Reducible crosslinks in hydroxylysine-deficient collagens of a heritable disorder of connective tissue.

abstract：:Hookworms are hematophagous nematodes that infect a wide range of mammalian hosts, including humans. There has been speculation for nearly a century as to the identity of the anticoagulant substances) used by these organisms to subvert host hemostasis. Using molecular cloning, we describe a family of potent small prot...

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

authors： Stassens P,Bergum PW,Gansemans Y,Jespers L,Laroche Y,Huang S,Maki S,Messens J,Lauwereys M,Cappello M,Hotez PJ,Lasters I,Vlasuk GP

更新日期：1996-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta plays a pivotal role in regulation of progression of cancer through effects on tumor microenvironment as well as on cancer cells. TGF-beta inhibitors have recently been shown to prevent the growth and metastasis of certain cancers. However, there may be adverse effects caused by T...

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

authors： Kano MR,Bae Y,Iwata C,Morishita Y,Yashiro M,Oka M,Fujii T,Komuro A,Kiyono K,Kaminishi M,Hirakawa K,Ouchi Y,Nishiyama N,Kataoka K,Miyazono K

更新日期：2007-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:In previous studies from this laboratory, the binding regions of alpha-neurotoxins on human and Torpedo acetylcholine (AcCho) receptors (AcChoRs) and the binding regions for the receptor on the toxin were characterized with synthetic peptides of the respective molecules. In the present work, peptides representing the ...

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

authors： Ruan KH,Spurlino J,Quiocho FA,Atassi MZ

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone mineralization is an essential step during the embryonic development of vertebrates, and bone serves vital functions in human physiology. To systematically identify unique gene functions essential for osteogenesis, we performed a forward genetic screen in zebrafish and isolated a mutant, no bone (nob), that does ...

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

authors： Huitema LF,Apschner A,Logister I,Spoorendonk KM,Bussmann J,Hammond CL,Schulte-Merker S

更新日期：2012-12-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Object recognition is challenging because the same object can produce vastly different images, mixing signals related to its identity with signals due to its image attributes, such as size, position, rotation, etc. Previous studies have shown that both signals are present in high-level visual areas, but precisely how ...

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

authors： Ratan Murty NA,Arun SP

更新日期：2018-04-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Tata Element Modulatory Factor (TMF/ARA160) is a multifunctional Golgi-associated protein, which accumulates in colonic enterocytes and goblet cells. Mice lacking TMF/ARA160 (TMF(-/-)) produce thick and uniform colonic mucus that resists adherent bacterial colonization and diminishes susceptibility of these mice to in...

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

authors： Bel S,Elkis Y,Elifantz H,Koren O,Ben-Hamo R,Lerer-Goldshtein T,Rahimi R,Ben Horin S,Nyska A,Shpungin S,Nir U

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An in-depth knowledge of the interaction of water with amorphous silica is critical to fundamental studies of interfacial hydration water, as well as to industrial processes such as catalysis, nanofabrication, and chromatography. Silica has a tunable surface comprising hydrophilic silanol groups and moderately hydroph...

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

authors： Schrader AM,Monroe JI,Sheil R,Dobbs HA,Keller TJ,Li Y,Jain S,Shell MS,Israelachvili JN,Han S

更新日期：2018-03-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Although melanomas with mutant v-Raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1 (BRAF) can now be effectively targeted, there is no molecular target for most melanomas expressing wild-type BRAF. Here, we show that the activation of Pleckstrin homology domain-interacting protein (PHIP), promotes melanoma metastasis, can ...

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

authors： De Semir D,Nosrati M,Bezrookove V,Dar AA,Federman S,Bienvenu G,Venna S,Rangel J,Climent J,Meyer Tamgüney TM,Thummala S,Tong S,Leong SP,Haqq C,Billings P,Miller JR 3rd,Sagebiel RW,Debs R,Kashani-Sabet M

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 1.1 Å, ultrahigh resolution neutron structure of hydrogen/deuterium (H/D) exchanged crambin is reported. Two hundred ninety-nine out of 315, or 94.9%, of the hydrogen atom positions in the protein have been experimentally derived and resolved through nuclear density maps. A number of unconventional interactions ar...

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

authors： Chen JC,Hanson BL,Fisher SZ,Langan P,Kovalevsky AY

更新日期：2012-09-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The proteasome regulates cellular processes as diverse as cell cycle progression and NF-kappaB activation. In this study, we show that the potent antitumor natural product epoxomicin specifically targets the proteasome. Utilizing biotinylated-epoxomicin as a molecular probe, we demonstrate that epoxomicin covalently b...

