To mediate ADCC in vitro [9, 17, 23]. Although the contribution of ADCC activity to clinical efficacy is unclear, it is important to characterize all activities of the candidate mAb, especially those that can be affected by differences in post-translational modifications, such as glycosylation. The ability of ABP 501 to induce ADCC was assessed using MT-3 cells as target cells, and NK-92M1 cells s

To mediate ADCC in vitro [9, 17, 23]. Although the contribution of ADCC activity to clinical efficacy is unclear, it is important to characterize all activities of the candidate mAb, especially those that can be affected by differences in post-translational modifications, such as glycosylation. The ability of ABP 501 to induce ADCC was assessed using MT-3 cells as target cells, and NK-92M1 cells s

Activate the MAGE-A1 promoter and to which extent, we compared its influence with the stimulatory effect of 5-aza-CdR and/or TSA on MAGE-A1 transcription in cancer cell line settings. For our current investigations, we chose 3 breast cancer cell lines: MDA-MB-468, MCF-7 and BCM1 because of their different levels of MAGE-A1 and BORIS transcripts. As shown in Table 1 and measured by quantitative rea

Flanked by Gateway recombination cassettes (Supplemental Table S4) and cloned intoMurcha et al.pDONR201. LR reactions were carried out with C-terminal GFP fusion vectors for GFP localization (Carrie et al., 2009), pDEST14 for in vitro transcription and translation, and pB2GW7 (35S CaMV promoter) for Agrobacterium tumefaciensmediated complementation (Karimi et al., 2002). Yeast two-hybrid vectors w

Streptococcal plasminogen activator, triggers the activation of the human contact system. Activation of contact system factors at the surface of the Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M49 is dependent on streptokinase and plasminogen. Our results also show that secreted streptokinase is an efficient contact system activator, independent from a contact surface. This results in the processing of high-m

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Streptococcal plasminogen activator, triggers the activation of the human contact system. Activation of contact system factors at the surface of the Streptococcus pyogenes serotype M49 is dependent on streptokinase and plasminogen. Our results also show that secreted streptokinase is an efficient contact system activator, independent from a contact surface. This results in the processing of high-m

Ons trigger an activation of the contact system more potently than strains isolated from noninvasive infections. The present study gives new insights into the mechanisms by which S. pyogenes triggers the human contact system and stresses the function of soluble and surface located plasmin exploited as a group A streptococcal virulence factor through the action of streptokinase. treptococcus pyogen