A fluorescence-based assay for monitoring helicase activity.

abstract：:The building evidence for the contribution of microbiota to human disease has spurred an effort to develop therapies that target the gut microbiota. This is particularly evident in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), where clinical trials of fecal microbiota transplantation have shown some efficacy. To aid the develop...

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

authors： Britton GJ,Contijoch EJ,Spindler MP,Aggarwala V,Dogan B,Bongers G,San Mateo L,Baltus A,Das A,Gevers D,Borody TJ,Kaakoush NO,Kamm MA,Mitchell H,Paramsothy S,Clemente JC,Colombel JF,Simpson KW,Dubinsky MC,Grinspan A,

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-resolution examination of pulse sequences generated by single visual cortex cells of the rhesus monkey in response to precisely controlled visual stimuli has disclosed (i) that the outputs of such neurons contain highly improbable (P less than 10(-7) numbers of identical triplets of precisely repeating pulse patt...

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

authors： Strehler BL,Lestienne R

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tikal has long been viewed as one of the leading polities of the ancient Maya realm, yet how the city was able to maintain its substantial population in the midst of a tropical forest environment has been a topic of unresolved debate among researchers for decades. We present ecological, paleoethnobotanical, hydraulic,...

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

authors： Lentz DL,Dunning NP,Scarborough VL,Magee KS,Thompson KM,Weaver E,Carr C,Terry RE,Islebe G,Tankersley KB,Grazioso Sierra L,Jones JG,Buttles P,Valdez F,Ramos Hernandez CE

更新日期：2014-12-30 00:00:00

abstract：:We have generated mutants of Escherichia coli formylmethionine initiator tRNA in which one, two, and all three G X C base pairs in the GGGCCC sequence in the anticodon stem are changed to those found in E. coli elongator methionine tRNA. Overproduction of the mutant tRNAs using M13 recombinants as an expression vector...

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

authors： Seong BL,RajBhandary UL

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As sensors, wireless communication devices, personal health monitoring systems, and autonomous microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) become distributed and smaller, there is an increasing demand for miniaturized integrated power sources. Although thin-film batteries are well-suited for on-chip integration, their energ...

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

authors： Ning H,Pikul JH,Zhang R,Li X,Xu S,Wang J,Rogers JA,King WP,Braun PV

更新日期：2015-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Spermatogonia are the male germ stem cells that continuously produce sperm for the next generation. Spermatogenesis is a complicated process that proceeds through mitotic phase of stem cell renewal and differentiation, meiotic phase, and postmeiotic phase of spermiogenesis. Full recapitulation of spermatogenesis in vi...

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

authors： Hong Y,Liu T,Zhao H,Xu H,Wang W,Liu R,Chen T,Deng J,Gui J

更新日期：2004-05-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The TATA box-binding activity of transcription factor IID (TFIID) is autoinhibited by the N-terminal domain of the Drosophila TATA box-binding protein- (TBP) associated factor 230/yeast TBP-associated factor 145 subunit, which binds to the TATA box-binding domain of TBP by mimicking the TATA box structure. Here, we pr...

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

authors： Kotani T,Banno K,Ikura M,Hinnebusch AG,Nakatani Y,Kawaichi M,Kokubo T

更新日期：2000-06-20 00:00:00

abstract：:A MODEL OF THE LINEAR HYDROGEN BOND HAS BEEN DEVISED WHICH IS CHARACTERIZED BY THREE PHYSICAL PARAMETERS OF THE ISOLATED ELECTRON DONOR AND PROTON DONOR MOLECULES: mu(A-H), the bond dipole moment; DeltaI, the difference in ionization potential between that of the electron donor and the corresponding noble gas atom; an...

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

authors： Allen LC

更新日期：1975-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cooperativity in oligonucleotide-directed sequence-specific recognition of DNA by triple helix formation can be enhanced by the addition of discrete dimerization domains. The equilibrium association constants for cooperative binding of oligonucleotides that dimerize by Watson-Crick hydrogen bonds and occupy adjacent s...

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

authors： Distefano MD,Dervan PB

更新日期：1993-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:A calmodulin-neomycin-resistance fusion gene was introduced into Trypanosoma brucei by electroporation, and stably transformed cell lines were obtained. In all of the transformants, the fusion gene had integrated into the host genome at the cognate locus, evidently by homologous recombination within flanking calmoduli...

