Junctophilin-4, a component of the endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane junctions, regulates Ca2+ dynamics in T cells.

abstract：:The effect of carlorie intake on the development of spontaneous mammary tumors in virgin C3H mice was studied. Only about 10% of the mice fed a low-calorie diet [10 kcal/day (1 kcal = 4.184 kJ)] since weaning developed mammary tumors, compared to about 60% of those mice that were reared on high-calorie diets (16 kcal/...

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

authors： Sarkar NH,Fernandes G,Telang NT,Kourides IA,Good RA

更新日期：1982-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After encoding, memory traces are initially fragile and have to be reinforced to become permanent. The initial steps of this process occur at a cellular level within minutes or hours. Besides this rapid synaptic consolidation, systems consolidation occurs within a time frame of days to years. For declarative memory, t...

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

authors： Gais S,Albouy G,Boly M,Dang-Vu TT,Darsaud A,Desseilles M,Rauchs G,Schabus M,Sterpenich V,Vandewalle G,Maquet P,Peigneux P

更新日期：2007-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate that single interneurons can toggle the output neurons of the cerebellar cortex (the Purkinje cells) between their two states. The firing of Purkinje cells has previously been shown to alternate between an "up" state in which the cell fires spontaneous action potentials and a silent "down" state. We sho...

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

authors： Oldfield CS,Marty A,Stell BM

更新日期：2010-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A Ca2+-channel blocker derived from funnel-web spider toxin (FTX) has made it possible to define and study the ionic channels responsible for the Ca2+ conductance in mammalian Purkinje cell neurons and the preterminal in squid giant synapse. In cerebellar slices, FTX blocked Ca2+-dependent spikes in Purkinje cells, re...

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

authors： Llinás R,Sugimori M,Lin JW,Cherksey B

更新日期：1989-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When an ice crystal is born from liquid water, two key changes occur: (i) The molecules order and (ii) the mobility of the molecules drops as they adopt their lattice positions. Most research on ice nucleation (and crystallization in general) has focused on understanding the former with less attention paid to the latt...

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

authors： Fitzner M,Sosso GC,Cox SJ,Michaelides A

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA molecules perform diverse regulatory functions in natural biological systems, and numerous synthetic RNA-based control devices that integrate sensing and gene-regulatory functions have been demonstrated, predominantly in bacteria and yeast. Despite potential advantages of RNA-based genetic control strategies in cl...

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

authors： Chen YY,Jensen MC,Smolke CD

更新日期：2010-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial heterogeneity has important implications in health and disease. Molecular markers selectively expressed in the vasculature of different organs and tissues are currently being explored in targeted therapies with promising results in preclinical and clinical studies. Noteworthy is the role that combinatorial...

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

authors： Tang FHF,Staquicini FI,Teixeira AAR,Michaloski JS,Namiyama GM,Taniwaki NN,Setubal JC,da Silva AM,Sidman RL,Pasqualini R,Arap W,Giordano RJ

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Residues important in the interaction between the 23-residue transmembrane (TM) domains of the integrin alpha(IIb)- and beta(3)-subunits were identified by mutating each non-Leu residue to Leu. Leu substitutions of alpha(IIb) at G972, G976, and T981, and of beta(3) at I693 and G708, increased ligand binding. Substitut...

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

authors： Luo BH,Carman CV,Takagi J,Springer TA

更新日期：2005-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiolipin is important for bacterial and mitochondrial stability and function. The final step in cardiolipin biosynthesis is catalyzed by cardiolipin synthase and differs mechanistically between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. To study the importance of cardiolipin synthesis for mitochondrial integrity, membrane protein...

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

authors： Serricchio M,Bütikofer P

更新日期：2012-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The segmented body plan of vertebrates is prefigured by reiterated embryonic mesodermal structures called somites. In the mouse embryo, timely somite formation from the presomitic mesoderm (PSM) is controlled by the "segmentation clock," a molecular oscillator that triggers progressive waves of Notch activity througho...

