Irregular arrays and randomization.

abstract：:Gram-negative bacteria possess a characteristic outer membrane, of which the lipid A constituent elicits a strong host immune response through the Toll-like receptor 4 complex, and acts as a component of the permeability barrier to prevent uptake of bactericidal compounds. Lipid A species comprise the bulk of the oute...

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

authors： Dovala D,Rath CM,Hu Q,Sawyer WS,Shia S,Elling RA,Knapp MS,Metzger LE 4th

更新日期：2016-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Electrical stimulation of the primary spines (greater than 10 cm long) of the tropical sea urchin Diadema antillarum elicits graded compound action potentials that are conducted at a constant speed of approximately equal to 27 cm/sec. Ion substitution experiments suggest that these are due to the summation of calcium ...

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

authors： Smith DS,Brink D,del Castillo J

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three naturally occurring dermorphin-like peptides from the skin of the frog Phyllomedusa bicolor, the related carboxyl-terminal amides, and some substituted analogs were synthesized, their binding profiles to opioid receptors were determined, and their biological activities were studied in isolated organ preparations...

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

authors： Negri L,Erspamer GF,Severini C,Potenza RL,Melchiorri P,Erspamer V

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:B-DNA becomes unstable under superhelical stress and is able to adopt a wide range of alternative conformations including strand-separated DNA and Z-DNA. Localized sequence-dependent structural transitions are important for the regulation of biological processes such as DNA replication and transcription. To directly p...

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

authors： Oberstrass FC,Fernandes LE,Bryant Z

更新日期：2012-04-17 00:00:00

abstract：:The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) genetic determinant(s) responsible for tropism in human T cells or macrophages are not well defined. We studied the role of the HIV type 2 (HIV-2) nef and vpr genes in viral tropism. HIV-2 mutants, lacking either vpr or nef genes, or both vpr and nef, were obtained by site-specif...

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

authors： Hattori N,Michaels F,Fargnoli K,Marcon L,Gallo RC,Franchini G

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans reason about the mental states of others; this capacity is called Theory of Mind (ToM). In typically developing adults, ToM is supported by a consistent group of brain regions: the bilateral temporoparietal junction (TPJ), medial prefrontal cortex (MPFC), precuneus (PC), and anterior temporal sulci (aSTS). How ...

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

authors： Bedny M,Pascual-Leone A,Saxe RR

更新日期：2009-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The MAL6 locus is one of five closely related unlinked loci, any one of which is sufficient for fermentation of maltose in Saccharomyces. Previous genetic analysis indicated that this locus is defined by two complementation groups, MALp and MALg. MALp reportedly is a regulatory gene required for inducible synthesis of...

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

authors： Needleman RB,Kaback DB,Dubin RA,Perkins EL,Rosenberg NG,Sutherland KA,Forrest DB,Michels CA

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carbonic anhydrases (CAs; EC 4.2.1.1) are metalloenzymes present in mammals with 16 isoforms that differ in terms of catalytic activity as well as cellular and tissue distribution. CAs catalyze the conversion of CO2 to bicarbonate and protons and are involved in various physiological processes, including learning and ...

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

authors： Schmidt SD,Costa A,Rani B,Godfried Nachtigall E,Passani MB,Carta F,Nocentini A,de Carvalho Myskiw J,Furini CRG,Supuran CT,Izquierdo I,Blandina P,Provensi G

更新日期：2020-07-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Genome engineering in human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) holds great promise for biomedical research and regenerative medicine. Recently, an RNA-guided, DNA-cleaving interference pathway from bacteria [the type II clustered, regularly interspaced, short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)-CRISPR-associated (Cas) pathway] h...

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

authors： Hou Z,Zhang Y,Propson NE,Howden SE,Chu LF,Sontheimer EJ,Thomson JA

更新日期：2013-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a comprehensive transcriptome analysis, a Z chromosome-linked chicken homolog of hemogen (cHEMGN) was identified and shown to be specifically involved in testis differentiation in early chicken embryos. Hemogen [Hemgn in mice, EDAG (erythroid differentiation-associated gene protein) in humans] was recently chara...

