Nucleotide sequence of an external transcribed spacer in Xenopus laevis rDNA: sequences flanking the 5' and 3' ends of 18S rRNA are non-complementary.

abstract：:Circular DNA aptamers are powerful candidates for therapeutic applications given their dramatically enhanced biostability. Herein we report the first effort to evolve circular DNA aptamers that bind a human protein directly in serum, a complex biofluid. Targeting human thrombin, this strategy has led to the discovery ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Mao Y,Gu J,Chang D,Wang L,Yao L,Ma Q,Luo Z,Qu H,Li Y,Zheng L

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Apolipoprotein B (apoB) is a major protein component of low density and very low density lipoproteins. Because of its large size and heterogeneity, molecular studies of apoB have been difficult, and its structure and regulation remain poorly understood. We now report the identification of human apoB cDNA clones by ant...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Mehrabian M,Schumaker VN,Fareed GC,West R,Johnson DF,Kirchgessner T,Lin HC,Wang XB,Ma YH,Mendiaz E

更新日期：1985-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:A cDNA library was constructed from the mRNA of the ZR-75 oestrogen responsive human breast cancer cell line and screened for oestrogen regulated mRNA sequences. Of the recombinants isolated, 30 contained cDNA that corresponded to a single mRNA species of 2.1 kb that was induced between 10 and 15 fold by oestradiol tr...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Westley BR,May FE

更新日期：1987-05-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribosome-inactivating proteins (RIP) are a family of plant enzymes for which a unique activity was determined: rRNAN-glycosidase at a specific universally conserved position, A4324in the case of rat ribosomes. Recently we have shown that the RIP from Saponaria officinalis have a much wider substrate specificity: they ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Barbieri L,Valbonesi P,Bonora E,Gorini P,Bolognesi A,Stirpe F

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Restriction endonucleases are highly specific in recognizing the particular DNA sequence they act on. However, their activity is affected by sequence context, enzyme concentration and buffer composition. Changes in these factors may lead to either ineffective cleavage at the cognate restriction site or relaxed specifi...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Kamps-Hughes N,Quimby A,Zhu Z,Johnson EA

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequence of the chick beta-actin gene was determined. The gene contains 5 introns; 4 interrupt the translated region at codons 41/42, 120/122, 267, 327/328 and a large intron occurs in the 5' untranslated region. The gene has a 97 nucleotide 5'-untranslated region and a 594 nucleotide 3'-untranslated re...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Kost TA,Theodorakis N,Hughes SH

更新日期：1983-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Since its discovery in 1979, left-handed Z-DNA has evolved from an in vitro curiosity to a challenging DNA structure with crucial roles in gene expression, regulation and recombination. A fundamental question that has puzzled researchers for decades is how the transition from B-DNA, the prevalent right-handed form of ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Moradi M,Babin V,Roland C,Sagui C

更新日期：2013-01-07 00:00:00

abstract：:A small family of DNA sequences is rearranged during the development of the somatic nucleus in Tetrahymena. The family is defined by 266 bp of highly conserved sequence which restriction mapping, hybridization and sequence analysis have shown is shared by a cloned micronuclear fragment and three sequences which consti...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Allitto BA,Karrer KM

更新日期：1986-10-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Distamycin binds the minor groove of duplex DNA at AT-rich regions and has been a valuable probe of protein interactions with double-stranded DNA. We find that distamycin can also inhibit protein interactions with G-quadruplex (G4) DNA, a stable four-stranded structure in which the repeating unit is a G-quartet. Using...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Cocco MJ,Hanakahi LA,Huber MD,Maizels N

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Dicer is essential for general microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis, vertebrate mir-451 is Dicer independent. Instead, its short pre-miRNA hairpin is 'sliced' by Ago2, then 3'-resected into mature miRNAs. Here, we show that Drosophila cells and animals generate functional small RNAs from mir-451-type precursors. Howev...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Yang JS,Smibert P,Westholm JO,Jee D,Maurin T,Lai EC

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the greatest challenges that modern molecular biology is facing is the understanding of the complex mechanisms regulating gene expression. A fundamental step in this process requires the characterization of regulatory motifs playing key roles in the regulation of gene expression at transcriptional and post-tran...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Pavesi G,Mereghetti P,Mauri G,Pesole G

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Use of antisense oligonucleotides is a versatile strategy for achieving control of gene expression. Unfortunately, the interpretation of antisense-induced phenotypes is sometimes difficult, and chemical modifications that improve the potency and specificity of antisense action would be useful. The introduction of lock...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Braasch DA,Liu Y,Corey DR

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of the cyclic-AMP (cAMP) responsive element (CRE) in eukaryotic gene transcription was investigated in several cell lines transfected by constructs containing the chloramphenicol acetyltransferase (CAT) gene linked to the three different promoters, simian virus (SV) 40, human c-Ha-ras-1, or chicken beta-actin...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Kanei-Ishii C,Ishii S

更新日期：1989-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:A dinucleoside monophosphate, 6,2'-anhydro-6-oxy-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil-phosphoryl- (3'-5')-6,2'-anhydro-6-oxy-1-beta-D-arabinofuranosyluracil (I) was synthesized by the condensation reaction using DCC from 5'-monomethoxytrityl derivative(VII) and 3'-acetyl-5'-phosphate(X) of the monomer units. Yield was ca. ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Ikehara M,Tezuka T

更新日期：1974-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA methylation, the most intensively studied epigenetic modification, plays an important role in understanding the molecular basis of diseases. Furthermore, epigenome-wide association study (EWAS) provides a systematic approach to identify epigenetic variants underlying common diseases/phenotypes. However, there is n...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Liu D,Zhao L,Wang Z,Zhou X,Fan X,Li Y,Xu J,Hu S,Niu M,Song X,Li Y,Zuo L,Lei C,Zhang M,Tang G,Huang M,Zhang N,Duan L,Lv H,Zhang M,Li J,Xu L,Kong F,Feng R,Jiang Y

