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  • 1
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    Springer
    Journal of molecular evolution 33 (1991), S. 156-162 
    ISSN: 1432-1432
    Keywords: Drosophila ; Mitochondrial DNA ; Nucleotide sequence ; Nonsynonymous substitutions ; Phylogeny ; A+T content
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary The nucleotide sequence of a segment of the mitochondrial DNA from threeDrosophila species (D. erecta, D. eugracilis, andD. takahashii), belonging to different subgroups of themelanogaster group has been determined. The segment encompasses three complete tRNA genes (tRNAtrp, tRNAcys, and tRNAtyr) and portions of two protein-coding genes: the subunit 2 of the NADH dehydrogenase (ND2) and the subunit 1 of the cytochrome oxidase (COI). Comparisons also involve homologous sequences already known for four otherDrosophila species of themelanogaster group. Length differences were confined in the intergenic region where a long stretch of AT repeats was observed in one of the species analyzed. The three tRNA genes exhibit very different evolutionary rates, the most slowly evolving one, tRNAtyr, is adjacent to the 5′ end of COI; tRNAs in similar positions have been previously shown to evolve slowly because they are probably involved in transcript processing. Although the rate of synonymous substitutions was very similar between ND2 and COI genes there were strong discrepancies between them in terms of the number of nonsynonymous substitutions. Differences have also been found in G+C content of the genes, which are likely to be linked to different selective pressures. There is a reduction in G+C content in the region where selective constraints are reduced. This suggests the existence of different levels of constraints along the sequenced segment. An overall analysis of the types of substitutions showed a decrease in A+T content during the course of evolution of the species.
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  • 2
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    Springer
    Development genes and evolution 202 (1993), S. 159-169 
    ISSN: 1432-041X
    Keywords: Drosophila ; Choline acetyltransferase ; cis-Regulatory element ; lacZ reporter gene ; Colinergic neuron
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Notes: Summary Choline acetyltransferase (ChAT, EC 2.3.1.6) catalyzes the production of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and is an essential factor for neurons to be cholinergic. We have analyzed regulation of the Drosophila ChAT gene during development by examining the β-galactosidase expression pattern in transformed lines carrying different lengths of 5′ flanking DNA fused to a lacZ reporter gene. The largest fragment tested, 7.4 kb, resulted in the most extensive expression pattern in embryonic and larval nervous system and likely reflects all the cis-regulatory elements necessary for ChAT expression. We also found that 5′ flanking DNA located between 3.3 kb and 1.2 kb is essential for the reporter gene expression in most of the segmentally arranged embryonic sensory neurons as well as other distinct cells in the CNS. The existence of negative regulatory elements was suggested by the observation that differentiating photoreceptor cells in eye imaginal discs showed the reporter gene expression in several 1.2 kb and 3.3 kb transformants but not in 7.4 kb transformants. Furthermore, we have fused the 5′ flanking DNA fragments to a wild type ChAT cDNA and used these constructs to transform Drosophila with a Cha mutant background. Surprisingly, even though different amounts of 5′ flanking DNA resulted in different spatial expression patterns, all of the positively expressing cDNA transformed lines were rescued from lethality. Our results suggest that developmental expression of the ChAT gene is regulated both positively and negatively by the combined action of several elements located in the 7.4 kb upstream region, and that the more distal 5′ flanking DNA is not necessary for embryonic survival and development to adult flies.
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  • 3
    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Choline acetyltransferase ; Cholinergic neuron ; Visual system ; Bolwig's organ ; Immunocytochemistry ; In situ hybridization ; Drosophila melanogaster (Insecta)
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Abstract Choline acetyltransferease (ChAT) is the enzyme catalyzing the biosynthesis of acetylcholine and is considered to be a phenotypically specific marker for cholinergic neurons. We have examined the distribution of ChAT-expressing neurons in the larval nervous system of Drosophila melanogaster by three different but complementary techniques: in situ hybridization with a cRNA probe to ChAT messenger RNA, immunocytochemistry using a monoclonal anti-ChAT antibody, and X-gal staining of transformed animals carrying a reporter gene composed of 7.4 kb of 5′ flanking DNA from the ChAT gene fused to a lacZ reporter gene. All three techniques demonstrated ChAT-expressing neurons in the larval visual system. In embryos, the photoreceptor organ (Bolwig's organ) exhibited strong cRNA hybridization signals. The optic lobe of late third-instar larvae displayed ChAT immunoreactivity in Bolwig's nerve and a neuron close to the insertion site of the optic stalk. This neuron's axon ran in parallel with Bolwig's nerve to the larval optic neuropil. This neuron is likely to be a first-order interneuron of the larval visual system. Expression of the lacZ reporter gene was also detected in Bolwig's organ and the neuron stained by anti-ChAT antibody. Our observations indicate that acetylcholine may be a neurotransmitter in the larval photoreceptor cells as well as in a first-order interneuron in the larval visual system of Drosophila melanogaster.
