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Guglielmi R, Lai Z, Raba K, van Dalum G, Wu J, Behrens B, Bhagat AAS, Knoefel WT, Neves RPL, Stoecklein NH. Technical validation of a new microfluidic device for enrichment of CTCs from large volumes of blood by using buffy coats to mimic diagnostic leukapheresis products. Sci Rep 2020; 10:20312. [PMID: 33219265 PMCID: PMC7680114 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77227-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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Diagnostic leukapheresis (DLA) enables to sample larger blood volumes and increases the detection of circulating tumor cells (CTC) significantly. Nevertheless, the high excess of white blood cells (WBC) of DLA products remains a major challenge for further downstream CTC enrichment and detection. To address this problem, we tested the performance of two label-free CTC technologies for processing DLA products. For the testing purposes, we established ficollized buffy coats (BC) with a WBC composition similar to patient-derived DLA products. The mimicking-DLA samples (with up to 400 × 106 WBCs) were spiked with three different tumor cell lines and processed with two versions of a spiral microfluidic chip for label-free CTC enrichment: the commercially available ClearCell FR1 biochip and a customized DLA biochip based on a similar enrichment principle, but designed for higher throughput of cells. While the samples processed with FR1 chip displayed with increasing cell load significantly higher WBC backgrounds and decreasing cell recovery, the recovery rates of the customized DLA chip were stable, even if challenged with up to 400 × 106 WBCs (corresponding to around 120 mL peripheral blood or 10% of a DLA product). These results indicate that the further up-scalable DLA biochip has potential to process complete DLA products from 2.5 L of peripheral blood in an affordable way to enable high-volume CTC-based liquid biopsies.
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- R Guglielmi
- Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, Bldg. 12.46, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Biolidics Limited, Singapore, Singapore
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- Institute for Transplantation Diagnostics and Cell Therapeutics, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, Bldg. 12.46, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, Bldg. 12.46, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, Bldg. 12.46, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Institute for Health Innovation and Technology (iHealthtech), National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, Bldg. 12.46, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, Bldg. 12.46, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital, Medical Faculty, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Moorenstr. 5, Bldg. 12.46, 40225, Duesseldorf, Germany.
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Franken A, Behrens B, Reinhardt F, Yang L, Rivandi M, Cieslik JP, Dietzel F, Stoecklein NH, Niederacher D, Fehm T, Neubauer H. A proof-of-concept study for the clinical utility of a circulating tumor cell-based mutation analysis. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1717847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022] Open
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- A Franken
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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- General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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- General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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Franken A, Behrens B, Reinhardt F, Yang L, Rivandi M, Cieslik JP, Dietzel F, Stoecklein NH, Niederacher D, Fehm T, Neubauer H. A proof-of-concept study to analyze the clinical utility of a circulating tumor cell-based mutation analysis. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2020. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0040-1714545] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/22/2023] Open
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- General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf
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- University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf
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- General, Visceral and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital and Medical Faculty of the Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf
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Zygmunt LC, Anderson E, Behrens B, Bowers R, Bussey M, Cohen G, Colon M, Deis C, Given PS, Granade A, Harms C, Heroff JC, Hines D, Hung GW, Hurst WJ, Keller J, Laroche FB, Luth W, McKay D, Mertle T, Navarre M, Rivera R, Scopp R, Scott F, Sherman R, Sloman K, Sodano C, Trick KD, Vandine BR, Webb NG. High Pressure Liquid Chromatographic Determination of Monoand Disaccharides in Presweetened Cereals: Collaborative Study. J AOAC Int 2020. [DOI: 10.1093/jaoac/65.2.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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A collaborative study was conducted using a modified AOAC method (sugars in chocolate) for the determination of fructose, glucose, sucrose, and maltose in presweetened cereals by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Eight samples consisting of 6 products were analyzed in duplicate by the HPLC method and the AOAC Lane-Eynon method. The AOAC method was modified to use water-alcohol (1 + 1) and Sep-Pak C18 cartridges for sample cleanup. The HPLC results indicate precision comparable to the Lane-Eynon method and the chocolate method. The modified HPLC method has been adopted official first action.
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- Lucian C Zygmunt
- The Quaker Oats Co., John Stuart Research Laboratories, Barrington, IL 60010
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Schneck H, Gierke B, Uppenkamp F, Behrens B, Niederacher D, Stoecklein NH, Templin MF, Pawlak M, Fehm T, Neubauer H. Anreicherung, Isolierung und molekulare Charakterisierung EpCAM-negativer zirkulierender Tumorzellen (CTCs) beim Mammakarzinom. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1592673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Lampignano R, Neumann M, Behrens B, Köhler D, Niederacher D, Fehm T, Stoecklein NH, Neubauer H. How to isolate and characterize EpCAMnegative circulating tumor cells in metastatic breast cancer patients. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1593005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Neves R, Raba K, Schmidt O, Honisch E, Meier-Stiegen F, Behrens B, Möhlendick B, Fehm T, Neubauer H, Klein CA, Polzer B, Sproll C, Fischer JC, Niederacher D, Stoecklein N. Genomic high resolution profiling of single CK+/CD45- CTCspurified by flow sorting fromclinical CellSearch samples. Geburtshilfe Frauenheilkd 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1388344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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Behrens B, Sproll C, Baldus S, Kübler N, Knoefel WT, Brakenhoff R, Stoecklein N. Genetische Einzelzellanalysen von Kopf-Hals-Tumoren aus isolierten Zellen von primären Tumoren und autologen Metastasen. Zentralbl Chir 2011. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1289095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Behrens B, Graubner W. Vergleichende Experimente über die atemerregende Wirkung von Lobelin und Kohlensäure auf das morphinisierte Atemzentrum bei Kaninchen. Dtsch Med Wochenschr 2009. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1130250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Browder TE, Li Y, Rodriguez JL, Yamamoto H, Bergfeld T, Eisenstein BI, Ernst J, Gladding GE, Gollin GD, Hans RM, Johnson E, Karliner I, Marsh MA, Palmer M, Plager C, Sedlack C, Selen M, Thaler JJ, Williams J, Edwards KW, Janicek R, Patel PM, Sadoff AJ, Ammar R, Bean A, Besson D, Davis R, Kwak N, Zhao X, Anderson S, Frolov VV, Kubota Y, Lee SJ, Mahapatra R, O'Neill JJ, Poling R, Riehle T, Smith A, Stepaniak CJ, Urheim J, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Athar SB, Jian L, Ling L, Saleem M, Timm S, Wappler F, Anastassov A, Duboscq JE, Eckhart E, Gan KK, Gwon C, Hart T, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Kagan H, Kass R, Pedlar TK, Schwarthoff H, Thayer JB, von Toerne E, Zoeller MM, Richichi SJ, Severini H, Skubic P, Undrus A, Chen S, Fast J, Hinson JW, Lee J, Miller DH, Shibata EI, Shipsey IP, Pavlunin V, Cronin-Hennessy D, Lyon AL, Thorndike EH, Jessop CP, Marsiske H, Perl ML, Savinov V, Ugolini D, Zhou X, Coan TE, Fadeyev V, Maravin Y, Narsky I, Stroynowski R, Ye J, Wlodek T, Artuso M, Ayad R, Boulahouache C, Bukin K, Dambasuren E, Karamov S, Majumder G, Moneti GC, Mountain R, Schuh S, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Viehhauser G, Wang JC, Wolf A, Wu J, Kopp S, Mahmood AH, Csorna SE, Danko I, McLean KW, Márka S, Xu Z, Godang R, Kinoshita K, Lai IC, Schrenk S, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, McGee S, Perera LP, Zhou GJ, Lipeles E, Pappas SP, Schmidtler M, Shapiro A, Sun WM, Weinstein AJ, Würthwein F, Jaffe DE, Masek G, Paar HP, Potter EM, Prell S, Sharma V, Asner DM, Eppich A, Hill TS, Morrison RJ, Briere RA, Ferguson T, Vogel H, Behrens BH, Ford WT, Gritsan A, Roy J, Smith JG, Alexander JP, Baker R, Bebek C, Berger BE, Berkelman K, Blanc F, Boisvert V, Cassel DG, Dickson M, Drell PS, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Foland AD, Gaidarev P, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hopman PI, Jones CD, Kreinick DL, Lohner M, Magerkurth A, Meyer TO, Mistry NB, Nordberg E, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Riley D, Thayer JG, Thies PG, Urner D, Valant-Spaight B, Warburton A, Avery P, Prescott C, Rubiera AI, Yelton J, Zheng J, Brandenburg G, Ershov A, Gao YS, Kim DY, Wilson R. Search for B --> tau(nu) and B --> K(nu)nu. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:2950-2954. [PMID: 11290080 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.2950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We report results of a search for B-->tau(nu) in a sample of 9.7 x 10(6) charged B meson decays. We exclusively reconstruct the companion B decay to suppress background. We set an upper limit on the branching fraction B(B-->tau(nu))<8.4 x 10(-4) at 90% confidence level. We also establish B(B+/--->K+/-nu(nu))<2.4 x 10(-4) at 90% confidence level.
