Apoptotic pore formation is associated with in-plane insertion of Bak or Bax central helices into the mitochondrial outer membrane.

abstract：:Streptococcus pneumoniae is a major human pathogen that successfully adapts to the host environment via an efficient uptake system for free DNA liberated from other organisms in the upper respiratory tract, facilitating immune evasion and drug resistance. Although the initial signaling events leading to pneumococcal c...

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

authors： Balaban M,Bättig P,Muschiol S,Tirier SM,Wartha F,Normark S,Henriques-Normark B

更新日期：2014-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to respond selectively to particular frequency components of sensory inputs is fundamental to signal processing in the ear. The frog (Rana pipiens) sacculus, which is used for social communication and escape behaviors, is an exquisitely sensitive detector of sounds and ground-borne vibrations in the 5- to ...

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

authors： Rutherford MA,Roberts WM

更新日期：2006-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate cancer is a heterogeneous disease composed of divergent molecular and histologic subtypes, including prostate adenocarcinoma (PrAd) and neuroendocrine prostate cancer (NEPC). While PrAd is the major histology in prostate cancer, NEPC can evolve from PrAd as a mechanism of treatment resistance that involves a ...

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

authors： Lee JK,Bangayan NJ,Chai T,Smith BA,Pariva TE,Yun S,Vashisht A,Zhang Q,Park JW,Corey E,Huang J,Graeber TG,Wohlschlegel J,Witte ON

更新日期：2018-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Based largely on studies in xenograft models, lipocalin-2 (Lcn2) has been implicated in the progression of multiple types of human tumors, including breast cancer. Here we examine the role of Lcn2 in mammary tumorigenesis and lung metastasis using an in vivo molecular genetics approach. We crossed a well-characterized...

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

authors： Berger T,Cheung CC,Elia AJ,Mak TW

更新日期：2010-02-16 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper exploits a unique ongoing experiment to analyze the effects of early rearing conditions on physical and mental health in a sample of rhesus monkeys (Macaca mulatta). We analyze the health records of 231 monkeys that were randomly allocated at birth across three rearing conditions: mother rearing, peer reari...

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

authors： Conti G,Hansman C,Heckman JJ,Novak MF,Ruggiero A,Suomi SJ

更新日期：2012-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:ES cells represent a valuable model for investigating early embryo development and hold promise for future regenerative medicine strategies. The self-renewal of pluripotent mouse ES cells has been shown to require extrinsic stimulation by the bone morphogenetic protein (BMP) and leukemia inhibitory factor signaling pa...

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

authors： Suzuki A,Raya Á,Kawakami Y,Morita M,Matsui T,Nakashima K,Gage FH,Rodríguez-Esteban C,Izpisúa Belmonte JC

更新日期：2006-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The human gut is home to trillions of microbes, thousands of bacterial phylotypes, as well as hydrogen-consuming methanogenic archaea. Studies in gnotobiotic mice indicate that Methanobrevibacter smithii, the dominant archaeon in the human gut ecosystem, affects the specificity and efficiency of bacterial digestion of...

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

authors： Samuel BS,Hansen EE,Manchester JK,Coutinho PM,Henrissat B,Fulton R,Latreille P,Kim K,Wilson RK,Gordon JI

更新日期：2007-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac myosin-binding protein C (cMyBP-C) is an accessory protein of striated muscle sarcomeres that is vital for maintaining regular heart function. Its 4 N-terminal regulatory domains, C0-C1-m-C2 (C0C2), influence actin and myosin interactions, the basic contractile proteins of muscle. Using neutron contrast variat...

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

authors： Whitten AE,Jeffries CM,Harris SP,Trewhella J

更新日期：2008-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We have compared chicken erythrocyte linker histones H1 and H5 binding to a synthetic four-way DNA junction. Each histone binds to form a single complex, with an affinity which permits competition against a large excess of linear duplex DNA. The affinity of H5 is higher than that of H1. The globular domain from either...

