Bis(5,6-dicarboxybenzimidazolium) sulfate monohydrate (2009)
Yue Cui, Qian Gao, Chao-Yan Zhang, Ya-Bo Xie
In the title compound, 2C9H7N2O4+·SO42−·H2O, the sulfate S atom and the water O atom reside on a crystallographic twofold axis. In the crystal, the component species are linked by...
Tetraaquabis(3-carboxylatopyridine N-oxide-κO3)cadmium(II) (2009)
Chao-Yan Zhang, Qian Gao, Yue Cui, Ya-Bo Xie
In the title complex, [Cd(C6H4NO3)2(H2O)4], the CdII atom is situated on a crystallographic centre of inversion. The CdII atom shows a slightly distorted octahedral geometry and is coordinated by...
A one-dimensional cadmium(II) complex supported by a sulfur–nitrogen mixed-donor ligand (2009)
Qian Gao, Chao-Yan Zhang, Yue Cui, Ya-Bo Xie
In the title compound, catena-poly[cadmium(II)-bis(μ-5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole-2-thiolato)-κ2N3:S2;κ2S2:N3], [Cd(C2H2N3S2)2]n, the CdII ion is coordinated by two N atoms of the...
2,2′-[o-Phenylenebis(methylenethio)]bis(pyridine N-oxide) (2009)
Chao-Yan Zhang, Qian Gao, Yue Cui, Ya-Bo Xie
In the title compound, C18H16N2O2S2, the benzene ring makes dihedral angles of 7.41 and 86.59° with the two outer pyridine N-oxygen rings. Two short intramolecular C—H...S contacts occur....
Tetra-μ-acetato-bis[(pyridine N-oxide)copper(II)](Cu—Cu) (2009)
Yue Cui, Qian Gao, Chao-Yan Zhang, Ya-Bo Xie
The molecule of the title binuclear copper(II) complex, [Cu2(CH3COO)4(C5H5NO)2], occupies a special position on a crystallographic inversion centre; the coordination environment of the CuII atom is...
Prolylcarboxypeptidase regulates food intake by inactivating alpha-MSH in rodents. (2009)
Wallingford, Nicholas, Perroud, Bertrand, Gao, Qian, Coppola, Anna, Gyengesi, Erika, Liu, Zhong-Wu, ...
The anorexigenic neuromodulator alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH; referred to here as alpha-MSH1-13) undergoes extensive posttranslational processing, and its in vivo activity is short...
Zhang, Li Q., Wang, Gui T., Yao, Wei J., Li, Wen X., Gao, Qian
The objective of this study was to illustrate the phylogenetic relationship of the species in the genus Craspedacusta in China. The medusae samples were collected at 28 localities in China...
An Interest-based P2P RDF Query Architecture 1 (2008)
Qian Gao, Zhihuan Qiu, Yu Wu, Jing Tian, Yafei Dai
Abstract. Currently most centralized RDF storage and query architectures have problems in query performance and scalability. In this paper we present a distributed RDF query architecture to address...
catena-Poly[silver(I)-μ-pyrazolato-κ2N:N′] (2008)
Chao-Yan Zhang, Jian-Bo Feng, Qian Gao, Ya-Bo Xie
The title compound, [Ag(C3H3N2)]n, has an infinite helical chain structure in which each pyrazolate group bridges two AgI atoms related by a 21 axis with an intrachain Ag...Ag separation of...
Pentaaqua(1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylato-κN3)copper(II) pentahydrate (2008)
Qian Gao, Wei-Hong Gao, Chao-Yan Zhang, Ya-Bo Xie
The title compound, [Cu(C9H4N2O4)(H2O)5]·5H2O, contains one crystallographically independent CuII atom and one 1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylate (bdc) ligand, along with five coordinated and...
Tetraaquahexakis(μ2-quinoline-4-carboxylato)diyttrium(III) dihydrate (2008)
Chao-Yan Zhang, Qian Gao, Yue Cui, Ya-Bo Xie
In the title centrosymmetric binuclear complex, [Y2(C10H6NO2)6(H2O)4]·2H2O, each YIII atom is nine-coordinated by nine O atoms from five ligands and two water molecules in a slightly distorted...
Pentaaqua(1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylato-κN3)copper(II) pentahydrate (2008)
Qian Gao, Wei-Hong Gao, Chao-Yan Zhang, Ya-Bo Xie
The title compound, [Cu(C9H4N2O4)(H2O)5]·5H2O, contains one crystallographically independent CuII atom and one 1H-benzimidazole-5,6-dicarboxylate (bdc) ligand, along with five coordinated and...
Targeting Orthodenticle expression to the head primordium in Drosophila melanogaster (1998)
The goal of the work described in this thesis was to investigate the mechanism of embryonic head development in Drosophila melanogaster. I focused on the regulation of the cephalic gap gene...
Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Waterloo, 1997.
Thesis (M.A. Sc.)--University of Waterloo, 1993.
In Vitro Selection of Integration Host Factor Binding Sites
Goodman, Steven D., Velten, Nerissa J., Gao, Qian, Robinson, Scott, Segall, Anca M.
Integration host factor (IHF) is a bacterial protein that binds and severely bends a specific DNA target. IHF binding sites are approximately 30 to 35 bp long and are apparently divided into two...
Jacoby, Jörg J., Kalinowski, April, Liu, Mu-Gen, Zhang, Samuel S.-M., Gao, Qian, Chai, Gui-Xuan, ...
Cytokines and inflammation have been implicated in the pathogenesis of heart failure. For example, IL-6 family cytokines and the gp130 receptor play important roles in cardiac myocyte survival and...
