Chromosomal mutations of Escherichia coli that alter expression of conjugative plasmid functions.

abstract：:The endoplasmic reticulum (ER)-mitochondria encounter structure (ERMES) comprises mitochondrial distribution and morphology 12 (Mdm12), maintenance of mitochondrial morphology 1 (Mmm1), Mdm34, and Mdm10 and mediates physical membrane contact sites and nonvesicular lipid trafficking between the ER and mitochondria in y...

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

authors： Jeong H,Park J,Jun Y,Lee C

更新日期：2017-11-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital osteopetrosis in the mutant rat "op" is accompanied by early atrophy of the thymus gland. The response of thymocytes to concanavalin A and phytohemagglutinin P was greatly diminished at age 28 days, even before pronounced thymic atrophy could be detected. The response of spleen cells to mitogens that stimul...

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

authors： Milhaud G,Labat ML,Parant M,Damais C,Chedid L

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:By patch-clamp analysis, we have shown that chronic, intermittent mechanical strain (CMS) increases the activity of stretch-activated cation channels of osteoblast-like UMR-106.01 cells. CMS also produces a swelling-activated whole-cell conductance (Gm) regulated by varying strain levels. We questioned whether the swe...

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

authors： Duncan RL,Kizer N,Barry EL,Friedman PA,Hruska KA

更新日期：1996-03-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Leucine analogs were tested in the Krebs II ascites cell-free translation system for the ability to inhibit preprotein cleavage by replacing leucine in nascent chains of bovine preprolactin, rat preprolactin, human placental prelactogen (pre-hPL), and pre-alpha subunit of human chorionic gonadotropin (alpha-hCG). In t...

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

authors： Hortin G,Boime I

更新日期：1980-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As the most prototypical G protein-coupled receptor, beta-adrenergic receptor (betaAR) regulates the pace and strength of heart beating by enhancing and synchronizing L-type channel (LCC) Ca(2+) influx, which in turn elicits greater sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR) Ca(2+) release flux via ryanodine receptors (RyRs). Howeve...

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

authors： Zhou P,Zhao YT,Guo YB,Xu SM,Bai SH,Lakatta EG,Cheng H,Hao XM,Wang SQ

更新日期：2009-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein tyrosine phosphatase (PTP)σ (PTPRS) was shown previously to be associated with susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). PTPσ(-/-) mice exhibit an IBD-like phenotype in the intestine and show increased susceptibility to acute models of murine colitis. However, the function of PTPσ in the intestine is...

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

authors： Murchie R,Guo CH,Persaud A,Muise A,Rotin D

更新日期：2014-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:In virtually every real-life situation humans are confronted with complex and cluttered visual environments that contain a multitude of objects. Because of the limited capacity of the visual system, objects compete for neural representation and cognitive processing resources. Previous work has shown that such attentio...

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

authors： Kaiser D,Stein T,Peelen MV

更新日期：2014-07-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Markov chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) or the Metropolis-Hastings algorithm is a simulation algorithm that has made modern Bayesian statistical inference possible. Nevertheless, the efficiency of different Metropolis-Hastings proposal kernels has rarely been studied except for the Gaussian proposal. Here we propose a unique ...

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

authors： Yang Z,Rodríguez CE

更新日期：2013-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Forests and their soils contain the majority of the earth's terrestrial carbon stocks. Changes in patterns of tree growth can have a huge impact on atmospheric cycles, biogeochemical cycles, climate change, and biodiversity. Recent studies have shown increases in biomass across many forest types. This increase has bee...

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

authors： McMahon SM,Parker GG,Miller DR

更新日期：2010-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Heparanase is an endoglycosidase that cleaves heparan sulfate side chains of proteoglycans, resulting in disassembly of the extracellular matrix underlying endothelial and epithelial cells and associating with enhanced cell invasion and metastasis. Heparanase expression is induced in carcinomas and sarcomas, often ass...

