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Arabidopsis ABCG Transporters, Which Are Required for Export of Diverse Cuticular Lipids, Dimerize in Different Combinations by McFarlane, Heather E, Shin, John J.H, Bird, David A, Samuels, A. Lacey

“…ATP binding cassette (ABC) transporters play diverse roles, including lipid transport, in all kingdoms. ABCG subfamily transporters that are encoded as…”
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The role of ABC transporters in cuticular lipid secretion by Bird, David A.

“…The aerial surfaces of plants are enveloped by a waxy cuticle, which among other functions serves as a barrier to limit non-stomatal water loss and defend…”
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Fine structure of the Arabidopsis stem cuticle: effects of fixation and changes over development by Shumborski, Sarah J., Samuels, A. Lacey, Bird, David A.

“…The plant cuticle is composed of an insoluble polyester, cutin, and organic solvent soluble cuticular waxes, which are embedded within and coat the surface of…”
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A Tale of Three Cell Types: Alkaloid Biosynthesis Is Localized to Sieve Elements in Opium Poppy by Bird, David A., Franceschi, Vincent R., Facchini, Peter J.

“…Opium poppy produces a diverse array of pharmaceutical alkaloids, including the narcotic analgesics morphine and codeine. The benzylisoquinoline alkaloids of…”
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Evidence that the lipid moiety of oxidized low density lipoprotein plays a role in its interaction with macrophage receptors by Terpstra, V. (University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, CA.), Bird, D.A, Steinberg, D

“…The binding of oxidatively damaged red blood cells (OxRBCs) to resident mouse peritoneal macrophages correlates with an increase in phosphatidylserine on the…”
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Effect of probucol on LDL oxidation and atherosclerosis in LDL receptor-deficient mice by Bird, D A, Tangirala, R K, Fruebis, J, Steinberg, D, Witztum, J L, Palinski, W

“…Probucol is a powerful inhibitor of atherosclerosis in a number of animal models. However, it is unknown whether this is due to the strong antioxidant…”
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Sanguinarine Biosynthesis Is Associated with the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Cultured Opium Poppy Cells after Elicitor Treatment by Alcantara, Joenel, Bird, David A, Franceschi, Vincent R, Facchini, Peter J

“…Three key benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic enzymes, (S)-N-methylcoclaurine-3'-hydroxylase (CYP80B1), berberine bridge enzyme (BBE), and codeinone…”
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Monoclonal autoantibodies specific for oxidized phospholipids or oxidized phospholipid-protein adducts inhibit macrophage uptake of oxidized low-density lipoproteins by Hörkkö, S, Bird, D A, Miller, E, Itabe, H, Leitinger, N, Subbanagounder, G, Berliner, J A, Friedman, P, Dennis, E A, Curtiss, L K, Palinski, W, Witztum, J L

“…We recently cloned monoclonal IgM autoantibodies which bind to epitopes of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) from apoE-deficient mice (EO-…”
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Scavenger Receptors, Oxidized LDL, and Atherosclerosis by BOULLIER, AGNES, BIRD, DAVID A., CHANG, MI-KYUNG, DENNIS, EDWARD A., FRIEDMAN, PETER, GILLOTTE-TAYLOR, KRISTIN, HÖRKKÖ, SOHVI, PALINSKI, WULF, QUEHENBERGER, OSWALD, SHAW, PETER, STEINBERG, DANIEL, TERPSTRA, VALESKA, WITZTUM, JOSEPH L.

“…: Oxidized LDL (OxLDL) competes with oxidatively damaged and apoptotic cells for binding to mouse peritoneal macrophages, implying the presence of one or more…”
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Can Arabidopsis make complex alkaloids? by Facchini, Peter J., Bird, David A., St-Pierre, Benoit

“…Alkaloids are a large group of secondary metabolites with diverse biosynthetic origins and limited taxonomic distribution. They are generally defined by the…”
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Arabidopsis cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors are nuclear-localized and show different localization patterns within the nucleoplasm by Bird, David A, Buruiana, Miruna M, Zhou, Yongming, Fowke, Larry C, Wang, Hong

“…The Arabidopsis genome contains seven cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) inhibitors (ICK for inhibitor/interactor with cyclin-dependent kinase) which share a small…”
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The Distribution and Conformation of Very Long-Chain Plant Wax Components in a Lipid Bilayer by Coll, Eoin P., Kandt, Christian, Bird, David A., Samuels, A. Lacey, Tieleman, D. Peter

“…Plant wax contains long-chain alkanes and related components which are transported to the surface of the plant by specialized ABC transporter proteins. Here,…”
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Berberine bridge enzyme, a key branch-point enzyme in benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthesis, contains a vacuolar sorting determinant by Bird, David A., Facchini, Peter J.

“…In opium poppy (Papaver somniferum L.), (S)-reticuline is the last common intermediate in sanguinarine and morphine biosynthesis. Sanguinarine accumulates in…”
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Receptors for oxidized low-density lipoprotein on elicited mouse peritoneal macrophages can recognize both the modified lipid moieties and the modified protein moieties: implications with respect to macrophage recognition of apoptotic cells by Bird, D.A, Gillotte, K.L, Horkko, S, Friedman, P, Dennis, E.A, Witztum, J.L, Steinberg, D

“…It has been shown previously that the binding of oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OxLDL) to resident mouse peritoneal macrophages can be inhibited (up to 70%)…”
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Sanguinarine Biosynthesis Is Associated with the Endoplasmic Reticulum in Cultured Opium Poppy Cells after Elicitor Treatment1 by Alcantara, Joenel, Bird, David A, Franceschi, Vincent R, Facchini, Peter J

“…Three key benzylisoquinoline alkaloid biosynthetic enzymes, (S)-N-methylcoclaurine-3'-hydroxylase (CYP80B1), berberine bridge enzyme (BBE), and codeinone…”
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Purification of fatty acid ethyl esters by solid-phase extraction and high-performance liquid chromatography by Bernhardt, Thomas G., Cannistraro, Paul A., Bird, David A., Doyle, Kathleen M., Laposata, Michael

“…We have developed a two-step method to purify fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) using solid-phase extraction (SPE), with a recovery of 70±3% (mean±S.E.M.) as…”
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Strategic planning for data warehousing by Subramanian, Ashok, Douglas Smith, L., Nelson, Anthony C., Campbell, James F., Bird, David A.

“…In the course of a major strategic planning exercise for a large municipal government, data warehousing emerged as a tactic for consolidating and sharing…”
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Strategic Planning for Municipal Information Systems: Some Lessons from a Large U.S. City by Smith, L. Douglas, Campbell, James F., Subramanian, Ashok, Bird, David A., Nelson, Anthony C.

“…In 1995, the City of St. Louis undertook a major strategic planning effort for its municipal information systems. The project was initiated in the midst of…”
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Bioaccumulation and biotransformation of 61 polychlorinated biphenyl and four polybrominated diphenyl ether congeners in juvenile American kestrels (Falco sparverius) by Drouillard, Ken G., Fernie, Kimberly J., Letcher, Robert J., Shutt, Laird J., Whitehead, Megan, Gebink, Wouter, Bird, David M.

“…—This study examined the bioaccumulation and dietary retention of 61 polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) and four polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congeners in…”
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Extent of antioxidant protection of plasma LDL is not a predictor of the antiatherogenic effect of antioxidants by Fruebis, J, Bird, D.A, Pattison, J, Palinski, W

“…Oxidation of LDL plays all important role in atherogenesis. The lag-time in the formation of conjugated dienes provides a sensitive measure of the resistance…”
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