Destabilization of Ca2+-free gelsolin may not be responsible for proteolysis in Familial Amyloidosis of Finnish Type.

abstract：:Marriage in many traditional societies often concerns the institutionalized exchange of reproductive partners among groups of kin. Such exchanges most often involve cross-cousins-marriage with the child of a parent's opposite-sex sibling-but it is unclear who benefits from these exchanges. Here we analyze the fitness ...

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

authors： Chagnon NA,Lynch RF,Shenk MK,Hames R,Flinn MV

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Ferric uptake regulation protein (Fur) is a bacterial global regulator that uses iron as a cofactor to bind to specific DNA sequences. The function of Fur is not limited to iron homeostasis. A wide variety of genes involved in various mechanisms such as oxidative and acid stresses are under Fur control. Flavohemoglobi...

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

authors： D'Autreaux B,Touati D,Bersch B,Latour JM,Michaud-Soret I

更新日期：2002-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In the prostate gland of adult mammals, most epithelial cells are in a state of proliferative quiescence. Androgens regulate this effect by inducing cell cycle arrest in the G(0)/G(1) phase. Potential mediators of this androgen-induced proliferative shutoff were identified by means of subtracted cDNA libraries. The ex...

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

authors： Geck P,Maffini MV,Szelei J,Sonnenschein C,Soto AM

更新日期：2000-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Trust is a critical social process that helps us to cooperate with others and is present to some degree in all human interaction. However, the underlying brain mechanisms of conditional and unconditional trust in social reciprocal exchange are still obscure. Here, we used hyperfunctional magnetic resonance imaging, in...

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

authors： Krueger F,McCabe K,Moll J,Kriegeskorte N,Zahn R,Strenziok M,Heinecke A,Grafman J

更新日期：2007-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the DNA and RNA of fresh leukemic cells (five patients) and long-term cultured T lymphocytes (four patients) from patients with adult T-cell leukemia for the presence of human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-I) sequences. In all cases HTLV-I provirus was found and several species of viral mRNAs were observed i...

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

authors： Franchini G,Wong-Staal F,Gallo RC

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nonlinear nature of integration among cortical brain areas renders the effective connectivity between them inherently dynamic and context-sensitive. One emerging architectural principle of functional brain organization, which rests explicitly on these nonlinear interactions, is that neuronal responses expressed at...

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

authors： Friston KJ,Büchel C

更新日期：2000-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of global climate change in the decline of biodiversity and the emergence of infectious diseases remains controversial, and the effect of climatic variability, in particular, has largely been ignored. For instance, it was recently revealed that the proposed link between climate change and widespread amphibian...

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

authors： Rohr JR,Raffel TR

更新日期：2010-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Comparisons of exon II HLA-DR beta sequences have shown that nucleotide variations are principally clustered within the following three regions: V1 (amino acid 8-15), V2 (25-32), and V3 (70-77). V1, V2, and V3-derived 24-mers have been synthesized, the DR beta sequences coming from DR1, DR3, Drw6, DR4, DR5, and DRw53 ...

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

authors： Le Gall I,Millasseau P,Dausset J,Cohen D

更新日期：1986-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalent attachment of myristic acid (C14:0) to the NH2-terminal glycine residue of a number of cellular, viral, and oncogene-encoded proteins is essential for full expression of their biological function. Substitution of oxygen for methylene groups in this fatty acid does not produce a significant change in chain len...

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

authors： Johnson DR,Cox AD,Solski PA,Devadas B,Adams SP,Leimgruber RM,Heuckeroth RO,Buss JE,Gordon JI

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single, modified nucleoside in Escherichia coli tRNA, 6-(3-methyl-2-butenylamino)-2-methyl-thio-9-beta-D-ribofuranosylpurine, has been desulfurized with Raney nickel to afford its probable biosynthetic precursor. The limitations of the reaction at the nucleoside and tRNA levels and its lack of inhibition of the amin...

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

authors： Hecht SM,Kirkegaard LH,Bock RM

更新日期：1971-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-gated Na channels in several classes of neurons, including cells of the cerebellum, are subject to an open-channel block and unblock by an endogenous protein. The Na(V)beta4 (Scn4b) subunit is a candidate blocking protein because a free peptide from its cytoplasmic tail, the beta4 peptide, can block open Na ch...

