Temporally defined neocortical translation and polysome assembly are determined by the RNA-binding protein Hu antigen R.

abstract：:Structural protein 4.1, which has crucial interactions within the spectrin-actin lattice of the human red cell membrane skeleton, also is widely distributed at diverse intracellular sites in nucleated cells. We previously showed that 4.1 is essential for assembly of functional nuclei in vitro and that the capacity of ...

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

authors： Krauss SW,Chen C,Penman S,Heald R

更新日期：2003-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The mitotic (or spindle assembly) checkpoint system prevents premature separation of sister chromatids in mitosis. When the checkpoint is turned on, the mitotic checkpoint complex (MCC) inhibits the ubiquitin ligase anaphase-promoting complex/cyclosome (APC/C). MCC is composed of the checkpoint proteins BubR1, Bub3, a...

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

authors： Eytan E,Sitry-Shevah D,Teichner A,Hershko A

更新日期：2013-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The amino-terminal sequences of two polypeptides with nonsuppressible insulin-like and cell-growth-promoting activities (NSILA I and II), isolated from human serum, were determined. Of the first 31 residues, 22 are identical in NSILA I and II. Moreover, a striking structural similarity was found between NSILA and insu...

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

authors： Rinderknecht E,Humbel RE

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used methods that have allowed simultaneous fluorescent staining of intracellular actin together with either myosin, filamin, or tubulin in normal rat kidney fibroblasts in monolayer culture. In the main portions of the cell body, the actin, myosin, and filamin are all present in two structures: in one, the th...

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

authors： Heggeness MH,Wang K,Singer SJ

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In animals and in man, diverse immunologic functions are mediated by specialized T-cell (thymus-derived lymphocyte) subsets that are distinguishable from one another on the basis of differences in cell surface determinants. Unfortunately, in humans, subset-specific antibodies have been difficult to generate. In this s...

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

authors： Engleman EG,Benike C,Osborne B,Goldsby R

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circadian clock in eukaryotes controls transcriptional and posttranscriptional events, including regulation of the levels and phosphorylation state of translation factors. However, the mechanisms underlying clock control of translation initiation, and the impact of this potential regulation on rhythmic protein syn...

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

authors： Karki S,Castillo K,Ding Z,Kerr O,Lamb TM,Wu C,Sachs MS,Bell-Pedersen D

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Reelin is a key mediator of ordered neuronal alignment in the brain. Here, we demonstrate that Reelin molecules assemble with each other to form a huge protein complex both in vitro and in vivo. The Reelin-Reelin interaction clearly is inhibited by the function-blocking anti-Reelin antibody, CR-50, at a concentration ...

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

authors： Utsunomiya-Tate N,Kubo K,Tate S,Kainosho M,Katayama E,Nakajima K,Mikoshiba K

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The outer membrane (OM) of Gram-negative bacteria forms a robust permeability barrier that blocks entry of toxins and antibiotics. Most OM proteins (OMPs) assume a β-barrel fold, and some form aqueous channels for nutrient uptake and efflux of intracellular toxins. The Bam machine catalyzes rapid folding and assembly ...

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

authors： Konovalova A,Grabowicz M,Balibar CJ,Malinverni JC,Painter RE,Riley D,Mann PA,Wang H,Garlisi CG,Sherborne B,Rigel NW,Ricci DP,Black TA,Roemer T,Silhavy TJ,Walker SS

更新日期：2018-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The NMR structures of three single-amino acid variants of the C-terminal domain of the human prion protein, hPrP(121-230), are presented. In hPrP(M166V) and hPrP(R220K) the substitution is with the corresponding residue in murine PrP, and in hPrP(S170N) it is with the corresponding Syrian hamster residue. All three su...

