Archaeology, environmental justice, and climate change on islands of the Caribbean and southwestern Indian Ocean.

abstract：:In response to insect attack, many plants exhibit dynamic biochemical changes, resulting in the induced production of direct and indirect defenses. Elicitors present in herbivore oral secretions are believed to positively regulate many inducible plant defenses; however, little is known about the specificity of elicito...

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

authors： Schmelz EA,Engelberth J,Alborn HT,Tumlinson JH 3rd,Teal PE

更新日期：2009-01-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The anti-hapten responses to the dinitrophenyl (Dnp) conjugate of the random linear terpolymers poly(L-Glu,LLys,LPhe), GLphi, or poly(LGlu,LLys,LAla), GLA, are of highly restricted heterogeneity. Thus, individual mice of most responder strains express an average of two to four anti-Dnp clones to Dnp-GLphi or Dnp-GLA, ...

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

authors： Kipps TJ,Benacerraf B,Dorf ME

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria encounter structure (ERMES) comprises mitochondrial distribution and morphology 12 (Mdm12), maintenance of mitochondrial morphology 1 (Mmm1), Mdm34, and Mdm10 and mediates physical membrane contact sites and nonvesicular lipid trafficking between the ER and mitochondria in y...

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

authors： Jeong H,Park J,Jun Y,Lee C

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyketides represent an extremely diverse class of secondary metabolites often explored for their bioactive traits. These molecules are also attractive building blocks for chemical catalysis and polymerization. However, the use of polyketides in larger scale chemistry applications is stymied by limited titers and yie...

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

authors： Markham KA,Palmer CM,Chwatko M,Wagner JM,Murray C,Vazquez S,Swaminathan A,Chakravarty I,Lynd NA,Alper HS

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The persistent tetrodotoxin (TTX)-sensitive sodium current, detected in neurons of many regions of mammalian brains, is associated with many essential neuronal activities, including boosting of excitatory synaptic inputs, acceleration of firing rates, and promotion of oscillatory neuronal activities. However, the orig...

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

authors： Liu Z,Song W,Dong K

更新日期：2004-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Unintended block of HERG K+ channels is a side effect of many common medications and is the most common cause of acquired long QT syndrome associated with increased risk of life-threatening arrhythmias. The molecular mechanism of high-affinity HERG block by structurally diverse compounds has been attributed to pi-stac...

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

authors： Chen J,Seebohm G,Sanguinetti MC

更新日期：2002-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The dorsolateral striatum (DLS) is essential for motor and procedure learning, but the role of DLS spiny projection neurons (SPNs) of direct and indirect pathways, as marked, respectively, by D1 and D2 receptor (D1R and D2R) expression, remains to be clarified. Long-term two-photon calcium imaging of the same neuronal...

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

authors： Sheng MJ,Lu D,Shen ZM,Poo MM

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelial tissues mechanically deform the surrounding extracellular matrix during embryonic development, wound repair, and tumor invasion. Ex vivo measurements of such multicellular tractions within three-dimensional (3D) biomaterials could elucidate collective dissemination during disease progression and enable prec...

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

authors： Leggett SE,Patel M,Valentin TM,Gamboa L,Khoo AS,Williams EK,Franck C,Wong IY

更新日期：2020-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular cloning has demonstrated a diversity of artificially expressed N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptors, implying a similar diversity of naturally occurring NMDA receptors in situ. Particularly significant was the success in expression of NMDA receptor classes exhibiting various sensitivities to Mg2+ block, a v...

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

authors： Kato N,Yoshimura H

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphonuclear leukocytes isolated from chicken peritoneal exudates have been found to catalyze cyanide-insensitive stimulation of respiration and the hexose monophosphate shunt upon exposure to heat-inactivated Staphylococcus aureus. However, there was no demonstrable formate oxidation concomitant with phagocytosi...

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

authors： Penniall R,Spitznagel JK

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A landmark study published in PNAS [Côté S, House J, Willer R (2015) Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 112:15838-15843] showed that higher income individuals are less generous than poorer individuals only if they reside in a US state with comparatively large economic inequality. This finding might serve to reconcile inconsistent...

