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  1. Feb 2024
    1. Zwei neue Studien aufgrund einer genaueren Modellierung der Zusammenhänge von Erhitzung und Niederschlagen: Es lässt sich besser voraussagen, wie höhere Temperaturen die Bildung von Wolkenclustern in den Tropen und damit Starkregenereignisse fördern. Außerdem lässt sich erfassen, wie durch die Verbrennung von fossilen Brennstoffen festgesetzten Aerosole bisher die Niederschlagsmenge in den USA reduziert und damit einen Effekt der globalen Erhitzung verdeckt haben.

      https://www.derstandard.de/story/3000000208852/klimawandel-sorgt-fuer-staerkeren-regen

      Bold

      Studie: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adj6801

      Studie: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-024-45504-8

  2. Jun 2023
    1. a) Giá hàng hoá cần mua của ít nhất 3 đơn vị cung cấp hàng hóa khác nhau trên địa bàn để làm căn cứ xác định giá gói thầu; trong trường hợp không đủ 03 đơn vị trên địa bàn có thể tham khảo trên địa bàn khác đảm bảo đủ 03 báo giá;

      Câu hỏi: Theo quy định của TT số 11/2021/TT-BXD hướng dẫn lập dự toán thì đối với các loại vật tư, vật liệu không có trong CBG, đơn vị tư vấn có trách nhiệm thu thập báo giá của NCC, NSX phổ biến trên thị trường. Vậy cho hỏi: + Phải lấy tối thiểu bao nhiêu báo giá? Báo giá do các đơn vị khác nhau cấp cho 1 sản phẩm của 1 nhà sản xuất hay các sản phẩm tương tự nhau (nhà sản xuất khác nhau) đều được? + Có quy định nào bắt buộc phải lấy giá thấp nhất trong các báo giá không (trừ sản phẩm nhập khẩu);

      Trả lời: - Xác định chi phí vật liệu để xác định đơn giá xây dựng chi tiết phục vụ lập dự toán quy định tại mục 1.2.1 Phụ lục IV của Thông tư 11/2021/TT-BXD. NĐ, TT về quản lý chi phí của BXD không quy định lấy tối thiểu bao nhiêu báo giá. Mục tiêu là để lấy đúng mặt bằng giá thị trường, khách quan, chống thất thoát, tham nhũng. Cứ lấy báo giá như nào phản ánh thực tế khách quan của thị trường là được. Tương tự như bạn khảo giá thị trường khi đi mua cái điện thoại, cái ti vi, xe máy, ô tô… - Điểm a khoản 2 Điều 11 của Thông tư 58/2016/TT-BTC (được sửa đổi, bổ sung bởi Thông tư 68/2022/TT-BTC) có quy định về lấy 3 báo giá. Mọi người thường tham khảo, vận dụng từ đây - để cố gắng chứng minh cho việc lấy thông tin lập - thẩm - duyệt chi phí là khách quan.

  3. Mar 2021
    1. Homology directed repair (HDR) assayEach variant was introduced into a HA-FLAG-tagged full-length PALB2 complementary DNA (cDNA) expression in the pOZC plasmid by site-directed mutagenesis using pfu turbo. Variants were verified by Sanger sequencing. Cotransfection of PALB2 expression constructs and the I-SceI expression plasmid into B400/DR-GFP reporter cells was performed at a 5:1 molar ratio using Xtremegene 9 transfection reagent (Roche). At least two independent clones containing each variant were analyzed in duplicate. PALB2 expression and transfection efficiency was verified by western blotting. Green fluorescence protein (GFP) expressing cells were quantified by fluorescence-activated cell sorting. Fold increases in GFP-positive cells, which are equivalent to HDR fold change, were normalized and rescaled relative to a 1:5 ratio derived from the p.Y551X pathogenic variant control and the wild-type PALB2 control.

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0003061 reporter protein

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0036938 tumor-derived cell line

      AssayDescription: Stable expression of wild type and variant PALB2 cDNA constructs in Trp53 and Palb2-null mouse cell line containing DR-GFP reporter; I-SceI endonuclease introduces a double-stranded break in the reporter construct and efficient repair results in GFP expression, which is detected by flow cytometry

      AssayReadOutDescription: Homology directed repair (HDR) activity fold change, measured as GFP-positive cells and normalized relative to wild type PALB2 (set to 5.0) and the p.Y551X truncating variant (set to 1.0).

      AssayRange: scaled score

      AssayNormalRange: >4.4

      AssayAbnormalRange: ≤1.7 for "deleterious" variants and ≤2.4 for "hypomorphic"variants

      AssayIndeterminateRange: >2.4-<4.4

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 7

      ValidationControlBenign: 4

      Replication: At least 2 independent clones per variant, each analyzed in duplicate

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Not reported

    2. Viability assayPALB2 variants were introduced into B400 cells using mCherry-pOZC expression vector and flow cytometry for Cherry-red was performed to select for cells expressing PALB2. Sorted cells were plated in 96-well plates and exposed to increasing amounts of Olaparib or cisplatin and incubated for a period of 5 days. Presto Blue (Invitrogen) was added and incubated for 1–2 hours before measuring fluorescence intensity on a Cytation 3 microplate reader (BioTek).

