The profile accurately predicts position-dependent ribosomal density along yeast genes. These data suggest that translation speed and, as a consequence, ribosomal density are encoded by coding sequences and the tRNA pool. We suggest that the slow “ramp” at the beginning of mRNAs serves as a late stage of translation initiation, forming an optimal and robust means to reduce ribosomal traffic jams, thus minimizing the cost of protein expression.”
“Cyclic octapeptide

carrying one or two nonlinear signaling pathway optical chromophores, disperse red 1 (DR-1). was synthesized and Immobilized on a substrate to attain an active surface for second-harmonic generation (SHG). Each cyclic octapeptide was transfer-red on a Fused quartz substrate by the Langmuir-Blodgett (LB) method to afford a uniform monolayer. ABT 263 Infrared

reflection-absorption spectroscopy of the LB monolayer revealed that the cyclic skeleton lay roughly flat on the surface. The SHG intensity from the monolayer of the cyclic peptide with two DR-1 units was stronger than that from that with one DR-1 unit. The difference Is discussed in terms of molecular orientation and surface density of the active chromophores. The cyclic peptide is shown here to be an effective scaffold to modify a substrate surface with functional groups of a monolayer with taking stability of the monolayer and orientation of the functional group into consideration. Copyright (c) 2008 European

Peptide Society and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.”
“Objectives: The objective of this study is to evaluate differences in patient presentation and short- and long-term outcomes between patients dichotomized by the level of preoperative s-creatinine (s-crea) without renal failure and to use EuroSCORE (ES) risk stratification for validating differences and for predictive purposes. Methods: A thousand consecutive cardiac surgery patients from January 1999 through May 2000 were analyzed. Patients with off-pump surgery or s-crea >200 mu mol/l (>2.2 mg/dl) were excluded leaving 885 patients for analysis. Group 1 (n=703) had s-crea 0.5-1.2 mg/dl and Group 2 (n=182) had elevated s-crea 1.3-2.2 mg/dl but no renal insufficiency. 3-MA mouse Results: Group 2 patients were older (P<0.0001), had a higher percentage of males (P=0.008), had lower left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) (P=0.001), had higher New York Heart Association (NYHA) classification (P<0.0001), had more diabetics (P=0.001) and had more patients with a history of congestive heart failure (CHF) (P<0.0001). Both additive ES (AES) and logistic ES (LES) variables were higher in Group 2 patients, AES 8.45 +/- 4.28% vs. 6.05 +/- 3.80% (P<0.0001) and LES 17.7 +/- 19.1% vs. 9.57 +/- 13.3% (P<0.0001). Proportions of emergency operations and use of intra-aortic balloon pulsation (IABP) support did not differ.