Loss of perforated synapses in the dentate gyrus: morphological substrate of memory deficit in aged rats.

abstract：:An inborn deficiency in the ability of aldolase B to split fructose 1-phosphate is found in humans with hereditary fructose intolerance (HFI). A stable isotope procedure to elucidate the mechanism of conversion of fructose to glucose in normal children and in HFI children has been developed. A constant infusion of D-[...

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

authors： Gopher A,Vaisman N,Mandel H,Lapidot A

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photosystem II (PSII) subunit S (PsbS) plays a key role in nonphotochemical quenching, a photoprotective mechanism for dissipation of excess excitation energy in plants. The precise function of PsbS in nonphotochemical quenching is unknown. By reconstituting PsbS together with the major light-harvesting complex of...

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

authors： Wilk L,Grunwald M,Liao PN,Walla PJ,Kühlbrandt W

更新日期：2013-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:We examine the IFN-alpha/beta-independent activation of cellular transcription that constitutes an early antiviral response of cells against influenza A and B viruses, which cause widespread epidemics in humans. We show that influenza B virus induces the synthesis in human cells of several mature mRNAs encoded by gene...

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

authors： Kim MJ,Latham AG,Krug RM

更新日期：2002-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) usually catalyze the biosynthesis of peptide natural products by sequential selection, activation, and condensation of amino acid precursors. It was reported that some fatty acids, α-ketoacids, and α-hydroxyacids originating from amino acid metabolism as well as polyketide-deri...

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

authors： Peng C,Pu JY,Song LQ,Jian XH,Tang MC,Tang GL

更新日期：2012-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Several different families of DNA viruses encode proteins that inactivate the cellular retinoblastoma tumor suppressor protein (pRb), which normally functions to bind E2F transcription factors and restrict expression of genes necessary for cellular processes including DNA replication. Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) UL97...

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

authors： Kamil JP,Hume AJ,Jurak I,Münger K,Kalejta RF,Coen DM

更新日期：2009-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Dark-cycle, night administration of the pineal hormone melatonin in drinking water to aging mice (15 months of age) prolongs survival of BALB/c females from 23.8 to 28.1 months and preserves aspects of their youthful state. Similar results were seen in New Zealand Black females beginning at 5 months and C57BL/6 males ...

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

authors： Pierpaoli W,Regelson W

更新日期：1994-01-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Endothelial cells (ECs) not only are important for oxygen delivery but also act as a paracrine source for signals that determine the balance between tissue regeneration and fibrosis. Here we show that genetic inactivation of flow-induced transcription factor Krüppel-like factor 2 (KLF2) in ECs results in reduced liver...

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

authors： Manavski Y,Abel T,Hu J,Kleinlützum D,Buchholz CJ,Belz C,Augustin HG,Boon RA,Dimmeler S

更新日期：2017-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacteria, blue-green algae, are the most abundant autotrophs in aquatic environments and form the base of all aquatic food chains by fixing carbon and nitrogen into cellular biomass. The single most important nutrient for photosynthesis and growth is nitrate, which is severely limiting in many aquatic environment...

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

authors： Koropatkin NM,Pakrasi HB,Smith TJ

更新日期：2006-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of proteasome inhibitors to target cancer's dependence on altered protein homeostasis has been greatly limited by intrinsic and acquired resistance. Analyzing data from thousands of cancer lines and tumors, we find that those with suppressed expression of one or more 19S proteasome subunits show intrinsic prot...

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

authors： Tsvetkov P,Sokol E,Jin D,Brune Z,Thiru P,Ghandi M,Garraway LA,Gupta PB,Santagata S,Whitesell L,Lindquist S

更新日期：2017-01-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Tropical diversity has generally exceeded temperate diversity in the present and at points in the past, but whether measured differences have remained relatively constant through time has been unknown. Here we examine tropical vs. temperate diversities from the Neogene to Recent using the within-habitat diversity meas...

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

authors： Buzas MA,Collins LS,Culver SJ

更新日期：2002-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Do people judge hurricane risks in the context of gender-based expectations? We use more than six decades of death rates from US hurricanes to show that feminine-named hurricanes cause significantly more deaths than do masculine-named hurricanes. Laboratory experiments indicate that this is because hurricane names lea...

