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In this review, we discuss the recent identification of ARF-BP1 (also known as Mule, UREB1, E3histone, LASU1, and HectH9). ARF-BP1, a HECT domain-containing E3 ubiquitin ligase, interacts with ARF and p53. Its ubiquitin ligase activity is inhibited by ARF. Inactivation of ARF-BP1 stabilised p53 and induced apoptosis. Notably, inactivation of ARF-BP1 also caused cell growth repression in p53-null cells and breast cancer cells with mutant p53. Thus, ARF-BP1 emerges as a novel therapeutic target against cancer regardless of p53 status.
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Gu W, Putral L, Hengst K, Minto K, Saunders NA, Leggatt G, McMillan NAJ. Inhibition of cervical cancer cell growth in vitro and in vivo with lentiviral-vector delivered short hairpin RNA targeting human papillomavirus E6 and E7 oncogenes. Cancer Gene Ther 2006; 13:1023-32. [PMID: 16810314 DOI: 10.1038/sj.cgt.7700971] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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In this study, we investigated the suppressive effect of a short hairpin RNA delivered by a lentiviral vector (LV-shRNA) against human papillomavirus (HPV) type 18 E6 on the expression of the oncogenes E6 and E7 in cervical cancer HeLa cells both in vitro and in vivo. The LV-shRNA effectively delivered the shRNA to HeLa cells and lead to a dose-dependent reduction of E7 protein and the stabilization of E6 target proteins, p53 and p21. Low-dose infection of HeLa cells with LV-shRNA caused reduced cell growth and the induction of senescence, whereas a high-dose infection resulted in specific cell death via apoptosis. Transplant of HeLa cells infected with a low dose of LV-shRNA into Rag-/- mice significantly reduced the tumor weight, whereas transplant of cells infected with a high dose resulted in a complete loss of tumor growth. Systemic delivery of LV-shRNA into mice with established HeLa cell lung metastases led to a significant reduction in the number of tumor nodules. Our data collectively suggest that lentiviral delivery is an effective way to achieve stable suppression of E6/E7 oncogene expression and induce inhibition of tumor growth both in vitro and in vivo. These results encourage further investigation of this form of RNA interference as a promising treatment for cervical cancer.
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de Pillis LG, Gu W, Fister KR, Head T, Maples K, Murugan A, Neal T, Yoshida K. Chemotherapy for tumors: an analysis of the dynamics and a study of quadratic and linear optimal controls. Math Biosci 2006; 209:292-315. [PMID: 17306310 DOI: 10.1016/j.mbs.2006.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2005] [Revised: 04/13/2006] [Accepted: 05/12/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We investigate a mathematical model of tumor-immune interactions with chemotherapy, and strategies for optimally administering treatment. In this paper we analyze the dynamics of this model, characterize the optimal controls related to drug therapy, and discuss numerical results of the optimal strategies. The form of the model allows us to test and compare various optimal control strategies, including a quadratic control, a linear control, and a state-constraint. We establish the existence of the optimal control, and solve for the control in both the quadratic and linear case. In the linear control case, we show that we cannot rule out the possibility of a singular control. An interesting aspect of this paper is that we provide a graphical representation of regions on which the singular control is optimal.
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de Pillis LG, Gu W, Radunskaya AE. Mixed immunotherapy and chemotherapy of tumors: modeling, applications and biological interpretations. J Theor Biol 2006; 238:841-62. [PMID: 16153659 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2005.06.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 194] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2004] [Revised: 05/31/2005] [Accepted: 06/28/2005] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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We develop and analyze a mathematical model, in the form of a system of ordinary differential equations (ODEs), governing cancer growth on a cell population level with combination immune, vaccine and chemotherapy treatments. We characterize the ODE system dynamics by locating equilibrium points, determining stability properties, performing a bifurcation analysis, and identifying basins of attraction. These system characteristics are useful not only to gain a broad understanding of the specific system dynamics, but also to help guide the development of combination therapies. Numerical simulations of mixed chemo-immuno and vaccine therapy using both mouse and human parameters are presented. We illustrate situations for which neither chemotherapy nor immunotherapy alone are sufficient to control tumor growth, but in combination the therapies are able to eliminate the entire tumor.
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Gu W, Ogose A, Kawashima H, Umezu H, Kudo N, Hotta T, Endo N. Congenital dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans with fibrosarcomatous and myxoid change. J Clin Pathol 2005; 58:984-6. [PMID: 16126884 PMCID: PMC1770823 DOI: 10.1136/jcp.2004.024430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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This report describes a case of congenital dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans (DFSP) with fibrosarcomatous (FS) and myxoid areas. Immunohistochemical results showed that tumour cells in ordinary DFSP areas were diffusely positive for CD34, whereas in the FS and myxoid areas, few tumour cells were positive for this antigen. Ki-67 positive tumour cell numbers were greater in the FS (11.8%) and myxoid areas (19.8%) relative to ordinary DFSP areas (2.2%). Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction and sequence analysis showed the presence of an identical COL1A1-PDGFB fusion transcript in ordinary DFSP (plaque-like area), FS, and myxoid areas of DFSP. These results indicate that the three components of DFSP have a common histogenesis. This study documents the first application of gene analysis involving the myxoid area of DFSP.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abolins M, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Adams T, Agelou M, Agram JL, Ahmed SN, Ahn SH, Alexeev GD, Alkhazov G, Alton A, Alverson G, Alves GA, Anastasoaie M, Anderson S, Andrieu B, Arnoud Y, Askew A, Asman B, Atramentov O, Autermann C, Avila C, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Badaud F, Baden A, Baffioni S, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Bargassa P, Baringer P, Barnes C, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beauceron S, Beaudette F, Begel M, Bellavance A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bernhard R, Bertram I, Besançon M, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Binder M, Bischoff A, Black KM, Blackler I, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Bloch D, Blumenschein U, Boehnlein A, Boeriu O, Bolton TA, Bonamy P, Borcherding F, Borissov G, Bos K, Bose T, Boswell C, Brandt A, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchanan NJ, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burdin S, Burnett TH, Busato E, Butler JM, Bystricky J, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey BCK, Casey D, Cason NM, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakrabarti S, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chandra A, Chapin D, Charles F, Cheu E, Chevalier L, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christiansen T, Christofek L, Claes D, Clark AR, Clément B, Clément C, Coadou Y, Colling DJ, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooke M, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Corcoran M, Coss J, Cothenet A, Cousinou MC, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cristetiu M, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, da Motta H, Davies B, Davies G, Davis GA, De K, de Jong P, de Jong SJ, De La Cruz-Burelo E, Martins CDO, Dean S, Del Signore K, Déliot F, Delsart PA, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doidge M, Dong H, Doulas S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyer J, Dyshkant A, Eads M, Edmunds D, Edwards T, Ellison J, Elmsheuser J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Eno S, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans D, Evans H, Evdokimov A, Evdokimov VN, Fast J, Fatakia SN, Fein D, Feligioni L, Ferbel