Combination of cGMP analogue and drug delivery system provides functional protection in hereditary retinal degeneration.

abstract：:The transforming growth factors beta (TGF-beta s) are important modulators of growth and differentiation. They are intermolecular disulfide-bonded homodimeric molecules. The monomer fold has a conserved cystine knot and lacks a hydrophobic core. The biological specificity of a given member of the family is believed to...

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

authors： Venkataraman G,Sasisekharan V,Cooney CL,Langer R,Sasisekharan R

更新日期：1995-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Wnt/beta-catenin signaling controls various cell fates in metazoan development and is misregulated in several cancers and developmental disorders. Binding of a Wnt ligand to its transmembrane coreceptors inhibits phosphorylation and degradation of the transcriptional coactivator beta-catenin, which then translocates t...

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

authors： Cselenyi CS,Jernigan KK,Tahinci E,Thorne CA,Lee LA,Lee E

更新日期：2008-06-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Osmotic homeostasis in the brain involves movement of water through aquaporin-4 (AQP4) membrane channels. Perivascular astrocyte end-feet contain distinctive orthogonal lattices (square arrays) assembled from 4- to 6-nm intramembrane particles (IMPs) corresponding to individual AQP4 tetramers. Two isoforms of AQP4 res...

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

authors： Furman CS,Gorelick-Feldman DA,Davidson KG,Yasumura T,Neely JD,Agre P,Rash JE

更新日期：2003-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A remarkable property of tetrapod bone is its ability to detect and remodel areas where damage has accumulated through prolonged use. This process, believed vital to the long-term health of bone, is considered to be initiated and orchestrated by osteocytes, cells within the bone matrix. It is therefore surprising that...

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

authors： Atkins A,Dean MN,Habegger ML,Motta PJ,Ofer L,Repp F,Shipov A,Weiner S,Currey JD,Shahar R

更新日期：2014-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular adaptation is typically assumed to proceed by sequential fixation of beneficial mutations. In diploids, this picture presupposes that for most adaptive mutations, the homozygotes have a higher fitness than the heterozygotes. Here, we show that contrary to this expectation, a substantial proportion of adaptiv...

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

authors： Sellis D,Callahan BJ,Petrov DA,Messer PW

更新日期：2011-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Trust is a critical social process that helps us to cooperate with others and is present to some degree in all human interaction. However, the underlying brain mechanisms of conditional and unconditional trust in social reciprocal exchange are still obscure. Here, we used hyperfunctional magnetic resonance imaging, in...

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

authors： Krueger F,McCabe K,Moll J,Kriegeskorte N,Zahn R,Strenziok M,Heinecke A,Grafman J

更新日期：2007-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A comparison was made of the competence for neoplastic transformation in three different sublines of NIH 3T3 cells and multiple clonal derivatives of each. Over 90% of the neoplastic foci produced by an uncloned transformed (t-SA') subline on a confluent background of nontransformed cells were of the dense, multilayer...

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

authors： Chow M,Rubin H

更新日期：1999-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the mycorrhizal associations of two nonphotosynthetic orchids from distant tribes within the Orchidaceae. The two orchids were found to associate exclusively with two distinct clades of ectomycorrhizal basidiomycetous fungi over wide geographic ranges. Yet both orchids retained the internal mycorr...

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

authors： Taylor DL,Bruns TD

更新日期：1997-04-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferation of non-neoplastic T lymphocytes is regulated, in part, by the coordinated expression of genes encoding T-cell growth factor (interleukin 2, IL2), IL2 receptors (IL2R), and transferrin receptors (TFR). In addition to growth factors and their receptors, protooncogenes may regulate lymphocyte proliferat...

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

authors： Reed JC,Alpers JD,Nowell PC,Hoover RG

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:cDNAs encoding a delayed-rectifier-type K+ channel were cloned from both neonatal rat heart and ovariectomized, diethylstilbestrol-primed rat uterus by using the polymerase chain reaction. Both clones have nucleotide sequences identical to that encoding the rat kidney IsK channel [Takumi, T., Ohkubo, H. & Nakanishi, S...

