Water clusters: untangling the mysteries of the liquid, one molecule at a time.

abstract：:Administration of gamma-glutamylcysteinylglycyl monomethyl (or monoethyl) ester to mice leads to substantial increases in the levels of glutathione in the liver and kidney. Mice depleted of glutathione by treatment with buthionine sulfoximine, a potent inhibitor of gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase, exhibited about a ...

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

authors： Puri RN,Meister A

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most studies on the ability of insect populations to transmit pathogens consider only constant temperatures and do not account for realistic daily temperature fluctuations that can impact vector-pathogen interactions. Here, we show that diurnal temperature range (DTR) affects two important parameters underlying dengue...

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

authors： Lambrechts L,Paaijmans KP,Fansiri T,Carrington LB,Kramer LD,Thomas MB,Scott TW

更新日期：2011-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) is a key regulator of membrane fluidity, turns over rapidly, and represents a model for selective degradation of short-lived proteins of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The mechanism whereby specific ER proteins are targeted for degradation in the midst of stable proteins coexisting in th...

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

authors： Mziaut H,Korza G,Ozols J

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mathematical models have been developed to explore the population dynamics of viral diseases among wildlife. However, assessing the predictions stemming from these models with wildlife databases adequate in size and temporal duration is uncommon. An epizootic of raccoon rabies that began in the mid-Atlantic region of ...

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

authors： Childs JE,Curns AT,Dey ME,Real LA,Feinstein L,Bjørnstad ON,Krebs JW

更新日期：2000-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroblastoma-glioma hybrid cells (NG108-15) in suspension accumulate the permeant lipophilic cation [(3)H]tetraphenylphosphonium (TPP(+)) against a concentration gradient. The steady-state level of TPP(+) accumulation is about twice as great in physiological media of low K(+) concentration (i.e., 5 mM K(+)/135 mM Na(...

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

authors： Lichtshtein D,Kaback HR,Blume AJ

更新日期：1979-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A transformation-defective mutant of Abelson murine leukemia virus (A-MuLV), called A-MuLV-P92td, has been isolated. The mutant encodes a serologically identifiable A-MuLV protein of molecular weight 92,000 (P92) but it lacks the ability to transform either fibroblasts or bone marrow lymphoid cells. In contrast to the...

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

authors： Witte ON,Goff S,Rosenberg N,Baltimore D

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The v-jun oncogene encodes a nuclear DNA binding protein that functions as a transcription factor and is part of the activator protein 1 complex. Oncogenic transformation by v-jun is thought to be mediated by the aberrant expression of specific target genes. To identify such Jun-regulated genes and to explore the mech...

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

authors： Kruse U,Iacovoni JS,Goller ME,Vogt PK

更新日期：1997-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) proteins are Ca(2+)-regulated transcription factors that control gene expression in many cell types. NFAT proteins are heavily phosphorylated and reside in the cytoplasm of resting cells; when cells are stimulated by a rise in intracellular Ca(2+), NFAT proteins are dephospho...

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

authors： Sharma S,Findlay GM,Bandukwala HS,Oberdoerffer S,Baust B,Li Z,Schmidt V,Hogan PG,Sacks DB,Rao A

更新日期：2011-07-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular chaperones are an essential part of the machinery that avoids protein aggregation and misfolding in vivo. However, understanding the molecular basis of how chaperones prevent such undesirable interactions requires the conformational changes within substrate proteins to be probed during chaperone action. Here...

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

authors： Kellner R,Hofmann H,Barducci A,Wunderlich B,Nettels D,Schuler B

更新日期：2014-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:During brain maturation, the occurrence of the extracellular matrix (ECM) terminates juvenile plasticity by mediating structural stability. Interestingly, enzymatic removal of the ECM restores juvenile forms of plasticity, as for instance demonstrated by topographical reconnectivity in sensory pathways. However, to wh...

