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  • 1
    Publication Date: 2014-08-15
    Description: To protect against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection, broadly neutralizing antibodies (bnAbs) must be active at the portals of viral entry in the gastrointestinal or cervicovaginal tracts. The localization and persistence of antibodies at these sites is influenced by the neonatal Fc receptor (FcRn), whose role in protecting against infection in vivo has not been defined. Here, we show that a bnAb with enhanced FcRn binding has increased gut mucosal tissue localization, which improves protection against lentiviral infection in non-human primates. A bnAb directed to the CD4-binding site of the HIV-1 envelope (Env) protein (denoted VRC01) was modified by site-directed mutagenesis to increase its binding affinity for FcRn. This enhanced FcRn-binding mutant bnAb, denoted VRC01-LS, displayed increased transcytosis across human FcRn-expressing cellular monolayers in vitro while retaining FcgammaRIIIa binding and function, including antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) activity, at levels similar to VRC01 (the wild type). VRC01-LS had a threefold longer serum half-life than VRC01 in non-human primates and persisted in the rectal mucosa even when it was no longer detectable in the serum. Notably, VRC01-LS mediated protection superior to that afforded by VRC01 against intrarectal infection with simian-human immunodeficiency virus (SHIV). These findings suggest that modification of FcRn binding provides a mechanism not only to increase serum half-life but also to enhance mucosal localization that confers immune protection. Mutations that enhance FcRn function could therefore increase the potency and durability of passive immunization strategies to prevent HIV-1 infection.〈br /〉〈br /〉〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4433741/" target="_blank"〉〈img src="https://static.pubmed.gov/portal/portal3rc.fcgi/4089621/img/3977009" border="0"〉〈/a〉   〈a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4433741/" target="_blank"〉This paper as free author manuscript - peer-reviewed and accepted for publication〈/a〉〈br /〉〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Ko, Sung-Youl -- Pegu, Amarendra -- Rudicell, Rebecca S -- Yang, Zhi-yong -- Joyce, M Gordon -- Chen, Xuejun -- Wang, Keyun -- Bao, Saran -- Kraemer, Thomas D -- Rath, Timo -- Zeng, Ming -- Schmidt, Stephen D -- Todd, John-Paul -- Penzak, Scott R -- Saunders, Kevin O -- Nason, Martha C -- Haase, Ashley T -- Rao, Srinivas S -- Blumberg, Richard S -- Mascola, John R -- Nabel, Gary J -- DK0034854/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK044319/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK051362/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK053056/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK088199/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- R01 DK053056/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- Intramural NIH HHS/ -- England -- Nature. 2014 Oct 30;514(7524):642-5. doi: 10.1038/nature13612. Epub 2014 Aug 13.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 40, Room 4502, MSC-3005, 40 Convent Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-3005, USA. ; 1] Vaccine Research Center, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Building 40, Room 4502, MSC-3005, 40 Convent Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20892-3005, USA [2] Sanofi, 640 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA (R.S.R., Z.-Y.Y. and G.J.N.); Center for Genetics of Host Defense, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75235-8505, USA (M.Z.); University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, RES-340J, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, USA (S.R.P.). ; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Brigham &Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA. ; 1] Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street South East, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA [2] Sanofi, 640 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA (R.S.R., Z.-Y.Y. and G.J.N.); Center for Genetics of Host Defense, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75235-8505, USA (M.Z.); University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, RES-340J, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, USA (S.R.P.). ; 1] Clinical Pharmacokinetics Laboratory, Pharmacy Department, Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Building 10, 10 Center Drive, Bethesda, Maryland 20814, USA [2] Sanofi, 640 Memorial Drive, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA (R.S.R., Z.