Long-term perspective on wildfires in the western USA.

abstract：:Photosystem II (PSII), the light-driven water/plastoquinone photooxidoreductase, is of central importance in the planetary energy cycle. The product of the reaction, plastohydroquinone (PQH2), is released into the membrane from the QB site, where it is formed. A plastoquinone (PQ) from the membrane pool then binds int...

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

authors： De Causmaecker S,Douglass JS,Fantuzzi A,Nitschke W,Rutherford AW

更新日期：2019-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma of normal human individuals was shown to contain an inhibitor of Trypanosoma cruzi neuraminidase (NAase; acylneuraminyl hydrolase, sialidase, EC 3.2.1.18). The inhibitor has been purified to homogeneity by PEG precipitation, CM Affi-Gel Blue Sepharose chromatography, and gel filtration. The purified preparation...

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

authors： Prioli RP,Rosenberg I,Pereira ME

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Weakly oncogenic adenovirus 2 (Ad2)-transformed LSH hamster cells are sensitive to lysis by spontaneously cytolytic lymphoid cells and activated macrophages, whereas highly oncogenic simian virus 40 (SV40)-transformed LSH cells are relatively resistant to these nonspecific effector cells. Somatic cell hybrids formed b...

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

authors： Cook JL,Hauser J,Patch CT,Lewis AM Jr,Levine AS

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The addition of insulin to a mixture of plasma membrane and mitochondrial fractions from rat adipocytes results in a decrease in the phosphorylation of a mitochondrial protein identified as the alpha subunit of pyruvate dehydrogenase [pyruvate:lipoamide oxidoreductase (decarboxylating and acceptor-acetylating), EC 1.2...

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

authors： Seals JR,Jarett L

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A robust body of evidence supports the concept that phosphodiesterase 10A (PDE10A) activity in the basal ganglia orchestrates the control of coordinated movement in human subjects. Although human mutations in the PDE10A gene manifest in hyperkinetic movement disorders that phenocopy many features of early Huntington's...

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

authors： Tejeda GS,Whiteley EL,Deeb TZ,Bürli RW,Moss SJ,Sheridan E,Brandon NJ,Baillie GS

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Human T lymphocytes were shown to proliferate in response to tetanus toxoid antigen only in the presence of macrophages. This response was inhibited by anti-DRw but not by anti-HLA (A and B loci) antisera added to the cultures and by pretreatment of macrophages but not of T cells with anti-DRw antisera and complement....

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

authors： Geha RS,Milgrom H,Broff M,Alpert S,Martin S,Yunis EJ

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dictyostelium actin was shown to become phosphorylated on Tyr-53 late in the developmental cycle and when cells in the amoeboid stage are subjected to stress but the phosphorylated actin had not been purified and characterized. We have separated phosphorylated and unphosphorylated actin and shown that Tyr-53 phosphory...

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

authors： Liu X,Shu S,Hong MS,Levine RL,Korn ED

更新日期：2006-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The 30S ribosomal subunit of E. coli was treated with the bifunctional reagent bis-(methyl)suberimidate. Crosslinked ribosomal proteins were identified as bands with increased molecular weight after electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gels containing sodium dodecyl sulphate. The pattern of crosslinked products was alter...

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

authors： Bickle TA,Hershey JW,Traut RR

更新日期：1972-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs), or prion diseases, are mammalian neurodegenerative disorders characterized by a posttranslational conversion and brain accumulation of an insoluble, protease-resistant isoform (PrP(Sc)) of the host-encoded cellular prion protein (PrP(C)). Human and animal TSE agents ex...

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

authors： Casalone C,Zanusso G,Acutis P,Ferrari S,Capucci L,Tagliavini F,Monaco S,Caramelli M

更新日期：2004-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Human low density lipoproteins (LDL) are the major cholesterol carriers in the blood. Elevated concentration of LDL is a major risk factor for atherosclerotic disease. Purified LDL particles appear heterogeneous in images obtained with a 400-kV electron cryomicroscope. Using multivariate statistical and cluster analys...

