation, it can strengthen the effect of product sales on buying interest, but perceived price moderation weakens the effect of product quality on buying interest

Pemuliaan Kentang Produk Rekayasa Genetik Tahan terhadap Penyakit Busuk Daun (Phytophthora Infestans) dan Aman Pangan di Indonesia

Pemanfaatan tanaman kentang produk rekayasa genetik (PRG) dalam pemuliaan tanaman melalui persilangan dengan Atlantic dan Granola telah menghasilkan enam galur PRG hasil silangan yang terseleksi. Sebelum komersialisasi, kentang PRG harus dikaji keamanan pangan dan lingkungannya. Penulisan bertujuan memberikan informasi mengenai tanaman kentang PRG di Indonesia yang tahan terhadap penyakit busuk daun Phytophthora infestans dan telah dinyatakan aman untuk di-konsumsi oleh manusia. Analisis stabilitas menunjukkan bahwa gen RB stabil terintegrasi selama empat generasi klonal ber-urutan dalam genom tanaman kentang PRG dengan satu sisipan gen. Hasil studi komposisi dan nutrisi, glikoalkaloid total, dan anti nutrisi pada kentang PRG Katahdin SP951 dan galur-galur silangannya bersifat sepadan dengan Katahdin non-PRG. Studi toksisitas menunjukkan bahwa pemberian pakan suspensi umbi kentang dan suspensi tepung kentang Katahdin SP951 dan galur-galur silangan tidak berdampak terhadap mortalitas, bobot badan, dan tanda-tanda klinis pada mencit. Protein RB tidak memiliki homologi yang tinggi dengan protein toksin sehingga tidak bersifat toksik. Studi alergenisitas dengan Simulated Gastric Fluid dan Simulated Intestinal Fluid menunjukkan bahwa protein umbi kentang Katahdin SP951 dan galur-galur silangan terdegradasi kurang dari 5 menit inkubasi setelah perlakuan enzim pepsin atau tripsin. Protein RB tidak mempunyai sekuen asam amino yang homolog dengan protein alergen, sehingga tidak berpotensi menimbulkan alergi. Kentang Katahdin SP951 telah dinyatakan aman untuk dikonsumsi melalui Keputusan Kepala Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan tahun 2016. Tanaman kentang PRG tahan P. infestans yang dapat mengurangi 50% aplikasi fungisida, dan telah mendapat sertifikat aman pangan dan aman lingkungan diharapkan dapat menjadi pilihan untuk dimanfaatkan petani

Pemuliaan Kentang Produk Rekayasa Genetik Tahan terhadap Penyakit Busuk Daun (Phytophthora infestans) dan Aman Pangan di Indonesia

Pemanfaatan tanaman kentang produk rekayasa genetik (PRG) dalam pemuliaan tanaman melalui persilangan dengan Atlantic dan Granola telah menghasilkan enam galur PRG hasil silangan yang terseleksi. Sebelum komersialisasi, kentang PRG harus dikaji keamanan pangan dan lingkungannya. Penulisan bertujuan memberikan informasi mengenai tanaman kentang PRG di Indonesia yang tahan terhadap penyakit busuk daun Phytophthora infestans dan telah dinyatakan aman untuk di-konsumsi oleh manusia. Analisis stabilitas menunjukkan bahwa gen RB stabil terintegrasi selama empat generasi klonal ber-urutan dalam genom tanaman kentang PRG dengan satu sisipan gen. Hasil studi komposisi dan nutrisi, glikoalkaloid total, dan anti nutrisi pada kentang PRG Katahdin SP951 dan galur-galur silangannya bersifat sepadan dengan Katahdin non-PRG. Studi toksisitas menunjukkan bahwa pemberian pakan suspensi umbi kentang dan suspensi tepung kentang Katahdin SP951 dan galur-galur silangan tidak berdampak terhadap mortalitas, bobot badan, dan tanda-tanda klinis pada mencit. Protein RB tidak memiliki homologi yang tinggi dengan protein toksin sehingga tidak bersifat toksik. Studi alergenisitas dengan Simulated Gastric Fluid dan Simulated Intestinal Fluid menunjukkan bahwa protein umbi kentang Katahdin SP951 dan galur-galur silangan terdegradasi kurang dari 5 menit inkubasi setelah perlakuan enzim pepsin atau tripsin. Protein RB tidak mempunyai sekuen asam amino yang homolog dengan protein alergen, sehingga tidak berpotensi menimbulkan alergi. Kentang Katahdin SP951 telah dinyatakan aman untuk dikonsumsi melalui Keputusan Kepala Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan tahun 2016. Tanaman kentang PRG tahan P. infestans yang dapat mengurangi 50% aplikasi fungisida, dan telah mendapat sertifikat aman pangan dan aman lingkungan diharapkan dapat menjadi pilihan untuk dimanfaatkan petani

Comprehensive molecular characterization of gastric adenocarcinoma

Gastric cancer is a leading cause of cancer deaths, but analysis of its molecular and clinical characteristics has been complicated by histological and aetiological heterogeneity. Here we describe a comprehensive molecular evaluation of 295 primary gastric adenocarcinomas as part of The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) project. We propose a molecular classification dividing gastric cancer into four subtypes: tumours positive for Epstein–Barr virus, which display recurrent PIK3CA mutations, extreme DNA hypermethylation, and amplification of JAK2, CD274 (also known as PD-L1) and PDCD1LG2 (also knownasPD-L2); microsatellite unstable tumours, which show elevated mutation rates, including mutations of genes encoding targetable oncogenic signalling proteins; genomically stable tumours, which are enriched for the diffuse histological variant and mutations of RHOA or fusions involving RHO-family GTPase-activating proteins; and tumours with chromosomal instability, which show marked aneuploidy and focal amplification of receptor tyrosine kinases. Identification of these subtypes provides a roadmap for patient stratification and trials of targeted therapies