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

authors： Eid J,Sollner-Webb B

更新日期：1991-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) act independently as well as cooperatively to induce neuronal death in acute neurological disorders. Inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and inhibition of lipid peroxidation induced by ROS have both been proposed as neuroprotective strategies in strok...

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

authors： Chabrier PE,Auguet M,Spinnewyn B,Auvin S,Cornet S,Demerlé-Pallardy C,Guilmard-Favre C,Marin JG,Pignol B,Gillard-Roubert V,Roussillot-Charnet C,Schulz J,Viossat I,Bigg D,Moncada S

更新日期：1999-09-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Noncompetitive inhibitors of the nicotinic acetylcholine (ACh) receptors suppress cation flux directly by binding in and blocking the open channel or indirectly by stabilizing closed states of the receptor. The lidocaine derivative QX-314 and the acridine derivative quinacrine act directly as open channel blockers, bu...

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

authors： Yu Y,Shi L,Karlin A

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The helicity in water has been determined for several series of alanine-rich peptides that contain single lysine residues and that are N-terminally linked to a helix-inducing and reporting template termed Ac-Hel1. The helix-propagating constant for alanine (sAla value) that best fits the properties of these peptides l...

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

authors： Groebke K,Renold P,Tsang KY,Allen TJ,McClure KF,Kemp DS

更新日期：1996-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:An expression vector containing the murine c-ets-2 protooncogene cDNA was introduced into NIH 3T3 cells by DNA transfection. The cells transfected with this construct showed foci of densely growing, morphologically altered cells, when grown either in low-serum (0.05%) or in serum-free medium. The c-ets-2-derived foci ...

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

authors： Seth A,Watson DK,Blair DG,Papas TS

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The electrical response of a pigmented lipid bilayer to a short laser pulse is measured by a tunable voltage clamp method. In this method, a variable access impedance permits "tuning" of the observed relaxations for optimal measurements. Analysis of the data so obtained leads to an equivalent circuit that contains a n...

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

authors： Hong FT,Mauzerall D

更新日期：1974-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive myoclonus epilepsy of Univerricht-Lundborg type is a clinically defined entity among the progressive myoclonus epilepsies. It is an autosomal recessive disorder. The underlying biochemical defect is unknown. We used linkage analysis to localize the gene in 12 families with the aid of polymorphic DNA marker...

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

authors： Lehesjoki AE,Koskiniemi M,Sistonen P,Miao J,Hästbacka J,Norio R,de la Chapelle A

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identify a gene, organ boundary1 (OBO1), by its unique pattern of enhancer- driven GFP expression at the boundaries between the apical meristems and lateral organs in Arabidopsis embryos, seedlings, and mature plants. OBO1 also is expressed at the root apical meristem and in distinct cell files surrounding this are...

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

authors： Cho E,Zambryski PC

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The switch from membrane-bound to secreted IgM is accomplished by producing alternative forms of mRNA from a single mu heavy-chain gene. This process might be controlled at any of three steps--transcription termination, RNA splicing, or RNA cleavage/poly(A) addition. To distinguish between these possibilities, we have...

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

authors： Danner D,Leder P

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The measurement of any nonchromosomal genetic contribution to the heritability of a trait is often confounded by the inability to control both the chromosomal and nonchromosomal information in a population. We have designed a unique system in yeast where we can control both sources of information so that the phenotype...

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

authors： Edwards MD,Symbor-Nagrabska A,Dollard L,Gifford DK,Fink GR

更新日期：2014-05-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Ca(2+) is essential for physiological depolarization-evoked synchronous neurotransmitter release. But, whether Ca(2+) influx or another factor controls release initiation is still under debate. The time course of ACh release is controlled by a presynaptic inhibitory G protein-coupled autoreceptor (GPCR), whose agonist...

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

authors： Kupchik YM,Rashkovan G,Ohana L,Keren-Raifman T,Dascal N,Parnas H,Parnas I

更新日期：2008-03-18 00:00:00

abstract：:LMB-7 [B3(Fv)-PE38] is a single-chain immunotoxin constructed from the murine monoclonal antibody B3 and a truncated from of Pseudomonas exotoxin PE38. Antibody B3 recognizes a carbohydrate epitope found on solid tumors that frequently invade the intrathecal space and cause neoplastic meningitis. We tested the therape...

