Extracellular matrix-dependent tissue-specific gene expression in mammary epithelial cells requires both physical and biochemical signal transduction.

abstract：:In Salmonella typhimurium, the CobU, CobS, CobT, and CobC proteins have been proposed to catalyze the late steps in adenosylcobalamin biosynthesis, which define the nucleotide loop assembly pathway. This paper reports the in vitro assembly of the nucleotide loop of adenosylcobalamin from its precursors adenosylcobinam...

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

authors： Maggio-Hall LA,Escalante-Semerena JC

更新日期：1999-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:SLAM (signaling lymphocyte activation molecule)-associated protein (SAP) is a Src homology 2 (SH2) domain-containing adaptor expressed in T cells and natural killer cells. Its essential role in immune responses is underscored by the recent finding that mutations in SAP result in a rare but fatal X-linked lymphoprolife...

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

authors： Gu C,Tangye SG,Sun X,Luo Y,Lin Z,Wu J

更新日期：2006-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple-choice examinations play a critical role in university admissions across the world. A key question is whether imposing penalties for wrong answers on these examinations deters guessing from women more than men, disadvantaging female test-takers. We consider data from a large-scale, high-stakes policy change t...

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

authors： Coffman KB,Klinowski D

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Homing endonucleases stimulate gene conversion by generating site-specific DNA double-strand breaks that are repaired by homologous recombination. These enzymes are potentially valuable tools for targeted gene correction and genome engineering. We have engineered a variant of the I-AniI homing endonuclease that nicks ...

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

authors： McConnell Smith A,Takeuchi R,Pellenz S,Davis L,Maizels N,Monnat RJ Jr,Stoddard BL

更新日期：2009-03-31 00:00:00

abstract：:To better understand how the relatively flat antigen-combining sites of antibodies interact with the concave shaped substrate-binding clefts of proteases, we determined the structures of two antibodies in complex with the trypsin-like hepatocyte growth-factor activator (HGFA). The two inhibitory antibodies, Ab58 and A...

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

authors： Wu Y,Eigenbrot C,Liang WC,Stawicki S,Shia S,Fan B,Ganesan R,Lipari MT,Kirchhofer D

更新日期：2007-12-11 00:00:00

abstract：:The oscillator of the circadian clock of cyanobacteria is composed of three proteins, KaiA, KaiB, and KaiC, which together generate a self-sustained ∼24-h rhythm of phosphorylation of KaiC. The mechanism propelling this oscillator has remained elusive, however. We show that stacking interactions between the CI and CII...

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

authors： Chang YG,Tseng R,Kuo NW,LiWang A

更新日期：2012-10-16 00:00:00

abstract：:O(6)-methylguanine (O(6)meG) and related modifications of guanine in double-stranded DNA are functionally severe lesions that can be produced by many alkylating agents, including N-methyl-N'-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine (MNNG), a potent carcinogen. O(6)meG is repaired through its demethylation by the O(6)-alkylguanine-DNA...

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

authors： Hwang CS,Shemorry A,Varshavsky A

更新日期：2009-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Retinoblastoma-related (RBR) genes inhibit the cell cycle primarily by repressing adenovirus E2 promoter binding factor (E2F) transcription factors, which drive the expression of numerous genes required for DNA synthesis and cell cycle progression. The RBR-E2F pathway is conserved in plants, but cereals such as maize ...

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

authors： Sabelli PA,Hoerster G,Lizarraga LE,Brown SW,Gordon-Kamm WJ,Larkins BA

更新日期：2009-03-10 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the frequency of p53 mutations in B- and T-cell human lymphoid malignancies, including acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the major subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia. p53 exons 5-9 were studied by using genomic DNA from 197 primary tumors and 27 cell lines by single-str...

