In situ growth of a PEG-like polymer from the C terminus of an intein fusion protein improves pharmacokinetics and tumor accumulation.

abstract：:Antischizophrenic neuroleptic drugs of the diphenylbutylpiperidine class, which includes pimozide, fluspirilene, penfluridol, and clopimozide, inhibit [3H]nitrendipine binding with IC50 values of 13-30 nM. This inhibition involves receptors for the verapamil/prenylamine class of calcium channel antagonists. These diph...

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

authors： Gould RJ,Murphy KM,Reynolds IJ,Snyder SH

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nodZ gene, which is present in various soil bacteria such as Bradyrhizobium japonicum, Azorhizobium caulinodans, and Rhizobium loti, is involved in the addition of a fucosyl residue to the reducing N-acetylglucosamine residue of lipochitin oligosaccharide (LCO) signal molecules. Using an Escherichia coli strain th...

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

authors： Quinto C,Wijfjes AH,Bloemberg GV,Blok-Tip L,López-Lara IM,Lugtenberg BJ,Thomas-Oates JE,Spaink HP

更新日期：1997-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Converging TGF-beta and insulin-like neuroendocrine signaling pathways regulate whether Caenorhabditis elegans develops reproductively or arrests at the dauer larval stage. We examined whether neurotransmitters act in the dauer entry or recovery pathways. Muscarinic agonists promote recovery from dauer arrest induced ...

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

authors： Tissenbaum HA,Hawdon J,Perregaux M,Hotez P,Guarente L,Ruvkun G

更新日期：2000-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitochondrial enzyme glutaminase C (GAC) catalyzes the hydrolysis of glutamine to glutamate plus ammonia, a key step in the metabolism of glutamine by cancer cells. Recently, we discovered a class of allosteric inhibitors of GAC that inhibit cancer cell growth without affecting their normal cellular counterparts, ...

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

authors： Stalnecker CA,Ulrich SM,Li Y,Ramachandran S,McBrayer MK,DeBerardinis RJ,Cerione RA,Erickson JW

更新日期：2015-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In an investigation to determine how proteins are localized within the nucleus of a cell, we demonstrate that the restriction endonuclease EcoRI is able to enter and function within the nucleus of Saccharomyces cerevisiae when this prokaryotic protein is synthesized in vivo. The EcoRI endonuclease was produced in yeas...

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

authors： Barnes G,Rine J

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1-Aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate (ACC) oxidase catalyzes the oxidation of ACC to ethylene. Following conventional column fractionation, the enzyme was purified 180-fold to near homogeneity with a specific activity of 20 nmol/(mg.min). This purified enzyme preparation migrated as a single protein band with an apparent...

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

authors： Dong JG,Fernández-Maculet JC,Yang SF

更新日期：1992-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A library of amphiphilic Janus dendrimers including two that are fluorescent and one glycodendrimer presenting lactose were used to construct giant dendrimersomes and glycodendrimersomes. Coassembly with the components of bacterial membrane vesicles by a dehydration-rehydration process generated giant cell-like hybrid...

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

authors： Xiao Q,Yadavalli SS,Zhang S,Sherman SE,Fiorin E,da Silva L,Wilson DA,Hammer DA,André S,Gabius HJ,Klein ML,Goulian M,Percec V

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells (MCs) are potent inflammatory cells that are distributed throughout mucosal barrier tissues and respond rapidly to pathogenic stimuli. During helminth infections, MCs play an important role as late-stage effectors. However, it is currently unknown whether MCs contribute to the early innate events that deter...

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

authors： Hepworth MR,Daniłowicz-Luebert E,Rausch S,Metz M,Klotz C,Maurer M,Hartmann S

更新日期：2012-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular basis of short-day-induced growth cessation and dormancy in the meristems of perennial plants (e.g., forest trees growing in temperate and high-latitude regions) is poorly understood. Using global transcript profiling, we show distinct stage-specific alterations in auxin responsiveness of the transcripto...