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:A better understanding of transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression in bacteria relies on studying their transcriptome. RNA sequencing methods are used not only to assess RNA abundance but also the exact boundaries of primary and processed transcripts. Here, we developed a method, called i...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Le Rhun A,Lécrivain AL,Reimegård J,Proux-Wéra E,Broglia L,Della Beffa C,Charpentier E

更新日期：2017-03-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Communication between distantly spaced genomic regions is one of the key features of gene regulation in eukaryotes. Chromatin per se can stimulate efficient enhancer-promoter communication (EPC); however, the role of chromatin structure and dynamics in this process remains poorly understood. Here we show that nucleoso...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Nizovtseva EV,Clauvelin N,Todolli S,Polikanov YS,Kulaeva OI,Wengrzynek S,Olson WK,Studitsky VM

更新日期：2017-04-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the expression and structure of several genes belonging to two classes of vegetative specific genes of the simple eukaryote, Dictyostelium discoideum. In amebae grown on bacteria, deactivation of all vegetative specific genes occurred at the onset of development and very little mRNA exists by 8 to 10 ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Singleton CK,Manning SS,Ken R

更新日期：1989-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:FIMM database (http://sdmc.krdl.org.sg:8080/fimm) contains data relevant to functional molecular immunology, focusing on cellular immunology. It contains fully referenced data on protein antigens, major histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules, MHC-associated peptides and relevant disease associations. FIMM has a se...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Schönbach C,Koh JL,Flower DR,Wong L,Brusic V

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Eukaryotic Promoter Database (EPD) is an annotated non-redundant collection of eukaryotic POL II promoters, experimentally defined by a transcription start site (TSS). Access to promoter sequences is provided by pointers to positions in the corresponding genomes. Promoter evidence comes from conventional TSS mappi...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Schmid CD,Perier R,Praz V,Bucher P

更新日期：2006-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian cryptochromes (Crys) are essential circadian clock factors implicated in diverse clock-independent physiological functions, including DNA damage responses. Here we show that Cry1 modulates the ATR-mediated DNA damage checkpoint (DDC) response by interacting with Timeless (Tim) in a time-of-day-dependent mann...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Kang TH,Leem SH

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of responsive cells by interferons (IFNs) induces within a few hours a rise in the concentration of several proteins and mRNAs. In order to characterize these IFN-induced mRNA species, we have cloned in E. coli the cDNA made from a 17-18S poly(A)+ RNA of human fibroblastoid cells (SV80) treated with IFN-beta...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Chebath J,Merlin G,Metz R,Benech P,Revel M

更新日期：1983-03-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted genome engineering requires nucleases that introduce a highly specific double-strand break in the genome that is either processed by homology-directed repair in the presence of a homologous repair template or by non-homologous end-joining (NHEJ) that usually results in insertions or deletions. The error-prone...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Gabsalilow L,Schierling B,Friedhoff P,Pingoud A,Wende W

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important model system for studying the process leading to productive transcription is provided by the superfamily of nuclear receptors, which are for the most part ligand-controlled transcription factors. Over the past years several 'orphan' nuclear receptors have been isolated for which no ligand has yet been ide...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Gawlas K,Stunnenberg HG

更新日期：2001-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) and their repair can cause extensive epigenetic changes. As a result, DSBs have been proposed to promote transcriptional and, ultimately, physiological dysfunction via both cell-intrinsic and cell-non-autonomous pathways. Studying the consequences of DSBs in higher organisms has, howeve...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Kim J,Sturgill D,Tran AD,Sinclair DA,Oberdoerffer P

更新日期：2016-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A linear method for the search of eukaryotic nuclear tRNA genes in DNA databases is described. Based on a modified version of the general weight matrix procedure, our algorithm relies on the recognition of two intragenic control regions known as A and B boxes, a transcription termination signal, and on the evaluation ...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Pavesi A,Conterio F,Bolchi A,Dieci G,Ottonello S

更新日期：1994-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Murine embryonic stem (ES) cells are commonly cultured on feeder layers of primary murine embryonic fibroblasts (MEFs). Because gene targeting experiments often involve sequential selection for multiple-drug resistance in single ES cell lines, we have developed a new mouse strain which represents an economical donor f...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Tucker KL,Wang Y,Dausman J,Jaenisch R

更新日期：1997-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA curvature plays a well-characterized role in many transcriptional regulation mechanisms. We present evidence for the conservation of curvature signals in putative regulatory regions of several archaeal and eubacterial genomes. Genes with highly curved upstream regions were identified in orthologous groups, based o...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Jáuregui R,Abreu-Goodger C,Moreno-Hagelsieb G,Collado-Vides J,Merino E

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nam8, a component of yeast U1 snRNP, is optional for mitotic growth but required during meiosis, because Nam8 collaborates with Mer1 to promote splicing of essential meiotic mRNAs AMA1, MER2 and MER3. Here, we identify SPO22 and PCH2 as novel targets of Nam8-dependent meiotic splicing. Whereas SPO22 splicing is co-dep...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Qiu ZR,Schwer B,Shuman S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:SITEHOUND-web (http://sitehound.sanchezlab.org) is a binding-site identification server powered by the SITEHOUND program. Given a protein structure in PDB format SITEHOUND-web will identify regions of the protein characterized by favorable interactions with a probe molecule. These regions correspond to putative ligand...

journal_title：Nucleic acids research

authors： Hernandez M,Ghersi D,Sanchez R

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00