Molecular characterization of five human anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 antibody heavy chains reveals extensive somatic mutation typical of an antigen-driven immune response.

abstract：:Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a common autosomal recessive disorder of iron metabolism that leads to excessive iron storage in the liver and other organs. Recently, between 83 and 100% of HH patients have been found to be homozygous for the same mutation in a novel major histocompatibility complex class I-like ge...

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

authors： Parkkila S,Waheed A,Britton RS,Feder JN,Tsuchihashi Z,Schatzman RC,Bacon BR,Sly WS

更新日期：1997-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) obtained from human melanomas can specifically lyse autologous tumor in vitro and mediate tumor regression in vivo. To develop more effective therapeutic reagents and to further understand the T-cell response to tumors, the diversity of T-cell receptors (TCRs) involved in melanoma ...

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

authors： Shilyansky J,Nishimura MI,Yannelli JR,Kawakami Y,Jacknin LS,Charmley P,Rosenberg SA

更新日期：1994-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A low molecular weight toxin isolated from the venom of the digger wasp Philanthus triangulum, first noted by T. Piek, is a potent antagonist of transmission at quisqualate-sensitive glutamate synapses of locust leg muscle. This philanthotoxin 433 (PTX-433) has been purified, chemically characterized, and subsequently...

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

authors： Eldefrawi AT,Eldefrawi ME,Konno K,Mansour NA,Nakanishi K,Oltz E,Usherwood PN

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study demonstrates the presence of an N-acetyl-D-galactosaminyltransferase in human serum and in erythrocyte membranes. This enzyme catalyzes the transfer of N-acetyl-D-galactosamine from UDP-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine to a mucin receptor and 2'-fucosyllactose that have blood group H activity and may be responsible...

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

authors： Kim YS,Perdomo J,Bella A Jr,Nordberg J

更新日期：1971-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian anx7 gene codes for a Ca(2+)-activated GTPase, which supports Ca(2+)/GTP-dependent secretion events and Ca(2+) channel activities in vitro and in vivo. To test whether anx7 might be involved in Ca(2+) signaling in secreting pancreatic beta cells, we knocked out the anx7 gene in the mouse and tested the i...

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

authors： Srivastava M,Atwater I,Glasman M,Leighton X,Goping G,Caohuy H,Miller G,Pichel J,Westphal H,Mears D,Rojas E,Pollard HB

更新日期：1999-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Oriented assemblies of small crystals forming larger structures are common in nature and crucial for forthcoming technologies as they circumvent the difficulties of structural manipulation at microscopic scale. We have discovered two distinctive concentric assemblies of zinc oxide rods, wherein each rod has an intrins...

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

authors： Gautam UK,Imura M,Rout CS,Bando Y,Fang X,Dierre B,Sakharov L,Govindaraj A,Sekiguchi T,Golberg D,Rao CN

更新日期：2010-08-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Creatine kinase (CK; EC 2.7.3.2) plays an important role in energy metabolism in brain and muscle. Expression of CK isoenzymes is regulated during development and is tissue specific. To define the structures of canine CK isoenzymes and to elucidate the mechanism of regulation in their expression, CK cDNA clones from d...

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

authors： Roman D,Billadello J,Gordon J,Grace A,Sobel B,Strauss A

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atomic level characterization of proteins and other macromolecules in the living cell is challenging. Recent advances in NMR instrumentation and methods, however, have enabled in-cell studies with prospects for multidimensional spectral characterization of individual macromolecular components. We present NMR data on t...

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

authors： Augustus AM,Reardon PN,Spicer LD

更新日期：2009-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate real-time tracking of influenza outbreaks helps public health officials make timely and meaningful decisions that could save lives. We propose an influenza tracking model, ARGO (AutoRegression with GOogle search data), that uses publicly available online search data. In addition to having a rigorous statistic...

