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Understanding molt control switches: Transcriptomic and expression analysis of the genes involved in ecdysteroidogenesis and cholesterol uptake pathways in the Y-organ of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus

September 3, 2021
Author(s)
Tracey Schock, Elena Legrand, J. Sook Chung, Tsvetan Bachvaroff
The crustacean molting process is regulated by an interplay of hormones produced by the eyestalk ganglia and Y-organs (YO). Molt-inhibiting hormone and crustacean hyperglycemic hormone released by the sinus gland of the eyestalk ganglia (EG) inhibit the

The YcnI protein from Bacillus subtilis contains a copper-binding domain

September 1, 2021
Author(s)
Madhura Damle, Stephen Peters, Veronika Szalai, Oriana Fisher
Bacteria require a precise balance of copper ions to ensure that essential cuproproteins are fully metalated while also avoiding copper-induced toxicity. The Gram-positive bacterium Bacillus subtilis maintains appropriate copper homeostasis in part through

Analysis of Seafood Reference Materials: RM 8256, RM 8257, RM 8258 and RM 8259

August 30, 2021
Author(s)
Debra Ellisor, Benjamin Place, Melissa M. Phillips, James H. Yen
NIST Reference Material (RM) 8256 Wild-caught Coho Salmon, RM 8257 Aquacultured Coho Salmon, RM 8258 Wild-caught Shrimp and RM 8259 Aquacultured Shrimp were generated for use in authentication, nutrition and food safety-related determinations of crude fat

Ultraviolet Radiation Technologies and Healthcare Associated Infections: Standards and Metrology Needs

August 20, 2021
Author(s)
Dianne L. Poster, C Cameron Miller, Richard Martinello, Norman Horn, Michael T. Postek, Troy Cowan, Yaw S. Obeng, John J. Kasianowicz
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) hosted an international workshop on ultraviolet-C (UV-C) disinfection technologies on January 14 – 15, 2020 in Gaithersburg, Maryland in collaboration with the International Ultraviolet Association

Ionization and Structural Properties of mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles that Influence Expression in Intramuscular and Intravascular Administration

August 11, 2021
Author(s)
Manuel Carrasco, Suman Alishetty, Mohamad-Gabriel Alameh, Hooda Said, Lacey Wright, Mikell Paige, Ousamah Soliman, Drew Weissman, Thomas Cleveland, Alexander Grishaev, Michael Buschmann
Lipid Nanoparticles (LNPs) are used to deliver siRNA and COVID-19 mRNA vaccines. The main factor known to determine their delivery efficiency is the pKa of the LNP containing an ionizable lipid. Herein, we report a method that can predict the LNP pKa from

Challenges of Accuracy in Germline Clinical Sequencing Data

July 20, 2021
Author(s)
Justin Zook, Ryan Poplin, Mark DePristo
Physicians are increasingly using clinical sequencing tests to establish diagnoses of patients who might have genetic disorders, which means that accuracy of sequencing and interpretation are important elements in ensuring the benefits of genetic testing

Accurate and Robust Trypan Blue-Based Cell Viability Measurement Using Neural Networks

July 19, 2021
Author(s)
Adele Peskin, Steven Lund, Chenyi Ling, Laura Pierce, Sumona Sarkar, Firdavs Kurbanov, Michael Halter, Joe Chalfoun, John T. Elliott
Trypan blue dye exclusion-based cell viability measurements are highly dependent upon image quality and consistency. In order to make measurements repeatable, one must be able to reliably capture images at a consistent focal plane, and with signal-to-noise

Microbial interactions with silicate glasses

July 17, 2021
Author(s)
Jamie Weaver, Carolyn Pearce, Robert Koestler, Bruce Arey, Albert Kruger, Paula DePriest, Andrew Plymale
Glass alteration in the presence of microorganisms has been a topic of research for over 150 years. Researchers from a variety of disciplines, including material science, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, and cultural heritage materials preservation