T, Fiedler F, Filthaut F, Fisher W, Fisk HE, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Freeman W, Fu S, Fuess S, Galea CF, Gallas E, Galyaev E, Gao M, Garcia C, Garcia-Bellido A, Gardner J, Gavrilov V, Gay P, Gelé D, Gelhaus R, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Geurkov G, Ginther G, Goldmann K, Golling T, Gómez B, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graham G, Grannis PD, Greder S, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Gregores EM, Grinstein S, Gris P, Grivaz JF, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Grünewald MW, Gu W, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Haas A, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hall I, Hall RE, Han C, Han L, Hanagaki K, Hanlet P, Harder K, Harrington R, Hauptman JM, Hauser R, Hays C, Hays J, Hebbeker T, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hensel C, Hesketh G, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Hohlfeld M, Hong SJ, Hooper R, Hou S, Houben P, Hu Y, Huang J, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jabeen S, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jain V, Jakobs K, Jenkins A, Jesik R, Jiang Y, Johns K, Johnson M, Johnson P, Jonckheere A, Jonsson P, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kado MM, Käfer D, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Kalk J, Karmanov D, Kasper J, Kau D, Ke Z, Kehoe R, Kermiche S, Kesisoglou S, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kharzheev YM, Kim KH, Klima B, Klute M, Kohli JM, Kopal M, Korablev VM, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kotwal AV, Koubarovsky A, Kouznetsov O, Kozelov AV, Kozminski J, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kurca T, Kuznetsov VE, Lager S, Lahrichi N, Landsberg G, Lazoflores J, Le Bihan AC, Lebrun P, Lee SW, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Lewis P, Li J, Li QZ, Li X, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipaev VV, Lipton R, Lobo L, Lobodenko A, Lokajicek M, Lounis A, Lu J, Lubatti HJ, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Luo C, Lynker M, Lyon AL, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Mättig P, Magerkurth A, Magnan AM, Maity M, Makovec N, Mal PK, Malik S, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Maravin Y, Marshall T, Martens M, Martin MI, Mattingly SEK, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McCroskey R, McMahon T, Meder D, Melanson HL, Melnitchouk A, Meng X, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Meyer A, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mitrevski J, Mokhov N, Molina J, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, Muanza GS, Mulders M, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nelson S, Neustroev P, Noeding C, Nomerotski A, Novaes SF, Nunnemann T, Nurse E, O'Dell V, O'Neil DC, Oguri V, Oliveira N, Olivier B, Oshima N, Otero y Garzón GJ, Padley P, Papageorgiou K, Parashar N, Park J, Park SK, Parsons J, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Perea PM, Perez E, Peters O, Pétroff P, Petteni M, Phaf L, Piegaia R, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podstavkov VM, Pogorelov Y, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prado da Silva WL, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Quadt A, Quinn B, Rani KJ, Rapidis PA, Ratoff PN, Reay NW, Renardy JF, Reucroft S, Rha J, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizatdinova F, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Sánchez-Hernández A, Sanders MP, Santoro A, Savage G, Sawyer L, Scanlon T, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schieferdecker P, Schmitt C, Schukin AA, Schwartzman A, Schwienhorst R, Sengupta S, Severini H, Shabalina E, Shary V, Shephard WD, Shpakov D, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Skow D, Skubic P, Slattery P, Smith RP, Smolek K, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Söldner-Rembold S, Song X, Song Y, Sonnenschein L, Sopczak A, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Spurlock B, Stanton NR, Stark J, Steele J, Steinbrück G, Stevenson K, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strandberg J, Strang MA, Strauss M, Ströhmer R, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sumowidagdo S, Sznajder A, Talby M, Tamburello P, Taylor W, Telford P, Temple J, Tentindo-Repond S, Thomas E, Thooris B, Tomoto M, Toole T, Torborg J, Towers S, Trefzger T, Trincaz-Duvoid S, Trippe TG, Tuchming B, Tully C, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Uvarov L, Uvarov S, Uzunyan S, Vachon B, Van Kooten R, van Leeuwen WM, Varelas N, Varnes EW, Vasilyev IA, Vaupel M, Verdier P, Vertogradov LS, Verzocchi M, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Vlimant JR, Von Toerne E, Vreeswijk M, Vu Anh T, Wahl HD, Walker R, Wallace N, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Warsinsky M, Watts G, Wayne M, Weber M, Weerts H, Wegner M, Wermes N, White A, White V, Whiteson D, Wicke D, Wijngaarden DA, Wilson GW, Wimpenny SJ, Wittlin J, Wlodek T, Wobisch M, Womersley J, Wood DR, Wu Z, Wyatt TR, Xu Q, Xuan N, Yamada R, Yan M, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yen Y, Yip K, Youn SW, Yu J, Yurkewicz A, Zabi A, Zatserklyaniy A, Zdrazil M, Zeitnitz C, Zhang B, Zhang D, Zhang X, Zhao T, Zhao Z, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zhu J, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zitoun R, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Measurement of dijet azimuthal decorrelations at central rapidities in pp collisions at sqrt s =1.96 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2005; 94:221801. [PMID: 16090381 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.221801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/16/2004] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Correlations in the azimuthal angle between the two largest transverse momentum jets have been measured using the D0 detector in p (-)p collisions at a center-of-mass energy sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV. The analysis is based on an inclusive dijet event sample in the central rapidity region corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 150 pb(-1). Azimuthal correlations are stronger at larger transverse momenta. These are well described in perturbative QCD at next-to-leading order in the strong coupling constant, except at large azimuthal differences where contributions with low transverse momentum are significant.
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Ling CQ, Li B, Zhang C, Zhu DZ, Huang XQ, Gu W, Li SX. Inhibitory effect of recombinant adenovirus carrying melittin gene on hepatocellular carcinoma. Ann Oncol 2005; 16:109-15. [PMID: 15598947 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdi019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To search for a new clinical application of melittin (Mel): treating hepatocellular carcinoma with Mel gene. METHODS Recombinant adenoviruses carrying the Mel gene and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) promoter (Ad-rAFP-Mel) were constructed through a bacterial homologous recombinant system. The efficiency of adenovirus-mediated gene transfer and the inhibitory effect of Ad-rAFP-Mel on the proliferation of hepatocarcinoma cells were determined by X-gal stain and MTT assay, respectively. The tumorigenicity of hepatocarcinoma cells transfected by Ad-rAFP-Mel and the antitumor effect of Ad-rAFP-Mel on transplanted tumor in nude mice were detected in vivo. RESULTS The Mel mRNA was transcribed in BEL-7402 hepatocellular carcinoma cells transducted by Ad-rAFP-Mel. The efficiency of adenovirus-mediated gene transferred to BEL-7402 cells was 100% when the multiplicity of infection of Ad-rAFP-Mel was 10 in vitro, and was also high in vivo. The inhibitive rates of Ad-rAFP-Mel and Ad-rAFP for BEL7402 cells were 66.2 +/- 2.7% and 2.9 +/- 2.3% (t=30.83, P=6.6 x 10(-6)) by MTT assay. The inhibitive rates of Ad-CMV-Mel for BEL7402, SMMC7721 and L02 cells were 58.9 +/- 9.6%, 65.9 +/- 3.8% and 31.7 +/- 1.2%, respectively, and of Ad-rAFP-Mel were 66.2 +/- 2.7%, 16.1 +/- 6.6% and 7.5 +/- 3.3%, respectively (t=1.27, P=0.27; t=11.31, P=3.5 x 10(-4); and t=12.12, P=2.7 x 10(-4) versus the Ad-CMV-Mel group in the same cells). The tumorigenicity rates of hepatocarcinoma cells transfected by Ad-rAFP-Mel were decreased. A significant antineoplastic effect was detected on transplanted tumor in nude mice by intratumoral injection of Ad-rAFP-Mel. CONCLUSIONS Ad-rAFP-Mel can inhibit specifically proliferation of AFP-producing human hepatocarcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo. This suggests that animal toxin gene can be used as an antitumor gene.
