Modulation of transmission gain by protons at the photoreceptor output synapse.

abstract：:Osteocalcin, a bone-specific protein and marker of the mature osteoblast, is expressed only in nonproliferating osteoblasts in a mineralizing extracellular matrix, while type I collagen is expressed in proliferating cells. The nuclear proteins encoded by the c-fos and c-jun protooncogenes are expressed during the prol...

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

authors： Owen TA,Bortell R,Yocum SA,Smock SL,Zhang M,Abate C,Shalhoub V,Aronin N,Wright KL,van Wijnen AJ

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The plant hormone indole-acetic acid (auxin) is essential for many aspects of plant development. Auxin-mediated growth regulation typically involves the establishment of an auxin concentration gradient mediated by polarly localized auxin transporters. The localization of auxin carriers and their amount at the plasma m...

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

authors： Boutté Y,Jonsson K,McFarlane HE,Johnson E,Gendre D,Swarup R,Friml J,Samuels L,Robert S,Bhalerao RP

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infant maltreatment increases vulnerability to physical and mental disorders, yet specific mechanisms embedded within this complex infant experience that induce this vulnerability remain elusive. To define critical features of maltreatment-induced vulnerability, rat pups were reared from postnatal day 8 (PN8) with a m...

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

authors： Raineki C,Opendak M,Sarro E,Showler A,Bui K,McEwen BS,Wilson DA,Sullivan RM

更新日期：2019-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Bioluminescence-based imaging of living cells has become an important tool in biological and medical research. However, many bioluminescence imaging applications are limited by the requirement of an externally provided luciferin substrate and the low bioluminescence signal which restricts the sensitivity and spatiotem...

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

authors： Gregor C,Pape JK,Gwosch KC,Gilat T,Sahl SJ,Hell SW

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The one-sided multipliers of an operator space X are a key to "latent operator algebraic structure" in X. We begin with a survey of these multipliers, together with several of the applications that they have had to operator algebras. We then describe several new results on one-sided multipliers, and new applications, ...

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

authors： Blecher DP,Zarikian V

更新日期：2004-01-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we reported that proteasome inhibitors were able to overcome Bcl-2-mediated protection from apoptosis. Here we show that inhibition of the proteasome activity in Bcl-2-overexpressing cells accumulates the proapoptotic Bax protein to mitochondria/cytoplasm, where it interacts to Bcl-2 protein. This event was...

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

authors： Li B,Dou QP

更新日期：2000-04-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Because of the insolubility and polymeric properties of amyloid fibrils, techniques used conventionally to analyze protein structure and dynamics have often been hampered. Ultrasonication can induce the monomeric solution of amyloidogenic proteins to form amyloid fibrils. However, ultrasonication can break down prefor...

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

authors： Chatani E,Lee YH,Yagi H,Yoshimura Y,Naiki H,Goto Y

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that the genes of the gibberellin (GA) biosynthesis pathway in the fungus Gibberella fujikuroi are organized in a cluster of at least seven genes. P450-1 is one of four cytochrome P450 monooxygenase genes in this cluster. Disruption of the P450-1 gene in the GA-producing wild-type strain IMI ...

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

authors： Rojas MC,Hedden P,Gaskin P,Tudzynski B

更新日期：2001-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Although normal fatty acids (FAs) are degraded via β-oxidation, unusual FAs such as 2-hydroxy (2-OH) FAs and 3-methyl-branched FAs are degraded via α-oxidation. Phytosphingosine (PHS) is one of the long-chain bases (the sphingolipid components) and exists in specific tissues, including the epidermis and small intestin...

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

authors： Kitamura T,Seki N,Kihara A

更新日期：2017-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The nucleic acid sequence of the 3' region of human T-cell leukemia virus type II (HTLV-II) proviral DNA was determined using a HTLV-II proviral clone that could be recovered as infectious, transforming virus. The sequence data indicate a region of unknown function of approximately equal to 1.6 kilobase pairs in the 3...

