Epac signaling is required for hippocampus-dependent memory retrieval.

abstract：:Radioimmunoassays specific for the N and C termini of human prothymosin alpha and the N terminus of human parathymosin alpha were employed for the measurement of the levels of alpha-thymosins in human thymus, spleen, and liver during normal growth and intestine and breast in malignant growth. A differential expression...

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

authors： Tsitsiloni OE,Stiakakis J,Koutselinis A,Gogas J,Markopoulos C,Yialouris P,Bekris S,Panoussopoulos D,Kiortsis V,Voelter W

更新日期：1993-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The aggregation of the amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide is linked to the pathogenesis of Alzheimer's disease (AD). In particular, some point mutations within Aβ are associated with early-onset familial Alzheimer's disease. Here we set out to explore how the physical properties of the altered side chains, including their sizes a...

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

authors： Yang X,Meisl G,Frohm B,Thulin E,Knowles TPJ,Linse S

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are serious genomic insults that can lead to chromosomal rearrangements if repaired incorrectly. To gain insight into the nuclear mechanisms contributing to these rearrangements, we developed an assay in yeast to measure cis (same site) vs. trans (different site) repair for the majority...

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

authors： Sunder S,Wilson TE

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Hsubc9, a human gene encoding a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme, has been cloned. The 18-kDa HsUbc9 protein is homologous to the ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes Hus5 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe and Ubc9 of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The Hsubc9 gene complements a ubc9 mutation of S. cerevisiae. It has been mapped to chromos...

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

authors： Kovalenko OV,Plug AW,Haaf T,Gonda DK,Ashley T,Ward DC,Radding CM,Golub EI

更新日期：1996-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic deletion studies have shown that haploinsufficiency of Delta-like ligand (Dll) 4, a transmembrane ligand for the Notch family of receptors, results in major vascular defects and embryonic lethality. To better define the role of Dll4 during vascular growth and differentiation, we selected the postnatal retina a...

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

authors： Lobov IB,Renard RA,Papadopoulos N,Gale NW,Thurston G,Yancopoulos GD,Wiegand SJ

更新日期：2007-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyamides containing N-methylimidazole (Im) and N-methylpyrrole (Py) amino acids can be combined in antiparallel side-by-side dimeric complexes for sequence-specific recognition in the minor groove of DNA. Six polyamides containing three to eight rings bind DNA sites 5-10 bp in length, respectively. Quantitative DNas...

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

authors： Kelly JJ,Baird EE,Dervan PB

更新日期：1996-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpesvirus entry into cells requires the coordinated action of multiple virus envelope glycoproteins, including gH, gL, and gB. For EBV, the gp42 protein assembles into complexes with gHgL heterodimers and binds HLA class II to activate gB-mediated membrane fusion with B cells. EBV tropism is dictated by gp42 levels ...

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

authors： Sathiyamoorthy K,Jiang J,Möhl BS,Chen J,Zhou ZH,Longnecker R,Jardetzky TS

更新日期：2017-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophage Mu replicates as a transposable element, exploiting host enzymes to promote initiation of DNA synthesis. The phage-encoded transposase MuA, assembled into an oligomeric transpososome, promotes transfer of Mu ends to target DNA, creating a fork at each end, and then remains tightly bound to both forks. In...

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

authors： Nakai H,Doseeva V,Jones JM

更新日期：2001-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The vacuolar (H(+))-ATPases (V-ATPases) are ATP-dependent proton pumps that acidify intracellular compartments and pump protons across specialized plasma membranes. Proton translocation occurs through the integral V(0) domain, which contains five different subunits (a, d, c, c', and c"). Proton transport is critically...

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

authors： Kawasaki-Nishi S,Nishi T,Forgac M

更新日期：2001-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Aquaporin (AQP) 4 is the predominant water channel in the mammalian brain, abundantly expressed in the blood-brain and brain-cerebrospinal fluid interfaces of glial cells. Its function in cerebral water balance has implications in neuropathological disorders, including brain edema, stroke, and head injuries. The 1.8-A...

