Biological formation of ethane and propane in the deep marine subsurface.

abstract：:The Hawaiian Islands are renowned for some of the most spectacular species radiations in the world. Most of these radiations have been attributed to single colonization events, although the evidence supporting monophyletic origins is often poorly resolved and/or ambiguous. Without a concrete understanding of the origi...

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

authors： Gillespie RG,Croom HB,Palumbi SR

更新日期：1994-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In normal messenger RNA for the human beta-globin chain, nucleotide sequences have been identified which can be matched to the amino-acid sequence of the abnormally long segment of the beta-chain of hemoglobin Cranston. The finding of these sequences strengthens the hypothesis that the betaCranston chain arose by a fr...

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

authors： Forget BG,Marotta CA,Weissman SM,Cohen-Solal M

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many aspects of the evolutionary process of tumorigenesis that are fundamental to cancer biology and targeted treatment have been challenging to reveal, such as the divergence times and genetic clonality of metastatic lineages. To address these challenges, we performed tumor phylogenetics using molecular evolutionary ...

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

authors： Zhao ZM,Zhao B,Bai Y,Iamarino A,Gaffney SG,Schlessinger J,Lifton RP,Rimm DL,Townsend JP

更新日期：2016-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic analysis for group selection is developed for the case of a biallelic locus (A, a) undergoing group selection of founder populations only. By contrast to R. Levins"E = E(x) models, extinction now depends on genetics at the propagule stage but acts uniformly on larger populations. Biological evidence supports t...

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

authors： Boorman SA

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Asexual freshwater planarians reproduce by tearing themselves into two pieces by a process called binary fission. The resulting head and tail pieces regenerate within about a week, forming two new worms. Understanding this process of ripping oneself into two parts poses a challenging biomechanical problem. Because pla...

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

authors： Malinowski PT,Cochet-Escartin O,Kaj KJ,Ronan E,Groisman A,Diamond PH,Collins ES

更新日期：2017-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Engagement of the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) leads to rapid activation of protein tyrosine kinases, which in turn phosphorylate downstream enzymes and adapter proteins. Some adapter proteins, such as SLP-76, Vav, and LAT, positively regulate TCR-mediated signal transduction, whereas others, such as Cbl, play an inh...

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

authors： Tang J,Sawasdikosol S,Chang JH,Burakoff SJ

更新日期：1999-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:CDK7 is a cyclin-dependent kinase proposed to function in two essential cellular processes: transcription and cell cycle regulation. CDK7 is the kinase subunit of the general transcription factor TFIIH that phosphorylates the C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II, and has been shown to be broadly required for t...

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

authors： Wallenfang MR,Seydoux G

更新日期：2002-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Metabolic crossfeeding is an important process that can broadly shape microbial communities. However, little is known about specific crossfeeding principles that drive the formation and maintenance of individuals within a mixed population. Here, we devised a series of synthetic syntrophic communities to probe the comp...

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

authors： Mee MT,Collins JJ,Church GM,Wang HH

更新日期：2014-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The visual system of the macaque monkey has provided a useful model for understanding the neural basis of human vision, yet, there are few detailed comparisons of neural populations other than photoreceptors for the two species. Using intracellular staining in an in vitro preparation of the isolated and intact human r...

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

authors： Dacey DM,Petersen MR

更新日期：1992-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:BALB/c murine sarcoma Meth A is known to have three missense point mutations in p53. We previously reported that a nonamer peptide containing the codon 234 mutational product (designated 234CM) elicited 234CM-specific cytotoxic T cells and that immunization with 234CM in adjuvant before tumor challenge inhibited Meth ...

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

authors： Noguchi Y,Richards EC,Chen YT,Old LJ

更新日期：1995-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Three major oxidation products of 2'-deoxycytidine (dC)--5-hydroxy-2'-deoxycytidine (oh5dC), 5-hydroxy-2'-deoxyuridine (oh5dU), and 5,6-dihydroxy-5,6-dihydro-2'-deoxyuridine (dUg)--were analyzed from enzymatically hydrolyzed DNA with reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to electrochemical dete...

