NS-1 (nervous system antigen-1), a glial-cell-specific antigenic component of the surface membrane.

abstract：:We analyze the effects of an externally applied electric field on thermal fluctuations for a binary electrolyte fluid. We show that the fluctuating Poisson-Nernst-Planck (PNP) equations for charged multispecies diffusion coupled with the fluctuating fluid momentum equation result in enhanced charge transport via a mec...

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

authors： Péraud JP,Nonaka AJ,Bell JB,Donev A,Garcia AL

更新日期：2017-10-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat mammary cell line Rama 25 [Bennett, D.C., Peachey, L.A., Durbin, H. & Rudland, P.S. (1978) Cell 15, 283--298] differentiates morphologically in vitro from a cuboidal form to a fusiform cell resembling myoepithelial cells. This differentiation occurs in all clonal isolates of the line. By using three different ...

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

authors： Lennon VA,Unger M,Dulbecco R

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiosperm reproduction is characterized by alternate diploid sporophytic and haploid gametophytic generations. Gametogenesis shares similarities with that of animals except for the formation of the gametophyte, whereby haploid cells undergo several rounds of postmeiotic mitosis to form gametes and the accessory cells...

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

authors： Park GT,Frost JM,Park JS,Kim TH,Lee JS,Oh SA,Twell D,Brooks JS,Fischer RL,Choi Y

更新日期：2014-12-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to infect macrophages is a common characteristic shared among many mycobacterial species. Mycobacterium avium, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and Mycobacterium kansasii enter macrophages, using the complement receptors CR1, CR3, CR4, and the mannose receptor. To identify M. avium genes and host cell pathways ...

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

authors： Danelishvili L,Wu M,Stang B,Harriff M,Cirillo SL,Cirillo JD,Bildfell R,Arbogast B,Bermudez LE

更新日期：2007-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Argonaute (Ago) proteins are the key component of the RNA-induced silencing complex and mediate RNA interference (RNAi) in association with small RNAs. Although overall the mechanism of RNAi is well understood, many molecular details of this complex process are not. Here we report about in-depth steady-state and, in p...

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

authors： Deerberg A,Willkomm S,Restle T

更新日期：2013-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The human intestine is densely populated by a microbial consortium whose metabolic activities are influenced by, among others, bifidobacteria. However, the genetic basis of adaptation of bifidobacteria to the human gut is poorly understood. Analysis of the 2,214,650-bp genome of Bifidobacterium bifidum PRL2010, a stra...

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

authors： Turroni F,Bottacini F,Foroni E,Mulder I,Kim JH,Zomer A,Sánchez B,Bidossi A,Ferrarini A,Giubellini V,Delledonne M,Henrissat B,Coutinho P,Oggioni M,Fitzgerald GF,Mills D,Margolles A,Kelly D,van Sinderen D,Ventura M

更新日期：2010-11-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Performance on the visual paired-comparison task depends on the integrity of the hippocampal formation in humans, monkeys, and, for an analogous task, in rats. The present study sought additional evidence in healthy volunteers concerning the nature of this task. We found that performance on the visual paired-compariso...

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

authors： Manns JR,Stark CE,Squire LR

更新日期：2000-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigate yeast sex chromosome evolution by comparing genome sequences from 16 species in the family Saccharomycetaceae, including data from genera Tetrapisispora, Kazachstania, Naumovozyma, and Torulaspora. We show that although most yeast species contain a mating-type (MAT) locus and silent HML and HMR loci str...

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

authors： Gordon JL,Armisén D,Proux-Wéra E,ÓhÉigeartaigh SS,Byrne KP,Wolfe KH

更新日期：2011-12-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Activated thiol-Sepharose [agarose-(glutathione-2-pyridyl disulfide) conjugate] has been used to immobilize proteins with a single or a few thiol groups via disulfide bridges. The immobilized proteins were subsequently proteolytically degraded. After washing, the thiol-containing peptides were eluted with a reducing a...

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

authors： Egorov TA,Svenson A,Rydén L,Carlsson J

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 1 (IL-1) and tumor necrosis factor alpha are thought to contribute to the inflammatory response associated with autoimmune diseases. Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-beta 1) counteracts many effects of these cytokines and has various immunosuppressive properties. In the present study, it is shown tha...

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

authors： Kuruvilla AP,Shah R,Hochwald GM,Liggitt HD,Palladino MA,Thorbecke GJ

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Because mouse models play a crucial role in biomedical research related to the human nervous system, understanding the similarities and differences between mouse and human brain is of fundamental importance. Studies comparing transcription in human and mouse have come to varied conclusions, in part because of their re...

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

authors： Miller JA,Horvath S,Geschwind DH

更新日期：2010-07-13 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：:The microbiota is pivotal in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-associated inflammation-induced colorectal cancer (CRC), yet mechanisms for these effects remain poorly characterized. Here, we demonstrate that aberrant inflammasome-induced microbiota plays a critical role in CRC development, where mic...

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

authors： Hu B,Elinav E,Huber S,Strowig T,Hao L,Hafemann A,Jin C,Wunderlich C,Wunderlich T,Eisenbarth SC,Flavell RA

更新日期：2013-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxiredoxins (Prx), a family of peroxidases that reduce intracellular peroxides with the thioredoxin system as the electron donor, are highly expressed in various cellular compartments. Among the antioxidant Prx enzymes, Prx2 is the most abundant in mammalian neurons, making it a prime candidate to defend against ox...

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

authors： Fang J,Nakamura T,Cho DH,Gu Z,Lipton SA

更新日期：2007-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV-1 infection in the brain induces neuronal apoptosis leading to HIV-associated dementia. To explore the underlying mechanism, we developed a murine model by using human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-transplanted nonobese diabetic (NOD)-severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) (hu-PBMC-NOD-SCID) mice. Admi...

