Vasopressin-mediated inhibition of atrial natriuretic factor-stimulated cGMP accumulation in an established smooth muscle cell line.

abstract：:The polymerase chain reaction was used to amplify DNA surrounding the codon 12 region of the c-Ki-ras gene from C3H/10T1/2 cells and from a number of 3-methylcholanthrene (MCA)-transformed derivatives of these cells. Sequence analysis demonstrated that tumorigenic MCAC116/39 cells, known by DNA-mediated transfection t...

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

authors： Chen AC,Herschman HR

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After fertilization of the sea urchin, Strongyl-ocentrotus purpuratus, a crosslinked fertilization membrane is formed; the crosslinks (dityrosine residues) are synthesized in a reaction catalyzed by an ovoperoxidase that is released from the cortical granules during fertilization. The substrate for ovoperoxidase activ...

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

authors： Foerder CA,Klebanoff SJ,Shapiro BM

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial membrane potentials and resistances have been determined under various metabolic conditions by the use of piezoelectric-driven microelectrodes. The mean state 3 potentials (about +19 mv) are higher than the potentials in state 4 (about +9 mv). DNP in uncoupling concentrations or KCN have no significant e...

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

authors： Tupper JT,Tedeschi H

更新日期：1969-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To address the significance of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) replication in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), we have used reverse transcriptase-initiated PCR to measure HIV-1 mRNA expression in PBMC specimens collected from a cohort of HIV-infected individuals during a long-term prospective study. We f...

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

authors： Saksela K,Stevens C,Rubinstein P,Baltimore D

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Small solutes affect protein and nucleic acid processes because of favorable or unfavorable chemical interactions of the solute with the biopolymer surface exposed or buried in the process. Large solutes also exclude volume and affect processes where biopolymer molecularity and/or shape changes. Here, we develop an an...

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

authors： Knowles DB,LaCroix AS,Deines NF,Shkel I,Record MT Jr

更新日期：2011-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of new antimicrobial drugs is a priority to combat the increasing spread of multidrug-resistant bacteria. This development is especially problematic in gram-negative bacteria due to the outer membrane (OM) permeability barrier and multidrug efflux pumps. Therefore, we screened for compounds that target...

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

authors： Hart EM,Mitchell AM,Konovalova A,Grabowicz M,Sheng J,Han X,Rodriguez-Rivera FP,Schwaid AG,Malinverni JC,Balibar CJ,Bodea S,Si Q,Wang H,Homsher MF,Painter RE,Ogawa AK,Sutterlin H,Roemer T,Black TA,Rothman DM,Walker

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Throughout three domains of life, alanyl-tRNA synthetases (AlaRSs) recognize a G3:U70 base pair in the acceptor stem of tRNAAla as the major identity determinant of tRNAAla The crystal structure of the archaeon Archaeoglobus fulgidus AlaRS in complex with tRNAAla provided the basis for G3:U70 recognition with residues...

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

authors： Chong YE,Guo M,Yang XL,Kuhle B,Naganuma M,Sekine SI,Yokoyama S,Schimmel P

更新日期：2018-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective blockade of gene expression by designed small molecules is a fundamental challenge at the interface of chemistry, biology, and medicine. Transcription factors have been among the most elusive targets in genetics and drug discovery, but the fields of chemical biology and genetics have evolved to a point where...

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

authors： Kushal S,Lao BB,Henchey LK,Dubey R,Mesallati H,Traaseth NJ,Olenyuk BZ,Arora PS

更新日期：2013-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted disruption of the pp60(src) (Src) gene has implicated this tyrosine kinase in osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and as a therapeutic target for the treatment of osteoporosis and other bone-related diseases. Herein we describe the discovery of a nonpeptide inhibitor (AP22408) of Src that demonstrates in vivo...

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

authors： Shakespeare W,Yang M,Bohacek R,Cerasoli F,Stebbins K,Sundaramoorthi R,Azimioara M,Vu C,Pradeepan S,Metcalf C 3rd,Haraldson C,Merry T,Dalgarno D,Narula S,Hatada M,Lu X,van Schravendijk MR,Adams S,Violette S,Smith J,

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of high-temperature superconductivity in iron pnictides raised the possibility of an unconventional superconducting mechanism in multiband materials. The observation of Fermi-surface (FS)-dependent nodeless superconducting gaps suggested that inter-FS interactions may play a crucial role in superconducti...

