Proenkephalin, [Met]enkephalin, and oxytocin immunoreactivities are colocalized in bovine hypothalamic magnocellular neurons.

abstract：:We have expressed a male-specific, pheromone-sensitive odorant receptor (OR), BmorOR1, from the silkworm moth Bombyx mori in an "empty neuron" housed in the ab3 sensilla of a Drosophila Deltahalo mutant. Single-sensillum recordings showed that the BmorOR1-expressing neurons in the transgenic flies responded to the B. ...

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

authors： Syed Z,Ishida Y,Taylor K,Kimbrell DA,Leal WS

更新日期：2006-10-31 00:00:00

abstract：:The enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC) are among the most common causes of diarrheal illness and death due to diarrhea among young children in low-/middle-income countries (LMICs). ETEC have also been associated with important sequelae including malnutrition and stunting, placing children at further risk of death...

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

authors： Sheikh A,Tumala B,Vickers TJ,Alvarado D,Ciorba MA,Bhuiyan TR,Qadri F,Singer BB,Fleckenstein JM

更新日期：2020-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis that the nonrandom organization of the contents of interphase nuclei represents a compartmentalization of function, we examined the relative, spatial relationship of small nuclear ribonucleoproteins (snRNPs) and of DNase I hypersensitive chromatin (DHC) in rat pheochromocytoma cells. In controls...

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

authors： Park PC,De Boni U

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Mice lacking the beta1-subunit (gene, Kcnmb1; protein, BK-beta1) of the large Ca-activated K channel (BK) are hypertensive. This phenotype is thought to result from diminished BK currents in vascular smooth muscle where BK-beta1 is an ancillary subunit. However, the beta1-subunit is also expressed in the renal connect...

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

authors： Grimm PR,Irsik DL,Settles DC,Holtzclaw JD,Sansom SC

更新日期：2009-07-14 00:00:00

abstract：:As the Conus shell grows by spiraling of the outer lip around the axis, profound internal shell dissolution thins the walls of the protected penultimate whorl from several millimeters to <50mum. Shell material is added to the inside of the spire and the anterior part of the columella. The resulting shell has a uniform...

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

authors： Kohn AJ,Myers ER,Meenakshi VR

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perception can be described as a process of inference, integrating bottom-up sensory inputs and top-down expectations. However, it is unclear how this process is neurally implemented. It has been proposed that expectations lead to prestimulus baseline increases in sensory neurons tuned to the expected stimulus, which ...

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

authors： Kok P,Mostert P,de Lange FP

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Social and emotional skills are tightly interlinked in human development, and both are negatively impacted by disrupted social development. The same interplay between social and emotional skills, including expressions of empathy, has received scant attention in other primates however, despite the growing interest in c...

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

authors： Clay Z,de Waal FB

更新日期：2013-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:C-1027 is an enediyne antitumor antibiotic composed of four distinct moieties: an enediyne core, a deoxy aminosugar, a beta-amino acid, and a benzoxazolinate moiety. We now show that the benzoxazolinate moiety is derived from chorismate by the sequential action of two enzymes-SgcD, a 2-amino-2-deoxyisochorismate (ADIC...

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

authors： Van Lanen SG,Lin S,Shen B

更新日期：2008-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Peritoneal macrophages were obtained from DBA/2 mice that were untreated or after the injection of bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG), thioglycollate broth, proteose-peptone broth, or gamma-irradiated P-815 tumor cells. These macrophages were "activated" to become cytotoxic for a fibroblast cell line (L 929) by the additi...

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

authors： Blumenthal EJ,Roberts WK,Vasil A,Talmage DW

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterozygous mutations in the CD95 (APO-1/Fas) receptor occur in most individuals with autoimmune lymphoproliferative syndrome (ALPS) and dominantly interfere with apoptosis by an unknown mechanism. We show that local or global alterations in the structure of the cytoplasmic death domain from nine independent ALPS CD9...

