Publications by authors named "A-C Lagrange"

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  • The plastid genome in dicotyledonous plants uses three types of RNA polymerases for transcription, including PEP and two phage-like enzymes, RPOTp and RPOTmp.
  • RPOTp is crucial for chloroplast transcription and cell growth, while RPOTmp assists with rrn operon transcription during seed germination and later developmental stages.
  • Research has identified two proteins that interact with RPOTmp, one of which is a thylakoid membrane protein that keeps RPOTmp anchored in the chloroplast, suggesting that light influences RPOTmp's activity by affecting its membrane association.
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Introduction: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the cause of tuberculosis remains a pathogenic organism capable of infecting a large number of individuals and of resisting the immune response of the infected host. The main constituents of this response are the antigen presenting cells such as dendritic cells, macrophages and T lymphocytes.

Background: Comparative study of the interactions between M.

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The temperature dependence of the in-plane magnetic penetration depth, lambda(ab)(T), has been measured in a c-axis oriented polycrystalline CaC(6) bulk sample using a high-resolution mutual inductance technique. A clear exponential behavior of lambda(ab)(T) has been observed at low temperatures, strongly suggesting isotropic s-wave pairing. Data fit using the standard BCS theory yields lambda(ab)(0) = (720 +/- 80) A and delta(0) = (1.

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A sequence element located immediately upstream of the TATA element, and having the consensus sequence 5'-G/C-G/C-G/A-C-G-C-C-3', affects the ability of transcription factor IIB to enter transcription complexes and support transcription initiation. The sequence element is recognized directly by the transcription factor IIB. Recognition involves alpha-helices 4' and 5' of IIB, which comprise a helix-turn-helix DNA-binding motif.

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