Robustness-epistasis link shapes the fitness landscape of a randomly drifting protein.

abstract：:Only 17% of 111 reef-building coral genera and none of the 18 coral families with reef-builders are considered endemic to the Atlantic, whereas the corresponding percentages for the Indo-west Pacific are 76% and 39%. These figures depend on the assumption that genera and families spanning the two provinces belong to t...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Fukami H,Budd AF,Paulay G,Solé-Cava A,Allen Chen C,Iwao K,Knowlton N

更新日期：2004-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumour necrosis factor (TNF) ligand TALL-1 and its cognate receptors, BCMA, TACI and BAFF-R, were recently identified as members of the TNF superfamily, which are essential factors contributing to B-cell maturation. The functional, soluble fragment of TALL-1 (sTALL-1) forms a virus-like assembly for its proper fun...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Liu Y,Hong X,Kappler J,Jiang L,Zhang R,Xu L,Pan CH,Martin WE,Murphy RC,Shu HB,Dai S,Zhang G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:UV light is a potent mutagen in most living cells, but molecular analysis of its mode of action in animal cells has not been possible because of the high complexity of the cell genome. Therefore, we have used simian virus 40 (SV40) as a biological probe to study the mutagenic effect of UV-irradiation at the molecular ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Bourre F,Sarasin A

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Drosophila, Decapentaplegic (Dpp) and Wingless (Wg) are two secreted signalling proteins of the transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta and Wnt families, respectively. Although both are often required during development, only a few downstream components of these signalling pathways have been described. Here we presen...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Mann RS,Abu-Shaar M

更新日期：1996-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) is a heterodimer composed of an alpha and beta chain that is expressed on the surface of most leukocytes and is an essential molecule for adhesion reactions between cells participating in the immune response. A putative ligand for LFA-1 is the intercellular adhesion mol...

journal_title：Nature

authors： van Noesel C,Miedema F,Brouwer M,de Rie MA,Aarden LA,van Lier RA

更新日期：1988-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The preparation of synthetic molecules showing the remarkable efficiencies characteristic of natural biopolymer catalysts remains a formidable challenge for chemical biology. Although significant advances have been made in the understanding of protein structure and function, the de novo construction of such systems re...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Severin K,Lee DH,Kennan AJ,Ghadiri MR

更新日期：1997-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebrate erythroid cells contain a tissue-specific transcription factor referred to as Eryf 1 (ref. 1), GF-1 (ref. 2) or NF-E1 (ref. 3), for which binding sites are widely distributed in the promoters and enhancers of the globin gene family, and of other erythroid-specific genes. Aberrant binding of the human factor...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Trainor CD,Evans T,Felsenfeld G,Boguski MS

更新日期：1990-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Inorganic nanoparticles exhibit size-dependent properties that are of interest for applications ranging from biosensing and catalysis to optics and data storage. They are readily available in a wide variety of discrete compositions and sizes. Shape-selective synthesis strategies now also yield shapes other than nanosp...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Jin R,Cao YC,Hao E,Métraux GS,Schatz GC,Mirkin CA

更新日期：2003-10-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Shear stress is a fundamental determinant of vascular homeostasis, regulating vascular remodelling, cardiac development and atherogenesis, but the mechanisms of transduction are poorly understood. Previous work showed that the conversion of integrins to a high-affinity state mediates a subset of shear responses, inclu...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Tzima E,Irani-Tehrani M,Kiosses WB,Dejana E,Schultz DA,Engelhardt B,Cao G,DeLisser H,Schwartz MA

更新日期：2005-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Growth of neurite processes from the cell body is the critical step in neuronal development and involves a large increase in cell membrane surface area. Arachidonic-acid-releasing phospholipases are highly enriched in nerve growth cones and have previously been implicated in neurite outgrowth. Cell membrane expansion ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Darios F,Davletov B

更新日期：2006-04-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Membrane-bound receptors often form large assemblies resulting from binding to soluble ligands, cell-surface molecules on other cells and extracellular matrix proteins. For example, the association of membrane proteins with proteins on different cells (trans-interactions) can drive the oligomerization of proteins on t...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Wu Y,Vendome J,Shapiro L,Ben-Shaul A,Honig B

