O-GlcNAc reports ambient temperature and confers heat resistance on ectotherm development.

abstract：:BALB/c murine sarcoma Meth A is known to have three missense point mutations in p53. We previously reported that a nonamer peptide containing the codon 234 mutational product (designated 234CM) elicited 234CM-specific cytotoxic T cells and that immunization with 234CM in adjuvant before tumor challenge inhibited Meth ...

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

authors： Noguchi Y,Richards EC,Chen YT,Old LJ

更新日期：1995-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypoxia-inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) plays an essential role in tumor development and progression by regulating genes that are vital for proliferation, glycolysis, angiogenesis, and metastasis. To identify strategies of targeting the HIF-1 pathway, we screened a siRNA library against the entire druggable genome and a sm...

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

authors： Lin X,David CA,Donnelly JB,Michaelides M,Chandel NS,Huang X,Warrior U,Weinberg F,Tormos KV,Fesik SW,Shen Y

更新日期：2008-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:We show in climate model experiments that large-scale afforestation in northern mid-latitudes warms the Northern Hemisphere and alters global circulation patterns. An expansion of dark forests increases the absorption of solar energy and increases surface temperature, particularly in regions where the land surface is ...

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

authors： Swann AL,Fung IY,Chiang JC

更新日期：2012-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphocholine (PC) is an abundant primary form of organic phosphate that is transported in plant xylem sap. Addition of PC to the perfusate of compressed Pi-starved sycamore cells monitored by 31P NMR spectroscopy resulted in an accumulation of PC and all the other phosphate esters in the cytoplasmic compartment. Add...

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

authors： Gout E,Bligny R,Roby C,Douce R

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:mAbs against tumor-associated carbohydrate antigens have the potential to play a prominent role in cancer immunotherapy. However, it has not been possible to fully exploit the clinical utility of such antibodies primarily, because those of adequate affinity could be derived only from murine sources. To address this pr...

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

authors： Mao S,Gao C,Lo CH,Wirsching P,Wong CH,Janda KD

更新日期：1999-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Solar emission produces copious nitrosonium ions (NO(+)) in the D layer of the ionosphere, 60 to 90 km above the Earth's surface. NO(+) is believed to transfer its charge to water clusters in that region, leading to the formation of gaseous nitrous acid (HONO) and protonated water cluster. The dynamics of this reactio...

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

authors： He R,Li L,Zhong J,Zhu C,Francisco JS,Zeng XC

更新日期：2016-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the CB2 receptor is apparently an endogenous protective mechanism. Thus, it restrains inflammation and protects the skeleton against age-related bone loss. However, the endogenous cannabinoids, as well as Δ(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol, the main plant psychoactive constituent, activate both cannabinoid recept...

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

authors： Smoum R,Baraghithy S,Chourasia M,Breuer A,Mussai N,Attar-Namdar M,Kogan NM,Raphael B,Bolognini D,Cascio MG,Marini P,Pertwee RG,Shurki A,Mechoulam R,Bab I

更新日期：2015-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The thymus provides multiple microenvironments that are essential for the development and repertoire selection of T lymphocytes. The thymic cortex induces the generation and positive selection of T lymphocytes, whereas the thymic medulla establishes self-tolerance among the positively selected T lymphocytes. Cortical ...

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

authors： Ohigashi I,Zuklys S,Sakata M,Mayer CE,Zhanybekova S,Murata S,Tanaka K,Holländer GA,Takahama Y

更新日期：2013-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A principal goal of cancer nanomedicine is to deliver therapeutics effectively to cancer cells within solid tumors. However, there are a series of biological barriers that impede nanomedicine from reaching target cells. Here, we report a stimuli-responsive clustered nanoparticle to systematically overcome these multip...

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

authors： Li HJ,Du JZ,Du XJ,Xu CF,Sun CY,Wang HX,Cao ZT,Yang XZ,Zhu YH,Nie S,Wang J

更新日期：2016-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The serine protease autotransporters of Enterobacteriaceae (SPATEs) are secreted by pathogenic Gram-negative bacteria through the autotransporter pathway. We previously classified SPATE proteins into two classes: cytotoxic (class 1) and noncytotoxic (class 2). Here, we show that Pic, a class 2 SPATE protein produced b...