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0003009 cell viability assay

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0036938 tumor-derived cell line

      AssayDescription: Transient expression of wild type and variant mCherry-tagged PALB2 cDNA constructs in Trp53 and Palb2-null mouse cell line; exposure to increasing concentrations of cisplatin for 5 days induces interstrand-crosslink DNA damage; cell survival is determined by measuring fluorescence intensity after staining with a cell viability reagent.

      AssayReadOutDescription: Percent cell survival after treatment with cisplatin

      AssayRange: %

      AssayNormalRange: Cisplatin resistance levels comparable to that of cells expressing wild type PALB2; no numeric threshold given

      AssayAbnormalRange: Not reported

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Not reported

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 0

      ValidationControlBenign: 0

      Replication: Not reported

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Not reported

    3. Viability assayPALB2 variants were introduced into B400 cells using mCherry-pOZC expression vector and flow cytometry for Cherry-red was performed to select for cells expressing PALB2. Sorted cells were plated in 96-well plates and exposed to increasing amounts of Olaparib or cisplatin and incubated for a period of 5 days. Presto Blue (Invitrogen) was added and incubated for 1–2 hours before measuring fluorescence intensity on a Cytation 3 microplate reader (BioTek).

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0003009 cell viability assay

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0036938 tumor-derived cell line

      AssayDescription: Transient expression of wild type and variant mCherry-tagged PALB2 cDNA constructs in Trp53 and Palb2-null mouse cell line; exposure to increasing concentrations of PARP inhibitor Olaparib for 5 days inhibits end-joining mediated by PARP and sensitizes cells to DNA damage; cell survival is determined by measuring fluorescence intensity after staining with a cell viability reagent.

      AssayReadOutDescription: Percent cell survival after treatment with Olaparib

      AssayRange: %

      AssayNormalRange: Olaparib resistance levels comparable to that of cells expressing wild type PALB2; no numeric threshold given

      AssayAbnormalRange: Not reported

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Not reported

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 0

      ValidationControlBenign: 0

      Replication: Not reported

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Not reported

    4. ImmunofluorescenceLive cell imaging and microirradiation studies of HeLa cells transfected with peYFP-C1-PALB2 WT or variant constructs were carried out with a Leica TCS SP5 II confocal microscope. To monitor the recruitment of YFP-PALB2 to laser-induced DNA damage sites, cells were microirradiated in the nucleus for 200 ms using a 405-nm ultraviolet (UV) laser and imaged every 30 seconds for 15 minutes. Fluorescence intensity of YFP-PALB2 at DNA damage sites relative to an unirradiated nuclear area was quantified (Supplemental Materials). Cyclin A–positive HeLa cells treated with siCtrl and siRNA against PALB2 were complemented with wild-type and mutant FLAG-tagged PALB2 expression constructs, exposed to 2 Gy of γ-IR, incubated for 6 hours, and subjected to immunofluorescence for RAD51 foci. HeLa cells were fixed with 4% (w/v) paraformaldehyde for 10 minutes at room temperature, washed with tris-buffered saline (TBS), and fixed again with ice-cold methanol for 5 minutes at −20 °C. Cells were incubated for 1 hour at room temperature with the anti-RAD51 (1:7000, B-bridge International, 70-001) and anticyclin A (1:400, BD Biosciences, 611268), and incubated for 1 hour at room temperature with the Alexa Fluor 568 goat antirabbit (Invitrogen, A-11011) and Alexa Fluor 647 goat antimouse (Invitrogen, A-21235) secondary antibodies. Z-stack images were acquired on a Leica CTR 6000 microscope and the number of RAD51 foci per cyclin A–positive cells expressing the indicated YFP-PALB2 constructs was scored with Volocity software v6.0.1 (Perkin–Elmer Improvision). Results represent the mean (± SD) of three independent trials (n = 50 cells per condition). HEK293T cells transfected with PALB2 expression constructs were also subjected to immunofluorescence for PALB2 using the monoclonal anti-FLAG M2 antibody (Sigma) and the Alexa Fluor 568 goat antimouse (Life Technologies) secondary antibody.

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0000450 fluorescence microscopy

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0003684 HeLa cell

      AssayDescription: HeLa cells were treated with PALB2 siRNA and transfected with peYFP-PALB2 expressing PALB2 variants (or empty vector), followed by exposure to 2 Gy of γ-IR. Six hours after irradiation, cells were subjected to immunofluorescence for RAD51 foci (where foci formation serves as marker of normal DNA damage repair function).

      AssayReadOutDescription: The number of RAD51 foci per cyclin A-positive cells expressing the indicated YFP-PALB2 constructs.

