Non-Mendelian inheritance of macronuclear mutations is gene specific in Paramecium tetraurelia.

abstract：:Even though endothelin is recognized as an important vasoregulatory molecule, the roles of endothelin receptors in specific cell types are not yet fully understood. Mice with a null mutation in endothelin A receptor gene (ET(A)) or in the gene of its ligand (endothelin 1) die neonatally due to craniofacial and cardiac...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Kedzierski RM,Grayburn PA,Kisanuki YY,Williams CS,Hammer RE,Richardson JA,Schneider MD,Yanagisawa M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse mammary epithelial cells can be transformed in primary cultures to preneoplastic and neoplastic states when treated with N-methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU). Mammary carcinomas arising from MNU-induced hyperplastic alveolar nodules (a type of mouse mammary preneoplastic lesion) contained transforming c-Ki-ras genes whe...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Miyamoto S,Sukumar S,Guzman RC,Osborn RC,Nandi S

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA supercoiling in the chloroplast of the unicellular green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii was found to change with a diurnal rhythm in cells growing in alternating 12-h dark-12-h light periods. Highest and lowest DNA superhelicities occurred at the beginning and towards the end of the 12-h light periods, respectivel...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Salvador ML,Klein U,Bogorad L

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Saccharomyces cerevisiae contains several prion elements, which are epigenetically transmitted as self-perpetuating protein conformations. One such prion is [SWI + ], whose protein determinant is Swi1, a subunit of the SWI/SNF chromatin-remodeling complex. We previously rep...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Valtierra S,Du Z,Li L

更新日期：2017-09-26 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we addressed the role of the c-jun proto-oncogene in the mitogenic response of human fibroblasts and primary acute myelogenous leukemia blasts to tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha). Our data indicate that TNF-alpha treatment of these cells is associated with transcriptional activation of c-j...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Brach MA,Gruss HJ,Sott C,Herrmann F

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We used a transient-expression assay to identify two estrogen response elements (EREs) associated with the major chicken vitellogenin gene (VTGII). Each element was characterized by its ability to confer estrogen responsiveness when cloned in either orientation next to a chimeric reporter gene consisting of the herpes...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Burch JB,Evans MI,Friedman TM,O'Malley PJ

更新日期：1988-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The human glycoprotein IIB (GPIIB) gene is expressed only in megakaryocytes, and its promoter displays cell type specificity. We show that this specificity involved two cis-acting sequences. The first one, located at -55, contains a GATA binding site. Point mutations that abolish protein binding on this site decrease ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Lemarchandel V,Ghysdael J,Mignotte V,Rahuel C,Roméo PH

更新日期：1993-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In many types of apoptosis, the proapoptotic protein Bax undergoes a change in conformation at the level of the mitochondria. This event always precedes the release of mitochondrial cytochrome c, which, in the cytosol, activates caspases through binding to Apaf-1. The mechanisms by which Bax triggers cytochrome c rele...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Eskes R,Desagher S,Antonsson B,Martinou JC

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several factors that mediate activation by nuclear receptors also modify the chemical and structural composition of chromatin. Prominent in this diverse group is the steroid receptor coactivator 1 (SRC-1) family, which interact with agonist-bound nuclear receptors, thereby coupling them to multifunctional transcriptio...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： DiRenzo J,Shang Y,Phelan M,Sif S,Myers M,Kingston R,Brown M

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ESC-E(Z) complex of Drosophila melanogaster Polycomb group (PcG) repressors is a histone H3 methyltransferase (HMTase). This complex silences fly Hox genes, and related HMTases control germ line development in worms, flowering in plants, and X inactivation in mammals. The fly complex contains a catalytic SET domai...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Ketel CS,Andersen EF,Vargas ML,Suh J,Strome S,Simon JA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have characterized the role of YPR128cp, the orthologue of human PMP34, in fatty acid metabolism and peroxisomal proliferation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. YPR128cp belongs to the mitochondrial carrier family (MCF) of solute transporters and is localized in the peroxisomal membrane. Disruption of the YPR128c gene r...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： van Roermund CW,Drissen R,van Den Berg M,Ijlst L,Hettema EH,Tabak HF,Waterham HR,Wanders RJ

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA editing in higher-plant chloroplasts involves C-to-U conversions at specific sites. Although in vivo analyses have been performed, little is known about the biochemical aspects of chloroplast editing reactions. Here we improved our original in vitro system and devised a procedure for preparing active chloroplast e...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Miyamoto T,Obokata J,Sugiura M

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Selective and accurate transcription of purified genes by RNA polymerase II requires multiple factors. The factor designated TFIID was purified extensively from HeLa cell nuclear extracts by using a simple and novel complementation assay. Thus, TFIID was preferentially inactivated by mild heat treatment of a nuclear e...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Nakajima N,Horikoshi M,Roeder RG

更新日期：1988-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our recent studies implicated key and distinct roles for the highly related RalA and RalB small GTPases (82% sequence identity) in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) tumorigenesis and invasive and metastatic growth, respectively. How RalB may promote PDAC invasion and metastasis has not been determined. In light ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Neel NF,Rossman KL,Martin TD,Hayes TK,Yeh JJ,Der CJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the gene encoding methyl-CpG-binding protein 2 (MeCP2) lead to disrupted neuronal function and can cause the neurodevelopmental disorder Rett syndrome. MeCP2 is a transcriptional regulator that binds to methylated DNA and is most abundant in neuronal nuclei. The mechanisms by which MeCP2 regulates gene ex...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Gonzales ML,Adams S,Dunaway KW,LaSalle JM

