Membrane nanotubes induced by aqueous phase separation and stabilized by spontaneous curvature.

abstract：:Kinesin-73 cDNA was shown to encode a kinesin heavy chain protein that contains an N-terminal motor domain and a long central region that lacks extensive coiled-coils. The amino acid sequence of the motor domain of kinesin-73 protein is most closely related to the motor domains of Caenorhabditis elegans unc-104 and mo...

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

authors： Li HP,Liu ZM,Nirenberg M

更新日期：1997-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:To improve the efficiency of liposome-mediated DNA transfer as a tool for gene therapy, we have developed a fusigenic liposome vector based on principles of viral cell fusion. The fusion proteins of hemagglutinating virus of Japan (HVJ; also Sendai virus) are complexed with liposomes that encapsulate oligodeoxynucleot...

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

authors： Dzau VJ,Mann MJ,Morishita R,Kaneda Y

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebral malaria is the most deadly manifestation of infection with Plasmodium falciparum. The pathology of cerebral malaria is characterized by the accumulation of infected erythrocytes (IEs) in the microvasculature of the brain caused by parasite adhesins on the surface of IEs binding to human receptors on microvasc...

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

authors： Claessens A,Adams Y,Ghumra A,Lindergard G,Buchan CC,Andisi C,Bull PC,Mok S,Gupta AP,Wang CW,Turner L,Arman M,Raza A,Bozdech Z,Rowe JA

更新日期：2012-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:A family of peptide signaling molecules (AtPeps) and their plasma membrane receptor AtPepR1 are known to act in pathogen-defense signaling cascades in plants. Little is currently known about the molecular mechanisms that link these signaling peptides and their receptor, a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like kinase, to d...

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

authors： Qi Z,Verma R,Gehring C,Yamaguchi Y,Zhao Y,Ryan CA,Berkowitz GA

更新日期：2010-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of the cornea to transmit light while being mechanically resilient is directly attributable to the formation of an extracellular matrix containing orthogonal sheets of collagen fibrils. The detailed structure of the fibrils and how this structure underpins the mechanical properties and organization of the ...

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

authors： Holmes DF,Gilpin CJ,Baldock C,Ziese U,Koster AJ,Kadler KE

更新日期：2001-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Mate attraction in Aplysia involves a long-distance water-borne signal (the protein pheromone attractin), which is released during egg laying. Aplysia californica attractin attracts species that produce closely related attractins, such as Aplysia brasiliana, whose geographic distribution does not overlap that of A. ca...

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

authors： Painter SD,Cummins SF,Nichols AE,Akalal DB,Schein CH,Braun W,Smith JS,Susswein AJ,Levy M,de Boer PA,ter Maat A,Miller MW,Scanlan C,Milberg RM,Sweedler JV,Nagle GT

更新日期：2004-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The tumor suppressor Smad4/Dpc4 is a transcription activator that binds specific DNA sequences and whose nuclear localization is induced after exposure to type beta transforming growth factor-like cytokines. We explored an inducible system in which Smad4 protein is activated by translocation to the nucleus when cell l...

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

authors： Dai JL,Bansal RK,Kern SE

更新日期：1999-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:After intravitreal injection of gamma-[3H] aminobutyric acid (GAB), 2% of the neurons at the outer margin of the inner plexiform layer were intensely labeled. Reconstructions of these neurons from serial electron microscope autoradiograms showed that they are interplexiform cells, which synapse on bipolar processes in...

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

authors： Nakamura Y,McGuire BA,Sterling P

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3-Hydroxykynurenine (3-HK) is a tryptophan metabolite whose level in the brain is markedly elevated under several pathological conditions, including Huntington disease and human immunodeficiency virus infection. Here we demonstrate that micromolar concentrations (1-100 microM) of 3-HK cause cell death in primary neuro...

