Proteolytic maturation of protein C upon engineering the mouse mammary gland to express furin.

abstract：:During cytokinesis, a cleavage furrow generated by actomyosin ring contraction is restructured into the midbody, a platform for the assembly of the abscission machinery that controls the final separation of daughter cells. The polymerization state of F-actin is important during assembly, ingression, disassembly, and c...

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

authors： Terry SJ,Donà F,Osenberg P,Carlton JG,Eggert US

更新日期：2018-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of RNAi has revolutionized loss-of-function genetic studies in mammalian systems. However, significant challenges still remain to fully exploit RNAi for mammalian genetics. For instance, genetic screens and in vivo studies could be broadly improved by methods that allow inducible and uniform gene express...

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

authors： Meerbrey KL,Hu G,Kessler JD,Roarty K,Li MZ,Fang JE,Herschkowitz JI,Burrows AE,Ciccia A,Sun T,Schmitt EM,Bernardi RJ,Fu X,Bland CS,Cooper TA,Schiff R,Rosen JM,Westbrook TF,Elledge SJ

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The structural analysis of the Fab' fragment of human myeloma immunoglobulin IgGl(lambda) New has been extended to a nominal resolution of 2.0 A. Each of the structural subunits corresponding to the variable and to the constant homology regions of the light and heavy chains contains two irregular beta-sheets which are...

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

authors： Poljak RJ,Amzel LM,Chen BL,Phizackerley RP,Saul F

更新日期：1974-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription initiation in eukaryotes is controlled by nucleoprotein complexes formed through cooperative interactions among multiple transcription regulatory proteins. These complexes may be assembled via stochastic collisions or defined pathways. We investigated the dynamics of Fos-Jun-NFAT1 complexes by using a mu...

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

authors： Ramirez-Carrozzi VR,Kerppola TK

更新日期：2001-04-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Parvalbumin (PV) is a Ca2+-binding protein found only in vertebrates. It is postulated to serve as a soluble relaxing factor in fast mammalian muscle. We have isolated a rat PV cDNA clone and used this as a probe to examine changes in PV mRNA during muscle and brain development. A cDNA library was constructed in PUC8/...

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

authors： Berchtold MW,Means AR

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The elevation of Ca2+ levels in the cytoplasm inactivates inward-rectifying K+ channels that play a central role in regulating the apertures of stomatal pores in higher plants. However, the mechanism for the Ca(2+)-mediated inhibition of K(+)-channel function is unknown. Using patch-clamp techniques, we show that cycl...

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

authors： Luan S,Li W,Rusnak F,Assmann SM,Schreiber SL

更新日期：1993-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Human infants are predisposed to rapidly acquire their native language. The nature of these predispositions is poorly understood, but is crucial to our understanding of how infants unpack their speech input to recover the fundamental word-like units, assign them referential roles, and acquire the rules that govern the...

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

authors： Shukla M,White KS,Aslin RN

更新日期：2011-04-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleotide sequences of the complementary strands of two human diversity region (D) minigenes, D2 and D4, show stretches of homology with two human variable region kappa chain (V kappa) genes, NG9 and HK101, respectively, in the first complementarity-determining region. In one V kappa sequence, the homology includ...

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

authors： Chen PP,Kabat EA,Wu TT,Fong S,Carson DA

更新日期：1985-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple independent mutations in neuroligin genes were identified in patients with familial autism, including the R451C substitution in neuroligin-3 (NL3). Previous studies showed that NL3(R451C) knock-in mice exhibited modestly impaired social behaviors, enhanced water maze learning abilities, and increased synaptic...

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

authors： Etherton M,Földy C,Sharma M,Tabuchi K,Liu X,Shamloo M,Malenka RC,Südhof TC

更新日期：2011-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The growth of 3T3 and SV101 3T3 cells in a lipid-depleted medium is enhanced by the addition of biotin or some fatty acids. The extent of enhancement depends on the fatty acid(s) supplied. The presence of linoleate is unique, since it induces a morphological alteration in 3T3 cells resulting in a cell similar to an SV...