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

authors： Ho JD,Yeh R,Sandstrom A,Chorny I,Harries WE,Robbins RA,Miercke LJ,Stroud RM

更新日期：2009-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The influential role of Wnt5a in tumor progression underscores the requirement for developing molecules that can target Wnt5a-mediated cellular responses. In the aggressive skin cancer, melanoma, elevated Wnt5a expression promotes cell motility and drives metastasis. Two approaches can be used to counteract these effe...

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

authors： Jenei V,Sherwood V,Howlin J,Linnskog R,Säfholm A,Axelsson L,Andersson T

更新日期：2009-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The shape of the presynaptic action potential (AP) has a strong impact on neurotransmitter release. Because of the small size of most terminals in the central nervous system, little is known about the regulation of their AP shape during natural firing patterns in vivo. The calyx of Held is a giant axosomatic terminal ...

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

authors： Sierksma MC,Borst JGG

更新日期：2017-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Ras proteins are small GTP binding proteins that serve as critical relays in a variety of signal transduction pathways in eukaryotic cells. Like most metazoan Ras proteins, yeast Ras is post-translationally modified by addition of a farnesyl and a palmitoyl moiety, and these modifications are required for targeting th...

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

authors： Bhattacharya S,Chen L,Broach JR,Powers S

更新日期：1995-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) at arterial branches and curvatures experience disturbed blood flow and induce a quiescent-to-activated phenotypic transition of the adjacent smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and a subsequent smooth muscle hyperplasia. However, the mechanism underlying the flow pattern-specific initiation of...

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

authors： Zhu JJ,Liu YF,Zhang YP,Zhao CR,Yao WJ,Li YS,Wang KC,Huang TS,Pang W,Wang XF,Wang X,Chien S,Zhou J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNase I hypersensitive regions were mapped within the 17.3-kilobase qa (quinic acid) gene cluster of Neurospora crassa. The 5'-flanking regions of the five qa structural genes and the two qa regulatory genes each contain DNase I hypersensitive sites under noninducing conditions and generally exhibit increases in DNase...

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

authors： Baum JA,Giles NH

更新日期：1986-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular regulation by certain growth factor receptors and protooncogene products involves tyrosine kinase activity with the resultant tyrosine phosphorylation of protein substrates. In the present report we describe the distribution of phosphotyrosine-containing material detected by immunocytochemistry (ICC) in the r...

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

authors： Moss AM,Unger JW,Moxley RT,Livingston JN

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The high-affinity receptor for human granulocyte/macrophage colony-stimulating factor (hGM-CSF) is composed of two subunits, alpha and beta. The alpha subunit binds GM-CSF with low affinity, whereas the beta subunit does not bind GM-CSF by itself. The alpha and beta subunits together form the high-affinity GM-CSF rece...

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

authors： Kitamura T,Hayashida K,Sakamaki K,Yokota T,Arai K,Miyajima A

更新日期：1991-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs) adopt heterogeneous ensembles of conformations under physiological conditions. Understanding the relationship between amino acid sequence and conformational ensembles of IDPs can help clarify the role of disorder in physiological function. Recent studies revealed that polar IDP...

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

authors： Mao AH,Crick SL,Vitalis A,Chicoine CL,Pappu RV

更新日期：2010-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of evidence suggest that the mixed lineage leukemia protein (MLL, ALL-1, HRX) plays a role in regulating myelomonocytic differentiation. In this study we examined the effect of expression of MLL-AF9 on differentiation of the monoblastic U937 cell line by using a tetracycline-inducible expression system. ...

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

authors： Caslini C,Shilatifard A,Yang L,Hess JL

更新日期：2000-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial heterogeneity has important implications in health and disease. Molecular markers selectively expressed in the vasculature of different organs and tissues are currently being explored in targeted therapies with promising results in preclinical and clinical studies. Noteworthy is the role that combinatorial...

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

authors： Tang FHF,Staquicini FI,Teixeira AAR,Michaloski JS,Namiyama GM,Taniwaki NN,Setubal JC,da Silva AM,Sidman RL,Pasqualini R,Arap W,Giordano RJ

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A remarkable property of tetrapod bone is its ability to detect and remodel areas where damage has accumulated through prolonged use. This process, believed vital to the long-term health of bone, is considered to be initiated and orchestrated by osteocytes, cells within the bone matrix. It is therefore surprising that...

