Randomly inserted and targeted Hox/reporter fusions transcriptionally silenced in Polycomb mutants.

abstract：:The transforming protein of avian sarcoma virus UR2, p68v-ros, has an associated tyrosine-specific protein kinase activity similar to that of p60v-src and several other oncogene products. However, this activity has not been linked unequivocally to transformation, and the physiological action of these proteins remains ...

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

authors： Macara IG,Marinetti GV,Balduzzi PC

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluoroquinolones are antibacterial agents that attack DNA gyrase and topoisomerase IV on chromosomal DNA. The existence of two fluoroquinolone targets and stepwise accumulation of resistance suggested that new quinolones could be found that would require cells to obtain two topoisomerase mutations to display resistanc...

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

authors： Zhao X,Xu C,Domagala J,Drlica K

更新日期：1997-12-09 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：:The genetic evolution of altruism (i.e., a behavior resulting in a net reduction of the survival and/or reproduction of an actor to benefit a recipient) once perplexed biologists because it seemed paradoxical in a Darwinian world. More than half a century ago, W. D. Hamilton explained that when interacting individuals...

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

authors： Kay T,Keller L,Lehmann L

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA-containing Epstein-Barr herpesvirus has been implicated in the etiology of Burkitt's lymphoma, a malignant tumor of children in Africa. Recently, however, particles possessing four biochemical characteristics of RNA tumor viruses have also been identified in these tumors. The fact that both types of viruses ar...

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

authors： Peters WP,Kufe D,Schlom J,Frankel JW,Prickett CO,Groupé V,Spiegelman S

更新日期：1973-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mice, recent thymic emigrants (RTEs) make up a large part of the naïve T cell pool and have been suggested to be a distinct short-lived pool. In humans, however, the life span and number of RTEs are unknown. Although (2)H(2)O labeling in young mice showed high thymic-dependent daily naïve T cell production, long te...

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

authors： Vrisekoop N,den Braber I,de Boer AB,Ruiter AF,Ackermans MT,van der Crabben SN,Schrijver EH,Spierenburg G,Sauerwein HP,Hazenberg MD,de Boer RJ,Miedema F,Borghans JA,Tesselaar K

更新日期：2008-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The protein CopC from Pseudomonas syringae has been found capable of binding copper(I) and copper(II) at two different sites, occupied either one at a time or simultaneously. The protein, consisting of 102 amino acids, is known to bind copper(II) in a position that is now found consistent with a coordination arrangeme...

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

authors： Arnesano F,Banci L,Bertini I,Mangani S,Thompsett AR

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sets of Burkitt lymphoma lines and Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-transformed lymphoblastoid cell lines (LCLs) derived from the same individuals were compared for sensitivity to cytotoxic T-lymphocyte (CTL) clones. Major histocompatibility complex class I antigen-restricted CTL clones were generated by stimulating the lymph...

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

authors： Torsteinsdottir S,Masucci MG,Ehlin-Henriksson B,Brautbar C,Ben Bassat H,Klein G,Klein E

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spumaviruses, commonly called foamy viruses (FV), are complex retroviruses that establish lifelong persistent infections without any accompanying pathologies. In tissue culture, cells can be either lytically or latently infected, depending on cell type. Regulation of FV replication is controlled by two promoters: the ...

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

authors： Meiering CD,Linial ML

更新日期：2002-11-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular diversity of ion channel structure and function underlies variability in electrical signaling in nerve, muscle, and nonexcitable cells. Regulation by variable auxiliary subunits is a major mechanism to generate tissue- or cell-specific diversity of ion channel function. Mammalian large-conductance, voltage- ...

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

authors： Yan J,Aldrich RW

更新日期：2012-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Vaccine efficacy is determined largely by cellular and humoral immunity as well as long-lasting immunological memory. IL-2 and IL-15 were evaluated in vaccinia vectors expressing HIV gp160 for the establishment of an effective vaccine strategy. Both IL-2 and IL-15 in the vaccinia vector induced strong and long-lasting...

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

authors： Oh S,Berzofsky JA,Burke DS,Waldmann TA,Perera LP

更新日期：2003-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Species-specific colors and patterns on animal body surfaces are determined primarily by neural-crest-derived pigment cells in the skin (chromatophores). However, even closely related species display widely differing patterns. These contrasting aspects of chromatophores (i.e., the fixed developmental control within sp...

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

authors： Fukamachi S,Sugimoto M,Mitani H,Shima A

更新日期：2004-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep is recognized as a physiological state associated with learning, with studies showing that knowledge acquisition improves with naps. Little work has examined sleep-dependent learning in people with developmental disorders, for whom sleep quality is often impaired. We examined the effect of natural, in-home naps ...

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

authors： Spanò G,Gómez RL,Demara BI,Alt M,Cowen SL,Edgin JO

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Observations on the structure and function of the ear in amphisbaenians have been extended to two new species: to Blanus cinereus of the family Amphisbaenidae and Diplometopon zarudnyi of the family Trogonophidae. Blanus, considered one of the most primitive of this group of reptiles, shows a distinctive form of sound...

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

authors： Gans C,Wever EG

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although ghrelin has been demonstrated to stimulate energy intake and storage through a central mechanism, its effect on hepatic lipid metabolism remains largely uncharacterized. Ghrelin receptor antagonism or gene deletion significantly decreased obesity-associated hepatic steatosis by suppression of de novo lipogene...