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

authors： Varga-Weisz P,Zlatanova J,Leuba SH,Schroth GP,van Holde K

更新日期：1994-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Active matter, both synthetic and biological, demonstrates complex spatiotemporal self-organization and the emergence of collective behavior. A coherent rotational motion, the vortex phase, is of great interest because of its ability to orchestrate well-organized motion of self-propelled particles over large distances...

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

authors： Han K,Kokot G,Tovkach O,Glatz A,Aranson IS,Snezhko A

更新日期：2020-05-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Loss-of-function DJ-1 mutations can cause early-onset Parkinson's disease. The function of DJ-1 is unknown, but an acidic isoform accumulates after oxidative stress, leading to the suggestion that DJ-1 is protective under these conditions. We addressed whether this represents a posttranslational modification at cystei...

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

authors： Canet-Avilés RM,Wilson MA,Miller DW,Ahmad R,McLendon C,Bandyopadhyay S,Baptista MJ,Ringe D,Petsko GA,Cookson MR

更新日期：2004-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Chromosomes are compacted hundreds of times to fit in the cell, packaged into dynamic folds whose structures are largely unknown. Here, we examine patterns in gene locations to infer large-scale features of bacterial chromosomes. Specifically, we analyzed >100 genomes and identified thousands of gene pairs that displa...

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

authors： Wright MA,Kharchenko P,Church GM,Segrè D

更新日期：2007-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:How pathogenic cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) T cells in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) develop remains poorly understood. We used Nur77-a marker of T cell antigen receptor (TCR) signaling-to identify antigen-activated CD4 T cells in the SKG mouse model of autoimmune arthritis and in patients with RA. Using a fluoresce...

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

authors： Ashouri JF,Hsu LY,Yu S,Rychkov D,Chen Y,Cheng DA,Sirota M,Hansen E,Lattanza L,Zikherman J,Weiss A

更新日期：2019-09-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Outdoor ozone transported indoors initiates oxidative chemistry, forming volatile organic products. The influence of ozone chemistry on indoor air composition has not been directly quantified in normally occupied residences. Here, we explore indoor ozone chemistry in a house in California with two adult inhabitants. W...

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

authors： Liu Y,Misztal PK,Arata C,Weschler CJ,Nazaroff WW,Goldstein AH

更新日期：2021-02-09 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：:Mouse granulocyte-macrophage progenitor cells were stimulated to divide by the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF). The two daughter cells were separated; one daughter was transferred to medium containing a high concentration of GM-CSF, the other to medium containing a low concentration. Daughter...

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

authors： Metcalf D

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A ribosomal RNA-encoding DNA (rDNA) cloned sequence, consisting of a 0.8-kilobase fragment from the 26S/nontranscribed spacer region, was used to identify diagnostic restriction enzyme fragments that distinguish the Moreton and Torresian subspecies of the grasshopper Caledia captiva. These restriction fragments were t...

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

authors： Arnold ML,Shaw DD,Contreras N

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experimental in vivo tumor models are essential for comprehending the dynamic process of human cancer progression, identifying therapeutic targets, and evaluating antitumor drugs. However, current rodent models are limited by high costs, long experimental duration, variability, restricted accessibility to the tumor, a...

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

authors： Hagedorn M,Javerzat S,Gilges D,Meyre A,de Lafarge B,Eichmann A,Bikfalvi A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The λ exonuclease is an ATP-independent enzyme that binds to dsDNA ends and processively digests the 5'-ended strand to form 5' mononucleotides and a long 3' overhang. The crystal structure of λ exonuclease revealed a toroidal homotrimer with a central funnel-shaped channel for tracking along the DNA, and a mechanism ...

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

authors： Zhang J,McCabe KA,Bell CE

更新日期：2011-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Guanylate cyclase [GTP pyrophosphate-lyase (cyclizing), EC 4.6.1.2] activity of human platelet homogenates was stimulated by the addition of phospholipase A2 or unsaturated fatty acids such as oleic, vaccenic, linoleic, linolenic, eicosenoic, eicosadienoic, and arachidonic acids. The addition of lipoxidase potentiated...

