A helical structural nucleus is the primary elongating unit of insulin amyloid fibrils.

abstract：:Hox transcription factors control a number of developmental processes with the help of the PBC class proteins. In vitro analyses have established that the formation of Hox/PBC complexes relies on a short conserved Hox protein motif called the hexapeptide (HX). This paradigm is at the basis of the vast majority of expe...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Hudry B,Remacle S,Delfini MC,Rezsohazy R,Graba Y,Merabet S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence that diel patterns of physiology and behaviour in mammals are governed by circadian 'clocks' is based almost entirely on studies of nocturnal rodents. The emergent circadian paradigm, however, neglects the roles of energy metabolism and alimentary function (feeding and digestion) as determinants of activi...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Hazlerigg DG,Tyler NJC

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this Formal Comment, the authors of the recent publication "Large-scale investigation of the reasons why potentially important genes are ignored" maintain that it can be read as an opportunity to explore the unknown. ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Stoeger T,Gerlach M,Morimoto RI,Amaral LAN

更新日期：2018-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells are generated from somatic cells by genetic manipulation. Reprogramming entails multiple transgene integrations and occurs apparently stochastically in rare cells over many days. Tissue stem cells may be subject to less-stringent epigenetic restrictions than other cells and might t...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Silva J,Barrandon O,Nichols J,Kawaguchi J,Theunissen TW,Smith A

更新日期：2008-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Every instant of perception depends on a cascade of brain processes calibrated to the history of sensory and decisional events. In the present work, we show that human visual perception is constantly shaped by two contrasting forces exerted by sensory adaptation and past decisions. In a series of experiments, we used ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Pascucci D,Mancuso G,Santandrea E,Della Libera C,Plomp G,Chelazzi L

更新日期：2019-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Performance-based pay schemes in many organizations share the fundamental assumption that the performance level for a given task will increase as a function of the amount of incentive provided. Consistent with this notion, psychological studies have demonstrated that expectations of reward can improve performance on a...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Liljeholm M,O'Doherty JP

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In experimental evolution, scientists evolve organisms in the lab, typically by challenging them to new environmental conditions. How best to evolve a desired trait? Should the challenge be applied abruptly, gradually, periodically, sporadically? Should one apply chemical mutagenesis, and do strains with high innate m...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Kaminski Strauss S,Schirman D,Jona G,Brooks AN,Kunjapur AM,Nguyen Ba AN,Flint A,Solt A,Mershin A,Dixit A,Yona AH,Csörgő B,Busby BP,Hennig BP,Pál C,Schraivogel D,Schultz D,Wernick DG,Agashe D,Levi D,Zabezhinsky D,

更新日期：2019-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Almost all higher organisms, including plants, insects, and mammals, are colonized by complex microbial communities and harbor a microbiome. Emerging studies with plants reveal that these microbiomes are structured and form complex, interconnected microbial networks. Within these networks, different taxa have differen...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： van der Heijden MG,Hartmann M

更新日期：2016-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:For the last 100 years, it has been uncontroversial to state that the plant germline is set aside late in development, but there is surprisingly little evidence to support this view. In contrast, much evolutionary theory and several recent empirical studies seem to suggest the opposite-that the germlines of some and p...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Lanfear R

更新日期：2018-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Task-related activity in the ventral thalamus, a major target of basal ganglia output, is often assumed to be permitted or triggered by changes in basal ganglia activity through gating- or rebound-like mechanisms. To test those hypotheses, we sampled single-unit activity from connected basal ganglia output and thalami...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Schwab BC,Kase D,Zimnik A,Rosenbaum R,Codianni MG,Rubin JE,Turner RS