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

authors： Weissmann M,Arvatz G,Horowitz N,Feld S,Naroditsky I,Zhang Y,Ng M,Hammond E,Nevo E,Vlodavsky I,Ilan N

更新日期：2016-01-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression cloning of cDNAs was first described a decade ago and was based on transient expression of cDNA libraries in COS cells. In contrast to transient transfection of plasmids, retroviral gene transfer delivers genes stably into a wide range of target cells. We utilize a simple packaging system for production of ...

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

authors： Kitamura T,Onishi M,Kinoshita S,Shibuya A,Miyajima A,Nolan GP

更新日期：1995-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in copper/zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are causative for dominantly inherited amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Despite high variability in biochemical properties among the disease-causing mutants, a proportion of both dismutase-active and -inactive mutants are stably bound to spinal cord mitochondria...

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

authors： Vande Velde C,Miller TM,Cashman NR,Cleveland DW

更新日期：2008-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactions of a membrane-bound multienzyme complex (electron-transport chain of rat-liver microsomes) suspended in aqueous-organic solvent used as antifreeze at temperatures below 0 degrees were studied. In the presence of a relatively high concentration of ethylene glycol, electron transfer can still be observed and s...

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

authors： Debey P,Balny C,Douzou P

更新日期：1973-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new type of self-assembling peptide (sapeptide) scaffolds that serve as substrates for neurite outgrowth and synapse formation is described. These peptide-based scaffolds are amenable to molecular design by using chemical or biotechnological syntheses. They can be tailored to a variety of applications. The sapeptide...

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

authors： Holmes TC,de Lacalle S,Su X,Liu G,Rich A,Zhang S

更新日期：2000-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known about the large ectodomain of MET, the product of the c-met protooncogene and receptor for hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF). Here, we establish by deletion mutagenesis that the HGF/SF and heparin-binding sites of MET are contained within a large N-terminal domain spanning the alpha-chai...

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

authors： Gherardi E,Youles ME,Miguel RN,Blundell TL,Iamele L,Gough J,Bandyopadhyay A,Hartmann G,Butler PJ

更新日期：2003-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The hormone gibberellin (GA) is a key regulator of plant growth. Many of the components of the gibberellin signal transduction [e.g., GIBBERELLIN INSENSITIVE DWARF 1 (GID1) and DELLA], biosynthesis [e.g., GA 20-oxidase (GA20ox) and GA3ox], and deactivation pathways have been identified. Gibberellin binds its receptor,...

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

authors： Middleton AM,Úbeda-Tomás S,Griffiths J,Holman T,Hedden P,Thomas SG,Phillips AL,Holdsworth MJ,Bennett MJ,King JR,Owen MR

更新日期：2012-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:To clone the gene for the human Na+/H+ antiporter, we first constructed a stable mouse LTK- cell line (LAP1) lacking Na+/H+ antiport activity. Second, we devised a selective technique based on acid killing that specifically sorts out cells expressing low levels of Na+/H+ antiport activity from a population of antiport...

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

authors： Franchi A,Perucca-Lostanlen D,Pouyssegur J

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have isolated a 2.7-kilobase rat liver cDNA clone that contains the entire 544-amino acid coding sequence for matrin F/G. This protein has previously been localized to the internal, fibrogranular areas of the nuclear matrix and shown to bind to DNA on nitrocellulose blots. The predicted amino acid sequence from the...

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

authors： Hakes DJ,Berezney R

更新日期：1991-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Many models of morphogenesis are forced to assume specific mechanical properties of cells, because the actual mechanical properties of living tissues are largely unknown. Here, we measure the rheology of epithelial cells in the cellularizing Drosophila embryo by injecting magnetic particles and studying their response...

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

authors： Doubrovinski K,Swan M,Polyakov O,Wieschaus EF

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Biofilms formed by nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHI) are central to the chronicity, recurrence, and resistance to treatment of multiple human respiratory tract diseases including otitis media, chronic rhinosinusitis, and exacerbations of both cystic fibrosis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Extracell...

