IL-2 negatively regulates IL-7 receptor alpha chain expression in activated T lymphocytes.

abstract：:The heroin analogue 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium, MPP(+), both in vitro and in vivo, produces death of dopaminergic substantia nigral cells by inhibiting the mitochondrial NADH dehydrogenase multienzyme complex, producing a syndrome indistinguishable from Parkinson's disease. Similarly, a fragment of amyloid protein, A...

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

authors： Kashiwaya Y,Takeshima T,Mori N,Nakashima K,Clarke K,Veech RL

更新日期：2000-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Efforts to delineate the advent of many enzymes essential to protein translation are often limited by the fact that the modern genetic code evolved before divergence of the tree of life. Glutaminyl-tRNA synthetase (GlnRS) is one noteworthy exception to the universality of the translation apparatus. In eukaryotes and s...

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

authors： Skouloubris S,Ribas de Pouplana L,De Reuse H,Hendrickson TL

更新日期：2003-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We applied the directional tag PCR subtractive hybridization method to construct a rat hypothalamic cDNA library from which cerebellar and hippocampal sequences had been depleted, enriching 20-30-fold for sequences expressed selectively in the hypothalamus. We studied a sample of 94 clones selected for enrichment in t...

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

authors： Gautvik KM,de Lecea L,Gautvik VT,Danielson PE,Tranque P,Dopazo A,Bloom FE,Sutcliffe JG

更新日期：1996-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondria isolated from maize plants with S-type male-sterile cytoplasms are capable of synthesizing four species of RNA at concentrations of actinomycin D that eliminate all DNA-directed RNA synthesis. No RNA synthesis occurs under the same conditions with mitochondria from plants possessing normal (N) cytoplasm o...

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

authors： Finnegan PM,Brown GG

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An approach based on mosquitoes carrying a conditional dominant lethal gene (release of insects carrying a dominant lethal, RIDL) is being developed to control the transmission of dengue viruses by vector population suppression. A transgenic strain, designated OX3604C, of the major dengue vector, Aedes aegypti, was en...

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

authors： Wise de Valdez MR,Nimmo D,Betz J,Gong HF,James AA,Alphey L,Black WC 4th

更新日期：2011-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The delivery of AMPA receptors to the plasma membrane is a critical step both for the synaptic delivery of these receptors and for the regulation of synaptic transmission. To directly visualize fusion events of transport vesicles containing the AMPA receptor GluA2 subunit with the plasma membrane we used pHluorin-tagg...

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

authors： Araki Y,Lin DT,Huganir RL

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Aluminum (Al) is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, but its trivalent ionic form is highly toxic to all organisms at low concentrations. How Al enters cells has not been elucidated in any organisms. Herein, we report a transporter, Nrat1 (Nramp aluminum transporter 1), specific for trivalent Al ion in rice....

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

authors： Xia J,Yamaji N,Kasai T,Ma JF

更新日期：2010-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphogenesis often yields organs with robust size and shapes, whereas cell growth and deformation feature significant spatiotemporal variability. Here, we investigate whether tissue responses to mechanical signals contribute to resolve this apparent paradox. We built a model of growing tissue made of fiber-like mater...

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

authors： Fruleux A,Boudaoud A

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cells express thousands of different surface proteins that can be used for cell classification, or to distinguish healthy and disease conditions. A method capable of profiling a substantial fraction of the surface proteome simultaneously and inexpensively would enable more accurate and complete classification of...

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

authors： Pollock SB,Hu A,Mou Y,Martinko AJ,Julien O,Hornsby M,Ploder L,Adams JJ,Geng H,Müschen M,Sidhu SS,Moffat J,Wells JA

更新日期：2018-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The transport of moisture in the tropics is a critical process for the global energy budget and on geologic timescales, has markedly influenced continental landscapes, migratory pathways, and biological evolution. Here we present a continuous, first-of-its-kind 1.3-My record of continental hydroclimate and lake-level ...