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

authors： Shimotohno K,Wachsman W,Takahashi Y,Golde DW,Miwa M,Sugimura T,Chen IS

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeobox 9 (HOXB9), a nontransforming transcription factor overexpressed in breast cancer, alters tumor cell fate and promotes tumor progression and metastasis. Here we show that HOXB9 confers resistance to ionizing radiation by promoting DNA damage response. In nonirradiated cells, HOXB9 induces spontaneous DNA damag...

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

authors： Chiba N,Comaills V,Shiotani B,Takahashi F,Shimada T,Tajima K,Winokur D,Hayashida T,Willers H,Brachtel E,Vivanco MD,Haber DA,Zou L,Maheswaran S

更新日期：2012-02-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Ras has achieved notoriety as an oncogene aberrantly activated in multiple human tumors. Approximately 30% of all human tumors express an oncogenic form of this GTPase that is locked in an active conformation as a result of being insensitive to Ras GTPase-activating proteins (GAPs), proteins that normally regulate the...

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

authors： Jin H,Wang X,Ying J,Wong AH,Cui Y,Srivastava G,Shen ZY,Li EM,Zhang Q,Jin J,Kupzig S,Chan AT,Cullen PJ,Tao Q

更新日期：2007-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Extensive utilization of pesticides against insects provides us with a good model for studying the adaptation of a eukaryotic genome to a strong selective pressure. One mechanism of resistance is the alteration of acetylcholinesterase (EC 3.1.1.7), the molecular target for organophosphates and carbamates. Here, we rep...

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

authors： Mutero A,Pralavorio M,Bride JM,Fournier D

更新日期：1994-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) is a neurosteroid with potential effects on neurogenesis and neuronal survival in humans. However, most studies on DHEA have been performed in rodents, and there is little direct evidence for biological effects on the human nervous system. Furthermore, the mechanism of its action is unkno...

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

authors： Suzuki M,Wright LS,Marwah P,Lardy HA,Svendsen CN

更新日期：2004-03-02 00:00:00

abstract：:REPRESSOR OF SILENCING 1 (ROS1) is a DNA demethylation enzyme that was previously identified during a genetic screen for the silencing of both RD29A-LUC and 35S-NPTII transgenes on a T-DNA construct. Here we performed a genetic screen to identify additional mutants in which the 35S-NPTII transgene is silenced. We iden...

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

authors： Li X,Qian W,Zhao Y,Wang C,Shen J,Zhu JK,Gong Z

更新日期：2012-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:Criegee intermediates are thought to play a role in atmospheric chemistry, in particular, the oxidation of SO2, which produces SO3 and subsequently H2SO4, an important constituent of aerosols and acid rain. However, the impact of such oxidation reactions is affected by the reactions of Criegee intermediates with water...

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

authors： Huang HL,Chao W,Lin JJ

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The TCR is an alpha beta heterodimer, a part of the multimeric structure through which physiological T-cell activation occurs. The expression of TCR alpha chain is greatly diminished in a beta-chain-deficient mutant Jurkat cell line (J.RT3-T3.5). The relationship between the expression of the TCR alpha and beta chains...

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

authors： Chung S,Strominger JL

更新日期：1995-04-25 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA polymerases from Xenopus laevis oocytes, unfertilized eggs, and kidney cells grown in culture have been characterized. The same three major DNA polymerase activities are present in all cell types examined. We attempt to relate the characteristics of amphibian enzymes to those of mammalian polymerases. ...

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

authors： Tatò F,Gandini DA,Tocchini-Valentini GP

更新日期：1974-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleotide sequence analysis of one of several tRNA genes cloned from Tetrahymena thermophila macronuclear DNA indicated that it corresponds to a tRNA species having TTA as anticodon. Subsequently, the tRNA species corresponding to that gene was isolated and its nucleotide sequence was determined by post-labeling tech...

