An NQO1- and PARP-1-mediated cell death pathway induced in non-small-cell lung cancer cells by beta-lapachone.

abstract：:Significant inhibition of spermatogenesis and appearance of antibodies against spermatogenic cells identified by cytotoxicity and immunofluorescence reactions were observed in mice of inbred strains 129/Sv and BALB/c and in albino guinea pigs after syngeneic, allogeneic, and xenogeneic immunization with mouse F9 embry...

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

authors： Vojtiskova M,Pokorna Z,Draber P

更新日期：1983-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium-air batteries have captured worldwide attention due to their highest energy density among the chemical batteries. To provide continuous oxygen channels, here, we synthesized hierarchical mesoporous perovskite La(0.5)Sr(0.5)CoO(2.91) (LSCO) nanowires. We tested the intrinsic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and ...

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

authors： Zhao Y,Xu L,Mai L,Han C,An Q,Xu X,Liu X,Zhang Q

更新日期：2012-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The signature of mass-independent fractionation of quadruple sulfur stable isotopes (S-MIF) in Archean rocks, ice cores, and Martian meteorites provides a unique probe of the oxygen and sulfur cycles in the terrestrial and Martian paleoatmospheres. Its mechanistic origin, however, contains some uncertainties. Even for...

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

authors： Lin M,Zhang X,Li M,Xu Y,Zhang Z,Tao J,Su B,Liu L,Shen Y,Thiemens MH

更新日期：2018-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A synthetic polyribonucleotide, poly(U5,G), was used to study the codon specificity of wild-type and UGA suppressor tRNATrp from Escherichia coli. Phe (UUU) incorporation directed by this synthetic messenger is reduced somewhat by omission from the incubation mixtures of Val (GUU), Leu (UUG), or Cys (UGU). In contrast...

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

authors： Buckingham RH,Kurland CG

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have assayed carbonic anhydrase activity (carbonate dehydratase, carbonate hydro-lyase, EC 4.2.1.1) and bicarbonate permeability in suspensions of broken and intact guinea pig mitochondria by monitoring the disappearance of C16O18O. We found significant activity in preparations from liver and skeletal muscle, but n...

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

authors： Dodgson SJ,Forster RE 2nd,Storey BT,Mela L

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The core enzyme of Escherichia coli RNA polymerase acquires essential promoter recognition and transcription initiation activities by binding one of several sigma subunits. To characterize the proximity between sigma70, the major sigma for transcription of the growth-related genes, and the core enzyme subunits (alpha2...

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

authors： Owens JT,Miyake R,Murakami K,Chmura AJ,Fujita N,Ishihama A,Meares CF

更新日期：1998-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Bruton tyrosine kinase (EC 2.7.1.112) [Btk, encoded by Btk in mice and BTK in humans (formerly known as atk, BPK, or emb)], which is variously mutated in chromosome X-linked agammaglobulinemia patients and X-linked immunodeficient (xid) mice, has the pleckstrin homology (PH) domain at its amino terminus. The PH domain...

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

authors： Yao L,Kawakami Y,Kawakami T

更新日期：1994-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory information from the external world is inherently ambiguous, necessitating prior experience as a constraint on perception. Prolonged experience (adaptation) induces perception of ambiguous morph faces as a category different from the adapted category, suggesting sensitivity in underlying neural codes to differ...

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

authors： Furl N,van Rijsbergen NJ,Treves A,Friston KJ,Dolan RJ

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells within a genetically identical population exhibit phenotypic variation that in some cases can persist across multiple generations. However, information about the temporal variation and familial dependence of protein levels remains hidden when studying the population as an ensemble. To correlate phenotypes with t...

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

authors： Rowat AC,Bird JC,Agresti JJ,Rando OJ,Weitz DA

更新日期：2009-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the structure and function of the gene for parathyroid hormone, we obtained recombinant plasmids containing bovine parathyroid hormone cDNA. The nucleotide sequence at the 5' terminus (relative to the sense strand) of the cDNA insert in a recombinant plasmid, pPTHi4, was different from that previously reporte...

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

authors： Weaver CA,Gordon DF,Kemper B

更新日期：1981-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Highly expanded Cretaceous-Paleogene (K-Pg) boundary section from the Chicxulub peak ring, recovered by International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP)-International Continental Scientific Drilling Program (ICDP) Expedition 364, provides an unprecedented window into the immediate aftermath of the impact. Site M0077 inclu...