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- T E Browder
- University of Hawaii at Monoa, Honolulu 96822, USA
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Alexander JP, Baker R, Bebek C, Berger BE, Berkelman K, Blanc F, Boisvert V, Cassel DG, Dickson M, Drell PS, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Foland AD, Gaidarev P, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hopman PI, Jones CD, Kreinick DL, Lohner M, Magerkurth A, Meyer TO, Mistry NB, Nordberg E, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Riley D, Thayer JG, Thies PG, Valant-Spaight B, Warburton A, Avery P, Prescott C, Rubiera AI, Yelton J, Zheng J, Brandenburg G, Ershov A, Gao YS, Kim DY, Wilson R, Browder TE, Li Y, Rodriguez JL, Yamamoto H, Bergfeld T, Eisenstein BI, Ernst J, Gladding GE, Gollin GD, Hans RM, Johnson E, Karliner I, Marsh MA, Palmer M, Plager C, Sedlack C, Selen M, Thaler JJ, Williams J, Edwards KW, Janicek R, Patel PM, Sadoff AJ, Ammar R, Bean A, Besson D, Davis R, Kwak N, Zhao X, Anderson S, Frolov VV, Kubota Y, Lee SJ, Mahapatra R, O'Neill JJ, Poling R, Riehle T, Smith A, Urheim J, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Athar SB, Jian L, Ling L, Mahmood AH, Saleem M, Timm S, Wappler F, Anastassov A, Duboscq JE, Eckhart E, Gan KK, Gwon C, Hart T, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Kagan H, Kass R, Pedlar TK, Schwarthoff H, Thayer JB, von Toerne E, Zoeller MM, Richichi SJ, Severini H, Skubic P, Undrus A, Chen S, Fast J, Hinson JW, Lee J, Menon N, Miller DH, Shibata EI, Shipsey IP, Pavlunin V, Cronin-Hennessy D, Kwon Y, Lyon AL, Thorndike EH, Jessop CP, Marsiske H, Perl ML, Savinov V, Ugolini D, Zhou X, Coan TE, Fadeyev V, Maravin Y, Narsky I, Stroynowski R, Ye J, Wlodek T, Artuso M, Ayad R, Boulahouache C, Bukin K, Dambasuren E, Karamov S, Majumder G, Moneti GC, Mountain R, Schuh S, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Viehhauser G, Wang JC, Wolf A, Wu J, Kopp S, Csorna SE, Danko I, McLean KW, Márka S, Xu Z, Godang R, Kinoshita K, Lai IC, Schrenk S, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, McGee S, Perera LP, Zhou GJ, Lipeles E, Schmidtler M, Shapiro A, Sun WM, Weinstein AJ, Würthwein F, Jaffe DE, Masek G, Paar HP, Potter EM, Prell S, Sharma V, Asner DM, Eppich A, Hill TS, Morrison RJ, Briere RA, Behrens BH, Ford WT, Gritsan A, Roy J, Smith JG. Measurement of the relative branching fraction of upsilon(4S) to charged and neutral B-meson pairs. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:2737-2741. [PMID: 11290027 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.2737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We analyze 9.7x10(6) B_B pairs recorded with the CLEO detector to determine the production ratio of charged to neutral B-meson pairs produced at the Upsilon(4S) resonance. We measure the rates for B0-->J/psiK((*)0) and B+-->J/psiK((*)+) decays and use the world-average B-meson lifetime ratio to extract the relative widths f(+-) / f(00) = gamma(Upsilon(4S)-->B+B-) / gamma(Upsilon(4S)-->B0 B-0)) = 1.04+/-0.07(stat)+/-0.04(syst). With the assumption that f(+-)+f(00) = 1, we obtain f(00) = 0.49+/-0.02(stat)+/-0.01(syst) and f(+-) = 0.51+/-0.02(stat)+/-0.01(syst). This production ratio and its uncertainty apply to all exclusive B-meson branching fractions measured at the Upsilon(4S) resonance.
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Anderson S, Frolov VV, Kubota Y, Lee SJ, Mahapatra R, O'Neill JJ, Poling R, Riehle T, Smith A, Stepaniak CJ, Urheim J, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Athar SB, Jian L, Ling L, Saleem M, Timm S, Wappler F, Anastassov A, Duboscq JE, Eckhart E, Gan KK, Gwon C, Hart T, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Kagan H, Kass R, Pedlar TK, Schwarthoff H, Thayer JB, von Toerne E, Zoeller MM, Richichi SJ, Severini H, Skubic P, Undrus A, Chen S, Fast J, Hinson JW, Lee J, Miller DH, Shibata EI, Shipsey IP, Pavlunin V, Cronin-Hennessy D, Lyon AL, Thorndike EH, Jessop CP, Marsiske H, Perl ML, Savinov V, Zhou X, Coan TE, Fadeyev V, Maravin Y, Narsky I, Stroynowski R, Ye J, Wlodek T, Artuso M, Ayad R, Boulahouache C, Bukin K, Dambasuren E, Karamov S, Majumder G, Moneti GC, Mountain R, Schuh S, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Viehhauser G, Wang JC, Wolf A, Wu J, Kopp S, Mahmood AH, Csorna SE, Danko I, McLean KW, Márka S, Xu Z, Godang R, Kinoshita K, Lai IC, Schrenk S, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, McGee S, Perera LP, Zhou GJ, Lipeles E, Pappas SP, Schmidtler M, Shapiro A, Sun WM, Weinstein AJ, Würthwein F, Jaffe DE, Masek G, Paar HP, Potter EM, Prell S, Sharma V, Asner DM, Eppich A, Hill TS, Morrison RJ, Briere RA, Chen GP, Behrens BH, Ford WT, Gritsan A, Roy J, Smith JG, Alexander JP, Baker R, Bebek C, Berger BE, Berkelman K, Blanc F, Boisvert V, Cassel DG, Dickson M, Drell PS, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Foland AD, Gaidarev P, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hopman PI, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Lohner M, Magerkurth A, Meyer TO, Mistry NB, Nordberg E, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Riley D, Thayer JG, Urner D, Valant-Spaight B, Warburton A, Avery P, Prescott C, Rubiera AI, Yelton J, Zheng J, Brandenburg G, Ershov A, Gao YS, Kim DY, Wilson R, Browder TE, Li Y, Rodriguez JL, Yamamoto H, Bergfeld T, Eisenstein BI, Ernst J, Gladding GE, Gollin GD, Hans RM, Johnson E, Karliner I, Marsh MA, Palmer M, Plager C, Sedlack C, Selen M, Thaler JJ, Williams J, Edwards KW, Janicek R, Patel PM, Sadoff AJ, Ammar R, Bean A, Besson D, Davis R, Kwak N, Zhao X. First observation of the decays B(0) --> D(*-)p_p pi+ and B(0) --> D(*-)p_n. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:2732-2736. [PMID: 11290026 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.2732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We report the first observation of exclusive decays of the type B-->D(*)N_NX, where N is a nucleon. Using a sample of 9.7x10(6)B_B pairs collected with the CLEO detector operating at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we measure the branching fractions B(B0-->D(*-)p_p pi(+)) = (6.5(+1.3)(-1.2)+/-1.0)x10(-4) and B(B0-->D(*-)p_n) = (14.5(+3.4)(-3.0)+/-2.7)x10(-4). Antineutrons are identified by their annihilation in the CsI electromagnetic calorimeter.