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

authors： Orlova EV,Sherman MB,Chiu W,Mowri H,Smith LC,Gotto AM Jr

更新日期：1999-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Male chickens with the henny feathering trait have a female feathering pattern. In two henny-feathered breeds, the Sebright bantam and the Golden Campine, the synthesis of estrogen is increased as a consequence of increased activity of aromatase, a cytochrome P-450 enzyme that converts androgen to estrogen. The activi...

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

authors： Leshin M

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a potent endogenous activator of the cell death pathway and functions by activating the cell surface death receptors 4 and 5 (DR4 and DR5). TRAIL is nontoxic in vivo and preferentially kills neoplastically transformed cells over normal cells by an unde...

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

authors： Chinnaiyan AM,Prasad U,Shankar S,Hamstra DA,Shanaiah M,Chenevert TL,Ross BD,Rehemtulla A

更新日期：2000-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblasts can be reprogrammed to induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) by application of transcription factors octamer-binding protein 4 (Oct4), SRY-box containing gene 2 (Sox2), Kruppel-like factor 4 (Klf4), and c-Myelocytomatosis oncogene (c-Myc) (OSKM), but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we repo...

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

authors： Wang G,Guo X,Hong W,Liu Q,Wei T,Lu C,Gao L,Ye D,Zhou Y,Chen J,Wang J,Wu M,Liu H,Kang J

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Modified bovine leukemia virus (BLV) glycoproteins were expressed by using vaccinia virus recombinants, and their fusogenic capacities were examined by a syncytia-formation assay. This analysis indicates that (i) both BLV envelope glycoproteins gp51 and gp30 are necessary for cell fusion; (ii) insertion of the N-termi...

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

authors： Vonèche V,Portetelle D,Kettmann R,Willems L,Limbach K,Paoletti E,Ruysschaert JM,Burny A,Brasseur R

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the filamentous fungus Neurospora crassa, several events in the process of conidiation are influenced by light. Two genes, con-6 and con-10, which were previously shown to be transcriptionally activated during conidiation and by exposure to light, were found to be unexpressed in mycelium maintained in constant dark...

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

authors： Lauter FR,Yanofsky C

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate (PIP3) plays a key role in neuronal polarization and axon formation. PIP3-containing vesicles are transported to axon tips by the kinesin KIF13B via an adaptor protein, centaurin α1 (CENTA1). KIF13B interacts with CENTA1 through its forkhead-associated (FHA) domain. We solved th...

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

authors： Tong Y,Tempel W,Wang H,Yamada K,Shen L,Senisterra GA,MacKenzie F,Chishti AH,Park HW

更新日期：2010-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascidians are hermaphrodites releasing sperm and eggs simultaneously, but many species are self-sterile because of a self/nonself-recognition system in spermegg interaction. Here, we show that a 70-kDa vitelline coat protein, HrVC70, consisting of 12 epidermal growth factor-like repeats, plays a key role in self/nonse...

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

authors： Sawada H,Tanaka E,Ban S,Yamasaki C,Fujino J,Ooura K,Abe Y,Matsumoto K,Yokosawa H

更新日期：2004-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide, 90% of HIV-1 infections are transmitted heterosexually. Because the genital mucosa are the sites of initial contact with HIV-1 for most exposed individuals, study of the virus from the genital tract is critical for the development of vaccines and therapeutics. Previous analyses of HIV-1 in various tissues h...

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

authors： Kemal KS,Foley B,Burger H,Anastos K,Minkoff H,Kitchen C,Philpott SM,Gao W,Robison E,Holman S,Dehner C,Beck S,Meyer WA 3rd,Landay A,Kovacs A,Bremer J,Weiser B

更新日期：2003-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The technique of single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) was used to screen a series of 37 established colorectal cell lines, 22 fresh tumor samples, and 22 normal DNA samples for mutations in the beta 2-microglobulin gene. Exon 1 (including the leader peptide sequence) and exon 2 were screened separately. Six ...

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

authors： Bicknell DC,Rowan A,Bodmer WF

更新日期：1994-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The cellular response to ionizing radiation (IR) includes induction of the c-jun and EGR1 early response genes. The present work has examined potential cytoplasmic signaling cascades that transduce IR-induced signals to the nucleus. The results demonstrate activation of the 40S ribosomal protein S6 kinase, pp90rsk, in...