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

authors： Gaidano G,Ballerini P,Gong JZ,Inghirami G,Neri A,Newcomb EW,Magrath IT,Knowles DM,Dalla-Favera R

更新日期：1991-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The interactions between products of the 15-lipoxygenase cascade and human natural killer (NK) cell activity have been studied. Addition of human leukocyte-derived (14R,15S)-14,15-dihydroxy-5Z,8Z,10E,12E-ic osatetraenoic acid (14,15-DiHETE) to the NK cytotoxicity assay against K562 target cells resulted in inhibition ...

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

authors： Ramstedt U,Serhan CN,Lundberg U,Wigzell H,Samuelsson B

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor gene is the cellular homolog of the avian erythroblastosis virus erbB oncogene. Control of EGF receptor expression determines cellular responsiveness to EGF and might play an important role in neoplastic development. Using RNA blot hybridization, we have found that exposure o...

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

authors： Clark AJ,Ishii S,Richert N,Merlino GT,Pastan I

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most current diagnostic tests for tuberculosis do not reveal the species or strain of pathogen causing pulmonary infection, which can lead to inappropriate treatment regimens and the spread of disease. Here, we report an assay for mycobacterial strain assignment based on genetically conserved mycobacterial sulfatases....

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

authors： Beatty KE,Williams M,Carlson BL,Swarts BM,Warren RM,van Helden PD,Bertozzi CR

更新日期：2013-08-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Ethylenediaminetetraacetate and other divalent-cation-complexing agents greatly stimulate the cellular binding of DNA molecules to competent pneumococci, while the appearance of genetic transformants and nuclease-resistant DNA binding are completely inhibited. Based on this finding, we developed an experimental system...

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

authors： Seto H,Tomasz A

更新日期：1974-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to integrate visual information over space is a fundamental component of human pattern vision. Regardless of whether it is for detecting luminance contrast or for recognizing objects in a cluttered scene, the position of the target in the visual field governs the size of a window within which visual inform...

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

authors： Kwon M,Liu R

更新日期：2019-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe two collaborations in which psychologists and economists provided essential support on foundational projects in major research programs. One project involved eliciting adolescents' expectations regarding significant future life events affecting their psychological and economic development. The second proje...

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

authors： Bruine de Bruin W,Fischhoff B

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:In many adult tissues, mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are closely associated with perivascular niches and coexpress many markers in common with pericytes. The ability of pericytes to act as MSCs, however, remains controversial. By using genetic lineage tracing, we show that some pericytes differentiate into specialized...

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

authors： Feng J,Mantesso A,De Bari C,Nishiyama A,Sharpe PT

更新日期：2011-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:To test directly whether fibrin(ogen) is a key binding site for apolipoprotein(a) [apo(a)] in vessel walls, apo(a) transgenic mice and fibrinogen knockout mice were crossed to generate fibrin(ogen)-deficient apo(a) transgenic mice and control mice. In the vessel wall of apo(a) transgenic mice, fibrin(ogen) deposition ...

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

authors： Lou XJ,Boonmark NW,Horrigan FT,Degen JL,Lawn RM

更新日期：1998-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Veratridine or high potassium concentration increased guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cGMP) levels in neuroblastoma cells of clone N1E-115 without affecting levels of adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP). The increases in cGMP appear to be a direct result of the depolarizing action of these agents and not...

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

authors： Study RE,Breakefield XO,Bartfai T,Greengard P

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The temporal and spatial patterns of floral determination in cultured internode segments of Nicotiana tabacum L. cv. Wisconsin 38 were investigated. Segments from internodes, when cultured on hormone-free medium, either produced some de novo floral shoots or produced only vegetative shoots. Segments that produced some...

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

authors： Singer SR,McDaniel CN

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Arguably the most foundational principle in perception research is that our experience of the world goes beyond the retinal image; we perceive the distal environment itself, not the proximal stimulation it causes. Shape may be the paradigm case of such "unconscious inference": When a coin is rotated in depth, we infer...

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

authors： Morales J,Bax A,Firestone C

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Signal transduction pathways activated by chemoattractants have been extensively studied, but little is known about the events mediating responses to mechanical stimuli. We discovered that acute mechanical perturbation of cells triggered transient activation of all tested components of the chemotactic signal transduct...

