Ca channels in adrenal glomerulosa cells: K+ and angiotensin II increase T-type Ca channel current.

abstract：:NGC 7027 shows the richest spectrum of any known gaseous nebula. In the region of the spectrum surveyed we have measured lines of ions of H, He, C, N, O, F, Ne, Mg, Si, P, S, Cl, Ar, K, Ca, Mn, and Fe using the new Hamilton Echelle Spectrograph of Lick Observatory with a charge-coupled device (CCD) detector. Since a C...

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

authors： Aller LH,Keyes CD

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that binding of interleukin 1 (IL-1) to its receptor and intracellular processing of the IL-1/IL-1 receptor complex appear to be different in B- and T-lymphocyte cell lines. In this study we used a B-lymphoid cell line, 70Z/3, and T-lymphoid cell line, EL-4 6.1 C10, to explore further the d...

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

authors： Bomsztyk K,Sims JE,Stanton TH,Slack J,McMahan CJ,Valentine MA,Dower SK

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple sclerosis is a chronic disease of the central nervous system (CNS) characterized by inflammation, demyelination, and axonal loss. The immunopathogenesis of demyelination in multiple sclerosis involves an autoantibody response to myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), a type I transmembrane protein located...

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

authors： Breithaupt C,Schubart A,Zander H,Skerra A,Huber R,Linington C,Jacob U

更新日期：2003-08-05 00:00:00

abstract：:A distinct phosphodiesterasic activity (EC 3.1.4) was found in both mono- and dicotyledonous plants that catalyzes the hydrolytic breakdown of ADPglucose (ADPG) to produce equimolar amounts of glucose-1-phosphate and AMP. The enzyme responsible for this activity, referred to as ADPG pyrophosphatase (AGPPase), was puri...

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

authors： Rodriguez-López M,Baroja-Fernández E,Zandueta-Criado A,Pozueta-Romero J

更新日期：2000-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The challenging problem of ultra-high-energy-density, high-efficiency, and small-scale portable power generation is addressed here using a distinctive thermophotovoltaic energy conversion mechanism and chip-based system design, which we name the microthermophotovoltaic (μTPV) generator. The approach is predicted to be...

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

authors： Chan WR,Bermel P,Pilawa-Podgurski RC,Marton CH,Jensen KF,Senkevich JJ,Joannopoulos JD,Soljacic M,Celanovic I

更新日期：2013-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Observing the structure and regeneration of the myelin sheath in peripheral nerves following injury and during repair would help in understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of neurological diseases caused by an abnormal myelin sheath. In the present study, transmission electron microscopy, immunofluorescence stain...

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

authors： Liu B,Xin W,Tan JR,Zhu RP,Li T,Wang D,Kan SS,Xiong DK,Li HH,Zhang MM,Sun HH,Wagstaff W,Zhou C,Wang ZJ,Zhang YG,He TC

更新日期：2019-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Many fatal neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson, the prion-related diseases, and non-neurodegenerative disorders such as type II diabetes are characterized by abnormal amyloid fiber aggregates, suggesting a common mechanism of pathogenesis. We have discovered that a class of systematically designe...

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

authors： Hauser CA,Deng R,Mishra A,Loo Y,Khoe U,Zhuang F,Cheong DW,Accardo A,Sullivan MB,Riekel C,Ying JY,Hauser UA

更新日期：2011-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophage T7 encodes an essential inhibitor of the Escherichia coli host RNA polymerase (RNAP), the product of gene 2 (Gp2). We determined a series of X-ray crystal structures of E. coli RNAP holoenzyme with or without Gp2. The results define the structure and location of the RNAP σ(70) subunit domain 1.1(σ(1.1)(7...

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

authors： Bae B,Davis E,Brown D,Campbell EA,Wigneshweraraj S,Darst SA

更新日期：2013-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Fossil glycoproteins of the soluble organic matrix are present in an 80-million-year-old mollusk shell from the Late Cretaceous Period. Discrete molecular weight components, as determined by gel electrophoresis, are preserved. The fossil organic matrix was compared with the organic matrix of a living representative sp...