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Gu W, Brodtkorb E, Piepoli T, Finocchiaro G, Steinlein OK. LGI1: a gene involved in epileptogenesis and glioma progression? Neurogenetics 2005; 6:59-66. [PMID: 15827762 DOI: 10.1007/s10048-005-0216-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2004] [Accepted: 01/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The leucine-rich, glioma inactivated gene 1 (LGI1) gene on human chromosome 10q24 was first identified as a candidate tumor suppressor gene for glioma. Surprisingly, mutations in LGI1 were also shown to cause an idiopathic epilepsy syndrome, autosomal dominant lateral temporal lobe epilepsy (ADLTE). LGI1 is one of the only two currently known non-ion channel genes whose mutations cause idiopathic epilepsy in humans. In this review we summarize the current data on structure and function of the LGI1 protein and discuss clinical aspects of ADLTE and their correlation with LGI1. We also propose that the evidence supporting the tumor suppressor role of LGI1 in malignant gliomas is weak and that further work is necessary to establish LGI1 role in glial cells.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abolins M, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Adams T, Agelou M, Agram JL, Ahmed SN, Ahn SH, Alexeev GD, Alkhazov G, Alton A, Alverson G, Alves GA, Anderson S, Andrieu B, Arnoud Y, Askew A, Asman B, Atramentov O, Autermann C, Avila C, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baffioni S, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Bargassa P, Baringer P, Barnes C, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beauceron S, Beaudette F, Begel M, Bellavance A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bernhard R, Bertram I, Besançon M, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Binder M, Bischoff A, Black KM, Blackler I, Blazey G, Blekman F, Bloch D, Blumenschein U, Boehnlein A, Boeriu O, Bolton TA, Bonamy P, Borcherding F, Borissov G, Bos K, Bose T, Boswell C, Brandt A, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchanan NJ, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burdin S, Burnett TH, Busato E, Butler JM, Bystricky J, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey BCK, Casey D, Cason NM, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakrabarti S, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chandra A, Chapin D, Charles F, Cheu E, Chevalier L, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christiansen T, Christofek L, Claes D, Clark AR, Clément B, Clément C, Coadou Y, Colling DJ, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooke M, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Corcoran M, Coss J, Cothenet A, Cousinou MC, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cristetiu M, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, da Motta H, Davies B, Davies G, Davis GA, De K, de Jong P, de Jong SJ, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De Oliveira Martins C, Dean S, Del Signore K, Déliot F, Delsart PA, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doidge M, Dong H, Doulas S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyer J, Dyshkant A, Eads M, Edmunds D, Edwards T, Ellison J, Elmsheuser J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Eno S, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans D, Evans H, Evdokimov A, Evdokimov VN, Fast J, Fatakia SN, Fein D, Feligioni L, Ferbel T, Fiedler F, Filthaut F, Fisher W, Fisk HE, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Freeman W, Fu S, Fuess S, Galea CF, Gallas E, Galyaev E, Gao M, Garcia C, Garcia-Bellido A, Gardner J, Gavrilov V, Gelé D, Gelhaus R, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Geurkov G, Ginther G, Goldmann K, Golling T, Gómez B, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graham G, Grannis PD, Greder S, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Gregores EM, Grinstein S, Grivaz JF, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Grünewald MW, Gu W, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Haas A, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hall I, Hall RE, Han C, Han L, Hanagaki K, Hanlet P, Harder K, Harrington R, Hauptman JM, Hauser R, Hays C, Hays J, Hebbeker T, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hensel C, Hesketh G, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Hohlfeld M, Hong SJ, Hooper R, Hou S, Hu Y, Huang J, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jabeen S, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jain V, Jakobs K, Jenkins A, Jesik R, Jiang Y, Johns K, Johnson M, Johnson P, Jonckheere A, Jonsson P, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kado MM, Käfer D, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Kalk J, Karmanov D, Kasper J, Kau D, Ke Z, Kehoe R, Kermiche S, Kesisoglou S, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kharzheev YM, Kim KH, Klima B, Klute M, Kohli JM, Kopal M, Korablev VM, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kotwal AV, Koubarovsky A, Kouchner A, Kouznetsov O, Kozelov AV, Kozminski J, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kurca T, Kuznetsov VE, Lager S, Lahrichi N, Landsberg G, Lazoflores J, Le Bihan AC, Lebrun P, Lee SW, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Lewis P, Li J, Li QZ, Li X, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipaev VV, Lipton R, Lobo L, Lobodenko A, Lokajicek M, Lounis A, Lu J, Lubatti HJ, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Luo C, Lynker M, Lyon AL, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Mättig P, Magerkurth A, Magnan AM, Maity M, Mal PK, Malik S, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Maravin Y, Marshall T, Martens M, Martin MI, Mattingly SEK, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McCroskey R, McMahon T, Meder D, Melanson HL, Melnitchouk A, Meng X, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Meyer A, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mitrevski J, Mokhov N, Molina J, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, Muanza GS, Mulders M, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nelson S, Neustroev P, Noeding C, Nomerotski A, Novaes SF, Nunnemann T, Nurse E, O'Dell V, O'Neil DC, Oguri V, Oliveira N, Olivier B, Oshima N, Otero y Garzón GJ, Padley P, Papageorgiou K, Parashar N, Park J, Park SK, Parsons J, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Perea PM, Perez E, Peters O, Pétroff P, Petteni M, Phaf L, Piegaia R, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podstavkov VM, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prado da Silva WL, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Quadt A, Quinn B, Rani KJ, Rapidis PA, Ratoff PN, Reay NW, Renardy JF, Reucroft S, Rha J, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizatdinova F, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Sánchez-Hernández A, Sanders MP, Santoro A, Savage G, Sawyer L, Scanlon T, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schieferdecker P, Schmitt C, Schukin AA, Schwartzman A, Schwienhorst R, Sengupta S, Severini H, Shabalina E, Shary V, Shephard WD, Shpakov D, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Skow D, Skubic P, Slattery P, Smith RP, Smolek K, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Söldner-Rembold S, Song X, Song Y, Sonnenschein L, Sopczak A, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Spurlock B, Stanton NR, Stark J, Steele J, Steinbrück G, Stevenson K, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strandberg J, Strang MA, Strauss M, Ströhmer R, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Tamburello P, Taylor W, Telford P, Temple J, Tentindo-Repond S, Thomas E, Thooris B, Tomoto M, Toole T, Torborg J, Towers S, Trefzger T, Trincaz-Duvoid S, Trippe TG, Tuchming B, Tully C, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Uvarov L, Uvarov S, Uzunyan S, Vachon B, Van Kooten R, van Leeuwen WM, Varelas N, Varnes EW, Vasilyev IA, Vaupel M, Verdier P, Vertogradov LS, Verzocchi M, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Vlimant JR, Von Toerne E, Vreeswijk M, Vu Anh T, Wahl HD, Walker R, Wallace N, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Warsinsky M, Watts G, Wayne M, Weber M, Weerts H, Wegner M, Wermes N, White A, White V, Whiteson D, Wicke D, Wijngaarden DA, Wilson GW, Wimpenny SJ, Wittlin J, Wlodek T, Wobisch M, Womersley J, Wood DR, Wu Z, Wyatt TR, Xu Q, Xuan N, Yamada R, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yen Y, Yip K, Youn SW, Yu J, Yurkewicz A, Zabi A, Zatserklyaniy A, Zdrazil M, Zeitnitz C, Zhang B, Zhang D, Zhang X, Zhao T, Zhao Z, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zhu J, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zitoun R, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Search for supersymmetry with gauge-mediated breaking in diphoton events at D0. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2005; 94:041801. [PMID: 15783547 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.041801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report the results of a search for supersymmetry (SUSY) with gauge-mediated breaking in the missing transverse energy distribution of inclusive diphoton events using 263 pb(-1) of data collected by the D0 experiment at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider in 2002-2004. No excess is observed above the background expected from standard model processes, and lower limits on the masses of the lightest neutralino and chargino of about 108 and 195 GeV, respectively, are set at the 95% confidence level. These are the most stringent limits to date for models with gauge-mediated SUSY breaking with a short-lived neutralino as the next-to-lightest SUSY particle.