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

authors： Gulick SPS,Bralower TJ,Ormö J,Hall B,Grice K,Schaefer B,Lyons S,Freeman KH,Morgan JV,Artemieva N,Kaskes P,de Graaff SJ,Whalen MT,Collins GS,Tikoo SM,Verhagen C,Christeson GL,Claeys P,Coolen MJL,Goderis S,Goto K,

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular mechanism of tolerance to opiate drugs is poorly understood. We have used single-channel patch-clamp recordings to study opiate receptor effects on dissociated neurons from rat amygdala, a limbic region implicated in addiction processes. A 130-pS inwardly rectifying K(+)-preferring cation channel was act...

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

authors： Chen X,Marrero HG,Murphy R,Lin YJ,Freedman JE

更新日期：2000-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple biological processes involve the stretching of nucleic acids (NAs). Stretching forces induce local changes in the molecule structure, inhibiting or promoting the binding of proteins, which ultimately affects their functionality. Understanding how a force induces changes in the structure of NAs at the atomic l...

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

authors： Marin-Gonzalez A,Vilhena JG,Perez R,Moreno-Herrero F

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Our ability to interpret seismic observations including the seismic discontinuities and the density and velocity profiles in the earth's interior is critically dependent on the accuracy of pressure measurements up to 364 GPa at high temperature. Pressure scales based on the reduced shock-wave equations of state alone ...

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

authors： Fei Y,Ricolleau A,Frank M,Mibe K,Shen G,Prakapenka V

更新日期：2007-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The Brazilian Amazon is one of the most rapidly developing agricultural areas in the world and represents a potentially large future source of greenhouse gases from land clearing and subsequent agricultural management. In an integrated approach, we estimate the greenhouse gas dynamics of natural ecosystems and agricul...

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

authors： Galford GL,Melillo JM,Kicklighter DW,Cronin TW,Cerri CE,Mustard JF,Cerri CC

更新日期：2010-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Inferring causal effects from observational and interventional data is a highly desirable but ambitious goal. Many of the computational and statistical methods are plagued by fundamental identifiability issues, instability, and unreliable performance, especially for large-scale systems with many measured variables. We...

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

authors： Meinshausen N,Hauser A,Mooij JM,Peters J,Versteeg P,Bühlmann P

更新日期：2016-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of combining hormonal treatment consisting of long-acting microcapsules of the agonist [D-Trp6]LH-RH (the D-tryptophan-6 analog of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone) with the chemotherapeutic agent cyclophosphamide was investigated in the Dunning R-3327H rat prostate cancer model. Microcapsules of [D-Tr...

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

authors： Schally AV,Redding TW

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two genes have a synthetically lethal relationship when the silencing or inhibiting of 1 gene is only lethal in the context of a mutation or activation of the second gene. This situation offers an attractive therapeutic strategy, as inhibition of such a gene will only trigger cell death in tumor cells with an activate...

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

authors： Molenaar JJ,Ebus ME,Geerts D,Koster J,Lamers F,Valentijn LJ,Westerhout EM,Versteeg R,Caron HN

更新日期：2009-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria forms a robust permeability barrier that blocks entry of toxins and antibiotics. Most OM proteins (OMPs) assume a β-barrel fold, and some form aqueous channels for nutrient uptake and efflux of intracellular toxins. The Bam machine catalyzes rapid folding and assembly ...

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

authors： Konovalova A,Grabowicz M,Balibar CJ,Malinverni JC,Painter RE,Riley D,Mann PA,Wang H,Garlisi CG,Sherborne B,Rigel NW,Ricci DP,Black TA,Roemer T,Silhavy TJ,Walker SS

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Proofreading mechanisms increase specificity in biochemical reactions by allowing for the dissociation of intermediate complexes. These mechanisms disrupt and reset the reaction to undo errors at the cost of increased time of reaction and free energy expenditure. Here, we draw an analogy between proofreading and micro...

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

authors： Murugan A,Huse DA,Leibler S

更新日期：2012-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding biological and physical processes involving nucleic acids, such as the binding of proteins to DNA and RNA, DNA condensation, and RNA folding, requires an understanding of the ion atmosphere that surrounds nucleic acids. We have used a simple model DNA system to determine how the ion atmosphere modulates ...