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

authors： Weiner S,Lowenstam HA,Hood L

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose that a fundamental problem in the faithful replication of complex chromosomes of higher eukaryotes is the proper control of both the number and timing of the multiple initiations of replication on single chromosomes. When replication patterns are disrupted by any of a variety of agents, overreplication of D...

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

authors： Schimke RT,Sherwood SW,Hill AB,Johnston RN

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human embryonic stem cells have the potential to differentiate into various cell types and, thus, may be useful as a source of cells for transplantation or tissue engineering. We describe here the differentiation steps of human embryonic stem cells into endothelial cells forming vascular-like structures. The human emb...

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

authors： Levenberg S,Golub JS,Amit M,Itskovitz-Eldor J,Langer R

更新日期：2002-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpesviruses require a nuclear egress complex (NEC) for efficient transit of nucleocapsids from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. The NEC orchestrates multiple steps during herpesvirus nuclear egress, including disruption of nuclear lamina and particle budding through the inner nuclear membrane. In the important human pa...

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

authors： Leigh KE,Sharma M,Mansueto MS,Boeszoermenyi A,Filman DJ,Hogle JM,Wagner G,Coen DM,Arthanari H

更新日期：2015-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A cyclic hexapeptide, cyclo(Pro-Gly-Pro-Gly-Pro-Gly), has been synthesized; its solution conformations were examined by 220-MHz nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The solution structures have been deduced, and shown to vary as a function of solvent polarity. In addition, it has been found that this cyclic peptid...

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

authors： Deber CM,Torchia DA,Wong SC,Blout ER

更新日期：1972-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemomechanical coupling in muscle contraction may be due to "swinging crossbridges," such that a change in the angle at which the myosin head binds to the actin filament is tightly coupled to release of products of ATP hydrolysis. This model would limit the step size, the unit displacement of actin produced by a sing...

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

authors： Toyoshima YY,Kron SJ,Spudich JA

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dihydrofolate reductase (EC 1.5.1.3; 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate:NADP(+) oxidoreductase) from antifolate-resistant Lactobacillus casei has been isolated in pure form and examined in solution by high resolution proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The 220 MHz proton magnetic resonance spectrum of this small enzyme (abo...

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

authors： Pastore EJ,Kisliuk RL,Plante LT,Wright JM,Kaplan NO

更新日期：1974-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermotaxis by individual amoebae of Dictyostelium discoideum on a temperature gradient is described. These amoebae show positive thermotaxis at temperatures between 14 degrees C and 28 degrees C shortly (3 hr) after food depletion. Increasing time on the gradient reduces the positive thermotactic response at the lowe...

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

authors： Hong CB,Fontana DR,Poff KL

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of lysosomes to move within the cytoplasm is important for many cellular functions. This ability is particularly critical in neurons, which comprise vast, highly differentiated domains such as the axon and dendrites. The mechanisms that control lysosome movement in these domains, however, remain poorly und...

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

authors： Farías GG,Guardia CM,De Pace R,Britt DJ,Bonifacino JS

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies in rodents and nonhuman primates have linked the activity of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors within the hippocampus to animals' performance on memory-related tasks. However, whether these receptors are similarly essential for human memory is still an open question. Here we present evidence suggesting tha...

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

authors： Grunwald T,Beck H,Lehnertz K,Blümcke I,Pezer N,Kurthen M,Fernández G,Van Roost D,Heinze HJ,Kutas M,Elger CE

更新日期：1999-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure of raite was solved and refined from data collected at Beamline Insertion Device 13 at the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, using a 3 x 3 x 65 microm single crystal. The refined lattice constants of the monoclinic unit cell are a = 15.1(1) A; b = 17.6(1) A; c = 5.290(4) A; beta = 100.5(2)...

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

authors： Pluth JJ,Smith JV,Pushcharovsky DY,Semenov EI,Bram A,Riekel C,Weber HP,Broach RW

更新日期：1997-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We have established empirical limits for the circular dichroism spectra appropriate for aqueous solutions of the B, C, and A forms of calf-thymus DNA and have analyzed DNA conformations in biological structures. The circular dichroism spectrum above 250 nm of purified calf-thymus chromatin can be satisfactorily accoun...

