Search Results - "Blount, J. L."

Effect of Planting Date and Maturity Group on Soybean Yield Response to Injury by Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) by Blount, J. L, Buntin, G. D, Roberts, P. M

“…The kudzu bug, Megacopta cribraria (F.), is an invasive member of the family Plataspidae originating from Asia. Since its discovery in Georgia in 2009, its…”
Get full text

Host Preference of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) on Selected Edible Beans and Soybean by Blount, J. L, Buntin, G. D, Sparks, A. N

“…Megacopta cribraria (F.) (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) is an Old World pest of legumes in Asia. Since its 2009 discovery in Georgia, it has become an economic pest…”
Get full text

Seasonal Population Dynamics of Megacopta cribraria (Hemiptera: Plataspidae) in Kudzu and Soybean, and Implication for Insecticidal Management in Soybean by Blount, J. L, Roberts, P. M, Toews, M. D, Gardner, W. A, Buntin, G. D, Davis, J. W, All, J. N

“…Megacopta cribraria (F.), an invasive species introduced from Asia in 2009, is now prolific in the southeastern United States. Megacopta cribraria develops…”
Get full text

Genetic deficiency of human mast cell α-tryptase by SOLO, D, MALMSTEN, C, BLOUNT, J. L, MUILENBURG, D. J, CAUGHEY, G. H

“…Human alpha- and beta-tryptases are proteases secreted by mast cells. Beta (but not alpha) tryptases are implicated in asthma. Genes encoding both types of…”
Get full text

Clustering of Activating Mutations in c-KIT’s Juxtamembrane Coding Region in Canine Mast Cell Neoplasms by Ma, Yongsheng, Jack Longley, B., Wang, Xiaomei, Blount, John L., Langley, Keith, Caughey, George H.

“…The proto-oncogene c-KIT encodes a growth factor receptor, KIT, with ligand-dependent tyrosine kinase activity that is expressed by several cell types…”
Get full text

Genetic deficiency of human mast cell a-tryptase by Soto, D., Malmsten, C., Blount, J. L., Muilenburg, D. J., Caughey, G. H.

“…Summary Background Human α‐ and β‐tryptases are proteases secreted by mast cells. Beta (but not α) tryptases are implicated in asthma. Genes encoding both…”
Get full text

Mast cell expression of gelatinases A and B is regulated by kit ligand and TGF-beta by Fang, K C, Wolters, P J, Steinhoff, M, Bidgol, A, Blount, J L, Caughey, G H

“…Our prior work shows that cultured BR cells derived from dog mastocytomas secrete the 92-kDa proenzyme form of gelatinase B. We provided a possible link…”
Get full text

Characterization of Genes Encoding Known and Novel Human Mast Cell Tryptases on Chromosome 16p13.3 by Pallaoro, Michele, Fejzo, Marlena S., Shayesteh, Laleh, Blount, John L., Caughey, George H.

“…Tryptases are serine proteases implicated in asthma and are very highly expressed in human mast cells. They fall into two groups, α and β. Although several…”
Get full text

Characterization of human gamma-tryptases, novel members of the chromosome 16p mast cell tryptase and prostasin gene families by Caughey, G H, Raymond, W W, Blount, J L, Hau, L W, Pallaoro, M, Wolters, P J, Verghese, G M

“…Previously, this laboratory identified clusters of alpha-, beta-, and mast cell protease-7-like tryptase genes on human chromosome 16p13.3. The present work…”
Get full text

Hybrid Dysgenesis in D. melanogaster is not a General Release Mechanism for DNA Transpositions by Woodruff, R. C., Blount, J. L., Thompson, J. N.

“…Many spontaneous mutations are caused by the insertion or excision of DNA elements. Since most mutations are deleterious, evolution should favor a mechanism…”
Get full text

Regulated Expression, Processing, and Secretion of Dog Mast Cell Dipeptidyl Peptidase I by Wolters, P J, Raymond, W W, Blount, J L, Caughey, G H

“…Dipeptidyl peptidase I (DPPI) is a cysteine protease found predominantly in myelomonocytic cells, cytotoxic T-cells, and mast cells. Recent studies identify an…”
Get full text

Cloning and expression of the dog mast cell alpha-chymase gene by Caughey, GH, Blount, JL, Koerber, KL, Kitamura, M, Fang, KC

“…Chymases are chymotrypsin-like serine proteinases secreted by mast cells. Alpha- and beta-chymases differ in structure, function, and mast cell subset- and…”
Get full text

Interaction between mobile DNA-element-induced lethal mutations and chemical mutagens in the hybrid dysgenic system of Drosophila melanogaster by Blount, J L, Woodruff, R C, Hudson, S J

“…Using the sex-linked recessive lethal mutation screen, a synergistic interaction is observed for mutations induced by chemical mutagens (ethyl methanesulfonate…”
Get more information

Purification and Characterization of Dog Mast Cell Protease-3, an Oligomeric Relative of Tryptases by Raymond, Wilfred W., Tam, Elizabeth K., Blount, John L., Caughey, George H.

“…The existence of a protein∼48% identical with mast cell tryptases was predicted previously from a dog mastocytoma cDNA. Antibodies raised against a peptide…”
Get full text

Comparison of Drosophila melanogaster chromosome breakage assays, including an evaluation of the hyperploidy test by Blount, J L, Woodruff, R C

Get more information

Dog mast cell alpha -chymase activates progelatinase B by cleaving the Phe super(88)-Gln super(89) and Phe super(91)-Glu super(92) bonds of the catalytic domain by Fang, K C, Raymond, W W, Blount, J L, Caughey, G H

“…In prior work we showed that a metallogelatinase is secreted from dog mastocytoma cells and directly activated by exocytosed mast cell alpha -chymase. The…”
Get full text

Dog Mast Cell α-Chymase Activates Progelatinase B by Cleaving the Phe88-Gln89 and Phe91-Glu92 Bonds of the Catalytic Domain by Fang, Kenneth C., Raymond, Wilfred W., Blount, John L., Caughey, George H.

“…In prior work we showed that a metallogelatinase is secreted from dog mastocytoma cells and directly activated by exocytosed mast cell α-chymase. The current…”
Get full text

Hybrid Dygenesis in D. melanogaster Is Not a General Release Mechanism for DNA Transpositions by Woodruff, R C, Blount, J L, Thompson, J N

“…Many spontaneous mutations are caused by the insertion or excision of DNA elements. In D. melanogaster, a syndrome of correlated genetic changes, including…”
Get full text

Hybrid dysgenesis in Drosophila melanogaster is not a general release mechanism for DNA transpositions by Woodruff, R.C, Blount, J.L, Thompson, J.N. Jr

Get full text