HERG-1 (human ether-a-go-go-related gene) potassium channels mediate repolarization of cardiac action potentials. Loss of function mutations in hERG-1 can result in long QT syndrome, an inherited diso...
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Differentiation of normal stem cells into the correct cell lineage is a tightly controlled process that involves cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix interactions as well as signaling through cellu...
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GATA-binding-factor 2 (GATA2) is a transcription factor involved in stem cell maintenance and hematopoietic development. The gene encoding GATA2 often suffers germline and somatic mutations, which res...
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Coronaviruses are a group of RNA viruses that can cause disease. Some, such as the common cold, can cause mild disease, while others, such as COVID-19, can be lethal. An unusual characteristic of coro...
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder characterized by mild to moderate intellectual disability and a characteristic phenotype. It is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability...
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Down syndrome (Trisomy 21, Ts21) is a condition caused by having an extra copy of the 21st chromosome due to an error in cell division. People born with Down syndrome have a characteristic phenotype a...
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Mitochondrial function plays a central role in longevity and healthy aging, and delayed aging by calorie restriction activates PGC-1a (peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1 al...
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The Hedgehog (Hh) signaling pathway is conserved in animals as diverse as fruit flies and humans. This pathway is involved in embryological development, and activation of the pathway in adult tissues ...
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Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability and is closely linked with autism. The genetic basis of FXS is an expansion of CGG repeats in the 5'-untranslated ...
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The present invention is a fluorescence-based cell assay for studying the replication of Moraxella catarrhalis. UW-Madison researchers developed a bacterial strain that fluoresces red by producing the...
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The UW Madison researchers' invention is a set of plasmid constructs and cell lines developed to investigate the effects of RNA toxicity in myotonic dystrophy. The inventor created two constructs link...
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There is provided a high throughput automated single molecule image collection and processing system that requires minimal initial user input. The unique features embodied in the present disclosure al...
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There are provided computer systems for visualizing and annotating single molecule images. Annotation systems in accordance with this disclosure allow a user to mark and annotate single molecules of i...
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The present invention is directed to RNA monomers comprising O-acetal levulinyl protecting groups at the 2′ and/or the 5′-hydroxy functionalities of the ribose moiety. Said monomers may be incorpo...
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System, process and software arrangement produces high resolution, high accuracy, ordered, genome wide haplotyped maps from single molecule based approximate ordered maps and the location of genes res...
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A mouse model for mammalian aging is disclosed. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a mouse having a genomic mutation in the exonuclease domain II (ExoII) of a mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamm...
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Disclosed is a method of isolating, purifying, or concentrating a target compound. The method includes the steps of onjugating the target compound to an epitope for a polyol-responsive monoclonal anti...
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Systems and methods for determining genetic variations of an organism for performing a physiological function. The systems include a number of modules that can be integrated into existing metabolic en...
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The present disclosure provides for methods of diagnosing and treating bacterial infections. Human Intelectin 1 (hIntL-1) has been shown to bind selectively to glycan components on bacteria including ...
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A non-displasive pipette is provided. The non-displasive pipette is configured for connection to a tip having a fluid therein. The tip includes an orifice to allow for the discharge of the fluid there...
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Provided are systems and methods for accurately determining flux distribution in organisms or cells without use of metabolic flux analysis data. The methods include estimating flux distributions in mu...
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R1 and R2 are hydrogen or C1 to C12 linear or branched alkyl; R3 is hydrogen, C1 to C12 linear or branched alkyl, or nitrogen protecting groups; X is oxygen or nitrogen; and when X is oxygen, R4 is ab...
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A molecule sequencer uses a planar nanochannel for aligning molecules to flow past impedance interrogation electrodes mounted across the channel for rapid sequencing. The electrodes may be fixed to th...
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A method and system are provided for comparing ordered segments of a first DNA restriction map with ordered segments of a second DNA restriction map to determine a level of accuracy the first DNA map ...
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Hydrogel compositions and methods of using hydrogel compositions are disclosed. Advantageously, the hydrogel compositions offer the ability to promote cellular expansion and/or cellular differentiatio...
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