Volume 8, Issue 8

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Volume 8 (8); 2012

Research Paper

Molecular and Biochemical Characterization of a Novel β-N-Acetyl-D-Hexosaminidase with Broad Substrate-Spectrum from the Aisan Corn Borer, Ostrinia Furnacalis
Fengyi Liu, Tian Liu, Mingbo Qu, Qing Yang
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1085-1096. doi:10.7150/ijbs.4406
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Molecular Characterization of an Ice Nucleation Protein Variant (InaQ) from Pseudomonas syringae and the Analysis of Its Transmembrane Transport Activity in Escherichia coli
Qianqian Li, Qi Yan, Jinsi Chen, Yan He, Jing Wang, Hongxing Zhang, Ziniu Yu, Lin Li
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1097-1108. doi:10.7150/ijbs.4524
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Interferon-Gamma-Induced Nitric Oxide Inhibits the Proliferation of Murine Renal Cell Carcinoma Cells
David J. Tate Jr., John R. Patterson, Cruz Velasco-Gonzalez, Emily N. Carroll, Janie Trinh, Daniel Edwards, Ashok Aiyar, Beatriz Finkel-Jimenez, Arnold H. Zea
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1109-1120. doi:10.7150/ijbs.4694
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FOXC1 Contributes To Microvascular Invasion In Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma Via Regulating Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition
Zhi-Yuan Xu, Song-Ming Ding, Lin Zhou, Hai-Yang Xie, Kang-Jie Chen, Wu Zhang, Chun-Yan Xing, Hai-Jun Guo, Shu-Sen Zheng
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1130-1141. doi:10.7150/ijbs.4769
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Tissue-Specific Transcriptome Profiling of Plutella Xylostella Third Instar Larval Midgut
Wen Xie, Yanyuan Lei, Wei Fu, Zhongxia Yang, Xun Zhu, Zhaojiang Guo, Qingjun Wu, Shaoli Wang, Baoyun Xu, Xuguo Zhou, Youjun Zhang
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1142-1155. doi:10.7150/ijbs.4588
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High Level of COP1 Expression is Associated with Poor Prognosis in Primary Gastric Cancer
Yuan-fang Li, Dan-dan Wang, Bai-wei Zhao, Wei Wang, Chun-yu Huang, Yong-ming Chen, Yan Zheng, Rajiv Prasad Keshari, Jian-chuan Xia, Zhi-wei Zhou
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1168-1177. doi:10.7150/ijbs.4778
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DLX4 Upregulates TWIST and Enhances Tumor Migration, Invasion and Metastasis
Lianmei Zhang, Manman Yang, Lin Gan, Tao He, Xiuli Xiao, M. David Stewart, Xiaoyan Liu, Luquan Yang, Tiandan Zhang, Yongxiang Zhao, Junjiang Fu
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1178-1187. doi:10.7150/ijbs.4458
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Hydrophobic Properties of tRNA with Varied Conformations Evaluated by an Aqueous Two-Phase System
Keishi Suga, Hibiki Tomita, Seishiro Tanaka, Hiroshi Umakoshi
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1188-1196. doi:10.7150/ijbs.5059
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ACE/ACE2 Ratio and MMP-9 Activity as Potential Biomarkers in Tuberculous Pleural Effusions
Wen-Yeh Hsieh, Tang-Ching Kuan, Kun-Shan Cheng, Yan-Chiou Liao, Mu-Yuan Chen, Pei-Heng Lin, Yuan-Chang Hsu, Chen-Yi Huang, Wei-Hua Hsu, Sheng-Yao Yu, Chih-Sheng Lin
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1197-1205. doi:10.7150/ijbs.5087
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Tube-Like Structures with Co-Expression of D2-40 and CD34: Newly Formed Vasculatures?
Bin Jiang, Jeffrey Mason, Anahid Jewett, William CS Cho, Yan-gao Man
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1206-1216. doi:10.7150/ijbs.5147
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Review

Insights on Foxn1 Biological Significance and Usages of the “Nude” Mouse in Studies of T-Lymphopoiesis
Zhijie Zhang, Preston Burnley, Brandon Coder, Dong-Ming Su
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1156-1167. doi:10.7150/ijbs.5033
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Thyroid Hormone Regulation of Adult Intestinal Stem Cell Development: Mechanisms and Evolutionary Conservations
Guihong Sun, Yun-Bo Shi
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1217-1224. doi:10.7150/ijbs.5109
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Mini-Review

Why Would Plant Species Become Extinct Locally If Growing Conditions Improve?
Koen Kramer, Rienk-Jan Bijlsma, Thomas Hickler, Wilfried Thuiller
Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2012; 8(8): 1121-1129. doi:10.7150/ijbs.4866
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