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

authors： Wagner JR,Hu CC,Ames BN

更新日期：1992-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (Flt1)/vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) receptor 1, a receptor for VEGF-A and placental growth factor, is expressed in the spongiotrophoblast layer that segregates the maternal and fetal vasculature in the mouse placenta. A soluble form of Flt1 (sFlt1) produced in the mouse and huma...

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

authors： Hirashima M,Lu Y,Byers L,Rossant J

更新日期：2003-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The signal-transducing guanine nucleotide-binding regulatory (G) proteins are heterotrimers composed of three subunits--alpha, beta, and gamma. Although multiple distinctive forms of the alpha subunit have been described, only two forms of the beta subunits of the G proteins have been identified. To investigate furthe...

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

authors： Levine MA,Smallwood PM,Moen PT Jr,Helman LJ,Ahn TG

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:p63 inhibits metastasis. Here, we show that p63 (both TAp63 and ΔNp63 isoforms) regulates expression of miR-205 in prostate cancer (PCa) cells, and miR-205 is essential for the inhibitory effects of p63 on markers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), such as ZEB1 and vimentin. Correspondingly, the inhibitory ef...

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

authors： Tucci P,Agostini M,Grespi F,Markert EK,Terrinoni A,Vousden KH,Muller PA,Dötsch V,Kehrloesser S,Sayan BS,Giaccone G,Lowe SW,Takahashi N,Vandenabeele P,Knight RA,Levine AJ,Melino G

更新日期：2012-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:UT-1 cells are a clone of Chinese hamster ovary cells that were selected to grow in the presence of compactin, a competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase [mevalonate: NADP+ oxidoreductase (CoA-acylating), EC 1.1.1.34]. These cells have 100- to 1,000-fold more immunoprecipitable reductas...

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

authors： Faust JR,Luskey KL,Chin DJ,Goldstein JL,Brown MS

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flowering time (i.e., heading date in crops) is an important ecological trait that determines growing seasons and regional adaptability of plants to specific natural environments. Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is a short-day plant that originated in the tropics. Increasing evidence suggests that the northward expansion of cu...

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

authors： Wu W,Zheng XM,Lu G,Zhong Z,Gao H,Chen L,Wu C,Wang HJ,Wang Q,Zhou K,Wang JL,Wu F,Zhang X,Guo X,Cheng Z,Lei C,Lin Q,Jiang L,Wang H,Ge S,Wan J

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Sessile marine organisms are prolific sources of biologically active natural products. However, these compounds are often found in highly variable amounts, with the abiotic and biotic factors governing their production remaining poorly understood. We present an approach that permits monitoring of in vivo natural produ...

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

authors： Esquenazi E,Jones AC,Byrum T,Dorrestein PC,Gerwick WH

更新日期：2011-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Alzheimer's disease (AD), characterized by cognitive decline, has emerged as a disease of synaptic failure. The present study reveals an unanticipated role of erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular A4 (EphA4) in mediating hippocampal synaptic dysfunctions in AD and demonstrates that blockade of the ligand-binding dom...

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

authors： Fu AK,Hung KW,Huang H,Gu S,Shen Y,Cheng EY,Ip FC,Huang X,Fu WY,Ip NY

更新日期：2014-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Valproic acid (VPA) is an anticonvulsant drug that is also used to treat migraines and bipolar disorder. Its proposed biological targets include human voltage-gated sodium channels, among other membrane proteins. We used the prokaryotic NavMs sodium channel, which has been shown to be a good exemplar for drug binding ...

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

authors： Zanatta G,Sula A,Miles AJ,Ng LCT,Torella R,Pryde DC,DeCaen PG,Wallace BA

更新日期：2019-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:ADP ribosylation factor (ARF) is a small guanosine triphosphate (GTP)-binding protein that regulates the binding of coat proteins to membranes and is required for several stages of vesicular transport. ARF also stimulates phospholipase D (PLD) activity, which can alter the lipid content of membranes by conversion of p...