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

authors： Lopez TP,Fan CM

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic inflammation results in increased nitrogen monoxide (.NO) formation and the accumulation of nitrite (NO(2-)). Neutrophils stimulated by various inflammatory mediators release myeloperoxidase to produce the cytotoxic agent hypochlorous acid (HOCl). Exposure of chondrocytic SW1353 cells to HOCl resulted in a con...

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

authors： Whiteman M,Hooper DC,Scott GS,Koprowski H,Halliwell B

更新日期：2002-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection alters the expression of many cellular genes, including IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs) [Zhu, H., Cong, J.-P., Mamtora, G., Gingeras, T. & Shenk, T. (1998) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 95, 14470-14475]. By using high-density cDNA microarrays, we show that the HCMV-regulated gene expres...

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

authors： Simmen KA,Singh J,Luukkonen BG,Lopper M,Bittner A,Miller NE,Jackson MR,Compton T,Früh K

更新日期：2001-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Biologically active (125)I-labeled bovine parathyroid hormone (prepared by electrolytic iodination) and its synthetic NH(2)-terminal (1-34) biologically active fragment bound rapidly and specifically to a purified plasma membrane preparation from bovine renal cortex. Binding of labeled intact hormone or labeled NH(2)-...

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

authors： Di Bella FP,Dousa TP,Miller SS,Arnaud CD

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Titania, which exhibits superwetting under light illumination, has been widely used as an ideal material for environmental solution such as self-cleaning, water-air purification, and antifogging. There have been various studies to understand such superhydrophilic conversion. The origin of superwetting has not been cla...

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

authors： Lee K,Kim Q,An S,An J,Kim J,Kim B,Jhe W

更新日期：2014-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Bones from a stratified sedimentary deposit in the Puu Naio Cave site on Maui, Hawaiian Islands, reveal the late Holocene extinction of 19 species of birds. The age of the sediment and associated fauna was determined by direct radiocarbon dating (tandem particle accelerator-mass spectrometer; TAMS) of amino acids extr...

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

authors： James HF,Stafford TW Jr,Steadman DW,Olson SL,Martin PS,Jull AJ,McCoy PC

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Erickson [Erickson CL (2000) Nature 408 (6809):190-193] interpreted features in seasonal floodplains in Bolivia's Beni savannas as vestiges of pre-European earthen fish weirs, postulating that they supported a productive, sustainable fishery that warranted cooperation in the construction and maintenance of perennial s...

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

authors： McKey DB,Durécu M,Pouilly M,Béarez P,Ovando A,Kalebe M,Huchzermeyer CF

更新日期：2016-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Mosquito repellency data on acylpiperidines derived from the U.S. Department of Agriculture archives were modeled by using molecular descriptors calculated by CODESSA PRO software. An artificial neural network model was developed for the correlation of these archival results and used to predict the repellent activity ...

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

authors： Katritzky AR,Wang Z,Slavov S,Tsikolia M,Dobchev D,Akhmedov NG,Hall CD,Bernier UR,Clark GG,Linthicum KJ

更新日期：2008-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Confluent cultures of human fetal lung fibroblasts degrade approximately 10% of their newly synthesized collagen within the cell prior to secretion. This basal level of intracellular degradation could not be inhibited by colchicine or cytochalasin B, inhibitors of microtubular and microfilament function, respectively,...

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

authors： Berg RA,Schwartz ML,Crystal RG

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lissencephaly is a severe brain malformation in humans. To study the function of the gene mutated in lissencephaly (LIS1), we deleted the first coding exon from the mouse Lis1 gene. The deletion resulted in a shorter protein (sLIS1) that initiates from the second methionine, a unique situation because most LIS1 mutati...

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

authors： Cahana A,Escamez T,Nowakowski RS,Hayes NL,Giacobini M,von Holst A,Shmueli O,Sapir T,McConnell SK,Wurst W,Martinez S,Reiner O

更新日期：2001-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed an in situ hybridization assay capable of detecting enteroviral RNA in myocardial cells, using molecularly cloned coxsackievirus B3 cDNA as a diagnostic probe. Because of the high degree of nucleic acid sequence homology among the numerous enteroviral serotypes, including the group A and B coxsackiev...

