Nurturing Life Sciences
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To nucleate the assembly of branched actin filaments, Arp2/3 needs to be activated by a nucleation promoting factor (NPF)
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#Unit 6. System Physiology – Plant
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#Unit 3. Fundamental Processes
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#Unit 13. Methods in Biology
Linkers have the following two applications: creation of cohesive 'ends
on blunt~ended DNA fragments, and
on fragments having unmatched or undefined sequences in their protruding ends.
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#Unit 2. Cellular Organization
Vertebrate skeletal muscle contraction, also depends on set of specialized accessory proteins that are closely associated with the actin thin filaments:
a) Tropomyosin
b) Troponin
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Methylation interference assay Dimethyl sulphate (DMS) methylates purines on DNA strand. Methylate DNA prior to adding protein. Protein binding is prevented at methylated sites. After treatment and removal of protein of interest, treat with piperidine or NaOH which cuts strand at modified bases.