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

authors： Artemenko Y,Axiotakis L Jr,Borleis J,Iglesias PA,Devreotes PN

更新日期：2016-11-22 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper summarizes future needs in information and tools, technology, infrastructure, training, funding, and bioinformatics, to provide the genomic knowledge and tools for breeding and biotechnological goals in maize. The National Corn Genome Initiative (NCGA) has developed through actions taken by the Natio...

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

authors： Coe EH

更新日期：1998-03-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Magnitudes of the larger Soviet underground nuclear weapons tests from the start of the Threshold Test Ban Treaty in 1976 through 1982 are determined for short- and long-period seismic waves. Yields are calculated from the surface wave magnitude for those explosions at the eastern Kazakh test site that triggered a sma...

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

authors： Sykes LR,Cifuentes IL

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We demonstrate that the receptor binding moiety of Escherichia coli heat-labile enterotoxin (EtxB) can completely prevent autoimmune disease in a murine model of arthritis. Injection of male DBA/1 mice at the base of the tail with type II collagen in the presence of complete Freund's adjuvant normally leads to arthrit...

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

authors： Williams NA,Stasiuk LM,Nashar TO,Richards CM,Lang AK,Day MJ,Hirst TR

更新日期：1997-05-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Overaccumulation of abnormally organized mitochondria in so-called "ragged-red" skeletal muscle fibers is a morphological hallmark of mitochondrial myopathies, in particular of mitochondrial encephalomyopathies. Characteristic for the abnormal mitochondria is the occurrence of highly ordered crystalline inclusions. Im...

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

authors： Stadhouders AM,Jap PH,Winkler HP,Eppenberger HM,Wallimann T

更新日期：1994-05-24 00:00:00

abstract：:l-tryptophan (Trp), an essential amino acid for mammals, is the precursor of a wide array of immunomodulatory metabolites produced by the kynurenine and serotonin pathways. The kynurenine pathway is a paramount source of several immunoregulatory metabolites, including l-kynurenine (Kyn), the main product of indoleamin...

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

authors： Mondanelli G,Coletti A,Greco FA,Pallotta MT,Orabona C,Iacono A,Belladonna ML,Albini E,Panfili E,Fallarino F,Gargaro M,Manni G,Matino D,Carvalho A,Cunha C,Maciel P,Di Filippo M,Gaetani L,Bianchi R,Vacca C,Iamandii

更新日期：2020-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:The conserved two-component regulatory system GacS/GacA determines the expression of extracellular products and virulence factors in a variety of Gram-negative bacteria. In the biocontrol strain CHA0 of Pseudomonas fluorescens, the response regulator GacA is essential for the synthesis of extracellular protease (AprA)...

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

authors： Blumer C,Heeb S,Pessi G,Haas D

更新日期：1999-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Cobra venom factor (CVF) is the complement-activating protein in cobra venom. Like C3b, CVF forms with factor B and factor D in human and mammalian serum the bimolecular C3/C5 convertase. This functional similarity of CVF and C3 correlates with many structural similarities, which led to the suggestion that CVF is evol...

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

authors： Fritzinger DC,Bredehorst R,Vogel CW

更新日期：1994-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:It is shown that a very simple semiempirical equation represents quite accurately the thermodynamic properties of aqueous sodium chloride from 373 to 823 K. The equation comprises one Margules term and a Debye-Hückel term. Just the one Margules parameter is freely adjustable because the Debye-Hückel parameter is deter...

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

authors： Pitzer KS,Li YG

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to grow the marine molluse Aplysia under laboratory conditions allows a detailed study of the formation of the nervous system and of the development of specific identified cells. I have found that the ganglia develop in a specific temporal order. Cerebral and pedal ganglia develop at hatching, the abdomina...

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

authors： Kriegstein AR

更新日期：1977-01-01 00:00:00