GPCRs show widespread differential mRNA expression and frequent mutation and copy number variation in solid tumors.

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journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： PLOS Biology Staff.

更新日期：2019-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:This primer discusses a study from Bradley et al. in which changes in transcription factor binding between two Drosophila species are revealed by chromatin immunoprecipitation and high-throughput sequencing. ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Wittkopp PJ

更新日期：2010-03-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The evidence that diel patterns of physiology and behaviour in mammals are governed by circadian 'clocks' is based almost entirely on studies of nocturnal rodents. The emergent circadian paradigm, however, neglects the roles of energy metabolism and alimentary function (feeding and digestion) as determinants of activi...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Hazlerigg DG,Tyler NJC

更新日期：2019-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, prominent theoretical linguists have argued for an explicit scenario for the evolution of the human language capacity on the basis of its computational properties. Concretely, the simplicity of a minimalist formulation of the operation Merge, which allows humans to recursively compute hierarchical relations ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Martins PT,Boeckx C

更新日期：2019-11-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The region of the ancient Sahul continent (present day Australia and New Guinea, and surrounding islands) is home to extreme linguistic diversity. Even apart from the huge Austronesian language family, which spread into the area after the breakup of the Sahul continent in the Holocene, there are hundreds of languages ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Reesink G,Singer R,Dunn M

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:PubMed is a free search engine for biomedical literature accessed by millions of users from around the world each day. With the rapid growth of biomedical literature-about two articles are added every minute on average-finding and retrieving the most relevant papers for a given query is increasingly challenging. We pr...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Fiorini N,Canese K,Starchenko G,Kireev E,Kim W,Miller V,Osipov M,Kholodov M,Ismagilov R,Mohan S,Ostell J,Lu Z

更新日期：2018-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The signals that initiate cell invasion are not well understood, but there is increasing evidence that extracellular physical signals play an important role. Here we show that epithelial cell invasion in the intestine of zebrafish meltdown (mlt) mutants arises in response to unregulated contractile tone in the surroun...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Seiler C,Davuluri G,Abrams J,Byfield FJ,Janmey PA,Pack M

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although amyloid fibrillation is generally believed to be a nucleation-dependent process, the nuclei are largely structurally uncharacterized. This is in part due to the inherent experimental challenge associated with structural descriptions of individual components in a dynamic multi-component equilibrium. There are ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Vestergaard B,Groenning M,Roessle M,Kastrup JS,van de Weert M,Flink JM,Frokjaer S,Gajhede M,Svergun DI

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Developmental biology (including embryology) is proposed as "the stem cell of biological disciplines." Genetics, cell biology, oncology, immunology, evolutionary mechanisms, neurobiology, and systems biology each has its ancestry in developmental biology. Moreover, developmental biology continues to roll on, budding o...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Gilbert SF

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Hox transcription factors control a number of developmental processes with the help of the PBC class proteins. In vitro analyses have established that the formation of Hox/PBC complexes relies on a short conserved Hox protein motif called the hexapeptide (HX). This paradigm is at the basis of the vast majority of expe...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Hudry B,Remacle S,Delfini MC,Rezsohazy R,Graba Y,Merabet S

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study neural correlates of a robust somatosensory illusion that can dissociate tactile perception from physical stimulation. Repeated rapid stimulation at the wrist, then near the elbow, can create the illusion of touches at intervening locations along the arm, a...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Blankenburg F,Ruff CC,Deichmann R,Rees G,Driver J

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In nature, Escherichia coli are exposed to harsh and non-ideal growth environments-nutrients may be limiting, and cells are often challenged by oxidative stress. For E. coli cells confronting these realities, there appears to be a link between oxidative stress, methionine availability, and the enzyme that catalyzes th...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Hondorp ER,Matthews RG

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The archaeal RNA polymerase (RNAP) shares structural similarities with eukaryotic RNAP II but requires a reduced subset of general transcription factors for promoter-dependent initiation. To deepen our knowledge of cellular transcription, we have determined the structure of the 13-subunit DNA-directed RNAP from Sulfol...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Korkhin Y,Unligil UM,Littlefield O,Nelson PJ,Stuart DI,Sigler PB,Bell SD,Abrescia NG

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many genes are regulated as an innate part of the eukaryotic cell cycle, and a complex transcriptional network helps enable the cyclic behavior of dividing cells. This transcriptional network has been studied in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (budding yeast) and elsewhere. To provide more perspective on these regulatory mec...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Oliva A,Rosebrock A,Ferrezuelo F,Pyne S,Chen H,Skiena S,Futcher B,Leatherwood J

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signaling of the cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) via its soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) is responsible for the proinflammatory properties of IL-6 and constitutes an attractive therapeutic target, but how the sIL-6R is generated in vivo remains largely unclear. Here, we use liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry to iden...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Riethmueller S,Somasundaram P,Ehlers JC,Hung CW,Flynn CM,Lokau J,Agthe M,Düsterhöft S,Zhu Y,Grötzinger J,Lorenzen I,Koudelka T,Yamamoto K,Pickhinke U,Wichert R,Becker-Pauly C,Rädisch M,Albrecht A,Hessefort M,Stahnke

更新日期：2017-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Functional MRI (fMRI) studies have traditionally relied on intersubject normalization based on global brain morphology, which cannot establish proper functional correspondence between subjects due to substantial intersubject variability in functional organization. Here, we reliably identified a set of discrete, homolo...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Li M,Wang D,Ren J,Langs G,Stoecklein S,Brennan BP,Lu J,Chen H,Liu H

