Expression of proPO and caspase-1-like protein in crayfish <i>P. leniusculus</i>. by Miti Jearaphunt (550257)

“…Plasma caspase-1 activity was determined, and the activity was reduced by the addition of the caspase-1 inhibitor, Z-YVAD-FMK (F). The values shown are mean of five samples and the bars indicate SEM. The statistical analysis was performed using one-way ANOVA.…”

Skeletal and dental effects on rats following <i>in utero</i>/lactational exposure to the non-dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyl PCB 180 by Ashly N. Romero (3393503)

“…In a sample of 35- and 84-day-old male and female offspring from pregnant rats exposed to different doses of PCB 180 (0, 10, 30, 100, 300, and 1000 mg/kg bw), we measured the three-dimensional (3D) coordinates of 27 landmarks on the craniofacial skeleton with a Microscribe G2X system, the buccolingual width of all molars with digital sliding calipers, and a variety of tibial parameters with peripheral quantitative computed tomography (pQCT) and a biomechanical testing apparatus. …”

Baseline Omega-3 Index Correlates with Aggressive and Attention Deficit Disorder Behaviours in Adult Prisoners by Barbara J. Meyer (707249)

“…<div><p>Background</p><p>There is emerging evidence that the supplementation of omega-3 contributes to a decrease in aggressive behaviour in prison populations. …”

Key pathways with metabolic alterations in <i>pex</i> mutant flies. by Michael F. Wangler (544124)

“…Four analytes representing fatty dicarboxylates are shown with significant increases in the pex mutants over the corresponding rescue line for each mutation (see also <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006825#pgen.1006825.s014" target="_blank">S1 Table</a>). …”

Thymocytes in γδ T cell-deficient mice. by Swati Popat Phalke (6876818)

“…Total thymocytes and thymic lymphocytes (identified by their scatter profile) were counted in the mouse strains of this study (same strains as in <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0218827#pone.0218827.g001" target="_blank">Fig 1</a>). …”

Chromosomal microdeletions contribute to mitochondrial respiratory chain complex deficiencies. by Masakazu Kohda (206767)

“…Compared with TurboRFP-V5 expressing Pt657 fibroblasts, expression of wild-type COX10-V5 in Pt657 fibroblasts resulted in a significant increase in complex IV activity (<b>G</b>).…”

Hexokinase 2 (Hxk2) is the main 2DG-phosphorylating enzyme <i>in vivo</i>. by Clotilde Laussel (13237429)

“…<p>(<b>A</b>) Intracellular 2DG6P was assayed enzymatically (see <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1010169#sec010" target="_blank">Methods</a>) in WT and <i>hxk2Δ</i> cells grown overnight in a glucose-containing medium and treated or not for 15 min with 0.2% 2DG. …”

Enhancer-promoter pairs in the context of other interactions. by Boryana Doyle (648763)

“…This coloring convention continues throughout the paper. (<b>B</b>) A recent study in Drosophila suggested a 7 kb chromatin loop formed between Su(Hw) insulators (orange) could decrease E-P interactions (red “X”) <a href="http://www.ploscompbiol.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1003867#pcbi.1003867-Savitskaya1" target="_blank">[20]</a>. …”

Cell wall components are altered in the <i>mar1Δ</i> cell wall. by Shannon K. Esher (720288)

“…All other comparisons, not significant (C) Cell wall genes are differentially regulated in <i>mar1Δ</i>. A concentration of 10⁷ cells/ml in 25 ml YPD (30°C) or TC (37°C) were incubated for 1.5 hours, followed by RNA extraction and cDNA synthesis. …”

Trx deficiency triggers the DNA replication checkpoint. by Susanna Boronat (4166929)

“…(D) Total RNA prepared from untreated (-) or HU-treated (+) (180 min, 10 mM HU) YE cultures of strains 972 (WT), JA943 <i>(Δcds1)</i>, MJ15 <i>(Δtrx1)</i> and SG248 <i>(Δtrx1 Δtrx3)</i> was analyzed as in <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1006858#pgen.1006858.g003" target="_blank">Fig 3D</a> with probes for <i>cdc22</i> and <i>act1</i>, used as a loading control. …”

Gradual correction of phosphorus availability in the no-tillage system by Carlos Hissao Kurihara (5257649)

“…The objective of this work was to establish the amount of P to be applied in soybean crop to increase content of P to pre-established values at the depth of 0.0 to 0.10 m. An experiment was carried out on a clayey Haplorthox soil with a randomized block experimental design distributed in split-split plot, with four replications. …”

feature parameters by CHIN-CHENG CHU (20718575)

Improving indirect measurements of the leaf area index using canopy height by Alexandre Ortega Gonçalves (10378512)

Supplementary data from Temperature preferences drive additive biotic homogenization of Orthoptera assemblages by Simon Thorn (12492143)

Data_Sheet_1_Phenotypes and Baseline Risk Factors of Acute Kidney Injury in Children After Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.docx by Justinas Daraskevicius (9307817)

“…<p>Background: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent and widely recognized complication of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT). …”

Metabolomic and chemogenomic profiling. by Wesley C. Van Voorhis (191219)

“…Six of seven compounds (indicated in red) reported to target <i>Pf</i>ATP4 [<a href="http://www.plospathogens.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005763#ppat.1005763.ref025" target="_blank">25</a>] showed a distinct metabolic response characterized by the accumulation of dNTPs and a decrease in hemoglobin-derived peptides. …”

Summary of the SHANK protein functions and of the main findings obtained for patients with ASD. by Claire S. Leblond (184759)

“…The black star indicates that Schmeisser et al. (2012) <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004580#pgen.1004580-Bonaglia1" target="_blank">[21]</a> found an increase in NMDA currents, while Won et al. (2012) <a href="http://www.plosgenetics.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pgen.1004580#pgen.1004580-Betancur2" target="_blank">[22]</a> found a decrease in NMDA currents in two independent SHANK2 knock-out mice.…”

Comparison of the Dynesys Dynamic Stabilization System and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion for Lumbar Degenerative Disease by Yang Zhang (30734)

“…</p><p>Results</p><p>The mean follow-up time in the Dynesys group was 53.6 ± 5.3 months, while that in the PLIF group was 55.2 ± 6.8 months. …”

Memory consolidation and reconsolidation in GSK-3β heterozygous mice. by Tetsuya Kimura (54059)

“…Mice were placed in a novel environment (plastic chamber) for 5 min (conditioning stimulus, CS), where they received three electrical foot shocks (unconditioning stimulus, US; shock intensity = 0.5 mV; duration = 2 sec; inter-stimuli interval = 60 sec). …”

Model of cdr2 action in mitosis. by Kevin J. O'Donovan (250670)

“…<p>Cdr2 levels increase in G2, peak in mitosis and decrease as cells exit mitosis. Nuclear envelope breakdown in prometaphase allows newly synthesized cdr2 access to c-myc protein, which, like other transcription factors <a href="http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0010045#pone.0010045-Delcuve1" target="_blank">[61]</a>, partitions itself off DNA during chromatin condensation, coinciding with mitotic shutdown of transcription. …”