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Comparison of two different real time PCR assays and chemistry for detection of norovirus genogroup II. Method of choice?
Toplak Nataša, Zimšek Mijovski Janet, Kovac Minka, Poljšak-Prijatelj Mateja,
Omega d.o.o., Dolinškova 8, 1000 Ljubljana; University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Immunology

Noroviruses (Caliciviridae) are one of the main cause of acute non-bacterial gastroenteritis in humans. Noroviruses can not be propagated in cell cultures. Thus Real Time PCR molecular methods for caliciviral detection have been recently introduced. The aim of the study was to compare two different Real Time PCR assays for detection of norovirus strains (genogroup II) and the comparison between different RT-PCR reagents and Real Time PCR instruments was made.

qPCRas a primary screen in drug discovery
GauravJaggi, Frank Boeckler, Andreas Joerger and Alan Fersht,
MRC -CPE

We report the use of qPCR technique to follow the thermal unfolding of proteins by the binding of the dye SYPRO Orange, and exploit its potential as a robust and high-throughput primary screen for small molecule drug discovery.

Efficient downregulation of the lung liquid clearing gammaENaC subunit by RNAi
Nihal Yueksekdag, Marei Drechsel, Christa Schmidt, and Josef Rosenecker,
Childrens Hospital

CF is caused by mutations in the gene encoding for CFTR. CFTR functions as chloride channel on the apical membrane of epithelia thereby regulating the transport of chloride and also sodium ions indirectly. It seems that the regulation of ENaC fails due to the mutated CFTR protein. And it is assumed that ENaC plays a role in the pathogenesis of chronic lung disease in CF-patients.

Bayesian Parameter Estimation for Systems Biological Models of Dynamic Cellular Networks
Jarad Niemi, Lingchong You and Mike West,
Duke University

Dynamic cellular networks determine production of proteins in the cells in our body. The Rb-E2F network is a key example: it controls cell cycle, proliferation and degradation - a key network in almost all cancers. We develop statistical models of such single-cell processes - fine-time scale dynamic network models. Model estimation requires informative priors and custom Metropolis proposals.

Improving rural livelihoods through development of vegetable-based postharvest technologies in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam
Christian Genova, Katinka Weinberger, Jun Acedo, Peter Hanson, Paul Gniffke and Manuel Palada,
AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center

RETA 6208 is an ADB-funded project whose main goal is to reduce poverty, enhance rural economic development, and improve food security in Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam through promotion of the vegetable postharvest sector. The specific objectives are to: (i) reduce postharvest losses of high volume, high value vegetable commodities; and (ii) develop and promote low-cost postharvest technologies in collaboration with both public and private sectors.

Combination of a transient assay based ChIP technology and transcriptome analyses for the exploration of potential transcription factor binding sites
Shu-Jen Chou (presenter), Li-Teh Chen, Yi-Hang Li, Chiung-swey Joanne Chang and Shu-Hsing Wu,
Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica

1. Combination of protoplast transient expression system and Nickel resin based purification is an useful approach for chromatin enrichment that can be used to identify transcription factor’s potential target genes. 2.Comparison our ChIP-on-chip target genes with in vivo binding targets using two whole genome tiling array platforms showing high degree of overlap between two methods.