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

authors： Happel MF,Niekisch H,Castiblanco Rivera LL,Ohl FW,Deliano M,Frischknecht R

更新日期：2014-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Siglecs are a recently discovered family of animal lectins that belong to the Ig superfamily and recognize sialic acids (Sias). CD33-related Siglecs (CD33rSiglecs) are a subgroup with as-yet-unknown functions, characterized by sequence homology, expression on innate immune cells, conserved cytosolic tyrosine-based sig...

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

authors： Angata T,Margulies EH,Green ED,Varki A

更新日期：2004-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Enzyme rates are usually considered to be dependent on local properties of the molecules involved in reactions. However, for large molecules, distant constraints might affect reaction rates by affecting dynamics leading to transition states. In single-molecule experiments we have found that enzymes that relax DNA tors...

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

authors： Bai H,Kath JE,Zörgiebel FM,Sun M,Ghosh P,Hatfull GF,Grindley ND,Marko JF

更新日期：2012-10-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the effect of the v-Myc oncoprotein on gene expression in myelomonocytic cells. We find that v-Myc dramatically down-regulates the expression of myelomonocytic-specific genes, such as the chicken mim-1 and lysozyme genes, both of which are known targets for C/EBP transcription factors. We present ...

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

authors： Mink S,Mutschler B,Weiskirchen R,Bister K,Klempnauer KH

更新日期：1996-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations of the VHL tumor suppressor gene occur in patients with VHL disease and in the majority of sporadic clear cell renal carcinomas (VHL(-/-) RCC). Loss of VHL protein function is associated with constitutive expression of mRNAs encoding hypoxia-inducible proteins, such as vascular endothelial growth factor. Ove...

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

authors： de Paulsen N,Brychzy A,Fournier MC,Klausner RD,Gnarra JR,Pause A,Lee S

更新日期：2001-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The MLL (mixed-lineage leukemia) gene is involved in many chromosomal translocations associated with acute myeloid and lymphoid leukemia. We previously identified a transcriptional repression domain in MLL, which contains a region with homology to DNA methyltransferase. In chromosomal translocations, the MLL repressio...

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

authors： Xia ZB,Anderson M,Diaz MO,Zeleznik-Le NJ

更新日期：2003-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we show how a simple inorganic salt can spontaneously form autocatalytic sets of replicating inorganic molecules that work via molecular recognition based on the {PMo12} ≡ [PMo12O40]3- Keggin ion, and {Mo36} ≡ [H3Mo57M6(NO)6O183(H2O)18]22- cluster. These small clusters are able to catalyze their own formation via...

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

authors： Miras HN,Mathis C,Xuan W,Long DL,Pow R,Cronin L

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared students' self-reported perception of learning with their actual learning under controlled conditions in large-enrollment introductory college physics courses taught using 1) active instruction (following best practices in the discipline) and 2) passive instruction (lectures by experienced and highly rated...

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

authors： Deslauriers L,McCarty LS,Miller K,Callaghan K,Kestin G

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:ADP activates a family of cell surface receptors that modulate signaling pathways in a broad range of cells. ADP receptor antagonists are widely used to treat cardiovascular disease states. These studies identify a critical role for the stable reactive oxygen species hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in mediating cellular resp...

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

authors： Kalwa H,Sartoretto JL,Martinelli R,Romero N,Steinhorn BS,Tao M,Ozaki CK,Carman CV,Michel T

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), the causative agent of Lyme disease, is transmitted to mammalian hosts through an arthropod (tick) vector. To establish infection, Bb must acquire essential nutrients, including transition metals, from its mammalian and tick hosts. Thus far, no metal transporter has been identified in Bb. He...

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

authors： Ouyang Z,He M,Oman T,Yang XF,Norgard MV

更新日期：2009-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Human genetic studies have given evidence of familial, disease-causing mutations in the analogous amino acid residue shared by three related RNA binding proteins causative of three neurological diseases. Alteration of aspartic acid residue 290 of hnRNPA2 to valine is believed to predispose patients to multisystem prot...

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

authors： Murray DT,Zhou X,Kato M,Xiang S,Tycko R,McKnight SL

更新日期：2018-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine phosphorylation of insulin receptor substrate-1 (IRS-1) by the insulin receptor permits this docking protein to interact with signaling proteins that promote insulin action. Serine phosphorylation uncouples IRS-1 from the insulin receptor, thereby inhibiting its tyrosine phosphorylation and insulin signaling....