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

authors： Terashima K,Sekiba Y,Bowen JH,Nakayama K,Kawahara T,Sato T,Richard P,Xu YM,Li LJ,Cao GH,Xu ZA,Ding H,Takahashi T

更新日期：2009-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Insects, as a group, have been remarkably successful in adapting to a great range of physical and biological environments, in large part because of their ability to fly. The evolution of flight in small insects was accompanied by striking adaptations of the thoracic musculature that enabled very high wing beat frequen...

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

authors： Swank DM,Vishnudas VK,Maughan DW

更新日期：2006-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of epigenetic alterations in mediating effects of estrogens on memory is unknown. The present study determined whether histone acetylation and DNA methylation are critical for the potent estrogen 17beta-estradiol (E(2)) to enhance object recognition memory. We show that dorsal hippocampal E(2) infusion...

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

authors： Zhao Z,Fan L,Frick KM

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhinoviruses (RVs) are the major causes of common colds in humans. They have a nonenveloped, icosahedral capsid surrounding a positive-strand RNA genome. Here we report that the antigen-binding (Fab) fragment of a neutralizing antibody (C5) can trigger genome release from RV-B14 to form emptied particles and neutraliz...

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

authors： Dong Y,Liu Y,Jiang W,Smith TJ,Xu Z,Rossmann MG

更新日期：2017-07-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A careful review of the literature in political science and neighboring social science disciplines shows that prevailing assumptions in the international development policy community about improved governance as a principal mechanism to reduce poverty in Africa rests more on faith than science. Conventional policy mod...

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

authors： Hyden G

更新日期：2007-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:CD83 is commonly known as a specific marker for mature dendritic cells. It has been shown to be important for CD4(+) T-cell development in the thymus. However, its function in the peripheral immune system remains enigmatic. Here, we show that CD83 inhibits proliferation and production of IL-2 and IFN-γ by T cells, and...

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

authors： Chen L,Zhu Y,Zhang G,Gao C,Zhong W,Zhang X

更新日期：2011-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Stem cell therapy has emerged as a promising tool for the treatment of a variety of diseases. Previously, we have shown that Akt-modified mesenchymal stem cells mediate tissue repair through paracrine mechanisms. Using a comprehensive functional genomic strategy, we show that secreted frizzled related protein 2 (Sfrp2...

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

authors： Mirotsou M,Zhang Z,Deb A,Zhang L,Gnecchi M,Noiseux N,Mu H,Pachori A,Dzau V

更新日期：2007-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are among the most common causes of diarrheal illness and death due to diarrhea among young children in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs). ETEC have also been associated with important sequelae including malnutrition and stunting, placing children at further risk of death...

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

authors： Sheikh A,Tumala B,Vickers TJ,Alvarado D,Ciorba MA,Bhuiyan TR,Qadri F,Singer BB,Fleckenstein JM

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintaining the fidelity of nascent peptide chain (NP) synthesis is essential for proteome integrity and cellular health. Ribosome-associated quality control (RQC) serves to resolve stalled translation, during which untemplated Ala/Thr residues are added C terminally to stalled peptide, as shown during C-terminal Ala ...

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

authors： Li S,Wu Z,Tantray I,Li Y,Chen S,Dong J,Glynn S,Vogel H,Snyder M,Lu B

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear exosome-targeting (NEXT) complex functions as an RNA exosome cofactor and is involved in surveillance and turnover of aberrant transcripts and noncoding RNAs. NEXT is a ternary complex composed of the RNA-binding protein RBM7, the scaffold zinc-knuckle protein ZCCHC8, and the helicase MTR4. While RNA inter...

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

authors： Puno MR,Lima CD

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatial extent of the cortical filters selective for different spatial frequencies and orientations is limited. We studied psychophysically how information from the local filters is integrated into global pattern shapes, i.e., whether performance in the identification of a global pattern consisting of small, local...