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

authors： Meng L,Mohan R,Kwok BH,Elofsson M,Sin N,Crews CM

更新日期：1999-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Two 1,4-benzoquinone derivatives, found in the venom of the scorpion Diplocentrus melici following exposure to air, have been isolated, characterized, synthesized, and assessed for antimicrobial activities. Initially a white, viscous liquid, the extracted venom colors within minutes under ambient conditions. From this...

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

authors： Carcamo-Noriega EN,Sathyamoorthi S,Banerjee S,Gnanamani E,Mendoza-Trujillo M,Mata-Espinosa D,Hernández-Pando R,Veytia-Bucheli JI,Possani LD,Zare RN

更新日期：2019-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A distinct phosphodiesterasic activity (EC 3.1.4) was found in both mono- and dicotyledonous plants that catalyzes the hydrolytic breakdown of ADPglucose (ADPG) to produce equimolar amounts of glucose-1-phosphate and AMP. The enzyme responsible for this activity, referred to as ADPG pyrophosphatase (AGPPase), was puri...

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

authors： Rodriguez-López M,Baroja-Fernández E,Zandueta-Criado A,Pozueta-Romero J

更新日期：2000-07-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Plant genetic engineering led to the production of plant-derived mAb (mAbP), which provides a safe and economically feasible alternative to the current methods of antibody production in animal systems. In this study, the heavy and light chains of human anti-rabies mAb were expressed and assembled in planta under the c...

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

authors： Ko K,Tekoah Y,Rudd PM,Harvey DJ,Dwek RA,Spitsin S,Hanlon CA,Rupprecht C,Dietzschold B,Golovkin M,Koprowski H

更新日期：2003-06-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Compulsive behavior is a debilitating clinical feature of many forms of neuropsychiatric disease, including Tourette syndrome, obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorders, eating disorders, and autism. Although several studies link striatal dysfunction to compulsivity, the pathophysiology remains poorly understood. Here, ...

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

authors： Xu P,Grueter BA,Britt JK,McDaniel L,Huntington PJ,Hodge R,Tran S,Mason BL,Lee C,Vong L,Lowell BB,Malenka RC,Lutter M,Pieper AA

更新日期：2013-06-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of proteolysis lies at the heart of our understanding of biocatalysis, enzyme evolution, and drug development. To understand the degree of natural variation in protease active sites, we systematically evaluated simple active site features from all serine, cysteine and threonine proteases of independent linea...

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

authors： Buller AR,Townsend CA

更新日期：2013-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The three deleted in liver cancer genes (DLC1-3) encode Rho-GTPase-activating proteins (RhoGAPs) whose expression is frequently down-regulated or silenced in a variety of human malignancies. The RhoGAP activity is required for full DLC-dependent tumor suppressor activity. Here we report that DLC1 and DLC3 bind to huma...

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

authors： Qian X,Li G,Asmussen HK,Asnaghi L,Vass WC,Braverman R,Yamada KM,Popescu NC,Papageorge AG,Lowy DR

更新日期：2007-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TIL) obtained from human melanomas can specifically lyse autologous tumor in vitro and mediate tumor regression in vivo. To develop more effective therapeutic reagents and to further understand the T-cell response to tumors, the diversity of T-cell receptors (TCRs) involved in melanoma ...

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

authors： Shilyansky J,Nishimura MI,Yannelli JR,Kawakami Y,Jacknin LS,Charmley P,Rosenberg SA

更新日期：1994-03-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Satellite tobacco necrosis virus (STNV) is one of the smallest viruses known. Its genome encodes only its coat protein (CP) subunit, relying on the polymerase of its helper virus TNV for replication. The genome has been shown to contain a cryptic set of dispersed assembly signals in the form of stem-loops that each pr...

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

authors： Patel N,Wroblewski E,Leonov G,Phillips SEV,Tuma R,Twarock R,Stockley PG

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormones and nutrients often induce genetic programs via signaling pathways that interface with gene-specific activators. Activation of the cAMP pathway, for example, stimulates cellular gene expression by means of the PKA-mediated phosphorylation of cAMP-response element binding protein (CREB) at Ser-133. Here, we us...

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

authors： Zhang X,Odom DT,Koo SH,Conkright MD,Canettieri G,Best J,Chen H,Jenner R,Herbolsheimer E,Jacobsen E,Kadam S,Ecker JR,Emerson B,Hogenesch JB,Unterman T,Young RA,Montminy M

更新日期：2005-03-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell recognition molecules play a crucial role in the regulation of immune cells. We recently found that mast cells (MCs) express leukocyte recognition molecules, including ICAM-1 antigen, a natural ligand of LFA-1. We here report that interleukin 4 (IL-4), a pleiotropic cytokine and mast cell differentiation factor, ...

