positive and negative specimens were tested in a random order, and each specimen was tested on a new chip to avoid cross contamination. The 146 samples selected for testing with the microfluidic assay were not chosen with regard to viral load or any other parameter. Previously unthawed aliquots were preferentially used to reduce potential viral degradation in the sample. The concentration and product size of microfluidic assay PCR products from all specimens was analyzed by gel capillary electrophoresis on a 2100 Bioanalyzer with the High Sensitivity DNA Kit. The correct product size was also confirmed for all positive samples by 12% PAGE. Every PubMed ID:http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22189963 10th negative sample from each week was verified as negative by 12% PAGE. Every 10th positive sample was sequenced to verify the product sequence as the correct fragment of the M1 gene of influenza A. The PCR products were cleaned up with ExoSAP-ItH and then sequenced using PCR primers. Sequences from the chip amplicons were analyzed by standard methods. Briefly, all GenBank influenza type A M1 gene sequences from 20082010, from humans 
in North America were retrieved from the Influenza Virus Resource database at the National Center for Biotechnology Information . The sequences were aligned using ClustalX using the M1 sequence of influenza A/PR/8/34 as the reference. Supporting Information Statistical Analysis A total of 73 influenza A positive patient specimens and 73 influenza A negative patient specimens were selected from the Acknowledgments The authors thank Dr. Stephen Lindstrom and Dr. LaShondra Berman of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for helpful discussions.
Sterol regulatory element binding proteins are the predominant transcription factors controlling the synthesis of cholesterol and fatty acids in liver. The family of SREBPs encompasses essentially two isoforms, SREBP1 and SREBP2, encoded by the corresponding genes SREBF-1 and SREBF-2. In contrast to SREBF2, SREBF1 is transcribed into two major splice variants, SREBP-1a and SREBP-1c, differing in the first exon of the mature protein. Several lines of evidence indicate that SREBP2 is the master regulator of cholesterol synthesis, whereas the isoform SREBP1c controls the synthesis of fatty acids and is unique in the SREBP family in the regulation of lipogenesis by carbohydrates. However, the isoform SREBP1a can control both pathways of lipid synthesis to a main degree. The different functions for the RU 58841 site SREBP-1 isoforms are mainly thought to be casued by the different length of the N-terminal transactivation domain. Whereas this domain of SREBP-2 and SREBP-1a has a comparable length the respective N-Terminal domain of SREBP-1c is much shorter and a much weaker transcriptional activator.. So SREBP-1a, -1c and-2 may have different specifics to the members of the family of binding and integrator proteins. Whereas SREBP-1a and -2 is active to a similar degree on genes with a promoter with the classical sre-1element SREBP-1c is not. On the other hand SREBP-1a and SREBP-1c act comparable on genes with a promoter containing E-box element, but not SREBP-2. Furthermore the SREBP-1 isoforms differ in the expresson levels, e.g. transcripts of SREBP-1c are approximately 10 fold higher abundant in liver as SREBP-1a. SREBP-1c is thought to be a basal transcription factor and SREBP-1a that has a much stronger transactivation activity is thought to be responsible for regulation upon physiological demands. One essential feature of SREBPs i