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

authors： Saarinen J,Levi DM,Shen B

更新日期：1997-07-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the transmission ability of newly emerging influenza viruses is central to the development of public health preparedness and prevention strategies. Animals are used to model influenza virus infection and transmission, but the routinely used intranasal inoculation of a liquid virus suspension does not ref...

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

authors： Gustin KM,Belser JA,Wadford DA,Pearce MB,Katz JM,Tumpey TM,Maines TR

更新日期：2011-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Pneumococcal peptidoglycan amidase (N-acetylmuramoyl-L-alanine amidase, EC 3.5.1.28) and phage CPL1 lysozyme degrade a common substrate (choline-containing pneumococcal cell walls); the former hydrolyzes the bond between muramic acid and alanine, whereas the latter breaks down the linkage between muramic acid and gluc...

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

authors： Díaz E,López R,García JL

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a general mass spectrometric approach for the rapid identification and characterization of proteins isolated by preparative two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This method possesses the inherent power to detect and structurally characterize covalent modifications. Absolute sensitivities of ma...

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

authors： Clauser KR,Hall SC,Smith DM,Webb JW,Andrews LE,Tran HM,Epstein LB,Burlingame AL

更新日期：1995-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue factor (TF) plays an important role in hemostasis, inflammation, angiogenesis, and the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and cancer. In this article we uncover a mechanism in which protein S, which is well known as the cofactor of activated protein C, specifically inhibits TF activity by promoting the interact...

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

authors： Hackeng TM,Seré KM,Tans G,Rosing J

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Skin wound infections are a significant health problem, and antibiotic resistance is on the rise. Mast cells (MCs) have been shown to contribute to host-defense responses in certain bacterial infections, but their role in skin wound superinfection is unknown. We subjected 2 MC-deficient mouse strains to Pseudomonas ae...

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

authors： Zimmermann C,Troeltzsch D,Giménez-Rivera VA,Galli SJ,Metz M,Maurer M,Siebenhaar F

更新日期：2019-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) at arterial branches and curvatures experience disturbed blood flow and induce a quiescent-to-activated phenotypic transition of the adjacent smooth muscle cells (SMCs) and a subsequent smooth muscle hyperplasia. However, the mechanism underlying the flow pattern-specific initiation of...

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

authors： Zhu JJ,Liu YF,Zhang YP,Zhao CR,Yao WJ,Li YS,Wang KC,Huang TS,Pang W,Wang XF,Wang X,Chien S,Zhou J

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The feasibility of long-term information storage by brain type II Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase molecules is explored. Recent evidence indicates that this protein has switch-like properties. Equations are derived showing that a single kinase holoenzyme could form a bistable switch having the stability neces...

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

authors： Lisman JE,Goldring MA

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the causative agent of the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic that is a serious global health problem. Evasion of IFN-mediated antiviral signaling is a common defense strategy that pathogenic viruses use to replicate and propagate in the...

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

authors： Miorin L,Kehrer T,Sanchez-Aparicio MT,Zhang K,Cohen P,Patel RS,Cupic A,Makio T,Mei M,Moreno E,Danziger O,White KM,Rathnasinghe R,Uccellini M,Gao S,Aydillo T,Mena I,Yin X,Martin-Sancho L,Krogan NJ,Chanda SK,Schot

更新日期：2020-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Spatio-temporal studies on the growth of capillary blood vessels and capillary lymphatic vessels in tissue remodeling have suggested that lymphangiogenesis is angiogenesis-dependent. We revisited this concept by using fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF-2) (80 ng) to stimulate the growth of both vessel types in the mouse ...

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

authors： Chang LK,Garcia-Cardeña G,Farnebo F,Fannon M,Chen EJ,Butterfield C,Moses MA,Mulligan RC,Folkman J,Kaipainen A

更新日期：2004-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-17-producing CD27(-) γδ cells (γδ(27-) cells) are widely viewed as innate immune cells that make critical contributions to host protection and autoimmunity. However, factors that promote them over IFN-γ-producing γδ(27+) cells are poorly elucidated. Moreover, although human IL-17-producing γδ cells are commonly imp...

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

authors： Michel ML,Pang DJ,Haque SF,Potocnik AJ,Pennington DJ,Hayday AC

更新日期：2012-10-23 00:00:00