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abolins M, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Adams T, Agelou M, Agram JL, Ahmed SN, Ahn SH, Alexeev GD, Alkhazov G, Alton A, Alverson G, Alves GA, Anastasoaie M, Anderson S, Andrieu B, Arnoud Y, Askew A, Asman B, Atramentov O, Autermann C, Avila C, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Badaud F, Baden A, Baffioni S, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Bargassa P, Baringer P, Barnes C, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beauceron S, Beaudette F, Begel M, Bellavance A, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bernhard R, Bertram I, Besançon M, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Binder M, Bischoff A, Black KM, Blackler I, Blazey G, Blekman F, Blessing S, Bloch D, Blumenschein U, Boehnlein A, Boeriu O, Bolton TA, Bonamy P, Borcherding F, Borissov G, Bos K, Bose T, Boswell C, Brandt A, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchanan NJ, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burdin S, Burnett TH, Busato E, Butler JM, Bystricky J, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey BCK, Casey D, Cason NM, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakrabarti S, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chandra A, Chapin D, Charles F, Cheu E, Chevalier L, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christiansen T, Christofek L, Claes D, Clark AR, Clément B, Clément C, Coadou Y, Colling DJ, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooke M, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Corcoran M, Coss J, Cothenet A, Cousinou MC, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cristetiu M, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, da Motta H, Davies B, Davies G, Davis GA, De K, de Jong P, de Jong SJ, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De Oliveira Martins C, Dean S, Del Signore K, Déliot F, Delsart PA, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doidge M, Dong H, Doulas S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyer J, Dyshkant A, Eads M, Edmunds D, Edwards T, Ellison J, Elmsheuser J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Eno S, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans D, Evans H, Evdokimov A, Evdokimov VN, Fast J, Fatakia SN, Fein D, Feligioni L, Ferbel T, Fiedler F, Filthaut F, Fisher W, Fisk HE, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Freeman W, Fu S, Fuess S, Galea CF, Gallas E, Galyaev E, Gao M, Garcia C, Garcia-Bellido A, Gardner J, Gavrilov V, Gay P, Gelé D, Gelhaus R, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Geurkov G, Ginther G, Goldmann K, Golling T, Gómez B, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graham G, Grannis PD, Greder S, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Gregores EM, Grinstein S, Gris P, Grivaz JF, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Grünewald MW, Gu W, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Haas A, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hall I, Hall RE, Han C, Han L, Hanagaki K, Hanlet P, Harder K, Harrington R, Hauptman JM, Hauser R, Hays C, Hays J, Hebbeker T, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hensel C, Hesketh G, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Hohlfeld M, Hong SJ, Hooper R, Hou S, Houben P, Hu Y, Huang J, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jabeen S, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jain V, Jakobs K, Jenkins A, Jesik R, Jiang Y, Johns K, Johnson M, Johnson P, Jonckheere A, Jonsson P, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kado MM, Käfer D, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Kalk J, Karmanov D, Kasper J, Kau D, Ke Z, Kehoe R, Kermiche S, Kesisoglou S, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kharzheev YM, Kim KH, Klima B, Klute M, Kohli JM, Kopal M, Korablev VM, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kotwal AV, Koubarovsky A, Kouznetsov O, Kozelov AV, Kozminski J, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kurca T, Kuznetsov VE, Lager S, Lahrichi N, Landsberg G, Lazoflores J, Le Bihan AC, Lebrun P, Lee SW, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Lewis P, Li J, Li QZ, Li X, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipaev VV, Lipton R, Lobo L, Lobodenko A, Lokajicek M, Lounis A, Lu J, Lubatti HJ, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Luo C, Lynker M, Lyon AL, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Mättig P, Magerkurth A, Magnan AM, Maity M, Makovec N, Mal PK, Malik S, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Maravin Y, Marshall T, Martens M, Martin MI, Mattingly SEK, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McCroskey R, McMahon T, Meder D, Melanson HL, Melnitchouk A, Meng X, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Meyer A, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mitrevski J, Mokhov N, Molina J, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, Muanza GS, Mulders M, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nelson S, Neustroev P, Noeding C, Nomerotski A, Novaes SF, Nunnemann T, Nurse E, O'Dell V, O'Neil DC, Oguri V, Oliveira N, Olivier B, Oshima N, Otero y Garzón GJ, Padley P, Papageorgiou K, Parashar N, Park J, Park SK, Parsons J, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Perea PM, Perez E, Peters O, Pétroff P, Petteni M, Phaf L, Piegaia R, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podstavkov VM, Pogorelov Y, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prado da Silva WL, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Quadt A, Quinn B, Rani KJ, Rapidis PA, Ratoff PN, Reay NW, Renardy JF, Reucroft S, Rha J, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizatdinova F, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Sánchez-Hernández A, Sanders MP, Santoro A, Savage G, Sawyer L, Scanlon T, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schieferdecker P, Schmitt C, Schukin AA, Schwartzman A, Schwienhorst R, Sengupta S, Severini H, Shabalina E, Shary V, Shephard WD, Shpakov D, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Skow D, Skubic P, Slattery P, Smith RP, Smolek K, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Söldner-Rembold S, Song X, Song Y, Sonnenschein L, Sopczak A, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Spurlock B, Stanton NR, Stark J, Steele J, Steinbrück G, Stevenson K, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strandberg J, Strang MA, Strauss M, Ströhmer R, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sumowidagdo S, Sznajder A, Talby M, Tamburello P, Taylor W, Telford P, Temple J, Tentindo-Repond S, Thomas E, Thooris B, Tomoto M, Toole T, Torborg J, Towers S, Trefzger T, Trincaz-Duvoid S, Trippe TG, Tuchming B, Tully C, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Uvarov L, Uvarov S, Uzunyan S, Vachon B, Van Kooten R, van Leeuwen WM, Varelas N, Varnes EW, Vasilyev IA, Vaupel M, Verdier P, Vertogradov LS, Verzocchi M, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Von Vlimant JR, Toerne E, Vreeswijk M, Vu Anh T, Wahl HD, Walker R, Wallace N, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Warsinsky M, Watts G, Wayne M, Weber M, Weerts H, Wegner M, Wermes N, White A, White V, Whiteson D, Wicke D, Wijngaarden DA, Wilson GW, Wimpenny SJ, Wittlin J, Wlodek T, Wobisch M, Womersley J, Wood DR, Wu Z, Wyatt TR, Xu Q, Xuan N, Yamada R, Yan M, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yen Y, Yip K, Youn SW, Yu J, Yurkewicz A, Zabi A, Zatserklyaniy A, Zdrazil M, Zeitnitz C, Zhang B, Zhang D, Zhang X, Zhao T, Zhao Z, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zhu J, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zitoun R, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Measurement of the B0s lifetime in the exclusive decay channel B0s-->J/psiphi. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2005; 94:042001. [PMID: 15783550 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.94.042001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Using the exclusive decay B0s-->J/psi(mu+mu-)phi(K+K-), we report the most precise single measurement of the B0s lifetime. The data sample corresponds to an integrated luminosity of approximately 220 pb(-1) collected with the D0 detector at the Fermilab Tevatron Collider in 2002-2004. We reconstruct 337 signal candidates, from which we extract the B0s lifetime, tau(B0s)=1.444(+0.098)(-0.090)(stat)+/-0.020(sys) ps. We also report a measurement for the lifetime of the B0 meson using the exclusive decay B0-->J/psi(mu+mu-)K*0(892)(K+pi-). We reconstruct 1370 signal candidates, obtaining tau(B0)=1.473(+0.052)(-0.050)(stat)+/-0.023(sys) ps, and the ratio of lifetimes, tau(B0s)/tau(B0)=0.980(+0.076)(-0.071)(stat)+/-0.003(sys).
