A simple explanation for taxon abundance patterns.

abstract：:Trypanosomosis, or sleeping sickness, is a major disease constraint on livestock productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. To identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) controlling resistance to trypanosomosis in cattle, an experimental cross was made between trypanotolerant African N'Dama (Bos taurus) and trypanosusceptible im...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Hanotte O,Ronin Y,Agaba M,Nilsson P,Gelhaus A,Horstmann R,Sugimoto Y,Kemp S,Gibson J,Korol A,Soller M,Teale A

更新日期：2003-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum from bacillus Calmette-Guerin-infected mice injected with endotoxin induces the appearance of surface immunoglobulin, Ia antigen, and complement receptor on the surface of precursor bone-marrow-derived (B) cells. While endotoxin itself causes phenotypic conversion of both thymus-derived (T) cells and B cells in ...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Hoffmann MK,Oettgen HF,Old LJ,Chin AF,Hammerling U

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) resides latently in hematopoietic cells of the bone marrow. Although viral genomes can be found in CD14+ monocytes and CD34+ progenitor cells, the primary reservoir for latent cytomegalovirus is unknown. We analyzed human hematopoietic subpopulations infected in vitro with a recombinant vi...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Goodrum FD,Jordan CT,High K,Shenk T

更新日期：2002-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:An unstable allele of the bronze 2 (bz2) locus was isolated from a Robertson's Mutator Zea mays line containing a family of active transposable Mu elements. This mutation is somatically unstable, resulting in numerous revertant purple sectors on a bronze kernel. By following the variegated kernel phenotype through two...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Chandler VL,Walbot V

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Much experimental work has been devoted in comparing the folding behavior of proteins sharing the same fold but different sequence. The recent design of proteins displaying very high sequence identities but different 3D structure allows the unique opportunity to address the protein-folding problem from a complementary...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Giri R,Morrone A,Travaglini-Allocatelli C,Jemth P,Brunori M,Gianni S

更新日期：2012-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:For isolated rat hepatocytes, glucagon, 3':5'-cyclic AMP, 3':5'-cyclic GMP, and epinephrine stimulate the rate of gluconeogenesis from substrates not involving pathways of mitochondrial metabolism. From estimation of the rates of glucose formation, fructose 6-phosphate phosphorylation, and lactate and pyruvate formati...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Kneer NM,Bosch AL,Clark MG,Lardy HA

更新日期：1974-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prion protein (PrP) is a scrapie-associated fibril protein that accumulates in the brains of hamsters and mice infected with the scrapie agent, and also in the brains of persons affected with kuru or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. It has been previously proposed that PrP could be either the primary transmissible agent...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Locht C,Chesebro B,Race R,Keith JM

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two monoclonal antibodies directed against the native beta 2 subunit of Escherichia coli tryptophan synthase [L-serine hydro-lyase (adding indoleglycerol-phosphate), EC 4.2.1.20], one recognizing the C-terminal F1 domain and the other the N-terminal F2 domain, were used to detect immunoreactive intermediates in the fo...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Blond S,Goldberg M

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An electron density map at 3 angstrom resolution has been calculated for Cu2+, Zn2+ superoxide dismutase from bovine erythrocytes, and the course of the main chain has been traced. The dominant structural feature is an 8-stranded barrel of antiparallel beta-pleated sheet. There is one very short helical section and tw...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Richardson J,Thomas KA,Rubin BH,Richardson DC

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aminoacyl-tRNAs are generally formed by direct attachment of an amino acid to tRNAs by aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases, but Gln-tRNA is an exception to this rule. Gln-tRNA(Gln) is formed by this direct pathway in the eukaryotic cytosol and in protists or fungi mitochondria but is formed by an indirect transamidation pathwa...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Pujol C,Bailly M,Kern D,Maréchal-Drouard L,Becker H,Duchêne AM

更新日期：2008-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The Lyz endolysin of bacteriophage P1 was found to cause lysis of the host without a holin. Induction of a plasmid-cloned lyz resulted in lysis, and the lytic event could be triggered prematurely by treatments that dissipate the proton-motive force. Instead of requiring a holin, export was mediated by an N-terminal tr...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Xu M,Struck DK,Deaton J,Wang IN,Young R

更新日期：2004-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidative stress plays a central role in many human diseases and in aging. In Caenorhabditis elegans the SKN-1 protein induces phase II detoxification gene transcription, a conserved oxidative stress response, and is required for oxidative stress resistance and longevity. Oxidative stress induces SKN-1 to accumulate i...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： An JH,Vranas K,Lucke M,Inoue H,Hisamoto N,Matsumoto K,Blackwell TK

更新日期：2005-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Eosinophils have been associated with fibrosis. To investigate their direct role in fibrosis, human peripheral blood eosinophil sonicate was added to human lung or dermal fibroblasts, and proliferation ([(3)H]thymidine) and collagen synthesis ([(3)H]proline) were evaluated. Proliferation was enhanced significantly in ...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Levi-Schaffer F,Garbuzenko E,Rubin A,Reich R,Pickholz D,Gillery P,Emonard H,Nagler A,Maquart FA

更新日期：1999-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The serum thymic factor (FTS) utilized in its synthetic or natural form loses its biological activity in a rosette assay after treatment with a metal ion-chelating agent, Chelex 100. This activity is restored by the addition of Zn salts and, to a lesser extent, certain other metal salts. FTS activation is secondary to...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Dardenne M,Pléau JM,Nabarra B,Lefrancier P,Derrien M,Choay J,Bach JF

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The basic assumptions of van der Waals theory are contained in two well-known concepts: excluded volume (repulsive forces) and a homogeneous, isotropic field potential (attractive forces). We have superimposed on these, one more well-known concept: the existence of dimers, trimers, etc., at chemical equilibrium. With ...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Heidemann RA,Prausnitz JM