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

authors： Lyons RP,Scholz CA,Cohen AS,King JW,Brown ET,Ivory SJ,Johnson TC,Deino AL,Reinthal PN,McGlue MM,Blome MW

更新日期：2015-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear receptor SET domain containing protein 2 (NSD2) catalyzes the methylation of histone H3 lysine 36 (H3K36). It is a determinant in Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome and is overexpressed in human multiple myeloma. Despite the relevance of NSD2 to cancer, there are no potent, selective inhibitors of this enzyme reported. ...

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

authors： Poulin MB,Schneck JL,Matico RE,McDevitt PJ,Huddleston MJ,Hou W,Johnson NW,Thrall SH,Meek TD,Schramm VL

更新日期：2016-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Quiescent BALB/c 3T3 cells exposed briefly to a platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) become "competent" to replicate their DNA but do not "progress" into S phase unless incubated with growth factors contained in platelet-poor plasma. Plasma from hypophysectomized rats is deficient in progression activity; it does not...

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

authors： Stiles CD,Capone GT,Scher CD,Antoniades HN,Van Wyk JJ,Pledger WJ

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Single strands of DNA serve, in rare instances, as promoters for transcription; duplex DNA promoters with individual strands that also have a promoter capacityfunction have not been described. We show that the nontranscribed strand of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae U6 snRNA gene directs transcription initiation factor I...

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

authors： Schroder O,Geiduschek EP,Kassavetis GA

更新日期：2003-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromatin condensation plays an important role in the regulation of gene expression. Recently, it was shown that the transcriptional activation of Hoxd genes during vertebrate digit development involves modifications in 3D interactions within and around the HoxD gene cluster. This reorganization follows a global trans...

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

authors： Fabre PJ,Benke A,Joye E,Nguyen Huynh TH,Manley S,Duboule D

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The uncatalyzed reactions of O(2) (S = 1) with organic substrates (S = 0) are thermodynamically favorable but kinetically slow because they are spin-forbidden and the one-electron reduction potential of O(2) is unfavorable. In nature, many of these important O(2) reactions are catalyzed by metalloenzymes. In the case ...

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

authors： Pau MY,Lipscomb JD,Solomon EI

更新日期：2007-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Paired immunoglobulin-like type 2 receptor α (PILRα) and β (PILRβ) belong to the PILR family and are related to innate immune regulation in various species. Despite their high sequence identity, PILRα and PILRβ are shown to have variant sialic acid (SA) binding avidities. To explore the molecular basis of this interac...

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

authors： Lu Q,Lu G,Qi J,Wang H,Xuan Y,Wang Q,Li Y,Zhang Y,Zheng C,Fan Z,Yan J,Gao GF

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Rod-like colloids distort fluid interfaces and interact by capillarity. We explore this interaction at the free surface of aligned nematic liquid crystal films. Naive comparison of capillary and elastic energies suggests that particle assembly would be determined solely by surface tension. Here, we demonstrate that, u...

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

authors： Liu IB,Gharbi MA,Ngo VL,Kamien RD,Yang S,Stebe KJ

更新日期：2015-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelin basic proteins (MBP) are major constituents of the myelin sheath of oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells in the central nervous system and the peripheral nervous system, respectively. We previously showed that MBP-related transcripts are present in the bone marrow and the immune system. These mRNAs are transcribe...

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

authors： Marty MC,Alliot F,Rutin J,Fritz R,Trisler D,Pessac B

更新日期：2002-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Kabuki syndrome is a Mendelian intellectual disability syndrome caused by mutations in either of two genes (KMT2D and KDM6A) involved in chromatin accessibility. We previously showed that an agent that promotes chromatin opening, the histone deacetylase inhibitor (HDACi) AR-42, ameliorates the deficiency of adult neur...

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

authors： Benjamin JS,Pilarowski GO,Carosso GA,Zhang L,Huso DL,Goff LA,Vernon HJ,Hansen KD,Bjornsson HT

更新日期：2017-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Type I (IFN-alpha/beta) and type III (IFN-lambdas) IFNs are important components of the host antiviral response. Although type III IFNs possess intrinsic antiviral activity similar to that of type I IFNs, they signal through a specific unique receptor complex, and their functional importance for antiviral resistance i...