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- S Anderson
- University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
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Mahmood AH, Csorna SE, Danko I, McLean KW, Márka S, Xu Z, Godang R, Kinoshita K, Lai IC, Schrenk S, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, McGee S, Perera LP, Zhou GJ, Lipeles E, Pappas SP, Schmidtler M, Shapiro A, Sun WM, Weinstein AJ, Würthwein F, Jaffe DE, Masek G, Paar HP, Potter EM, Prell S, Sharma V, Asner DM, Eppich A, Hill TS, Morrison RJ, Nelson HN, Briere RA, Chen GP, Behrens BH, Ford WT, Gritsan A, Roy J, Smith JG, Alexander JP, Baker R, Bebek C, Berger BE, Berkelman K, Blanc F, Boisvert V, Cassel DG, Dickson M, Drell PS, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Foland AD, Gaidarev P, Galik RS, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hopman PI, Jones CD, Kandaswamy J, Kreinick DL, Lohner M, Magerkurth A, Meyer TO, Mistry NB, Nordberg E, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Riley D, Thayer JG, Urner D, Valant-Spaight B, Warburton A, Avery P, Prescott C, Rubiera AI, Yelton J, Zheng J, Brandenburg G, Ershov A, Gao YS, Kim DY, Wilson R, Browder TE, Li Y, Rodriguez JL, Yamamoto H, Bergfeld T, Eisenstein BI, Ernst J, Gladding GE, Gollin GD, Hans RM, Johnson E, Karliner I, Marsh MA, Palmer M, Plager C, Sedlack C, Selen M, Thaler JJ, Williams J, Edwards KW, Janicek R, Patel PM, Sadoff AJ, Ammar R, Bean A, Besson D, Davis R, Kwak N, Zhao X, Anderson S, Frolov VV, Kubota Y, Lee SJ, Mahapatra R, O'Neill JJ, Poling R, Riehle T, Smith A, Stepaniak CJ, Urheim J, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Athar SB, Jian L, Ling L, Saleem M, Timm S, Wappler F, Anastassov A, Duboscq JE, Eckhart E, Gan KK, Gwon C, Hart T, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Kagan H, Kass R, Pedlar TK, Schwarthoff H, Thayer JB, von Toerne E, Zoeller MM, Richichi SJ, Severini H, Skubic P, Undrus A, Chen S, Fast J, Hinson JW, Lee J, Miller DH, Shibata EI, Shipsey IP, Pavlunin V, Cronin-Hennessy D, Lyon AL, Thorndike EH, Jessop CP, Marsiske H, Perl ML, Savinov V, Zhou X, Coan TE, Fadeyev V, Maravin Y, Narsky I, Stroynowski R, Ye J, Wlodek T, Artuso M, Ayad R, Boulahouache C, Bukin K, Dambasuren E, Karamov S, Majumder G, Moneti GC, Mountain R, Schuh S, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Viehhauser G, Wang JC, Wolf A, Wu J, Kopp S. Measurement of the lambda(+)(c) lifetime. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:2232-2236. [PMID: 11289897 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.2232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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The Lambda+c lifetime is measured using 9.0 fb(-1) of e+e- annihilation data collected on or just below the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the CLEO II.V detector at CESR. Using an unbinned maximum likelihood fit, the Lambda+c lifetime is measured to be 179.6+/-6.9(stat)+/-4.4(syst) fs. The precision of this colliding beam measurement is comparable to other measurements, which are based on fixed-target experiments, with different systematic uncertainties.
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- A H Mahmood
- University of Texas, Pan American, Edinburg 78539, USA
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Ammar R, Bean A, Besson D, Davis R, Kwak N, Zhao X, Anderson S, Frolov VV, Kubota Y, Lee SJ, Mahapatra R, O'Neill JJ, Poling R, Riehle T, Smith A, Stepaniak CJ, Urheim J, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Athar SB, Jian L, Ling L, Saleem M, Timm S, Wappler F, Anastassov A, Duboscq JE, Eckhart E, Gan KK, Gwon C, Hart T, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Kagan H, Kass R, Pedlar TK, Schwarthoff H, Thayer JB, von Toerne E, Zoeller MM, Richichi SJ, Severini H, Skubic P, Undrus A, Chen S, Fast J, Hinson JW, Lee J, Miller DH, Shibata EI, Shipsey IP, Pavlunin V, Cronin-Hennessy D, Lyon AL, Thorndike EH, Jessop CP, Marsiske H, Perl ML, Savinov V, Zhou X, Coan TE, Fadeyev V, Maravin Y, Narsky I, Stroynowski R, Ye J, Wlodek T, Artuso M, Ayad R, Boulahouache C, Bukin K, Dambasuren E, Karamov S, Majumder G, Moneti GC, Mountain R, Schuh S, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Viehhauser G, Wang JC, Wolf A, Wu J, Kopp S, Mahmood AH, Csorna SE, Danko I, McLean KW, Márka S, Xu Z, Godang R, Kinoshita K, Lai IC, Schrenk S, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, McGee S, Perera LP, Zhou GJ, Lipeles E, Pappas SP, Schmidtler M, Shapiro A, Sun WM, Weinstein AJ, Würthwein F, Jaffe DE, Masek G, Paar HP, Potter EM, Prell S, Sharma V, Asner DM, Eppich A, Hill TS, Morrison RJ, Briere RA, Chen GP, Behrens BH, Ford WT, Gritsan A, Roy J, Smith JG, Alexander JP, Baker R, Bebek C, Berger BE, Berkelman K, Blanc F, Boisvert V, Cassel DG, Dickson M, Drell PS, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Foland AD, Gaidarev P, Galik RS, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hopman PI, Jones CD, Kreinick DL, Lohner M, Magerkurth A, Meyer TO, Mistry NB, Nordberg E, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Riley D, Thayer JG, Urner D, Valant-Spaight B, Warburton A, Avery P, Prescott C, Rubiera AI, Yelton J, Zheng J, Brandenburg G, Ershov A, Gao YS, Kim DY, Wilson R, Browder TE, Li Y, Rodriguez JL, Yamamoto H, Bergfeld T, Eisenstein BI, Ernst J, Gladding GE, Gollin GD, Hans RM, Johnson E, Karliner I, Marsh MA, Palmer M, Plager C, Sedlack C, Selen M, Thaler JJ, Williams J, Edwards KW, Janicek R, Patel PM, Sadoff AJ. First observation of the sigma(*+)(c) baryon and a new measurement of the sigma(*+)(c) mass. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:1167-1170. [PMID: 11178035 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.1167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Using data recorded with the CLEO II and CLEO II.V detector configurations at the Cornell Electron Storage Rings, we report the first observation and mass measurement of the Sigma(*+)(c) charmed baryon, and an updated measurement of the mass of the Sigma(+)(c) baryon. We find M(Sigma(*+)(c))-M(Lambda(+)(c)) = (231.0+/-1.1+/-2.0) MeV, and M(Sigma(+)(c))-M(Lambda(+)(c)) = (166.4+/-0.2+/-0.3) MeV, where the errors are statistical and systematic, respectively.
