Global trends in nature's contributions to people.

abstract：:The Sleeping Beauty (SB) transposon system can integrate foreign sequences of DNA in the genome of mouse somatic cells eliciting long-term expression in vivo. This technology holds great promise for human gene therapy as a nonviral technology to deliver therapeutic genes. SB also provides a means to study the effects ...

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

authors： Carlson CM,Frandsen JL,Kirchhof N,McIvor RS,Largaespada DA

更新日期：2005-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:We image macroscopic transient pores in mechanically stretched giant vesicles. Holes open above a critical radius r(c1), grow up to a radius r(c2), and close. We interpret the upper limit r(c2) by a relaxation of the membrane tension as the holes expand. The closing of the holes is caused by a further relaxation of th...

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

authors： Sandre O,Moreaux L,Brochard-Wyart F

更新日期：1999-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:NK cells are promising effectors for tumor adoptive immunotherapy, particularly when considering the targeting of MHC class I low or negative tumors. Yet, NK cells cannot respond to many tumors, which is particularly the case for nonhematopoietic tumors such as carcinomas or melanoma even when these cells lose MHC cla...

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

authors： Kruschinski A,Moosmann A,Poschke I,Norell H,Chmielewski M,Seliger B,Kiessling R,Blankenstein T,Abken H,Charo J

更新日期：2008-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) appears to mediate the rapid increase in pregnenolone synthesis stimulated by tropic hormones. cDNAs encoding StAR were isolated from a human adrenal cortex library. Human StAR, coexpressed in COS-1 cells with cytochrome P450scc and adrenodoxin, increased pregnenolone synt...

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

authors： Sugawara T,Holt JA,Driscoll D,Strauss JF 3rd,Lin D,Miller WL,Patterson D,Clancy KP,Hart IM,Clark BJ

更新日期：1995-05-23 00:00:00

abstract：:A critique is presented of the Lumsden-Wilson theory [Lumsden, C. J. & Wilson, E. O. (1980) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 77, 4382-4386] of the transmission of cultural traits. An analysis of the underlying assumptions and the mathematical nature of the theory clarifies its essentially reductionist and determinist qualit...

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

authors： Alper JS,Lange RV

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cylindrical detonating explosive behaves like a non-Newtonian viscous fluid emerging from a cylindrical pipe. The expression for non-Newtonian viscous flow has been applied to detonating explosives. The resultant fit to emerging flame fronts from detonation is excellent for a wide variety of detonating explosives bo...

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

authors： Coon N,Ma SM,Redington PK,Brown B,Eyring H

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are certain genes on the sex chromosome of Drosophila for which the female contains twice as many copies as the male. Some of the genes in this group produce the same phenotype in each sex despite the dosage difference and are said, therefore, to manifest dosage compensation. The structural genes for glucose-6-p...

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

authors： Seecof RL,Kaplan WD,Futch DG

更新日期：1969-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The MARCKS protein is a widely distributed cellular substrate for protein kinase C. It is a myristoylprotein that binds calmodulin and actin in a manner reversible by protein kinase C-dependent phosphorylation. It is also highly expressed in nervous tissue, particularly during development. To evaluate a possible devel...

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

authors： Stumpo DJ,Bock CB,Tuttle JS,Blackshear PJ

更新日期：1995-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Locus content maps are derived from monosomic or disomic chromosomes broken by radiation, shearing, or other clastogen, the fragments being distributed among clones by dilution or incorporation into the cells of another species and scored for segregation of markers. Locus content maps provide evidence about radiosensi...

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

authors： Teague JW,Collins A,Morton NE

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a method based on a phagemid vector with helper phage rescue for the construction and rapid analysis of combinatorial antibody Fab libraries. This approach should allow the generation and selection of many monoclonal antibodies. Antibody genes are expressed in concert with phage morphogenesis, thereby allo...

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

authors： Kang AS,Barbas CF,Janda KD,Benkovic SJ,Lerner RA

更新日期：1991-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The kinetics for hydrogen exchange at individual base pairs in self-complementary deoxydodecanucleotide duplexes have been estimated from NMR saturation recovery measurements on the resolved imino protons as a function of temperature. The imino protons of dA . dT base pairs in the center of the fully alternating d(C-G...