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

authors： Kharbanda S,Saleem A,Shafman T,Emoto Y,Weichselbaum R,Kufe D

更新日期：1994-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Lentiviruses, including HIV-1, have transmembrane envelope (Env) glycoproteins with cytoplasmic tails that are quite long compared with those of other retroviruses. However, mainly because of the lack of biochemical studies performed in cell types that are targets for HIV-1 infection, no clear consensus exists regardi...

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

authors： Murakami T,Freed EO

更新日期：2000-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural environments can present diverse challenges, but some genotypes remain fit across many environments. Such "generalists" can be hard to evolve, outcompeted by specialists fitter in any particular environment. Here, inspired by the search for broadly neutralizing antibodies during B cell affinity maturation, we ...

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

authors： Sachdeva V,Husain K,Sheng J,Wang S,Murugan A

更新日期：2020-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The techniques of electrophoresis were used in a search for evidence of mutation affecting protein structure, the indicators being hemoglobin and a set of serum proteins and erythrocyte enzymes. Among 94,796 locus tests on Amerindians from Central and South America, there was no evidence for mutation. Among 105,649 lo...

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

authors： Neel JV,Mohrenweiser HW,Meisler MH

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A single-nucleotide polymorphism in the human arylamine N-acetyltransferase 2 (Nat2) gene has recently been identified as associated with insulin resistance in humans. To understand the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which alterations in Nat2 activity might cause insulin resistance, we examined murine ortholog N...

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

authors： Camporez JP,Wang Y,Faarkrog K,Chukijrungroat N,Petersen KF,Shulman GI

更新日期：2017-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an active polymer network in which processive molecular motors control network elasticity. This system consists of actin filaments cross-linked by filamin A (FLNa) and contracted by bipolar filaments of muscle myosin II. The myosin motors stiffen the network by more than two orders of magnitude by pulling ...

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

authors： Koenderink GH,Dogic Z,Nakamura F,Bendix PM,MacKintosh FC,Hartwig JH,Stossel TP,Weitz DA

更新日期：2009-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Strongylocentrotus intermedius (A. Agassiz, 1863) is an economically important sea urchin inhabiting the northwest Pacific region of Asia. The northern Primorye (Sea of Japan) populations of S. intermedius consist of two sympatric morphological forms, "usual" (U) and "gray" (G). The two forms are significantly differe...

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

authors： Balakirev ES,Pavlyuchkov VA,Ayala FJ

更新日期：2008-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Global energy demand and environmental concerns have stimulated increasing efforts to produce carbon-neutral fuels directly from renewable resources. Microbially derived aliphatic hydrocarbons, the petroleum-replica fuels, have emerged as promising alternatives to meet this goal. However, engineering metabolic pathway...

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

authors： Xu P,Li L,Zhang F,Stephanopoulos G,Koffas M

更新日期：2014-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamyl-tRNA (Glu-tRNA), formed by Glu-tRNA synthetase (GluRS), is a substrate for protein biosynthesis and tetrapyrrole formation by the C(5) pathway. In this route Glu-tRNA is transformed to delta-aminolevulinic acid, the universal precursor of tetrapyrroles (e.g., heme and chlorophyll) by the action of Glu-tRNA re...

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

authors： Levicán G,Katz A,de Armas M,Núñez H,Orellana O

更新日期：2007-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Addition of a 0.5 M KCl wash fraction from rabbit reticulocyte ribosomes causes a 3- to 10-fold increase in the extent of translation of natural mRNAs by Krebs-cell lysates. In the presence of the wash fraction, 1 pmol of rabbit or mouse 10S RNA directs the incorporation of 80 pmol of leucine into rabbit globin. The a...

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

authors： Metafora S,Terada M,Dow LW,Marks PA,Bank A

更新日期：1972-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP kinase) isoforms ERK1 and ERK2 was investigated in rat adipocytes. Kinase activities were measured by using myelin basic protein as substrate after the isoforms were resolved by Mono Q chromatography or by immunoprecipitation with specific antibodies. Insulin inc...

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

authors： Sevetson BR,Kong X,Lawrence JC Jr

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00