Assortative fertilization in Drosophila.

abstract：:A decade ago, it seemed rational that our rapidly increasing knowledge of the molecular identities of tumor antigens and a deeper understanding of basic immunology would point the way to an effective therapeutic cancer vaccine. Significant progress has been made, but we do not yet have a cancer vaccine that can reliab...

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

authors： Lewis JJ

更新日期：2004-10-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysregulation of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (cdk5) per relative concentrations of its activators p35 and p25 is implicated in neurodegenerative diseases. P35 has a short t½ and undergoes rapid proteasomal degradation in its membrane-bound myristoylated form. P35 is converted by calpain to p25, which, along with an exte...

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

authors： Tsai SY,Pokrass MJ,Klauer NR,Nohara H,Su TP

更新日期：2015-05-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduced functional bladder capacity and concomitant increased micturition frequency (pollakisuria) are common lower urinary tract symptoms associated with conditions such as cystitis, prostatic hyperplasia, neurological disease, and overactive bladder syndrome. These symptoms can profoundly affect the quality of life ...

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

authors： Everaerts W,Zhen X,Ghosh D,Vriens J,Gevaert T,Gilbert JP,Hayward NJ,McNamara CR,Xue F,Moran MM,Strassmaier T,Uykal E,Owsianik G,Vennekens R,De Ridder D,Nilius B,Fanger CM,Voets T

更新日期：2010-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Metallothionein (MT) has several putative roles in metal detoxification, in Zn and Cu homeostasis, in scavenging free radicals, and in the acute phase response. Mice of mixed 129/Ola and C57BL/6J background with targeted disruption of MT-I and MT-II genes are more sensitive to toxic metals and oxidative stress. We not...

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

authors： Beattie JH,Wood AM,Newman AM,Bremner I,Choo KH,Michalska AE,Duncan JS,Trayhurn P

更新日期：1998-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxiredoxins (Prx), a family of peroxidases that reduce intracellular peroxides with the thioredoxin system as the electron donor, are highly expressed in various cellular compartments. Among the antioxidant Prx enzymes, Prx2 is the most abundant in mammalian neurons, making it a prime candidate to defend against ox...

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

authors： Fang J,Nakamura T,Cho DH,Gu Z,Lipton SA

更新日期：2007-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The mountain pine beetle (Dendroctonus ponderosae Hopkins) is the most destructive pest of western North American pine forests. Adult males produce frontalin, an eight-carbon antiaggregation pheromone, via the mevalonate pathway, as part of several pheromones that initiate and modulate the mass attack of host trees. F...

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

authors： Keeling CI,Chiu CC,Aw T,Li M,Henderson H,Tittiger C,Weng HB,Blomquist GJ,Bohlmann J

更新日期：2013-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that interstitial telomere (TTAGGG)n-like sequences at chromosome 2 fragile sites play an important role in the somatic events that characterize the earliest phases of radiation-induced acute myeloid leukemia in the CBA/H mouse. Here we show that the highly inbred CBA/H colony unexpectedly contains f...

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

authors： Silver A,Cox R

更新日期：1993-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Several gene fusions have been constructed in which coding sequences for antigenic regions of the pre-S sequences of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis B surface antigen, and the envelope protein of human immunodeficiency virus were linked to the 3' end of that for the first 144 residues of hepatitis B core antigen. The seq...

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

authors： Stahl SJ,Murray K

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of electron-nuclear double resonance and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) studies on the hydrogen peroxide compound of yeast cytochrome c peroxidase are inconsistent with previous proposals for the source of the EPR signal in this compound, in particular with its identification with an aromatic amino ...

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

authors： Hoffman BM,Roberts JE,Brown TG,Kang CH,Margoliash E

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As part of a study into the molecular basis of attenuation and reversion to neurovirulence in the Sabin poliovirus vaccines, we have determined the complete nucleotide sequence of a cloned DNA copy of the genome of P3/Leon/37, the neurovirulent progenitor of the type 3 Sabin vaccine strain, P3/Leon 12a1b. Comparison o...