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

authors： Patel DJ,Ikuta S,Kozlowski S,Itakura K

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS)-mediated oxidative stress and DNA damage have recently been recognized as contributing to the efficacy of most bactericidal antibiotics, irrespective of their primary macromolecular targets. Inhibitors of targets involved in both combating oxidative stress as well as being required for in...

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

authors： Tiwari S,van Tonder AJ,Vilchèze C,Mendes V,Thomas SE,Malek A,Chen B,Chen M,Kim J,Blundell TL,Parkhill J,Weinrick B,Berney M,Jacobs WR Jr

更新日期：2018-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell-free DNA shed by cancer cells has been shown to be a rich source of putative tumor-specific biomarkers. Because cell-free DNA from brain and spinal cord tumors cannot usually be detected in the blood, we studied whether the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that bathes the CNS is enriched for tumor DNA, here termed CSF-t...

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

authors： Wang Y,Springer S,Zhang M,McMahon KW,Kinde I,Dobbyn L,Ptak J,Brem H,Chaichana K,Gallia GL,Gokaslan ZL,Groves ML,Jallo GI,Lim M,Olivi A,Quinones-Hinojosa A,Rigamonti D,Riggins GJ,Sciubba DM,Weingart JD,Wolinsky JP

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast cancer remains the cancer with the highest mortality among women in the United States. Peptides derived from the oncogenic Tac1 gene (full transcript: betaPPT-A) stimulate the proliferation of breast cancer cells (BCCs) via seven-transmembrane G protein-coupled neurokinin 1 (NK1) and NK2 receptors. The NK1 gene...

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

authors： Patel HJ,Ramkissoon SH,Patel PS,Rameshwar P

更新日期：2005-11-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Staphylococcal protein A (SpA) is anchored to the cell wall envelope of Staphylococcus aureus by sortase A, which links the threonyl (T) of its C-terminal LPXTG motif to peptidoglycan cross-bridges (i.e., Gly5). SpA binds the Fcγ domains of IgG and protects staphylococci from opsonophagocytic clearance. Moreover, SpA ...

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

authors： Becker S,Frankel MB,Schneewind O,Missiakas D

更新日期：2014-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacterial adaptation to nutrient limitation and increased population densities is central to survival and virulence. Surprisingly, <3% of Escherichia coli genes are known to play roles specific to the stationary phase. There is evidence that the leucine-responsive regulatory protein (Lrp) may play an important role in...

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

authors： Tani TH,Khodursky A,Blumenthal RM,Brown PO,Matthews RG

更新日期：2002-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In vivo expression technology (IVET) has been used to identify > 100 Salmonella typhimurium genes that are specifically expressed during infection of BALB/c mice and/or murine cultured macrophages. Induction of these genes is shown to be required for survival in the animal under conditions of the IVET selection. One c...

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

authors： Heithoff DM,Conner CP,Hanna PC,Julio SM,Hentschel U,Mahan MJ

更新日期：1997-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Influenza is a lipid-enveloped, pleomorphic virus. We combine electron cryotomography and analysis of images of frozen-hydrated virions to determine the structural organization of filamentous influenza A virus. Influenza A/Udorn/72 virions are capsule-shaped or filamentous particles of highly uniform diameter. We show...

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

authors： Calder LJ,Wasilewski S,Berriman JA,Rosenthal PB

更新日期：2010-06-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Radioimmunoassays specific for the N and C termini of human prothymosin alpha and the N terminus of human parathymosin alpha were employed for the measurement of the levels of alpha-thymosins in human thymus, spleen, and liver during normal growth and intestine and breast in malignant growth. A differential expression...

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

authors： Tsitsiloni OE,Stiakakis J,Koutselinis A,Gogas J,Markopoulos C,Yialouris P,Bekris S,Panoussopoulos D,Kiortsis V,Voelter W

更新日期：1993-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe retroviral expression vectors containing cDNAs encoding part of fibronectin preceded by the signal and "pro" sequences of parathyroid hormone. The recombinant retroviruses were used to generate NIH 3T3 cell lines stably producing functionally active fragments of fibronectin. The recombinant fibronectins (d...

