Isolation and characterization of the human parathyroid hormone-like peptide gene.

abstract：:The crystal structure of the decapeptide Boc-Aib-Glu(OBzl)-Leu-Aib-Ala-Leu-Aib-Ala-Lys(Z)-Aib-OMe (where Aib is alpha-aminoisobutyryl, Boc is t-butoxycarbonyl, OBzl is benzyl ester, and Z is benzyloxycarbonyl) illustrates a parallel zipper arrangement of interacting helical peptide columns. Head-to-tail NH...OC hydrog...

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

authors： Karle IL,Flippen-Anderson JL,Uma K,Balaram P

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinase Cdc2p is a central regulator of entry into and progression through nuclear division during mitosis and meiosis in eukaryotes. Cdc2p is activated at the onset of mitosis by dephosphorylation on tyrosine-15, the phosphorylation status of which is determined mainly by the kinase Wee1p and the phosphatase Cdc25...

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

authors： Murakami-Tonami Y,Yamada-Namikawa C,Tochigi A,Hasegawa N,Kojima H,Kunimatsu M,Nakanishi M,Murakami H

更新日期：2007-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells with the morphological and biochemical properties of mucosal mast cells (MMC) appear and proliferate to form the predominant cell type in rat bone marrow cultures stimulated with factors from antigen- or mitogen-activated lymphocytes. Conditioned media causing a selective proliferation of MMC were derived f...

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

authors： Haig DM,McMenamin C,Gunneberg C,Woodbury R,Jarrett EE

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mechanism of phospholipase C regulation by inhibitory receptors was analyzed both in intact and in permeabilized rat thyroid cells (FRTL5). In this system, the muscarinic agonist carbachol inhibited phospholipase C, as indicated by the decrease in the basal levels of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate as well as by the ...

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

authors： Bizzarri C,Di Girolamo M,D'Orazio MC,Corda D

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specific [3H]retinoic acid (RA)-binding sites in nuclear and cytosolic extracts prepared from human myeloblastic leukemia HL-60 cells have been detected by sucrose density gradient sedimentation and size-exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analyses. This RA-binding activity migrated as a single pea...

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

authors： Nervi C,Grippo JF,Sherman MI,George MD,Jetten AM

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional 1H NMR investigations were used to locate elements of regular secondary structure in the human complement protein C3a (the des-Arg77 derivative) in solution. The results were compared to a refined crystal structure based on the 3.2-A resolution structure of des-Arg77-C3a [Huber, R., Scholze, H., Paques...

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

authors： Nettesheim DG,Edalji RP,Mollison KW,Greer J,Zuiderweg ER

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined the ability of macrophages and B cells to function as antigen-presenting cells (APCs) for murine TH1 and TH2 cloned T helper cell lines. Antigen presented by concanavalin A-elicited peritoneal macrophages or resting splenic B cells stimulated antigen-dependent proliferation of both T helper subsets. Parafo...

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

authors： Weaver CT,Hawrylowicz CM,Unanue ER

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on label-free imaging, detection, and mass/size measurement of single viral particles in solution by high-resolution surface plasmon resonance microscopy. Diffraction of propagating plasmon waves along a metal surface by the viral particles creates images of the individual particles, which allow us to detect...

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

authors： Wang S,Shan X,Patel U,Huang X,Lu J,Li J,Tao N

更新日期：2010-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Relaxin is a member of the insulin family of polypeptides that is best known as a reproductive hormone. In an effort to elucidate the mechanism of action of relaxin we previously localized the specific binding sites of a 32P-labeled relaxin in the rat uterus and brain. These studies suggested that, in addition to its ...

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

authors： Osheroff PL,Cronin MJ,Lofgren JA

更新日期：1992-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Vasectomy is a well accepted global contraceptive approach frequently associated with epididymal granuloma and sperm autoantibody formation. To understand the long-term sequelae of vasectomy, we investigated the early immune response in vasectomized mice. Vasectomy leads to rapid epithelial cell apoptosis and necrosis...