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The antimetabolite 5-fluorouracil (5FU) is a widely used chemotherapeutic for the treatment of solid tumors. Although 5FU slows DNA synthesis by inhibiting the ability of thymidylate synthetase to produce dTMP, the drug also has significant effects on RNA metabolism. Recent genome-wide assays for 5FU-induced haploinsu...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Fang F,Hoskins J,Butler JS

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Peroxisomal matrix proteins are synthesized on cytosolic ribosomes and transported to the organelle by shuttling receptors. Matrix proteins containing a type 1 signal are carried to the peroxisome by PEX5, whereas those harboring a type 2 signal are transported by a PEX5-PEX7 complex. The pathway followed by PEX5 duri...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Rodrigues TA,Alencastre IS,Francisco T,Brites P,Fransen M,Grou CP,Azevedo JE

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The heat shock transcription factors (Hsfs) activate the stress-inducible expression of heat shock proteins (Hsps) and other molecular chaperones in response to stress and, therefore, play an essential role in protein disaggregation and protein folding. In humans, missense mutation in the hsf4 gene causes cataract, an...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Hu Y,Mivechi NF

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously described a 160-bp enhancer (BCE-1) in the bovine beta-casein gene that is activated in the presence of prolactin and extracellular matrix (ECM). Here we report the characterization of the enhancer by deletion and site-directed mutagenesis, electrophoretic mobility shift analysis, and in vivo footpr...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Myers CA,Schmidhauser C,Mellentin-Michelotti J,Fragoso G,Roskelley CD,Casperson G,Mossi R,Pujuguet P,Hager G,Bissell MJ

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Individual steps in the processing of pre-mRNA, including 5'-end cap formation, splicing, and 3'-end processing (cleavage and polyadenylation) are highly integrated and can influence one another. In addition, prior splicing can influence downstream steps in gene expression, including export of mRNA from the nucleus. H...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： McCracken S,Lambermon M,Blencowe BJ

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Costimulation of G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) may result in cross talk interactions between their downstream signaling pathways. Stimulation of GPCRs may also lead to cross talk regulation of receptor tyrosine kinase signaling and thereby to activation of mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK). In COS-7 cells,...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Hanke S,Nürnberg B,Groll DH,Liebmann C

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have cloned and characterized the gene encoding the late histone H1-beta subtype from the sea urchin Strongylocentrotus purpuratus. The gene contains all of the upstream sequence homologies previously seen in late H1-gamma genes. The expression of H1-beta mRNA is coordinated with that of H1-gamma mRNA, and like H1-...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Lai ZC,Childs G

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The distal region (-830 to -720 bp) of the rat whey acidic protein (WAP) gene contains a composite response element (CoRE), which has been demonstrated previously to confer mammary gland-specific and hormonally regulated WAP gene expression. Point mutations in the binding sites for specific transcription factors prese...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Mukhopadhyay SS,Wyszomierski SL,Gronostajski RM,Rosen JM

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multipotential stem cell lines, derived specifically from long-term bone marrow cultures infected with a recombinant retrovirus carrying v-src, lack v-src. Stable consequences thus result from transient actions or indirect effects of v-src on other cells, with the latter possibility being favored by its mosaic express...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Wyke JA,Stoker AW,Searle S,Spooncer E,Simmons P,Dexter TM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated various parameters associated with the initial selection of mouse 3T6 cells for resistance to single concentrations of methotrexate and characterized resistant colonies for the presence of additional (amplified) copies of the dihydrofolate reductase gene. Our results indicate that the frequency of occu...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Brown PC,Tlsty TD,Schimke RT

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The C proteins (C1 and C2) of HeLa 40S heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles copurify under native conditions as a stable complex with a fixed molar protein ratio (S.F. Barnett, W.M. LeStourgeon, and D.L. Friedman, J. Biochem. Biophys. Methods 16:87-97, 1988). Gel filtration chromatography and velocity sed...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Barnett SF,Friedman DL,LeStourgeon WM

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The polypyrimidine tract near the 3' splice site is important for pre-mRNA splicing. Using pseudouridine incorporation and in vivo RNA-guided RNA pseudouridylation, we have identified two important uridines in the polypyrimidine tract of adenovirus pre-mRNA. Conversion of either uridine into pseudouridine leads to a s...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Chen C,Zhao X,Kierzek R,Yu YT

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmids carrying the herpes simplex virus thymidine kinase (tk) gene were used to transfect thymidine kinase-deficient cells of the mouse fibroblast cell line LM(tk-). Individual cell clones were cultivated in selective hypoxanthine-aminopterin-thymidine medium to determine the number of integrated plasmid copies whi...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Pülm W,Knippers R

更新日期：1985-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To define the role of Irx4, a member of the Iroquois family of homeobox transcription factors in mammalian heart development and function, we disrupted the murine Irx4 gene. Cardiac morphology in Irx4-deficient mice (designated Irx4(Delta ex2/Delta ex2)) was normal during embryogenesis and in early postnatal life. Adu...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Bruneau BG,Bao ZZ,Fatkin D,Xavier-Neto J,Georgakopoulos D,Maguire CT,Berul CI,Kass DA,Kuroski-de Bold ML,de Bold AJ,Conner DA,Rosenthal N,Cepko CL,Seidman CE,Seidman JG

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae defective in transcription factor UAF give rise to variants able to grow by transcribing endogenous ribosomal DNA (rDNA) by RNA polymerase II (Pol II). We have demonstrated that the switch to growth using the Pol II system consists of two steps: a mutational alteration in ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Oakes M,Siddiqi I,Vu L,Aris J,Nomura M

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00