Disruption of the HNF-4 gene, expressed in visceral endoderm, leads to cell death in embryonic ectoderm and impaired gastrulation of mouse embryos.

abstract：:RNase MRP is a ribonucleoprotein endoribonuclease that has been shown to cleave mitochondrial primer RNA sequences from a variety of sources. Most of the RNase MRP activity is found in the nucleus where it plays a role in the processing of 5.8S rRNA. A temperature-conditional point mutation in the yeast RNA component ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Schmitt ME,Clayton DA

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:YAP (Yes-associated protein) and TAZ (transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif) are major downstream effectors of the Hippo pathway that influences tissue homeostasis, organ size, and cancer development. Aberrant hyperactivation of YAP/TAZ causes tissue overgrowth and tumorigenesis, whereas their inactivatio...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Moroishi T,Park HW,Qin B,Chen Q,Meng Z,Plouffe SW,Taniguchi K,Yu FX,Karin M,Pan D,Guan KL

更新日期：2015-06-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishment of the steroid-producing Leydig cell lineage is an event downstream of Sry that is critical for masculinization of mammalian embryos. Neither the origin of fetal Leydig cell precursors nor the signaling pathway that specifies the Leydig cell lineage is known. Based on the sex-specific expression patterns...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Yao HH,Whoriskey W,Capel B

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stomata are specialized cellular structures in the epidermis of aerial plant organs that control gas exchange (H(2)O release and CO(2) uptake) between leaves and the atmosphere by modulating the aperture of a pore flanked by two guard cells. Stomata are nonrandomly distributed, and their density is controlled by endog...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Berger D,Altmann T

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Drosophila the function of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor is modulated zygotically by three EGF-like proteins: Spitz (Spi), which is a potent activator; Vein (Vn), which is a moderate activator; and Argos (Aos), which is an inhibitor. Chimeric molecules were constructed in which the EGF domain of Vn was...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Schnepp B,Donaldson T,Grumbling G,Ostrowski S,Schweitzer R,Shilo BZ,Simcox A

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The current model for endocrine cell specification in the pancreas invokes high-level production of the transcription factor Neurogenin 3 (Neurog3) in Sox9(+) bipotent epithelial cells as the trigger for endocrine commitment, cell cycle exit, and rapid delamination toward proto-islet clusters. This model posits a tran...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Bechard ME,Bankaitis ED,Hipkens SB,Ustione A,Piston DW,Yang YP,Magnuson MA,Wright CV

更新日期：2016-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidemic of obesity and diabetes is causing an increased incidence of dyslipidemia-related heart failure. While the primary etiology of lipotoxic cardiomyopathy is an elevation of lipid levels resulting from an imbalance in energy availability and expenditure, increasing evidence suggests a relationship between dy...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Lim HY,Wang W,Wessells RJ,Ocorr K,Bodmer R

更新日期：2011-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper examines ovarian transcription of the divergently oriented yolk protein genes 1 and 2 (yp1 and yp2) of Drosophila melanogaster. We report germ line transformation results demonstrating that yp1 and yp2 are transcribed in the same subpopulations of ovarian follicle cells. Our results show that this expressio...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Logan SK,Wensink PC

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alteration of nucleosomes by ATP-dependent remodeling complexes represents a critical step in the regulation of transcription. The human SWI/SNF (hSWI/SNF) family is composed of complexes that contain either Brg1 or hBrm as the central ATPase; however, these separate complexes have not been compared functionally. Here...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Sif S,Saurin AJ,Imbalzano AN,Kingston RE

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two independent two-dimensional (2D) gel methods were used to map an origin of replication that is developmentally regulated by the steroid hormone ecdysone, namely an origin for DNA puff amplification in the fungus fly Sciara coprophila. Initiation of replication was found to occur within a small region of no larger ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Liang C,Spitzer JD,Smith HS,Gerbi SA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the regulation of the activin/nodal-inducible distal element (DE) of the Xenopus goosecoid (gsc) promoter. On the basis of its interaction with the DE, we isolated a Xenopus homolog of the human Williams-Beuren syndrome critical region 11 (XWBSCR11), and further, show that it interacts with pathway-spe...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Ring C,Ogata S,Meek L,Song J,Ohta T,Miyazono K,Cho KW

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription of frog rDNA by mouse cell factors is the only documented exception to the observed species selectivity of rRNA gene expression. This heterologous transcription is authentic in that it uses the normal frog upstream and core promoter domains, as well as the normal mouse polymerase I transcription factors,...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Pape LK,Windle JJ,Sollner-Webb B

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ribonucleotide reductase activity is essential for progression through the cell cycle, catalyzing the rate-limiting step for the production of deoxyribonucleotides needed for DNA synthesis. The enzymatic activity of the enzyme fluctuates in the cell cycle with an activity maximum in S phase. We have identified and cha...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Elledge SJ,Davis RW

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gut homeostasis is controlled by both immune and developmental mechanisms, and its disruption can lead to inflammatory disorders or cancerous lesions of the intestine. While the impact of bacteria on the mucosal immune system is beginning to be precisely understood, little is known about the effects of bacteria on gut...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Buchon N,Broderick NA,Chakrabarti S,Lemaitre B

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The timing of asexual fruiting body formation during Aspergillus nidulans colony development is precisely regulated so that conidiophores are typically produced 1-2 mm behind the growing edge of the colony. Mutations in any of four A. nidulans genes, flbB, flbC, flbD, or flbE, result in colonies that are delayed at le...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Wieser J,Adams TH