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

authors： Nakata T,Ishiguro M,Aduma N,Izumi H,Kuroiwa A

更新日期：2013-02-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Novel antibiotics are urgently needed to combat multidrug-resistant pathogens. Venoms represent previously untapped sources of novel drugs. Here we repurposed mastoparan-L, the toxic active principle derived from the venom of the wasp Vespula lewisii, into synthetic antimicrobials. We engineered within its N terminus ...

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

authors： Silva ON,Torres MDT,Cao J,Alves ESF,Rodrigues LV,Resende JM,Lião LM,Porto WF,Fensterseifer ICM,Lu TK,Franco OL,de la Fuente-Nunez C

更新日期：2020-10-27 00:00:00

abstract：:The human retinoic acid receptor (hRAR) is a member of the nuclear receptor superfamily that regulates the transcription of target genes in a ligand-dependent manner. The three hRAR isotypes are targets for retinoids that are used in the treatment of various diseases, including breast cancer and skin diseases. Drug ef...

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

authors： Klaholz BP,Mitschler A,Belema M,Zusi C,Moras D

更新日期：2000-06-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Network theory provides a powerful tool for the representation and analysis of complex systems of interacting agents. Here, we investigate the U.S. House of Representatives network of committees and subcommittees, with committees connected according to "interlocks," or common membership. Analysis of this network revea...

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

authors： Porter MA,Mucha PJ,Newman ME,Warmbrand CM

更新日期：2005-05-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Addition of a 0.5 M KCl wash fraction from rabbit reticulocyte ribosomes causes a 3- to 10-fold increase in the extent of translation of natural mRNAs by Krebs-cell lysates. In the presence of the wash fraction, 1 pmol of rabbit or mouse 10S RNA directs the incorporation of 80 pmol of leucine into rabbit globin. The a...

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

authors： Metafora S,Terada M,Dow LW,Marks PA,Bank A

更新日期：1972-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We provide empirical evidence of immigrants' specialization in skill acquisition well before entering the US labor market. Nationally representative datasets enable studying the academic trajectories of immigrant children, with a focus on high-school course-taking patterns and college major choice. Immigrant children ...

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

authors： Rangel MA,Shi Y

更新日期：2019-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:After primary infection, human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) persists as a life-long latent infection, with host immunosuppression often resulting in clinical reactivation. During lytic infection, major changes in the expression of secreted cellular proteins (the secretome) occur that have profound effects on host-cell inter...

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

authors： Mason GM,Poole E,Sissons JG,Wills MR,Sinclair JH

更新日期：2012-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene delivery to skeletal muscle is a promising strategy for the treatment of muscle disorders and for the systemic secretion of therapeutic proteins. However, present DNA delivery technologies have to be improved with regard to both the level of expression and interindividual variability. We report very efficient pla...

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

authors： Mir LM,Bureau MF,Gehl J,Rangara R,Rouy D,Caillaud JM,Delaere P,Branellec D,Schwartz B,Scherman D

更新日期：1999-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyanobacteria are phototrophic prokaryotes that evolved oxygenic photosynthesis ∼2.7 billion y ago and are presently responsible for ∼10% of total global photosynthetic production. To cope with the evolutionary pressure of dropping ambient CO2 concentrations, they evolved a CO2-concentrating mechanism (CCM) to augment...

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

authors： Selim KA,Haase F,Hartmann MD,Hagemann M,Forchhammer K

更新日期：2018-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Current structural genomics projects are yielding structures for proteins whose functions are unknown. Accordingly, there is a pressing requirement for computational methods for function prediction. Here we present PHUNCTIONER, an automatic method for structure-based function prediction using automatically extracted f...

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

authors： Pazos F,Sternberg MJ

更新日期：2004-10-12 00:00:00

abstract：:The DNA from tumors of Nicotiana glauca initiated by strains of Agrobacterium rhizogenes was shown to contain sequences that are homologous to the root-inducing (Ri) plasmid of the bacterium. Two independently established tumor lines contained a similar portion of the Ri-plasmid. The Ri-plasmid also hybridized to DNA ...