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Abazov VM, Abbott B, Abolins M, Acharya BS, Adams DL, Adams M, Adams T, Agelou M, Agram JL, Ahmed SN, Ahn SH, Alexeev GD, Alkhazov G, Alton A, Alverson G, Alves GA, Anderson S, Andrieu B, Arnoud Y, Askew A, Asman B, Autermann C, Avila C, Babukhadia L, Bacon TC, Baden A, Baffioni S, Baldin B, Balm PW, Banerjee S, Barberis E, Bargassa P, Baringer P, Barnes C, Barreto J, Bartlett JF, Bassler U, Bauer D, Bean A, Beauceron S, Beaudette F, Begel M, Beri SB, Bernardi G, Bertram I, Besançon M, Besson A, Beuselinck R, Bezzubov VA, Bhat PC, Bhatnagar V, Bhattacharjee M, Binder M, Bischoff A, Black KM, Blackler I, Blazey G, Blekman F, Bloch D, Blumenschein U, Boehnlein A, Bolton TA, Bonamy P, Borcherding F, Borissov G, Bos K, Bose T, Boswell C, Brandt A, Briskin G, Brock R, Brooijmans G, Bross A, Buchholz D, Buehler M, Buescher V, Burdin S, Burnett TH, Busato E, Butler JM, Bystricky J, Canelli F, Carvalho W, Casey BCK, Casey D, Cason NM, Castilla-Valdez H, Chakrabarti S, Chakraborty D, Chan KM, Chandra A, Chapin D, Charles F, Cheu E, Chevalier L, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christiansen T, Christofek L, Claes D, Clark AR, Clément C, Coadou Y, Colling DJ, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Corcoran M, Coss J, Cothenet A, Cousinou MC, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cristetiu M, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, da Motta H, Davies B, Davies G, Davis GA, De K, de Jong P, de Jong SJ, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De Oliveira Martins C, Dean S, Del Signore K, Déliot F, Delsart PA, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doidge M, Dong H, Doulas S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyer J, Dyshkant A, Eads M, Edmunds D, Edwards T, Ellison J, Elmsheuser J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Eno S, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans D, Evans H, Evdokimov A, Evdokimov VN, Fast J, Fatakia SN, Fein D, Feligioni L, Ferbel T, Fiedler F, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Freeman W, Fu S, Fuess S, Galea CF, Gallas E, Galyaev E, Gao M, Garcia C, Garcia-Bellido A, Gardner J, Gavrilov V, Gelé D, Gelhaus R, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Geurkov G, Ginther G, Goldmann K, Golling T, Gómez B, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graham G, Grannis PD, Greder S, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Gregores EM, Grinstein S, Grivaz JF, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Grünewald MW, Gu W, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Haas A, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hall I, Hall RE, Han C, Han L, Hanagaki K, Hanlet P, Harder K, Hauptman JM, Hauser R, Hays C, Hays J, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hensel C, Hesketh G, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Hohlfeld M, Hong SJ, Hooper R, Hou S, Hu Y, Huang J, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jabeen S, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jain V, Jakobs K, Jenkins A, Jesik R, Jiang Y, Johns K, Johnson M, Johnson P, Jonckheere A, Jonsson P, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kado MM, Käfer D, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Kalk J, Karmanov D, Kasper J, Kau D, Ke Z, Kehoe R, Kermiche S, Kesisoglou S, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kharzheev YM, Kim KH, Klima B, Klute M, Kohli JM, Kopal M, Korablev V, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kotwal AV, Koubarovsky A, Kouchner A, Kouznetsov O, Kozelov AV, Kozminski J, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kurca T, Kuznetsov VE, Lager S, Lahrichi N, Landsberg G, Lazoflores J, Le Bihan AC, Lebrun P, Lee SW, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Lewis P, Li J, Li QZ, Li X, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lobo L, Lobodenko A, Lokajicek M, Lounis A, Lu J, Lubatti HJ, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Luo C, Lynker M, Lyon AL, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Mättig P, Magnan AM, Maity M, Mal PK, Malik S, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Maravin Y, Marshall T, Martens M, Martin MI, Mattingly SEK, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McCroskey R, McMahon T, Meder D, Melanson HL, Melnitchouk A, Meng X, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Meyer A, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mitrevski J, Mokhov N, Molina J, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, Muanza GS, Mulders M, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nelson S, Neustroev P, Noeding C, Nomerotski A, Novaes SF, Nunnemann T, Nurse E, O'Dell V, O'Neil DC, Oguri V, Oliveira N, Olivier B, Oshima N, Otero y Garzón GJ, Padley P, Papageorgiou K, Parashar N, Park J, Park SK, Parsons J, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Perea PM, Perez E, Peters O, Pétroff P, Petteni M, Phaf L, Piegaia R, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podstavkov VM, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prado da Silva WL, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Quadt A, Quinn B, Rani KJ, Rapidis PA, Ratoff PN, Reay NW, Renardy JF, Reucroft S, Rha J, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizatdinova F, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Sánchez-Hernández A, Sanders MP, Santoro A, Savage G, Sawyer L, Scanlon T, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schieferdecker P, Schmitt C, Schukin A, Schwartzman A, Schwienhorst R, Sengupta S, Shabalina E, Shary V, Shephard WD, Shpakov D, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Skow D, Slattery P, Smith RP, Smolek K, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Söldner-Rembold S, Song X, Song Y, Sonnenschein L, Sopczak A, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Stark J, Steele J, Steinbrück G, Stevenson K, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strandberg J, Strang MA, Strauss M, Ströhmer R, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Tamburello P, Taylor W, Telford P, Temple J, Tentindo-Repond S, Thomas E, Thooris B, Tomoto M, Toole T, Torborg J, Towers S, Trefzger T, Trincaz-Duvoid S, Trippe TG, Tuchming B, Tully C, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Uvarov L, Uvarov S, Uzunyan S, Vachon B, Van Kooten R, van Leeuwen WM, Varelas N, Varnes EW, Vasilyev I, Vaupel M, Verdier P, Vertogradov LS, Verzocchi M, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Vlimant JR, Von Toerne E, Vreeswijk M, Vu Anh T, Wahl HD, Walker R, Wallace N, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Warsinsky M, Watts G, Wayne M, Weber M, Weerts H, Wegner M, White A, White V, Whiteson D, Wicke D, Wijngaarden DA, Wilson GW, Wimpenny SJ, Wittlin J, Wlodek T, Wobisch M, Womersley J, Wood DR, Wu Z, Wyatt TR, Xu Q, Xuan N, Yamada R, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yen Y, Yip K, Youn SW, Yu J, Yurkewicz A, Zabi A, Zatserklyaniy A, Zdrazil M, Zeitnitz C, Zhang B, Zhang D, Zhang X, Zhao T, Zhao Z, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zhu J, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zitoun R, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Observation and properties of the X(3872) decaying to J/psipi(+)pi(-) in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2004; 93:162002. [PMID: 15524981 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.93.162002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We report the observation of the X(3872) in the J/psipi(+)pi(-) channel, with J/psi decaying to mu(+)mu(-), in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV. Using approximately 230 pb(-1) of data collected with the Run II D0 detector, we observe 522+/-100 X(3872) candidates. The mass difference between the X(3872) state and the J/psi is measured to be 774.9+/-3.1(stat)+/-3.0(syst) MeV/c(2). We have investigated the production and decay characteristics of the X(3872) and find them to be similar to those of the psi(2S) state.