-Y.Y. and G.J.N.); Center for Genetics of Host Defense, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, Texas 75235-8505, USA (M.Z.); University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy, 3500 Camp Bowie Boulevard, RES-340J, Fort Worth, Texas 76107, USA (S.R.P.). ; Biostatistics Research Branch, Division of Clinical Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, 6700A Rockledge Drive, Room 5235, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. ; Department of Microbiology, Medical School, University of Minnesota, 420 Delaware Street South East, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25119033" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Administration, Rectal ; Animals ; Antibodies, Neutralizing/analysis/blood/genetics/*immunology ; Antibodies, Viral/analysis/blood/genetics/*immunology ; Antibody Affinity/genetics/immunology ; Antibody-Dependent Cell Cytotoxicity/immunology ; Antigens, CD4/metabolism ; Binding Sites/genetics ; Female ; HIV/chemistry/immunology ; HIV Antibodies/analysis/blood/genetics/immunology ; HIV Envelope Protein gp160/chemistry/immunology ; HIV Infections/*immunology/*prevention & control ; Half-Life ; Histocompatibility Antigens Class I/*immunology ; Immunity, Mucosal/immunology ; Immunization, Passive ; Intestinal Mucosa/immunology ; Macaca mulatta ; Male ; Mice ; Mutagenesis, Site-Directed ; Receptors, Fc/*immunology ; Receptors, IgG/immunology/metabolism ; Rectum/immunology ; Simian Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*immunology/*prevention & control ; Simian Immunodeficiency Virus/immunology ; Transcytosis
    Print ISSN: 0028-0836
    Electronic ISSN: 1476-4687
    Topics: Biology , Chemistry and Pharmacology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General , Physics
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    Publication Date: 2012-11-21
    Description: The term “frustration” in the context of magnetism was originally used by P. W. Anderson and quickly adopted for application to the description of spin glasses and later to very special lattice types, such as the kagomé. The original use of the term was to describe systems with competing antiferromagnetic...
    Print ISSN: 0027-8424
    Electronic ISSN: 1091-6490
    Topics: Biology , Medicine , Natural Sciences in General
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    Publication Date: 2019-07-17
    Repository Name: EPIC Alfred Wegener Institut
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    Publication Date: 2021-07-06
    Keywords: Fisheries ; GCFI
    Repository Name: AquaDocs
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    Journal of molecular histology 24 (1992), S. 869-877 
    ISSN: 1573-6865
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary The localization of CD15 (synonyms: stage-specific embryonic antigen-1 (SSEA-1), 3(α)-fucosyl-N-acetyl-lactosamine or FAL), which is implicated in neuronal differentiation, in the developing dorsal rat spinal cord was studied by immunocytochemistry. A embryonal day 9 (E9), SSEA-1 was detected in the neural ectoderm and, at E11, in cells near the ventricle of the matrix layer. This localization indicated that SSEA-1 is present in proliferating premigratory cells of the rat spinal cord. Between E12 and E16, cells of the alar plate expressed SSEA-1. Expression of the antigen was restricted to neuroblasts that will form the dorsal horn. SSEA-1, therefore, can be used at this stage as a marker for a subdivision of the matrix layer. At E14, the dorsal root entrance zone showed SSEA-1. This indicated that SSEA-1 is associated with ingrowing primary afferents. From E16 on, SSEA-1 was present in the dorsal raphe, which suggested a function for SSEA-1 in the guidance of developing fibres. After E17, the antigen was also found within the dorsal mantle layer. SSEA-1 was first present in Rexed's laminae II, IV and V. Later on in development the antigen was detected only in Rexed's laminae II (substantia gelatinosa). These distribution patterns indicated that SSEA-1 is present on migratory and/or postmigratory cells. In addition, SSEA-1 is associated with small-diameter dorsal root fibres, the C fibres and A(∂) fibres, that terminate within the substantia gelatinosa. After birth SSEA-1 was present throughout the dorsal horn, probably as a result of the myelination of the fibres.
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    Publication Date: 2015-05-16
    Description: Conventional field-reversed configurations (FRCs), high-beta, prolate compact toroids embedded in poloidal magnetic fields, face notable stability and confinement concerns. These can be ameliorated by various control techniques, such as introducing a significant fast ion population. Indeed, adding neutral beam injection into the FRC over the past half-decade has contributed to striking improvements in confinement and stability. Further, the addition of electrically biased plasma guns at the ends, magnetic end plugs, and advanced surface conditioning led to dramatic reductions in turbulence-driven losses and greatly improved stability. Together, these enabled the build-up of a well-confined and dominant fast-ion population. Under such conditions, highly reproducible, macroscopically stable hot FRCs (with total plasma temperature of ∼1 keV) with record lifetimes were achieved. These accomplishments point to the prospect of advanced, beam-driven FRCs as an intriguing path toward fusion reactors. This paper reviews key results and presents context for further interpretation.