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

authors： Kuchino Y,Hanyu N,Tashiro F,Nishimura S

更新日期：1985-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fluorescent probes acridine orange and oxonol-V were used as indicators of pH gradients (DeltapH) and membrane potential differences (DeltaPsi), respectively, in membrane vesicles believed to be derived from the tonoplast of Beta vulgaris L. Low concentrations of nitrate (1-5 mM) caused a partial dissipation of bo...

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

authors： Blumwald E,Poole RJ

更新日期：1985-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular oxygen (O(2)) began to accumulate in the atmosphere and surface ocean ca. 2,400 million years ago (Ma), but the persistent oxygenation of water masses throughout the oceans developed much later, perhaps beginning as recently as 580-550 Ma. For much of the intervening interval, moderately oxic surface waters ...

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

authors： Johnston DT,Wolfe-Simon F,Pearson A,Knoll AH

更新日期：2009-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of gene interactions in the evolutionary process has long been controversial. Although some argue that they are not of importance, because most variation is additive, others claim that their effect in the long term can be substantial. Here, we focus on the long-term effects of genetic interactions under direc...

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

authors： Paixão T,Barton NH

更新日期：2016-04-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 3 (IL-3) stimulates the proliferation and differentiation of various haematopoietic progenitor cells. Recently, IL-3 and other cytokines were reported to exert a neurotrophic activity and to be associated with neurological disorders, suggesting their complex role in the central nervous system. We now show ...

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

authors： Chavany C,Vicario-Abejón C,Miller G,Jendoubi M

更新日期：1998-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Microtubule-targeting agents (MTAs) are widely used for treatment of cancer and other diseases, and a detailed understanding of the mechanism of their action is important for the development of improved microtubule-directed therapies. Although there is a large body of data on the interactions of different MTAs with pu...

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

authors： Mohan R,Katrukha EA,Doodhi H,Smal I,Meijering E,Kapitein LC,Steinmetz MO,Akhmanova A

更新日期：2013-05-28 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequences of large insert clones containing genomic DNA that is orthologous to the maize adh1 region were obtained for sorghum, rice, and the adh1-homoeologous region of maize, a remnant of the tetraploid history of the Zea lineage. By using all four genomes, it was possible to describe the nature, timing, and lin...

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

authors： Ilic K,SanMiguel PJ,Bennetzen JL

更新日期：2003-10-14 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：:A hypothetical gene with similarity to the ispD gene of Escherichia coli was cloned from Arabidopsis thaliana cDNA. The ORF of 909 bp specifies a protein of 302 amino acid residues. The cognate chromosomal gene consists of 2,071 bp and comprises 11 introns with a size range of 78-202 bp. A fragment comprising amino ac...

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

authors： Rohdich F,Wungsintaweekul J,Eisenreich W,Richter G,Schuhr CA,Hecht S,Zenk MH,Bacher A

更新日期：2000-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the origin, nature, and functional significance of complex patterns of neural activity, as recorded by diverse electrophysiological and neuroimaging techniques, is a central challenge in neuroscience. Such patterns include collective oscillations emerging out of neural synchronization as well as highly h...

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

authors： di Santo S,Villegas P,Burioni R,Muñoz MA

更新日期：2018-02-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Integrins contain two structurally homologous but distantly related domains: an I-like domain that is present in all beta-subunits and an I domain that is present in some alpha-subunits. Atomic resolution and mutagenesis studies of alpha I domains demonstrate a C-terminal, axial displacement of the alpha7-helix that a...

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

authors： Yang W,Shimaoka M,Chen J,Springer TA

更新日期：2004-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study investigated whether neural structures become less functionally differentiated and specialized with age. We studied ventral visual cortex, an area of the brain that responds selectively to visual categories (faces, places, and words) in young adults, and that shows little atrophy with age. Functional...

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

authors： Park DC,Polk TA,Park R,Minear M,Savage A,Smith MR

更新日期：2004-08-31 00:00:00