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

authors： Ruiz-Perez F,Wahid R,Faherty CS,Kolappaswamy K,Rodriguez L,Santiago A,Murphy E,Cross A,Sztein MB,Nataro JP

更新日期：2011-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Toll like receptors (TLRs) use Toll-IL-1 receptor (TIR) domain-containing adapters, such as myeloid differentiation primary response gene 88 (MyD88) and TIR domain-containing adapter inducing IFN-β (TRIF), to induce activation of transcription factors, including NF-κB, MAP kinases, and IFN regulatory factors. TLR sign...

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

authors： Troutman TD,Hu W,Fulenchek S,Yamazaki T,Kurosaki T,Bazan JF,Pasare C

更新日期：2012-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Both ghrelin and somatostatin (SST) inhibit glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS) from pancreatic β-cells, but how these independent actions are regulated has been unclear. The mechanism must accommodate noncanonical ghrelin receptor (GHS-R1a)-G-protein coupling to Gα(i/o) instead of Gα(q11) and dependence on en...

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

authors： Park S,Jiang H,Zhang H,Smith RG

更新日期：2012-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reconstructions of marine fishing fleets have aggregated data without regard to the artisanal and industrial sectors. Engine power has often been estimated from subsets of the developed world, leading to inflated results. We disaggregated data into three sectors, artisanal (unpowered/powered) and industrial, ...

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

authors： Rousseau Y,Watson RA,Blanchard JL,Fulton EA

更新日期：2019-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The DC and DX subregions of the human major histocompatibility complex (MHC) have been cloned from a cosmid library made from a human B-cell line, Priess. The DC subregion, 48 kilobases, includes the DC alpha and DC beta genes. A second DC-like region, the DX subregion, 35 kilobases, contains the DX alpha gene and a n...

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

authors： Okada K,Boss JM,Prentice H,Spies T,Mengler R,Auffray C,Lillie J,Grossberger D,Strominger JL

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forests and their soils contain the majority of the earth's terrestrial carbon stocks. Changes in patterns of tree growth can have a huge impact on atmospheric cycles, biogeochemical cycles, climate change, and biodiversity. Recent studies have shown increases in biomass across many forest types. This increase has bee...

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

authors： McMahon SM,Parker GG,Miller DR

更新日期：2010-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytosolic concentration of free Ca2+ in bovine neutrophils was monitored by using the intracellular Ca2+ indicator quin2, 2-[[2-bis(acetylamino)-5-methylphenoxy]methyl-6-methoxy-8- bis(acetylamino)]quinoline. Neutrophils at rest have a cytosolic Ca2+ concentration of 85 +/- 5 nM, which in 2-4 min increases to 300-...

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

authors： Gennaro R,Pozzan T,Romeo D

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nations in the 21st century face a complex mix of environmental and social challenges, as highlighted by the on-going Sustainable Development Goals process. The "planetary boundaries" concept [Rockström J, et al. (2009) Nature 461(7263):472-475], and its extension through the addition of social well-being indicators t...

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

authors： Cole MJ,Bailey RM,New MG

更新日期：2014-10-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Sodium/hydrogen exchangers (NHEs) are ubiquitous ion transporters that serve multiple cell functions. We have studied two mammalian isoforms, NHE1 (ubiquitous) and NHE3 (epithelial-specific), by measuring extracellular proton (H+) gradients during whole-cell patch clamp with perfusion of the cell interior. Maximal Na(...

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

authors： Fuster D,Moe OW,Hilgemann DW

更新日期：2004-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Most neurotransmission is mediated by action potentials, whereas sensory neurons propagate electrical signals passively and release neurotransmitter in a graded manner. Here, we demonstrate that Caenorhabditis elegans neuromuscular junctions release neurotransmitter in a graded fashion. When motor neurons were depolar...

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

authors： Liu Q,Hollopeter G,Jorgensen EM

更新日期：2009-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Many approaches to the origin of life focus on how the molecules found in biology might be made in the absence of biological processes, from the simplest plausible starting materials. Another approach could be to view the emergence of the chemistry of biology as process whereby the environment effectively directs "pri...