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

authors： Yang S,Santillana M,Kou SC

更新日期：2015-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The primate visual motion system performs numerous functions essential for survival in a dynamic visual world. Prominent among these functions is the ability to recover and represent the trajectories of objects in a form that facilitates behavioral responses to those movements. The first step toward this goal, which c...

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

authors： Albright TD,Stoner GR

更新日期：1995-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-Endorphin, an opiate-like peptide, has potent antinociceptive properties when it is administered directly into the brain and assayed in the the tail-flick, hot-plate, and writhing tests in mice and in the wet shake test in rats. On a molar basis, beta-endorphin is 18 to 33 times more potent than morphine and its ...

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

authors： Loh HH,Tseng LF,Wei E,Li CH

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemokine homologs are encoded by many large DNA viruses, suggesting that they contribute to control of host leukocyte transmigration and trafficking during viral infection. Murine cytomegalovirus carries a CC (beta) chemokine homolog gene giving rise to two related proteins, murine cytomegalovirus chemokine 1 and 2 (...

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

authors： Saederup N,Lin YC,Dairaghi DJ,Schall TJ,Mocarski ES

更新日期：1999-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) is a neurotoxin that causes parkinsonism in humans and nonhuman animals, and its use has led to greater understanding of the pathogenesis of Parkinson's disease. However, its molecular targets have not been defined. We show that mice lacking the gene for poly(ADP-rib...

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

authors： Mandir AS,Przedborski S,Jackson-Lewis V,Wang ZQ,Simbulan-Rosenthal CM,Smulson ME,Hoffman BE,Guastella DB,Dawson VL,Dawson TM

更新日期：1999-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The density of benzodiazepine/gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor binding sites was lower in the midbrain of seizure-susceptible gerbils compared to control seizure-resistant gerbils. Binding of [3H]diazepam to high-affinity brain-specific sites in membrane homogenates of gerbil brain showed a 20-30% lower binding in mid...

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

authors： Olsen RW,Wamsley JK,McCabe RT,Lee RJ,Lomax P

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, mutations in either of two unlinked genes, RAM1 or RAM2, abolish the farnesyltransferase activity responsible for prenylation of Ras proteins and the a-factor mating pheromone. Here we report that the function of RAM1 and RAM2 genes is required for the membrane localization of Ra...

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

authors： He B,Chen P,Chen SY,Vancura KL,Michaelis S,Powers S

更新日期：1991-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific low-affinity receptors for leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), oncostatin M (OSM; gp130), and ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF; receptor alpha, CNTFR alpha) may be utilized in various combinations to generate high-affinity binding sites and signal transduction. We have tested the ability of combinations of the...

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

authors： Gearing DP,Ziegler SF,Comeau MR,Friend D,Thoma B,Cosman D,Park L,Mosley B

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryonic stem cells (derived from 129/Ola mice) containing a mutant hypoxanthine phosphoribosyltransferase gene that had been corrected in vitro in a planned manner by homologous recombination were injected into blastocysts obtained from C57BL/6J mice. The injected blastocysts were introduced into pseudopregnant fema...

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

authors： Koller BH,Hagemann LJ,Doetschman T,Hagaman JR,Huang S,Williams PJ,First NL,Maeda N,Smithies O

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A search for potent toxins that inhibit neuronal calcium channels in Drosophila melanogaster has resulted in the identification of a presynaptic neurotoxin from the venom of the hunting spider Hololena curta. Using Drosophila neuromuscular junction as an assay, presynaptic inhibitory activity was purified using gel fi...

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

authors： Bowers CW,Phillips HS,Lee P,Jan YN,Jan LY

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historical collapse of ancient states or civilizations has raised new awareness about its possible relevance to current issues of sustainability, in the context of global change. This Special Feature examines 12 case studies of societies under stress, of which seven suffered severe transformation. Outcomes were comple...