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

authors： Valent P,Bevec D,Maurer D,Besemer J,Di Padova F,Butterfield JH,Speiser W,Majdic O,Lechner K,Bettelheim P

更新日期：1991-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Climate change over the next century is predicted to cause widespread maladaptation in natural systems. This prediction, as well as many sustainable management and conservation practices, assumes that species are adapted to their current climate. However, this assumption is rarely tested. Using a large-scale common ga...

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

authors： Browne L,Wright JW,Fitz-Gibbon S,Gugger PF,Sork VL

更新日期：2019-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The sea anemone, Nematostella vectensis, has become an attractive new model organism for comparative genomics and evolutionary developmental biology. Over the last few years, many genes have been isolated and their expression patterns studied to gain insight into their function. More recently, functional tools have be...

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

authors： Renfer E,Amon-Hassenzahl A,Steinmetz PR,Technau U

更新日期：2010-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Excitation of HbCO by a single 6-psec 530-nm pulse results in photodissociation with a first-order constant of 0.89 X 10(11) sec-1. The kinetics of photodissociation, monitored by following absorbance changes in the Soret band at 440 nm, are interpreted as corresponding to predissociation followed by a corssing into a...

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

authors： Noe LJ,Eisert WG,Rentzepis PM

更新日期：1978-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To permit rapid optical control of brain activity, we have engineered multiple lines of transgenic mice that express the light-activated cation channel Channelrhodopsin-2 (ChR2) in subsets of neurons. Illumination of ChR2-positive neurons in brain slices produced photocurrents that generated action potentials within m...

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

authors： Wang H,Peca J,Matsuzaki M,Matsuzaki K,Noguchi J,Qiu L,Wang D,Zhang F,Boyden E,Deisseroth K,Kasai H,Hall WC,Feng G,Augustine GJ

更新日期：2007-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The S(N)2 displacement of Cl(-) from 1,2-dichloroethane by acetate (CH(3)CO(2)(-)) in water and by the carboxylate of the active site aspartate in the haloalkane dehalogenase of Xanthobacter autothropicus have been compared by using molecular dynamics simulations. In aqueous solution, six families of contact-pair stru...

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

authors： Hur S,Kahn K,Bruice TC

更新日期：2003-03-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The 24-hr intracarotid infusion of plasma-treated glycyl-L-glutamine (3 microM) produced significant enhancement of the monomeric G1 and tetrameric G4 forms of acetylcholinesterase of the cat superior cervical ganglion 48 hr after denervation, in comparison with denervated, noninfused controls. No significant effect o...

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

authors： Koelle GB,Skau KA,Thampi NS,Hymel DM,Han MS

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increased understanding of the precise molecular mechanisms involved in cell survival and cell death signaling pathways offers the promise of harnessing these molecules to eliminate cancer cells without damaging normal cells. Tyrosine kinase oncoproteins promote the genesis of leukemias through both increased cell pro...

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

authors： Kurokawa M,Ito T,Yang CS,Zhao C,Macintyre AN,Rizzieri DA,Rathmell JC,Deininger MW,Reya T,Kornbluth S

更新日期：2013-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of the transcription factor FOXC2 is induced and necessary for successful epithelial-mesenchymal transition, a developmental program that when activated in cancer endows cells with metastatic potential and the properties of stem cells. As such, identifying agents that inhibit the growth of FOXC2-transformed...

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

authors： Bollong MJ,Pietilä M,Pearson AD,Sarkar TR,Ahmad I,Soundararajan R,Lyssiotis CA,Mani SA,Schultz PG,Lairson LL

更新日期：2017-11-14 00:00:00

abstract：:We find that the transcription of various ribosomal proteins can be differentially affected by polyamines and by changes in growth rates. Using strain MG1655 of Escherichia coli K-12 (F-, lambda-), we have determined the effects of polyamines and changes in growth rate on the transcription of several ribosomal genes a...

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

authors： Huang SC,Panagiotidis CA,Canellakis ES

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sands from various geographic locations reduce N(2) from the air to NH(3) and traces of N(2)H(4) on exposure to sunlight. This N(2) photofixation occurs under sterile conditions on the surface of finely dispersed titanium minerals such as rutile, utilizing reducing equivalents generated through the photolysis of chemi...

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

authors： Schrauzer GN,Strampach N,Hui LN,Palmer MR,Salehi J

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00