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

authors： Okuda S,Nishiyama N,Saito H,Katsuki H

更新日期：1996-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Using electron microscopy and fitting of crystal structures, we present the 3D reconstruction of ligand-induced dimers of intact receptor tyrosine kinase, KIT. We observe that KIT protomers form close contacts throughout the entire structure of ligand-bound receptor dimers, and that the dimeric receptors adopt multipl...

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

authors： Opatowsky Y,Lax I,Tomé F,Bleichert F,Unger VM,Schlessinger J

更新日期：2014-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin fibroblasts from two patients who had symptoms of the Sanfilippo syndrome (mucopolysaccharidosis III) accumulated excessive amounts of heparan sulfate and were unable to release sulfate from N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfate linkages in heparan sulfate-derived oligosaccharides. Keratan sulfate-derived oligosaccharide...

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

authors： Kresse H,Paschke E,von Figura K,Gilberg W,Fuchs W

更新日期：1980-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatidylionsitol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP(2)), a substrate of phospholipase C, has recently been recognized to regulate membrane-associated proteins and act as a signal molecule in phospholipase C-linked Gq-coupled receptor (GqPCR) pathways. However, it is not known whether PIP(2) depletion induced by GqPCRs can act ...

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

authors： Cho H,Lee D,Lee SH,Ho WK

更新日期：2005-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Microprocessor [Drosha-DGCR8 (DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 8) complex] processing of primary microRNA (pri-miRNA) is the critical first step in miRNA biogenesis, but how the Drosha cleavage site is determined has been unclear. Previous models proposed that the Drosha-DGCR8 complex measures either ~22 nt from...

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

authors： Ma H,Wu Y,Choi JG,Wu H

更新日期：2013-12-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Each G protein-coupled receptor recognizes only a distinct subset of the many structurally closely related G proteins expressed within a cell. How this selectively is achieved at a molecular level is not well understood, particularly since no specific point-to-point contact sites between a receptor and its cognate G p...

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

authors： Liu J,Conklin BR,Blin N,Yun J,Wess J

更新日期：1995-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) catalyzes the S-methylation of thiopurine drugs. TPMT genetic polymorphisms represent a striking example of the potential clinical value of pharmacogenetics. Subjects homozygous for TPMT*3A, the most common variant allele for low activity, an allele that encodes a protein with two...

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

authors： Wang L,Nguyen TV,McLaughlin RW,Sikkink LA,Ramirez-Alvarado M,Weinshilboum RM

更新日期：2005-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Fish in schooling formations navigate complex flow fields replete with mechanical energy in the vortex wakes of their companions. Their schooling behavior has been associated with evolutionary advantages including energy savings, yet the underlying physical mechanisms remain unknown. We show that fish can improve thei...

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

authors： Verma S,Novati G,Koumoutsakos P

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The problem of the propagation of conformational changes over long distances or through a closely packed protein is shown to fit a model of a ligand-induced conformational change between two protein states selected by evolution. Moreover, the kinetics of the pathway between these states is also selected so that the en...

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

authors： Yu EW,Koshland DE Jr

更新日期：2001-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The transmembrane precursor of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF) exits the trans-Golgi network (TGN) in tubular carriers for subsequent trafficking and delivery to the cell surface; however, the molecular machinery responsible for Golgi export is unknown. We previously reported that members of the TGN golgin family ar...

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

authors： Lieu ZZ,Lock JG,Hammond LA,La Gruta NL,Stow JL,Gleeson PA

更新日期：2008-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent structural studies of the minimal core DNA-binding domain of p53 (p53DBD) complexed to a single consensus pentamer sequence and of the isolated p53 tetramerization domain have provided valuable insights into their functions, but many questions about their interacting roles and synergism remain unanswered. To be...

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

authors： Balagurumoorthy P,Sakamoto H,Lewis MS,Zambrano N,Clore GM,Gronenborn AM,Appella E,Harrington RE

更新日期：1995-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants, as sessile organisms, must coordinate various physiological processes to adapt to ever-changing surrounding environments. Stomata, the epidermal pores facilitating gas and water exchange, play important roles in optimizing photosynthetic efficiency and adaptability. Stomatal development is under the control of...