      AssayRange: foci/cell

      AssayNormalRange: Not reported

      AssayAbnormalRange: Not reported

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Not reported

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 0

      ValidationControlBenign: 0

      Replication: Three independent experiments with 50 cells per condition

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn's multiple comparison post-test

    1. CRISPR-LMNA HDR assayU2OS were seeded in 6-well plates at 200 000 cells per well. Knockdown of PALB2 was performed 6–8 h later with 50 nM siRNA using Lipofectamine RNAiMAX (Invitrogen). Twenty-four hours post-transfection, 1.5 × 106 cells were pelleted for each condition and resuspended in 100 μL complete nucleofector solution (SE Cell Line 4D-Nucleofector™ X Kit, Lonza) to which 1μg of pCR2.1-mRuby2LMNAdonor, 1 μg of pX330-LMNAgRNA2, 1 μg of the peYFP-C1 empty vector or the indicated siRNA-resistant YFP-PALB2 construct, and 150 ρmol siRNA was added. Once transferred to a 100 ul Lonza certified cuvette, cells were transfected using the 4D-Nucleofector X-unit, program CM-104, resuspended in culture media and split into 2 60-mm dishes. One dish was harvested 24 h later for protein expression analysis as described above while cells from the other were trypsinised after 48 h for plating onto glass coverslips. Coverslips were fixed with 4% paraformaldehyde and cells analyzed for expression of mRuby2-LMNA (indicative of successful HR) by fluorescence microscopy (63×) a total of 72 h post-nucleofection. Data are represented as mean relative percentages ± SD of mRuby2-positive cells over the YFP-positive population from 3 independent experiments (total n >300 YFP-positive cells per condition).

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0003061 reporter protein

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0009454 U-2 OS cell

      AssayDescription: U2OS cells were treated with PALB2 siRNA and synchronized to G1/S phase by double thymidine block. Cells were then co-transfected with peYFP-PALB2 expressing PALB2 variants (or empty vector), pCR2.1-mRuby2LMNAdonor, and pX330-LMNAgRNA, which generates mRuby2-Lamin A/C fusion if HDR is successful.

      AssayReadOutDescription: Mean relative percentages of mRuby2-positive cells over the YFP-positive population relative to the wild type condition.

      AssayRange: %

      AssayNormalRange: Not reported

      AssayAbnormalRange: <40%

      AssayIndeterminateRange: 41%-77%

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 1

      ValidationControlBenign: 3

      Replication: Three independent experiments, each with n > 300 YFP-positive cells per condition

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: One-way ANOVA followed by Dunnett's post hoc analysis

    2. RAD51 foci assayHeLa cells were seeded on glass coverslips in 6-well plates at 225 000 cells per well. Knockdown of PALB2 was performed 18 h later with 50 nM PALB2 siRNA using Lipofectamine RNAiMAX (Invitrogen). After 5 h, cells were subjected to double thymidine block. Briefly, cells were treated with 2 mM thymidine for 18 h and release into fresh media for 9 h. Complementation using 800 ng of the peYFP-C1 empty vector or the indicated siRNA-resistant YFP-PALB2 construct was carried out with Lipofectamine 2000 during that release time. Then, cells were treated with 2 mM thymidine for 17 h and protected from light from this point on. After 2 h of release from the second block, cells were irradiated with 2 Gy and processed for immunofluorescence 4 h post-irradiation. Unless otherwise stated, all immunofluorescence dilutions were prepared in PBS and incubations performed at room temperature with intervening washes in PBS. Cell fixation was carried out by incubation with 4% paraformaldehyde for 10 min followed by 100% ice-cold methanol for 5 min at −20°C. This was succeeded by permeabilization in 0.2% Triton X-100 for 5 min and a quenching step using 0.1% sodium borohydride for 5 min. After blocking for 1 h in a solution containing 10% goat serum and 1% BSA, cells were incubated for 1 h with primary antibodies anti-RAD51 (1 :7000, B-bridge International, #70–001) and anti-cyclin A (1:400, BD Biosciences, #611268) diluted in 1% BSA. Secondary antibodies Alexa Fluor 568 goat anti-rabbit (Invitrogen, #A-11011) and Alexa Fluor 647 goat anti-mouse (Invitrogen, #A-21235) were diluted 1:1000 in 1% BSA and applied for 1 h. Nuclei were stained for 10 min with 1 μg/ml 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole (DAPI) prior to mounting onto slides with 90% glycerol containing 1 mg/ml paraphenylenediamine anti-fade reagent. Z-stack images were acquired on a Leica CTR 6000 microscope using a 63× oil immersion objective, then deconvolved and analyzed for RAD51 foci formation with Volocity software v6.0.1 (Perkin-Elmer Improvision). The number of RAD51 foci per cyclin A-positive cells expressing the indicated YFP-PALB2 constructs was scored using automatic spot counting by Volocity software and validated manually. Data from three independent trials (total n = 225 cells per condition) were analyzed for outliers using the ROUT method (Q = 1.0%) in GraphPad Prism v6.0 and the remaining were reported in a scatter dot plot. Intensity values, also provided by Volocity, of 500 RAD51 foci from a representative trial were normalized to the WT mean and reported in a scatter dot plot. Horizontal lines on the plots designate the mean values.

