Cloning and localization of the lepidopteran protoxin gene of Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. kurstaki.

abstract：:The sustainability of irrigated agriculture in many arid and semiarid areas of the world is at risk because of a combination of several interrelated factors, including lack of fresh water, lack of drainage, the presence of high water tables, and salinization of soil and groundwater resources. Nowhere in the United Sta...

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

authors： Schoups G,Hopmans JW,Young CA,Vrugt JA,Wallender WW,Tanji KK,Panday S

更新日期：2005-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhizobia colonize their legume hosts by different modes of entry while initiating symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Most legumes are invaded via growing root hairs by the root hair-curl mechanism, which involves epidermal cell responses. However, invasion of a number of tropical legumes happens through fissures at lateral ...

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

authors： Goormachtig S,Capoen W,James EK,Holsters M

更新日期：2004-04-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Conflicting data have been reported with regard to the infectability, dysfunction, and depletion of dendritic cells (DCs) in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease. These discrepancies could potentially be explained by the existence of multiple subsets of cells with dendritic morphology in peripheral blood. The is...

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

authors： Weissman D,Li Y,Ananworanich J,Zhou LJ,Adelsberger J,Tedder TF,Baseler M,Fauci AS

更新日期：1995-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis has allowed the detection of proteins characteristic of inner cell mass and trophectoderm in mouse blastocyst. Certain of the proteins characterizing trophectoderm copurify with intermediate filaments from trophectoderm and a trophoblastoma cell line. A monoclonal antibody prepared ...

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

authors： Brûlet P,Babinet C,Kemler R,Jacob F

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An argument is presented in favor of the hypothesis that, bovine carboxypeptidases A and B fit by and large, the concept of homology on the levels of both amino acid sequence and three-dimensional structure. Two peptide sequences from carboxypeptidases A and B, comprising 46 amino acid residues, display structural hom...

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

authors： Bradshaw RA,Neurath H,Walsh KA

更新日期：1969-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rotational strengths of the four longer wavelength transitions, B(2u), B(1u), and the two E(1u), of adenosine derivatives constrained in the syn form have been investigated theoretically and experimentally. The theory combines a complete neglect of differential overlap version S (CNDO/S) description of the base wi...

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

authors： Miles DW,Farmer M,Eyring H

更新日期：1980-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterogeneous nucleation is vital to a wide range of areas as diverse as ice nucleation on atmospheric aerosols and the fabrication of high-performance thin films. There is excellent evidence that surface topography is a key factor in directing crystallization in real systems; however, the mechanisms by which nanoscal...

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

authors： Campbell JM,Meldrum FC,Christenson HK

更新日期：2017-01-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Bovine proinsulin has been crystallized under a variety of conditions at both neutral and acid pH. Microtechniques were employed with sample weights of about 200 mug and volumes of 5-20 mul. The crystalline preparations all differ from each other morphologically.X-ray photographs of one form, tetragonal bipyramids gro...

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

authors： Fullerton WW,Potter R,Low BW

更新日期：1970-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic psychosocial stress/trauma represents an increasing burden in our modern society and a risk factor for the development of mental disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD, in turn, is highly comorbid with a plethora of inflammatory disorders and has been associated with increased bone fra...

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

authors： Haffner-Luntzer M,Foertsch S,Fischer V,Prystaz K,Tschaffon M,Mödinger Y,Bahney CS,Marcucio RS,Miclau T,Ignatius A,Reber SO

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted disruption of the pp60(src) (Src) gene has implicated this tyrosine kinase in osteoclast-mediated bone resorption and as a therapeutic target for the treatment of osteoporosis and other bone-related diseases. Herein we describe the discovery of a nonpeptide inhibitor (AP22408) of Src that demonstrates in vivo...

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

authors： Shakespeare W,Yang M,Bohacek R,Cerasoli F,Stebbins K,Sundaramoorthi R,Azimioara M,Vu C,Pradeepan S,Metcalf C 3rd,Haraldson C,Merry T,Dalgarno D,Narula S,Hatada M,Lu X,van Schravendijk MR,Adams S,Violette S,Smith J,

更新日期：2000-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of pediatric adrenal cortical carcinoma (ACC) in southern Brazil is 10-15 times higher than that of pediatric ACC worldwide. Because childhood ACC is associated with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, we examined the cancer history and p53 status of 36 Brazilian patients and their families. Remarkably, 35 of 36 patie...