Gao, Qian, Wolfgang, Michael J., Neschen, Susanne, Morino, Katsutaro, Horvath, Tamas L., Shulman, Gerald I., ...
Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 is widely expressed in the CNS during development and adulthood. STAT3 has been implicated in the control of neuron/glial differentiation and...
Factors Characterizing Staphylococcus epidermidis Invasiveness Determined by Comparative Genomics
Yao, Yufeng, Sturdevant, Daniel E., Villaruz, Amer, Xu, Lin, Gao, Qian, Otto, Michael
Virulence mechanisms of the leading nosocomial pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis are poorly understood. We used microarray-based genome-wide comparison of clinical and commensal S. epidermidis...
Li, Hualin, Xu, Lin, Wang, Jianping, Wen, Yumei, Vuong, Cuong, Otto, Michael, ...
To test if biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis is dependent on the polysaccharide intercellular adhesin, whose biosynthesis is driven by the ica locus, a plasmid containing the ica locus...
Xu, Lin, Li, Hualin, Vuong, Cuong, Vadyvaloo, Viveka, Wang, Jianping, Yao, Yufeng, ...
Nosocomial infections caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis are characterized by biofilm formation on implanted medical devices. Quorum-sensing regulation plays a major role in the biofilm development...
In Vitro Selection of Integration Host Factor Binding Sites
Goodman, Steven D., Velten, Nerissa J., Gao, Qian, Robinson, Scott, Segall, Anca M.
Integration host factor (IHF) is a bacterial protein that binds and severely bends a specific DNA target. IHF binding sites are approximately 30 to 35 bp long and are apparently divided into two...
Jacoby, Jörg J., Kalinowski, April, Liu, Mu-Gen, Zhang, Samuel S.-M., Gao, Qian, Chai, Gui-Xuan, ...
Cytokines and inflammation have been implicated in the pathogenesis of heart failure. For example, IL-6 family cytokines and the gp130 receptor play important roles in cardiac myocyte survival and...
Gao, Qian, Wolfgang, Michael J., Neschen, Susanne, Morino, Katsutaro, Horvath, Tamas L., Shulman, Gerald I., ...
Signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT)3 is widely expressed in the CNS during development and adulthood. STAT3 has been implicated in the control of neuron/glial differentiation and...
Factors Characterizing Staphylococcus epidermidis Invasiveness Determined by Comparative Genomics
Yao, Yufeng, Sturdevant, Daniel E., Villaruz, Amer, Xu, Lin, Gao, Qian, Otto, Michael
Virulence mechanisms of the leading nosocomial pathogen Staphylococcus epidermidis are poorly understood. We used microarray-based genome-wide comparison of clinical and commensal S. epidermidis...
Li, Hualin, Xu, Lin, Wang, Jianping, Wen, Yumei, Vuong, Cuong, Otto, Michael, ...
To test if biofilm formation in Staphylococcus epidermidis is dependent on the polysaccharide intercellular adhesin, whose biosynthesis is driven by the ica locus, a plasmid containing the ica locus...
Xu, Lin, Li, Hualin, Vuong, Cuong, Vadyvaloo, Viveka, Wang, Jianping, Yao, Yufeng, ...
Nosocomial infections caused by Staphylococcus epidermidis are characterized by biofilm formation on implanted medical devices. Quorum-sensing regulation plays a major role in the biofilm development...
Association between embB Codon 306 Mutations and Drug Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis▿
Shen, Xin, Shen, Guo-miao, Wu, Jie, Gui, Xiao-hong, Li, Xia, Mei, Jian, ...
embB306 mutants were detected in both ethambutol (EMB)-resistant and EMB-susceptible strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Multidrug-resistant (MDR) strains had a higher proportion of embB306...
Endothelial Cells Require STAT3 for Protection against Endotoxin-induced Inf lammation
Kano, Arihiro, Wolfgang, Michael J., Gao, Qian, Jacoby, Joerg, Chai, Gui-Xuan, Hansen, William, ...
Endothelial cells (ECs) are believed to be an important component in the protection from lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced endotoxic shock. However, the cellular and molecular mechanism is not well...
Transmission of MDR and XDR Tuberculosis in Shanghai, China
Zhao, Ming, Li, Xia, Xu, Peng, Shen, Xin, Gui, Xiaohong, Wang, Lili, ...
Erion, Derek M., Yonemitsu, Shin, Nie, Yongzhan, Nagai, Yoshio, Gillum, Matthew P., Hsiao, Jennifer J., ...
Hepatic gluconeogenesis is a major contributing factor to hyperglycemia in the fasting and postprandial states in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Because Sirtuin 1 (SirT1) induces hepatic...
Prolylcarboxypeptidase regulates food intake by inactivating α-MSH in rodents
Wallingford, Nicholas, Perroud, Bertrand, Gao, Qian, Coppola, Anna, Gyengesi, Erika, Liu, Zhong-Wu, ...
The anorexigenic neuromodulator α-melanocyte–stimulating hormone (α-MSH; referred to here as α-MSH1–13) undergoes extensive posttranslational processing, and its in vivo activity is short...
Cross-Priming Amplification for Rapid Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Sputum Specimens▿
Fang, Rendong, Li, Xia, Hu, Lin, You, Qimin, Li, Jing, Wu, Jie, ...
Cross-priming amplification (CPA) technology for tuberculosis diagnosis from sputum specimens was evaluated. The sensitivity of CPA from smear- and liquid culture-positive specimens was 96.9%, and...