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

authors： Huang J,Smirnov SV,Lewis-Antes A,Balan M,Li W,Tang S,Silke GV,Pütz MM,Smith GL,Kotenko SV

更新日期：2007-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in Pink1, a gene encoding a Ser/Thr kinase with a mitochondrial-targeting signal, are associated with Parkinson's disease (PD), the most common movement disorder characterized by selective loss of dopaminergic neurons. The mechanism by which loss of Pink1 leads to neurodegeneration is not understood. Here we...

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

authors： Yang Y,Gehrke S,Imai Y,Huang Z,Ouyang Y,Wang JW,Yang L,Beal MF,Vogel H,Lu B

更新日期：2006-07-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebrates can modulate the sound levels entering their inner ears in the face of intense external sound or during their own vocalizations. Middle ear muscle contractions restrain the motion of the middle ear ossicles, attenuating the transmission of low-frequency sound and thereby protecting the hair cells in the in...

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

authors： Gridi-Papp M,Feng AS,Shen JX,Yu ZL,Rosowski JJ,Narins PM

更新日期：2008-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The transacting activator of transduction (TAT) protein plays a key role in the progression of AIDS. Studies have shown that a +8 charged sequence of amino acids in the protein, called the TAT peptide, enables the TAT protein to penetrate cell membranes. To probe mechanisms of binding and translocation of the TAT pept...

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

authors： Rao Y,Kwok SJ,Lombardi J,Turro NJ,Eisenthal KB

更新日期：2014-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluid mixing in active suspensions of microorganisms is important to ecological phenomena and presents a fascinating stochastic process. We investigate the mixing produced by swimming unicellular algal cells (Chlamydomonas) in quasi-two-dimensional liquid films by simultaneously tracking the motion of the cells and th...

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

authors： Kurtuldu H,Guasto JS,Johnson KA,Gollub JP

更新日期：2011-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Repeated within-day testing on a texture discrimination task leads to retinotopically specific decreases in performance. Although perceptual learning has been shown to be highly specific to the retinotopic location and characteristics of the trained stimulus, the specificity of perceptual deterioration has not been st...

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

authors： Mednick SC,Arman AC,Boynton GM

更新日期：2005-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We study atomic models of the thermodynamics of the structural transition of peptides that form alpha-helices. The effect of sequence variation on alpha-helix formation for alanine-rich peptides, Ac-Ala21-methyl amide (A21) and Ac-A5 (AAARA)3A-methyl amide (Fs peptide), is investigated by atomic simulation studies of ...

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

authors： García AE,Sanbonmatsu KY

更新日期：2002-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrochemistry is an old but still flourishing field of research due to the importance of the efficiency and kinetics of electrochemical reactions in industrial processes and (bio-)electrochemical devices. The heterogeneous electron transfer from an electrode to a reactant in the solution has been well studied for m...

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

authors： Wijeratne K,Ail U,Brooke R,Vagin M,Liu X,Fahlman M,Crispin X

更新日期：2018-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Human low density lipoproteins (LDL) are the major cholesterol carriers in the blood. Elevated concentration of LDL is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic disease. Purified LDL particles appear heterogeneous in images obtained with a 400-kV electron cryomicroscope. Using multivariate statistical and cluster analys...

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

authors： Orlova EV,Sherman MB,Chiu W,Mowri H,Smith LC,Gotto AM Jr

更新日期：1999-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The voltage-gated proton channel Hv1 plays a critical role in the fast proton translocation that underlies a wide range of physiological functions, including the phagocytic respiratory burst, sperm motility, apoptosis, and metastatic cancer. Both voltage activation and proton conduction are carried out by a voltage-se...

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

authors： Li Q,Shen R,Treger JS,Wanderling SS,Milewski W,Siwowska K,Bezanilla F,Perozo E

更新日期：2015-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations are a hallmark of cancer. Normal cells minimize spontaneous mutations through the combined actions of polymerase base selectivity, 3' --> 5' exonucleolytic proofreading, mismatch correction, and DNA damage repair. To determine the consequences of defective proofreading in mammals, we created mice with a poin...

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

authors： Goldsby RE,Hays LE,Chen X,Olmsted EA,Slayton WB,Spangrude GJ,Preston BD

更新日期：2002-11-26 00:00:00