An evolutionary process that assembles phenotypes through space rather than through time.

abstract：:DNA vaccines, comprised of plasmid DNA encoding proteins from pathogens, allergens, and tumors, are being evaluated as prophylactic vaccines and therapeutic treatments for infectious diseases, allergies, and cancer; plasmids encoding normal human proteins are likewise being tested as vaccines and treatments for autoim...

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

authors： Liu M,Acres B,Balloul JM,Bizouarne N,Paul S,Slos P,Squiban P

更新日期：2004-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We and other groups have recently reported the potentiation by ribonucleotide reductase inhibitors such as hydroxyurea of the anti-human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) activity of purine and pyrimidine 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides in both resting and phytohemagglutinin-stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells....

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

authors： Gao WY,Johns DG,Chokekuchai S,Mitsuya H

更新日期：1995-08-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomeruli in the olfactory bulb are anatomically discrete modules receiving input from idiotypic olfactory sensory neurons. To examine the functional organization of sensory inputs to individual glomeruli, we loaded olfactory sensory neurons with a Ca(2+) indicator and measured odorant-evoked presynaptic Ca(2+) signal...

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

authors： Wachowiak M,Denk W,Friedrich RW

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized seven murine retinoic acid receptor gamma cDNA isoforms (mRAR-gamma 1 to -gamma 7) generated by alternative splicing of at least seven exons. These isoforms differ from one another in their 5' untranslated region and in two cases (mRAR-gamma 1 and -gamma 2) differ in their N-terminal A region, wh...

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

authors： Kastner P,Krust A,Mendelsohn C,Garnier JM,Zelent A,Leroy P,Staub A,Chambon P

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spontaneous cross-linking in vitro, during incubation of purified collagen in nonstriated and native type fibrils, was studied to elucidate the relationship between intra and intermolecular cross-links. In nonbanded fibrils, the aldol condensation products of two allysyl residues, previously shown to constitute the in...

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

authors： Kang AH,Gross J

更新日期：1970-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Engagement of the T cell antigen receptor (TCR) leads to rapid activation of protein tyrosine kinases, which in turn phosphorylate downstream enzymes and adapter proteins. Some adapter proteins, such as SLP-76, Vav, and LAT, positively regulate TCR-mediated signal transduction, whereas others, such as Cbl, play an inh...

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

authors： Tang J,Sawasdikosol S,Chang JH,Burakoff SJ

更新日期：1999-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the effect of the inhibition of initiation of DNA replication on the membrane association of the chromosomal origin of replication of Bacillus subtilis and the Staphylococcus aureus-Bacillus pumilus chimeric plasmid pSL103, using temperature-sensitive mutants of B. subtilis that have specifically affected ...

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

authors： Winston S,Sueoka N

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A heterogeneous RNA fraction with properties resembling those of messenger RNA was identified in mammalian mitochondria. Synthesis of contaminating RNA of nuclear origin was suppressed by treatment with camptothecin. Labeling of the messenger-like RNA is completely inhibited by ethidium bromide, a specific inhibitor o...

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

authors： Perlman S,Abelson HT,Penman S

更新日期：1973-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inherited single gene defects have been identified in both humans and mice that lead to loss of developmental control over the left-right asymmetry of the heart and viscera. In mice the recessively inherited mutation iv leads to such apparent loss of control over situs: 50% of iv/iv mice exhibit situs inversus and 50%...

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

authors： Brueckner M,D'Eustachio P,Horwich AL

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Defining the molecules that regulate tumor cell survival is an essential prerequisite for the development of targeted approaches to cancer treatment. Whereas many studies aimed at identifying such targets use human tumor cells grown in vitro or as s.c. xenografts, it is unclear whether such experimental models replica...

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

authors： Camphausen K,Purow B,Sproull M,Scott T,Ozawa T,Deen DF,Tofilon PJ

更新日期：2005-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual transduction in Drosophila is a G protein-coupled phospholipase C-mediated process that leads to depolarization via activation of the transient receptor potential (TRP) calcium channel. Inactivation-no-afterpotential D (INAD) is an adaptor protein containing PDZ domains known to interact with TRP. Immunoprecipi...