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

authors： Bant JS,Raman IM

更新日期：2010-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence suggest that the serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) regulates cardiovascular functions during embryogenesis and adulthood. 5-HT binds to numerous cognate receptors to initiate its biological effects. However, none of the 5-HT receptor disruptions in mice have yet resulted in embryonic defe...

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

authors： Nebigil CG,Choi DS,Dierich A,Hickel P,Le Meur M,Messaddeq N,Launay JM,Maroteaux L

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the role of the myosin hinge region in muscle contraction, we examined the contraction characteristics and Mg-ATPase activity of glycerinated muscle fibers prepared from rabbit psoas in the presence and absence of polyclonal antibody directed against the subfragment 2 (S-2) region of myosin. The antibod...

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

authors： Sugi H,Kobayashi T,Gross T,Noguchi K,Karr T,Harrington WF

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipoprotein oxidation is thought to play a pivotal role in atherogenesis, yet the underlying reaction mechanisms remain poorly understood. We have explored the possibility that high density lipoprotein (HDL) might be oxidized by peroxidase-generated tyrosyl radical. Exposure of HDL to L-tyrosine, H2O2, and horseradish...

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

authors： Francis GA,Mendez AJ,Bierman EL,Heinecke JW

更新日期：1993-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:During the last 15 years several laboratories have attempted to generate rabbit monoclonal antibodies, mainly because rabbits recognize antigens and epitopes that are not immunogenic in mice or rats, two species from which monoclonal antibodies are usually generated. Monoclonal antibodies from rabbits could not be gen...

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

authors： Spieker-Polet H,Sethupathi P,Yam PC,Knight KL

更新日期：1995-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the role of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) in a model of inflammation in vivo. Carrageenan administration to the subcutaneous rat air pouch induces a rapid inflammatory response characterized by high levels of prostaglandins (PGs) and leukotrienes in the fluid exudate. The time course of the induction of CO...

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

authors： Masferrer JL,Zweifel BS,Manning PT,Hauser SD,Leahy KM,Smith WG,Isakson PC,Seibert K

更新日期：1994-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its discovery in 1907, polyploidy has been recognized as an important phenomenon in vascular plants, and several lines of evidence indicate that most, if not all, plant species ultimately have a polyploid ancestry. However, previous estimates of the frequency of polyploid speciation suggest that the formation an...

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

authors： Wood TE,Takebayashi N,Barker MS,Mayrose I,Greenspoon PB,Rieseberg LH

更新日期：2009-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We show that a 2-step phospho/dephosphorylation cycle for the alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazole proprionic acid receptor (AMPAR), as used in in vivo learning experiments to assess long-term potentiation (LTP) induction and establishment, exhibits bistability for a wide range of parameters, consistent with val...

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

authors： Castellani GC,Bazzani A,Cooper LN

更新日期：2009-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:P-glycoprotein is an ATP-binding cassette multidrug transporter that actively transports chemically diverse substrates across the lipid bilayer. The precise molecular mechanism underlying transport is not fully understood. Here, we present crystal structures of a eukaryotic P-glycoprotein homolog, CmABCB1 from Cyanidi...

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

authors： Kodan A,Yamaguchi T,Nakatsu T,Sakiyama K,Hipolito CJ,Fujioka A,Hirokane R,Ikeguchi K,Watanabe B,Hiratake J,Kimura Y,Suga H,Ueda K,Kato H

更新日期：2014-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilator-induced diaphragmatic dysfunction (VIDD) refers to the diaphragm muscle weakness that occurs following prolonged controlled mechanical ventilation (MV). The presence of VIDD impedes recovery from respiratory failure. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms accounting for VIDD are still not fully understo...

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

authors： Matecki S,Dridi H,Jung B,Saint N,Reiken SR,Scheuermann V,Mrozek S,Santulli G,Umanskaya A,Petrof BJ,Jaber S,Marks AR,Lacampagne A

更新日期：2016-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Neonates are highly susceptible to infectious diseases and, in general, respond poorly to conventional vaccines due to immaturity of the immune system. In the present study, we hypothesized that the anti-tetanus toxoid (TT) vaccine response of neonatal mice could be enhanced by retinoic acid (RA), a bioactive retinoid...