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

authors： Calzolai L,Lysek DA,Guntert P,von Schroetter C,Riek R,Zahn R,Wüthrich K

更新日期：2000-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The pyridoxal phosphate-dependent enzyme, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate synthase (ACS; EC 4.4.1.14), catalyzes the rate-limiting step in the ethylene biosynthetic pathway in plants. The Arabidopsis genome encodes nine ACS polypeptides that form eight functional (ACS2, ACS4-9, ACS11) and one nonfunctional (ACS1) ho...

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

authors： Tsuchisaka A,Theologis A

更新日期：2004-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans reason about the mental states of others; this capacity is called Theory of Mind (ToM). In typically developing adults, ToM is supported by a consistent group of brain regions: the bilateral temporoparietal junction (TPJ), medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), precuneus (PC), and anterior temporal sulci (aSTS). How ...

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

authors： Bedny M,Pascual-Leone A,Saxe RR

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphism may play an important role in speciation because new species could originate from the distinctive morphs observed in polymorphic populations. However, much remains to be understood about the process by which morphs found new species. To detail the steps of this mode of speciation, we studied the geographi...

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

authors： Corl A,Davis AR,Kuchta SR,Sinervo B

更新日期：2010-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:8-Azido[2-3H]adenine was used as a photoaffinity label for the purine-cytosine transport system. After irradiation in the presence of the photoaffinity label, the cells were converted into protoplasts, their plasma membranes were purified, and the membrane proteins were extracted and separated by NaDodSO4/PAGE. The ra...

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

authors： Schmidt R,Manolson MF,Chevallier MR

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syncytins are envelope genes of retroviral origin that have been co-opted for a role in placentation and likely contribute to the remarkable diversity of placental structures. Independent capture events have been identified in primates, rodents, lagomorphs, and carnivores, where they are involved in the formation of a...

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

authors： Cornelis G,Heidmann O,Degrelle SA,Vernochet C,Lavialle C,Letzelter C,Bernard-Stoecklin S,Hassanin A,Mulot B,Guillomot M,Hue I,Heidmann T,Dupressoir A

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Prokaryotic genomes are substantially diverse, even when from closely related species, with the resulting phenotypic diversity representing a repertoire of adaptations to specific constraints. Within the microbial population, genome content may not be fixed, as changing selective forces favor particular phenotypes; ho...

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

authors： Aras RA,Kang J,Tschumi AI,Harasaki Y,Blaser MJ

更新日期：2003-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Diabetes is now the most common cause of progressive kidney failure leading to dialysis or transplantation. The central pathological feature of diabetic nephropathy is accumulation of extracellular matrix within the glomeruli. The factors in the diabetic milieu responsible for extracellular matrix accumulation are not...

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

authors： Yamamoto T,Nakamura T,Noble NA,Ruoslahti E,Border WA

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Childhood exposure to low-level lead can permanently reduce intelligence, but the neurobiologic mechanism for this effect is unknown. We examined the impact of lead exposure on the development of cortical columns, using the rodent barrel field as a model. In all areas of mammalian neocortex, cortical columns constitut...

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

authors： Wilson MA,Johnston MV,Goldstein GW,Blue ME

更新日期：2000-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report the isolation and characterization of an endogenous peptide ligand of GPR103 from rat brains. The purified peptide was found to be the 43-residue RF-amide peptide QRFP. We also describe two mouse homologues of human GPR103, termed mouse GPR103A and GPR103B. QRFP binds and activates the human GPR103, as...

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

authors： Takayasu S,Sakurai T,Iwasaki S,Teranishi H,Yamanaka A,Williams SC,Iguchi H,Kawasawa YI,Ikeda Y,Sakakibara I,Ohno K,Ioka RX,Murakami S,Dohmae N,Xie J,Suda T,Motoike T,Ohuchi T,Yanagisawa M,Sakai J

更新日期：2006-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:By manufacturing a single-particle system in two particulate forms (i.e., micrometer size and nanometer size), we have designed a bacterial vaccine form that exhibits improved efficacy of immunization. Microstructural properties are adapted to alter dispersive and aerosol properties independently. Dried "nanomicropart...

