X-ray structure of a protein-conducting channel.

abstract：:Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS) is a rare and fatal human premature ageing disease, characterized by premature arteriosclerosis and degeneration of vascular smooth muscle cells (SMCs). HGPS is caused by a single point mutation in the lamin A (LMNA) gene, resulting in the generation of progerin, a truncated...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Liu GH,Barkho BZ,Ruiz S,Diep D,Qu J,Yang SL,Panopoulos AD,Suzuki K,Kurian L,Walsh C,Thompson J,Boue S,Fung HL,Sancho-Martinez I,Zhang K,Yates J 3rd,Izpisua Belmonte JC

更新日期：2011-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that short chemically synthesized peptides very often induce antibodies which react with the cognate sequence in the intact folded protein. Since such antibodies react with known regions of proteins, they are of predetermined specificity and offer a precision not previously possible with immu...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Alexander H,Johnson DA,Rosen J,Jerabek L,Green N,Weissman IL,Lerner RA

更新日期：1983-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is a severe mental illness with a typically chronic course affecting nearly 1% of the human population. It is generally accepted that genetic factors have an important pathogenic role in a substantial portion of schizophrenia cases; however, despite decades of family studies, there is no agreed-upon mode...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Kennedy JL,Giuffra LA,Moises HW,Cavalli-Sforza LL,Pakstis AJ,Kidd JR,Castiglione CM,Sjogren B,Wetterberg L,Kidd KK

更新日期：1988-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Regulated fusion of secretory granules with the plasma membrane in secretory cells requires ATP, Ca2+ and cytosolic as well as membrane proteins. ATP-dependent steps in Ca(2+)-activated secretion from PC12 cells require three cytosolic PEP proteins (priming in exocytosis proteins, PEP1-3), the identity of which will p...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Hay JC,Fisette PL,Jenkins GH,Fukami K,Takenawa T,Anderson RA,Martin TF

更新日期：1995-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:One way of accounting for lowered atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations during Pleistocene glacial periods is by invoking the Antarctic stratification hypothesis, which links the reduction in CO2 to greater stratification of ocean surface waters around Antarctica. As discussed by Sigman and Boyle, this hypothesis ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Keeling RF,Visbeck M

更新日期：2001-08-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals must respond to various threats to survive. Neurons that express calcitonin gene-related peptide in the parabrachial nucleus (CGRPPBN neurons) relay sensory signals that contribute to satiation and pain-induced fear behaviour, but it is unclear how they encode these distinct processes. Here, by recording calci...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Campos CA,Bowen AJ,Roman CW,Palmiter RD

更新日期：2018-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Patchwork homology observed between divergent members of polymorphic multigene families is thought to reflect evolution by short-tract gene conversion (nonreciprocal recombination), although this mechanism cannot usually be confirmed in higher organisms. In contrast to meiotic conversions observed in laboratory yeast ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Wheeler CJ,Maloney D,Fogel S,Goodenow RS

更新日期：1990-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, a class of protein antigens of high relative molecular mass (Mt) which can induce protective immunity against blood-stage malaria has been identified. In Plasmodium falciparum the protein has a Mr of approximately 195,000 (P195). It is the precursor of three proteins of Mr 83,000 (83K), 42K and 19K which are...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Holder AA,Lockyer MJ,Odink KG,Sandhu JS,Riveros-Moreno V,Nicholls SC,Hillman Y,Davey LS,Tizard ML,Schwarz RT

更新日期：1985-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：: ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Ainsworth C

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SEVERAL dioecious marine brown algae have been valuable in studying chemical communication during sexual reproduction. For example, female gametes of Ectocarpus siliculosus, Cutleria multifida and Fucus serratus secrete olefinic hydrocarbons into the seawater to attract male gametes(1-3). A more complex system is foun...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Müller DG,Gassmann G,Lüning K

更新日期：1979-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Gap junction channels are structurally distinct from other ion channels in that they comprise two hemichannels which interact head-to-head to form an aqueous channel between cells. Intercellular voltage differences together with increased intracellular concentrations of H+ and Ca2+ cause closure of these normally pate...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Suchyna TM,Xu LX,Gao F,Fourtner CR,Nicholson BJ