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

authors： Hanlon S,Johnson RS,Wolf B,Chan A

更新日期：1972-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A gene encoding steroid 18-hydroxylase (P-450C18) was isolated from a human genomic DNA library. It was identified as CYP11B2, which was previously postulated to be a pseudogene or a less active gene closely related to CYP11B1, the gene encoding steroid 11 beta-hydroxylase (P-45011 beta) [Mornet, E., Dupont, J., Vitek...

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

authors： Kawamoto T,Mitsuuchi Y,Toda K,Yokoyama Y,Miyahara K,Miura S,Ohnishi T,Ichikawa Y,Nakao K,Imura H

更新日期：1992-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of genome stability is carried out by a suite of DNA repair pathways that ensure the repair of damaged DNA and faithful replication of the genome. Of particular importance are the repair pathways, which respond to DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs), and how the efficiency of repair is influenced by sequence h...

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

authors： Meyer D,Fu BX,Heyer WD

更新日期：2015-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Starving Bacillus subtilis cells execute a gene expression program resulting in the formation of stress-resistant spores. Sporulation master regulator, Spo0A, is activated by a phosphorelay and controls the expression of a multitude of genes, including the forespore-specific sigma factor σ(F) and the mother cell-speci...

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

authors： Narula J,Devi SN,Fujita M,Igoshin OA

更新日期：2012-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Male relationships in most species of mammals generally are characterized by intense intrasexual competition, with little bonding among unrelated individuals. In contrast, human societies are characterized by high levels of cooperation and strong bonds among both related and unrelated males. The emergence of cooperati...

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

authors： Patzelt A,Kopp GH,Ndao I,Kalbitzer U,Zinner D,Fischer J

更新日期：2014-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus (HSV) is known to bud from the inner membrane of the nuclear envelope. The structural gene for the glycoprotein gB, which is essential for virus entry and cell fusion induced by HSV type 1, has been cloned in a transient expression vector containing the adenovirus major late promoter, tripartite l...

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

authors： Ali MA,Butcher M,Ghosh HP

更新日期：1987-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant Mentzelia pumila (family Loasaceae) has leaves and stems densely covered with tiny hooked trichomes. The structures entrap and kill insects and therefore are most probably protective. But they are also maladaptive in that they incapacitate a coccinellid beetle (Hippodamia convergens) that preys upon an aphid...

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

authors： Eisner T,Eisner M,Hoebeke ER

更新日期：1998-04-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Phototropin is a blue light photoreceptor for tropic responses, relocation of chloroplasts, and stomata opening in plants. Phototropin has two chromophoric domains named light-oxygen-voltage-sensing (LOV) 1 and 2 in the N-terminal half, and a serine/threonine (Ser/Thr) protein kinase motif in the C-terminal half. Conc...

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

authors： Matsuoka D,Tokutomi S

更新日期：2005-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:In most genome-wide linkage studies, implication of a causative disease gene often requires years of expanding the study to more families and finer mapping of the initially described region. Even after such efforts, unobtainable sample sizes can be required to make statistically meaningful conclusions about a single g...

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

authors： Antinozzi PA,Garcia-Diaz A,Hu C,Rothman JE

更新日期：2006-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin of the multicellular animals has been investigated by rate invariant analysis of 18S rRNA sequences. These analyses indicate that (i) the Metazoa is a monophyletic taxon; (ii) the Deuterostomia is a monophyletic taxon; (iii) the Annelida-Mollusca lineage is the sister group of an arthropod subgroup; and (iv...

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

authors： Lake JA

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary hemochromatosis (HH) is a disorder of iron metabolism caused by common mutations in the gene HFE. The HFE protein binds to transferrin receptor-1 (TfR1) in competition with transferrin, and in vitro, reduces cellular iron by reducing iron uptake. However, in vivo, HFE is strongly expressed by liver macropha...

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

authors： Drakesmith H,Sweetland E,Schimanski L,Edwards J,Cowley D,Ashraf M,Bastin J,Townsend AR

更新日期：2002-11-26 00:00:00