Signaling mechanisms involved in altered function of macrophages from diet-induced obese mice affect immune responses.

abstract：:Exposure of receptor-rich membrane fragments from Torpedo marmorata to carbamylcholine causes a slow (half-time of 5--10 min) and reversible change of properties of the cholinergic receptor protein manifested by a decrease of the initial rate of Naja nigricollis alpha-[3H]toxin binding in the presence of carbamylcholi...

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

authors： Weber M,David-Pfeuty T,Changeux JP

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synucleinopathies are a group of progressive disorders characterized by the abnormal aggregation and accumulation of α-synuclein (aSyn), an abundant neuronal protein that can adopt different conformations and biological properties. Recently, aSyn pathology was shown to spread between neurons in a prion-like manner. Pr...

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

authors： Villar-Piqué A,Lopes da Fonseca T,Sant'Anna R,Szegö ÉM,Fonseca-Ornelas L,Pinho R,Carija A,Gerhardt E,Masaracchia C,Abad Gonzalez E,Rossetti G,Carloni P,Fernández CO,Foguel D,Milosevic I,Zweckstetter M,Ventura S,Outeiro

更新日期：2016-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Myelinated fibers can be demonstrated in thin unstained brain sections of freshly killed uninjected animals. With this method myelinated fibers stand out as clearly as in stained Weigert sections from formalin-fixed brains. Unstained unfixed sections can be viewed under ordinary light within minutes after death of the...

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

authors： Richter CP,Warner CL

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The notion that tRNA and 5S rRNA interact through evolutionarily conserved complementary sequences has been tested by nucleolytic modification of the 5S rRNA, using the modified rRNA to reconstitute the large ribosomal subunit, and assaying for poly(uridylic acid)-directed polyphenylalanine synthesis. The 5S rRNA sequ...

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

authors： Pace B,Matthews EA,Johnson KD,Cantor CR,Pace NR

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA hybridization was used to compare representatives of the major groups of marsupials and a eutherian outgroup. Because of the large genetic distances separating marsupial families, trees were calculated from normalized percentages of hybridization; thermal-melting statistics, however, gave identical topologies for ...

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

authors： Kirsch JA,Dickerman AW,Reig OA,Springer MS

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present an automated laser tracking and optogenetic manipulation system (ALTOMS) for studying social memory in fruit flies (Drosophila melanogaster). ALTOMS comprises an intelligent central control module for high-speed fly behavior analysis and feedback laser scanning (∼40 frames per second) for targeting two lase...

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

authors： Wu MC,Chu LA,Hsiao PY,Lin YY,Chi CC,Liu TH,Fu CC,Chiang AS

更新日期：2014-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Myofibril formation was visualized in cultured live cardiomyocytes that were transfected with plasmids expressing green fluorescent protein (GFP) linked to the Z-band protein, alpha-actinin. The expression of this fluorescent protein provided an in vivo label for structures containing alpha-actinin. The GFP-alpha-acti...

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

authors： Dabiri GA,Turnacioglu KK,Sanger JM,Sanger JW

更新日期：1997-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Conditional mutations such as temperature-sensitive (ts) mutations are important for the analysis of protein function but are often difficult, or impossible, to obtain. Here we present a simple method for generating conditional mutations based on the use of a protein-destabilizing genetic element in combination with s...

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

authors： Park EC,Finley D,Szostak JW

更新日期：1992-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Different strains of Newcastle disease virus vary in their ability to induce cell fusion. When administered to cells at high multiplicities of infection some strains induce cell fusion within three hours. This type of fusion is apparently caused by the virus particles in the inoculum, since it can be induced by noninf...

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

authors： Bratt MA,Gallaher WR

更新日期：1969-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To identify the binding domain for dihydropyridine Ca2+ antagonists, skeletal muscle Ca2+ channels were photolabeled with [3H](+)-PN200-110 and [3H]azidopine. Regions of alpha 1 photolabeled by these ligands were then identified by antibody mapping of proteolytic fragments. Approximately 50% of the specific labeling b...

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

authors： Striessnig J,Murphy BJ,Catterall WA

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:NaeI is a remarkable type II restriction endonuclease. It must bind two recognition sequences to cleave DNA, forms a covalent protein-DNA intermediate, and is only 1 aa change away from topoisomerase and recombinase activity. The latter activities apparently derive from reactivation of a cryptic DNA ligase active site...

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

authors： Colandene JD,Topal MD

更新日期：1998-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Two photochromic activators of the electrogenic membrane of the electroplax of Electrophorus electricus are described. Trans-3,3'-bis[alpha-(trimethylammonium)methyl]azobenzene dibromide (Bis-Q), one of the most potent ever reported, is active at concentrations of less than 10(-7) M. Its cis isomer, which is obtained ...

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

authors： Bartels E,Wassermann NH,Erlanger BF

更新日期：1971-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer vaccines genetically engineered to produce interleukin 2 have been investigated intensively in a series of animal models and are at the point of entering into clinical trials. In this study we demonstrate a strong correlation between the rate of interleukin 2 production and the protection efficiency of murine S...

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

authors： Schmidt W,Schweighoffer T,Herbst E,Maass G,Berger M,Schilcher F,Schaffner G,Birnstiel ML

更新日期：1995-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebrate dentitions are extraordinarily diverse in both morphology and regenerative capacity. The teleost order Tetraodontiformes exhibits an exceptional array of novel dental morphologies, epitomized by constrained beak-like dentitions in several families, i.e., porcupinefishes, three-toothed pufferfishes, ocean su...

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

authors： Thiery AP,Shono T,Kurokawa D,Britz R,Johanson Z,Fraser GJ

更新日期：2017-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Members of the arenavirus family, famous for their hemorrhagic syndromes, cause distinct neurological disorders; however, cellular and molecular targets as well as pathogenesis of peripheral nervous system disorders associated with these viruses are unknown. Using noncytolytic lymphocytic choriomeningitis virus, the p...