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Brain metastases from prostate adenocarcinoma are rare; spread to brain as the only site of metastasis is even rarer. We present a patient with a large, cystic, solitary intracerebral metastasis from prostate adenocarcinoma. The pertinent literature is reviewed.
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- B Behrens
- Department of Neurology, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, 4301 W. Markham St., Slot 500, Little Rock, AR 72205-7199, USA
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Edwards KW, Janicek R, Patel PM, Sadoff AJ, Ammar R, Bean A, Besson D, Davis R, Kwak N, Zhao X, Anderson S, Frolov VV, Kubota Y, Lee SJ, Mahapatra R, O'Neill JJ, Poling R, Riehle T, Smith A, Stepaniak CJ, Urheim J, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Athar SB, Jian L, Ling L, Saleem M, Timm S, Wappler F, Anastassov A, Duboscq JE, Eckhart E, Gan KK, Gwon C, Hart T, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Kagan H, Kass R, Pedlar TK, Schwarthoff H, Thayer JB, Zoeller MM, Richichi SJ, Severini H, Skubic P, Undrus A, Chen S, Fast J, Hinson JW, Lee J, Miller DH, Shibata EI, Shipsey IP, Pavlunin V, Cronin-Hennessy D, Lyon AL, Thorndike EH, Jessop CP, Marsiske H, Perl ML, Savinov V, Ugolini D, Zhou X, Coan TE, Fadeyev V, Maravin Y, Narsky I, Stroynowski R, Ye J, Wlodek T, Artuso M, Ayad R, Boulahouache C, Bukin K, Dambasuren E, Karamov S, Majumder G, Moneti GC, Mountain R, Schuh S, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Viehhauser G, Wang JC, Wolf A, Wu J, Kopp S, Mahmood AH, Csorna SE, Danko I, McLean KW, Márka S, Xu Z, Godang R, Kinoshita K, Lai IC, Schrenk S, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, McGee S, Perera LP, Zhou GJ, Lipeles E, Pappas SP, Schmidtler M, Shapiro A, Sun WM, Weinstein AJ, Würthwein F, Jaffe DE, Masek G, Paar HP, Potter EM, Prell S, Sharma V, Asner DM, Eppich A, Hill TS, Morrison RJ, Briere RA, Behrens BH, Ford WT, Gritsan A, Roy J, Smith JG, Alexander JP, Baker R, Bebek C, Berger BE, Berkelman K, Blanc F, Boisvert V, Cassel DG, Dickson M, Drell PS, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Foland AD, Gaidarev P, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hopman PI, Jones CD, Kreinick DL, Lohner M, Magerkurth A, Meyer TO, Mistry NB, Nordberg E, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Riley D, Thayer JG, Thies PG, Valant-Spaight B, Warburton A, Avery P, Prescott C, Rubiera AI, Yelton J, Zheng J, Brandenburg G, Ershov A, Gao YS, Kim DY, Wilson R, Browder TE, Li Y, Rodriguez JL, Yamamoto H, Bergfeld T, Eisenstein BI, Ernst J, Gladding GE, Gollin GD, Hans RM, Johnson E, Karliner I, Marsh MA, Palmer M, Plager C, Sedlack C, Selen M, Thaler JJ, Williams J. Study of B Decays to Charmonium States: B-->eta(c)K and B --> chi(c0)K. Phys Rev Lett 2001; 86:30-34. [PMID: 11136086 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.86.30] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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In a sample of 9.66x10(6)B&Bmacr; pairs collected with the CLEO detector we make the first observation of B decays to an eta(c) and a kaon. We measure branching fractions B(B+-->eta(c)K+) = (0.69(+0.26)(-0.21)+/-0.08+/-0.20)x10(-3) and B(B degrees -->eta(c)K degrees ) = (1.09(+0.55)(-0.42)+/-0.12+/-0.31)x10(-3), where the first error is statistical, the second is systematic, and the third is from the eta(c) branching fraction uncertainty. From these we extract the eta(c) decay constant in the factorization approximation, f(eta(c)) = 335+/-75 MeV. We also search for B decays to a chi(c0) and a kaon. No evidence for a signal is found and we set 90% C.L. upper limits: B(B+-->chi(c0)K+)<4.8x10(-4) and B(B degrees -->chi(c0)K degrees )<5.0x10(-4).
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- KW Edwards
- Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1S 5B6 and and the Institute of Particle Physics, Canada
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Brandenburg G, Ershov A, Gao YS, Kim DY, Wilson R, Browder TE, Li Y, Rodriguez JL, Yamamoto H, Bergfeld T, Eisenstein BI, Ernst J, Gladding GE, Gollin GD, Hans RM, Johnson E, Karliner I, Marsh MA, Palmer M, Plager C, Sedlack C, Selen M, Thaler JJ, Williams J, Edwards KW, Janicek R, Patel PM, Sadoff AJ, Ammar R, Bean A, Besson D, Davis R, Kwak N, Zhao X, Anderson S, Frolov VV, Kubota Y, Lee SJ, Mahapatra R, O'Neill JJ, Poling R, Riehle T, Smith A, Stepaniak CJ, Urheim J, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Athar SB, Jian L, Ling L, Saleem M, Timm S, Wappler F, Anastassov A, Duboscq JE, Eckhart E, Gan KK, Gwon C, Hart T, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Kagan H, Kass R, Pedlar TK, Schwarthoff H, Thayer JB, von Toerne E, Zoeller MM, Richichi SJ, Severini H, Skubic P, Undrus A, Chen S, Fast J, Hinson JW, Lee J, Miller DH, Shibata EI, Shipsey IP, Pavlunin V, Cronin-Hennessy D, Lyon AL, Thorndike EH, Jessop CP, Marsiske H, Perl ML, Savinov V, Ugolini D, Zhou X, Coan TE, Fadeyev V, Maravin Y, Narsky I, Stroynowski R, Ye J, Wlodek T, Artuso M, Ayad R, Boulahouache C, Bukin K, Dambasuren E, Karamov S, Majumder G, Moneti GC, Mountain R, Schuh S, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Viehhauser G, Wang JC, Wolf A, Wu J, Kopp S, Mahmood AH, Csorna SE, Danko I, McLean KW, Márka S, Xu Z, Godang R, Kinoshita K, Lai IC, Schrenk S, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, McGee S, Perera LP, Zhou GJ, Lipeles E, Pappas SP, Schmidtler M, Shapiro A, Sun WM, Weinstein AJ, Würthwein F, Jaffe DE, Masek G, Paar HP, Potter EM, Prell S, Sharma V, Asner DM, Eppich A, Hill TS, Morrison RJ, Briere RA, Ferguson T, Vogel H, Behrens BH, Ford WT, Gritsan A, Roy J, Smith JG, Alexander JP, Baker R, Bebek C, Berger BE, Berkelman K, Blanc F, Boisvert V, Cassel DG, Dickson M, Drell PS, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Foland AD, Gaidarev P, Galik RS, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hopman PI, Jones CD, Kreinick DL, Lohner M, Magerkurth A, Meyer TO, Mistry NB, Nordberg E, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Riley D, Thayer JG, Thies PG, Urner D, Valant-Spaight B, Warburton A, Avery P, Prescott C, Rubiera AI, Yelton J, Zheng J. Measurements of the mass, total width, and two-photon partial width of the eta(c) meson. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 85:3095-3099. [PMID: 11019275 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.3095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Using 13.4 fb(-1) of data collected with the CLEO detector at the Cornell Electron Storage Ring, we have observed 300 events for the two-photon production of ground-state pseudoscalar charmonium in the decay eta(c)-->K(0)(S)K-/+pi(+/-). We have measured the eta(c) mass to be [2980.4+/-2.3 (stat)+/-0.6 (syst)] MeV and its full width as [27.0+/-5.8 (stat)+/-1.4 (syst)] MeV. We have determined the two-photon partial width of the eta(c) meson to be [7.6+/-0.8 (stat)+/-0.4 (syst)+/-2.3 (br)] keV, with the last uncertainty associated with the decay branching fraction.