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

authors： Jung K,Shavitt S,Viswanathan M,Hilbe JM

更新日期：2014-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Antigen.antibody complexes (Ag.Ab) prepared from (125)I-labeled bovine serum albumin and guinea pig anti-albumin were incubated at 37 degrees C for 30 min with normal human serum diluted optimally for binding (1:16) and then with autologous erythrocytes (RBC). After washing, RBC-bearing antigen.antibody.complement com...

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

authors： Medof ME,Prince GM,Mold C

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated macrophages are described as classically activated or M1 type and alternatively activated or M2 type, depending on their response to proinflammatory stimuli and the expression of genetic markers including iNOS, arginase1, Ym1, and Fizz1. Here we report that Akt kinases differentially contribute to macrophage...

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

authors： Arranz A,Doxaki C,Vergadi E,Martinez de la Torre Y,Vaporidi K,Lagoudaki ED,Ieronymaki E,Androulidaki A,Venihaki M,Margioris AN,Stathopoulos EN,Tsichlis PN,Tsatsanis C

更新日期：2012-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The mapping of eye-specific, geniculocortical inputs to primary visual cortex (V1) is highly sensitive to the balance of correlated activity between the two eyes during a restricted postnatal critical period for ocular dominance plasticity. This critical period is likely to have amplified expression of genes and prote...

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

authors： Lyckman AW,Horng S,Leamey CA,Tropea D,Watakabe A,Van Wart A,McCurry C,Yamamori T,Sur M

更新日期：2008-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin resistance is a key factor in the etiology of type 2 diabetes. Insulin-stimulated glucose uptake is mediated by the glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4), which is expressed mainly in skeletal muscle and adipose tissue. Insulin-stimulated translocation of GLUT4 from its intracellular compartment to the plasma membrane...

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

authors： Baeza-Raja B,Li P,Le Moan N,Sachs BD,Schachtrup C,Davalos D,Vagena E,Bridges D,Kim C,Saltiel AR,Olefsky JM,Akassoglou K

更新日期：2012-04-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of calcium ion on the Na+ activation gate were studied in squid giant axons. Saxitoxin (STX) was used to block ion entry into Na+ channels without hindering access to the membrane surface, making it possible to distinguish surface effects of calcium from pore-occupancy effects. In the presence of STX, gati...

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

authors： Armstrong CM

更新日期：1999-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Two major DNA double-strand break repair pathways exist in all eukaryotes, nonhomologous DNA end joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination (HR). Although both pathways can function throughout the cell cycle, NHEJ predominates in G0/G1) (when a replicated sister chromatid is unavailable), whereas HR makes a more subs...

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

authors： Convery E,Shin EK,Ding Q,Wang W,Douglas P,Davis LS,Nickoloff JA,Lees-Miller SP,Meek K

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Massive datasets that capture human movements and social interactions have catalyzed rapid advances in our quantitative understanding of human behavior during the past years. One important aspect affecting both areas is the critical role space plays. Indeed, growing evidence suggests both our movements and communicati...

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

authors： Deville P,Song C,Eagle N,Blondel VD,Barabási AL,Wang D

更新日期：2016-06-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Excessive activation of calmodulin kinase II (CaMKII) causes arrhythmias and heart failure, but the cellular mechanisms for CaMKII-targeted proteins causing disordered cell membrane excitability and myocardial dysfunction remain uncertain. Failing human cardiomyocytes exhibit increased CaMKII and voltage-gated Ca(2+) ...

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

authors： Koval OM,Guan X,Wu Y,Joiner ML,Gao Z,Chen B,Grumbach IM,Luczak ED,Colbran RJ,Song LS,Hund TJ,Mohler PJ,Anderson ME

更新日期：2010-03-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) most frequently occurs in southern China and southeast Asia. Epidemiology studies link NPC to genetic predisposition, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection, and environmental factors. Genetic studies indicate that mutations in chromatin-modifying enzymes are the most frequent genetic altera...

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

authors： Ke L,Zhou H,Wang C,Xiong G,Xiang Y,Ling Y,Khabir A,Tsao GS,Zeng Y,Zeng M,Busson P,Kieff E,Guo X,Zhao B

更新日期：2017-09-05 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated and characterized a fragment of the gene encoding adipose fatty acid-binding protein (gene 422) from a 3T3-L1 adipocyte genomic library. The 5'-flanking sequence of the 422 gene contains potential regulatory regions for adipose-specific expression. At position -120 there is a fat-specific element that...