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

authors： Baba K,Karlberg A,Schmidt J,Schrader J,Hvidsten TR,Bako L,Bhalerao RP

更新日期：2011-02-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Predominant usage of V beta 8.2 gene segments, encoding a T-cell receptor (TCR) beta chain variable region, has been reported for pathogenic Lewis rat T cells reactive to myelin basic protein (MBP). However, up to 75% of the alpha/beta T cells in a panel of MBP-specific T-cell lines did not display TCR V beta 8.2, V b...

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

authors： Gold R,Giegerich G,Hartung HP,Toyka KV

更新日期：1995-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Caenorhabditis elegans explores its environment by interrupting its forward movement with occasional turns and reversals. Turns and reversals occur at stable frequencies but irregular intervals, producing probabilistic exploratory behaviors. Here we dissect the roles of individual sensory neurons, interneurons, and mo...

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

authors： Gray JM,Hill JJ,Bargmann CI

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Metalloproteases (MPs) are a large and diverse class of enzymes implicated in numerous physiological and pathological processes, including tissue remodeling, peptide hormone processing, and cancer. MPs are tightly regulated by multiple posttranslational mechanisms in vivo, hindering their functional analysis by conven...

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

authors： Saghatelian A,Jessani N,Joseph A,Humphrey M,Cravatt BF

更新日期：2004-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Conflict between groups of individuals is a prevalent feature in human societies. A common theoretical explanation for intergroup conflict is that it provides benefits to individuals within groups in the form of reproduction-enhancing resources, such as food, territory, or mates. However, it is not always the case tha...

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

authors： Henriques GJB,Simon B,Ispolatov Y,Doebeli M

更新日期：2019-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously extracted a protein from inflammatory mouse granuloma that fully protects normal mice against lethal Listeria monocytogenes infection. We now report that polyclonal antibodies directed against this protein react with a human urinary fraction that also provides full protection of normal mice against ...

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

authors： Fontan E,Saklani-Jusforgues H,Fauve RM

更新日期：1992-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We provide evidence that normal human presenilins can substitute for Caenorhabditis elegans SEL-12 protein in functional assays in vivo. In addition, six familial Alzheimer disease-linked mutant human presenilins were tested and found to have reduced ability to rescue the sel-12 mutant phenotype, suggesting that they ...

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

authors： Levitan D,Doyle TG,Brousseau D,Lee MK,Thinakaran G,Slunt HH,Sisodia SS,Greenwald I

更新日期：1996-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper synaptic function requires the spatial and temporal compartmentalization of RNA metabolism via transacting RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). Loss of RBP activity leads to abnormal posttranscriptional regulation and results in diverse neurological disorders with underlying deficits in synaptic morphology and transmis...

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

authors： Klein ME,Younts TJ,Castillo PE,Jordan BA

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:cDNA array technology has proven to be a powerful way to monitor global changes in gene expression patterns. Here, we present an approach that extends the current utility of cDNA arrays to allow the evaluation of the relative roles of transcription and mRNA turnover in governing gene expression on a global basis, comp...

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

authors： Fan J,Yang X,Wang W,Wood WH 3rd,Becker KG,Gorospe M

更新日期：2002-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter of mitochondria (Atm1) mediates iron homeostasis in eukaryotes, while the prokaryotic homolog from Novosphingobium aromaticivorans (NaAtm1) can export glutathione derivatives and confer protection against heavy-metal toxicity. To establish the structural framework underlying ...

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

authors： Fan C,Kaiser JT,Rees DC

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Synapsin I is a neuron-specific phosphoprotein associated with the membranes of small synaptic vesicles. Its function is not entirely clear, but evidence points to a possible role in the regulation of neurotransmitter release. Its biosynthesis is under developmental control. Assignment of the human synapsin I gene to ...

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

authors： Yang-Feng TL,DeGennaro LJ,Francke U

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The scaling of respiratory metabolism with body mass is one of the most pervasive phenomena in biology. Using a single allometric equation to characterize empirical scaling relationships and to evaluate alternative hypotheses about mechanisms has been controversial. We developed a method to directly measure respiratio...

