Glutamatergic reinnervation through peripheral nerve graft dictates assembly of glutamatergic synapses at rat skeletal muscle.

abstract：:Recent epidemiological studies indicate beneficial effects of moderate ethanol consumption in ischemic heart disease. Most studies, however, focus on the effect of long-term consumption of ethanol. In this study, we determined whether brief exposure to ethanol immediately before ischemia also produces cardioprotection...

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

authors： Chen CH,Gray MO,Mochly-Rosen D

更新日期：1999-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：:By employing the nuclear DNA of the African rice Oryza glaberrima as a reference genome, the timing, natures, mechanisms, and specificities of recent sequence evolution in the indica and japonica subspecies of Oryza sativa were identified. The data indicate that the genome sizes of both indica and japonica have increa...

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

authors： Ma J,Bennetzen JL

更新日期：2004-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The human renin gene was isolated from a Charon 4A human genomic library and characterized. The gene spans about 11.7 kilobases and consists of 10 exons and 9 introns that map at points that could be variable surface loops of the enzyme. The complete coding regions, the 5'- and 3'-flanking regions, and the exon-intron...

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

authors： Miyazaki H,Fukamizu A,Hirose S,Hayashi T,Hori H,Ohkubo H,Nakanishi S,Murakami K

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of distressing trends, including a decline in the share of key research grants going to younger scientists, as well as a steady rise in the age at which investigators receive their first funding, are now a decades-long feature of the US biomedical research workforce. Working committees have proposed recommend...

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

authors： Daniels RJ

更新日期：2015-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Evolutionary game dynamics describe not only frequency-dependent genetic evolution, but also cultural evolution in humans. In this context, successful strategies spread by imitation. It has been shown that the details of strategy update rules can have a crucial impact on evolutionary dynamics in theoretical models and...

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

authors： Traulsen A,Semmann D,Sommerfeld RD,Krambeck HJ,Milinski M

更新日期：2010-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatial coordination of growth is of central importance for the regulation of plant tissue architecture. Individual layers, such as the epidermis, are clonally propagated and structurally maintained by symmetric cell divisions that are oriented along the plane of the layer. The developmental control of this proces...

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

authors： Enugutti B,Kirchhelle C,Oelschner M,Torres Ruiz RA,Schliebner I,Leister D,Schneitz K

更新日期：2012-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Total nuclear proteins extracted from cell lines representing various stages of differentiation of mouse B lymphocytes were studied by computer analysis of two-dimensional gels. Of the 1438 spots present on the gels, 55 varied significantly in intensity during differentiation. The variations occurred most often in ste...

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

authors： Rabilloud T,Pennetier JL,Hibner U,Vincens P,Tarroux P,Rougeon F

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-TRAP (AT) is a small zinc-binding protein that regulates tryptophan biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis by binding to tryptophan-bound trp RNA-binding attenuation protein (TRAP), thereby preventing it from binding RNA, and allowing transcription and translation of the trpEDCFBA operon. Crystallographic and sediment...

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

authors： Sachleben JR,McElroy CA,Gollnick P,Foster MP

更新日期：2010-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological memory is a hallmark of adaptive immunity, and understanding T cell memory will be central to the development of effective cell-mediated vaccines. The characteristics and functions of CD4 memory cells have not been well defined. Here we demonstrate that the increased size of the secondary response is sol...

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

authors： MacLeod MK,McKee A,Crawford F,White J,Kappler J,Marrack P

更新日期：2008-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence of substance P-immunoreactive (SPI) varicose nerve networks and nerve fiber bundles in guinea pig prevertebral sympathetic ganglia has been confirmed by fluorescence immunohistochemistry. No SPI neurons have been found in sympathetic ganglia, including lumbar paravertebral ganglia. Peroxidase-antiperoxida...