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- G Brandenburg
- Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138, USA
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Jessop CP, Marsiske H, Perl ML, Savinov V, Ugolini D, Zhou X, Coan TE, Fadeyev V, Maravin Y, Narsky I, Stroynowski R, Ye J, Wlodek T, Artuso M, Ayad R, Boulahouache C, Bukin K, Dambasuren E, Karamov S, Majumder G, Moneti GC, Mountain R, Schuh S, Skwarnicki T, Stone S, Viehhauser G, Wang JC, Wolf A, Wu J, Kopp S, Csorna SE, Danko I, McLean KW, Márka S, Xu Z, Godang R, Kinoshita K, Lai IC, Schrenk S, Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, McGee S, Perera LP, Zhou GJ, Lipeles E, Schmidtler M, Shapiro A, Sun WM, Weinstein AJ, Würthwein F, Jaffe DE, Masek G, Paar HP, Potter EM, Prell S, Sharma V, Asner DM, Eppich A, Hill TS, Morrison RJ, Nelson HN, Briere RA, Behrens BH, Ford WT, Gritsan A, Roy J, Smith JG, Alexander JP, Baker R, Bebek C, Berger BE, Berkelman K, Blanc F, Boisvert V, Cassel DG, Dickson M, Drell PS, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Foland AD, Gaidarev P, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hopman PI, Jones CD, Kreinick DL, Lohner M, Magerkurth A, Meyer TO, Mistry NB, Nordberg E, Patterson JR, Peterson D, Riley D, Thayer JG, Thies PG, Valant-Spaight B, Warburton A, Avery P, Prescott C, Rubiera AI, Yelton J, Zheng J, Brandenburg G, Ershov A, Gao YS, Kim DY, Wilson R, Browder TE, Li Y, Rodriguez JL, Yamamoto H, Bergfeld T, Eisenstein BI, Ernst J, Gladding GE, Gollin GD, Hans RM, Johnson E, Karliner I, Marsh MA, Palmer M, Plager C, Sedlack C, Selen M, Thaler JJ, Williams J, Edwards KW, Janicek R, Patel PM, Sadoff AJ, Ammar R, Bean A, Besson D, Davis R, Kwak N, Zhao X, Anderson S, Frolov VV, Kubota Y, Lee SJ, Mahapatra R, O'Neill JJ, Poling R, Riehle T, Smith A, Urheim J, Ahmed S, Alam MS, Athar SB, Jian L, Ling L, Mahmood AH, Saleem M, Timm S, Wappler F, Anastassov A, Duboscq JE, Gan KK, Gwon C, Hart T, Honscheid K, Hufnagel D, Kagan H, Kass R, Pedlar TK, Schwarthoff H, Thayer JB, von Toerne E, Zoeller MM, Richichi J, Severini H, Skubic P, Undrus A, Chen S, Fast J, Hinson JW, Lee J, Menon N, Miller DH, Shibata EI, Shipsey IP, Pavlunin V, Cronin-Hennessy D, Kwon Y, Lyon AL, Thorndike EH. Study of charmless hadronic B meson decays to pseudoscalar-vector final states. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 85:2881-2885. [PMID: 11005959 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.85.2881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We report results of searches for charmless hadronic B meson decays to pseudoscalar( pi(+/-), K+/-, pi(0), or K(0)(S))-vector( rho, K(*), or omega) final states. By using 9.7x10(6) BB pairs collected with the CLEO detector, we report the first observation of B(-)--->pi(-)rho(0), B(0)-->pi(+/-)rho(-/+), and B(-)-->pi(-)omega, which are expected to be dominated by hadronic b-->u transitions. The measured branching fractions are (10.4(+3.3)(-3.4)+/-2.1)x10(-6), (27.6(+8.4)(-7.4)+/-4.2)x10(-6), and (11.3(+3.3)(-2.9)+/-1. 4)x10(-6), respectively. Branching fraction upper limits are set for all of the other decay modes investigated.
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- C P Jessop
- Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, Stanford University, Stanford, California 94309, USA
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Bonvicini G, Cinabro D, McGee S, Perera LP, Zhou GJ, Lipeles E, Pappas S, Schmidtler M, Shapiro A, Sun WM, Weinstein AJ, Jaffe DE, Masek G, Paar HP, Potter EM, Prell S, Sharma V, Asner DM, Eppich A, Hill TS, Morrison RJ, Nelson HN, Briere RA, Behrens BH, Ford WT, Gritsan A, Roy J, Smith JG, Alexander JP, Baker R, Bebek C, Berger BE, Berkelman K, Blanc F, Boisvert V, Cassel DG, Dickson M, Drell PS, Ecklund KM, Ehrlich R, Foland AD, Gaidarev P, Gibbons L, Gittelman B, Gray SW, Hartill DL, Heltsley BK, Hopman PI, Jones CD. Search for CP violation in B+/- --> J/psiK+/- and B+/- --> psi(2S)K+/- decays. Phys Rev Lett 2000; 84:5940-5944. [PMID: 10991094 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.84.5940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2000] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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We present a search for direct CP violation in B+/--->J/psiK+/- and B+/--->psi(2S)K+/- decays. In a sample of 9.7x10(6) B&Bmacr; meson pairs collected with the CLEO detector, we have fully reconstructed 534 B+/--->J/psiK+/- and 120 B+/--->psi(2S)K+/- decays with very low background. We have measured the CP-violating charge asymmetry to be [+1.8+/-4.3(stat)+/-0.4(syst)]% for B+/--->J/psiK+/- and [+2.0+/-9. 1(stat)+/-1.0(syst)]% for B+/--->psi(2S)K+/-.
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- G Bonvicini
- Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan 48202, USA
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Lewis LA, Rohde K, Gipson M, Behrens B, Gray E, Toth SI, Roe BA, Dyer DW. Identification and molecular analysis of lbpBA, which encodes the two-component meningococcal lactoferrin receptor. Infect Immun 1998; 66:3017-23. [PMID: 9596785 PMCID: PMC108307 DOI: 10.1128/iai.66.6.3017-3023.1998] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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We identified lbpB, encoding the lipoprotein component of the meningococcal lactoferrin receptor. An LbpB mutant was unable to acquire Fe from lactoferrin and exhibits decreased surface binding to lactoferrin. Primer extension and reverse transcription-PCR analysis indicate that lbpB and lbpA are cotranscribed on a polycistronic Fe-repressible mRNA.
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- L A Lewis
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73103, USA.
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Trautner TA, Pawlek B, Behrens B, Willert J. Exact size and organization of DNA target-recognizing domains of multispecific DNA-(cytosine-C5)-methyltransferases. EMBO J 1996. [DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1996.tb00485.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Trautner TA, Pawlek B, Behrens B, Willert J. Exact size and organization of DNA target-recognizing domains of multispecific DNA-(cytosine-C5)-methyltransferases. EMBO J 1996; 15:1434-42. [PMID: 8635476 PMCID: PMC450048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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A large portion of the sequences of type II DNA-(cytosine-C5)-methyltransferases (C5-MTases) represent highly conserved blocks of amino acids. General steps in the methylation reaction performed by C5-MTases have been found to be mediated by some of these domains. C5-MTases carry, in addition at the same relative location, a region variable in size and amino acid composition, part of which is associated with the capacity of each C5-MTase to recognize its characteristic target. Individual target-recognizing domains (TRDs) for the targets CCGG (M), CC(A/T)GG (E), GGCC (H), GCNGC (F) and G(G/A/T)GC(C/A/T)C (B) could be identified in the C-terminal part of the variable region of multispecific C5-MTases. With experiments reported here, we have established the organization of the variable regions of the multispecific MTases M.SPRI, M.phi3TI, M.H2I and M.rho 11SI at the resolution of individual amino acids. These regions comprise 204, 175, 268 and 268 amino acids, respectively. All variable regions are bipartite. They contain at their N-terminal side a very similar sequence of 71 amino acids. The integrity of this sequence must be assured to provide enzyme activity. Bracketed by 6-10 'linker' amino acids, they have, depending on the enzyme studied, towards their C-terminal end ensembles of individual TRDs of 38 (M), 39 (E), 40 (H), 44 (F) and 54 (B) amino acids. TRDs of different enzymes with equal specificity have the same size. TRDs do not overlap but are either separated by linker amino acids or abut each other.