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

authors： White FF,Ghidossi G,Gordon MP,Nester EW

更新日期：1982-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-directed DNA polymerase (reverse transcriptase) from leukocytes of individual leukemic patients can be grouped by velocity gradient analyses into two distinct classes, a low-molecular-weight (LMW) class of approximately 70,000 and a high-molecular-weight (HMW) class of 130,000 to 140,000. The reverse transcriptase...

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

authors： Mondal H,Gallagher RE,Gallo RC

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Capsaicin (CP), the pungent component of chili pepper, acts on sensory neurons to convey the sensation of pain. The CP receptor, vanilloid receptor 1 (VR1), has been shown to be highly expressed by nociceptive neurons in dorsal root and trigeminal ganglia. We demonstrate here that the dendritic cell (DC), a key cell t...

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

authors： Basu S,Srivastava P

更新日期：2005-04-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous reports have shown that γδ T cells are important for the elimination of malaria parasites in humans and mice. However, how γδ T cells are involved in protective immunity against blood-stage malaria remains unknown. We infected γδ T-cell-deficient (TCRδ-KO) mice and control wild-type mice with Plasmodium bergh...

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

authors： Inoue S,Niikura M,Takeo S,Mineo S,Kawakami Y,Uchida A,Kamiya S,Kobayashi F

更新日期：2012-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:We have examined the role of a cell surface galactosyltransferase, laminin, and laminin-binding protein (receptor) in the invasion of clonal derivatives of a murine adrenal carcinoma cell line. Although a 10-fold variation was found in the ability to invade a reconstituted basement membrane matrix, levels of intracell...

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

authors： Penno MB,Passaniti A,Fridman R,Hart GW,Jordan C,Kumar S,Scott AF

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male infertility, affecting as many as 10% of the adult population, is an extremely prevalent disorder. In most cases, the cause of the condition is unknown, and genetic factors that might affect male fertility, other than some sequences on the Y chromosome, have not been identified. We report here that male mice hete...

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

authors： Huang LS,Voyiaziakis E,Chen HL,Rubin EM,Gordon JW

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The bacterial pathogen Helicobacter pylori chronically infects the human gastric mucosa and is the leading risk factor for the development of gastric cancer. The molecular mechanisms of H. pylori-associated gastric carcinogenesis remain ill defined. In this study, we examined the possibility that H. pylori directly co...

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

authors： Toller IM,Neelsen KJ,Steger M,Hartung ML,Hottiger MO,Stucki M,Kalali B,Gerhard M,Sartori AA,Lopes M,Müller A

更新日期：2011-09-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclic AMP levels increase abruptly in the secondary palatal shelf (mesenchyme plus a two- to three-cell-layered epithelium) between day 15 and 16 of gestation in the rat embryo. The addition of dibutyryl cyclic AMP to the media in which immature palatal shelves (day 14) are cultured causes a precocious decrease in DN...

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

authors： Pratt RM,Martin GR

更新日期：1975-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A panel of rat monoclonal antibodies was used to classify mouse mast cells from four different sources on the basis of their surface determinants. Three populations of mast cells were derived by culturing normal bone marrow, spleen, and peripheral blood cells, whereas the fourth population was isolated directly from t...

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

authors： Katz HR,LeBlanc PA,Russell SW

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using defined oligomers of IgE, our group previously studied the quantitative relationship between the aggregation of the high affinity receptors for IgE (Fc epsilonRI) and the earliest signals initiated by such aggregation: the phosphorylation of tyrosines on the receptor. Notably, at certain doses of the oligomers s...

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

authors： Torigoe C,Goldstein B,Wofsy C,Metzger H

更新日期：1997-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Gilles de la Tourette syndrome (TS) is characterized by tics, which are transiently worsened by stress, acute administration of dopaminergic drugs, and by subtle deficits in motor coordination and sensorimotor gating. It represents the most severe end of a spectrum of tic disorders that, in aggregate, affect ∼ 5% of t...

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

authors： Xu M,Kobets A,Du JC,Lennington J,Li L,Banasr M,Duman RS,Vaccarino FM,DiLeone RJ,Pittenger C

更新日期：2015-01-20 00:00:00