Bidirectional control of the chicken beta- and epsilon-globin genes by a shared enhancer.

abstract：:Activins and inhibins, members of the type beta transforming growth factor superfamily of growth regulatory proteins, are produced in multiple tissues and affect diverse physiologic processes. Using embryonic stem cell technology, we previously demonstrated that inhibin can function as a gonadal tumor suppressor. In t...

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

authors： Matzuk MM,Finegold MJ,Mather JP,Krummen L,Lu H,Bradley A

更新日期：1994-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Malaria, caused by Plasmodium sp, results in almost one million deaths and over 200 million new infections annually. The World Health Organization has recommended that artemisinin-based combination therapies be used for treatment of malaria. Artemisinin is a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from the plant Artemisia annu...

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

authors： Westfall PJ,Pitera DJ,Lenihan JR,Eng D,Woolard FX,Regentin R,Horning T,Tsuruta H,Melis DJ,Owens A,Fickes S,Diola D,Benjamin KR,Keasling JD,Leavell MD,McPhee DJ,Renninger NS,Newman JD,Paddon CJ

更新日期：2012-01-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Myxococcus xanthus is a Gram-negative bacterium that aggregates to form fruiting bodies when nutrients are limiting. Previous studies showed that the frz mutants that are defective in chemotaxis exhibited irregular and infrequent patterns of cellular reversal. In contrast, wild-type cells, when examined individually, ...

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

authors： Shi W,Ngok FK,Zusman DR

更新日期：1996-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An investigation by paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of the photoreduction of ferredoxin, oxygenically by water and anoxygenically by a direct electron donor to photosystem I, led to the unexpected findings that different reductive mechanisms may be involved. Ferredoxin photoreduced by water was not reoxidized in t...

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

authors： Arnon DI,Tsujimoto HY,Tang GM

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When a fast-moving drop impacts onto a smooth substrate, splashing will be produced at the edge of the expanding liquid sheet. This ubiquitous phenomenon lacks a fundamental understanding. Combining experiment with model, we illustrate that the ultrathin air film trapped under the expanding liquid front triggers splas...

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

authors： Liu Y,Tan P,Xu L

更新日期：2015-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Nicotinic AChRs (nAChRs) represent a paradigm for ligand-gated ion channels. Despite intensive studies over many years, our understanding of the mechanisms of activation and inhibition for nAChRs is still incomplete. Here, we present molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of the alpha7 nAChR ligand-binding domain, both i...

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

authors： Yi M,Tjong H,Zhou HX

更新日期：2008-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In contrast to the Hox genes in arthropods and vertebrates, those in molluscs show diverse expression patterns with differences reported among lineages. Here, we investigate 2 phylogenetically distant molluscs, a gastropod and a polyplacophoran, and show that the Hox expression in both species can be divided into 2 ca...

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

authors： Huan P,Wang Q,Tan S,Liu B

更新日期：2020-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive organisms pose a global threat and are exceptionally difficult to eradicate after they become abundant in their new habitats. We report a successful multitactic strategy for combating the pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella), one of the world's most invasive pests. A coordinated program in the southwester...

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

authors： Tabashnik BE,Liesner LR,Ellsworth PC,Unnithan GC,Fabrick JA,Naranjo SE,Li X,Dennehy TJ,Antilla L,Staten RT,Carrière Y

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The biosynthesis of fibronectin during the in vivo development of matrix-induced endochondral bone was investigated by using [35S]methionine in rats. The dmineralized bone matrix that was implanted subcutaneously to induce local bone formation bound circulating fibronectin. This may be an important initial requirement...

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

authors： Weiss RE,Reddi AH

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If excision repair-proficient human cells are allowed time for repair before onset of S phase, the premutagenic lesions formed by (+/-)-7 beta,8 alpha-dihydroxy-9 alpha,10 alpha-epoxy- 7,8,9,10-tetrahydrobenzo[a]pyrene (benzo[a]pyrene diol epoxide, BPDE) are lost from the transcribed strand of the hypoxanthine (guanin...