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- T A Trautner
- Max-Planck-Institut für molekulare Genetik, Berlin, Germany
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Behrens R, Glauck D, Kaltenborn G, Behrens B, Wache H, Schlee H, Rink C, Böhme I, Nilius R. [Endogenous digitalis-like factor in liver cirrhosis and cholestasis]. Z Gastroenterol 1993; 31 Suppl 2:20-3. [PMID: 7483706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Endogenous digitalis-like factor (EDLF), an inhibitor of membrane Na+/K(+)-ATPase, is discussed to be involved in the pathogenesis of cirrhogenic portal hypertension, ascites formation and development of functional hepatorenal failure. Therefore, we investigated the serum content of this mediator in patients with liver cirrhosis Child-Pugh stage A, B, and C (n = 27) by means of enzyme immunoassay with a specific digoxin antibody. Furthermore, a correlation analysis was performed in order to find out correlations between signs of cell injury, cholestasis, synthetic cell function, ascites formation, and hepatorenal failure. Our results demonstrate that EDLF is significantly elevated in Child C cirrhosis (0.61 +/- 0.15 ng/ml) in comparison to Child A cirrhosis (0.013 +/- 0.2 ng/ml) and is also higher than in Child B cirrhosis (0.23 +/- 0.25 ng/ml). In patients without ascites EDLF (0.056 +/- 0.19 ng/ml) differs significantly from that of patients with non-complicated ascites (0.156 +/- 0.176 ng/ml) and from that of patients with therapy refractory ascites (0.66 +/- 0.17 ng/ml) or hepatorenal failure (1.56 ng/ml). There are no correlations between EDLF and renal function. Significant correlations were demonstrated for cholestasis (serum bilirubin), synthesis function (serum protein, Quick's value, cholinesterase, fibrinogen, albumin), and the degree of portasystemic encephalopathy (number connection test). We conclude that EDLF may act as a mediator in the process of progressive portal hypertension and its complications due to cirrhosis. This process of progression is caused by the inhibition of Na+/K(+)-ATPase, vasoconstriction, and endothelin secretion.
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- R Behrens
- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
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Lewandowski G, O'Toole R, Jadallah A, Copeland L, Behrens B. Is there a correlation between endometrial biopsy and uterine tumor flow cytometry in endometrial cancer? Gynecol Oncol 1992. [DOI: 10.1016/0090-8258(92)90634-u] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The use of intravenous melphalan at higher doses is limited by severe myelosuppression. It was postulated that GM-CSF would permit the use of higher dose melphalan with only moderate myelosuppression easily manageable in an outpatient setting. Therefore, a phase I study of intravenous melphalan utilizing GM-CSF (recombinant granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor) support was initiated. Intravenous melphalan at doses of 15-45 mg/m2 was administered every 28 days. GM-CSF was utilized at doses of 10-20 micrograms/kg/day subcutaneously Days 2-21 on a 28-day cycle. Twenty-five patients received 53 courses of therapy. The dose-limiting toxicities were severe or life-threatening granulocytopenia and thrombocytopenia. Utilizing 20 micrograms/kg/day GM-CSF, the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of melphalan is 30 mg/m2 and, with 10 mg/kg/day GM-CSF, the maximum tolerated melphalan dose is only 20 mg/m2. One patient with ovarian cancer achieved a partial response. Because the reported MTD of intravenous melphalan without GM-CSF is 30 mg/m2, GM-CSF has not allowed sufficient escalation of the intravenous melphalan dose for routine outpatient use.
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- E Poplin
- Wayne State University Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan 48201
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Kinney P, Triozzi P, Young D, Drago J, Behrens B, Wise H, Rinehart JJ. Phase II trial of interferon-beta-serine in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. J Clin Oncol 1990; 8:881-5. [PMID: 2332772 DOI: 10.1200/jco.1990.8.5.881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Interferon-beta-serine (IFN-beta-ser) is a muteine, recombinant IFN that is tolerated at a dose fivefold to 10-fold higher than IFN-alfa and interacts with the same cell membrane receptor as IFN-alfa. We hypothesized that at high doses IFN-beta-ser might induce a higher response rate than IFN-alfa in metastatic renal cell carcinoma. We undertook a phase II trial of IFN-beta-ser in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma. Patients were treated three times each week by a 2-hour intravenous infusion. Doses were escalated weekly (.25 to 5.5 mg, 1 mg = 180,000,000 U) until the maximum-tolerated treatment dose (MTTD) was determined. The MTTD is defined as one dose level less than that which caused grade 3 toxicity and was subsequently administered three times weekly for at least 4 weeks. Twenty-nine patients were entered, and 25 were assessable for response and toxicity. The performance status was 0-1 in all patients and only one patient received previous chemotherapy. The MTTD dose was 2.5 mg (range, 0.5 to 5.5 mg per treatment), although in 10 patients, doses were later deescalated because of cumulative toxicity. Initial dose-limiting toxicity and cumulative toxicity were fatigue, malaise, and fever in most patients. Hepatic transaminitis, neutropenia, and elevation of serum creatinine were also observed but were not dose-limiting. There was one complete response (CR) and four partial responses (PRs). All responses but one occurred in pulmonary metastases. The median time to response was 26 days (range, 17 to 102 days). These data demonstrate that IFN-beta-ser given in high doses exhibits significant antitumor activity in renal cell carcinoma; however, the objective response rate is 20%. This is no higher than previous IFN studies; therefore, we reject the hypothesis than IFN-beta-ser at high doses may induce a greater response rate than IFN-alfa. However, we did observe more responses than were seen in a similar trial undertaken with lower dose IFN-beta serine in renal cell carcinoma.
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- P Kinney
- Ohio State University, Department of Internal Medicine, Columbus
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Osterloh JD, Selby JV, Bernard BP, Becker CE, Menke DJ, Tepper E, Ordonez JD, Behrens B. Body burdens of lead in hypertensive nephropathy. Arch Environ Health 1989; 44:304-10. [PMID: 2510613 DOI: 10.1080/00039896.1989.9935898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Chronic lead exposure resulting in blood lead concentrations that exceed 1.93 mumol/l (40 micrograms/dl) or chelatable urinary lead excretion greater than 3.14 mumol (650 micrograms) per 72 h has been associated with renal disease. A previous study had found greater chelatable urine lead excretion in subjects with hypertension and renal failure than in controls with renal failure due to other causes, although mean blood lead concentrations averaged 0.92 mumol/l (19 micrograms/dl). To determine if chelatable urinary lead, blood lead, or the hematologic effect of lead (zinc protoporphyrin) were greater in hypertensive nephropathy (when hypertension precedes elevation of serum creatinine) than in other forms of mild renal failure, we compared 40 study subjects with hypertensive nephropathy to 24 controls having a similar degree of renal dysfunction due to causes other than hypertension. Lead burdens were similar in both the study and control groups as assessed by 72-h chelatable urinary lead excretion after intramuscular injection of calcium disodium EDTA (0.74 +/- 0.63 vs. 0.61 +/- 0.40 mumol per 72 h, respectively), and by blood lead (0.35 +/- 0.23 vs. 0.35 +/- 0.20 mumol/l). We conclude that subjects from a general population with hypertensive nephropathy do not have greater body burdens of lead than renal failure controls.