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Chandra A, Chapin D, Charles F, Cheu E, Chevalier L, Cho DK, Choi S, Chopra S, Christiansen T, Christofek L, Claes D, Clark AR, Clément C, Coadou Y, Colling DJ, Coney L, Connolly B, Cooper WE, Coppage D, Corcoran M, Coss J, Cothenet A, Cousinou MC, Crépé-Renaudin S, Cristetiu M, Cummings MAC, Cutts D, da Motta H, Davies B, Davies G, Davis GA, De K, de Jong P, de Jong SJ, De La Cruz-Burelo E, De Oliveira Martins C, Dean S, Del Signore K, Déliot F, Delsart PA, Demarteau M, Demina R, Demine P, Denisov D, Denisov SP, Desai S, Diehl HT, Diesburg M, Doidge M, Dong H, Doulas S, Duflot L, Dugad SR, Duperrin A, Dyer J, Dyshkant A, Eads M, Edmunds D, Edwards T, Ellison J, Elmsheuser J, Eltzroth JT, Elvira VD, Eno S, Ermolov P, Eroshin OV, Estrada J, Evans D, Evans H, Evdokimov A, Evdokimov VN, Fast J, Fatakia SN, Fein D, Feligioni L, Ferbel T, Fiedler F, Filthaut F, Fisk HE, Fleuret F, Fortner M, Fox H, Freeman W, Fu S, Fuess S, Galea CF, Gallas E, Galyaev E, Gao M, Garcia C, Garcia-Bellido A, Gardner J, Gavrilov V, Gelé D, Gelhaus R, Genser K, Gerber CE, Gershtein Y, Geurkov G, Ginther G, Goldmann K, Golling T, Gómez B, Gounder K, Goussiou A, Graham G, Grannis PD, Greder S, Green JA, Greenlee H, Greenwood ZD, Gregores EM, Grinstein S, Grivaz JF, Groer L, Grünendahl S, Grünewald MW, Gu W, Gurzhiev SN, Gutierrez G, Gutierrez P, Haas A, Hadley NJ, Haggerty H, Hagopian S, Hall I, Hall RE, Han C, Han L, Hanagaki K, Hanlet P, Harder K, Hauptman JM, Hauser R, Hays C, Hays J, Hebert C, Hedin D, Heinmiller JM, Heinson AP, Heintz U, Hensel C, Hesketh G, Hildreth MD, Hirosky R, Hobbs JD, Hoeneisen B, Hohlfeld M, Hong SJ, Hooper R, Hou S, Hu Y, Huang J, Huang Y, Iashvili I, Illingworth R, Ito AS, Jabeen S, Jaffré M, Jain S, Jain V, Jakobs K, Jenkins A, Jesik R, Jiang Y, Johns K, Johnson M, Johnson P, Jonckheere A, Jonsson P, Jöstlein H, Juste A, Kado MM, Käfer D, Kahl W, Kahn S, Kajfasz E, Kalinin AM, Kalk J, Karmanov D, Kasper J, Kau D, Ke Z, Kehoe R, Kermiche S, Kesisoglou S, Khanov A, Kharchilava A, Kharzheev YM, Kim KH, Klima B, Klute M, Kohli JM, Kopal M, Korablev V, Kotcher J, Kothari B, Kotwal AV, Koubarovsky A, Kouchner A, Kouznetsov O, Kozelov AV, Kozminski J, Krane J, Krishnaswamy MR, Krzywdzinski S, Kubantsev M, Kuleshov S, Kulik Y, Kunori S, Kupco A, Kurca T, Kuznetsov VE, Lager S, Lahrichi N, Landsberg G, Lazoflores J, Le Bihan AC, Lebrun P, Lee SW, Lee WM, Leflat A, Leggett C, Lehner F, Leonidopoulos C, Lewis P, Li J, Li QZ, Li X, Lima JGR, Lincoln D, Linn SL, Linnemann J, Lipton R, Lobo L, Lobodenko A, Lokajicek M, Lounis A, Lu J, Lubatti HJ, Lucotte A, Lueking L, Luo C, Lynker M, Lyon AL, Maciel AKA, Madaras RJ, Magnan AM, Maity M, Mal PK, Malik S, Malyshev VL, Manankov V, Mao HS, Maravin Y, Marshall T, Martens M, Martin MI, Mattingly SEK, Mayorov AA, McCarthy R, McCroskey R, McMahon T, Meder D, Melanson HL, Melnitchouk A, Meng X, Merkin M, Merritt KW, Meyer A, Miao C, Miettinen H, Mihalcea D, Mishra CS, Mitrevski J, Mokhov N, Molina J, Mondal NK, Montgomery HE, Moore RW, Mostafa M, Muanza GS, Mulders M, Mutaf YD, Nagy E, Nang F, Narain M, Narasimham VS, Naumann NA, Neal HA, Negret JP, Nelson S, Neustroev P, Noeding C, Nomerotski A, Novaes SF, Nunnemann T, Nurse E, O'Dell V, O'Neil DC, Oguri V, Oliveira N, Olivier B, Oshima N, Otero y Garzón GJ, Padley P, Papageorgiou K, Parashar N, Park J, Park SK, Parsons J, Partridge R, Parua N, Patwa A, Perea PM, Perez E, Peters O, Pétroff P, Petteni M, Phaf L, Piegaia R, Podesta-Lerma PLM, Podstavkov VM, Pope BG, Popkov E, Prado da Silva WL, Prosper HB, Protopopescu S, Przybycien MB, Qian J, Quadt A, Quinn B, Rani KJ, Rapidis PA, Ratoff PN, Reay NW, Renardy JF, Reucroft S, Rha J, Ridel M, Rijssenbeek M, Ripp-Baudot I, Rizatdinova F, Royon C, Rubinov P, Ruchti R, Sabirov BM, Sajot G, Sánchez-Hernández A, Sanders MP, Santoro A, Savage G, Sawyer L, Scanlon T, Schamberger RD, Schellman H, Schieferdecker P, Schmitt C, Schukin A, Schwartzman A, Schwienhorst R, Sengupta S, Shabalina E, Shary V, Shephard WD, Shpakov D, Sidwell RA, Simak V, Sirotenko V, Skow D, Slattery P, Smith RP, Smolek K, Snow GR, Snow J, Snyder S, Söldner-Rembold S, Song X, Song Y, Sonnenschein L, Sopczak A, Sorín V, Sosebee M, Soustruznik K, Souza M, Stanton NR, Stark J, Steele J, Steinbrück G, Stevenson K, Stolin V, Stone A, Stoyanova DA, Strandberg J, Strang MA, Strauss M, Ströhmer R, Strovink M, Stutte L, Sznajder A, Talby M, Tamburello P, Taylor W, Telford P, Temple J, Tentindo-Repond S, Thomas E, Thooris B, Tomoto M, Toole T, Torborg J, Towers S, Trefzger T, Trincaz-Duvoid S, Trippe TG, Tuchming B, Turcot AS, Tuts PM, Uvarov L, Uvarov S, Uzunyan S, Vachon B, Van Kooten R, van Leeuwen WM, Varelas N, Varnes EW, Vasilyev I, Verdier P, Vertogradov LS, Verzocchi M, Villeneuve-Seguier F, Vlimant JR, Von Toerne E, Vreeswijk M, Vu Anh T, Wahl HD, Walker R, Wallace N, Wang ZM, Warchol J, Warsinsky M, Watts G, Wayne M, Weber M, Weerts H, Wegner M, White A, White V, Whiteson D, Wicke D, Wijngaarden DA, Wilson GW, Wimpenny SJ, Wittlin J, Wlodek T, Wobisch M, Womersley J, Wood DR, Wu Z, Wyatt TR, Xu Q, Xuan N, Yamada R, Yasuda T, Yatsunenko YA, Yen Y, Yip K, Youn SW, Yu J, Yurkewicz A, Zabi A, Zatserklyaniy A, Zdrazil M, Zeitnitz C, Zhang B, Zhang D, Zhang X, Zhao T, Zhao Z, Zheng H, Zhou B, Zhou Z, Zhu J, Zielinski M, Zieminska D, Zieminski A, Zitoun R, Zutshi V, Zverev EG, Zylberstejn A. Search for doubly charged higgs boson pair production in the decay to mu(+)mu(+)mu(-)mu(-) in pp collisions at sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2004; 93:141801. [PMID: 15524781 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.93.141801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A search for pair production of doubly charged Higgs bosons in the process pp -->H(++)H(--) -->mu(+)mu(+)mu(-)mu(-) is performed with the D0 run II detector at the Fermilab Tevatron. The analysis is based on a sample of inclusive dimuon data collected at an energy of sqrt[s]=1.96 TeV, corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 113 pb(-1). In the absence of a signal, 95% confidence level mass limits of M(H(+/-+/-)(L))>118.4 GeV/c(2) and M(H(+/-+/-)(R))>98.2 GeV/c(2) are set for left-handed and right-handed doubly charged Higgs bosons, respectively, assuming 100% branching into muon pairs.