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

authors： Schwarzbauer JE,Mulligan RC,Hynes RO

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoic acid receptor beta (RAR beta), which codes for a nuclear receptor for retinoic acid, is localized in a chromosomal region frequently deleted in lung cancer cells. The gene is expressed in normal lung tissue and in the majority of the cell lines derived from lung tumors but not in most of the lines derived fro...

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

authors： Houle B,Rochette-Egly C,Bradley WE

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two features make the tooth an excellent model in the study of evolutionary innovations: the relative simplicity of its structure and the fact that the major tooth-forming genes have been identified in eutherian mammals. To understand the nature of the innovation at the molecular level, it is necessary to identify the...

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

authors： Toyosawa S,O'hUigin C,Figueroa F,Tichy H,Klein J

更新日期：1998-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae possesses a high-affinity estrogen binding protein and an endogenous ligand that displaces [3H]estradiol from both the yeast binding protein and mammalian estrogen receptors. Semipurified preparations of this ligand have been shown to exhibit estrogenic activity in mammalian systems. We now de...

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

authors： Feldman D,Tökés LG,Stathis PA,Miller SC,Kurz W,Harvey D

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of interleukin-4 (IL-4) is viewed as the hallmark of a Th2 lymphocyte, whereas the subsequent action of IL-4 and IL-13, mediated through the STAT6 signaling pathway, is seen as a prerequisite for the full development of Th2 immune responses to parasites and allergens. G4 mice, whose IL-4 gene locus cont...

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

authors： van Panhuys N,Tang SC,Prout M,Camberis M,Scarlett D,Roberts J,Hu-Li J,Paul WE,Le Gros G

更新日期：2008-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Many discoveries in cell biology rely on making specific proteins visible within their native cellular environment. There are various genetically encoded tags, such as fluorescent proteins, developed for fluorescence microscopy (FM). However, there are almost no genetically encoded tags that enable cellular proteins t...

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

authors： Doh JK,White JD,Zane HK,Chang YH,López CS,Enns CA,Beatty KE

更新日期：2018-12-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The GTP/GDP nucleotide switch in Ras superfamily GTPases generally involves differential affinity toward downstream effectors, with the GTP-bound state having a higher affinity for effector than the GDP-bound state. We have developed a quantitative model of allosteric regulation of the Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome protein...

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

authors： Leung DW,Rosen MK

更新日期：2005-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Clones of embryonic chick chondrocytes have been isolated and collagen biosynthesis has been followed as the clones grow and eventually lose division capacity. Analysis of collagen type at each successive subculture until the time of cellular senescence has shown that a change in synthesis occurs from the cartilage-sp...

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

authors： Mayne R,Vail MS,Mayne PM,Miller EJ

更新日期：1976-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myocytes in the atria contain a prohormone that gives rise to atrial natriuretic peptides (ANP), which have intrinsic hemodynamic regulatory activity. Little is known about mechanisms regulating ANP release. In rats with indwelling catheters, acute blood volume expansion with 5% (wt/vol) dextrose increases the amount ...

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

authors： Zamir N,Haass M,Dave JR,Zukowska-Grojec Z

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Resistance to thyroid hormone (RTH) is most often due to point mutations in the beta-isoform of the thyroid hormone (TH) receptor (TR-beta). The majority of mutations involve the ligand-binding domain, where they block TH binding and receptor function on both stimulatory and inhibitory TH response elements. In contras...

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

authors： Machado DS,Sabet A,Santiago LA,Sidhaye AR,Chiamolera MI,Ortiga-Carvalho TM,Wondisford FE

更新日期：2009-06-09 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we used PCR analysis with arbitrary primers (AP-PCR) to screen for overlapping bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC) clones and assembly of contigs. A rice BAC library with three genome equivalents was used to prepare pooled BAC DNA. Twenty-two arbitrary primers were used to survey the pooled BAC DNAs...

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

authors： Xu J,Yang D,Domingo J,Ni J,Huang N

更新日期：1998-05-12 00:00:00