69 results about "Initiation factor" patented technology

Genes encoding an apoptosis-induced eukaryotic initiation Factor-5A (eIF-5A) and an apoptosis-induced deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS), whose expressions are induced by the onset of apoptosis, are identified. The DHS gene and the eIF-5A gene, alone or in combination, as well as inhibitors of the DHS reaction, are used to modulate apoptosis in animals and humans. For example, modulation of apoptosis in cells of animals and humans is achieved by introduction of a gene or gene fragment encoding apoptosis-induced eIF-5A, apoptosis-induced DHS, or both into the animal or human cell in antisense orientation.

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for automatically determining a marketing status for a customer. In one embodiment, detection data is received from a set of detectors associated with the retail facility. The detection data is processed to form dynamic data. The dynamic data is analyzed using a set of data models to identify marketing initiation factors. In response to the marketing initiation factors indicating initiation of marketing to the customer, a customized marketing message is generated for the customer and dynamically transmitted to a display device associated with the customer. The customized marketing message is displayed to the customer in real-time as the customer is shopping at the retail facility.

A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program product for automatically determining a marketing status for a customer. Biometric readings for the customer are received from a set of biometric devices associated with a retail facility to form biometric data describing a set of physiological responses of the customer. The biometric data is analyzed to identify a set of marketing initiation factors that indicate a degree of receptivity of the customer to marketing messages. In response to the set of marketing initiation factors indicating initiation of marketing to the customer, a customized marketing message is generated for the customer. The customized marketing message is transmitted to a display device for display to the customer in real-time as the customer is shopping.

The present invention relates to methods of imparting virus resistance to plants. In one aspect, this method involves silencing a gene encoding a translation initiation factor eIF4E in the plant. In another aspect, this method involves overexpressing a heterologous translation initation factor eIF4E in a plant. The present invention further relates to a genetic construct containing a nucleic acid molecule encoding a heterologous translation initiation factor eIF4E, as well as to an expression system containing the genetic construct and a host cell transformed with the genetic construct. The present invention also relates to transgenic plants, seeds, and plant parts transformed with the genetic construct. The present invention also relates to an isolated nucleic acid molecule encoding a mutant translation initiation factor eIF4E that is effective in imparting virus resistance in plants. The present invention also relates to a mutant translation initiation factor eIF4E and a method for making the mutant.

Provided are methods and compositions for inhibiting eukaryotic translation initiation factor eIF4E. Such methods and compositions may be used alone or in conjunction with other therapies, such as gene therapies, for inhibiting cell proliferation and/or treating cancer.

The present invention relates to apoptosis specific eucaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A), referred to as apoptosis-specific eIF-5A or eIF5A1, nucleic acids and polypeptides and methods for inhibiting or suppressing apoptosis in cells using antisense nucleotides or siRNAs to inhibit expression of apoptosis-specific eIF-5A. The invention also relates to suppressing or inhibiting expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines or inhibiting activation of NFKB by inhibiting expression of apoptosis-specific eIF-5A.

The present invention relates to eucaryotic initiation factor 5A and the use of polynucleotides encoding the same to inhibit cancer cell growth and inhibit metastases. In a preferred embodiment, eIF-5A1 is used to kill multiple myeloma cells.

The present invention relates to apoptosis specific eucaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A), referred to as apoptosis-specific eIF-5A or eIF5-A1, nucleic acids and polypeptides and methods for inhibiting or suppressing apoptosis in cells using antisense nucleotides or siRNAs to inhibit expression of apoptosis-specific eIF-5A. The invention also relates to suppressing or inhibiting expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines or inhibiting activation of NFkB by inhibiting expression of apoptosis-specific eIF-5A.

Prepared is an extract composition having an improved protein synthetic activity in a cell-free protein synthesis system using a mammalian cultured cell extract. An eukaryotic translation initiation factor and/or translational regulator are added to a cell-free protein synthesis system comprising an extract prepared from cultured mammalian cells and a template mRNA. These factors are one or more selected from the group consisting of eukaryotic translation initiation factors 4E (eIF4E), 2 (eIF2) and 2B (eIF2B), and eukaryotic translational regulator p97.

The present invention relates to isolated and/or purified rat apoptosis-specific eucaryotic initiation Factor-5A (eIF-5A) and deoxyhypusine synthase (DHS) nucleic acids and polypeptides. The present invention also relates to methods of modulating apoptosis using apoptosis-specific eIF-5A and DHS, and antisense oligonucleotides and expression vectors of apoptosis-specific eIF-5A and DHS useful in such methods.

The invention relates to a paeonia ostii reference gene under drought stress, and a special primer and application thereof. The reference gene is a TATA box binding protein TBP gene, an actin ACT1 gene, an actin ACT2 gene, a glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase GAPDH gene, an eukaryote translation initiation factor eIF1 gene, a eukaryote translation initiation factor eIF2 gene, a tubulin alpha-TUB gene, a tubulin beta-TUB gene, an RNA polymerase II RNA Pol II gene or an RNA polymerase II transcription factor RP II gene. The nucleotide sequence of the gene is disclosed as the sequence table. The invention aims to provide a gene which can be stably expressed in the paeonia ostii gene expression profile under drought stress, and the gene is used as a paeonia ostii drought stress referencegene.