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

authors： Garcia-Contreras L,Wong YL,Muttil P,Padilla D,Sadoff J,Derousse J,Germishuizen WA,Goonesekera S,Elbert K,Bloom BR,Miller R,Fourie PB,Hickey A,Edwards D

更新日期：2008-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:This report establishes that increasing the activity of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (protein kinase A; PKA) potentiates glucocorticoid-mediated signaling in embryonic day 5.5 (E5.5) chicken retina. Expression of a glutamine synthetase-chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) fusion gene is not induced by treatm...

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

authors： Zhang H,Li YC,Young AP

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The three-dimensional structures of avian H5 and swine H9 influenza hemagglutinins (HAs) from viruses closely related to those that caused outbreaks of human disease in Hong Kong in 1997 and 1999 were determined bound to avian and human cell receptor analogs. Emerging influenza pandemics have been accompanied by the e...

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

authors： Ha Y,Stevens DJ,Skehel JJ,Wiley DC

更新日期：2001-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A cell of the bacterium Escherichia coli was tethered covalently to a glass coverslip by a single flagellum, and its rotation was stopped by using optical tweezers. The tweezers acted directly on the cell body or indirectly, via a trapped polystyrene bead. The torque generated by the flagellar motor was determined by ...

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

authors： Berry RM,Berg HC

更新日期：1997-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Mannan-binding protein (MBP), a Ca2+-dependent mammalian lectin specific for mannose and N-acetylglucosamine, is an important serum component associated with innate immunity. MBP activates complement and functions as a direct opsonin on binding to mannooligosaccharide-bearing pathogens. We have found that MBP recogniz...

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

authors： Ma Y,Uemura K,Oka S,Kozutsumi Y,Kawasaki N,Kawasaki T

更新日期：1999-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamine-dependent carbamylphosphate synthetase (Escherichia coli) is composed of a heavy subunit (molecular weight about 130,000) and a light subunit (molecular weight about 42,000), which can be separated with retention of catalytic activities. The separated heavy subunit can catalyze activation of CO(2) by ATP and...

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

authors： Trotta PP,Wellner VP,Pinkus LM,Meister A

更新日期：1973-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When the proximal and distal elements of wire-frame cubes are conflated, observers perceive illusory structures that no longer behave veridically. These phenomena suggest that what we normally see depends on visual associations generated by experience. The necessity of such learning may explain why the mammalian visua...

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

authors： Purves D,Andrews TJ

更新日期：1997-06-10 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：:Ultraviolet irradiation of the [3H]colchicine-tubulin complex leads to direct photolabeling of tubulin with low but practicable efficiency. The bulk (70% to greater than 90%) of the labeling occurs on beta-tubulin and appears early after irradiation, whereas alpha-tubulin is labeled later. The labeling ratio of beta-t...

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

authors： Wolff J,Knipling L,Cahnmann HJ,Palumbo G

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the core features of human speech is that words cause listeners to retrieve corresponding visual mental images. However, whether vocalizations similarly evoke mental images in animal communication systems is surprisingly unknown. Japanese tits (Parus minor) produce specific alarm calls when and only when encoun...

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

authors： Suzuki TN

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Serotonin (5-HT) binding sites from bovine and rat cerebral cortex membranes share pharmacological properties that allow both to be subclassified by the same criteria. We show here that [3H]5-HT binding sites from human cortex also possess pharmacological properties that follow the same subclassification scheme as for...

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

authors： Todd RD,Ciaranello RD

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improper function of voltage-gated sodium channels (NaVs), obligatory membrane proteins for bioelectrical signaling, has been linked to a number of human pathologies. Small-molecule agents that target NaVs hold considerable promise for treatment of chronic disease. Absent a comprehensive understanding of channel struc...

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

authors： Thomas-Tran R,Du Bois J

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00