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

authors： Atkins A,Dean MN,Habegger ML,Motta PJ,Ofer L,Repp F,Shipov A,Weiner S,Currey JD,Shahar R

更新日期：2014-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebrae are derived from the sclerotomal moities of the somites. Sclerotomal cells migrate ventrally to surround the notochord, where they form the vertebral body, and dorsolaterally to form the neural arch, which is dorsally closed by the spinous process. Precursor cells of the spinous process as well as superficia...

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

authors： Monsoro-Burq AH,Bontoux M,Teillet MA,Le Douarin NM

更新日期：1994-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is an emerging cause of catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI), which frequently progresses to more serious invasive infections. We adapted a mouse model of CAUTI to investigate how catheterization increases an individual's susceptibility to MRSA UTI. Thi...

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

authors： Walker JN,Flores-Mireles AL,Pinkner CL,Schreiber HL 4th,Joens MS,Park AM,Potretzke AM,Bauman TM,Pinkner JS,Fitzpatrick JAJ,Desai A,Caparon MG,Hultgren SJ

更新日期：2017-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) mediate apoptosis in many different cell types. We have previously shown that the antioxidant Mn(III) tetrakis(5,10,15,20-benzoic acid)porphyrin (MnTBAP) decreased intracellular ROS and prevented the apoptosis of activated T cells in vitro. To determine the mechanism(s) by which MnTBAP af...

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

authors： Hildeman DA,Mitchell T,Aronow B,Wojciechowski S,Kappler J,Marrack P

更新日期：2003-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Although prairie voles (Microtus ochrogaster) are socially monogamous, males vary in both sexual and spatial fidelity. Most males form pairbonds, cohabit with one female, and defend territories. Wandering males, in contrast, have expansive home ranges that overlap many males and females. In the laboratory, pairing is ...

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

authors： Ophir AG,Wolff JO,Phelps SM

更新日期：2008-01-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The S region of the murine major histocompatibility complex contains two structurally related genes (21-OHase A and 21-OHase B) that encode 21-hydroxylase (21-OHase), an enzyme essential for the synthesis of adrenal steroids. Expression of these two genes has been analyzed by using oligonucleotide probes specific for ...

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

authors： Parker KL,Chaplin DD,Wong M,Seidman JG,Smith JA,Schimmer BP

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We obtain a general connection between a large quantum advantage in communication complexity and Bell nonlocality. We show that given any protocol offering a sufficiently large quantum advantage in communication complexity, there exists a way of obtaining measurement statistics that violate some Bell inequality. Our m...

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

authors： Buhrman H,Czekaj Ł,Grudka A,Horodecki M,Horodecki P,Markiewicz M,Speelman F,Strelchuk S

更新日期：2016-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishment of loss-of-function phenotypes is often a key step in determining the biological function of a gene. We describe a procedure to obtain mutant petunia plants in which a specific gene with known sequence is inactivated by the transposable element dTph1. Leaves are collected from batches of 1000 plants with...

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

authors： Koes R,Souer E,van Houwelingen A,Mur L,Spelt C,Quattrocchio F,Wing J,Oppedijk B,Ahmed S,Maes T

更新日期：1995-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian reovirus S1133 penetrates and uncoats in suspension cultures of mouse L cells. The multiple species of viral transcripts are produced in the cytoplasm of the infected cell, but they fail to associate with polysomes, consistent with the absence of viral protein synthesis. The selective block in avian virus mRNA t...

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

authors： Benavente J,Shatkin AJ

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A study was made of the effects of di- and trivalent cations on homomeric rho 1-type gamma-aminobutyrate (GABA rho 1) receptors expressed in Xenopus oocytes after injection of mRNA coding for the GABA rho 1 subunit. GABA elicited large currents with a Kd approximately 1 microM. The properties of these GABA rho 1 recep...

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

authors： Calvo DJ,Vazquez AE,Miledi R

更新日期：1994-12-20 00:00:00