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

authors： Matthews MR,Cuello AC

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical and experimental observations indicate a role for VEGF secreted by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) in the maintenance of the choriocapillaris (CC). VEGF in mice is produced as three isoforms, VEGF120, VEGF164, and VEGF188, that differ in their ability to bind heparan sulfate proteoglycan. RPE normally pr...

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

authors： Saint-Geniez M,Kurihara T,Sekiyama E,Maldonado AE,D'Amore PA

更新日期：2009-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Inteins are intervening protein sequences that undergo self-excision from a precursor protein with concomitant joining of the flanking sequences. Here, we demonstrate intein trans-splicing in Nicotiana tabacum chloroplasts by using the naturally split Ssp DnaE intein. Trans-splicing occurred whether both intein fragme...

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

authors： Chin HG,Kim GD,Marin I,Mersha F,Evans TC Jr,Chen L,Xu MQ,Pradhan S

更新日期：2003-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Many animals employ sex pheromones to find mating partners during their reproductive seasons. However, most sex pheromones of vertebrates remain to be identified. Over the past 20 years, steroids and prostaglandins have been identified as sex pheromones in several fishes. These pheromones are broadly termed "hormonal ...

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

authors： Yambe H,Kitamura S,Kamio M,Yamada M,Matsunaga S,Fusetani N,Yamazaki F

更新日期：2006-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation may be a component of a multilevel control mechanism that regulates eukaryotic gene expression. We used synthetic oligonucleotides to investigate the effect of cytosine methylation on the binding of the transcription factor Sp1 to its target sequence (a G + C-rich sequence known as a "GC box"). Concate...

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

authors： Harrington MA,Jones PA,Imagawa M,Karin M

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We know a great deal about the cellular response to starvation via AMPK, but less is known about the reaction to nutrient excess. Insulin resistance may be an appropriate response to nutrient excess, but the cellular sensors that link these parameters remain poorly defined. In the present study we provide evidence tha...

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

authors： Hoehn KL,Salmon AB,Hohnen-Behrens C,Turner N,Hoy AJ,Maghzal GJ,Stocker R,Van Remmen H,Kraegen EW,Cooney GJ,Richardson AR,James DE

更新日期：2009-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The transthyretin amyloidoses (ATTR) are invariably fatal diseases characterized by progressive neuropathy and/or cardiomyopathy. ATTR are caused by aggregation of transthyretin (TTR), a natively tetrameric protein involved in the transport of thyroxine and the vitamin A-retinol-binding protein complex. Mutations with...

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

authors： Bulawa CE,Connelly S,Devit M,Wang L,Weigel C,Fleming JA,Packman J,Powers ET,Wiseman RL,Foss TR,Wilson IA,Kelly JW,Labaudinière R

更新日期：2012-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The human isoform 2 of pantothenate kinase (PanK2) is localized to the mitochondria, and mutations in this protein are associated with a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. PanK2 inhibition by acetyl-CoA is so stringent (IC50 < 1 microM) that it is unclear how the enzyme functions in the presence of intracellular ...

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

authors： Leonardi R,Rock CO,Jackowski S,Zhang YM

更新日期：2007-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the ultimate objectives of de novo protein design is to realize systems capable of catalyzing redox reactions on substrates. This goal is challenging as redox-active proteins require design considerations for both the reduced and oxidized states of the protein. In this paper, we describe the spectroscopic chara...

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

authors： Tegoni M,Yu F,Bersellini M,Penner-Hahn JE,Pecoraro VL

更新日期：2012-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Simian virus 40 (SV40)-transformed hamster cells were relatively resistant to the lytic effect of activated macrophages from animals with chronic intracellular infections. Conversely, SV40-transformed mouse and rat cells and adenovirus 2-transformed hamster cells were highly susceptible to destruction by tumoricidal a...

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

authors： Cook JL,Hibbs JB Jr,Lewis AM Jr

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During goal-directed movements, primates are able to rapidly and accurately control an online trajectory despite substantial delay times incurred in the sensorimotor control loop. To address the problem of large delays, it has been proposed that the brain uses an internal forward model of the arm to estimate current a...