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0000450 fluorescence microscopy

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0003684 HeLa cell

      AssayDescription: HeLa cells were treated with PALB2 siRNA and synchronized to G1/S phase by double thymidine block. Cells were then transfected with peYFP-PALB2 expressing PALB2 variants (or empty vector) and irradiated with 2 Gy. Four hours after irradiation, cells were subjected to immunofluorescence for RAD51 foci (where foci formation serves as marker of normal DNA damage repair function).

      AssayReadOutDescription: The number of RAD51 foci per cyclin A-positive cells expressing the indicated YFP-PALB2 constructs was scored and presented as percentage change relative to the wild type mean RAD51 foci number per cell.

      AssayRange: %

      AssayNormalRange: Not reported

      AssayAbnormalRange: Not reported

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Not reported

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 1

      ValidationControlBenign: 3

      Replication: Three independent experiments, each with 225 cells per condition

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn's multiple comparison post-test

    3. Olaparib sensitivity assayFor the sensitivity assay in HeLa, 240 000 cells were seeded into one well of a six-well plate before being transfected 6–8 h later with 50 nM control or PALB2 siRNA using Lipofectamine RNAiMAX (Invitrogen). The next morning, cells were complemented with 800 ng of the peYFP-C1 empty vector or the indicated siRNA-resistant YFP-tagged PALB2 construct using Lipofectamine 2000 (Invitrogen) for 24 h and then seeded in triplicates into a Corning 3603 black-sided clear bottom 96-well microplate at a density of 3000 cells per well. The remaining cells were kept and stored at −80°C until processed for protein extraction and immunoblotting as described above. Once attached to the plate, cells were exposed to different concentrations of olaparib (Selleckchem, #S1060) ranging from 0 (DMSO) to 2.5 μM. After 3 days of treatment, nuclei were stained with Hoechst 33342 (Invitrogen) at 10 μg/ml in media for 45 min at 37°C. Images of entire wells were acquired at 4x with a Cytation 5 Cell Imaging Multi-Mode Reader followed by quantification of Hoechst-stained nuclei with the Gen5 Data Analysis Software v3.03 (BioTek Instruments). Cell viability was expressed as percentage of survival in olaparib-treated cells relative to vehicle (DMSO)-treated cells. Results represent the mean ± SD of at least 3 independent experiments, each performed in triplicate.

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0003009 cell viability assay

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0003684 HeLa cell

      AssayDescription: HeLa cells were treated with PALB2 siRNA followed by transfection peYFP-PALB2 expressing PALB2 variants (or empty vector) and exposed to olaparib (2.5 µM) for 3 days. Nuclei were stained with Hoechst 33342 and measured as an indicator of cell viability.

      AssayReadOutDescription: Cell viability expressed as percentage of survival in olaparib-treated cells relative to vehicle (DMSO)-treated cells

      AssayRange: %

      AssayNormalRange: Not reported

      AssayAbnormalRange: Not reported

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Not reported

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 1

      ValidationControlBenign: 3

      Replication: At least 3 independent experiments, each performed in triplicate

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Kruskal–Wallis test with Dunn's multiple comparison post-test

    1. To further assess the impact of the 5 selected VUS on PALB2, we examined whether they affected the accumulation of RAD51 at IR-induced DSBs by measuring the formation RAD51 foci.

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0000450 fluorescence microscopy

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0003684 HeLa cell

      AssayDescription: Transient expression of wild type and variant PALB2 cDNA constructs in HeLa cells following PALB2 siRNA knockdown; exposure ionizing radiation induces DNA damage; RAD51 foci formation is measured by immunofluorescence microscopy 4 h after irradiation

      AssayReadOutDescription: Number of RAD51 foci per S-phase cell (determined by cyclin A detection)

      AssayRange: foci/cell

      AssayNormalRange: RAD51 foci numbers comparable to that of cells expressing wild type PALB2; no numeric threshold given

      AssayAbnormalRange: RAD51 foci numbers comparable to that of cells expressing empty vector; no numeric threshold given

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Not reported

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 0

      ValidationControlBenign: 0

      Replication: 3 independent experiments

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Not reported

    2. analyzed several PALB2 variants in their response to the ICL-inducing agent cisplatin

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0002805 cell proliferation assay

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0037317 mouse embryonic stem cell line

      AssayDescription: Stable expression of wild type and variant PALB2 cDNA constructs in Trp53 and Palb2-null mouse cell line containing DR-GFP reporter; exposure to cisplatin for 48 h induces interstrand-crosslink DNA damage; cell survival is measured by FACS 24 h after cisplatin washout