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

authors： Martin DA,Zheng L,Siegel RM,Huang B,Fisher GH,Wang J,Jackson CE,Puck JM,Dale J,Straus SE,Peter ME,Krammer PH,Fesik S,Lenardo MJ

更新日期：1999-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathogenic Yersinia spp. carry a large common plasmid that encodes a number of essential virulence determinants. Included in these factors are the Yersinia-secreted proteins called Yops. We analyzed the consequences of wild-type and mutant strains of Yersinia pseudotuberculosis interactions with the macrophage cell li...

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

authors： Monack DM,Mecsas J,Ghori N,Falkow S

更新日期：1997-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA) acts as a processivity factor for replicative DNA polymerases and is essential for DNA replication. In vitro studies have suggested a role for PCNA-in the repair synthesis step of nucleotide excision repair, and PCNA interacts with the cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor p21...

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

authors： Torres-Ramos CA,Yoder BL,Burgers PM,Prakash S,Prakash L

更新日期：1996-09-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The nuclear exosome-targeting (NEXT) complex functions as an RNA exosome cofactor and is involved in surveillance and turnover of aberrant transcripts and noncoding RNAs. NEXT is a ternary complex composed of the RNA-binding protein RBM7, the scaffold zinc-knuckle protein ZCCHC8, and the helicase MTR4. While RNA inter...

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

authors： Puno MR,Lima CD

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：:A major goal for developmental biologists is to define the behaviors and molecular contents of differentiating cells. We have devised a strategy for isolating cells from diverse embryonic regions and stages in the zebrafish, using computer-guided laser photoconversion of injected Kaede protein and flow cytometry. This...

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

authors： Brown JL,Snir M,Noushmehr H,Kirby M,Hong SK,Elkahloun AG,Feldman B

更新日期：2008-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution analyses of a late Holocene core from Kettle Lake in North Dakota reveal coeval fluctuations in loss-on-ignition carbonate content, percentage of grass pollen, and charcoal flux. These oscillations are indicative of climate-fuel-fire cycles that have prevailed on the Northern Great Plains (NGP) for mos...

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

authors： Brown KJ,Clark JS,Grimm EC,Donovan JJ,Mueller PG,Hansen BC,Stefanova I

更新日期：2005-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an approach for studying protein-induced DNA bends in solution that is based on measuring the sizes of circular DNA molecules by using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. These circular fragments are obtained by ligating short synthetic oligonucleotides containing a protein-recognition region in the presenc...

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

authors： Lyubchenko Y,Shlyakhtenko L,Chernov B,Harrington RE

更新日期：1991-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of the critical role of the process of adaptation in evolution, there are few detailed studies of the genotypic and molecular basis of the process. Drosophila melanogaster flies selected for increased tolerance to ethanol exhibited higher levels of alcohol dehydrogenase (alcohol:NAD+ oxidoreductase; EC 1.1.1....

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

authors： McDonald JF,Chambers GK,David J,Ayala FJ

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We prove theorems on the structure of the fundamental group of a compact riemannian manifold of non-positive curvature. In particular, a conjecture of J. Wolf [J. Differential Geometry, 2, 421-446 (1968)] is proved. ...

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

authors： Yau ST

更新日期：1970-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The term quantum turbulence denotes the turbulent motion of quantum fluids, systems such as superfluid helium and atomic Bose-Einstein condensates, which are characterized by quantized vorticity, superfluidity, and, at finite temperatures, two-fluid behavior. This article introduces their basic properties, describes t...

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

authors： Barenghi CF,Skrbek L,Sreenivasan KR

更新日期：2014-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-five years ago this month, Thomas Gold published a seminal manuscript suggesting the presence of a "deep, hot biosphere" in the Earth's crust. Since this publication, a considerable amount of attention has been given to the study of deep biospheres, their role in geochemical cycles, and their potential to infor...

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

authors： Colman DR,Poudel S,Stamps BW,Boyd ES,Spear JR

更新日期：2017-07-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ), which is associated with Alzheimer's disease, can be caused by excess production or insufficient clearance. Because of its β-sheet structure, fibrillar Aβ is resistant to proteolysis, which would contribute to slow degradation of Aβ plaques in vivo. Fibrillar Aβ can be internalized b...