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

authors： Chen RH,Maher VM,Brouwer J,van de Putte P,McCormick JJ

更新日期：1992-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Citrus bacterial canker (CBC) caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. citri (Xac) was first documented in India and Java in the mid 19th century. Since that time, the known distribution of the disease has steadily increased. Concurrent with the dispersion of the pathogen, the diversity of described strains continues to i...

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

authors： Li W,Song Q,Brlansky RH,Hartung JS

更新日期：2007-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Proteins have evolved to be foldable, and yet determinants of foldability may be inapparent once the native state is reached. Insight has emerged from studies of diseases of protein misfolding, exemplified by monogenic diabetes mellitus due to mutations in proinsulin leading to endoplasmic reticulum stress and β-cell ...

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

authors： Rege NK,Liu M,Yang Y,Dhayalan B,Wickramasinghe NP,Chen YS,Rahimi L,Guo H,Haataja L,Sun J,Ismail-Beigi F,Phillips NB,Arvan P,Weiss MA

更新日期：2020-11-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The potential involvement of ceramide-related signaling processes in the induction of apoptosis by tumor necrosis factor alpha was assessed by multiple biochemical strategies in the human leukemic cell lines HL-60 and U937 and the murine fibrosarcoma cell lines L929/LM and WEHI 164/13. Exposure of these cells to tumor...

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

authors： Jarvis WD,Kolesnick RN,Fornari FA,Traylor RS,Gewirtz DA,Grant S

更新日期：1994-01-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Single strands of DNA serve, in rare instances, as promoters for transcription; duplex DNA promoters with individual strands that also have a promoter capacityfunction have not been described. We show that the nontranscribed strand of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae U6 snRNA gene directs transcription initiation factor I...

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

authors： Schroder O,Geiduschek EP,Kassavetis GA

更新日期：2003-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The endbrain (telencephalon) is at the rostral end of the central nervous system and is primarily responsible for supporting cognition and affect. Structurally, it consists of right and left cerebral hemispheres, each parceled into multiple cortical and nuclear gray matter regions. The global network organization of a...

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

authors： Swanson LW,Hahn JD,Jeub LGS,Fortunato S,Sporns O

更新日期：2018-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In humans, septal defects are among the most prevalent congenital heart diseases, but their cellular and molecular origins are not fully understood. We report that transcription factor Tbx5 is present in a subpopulation of endocardial cells and that its deletion therein results in fully penetrant, dose-dependent atria...

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

authors： Nadeau M,Georges RO,Laforest B,Yamak A,Lefebvre C,Beauregard J,Paradis P,Bruneau BG,Andelfinger G,Nemer M

更新日期：2010-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Most B lymphocytes in normal individuals express two classes of cell-surface immunoglobulins, IgM and IgD. The specificity of the two antigen receptors is identical since they are produced by transcription and differential splicing of the same variable region gene segment to the heavy-chain constant region gene segmen...

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

authors： Irsch J,Irlenbusch S,Radl J,Burrows PD,Cooper MD,Radbruch AH

更新日期：1994-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Tactile-foraging ducks are specialist birds known for their touch-dependent feeding behavior. They use dabbling, straining, and filtering to find edible matter in murky water, relying on the sense of touch in their bill. Here, we present the molecular characterization of embryonic duck bill, which we show contains a h...

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

authors： Schneider ER,Anderson EO,Mastrotto M,Matson JD,Schulz VP,Gallagher PG,LaMotte RH,Gracheva EO,Bagriantsev SN

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of distinct regions in the amniote vertebral column results from somite formation and Hox gene expression, with the adult morphology displaying remarkable variation among lineages. Mammalian regionalization is reportedly very conservative or even constrained, but there has been no study investigating v...

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

authors： Müller J,Scheyer TM,Head JJ,Barrett PM,Werneburg I,Ericson PG,Pol D,Sánchez-Villagra MR

更新日期：2010-02-02 00:00:00

abstract：:In enzyme catalysis, where exquisitely positioned functionality is the sine qua non, atomic coordinates for a Michaelis complex can provide powerful insights into activation of the substrate. We focus here on the initial proton transfer of the isomerization reaction catalyzed by triosephosphate isomerase and present t...

