Observations From a Mouse Model of Forebrain Voa1 Knockout: Focus on Hippocampal Structure and Function.

Voa protein is a subunit of V-ATPase proton pump which is essential to acidify intracellular organelles including synaptic vesicles. Voa1 is one of the four isoforms of Voa family with strong expression in neurons. Our present study was aimed to examine the role of Voa1 protein in mammalian brain neurons.

Inner Leaf Gel of Aloe striata Induces Adhesion-Reducing Morphological Hyphal Aberrations.

Fungi, particularly molds that are cosmopolitan in soils, are frequent etiologic agents of opportunistic mycoses. Members of the and species complexes are the most commonly implicated etiologic agents of opportunistic fusarial infections in mammals, while is one of the most frequently encountered species in human infections. Prevention and treatment of these mycoses are problematic because available antimycotics are limited and often have toxic side effects.

A Wireless Sensor Network for Growth Environment Measurement and Multi-Band Optical Sensing to Diagnose Tree Vigor.

We have tried to develop the guidance system for farmers to cultivate using various phenological indices. As the sensing part of this system, we deployed a new Wireless Sensor Network (WSN). This system uses the 920 MHz radio wave based on the Wireless Smart Utility Network that enables long-range wireless communication.

Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy for a pancreatic lymphoepithelial cyst: case report and review of literature.

Context: Lymphoepithelial cysts of the pancreas are a rare disease of true pancreatic cysts, the cause of which is unknown. The differential diagnosis is broad and includes many benign and malignant cystic lesions of the pancreas and surrounding organs. A combination of imaging modalities and fine needle aspiration might narrow the differential diagnosis.

Ubiquitous and kidney-specific subunits of vacuolar H+-ATPase are differentially expressed during nephrogenesis.

The vacuolar H(+)-ATPase (V-ATPase) is a ubiquitous multisubunit pump that is responsible for acidification of intracellular organelles. In the kidney, a particular form of V-ATPase, made of specific subunits isoforms, has been located at the plasma membrane of intercalated cells (IC). Mutations in genes encoding IC-specific subunits cause infant distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA), suggesting that the segmental distribution of these subunits is acquired at birth or during early infancy.