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Quantum dots (QDs) are important in the research and industrial
fields due to their diverse properties and technological
importance. Recently, QDs have been found to be suitable for
biological, biomedical, agricultural, and food science
applications. Many research articles, review papers, and internet
sources have published on the use of QDs to improve plant growth
and yield, but a comprehensive overview in book form has not been
available to date. This book provides detailed information on
synthesis, functionalization, and the use of various types of
quantum dots for plant systems. It also addresses the current state
of knowledge on sensing mechanisms of QD-based biosensors used for
microorganisms, including bacteria, fungi, and plant virus
detection. This book also offers in-depth knowledge related to QDs
used for plant growth, nutrients, and plant protection from
micro-organisms. This volume is beneficial as one comprehensive
resource for students, researchers, scientists, technicians,
academicians, and industrialists.
The Thal Desert of Pakistan has rich diversity in grasses and
various habitats are available for their growth. This book
encompasses a broad spectrum of agrostology in Thal area
emphasizing various aspects such as morphology, foliar anatomy,
palynology as well as folk use of grasses. This book would be a
valuable assistance to taxonomists, foresters and range scientists
in agrostological field of research.
The role of lipid rafts or glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)-
domains has been reported to be very important during T cell
activation via clustering important molecular players, such as
adhesion molecules, GPI-anchored proteins or signaling kinases. The
main focus of my study is to explore the role of GPI-anchored
proteins in activation of T cells. We have previously found that
the GPI-anchored molecules, CD48 and CD59 behave differentially.
Since CD2 has been shown to interact with CD48 in cis and trans
configuration, I asked whether this interaction could be
responsible for the differential behavior of CD48 and CD59. For
this purpose I used the siRNA technology and down regulated CD2 and
CD48 expression in Jurkat T cells. The knock- out cells showed
altered recruitment of Lck, a Src family kinase (SFK) member, and
LAT, a transmembrane adaptor protein (TRAP), to the TCR/CD3,
decreased IL-2 promoter activity and decreased calcium flux as
compared with the normal cells. Thus, these results show that CD2
and CD48 are not only important for recruitment of Lck and LAT but
that they also interplay for association of these molecules and
proper signal transduction.
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