    Print ISSN: 1070-664X
    Electronic ISSN: 1089-7674
    Topics: Physics
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    Publication Date: 2015-01-30
    Description: In this article, we investigate seismic amplitude reduction for the chemical explosions conducted in low-coupling fractured rocks. The explosions used in this study were detonated in the fracture zones left by earlier explosions (repeat shots) in granitic rocks in Barre, Vermont. The seismic amplitudes from the repeat shots were compared with the amplitudes from the same-yield explosion conducted in the intact rock in the same area. The results of the experiments show seismic amplitude reduction for the repeat shots by a factor of 1.5–2 in the entire frequency range. The amplitude reduction observed for the fractured rock explosions can be explained by compaction due to pore collapse, other inelastic losses, and by reduced elastic moduli in a localized damage zone around the charge. We used the Mueller and Murphy (1971) model to calculate spectra of the first and repeat explosions. To account for the reduction of the elastic moduli in the damage zone, we propose a hybrid medium model with the intact medium outside the elastic radius and the medium with reduced elastic moduli inside the elastic radius. The contribution from the pore collapse and other inelastic losses can be modeled by changing the compaction parameter d . Both models (higher compaction and the hybrid elastic moduli) predict reduced amplitudes at all frequencies and qualitatively agree with the observations. Because of the complexities in the explosion processes and the uncertainties in the damage zone configuration, the proposed model may not exactly reproduce the explosion source; however, using the models with a combination of the parameters can provide bounds on the resulting spectral ratios.
    Print ISSN: 0037-1106
    Electronic ISSN: 1943-3573
    Topics: Geosciences , Physics
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    Publication Date: 2013-02-07
    Description: Improved understanding of the seismic radiation generated by explosions in low coupling (damaged/fractured) media is extremely important for nuclear monitoring, as source coupling affects both detection and yield estimation. Some empirical evidence for seismic amplitude reductions have been noted for nuclear and chemical explosions detonated in fractured media (e.g., Sokolova, 2008 ). In order to define the physical mechanism responsible for the amplitude reduction and quantify the degree of the amplitude reduction in fractured rocks, we conducted Phase I of a multi-phase explosion experiment in central New Hampshire. The experiment involved conducting explosions of various yields, including a 46.3-kg explosion in the damage/fracture zone of a 231.8-kg explosion and a 46.8-kg shot in nearby undamaged rock. Our analysis confirms a seismic amplitude reduction in damaged rock by a factor of 2–3. The amplitude differences are frequency dependent, with the explosion in the undamaged rock having a higher corner frequency than the explosion in the damaged zone. The overshoot parameter for the virgin/undamaged rock shots is higher than that for the damaged rock shot. We found that the corner frequency correlates with the overshoot parameter, and only weakly correlates with the yield. Additional experiments will be conducted in the near future to further quantify seismic-wave characteristics as a function of the depth of burial, type of explosives, and other factors. Online Material: Movies of explosions.
    Print ISSN: 0037-1106
    Electronic ISSN: 1943-3573
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    Publication Date: 2017-08-26
    Description: Weston Geophysical Corp. conducted a series of chemical explosions using various explosives with different properties to investigate their effect on seismic signatures. Previous experimental data from the New England Damage Experiment (e.g., Martin et al. , 2012 ) suggest that low-frequency P -wave amplitudes are affected by the explosive velocity of detonation and by the thermodynamic characteristics of gaseous explosive products ( Stroujkova, 2015 ). The new experiment conducted in New Hampshire in 2016 was designed to isolate the effects of the amount of the explosive gases using aluminized and nonaluminized explosive pairs. The explosions were recorded using a network of seismometers and accelerometers fielded from near-source to local distances. Seismic data from this experiment provide ground-truth data that may be useful for future comparative studies of yield, based on seismic-waveform analysis.
    Print ISSN: 0895-0695
    Electronic ISSN: 1938-2057
    Topics: Geosciences
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