Activity-dependent neurotransmitter-receptor matching at the neuromuscular junction.

abstract：:ATP and UTP can function as extracellular signaling molecules by activating plasma membrane receptors termed P2 purinergic receptors. In the present study a P2U receptor cDNA has been expressed in K-562 human leukemia cells, one of the few available mammalian cell lines that lacks an endogenous P2U receptor. In stably...

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

authors： Erb L,Lustig KD,Sullivan DM,Turner JT,Weisman GA

更新日期：1993-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Why do members of the public share some scientific findings and not others? What can scientists do to increase the chances that their findings will be shared widely among nonscientists? To address these questions, we integrate past research on the psychological drivers of interpersonal communication with a study exami...

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

authors： Milkman KL,Berger J

更新日期：2014-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Legionella pneumophila, the causal agent of Legionnaires' disease, is an intracellular parasite and invades and proliferates within different eukaryotic cells, including human alveolar macrophages. After several 100-fold multiplication within host cells, the pathogens are released for new invasion by induction of apop...

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

authors： Belyi Y,Niggeweg R,Opitz B,Vogelsgesang M,Hippenstiel S,Wilm M,Aktories K

更新日期：2006-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis is the formation of an aggressive, tumor-like structure called pannus that erodes the joint. A major cellular component of the pannus is the fibroblast-like synoviocyte (FLS), whose morphology strikingly resembles that of a transformed cell, but underlying mechanisms of this "transfo...

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

authors： Li X,Makarov SS

更新日期：2006-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:A whole-genome admixture scan in 1,597 African Americans identified a 3.8 Mb interval on chromosome 8q24 as significantly associated with susceptibility to prostate cancer [logarithm of odds (LOD) = 7.1]. The increased risk because of inheriting African ancestry is greater in men diagnosed before 72 years of age (P < ...

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

authors： Freedman ML,Haiman CA,Patterson N,McDonald GJ,Tandon A,Waliszewska A,Penney K,Steen RG,Ardlie K,John EM,Oakley-Girvan I,Whittemore AS,Cooney KA,Ingles SA,Altshuler D,Henderson BE,Reich D

更新日期：2006-09-19 00:00:00

abstract：:When the human cDNA, isolated on the basis of homology to the murine carbonic anhydrase (CA) "Y" was expressed in COS cells, the human CA was targeted to and processed in mitochondria, as expected for CA-V. However, tissue distribution reported for the corresponding mouse CA Y mRNA was much more limited than that repo...

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

authors： Nagao Y,Srinivasan M,Platero JS,Svendrowski M,Waheed A,Sly WS

更新日期：1994-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The internal dynamics of bacteriorhodopsin, the light-driven proton pump in the purple membrane of Halobacterium halobium, has been studied by inelastic neutron scattering for various conditions of temperature and hydration. Light activation can take place when the membrane is vibrating harmonically. The ability of th...

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

authors： Ferrand M,Dianoux AJ,Petry W,Zaccaï G

更新日期：1993-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in synaptic input, persisting for hours to days, elicit homeostatic plastic changes in the axon initial segment (AIS), which is pivotal for spike generation. Here, in hippocampal pyramidal neurons of both primary cultures and slices, we triggered a unique form of AIS plasticity by selectively targeting M-t...

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

authors： Lezmy J,Lipinsky M,Khrapunsky Y,Patrich E,Shalom L,Peretz A,Fleidervish IA,Attali B

更新日期：2017-11-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Disordered systems like liquids, gels, glasses, or granular materials are not only ubiquitous in daily life and in industrial applications, but they are also crucial for the mechanical stability of cells or the transport of chemical and biological agents in living organisms. Despite the importance of these systems, th...

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

authors： Zhang Z,Kob W

更新日期：2020-06-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells (ECs) line the mammalian vascular system and respond to the hemodynamic stimulus of fluid shear stress, the frictional force produced by blood flow. When ECs are exposed to shear stress, one of the fastest responses is an increase of K(+) conductance, which suggests that ion channels are involved in ...

