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Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

EducationHaifa, Israel
About: Technion – Israel Institute of Technology is a education organization based out in Haifa, Israel. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Upper and lower bounds. The organization has 31714 authors who have published 79377 publications receiving 2603976 citations. The organization is also known as: Technion Israel Institute of Technology & Ṭekhniyon, Makhon ṭekhnologi le-Yiśraʼel.


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01 Jan 2010-Database
TL;DR: A key focus is on gene-set analyses, which leverage GeneCards’ unique wealth of combinatorial annotations, which address a host of applications, including microarray data analysis, cross-database annotation mapping and gene-disorder associations for drug targeting.
Abstract: GeneCards (www.genecards.org) is a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of annotative information about human genes, widely used for nearly 15 years. Its gene-centric content is automatically mined and integrated from over 80 digital sources, resulting in a web-based deep-linked card for each of >73,000 human gene entries, encompassing the following categories: protein coding, pseudogene, RNA gene, genetic locus, cluster and uncategorized. We now introduce GeneCards Version 3, featuring a speedy and sophisticated search engine and a revamped, technologically enabling infrastructure, catering to the expanding needs of biomedical researchers. A key focus is on gene-set analyses, which leverage GeneCards' unique wealth of combinatorial annotations. These include the GeneALaCart batch query facility, which tabulates user-selected annotations for multiple genes and GeneDecks, which identifies similar genes with shared annotations, and finds set-shared annotations by descriptor enrichment analysis. Such set-centric features address a host of applications, including microarray data analysis, cross-database annotation mapping and gene-disorder associations for drug targeting. We highlight the new Version 3 database architecture, its multi-faceted search engine, and its semi-automated quality assurance system. Data enhancements include an expanded visualization of gene expression patterns in normal and cancer tissues, an integrated alternative splicing pattern display, and augmented multi-source SNPs and pathways sections. GeneCards now provides direct links to gene-related research reagents such as antibodies, recombinant proteins, DNA clones and inhibitory RNAs and features gene-related drugs and compounds lists. We also portray the GeneCards Inferred Functionality Score annotation landscape tool for scoring a gene's functional information status. Finally, we delineate examples of applications and collaborations that have benefited from the GeneCards suite. Database URL: www.genecards.org.

1,182 citations

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TL;DR: A hybrid method combining the simplicity of theML and the incorporation of nonellipsoid constraints is presented, giving improved restoration performance, compared with the ML and the POCS approaches.
Abstract: The three main tools in the single image restoration theory are the maximum likelihood (ML) estimator, the maximum a posteriori probability (MAP) estimator, and the set theoretic approach using projection onto convex sets (POCS). This paper utilizes the above known tools to propose a unified methodology toward the more complicated problem of superresolution restoration. In the superresolution restoration problem, an improved resolution image is restored from several geometrically warped, blurred, noisy and downsampled measured images. The superresolution restoration problem is modeled and analyzed from the ML, the MAP, and POCS points of view, yielding a generalization of the known superresolution restoration methods. The proposed restoration approach is general but assumes explicit knowledge of the linear space- and time-variant blur, the (additive Gaussian) noise, the different measured resolutions, and the (smooth) motion characteristics. A hybrid method combining the simplicity of the ML and the incorporation of nonellipsoid constraints is presented, giving improved restoration performance, compared with the ML and the POCS approaches. The hybrid method is shown to converge to the unique optimal solution of a new definition of the optimization problem. Superresolution restoration from motionless measurements is also discussed. Simulations demonstrate the power of the proposed methodology.

1,174 citations

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TL;DR: This work evaluates claims and some counter-claims made about the physiological importance of these enzymes and the potential of their inhibitors in the light of what the authors know, and still have to learn, of the structure, function and genetics of the monoamine oxidases and the disparate actions of their inhibitor.
Abstract: Monoamine oxidase inhibitors were among the first antidepressants to be discovered and have long been used as such. It now seems that many of these agents might have therapeutic value in several common neurodegenerative conditions, independently of their inhibition of monoamine oxidase activity. However, many claims and some counter-claims have been made about the physiological importance of these enzymes and the potential of their inhibitors. We evaluate these arguments in the light of what we know, and still have to learn, of the structure, function and genetics of the monoamine oxidases and the disparate actions of their inhibitors.

