OBJECTIVE: Osteoarthritic (OA) cartilage degeneration and cartilage destruction in
rheumatoid arthritis depends significantly on enzymatic degradation of cartilage proteoglycan …

Peptidyl‐prolyl cis/trans isomerases (PPIases) catalyze the isomerization of prolyl peptide
bonds. Distinct families of this class of enzymes are involved in protein folding in vitro, …

The immunosuppressive effects of the fungal metabolite cyclosporin A (CsA) are mediated
primarily by binding to cyclophilins (Cyps). The resulting CsA–Cyp complex inhibits the Ca 2+ …

The trigger factor is associated with bacterial ribosomes and catalyzes proline-limited protein
folding reactions. Its folding activity is very high and conserved in evolution, as shown for …

Objective. Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) has been reported to be present in articular
cartilage and to be a potentially important inducing factor of anabolic and catabolic activity in …

Intramolecular electron transfer in azurin in water and deuterium oxide has been studied over
a broad temperature range. The kinetic deuterium isotope effect, k H /k D , is smaller than …

This article investigates grammatical features of Cité Duits, a moribund in-group coalminers’
language spoken in the town of Eisden in Belgian Limburg. Based on audio data from eight …

This paper presents an approach for rapid, label-free, multiplexed detection of biomarkers
using an array of RF MEMS shunt capacitors. We have demonstrated two parallel modes of …

… We are grateful for the expert technical assistance by Susanne Fickenscher and Olga
Reimer and Anja Pecht for performing the Western blot analysis. We thank Dr. A. …

Author index Page 1 AUTHOR INDEX Name Page A Albadvi 1312 A Bjlint 525 A Bjlint 889
A Bog 586 A Zeier 586 ACM Fong SMIEEE 341 Abderrahman El Mhamedi 879 Aibing Ning …