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

authors： Hidaka H,Asano T

更新日期：1977-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydra interstitial stem cells continuously give rise to daughter stem cells as well as precursors for nerve and nematocyte differentiation. Growth of the stem cell population is controlled by the self-renewal probability (Ps): Ps is the fraction of stem cell daughters that remain stem cells in each generation. We have...

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

authors： David CN,MacWilliams H

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca(2+) is known to have important roles in sperm chemotaxis, although the relationship between intracellular Ca(2+) concentration ([Ca(2+)](i)) and modulation of the swimming and chemotactic behavior of spermatozoa has not been elucidated. Using a high-speed Ca(2+) imaging system, we examined the chemotactic behavior ...

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

authors： Shiba K,Baba SA,Inoue T,Yoshida M

更新日期：2008-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Like other guanine nucleotide-exchange proteins (GEPs) that activate ADP-ribosylation factor (ARF) GTPases, brefeldin A-inhibited GEP2, BIG2, contains an approximately 200-aa Sec7 domain that is responsible for this catalytic activity and its inhibition by brefeldin A. The Sec7 domain is located near the center of the...

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

authors： Li H,Adamik R,Pacheco-Rodriguez G,Moss J,Vaughan M

更新日期：2003-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Acidification of the extracellular milieu of malignant tumors is reported to increase the invasive behavior of cancer cells. In normal tissues, production of acid is catalyzed by carbonic anhydrases (CAs), some of which are known to be overexpressed in certain cancers. To investigate the functional role of CA activity...

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

authors： Parkkila S,Rajaniemi H,Parkkila AK,Kivela J,Waheed A,Pastorekova S,Pastorek J,Sly WS

更新日期：2000-02-29 00:00:00

abstract：:ADP activates a family of cell surface receptors that modulate signaling pathways in a broad range of cells. ADP receptor antagonists are widely used to treat cardiovascular disease states. These studies identify a critical role for the stable reactive oxygen species hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) in mediating cellular resp...

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

authors： Kalwa H,Sartoretto JL,Martinelli R,Romero N,Steinhorn BS,Tao M,Ozaki CK,Carman CV,Michel T

更新日期：2014-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteria serve as the central arena for understanding how gene networks and proteins process information and control cellular behaviors. Recently, much effort has been devoted to the investigation of specific bacteria gene circuits as functioning modules. The next challenge is the integrative modeling of complex cellu...

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

authors： Schultz D,Wolynes PG,Ben Jacob E,Onuchic JN

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) specifies in the infected cell a set of polypeptides (alpha) whose mRNAs are made in the absence of protein synthesis. The individual mRNAs specifying alpha polypeptides 0, 4, 22, and 27 were purified by hybridization to strand-separated or total HSV-1 DNA fragments cloned in pBR322 plas...

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

authors： Mackem S,Roizman B

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the permanency of response to selection for a quantitative character in finite populations and the nature of the genetic effects that contribute to this response, we have used the covariance between ancestors and descendents within populations. Effects and variances are defined for an initial equilibrium rand...

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

authors： Cockerham CC,Tachida H

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunological memory is a hallmark of adaptive immunity, and understanding T cell memory will be central to the development of effective cell-mediated vaccines. The characteristics and functions of CD4 memory cells have not been well defined. Here we demonstrate that the increased size of the secondary response is sol...

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

authors： MacLeod MK,McKee A,Crawford F,White J,Kappler J,Marrack P

更新日期：2008-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of the bacterial RecA protein in plants stimulates homologous recombination in tobacco. Here we show that RecA plays a direct role in DNA strand exchange in vivo. The number of sister chromatid exchanges (SCEs) was increased 2.4-fold over wild type in transgenic tobacco plants expressing a nuclear-targeted ...

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

authors： Reiss B,Schubert I,Köpchen K,Wendeler E,Schell J,Puchta H

更新日期：2000-03-28 00:00:00