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

authors： Ribeiro RC,Sandrini F,Figueiredo B,Zambetti GP,Michalkiewicz E,Lafferty AR,DeLacerda L,Rabin M,Cadwell C,Sampaio G,Cat I,Stratakis CA,Sandrini R

更新日期：2001-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:We report on a fundamental technological advance for multilayer polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) microfluidics. Vertical passages (vias), connecting channels located in different layers, are fabricated monolithically, in parallel, by simple and easy means. The resulting 3D connectivity greatly expands the potential complex...

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

authors： Kartalov EP,Walker C,Taylor CR,Anderson WF,Scherer A

更新日期：2006-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a ubiquitous bacterium that survives in many environments, including as an acute and chronic pathogen in humans. Substantial evidence shows that P. aeruginosa behavior is affected by its motility, and appendages known as flagella and type IV pili (TFP) are known to confer such motility. The r...

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

authors： Anyan ME,Amiri A,Harvey CW,Tierra G,Morales-Soto N,Driscoll CM,Alber MS,Shrout JD

更新日期：2014-12-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The BvgAS phosphorelay regulates ∼10% of the annotated genomes of Bordetella pertussis and Bordetella bronchiseptica and controls their infectious cycles. The hierarchical organization of the regulatory network allows the integration of contextual signals to control all or specific subsets of BvgAS-regulated genes. He...

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

authors： Ahuja U,Shokeen B,Cheng N,Cho Y,Blum C,Coppola G,Miller JF

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Class I PI3-kinases signal downstream of receptor tyrosine kinases and G protein-coupled receptors and have been implicated in tumorigenesis. Although the oncogenic potential of the PI3-kinase subunit p110α requires its mutational activation, other p110 isoforms can induce transformation when overexpressed in the wild...

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

authors： Dbouk HA,Pang H,Fiser A,Backer JM

更新日期：2010-11-16 00:00:00

abstract：:GB virus B (GBV-B), which infects tamarins, is the virus most closely related to hepatitis C virus (HCV). HCV has a protein (p7) that is believed to form an ion channel. It is critical for viability. In vitro studies suggest that GBV-B has an analogous but larger protein (p13). We found that substitutions of the -1 an...

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

authors： Takikawa S,Engle RE,Emerson SU,Purcell RH,St Claire M,Bukh J

更新日期：2006-02-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Ascidians are hermaphrodites releasing sperm and eggs simultaneously, but many species are self-sterile because of a self/nonself-recognition system in spermegg interaction. Here, we show that a 70-kDa vitelline coat protein, HrVC70, consisting of 12 epidermal growth factor-like repeats, plays a key role in self/nonse...

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

authors： Sawada H,Tanaka E,Ban S,Yamasaki C,Fujino J,Ooura K,Abe Y,Matsumoto K,Yokosawa H

更新日期：2004-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Synthetic genes for human insulin A and B chains were cloned separately in plasmid pBR322. The cloned synthetic genes were then fused to an Escherichia coli beta-galactosidase gene to provide efficient transcription and translation and a stable precursor protein. The insulin peptides were cleaved from beta-galactosida...

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

authors： Goeddel DV,Kleid DG,Bolivar F,Heyneker HL,Yansura DG,Crea R,Hirose T,Kraszewski A,Itakura K,Riggs AD

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental disorder caused by mutations in the gene encoding MeCP2. By binding to methylated CpG dinucleotide promoter regions, MeCP2 acts as a transcriptional repressor, predicting that its absence might result in widespread aberrant gene transcription, leading to the RTT phenotype. C...

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

authors： Matarazzo V,Ronnett GV

更新日期：2004-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Five different selectively deuterated analogs of staphylococcal nuclease (Foggi) were prepared having all but a selected few hydrogen atoms in the enzyme molecule replaced by deuterium. The (1)H-NMR spectra of these analogs are extremely simplified, since they consist of lines arising only from the remaining protonate...