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- J D Osterloh
- Department of Medicine and Lab Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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Lambertz H, Flachskampf FA, Heiliger R, Krebs W, Behrens B, Schmitz E. New echocardiographic and angiographic methods for right atrial volume determination: in vitro validation and in vivo results. Int J Card Imaging 1989; 5:39-51. [PMID: 2614078 DOI: 10.1007/bf01745231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Until now, right atrial (RA) volume calculation by means of two-dimensional echocardiography (2-DE) has only been attempted in a single plane: the apical four-chamber view. Our study reports a new method for RA volume calculation using two intersecting 2-DE views. For this purpose, silicone rubber casts of 19 human necropsy hearts were obtained and thin-walled natural rubber moulds of the RA casts were prepared. Totally filled with and immersed in water, the moulds could be visualized in the apical four-chamber view and an additional 2-DE plane, the latter corresponding to the subcostal view in vivo. In this view the vertical extension of RA could be estimated. Areas and lengths of RA were determined in the respective planes, and RA volume was calculated by applying the formula, area x length, to two intersecting planes. Finally, volume of the silicone casts was determined angiocardiographically (Angio) using a biplane method (30 degrees RAO, 40 degrees LAO-40 degrees hepatoclavicular). The true RA volume was 106 +/- 23 ml (mean +/- 1 SD) as determined by water displacement. Using Angio an excellent correlation was found: the calculated volume amounted to 106 +/- 23 ml; the difference was 5.5 +/- 4.8 ml (n.s.); Angio vol = 0.93 true vol + 7.77; r = 0.95; SEE = 7.4 ml. Volume determination from the apical four-chamber view of 2-DE using a monoplane disk method resulted in a mean volume of 62 +/- 17 ml. The mean difference to the true RA volume was 44 +/- 16 ml (p less than 0.001). When volume calculations were made using the biplane method, a value of 105 +/- 22 ml resulted. The mean difference to true volumes was 7.4 +/- 4.8 ml: y = 0.84x + 15.88; r = 0.91; SEE = 9.4 ml. In an in vivo study endsystolic RA volumes were calculated in a normal adult population (n = 40) from the same intersecting planes as in vitro. A normal value of 38 +/- 6 ml/m2 was found. In vivo validation using Angio showed a slightly higher normal value of 43 = 7 ml/m2. Thus, 2-DE is highly accurate in determining RA volume. In the in vitro as well as in the in vivo study the results of monoplane calculations are clearly inferior to a method which also takes account of the vertical extension of RA.
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- H Lambertz
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Pathology and Statistics and Documentation, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule, Aachen, FRG
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Trautner TA, Balganesh T, Wilke K, Noyer-Weidner M, Rauhut E, Lauster R, Behrens B, Pawlek B. Organization of target-recognizing domains in the multispecific DNA (cytosine-5)methyltransferases of Bacillus subtilis phages SPR and phi 3T. Gene 1988; 74:267. [PMID: 3150362 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(88)90300-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- T A Trautner
- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Berlin, Germany
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Wilke K, Rauhut E, Noyer-Weidner M, Lauster R, Pawlek B, Behrens B, Trautner TA. Sequential order of target-recognizing domains in multispecific DNA-methyltransferases. EMBO J 1988; 7:2601-9. [PMID: 3142766 PMCID: PMC457134 DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1988.tb03110.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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In the multispecific DNA(cytosine-5)-methyltransferases (Mtases) of Bacillus subtilis phages SPR and phi 3T the domains responsible for recognition of DNA methylation targets CCA/TGG, CCGG, GGCC (SPR) and GCNGC, GGCC (phi 3T) represent contiguous sequences of approximately 50 amino acids each. These domains are tandemly arranged and do not overlap. They are part of a 'variable' segment within the enzymes which is flanked by 'conserved' amino acids, which are very similar amongst bacterial monospecific and the multispecific Mtases studied here. These results follow from a mutational analysis of the SPR and phi 3T Mtase genes. They further support our concept of a modular enzyme organization, according to which variability of type II Mtases with respect to target recognition is achieved by a combination of the same enzyme core with a variety of target-recognizing domains.
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- K Wilke
- Max-Planck-Institut für Molekulare Genetik, Berlin, FRG
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Behrens B, Noyer-Weidner M, Pawlek B, Lauster R, Balganesh TS, Trautner TA. Organization of multispecific DNA methyltransferases encoded by temperate Bacillus subtilis phages. EMBO J 1987; 6:1137-42. [PMID: 3109889 PMCID: PMC553513 DOI: 10.1002/j.1460-2075.1987.tb04869.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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B. subtilis phage rho 11s codes for a multispecific DNA methyltransferase (Mtase) which methylates cytosine within the sequences GGCC and GAGCTC. The Mtase gene of rho 11s was isolated and sequenced. It has 1509 bp, corresponding to 503 amino acids (aa). The enzyme's Mr of 57.2 kd predicted from the nucleotide sequence was verified by direct Mr determinations of the Mtase. A comparison of the aa sequence of the rho 11s Mtase with those of related phages SPR and phi 3%, which differ in their methylation potential, revealed generalities in the building plan of such enzymes. At least 70% of the aa of each enzyme are contained in two regions of 243 and 109 aa at the N and C termini respectively, which are highly conserved among the three enzymes. In each enzyme, variable sequences separate the conserved regions. Variability is generated through the single or multiple use of related and unrelated sequence motifs. We propose that the recognition of those DNA target sequences, which are unique for each of the three enzymes, is determined by these variable regions. Evolutionary relationships between the three enzymes are discussed.
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Tran-Betcke A, Behrens B, Noyer-Weidner M, Trautner TA. DNA methyltransferase genes of Bacillus subtilis phages: comparison of their nucleotide sequences. Gene 1986; 42:89-96. [PMID: 3087819 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(86)90153-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The phi 3T DNA methyltransferase (Mtase) and most of the SP beta Mtase genes have been sequenced. With the exception of their promoters, no difference was found between the phi 3T and SP beta Mtase genes which code for an enzyme with a Mr of 50 507, consisting of 443 amino acids (aa). Comparison of the deduced aa sequence of the phi 3T/SP beta type Mtase (target specificity: GGCC and GCNGC) with that of the previously established sequence of the SPR Mtase (Buhk et al., 1984) which has the target specificity GGCC and CCGG, reveals strong similarities between these two types of enzymes. There is, however, one striking difference: both the phi 3T/SP beta and the SPR enzymes contain at different positions inserts of 33 aa, which have no homology to each other. We suggest that the methylation specificity unique to each of the two types of Mtases (GCNGC in phi 3T/SP beta; CCGG in SPR) depends on these inserts, while the GGCC-specific modification potential common to all Mtases is determined by structures conserved in both types of enzymes. A DNA fragment of non-modifying phage Z, which shows homology to both flanks of the SPR Mtase gene, was also sequenced. This segment can be described as a derivative of SPR DNA, in which the Mtase gene and sequences at its 5' end have been deleted, with the deletion extending between two direct repeats of 25 bp.