      AssayReadOutDescription: Relative resistance to cisplatin represented as cell survival relative to wild type, which was set to 100%

      AssayRange: %

      AssayNormalRange: Cisplatin resistance levels comparable to that of cells expressing wild type PALB2; no numeric threshold given

      AssayAbnormalRange: Cisplatin resistance levels comparable to that of cells expressing empty vector; no numeric threshold given

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Not reported

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 2

      ValidationControlBenign: 2

      Replication: 2 independent experiments

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Not reported

    3. sensitivity to PARPi treatment using a cellular proliferation assay

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0002805 cell proliferation assay

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0037317 mouse embryonic stem cell line

      AssayDescription: Stable expression of wild type and variant PALB2 cDNA constructs in Trp53 and Palb2-null mouse cell line containing DR-GFP reporter; exposure to PARP inhibitor Olaparib for 48 h inhibits end-joining mediated by PARP and sensitizes cells to DNA damage; cell survival is measured by FACS 24 h after Olaparib washout

      AssayReadOutDescription: Relative resistance to PARPi represented as cell survival relative to wild type, which was set to 100%

      AssayRange: %

      AssayNormalRange: PARPi resistance levels comparable to that of cells expressing wild type PALB2; no numeric threshold given

      AssayAbnormalRange: PARPi resistance levels ≤30% of wild type

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Not reported

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 12

      ValidationControlBenign: 9

      Replication: 2 independent experiments

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Not reported

    4. A cell-based functional assay for PALB2 variants

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0003061 reporter protein

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0037317 mouse embryonic stem cell line

      AssayDescription: Stable expression of wild type and variant PALB2 cDNA constructs in Trp53 and Palb2-null mouse cell line containing DR-GFP reporter; I-SceI endonuclease introduces a double-stranded break in the reporter construct and efficient repair results in GFP expression, which is detected by flow cytometry

      AssayReadOutDescription: Relative homologous recombination (HR) efficiency represented as mean percentages of GFP-positive cells among the mCherry-positive cells relative to wild type, which was set to 100%

      AssayRange: %

      AssayNormalRange: HR levels comparable to that of cells expressing wild type PALB2; no numeric threshold given

      AssayAbnormalRange: HR levels ≤40% of wild type

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Not reported

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 12

      ValidationControlBenign: 9

      Replication: 2 independent experiments

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Not reported

    1. Automated Patch ClampingCells were patch clamped with the SyncroPatch 384PE automated patch clamping device (Nanion). To prepare cells for patch clamping, cells were washed in PBS, treated with Accutase (Millipore-Sigma) for 3 min at 37°C, then recovered in CHO-S-serum free media (GIBCO). Cells were pelleted and resuspended in divalent-free reference solution (DVF) at ∼200,000–400,000 cells/mL. DVF contained (mM) NaCl 140, KCl 4, alpha-D(+)-glucose 5, HEPES 10 (pH 7.4) adjusted with NaOH. Cells were then added to a medium resistance (4–6 MΩ) 384-well recording chamber with 1 patch aperture per well (NPC-384, Nanion), which contained DVF and internal solution: CsCl 10, NaCl 10, CsF 110, EGTA 10, HEPES 10 (pH 7.2) adjusted with CsOH. Next, to enhance seal resistance, 50% of the DVF was exchanged with a calcium-containing seal enhancing solution: NaCl 80, NMDG 60, KCl 4, MgCl2 1, CaCl2 10, alpha-D(+)-glucose 5, HEPES 10 (pH 7.4) adjusted with HCl. The cells were washed three times in external recording solution: NaCl 80, NMDG 60, KCl 4, MgCl2 1, CaCl2 2, alpha-D(+)-glucose 5, HEPES 10 (pH 7.4) adjusted with HCl. Currents elicited in response to activation, inactivation, and recovery from inactivation protocols were then recorded (Figure S2). A late current measurement was captured every 5 s. After 1 min, 50% of the external solution was exchanged with external solution containing 200 μM tetracaine hydrochloride (Sigma; effective concentration 100 μM tetracaine). After tetracaine addition, late current measurements were obtained every 5 s for 1 additional minute. At least 10 cells expressing wild-type SCN5A were included for comparison in each SyncroPatch experiment (Figure 1), and at least 2 independent transfections and at least 10 replicate cells were studied per mutant. Recordings were performed at room temperature.We also conducted experiments to assess the effects of incubation at low temperature or mexiletine (a sodium channel blocker), interventions reported to increase cell surface expression of mistrafficked channels.27Clatot J. Ziyadeh-Isleem A. Maugenre S. Denjoy I. Liu H. Dilanian G. Hatem S.N. Deschênes I. Coulombe A. Guicheney P. Neyroud N. Dominant-negative effect of SCN5A N-terminal mutations through the interaction of Na(v)1.5 α-subunits.Cardiovasc. Res. 2012; 96: 53-63Crossref PubMed Scopus (62) Google Scholar,  28Makiyama T. Akao M. Tsuji K. Doi T. Ohno S. Takenaka K. Kobori A. Ninomiya T. Yoshida H. Takano M. et al.High risk for bradyarrhythmic complications in patients with Brugada syndrome caused by SCN5A gene mutations.J. Am. Coll. Cardiol. 2005; 46: 2100-2106Crossref PubMed Scopus (99) Google Scholar,  29Pfahnl A.E. Viswanathan P.C. Weiss R. Shang L.L. Sanyal S. Shusterman V. Kornblit C. London B. Dudley Jr., S.C. A sodium channel pore mutation causing Brugada syndrome.Heart Rhythm. 2007; 4: 46-53Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (49) Google Scholar,  30Valdivia C.R. Ackerman M.J. Tester D.J. Wada T. McCormack J. Ye B. Makielski J.C. A novel SCN5A arrhythmia mutation, M1766L, with expression defect rescued by mexiletine.Cardiovasc. Res. 2002; 55: 279-289Crossref PubMed Scopus (77) Google Scholar,  31Valdivia C.R. Tester D.J. Rok B.A. Porter C.B. Munger T.M. Jahangir A. Makielski J.C. Ackerman M.J. A trafficking defective, Brugada syndrome-causing SCN5A mutation rescued by drugs.Cardiovasc. Res. 2004; 62: 53-62Crossref PubMed Scopus (106) Google Scholar For these experiments, cells stably expressing loss-of-function variants were generated as described above. The cells were incubated for 24 h at 30°C, or at 37°C with or without 500 μM mexiletine hydrochloride (Sigma), washed with HEK media, and were patch clamped as described above.