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

authors： Miura Y,Misawa N,Kawano Y,Okada H,Inagaki Y,Yamamoto N,Ito M,Yagita H,Okumura K,Mizusawa H,Koyanagi Y

更新日期：2003-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The complex prokaryote, Myxococcus xanthus, undergoes a program of multicellular development when starved for nutrients, culminating in sporulation. M. xanthus makes MglA, a 22-kDa, soluble protein that is required for both multicellular development and gliding motility. MglA is similar in sequence to the Saccharomyce...

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

authors： Hartzell PL

更新日期：1997-09-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of basic/leucine zipper transcription factors to form homo- and heterodimers potentially increases the diversity of signaling pathways that can impinge upon a single genetic element. The capacity of these proteins to dimerize in various combinations complicates the analysis of their functional properties, ...

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

authors： Loriaux MM,Rehfuss RP,Brennan RG,Goodman RH

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In yeast, the mRNA encoded by the MAT alpha 1 gene is unstable (t1/2 = 5 min) and the mRNAs encoded by the ACT1 gene (t1/2 = 30 min) and the PGK1 gene (t1/2 = 45 min) are stable. To understand the RNA structural features that dictate mRNA decay rates in yeast, we have constructed PGK1/MAT alpha 1 and ACT1/MAT alpha 1 ...

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

authors： Parker R,Jacobson A

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of the thymic polypeptide thymopoietin (Tpo) on the properties of the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (AcChoR) were investigated by patch clamp techniques on mouse C2 myotubes and by biochemical assays on AcChoR-rich membrane fragments purified from the Torpedo marmorata electric organ. At high concentrat...

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

authors： Revah F,Mulle C,Pinset C,Audhya T,Goldstein G,Changeux JP

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriophage lambda encodes a number of genes involved in the recombinational repair of DNA double-strand breaks. The product of one of these genes, rap, has been purified. Truncated Rap proteins that copurify with the full-length form are derived, at least in part, from a rho-dependent transcription terminator locat...

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

authors： Sharples GJ,Corbett LM,Graham IR

更新日期：1998-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Sarcoplasmic reticulum vesicles were exposed to various thiol-directed spin labels, and the position of the label on the inner or outer vesicle surface was investigated as a function of the ATPase (adenosinetriphosphatase; ATP phosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.3) chemical state. Previous measurements of label accessibility t...

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

authors： Champeil P,Rigaud JL,Gary-Bobo CM

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:TAR DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43), a DNA/RNA-binding protein involved in RNA transcription and splicing, has been associated with the pathophysiology of neurodegenerative diseases, including ALS. However, the function of TDP-43 in motor neurons remains undefined. Here we use both gain- and loss-of-function approache...

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

authors： Shan X,Chiang PM,Price DL,Wong PC

更新日期：2010-09-14 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：:NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase (NQOR; EC 1.6.99.2) is a homodimeric enzyme which catalyzes the reduction of quinones, azo dyes, and other electron acceptors by NADPH or NADH. To pursue subunit functional studies, we expressed a wild-type/mutant heterodimer of NQOR in Escherichia coli. The wild-type subunit of the hete...

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

authors： Cui K,Lu AY,Yang CS

更新日期：1995-02-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Human gene MAGE-1 encodes tumor-specific antigens that are recognized on melanoma cells by autologous cytolytic T lymphocytes. This gene is expressed in a significant proportion of tumors of various histological types, but not in normal tissues except male germ-line cells. We reported previously that reporter genes dr...

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

authors： De Smet C,De Backer O,Faraoni I,Lurquin C,Brasseur F,Boon T

更新日期：1996-07-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The origin recognition complex (ORC) binds sites from which DNA replication is initiated. We address ORC binding selectivity in vivo by mapping ∼52,000 ORC2 binding sites throughout the human genome. The ORC binding profile is broader than those of sequence-specific transcription factors, suggesting that ORC is not bo...

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

authors： Miotto B,Ji Z,Struhl K

更新日期：2016-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In savannas, predicting how vegetation varies is a longstanding challenge. Spatial patterning in vegetation may structure that variability, mediated by spatial interactions, including competition and facilitation. Here, we use unique high-resolution, spatially extensive data of tree distributions in an African savanna...

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

authors： Staver AC,Asner GP,Rodriguez-Iturbe I,Levin SA,Smit IPJ

更新日期：2019-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Soon after the initiation of sporulation, Bacillus subtilis divides asymmetrically to produce sister cells that have very different developmental fates. Recently, it has been proposed that the differential gene expression which begins soon after this division is due to cell-specific activation of the transcription fac...

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

authors： Lewis PJ,Partridge SR,Errington J

更新日期：1994-04-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In Caenorhabditis elegans, pre-mRNA for the essential splicing factor U2AF65 sometimes is spliced to produce an RNA that includes an extra 216-bp internal exon, exon 3. Inclusion of exon 3 inserts an in-frame stop codon, yet this RNA is not subject to SMG-mediated RNA surveillance. To test whether exon 3 causes RNA to...

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

authors： MacMorris MA,Zorio DA,Blumenthal T

更新日期：1999-03-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Although gamma frequency oscillations are common in the brain, their functional contributions to neural computation are not understood. Here we report in vitro electrophysiological recordings to evaluate how noisy gamma frequency oscillatory input interacts with the overall activation level of a neuron to determine th...

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

authors： Markowitz DA,Collman F,Brody CD,Hopfield JJ,Tank DW

更新日期：2008-06-17 00:00:00