Using structural information to change the phosphotransfer specificity of a two-component chemotaxis signalling complex.

abstract：:Eukaryotic cells respond to accumulation of unfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) by activating the unfolded protein response (UPR), a signal transduction pathway that communicates between the ER and the nucleus. In yeast, a large set of UPR target genes has been experimentally determined, but the previo...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Patil CK,Li H,Walter P

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial function affects many aspects of cellular physiology, and, most recently, its role in epigenetics has been reported. Mechanistically, how mitochondrial function alters DNA methylation patterns in the nucleus remains ill defined. Using a cell culture model of induced mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) depletion, i...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Lozoya OA,Martinez-Reyes I,Wang T,Grenet D,Bushel P,Li J,Chandel N,Woychik RP,Santos JH

更新日期：2018-04-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Modeling the processes of neuronal progenitor proliferation and differentiation to produce mature cortical neuron subtypes is essential for the study of human brain development and the search for potential cell therapies. We demonstrated a novel paradigm for the generation of vascularized organoids (vOrganoids) consis...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Shi Y,Sun L,Wang M,Liu J,Zhong S,Li R,Li P,Guo L,Fang A,Chen R,Ge WP,Wu Q,Wang X

更新日期：2020-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial endosymbiosis is widespread in animals, with major ecological and evolutionary implications. Successful symbiosis relies on efficient vertical transmission through host generations. However, when symbionts negatively affect host fitness, hosts are expected to evolve suppression of symbiont effects or transmi...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Becking T,Chebbi MA,Giraud I,Moumen B,Laverré T,Caubet Y,Peccoud J,Gilbert C,Cordaux R

更新日期：2019-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumors develop through multiple stages, implicating multiple effectors, but the tools to assess how candidate genes contribute to stepwise tumor progression have been limited. We have developed a novel system in which progression of phenotypes in a mouse model of pancreatic islet cell tumorigenesis can be used to meas...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Du YC,Lewis BC,Hanahan D,Varmus H

更新日期：2007-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past decade, the high-dose refuge (HDR) strategy, aimed at delaying the evolution of pest resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins produced by transgenic crops, became mandatory in the United States and is being discussed for Europe. However, precopulatory dispersal and the mating rate between residen...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Dalecky A,Ponsard S,Bailey RI,Pélissier C,Bourguet D

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Do neuronal oscillations play a causal role in brain function? In a study in this issue of PLOS Biology, Helfrich and colleagues address this long-standing question by attempting to drive brain oscillations using transcranial electrical current stimulation. Remarkably, they were able to manipulate visual perception by...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Thut G

更新日期：2014-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is the site of synthesis of secreted and membrane proteins. To exit the ER, proteins are packaged into COPII vesicles through direct interaction with the COPII coat or aided by specific cargo receptors. Despite the fundamental role of such cargo receptors in protein traffic, only a few h...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Herzig Y,Sharpe HJ,Elbaz Y,Munro S,Schuldiner M

更新日期：2012-01-01 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：:Most models of cancer cell population expansion assume exponential growth kinetics at low cell densities, with deviations to account for observed slowing of growth rate only at higher densities due to limited resources such as space and nutrients. However, recent preclinical and clinical observations of tumor initiati...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Johnson KE,Howard G,Mo W,Strasser MK,Lima EABF,Huang S,Brock A

更新日期：2019-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibiotic combination therapies are important for the efficient treatment of many types of infections, including those caused by antibiotic-resistant pathogens. Combination treatment strategies are typically used under the assumption that synergies are conserved across species and strains, even though recent results ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Fatsis-Kavalopoulos N,Roemhild R,Tang PC,Kreuger J,Andersson DI

更新日期：2020-09-17 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：:Low reproducibility rates within life science research undermine cumulative knowledge production and contribute to both delays and costs of therapeutic drug development. An analysis of past studies indicates that the cumulative (total) prevalence of irreproducible preclinical research exceeds 50%, resulting in approxi...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Freedman LP,Cockburn IM,Simcoe TS

更新日期：2015-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:A new study identifies an unexpected role for lysophosphatidic acid in modulating the strength of both excitatory and inhibitory synapses in the brain, but by different mechanisms. Read the accompanying Research Article. ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Robinson R

更新日期：2015-05-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent findings suggest that functional brain imaging might be used to identify consciousness in patients diagnosed with persistent vegetative state and minimally conscious state. Michael Rafii and James Brewer discuss the potential for fMRI's wider implementation in clinical practice, and associated caveats. ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Rafii MS,Brewer JB

更新日期：2010-11-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent United States measles epidemic has sparked another contentious national discussion about childhood vaccination. A growing number of parents are expressing concerns about the safety of vaccines, often fueled by misinformation from the internet, books, and other nonmedical sources. Many of these concerned par...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Glanz JM,Kraus CR,Daley MF