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0000062 patch clamp

      AssayMaterialUsed: CLO:0037237 HEK293-derived cell

      AssayDescription: HEK293T-derived cells stably expressing wild type or variant SCN5A were patch clamped and currents elicited in response to activation, inactivation, and recovery from inactivation were recorded, as well as late current measurements.

      AssayReadOutDescription: Peak current density relative to wild type, which was set to 100%

      AssayRange: %

      AssayNormalRange: Peak current density 75-125% of wild type

      AssayAbnormalRange: Peak current density 10-50% of wildtype

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Peak current density 50-75% of wildtype

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 0

      ValidationControlBenign: 10

      Replication: At least 2 independent transfections and at least 10 replicate cells per variant (see ReplicateCount in FunctionalAssayResult annotations for each variant).

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Two-tailed t tests or two-tailed Mann-Whitney U tests were used to compare variant parameters between groups of variants, while differences in dispersion between groups were tested with Levene’s test.

    1. We then applied the p53 functional assay on blood samples sent to our laboratory for TP53 molecular analysis (NGS screening of the 11 exons complemented by QMPSF). Molecular and functional analyses were performed in parallel, in double blind conditions.

      AssayGeneralClass: BAOCL:20:0010044 targeted transcriptional assay

      AssayMaterialUsed: CL:2000001 peripheral blood mononuclear cell from patients

      AssayDescription: Comparative transcriptomic analysis using reverse transcription to compare peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with wild type or pathogenic TP53 variants in the context of genotoxic stress induced by doxorubicin treatment. Ten biomarkers corresponding to p53 targets were measured to determine a functionality score.

      AdditionalDocument: PMID: 23172776

      AssayReadOutDescription: In the treated condition, the peak height of each of the 10 p53 target genes was measured and divided by the sum of the heights of the three control genes. This value was then divided by the same ratio calculated in the untreated condition. In the assay, the mean of the 10 values defines the p53 functionality score. The final p53 functionality score is the mean of the scores obtained in RT-MLPA and RT-QMPSF assays.

      AssayRange: An arbitrary functionality score was calculated from the induction score of the 10 p53 targets.

      AssayNormalRange: >7.5

      AssayAbnormalRange: <5.5

      AssayIndeterminateRange: Between 5.5 and 7.5 is associated with an intermediate effect.

      AssayNormalControl: wild type TP53

      AssayAbnormalControl: LFS patient cells

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 8 individuals had seven distinct TP53 variants which could be considered as likely pathogenic or pathogenic based on their ClinVar classification or their truncating nature.

      ValidationControlBenign: 51 individuals had no detectable germline TP53 variant

      Replication: at least two wells were seeded per patient (treated and untreated) and duplicates or triplicates were performed whenever possible.

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Differentially expressed genes between doxorubicin-treated and untreated cells were arbitrarily defined using, as filters, a P<0.01 and fold-change cutoffs >2 or <2, for up and down regulation, respectively. The resultant signal information was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA, P= 0.001), assuming normality but not equal variances with a Benjamani–Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons using three groups: controls, null, and missense mutations.

      SignificanceThreshold: P=0.001

      Comment: statistical analysis and P value from previous publication.

    2. We then applied the p53 functional assay on blood samples sent to our laboratory for TP53 molecular analysis (NGS screening of the 11 exons complemented by QMPSF). Molecular and functional analyses were performed in parallel, in double blind conditions.

