Polynucleotide phosphorylase functions both as a 3' right-arrow 5' exonuclease and a poly(A) polymerase in Escherichia coli.

abstract：:We have cloned and partially characterized 24 loci from the human genome which are complementary to U1, U2, or U3, the three major species of small nuclear RNA (snRNA) in HeLa cells. When compared to the known U1 (human) and U2 (rat) snRNA sequences, the DNA sequences we report here for the complementary regions from ...

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

authors： Denison RA,Van Arsdell SW,Bernstein LB,Weiner AM

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:[Ala3-15N][Val1]Gramicidin A has been prepared by solid-phase peptide synthesis and studied by solid-state 15N nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The synthesis of desformyl[Ala3-15N][Val1]gramicidin A employed N-hydroxysuccinimide esters of 9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-N alpha-amino acids and completely avoided th...

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

authors： Fields GB,Fields CG,Petefish J,Van Wart HE,Cross TA

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The wide diversity of dendritic trees is one of the most striking features of neural circuits. Here we develop a general quantitative theory relating the total length of dendritic wiring to the number of branch points and synapses. We show that optimal wiring predicts a 2/3 power law between these measures. We demonst...

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

authors： Cuntz H,Mathy A,Häusser M

更新日期：2012-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of genome stability is essential for the accurate propagation of genetic information and cell growth and survival. Organisms have therefore developed efficient strategies to prevent DNA lesions and rearrangements. Much of the information concerning these strategies has been obtained through the study of ba...

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

authors： Maréchal A,Parent JS,Véronneau-Lafortune F,Joyeux A,Lang BF,Brisson N

更新日期：2009-08-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the role of liganded nuclear receptors in mediating coactivator/corepressor exchange is well-established, little is known about the potential regulation of chromosomal organization in the 3-dimensional space of the nucleus in achieving integrated transcriptional responses to diverse signaling events. Here, we...

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

authors： Hu Q,Kwon YS,Nunez E,Cardamone MD,Hutt KR,Ohgi KA,Garcia-Bassets I,Rose DW,Glass CK,Rosenfeld MG,Fu XD

更新日期：2008-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Over 30 viral-specified polypeptides are translated in vitro from RNA of cells productively infected with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). The polypeptides map to sites in EBV DNA by hybrid selection. Almost all of the polypeptides are reactive with EBV immune human serum. Several of the polypeptides are part of the early an...

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

authors： Hummel M,Kieff E

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The primary structure of the precursor of urotensin I, a neuropeptide hormone from the caudal neurosecretory system of the carp Cyprinus carpio, has been determined by analyzing the nucleotide sequence of cloned DNA complementary to the mRNA encoding it. The precursor consists of 145 amino acid residues and the carbox...

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

authors： Ishida I,Ichikawa T,Deguchi T

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Turkey erythrocyte membranes showed specific binding of [(3)H]epinephrine. The concentration of hormone required for half-maximal binding (30 muM) was the same as that required for half-maximal activation of the adenylate cyclase located in the same membrane preparation. The binding reaction at 37 degrees C reached co...

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

authors： Schramm M,Feinstein H,Naim E,Lang E,Lasser M

更新日期：1972-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Isolated rat kidney glomeruli converted octatritiated arachidonic acid to several prostaglandins whose production was inhibited by meclofenamate. These were, in order of decreasing abundance, prostaglandin F2 alpha, prostaglandin E2, 6-oxo-prostaglandin F1 alpha, thromboxane B2, and prostaglandin D2. These products we...

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

authors： Hassid A,Konieczkowski M,Dunn MJ

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The understanding of mechanisms controlling zinc absorption and metabolism at the molecular level has advanced recently. Kinetics of zinc transport have been investigated for many years, but only recently have genes coding for proteins thought to be involved in the transport process been cloned. Four putative zinc tra...

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

authors： McMahon RJ,Cousins RJ

更新日期：1998-04-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Environmental stress often leads to an increased production of reactive oxygen species that are involved in plastid-to-nucleus retrograde signaling. Soon after the release of singlet oxygen ((1)O(2)) in chloroplasts of the flu mutant of Arabidopsis, reprogramming of nuclear gene expression reveals a rapid transfer of ...