更新日期：1995-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gene inactivation can result when a delta element of the Ty1 transposon inserted into the yeast HIS4 promoter (his4-912delta) alters the transcription initiation site. Previous work has identified mutations that suppress this transcriptional defect by restoring the transcription start site to the native position, and ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Jiang YW,Stillman DJ

更新日期：1996-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is postulated that the symmetric organization of plant lateral organs is based on two crossed axes, the abaxial-adaxial and the lateral axes. The PRESSED FLOWER (PRS) gene, the expression and function of which are dependent on the lateral axis, is reported in this study. In the prs mutant, growth of the lateral sep...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Matsumoto N,Okada K

更新日期：2001-12-15 00:00:00

abstract：:During vasculogenesis and angiogenesis, endothelial cell responses to growth factors are modulated by the compositional and mechanical properties of a surrounding three-dimensional (3D) extracellular matrix (ECM) that is dominated by either cross-linked fibrin or type I collagen. While 3D-embedded endothelial cells es...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Zhou X,Rowe RG,Hiraoka N,George JP,Wirtz D,Mosher DF,Virtanen I,Chernousov MA,Weiss SJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic phenomenon leading to parentally biased gene expression. Throughout the years, extensive efforts have been made to characterize the epigenetic marks underlying imprinting in animals and plants. As a result, DNA methylation asymmetries between parental genomes emerged as the primary ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Batista RA,Köhler C

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA) develops predominantly through pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN) and intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) precursor lesions. Pancreatic acinar cells are reprogrammed to a "ductal-like" state during PanIN-PDA formation. Here, we demonstrate a parallel mechanis...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Roy N,Malik S,Villanueva KE,Urano A,Lu X,Von Figura G,Seeley ES,Dawson DW,Collisson EA,Hebrok M

更新日期：2015-03-15 00:00:00

abstract：:We used Sarkosyl to analyze steps along the pathway of transcription initiation by RNA polymerase III. Sarkosyl (0.015%) inhibited transcription when present prior to incubation of RNA polymerase III, TFIIIB, and TFIIIC with the VAI gene, whereas it had no detectable effect on initiation or reinitiation of transcripti...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Kovelman R,Roeder RG

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:3' end formation of pre-mRNAs is coupled to their transcription via the C-terminal domain (CTD) of RNA polymerase II (Pol II). Nearly all protein-coding transcripts are matured by cleavage and polyadenylation (CPA), which is frequently misregulated in disease. Understanding how transcription is coordinated with CPA in...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Davidson L,Muniz L,West S

更新日期：2014-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Disruptions in the use of skeletal muscle lead to muscle atrophy. After short periods of disuse, muscle atrophy is reversible, and even after prolonged periods of inactivity, myofiber degeneration is uncommon. The pathways that regulate atrophy, initiated either by peripheral nerve damage, immobilization, aging, catab...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Wang X,Blagden C,Fan J,Nowak SJ,Taniuchi I,Littman DR,Burden SJ

更新日期：2005-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:This year is the centenary of Edward G. Conklin's signal findings in embryology: the elucidation of complete cell lineages and the discovery of localized maternal determinants. Conklin used ascidian embryos to elucidate universal principles in embryology. A century later, ascidians, or sea squirts, have not only enter...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Satoh N,Levine M

更新日期：2005-10-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Covalent modifications of the histone N tails play important roles in eukaryotic gene expression. Histone acetylation, in particular, is required for the activation of a subset of eukaryotic genes through the targeted recruitment of histone acetyltransferases. We have reported that a histone C tail modification, ubiqu...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Kao CF,Hillyer C,Tsukuda T,Henry K,Berger S,Osley MA

更新日期：2004-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:X. laevis stage VI oocytes respond differently from unfertilized eggs when injected with the genes for X. laevis embryonic U1 RNAs, xU1b1, and xU1b2. Upon maturation of oocytes into eggs, the efficiency of transcription decreases greatly and the ratio of xU1b1 to xU1b2 RNA transcription changes. Moreover, DNA replicat...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Lund E,Bostock CJ,Dahlberg JE

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have investigated the DNA-binding, oligomerization, and trans-activation functions of isolated segments of murine p53. We find that p53 has two autonomous DNA-binding regions. One domain, from amino acid 280 to 390, forms stable tetramers and binds DNA nonspecifically. The biological significance, if any, of this D...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Wang Y,Reed M,Wang P,Stenger JE,Mayr G,Anderson ME,Schwedes JF,Tegtmeyer P

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The secreted Drosophila Hedgehog (Hh) protein induces transcription of specific genes by an unknown mechanism that requires the serpentine transmembrane protein Smoothened (Smo) and the transcription factor Cubitus interruptus (Ci). Protein kinase A (PKA) has been implicated in the mechanism of Hh signal transduction ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Ohlmeyer JT,Kalderon D

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A recent study has shown that the dimeric form of the 50-kD DNA-binding subunit of the NF-kappa B transcription factor is commonly associated with two molecules of a 65-kD protein (p65) and that p65 appears to be required for inactivation of the p50 dimer by the inhibitory subunit I kappa B. Here, we provide evidence ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Urban MB,Baeuerle PA

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:O(6)-Methylguanine ((Me)G) is a highly cytotoxic DNA modification generated by S(N)1-type methylating agents. Despite numerous studies implicating DNA replication, mismatch repair (MMR), and homologous recombination (HR) in (Me)G toxicity, its mode of action has remained elusive. We studied the molecular transactions ...

journal_title：Genes & development

authors： Mojas N,Lopes M,Jiricny J

更新日期：2007-12-15 00:00:00