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphoglycerate kinase 1 (PGK1) catalyzes the reversible transfer of a phosphoryl group from 1, 3-bisphosphoglycerate (1, 3-BPG) to ADP, producing 3-phosphoglycerate (3-PG) and ATP. PGK1 plays a key role in coordinating glycolytic energy production with one-carbon metabolism, serine biosynthesis, and cellular redox r...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Wang S,Jiang B,Zhang T,Liu L,Wang Y,Wang Y,Chen X,Lin H,Zhou L,Xia Y,Chen L,Yang C,Xiong Y,Ye D,Guan KL

更新日期：2015-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:During pregnancy, the ETS transcription factor ELF5 establishes the milk-secreting alveolar cell lineage by driving a cell fate decision of the mammary luminal progenitor cell. In breast cancer, ELF5 is a key transcriptional determinant of tumor subtype and has been implicated in the development of insensitivity to an...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Gallego-Ortega D,Ledger A,Roden DL,Law AM,Magenau A,Kikhtyak Z,Cho C,Allerdice SL,Lee HJ,Valdes-Mora F,Herrmann D,Salomon R,Young AI,Lee BY,Sergio CM,Kaplan W,Piggin C,Conway JR,Rabinovich B,Millar EK,Oakes SR,C

更新日期：2015-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:DEAD-box proteins are ubiquitous regulators of RNA biology. While commonly dubbed "helicases," their activities also include duplex annealing, adenosine triphosphate (ATP)-dependent RNA binding, and RNA-protein complex remodeling. Rok1, an essential DEAD-box protein, and its cofactor Rrp5 are required for ribosome ass...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Khoshnevis S,Askenasy I,Johnson MC,Dattolo MD,Young-Erdos CL,Stroupe ME,Karbstein K

更新日期：2016-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Animals employ various types of taste receptors to identify and discriminate between different nutritious food chemicals. These macronutrients are thought to fall into 3 major groups: carbohydrates/sugars, proteins/amino acids, and fats. Here, we report that Drosophila larvae exhibit a novel appetitive feeding behavio...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Mishra D,Thorne N,Miyamoto C,Jagge C,Amrein H

更新日期：2018-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.2004814.]. ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： PLOS Biology Staff.

更新日期：2018-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that many malignancies, including breast cancer, are driven by a cellular subcomponent that displays stem cell-like properties. The protein phosphatase and tensin homolog (PTEN) is inactivated in a wide range of human cancers, an alteration that is associated with a poor prognosis. Because PTE...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Korkaya H,Paulson A,Charafe-Jauffret E,Ginestier C,Brown M,Dutcher J,Clouthier SG,Wicha MS

更新日期：2009-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We show that the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B (CDKN1B)/p27, previously known as a cell cycle inhibitor, is also localized within mitochondria. The migratory capacity of endothelial cells, which need intact mitochondria, is completely dependent on mitochondrial p27. Mitochondrial p27 improves mitochondrial memb...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Ale-Agha N,Goy C,Jakobs P,Spyridopoulos I,Gonnissen S,Dyballa-Rukes N,Aufenvenne K,von Ameln F,Zurek M,Spannbrucker T,Eckermann O,Jakob S,Gorressen S,Abrams M,Grandoch M,Fischer JW,Köhrer K,Deenen R,Unfried K,Altsch

更新日期：2018-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA microarray analysis of gene expression in steady-state chemostat cultures limited for potassium revealed a surprising connection between potassium and ammonium: potassium limits growth only when ammonium is the nitrogen source. Under potassium limitation, ammonium appears to be toxic for Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Hess DC,Lu W,Rabinowitz JD,Botstein D

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to find and consume nutrient-rich diets for successful reproduction and survival is fundamental to animal life. Among the nutrients important for all animals are polyamines, a class of pungent smelling compounds required in numerous cellular and organismic processes. Polyamine deficiency or excess has detr...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Hussain A,Zhang M,Üçpunar HK,Svensson T,Quillery E,Gompel N,Ignell R,Grunwald Kadow IC