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

authors： Schmukle SC,Korndörfer M,Egloff B

更新日期：2019-05-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Three proteins from cyanobacteria (KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC) can reconstitute circadian oscillations in vitro. At least three molecular properties oscillate during this reaction, namely rhythmic phosphorylation of KaiC, ATP hydrolytic activity of KaiC, and assembly/disassembly of intermolecular complexes among KaiA, KaiB,...

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

authors： Qin X,Byrne M,Mori T,Zou P,Williams DR,McHaourab H,Johnson CH

更新日期：2010-08-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Morphological and genetic characters from cyprinid fishes of the genus Gila were examined to assess a hypothesized hybrid origin of Gila seminuda from the Virgin River, Arizona-Nevada-Utah. The presumed parents, Gila robusta robusta and Gila elegans, are clearly differentiated from one another based on morphology, all...

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

authors： DeMarais BD,Dowling TE,Douglas ME,Minckley WL,Marsh PC

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite being engineered to avoid renal clearance, many cationic polymer (polycation)-based siRNA nanoparticles that are used for systemic delivery are rapidly eliminated from the circulation. Here, we show that a component of the renal filtration barrier--the glomerular basement membrane (GBM)--can disassemble cation...

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

authors： Zuckerman JE,Choi CH,Han H,Davis ME

更新日期：2012-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:In the presence of N(alpha),N(epsilon)-diacetyl-L-Lys-D-Ala-D-Ala as donor, and either D-[(14)C]alanine, [(14)C]-glycine, or meso-[(3)H]diaminopimelic acid as acceptor, the DD carboxypeptidases from Streptomyces R61 and R39 catalyze a transpeptidation reaction with the release of terminal D-alanine from the donor and ...

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

authors： Pollock JJ,Ghuysen JM,Linder R,Salton MR,Perkins HR,Nieto M,Leyh-Bouille M,Frere JM,Johnson K

更新日期：1972-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autoantibodies directed against the cell surface receptors for insulin are found in some patients with extreme insulin resistance. These antibodies specifically inhibit the binding of insulin to its receptor. A purified IgG fraction from one patient's plasma was labeled with 125I. The 125I-labeled antireceptor antibod...

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

authors： Jarrett DB,Roth J,Kahn CR,Flier JS

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seawater Mg:Ca and Sr:Ca ratios are biogeochemical parameters reflecting the Earth-ocean-atmosphere dynamic exchange of elements. The ratios' dependence on the environment and organisms' biology facilitates their application in marine sciences. Here, we present a measured single-laboratory dataset, combined with previ...

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

authors： Lebrato M,Garbe-Schönberg D,Müller MN,Blanco-Ameijeiras S,Feely RA,Lorenzoni L,Molinero JC,Bremer K,Jones DOB,Iglesias-Rodriguez D,Greeley D,Lamare MD,Paulmier A,Graco M,Cartes J,Barcelos E Ramos J,de Lara A,Sanchez-Lea

更新日期：2020-09-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Complex liquids flow through channels faster than expected, an effect attributed to the formation of low-viscosity depletion layers at the boundaries. Characterization of depletion layer length scale, concentration, and dynamics has remained elusive due in large part to the lack of suitable real-space experimental tec...

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

authors： Park SJ,Shakya A,King JT

更新日期：2019-08-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Lithium-sulfur batteries (Li-S batteries) have attracted intense interest because of their high specific capacity and low cost, although they are still hindered by severe capacity loss upon cycling caused by the soluble lithium polysulfide intermediates. Although many structure innovations at the material and device l...

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

authors： Liu W,Jiang J,Yang KR,Mi Y,Kumaravadivel P,Zhong Y,Fan Q,Weng Z,Wu Z,Cha JJ,Zhou H,Batista VS,Brudvig GW,Wang H

更新日期：2017-04-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We deal with the issue of quantifying and optimizing the rotation dynamics of synthetic molecular motors. For this purpose, the continuous four-stage rotation behavior of a typical light-activated molecular motor was measured in detail. All reaction constants were determined empirically. Next, we developed a Markov mo...

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

authors： Geertsema EM,van der Molen SJ,Martens M,Feringa BL

更新日期：2009-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen-derived free radicals have been implicated in the pathogenesis of vasogenic edema and infarction caused by ischemia and reperfusion injury. In earlier studies, exogenously supplied liposome-entrapped CuZn superoxide dismutase (CuZn-SOD) ameliorated ischemic brain edema and infarction in rats following focal cer...