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

authors： Horwitz AF,Hatten ME,Burger MM

更新日期：1974-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have totally synthesized a gene that codes for rat hepatic cytochrome b5. The 5' flanking region was designed for efficient expression of this gene in Escherichia coli by incorporating an optimum ribosome binding site and spacer region. Both a soluble form, analogous to the protease-treated microsomal protein, as w...

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

authors： Beck von Bodman S,Schuler MA,Jollie DR,Sligar SG

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inactivation of the retinoblastoma gene (RB gene) is associated with the development of several human malignancies including retinoblastomas, some osteo- and soft tissue sarcomas, small cell lung cancer, and possibly breast and bladder cancers. To our knowledge, this gene has not been evaluated in human germ-cell mali...

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

authors： Strohmeyer T,Reissmann P,Cordon-Cardo C,Hartmann M,Ackermann R,Slamon D

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody raised against the human erythrocyte glucose transporter identified a recombinant lambda gt11 bacteriophage in a cDNA library prepared from immunoselected polysomal RNA from adult rat brain. The cDNA predicts a 492-amino acid protein that demonstrates 97.6% identity to the human hepatoma hexose carrier. The t...

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

authors： Birnbaum MJ,Haspel HC,Rosen OM

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII is a lysosomal storage disorder resulting from inherited deficiency of beta-glucuronidase (GUS). Mucopolysaccharidosis type VII is characterized by glycosaminoglycan storage in most tissues, including brain. In these disorders, enzyme delivery across the blood-brain barrier (BBB) is the ...

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

authors： Urayama A,Grubb JH,Sly WS,Banks WA

更新日期：2004-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Data drawn from a global compilation of studies quantitatively confirm the long-articulated contention that erosion rates from conventionally plowed agricultural fields average 1-2 orders of magnitude greater than rates of soil production, erosion under native vegetation, and long-term geological erosion. The general ...

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

authors： Montgomery DR

更新日期：2007-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Real-life decisions are often repeated. Whether considering taking a job in a new city, or doing something mundane like checking if the stove is off, decisions are frequently revisited even if no new information is available. This mode of behavior takes a particularly pathological form in obsessive-compulsive disorder...

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

authors： Solway A,Lin Z,Vinaik E

更新日期：2021-01-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat insulin-like growth factor II gene, encoding a fetal somatomedin, expresses a multitranscript family in embryonic/fetal tissues and in the adult brain and spinal cord. By performing in situ hybridization on tissue sections of adult brain and spinal cord, we have found that these transcripts are not expressed i...

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

authors： Stylianopoulou F,Herbert J,Soares MB,Efstratiadis A

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fish have somehow colonized isolated water bodies all over the world without human assistance. It has long been speculated that these colonization events are assisted by waterbirds, transporting fish eggs attached to their feet and feathers, yet empirical support for this is lacking. Recently, it was suggested that en...

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

authors： Lovas-Kiss Á,Vincze O,Löki V,Pallér-Kapusi F,Halasi-Kovács B,Kovács G,Green AJ,Lukács BA

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendrite morphogenesis is regulated by neuronal activity or neurotrophins, which may function by activating intrinsic signaling proteins, including Rho family GTPases. Here we report that activity- and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-dependent dendritic morphogenesis requires activation of geranylgeranyltrans...

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

authors： Zhou XP,Wu KY,Liang B,Fu XQ,Luo ZG

更新日期：2008-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：:High-volume hydraulic fracturing (HVHF) has revolutionized the oil and gas industry worldwide but has been accompanied by highly controversial incidents of reported water contamination. For example, groundwater contamination by stray natural gas and spillage of brine and other gas drilling-related fluids is known to o...