更新日期：2011-07-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription initiation factor TFIID is a multisubunit complex containing a TATA-box-binding factor (TFIID tau/TBP) and associated polypeptide factors (TAFs) with sizes ranging from M(r) approximately 20,000 to > 200,000. As a result of direct promoter interactions, TFIID nucleates the assembly of RNA polymerase II a...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Kokubo T,Gong DW,Wootton JC,Horikoshi M,Roeder RG,Nakatani Y

更新日期：1994-02-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Lignin is a complex polymer of phenylpropanoid subunits. It is an essential component of woody tissue, to which it imparts structural rigidity. Lignin is remarkably resistant to degradation by most microbes; nevertheless, a few species of white-rot fungi are able to catalyse its oxidation to CO2. Its biodegradation is...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Tien M,Tu CP

更新日期：1987-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Some observations suggest that very massive stars experience extreme mass-loss episodes shortly before they explode as supernovae, as do several models. Establishing a causal connection between these mass-loss episodes and the final explosion would provide a novel way to study pre-supernova massive-star evolution. Her...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Ofek EO,Sullivan M,Cenko SB,Kasliwal MM,Gal-Yam A,Kulkarni SR,Arcavi I,Bildsten L,Bloom JS,Horesh A,Howell DA,Filippenko AV,Laher R,Murray D,Nakar E,Nugent PE,Silverman JM,Shaviv NJ,Surace J,Yaron O

更新日期：2013-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:To trigger class II-restricted T cells, antigen presenting cells have to capture antigens, process them and display their fragments in association with class II molecules. In most species, activated T cells express class II molecules; however, no evidence has been found that these cells can present soluble antigens. T...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Lanzavecchia A,Roosnek E,Gregory T,Berman P,Abrignani S

更新日期：1988-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual transduction in vertebrate photoreceptors is thought to involve a diffusible internal transmitter which links photon absorption in disk membranes to the conductance decrease in the plasma membrane of the outer segment. The desensitisation of the photoresponse which occurs during and after illumination may also ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： McNaughton PA,Yau KW,Lamb TD

更新日期：1980-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunophilins cyclophilin and FK506 binding protein (FKBP) are small, predominantly soluble proteins that bind the immunosuppressant drugs cyclosporin A and FK506, respectively, with high affinity, and which seem to mediate their pharmacological actions. The Ca(2+)-dependent protein phosphatase, calcineurin, binds...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Steiner JP,Dawson TM,Fotuhi M,Glatt CE,Snowman AM,Cohen N,Snyder SH

更新日期：1992-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In the initiation of translation in eukaryotes, binding of the small ribosomal subunit to the messenger RNA results from recognition of the 5' cap structure (m7GpppX) of the mRNA by the cap-binding complex eIF4F. eIF4F is itself a three-subunit complex comprising the cap-binding protein eIF4E, eIF4A, an ATP-dependent ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Craig AW,Haghighat A,Yu AT,Sonenberg N

更新日期：1998-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical milling is an effective technique for the preparation of fine metallic and ceramic powders and can also be used to drive a wide range of chemical reactions. Milling devices include planetary machines, attritors and vibrational mills; products include amorphous, nanocrystalline and quasicrystalline materials...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Calka A,Wexler D

更新日期：2002-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The restriction of intermingling between specific cell populations is crucial for the maintenance of organized patterns during development. A striking example is the restriction of cell mixing between segments in the insect epidermis and the vertebrate hindbrain that may enable each segment to maintain a distinct iden...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Xu Q,Mellitzer G,Robinson V,Wilkinson DG

更新日期：1999-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleation of aerosol particles from trace atmospheric vapours is thought to provide up to half of global cloud condensation nuclei. Aerosols can cause a net cooling of climate by scattering sunlight and by leading to smaller but more numerous cloud droplets, which makes clouds brighter and extends their lifetimes. At...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Almeida J,Schobesberger S,Kürten A,Ortega IK,Kupiainen-Määttä O,Praplan AP,Adamov A,Amorim A,Bianchi F,Breitenlechner M,David A,Dommen J,Donahue NM,Downard A,Dunne E,Duplissy J,Ehrhart S,Flagan RC,Franchin A,Guida R

