18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography findings of peripheral nerve sheath tumour of the nasal cavity in a dog.

An 8-year-old Miniature Poodle presented with chronic sneezing and unilateral epistaxis. A left-sided intranasal mass was identified on computed tomography. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) was performed to evaluate the metabolic activity of the mass.

Cross-correlated relaxation rates provide facile exchange signature in selectively labeled RNA.

Gerhard Wagner has made numerous contributions to NMR spectroscopy, particularly his developments in the field of spin-relaxation stand out in directly mapping the spectral density functions of proteins. He and his group developed experimental techniques to reveal the importance of dynamics to protein biological function and drug discovery. On his 75th birthday, we take this opportunity to highlight how some of those seminal ideas developed for proteins are being extended to RNAs.

Case Report: Technetium-99m Pertechnetate Scintigraphy Findings in a Dog With Iodine Deficiency-Induced Goitrous Hypothyroidism.

There is only one previous report of canine goitrous hypothyroidism caused by iodine deficiency from 1986. The present case report describes the novel diagnostic methods and long-term outcomes of a dog diagnosed with goitrous hypothyroidism caused by iodine deficiency. A 4-year-old neutered, female Pomeranian dog presented with a cervical mass, lethargy, and inactivity.

Synthesis of [7-N]-GTPs for RNA structure and dynamics by NMR spectroscopy.

Unlabelled: Several isotope-labeling strategies have been developed for the study of RNA by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Here, we report a combined chemical and enzymatic synthesis of [7-N]-guanosine-5'-triphosphates for incorporation into RNA via T7 RNA polymerase-based in vitro transcription. We showcase the utility of these labels to probe both structure and dynamics in two biologically important RNAs.

Deleterious effects of carbon-carbon dipolar coupling on RNA NMR dynamics.

Many regulatory RNAs undergo dynamic exchanges that are crucial for their biological functions and NMR spectroscopy is a versatile tool for monitoring dynamic motions of biomolecules. Meaningful information on biomolecular dynamics requires an accurate measurement of relaxation parameters such as longitudinal (R) rates, transverse (R) rates and heteronuclear Overhauser effect (hNOE). However, earlier studies have shown that the large C-C interactions complicate analysis of the carbon relaxation parameters.

Selective Small-Molecule Targeting of a Triple Helix Encoded by the Long Noncoding RNA, MALAT1.

Metastasis-associated lung adenocarcinoma transcript 1 ( Malat1/ MALAT1, mouse/human), a highly conserved long noncoding (lnc) RNA, has been linked with several physiological processes, including the alternative splicing, nuclear organization, and epigenetic modulation of gene expression. MALAT1 has also been implicated in metastasis and tumor proliferation in multiple cancer types. The 3' terminal stability element for nuclear expression (ENE) assumes a triple-helical configuration that promotes its nuclear accumulation and persistent function.