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

authors： Simková K,Moreau F,Pawlak P,Vriet C,Baruah A,Alexandre C,Hennig L,Apel K,Laloi C

更新日期：2012-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The early steps in the biosynthesis of Taxol involve the cyclization of geranylgeranyl diphosphate to taxa-4(5),11(12)-diene followed by cytochrome P450-mediated hydroxylation at C5, acetylation of this intermediate, and a second cytochrome P450-dependent hydroxylation at C10 to yield taxadien-5 alpha-acetoxy-10 beta-...

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

authors： Schoendorf A,Rithner CD,Williams RM,Croteau RB

更新日期：2001-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The E6 protein of the high-risk human papillomaviruses inactivates the tumor suppressor protein p53 by stimulating its ubiquitinylation and subsequent degradation. Ubiquitinylation is a multistep process involving a ubiquitin-activating enzyme, one of many distinct ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes, and in certain cases, ...

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

authors： Rolfe M,Beer-Romero P,Glass S,Eckstein J,Berdo I,Theodoras A,Pagano M,Draetta G

更新日期：1995-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:There are two competing hypotheses for the origin of megaliths in Europe. The conventional view from the late 19th and early 20th centuries was of a single-source diffusion of megaliths in Europe from the Near East through the Mediterranean and along the Atlantic coast. Following early radiocarbon dating in the 1970s,...

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

authors： Schulz Paulsson B

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In skeletal muscle, transcription of the gene encoding the mouse type Ialpha (RIalpha) subunit of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase is initiated from the alternative noncoding first exons 1a and 1b. Here, we report that activity of the promoter upstream of exon 1a (Pa) depends on two adjacent E boxes (E1 and E2) in NI...

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

authors： Barradeau S,Imaizumi-Scherrer T,Weiss MC,Faust DM

更新日期：2001-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell fate determination depends in part on the establishment of specific transcriptional programs of gene expression. These programs result from the interpretation of the genomic cis-regulatory information by sequence-specific factors. Decoding this information in sequenced genomes is an important issue. Here, we deve...

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

authors： Rouault H,Mazouni K,Couturier L,Hakim V,Schweisguth F

更新日期：2010-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Human embryonic zeta-globin chains are alpha-globin-like chains that are normally present during the first three months of gestation. In this investigation, zeta-globin chains measured by a specific and sensitive radioimmunoassay and by an electrophoretic technique were found to be present in all 7 patients studied wi...

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

authors： Chung SW,Wong SC,Clarke BJ,Patterson M,Walker WH,Chui DH

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characterization and functional annotation of the large number of proteins predicted from genome sequencing projects poses a major scientific challenge. Whereas several proteomics techniques have been developed to quantify the abundance of proteins, these methods provide little information regarding protein function. ...

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

authors： Okerberg ES,Wu J,Zhang B,Samii B,Blackford K,Winn DT,Shreder KR,Burbaum JJ,Patricelli MP

更新日期：2005-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Although aquaporin 5 (AQP5) is the major water channel expressed in alveolar type I cells in the lung, its actual role in the lung is a matter of considerable speculation. By using immunohistochemical staining, we show that AQP5 expression in mouse lung is not restricted to type I cells, but is also detected in alveol...

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

authors： Krane CM,Fortner CN,Hand AR,McGraw DW,Lorenz JN,Wert SE,Towne JE,Paul RJ,Whitsett JA,Menon AG

更新日期：2001-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The perinuclear localization of myosin-V was investigated in a variety of cultured mammalian cells and in primary cultures of rat hippocampus. In all cells investigated, myosin-V immunoreactivity was associated with the centrosome. In interphase cells, myosin-V was found in pericentriolar material, and in both mother ...