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

authors： Ozes ON,Akca H,Mayo LD,Gustin JA,Maehama T,Dixon JE,Donner DB

更新日期：2001-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The amount of extra-pair paternity in socially monogamous bird species varies from 0% to 76% extra-pair offspring. The causes of this remarkable interspecific variation are largely unknown, although intraspecific analyses suggest that females seek extra-pair matings to improve the genetic quality of their offspring. I...

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

authors： Petrie M,Doums C,Moller AP

更新日期：1998-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Although it has long been recognized that the enteric community of bacteria that inhabit the human distal intestinal track broadly impacts human health, the biochemical details that underlie these effects remain largely undefined. Here, we report a broad MS-based metabolomics study that demonstrates a surprisingly lar...

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

authors： Wikoff WR,Anfora AT,Liu J,Schultz PG,Lesley SA,Peters EC,Siuzdak G

更新日期：2009-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The major Hsp70 of the mitochondrial matrix (Ssc1 in yeast) is critically important for the translocation of proteins from the cytosol, across the mitochondrial inner membrane, and into the matrix. Tim44, a peripheral inner membrane protein with limited sequence similarity to the J domain of J-type cochaperones, tethe...

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

authors： D'Silva PD,Schilke B,Walter W,Andrew A,Craig EA

更新日期：2003-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The transcription factors that act in hepatocyte-specific gene expression include proteins that are present mainly in liver cells (HNF-1/LFB1, C/EBP, HNF-3, HNF-4) (HNF, hepatocyte nuclear factor; C/EBP, rat enhancer binding protein) and proteins that are widely distributed (AP-1, NF-1, NF-Y/ACF). We show here that th...

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

authors： Xanthopoulos KG,Prezioso VR,Chen WS,Sladek FM,Cortese R,Darnell JE Jr

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Delayed implantation (embryonic diapause) occurs when the embryo at the blastocyst stage achieves a state of suspended animation. During this period, blastocyst growth is very slow, with minimal or no cell division. Nearly 100 mammals in seven different orders undergo delayed implantation, but the underlying molecular...

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

authors： Hamatani T,Daikoku T,Wang H,Matsumoto H,Carter MG,Ko MS,Dey SK

更新日期：2004-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), antiapoptotic, proliferative, and inflammatory diatheses converge to create an obstructive vasculopathy. A selective down-regulation of the Kv channel Kv1.5 has been described in human and animal PAH. The resultant increase in intracellular free Ca(2+) ([Ca(2+)](i)) and K(+) (...

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

authors： Bonnet S,Rochefort G,Sutendra G,Archer SL,Haromy A,Webster L,Hashimoto K,Bonnet SN,Michelakis ED

更新日期：2007-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Gametocytes are nonreplicative sexual forms that mediate malaria transmission to a mosquito vector. They are generated from asexual blood-stage parasites that proliferate in the circulation. However, little is known about how this transition is genetically regulated. Here, we report that an Apetala2 (AP2) family trans...

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

authors： Yuda M,Iwanaga S,Kaneko I,Kato T

更新日期：2015-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The low-energy conformations for a series of peptides based on the sequence of the ras P21 protein from position 55 to position 67 have been computed using conformational energy analysis. These sequences differed at position 61 and contained Gln, Pro, Leu, Lys, and Arg at this position. P21 proteins with Gln, Glu, or ...

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

authors： Pincus MR,Brandt-Rauf PW,Carty RP,Lubowsky J,Avitable M,Gibson KD,Scheraga HA

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The developmental loss of neurons in sympathetic, sensory, and some parasympathetic ganglia in familial dysautonomia suggests an inherited defect in the action of beta-nerve growth factor (beta-NGF). The role of this growth factor in dysautonomia has been difficult to resolve as there is no known source of authentic h...

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

authors： Breakefield XO,Orloff G,Castiglione C,Coussens L,Axelrod FB,Ullrich A

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00