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

authors： Stanway G,Hughes PJ,Mountford RC,Reeve P,Minor PD,Schild GC,Almond JW

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

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 heterogeneous RNA of the HeLa cell nucleus contains short internal poly(A) sequences which, in contrast to the longer poly(A) sequences at the 3' ends, are not found in messenger RNA of the cytoplasm. A distinct origin for each of these homologous sequences is evident when the effects of actinomycin D and 3'-deoxy...

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

authors： Nakazato H,Edmonds M,Kopp DW

更新日期：1974-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies on proteins whose N and C termini are in close proximity have demonstrated that folding of polypeptide chains and assembly of oligomers can be accomplished with circularly permuted chains. As yet no methodical study has been conducted to determine how extensively new termini can be introduced and where ...

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

authors： Graf R,Schachman HK

更新日期：1996-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:An Escherichia coli chromosomal DNA fragment cloned on a multicopy plasmid conferred resistance to carbonylcyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone, nalidixic acid, and a number of other toxic compounds. The sequence of the cloned emr locus located at minute 57.5 of the chromosome revealed two open reading frames, emrA and emr...

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

authors： Lomovskaya O,Lewis K

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of interleukin-4 (IL-4) is viewed as the hallmark of a Th2 lymphocyte, whereas the subsequent action of IL-4 and IL-13, mediated through the STAT6 signaling pathway, is seen as a prerequisite for the full development of Th2 immune responses to parasites and allergens. G4 mice, whose IL-4 gene locus cont...

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

authors： van Panhuys N,Tang SC,Prout M,Camberis M,Scarlett D,Roberts J,Hu-Li J,Paul WE,Le Gros G

更新日期：2008-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Tail-anchored (TA) membrane proteins are involved in a variety of important cellular functions, including membrane fusion, protein translocation, and apoptosis. The ATPase Get3 (Asna1, TRC40) was identified recently as the endoplasmic reticulum targeting factor of TA proteins. Get3 consists of an ATPase and alpha-heli...

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

authors： Bozkurt G,Stjepanovic G,Vilardi F,Amlacher S,Wild K,Bange G,Favaloro V,Rippe K,Hurt E,Dobberstein B,Sinning I

更新日期：2009-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The interaction of activated Ras with Raf initiates signaling cascades that contribute to a significant percentage of human tumors, suggesting that agents that specifically disrupt this interaction might have desirable chemotherapeutic properties. We used a subtractive forward two-hybrid approach to identify small mol...

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

authors： Kato-Stankiewicz J,Hakimi I,Zhi G,Zhang J,Serebriiskii I,Guo L,Edamatsu H,Koide H,Menon S,Eckl R,Sakamuri S,Lu Y,Chen QZ,Agarwal S,Baumbach WR,Golemis EA,Tamanoi F,Khazak V

更新日期：2002-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding protein-protein interactions is central to our understanding of almost all complex biological processes. Computational tools exploiting rapidly growing genomic databases to characterize protein-protein interactions are urgently needed. Such methods should connect multiple scales from evolutionary conserv...

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

authors： Gueudré T,Baldassi C,Zamparo M,Weigt M,Pagnani A

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:We analyzed the distribution of the cauliflower mosaic virus (CaMV) aphid transmission factor (ATF), produced via a baculovirus recombinant, within Sf9 insect cells. Immunogold labeling revealed that the ATF colocalizes with an atypical cytoskeletal network. Detailed observation by electron microscopy demonstrated tha...

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

authors： Blanc S,Schmidt I,Vantard M,Scholthof HB,Kuhl G,Esperandieu P,Cerutti M,Louis C

更新日期：1996-12-24 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：:Unconventional myosin 15 is a molecular motor expressed in inner ear hair cells that transports protein cargos within developing mechanosensory stereocilia. Mutations of myosin 15 cause profound hearing loss in humans and mice; however, the properties of this motor and its regulation within the stereocilia organelle a...