更新日期：2013-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In the Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite germ line, sperm and then oocytes are made from a common pool of germ-cell precursors. The decision to differentiate as a sperm or an oocyte is regulated by the sex-determining gene, fem-3. Expression of fem-3 in the hermaphrodite germ line directs spermatogenesis and must b...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Ahringer J,Kimble J

更新日期：1991-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The homotypic fusion of yeast vacuoles includes a 'docking' step, which we show here to consist of two sequential reactions: a reversible 'tethering' mediated by the GTPase Ypt7, and 'SNARE pairing', in which SNARE proteins from opposite membranes form a complex in trans. The function of this trans-SNARE complex must ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Ungermann C,Sato K,Wickner W

更新日期：1998-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The Southern Ocean houses a diverse and productive community of organisms. Unicellular eukaryotic diatoms are the main primary producers in this environment, where photosynthesis is limited by low concentrations of dissolved iron and large seasonal fluctuations in light, temperature and the extent of sea ice. How diat...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Mock T,Otillar RP,Strauss J,McMullan M,Paajanen P,Schmutz J,Salamov A,Sanges R,Toseland A,Ward BJ,Allen AE,Dupont CL,Frickenhaus S,Maumus F,Veluchamy A,Wu T,Barry KW,Falciatore A,Ferrante MI,Fortunato AE,Glöckner

更新日期：2017-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The maturation of RAS GTPases and approximately 200 other cellular CAAX proteins involves three enzymatic steps: addition of a farnesyl or geranylgeranyl prenyl lipid to the cysteine (C) in the C-terminal CAAX motif, proteolytic cleavage of the AAX residues and methylation of the exposed prenylcysteine residue at its ...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Diver MM,Pedi L,Koide A,Koide S,Long SB

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The genes for the T-cell receptor, like the immunoglobulin genes, are rearranged as DNA. The mechanism of this rearrangement is not clear; unequal crossover between chromosomes and the looping-out and excision of the excess DNA have both been suggested. We isolated small polydisperse circular (spc) DNAs from mouse thy...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Fujimoto S,Yamagishi H

更新日期：1987-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Optical laser fields have been widely used to achieve quantum control over the motional and internal degrees of freedom of atoms and ions, molecules and atomic gases. A route to controlling the quantum states of macroscopic mechanical oscillators in a similar fashion is to exploit the parametric coupling between optic...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Verhagen E,Deléglise S,Weis S,Schliesser A,Kippenberg TJ

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genome of the lower eukaryote Dictyostelium discoideum comprises six chromosomes. Here we report the sequence of the largest, chromosome 2, which at 8 megabases (Mb) represents about 25% of the genome. Despite an A + T content of nearly 80%, the chromosome codes for 2,799 predicted protein coding genes and 73 tran...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Glöckner G,Eichinger L,Szafranski K,Pachebat JA,Bankier AT,Dear PH,Lehmann R,Baumgart C,Parra G,Abril JF,Guigó R,Kumpf K,Tunggal B,Cox E,Quail MA,Platzer M,Rosenthal A,Noegel AA,Dictyostelium Genome Sequencing Consort

更新日期：2002-07-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The main asteroid belt lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, but the region is not uniformly filled with asteroids. There are gaps, known as the Kirkwood gaps, in distinct locations that are associated with orbital resonances with the giant planets; asteroids placed in these locations will follow chaotic orbits...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Minton DA,Malhotra R

更新日期：2009-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal muscles consist of motor units which may differ considerably in contractile properties and types of usage. Some units participate mainly in relatively rare, quick movements and contract rapidly and are easily fatigued (type FF); others contribute to the maintenance of posture and hence contract slowly and are...

journal_title：Nature

authors： Hennig R,Lømo T

更新日期：1985-03-14 00:00:00