      AssayGeneralClass: BAOCL:20:0010044 targeted transcriptional assay

      AssayMaterialUsed: CL:2000001 peripheral blood mononuclear cell from patients

      AssayDescription: Comparative transcriptomic analysis using reverse transcription to compare peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with wild type or pathogenic TP53 variants in the context of genotoxic stress induced by doxorubicin treatment. p53 RNA levels were evaluated and expressed as a percentage of the mean levels obtained for the three wild-type TP53 individuals.

      AdditionalDocument: PMID: 23172776

      AssayReadOutDescription: The p53 mRNA levels were expressed as a ratio of the normal values obtained for 3 TP53 wild-type control individuals.

      AssayRange: UO:0000187 the p53 RNA levels were evaluated and expressed as a percentage of the mean levels obtained for three wild-type TP53 individuals.

      AssayNormalRange: >65%

      AssayAbnormalRange: <65%

      AssayIndeterminateRange: N/A

      AssayNormalControl: wild type TP53

      AssayAbnormalControl: LFS patient cells

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 8 individuals had seven distinct TP53 variants which could be considered as likely pathogenic or pathogenic based on their ClinVar classification or their truncating nature.

      ValidationControlBenign: 51 individuals had no detectable germline TP53 variant

      Replication: at least two wells were seeded per patient (treated and untreated) and duplicates or triplicates were performed whenever possible.

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Differentially expressed genes between doxorubicin-treated and untreated cells were arbitrarily defined using, as filters, a P<0.01 and fold-change cutoffs >2 or <2, for up and down regulation, respectively. The resultant signal information was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA, P= 0.001), assuming normality but not equal variances with a Benjamani–Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons using three groups: controls, null, and missense mutations.

      SignificanceThreshold: P=0.001

      Comment: statistical analysis and P value from previous publication.

    3. This new quantitative assay, based on both RT-QMPSF and RT-MLPA, was first validated on 31 lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from patients with LFS harbouring different germline heterozygous TP53 variants

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0010044 targeted transcriptional assay

      AssayMaterialUsed: BTO:0000773 lymphoblastoid cell line derived from control individuals or individuals with germline TP53 variants

      AssayDescription: Comparative transcriptomic analysis using RNA-Seq to compare EBV cell lines of wild type and pathogenic TP53 in the context of genotoxic stress induced by doxorubicin treatment. p53 RNA levels were evaluated and expressed as a percentage of the mean levels obtained for the three wild-type TP53 individuals.

      AdditionalDocument: PMID: 23172776

      AssayReadOutDescription: The p53 mRNA levels were expressed as a ratio of the normal values obtained for 3 TP53 wild-type control individuals.

      AssayRange: UO:0000187 the p53 RNA levels were evaluated and expressed as a percentage of the mean levels obtained for three wild-type TP53 individuals.

      AssayNormalRange: N/A

      AssayAbnormalRange: N/A

      AssayIndeterminateRange: N/A

      AssayNormalControl: wild type TP53

      AssayAbnormalControl: LFS patient cells

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 8 Individuals with dominant-negative TP53 missense variants, 10 Individuals with null TP53 variants, and 13 Individuals with other TP53 missense variants

      ValidationControlBenign: 3 patients with wild type TP53

      Replication: experiments were performed in triplicates.

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Differentially expressed genes between doxorubicin-treated and untreated cells were arbitrarily defined using, as filters, a P<0.01 and fold-change cutoffs >2 or <2, for up and down regulation, respectively. The resultant signal information was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA, P= 0.001), assuming normality but not equal variances with a Benjamani–Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons using three groups: controls, null, and missense mutations.

      SignificanceThreshold: P=0.001

      Comment: statistical analysis and P value from previous publication.

    4. This new quantitative assay, based on both RT-QMPSF and RT-MLPA, was first validated on 31 lymphoblastoid cell lines derived from patients with LFS harbouring different germline heterozygous TP53 variants

      AssayGeneralClass: BAO:0010044 targeted transcriptional assay

      AssayMaterialUsed: BTO:0000773 lymphoblastoid cell line derived from control individuals or individuals with germline TP53 variants

      AssayDescription: Comparative transcriptomic analysis using RNA-Seq to compare EBV cell lines of wild type and pathogenic TP53 in the context of genotoxic stress induced by doxorubicin treatment. 10 biomarkers corresponding to p53 targets were measured to determine a functionality score.

      AdditionalDocument: PMID: 23172776

      AssayReadOutDescription: In the treated condition, the peak height of each of the 10  p53 target genes was measured and divided by the sum of the heights of the three control genes. This value was then divided by the same ratio calculated in the untreated condition. In the assay, the mean of the 10 values defines the p53 functionality score. The final p53 functionality score is the mean of the scores obtained in RT-MLPA and RT-QMPSF assays.