1,173 citations

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TL;DR: It is concluded that HDL-associated PON possesses peroxidase-like activity that can contribute to the protective effect of PON against lipoprotein oxidation, and may be a major contributor to the antiatherogenicity of this lipop Protein.
Abstract: HDL levels are inversely related to the risk of developing atherosclerosis. In serum, paraoxonase (PON) is associated with HDL, and was shown to inhibit LDL oxidation. Whether PON also protects HDL from oxidation is un- known, and was determined in the present study. In hu- mans, we found serum HDL PON activity and HDL sus- ceptibility to oxidation to be inversely correlated ( r 2 5 0.77, n 5 15). Supplementing human HDL with purified PON in- hibited copper-induced HDL oxidation in a concentration- dependent manner. Adding PON to HDL prolonged the ox- idation lag phase and reduced HDL peroxide and aldehyde formation by up to 95%. This inhibitory effect was most pronounced when PON was added before oxidation initia- tion. When purified PON was added to whole serum, essen- tially all of it became HDL-associated. The PON-enriched HDL was more resistant to copper ion-induced oxidation than was control HDL. Compared with control HDL, HDL from PON-treated serum showed a 66% prolongation in the lag phase of its oxidation, and up to a 40% reduction in per- oxide and aldehyde content. In contrast, in the presence of various PON inhibitors, HDL oxidation induced by either copper ions or by a free radical generating system was markedly enhanced. As PON inhibited HDL oxidation, two major functions of HDL were assessed: macrophage choles- terol efflux, and LDL protection from oxidation. Compared with oxidized untreated HDL, oxidized PON-treated HDL caused a 45% increase in cellular cholesterol efflux from J-774 A.1 macrophages. Both HDL-associated PON and purified PON were potent inhibitors of LDL oxidation. Searching for a possible mechanism for PON-induced inhibition of HDL oxidation revealed PON (2 paraoxonase U/ml)-mediated hydrolysis of lipid peroxides (by 19%) and of cholesteryl linoleate hydroperoxides (by 90%) in oxidized HDL. HDL-associated PON, as well as purified PON, were also able to substantially hydrolyze (up to 25%) hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2 ), a major reactive oxygen species produced under oxidative stress during atherogenesis. Finally, we an- alyzed serum PON activity in the atherosclerotic apolipo- protein E-deficient mice during aging and development of atherosclerotic lesions. With age, serum lipid peroxidation and lesion size increased, whereas serum PON activity de- creased. We thus conclude that HDL-associated PON possesses peroxidase-like activity that can contribute to the protective effect of PON against lipoprotein oxidation. The presence of PON in HDL may thus be a major contributor to the anti- atherogenicity of this lipoprotein. ( J. Clin. Invest. 1998. 101: 1581-1590.) Key words: paraoxonaseHDLLDLlipid peroxidationapolipoprotein E deficient mice

1,167 citations

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TL;DR: It is shown that CEL-Seq gives more reproducible, linear, and sensitive results than a PCR-based amplification method, and will be useful for transcriptomic analyses of complex tissues containing populations of diverse cell types.

1,166 citations


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NameH-indexPapersCitations
Robert Langer2812324326306
Nicholas G. Martin1921770161952
Tobin J. Marks1591621111604
Grant W. Montgomery157926108118
David Eisenberg156697112460
David J. Mooney15669594172
Dirk Inzé14964774468
Jerrold M. Olefsky14359577356
Joseph J.Y. Sung142124092035
Deborah Estrin135562106177
Bruce Yabsley133119184889
Jerry W. Shay13363974774
Richard N. Bergman13047791718
Shlomit Tarem129130686919
Allen Mincer129104080059
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No. of papers from the Institution in previous years
YearPapers
2023147
2022390
20213,397
20203,526
20193,273
20183,131