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

authors： Li Z,Xu G,Qin Y,Zhang C,Tang H,Yin Y,Xiang X,Li Y,Zhao J,Mulholland M,Zhang W

更新日期：2014-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Crosses between closely related animal species often result in male hybrids that are sterile, and the molecular and functional basis of genetic factors for hybrid male sterility is of great interest. Here, we report a molecular and functional analysis of HMS1, a region of 9.2 kb in chromosome 3 of Drosophila mauritian...

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

authors： Liénard MA,Araripe LO,Hartl DL

更新日期：2016-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We report substantially improved performance of high-power quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) by using epitaxial-side-down mounting that provides superior heat dissipation properties. We used aluminum nitride as the heatsink material and gold-tin eutectic solder. We have obtained continuous wave power output of 450 mW at 2...

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

authors： Tsekoun A,Go R,Pushkarsky M,Razeghi M,Patel CK

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulation of biological phenomena occurs in all types of systems, being manifested in many different reaction types, from allosteric behavior in proteins, through modulation in energy and information transfer, to the control of growth and differentiation in cells, organelles, and organisms. In this communication, a m...

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

authors： Sligar SG,Gunsalus IC

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the master circadian clock in mammals, sends major output signals to the subparaventricular zone (SPZ) and further to the paraventricular nucleus (PVN), the neural mechanism of which is largely unknown. In this study, the intracellular calcium levels were measured continuously in cul...

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

authors： Wu YE,Enoki R,Oda Y,Huang ZL,Honma KI,Honma S

更新日期：2018-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The rates of spontaneous mutation to 6-thioguanine resistance were determined in fibroblasts derived from normal and two Bloom syndrome individuals (GM 2548 and GM 1492). Two methods were utilized to determine the rates. Method I obtained the spontaneous mutation rate from the increase in the mutation frequency of a c...

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

authors： Warren ST,Schultz RA,Chang CC,Wade MH,Trosko JE

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reproductive success is widely used as a measure of fitness. However, offspring quantity may not reflect the genetic contribution to subsequent generations if there is nonrandom variation in offspring quality. Offspring quality is likely to be an important component of human fitness, and tradeoffs between offspring qu...

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

authors： Zietsch BP,Kuja-Halkola R,Walum H,Verweij KJ

更新日期：2014-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of systemic PD134308 [0.1-3 mg/kg; an antagonist of the cholecystokinin (CCK) type B receptor], morphine, and intrathecal (i.t.) galanin (GAL) on the excitability of the spinal nociceptive flexor reflex and in the hot plate test were examined in rats. PD134308 caused a weak naloxone-reversible depression o...

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

authors： Wiesenfeld-Hallin Z,Xu XJ,Hughes J,Horwell DC,Hökfelt T

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical to the maintenance of circadian rhythmicity is the cyclic expression of at least some components of the central oscillator. High-amplitude cycling of mRNA and protein abundance, protein phosphorylation and nuclear/cytoplasmic shuttling have all been implicated in the maintenance of circadian period. Here we u...

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

authors： Kim WY,Geng R,Somers DE

更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Competing populations in shared spaces with nonrenewable resources do not necessarily wage a battle for dominance at the cost of extinction of the less-fit strain if there are fitness advantages to the presence of the other strain. We report on the use of nanofabricated habitat landscapes to study the population dynam...

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

authors： Keymer JE,Galajda P,Lambert G,Liao D,Austin RH

更新日期：2008-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Completely parthenogenetic Trichogramma wasps can be rendered permanently bisexual by treatment with three different antibiotics or high temperatures. The evidence strongly suggests that maternally inherited microorganisms cause parthenogenesis in these wasps. Theories predict female-biased sex ratio in offspring unde...

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

authors： Stouthamer R,Luck RF,Hamilton WD

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seawater Mg:Ca and Sr:Ca ratios are biogeochemical parameters reflecting the Earth-ocean-atmosphere dynamic exchange of elements. The ratios' dependence on the environment and organisms' biology facilitates their application in marine sciences. Here, we present a measured single-laboratory dataset, combined with previ...

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

authors： Lebrato M,Garbe-Schönberg D,Müller MN,Blanco-Ameijeiras S,Feely RA,Lorenzoni L,Molinero JC,Bremer K,Jones DOB,Iglesias-Rodriguez D,Greeley D,Lamare MD,Paulmier A,Graco M,Cartes J,Barcelos E Ramos J,de Lara A,Sanchez-Lea

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:An increase in free Ca2+ triggers exocytosis in pituitary nerve terminals leading to an increase in membrane area and membrane capacitance. When Ca2+ is increased by step depolarization, an instantaneous capacitance increase during the first 80 ms is followed by a slow increase extending over several seconds. We measu...

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

authors： Rosenboom H,Lindau M

更新日期：1994-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Amnesia produced by protein synthesis inhibitors such as anisomycin provides major support for the prevalent view that the formation of long-lasting memories requires de novo protein synthesis. However, inhibition of protein synthesis might disrupt other neural functions to interfere with memory formation. Intraamygda...

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

authors： Canal CE,Chang Q,Gold PE

更新日期：2007-07-24 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：:One of the most basic predictions of almost any model of crime is that individual time preferences matter. However, empirical evidence on this fundamental property is essentially nonexistent. To our knowledge, this paper provides the first pieces of evidence on the link between time discounting and crime. We use a uni...

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

authors： Åkerlund D,Golsteyn BH,Grönqvist H,Lindahl L

更新日期：2016-05-31 00:00:00