The physiological accumulation of FDG in the muscles in relation to the side of intravenous administration.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the physiological accumulation of F-FDG in the muscles in relation to the side of intravenous administration.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively investigated 3,118 F-FDG-PET/CT examinations. We evaluated the physiological accumulation of FDG in the muscles of the shoulder and arm relative to its dependence on the side of intravenous administration.

Percutaneous drainage of psoas and iliopsoas muscle abscesses with a one-step technique under real-time computed tomography fluoroscopic guidance.

Purpose: To evaluate the utility and safety of drainage catheter installation for psoas/iliopsoas muscle abscesses using a one-step technique under the guidance of real-time computed tomography (CT) fluoroscopy.

Materials And Methods: Ten psoas or iliopsoas muscle abscesses in 7 patients that were treated with percutaneous drainage were included in this study. All drainage procedures were carried out using a one-step technique under real-time CT fluoroscopic guidance.

OsJAR1 contributes mainly to biosynthesis of the stress-induced jasmonoyl-isoleucine involved in defense responses in rice.

Jasmonate plays key roles in plant growth and stress responses, as in defense against pathogen attack. Jasmonoyl-isoleucine (JA-Ile), a major active form of jasmonates, is thought to play a pivotal role in plant defense responses, but the involvement of JA-Ile in rice defense responses, including phytoalexin production, remains largely unknown. Here we found that OsJAR1 contributes mainly to stress-induced JA-Ile production by the use of an osjar1 Tos17 mutant.

The novel cargo Alcadein induces vesicle association of kinesin-1 motor components and activates axonal transport.

Alcadeinalpha (Alcalpha) is an evolutionarily conserved type I membrane protein expressed in neurons. We show here that Alcalpha strongly associates with kinesin light chain (K(D) approximately 4-8x10(-9) M) through a novel tryptophan- and aspartic acid-containing sequence. Alcalpha can induce kinesin-1 association with vesicles and functions as a novel cargo in axonal anterograde transport.

Expression and characterization of the Drosophila X11-like/Mint protein during neural development.

The X11-like (X11L) protein was originally isolated as a protein bound to the cytoplasmic domain of the beta-amyloid precursor protein (APP), which is associated with Alzheimer's disease. In mammals, X11L is believed to play an important role in the regulation of APP metabolism. Here we isolated and characterized the Drosophila X11L (dX11L) protein, also may be referred to this protein as Drosophila Mint (dMint), Lin 10 (dLin10) or X11 (dX11), is thought to be expressed in neuronal tissues from late embryonic through to the adult stages of the fly.