更新日期：2015-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphological development of fungi and their combined production of secondary metabolites are both acting in defence and protection. These processes are mainly coordinated by velvet regulators, which contain a yet functionally and structurally uncharacterized velvet domain. Here we demonstrate that the velvet domain o...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Ahmed YL,Gerke J,Park HS,Bayram Ö,Neumann P,Ni M,Dickmanns A,Kim SC,Yu JH,Braus GH,Ficner R

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Planarians display remarkable plasticity in maintenance of their germline, with the ability to develop or dismantle reproductive tissues in response to systemic and environmental cues. Here, we investigated the role of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) in this dynamic germline regulation. By genome-enabled receptor ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Saberi A,Jamal A,Beets I,Schoofs L,Newmark PA

更新日期：2016-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:During the entry process, the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) envelope glycoprotein (Env) trimer undergoes a sequence of conformational changes triggered by both CD4 and coreceptor engagement. Resolving the conformation of these transient entry intermediates has proven challenging. Here, we fine-mapped the...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Ivan B,Sun Z,Subbaraman H,Friedrich N,Trkola A

更新日期：2019-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Choosing the right nutrients to consume is essential to health and wellbeing across species. However, the factors that influence these decisions are poorly understood. This is particularly true for dietary proteins, which are important determinants of lifespan and reproduction. We show that in Drosophila melanogaster,...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Leitão-Gonçalves R,Carvalho-Santos Z,Francisco AP,Fioreze GT,Anjos M,Baltazar C,Elias AP,Itskov PM,Piper MDW,Ribeiro C

更新日期：2017-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the developmental principles of sensory and cognitive processing have been extensively investigated, their synergy has been largely neglected. During early life, most sensory systems are still largely immature. As a notable exception, the olfactory system is functional at birth, controlling mother-offspring i...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Gretenkord S,Kostka JK,Hartung H,Watznauer K,Fleck D,Minier-Toribio A,Spehr M,Hanganu-Opatz IL

更新日期：2019-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Lowered insulin/insulin-like growth factor (IGF) signaling (IIS) can extend healthy lifespan in worms, flies, and mice, but it can also have adverse effects (the "insulin paradox"). Chronic, moderately lowered IIS rescues age-related decline in neurotransmission through the Drosophila giant fiber system (GFS), a simpl...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Augustin H,McGourty K,Allen MJ,Madem SK,Adcott J,Kerr F,Wong CT,Vincent A,Godenschwege T,Boucrot E,Partridge L

更新日期：2017-09-13 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：:Although the auditory cortex plays a necessary role in sound localization, physiological investigations in the cortex reveal inhomogeneous sampling of auditory space that is difficult to reconcile with localization behavior under the assumption of local spatial coding. Most neurons respond maximally to sounds located ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Stecker GC,Harrington IA,Middlebrooks JC

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As a result of sex chromosome differentiation from ancestral autosomes, male mammalian cells only contain one X chromosome. It has long been hypothesized that X-linked gene expression levels have become doubled in males to restore the original transcriptional output, and that the resulting X overexpression in females ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Julien P,Brawand D,Soumillon M,Necsulea A,Liechti A,Schütz F,Daish T,Grützner F,Kaessmann H

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanisms by which genes control organ shape are poorly understood. In principle, genes may control shape by modifying local rates and/or orientations of deformation. Distinguishing between these possibilities has been difficult because of interactions between patterns, orientations, and mechanical constraints du...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Green AA,Kennaway JR,Hanna AI,Bangham JA,Coen E

更新日期：2010-11-09 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：:The significance of symbioses between eukaryotic hosts and microbes extends from the organismal to the ecosystem level and underpins the health of Earth's most threatened marine ecosystems. Despite rapid growth in research on host-associated microbes, from individual microbial symbionts to host-associated consortia of...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Wilkins LGE,Leray M,O'Dea A,Yuen B,Peixoto RS,Pereira TJ,Bik HM,Coil DA,Duffy JE,Herre EA,Lessios HA,Lucey NM,Mejia LC,Rasher DB,Sharp KH,Sogin EM,Thacker RW,Vega Thurber R,Wcislo WT,Wilbanks EG,Eisen JA

更新日期：2019-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The maintenance of pluripotency and specification of cellular lineages during embryonic development are controlled by transcriptional regulatory networks, which coordinate specific sets of genes through both activation and repression. The transcriptional repressor RE1-silencing transcription factor (REST) plays import...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Johnson R,Teh CH,Kunarso G,Wong KY,Srinivasan G,Cooper ML,Volta M,Chan SS,Lipovich L,Pollard SM,Karuturi RK,Wei CL,Buckley NJ,Stanton LW

更新日期：2008-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Invariant representations of stimulus features are thought to play an important role in producing stable percepts of objects. In the present study, we assess the invariance of neural representations of tactile motion direction with respect to other stimulus properties. To this end, we record the responses evoked in in...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Pei YC,Hsiao SS,Craig JC,Bensmaia SJ

更新日期：2010-02-02 00:00:00