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

authors： Ma Y,Ross AC

更新日期：2005-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A full-length cDNA clone encoding a purified augmenter of liver regeneration (ALR) factor prepared from the cytosol of weanling rat livers was isolated. The 1.2-kb cDNA included a 299-bp 5' untranslated region, a 375-bp coding region, and a 550-bp 3' untranslated region. It encoded a protein consisting of 125 amino ac...

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

authors： Hagiya M,Francavilla A,Polimeno L,Ihara I,Sakai H,Seki T,Shimonishi M,Porter KA,Starzl TE

更新日期：1994-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Group A Streptococcus (GAS) and other bacterial pathogens are known to interact with integrins as an initial step in a complex pathway of bacterial ingestion by host cells. Efficient GAS invasion depends on the interaction of bound fibronectin (Fn) with integrins and activation of integrin signaling. TGF-beta1 regulat...

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

authors： Wang B,Li S,Southern PJ,Cleary PP

更新日期：2006-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein 4.1R (4.1R) is a multifunctional component of the red cell membrane. It forms a ternary complex with actin and spectrin, which defines the nodal junctions of the membrane-skeletal network, and its attachment to the transmembrane protein glycophorin C creates a bridge between the protein network and the membran...

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

authors： Salomao M,Zhang X,Yang Y,Lee S,Hartwig JH,Chasis JA,Mohandas N,An X

更新日期：2008-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria have evolved the ability to produce a wide range of structurally complex natural products historically called "secondary" metabolites. Although some of these compounds have been identified as bacterial communication cues, more frequently natural products are scrutinized for antibiotic activities that are rele...

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

authors： Bleich R,Watrous JD,Dorrestein PC,Bowers AA,Shank EA

更新日期：2015-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The 158,000 Mr protein, previously designated C5c, present in fully assembled complement (C) membrane attack complexes (MC5b-9) has been identified as a disulfide-bonded dimer of C9. This conclusion was based on the observations that: (i) a portion of the 125I-radiolabeled precursor C9 incorporated into MC5b-9 complex...

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

authors： Ware CF,Kolb WP

更新日期：1981-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Associative memory of the mollusc Hermissenda crassicornis, previously correlated with changes of specific K+ currents, protein phosphorylation, and increased synthesis of mRNA and specific proteins, is here shown to be accompanied by macroscopic alteration in the structure of a single identified neuron, the medial ty...

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

authors： Alkon DL,Ikeno H,Dworkin J,McPhie DL,Olds JL,Lederhendler I,Matzel L,Schreurs BG,Kuzirian A,Collin C

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three-dimensional structures of avian H5 and swine H9 influenza hemagglutinins (HAs) from viruses closely related to those that caused outbreaks of human disease in Hong Kong in 1997 and 1999 were determined bound to avian and human cell receptor analogs. Emerging influenza pandemics have been accompanied by the e...

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

authors： Ha Y,Stevens DJ,Skehel JJ,Wiley DC

更新日期：2001-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:G protein-gated inwardly rectifying potassium (GIRK) channels are critical regulators of neuronal excitability and can be directly activated by ethanol. Constitutive deletion of the GIRK3 subunit has minimal phenotypic consequences, except in response to drugs of abuse. Here we investigated how the GIRK3 subunit contr...

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

authors： Herman MA,Sidhu H,Stouffer DG,Kreifeldt M,Le D,Cates-Gatto C,Munoz MB,Roberts AJ,Parsons LH,Roberto M,Wickman K,Slesinger PA,Contet C

更新日期：2015-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, spontaneous movements are often preceded by early brain signals. One such signal is the readiness potential (RP) that gradually arises within the last second preceding a movement. An important question is whether people are able to cancel movements after the elicitation of such RPs, and if so until which po...

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

authors： Schultze-Kraft M,Birman D,Rusconi M,Allefeld C,Görgen K,Dähne S,Blankertz B,Haynes JD

更新日期：2016-01-26 00:00:00