HEPARANASE FACILITATES CELL ADHESION AND SPREADING BY CLUSTERING OF CELL SURFACE HEPARAN SULFATE PROTEOGLYCANS.

Heparanase facilitates cell adhesion and spreading by clustering of cell surface heparan sulfate proteoglycans.

Heparanase is a heparan sulfate (HS) degrading endoglycosidase participating in Ginger Jar extracellular matrix degradation and remodeling.Apart of its well characterized enzymatic activity, heparanase was noted to exert also enzymatic-independent functions.Non-enzymatic activities of heparanase include enhanced adhesion of tumor-derived cells and

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Investigating the shelf life of disposable soft contact lenses

Numerous studies have been done to scrutinize the sterility and/or efficacy of contact lens solutions1-3, Daily Living contact lens storage cases4-6 and soft contact lenses (SCLs) 7-10.To the best of our knowledge, a paucity of research regarding the sterility or efficacy of expired SCLs that are in sealed packages exists.One may question the need

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Seismic hazard due to fluid injections

Earthquakes can be induced by natural and anthropogenic processes involving the injection or migration of fluids within rock formations.A variety of field observations has led to the formulation of three different and Vacuum Dust Bags apparently contradicting paradigms in the estimation of the seismic hazard associated with fluid injections.We intr

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