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

authors： Cook JS,Lucas JJ,Sibley E,Bolanowski MA,Christy RJ,Kelly TJ,Lane MD

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O-GlcNAc is an intracellular posttranslational modification that governs myriad cell biological processes and is dysregulated in human diseases. Despite this broad pathophysiological significance, the biochemical effects of most O-GlcNAcylation events remain uncharacterized. One prevalent hypothesis is that O-GlcNAc m...

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

authors： Toleman CA,Schumacher MA,Yu SH,Zeng W,Cox NJ,Smith TJ,Soderblom EJ,Wands AM,Kohler JJ,Boyce M

更新日期：2018-06-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic stress is known to promote inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but the underlying mechanism remains largely unresolved. Here, we found chronic stress to sensitize mice to dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis; to increase the infiltration of B cells, neutrophils, and proinflammatory ly6Chi macrophages in ...

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

authors： Gao X,Cao Q,Cheng Y,Zhao D,Wang Z,Yang H,Wu Q,You L,Wang Y,Lin Y,Li X,Wang Y,Bian JS,Sun D,Kong L,Birnbaumer L,Yang Y

更新日期：2018-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A chimeric transforming growth factor beta (TGF-beta) molecule has been synthesized to map the amino acids responsible for the substantially greater activity of TGF-beta 1 than TGF-beta 2 on growth and migration of endothelial cells. This chimera consists of a dimer of a monomeric unit composed of amino acids 1-39 of ...

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

authors： Qian SW,Burmester JK,Merwin JR,Madri JA,Sporn MB,Roberts AB

更新日期：1992-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The accuracy of tail-anchored (TA) protein targeting to the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) depends on the Guided Entry of Tail-Anchored (Get) protein targeting machinery. The fate of TA proteins that become inappropriately inserted into other organelles, such as mitochondria, is unknown. Here, we identify Msp1, a conserve...

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

authors： Okreglak V,Walter P

更新日期：2014-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Dopamine (DA) promotes wakefulness, and DA transporter inhibitors such as dextroamphetamine and methylphenidate are effective for increasing arousal and inducing reanimation, or active emergence from general anesthesia. DA neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) are involved in reward processing, motivation, emoti...

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

authors： Taylor NE,Van Dort CJ,Kenny JD,Pei J,Guidera JA,Vlasov KY,Lee JT,Boyden ES,Brown EN,Solt K

更新日期：2016-11-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The circadian clock modulates expression of a large fraction of the Arabidopsis genome and affects many aspects of plant growth and development. We have discovered one way in which the circadian system regulates hormone signaling, identifying a node that links the clock and auxin networks. Auxin plays key roles in dev...

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

authors： Rawat R,Schwartz J,Jones MA,Sairanen I,Cheng Y,Andersson CR,Zhao Y,Ljung K,Harmer SL

更新日期：2009-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:An early and a late histone H2B gene from the sea urchin Stronglyocentrotus purpuratus were linked in a single plasmid and injected into the eggs of the sea urchin Lytechinus pictus. The levels of transcripts of injected early and late genes and of endogenous early genes were monitored during development by a ribonucl...

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

authors： Colin AM,Catlin TL,Kidson SH,Maxson R

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By employing the nuclear DNA of the African rice Oryza glaberrima as a reference genome, the timing, natures, mechanisms, and specificities of recent sequence evolution in the indica and japonica subspecies of Oryza sativa were identified. The data indicate that the genome sizes of both indica and japonica have increa...

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

authors： Ma J,Bennetzen JL

更新日期：2004-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Differences in T cell receptor (TCR) signaling initiated by interactions among TCRs, coreceptors, and self-peptide-MHC complexes determine the outcome of CD4 versus CD8 lineage of T cell differentiation. The H-2Ld and Kbm3 alloreactive 2C TCR is positively selected by MHC class I Kb and a yet-to-be identified nonclass...

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

authors： Ge Q,Holler PD,Mahajan VS,Nuygen T,Eisen HN,Chen J

更新日期：2006-02-07 00:00:00