The present invention provides compounds to disrupt the eIF4E-eIF4G interaction and pharmaceutically acceptable salts of such compounds. Generally, the compounds are cell-penetrating peptides which bind mammalian initiation factor eIF4E (CPP-eIF4E), wherein the peptide comprises an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NOS: 7, 9-11, 12-26, 27-44 and 45-51. More preferably, the amino acid sequence comprises at least 9 to about 40 amino acids and the mammalian initiation factor eIF4E is human initiation factor eIF4E.

The invention discloses a method for detecting an activated blood coagulation factor XI in human intravenous immunoglobulin. The method comprises the steps as follows: (1) mixing an IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin) sample with specially-preprocessed platelet-poor plasma (PPP); (2) adding a thrombin specific fluorogenic substrate with a phospholipid agent into a reaction system; (3) adding an initiation factor for starting a TGT (thrombin generation test), wherein the initiation factor comprises a calcium ion source and the phospholipid agent; (4) obtaining a thrombin generation curve providing parameters by the optimized reaction system; and (5) negatively correlating the peak time of thrombin (TTP) of the detected sample with the FXIa (activated blood coagulation factor XI) level in the sample. The FXIa level in the detected sample can be indirectly obtained by comparing the TTP of the detected sample with that of an FXIa standard sample. The method is suitable for detecting residual micro FXIa in human intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) products and is used for extracorporal evaluation of thrombosis risk of related products.

The invention relates to application of pseudoginseng root total saponins and preparations thereof in adjuvant treatment of 'systemic inflammatory response syndrome' (SIRS). The SIRS is effectively removed aiming at an initiation factor of the SIRS, namely endotoxin; the SIRS is inhibited aiming at main damage factors, namely inflammatory mediators, in the development process of the SIRS; and the damage of lung, liver, kidney, small intestines and other important organs caused by the endotoxin is effectively prevented and treated. The damage of vascular endothelial cells caused by the endotoxin is resisted, and the vascular endothelial cells are protected. Severe circulatory disturbance in an SIRS pathological state is improved, and the microcirculation blood flow is increased; therefore, the adjuvant treatment effect on the SIRS is exerted.

Methods, compositions and kits for treating proliferative and non-proliferative diseases associated with abnormal protein synthesis. Chimeric peptide constructs are comprised in compositions and kits for use in the treatment of proliferative diseases, such as ovarian cancer, and for inhibiting protein synthesis in a tumor cell compared to a non-tumor cell.

The present application relates to papaya plants having increased resistance to the papaya ringspot virus as compared to a wild type plant due to a mutation in the eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4e and/or eukaryotic translation initiation factor iso4e gene leading to non-functional eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4e and/or eukaryotic translation initiation factor iso4e proteins. Methods of producing such papaya plants having increased resistance to the papaya ringspot virus are described.

This invention discloses a composing method of polypeptide synthesis condensing agent that is 3-hydroxide radical-4-oxygen-3,4-dihydro-1,2,3- benzotriazin. This method uses methyl anthranilate as initiation factors. Target product is obtained by three step reaction with easily obtained raw material that is low poison. This invention has characteristics such as raw material is easily obtained, route is simple, noxious property is low, side reaction is little, it easily attributes, overall yield is suitable.

In order to provide tobacco resistant to a virus, tobacco in accordance with the present invention is arranged such that: (i) a translation initiation factor eIF(iso)4E protein which is non-functional with respect to a virus is produced or (ii) expression of a translation initiation factor eIF(iso)4E gene is suppressed; and (a) a translation initiation factor eIF4E2 protein, which is non-functional with respect to a virus, is produced or (b) expression of a translation initiation factor eIF4E2 gene is suppressed.

The present invention relates to apoptosis specific eucaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A), referred to as apoptosis-specific eIF-5A or eIF5-A1, nucleic acids and polypeptides and methods for down regulating pro-inflammatory cytokines in a mammal by administering siRNA against eIF-5A1 to the mammal to treat/prevent sepsis and/or hemorrhagic shock.

The present invention relates to a transgenic plant comprising one or more plant cells transformed with exogenous nucleic acid encoding a Dunaliella salt-inducible or salt-responsive protein selected from the group consisting of elongation initiation factor 3 (eIF3), NADPH dependent quinone reductase (QOR), aldo-keto reductase (AKR), bifunctional aspartate kinase-homoserine reductase (AK-HSD) and mitochondrial import membrane translocase subunit (TIM9), or a fragment, homolog or variant thereof. The transgenic plant has increased tolerance to salt as compared to a corresponding non-transgenic plant. The present invention further relates to nucleic acids, vectors and constructs encoding the Dunaliella salt-inducible or salt-responsive proteins, and to a method of producing a transgenic plant having an increased tolerance to salt, a method of modifying a plant capacity to survive salt shock, and a method of modifying plant recovery after exposure to salt stress, by introducing the nucleic acids, constructs and/or vectors into one or more cells of the plant.

The present invention relates to apoptosis specific eucaryotic initiation factor 5A (eIF-5A), referred to as apoptosis-specific eIF-5A or eIF5-A1, nucleic acids and polypeptides and methods for down regulating pro-inflammatory cytokines in a mammal by administering siRNA against eIF-5A1 to the mammal to treat/prevent sepsis and/or hemorrhagic shock.