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In the case of papain-like proteases - calpains, transglutaminases and NH 2 -acetyltransferases - the three-stranded sheet of the core is incorporated into β-barrel with five to eight constituent strands (Figure 2).
Hydroxyl radical footprinting of the NarL interactions with dmsA promoter DNA was also performed for both strands of DNA (Figure 2and 3).
Three more strands are predicted to occur carboxy-terminal to these two strands.
In attempting to "walk back the cat" (to use the increasingly prevalent argot of the intelligence services for tracing a chain of events backward to establish a point of origin), I have found yadda - yadda - yadda strands in episodes of Seinfeld and Home Improvement . The most compelling manifestation, though, is in an advertisement for Converse athletic shoes featuring images of Kevin Johnson of the Phoenix Suns that was aired on national television during last spring's basketball championships:
2) Combing: The strands of fleece are groomed to stand up crew cut straight, thereby creating air-trapping space.