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

authors： Pastan IH,Archer GE,McLendon RE,Friedman HS,Fuchs HE,Wang QC,Pai LH,Herndon J,Bigner DD

更新日期：1995-03-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Bright, photostable, and nontoxic fluorescent contrast agents are critical for biological imaging. "Self-healing" dyes, in which triplet states are intramolecularly quenched, enable fluorescence imaging by increasing fluorophore brightness and longevity, while simultaneously reducing the generation of reactive oxygen ...

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

authors： Pati AK,El Bakouri O,Jockusch S,Zhou Z,Altman RB,Fitzgerald GA,Asher WB,Terry DS,Borgia A,Holsey MD,Batchelder JE,Abeywickrama C,Huddle B,Rufa D,Javitch JA,Ottosson H,Blanchard SC

更新日期：2020-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:On April 14, 2010, when meltwaters from the Eyjafjallajökull glacier mixed with hot magma, an explosive eruption sent unusually fine-grained ash into the jet stream. It quickly dispersed over Europe. Previous airplane encounters with ash resulted in sandblasted windows and particles melted inside jet engines, causing ...

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

authors： Gislason SR,Hassenkam T,Nedel S,Bovet N,Eiriksdottir ES,Alfredsson HA,Hem CP,Balogh ZI,Dideriksen K,Oskarsson N,Sigfusson B,Larsen G,Stipp SL

更新日期：2011-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:The integrity of cell membranes is maintained by a balance between the amount of cholesterol and the amounts of unsaturated and saturated fatty acids in phospholipids. This balance is maintained by membrane-bound transcription factors called sterol regulatory element-binding proteins (SREBPs) that activate genes encod...

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

authors： Brown MS,Goldstein JL

更新日期：1999-09-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathologic ocular neovascularization commonly causes blindness. It is critical to identify the factors altered in pathologically proliferating versus normally quiescent vessels to develop effective targeted therapeutics. MicroRNAs regulate both physiological and pathological angiogenesis through modulating expression ...

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

authors： Liu CH,Sun Y,Li J,Gong Y,Tian KT,Evans LP,Morss PC,Fredrick TW,Saba NJ,Chen J

更新日期：2015-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:The Met mutant of Drosophila melanogaster is highly resistant to juvenile hormone III (JH III) or its chemical analog, methoprene, an insect growth regulator. Five major mechanisms of insecticide resistance were examined in Met and susceptible Met+ flies. These two strains showed only minor differences when penetratio...

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

authors： Shemshedini L,Wilson TG

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alphavirus envelope proteins, organized as trimers of E2-E1 heterodimers on the surface of the pathogenic alphavirus, mediate the low pH-triggered fusion of viral and endosomal membranes in human cells. The lack of specific treatment for alphaviral infections motivates our exploration of potential antiviral approaches...

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

authors： Zeng X,Mukhopadhyay S,Brooks CL 3rd

更新日期：2015-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:We have identified a cDNA from a human phytohemagglutinin-activated lymphoblast library encoding a protein that binds 125I-labeled human interleukin 12 (125I-huIL-12) with a Kd of about 5 nM when expressed in COS-7 cells. When coexpressed in COS-7 cells with the previously identified IL-12 beta receptor (IL-12R beta) ...

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

authors： Presky DH,Yang H,Minetti LJ,Chua AO,Nabavi N,Wu CY,Gately MK,Gubler U

更新日期：1996-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Porcine and bovine GH receptor (GHR) cDNAs were stably expressed in mouse L cells, which normally do not possess detectable levels of mouse GHR. Expression of the GHR cDNAs resulted in specific binding of 125I-labeled GH by these cell lines. To study GHR-related signaling events in these cells, protein tyrosine phosph...

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

authors： Wang X,Xu B,Souza SC,Kopchick JJ

更新日期：1994-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:No microorganism capable of anaerobic growth on methane as the sole carbon source has yet been cultivated. Consequently, information about these microbes has been inferred from geochemical and microbiological observations of field samples. Stable isotope analysis of lipid biomarkers and rRNA gene surveys have implicat...

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

authors： Orphan VJ,House CH,Hinrichs KU,McKeegan KD,DeLong EF

更新日期：2002-05-28 00:00:00