更新日期：2019-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Our current understanding of biology is heavily based on a small number of genetically tractable model organisms. Most eukaryotic phyla lack such experimental models, and this limits our ability to explore the molecular mechanisms that ultimately define their biology, ecology, and diversity. In particular, marine prot...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Waller RF,Cleves PA,Rubio-Brotons M,Woods A,Bender SJ,Edgcomb V,Gann ER,Jones AC,Teytelman L,von Dassow P,Wilhelm SW,Collier JL

更新日期：2018-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, light exerts pervasive effects on physiology and behavior in two ways: indirectly through clock synchronization and the phase adjustment of circadian rhythms, and directly through the promotion of alertness and sleep, respectively, in diurnal and nocturnal species. A recent report by Pilorz and colleagues ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Bourgin P,Hubbard J

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Ever since the discovery of neural stem cells in the mammalian brain, the possibility of brain tissue regeneration has captured the minds of scientists, clinicians, and the public. Neural stem cells have been envisioned as a source of donor cells for transplantation and vectors for the delivery of gene therapy. Over t...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Maletic-Savatic M

更新日期：2017-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARC) respond to numerous hormonal and neural signals, resulting in changes in food intake. Here, we demonstrate that ARC POMC neurons express capsaicin-sensitive transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 receptor (TRPV1)-like receptors. To s...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Jeong JH,Lee DK,Liu SM,Chua SC Jr,Schwartz GJ,Jo YH

更新日期：2018-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Endosomal trafficking of receptors and associated proteins plays a critical role in signal processing. Until recently, it was thought that trafficking was shut down during cell division. Thus, remarkably, the regulation of trafficking during division remains poorly characterized. Here we delineate the role of mitotic ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Cota CD,Dreier MS,Colgan W,Cha A,Sia T,Davidson B

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The catalytic activity of GDP/GTP exchange factors (GEFs) is considered critical to maintain the typically high activity of Rho GTPases found in cancer cells. However, the large number of them has made it difficult to pinpoint those playing proactive, nonredundant roles in tumors. In this work, we have investigated wh...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Menacho-Márquez M,García-Escudero R,Ojeda V,Abad A,Delgado P,Costa C,Ruiz S,Alarcón B,Paramio JM,Bustelo XR

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep science is entering a new era, thanks to new data-driven analysis approaches that, combined with mouse gene-editing technologies, show a promise in functional genomics and translational research. However, the investigation of sleep is time consuming and not suitable for large-scale phenotypic datasets, mainly du...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Katsageorgiou VM,Sona D,Zanotto M,Lassi G,Garcia-Garcia C,Tucci V,Murino V

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation in the brain is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology. However, the molecular mechanism controlling microglial Aβ phagocytosis is poorly understood. Here we found that the E3 ubiquitin ligase Pellino 1 (Peli1) is induced in the microglia of AD-like five familial AD (5×FAD) mice, ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Xu J,Yu T,Pietronigro EC,Yuan J,Arioli J,Pei Y,Luo X,Ye J,Constantin G,Mao C,Xiao Y

更新日期：2020-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional consequences of long-range nuclear reorganization were studied in a cell-by-cell analysis of gene expression and long-range chromosomal interactions in the Drosophila eye and eye imaginal disk. Position-effect variegation was used to stochastically perturb gene expression and probe nuclear reorganizatio...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Harmon B,Sedat J

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Commensal microbes, whether they are beneficial or pathogenic, are sensitive to host processes that starve or swamp the prokaryote with large fluctuations in local zinc concentration. To understand how microorganisms coordinate a dynamic response to changes in zinc availability at the molecular level, we evaluated the...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Gilston BA,Wang S,Marcus MD,Canalizo-Hernández MA,Swindell EP,Xue Y,Mondragón A,O'Halloran TV

更新日期：2014-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The F-type ATP synthase complex is a rotary nano-motor driven by proton motive force to synthesize ATP. Its F(1) sector catalyzes ATP synthesis, whereas the F(o) sector conducts the protons and provides a stator for the rotary action of the complex. Components of both F(1) and F(o) sectors are highly conserved across ...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Balabaskaran Nina P,Dudkina NV,Kane LA,van Eyk JE,Boekema EJ,Mather MW,Vaidya AB

更新日期：2010-07-13 00:00:00

abstract：:A substantial proportion of protein interactions relies on small domains binding to short peptides in the partner proteins. Many of these interactions are relatively low affinity and transient, and they impact on signal transduction. However, neither the number of potential interactions mediated by each domain nor the...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Landgraf C,Panni S,Montecchi-Palazzi L,Castagnoli L,Schneider-Mergener J,Volkmer-Engert R,Cesareni G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demonstration of association between common genetic variants and chronic human diseases such as obesity could have profound implications for the prediction, prevention, and treatment of these conditions. Unequivocal proof of such an association, however, requires independent replication of initial positive finding...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Swarbrick MM,Waldenmaier B,Pennacchio LA,Lind DL,Cavazos MM,Geller F,Merriman R,Ustaszewska A,Malloy M,Scherag A,Hsueh WC,Rief W,Mauvais-Jarvis F,Pullinger CR,Kane JP,Dent R,McPherson R,Kwok PY,Hinney A,Hebebrand J

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The anaerobic bacterium Fusobacterium nucleatum uses glutamate decarboxylation to generate a transmembrane gradient of Na⁺. Here, we demonstrate that this ion-motive force is directly coupled to ATP synthesis, via an F₁F₀-ATP synthase with a novel Na⁺ recognition motif, shared by other human pathogens. Molecular model...

journal_title：PLoS biology

authors： Schulz S,Iglesias-Cans M,Krah A,Yildiz O,Leone V,Matthies D,Cook GM,Faraldo-Gómez JD,Meier T

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00