      AssayRange: An arbitrary functionality score was calculated from the induction score of the 10 p53 targets.

      AssayNormalRange: N/A

      AssayAbnormalRange: N/A

      AssayIndeterminateRange: N/A

      AssayNormalControl: wild type TP53

      AssayAbnormalControl: LFS patient cells

      ValidationControlPathogenic: 8 Individuals with dominant-negative TP53 missense variants, 10 Individuals with null TP53 variants, and 13 Individuals with other TP53 missense variants

      ValidationControlBenign: 3 patients with wild type TP53

      Replication: experiments were performed in triplicates.

      StatisticalAnalysisDescription: Differentially expressed genes between doxorubicin-treated and untreated cells were arbitrarily defined using, as filters, a P<0.01 and fold-change cutoffs >2 or <2, for up and down regulation, respectively. The resultant signal information was analyzed using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA, P= 0.001), assuming normality but not equal variances with a Benjamani–Hochberg correction for multiple comparisons using three groups: controls, null, and missense mutations.

      SignificanceThreshold: P=0.001

      Comment: statistical analysis and P value from previous publication.

  4. Sep 2017
    1. Mr. President, Friends and Fellow Citizens:

      Do 'friends' and 'fellow citizens' mean the same group of people?

    2. There are forces in operation, which must inevitably work the downfall of slavery

      The Emancipation Proclamation was issued in 1863, not long after this speech

    3. These men were generally well dressed men, and very captivating in their manners. Ever ready to drink, to treat, and to gamble.

      Slave traders obtained huge profits at that time. Interstate slave traders received a wage greater than that of an alternative profession in skilled mechanical trades (e.g. regular merchants).

    4. American slave-trade

      Domestic slave trade in the U.S.: due to the explosive increase of cotton cultivation in the Deep South, demand for slave labor had also increased; as a result, millions of slaves were forced to migrate and domestic slave trade had become a major economic activity in the country until the 1860s.

    5. What, to the American slave, is your 4th of July?

      Irony

    6. I will not equivocate; I will not excuse;

      Quoted from the famous American abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison's "To the Public", published in The Liberator in 1831. Full sentence: "I am in earnest -- I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- AND I WILL BE HEARD."

      https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2928t.html

    7. My subject, then fellow-citizens, is AMERICAN SLAVERY.

      Some people are still suffering from cruel slavery, while the others are submerged in merriment from their national celebration - Douglass points out this ironic fact and condemns the falsehood of 'liberty'

    8. a nation whose crimes, lowering up to heaven, were thrown down by the breath of the Almighty, burying that nation in irrecoverable ruin

      Is he referring to the Tower of Babylon...? If so, how is it parallel?

    9. The sunlight that brought life and healing to you, has brought stripes and death to me.

      Slaves being tortured in southern plantations

    10. Need I remind you that a similar thing is being done all over this country to-day? Need I tell you that the Jews are not the only people who built the tombs of the prophets, and garnished the sepulchres of the righteous? Washington could not die till he had broken the chains of his slaves. Yet his monument is built up by the price of human blood, and the traders in the bodies and souls of men shout — “We have Washington to our father.” — Alas! that it should be so; yet so it is.

      Here Douglass is introducing the main topic of his speech, as reflected in the title.

    11. This home government, you know, although a considerable distance from your home, did, in the exercise of its parental prerogatives, impose upon its colonial children, such restraints, burdens and limitations, as, in its mature judgment, it deemed wise, right and proper.

      Do such 'restraints, burdens and limitations' refer to the prejudices American people hold against slaves, etc.?

    1. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.

      George III's intention was to continue the war between America and Britain (although opposed by his ministers): "keep the rebels harassed, anxious, and poor, until the day when, by a natural and inevitable process, discontent and disappointment were converted into penitence and remorse"

    2. Tyrant

      [Oppressive government that employs cruel and unjust use of power and authority] Struggle against tyranny seems to be the theme for most, if not all, revolutionary wars. Does it mean that tyranny to an extreme extent result in rebellion in the name of the people?

    3. For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent:

      In order to maintain its monopoly profit, Britain imposed heavy taxes on its colonies - also one of the major and most direct reasons that caused the American Revolution

    4. He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.

      Do the civilian militias today in the U.S. qualify?

    5. Declaration of Independence

      A statement of American independence from British rule, drafted by a committee from the Second Continental Congress (the thirteen states)

  5. Aug 2017
    1. GS Ngô Bảo Châu nói rằng, với cá nhân ông đó chính là cách tiếp cận vấn đề một cách tích cực. Khi đã có đích đến thì phải nhẫn nại đi đến đích với tính kỹ luật cao
    2. Phải thường xuyên tự đổi mới mình
    3. Để truyền lửa cho người khác, mình cần nói đúng suy nghĩ, tâm can của mình, sự thành thật của mình. Chỉ có sự thành thật của mình mới chinh phục được trái tim và khối óc của người khác

      Thật thâm thúy