Genetic variation of the transthyretin gene in wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt)

JL Sikora, MW Logue, GG Chan, BH Spencer… - Human genetics, 2015 - Springer
Wild-type transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTRwt), typically diagnosed as congestive heart
failure in elderly Caucasian men, features myocardial amyloid deposits of wild-type plasma …

Analysis of responses to the Rho-kinase inhibitor Y-27632 in the pulmonary and systemic vascular bed of the rat

…, AM Badejo, JS Dhaliwal, JL Sikora… - American Journal …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
Responses to the Rho kinase inhibitor Y-27632 were investigated in the anesthetized rat.
Under baseline conditions intravenous injections of Y-27632 decreased pulmonary and …

[HTML][HTML] The dimeric SOS mutagenesis protein UmuD is active as a monomer

JN Ollivierre, JL Sikora, PJ Beuning - Journal of biological chemistry, 2011 - ASBMB
The homodimeric umuD gene products play key roles in regulating the cellular response to
DNA damage in Escherichia coli. UmuD 2 is composed of 139-amino acid subunits and is up-…

Dimer exchange and cleavage specificity of the DNA damage response protein UmuD

JN Ollivierre, JL Sikora, PJ Beuning - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2013 - Elsevier
The cellular response to DNA damage in Escherichia coli is controlled in part by the activity
of the umuD gene products. The full-length dimeric UmuD 2 is the initial product that is …

A spectroscopic test of the rotational modulation origin of periodic Kepler photometric variability of A-type stars

J Sikora, GA Wade, J Rowe - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
High-precision space-based photometry obtained by the Kepler and TESS missions has
revealed evidence of rotational modulation associated with main-sequence (MS) A- and late B-…

Exploring beaver-facilitated restoration in grassland channelized streams

JL Sikora - 2023 - search.proquest.com
Freshwater streams provide vital ecosystem services, but their ecological function is gravely
impacted by agricultural practices especially in grassland ecosystems. Though there is …

Detection of gamma rays from a starburst galaxy

…, S Schwemmer, A Shalchi, M Sikora, JL Skilton… - Science, 2009 - science.org
Starburst galaxies exhibit in their central regions a highly increased rate of supernovae, the
remnants of which are thought to accelerate energetic cosmic rays up to energies of ~10 15 …

Probing the ATIC peak in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum with HESS

…, S Schwemmer, A Shalchi, M Sikora, JL Skilton… - Astronomy & …, 2009 - aanda.org
The measurement of an excess in the cosmic-ray electron spectrum between 300 and 800
GeV by the ATIC experiment has – together with the PAMELA detection of a rise in the …

Biological control potential and modes of action of Bacillus megaterium against Meloidogyne graminicola on rice

JL Padgham, RA Sikora - Crop protection, 2007 - Elsevier
This paper describes the development of a biological control system for Meloidogyne graminicola
using rice root inoculations of the bacterium, Bacillus megaterium, which was isolated …

Biological control of the rice root-knot nematode Meloidogyne graminicola on rice, using endophytic and rhizosphere fungi

HTT Le, JL Padgham, RA Sikora - International Journal of Pest …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
We investigated the antagonistic activities of endophytic and rhizosphere fungi, isolated
from three different rice cropping areas in Vietnam, against the rice root-knot nematode …