Sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor modulation suppresses pathogenic astrocyte activation and chronic progressive CNS inflammation.

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：:Located within the brain's ventricles, the choroid plexus produces cerebrospinal fluid and forms an important barrier between the central nervous system and the blood. For unknown reasons, the choroid plexus produces high levels of the protein klotho. Here, we show that these levels naturally decline with aging. Deple...

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

authors： Zhu L,Stein LR,Kim D,Ho K,Yu GQ,Zhan L,Larsson TE,Mucke L

更新日期：2018-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein kinase C (PKC) phosphorylation stimulates the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) channel and enhances its activation by protein kinase A (PKA) through mechanisms that remain poorly understood. We have examined the effects of mutating consensus sequences for PKC phosphorylation and repor...

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

authors： Chappe V,Hinkson DA,Howell LD,Evagelidis A,Liao J,Chang XB,Riordan JR,Hanrahan JW

更新日期：2004-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphorylation is a major mechanism regulating the activity of ion channels that remains poorly understood with respect to T-type calcium channels (Cav3). These channels are low voltage-activated calcium channels that play a key role in cellular excitability and various physiological functions. Their dysfunction has ...

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

authors： Blesneac I,Chemin J,Bidaud I,Huc-Brandt S,Vandermoere F,Lory P

更新日期：2015-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed variability in outer surface protein B (OspB) from Borrelia burgdorferi (Bb), the causative agent of Lyme disease, to determine how Bb escapes immune destruction. We have shown that vaccination with OspB from Bb strain B31 protected mice from infection with Bb B31 but not against Bb N40. The present study ...

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

authors： Fikrig E,Tao H,Kantor FS,Barthold SW,Flavell RA

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite its popularity, chromatin immunoprecipitation followed by sequencing (ChIP-seq) remains a tedious (>2 d), manually intensive, low-sensitivity and low-throughput approach. Here, we combine principles of microengineering, surface chemistry, and molecular biology to address the major limitations of standard ChIP-...

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

authors： Dainese R,Gardeux V,Llimos G,Alpern D,Jiang JY,Meireles-Filho ACA,Deplancke B

更新日期：2020-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Natural killer-22 (NK-22) cells are a human NK cell subset situated in mucosal-associated lymphoid tissues that specialize in IL-22 secretion in response to IL-23. Here we investigated the cytokine requirements for NK-22 cell expansion. IL-7 maintained the survival of NK-22 cells and IL-22 production in response to IL...

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

authors： Cella M,Otero K,Colonna M

更新日期：2010-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We propose that protein translocation across membranes is driven by biased random thermal motion. This "Brownian ratchet" mechanism depends on chemical asymmetries between the cis and trans sides of the membrane. Several mechanisms could contribute to rectifying the thermal motion of the protein, such as binding and d...

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

authors： Simon SM,Peskin CS,Oster GF

更新日期：1992-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene that codes for Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH; alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase EC 1.1.1.1) was identified in a bacteriophage lambda library of genomic Drosophila DNA by using ADH cDNA cloned DNA as a probe. The DNA sequence of the protein encoding region was shown to be in agreement with the amino acid seq...

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

authors： Benyajati C,Place AR,Powers DA,Sofer W

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The numbers and proportion of neurons in areas and regions of cortex were determined for a single cortical hemisphere from two prosimian galagos, one New World owl monkey, one Old World macaque monkey, and one baboon. The results suggest that there is a common plan of cortical organization across the species examined ...

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

authors： Collins CE,Airey DC,Young NA,Leitch DB,Kaas JH

更新日期：2010-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:An unprecedented, spontaneous, and complete cleavage of the triple bond of N2 in the thermal reaction of 15N2 with Ta214N+ was observed experimentally by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry; mechanistic aspects of the degenerate ligand exchange were addressed by high-level quantum chemical calc...

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

authors： Geng C,Li J,Weiske T,Schwarz H

更新日期：2019-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA clone that hybridizes to an mRNA (1A10) that accumulates to a substantial level in the axis of the germinating soybean seed was sequenced. The amino acid sequence of the clone indicates an almost perfect repeat of Pro-Pro-Val-Tyr-Lys resulting in a protein containing 40% proline and lacking serine and histidine...

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

authors： Averyhart-Fullard V,Datta K,Marcus A

更新日期：1988-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein 4.1R (4.1R) is a multifunctional component of the red cell membrane. It forms a ternary complex with actin and spectrin, which defines the nodal junctions of the membrane-skeletal network, and its attachment to the transmembrane protein glycophorin C creates a bridge between the protein network and the membran...

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

authors： Salomao M,Zhang X,Yang Y,Lee S,Hartwig JH,Chasis JA,Mohandas N,An X

更新日期：2008-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A metabolite of estradiol, 2-methoxyestradiol (2ME), inhibits angiogenesis in the chicken embryo chorioallantoic membrane assay. Since 2ME causes mitotic perturbations, we examined its interactions with tubulin. In our standard 1.0 M glutamate system (plus 1.0 mM MgCl2 at 37 degrees C), superstoichiometric concentrati...

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

authors： D'Amato RJ,Lin CM,Flynn E,Folkman J,Hamel E

更新日期：1994-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The metal-binding motif in the sequence of leukotriene A4 (LTA4) (EC 3.3.2.6), a bifunctional zinc metalloenzyme, contains a glutamic acid that is conserved in several zinc hydrolases. To study its role for the two catalytic activities, Glu-296 in mouse leukotriene A4 hydrolase was replaced by a glutamine or alanine r...