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

authors： Wheeler K,Tardif S,Rival C,Luu B,Bui E,Del Rio R,Teuscher C,Sparwasser T,Hardy D,Tung KS

更新日期：2011-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) act independently as well as cooperatively to induce neuronal death in acute neurological disorders. Inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and inhibition of lipid peroxidation induced by ROS have both been proposed as neuroprotective strategies in strok...

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

authors： Chabrier PE,Auguet M,Spinnewyn B,Auvin S,Cornet S,Demerlé-Pallardy C,Guilmard-Favre C,Marin JG,Pignol B,Gillard-Roubert V,Roussillot-Charnet C,Schulz J,Viossat I,Bigg D,Moncada S

更新日期：1999-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Millions of individuals routinely remain awake for more than 18 h daily, which causes performance decrements. It is unknown if these functional impairments are the result of that extended wakefulness or from the associated shortened sleep durations. We therefore examined changes in objective reaction time performance ...

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

authors： McHill AW,Hull JT,Wang W,Czeisler CA,Klerman EB

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The Na,K-ATPase contains a binding site for cardiac glycosides, such as ouabain, digoxin, and digitoxin, which is highly conserved among species ranging from Drosophila to humans. Although advantage has been taken of this site to treat congestive heart failure with drugs such as digoxin, it is unknown whether this sit...

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

authors： Dostanic-Larson I,Van Huysse JW,Lorenz JN,Lingrel JB

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prediction of binding sites and the understanding of interfaces associated with protein complexation remains an open problem in molecular biophysics. This work shows that a crucial factor in predicting and rationalizing protein-protein interfaces can be inferred by assessing the extent of intramolecular desolvatio...

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

authors： Fernández A,Scheraga HA

更新日期：2003-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro T-cell receptor-induced programmed cell death in both activated T cells from human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative (HIV-) donors and resting T cells from HIV+ donors was substantially influenced by cytokines. Addition of exogenous recombinant "type 1" lymphokines interferon gamma and interleukin 2 (IL-2),...

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

authors： Clerici M,Sarin A,Coffman RL,Wynn TA,Blatt SP,Hendrix CW,Wolf SF,Shearer GM,Henkart PA

更新日期：1994-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:IL-2-PE40 is a chimeric protein composed of human interleukin 2 (IL-2) genetically fused to the amino terminus of a modified form of Pseudomonas exotoxin lacking its cell recognition domain. IL-2-PE40, which is extremely cytotoxic to IL-2 receptor-positive cells, was examined for its ability to prevent graft rejection...

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

authors： Lorberboum-Galski H,Barrett LV,Kirkman RL,Ogata M,Willingham MC,FitzGerald DJ,Pastan I

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mouse with a variant hemoglobin was discovered during electrophoretic screening of (C57BL/6J X DBA/2J)F1 progeny of females treated with ethylnitrosourea. The variant trait was transmitted as a simple Mendelian alternate at the Hbb locus in all crosses except those involving the original carrier of the mutation. The...

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

authors： Lewis SE,Johnson FM,Skow LC,Popp D,Barnett LB,Popp RA

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with hematological malignancies can be successfully treated with HLA-matched T cell-depleted allogeneic stem cell transplantation (alloSCT) and subsequent donor lymphocyte infusions (DLIs). The efficacy of DLI is mediated by donor T cells recognizing minor histocompatibility antigens (mHags) on malignant reci...

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

authors： Griffioen M,van der Meijden ED,Slager EH,Honders MW,Rutten CE,van Luxemburg-Heijs SA,von dem Borne PA,van Rood JJ,Willemze R,Falkenburg JH

更新日期：2008-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A visual scene is perceived in terms of visual objects. Similar ideas have been proposed for the analogous case of auditory scene analysis, although their hypothesized neural underpinnings have not yet been established. Here, we address this question by recording from subjects selectively listening to one of two compe...

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

authors： Ding N,Simon JZ

更新日期：2012-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Worldwide dissemination of antibiotic resistance in bacteria is facilitated by plasmids that encode postsegregational killing (PSK) systems. These produce a stable toxin (T) and a labile antitoxin (A) conditioning cell survival to plasmid maintenance, because only this ensures neutralization of toxicity. Shortage of a...

