Cell patterning in pigment-chimeric eyes in Xenopus: germinal transplants and their contributions to growth of the pigmented retinal epithelium.

abstract：:The preservation of our cultural heritage is of great importance to future generations. Despite this, significant problems have arisen with the conservation of waterlogged wooden artifacts. Three major issues facing conservators are structural instability on drying, biological degradation, and chemical degradation on ...

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

authors： Walsh Z,Janeček ER,Hodgkinson JT,Sedlmair J,Koutsioubas A,Spring DR,Welch M,Hirschmugl CJ,Toprakcioglu C,Nitschke JR,Jones M,Scherman OA

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial actin homolog, MreB, forms helical cables within the cell that are required for maintenance of a rod shape. These helical structures are thought to be involved in the spatial organization of cell wall (peptidoglycan) synthesizing complexes of penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs). Here, we examined the role...

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

authors： Divakaruni AV,Loo RR,Xie Y,Loo JA,Gober JW

更新日期：2005-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:In normal messenger RNA for the human beta-globin chain, nucleotide sequences have been identified which can be matched to the amino-acid sequence of the abnormally long segment of the beta-chain of hemoglobin Cranston. The finding of these sequences strengthens the hypothesis that the betaCranston chain arose by a fr...

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

authors： Forget BG,Marotta CA,Weissman SM,Cohen-Solal M

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By comparing the amino acid sequences of 11 mammalian and 1 avian prion proteins (PrP), structural analyses predicted four alpha-helical regions. Peptides corresponding to these regions of Syrian hamster PrP were synthesized, and, contrary to predictions, three of the four spontaneously formed amyloids as shown by ele...

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

authors： Gasset M,Baldwin MA,Lloyd DH,Gabriel JM,Holtzman DM,Cohen F,Fletterick R,Prusiner SB

更新日期：1992-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate and timely surface precipitation measurements are crucial for water resources management, agriculture, weather prediction, climate research, as well as ground validation of satellite-based precipitation estimates. However, the majority of the land surface of the earth lacks such data, and in many parts of the...

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

authors： Overeem A,Leijnse H,Uijlenhoet R

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The human Thy-1 gene has been isolated and sequenced and compared to the rat and mouse Thy-1 genes. All three genes are organized in the same way: one exon encoding the majority of the signal peptide, another encoding the transmembrane segment, and a third encoding the remainder of the protein. One major structural di...

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

authors： Seki T,Spurr N,Obata F,Goyert S,Goodfellow P,Silver J

更新日期：1985-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:E2A helix-loop-helix proteins are involved in the control of various developmental pathways. We show here by in situ hybridization that E2A transcripts are present in most embryonic and adult tissues. However, no E2A expression is detectable in heart and nonproliferative regions of the brain and spinal cord. Highest l...

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

authors： Roberts VJ,Steenbergen R,Murre C

更新日期：1993-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Acquisition of acetylcholine receptors during differentiation of a clonal myoblast cell line was monitored with a neurotoxin isolated from venom of the Indian Cobra Naja naja. Toxin bound specifically and reversibly to acetylcholine receptors of the differentiated cells. Specificity of the binding reaction was assayed...

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

authors： Patrick J,Heinemann SF,Lindstrom J,Schubert D,Steinbach JH

更新日期：1972-10-01 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：:The E3 ubiquitin ligase X-linked inhibitor of apoptosis (XIAP) acts as a molecular rheostat for the immune deficiency (IMD) pathway of the tick Ixodes scapularis How XIAP activates the IMD pathway in response to microbial infection remains ill defined. Here, we identified the XIAP enzymatic substrate p47 as a positive...

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

authors： McClure Carroll EE,Wang X,Shaw DK,O'Neal AJ,Oliva Chávez AS,Brown LJ,Boradia VM,Hammond HL,Pedra JHF

更新日期：2019-01-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The structure of the adeno-associated virus (AAV-2) has been determined to 3-A resolution by x-ray crystallography. AAV is being developed as a vector for gene therapy to treat diseases including hemophilia, cancer, and cystic fibrosis. As in the distantly related autonomous parvoviruses, the capsid protein has a beta...