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

authors： Mulliken GH,Musallam S,Andersen RA

更新日期：2008-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Epidermal growth factor (EGF), a mitogen, also stimulates neurite extension during development, but the underlying mechanism is elusive. This study reveals a functional role for kappa opioid receptor (KOR) in EGF-stimulated neurite extension, and the underlying mechanism. EGF and activated EGF receptor (EGFR) levels a...

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

authors： Tsai NP,Tsui YC,Pintar JE,Loh HH,Wei LN

更新日期：2010-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Many cells exhibit periodic transient increases in cytosolic calcium levels rather than a sustained rise when stimulated by a hormone or growth factor. We propose here a molecular model that accounts for periodic calcium spiking induced by a constant stimulus. Four elements give rise to repetitive calcium transients: ...

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

authors： Meyer T,Stryer L

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Unit electrical activity was recorded from single neurons in the isolated lumbo-sacral spinal cord of 14- to 19-day chick embryos, in situ. Spinal cord transection was combined with transection of all lumbo-sacral dorsal roots. The spontaneous discharge of cells is confined, for the most part, to the lower two thirds ...

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

authors： Sharma SC,Provine RR,Hamburger V,Sandel TT

更新日期：1970-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult rat arterial smooth muscle cells (SMC) in primary culture modulate from contractile to synthetic phenotype. This process includes partial loss of myofilaments and formation of an extensive rough endoplasmic reticulum and a large Golgi complex. It gives the cells the ability to initiate DNA synthesis and actively...

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

authors： Nilsson J,Sjölund M,Palmberg L,Thyberg J,Heldin CH

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell signaling systems sense and respond to ligands that bind cell surface receptors. These systems often respond to changes in the concentration of extracellular ligand more rapidly than the ligand equilibrates with its receptor. We demonstrate, by modeling and experiment, a general "systems level" mechanism cells us...

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

authors： Ventura AC,Bush A,Vasen G,Goldín MA,Burkinshaw B,Bhattacharjee N,Folch A,Brent R,Chernomoretz A,Colman-Lerner A

更新日期：2014-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge in interpreting genome sequences is understanding how the genome encodes the information that specifies when and where a gene will be expressed. The first step in this process is the identification of regions of the genome that contain regulatory information. In higher eukaryotes, this cis-regulatory...

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

authors： Berman BP,Nibu Y,Pfeiffer BD,Tomancak P,Celniker SE,Levine M,Rubin GM,Eisen MB

更新日期：2002-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a recessive disease caused by mutations in the CF transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The most common symptoms include progressive lung disease and chronic digestive conditions. CF is the first human genetic disease to benefit from having five different species of animal models. De...

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

authors： Kim K,Lane EA,Saftien A,Wang H,Xu Y,Wirtz-Peitz F,Perrimon N

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:For several decades, research into the mechanisms of genetic recombination proceeded without a complete understanding of its cellular function or its place in DNA metabolism. Many lines of research recently have coalesced to reveal a thorough integration of most aspects of DNA metabolism, including recombination. In b...

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

authors： Cox MM

更新日期：2001-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The quaternary structure of delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (5-aminolaevulinate hydrolyase, EC 4.2.1.24) from bovine liver was examined by analytical ultracentrifugation, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and electron microscopy. The molecular weights, determined by sedimentation-velocity and sedimentation-equ...

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

authors： Wu WH,Shemin D,Richards KE,Williams RC

更新日期：1974-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single animal group can display different types of collective motion at different times. For a one-dimensional individual-based model of self-organizing group formation, we show that repeated switching between distinct ordered collective states can occur entirely because of stochastic effects. We introduce a framewo...

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

authors： Kolpas A,Moehlis J,Kevrekidis IG

更新日期：2007-04-03 00:00:00