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

authors： Wetterholm A,Medina JF,Rådmark O,Shapiro R,Haeggström JZ,Vallee BL,Samuelsson B

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mechanism of ion transport across membranes is reported. Microbial transport of Fe(3+) generally delivers iron, a growth-limiting nutrient, to cells via highly specific siderophore-mediated transport systems. In contrast, iron transport in the fresh water bacterium Aeromonas hydrophila is found to occur by means of ...

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

authors： Stintzi A,Barnes C,Xu J,Raymond KN

更新日期：2000-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a gene-fusion system based on the Escherichia coli beta-glucuronidase gene (uidA). The uidA gene has been cloned from E. coli K-12 and its entire nucleotide sequence has been determined. beta-Glucuronidase has been purified to homogeneity and characterized. The enzyme has a subunit molecular weight o...

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

authors： Jefferson RA,Burgess SM,Hirsh D

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laser-induced fluorescence at 337-nm excitation was used in vivo to differentiate neoplastic [cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN)], nonneoplastic abnormal (inflammation and human papilloma viral infection), and normal cervical tissues. A colposcope (low-magnification microscope used to view the cervix with reflec...

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

authors： Ramanujam N,Mitchell MF,Mahadevan A,Warren S,Thomsen S,Silva E,Richards-Kortum R

更新日期：1994-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Collectivistic cultures have been characterized as having harmonious, cooperative ingroup relationships. However, we find evidence that people in collectivistic cultures are more vigilant toward ingroup members, mindful of their possible unethical intentions. Study 1 found that Chinese participants were more vigilant ...

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

authors： Liu SS,Morris MW,Talhelm T,Yang Q

更新日期：2019-07-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The traditional morphologically grounded placement of South American guinea pig-like rodents (Caviomorpha) within one of the two rodent suborders, Hystricognathi, has been disputed by recent analysis of protein and nucleic acid sequence data. The Caviomorpha and possibly all Hystricognathi would be considered a separa...

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

authors： Martignetti JA,Brosius J

更新日期：1993-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The "chlamydial anomaly," first coined by James Moulder, describes the inability of researchers to detect or purify peptidoglycan (PG) from pathogenic Chlamydiae despite genetic and biochemical evidence and antibiotic susceptibility data that suggest its existence. We recently detected PG in Chlamydia trachomatis by a...

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

authors： Packiam M,Weinrick B,Jacobs WR Jr,Maurelli AT

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pertussis toxin (PT), a protein produced by Bordetella pertussis, was studied for its effect on lipolysis in isolated rat epididymal adipocytes. Exposure of adipocytes to pertussis toxin resulted in a significant increase in cyclic AMP levels and lipolysis after a lag of 1-2 hr. Both the maximal rate of lipolysis and ...

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

authors： Olansky L,Myers GA,Pohl SL,Hewlett EL

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kinetic analysis of the in vitro reconstitution of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase [D-glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate:NAD+ oxidoreductase (phosphorylating), EC 1.2.1.12] from yeast showed that both oxidized and reduced coenzyme enhance the transconformation reaction, which is rate limiting in the sequential foldin...

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

authors： Jaenicke R,Krebs H,Rudolph R,Woenckhaus C

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ionophores A23187 and bromolasalocid (Br-X537A) acted synergistically in translocating Ca(2+) from an aqueous into an organic immiscible phase or in mediating Ca(2+) transport across the organic phase, the effects obtained in the simultaneous presence of both ionophores being greater than those expected from a sum...

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

authors： Deleers M,Gelbcke M,Malaisse WJ

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell mechanics plays a role in stem cell reprogramming and differentiation. To understand this process better, we created a genetically encoded optical probe, named actin-cpstFRET-actin (AcpA), to report forces in actin in living cells in real time. We showed that stemness was associated with increased force in actin....

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

authors： Guo J,Wang Y,Sachs F,Meng F

更新日期：2014-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Mitochondrial protein kinases (mPKs) are molecular switches that down-regulate the oxidation of branched-chain alpha-ketoacids and pyruvate. Elevated levels of these metabolites are implicated in disease states such as insulin-resistant Type II diabetes, branched-chain ketoaciduria, and primary lactic acidosis. We rep...

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

authors： Machius M,Chuang JL,Wynn RM,Tomchick DR,Chuang DT

更新日期：2001-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:There are numerous studies on the immune response against malignant human tumors. This study was aimed to address the complexity and specificity of humoral immune response against a benign human tumor. We assembled a panel of 62 meningioma-expressed antigens that show reactivity with serum antibodies of meningioma pat...

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

authors： Comtesse N,Zippel A,Walle S,Monz D,Backes C,Fischer U,Mayer J,Ludwig N,Hildebrandt A,Keller A,Steudel WI,Lenhof HP,Meese E

更新日期：2005-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, are associated with dysbiosis of the gut microbiome. Emerging evidence suggests that small-molecule metabolites derived from bacterial breakdown of a variety of dietary nutrients confer a wide array of host benefits, including amelio...

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

authors： Scott SA,Fu J,Chang PV

更新日期：2020-08-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Separation of cells is a critical process for studying cell properties, disease diagnostics, and therapeutics. Cell sorting by acoustic waves offers a means to separate cells on the basis of their size and physical properties in a label-free, contactless, and biocompatible manner. The separation sensitivity and effici...

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

authors： Ding X,Peng Z,Lin SC,Geri M,Li S,Li P,Chen Y,Dao M,Suresh S,Huang TJ

更新日期：2014-09-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously, we showed using a computational agent-based model that a group of animals moving together can make a collective decision on direction of motion, even if there is a conflict between the directional preferences of two small subgroups of "informed" individuals and the remaining "uninformed" individuals have n...

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

authors： Leonard NE,Shen T,Nabet B,Scardovi L,Couzin ID,Levin SA

更新日期：2012-01-03 00:00:00