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

authors： Ktistakis NT,Brown HA,Sternweis PC,Roth MG

更新日期：1995-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:B-1a cells, an anatomically, phenotypically, and functionally distinct subset of B cells that produce the bulk of natural serum IgM and much of gut-associated IgA, are an important component of the early response to pathogens. Because the induced expression of CD5, a hallmark of B-1a cells, requires a nuclear factor o...

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

authors： Berland R,Wortis HH

更新日期：2003-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:By examining many alternative arrangements of cortical areas, we have found that the arrangement actually present in the brain minimizes the volume of the axons required for interconnecting the areas. Our observations support the notion that the organization of cortical areas has evolved to optimize interareal connect...

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

authors： Klyachko VA,Stevens CF

更新日期：2003-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In all three domains of life, DNA replication begins at specialized loci termed replication origins. In bacteria, replication initiates from a single, clearly defined site. In contrast, eukaryotic organisms exploit a multitude of replication origins, dividing their genomes into an array of short contiguous units. Rece...

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

authors： Robinson NP,Bell SD

更新日期：2007-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcal protein A (SpA) is anchored to the cell wall envelope of Staphylococcus aureus by sortase A, which links the threonyl (T) of its C-terminal LPXTG motif to peptidoglycan cross-bridges (i.e., Gly5). SpA binds the Fcγ domains of IgG and protects staphylococci from opsonophagocytic clearance. Moreover, SpA ...

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

authors： Becker S,Frankel MB,Schneewind O,Missiakas D

更新日期：2014-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA helicases play roles in various essential biological processes such as RNA splicing and editing. Recent in vitro studies show that RNA helicases are involved in immune responses toward viruses, serving as viral RNA sensors or immune signaling adaptors. However, there is still a lack of in vivo data to support the ...

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

authors： Wang Y,He K,Sheng B,Lei X,Tao W,Zhu X,Wei Z,Fu R,Wang A,Bai S,Zhang Z,Hong N,Ye C,Tian Y,Wang J,Li M,Zhang K,Li L,Yang H,Li HB,Flavell RA,Zhu S

更新日期：2021-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Noncanonical DNA structures that stall DNA replication can cause errors in genomic DNA. Here, we investigated how the noncanonical structures formed by sequences in genes associated with a number of diseases impacted DNA polymerization by the Klenow fragment of DNA polymerase. Replication of a DNA sequence forming an ...

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

authors： Takahashi S,Brazier JA,Sugimoto N

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite the importance of tuberculosis as a public health problem, we know relatively little about the molecular mechanisms used by the causative organism, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, to persist in the host. To define these mechanisms, we have mutated virtually every nonessential gene of M. tuberculosis and determined...

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

authors： Sassetti CM,Rubin EJ

更新日期：2003-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates that significantly shortened telomeres are a hallmark of cardiomyocytes (CMs) from individuals with end-stage hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) or dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) as a result of heritable defects in cardiac proteins critical to contractile function. Positioned at the ends of chromo...

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

authors： Chang ACY,Chang ACH,Kirillova A,Sasagawa K,Su W,Weber G,Lin J,Termglinchan V,Karakikes I,Seeger T,Dainis AM,Hinson JT,Seidman J,Seidman CE,Day JW,Ashley E,Wu JC,Blau HM

更新日期：2018-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Mobile ectothermic animals can control their body temperatures by selecting specific thermal conditions in the environment, but embryos--trapped within an immobile egg and lacking locomotor structures--have been assumed to lack that ability. Falsifying that assumption, our experimental studies show that even early sta...

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

authors： Du WG,Zhao B,Chen Y,Shine R

更新日期：2011-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The only known product of the Snyder-Theilen strain of feline sarcoma virus (ST-FeSV) is a 85,000-dalton protein, designated ST P85, that contains feline leukemia virus gag gene encoded proteins (p15, p12, and a fragment of p30) and a sarcoma virus-specific polypeptide. Antibodies directed against the latter immunopre...

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

authors： Barbacid M,Beemon K,Devare SG

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00