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

authors： Zhang JY,He SB,Li L,Yang HQ

更新日期：2014-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cadherin/catenin-based adhesions coordinate cellular growth, survival, migration, and differentiation within a tissue by mechanically anchoring cells to their neighbors. They also intersect with diverse signaling pathways in development and cancer. Although the adhesive functions of adherens junction proteins are well...

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

authors： Livshits G,Kobielak A,Fuchs E

更新日期：2012-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Global increases in population, consumption, and gross domestic product raise concerns about the sustainability of the current and future use of natural resources. The human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP) provides a useful measure of human intervention into the biosphere. The productive capacity of la...

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

authors： Krausmann F,Erb KH,Gingrich S,Haberl H,Bondeau A,Gaube V,Lauk C,Plutzar C,Searchinger TD

更新日期：2013-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the presence of protein kinase C (PKC) in ejaculated human sperm as revealed by enzymatic activity assay and indirect immunohistochemistry. PKC is localized in the equatorial segment and in the principal piece of the tail. Addition of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate resulted in increased flagellar motility t...

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

authors： Rotem R,Paz GF,Homonnai ZT,Kalina M,Naor Z

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribozyme activity in vivo depends on achieving high-level expression, intracellular stability, target colocalization, and cleavage site access. At present, target site selection is problematic because of unforeseeable secondary and tertiary RNA structures that prevent cleavage. To overcome this design obstacle, we wis...

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

authors： Warashina M,Kuwabara T,Kato Y,Sano M,Taira K

更新日期：2001-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The hormone gibberellin (GA) is a key regulator of plant growth. Many of the components of the gibberellin signal transduction [e.g., GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE DWARF 1 (GID1) and DELLA], biosynthesis [e.g., GA 20-oxidase (GA20ox) and GA3ox], and deactivation pathways have been identified. Gibberellin binds its receptor,...

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

authors： Middleton AM,Úbeda-Tomás S,Griffiths J,Holman T,Hedden P,Thomas SG,Phillips AL,Holdsworth MJ,Bennett MJ,King JR,Owen MR

更新日期：2012-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Frogs (Anura) are one of the most diverse groups of vertebrates and comprise nearly 90% of living amphibian species. Their worldwide distribution and diverse biology make them well-suited for assessing fundamental questions in evolution, ecology, and conservation. However, despite their scientific importance, the evol...

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

authors： Feng YJ,Blackburn DC,Liang D,Hillis DM,Wake DB,Cannatella DC,Zhang P

更新日期：2017-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeting tyrosine kinase receptors (RTKs) with specific Abs is a promising therapeutic approach for cancer treatment, although the molecular mechanism(s) responsible for the Abs' biological activity are not completely known. We targeted the transmembrane RTK for hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) with a monoclonal Ab (DN...

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

authors： Petrelli A,Circosta P,Granziero L,Mazzone M,Pisacane A,Fenoglio S,Comoglio PM,Giordano S

更新日期：2006-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Among the multiple steps constituting the kinesin mechanochemical cycle, one of the most interesting events is observed when kinesins move an 8-nm step from one microtubule (MT)-binding site to another. The stepping motion that occurs within a relatively short time scale ( approximately 100 mus) is, however, beyond th...

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

authors： Hyeon C,Onuchic JN

更新日期：2007-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A discussion of the range of applicability of Forster long-range energy transfer in the determination of macromolecular dimensions and conformational dynamics is given. Emphasis is laid on the effect of restrictions in the orientational freedom of donor and acceptor and on the importance of the orientational averaging...

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

authors： Dale RE,Eisinger J

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An antigen histochemically localized in the nuclei and cytoplasmic granules of normal and leukemic human myeloid cells has been identified as myeloperoxidase (MPO; EC 1.11.1.7). The localization and amount of the enzyme was determined by using a murine monoclonal antibody designated H-43-5 raised against nuclear prote...

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

authors： Murao S,Stevens FJ,Ito A,Huberman E

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00