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

authors： Mori S,Yamaji K,Ishida A,Prokushkin SG,Masyagina OV,Hagihara A,Hoque AT,Suwa R,Osawa A,Nishizono T,Ueda T,Kinjo M,Miyagi T,Kajimoto T,Koike T,Matsuura Y,Toma T,Zyryanova OA,Abaimov AP,Awaya Y,Araki MG,Kawasaki T

更新日期：2010-01-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Behavioral models indicate that persistent small afferent input, as generated by tissue injury, results in a hyperalgesia at the site of injury and a tactile allodynia in areas adjacent to the injury site. Hyperalgesia reflects a sensitization of the peripheral terminal and a central facilitation evoked by the persist...

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

authors： Yaksh TL,Hua XY,Kalcheva I,Nozaki-Taguchi N,Marsala M

更新日期：1999-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Although antibodies to HLA play a role in the pathogenesis of diseases processes such as rejection of transplanted organs, the precise mechanisms by which antibodies cause tissue injury are not completely understood. We hypothesized that antibodies to host tissues cause inflammation in part by activating endothelial e...

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

authors： Yamakuchi M,Kirkiles-Smith NC,Ferlito M,Cameron SJ,Bao C,Fox-Talbot K,Wasowska BA,Baldwin WM 3rd,Pober JS,Lowenstein CJ

更新日期：2007-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The UV photodissociation kinetics of tryptophan amino acid, Trp, attached to the membrane of bacteria, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, have been studied by means of normal and synchronous fluorescence. Our experimental data suggest that the fluorescence intensity of Trp increases during the first minute of irr...

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

authors： Li R,Dhankhar D,Chen J,Cesario TC,Rentzepis PM

更新日期：2019-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomal locations of members of the xenotropic-related env gene family in the mouse genome have been determined. Endonuclease restriction site polymorphisms detected by molecular hybridization were used to study the inheritance of mink cell-focus inducing and xenotropic env gene-related sequences in recombinant in...

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

authors： Blatt C,Mileham K,Haas M,Nesbitt MN,Harper ME,Simon MI

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When we reach toward objects, we easily avoid potential obstacles located in the workspace. Previous studies suggest that obstacle avoidance relies on mechanisms in the dorsal visual stream in the posterior parietal cortex. One fundamental question that remains unanswered is where the visual inputs to these dorsal-str...

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

authors： Striemer CL,Chapman CS,Goodale MA

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-gated Na(+) channels initiate action potentials during electrical signaling in excitable cells. Opening and closing of the pore of voltage-gated ion channels are mechanically linked to voltage-driven outward movement of the positively charged S4 transmembrane segment in their voltage sensors. Disulfide locking...

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

authors： DeCaen PG,Yarov-Yarovoy V,Scheuer T,Catterall WA

更新日期：2011-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The visual (retinoid) cycle, the enzymatic pathway that regenerates chromophore after light absorption, is located primarily in the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and is essential for rod photoreceptor survival. Whether this pathway also is essential for cone photoreceptor survival is unknown, and there are no data ...

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

authors： Jacobson SG,Aleman TS,Cideciyan AV,Heon E,Golczak M,Beltran WA,Sumaroka A,Schwartz SB,Roman AJ,Windsor EA,Wilson JM,Aguirre GD,Stone EM,Palczewski K

更新日期：2007-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:RPE65 is a protein of unknown function expressed specifically by the retinal pigment epithelium. We examined all 14 exons of this gene in 147 unrelated patients with autosomal recessive retinitis pigmentosa (RP), in 15 patients with isolate RP, and in 45 patients with Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA). Sequence anomali...

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

authors： Morimura H,Fishman GA,Grover SA,Fulton AB,Berson EL,Dryja TP

更新日期：1998-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:As an adaptation to infrequent access to water, terrestrial mammals produce urine that is hyperosmotic to plasma. To prevent osmotic diuresis by the large quantity of urea generated by protein catabolism, the kidney epithelia contain facilitative urea transporters (UTs) that allow rapid equilibration between the urina...

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

authors： Levin EJ,Cao Y,Enkavi G,Quick M,Pan Y,Tajkhorshid E,Zhou M

更新日期：2012-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal tubulofilamentous structures have been identified in electron micrographs of thin sections and negatively stained impression grids prepared from brains of animals with scrapie and other spongiform encephalopathies, and we showed that such tubules contain a core of filamentous structures resembling scrapie-ass...

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

authors： Narang HK,Asher DM,Gajdusek DC

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00