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

authors： Kandolf R,Ameis D,Kirschner P,Canu A,Hofschneider PH

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We use stable isotope ratios in feces of wild mountain gorillas (Gorilla beringei) to test the hypothesis that diet shifts within a single year, as measured by dry mass intake, can be recovered. Isotopic separation of staple foods indicates that intraannual changes in the isotopic composition of feces reflect shifts i...

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

authors： Blumenthal SA,Chritz KL,Rothman JM,Cerling TE

更新日期：2012-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Urea (200-400 milliosmolar) activates transcription, translation of, and trans-activation by the immediate-early gene transcription factor Egr-1 in a renal epithelial cell-specific fashion. The effect at the transcriptional level has been attributed to multiple serum response elements and their adjacent Ets motifs loc...

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

authors： Cohen DM

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evolution of sensory systems has let mammals develop complicated tactile end organs to enable sophisticated sensory tasks, including social interaction, environmental exploration, and tactile discrimination. The Merkel disc, a main type of tactile end organ consisting of Merkel cells (MCs) and Aβ-afferent endings,...

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

authors： Chang W,Kanda H,Ikeda R,Ling J,DeBerry JJ,Gu JG

更新日期：2016-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:An oligomeric intermediate in the biosynthetic pathway of peptidoglycan was isolated from B. megaterium. The oligomer has been identified as [disaccharide(pentapeptide)]12 pyrophosphoryl undecaprenol. ...

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

authors： Fuchs-Cleveland E,Gilvarg C

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA) is a type 2 integral membrane glycoprotein that serves as an attractive target for cancer immunotherapy by virtue of its abundant and restricted expression on the surface of prostate carcinomas and the neovasculature of most other solid tumors. However, relatively little is kn...

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

authors： Schülke N,Varlamova OA,Donovan GP,Ma D,Gardner JP,Morrissey DM,Arrigale RR,Zhan C,Chodera AJ,Surowitz KG,Maddon PJ,Heston WD,Olson WC

更新日期：2003-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：:We have tested the effect of increased ribosomal fidelity on a modified version of the programmed release factor 2 (RF2) translational frameshift. In the constructs tested, the original UGA codon at the site of the shift was replaced by either of two sense codons, UGG (tryptophan), which allows a frameshift of approxi...

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

authors： Sipley J,Goldman E

更新日期：1993-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid hormone receptors (TRs) are members of the nuclear hormone receptor superfamily that act as ligand-dependent transcription factors. Here we identified the ten-eleven translocation protein 3 (TET3) as a TR interacting protein increasing cell sensitivity to T3. The interaction between TET3 and TRs is independent...

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

authors： Guan W,Guyot R,Samarut J,Flamant F,Wong J,Gauthier KC

更新日期：2017-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heymann nephritis is an experimental autoimmune disease model for human membranous nephropathy. We have recently identified a pathogenic epitope, clone 14 (C14), responsible for formation and deposition of glomerular immune complexes that is contained within the small subunit of the Heymann nephritis antigenic complex...

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

authors： Kerjaschki D,Ullrich R,Diem K,Pietromonaco S,Orlando RA,Farquhar MG

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An inwardly rectifying, ATP-regulated K+ channel with a distinctive molecular architecture, ROMK1, was recently cloned from rat kidney. Using patch clamp techniques, we have investigated the regulation of ROMK1 with particular emphasis on phosphorylation/dephosphorylation processes. Spontaneous channel rundown occurre...

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

authors： McNicholas CM,Wang W,Ho K,Hebert SC,Giebisch G

更新日期：1994-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphogenesis often yields organs with robust size and shapes, whereas cell growth and deformation feature significant spatiotemporal variability. Here, we investigate whether tissue responses to mechanical signals contribute to resolve this apparent paradox. We built a model of growing tissue made of fiber-like mater...

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

authors： Fruleux A,Boudaoud A

更新日期：2019-02-05 00:00:00