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Buhk HJ, Behrens B, Tailor R, Wilke K, Prada JJ, Günthert U, Noyer-Weidner M, Jentsch S, Trautner TA. Restriction and modification in Bacillus subtilis: nucleotide sequence, functional organization and product of the DNA methyltransferase gene of bacteriophage SPR. Gene X 1984; 29:51-61. [PMID: 6092231 DOI: 10.1016/0378-1119(84)90165-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Bacillus subtilis phage SPR codes for a DNA methyltransferase (Mtase) which methylates the 5' cytosine in the sequence GGCC and both cytosines in the sequence CCGG. A 2126-bp fragment of SPR DNA containing the Mtase gene has been sequenced. This fragment has only one significant open reading frame of 1347 bp, which corresponds to the Mtase gene. Within the sequence the Mtase promoter has been defined by S1 mapping. The size of the SPR Mtase predicted from the deduced amino acid composition is 49.9 kDal. This is in agreement with both the Mr of the purified enzyme and with that of the SPR Mtase gene product identified here by minicell technique. Base changes leading to mutants affected in Mtase activity were localized within the Mtase gene.
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Behrens B, Pawlek B, Morelli G, Trautner TA. Restriction and modification in Bacillus subtilis: Construction of hybrid λ and SPP1 phages containing a DNA methyltransferase gene from B. subtilis phage SPR. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1983. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00326048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Montenegro MA, Pawlek B, Behrens B, Trautner TA. Restriction and modification in Bacillus subtilis: expression of the cloned methyltransferase gene from B. subtilis phage SPR in E. coli and B. subtilis. Mol Gen Genet 1983; 189:17-20. [PMID: 6222239 DOI: 10.1007/bf00326049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Expression of the SPR methyltransferase gene from B. subtilis phage SPR cloned into lambda and SPP1 was studied by analyzing the sensitivity of the hybrid phage DNAs to restriction by the enzymes HaeIII, MspI, and HpaII. The following results were obtained: (1) The genes were expressed both in the homologous (B. subtilis) and heterologous (E. coli) host. (2) The specificity of the expression of the cloned gene was identical to that of the gene in SPR. (3) Expression depended on the orientation of the cloned segment within the vector DNAs suggesting that vector promoters were involved in transcription. The coding strand of the cloned DNA was identified through hybridization with SPR mRNA.
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Zygmunt LC, Anderson E, Behrens B, Bowers R, Bussey M, Cohen G, Colon M, Deis C, Given PS, Granade A, Harms C, Heroff JC, Hines D, Hung GW, Hurst WJ, Keller J, Laroche FB, Luth W, McKay D, Mertle T, Navarre M, Rivera R, Scopp R, Scott F, Sherman R, Sloman K, Sodano C, Trick KD, Vandine BR, Webb NG. High pressure liquid chromatographic determination of mono- and disaccharides in presweetened cereals: Collaborative study. J Assoc Off Anal Chem 1982; 65:256-64. [PMID: 7085542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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A collaborative study was conducted using a modified AOAC method (sugars in chocolate) for the determination of fructose, glucose, sucrose, and maltose in presweetened cereals by high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC). Eight samples consisting of 6 products were analyzed in duplicate by the HPLC method and the AOAC Lane-Eynon method. The AOAC method was modified to use water-alcohol (1 + 1) and Sep-Pak C18 cartridges for sample cleanup. The HPLC results indicate precision comparable to the lane-Eynon method and the chocolate method. The modified HPLC method has been adopted official first action.
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Amann EP, Reeve JN, Morelli G, Behrens B, Trautner TA. Cloning and expression of the Bacillus subtilis phage SPP1 in E. coli. I. Construction and characterization of lambda/SPP1 hybrids. Mol Gen Genet 1981; 182:293-8. [PMID: 6457235 DOI: 10.1007/bf00269673] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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We have constructed lambda/SPP1 hybrid phages by in vitro ligation of EcoRI fragments of the Bacillus subtilis phage SPP1 DNA to a lambdoid bacteriophage vector. EcoRI digestion of SPP1 generated 15 DNA fragments of which 13 could be cloned. The SPP1 DNA of such hybrids was stably maintained and replicated in Escherichia coli, as indicated by marker rescue experiments in B. subtilis. EcoRI fragment 1 of SPP1 could not be cloned although subfragments of fragment 1 resulting from spontaneous deletions which occurred during the cloning regime were consistently obtained. A region within EcoRI fragment 1 responsible for its incompatibility with replication in E. coli was defined by these experiments.
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Behrens B, Selzer H, Ruppert K, Grüninger H, Selzer H. 270. Tierversuche über die Wirkung des Ultraschalls bei Implantation und Transplantation von Hirn- und Mammatumoren. Langenbecks Arch Surg 1979. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01729731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Behrens B, Lüder G, Behncke M, Trautner TA, Ganesan AT. The genome of B. subtilis phage SPP1: physical arrangement in phage genes. Mol Gen Genet 1979; 175:351-7. [PMID: 118320 DOI: 10.1007/bf00397235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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41 genes of SPP1 have been delineated by using complementation analyses of 75 conditionally lethal (ts and sus) mutations. The physical locations of these genes on the SPP1 chromosome have been determined by transfection/marker rescue experiments in which restriction endonuclease generated fragments of SPP1 DNA were used as donor DNA. The physical order of these fragments has been previously established (Ratcliff et al., 1979).
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Morelli G, Fisseau C, Behrens B, Trautner TA, Luh J, Ratcliff SW, Allison DP, Ganesan AT. The genome of B. subtilis phage SSP1: the topology of DNA molecules. Mol Gen Genet 1979; 168:153-61. [PMID: 109737 DOI: 10.1007/bf00431441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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DNA molecules of B. subtilis phage SPP1 exhibit terminal redundancy and are partially circularly permuted. This was established by the hybridization of selected EcoRI restriction fragments to single strands of SPP1 DNA and by an analysis of the distribution of denaturation loops in partially denatured SPP1 DNA molecules. Deletions in SSP1 DNA are not compensated by an increase in terminally repetitious DNA. This finding, which is unique to SPP1, is discussed in terms of a modification of the Streisinger/Botstein model of phage maturation.
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Ratcliff SW, Luh J, Ganesan AT, Behrens B, Thompson R, Montenegro MA, Morelli G, Trautner TA. The genome of Bacillus subtilis phage SPP1: the arrangement of restriction endonuclease generated fragments. Mol Gen Genet 1979; 168:165-72. [PMID: 109739 DOI: 10.1007/bf00431442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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SPP1 DNA was cleaved by the restriction endonucleases, BglI, BglII, EcoRI, KpnI, SmaI, and SalI. The molecular weights of the DNA fragments obtained by single enzyme digestion or by consecutive digestion with two enzymes were determined by electron microscopic measurements of contour length and by gel electrophoresis. The major fragments from the six digests could be ordered to give a consistent restriction map of SPP1. The electropherograms of several digests indicated that certain fragments occurred in less than stoichiometric amounts or were heterogeneous in size. Such bands carried a major part of radioactivity, when SPP1 DNA was terminally labelled with P32 prior to degradation by restriction enzymes. These results, and studies of the effect of exonuclease III treatment on restriction enzyme patterns define the terminal restriction fragments. All data obtained support the conclusion drawn in the preceding paper (Morelli et al., 1978 b) that the SPP1 genome is terminally redundant and partially circularly permuted.
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Behrens B, Kärber G. Wie sind Reihenversuche für biologische Auswertungen am zweckmäßigsten anzuordnen? Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 1934. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02023142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Behrens B, Gros, Hildebrandt. Auswertung von Digitalispräparaten des Handels und von Apothekenzubereitungen. Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol 1932. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01925357] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Koppel I, Lorenz L, Br�ckner H, Behrens B, Debye P, Rasetti F, Placzek G, Mecke R, Sponer H, Zeise H, Siegbahn M, Brillouin L, Mei�ner WW, Grote LR, Hartmann M, Heidelbroek E, Madelung E, Walden P, Pascal P. Literatur. Anal Bioanal Chem 1932. [DOI: 10.1007/bf01489394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Behrens B. Kohlenoxyd-Vergiftung, tödliche, infolge technischer Mängel eines Gasbadeofens. Arch Toxicol 1931. [DOI: 10.1007/bf02460518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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