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

authors： Bai Y,Das R,Millett IS,Herschlag D,Doniach S

更新日期：2005-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:In mouse and human, the beta-globin genes reside in a linear array that is associated with a positive regulatory element located 5' to the genes known as the locus control region (LCR). The sequences of the mouse and human beta-globin LCRs are homologous, indicating conservation of an essential function in beta-globin...

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

authors： Bulger M,van Doorninck JH,Saitoh N,Telling A,Farrell C,Bender MA,Felsenfeld G,Axel R,Groudine M

更新日期：1999-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Combinatorial transcription codes generate the myriad of cell types during development and thus likely provide crucial insights into directed differentiation of stem cells to a specific cell type. The LIM complex composed of Isl1 and Lhx3 directs the specification of spinal motor neurons (MNs) in embryos. Here, we rep...

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

authors： Lee S,Cuvillier JM,Lee B,Shen R,Lee JW,Lee SK

更新日期：2012-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The human intestine is densely populated by a microbial consortium whose metabolic activities are influenced by, among others, bifidobacteria. However, the genetic basis of adaptation of bifidobacteria to the human gut is poorly understood. Analysis of the 2,214,650-bp genome of Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010, a stra...

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

authors： Turroni F,Bottacini F,Foroni E,Mulder I,Kim JH,Zomer A,Sánchez B,Bidossi A,Ferrarini A,Giubellini V,Delledonne M,Henrissat B,Coutinho P,Oggioni M,Fitzgerald GF,Mills D,Margolles A,Kelly D,van Sinderen D,Ventura M

更新日期：2010-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In the troposphere, methanol (CH3OH) is present ubiquitously and second in abundance among organic gases after methane. In the surface ocean, methanol represents a supply of energy and carbon for marine microbes. Here we report direct measurements of air-sea methanol transfer along a ∼10,000-km north-south transect of...

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

authors： Yang M,Nightingale PD,Beale R,Liss PS,Blomquist B,Fairall C

更新日期：2013-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Ancient societies are often used to illustrate the potential problems stemming from unsustainable land-use practices because the past seems rife with examples of sociopolitical "collapse" associated with the exhaustion of finite resources. Just as frequently, and typically in response to such presentations, archaeolog...

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

authors： Wills WH,Drake BL,Dorshow WB

更新日期：2014-08-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The phosphorylation of H2Ax on its S139 site, γH2Ax, is important during DNA double-strand repair and is considered necessary for assembly of repair complexes, but its functional role after other kinds of DNA damage is less clear. We have measured the survival of isogenic mouse cell lines with the H2Ax gene knocked ou...

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

authors： Revet I,Feeney L,Bruguera S,Wilson W,Dong TK,Oh DH,Dankort D,Cleaver JE

更新日期：2011-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:By commandeering cellular translation initiation factors, or destroying those dispensable for viral mRNA translation, viruses often suppress host protein synthesis. In contrast, cellular protein synthesis proceeds in human cytomegalovirus (HCMV)-infected cells, forcing viral and cellular mRNAs to compete for limiting ...

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

authors： McKinney C,Perez C,Mohr I

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein biosynthesis, the translation of the genetic code into polypeptides, occurs on ribonucleoprotein particles called ribosomes. Although X-ray structures of bacterial ribosomes are available, high-resolution structures of eukaryotic 80S ribosomes are lacking. Using cryoelectron microscopy and single-particle reco...

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

authors： Armache JP,Jarasch A,Anger AM,Villa E,Becker T,Bhushan S,Jossinet F,Habeck M,Dindar G,Franckenberg S,Marquez V,Mielke T,Thomm M,Berninghausen O,Beatrix B,Söding J,Westhof E,Wilson DN,Beckmann R

更新日期：2010-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we compared the transport of newly synthesized cholesterol with that of influenza virus hemagglutinin (HA) from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane. The arrival of cholesterol on the cell surface was monitored by cyclodextrin removal, and HA transport was monitored by surface trypsinization...

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

authors： Heino S,Lusa S,Somerharju P,Ehnholm C,Olkkonen VM,Ikonen E

更新日期：2000-07-18 00:00:00