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

authors： Shieh BH,Zhu MY,Lee JK,Kelly IM,Bahiraei F

更新日期：1997-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) mediates several biological actions, including relaxation of blood vessels, cytotoxicity of activated macrophages, and formation of cGMP by activation of glutamate receptors in cerebellar slices. Nitric oxide synthase (EC 1.14.23.-) immunoreactivity is colocalized with nicotinamide adenine di-nucleot...

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

authors： Dawson VL,Dawson TM,London ED,Bredt DS,Snyder SH

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamic acid decarboxylase (GAD) 65 is one of the major pancreatic antigens targeted by self-reactive T cells in type I diabetes mellitus. T cells specific for GAD65 are among the first to enter inflamed islets and may be important for the initiation of autoimmune diabetes. However, we previously reported that nonobe...

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

authors： Kim SK,Tarbell KV,Sanna M,Vadeboncoeur M,Warganich T,Lee M,Davis M,McDevitt HO

更新日期：2004-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Vanadyl sulfate and sodium orthovanadate in the concentration range between 5 and 50 microM are shown to be mitogenic for quiescent cultures of Swiss mouse 3T3 and 3T6 cells. The compounds caused a striking shift in the dose-response for the effect of serum on [3H]thymidine incorporation and DNA synthesis. In the abse...

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

authors： Smith JB

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A revelation of the genomic age has been the contributions of the mobile DNA segments called transposable elements to chromosome structure, function, and evolution in virtually all organisms. Substantial fractions of vertebrate genomes derive from transposable elements, being dominated by retroelements that move via R...

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

authors： Mitra R,Li X,Kapusta A,Mayhew D,Mitra RD,Feschotte C,Craig NL

更新日期：2013-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Plants in dense vegetation compete for resources, including light, and optimize their growth based on neighbor detection cues. The best studied of such behaviors is the shade-avoidance syndrome that positions leaves in optimally lit zones of a vegetation. Although proximate vegetation is known to be sensed through a r...

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

authors： de Wit M,Kegge W,Evers JB,Vergeer-van Eijk MH,Gankema P,Voesenek LA,Pierik R

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in coherent x-ray diffractive imaging have paved the way to reliable and quantitative imaging of noncompact specimens at the nanometer scale. Introduced a year ago, an advanced implementation of ptychographic coherent diffractive imaging has removed much of the previous limitations regarding sample pre...

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

authors： Giewekemeyer K,Thibault P,Kalbfleisch S,Beerlink A,Kewish CM,Dierolf M,Pfeiffer F,Salditt T

更新日期：2010-01-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydrogen bonds and their relative strengths in proteins are of importance for understanding protein structure and protein motions. The correct strength of such hydrogen bonds is experimentally known to vary greatly from approximately 5-6 kcal/mol for the isolated bond to approximately 0.5-1.5 kcal/mol for proteins in ...

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

authors： Sheu SY,Yang DY,Selzle HL,Schlag EW

更新日期：2003-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The heterodimeric antimicrobial peptide distinctin is composed of 2 linear peptide chains of 22- and 25-aa residues that are connected by a single intermolecular S-S bond. This heterodimer has been considered to be a unique example of a previously unrecorded class of bioactive peptides. Here the 2 distinctin chains we...

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

authors： Resende JM,Moraes CM,Munhoz VH,Aisenbrey C,Verly RM,Bertani P,Cesar A,Piló-Veloso D,Bechinger B

更新日期：2009-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:A major challenge of the 21st century is to produce more food for a growing population without increasing humanity's agricultural footprint. Urban food production may help to solve this challenge; however, little research has examined the productivity of urban farming systems. We investigated inputs and produce yields...

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

authors： McDougall R,Kristiansen P,Rader R

更新日期：2019-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the iPLA2-VIA/PLA2G6 gene are responsible for PARK14-linked Parkinson's disease (PD) with α-synucleinopathy. However, it is unclear how iPLA2-VIA mutations lead to α-synuclein (α-Syn) aggregation and dopaminergic (DA) neurodegeneration. Here, we report that iPLA2-VIA-deficient Drosophila exhibits defects ...

