Pichia pastoris is a methylotrophic yeast increasingly important in the production of therapeutic proteins. Expression vectors are based on the methanol–inducibte AOX1 promoter and are integrated… (More)
Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder with a world-wide prevalence of 1%. The pathophysiology of the illness is not understood, but is thought to have a strong genetic component with some… (More)
The molecular basis of schizophrenia is poorly understood; however, different brain regions are believed to play distinct roles in disease symptomology. We have studied gene expression in the… (More)
The human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein, gp120 (ENV), is required in large quantities for immunological studies and as a potential vaccine component. We have expressed… (More)
The neurodegenerative disease first described almost 100 years ago by Alois Alzheimer is predicted to be one of the major health problems of the 21st century. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a… (More)
Analysis of interactions between the C-terminal tail of the MOP-1 and MOP-1A variants of the human mu-opioid receptor with proteins derived from a human brain cDNA library resulted in identification… (More)
A rational structure-activity relationship study around compound (1) is reported. The lead optimisation programme led to the identification of sulfonamide (25), a molecule combining dopamine D2/D3… (More)
1. The aim of the present study was to examine the effects of chronic infusion of the long-acting agonist salmeterol on pulmonary beta(2)-adrenoceptor function in Sprague-Dawley rats in vivo and to… (More)