i am abundantly expressed in tumor cells!

for those of the non-scientific nature: a ligand is a molecule that binds to a receptor/protein (this here blog is gonna learn you something)

Murine/Rat Cytokine/Growth Factor/Chemokines Sample Spec sheets (subject to change without notice):
DATA SHEET: APRIL (a proliferation-inducing Ligand), also known as TNFSF13, is a type II membrane protein belonging to the TNF Ligand family. Although low levels of APRIL are found in normal tissues, it is abundantly expressed in tumor cells. ( everything past this point is can be read as blah blah so and so blah ......it's just cut and paste people. cut and paste......Recombinant soluble APRIL stimulates proliferation in Raji B cells, Jurkat T cells and MCF-7 carcinoma cells. Both APRIL and BAFF (BLyS) mediate their distinct biological roles through two receptors, TACI and BCMA. This Recombinant Murine APRIL is a soluble 21.9 kDa protein, consisting of 192 amino acid residues.)

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updates with she leggett:
* a whole lotta crafting was going down at t-vegas last night. so many sweets that the hubs came home with a bellyache.

* our senior composite pictures were taken this week. these are the pictures that will hang in the halls of the vet school FOREVER and, let me tell you, this is not a good thing for me.
at least someone will get a good laugh

* i found some of my papers and things from my high school a.p english class. also good for a laugh. there are poems, yesiree. i may post one for you lucky people.

* my first dentist appointment is tomorrow. yay

* i'm not very good at ping pong

* exactly 28days until clinics start/i become known widely as the bumbling idiot that i am. sigh.

* i have old lady hands but herschel seems to like old men... it's a dilemma




it was love at first sight.....




for herschel