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

authors： Bird JE,Takagi Y,Billington N,Strub MP,Sellers JR,Friedman TB

更新日期：2014-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Deficiency of acyl CoA:cholesterol acyltransferase 2 (ACAT2) in mice results in a reduction in cholesterol ester synthesis in the small intestine and liver, which in turn limits intestinal cholesterol absorption, hepatic cholesterol gallstone formation, and the accumulation of cholesterol esters in the plasma lipoprot...

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

authors： Willner EL,Tow B,Buhman KK,Wilson M,Sanan DA,Rudel LL,Farese RV Jr

更新日期：2003-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:We have found that three Escherichia coli heat shock proteins, DnaK (the hsp70 homolog), DnaJ, and GrpE, function in oriP1 DNA replication in vitro solely to activate DNA binding by the replication initiator protein RepA. Activation results from the conversion of P1 or P7 RepA dimers to monomers that bind with high af...

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

authors： Wickner S,Skowyra D,Hoskins J,McKenney K

更新日期：1992-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During malaria and other infections, the plasma concentration of alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) increases 3- to 4-fold, but the function of this glycoprotein has been unknown. This study demonstrates, by in vitro culture of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum, that the AGP concentration achieved during malaria...

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

authors： Friedman MJ

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid electrical conduction in the His-Purkinje system tightly controls spatiotemporal activation of the ventricles. Although recent work has shed much light on the regulation of early specification and morphogenesis of the His-Purkinje system, less is known about how transcriptional regulation establishes impulse con...

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

authors： Zhang SS,Kim KH,Rosen A,Smyth JW,Sakuma R,Delgado-Olguín P,Davis M,Chi NC,Puviindran V,Gaborit N,Sukonnik T,Wylie JN,Brand-Arzamendi K,Farman GP,Kim J,Rose RA,Marsden PA,Zhu Y,Zhou YQ,Miquerol L,Henkelman RM,Sta

更新日期：2011-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Partial amino acid sequence of the Ia molecule encoded by the I-E or I-C (I-EC) subregion of the major histocompatibility complex of the mouse are presented. The Ia molecule appears to be comprised of two noncovalently associated polypeptides. The larger subunit, alpha, has an approximate molecular weight of 35,000 an...

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

authors： McMillan M,Cecka JM,Murphy DB,McDevitt HO,Hood L

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Orai1 and stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) mediate store-operated Ca(2+) entry (SOCE) in immune cells. STIM1, an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) Ca(2+) sensor, detects store depletion and interacts with plasma membrane (PM)-resident Orai1 channels at the ER-PM junctions. However, the molecular composition of these ju...

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

authors： Woo JS,Srikanth S,Nishi M,Ping P,Takeshima H,Gwack Y

更新日期：2016-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotes engage in a multitude of beneficial and deleterious interactions with bacteria. Hamiltonella defensa, an endosymbiont of aphids and other sap-feeding insects, protects its aphid host from attack by parasitoid wasps. Thus H. defensa is only conditionally beneficial to hosts, unlike ancient nutritional symbio...

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

authors： Degnan PH,Yu Y,Sisneros N,Wing RA,Moran NA

更新日期：2009-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic protein 4 (BMP-4) induces ventral mesoderm but represses dorsal mesoderm formation in Xenopus embryos. We show that BMP-4 inhibits two signaling pathways regulating dorsal mesoderm formation, the induction of dorsal mesoderm (Spemann organizer) and the dorsalization of ventral mesoderm. Ectopic expr...

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

authors： Re'em-Kalma Y,Lamb T,Frank D

更新日期：1995-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphatidylinositol 3,4,5-triphosphate (PIP3) plays a key role in neuronal polarization and axon formation. PIP3-containing vesicles are transported to axon tips by the kinesin KIF13B via an adaptor protein, centaurin α1 (CENTA1). KIF13B interacts with CENTA1 through its forkhead-associated (FHA) domain. We solved th...

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

authors： Tong Y,Tempel W,Wang H,Yamada K,Shen L,Senisterra GA,MacKenzie F,Chishti AH,Park HW

更新日期：2010-11-23 00:00:00