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

authors： Hoger JH,Ilyin VI,Forsyth S,Hoger A

更新日期：2002-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Tyrosine kinases of the Janus kinase family initiate cellular responses through their association with receptors for alpha-helical cytokines. In addition to a tyrosine kinase domain, these enzymes possess a kinase-like (KL) domain, whose function remains elusive. To investigate the role of the KL domain of Tyk2 in int...

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

authors： Yeh TC,Dondi E,Uze G,Pellegrini S

更新日期：2000-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the identification of a pollen-specific gene from Zea mays that contains multiple Ser-(Pro)n repeats, the motif found in the cell wall-associated extensins. Sequence analysis reveals that the encoded protein has a putative globular domain at the N terminus and an extensin-like domain at the C terminus. ...

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

authors： Rubinstein AL,Broadwater AH,Lowrey KB,Bedinger PA

更新日期：1995-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic studies in mice suggest that Wnt4 signaling antagonizes expression of male hormones and effectively blocks male development in the female embryo. We recently identified an XY intersex patient carrying a chromosomal duplication of the WNT4 locus and proposed that this patient's feminization arises from an incre...

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

authors： Jordan BK,Shen JH,Olaso R,Ingraham HA,Vilain E

更新日期：2003-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the possibility that insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) acts as a neuromodulator in the adult cerebellar cortex since previous observations indicated that IGF-I is located in the olivo-cerebellar system encompassing the inferior olive and Purkinje cells. We found that conjoint administration of IGF-I and g...

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

authors： Castro-Alamancos MA,Torres-Aleman I

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recombinant human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) was found to increase the adherence of purified peripheral blood monocytes to plastic surfaces and to monolayers of human umbilical vein endothelial cells. With plastic surfaces as a model 9-hr culture with GM-CSF was necessary for enhancement...

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

authors： Gamble JR,Elliott MJ,Jaipargas E,Lopez AF,Vadas MA

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Classical eyeblink conditioning is a well-characterized model paradigm that engages the septohippocampal cholinergic system. This form of associative learning is impaired in normal aging and severely disrupted in Alzheimer's disease (AD). Some nicotinic cholinergic receptor subtypes are lost in AD, making the use of n...

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

authors： Woodruff-Pak DS,Vogel RW 3rd,Wenk GL

更新日期：2001-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunization of strain A mice with p-azophenylarsonate-conjugated protein stimulates B cells that synthesize anti-p-azophenylarsonate antibodies. A large fraction of these cells produce antibodies with variable (V) regions encoded by a single heavy chain V gene segment together with multiple combinations of diversity,...

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

authors： Wysocki L,Manser T,Gefter ML

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of nine established murine haplotypes, mice of three types (H-2d, H-2u, and H-2q) possess major histocompatibility complex class I glycoproteins able to present an identical viral peptide for recognition and lysis by virus-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes. Incorporation of this viral epitope into a recombinant vaccini...

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

authors： Oldstone MB,Tishon A,Geckeler R,Lewicki H,Whitton JL

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Escherichia coli AlkB protein protects against the cytotoxicity of methylating agents by repair of the DNA lesions 1-methyladenine and 3-methylcytosine, which are generated in single-stranded stretches of DNA. AlkB is an alpha-ketoglutarate- and Fe(II)-dependent dioxygenase that oxidizes the relevant methyl groups...

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

authors： Duncan T,Trewick SC,Koivisto P,Bates PA,Lindahl T,Sedgwick B

更新日期：2002-12-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) refers to the earliest clinical manifestation of multiple sclerosis (MS). Currently there are no prognostic biological markers that accurately predict conversion of CIS to clinically definite MS (CDMS). Furthermore, the earliest molecular events in MS are still unknown. We used micro...