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

authors： Solé-Domènech S,Rojas AV,Maisuradze GG,Scheraga HA,Lobel P,Maxfield FR

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:During tRNA biosynthesis the 5'-leader sequences in precursor tRNAs are removed by the ribonucleoprotein RNase P, an enzyme whose RNA moiety is required for activity. To clarify some aspects of the enzyme mechanism, we examined substrate binding and product formation with mutant precursor tRNAs. Mutations G-1----A or ...

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

authors： Nichols M,Söll D,Willis I

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotrophins are potent survival factors for developing and injured neurons. However, they are not being used to treat neurodegenerative diseases because of difficulties in administration and numerous side effects that have been encountered in previous clinical trials. Their biological activities use Trk (tropomyosin...

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

authors： Wiese S,Jablonka S,Holtmann B,Orel N,Rajagopal R,Chao MV,Sendtner M

更新日期：2007-10-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The polycystic kidney diseases (PKDs) are a group of disorders characterized by the growth of epithelial cysts from the nephrons and collecting ducts of kidney tubules. The diseases can be inherited or can be provoked by environmental factors. To investigate the molecular basis of the abnormal cell growth associated w...

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

authors： Cowley BD Jr,Smardo FL Jr,Grantham JJ,Calvet JP

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In preeclampsia (PE), cytotrophoblast (CTB) invasion of the uterus and spiral arteries is often shallow. Thus, the placenta's role has been a focus. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that decidual defects are an important determinant of the placental phenotype. We isolated human endometrial stromal cells from no...

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

authors： Garrido-Gomez T,Dominguez F,Quiñonero A,Diaz-Gimeno P,Kapidzic M,Gormley M,Ona K,Padilla-Iserte P,McMaster M,Genbacev O,Perales A,Fisher SJ,Simón C

更新日期：2017-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of replicative and chronological lifespan in Saccharomyces cerevisiae have advanced understanding of longevity in all eukaryotes. Chronological lifespan in this species is defined as the age-dependent viability of nondividing cells. To date this parameter has only been estimated under calorie restriction, mimi...

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

authors： Nagarajan S,Kruckeberg AL,Schmidt KH,Kroll E,Hamilton M,McInnerney K,Summers R,Taylor T,Rosenzweig F

更新日期：2014-04-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The designed assembly of proteins into well-defined supramolecular architectures not only tests our understanding of protein-protein interactions, but it also provides an opportunity to tailor materials with new physical and chemical properties. Previously, we described that RIDC3, a designed variant of the monomeric ...

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

authors： Brodin JD,Carr JR,Sontz PA,Tezcan FA

更新日期：2014-02-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy-coupling factor (ECF) transporters are a recently discovered family of primary active transporters for micronutrients and vitamins, such as biotin, thiamine, and riboflavin. Found exclusively in archaea and bacteria, including the human pathogens Listeria, Streptococcus, and Staphylococcus, ECF transporters may...

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

authors： Karpowich NK,Wang DN

更新日期：2013-02-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Combinations of low dosages of purified murine hematopoietic colony-stimulating factors (CSFs)--L-cell CSF type 1 (CSF-1), recombinant interleukin 3 (IL-3), and recombinant granulocyte/macrophage CSF (GM-CSF)--were compared with single CSFs for their influence on the cycling rates and numbers of bone marrow granulocyt...

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

authors： Broxmeyer HE,Williams DE,Hangoc G,Cooper S,Gillis S,Shadduck RK,Bicknell DC

更新日期：1987-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bacteriorhodopsin from Halobacterium halobium has been solubilized in the nonionic detergent Triton X-100. The circular dichroic spectrum and hydrodynamic properties indicate that the structure of this protein in the detergent is not significantly altered from that of the native membrane-bound form. Bacteriorhodopsin ...

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

authors： Reyenolds JA,Stoeckenius W

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00