更新日期：2016-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever since the discovery of neural stem cells in the mammalian brain, the possibility of brain tissue regeneration has captured the minds of scientists, clinicians, and the public. Neural stem cells have been envisioned as a source of donor cells for transplantation and vectors for the delivery of gene therapy. Over t...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Maletic-Savatic M

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1960, magnetic fields have been discussed as Zeitgebers for circadian clocks, but the mechanism by which clocks perceive and process magnetic information has remained unknown. Recently, the radical-pair model involving light-activated photoreceptors as magnetic field sensors has gained considerable support, and ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Yoshii T,Ahmad M,Helfrich-Förster C

更新日期：2009-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:PolD is an archaeal replicative DNA polymerase (DNAP) made of a proofreading exonuclease subunit (DP1) and a larger polymerase catalytic subunit (DP2). Recently, we reported the individual crystal structures of the DP1 and DP2 catalytic cores, thereby revealing that PolD is an atypical DNAP that has all functional pro...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Raia P,Carroni M,Henry E,Pehau-Arnaudet G,Brûlé S,Béguin P,Henneke G,Lindahl E,Delarue M,Sauguet L

更新日期：2019-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The 70 kDa heat shock protein (HSP70) family of chaperones are the front line of protection from stress-induced misfolding and aggregation of polypeptides in most organisms and are responsible for promoting the stability, folding, and degradation of clients to maintain cellular protein homeostasis. Here, we demonstrat...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Ryu SW,Stewart R,Pectol DC,Ender NA,Wimalarathne O,Lee JH,Zanini CP,Harvey A,Huibregtse JM,Mueller P,Paull TT

更新日期：2020-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The issue of nonreplicable evidence has attracted considerable attention across biomedical and other sciences. This concern is accompanied by an increasing interest in reforming research incentives and practices. How to optimally perform these reforms is a scientific problem in itself, and economics has several scient...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Gall T,Ioannidis JPA,Maniadis Z

更新日期：2017-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome editing occurs in the context of chromatin, which is heterogeneous in structure and function across the genome. Chromatin heterogeneity is thought to affect genome editing efficiency, but this has been challenging to quantify due to the presence of confounding variables. Here, we develop a method that exploits ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Kallimasioti-Pazi EM,Thelakkad Chathoth K,Taylor GC,Meynert A,Ballinger T,Kelder MJE,Lalevée S,Sanli I,Feil R,Wood AJ

更新日期：2018-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.3000478.]. ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： PLOS Biology Staff.

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Organisms evolve two routes to surviving infections-they can resist pathogen growth (resistance) and they can endure the pathogenesis of infection (tolerance). The sum of these two properties together defines the defensive capabilities of the host. Typically, studies of animal defenses focus on either understanding re...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Ayres JS,Schneider DS

更新日期：2008-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors of "Relatedness, Conflict, and the Evolution of Eusociality" respond to objections raised by Martin Nowak and Benjamin Allen. ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Queller DC,Rong S,Liao X

更新日期：2015-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Disease-associated misfolded proteins or proteins damaged due to cellular stress are generally disposed via the cellular protein quality-control system. However, under saturating conditions, misfolded proteins will aggregate. In higher eukaryotes, these aggregates can be transported to accumulate in aggresomes at the ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Rujano MA,Bosveld F,Salomons FA,Dijk F,van Waarde MA,van der Want JJ,de Vos RA,Brunt ER,Sibon OC,Kampinga HH

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:African swine fever virus (ASFV) can cause highly lethal disease in pigs and is becoming a global threat. ASFV DNA Polymerase X (AsfvPolX) is the most distinctive DNA polymerase identified to date; it lacks two DNA-binding domains (the thumb domain and 8-KD domain) conserved in the homologous proteins. AsfvPolX cataly...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Chen Y,Zhang J,Liu H,Gao Y,Li X,Zheng L,Cui R,Yao Q,Rong L,Li J,Huang Z,Ma J,Gan J

更新日期：2017-02-28 00:00:00