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

authors： Corvol JC,Pelletier D,Henry RG,Caillier SJ,Wang J,Pappas D,Casazza S,Okuda DT,Hauser SL,Oksenberg JR,Baranzini SE

更新日期：2008-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:It is found that the addition of hexamethylphosphoramide to the solution of an alkyne, Et(2)Zn, and (S)-1,1'-bi-2-naphthol in methylene chloride allows the generation of an alkynylzinc at room temperature and shows highly enantioselective additions to aldehydes. The mild condition for the formation of the alkynylzinc ...

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

authors： Gao G,Xie RG,Pu L

更新日期：2004-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The clonal rat pituitary cell line GH4C1 expresses the genes for several voltage-dependent potassium channels including Kv1.5 and Kv1.4. Dexamethasone, a glucocorticoid agonist, induces a slowly inactivating potassium current in these cells but does not alter the amplitude of a rapidly inactivating component of potass...

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

authors： Chung S,Saal DB,Kaczmarek LK

更新日期：1995-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokines such as interleukin 4 (IL-4) play a key role in the regulation of immune responses, but little is known about how their multiple activities are regulated in vivo. In this report, we demonstrated that an IL-4-binding protein (IL-4BP) is constitutively present in the biological fluids of mice (serum, ascites, ...

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

authors： Fernandez-Botran R,Vitetta ES

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The chronic use of several drugs, including opiates, results in the stereotypical behaviors characteristic of addiction. Alterations in gene expression have been associated with the use of these addictive drugs. Previous studies, however, have been limited to describing changes in amounts of individual mRNAs from sing...

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

authors： Mackler SA,Eberwine JH

更新日期：1994-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The Escherichia coli recQ gene, a member of the RecF recombination gene family, was set in an overexpression plasmid, and its product was purified to near-homogeneity. The purified RecQ protein exhibited a DNA-dependent ATPase and a helicase activity. Without DNA, no ATPase activity was detected. The capacity as ATPas...

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

authors： Umezu K,Nakayama K,Nakayama H

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many multifunctional tumor suppressor proteins have low stability, a property linked to cancer development. The von Hippel-Lindau tumor suppressor protein (pVHL) is one of these proteins. pVHL forms part of the E3 ubiquitin ligase complex that regulates the degradation of the hypoxia-inducible factor (HIF). Under nati...

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

authors： Liu J,Nussinov R

更新日期：2008-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We report here the reconstitution of a pathway that leads to the apoptotic changes in nuclei by using recombinant DNA fragmentation factor (DFF), a heterodimeric protein of 40 and 45 kDa. Coexpression of DFF40 and DFF45 is required to generate recombinant DFF, which becomes activated when DFF45 is cleaved by caspase-3...

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

authors： Liu X,Li P,Widlak P,Zou H,Luo X,Garrard WT,Wang X

更新日期：1998-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) is an emerging therapeutic target in a number of diseases that have inflammation as a common underlying cause. sEH limits tissue levels of cytochrome P450 (CYP) epoxides derived from omega-6 and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) by converting these antiinflammatory mediators in...

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

authors： López-Vicario C,Alcaraz-Quiles J,García-Alonso V,Rius B,Hwang SH,Titos E,Lopategi A,Hammock BD,Arroyo V,Clària J

更新日期：2015-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In the antennal lobe of Drosophila, information about odors is transferred from olfactory receptor neurons (ORNs) to projection neurons (PNs), which then send axons to neurons in the lateral horn of the protocerebrum (LHNs) and to Kenyon cells (KCs) in the mushroom body. The transformation from ORN to PN responses can...

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

authors： Luo SX,Axel R,Abbott LF

更新日期：2010-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of microtubules in 3H-labeled protein secretion in rat lacrimal glands was probed by the use of colchicine and two of its analogues that reversibly bind to tubulin. These analogues were 2-methoxy-5-(2,3,4,4'-trimethoxyphenyl)-2,4,6-cycloheptatriene-1-o ne and 2,3,4,4'-tetramethoxy-1,1'-biphenyl, the latter ha...

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

authors： Herman G,Busson S,Gorbunoff MJ,Mauduit P,Timasheff SN,Rossignol B

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00