A dynein-associated photoreceptor protein prevents ciliary acclimation to blue light.

Light-responsive regulation of ciliary motility is known to be conducted through modulation of dyneins, but the mechanism is not fully understood. Here, we report a novel subunit of the two-headed f/I1 inner arm dynein, named DYBLUP, in animal spermatozoa and a unicellular green alga. This subunit contains a BLUF (sensors of blue light using FAD) domain that appears to directly modulate dynein activity in response to light.

Survey of bovine foamy virus infection among cattle in Japan and comparison with bovine leukemia virus infection.

The prevalence of bovine foamy virus (BFV) infections in cattle on farms in the Kanto region of Japan was determined using agar gel immunodiffusion (AGID) test and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Six out of 20 farms contained BFV-positive cattle. Furthermore, 16.

Laser induced injury caused hyperglycemia-like effect in Drosophila larva: a possible insect model for posttraumatic diabetes.

Diabetic patients need particular care in case of infection, digestive disorder or external injury, because external stress often exasperates the glucose metabolism, which is known as "sick day management". In addition, severe trauma can be a cause of hyperglycemia with insulin resistance. In spite of critical component of the treatment, the precise mechanisms of how trauma develops posttraumatic diabetes remain unknown.

Reduction in patient skin dose during interventional radiology with the use of an air gap substitute.

Scattered radiation is inevitably generated in the patient couch during interventional radiology (IVR) procedures that use an under-couch tube system. Most of this scatter reaches the patient's skin surface and results in an increase in the skin dose without contributing to the diagnostic image. We considered that this unnecessary exposure could be reduced by the addition of an air gap between the couch and the patient.

[Examination of patient skin dose during abdominal interventional radiology using a GAF system].

Radiation-induced skin injury caused by interventional radiology(IVR)is a deterministic effect. If exposure dose exceeds threshold dose, injuries may occur. It therefore is important to understand the maximum exposure dose in skin.