更新日期：1976-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-related, activation-induced cytokine (TRANCE), a tumor necrosis factor family member, mediates survival of dendritic cells in the immune system and is required for osteoclast differentiation and activation in the skeleton. We report the skeletal phenotype of TRANCE-deficient mice and its rescue b...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Kim N,Odgren PR,Kim DK,Marks SC Jr,Choi Y

更新日期：2000-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The Alu element has been a major source of new exons during primate evolution. Thousands of human genes contain spliced exons derived from Alu elements. However, identifying Alu exons that have acquired genuine biological functions remains a major challenge. We investigated the creation and establishment of Alu exons ...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Shen S,Lin L,Cai JJ,Jiang P,Kenkel EJ,Stroik MR,Sato S,Davidson BL,Xing Y

更新日期：2011-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The central nervous system both influences and is influenced by the gastrointestinal system. Most research on this gut-brain connection has focused on how ascending signals from the gut and its microbiome alter brain function. Less attention has focused on how descending signals from the central nervous system alter g...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Levinthal DJ,Strick PL

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the cloning, expression, and characterization of a dual-substrate, cAMP and cGMP, cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) from mouse. This PDE contains the consensus sequence for a PDE catalytic domain, but shares <50% sequence identity with the catalytic domains of all other known PDEs and, therefore...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Soderling SH,Bayuga SJ,Beavo JA

更新日期：1999-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein synthesis in all living organisms occurs on ribonucleoprotein particles, called ribosomes. Despite the universality of this process, eukaryotic ribosomes are significantly larger in size than their bacterial counterparts due in part to the presence of 80 r proteins rather than 54 in bacteria. Using cryoelectro...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Armache JP,Jarasch A,Anger AM,Villa E,Becker T,Bhushan S,Jossinet F,Habeck M,Dindar G,Franckenberg S,Marquez V,Mielke T,Thomm M,Berninghausen O,Beatrix B,Söding J,Westhof E,Wilson DN,Beckmann R

更新日期：2010-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of quiescent cultures of mouse embryo-derived AKR-2B cells with transforming growth factor beta resulted in an early induction of c-sis mRNA. The increase in c-sis mRNA was followed by a corresponding increase in protein similar to platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) in the culture medium. In addition, PDG...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Leof EB,Proper JA,Goustin AS,Shipley GD,DiCorleto PE,Moses HL

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatitis C virus subverts liver-specific microRNA, miR-122, to upregulate viral RNA abundance in both infected cultured cells and in the liver of infected chimpanzees. These findings have identified miR-122 as an attractive antiviral target. Thus, it is imperative to know whether a distinct functional complex exists ...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Machlin ES,Sarnow P,Sagan SM

更新日期：2011-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Subviral particles containing reovirus RNA transcriptase have been isolated from extracts of virus-infected mouse fibroblast cells. The purified particles which lacked the outer protein capsomeres of the mature virion had a buoyant density of 1.43-1.44 g/ml in CsCl and contained all of the double-stranded RNA genome o...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Levin DH,Mendelsohn N,Schonberg M,Klett H,Silverstein S,Kapuler AM,Acs G

更新日期：1970-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants have evolved adaptive strategies that involve transcriptional networks to cope with and survive environmental challenges. Key transcriptional regulators that mediate responses to environmental fluctuations in nitrate have been identified; however, little is known about how these regulators interact to orchestra...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Guan P,Ripoll JJ,Wang R,Vuong L,Bailey-Steinitz LJ,Ye D,Crawford NM

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The intracellular activation of trypsinogen, which is both pH- and calcium-dependent, is an important early step in the development of acute pancreatitis. The cellular compartment in which trypsinogen activation occurs currently is unknown. We therefore investigated the site of intracellular trypsinogen activation by ...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Sherwood MW,Prior IA,Voronina SG,Barrow SL,Woodsmith JD,Gerasimenko OV,Petersen OH,Tepikin AV

更新日期：2007-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) patients have poor overall survival despite using irinotecan- or oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy combined with anti-EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) drugs, especially those with the oncogene mutation of KRAS Metformin has been reported as a potentially novel antitumor agent in...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Xie J,Xia L,Xiang W,He W,Yin H,Wang F,Gao T,Qi W,Yang Z,Yang X,Zhou T,Gao G

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Surface proteins of mouse thymus and spleen cells were radioiodinated with lactoperoxidase. After solubilization, the labeled proteins were precipitated by antibodies directed against mouse immunoglobulin chains; the precipitates were analyzed by radioautography after Na dodecyl sulfate-gel electrophoresis. Radioactiv...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Lisowska-Bernstein B,Rinuy A,Vassalli P

更新日期：1973-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pleiotropic effect of the sickle gene suggests that factors in addition to polymerization of the mutant gene product might be involved in sickle disease pathobiology. We have examined rates of heme transfer to hemopexin from hemoglobin in dilute aqueous solution (0.5 mg of Hb per ml) at 37 degrees C. HbO2 S loses ...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Hebbel RP,Morgan WT,Eaton JW,Hedlund BE

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We introduce a family of fast ordered upwind methods for approximating solutions to a wide class of static Hamilton-Jacobi equations with Dirichlet boundary conditions. Standard techniques often rely on iteration to converge to the solution of a discretized version of the partial differential equation. Our fast method...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Sethian JA,Vladimirsky A

更新日期：2001-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex differences in parenting are common in species where both males and females provide care. Although there is a considerable body of game and optimality theory for why the sexes should differ in parental care, genetics can also play a role, and no study has examined how genetic influences might influence differences...

journal_title：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

authors： Walling CA,Stamper CE,Smiseth PT,Moore AJ

更新日期：2008-11-25 00:00:00