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

authors： Mori A,Hatano T,Inoshita T,Shiba-Fukushima K,Koinuma T,Meng H,Kubo SI,Spratt S,Cui C,Yamashita C,Miki Y,Yamamoto K,Hirabayashi T,Murakami M,Takahashi Y,Shindou H,Nonaka T,Hasegawa M,Okuzumi A,Imai Y,Hattori N

更新日期：2019-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromatin remodeling complexes have been implicated in the disruption or reformation of nucleosomal arrays resulting in modulation of transcription, DNA replication, and DNA repair. Here we report the isolation of WCRF, a new chromatin-remodeling complex from HeLa cells. WCRF is composed of two subunits, WCRF135, the ...

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

authors： Bochar DA,Savard J,Wang W,Lafleur DW,Moore P,Côté J,Shiekhattar R

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods for the construction of ordered nanoscale arrays have been implicated in fields ranging from separation technologies to microelectronics. Yet, despite the plethora of nanoscale structures assembled in nature that use a templating strategy, chemists have been unable to replicate this success. A technology is re...

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

authors： Willis B,Eubanks LM,Wood MR,Janda KD,Dickerson TJ,Lerner RA

更新日期：2008-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian hair follicle unit consists of a central follicle and a series of associated structures: sebaceous glands, arrector pili muscles, Merkel cells, and sensory nerve endings. The architecture of this multicellular structure is highly polarized with respect to the body axes. Previous work has implicated Frizz...

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

authors： Chang H,Nathans J

更新日期：2013-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Across phyla, the ribosomes-the central molecular machines for translation of genetic information-exhibit an overall preserved architecture and a conserved functional core. The natural heterogeneity of the ribosome periodically phases a debate on their functional specialization and the tissue-specific variations of th...

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

authors： Amirbeigiarab S,Kiani P,Velazquez Sanchez A,Krisp C,Kazantsev A,Fester L,Schlüter H,Ignatova Z

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphangiogenesis is an important process that contributes to the spread of cancer. Here we show that insulin-like growth factors 1 (IGF-1) and 2 (IGF-2) induce lymphangiogenesis in vivo. In a mouse cornea assay, IGF-1 and IGF-2 induce lymphangiogenesis as detected with LYVE-1, a specific marker for lymphatic endothel...

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

authors： Björndahl M,Cao R,Nissen LJ,Clasper S,Johnson LA,Xue Y,Zhou Z,Jackson D,Hansen AJ,Cao Y

更新日期：2005-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the chemical relationships between rat liver lysosomal and microsomal beta-D-glucuronidases (EC 3.2.1.31), which are essentially identical catalytically and in reactivity with antibody and similar in molecular weight, the two enzymes were isolated by procedures in which modifications of the proteins wer...

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

authors： Tulsiani DR,Six H,Touster O

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A chromosomal locus required for copper resistance and competitive fitness was cloned from a strain of Pseudomonas fluorescens isolated from copper-contaminated agricultural soil. Sequence analysis of this locus revealed six open reading frames with homology to genes involved in cytochrome c biogenesis in other bacter...

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

authors： Yang CH,Azad HR,Cooksey DA

更新日期：1996-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity-dependent means of altering calcium (Ca(2)(+)) influx are assumed to be of great physiological consequence, although definitive tests of this assumption have only begun to emerge. Facilitation and inactivation offer two opposing, activity-dependent means of altering Ca(2+) influx via cardiac Ca(v)1.2 calcium ...

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

authors： Blaich A,Welling A,Fischer S,Wegener JW,Köstner K,Hofmann F,Moosmang S

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent evidence implicates dysregulation of metabotropic glutamatergic receptor 5 (mGluR5) in pathophysiology of PTSD and suicidality. Using positron emission tomography and [18F]FPEB, we quantified mGluR5 availability in vivo in individuals with PTSD (n = 29) and MDD (n = 29) as a function of suicidal ideation (SI) t...

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

authors： Davis MT,Hillmer A,Holmes SE,Pietrzak RH,DellaGioia N,Nabulsi N,Matuskey D,Angarita GA,Carson RE,Krystal JH,Esterlis I

更新日期：2019-06-04 00:00:00