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

authors： Butzer KW,Endfield GH

更新日期：2012-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopaminergic and glutamatergic neurotransmissions in the striatum play an essential role in motor- and reward-related behaviors. Dysfunction of these neurotransmitter systems has been found in Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia, and drug addiction. Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) negatively regulates postsynaptic sig...

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

authors： Chergui K,Svenningsson P,Greengard P

更新日期：2004-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effect of N-cadherin, and its free or membrane-anchored cytoplasmic domain, on the level and localization of beta-catenin and on its ability to induce lymphocyte enhancer-binding factor 1 (LEF-1)-responsive transactivation. These cadherin derivatives formed complexes with beta-catenin and protected it f...

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

authors： Sadot E,Simcha I,Shtutman M,Ben-Ze'ev A,Geiger B

更新日期：1998-12-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction endonucleases such as EcoRI bind and cleave DNA with great specificity and represent a paradigm for protein-DNA interactions and molecular recognition. Using osmotic pressure to induce water release, we demonstrate the participation of bound waters in the sequence discrimination of substrate DNA by EcoRI. ...

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

authors： Robinson CR,Sligar SG

更新日期：1998-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The amplitude of the CO(2) seasonal cycle at the Mauna Loa Observatory (MLO) increased from the early 1970s to the early 1990s but decreased thereafter despite continued warming over northern continents. Because of its location relative to the large-scale atmospheric circulation, the MLO receives mainly Eurasian air m...

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

authors： Buermann W,Lintner BR,Koven CD,Angert A,Pinzon JE,Tucker CJ,Fung IY

更新日期：2007-03-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants can defend themselves from herbivorous insects by emitting volatile chemical signals that attract natural enemies of the herbivore. For example, maize seedlings attacked by beet armyworm larvae (Spodoptera exigua) produce a mixture of terpenoid and indole volatiles that serve to attract parasitic wasps. A key s...

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

authors： Shen B,Zheng Z,Dooner HK

更新日期：2000-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate release activates multiple receptors that interact with each other and thus determine the response of the cell. Exploring these interactions is critical to developing an understanding of the functional consequences of synaptic transmission. Activation of metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluRs) inhibits N-m...

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

authors： Colwell CS,Altemus KL,Cepeda C,Levine MS

更新日期：1996-02-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurophysiology is increasingly focused on identifying coincident activity among neurons. Strong inferences about neural computation are made from the results of such studies, so it is important that these results be accurate. However, the preliminary step in the analysis of such data, the assignment of spike waveform...

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

authors： Ventura V,Gerkin RC

更新日期：2012-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We obtain a classification of the irreducible (nonunitary) representations of a connected semisimple Lie group G, in terms of their restriction to a maximal compact subgroup K of G. (A classification in terms of analytic properties of the representations has been given by R. P. Langlands [(1973), mimeographed notes, I...

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

authors： Vogan DA

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Escherichia coli chaperonins GroEL and GroES facilitate the refolding of polypeptide chains in an ATP hydrolysis-dependent reaction. The elementary steps in the binding and release of polypeptide substrates to GroEL were investigated in surface plasmon resonance studies to measure the rates of binding and dissocia...

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

authors： Lin Z,Eisenstein E

更新日期：1996-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a sensitive and specific cDNA polymerase chain reaction assay to detect hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in serum samples from 128 unselected southern African Blacks with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and found HCV RNA in 26 (20.3%) of these patients. Antibodies to HCV (anti-HCV) were detected in 59 patients (46.1...

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

authors： Bukh J,Miller RH,Kew MC,Purcell RH

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using defined oligomers of IgE, our group previously studied the quantitative relationship between the aggregation of the high affinity receptors for IgE (Fc epsilonRI) and the earliest signals initiated by such aggregation: the phosphorylation of tyrosines on the receptor. Notably, at certain doses of the oligomers s...

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

authors： Torigoe C,Goldstein B,Wofsy C,Metzger H

更新日期：1997-02-18 00:00:00