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

authors： Pimentel B,Nair R,Bermejo-Rodríguez C,Preston MA,Agu CA,Wang X,Bernal JA,Sherratt DJ,de la Cueva-Méndez G

更新日期：2014-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian class A macrophage-specific scavenger receptors (SR-A) exhibit unusually broad binding specificity for a wide variety of polyanionic ligands. The properties of these receptors suggest that they may be involved in atherosclerosis and host defense. We have previously observed a similar receptor activity in Dro...

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

authors： Pearson A,Lux A,Krieger M

更新日期：1995-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Several lines of investigation suggest that the nondegradable fluorophores that accumulate as lipofuscin in retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells contribute to the etiology of macular degeneration. Despite evidence that much of this fluorescent material may originate as inadvertent products of the retinoid cycle, the...

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

authors： Fishkin NE,Sparrow JR,Allikmets R,Nakanishi K

更新日期：2005-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:[3H]Thymidine-labeled progeny DNA was isolated after infection of Escherichia coli with two different bacteriophage T4 mutants. These strands were isolated shortly after the initiation of DNA replication and hybridized to 15 different (EcoRI) T4 restriction fragments cloned in plasmid vectors. Uniformly labeled T4 [32...

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

authors： Halpern ME,Mattson T,Kozinski AW

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancers show variable sensitivity to paclitaxel. There is no diagnostic test to identify tumors that are sensitive to this drug. We used U133A chips to identify genes that are associated with pathologic complete response (pCR) to preoperative paclitaxel-containing chemotherapy in stage I-III breast cancer (n = ...

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

authors： Rouzier R,Rajan R,Wagner P,Hess KR,Gold DL,Stec J,Ayers M,Ross JS,Zhang P,Buchholz TA,Kuerer H,Green M,Arun B,Hortobagyi GN,Symmans WF,Pusztai L

更新日期：2005-06-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium ion at concentrations between 2 and 20 mM simulated the stimulatory effects of insulin on the uptake of alpha-aminoisobutyric acid, synthesis of RNA and DNA, and cell multiplication in mouse mammary gland explants cultured in a chemically defined synthetic medium. Other monovalent cations were virtually ineffe...

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

authors： Hori C,Oka T

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Corazonin is a highly conserved neuropeptide hormone of wide-spread occurrence in insects yet is associated with no universally recognized function. After discovery of the corazonin receptor in Drosophila, we identified its ortholog in the moth, Manduca sexta, as a prelude to physiological studies. The corazonin recep...

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

authors： Kim YJ,Spalovská-Valachová I,Cho KH,Zitnanova I,Park Y,Adams ME,Zitnan D

更新日期：2004-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Biomass burning drives changes in greenhouse gases, climate-forcing aerosols, and global atmospheric chemistry. There is controversy about the magnitude and timing of changes in biomass burning emissions on millennial time scales from preindustrial to present and about the relative importance of climate change and hum...

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

authors： Nicewonger MR,Aydin M,Prather MJ,Saltzman ES

更新日期：2018-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Current theoretical models of the commons assert that common-pool resources can only be managed sustainably with clearly defined boundaries around both communities and the resources that they use. In these theoretical models, open access inevitably leads to a tragedy of the commons. However, in many open-access system...

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

authors： Moritz M,Behnke R,Beitl CM,Bliege Bird R,Chiaravalloti RM,Clark JK,Crabtree SA,Downey SS,Hamilton IM,Phang SC,Scholte P,Wilson JA

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite structural knowledge of broadly neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (NMAbs) complexed to HIV-1 gp120 and gp41 envelope glycoproteins, virus inactivation mechanisms have been difficult to prove, in part because neutralization assays are complex and were previously not understood. Concordant with recent evidence ...

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

authors： Platt EJ,Gomes MM,Kabat D

更新日期：2012-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy-storing artificial-photosynthetic systems for CO2 reduction must derive the reducing equivalents from a renewable source rather than from sacrificial donors. To this end, a homogeneous, integrated chromophore/two-catalyst system is described that is thermodynamically capable of photochemically driving the energ...

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

authors： La Porte NT,Moravec DB,Hopkins MD

更新日期：2014-07-08 00:00:00