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

authors： Llewellyn GT,Dorman F,Westland JL,Yoxtheimer D,Grieve P,Sowers T,Humston-Fulmer E,Brantley SL

更新日期：2015-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:During clathrin-mediated endocytosis, adaptor proteins recognize specific internalization signals on cargo receptors, either recruiting cargos into clathrin-coated pits (CCPs) or initiating clathrin-coat assembly around the cargo molecules. Here, we identify epsin 1, a clathrin-, ubiquitin-, and phospholipid-interacti...

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

authors： Chen C,Zhuang X

更新日期：2008-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of computers to simulate the functions of complex biological macromolecules is essential to achieve a microscopic description of biological processes and to model and interpret experimental data. Here we apply theoretical computational approaches to investigate the fidelity of T7 DNA polymerase, divided into d...

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

authors： Florián J,Goodman MF,Warshel A

更新日期：2005-05-10 00:00:00

abstract：:The 5' end of a eukaryotic mRNA transcript generally has a 7-methylguanosine (m7G) cap that protects mRNA from degradation and mediates almost all other aspects of gene expression. Some RNAs in Escherichia coli, yeast, and mammals were recently found to contain an NAD+ cap. Here, we report the development of the metho...

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

authors： Zhang H,Zhong H,Zhang S,Shao X,Ni M,Cai Z,Chen X,Xia Y

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:We use sequential large-scale crawl data to empirically investigate and validate the dynamics that underlie the evolution of the structure of the web. We find that the overall structure of the web is defined by an intricate interplay between experience or entitlement of the pages (as measured by the number of inbound ...

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

authors： Kong JS,Sarshar N,Roychowdhury VP

更新日期：2008-09-16 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the properties of metazoan replication origins, recent studies in cell culture have adopted the strategy of identifying origins using genome-wide approaches and assessing correlations with such features as transcription and histone modifications. Drosophila amplicon in follicle cells (DAFCs), genomic re...

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

authors： Kim JC,Orr-Weaver TL

更新日期：2011-10-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Global increases in population, consumption, and gross domestic product raise concerns about the sustainability of the current and future use of natural resources. The human appropriation of net primary production (HANPP) provides a useful measure of human intervention into the biosphere. The productive capacity of la...

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

authors： Krausmann F,Erb KH,Gingrich S,Haberl H,Bondeau A,Gaube V,Lauk C,Plutzar C,Searchinger TD

更新日期：2013-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Protein functions require conformational motions. We show here that the dominant conformational motions are slaved by the hydration shell and the bulk solvent. The protein contributes the structure necessary for function. We formulate a model that is based on experiments, insights from the physics of glass-forming liq...

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

authors： Frauenfelder H,Chen G,Berendzen J,Fenimore PW,Jansson H,McMahon BH,Stroe IR,Swenson J,Young RD

更新日期：2009-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Erythroid cells which are homogeneous with regard to stage of maturation are naturally available from the circulation of chick embryos at various times of development. This provides a convenient system for examining the changes in plasma membrane protein composition during red cell maturation. Plasma membranes are iso...

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

authors： Chan LL

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transgenic crops producing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins kill some key insect pests and thus can reduce reliance on insecticides. Widespread planting of such Bt crops increased concerns that their usefulness would be cut short by rapid evolution of resistance to Bt toxins by pests. Pink bollworm (Pectinophora gos...

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

authors： Tabashnik BE,Dennehy TJ,Carrière Y

更新日期：2005-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We sequenced the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain YJM789, which was derived from a yeast isolated from the lung of an AIDS patient with pneumonia. The strain is used for studies of fungal infections and quantitative genetics because of its extensive phenotypic differences to the laboratory reference strain, i...

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

authors： Wei W,McCusker JH,Hyman RW,Jones T,Ning Y,Cao Z,Gu Z,Bruno D,Miranda M,Nguyen M,Wilhelmy J,Komp C,Tamse R,Wang X,Jia P,Luedi P,Oefner PJ,David L,Dietrich FS,Li Y,Davis RW,Steinmetz LM

更新日期：2007-07-31 00:00:00