The Somatic Genomic Landscape of Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma

We describe the landscape of somatic genomic alterations of 66 chromophobe renal cell carcinomas (ChRCCs) based on multidimensional and comprehensive characterization, including mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) and whole genome sequencing. The result is consistent that ChRCC originates from the distal nephron compared to other kidney cancers with more proximal origins. Combined mtDNA and gene expression analysis implicates changes in mitochondrial function as a component of the disease biology, while suggesting alternative roles for mtDNA mutations in cancers relying on oxidative phosphorylation. Genomic rearrangements lead to recurrent structural breakpoints within TERT promoter region, which correlates with highly elevated TERT expression and manifestation of kataegis, representing a mechanism of TERT up-regulation in cancer distinct from previously-observed amplifications and point mutations

Multiplatform Analysis of 12 Cancer Types Reveals Molecular Classification within and across Tissues of Origin

Recent genomic analyses of pathologically-defined tumor types identify “within-a-tissue” disease subtypes. However, the extent to which genomic signatures are shared across tissues is still unclear. We performed an integrative analysis using five genome-wide platforms and one proteomic platform on 3,527 specimens from 12 cancer types, revealing a unified classification into 11 major subtypes. Five subtypes were nearly identical to their tissue-of-origin counterparts, but several distinct cancer types were found to converge into common subtypes. Lung squamous, head & neck, and a subset of bladder cancers coalesced into one subtype typified by TP53 alterations, TP63 amplifications, and high expression of immune and proliferation pathway genes. Of note, bladder cancers split into three pan-cancer subtypes. The multi-platform classification, while correlated with tissue-of-origin, provides independent information for predicting clinical outcomes. All datasets are available for data-mining from a unified resource to support further biological discoveries and insights into novel therapeutic strategies

Specificity and functional interplay between influenza virus PA-X and NS1 shutoff activity.

Influenza A viruses modulate host antiviral responses to promote viral growth and pathogenicity. Through viral PA-X and NS1 proteins, the virus is capable of suppressing host protein synthesis, termed "host shutoff." Although both proteins are known to induce general shutoff, specificity of target genes and their functional interplay in mediating host shutoff are not fully elucidated. In this study, we generated four recombinant influenza A/California/04/2009 (pH1N1) viruses containing mutations affecting the expression of active PA-X and NS1. We analyzed viral growth, general shutoff activity, specificity of mRNA targets, and viral gene expressions. Our results showed that PA-X was the major contributor in reducing general host protein expression in the virus-infected cells. Intriguingly, our transcriptomic analysis from infected human airway A549 cells indicate that shutoff-active NS1 specifically targeted host mRNAs related to interferon (IFN) signaling pathways and cytokine release. Specificity of target mRNAs was less evident in PA-X, although it preferentially degraded genes associated with cellular protein metabolism and protein repair. Interestingly, in the presence of shutoff-active NS1, PA-X also degraded viral mRNAs, especially NS segments. The virus expressing shutoff-active NS1 with reduced amount of PA-X expression most efficiently suppressed antiviral and innate immune responses in human cells, indicating that influenza virus needs to optimize the contribution of these two shutoff proteins to circumvent host responses for its optimum growth

Identification of HIV-1 Tat-Associated Proteins Contributing to HIV-1 Transcription and Latency

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) Tat is a virus-encoded trans-activator that plays a central role in viral transcription. We used our recently developed parallel analysis of in vitro translated open reading frames (ORFs) (PLATO) approach to identify host proteins that associate with HIV-1 Tat. From this proteomic assay, we identify 89 Tat-associated proteins (TAPs). We combine our results with other datasets of Tat or long terminal repeat (LTR)-associated proteins. For some of these proteins (NAT10, TINP1, XRCC5, SIN3A), we confirm their strong association with Tat. These TAPs also suppress Tat-mediated HIV-1 transcription. Removing suppression of HIV-1 transcription benefits the reversal of post-integrated, latent HIV-1 proviruses. We demonstrate that these transcriptionally suppressing TAPs contribute to HIV-1 latency in Jurkat latency (J-LAT) cells. Therefore, our proteomic analysis highlights the previously unappreciated TAPs that play a role in maintaining HIV-1 latency and can be further studied as potential pharmacological targets for the “shock and kill” HIV-1 cure strategy

Nucleolar protein NOP2/NSUN1 suppresses HIV-1 transcription and promotes viral latency by competing with Tat for TAR binding and methylation.

Recent efforts have been paid to identify previously unrecognized HIV-1 latency-promoting genes (LPGs) that can potentially be targeted for eradication of HIV-1 latent reservoirs. From our earlier orthologous RNAi screens of host factors regulating HIV-1 replication, we identified that the nucleolar protein NOP2/NSUN1, a m5C RNA methyltransferase (MTase), is an HIV-1 restriction factor. Loss- and gain-of-function analyses confirmed that NOP2 restricts HIV-1 replication. Depletion of NOP2 promotes the reactivation of latently infected HIV-1 proviruses in multiple cell lines as well as primary CD4+ T cells, alone or in combination with latency-reversing agents (LRAs). Mechanistically, NOP2 associates with HIV-1 5' LTR, interacts with HIV-1 TAR RNA by competing with HIV-1 Tat protein, as well as contributes to TAR m5C methylation. RNA MTase catalytic domain (MTD) of NOP2 mediates its competition with Tat and binding with TAR. Overall, these findings verified that NOP2 suppresses HIV-1 transcription and promotes viral latency