更新日期：1993-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Haem is essential for living organisms, functioning as a crucial element in the redox-sensitive reaction centre in haemproteins. During the biogenesis of these proteins, the haem cofactor is typically incorporated enzymatically into the haem pockets of the apo-haemprotein as the functionally indispensable prosthetic g...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Tang XD,Xu R,Reynolds MF,Garcia ML,Heinemann SH,Hoshi T

更新日期：2003-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The crown-of-thorns starfish (COTS, the Acanthaster planci species group) is a highly fecund predator of reef-building corals throughout the Indo-Pacific region. COTS population outbreaks cause substantial loss of coral cover, diminishing the integrity and resilience of reef ecosystems. Here we sequenced genomes of CO...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Hall MR,Kocot KM,Baughman KW,Fernandez-Valverde SL,Gauthier MEA,Hatleberg WL,Krishnan A,McDougall C,Motti CA,Shoguchi E,Wang T,Xiang X,Zhao M,Bose U,Shinzato C,Hisata K,Fujie M,Kanda M,Cummins SF,Satoh N,Degnan SM

更新日期：2017-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Nutrients, such as amino acids and glucose, signal through the Rag GTPases to activate mTORC1. The GATOR1 protein complex-comprising DEPDC5, NPRL2 and NPRL3-regulates the Rag GTPases as a GTPase-activating protein (GAP) for RAGA; loss of GATOR1 desensitizes mTORC1 signalling to nutrient starvation. GATOR1 components h...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Shen K,Huang RK,Brignole EJ,Condon KJ,Valenstein ML,Chantranupong L,Bomaliyamu A,Choe A,Hong C,Yu Z,Sabatini DM

更新日期：2018-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The combination of complementary DNA expression and single-channel current analysis provides a powerful tool for studying the structure-function relationship of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AChR) (refs 1-5). We have previously shown that AChR channels consisting of subunits from different species, expressed i...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Imoto K,Methfessel C,Sakmann B,Mishina M,Mori Y,Konno T,Fukuda K,Kurasaki M,Bujo H,Fujita Y

更新日期：1986-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermodynamics predicts that transmembrane voltage modulates membrane tension and that this will cause movement. The magnitude and polarity of movement is governed by cell stiffness and surface potentials. Here we confirm these predictions using the atomic force microscope to dynamically follow the movement of voltage...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Zhang PC,Keleshian AM,Sachs F

更新日期：2001-09-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The Kondo effect--a many-body phenomenon in condensed-matter physics involving the interaction between a localized spin and free electrons--was discovered in metals containing small amounts of magnetic impurities, although it is now recognized to be of fundamental importance in a wide class of correlated electron syst...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Sasaki S,De Franceschi S,Elzerman JM,van der Wiel WG,Eto M,Tarucha S,Kouwenhoven LP

更新日期：2000-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Caloric restriction extends lifespan in numerous species. In the budding yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae this effect requires Sir2 (ref. 1), a member of the sirtuin family of NAD+-dependent deacetylases. Sirtuin activating compounds (STACs) can promote the survival of human cells and extend the replicative lifespan of ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Wood JG,Rogina B,Lavu S,Howitz K,Helfand SL,Tatar M,Sinclair D

更新日期：2004-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The X-ray structure of a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel from Erwinia chrysanthemi (ELIC) has recently provided structural insight into this family of ion channels at high resolution. The structure shows a homo-pentameric protein with a barrel-stave architecture that defines an ion-conduction pore located on the f...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Hilf RJ,Dutzler R

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vast areas of the ocean, the scarcity of iron controls the growth and productivity of phytoplankton. Although most dissolved iron in the marine environment is complexed with organic molecules, picomolar amounts of labile inorganic iron species (labile iron) are maintained within the euphotic zone and serve as an im...

journal_title：Nature

authors： McQuaid JB,Kustka AB,Oborník M,Horák A,McCrow JP,Karas BJ,Zheng H,Kindeberg T,Andersson AJ,Barbeau KA,Allen AE