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

authors： Espreafico EM,Coling DE,Tsakraklides V,Krogh K,Wolenski JS,Kalinec G,Kachar B

更新日期：1998-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The detrimental effects of elevated intensities of mid-UV radiation (UVB), a result of stratospheric ozone depletion during the austral spring, on the primary producers of the Antarctic marine ecosystem have been well documented. Here we report that natural populations of Antarctic zooplankton also sustain significant...

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

authors： Malloy KD,Holman MA,Mitchell D,Detrich HW 3rd

更新日期：1997-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factors (TNF) alpha and beta are structurally related cytokines that mediate a wide range of immunological, inflammatory, and cytotoxic effects. During bacterial infection of the bloodstream (sepsis), TNF-alpha induction by bacterial endotoxin is thought to be a major factor contributing to the cardiova...

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

authors： Ashkenazi A,Marsters SA,Capon DJ,Chamow SM,Figari IS,Pennica D,Goeddel DV,Palladino MA,Smith DH

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive utilization of pesticides against insects provides us with a good model for studying the adaptation of a eukaryotic genome to a strong selective pressure. One mechanism of resistance is the alteration of acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7), the molecular target for organophosphates and carbamates. Here, we rep...

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

authors： Mutero A,Pralavorio M,Bride JM,Fournier D

更新日期：1994-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In response to hypoxia the hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) mediates transcriptional activation of a network of genes encoding erythropoietin, vascular endothelial growth factor, and several glycolytic enzymes. HIF-1 consists of a heterodimer of two basic helix-loop-helix PAS (Per/Arnt/Sim) proteins, HIF-1alpha and ...

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

authors： Kallio PJ,Pongratz I,Gradin K,McGuire J,Poellinger L

更新日期：1997-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The genomic RNA of the avian influenza A virus, fowl plague, was fractionated into eight species by electrophoresis in polyacrylamide-agarose gels containing 6 M urea. The separated 32P-labeled RNA species were characterized by digestion with RNase T1 and fractionation of the resulting oligonucleotides by two-dimensio...

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

authors： McGeoch D,Fellner P,Newton C

更新日期：1976-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombin induces platelet aggregation and formation of a fibrin clot in platelet-rich plasma; leupeptin, a protease inhibitor, partially inhibits platelet aggregation, but it does not inhibit fibrin clot formation. Indomethacin does not inhibit either thrombin-induced platelet aggregation or fibrin clot formation. How...

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

authors： Ruggiero M,Lapetina EG

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inadequate target exposure is a major cause of high attrition in drug discovery. Here, we show that a label-free method for quantifying the intracellular bioavailability (Fic) of drug molecules predicts drug access to intracellular targets and hence, pharmacological effect. We determined Fic in multiple cellular assay...

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

authors： Mateus A,Gordon LJ,Wayne GJ,Almqvist H,Axelsson H,Seashore-Ludlow B,Treyer A,Matsson P,Lundbäck T,West A,Hann MM,Artursson P

更新日期：2017-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Ig class-switch recombination (CSR) is directed by the long and repetitive switch regions and requires activation-induced cytidine deaminase (AID). One of the conserved switch-region sequence motifs (AGCT) is a preferred site for AID-mediated DNA-cytosine deamination. By using somatic gene targeting and recombinase-me...

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

authors： Han L,Masani S,Yu K

更新日期：2011-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Elongin is a heterotrimeric transcription elongation factor composed of subunits A, B, and C in mammals. Elongin A and C are F-box-containing and SKP1 homologue proteins, respectively, and are therefore of interest for their potential roles in cell cycle-dependent proteolysis. Mammalian elongin C interacts with both e...

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

authors： Botuyan MV,Koth CM,Mer G,Chakrabartty A,Conaway JW,Conaway RC,Edwards AM,Arrowsmith CH,Chazin WJ

更新日期：1999-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We present data that demonstrate that three MR elements isolated from wild populations of Drosophila melanogaster on two continents can cause large deletions of the X chromosome in males. The deleted chromosomes, termed mini-X chromosomes, are induced at a frequency of approximately 1:4000 in chromosomes that are init...

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

authors： Green MM,Yamamoto MT,Miklos GL

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00