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

authors： Jurcisek JA,Brockman KL,Novotny LA,Goodman SD,Bakaletz LO

更新日期：2017-08-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic screens have been performed to identify mutants with altered auxin homeostasis in Arabidopsis. A tagged allele of the auxin-overproducing mutant sur2 was identified within a transposon mutagenized population. The SUR2 gene was cloned and shown to encode the CYP83B1 protein, which belongs to the large family of...

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

authors： Barlier I,Kowalczyk M,Marchant A,Ljung K,Bhalerao R,Bennett M,Sandberg G,Bellini C

更新日期：2000-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:We have analyzed the level of intraindividual sequence variability (heteroplasmy) of mtDNA in human brain by denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and sequencing. Single base substitutions, as well as insertions or deletions of single bases, were numerous in the noncoding control region (D-loop), and 35-45% of the m...

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

authors： Jazin EE,Cavelier L,Eriksson I,Oreland L,Gyllensten U

更新日期：1996-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Nearly 500 alkaloids have been detected in skin extracts from frogs of the family Dendrobatidae. All seem to have been sequestered unchanged into skin glands from alkaloid-containing arthropods. Ants, beetles, and millipedes seem to be the source of decahydroquinolines, certain izidines, coccinellines, and spiropyrrol...

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

authors： Daly JW,Kaneko T,Wilham J,Garraffo HM,Spande TF,Espinosa A,Donnelly MA

更新日期：2002-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The c-myc oncogene has been implicated in a wide spectrum of B-cell neoplasias. In normal cells, the level of expression of the c-myc gene correlates with growth status. In the present study, we examined the effect of receptor-mediated inhibition of growth on c-myc expression in a B-cell lymphoma. The murine lymphoma ...

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

authors： McCormack JE,Pepe VH,Kent RB,Dean M,Marshak-Rothstein A,Sonenshein GE

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genomic basis of primate phenotypic uniqueness remains obscure, despite increasing genome and transcriptome sequence data availability. Although factors such as segmental duplications and positive selection have received much attention as potential drivers of primate phenotypes, single-copy primate-specific genes ...

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

authors： Tay SK,Blythe J,Lipovich L

更新日期：2009-07-21 00:00:00

abstract：:HIV buds from lipid rafts and requires cholesterol for its egress from and entry into cells. Viral accessory protein Nef plays a major role in this process. In this study, it not only increased the biosynthesis of lipid rafts and viral particles with newly synthesized cholesterol, but also enriched them. Furthermore, ...

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

authors： Zheng YH,Plemenitas A,Fielding CJ,Peterlin BM

更新日期：2003-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Observations from human microbiome studies are often conflicting or inconclusive. Many factors likely contribute to these issues including small cohort sizes, sample collection, and handling and processing differences. The field of microbiome research is moving from 16S rDNA gene sequencing to a more comprehensive gen...

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

authors： Jones MB,Highlander SK,Anderson EL,Li W,Dayrit M,Klitgord N,Fabani MM,Seguritan V,Green J,Pride DT,Yooseph S,Biggs W,Nelson KE,Venter JC

更新日期：2015-11-10 00:00:00

abstract：:A stable free-radical polymeric derivative of prostaglandin B1 (PGBx) has been synthesized that exhibits regenerative effects on oxidative phosphorylation in aged mitochondria. The molecular weights of the most active preparations fall between 2000 and 2600. PGBx is characterized by a single-line electron spin resonan...

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

authors： Polis BD,Polis E,Kwong S

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have assayed carbonic anhydrase activity (carbonate dehydratase, carbonate hydro-lyase, EC 4.2.1.1) and bicarbonate permeability in suspensions of broken and intact guinea pig mitochondria by monitoring the disappearance of C16O18O. We found significant activity in preparations from liver and skeletal muscle, but n...

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

authors： Dodgson SJ,Forster RE 2nd,Storey BT,Mela L

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activator-dependent recruitment of TFIID initiates formation of the transcriptional preinitiation complex. TFIID binds core promoter DNA elements and directs the assembly of other general transcription factors, leading to binding of RNA polymerase II and activation of RNA synthesis. How TATA box-binding protein (TBP) ...

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

authors： Wright KJ,Marr MT 2nd,Tjian R

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00