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

authors： Folander K,Smith JS,Antanavage J,Bennett C,Stein RB,Swanson R

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The type-III secretion (T3S) systems of bacteria are part of self-assembling nanomachines: the bacterial flagellum that enables cells to propel themselves through liquid and across hydrated surfaces, and the injectisome that delivers pathogenic effector proteins into eukaryotic host cells. Although the flagellum and i...

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

authors： Wee DH,Hughes KT

更新日期：2015-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Production of reactive oxygen intermediates (ROI) and a form of programmed cell death called hypersensitive response (HR) are often associated with disease resistance of plants. We have previously shown that the Rac homolog of rice, OsRac1, is a regulator of ROI production and cell death in rice. Here we show that the...

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

authors： Ono E,Wong HL,Kawasaki T,Hasegawa M,Kodama O,Shimamoto K

更新日期：2001-01-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishing quantitative relationships between molecular structure and broad biological effects has been a longstanding challenge in science. Currently, no method exists for forecasting broad biological activity profiles of medicinal agents even within narrow boundaries of structurally similar molecules. Starting fro...

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

authors： Fliri AF,Loging WT,Thadeio PF,Volkmann RA

更新日期：2005-01-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We use sequential large-scale crawl data to empirically investigate and validate the dynamics that underlie the evolution of the structure of the web. We find that the overall structure of the web is defined by an intricate interplay between experience or entitlement of the pages (as measured by the number of inbound ...

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

authors： Kong JS,Sarshar N,Roychowdhury VP

更新日期：2008-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite considerable interest in the forces shaping the relationship between brain size and cognitive abilities, it remains controversial whether larger-brained animals are, indeed, better problem-solvers. Recently, several comparative studies have revealed correlations between brain size and traits thought to require...

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

authors： Benson-Amram S,Dantzer B,Stricker G,Swanson EM,Holekamp KE

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current methodologies that monitor immune responses rely on invasive techniques that sample tissues at a given point in time. New technologies are needed to elucidate the temporal patterns of immune responses and the spatial distribution of immune cells on a whole-body scale. We describe a noninvasive, quantitative, a...

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

authors： Shu CJ,Guo S,Kim YJ,Shelly SM,Nijagal A,Ray P,Gambhir SS,Radu CG,Witte ON

更新日期：2005-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Carrying premature termination codons in 1 allele of the ABCA7 gene is associated with an increased risk for Alzheimer's disease (AD). While the primary function of ABCA7 is to regulate the transport of phospholipids and cholesterol, ABCA7 is also involved in maintaining homeostasis of the immune system. Since inflamm...

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

authors： Aikawa T,Ren Y,Yamazaki Y,Tachibana M,Johnson MR,Anderson CT,Martens YA,Holm ML,Asmann YW,Saito T,Saido TC,Fitzgerald ML,Bu G,Kanekiyo T

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:An 125I-labeled synthetic analog of bovine parathyroid hormone, [8-norleucine,18-norleucine,34-tyrosine]PTH-(1-34) amide ([Nle]PTH-(1-34)-NH2), purified by high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC), was employed to label the parathyroid hormone (PTH) receptor in cell lines derived from PTH target tissues: the ROS 17/...

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

authors： Wright BS,Tyler GA,O'Brien R,Caporale LH,Rosenblatt M

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein phosphorylation is a ubiquitous and one of the most effective means of regulating protein activity. Receptor phosphorylation is a key event in signal transduction. The question, therefore, that arises is whether this modulatory mechanism might produce functional changes in a membrane receptor in the absence of...

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

authors： Ferrer-Montiel AV,Montal MS,Díaz-Muñoz M,Montal M

更新日期：1991-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the use of our recently described multiple-loci polymorphic DNA markers ("alumorphs") for linkage mapping of the human genome. By using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with an Alu-specific primer we could reveal, in a single experiment, up to 20 genomic polymorphisms seen as the presence or absence of a...

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

authors： Zietkiewicz E,Labuda M,Sinnett D,Glorieux FH,Labuda D

更新日期：1992-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental and physiological responses are regulated by light throughout the entire life cycle of higher plants. To sense changes in the light environment, plants have developed various photoreceptors, including the red/far-red light-absorbing phytochromes and blue light-absorbing cryptochromes. A wide variety of p...