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

authors： Kinouchi H,Epstein CJ,Mizui T,Carlson E,Chen SF,Chan PH

更新日期：1991-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Thioredoxin-related protein of 14 kDa (TRP14, also called TXNDC17 for thioredoxin domain containing 17, or TXNL5 for thioredoxin-like 5) is an evolutionarily well-conserved member of the thioredoxin (Trx)-fold protein family that lacks activity with classical Trx1 substrates. However, we discovered here that human TRP...

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

authors： Pader I,Sengupta R,Cebula M,Xu J,Lundberg JO,Holmgren A,Johansson K,Arnér ES

更新日期：2014-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:We modeled the behavior of recessive mutations with deleterious effects to either the sporophyte or the gametophyte, or both, in polysomic tetraploid populations by allowing for varying levels of double reduction, mutation, and self-fertilization. Double reduction causes a decrease of the equilibrium frequencies of de...

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

authors： Butruille DV,Boiteux LS

更新日期：2000-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:MXenes, a new family of 2D materials, combine hydrophilic surfaces with metallic conductivity. Delamination of MXene produces single-layer nanosheets with thickness of about a nanometer and lateral size of the order of micrometers. The high aspect ratio of delaminated MXene renders it promising nanofiller in multifunc...

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

authors： Ling Z,Ren CE,Zhao MQ,Yang J,Giammarco JM,Qiu J,Barsoum MW,Gogotsi Y

更新日期：2014-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Setting aside high-quality large areas of habitat to protect threatened populations is becoming increasingly difficult as humans fragment and degrade the environment. Biologists and managers therefore must determine the best way to shepherd small populations through the dual challenges of reductions in both the number...

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

authors： Hufbauer RA,Szűcs M,Kasyon E,Youngberg C,Koontz MJ,Richards C,Tuff T,Melbourne BA

更新日期：2015-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Allergic asthma is an inflammatory disease of the lung characterized by abnormal T helper-2 (T(H)2) lymphocyte responses to inhaled antigens. The molecular mechanisms leading to the generation of T(H)2 responses remain unclear, although toll-like receptors (TLRs) present on innate immune cells play a pivotal role in s...

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

authors： Mattes J,Collison A,Plank M,Phipps S,Foster PS

更新日期：2009-11-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The cancer stem cell hypothesis posits that tumors are derived from a single cancer-initiating cell with stem cell properties. The task of identifying and characterizing a single cancer-initiating cell with stem cell properties has proven technically difficult because of the scarcity of the cancer stem cells in the ti...

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

authors： Zucchi I,Sanzone S,Astigiano S,Pelucchi P,Scotti M,Valsecchi V,Barbieri O,Bertoli G,Albertini A,Reinbold RA,Dulbecco R

更新日期：2007-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:5-enol-Pyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase (EPSP synthase; phosphoenolpyruvate:3-phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyltransferase, EC 2.5.1.19) is an enzyme on the pathway toward the synthesis of aromatic amino acids in plants, fungi, and bacteria and is the target of the broad-spectrum herbicide glyphosate. The three-dim...

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

authors： Stallings WC,Abdel-Meguid SS,Lim LW,Shieh HS,Dayringer HE,Leimgruber NK,Stegeman RA,Anderson KS,Sikorski JA,Padgette SR,Kishore GM

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Whether electromagnetic precursors to earthquakes (EQs) exist is an important question not only for EQ prediction but also for understanding the physical processes of EQ generation. Slow transient geoelectric potential changes have been observed before several recent EQs in Japan. In most cases, they appeared 1-19 day...

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

authors： Uyeda S,Nagao T,Orihara Y,Yamaguchi T,Takahashi I

更新日期：2000-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptor alpha (ERalpha) plays a major role in the regulation of neuroendocrine functions and behaviors by estrogens. Although the generation of ERalpha knockout mice advanced our knowledge of ERalpha functions, gene deletion using this method is global and potentially confounded by developmental consequences...

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

authors： Musatov S,Chen W,Pfaff DW,Kaplitt MG,Ogawa S

更新日期：2006-07-05 00:00:00