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

authors： Xie Q,Bu W,Bhatia S,Hare J,Somasundaram T,Azzi A,Chapman MS

更新日期：2002-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Tooth decay (dental caries) is a widespread human disease caused by microbial biofilms. Streptococcus mutans, a biofilm-former, has been consistently associated with severe childhood caries; however, how this bacterium is spatially organized with other microorganisms in the oral cavity to promote disease remains unkno...

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

authors： Kim D,Barraza JP,Arthur RA,Hara A,Lewis K,Liu Y,Scisci EL,Hajishengallis E,Whiteley M,Koo H

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparan sulfate regulates diverse cell-surface signaling events, and its roles in the development of the nervous system recently have been increasingly uncovered by studies using genetic models carrying mutations of genes encoding enzymes for its synthesis. On the other hand, the role of heparan sulfate in the physiol...

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

authors： Irie F,Badie-Mahdavi H,Yamaguchi Y

更新日期：2012-03-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease (HD) is classically characterized as a movement disorder, however cognitive impairments precede the motor symptoms by ∼15 y. Based on proteomic and bioinformatic data linking the Huntingtin protein (Htt) and KCC2, which is required for hyperpolarizing GABAergic inhibition, and the important role o...

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

authors： Dargaei Z,Bang JY,Mahadevan V,Khademullah CS,Bedard S,Parfitt GM,Kim JC,Woodin MA

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear factor kappaB (NF-kappaB) transcription factors regulate genes responsible for critical cellular processes. IkappaBalpha, -beta, and -epsilon bind to NF-kappaBs and inhibit their transcriptional activity. The NF-kappaB-binding domains of IkappaBs contain six ankyrin repeats (ARs), which adopt a beta-hairpin/al...

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

authors： Truhlar SM,Torpey JW,Komives EA

更新日期：2006-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Yellow, orange, and red coloration is a fundamental aspect of avian diversity and serves as an important signal in mate choice and aggressive interactions. This coloration is often produced through the deposition of diet-derived carotenoid pigments, yet the mechanisms of carotenoid uptake and transport are not well-un...

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

authors： Toomey MB,Lopes RJ,Araújo PM,Johnson JD,Gazda MA,Afonso S,Mota PG,Koch RE,Hill GE,Corbo JC,Carneiro M

更新日期：2017-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Formamide is one of the important compounds from which prebiotic molecules can be synthesized, provided that its concentration is sufficiently high. For nucleotides and short DNA strands, it has been shown that a high degree of accumulation in hydrothermal pores occurs, so that temperature gradients might play a role ...

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

authors： Niether D,Afanasenkau D,Dhont JK,Wiegand S

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Avian reovirus S1133 penetrates and uncoats in suspension cultures of mouse L cells. The multiple species of viral transcripts are produced in the cytoplasm of the infected cell, but they fail to associate with polysomes, consistent with the absence of viral protein synthesis. The selective block in avian virus mRNA t...

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

authors： Benavente J,Shatkin AJ

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We exploit the unusual genome organization of the ciliate cell to analyze the control of specific gene amplification during a nuclear differentiation process. Ciliates contain two types of nuclei within one cell, the macronucleus and the micronucleus; and after sexual reproduction a new macronucleus is formed from a m...

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

authors： Heyse G,Jönsson F,Chang WJ,Lipps HJ

更新日期：2010-12-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The crystal structure of human angiogenin (reported in the preceding paper in this issue) reveals that the site that corresponds to the pyrimidine binding site of RNase A is obstructed by Gln-117. Mutation of this residue to Ala and Gly is here found to increase activity 11- to 18-fold and 21- to 30-fold, respectively...