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

authors： Putter I,Barreto A,Markley JL,Jardetzky O

更新日期：1969-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of transformation by Rous sarcoma virus on the neural cell adhesion molecule N-CAM was assessed by immunoblotting, immunofluorescence staining, and an in vitro cell-cell aggregation assay using highly specific antibodies to the adhesion molecule. Expression of N-CAM was found to be temperature dependent in ...

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

authors： Greenberg ME,Brackenbury R,Edelman GM

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:If they are able to spread in wild populations, CRISPR-based gene-drive elements would provide new ways to address ecological problems by altering the traits of wild organisms, but the potential for uncontrolled spread tremendously complicates ethical development and use. Here, we detail a self-exhausting form of CRIS...

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

authors： Noble C,Min J,Olejarz J,Buchthal J,Chavez A,Smidler AL,DeBenedictis EA,Church GM,Nowak MA,Esvelt KM

更新日期：2019-04-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The pivotal step on the mitochondrial pathway to apoptosis is permeabilization of the mitochondrial outer membrane (MOM) by oligomers of the B-cell lymphoma-2 (Bcl-2) family members Bak or Bax. However, how they disrupt MOM integrity is unknown. A longstanding model is that activated Bak and Bax insert two α-helices, ...

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

authors： Westphal D,Dewson G,Menard M,Frederick P,Iyer S,Bartolo R,Gibson L,Czabotar PE,Smith BJ,Adams JM,Kluck RM

更新日期：2014-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a pleiotropic inflammatory cytokine that has been implicated in various inflammatory diseases. Chronic inflammation is a mainstay of liver fibrosis, a leading cause of morbidity worldwide, but the role of MIF in liver scarring has not yet been elucidated. Here we have un...

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

authors： Heinrichs D,Knauel M,Offermanns C,Berres ML,Nellen A,Leng L,Schmitz P,Bucala R,Trautwein C,Weber C,Bernhagen J,Wasmuth HE

更新日期：2011-10-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Sulfoquinovose (SQ; 6-deoxy-6-sulfoglucose) is the polar head group of the plant sulfolipid SQ-diacylglycerol, and SQ comprises a major proportion of the organosulfur in nature, where it is degraded by bacteria. A first degradation pathway for SQ has been demonstrated recently, a "sulfoglycolytic" pathway, in addition...

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

authors： Felux AK,Spiteller D,Klebensberger J,Schleheck D

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:High-pressure single-crystal X-ray diffraction method with precise control of hydrostatic conditions, typically with helium or neon as the pressure-transmitting medium, has significantly changed our view on what happens with low-density silica phases under pressure. Coesite is a prototype material for pressure-induced...

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

authors： Liu W,Wu X,Liang Y,Liu C,Miranda CR,Scandolo S

更新日期：2017-12-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat W3/25 antigen was the first marker antigen of helper T lymphocytes to be identified. Subsequently, the human OKT4 antigen (now called CD4) was described, and cell distribution and functional data suggested that W3/25 and OKT4 antigens were homologous. This is now confirmed by the matching of peptide sequences ...

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

authors： Clark SJ,Jefferies WA,Barclay AN,Gagnon J,Williams AF

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lactobacillus johnsonii NCC 533 is a member of the acidophilus group of intestinal lactobacilli that has been extensively studied for their "probiotic" activities that include, pathogen inhibition, epithelial cell attachment, and immunomodulation. To gain insight into its physiology and identify genes potentially invo...

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

authors： Pridmore RD,Berger B,Desiere F,Vilanova D,Barretto C,Pittet AC,Zwahlen MC,Rouvet M,Altermann E,Barrangou R,Mollet B,Mercenier A,Klaenhammer T,Arigoni F,Schell MA

更新日期：2004-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:In most macroscale robotic systems, propulsion and controls are enabled through a physical tether or complex onboard electronics and batteries. A tether simplifies the design process but limits the range of motion of the robot, while onboard controls and power supplies are heavy and complicate the design process. Here...

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

authors： Chen T,Bilal OR,Shea K,Daraio C

更新日期：2018-05-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant spreading of cancer cells requires cell surface proteases that cleave the crosslinked collagenous matrix of connective tissues. From correlating the morphologically defined invasiveness of tumor cells with the presence of specific membrane-associated proteases, we have identified a malignant human melanoma c...

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

authors： Aoyama A,Chen WT

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00