MS_Piano: A Software Tool for Annotating Peaks in CID Tandem Mass Spectra of Peptides and N-Glycopeptides

July 15, 2021
Author(s)
Xiaoyu (Sara) Yang, Pedatsur Neta, Yuri Mirokhin, Dmitrii V. Tchekhovskoi, Concepcion Remoroza, Meghan Burke Harris, Yuxue Liang, Sanford Markey, Stephen E. Stein
Annotating product ion peaks in tandem mass spectra is essential for evaluating spectral quality and validating peptide identification. This task is more complex for glycopeptides and is crucial for the confident determination of glycosylation sites in

Site-Specific Glycan-Conjugated NISTmAb Antibody Drug Conjugate Standards

July 6, 2021
Author(s)
Brian Agnew, Shanhua Lin, Robert Aggeler, John E. Schiel, Trina Mouchahoir
Antibody drug conjugates (ADCs) represent a rapidly growing modality for the treatment of numerous oncology indications. The complexity of analytical characterization method development is increased due to the potential for synthetic intermediates and

Universal Spectrum Identifier for mass spectra

July 2, 2021
Author(s)
Eric Deutsch, Yasset Perez-Riverol, Jeremy Carver, Shin Kawano, Luis Mendoza, Tim Van Den Bossche, Ralf Gabriels, Pierre-Alain Binz, Benjamin Pullman, Zhi Sun, Jim Shofstahl, Wout Bittremeieux, Tytus Mak, Joshua Klein, Yunping Zhu, Henry Lam, Juan Antonio Vizcaino, Nuno Bandeira
Mass spectra provide the ultimate evidence to support the findings of mass spectrometry proteomics studies in publications, and it is therefore crucial to be able to trace the conclusions back to the spectra. The Universal Spectrum Identifier (USI)

Comprehensive Analysis of Tryptic Peptides Arising from Disulfide Linkages in NISTmAb and Their Use for Developing a Mass Spectral Library

June 22, 2021
Author(s)
Qian Dong, Xinjian Yan, Yuxue Liang, Sanford Markey, Sergey L. Sheetlin, Concepcion Remoroza, William E. Wallace, Stephen Stein
This work presents methods for identifying and then creating a mass spectral library for disulfide-linked peptides originating from the NISTmAb. Analysis involved both partially- reduced and non-reduced proteins under neutral and weakly basic conditions

The mutation spectrum shapes the spectrum of adaptive substitutions

May 20, 2021
Author(s)
Alejandro Cano, Hana Rozhonova, Arlin B. Stoltzfus, David McCandlish, Joshua Payne
Evolutionary adaptation can be conceived as a series of substitutions representing mutation-fixation events. The changes that are more likely will appear more frequently in the aggregate spectrum of adaptive substitutions. Recent studies establish that

Cautionary Note on Contamination of Reagents Used for Molecular Detection of SARS-CoV-2

May 3, 2021
Author(s)
Peter Vallone, James Huggett, Vladimir Benes, Jeremy Garson, Kathryn Harris, Mikael Kubista, Timothy McHugh, Jacob Moran-Gilad, Tania Nolan, Michael Pfaffl, Marc Salit, Greg Shipley, Jo Vandesompele
Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR, the principal diagnostic method applied in the world-wide struggle against COVID-19, is capable of detecting a single molecule of a viral genome. Correctly designed and practiced RT-PCR assays for SARS-CoV-2 should not cross

Filling the Pharmacopeial Gaps of Visual Inspection Toward Standardization and Consistency of Visible Particle Testing

May 3, 2021
Author(s)
Linda Narhi, George M. Bou-Assaf, Kristen Gonzalez, Maryam Mazaheri, Steven Messick, Srivalli Telikepalli
The presence of visible particles that are not anticipated to be present in drug products is one of the most common causes of recalls, and warning letters1, 2. This critical quality attribute, which is typically determined during visual inspection (along
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