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Gu W, Lampman R, Novak RJ. Assessment of arbovirus vector infection rates using variable size pooling. MEDICAL AND VETERINARY ENTOMOLOGY 2004; 18:200-4. [PMID: 15189246 DOI: 10.1111/j.0269-283x.2004.00482.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Pool testing of vector samples for arboviruses is widely used in surveillance programmes. The proportion of infected mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) is often estimated from the minimum infection rate (MIR), based on the assumption of only one infected mosquito per positive pool. This assumption becomes problematic when pool size is large and/or infection rate is high. By relaxing this constraint, maximum likelihood estimation (MLE) is more useful for a wide range of infection levels that may be encountered in the field. We demonstrate the difference between these two estimation approaches using West Nile virus (WNV) surveillance data from vectors collected by gravid traps in Chicago during 2002. MLE of infection rates of Culex mosquitoes was as high as 60 per 1000 at the peak of transmission in August, whereas MIR was less than 30 per 1000. More importantly, we demonstrate roles of various pooling strategies for better estimation of infection rates based on simulation studies with hypothetical mosquito samples of 18 pools. Variable size pooling (with a serial pool sizes of 5, 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 individuals) performed consistently better than a constant size pooling of 50 individuals. We conclude that variable pool size coupled with MLE is critical for accurate estimates of mosquito infection rates in WNV epidemic seasons.
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Gu W. [Estimation of vector prevalence by using pool sampling]. ZHONGGUO JI SHENG CHONG XUE YU JI SHENG CHONG BING ZA ZHI = CHINESE JOURNAL OF PARASITOLOGY & PARASITIC DISEASES 2002; 16:29-33. [PMID: 12078204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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AIM To investigate theoretically the feasibility of the pool sampling method in estimating the vector prevalence. METHODS The probability distribution of infected individuals in a given pool was analyzed using binomial distribution, based upon the upper limit of predicted vector infectivity. The maximal pool size was determined in case that the probability of only one infected individual within this positive pool is larger than a predetermined significance level, in this way infection rate is estimated by the number of positive pools and the judgment of predicted prevalence was addressed by the threshold of positive pool ratio. RESULTS In comparison with the pool sampling based on the positive pool ratio the method suggested in the present paper poses a variance and precision of estimates independent on pool sizes although it requires a predicted prevalence to determine the maximal pool size. In situations of limited samples and a high prevalence this pooling method has higher estimation efficiency. CONCLUSION Theoretically the estimation of vector prevalence using pooling methods is feasible. The estimation based on positive pool ratio is suitable for situations of lacking epidemiological data and rough precision estimation, whereas the method based on the maximum pool size provides more accurate estimates and needs a prior predicted infection rate.
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Masinde GL, Li X, Gu W, Wergedal J, Mohan S, Baylink DJ. Quantitative trait loci for bone density in mice: the genes determining total skeletal density and femur density show little overlap in F2 mice. Calcif Tissue Int 2002; 71:421-8. [PMID: 12202954 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-001-1113-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2001] [Accepted: 02/08/2002] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Bone mineral density variation is a highly heritable trait and is the best predictor of skeletal fragility. Total skeletal density was determined by PIXIMUS, and femur density was determined by pQCT. The data were analyzed for quantitative trait loci (QTL) to determine if bone density at a specific skeletal site (femur) would identify new gene loci or the same gene loci as total body (PIXIMUS). In order to show concordance and differences in QTL for total body bone density versus femur bone density, we performed a genome-wide scan from 633 (MRL x SJL) F2 mice. The bone mineral density (BMD) data from pQCT were used to identify nine QTL on chromosomes 1, 3, 4, 9, 12, 17, and 18, while nine QTL on chromosomes 1, 2, 4, 9, 11, 14, and 15 were identified by PIXIMUSdata, accounting for 32.5% and 30.4% variation in F2 mice, respectively. QTL on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 17, and 18 are unique to our study, as they have never been described before. Chromosome 1 (D1Mit33 and D1Mit362) had similar QTL between pQCT and PIXIMUS. Several QTL were identified for both femur and total body BMD but only two QTL were common for both of these phenotypes. This suggests that genes regulating bone density differ depending on the skeletal site analyzed.
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Li X, Srivastava AK, Gu W, Masinde G, Mohan S, Baylink DJ. Opposing changes in osteocalcin levels in bone vs serum during the acquisition of peak bone density in C3H/HeJ and C57BL/6J mice. Calcif Tissue Int 2002; 71:416-20. [PMID: 12172650 DOI: 10.1007/s00223-001-1106-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2001] [Accepted: 03/12/2002] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Our knowledge of the developmental changes in the concentration of serum and bone osteocalcin (OC) is limited. To investigate the interrelationship between skeletal and circulatory OC during acquisition of peak bone density in mice, we examined the temporal changes in the concentration of serum and bone OC from 3 to 12 weeks of age between C3H/HeJ (C3H) and C57BL/6J (B6), two commonly used inbred strains of mice with a large difference in bone density. We have demonstrated an increase in bone and decrease in serum OC during the acquisition of peak bone density in C3H and B6 mice which parallels an increase in bone mineral density. These two strains exhibited differential changes in the concentration of OC. C3H mice retained more OC in bone and secreted less into serum compared with B6, which coincides with the large differences in bone density between these two strains. These opposite changes of OC levels in bone and serum between C3H and B6 stress the importance of defining the genetic mechanisms underlying the differences in OC metabolism, differences that could be relevant to the acquisition and maintenance of bone mass in mice.
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Gin DL, Gu W, Pindzola BA, Zhou WJ. Polymerized lyotropic liquid crystal assemblies for materials applications. Acc Chem Res 2001; 34:973-80. [PMID: 11747415 DOI: 10.1021/ar000140d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The development of functional materials with nanometer-scale architectures and the effect of these architectures on their chemical and physical properties are currently of great interest in materials design. Polymerizable lyotropic liquid crystal (LLC) assemblies provide a facile entry into this area by allowing one to fix the inherent order in these systems using covalent bonds to create robust, nanostructured materials. The use of the cross-linked inverted hexagonal phase in templated nanocomposite formation and heterogeneous catalysis has been demonstrated. Additionally, the polymerization of LLC mesogens in the regular hexagonal and bicontinuous cubic phases is being targeted for future developments in functional materials. Future directions for new applications of these materials are also discussed.
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Wang Y, Zhang H, Li Z, Gu W, Lan H, Hao W, Ling R, Li H, Harrison TJ. Detection of sporadic cases of hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in China using immunoassays based on recombinant open reading frame 2 and 3 polypeptides from HEV genotype 4. J Clin Microbiol 2001; 39:4370-9. [PMID: 11724847 PMCID: PMC88551 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.39.12.4370-4379.2001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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We reported previously on the complete sequence of hepatitis E virus (HEV) genotype 4, isolated from patients with sporadic cases of acute HEV infection in China. At least eight HEV genotypes have now been described worldwide, and further isolates await classification. Current immunoassays for the detection of anti-HEV antibodies are based on polypeptides from genotypes 1 and 2 only and may be inadequate for the reliable detection of other genotypes. Because genotypes 1 and 4 predominate in China, we wished to investigate the antigenic reactivities of HEV genotype 4 proteins. Four overlapping regions of open reading frame 2 (ORF2) (FB5, amino acids [aa] 1 to 130; E4, aa 67 to 308; F2-2, aa 288 to 461; E5, aa 414 to 672) and the entire ORF3 product were expressed in Escherichia coli as fusion proteins. Enzyme immunoassays based on each of the five purified polypeptides were evaluated with sera from patients with sporadic cases of acute HEV infection. Individual immunoassays derived from HEV genotype 4 detected more cases of acute hepatitis E than a commercial assay. Some serum samples, which were positive for anti-HEV immunoglobulin G only by assays based on HEV genotype 4, were positive for HEV RNA by reverse transcription-PCR. Polypeptide FB5, from the N terminus of ORF2, had the greatest immunoreactivity with sera from patients with acute hepatitis E. These data indicate that the N terminus of ORF2 may provide epitopes which are highly reactive with acute-phase sera and that assays based on genotypes 1 and 2 alone may be inadequate for the detection of HEV infection in China, where sporadic cases of HEV infection are caused predominantly by HEV genotypes 4 and 1.