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

authors： Surman AJ,Rodriguez-Garcia M,Abul-Haija YM,Cooper GJT,Gromski PS,Turk-MacLeod R,Mullin M,Mathis C,Walker SI,Cronin L

更新日期：2019-03-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Different splice variants of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-32 are found in various tissues; their putative differences in biological function remain unknown. In the present study, we report that IL-32γ is the most active isoform of the cytokine. Splicing to one less active IL-32β appears to be a salvage mechanism to...

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

authors： Heinhuis B,Koenders MI,van de Loo FA,Netea MG,van den Berg WB,Joosten LA

更新日期：2011-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:B-lymphocyte-specific class switch recombination is known to occur between pairs of 2- to 10-kb switch regions located immediately upstream of the immunoglobulin constant heavy-chain genes. Others have shown that the recombination is temporally correlated with the induction of transcription at the targeted switch regi...

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

authors： Daniels GA,Lieber MR

更新日期：1995-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:In sexual populations, selection operates neither on the whole genome, which is repeatedly taken apart and reassembled by recombination, nor on individual alleles that are tightly linked to the chromosomal neighborhood. The resulting interference between linked alleles reduces the efficiency of selection and distorts ...

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

authors： Neher RA,Kessinger TA,Shraiman BI

更新日期：2013-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:A central role for phenotypic plasticity in adaptive evolution is often posited yet lacks empirical support. Selection for the stable production of an induced phenotype is hypothesized to modify the regulation of preexisting developmental pathways, producing rapid adaptive change. We examined the role of plasticity in...

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

authors： Scoville AG,Pfrender ME

更新日期：2010-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune function is an energetically costly physiological activity that potentially diverts calories away from less immediately essential life tasks. Among developing organisms, the allocation of energy toward immune function may lead to tradeoffs with physical growth, particularly in high-pathogen, low-resource enviro...

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

authors： Urlacher SS,Ellison PT,Sugiyama LS,Pontzer H,Eick G,Liebert MA,Cepon-Robins TJ,Gildner TE,Snodgrass JJ

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial barrier disruption is a major cause of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, the mechanism through which epigenetic regulation modulates intestinal epithelial integrity remains largely undefined. Here we show that EZH2, the catalytic subunit of polycomb repressive complex (PRC2), is indispensable for m...

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

authors： Liu Y,Peng J,Sun T,Li N,Zhang L,Ren J,Yuan H,Kan S,Pan Q,Li X,Ding Y,Jiang M,Cong X,Tan M,Ma Y,Fu D,Cai S,Xiao Y,Wang X,Qin J

更新日期：2017-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Microbial pathogens with the ability to establish chronic infections have evolved strategies to actively modulate the host immune response. Brucellosis is a disease caused by a Gram-negative intracellular pathogen that if not treated during the initial phase of the infection becomes chronic as the bacteria persist for...

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

authors： Spera JM,Ugalde JE,Mucci J,Comerci DJ,Ugalde RA

更新日期：2006-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The p6 domain of HIV-1 Gag contains highly conserved peptide motifs that recruit host machinery to sites of virus assembly, thereby promoting particle release from the infected cell. We previously reported that mutations in the YPXnL motif of p6, which binds the host protein Alix, severely impair HIV-1 replication. Pr...

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

authors： Van Duyne R,Kuo LS,Pham P,Fujii K,Freed EO

更新日期：2019-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently determined that high calcium concentrations, in parallel with their suppressive effects on parathyroid hormone (PTH) secretion, reversibly and specifically decrease preproPTH mRNA in cultured bovine parathyroid cells. In order to determine whether vitamin D metabolites also regulate the content of pre...

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

authors： Silver J,Russell J,Sherwood LM

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:S-nitrosylation, the selective modification of cysteine residues in proteins to form S-nitrosocysteine, is a major emerging mechanism by which nitric oxide acts as a signaling molecule. Even though nitric oxide is intimately involved in the regulation of vascular smooth muscle cell functions, the potential protein tar...

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

authors： Greco TM,Hodara R,Parastatidis I,Heijnen HF,Dennehy MK,Liebler DC,Ischiropoulos H

更新日期：2006-05-09 00:00:00