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  • 4
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    Neurochemical research 15 (1990), S. 1089-1096 
    ISSN: 1573-6903
    Keywords: Choline acetyltransferase ; development ; mRNA ; Drosophila
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We have measured the steady state levels of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT, EC 2.3.1.6) mRNA during different developmental stages ofDrosophila melanogaster using a ChAT specific cRNA probe. ChAT mRNA was first detected approximately 6–7 h after oviposition, increased until the 1st–2nd larval instar, decreased into early pupal stages and increased again during late pupation, reaching a maximum in adults. Northern analysis showed a major RNA band with a Mr of 4.7 kilobases and Western analysis also showed a single major 75 kD protein band at all developmental stages. Our results support the hypothesis that a major point of regulation of ChAT expression may be at the transcriptional level.
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  • 5
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    Neurochemical research 24 (1999), S. 1081-1087 
    ISSN: 1573-6903
    Keywords: Choline acetyltransferase ; Drosophila ; Temperature-sensitive mutants
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Medicine
    Notes: Abstract We used the reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to amplify choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) mRNA fragments from two temperature-sensitive alleles of Drosophila melanogaster, Cha ts1 and Cha ts2. Single base substitutions in the mutants (T1614A in Cha ts1 and G1596A in Cha ts2) would result in amino acid changes for ChAT protein (Met403Lys in Cha ts1 and Arg397His in Cha ts2). These base substitutions were confirmed in mRNA extracted from homozygous mutants using a Single Nucleotide Primer Extension assay (SNuPE) and are sufficient to produce thermolabile enzyme. Our results indicate that these temperature-sensitive mutants are point mutations in the structural gene for ChAT. Using a quantitative SNuPE assay we also show that similar levels of Cha ts and wild type transcripts are present in heterozygous flies (Cha ts1/+ and Cha ts2 /+) at both restrictive and permissive temperatures. This contrasts with RNase protection assays of ChAT mRNA in homozygous mutant animals where the levels of mutant mRNA decrease at restrictive temperature.
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  • 6
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    Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
    AIChE Journal 29 (1983), S. 498-505 
    ISSN: 0001-1541
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Chemical Engineering
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: A theory is developed for the rate of particulate deposition from turbulent gas streams onto surfaces. Three characteristic times - the particle relaxation time, the turbulent fluctuation time, and the particle residence time - control the deposition mode. Two phenomena are primarily responsible for transport of the particles across the laminar sublayer and deposition: (1) the momentum imparted to the particle by the fluid turbulence; and (2) the thermospheresis caused by the temperature gradient near the wall. Interaction of the three characteristic times with these two phenomena is analyzed, and the particle deposition rate in turbulent pipe flow is computed. The findings are found to be in close agreement with available experimental data.
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  • 7
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    Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
    AIChE Journal 32 (1986), S. 703-704 
    ISSN: 0001-1541
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Chemical Engineering
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
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  • 8
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    Hoboken, NJ : Wiley-Blackwell
    AIChE Journal 26 (1980), S. 655-663 
    ISSN: 0001-1541
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Chemical Engineering
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Process Engineering, Biotechnology, Nutrition Technology
    Notes: Kinetics governing the nucleation and size variation of the slag droplets are first analyzed. Governing conservation equations are then formulated for the droplets and the surrounding gas-vapor mixture. These equations are solved numerically for the environments representing a typical flow through the channel and diffuser of a coal fired, MHD, power generation system. The average droplet size, total number density and the droplet size distribution are found to be rather strongly influenced by the total slag mass fraction and the supersaturation ratio.
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  • 9
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    Stamford, Conn. [u.a.] : Wiley-Blackwell
    Polymer Engineering and Science 3 (1963), S. 50-56 
    ISSN: 0032-3888
    Keywords: Chemistry ; Chemical Engineering
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics , Physics
    Notes: Monomers for which the necessary information was obtained for comparison included the following: styrene, α-methylstyrene, cis and trans-propenylbenzene, allylbenzene, m-methylstyrene, p-methylstyrene, o-, m-, and p-chlorostyrene, 2,3-, 2,4-, 2,5-, 2,6-, 3,4-, and 3,5-dichlorostyrene, p-ethylstyrene, and p-tert-butylstyrene. In both free radical and ionic copolymerizations involving similar monomers, plots of the logarithms of the relative reactivities of several substituted styrenes toward the styrene and methyl methacrylate radicals versus the differences existing between the exaltations of substituted styrenes and the exaltation of styrene were strikingly similar to those in which Hammett's sigma values for the styrene substituents were plotted against the relative reactivities of the substituted styrenes.
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  • 10
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    Chichester : Wiley-Blackwell
    Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry 4 (1991), S. 459-462 
    ISSN: 0894-3230
    Keywords: Organic Chemistry ; Physical Chemistry
    Source: Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
    Topics: Chemistry and Pharmacology , Physics
    Notes: Photolysis of biphenyl-3,4′ -diazide in a rigid glassy matrix at 77 K yields quintet state biphenyl-3,4′ -dinitrene with zero-field splitting parameters of |D/hc- = 0.153 cm-1 and |E/hc| = 0.019 cm-1 determined by electron spin resonance spectroscopic studies. Curie plot studies are consistent with assigning the quintet to be the ground state in this species. This finding confirms qualitative connectivity-based predictions for this general connectivity type of openshell system, and is in qualitative agreement with spectral INDO-CI computational predictions for both planar and twisted geometries of the dinitrene.
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