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

authors： Rambukkana A,Kunz S,Min J,Campbell KP,Oldstone MB

更新日期：2003-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanisms by which the extracellular domain of Notch1 controls Notch1 signaling are not well defined. Here, we show that the O-fucose glycan in the Notch1 ligand-binding domain regulates the strength of Notch1 signaling during embryogenesis, postweaning growth, and T cell development in the mouse. Heterozygotes carry...

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

authors： Ge C,Stanley P

更新日期：2008-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:gp130 is a common signal-transducing receptor component for the interleukin 6 family of cytokines functioning in, for example, immune, hematopoietic, and nervous systems. In this study, to investigate the physiological functions of gp130 and to determine the pathological consequences of impaired gp130 signals, we have...

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

authors： Kumanogoh A,Marukawa S,Kumanogoh T,Hirota H,Yoshida K,Lee IS,Yasui T,Yoshida K,Taga T,Kishimoto T

更新日期：1997-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The E6 oncoprotein of human papillomaviruses (HPVs) that are associated with cervical cancer utilizes the cellular ubiquitin-protein ligase E6-AP to target the tumor suppressor p53 for degradation. In normal cells (i.e., in the absence of E6), p53 is also a target of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. Under these condi...

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

authors： Hengstermann A,Linares LK,Ciechanover A,Whitaker NJ,Scheffner M

更新日期：2001-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic regions of nearly every species diverged into different haplotypes, mostly based on point mutations, small deletions, and insertions that do not affect the collinearity of genes within a species. However, the same genomic interval containing the z1C gene cluster of two inbred lines of Zea mays significantly lo...

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

authors： Song R,Messing J

更新日期：2003-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The product(s) of the Myxococcus xanthus spoC locus is required for two multicellular activities in fruiting body development, rippling and sporulation. Ripples, which are formed early in development, are spatially separated ridges of cells that move synchronously. Myxospores are heat-resistant resting cells that are ...

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

authors： Shimkets LJ,Gill RE,Kaiser D

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alkylation of DNA by 7r,8t-dihydroxy,9t,10t-epoxy-7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene (anti-BPDE) forms mainly trans adducts (with respect to the C-9/10 positions). We recently described a halide-catalyzed pathway that preferentially generates cis adducts and now report that the trans chlorohydrin of anti-BPDE (trans-BP...

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

authors： Meehan T,Wolfe AR,Negrete GR,Song Q

更新日期：1997-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose a phylogeny for the evolution of tRNA that is based on the ubiquity and conservation of tRNA-like structures in the replication of contemporary genomes. This phylogeny is unique in suggesting that the function of tRNA in replication dates back to the very beginnings of life on earth, before the advent of te...

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

authors： Maizels N,Weiner AM

更新日期：1994-07-19 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：:3-(4'-Benzoylphenyl)propionyl[3H] Phe-tRNA bound to the peptidyl site of the ribosome is photo-crosslinked exclusively to 23S RNA on irradiation at 320 nm. The site of reaction has been identified both by hybridization and primer-extension experiments as uridine-2584 and uridine-2585, located within the central loop o...

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

authors： Barta A,Steiner G,Brosius J,Noller HF,Kuechler E

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the coupled binding and folding of alpha-synuclein, an intrinsically disordered protein linked with Parkinson's disease. Using single-molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer and correlation methods, we directly probed protein membrane association, structural distributions, and dynamics. Results reve...

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

authors： Ferreon AC,Gambin Y,Lemke EA,Deniz AA

更新日期：2009-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Microcalcifications geographically target the location of abnormalities within the breast and are of critical importance in breast cancer diagnosis. However, despite stereotactic guidance, core needle biopsy fails to retrieve microcalcifications in up to 15% of patients. Here, we introduce an approach based on diffuse...

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

authors： Soares JS,Barman I,Dingari NC,Volynskaya Z,Liu W,Klein N,Plecha D,Dasari RR,Fitzmaurice M

更新日期：2013-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyadenylation, the process of eukaryotic mRNA 3' end formation, is essential for gene expression and cell viability. Polyadenylation of male germ cell mRNAs is unusual, exhibiting increased alternative polyadenylation, decreased AAUAAA polyadenylation signal use, and reduced downstream sequence element dependence. C...

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

authors： Dass B,Tardif S,Park JY,Tian B,Weitlauf HM,Hess RA,Carnes K,Griswold MD,Small CL,Macdonald CC

更新日期：2007-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Cofilin-actin rods are inclusion-like structures that are induced by certain chemical or physical stresses in cultured cells, and the rods formed in neurons are thought to be associated with neurodegeneration. Here, we cloned an Aplysia cofilin homolog and overexpressed it in cultured neurons. Overexpressed cofilin fo...

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

authors： Jang DH,Han JH,Lee SH,Lee YS,Park H,Lee SH,Kim H,Kaang BK

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence suggests that the Myc and Mad1 proteins are implicated in the regulation of the gene encoding the human telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT), the catalytic subunit of telomerase. We have analyzed the in vivo interaction between endogenous c-Myc and Mad1 proteins and the hTERT promoter in HL60 cells...

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

authors： Xu D,Popov N,Hou M,Wang Q,Björkholm M,Gruber A,Menkel AR,Henriksson M

更新日期：2001-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We have constructed a phylogenic tree for green plants by comparing 5S rRNA sequences. The tree suggests that the emergence of most of the uni- and multicellular green algae such as Chlamydomonas, Spirogyra, Ulva, and Chlorella occurred in the early stage of green plant evolution. The branching point of Nitella is a l...

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

authors： Hori H,Lim BL,Osawa S

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00