Correction, vol. 8, no. 12. (News & Notes).In the article "Induction of Inflammation by West Nile virus West Nile virus, microorganism and the infection resulting from it, which typically produces no symptoms or a flulike condition. The virus is a flavivirus and is related to a number of viruses that cause encephalitis. Capsid capsid /cap·sid/ (kap´sid) the shell of protein that protects the nucleic acid of a virus; it is composed of structural units, or capsomers. cap·sid n. through the Caspase-9 Apoptotic Pathway" by Joo-Sung Yang yang (yang) [Chinese] in Chinese philosophy, the active, positive, masculine principle that is complementary to yin; see yin, under principle. , et al., errors occurred in the Figure 5 caption on page 1384: delta symbols inadvertantly dropped or were replaced by the letter "d." The corrected caption appears below and online http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vo18no12/02-0224-G5.htm. Figure 5. Apoptosis apoptosis or programmed cell death Mechanism that allows cells to self-destruct when stimulated by the appropriate trigger. It may be initiated when a cell is no longer needed, when a cell becomes a threat to the organism's health, or for other reasons. determining domain in WNV-Cp gene. a, Schematic A graphical representation of a system. It often refers to electronic circuits on a printed circuit board or in an integrated circuit (chip). See logic gate and HDL. diagram of pcWNV-Cp-DJY, pcWNV-CpWT, and pcWNVCp[DELTA]3'constructs. b, Immunoprecipitation of in vitro in vitro /in vi·tro/ (in ve´tro) [L.] within a glass; observable in a test tube; in an artificial environment. in vi·tro adj. In an artificial environment outside a living organism. translated protein from pcWNV-Cp-DJY (Cp-DJY), pcWNV-CpWT (CpWT), and pcWNVCp-3'(Cp[DELTA]3') plasmids. As a negative control, pcDNA3.1 in vitro translated supernatants were analyzed an·a·lyze tr.v. an·a·lyzed, an·a·lyz·ing, an·a·lyz·es 1. To examine methodically by separating into parts and studying their interrelations. 2. Chemistry To make a chemical analysis of. 3. , c, Colorimetric col·or·im·e·ter n. 1. Any of various instruments used to determine or specify colors, as by comparison with spectroscopic or visual standards. 2. caspase-3 activity assay using pcWNV-Cp-DJY (Cp-DJY), pcWNV-CpWT (CpWT), or pcWNV-Cp 3'(Cp[DELTA]3') plasmid-transfected cells. d, The cell lysates were assayed for caspase-9-like activity, and the pcDNA3.1-transfected cell lysate ly·sate n. The cellular debris and fluid produced by lysis. was used as the negative control, e, Inhibition inhibition In enzymology, a phenomenon in which a compound (an inhibitor), usually similar in structure to the substance on which an enzyme acts (substrate), interacts with the enzyme so that the resulting complex cannot undergo the usual reaction or cannot form the usual of WNV-Cp-induced apoptosis by a dominant negative (DN) caspase-9 plasmid plasmid Genetic element not contained within a chromosome. It occurs in many bacterial strains. Plasmids are circular DNA molecules that replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome. They are not essential for the bacterium but may give it a selective advantage. (DN Casp9) was assayed with equal amount of cell lysates from co-transfection of pcWNV-Cp-DJY (Cp-DJY) or pcWNV-CpWT (CpWT); an expression level of pro-caspase-9 cleavage products cleavage product n. Any of the various substances resulting from the splitting of a complex molecule into two or more simpler molecules. (35-37 kDa) was compared to 3'-terminal deletion deletion /de·le·tion/ (de-le´shun) in genetics, loss of genetic material from a chromosome. de·le·tion n. Loss, as from mutation, of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome. mutant (programming) mutant - Microsoft's term for a mutex which is generally used in user mode but can also be used in kernel mode. According to this terminology a mutex is only used in kernel mode. ["Microsoft Windows NT Workstation Resource Kit"]. , pcWNV-Cp[DELTA]3'(Cp[DELTA]3') and pcDNA3.1 by Western blot analysis West·ern blot analysis n. An electrophoretic procedure for separating proteins. with anti-human caspase-9 mAb. Correction Vol. 8, No. 12 In the article, "Vector Competence of California Mosquitoes for West Nile virus" by Laura B. Goddard et al., errors occurred in the table on page 1387. The corrected table appears below and online at http ://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/eid/vo18no12/02-0536.htm. We regret any confusion these errors may have caused.
Table 2. Infection and transmission rates for California mosquito
species orally infected with [10.sup.7-1 [+ or -] 0.1] PFU/mL of
West Nile virus (WNV)
Day when
transmission
Species Source by county was attempted No. tested
Culex tarsalis Yolo 7 30
14 1
Kern 7 15
14 35
Riverside 7 49
14 55
Cx. pipiens Kern 7 50
quinquefasciatus 14 50
Riverside 7 60
14 60
Orange 14 58
Cx. p. pipiens Shasta 7 45
14 50
Cx. stigmatosoma San Bernardino 7 17
14 31
Cx. erythrothorax Orange 7 15
14 48
Riverside 7 15
14 25
Ochlerotatus dorsalis San Luis Obispo 7 30
14 29
Oc. melanimon Kern 7 50
14 60
Oc. sierrensis Lake 7 40
14 50
Aedes vexans Riverside 14 22
Culiseta inornata Kern 14 28
Infection Transmission
Species Source by county rate (a) rate (b)
Culex tarsalis Yolo 87 60
100 100
Kern 93 40
74 60
Riverside 94 10
85 62
Cx. pipiens Kern 86 4
quinquefasciatus 58 52
Riverside 8 0
13 2
Orange 28 19
Cx. p. pipiens Shasta 80 9
66 36
Cx. stigmatosoma San Bernardino 100 0
100 71
Cx. erythrothorax Orange 67 0
77 19
Riverside 100 33
100 64
Ochlerotatus dorsalis San Luis Obispo 50 13
41 34
Oc. melanimon Kern 46 18
48 20
Oc. sierrensis Lake 5 3
14 6
Aedes vexans Riverside 32 23
Culiseta inornata Kern 75 21
(a) Percent of mosquito bodies positive for WNV.
(b) Percent of transmission attempts positive for WNV.
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