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

authors： Russo N,Shapiro R,Acharya KR,Riordan JF,Vallee BL

更新日期：1994-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Chemical labeling of proteins inside of living cells can enable studies of the location, movement, and function of proteins in vivo. Here we demonstrate an approach for chemical labeling of proteins that uses the high-affinity interaction between an FKBP12 mutant (F36V) and a synthetic, engineered ligand (SLF'). A flu...

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

authors： Marks KM,Braun PD,Nolan GP

更新日期：2004-07-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Engaging mammalian Toll-like receptors (TLRs) activate both the NF-kappaB and mitogen-activated protein kinase signaling pathways. Here we establish that mitogen-activated protein 3 kinase Tpl2, levels of which are markedly reduced in nfkb1(-/-) cells, is required for extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activa...

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

authors： Banerjee A,Gugasyan R,McMahon M,Gerondakis S

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of natural killer (NK) cell function in vivo have been challenging primarily due to the lack of animal models in which NK cells are genetically and selectively deficient. Here, we describe a transgenic mouse with defective natural killing and selective deficiency in NK1.1(+) CD3(-) cells. Despite functionally ...

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

authors： Kim S,Iizuka K,Aguila HL,Weissman IL,Yokoyama WM

更新日期：2000-03-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcriptional repressors can be classified as short- or long-range, according to their range of activity. Functional analysis of identified short-range repressors has been carried out largely in transgenic Drosophila, but it is not known whether general properties of short-range repressors are evident in other types...

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

authors： Ryu JR,Olson LK,Arnosti DN

更新日期：2001-11-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Drug-target residence time (t = 1/k(off), where k(off) is the dissociation rate constant) has become an important index in discovering better- or best-in-class drugs. However, little effort has been dedicated to developing computational methods that can accurately predict this kinetic parameter or related parameters, ...

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

authors： Bai F,Xu Y,Chen J,Liu Q,Gu J,Wang X,Ma J,Li H,Onuchic JN,Jiang H

更新日期：2013-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In clinical trials comparing two treatments, one would often like to control the probability of erroneous decision while minimizing not the total sample size but the number of patients given the inferior treatment. To do this obviously requires that one use a datadependent allocation rule for the two treatments rather...

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

authors： Flehinger BJ,Louis TA,Robbins H,Singer BH

更新日期：1972-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salt production and trade is thought to be critical to the development of all states and emergent empires. Until now, however, scientific evidence of early salt production has rarely been presented, and no studies of early Chinese salt production have provided unequivocal proof. Here, we report x-ray fluorescence, x-r...

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

authors： Flad R,Zhu J,Wang C,Chen P,von Falkenhausen L,Sun Z,Li S

更新日期：2005-08-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The N-terminal 392 amino acids of the Drosophila kinesin alpha subunit (designated DKH392) form a dimer in solution that releases only one of its two tightly bound ADP molecules on association with a microtubule, whereas a shorter monomeric construct (designated DKH340) releases > or = 95% of its one bound ADP on asso...

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

authors： Hackney DD

更新日期：1994-07-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The formation of myelin by Schwann cells (SCs) occurs via a series of orchestrated molecular events. We previously used global expression profiling to examine peripheral nerve myelination and identified the NAD(+)-dependent deacetylase Sir-two-homolog 2 (Sirt2) as a protein likely to be involved in myelination. Here, ...

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

authors： Beirowski B,Gustin J,Armour SM,Yamamoto H,Viader A,North BJ,Michán S,Baloh RH,Golden JP,Schmidt RE,Sinclair DA,Auwerx J,Milbrandt J

更新日期：2011-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated an Arabidopsis thaliana gene that codes for a receptor related to antifungal pathogenesis-related (PR) proteins. The PR5K gene codes for a predicted 665-amino acid polypeptide that comprises an extracellular domain related to the PR5 proteins, a central transmembrane-spanning domain, and an intracellu...

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

authors： Wang X,Zafian P,Choudhary M,Lawton M

更新日期：1996-03-19 00:00:00