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

authors： Jogl G,Rozovsky S,McDermott AE,Tong L

更新日期：2003-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Methods are described for the removal of the sporophytic pollen grain coating of Brassica oleracea and for the isolation of coat polypeptides. The coat contains a small number of proteins ranging from 6 to 45 kDa. Many of the larger proteins are glycosylated, while all carry high positive charges resulting in pI value...

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

authors： Doughty J,Hedderson F,McCubbin A,Dickinson H

更新日期：1993-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In a significant fraction of the Escherichia coli cytosolic proteins, the N-terminal methionine residue incorporated during the translation initiation step is excised. The N-terminal methionine excision is catalyzed by methionyl-aminopeptidase (MAP). Previous studies have suggested that the action of this enzyme could...

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

authors： Hirel PH,Schmitter MJ,Dessen P,Fayat G,Blanquet S

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Signaling through the Toll receptor is required for dorsal/ventral polarity in Drosophila embryos, and also plays an evolutionarily conserved role in the immune response. Upon ligand binding, Toll appears to multimerize and activate the associated kinase, Pelle. However, the immediate downstream targets of Pelle have ...

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

authors： Shen B,Liu H,Skolnik EY,Manley JL

更新日期：2001-07-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, a mechanism of arsenite [As(III)]resistance through methylation and subsequent volatization is described. Heterologous expression of arsM from Rhodopseudomonas palustris was shown to confer As(III) resistance to an arsenic-sensitive strain of Escherichia coli. ArsM catalyzes the formation of a number ...

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

authors： Qin J,Rosen BP,Zhang Y,Wang G,Franke S,Rensing C

更新日期：2006-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The human genome is made up of long DNA segments, the isochores, which are compositionally homogeneous and can be subdivided into a small number of families characterized by different G+C levels. Chromosome in situ suppression hybridization (in which excess unlabeled human DNA is added to suppress hybridization of rep...

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

authors： Saccone S,De Sario A,Wiegant J,Raap AK,Della Valle G,Bernardi G

更新日期：1993-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The HIV type 1 (HIV-1) virion infectivity factor (Vif) protein blocks the action of the host defense factor APOBEC3G in human cells, thereby allowing release of infectious virions, but fails to inhibit similar APOBEC3G proteins present in some simian cells. Conversely, the Vif protein encoded by the African green monk...

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

authors： Bogerd HP,Doehle BP,Wiegand HL,Cullen BR

更新日期：2004-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Chick calvaria labeled in vitro contain a triple-stranded collagen precursor that contains two pro alpha1 and one pro alpha2 chains. All chains contain cystine and are linked by S-S bonds. Ultracentrifugal analysis was used to measure the relative size of the disulfide-linked units. It is proposed that the S-S links h...

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

authors： Fessler LI,Burgeson RE,Morris NP,Fessler JH

更新日期：1973-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive regeneration of the vertebrate body plan is found in salamander and fish species. In these organisms, regeneration takes place through reprogramming of differentiated cells, proliferation, and subsequent redifferentiation of adult tissues. Such plasticity is rarely found in adult mammalian tissues, and this ...

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

authors： Yun MH,Gates PB,Brockes JP

更新日期：2013-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxygen isotherms of human hemoglobin measured in distilled water and in solutions of sodium chloride in the concentration range from 0.02 to 3.0 M indicate that the oxygen affinity decreases up to about 1 M salt and then begins to increase. The isotherms obtained in the range from 0.02 to 0.6 M sodium chloride, at 37 ...

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

authors： Haire RN,Hedlund BE

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical studies have revealed that genetic variations in metabotropic glutamate receptor 3 (mGlu3) affect performance on cognitive tasks dependent upon the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and may be linked to psychiatric conditions such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and addiction. We have performed a series of studies ...

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

authors： Walker AG,Wenthur CJ,Xiang Z,Rook JM,Emmitte KA,Niswender CM,Lindsley CW,Conn PJ

更新日期：2015-01-27 00:00:00