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Effect of the ATPase inhibitor protein IF1 on H+ translocation in the mitochondrial ATP synthase complex
No full textThe H+ FoF1-ATP synthase complex of coupling membranes converts the proton-motive force into rotatory mechanical energy to drive ATP synthesis. The F1 moiety of the complex protrudes at the inner side of the membrane, the Fo sector spans the membrane reaching the outer side. The IF1 component of the mitochondrial complex is a basic 10 kDa protein, which inhibits the FoF1-ATP hydrolase activity. The mitochondrial matrix pH is the critical factor for the inhibitory binding of the central segment of IF1 (residue 42-58) to the F1-α/β subunits. We have analyzed the effect of native purified IF1 the IF1-(42-58) synthetic peptide and its mutants on proton conduction, driven by ATP hydrolysis or by [K+] gradients, in bovine heart inside-out submitochondrial particles and in liposome-reconstituted FoF1 complex. The results show that IF1, and in particular its central 42-58 segment, displays different inhibitory affinity for proton conduction from the F1 to the Fo side and in the opposite direction. Cross-linking of IF1 to F1-α/β subunits inhibits the ATP-driven H+ translocation but enhances H+ conduction in the reverse direction. These observation are discussed in terms of the rotary mechanism of the FoF1 complex. © 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Structural and functional characterization of FoF1-ATP synthase on the extracellular surface of rat hepatocytes
No full textAbstractExtracellular ATP formation from ADP and inorganic phosphate, attributed to the activity of a cell surface ATP synthase, has so far only been reported in cultures of some proliferating and tumoral cell lines. We now provide evidence showing the presence of a functionally active ecto-FoF1-ATP synthase on the plasma membrane of normal tissue cells, i.e. isolated rat hepatocytes. Both confocal microscopy and flow cytometry analysis show the presence of subunits of F1 (α/β and γ) and Fo (FoI-PVP(b) and OSCP) moieties of ATP synthase at the surface of rat hepatocytes. This finding is confirmed by immunoblotting analysis of the hepatocyte plasma membrane fraction. The presence of the inhibitor protein IF1 is also detected on the hepatocyte surface. Activity assays show that the ectopic-ATP synthase can work both in the direction of ATP synthesis and hydrolysis. A proton translocation assay shows that both these mechanisms are accompanied by a transient flux of H+ and are inhibited by F1 and Fo-targeting inhibitors. We hypothesise that ecto-FoF1-ATP synthase may control the extracellular ADP/ATP ratio, thus contributing to intracellular pH homeostasis
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Full text linkWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
koamabayili/VECTRON-author-checklist: VECTRON author checklist
No full textWe have done our best to complete the author checklist relating to the use of animals in the hut study. Note that the objective for the hut study was to evaluate the IRS treatment applications for residual efficacy against Anopheles mosquitoes, including the local An. coluzzii mosquito population. Cows were only used to attract mosquitoes into the huts and no tests were carried out directly on the cows. The author checklist is intended for use with studies where experiments are carried out on animals, which is why we have had such difficulty in completing this for the hut study, as many of the questions do not relate to how the cows were used
Author-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.
No full textAuthor-wise bibliometric analysis based on entropy.</p
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