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Masinde GL, Li X, Gu W, Davidson H, Mohan S, Baylink DJ. Identification of wound healing/regeneration quantitative trait loci (QTL) at multiple time points that explain seventy percent of variance in (MRL/MpJ and SJL/J) mice F2 population. Genome Res 2001; 11:2027-33. [PMID: 11731492 PMCID: PMC311224 DOI: 10.1101/gr.203701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2001] [Accepted: 09/19/2001] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Studies on genetic mechanisms of wound healing in mammals are very few, although injury is a leading cause of the global burden of disease. In this study, we performed a high-density, genome-wide scan using 633 (MRL/MPJ x SJL/J) F(2) intercross at multiple time points (days 15, 21, and 25) to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) involved in wound healing/regeneration. The hypothesis of the study was that QTL and unique epistatic interactions are involved at each time point to promote wound healing/regeneration. Ten QTL were identified from chromosomes 1, 4, 6, 7, 9, and 13. Of the 10 QTL, eight from chromosomes 1, 4, 6, and 9 were novel as compared to QTL identified in the study. The 10 QTL altogether explained 70% of variance in F(2) mice. The same QTL were identified at each time point, with simple linear correlation between days 15, 21, and 25, showing very high significant relationships (R >0.92, P <0.0001). Unique epistatic interactions were identified at each time point except those from chromosomes 4, 6, 9, and 13 that were found at all three time points, showing that some loci are involved at all the three time points of wound healing (days 15, 21, and 25). Therefore, loci-to-loci interactions may play a major role in wound healing. Information from these studies may help in the identification of genes that could be involved in wound healing/regeneration.
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Gu L, Gu W. Characterisation of soy isoflavones and screening for novel malonyl glycosides using high-performance liquid chromatography-electrospray ionisation-mass spectrometry. PHYTOCHEMICAL ANALYSIS : PCA 2001; 12:377-82. [PMID: 11793816 DOI: 10.1002/pca.603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2000] [Accepted: 12/04/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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HPLC combined with electrospray ionisation (ESI)-MS and photodiode array detection has been employed to study the isoflavone components of soy. All of the known soy isoflavones separated by HPLC were identified and characterised, and three novel isoflavones were detected and screened out. These minor isoflavones were deduced to be isomers of 6"-O-malonyl isoflavone glycosides, based on the ESI-MS and UV data, in which the malonyl group is attached at a position other than the 6" position of the glycosyl moiety of the molecule. These novel malonyl glycosides are as thermally labile as the 6"-O-malonyl glycosides, being converted into known isoflavone glycosides after heating in aqueous ethanol. The advantages of HPLC-ESI-MS in detection of novel isoflavones from plant extracts are reviewed.
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Luo J, Nikolaev AY, Imai S, Chen D, Su F, Shiloh A, Guarente L, Gu W. Negative control of p53 by Sir2alpha promotes cell survival under stress. Cell 2001; 107:137-48. [PMID: 11672522 DOI: 10.1016/s0092-8674(01)00524-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1753] [Impact Index Per Article: 76.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The NAD-dependent histone deacetylation of Sir2 connects cellular metabolism with gene silencing as well as aging in yeast. Here, we show that mammalian Sir2alpha physically interacts with p53 and attenuates p53-mediated functions. Nicotinamide (Vitamin B3) inhibits an NAD-dependent p53 deacetylation induced by Sir2alpha, and also enhances the p53 acetylation levels in vivo. Furthermore, Sir2alpha represses p53-dependent apoptosis in response to DNA damage and oxidative stress, whereas expression of a Sir2alpha point mutant increases the sensitivity of cells in the stress response. Thus, our findings implicate a p53 regulatory pathway mediated by mammalian Sir2alpha. These results have significant implications regarding an important role for Sir2alpha in modulating the sensitivity of cells in p53-dependent apoptotic response and the possible effect in cancer therapy.
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Mandimutsira BS, Yamarik JL, Brunold TC, Gu W, Cramer SP, Riordan CG. Dioxygen activation by a nickel thioether complex: characterization of a Ni(III)(2)(mu-O)(2) core. J Am Chem Soc 2001. [PMID: 11552841 DOI: 10.1021/ja016209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Mandimutsira BS, Yamarik JL, Brunold TC, Gu W, Cramer SP, Riordan CG. Dioxygen activation by a nickel thioether complex: characterization of a Ni(III)(2)(mu-O)(2) core. J Am Chem Soc 2001; 123:9194-5. [PMID: 11552841 DOI: 10.1021/ja016209+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Gu W, Brännström T, Jiang W, Bergh A, Wester P. Vascular endothelial growth factor-A and -C protein up-regulation and early angiogenesis in a rat photothrombotic ring stroke model with spontaneous reperfusion. Acta Neuropathol 2001; 102:216-26. [PMID: 11585245 DOI: 10.1007/s004010100370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study explored the temporal expression pattern of two subtypes of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) proteins and three subforms of their receptors as well as endothelial proliferation in adult rats subjected to photothrombotic ring stroke with spontaneous reperfusion in the cortical region at risk. The exposed crania of halothane-anesthetized, temperature- and blood gas-controlled male Wistar rats were irradiated with a ring laser beam started simultaneously with systemic injection of the photosensitizer erythrosin B. Rats were repeatedly injected with 5-bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) after stroke induction. Immunohistochemistry of coronal brain sections showed that VEGF protein subtype C increased simultaneously with subtype A in the ring lesion region at 2 h after irradiation. In the cortical region at risk (i.e., the penumbra-like zone), increased VEGF-C and VEGF-A immunostaining was seen at 24 h with sustained appearance up to 72 h after ischemic onset. Correspondingly, the VEGF-C-specific receptor flt-4 and the VEGF-A receptors flt-1 and flk-1 were up-regulated in a temporal sequence similar to that of their agonist proteins in the cortical ring lesion and the region at risk. At 48 h after stroke induction, proliferating BrdU-immunopositive endothelial cells formed microvessels in the post-ischemic cortical region at risk. These vessels became more pronounced at 72 h and were still visible at 100 days after the stroke. This study suggests that VEGF-C and its receptor flt-4 may cooperate with VEGF-A and its receptors flt-1 and flk-1 to promote early angiogenesis after stroke, which may in turn contribute to spontaneous reperfusion in this focal thromboembolic stroke model.
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Li X, Gu W, Masinde G, Hamilton-Ulland M, Rundle CH, Mohan S, Baylink DJ. Genetic variation in bone-regenerative capacity among inbred strains of mice. Bone 2001; 29:134-40. [PMID: 11502474 DOI: 10.1016/s8756-3282(01)00497-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Genetic variation in bone-regenerative capacity has not been studied in any animal model system. We developed a "drill-hole" model in the tail vertebra of inbred strains of mice that allows us to reproducibly introduce an injury with a defined boundary and quantify the rate of bone healing using the combination of high-resolution Faxitron X-ray imaging and the ChemiImager 4000 Low Light Imaging System. Using this model, we demonstrate that bone-regenerative capacity is a genetically controlled trait with an estimated heritability of 72%, and that it differs significantly among inbred strains of mice. Of the 12 inbred strains tested, Sencar/PtJ was identified as the most suitable model for the study of hard-tissue regeneration. This strain regained 73% of bone loss 30 days after injury, in contrast to the slow healer, CBA/J, which recovered only 25% of the bone loss during the same period. Bone-regenerative capacity was not correlated with soft-tissue-regenerative capacity, suggesting that different sets of genes may regulate soft- and hard-tissue regeneration. It was, however, significantly correlated with total bone mineral density (R = 0.49, p < 0.01), indicating that high bone density is associated not only with prevention of bone fracture, but also with promotion of bone regeneration.
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