更新日期：2018-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat hippocampus receives a strong cholinergic innervation from the medial septum; information about the development and function of this pathway could help to elucidate the mechanisms of memory functions. Previous electrophysiological studies have shown that septal stimulation in vivo facilitates commissural and p...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Gahwiler BH,Brown DA

更新日期：1985-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic analysis of eukaryotic transcriptional promoters has revealed that protein-coding genes often contain a complex array of cis-control elements consisting of upstream activator sequences and enhancer elements. The metallothionein genes provide a useful example for dissecting the action of multiple interspersed c...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Lee W,Haslinger A,Karin M,Tjian R

更新日期：1987-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor-beta (TGF-beta) signals by contacting two distantly related transmembrane serine/threonine kinases called receptors I and II. The role of these molecules in signalling has now been determined. TGF-beta binds directly to receptor II, which is a constitutively active kinase. Bound TGF-beta is ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Wrana JL,Attisano L,Wieser R,Ventura F,Massagué J

更新日期：1994-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Cysticercosis caused by larval tapeworms is a major public health problem and a cause of substantial economic losses in the farm-animal industries. Taenia ovis in sheep is a particularly important example. Immunity to reinfection with the larvae has a central role in regulating natural transmission of the parasites, a...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Johnson KS,Harrison GB,Lightowlers MW,O'Hoy KL,Cougle WG,Dempster RP,Lawrence SB,Vinton JG,Heath DD,Rickard MD

更新日期：1989-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Piezoelectric materials, which convert mechanical to electrical energy (and vice versa), are crucial in medical imaging, telecommunication and ultrasonic devices. A new generation of single-crystal materials, such as Pb(Zn1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (PZN-PT) and Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-PbTiO3 (PMN-PT), exhibit a piezoelectric effect ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Fu H,Cohen RE

更新日期：2000-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:How diverse cell fates and complex forms emerge and feed back to each other to sculpt functional organs remains unclear. In the developing heart, the myocardium transitions from a simple epithelium to an intricate tissue that consists of distinct layers: the outer compact and inner trabecular layers. Defects in this p...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Priya R,Allanki S,Gentile A,Mansingh S,Uribe V,Maischein HM,Stainier DYR

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Parkinson's disease, brain dopamine neurons degenerate most prominently in the substantia nigra. Neurotrophic factors promote survival, differentiation and maintenance of neurons in developing and adult vertebrate nervous system. The most potent neurotrophic factor for dopamine neurons described so far is the glial...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Lindholm P,Voutilainen MH,Laurén J,Peränen J,Leppänen VM,Andressoo JO,Lindahl M,Janhunen S,Kalkkinen N,Timmusk T,Tuominen RK,Saarma M

更新日期：2007-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific chromosomal deletions sometimes associated with tumours such as retinoblastoma (chromosome 13q14) and Wilm's tumour (chromosome 11p13) have led to the hypothesis that recessive genes may be involved in tumorigenesis. This hypothesis is supported by demonstration of allele loss specific for these regions using...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Naylor SL,Johnson BE,Minna JD,Sakaguchi AY

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptic transmission is maintained by a delicate, sub-synaptic molecular architecture, and even mild alterations in synapse structure drive functional changes during experience-dependent plasticity and pathological disorders. Key to this architecture is how the distribution of presynaptic vesicle fusion sites corresp...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Tang AH,Chen H,Li TP,Metzbower SR,MacGillavry HD,Blanpied TA

更新日期：2016-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Although parasite-host co-speciation is a long-held hypothesis, convincing evidence for long-term co-speciation remains elusive, largely because of small numbers of hosts and parasites studied and uncertainty over rates of evolutionary change. Co-speciation is especially rare in RNA viruses, in which cross-species tra...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Switzer WM,Salemi M,Shanmugam V,Gao F,Cong ME,Kuiken C,Bhullar V,Beer BE,Vallet D,Gautier-Hion A,Tooze Z,Villinger F,Holmes EC,Heneine W

更新日期：2005-03-17 00:00:00