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PROJECT SUMMARY Fragile X syndromeFXSis the most common inheritable form of cognitive impairment and the leading known genetic cause of autismFXS is caused by the loss of expression of the fragile X mental retardation proteinFMRPA major challenge for FXS research is to develop treatment strategies that improve the intellectual capabilities of patientsDysregulated protein synthesis is widely accept ...

Project SummaryGlycosylation is one of the most prevalent and important post translational modifications of proteinsyet it is also one of the most difficult to studyNo single method nor analytical platform can give complete information about the glycosylation in a protein sampleand the analytical methods in current use include both ESI and MALDI single and tandem mass spectrometryat least four typ ...

PROJECT SUMMARYABSTRACTBreast cancer is the second leading cause of death in females with cancerInapproximatelynew cases of invasive breast cancer were diagnosedwhere an estimate ofwas expected to succumb to their diseaseIt is estimated that one in eight women will develop breast cancer in their lifetimeBreast cancer is classified into subtypes based on the expression of estrogen receptorERprogest ...

Abstract Caveolae at the endothelial cells surface can selectively rapidly and actively pump targeted antibodies out of the bloodstream and into underlying tissue in vivo even when they are conjugated to high molecular weight cargo Based on this exciting recent discovery we also found that caveolae pumping system enables unprecedented tumor specific targeting and penetration Taken together ...

Abstract Acne dysbiosis is defined as microbial imbalance with the over growth of Propionibacterium acnes P acnes in the acne microbiome We have demonstrated that Staphylococcus epidermidis S epidermidis a probiotic bacterium co existed with P acnes in an acne lesion can exploit the carbohydrate fermentation to produce short chain fatty acids SCFAs and rein in the over growth of P ac ...

Project Summary ODMR Technologies Inc and Prof Victor Acostaandapos s group at University of New Mexico UNM are developing a diamond chip platform capable of direct magnetic characterization of individual nanoparticles for optimized diagnostic imaging Our team is a spinoff from academic collaborations in the emerging field of diamond photonic sensors a field we helped create nearly a deca ...

ABSTRACT Dental implants are a central part of modern dental practice with the overall market for replacement and reconstruction of teeth expected to reach over $billion in the next several yearsIt is estimated that overmillion people in the United States are missing all of the teeth in one or both of their jaws leading to lower quality of lifeMost of these implants will be successful for long ter ...

Expressing humanized bacterial luciferase in stem cellsMoving beyond firefly luciferase toexpand the informational capacity of animal models for regenerative medicine Project Summary This Small Business Technology TransferSTTRPhase II project proposes to develop complementary autonomously bioluminescentautobioluminescentin vitro stem cell lines and in vivo small animal model systems that enable th ...

Summary The use of mass spectrometry MS for quantitative protein characterization has increased dramatically identifying and quantifying thousands of proteins is no longer a heroic task nor is characterizing therapeutic proteins in detail Due to widely available software quantitative mass spectrometry has become routine and widely used for addressing questions in basic biology translational ...

Summary Technology for studying the higher order structure HOS of biomolecules encompasses some of the most important tools in all of science and is a highlighted NIGMS research topic Mass spectrometric methods for studying HOS include oxidative footprinting and other methods to covalently label amino acid side chain functional groups and also hydrogen deuterium exchange HDX on protein bac ...