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

authors： Bognár LK,Hall A,Adám E,Thain SC,Nagy F,Millar AJ

更新日期：1999-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Oligosaccharyltransferase transfers an oligosaccharide chain to the asparagine residues in proteins. The archaeal and eubacterial oligosaccharyltransferases are single subunit membrane enzymes, referred to as "AglB" (archaeal glycosylation B) and "PglB" (protein glycosylation B), respectively. Only one crystal structu...

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

authors： Matsumoto S,Shimada A,Nyirenda J,Igura M,Kawano Y,Kohda D

更新日期：2013-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multigenic autoimmune disease, and the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II polymorphism serves as a key genetic element. In SLE-prone (NZB x NZW)F(1) mice, the MHC H-2(d/z) heterozygosity (H-2(d) of NZB and H-2(z) of NZW) has a strong impact on disease; thus, congeni...

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

authors： Zhang D,Fujio K,Jiang Y,Zhao J,Tada N,Sudo K,Tsurui H,Nakamura K,Yamamoto K,Nishimura H,Shira T,Hirose S

更新日期：2004-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We show in climate model experiments that large-scale afforestation in northern mid-latitudes warms the Northern Hemisphere and alters global circulation patterns. An expansion of dark forests increases the absorption of solar energy and increases surface temperature, particularly in regions where the land surface is ...

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

authors： Swann AL,Fung IY,Chiang JC

更新日期：2012-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:E12 and E47 are two non-tissue-specific helix-loop-helix (HLH) transcription factors encoded by the E2A gene. Previous studies suggested that they are involved in regulation of differentiation in many tissue types including muscle, blood, and nerve through direct heterodimer interactions with tissue-specific HLH prote...

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

authors： Zhuang Y,Kim CG,Bartelmez S,Cheng P,Groudine M,Weintraub H

更新日期：1992-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide B (NPB) and neuropeptide W (NPW) are endogenous neuropeptide ligands for the G protein-coupled receptors NPBWR1 and NPBWR2. Here we report that the majority of NPW neurons in the mesolimbic region possess tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactivity, indicating that a small subset of dopaminergic neurons coexpre...

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

authors： Motoike T,Long JM,Tanaka H,Sinton CM,Skach A,Williams SC,Hammer RE,Sakurai T,Yanagisawa M

更新日期：2016-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Rod-like colloids distort fluid interfaces and interact by capillarity. We explore this interaction at the free surface of aligned nematic liquid crystal films. Naive comparison of capillary and elastic energies suggests that particle assembly would be determined solely by surface tension. Here, we demonstrate that, u...

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

authors： Liu IB,Gharbi MA,Ngo VL,Kamien RD,Yang S,Stebe KJ

更新日期：2015-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The E3 ubiquitin ligase X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) acts as a molecular rheostat for the immune deficiency (IMD) pathway of the tick Ixodes scapularis How XIAP activates the IMD pathway in response to microbial infection remains ill defined. Here, we identified the XIAP enzymatic substrate p47 as a positive...

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

authors： McClure Carroll EE,Wang X,Shaw DK,O'Neal AJ,Oliva Chávez AS,Brown LJ,Boradia VM,Hammond HL,Pedra JHF

更新日期：2019-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:With the use of dynamic Monte Carlo simulations, the necessary conditions for the collapse from a random-coil denatured state to a structurally unique four-member beta-barrel native state of a model globular protein have been investigated. These systems are free to roam through all of configuration space--both native ...

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

authors： Skolnick J,Kolinski A,Yaris R

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapamycin is an immunosuppressive immunophilin ligand reported as having neurotrophic activity. We show that modification of rapamycin at the mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) binding region yields immunophilin ligands, WYE-592 and ILS-920, with potent neurotrophic activities in cortical neuronal cultures, efficacy...

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

authors： Ruan B,Pong K,Jow F,Bowlby M,Crozier RA,Liu D,Liang S,Chen Y,Mercado ML,Feng X,Bennett F,von Schack D,McDonald L,Zaleska MM,Wood A,Reinhart PH,Magolda RL,Skotnicki J,Pangalos MN,Koehn FE,Carter GT,Abou-Gharbia M

更新日期：2008-01-08 00:00:00