A point mutation in the extracellular domain activates LET-23, the Caenorhabditis elegans epidermal growth factor receptor homolog.

abstract：:U6 RNA genes from the trypanosomatids Crithidia fasciculata and Leptomonas seymouri have been isolated and sequenced. As in Trypanosoma brucei, the U6 RNA genes in both C. fasciculata and L. seymouri are arranged in close linkage with upstream tRNA genes. The U6 RNA sequences from C. fasciculata and L. seymouri deviat...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Xu GL,Wieland B,Bindereif A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Expression of the Cyp 2d-9 (steroid 16 alpha-hydroxylase) gene in mouse liver is male specific in such Mus musculus domesticus strains as FVB/N, whereas the corresponding P450 genes in the wild mouse species Mus spretus are not sex specific in their expression. These parental differences in the gene expressions were i...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Sueyoshi T,Kobayashi R,Nishio K,Aida K,Moore R,Wada T,Handa H,Negishi M

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Eph receptors are the largest known family of receptor tyrosine kinases and are notable for distinctive expression patterns in the nervous system and in early vertebrate development. However, all were identified as orphan receptors, and only recently have there been descriptions of a corresponding family of ligand...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Bergemann AD,Cheng HJ,Brambilla R,Klein R,Flanagan JG

更新日期：1995-09-01 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：:We have undertaken total synthesis of the Saccharomyces cerevisiae a-factor (NH2-YIIKGVFWDPAC[S-farnesyl]-COOCH3) and several Cys-12 analogs to determine the significance of S-farnesylation and carboxy-terminal methyl esterification to the biological activity of this lipopeptide mating pheromone. Replacement of either...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Marcus S,Caldwell GA,Miller D,Xue CB,Naider F,Becker JM

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Checkpoints prevent inaccurate chromosome segregation by inhibiting cell division when errors in mitotic processes are encountered. We used a temperature-sensitive mutation, dbf4, to examine the requirement for DNA replication in establishing mitotic checkpoint arrest. We used gamma-irradiation to induce DNA damage an...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Tavormina PA,Wang Y,Burke DJ

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The UvsW protein of bacteriophage T4 is involved in many aspects of phage DNA metabolism, including repair, recombination, and recombination-dependent replication. UvsW has also been implicated in the repression of origin-dependent replication at late times of infection, when UvsW is normally synthesized. Two well-cha...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Dudas KC,Kreuzer KN

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we demonstrated that the heat shock transcription factor Hsf1 is indispensable for transformation of mammary epithelial cells by the Her2 oncogene. Since Hsf1 affects oncogene-induced senescence (OIS), these findings suggest that Hsf1 affects tumor initiation when OIS plays a role. Indeed, here we report th...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Gabai VL,Meng L,Kim G,Mills TA,Benjamin IJ,Sherman MY

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated that a highly conserved segment of DNA between positions -288 and -317 (upstream sequence element IV [USE IV]) is largely responsible for the transcriptional activation of the sea urchin H1-beta histone gene during the blastula stage of embryogenesis. This sequence is capable of acting as an embry...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： DeAngelo DJ,DeFalco J,Childs G

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nucleokinesis has recently been suggested as a critical regulator of neuronal migration. Here we show that Disabled 1 (Dab1), which is required for neuronal positioning in mammals, regulates the nuclear position of postmitotic neurons in a phosphorylation-site dependent manner. Dab1 expression in the Drosophila visual...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Pramatarova A,Ochalski PG,Lee CH,Howell BW

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The M double-stranded RNA component of type 1 killer strains of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae contains an internal 200-base pair adenine- and uracil-rich region. The plus strands of this viral genomic RNA contain an internal adenine-rich region which allows these strands to bind to polyuridylate-Sepharose as tigh...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Hannig EM,Thiele DJ,Leibowitz MJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After flagellar detachment in Chlamydomonas reinhardi, there is a rapid synthesis and accumulation of mRNAs for tubulin and other flagellar proteins. Maximum levels of these mRNAs (flagellar RNAs) are reached within 1 h after deflagellation, after which they are rapidly degraded to their predeflagellation levels. The ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Baker EJ,Keller LR,Schloss JA,Rosenbaum JL

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Saccharomyces cerevisiae CDC25 gene and closely homologous genes in other eukaryotes encode guanine nucleotide exchange factors for Ras proteins. We have determined the minimal region of the budding yeast CDC25 gene capable of activity in vivo. The region required for full biological activity is approximately 450 ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Lai CC,Boguski M,Broek D,Powers S

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In self-fertile strains of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, nitrogen starvation initiates a program of sexual development in which cells express mating pheromones and receptors, arrest cell cycle progression in G1, and conjugate. This process is dependent on Rum1, an inhibitor of the Cdc2-Cdc13 and Cdc2-Ci...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Wu L,Russell P

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skp2B, an F-box protein of unknown function, is frequently overexpressed in breast cancer. In order to determine the function of Skp2B and whether it has a role in breast cancer, we performed a two-hybrid screen and established transgenic mice expressing Skp2B in the mammary glands. We found that Skp2B interacts with ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Umanskaya K,Radke S,Chander H,Monardo R,Xu X,Pan ZQ,O'Connell MJ,Germain D

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factor CREB regulates cyclic AMP (cAMP)-dependent gene expression by binding to and activating transcription from cAMP response elements (CREs) in the promoters of target genes. The transcriptional transactivation functions of CREB are activated by its phosphorylation by cAMP-dependent protein kinase A (...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Vallejo M,Gosse ME,Beckman W,Habener JF

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have constructed a size variant of the Drosophila hsp28 gene by deleting 207 base pairs of the protein coding region, beginning 33 base pairs downstream of the ATG protein initiation codon. After transformation of Drosophila melanogaster rosy (ry506) flies with this altered gene, using the P transposable element sy...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Hoffman EP,Corces VG

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) has been thought to regulate the immune system through S nitrosylation of the transcriptional factor NF-kappaB. However, regulatory effects of NO on innate immune responses are unclear. Here, we report that NO has a capability to control Toll-like receptor-mediated signaling through S nitrosylation. ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Into T,Inomata M,Nakashima M,Shibata K,Häcker H,Matsushita K

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the MET25 gene encodes O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase. Synthesis of this enzyme is repressed by the presence of S-adenosylmethionine (AdoMet) in the growth medium. We identified cis elements required for MET25 expression by analyzing small deletions in the MET25 promoter region. The resu...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Thomas D,Cherest H,Surdin-Kerjan Y

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To analyze determinants within the Na,K-ATPase alpha subunit that contribute to differential ouabain sensitivity, we constructed and expressed a panel of chimeric cDNA molecules between ouabain-resistant and ouabain-sensitive alpha subunit cDNAs. When introduced into ouabain-sensitive monkey CV-1 cells, ouabain-resist...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Emanuel JR,Graw S,Housman D,Levenson R

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic and biochemical experiments have enabled us to more clearly distinguish three genetic loci, emtA, emtB, and emtC, all of which can be altered to give rise to resistance to the protein synthesis inhibitor, emetine, in cultured Chinese hamster cells. Genetic experiments have demonstrated that, unlike the emtB lo...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Chang S,Wasmuth JJ

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammalian eukaryotic translation initiation factor 4F (eIF4F) is a cap-binding protein complex consisting of three subunits: eIF4E, eIF4A, and eIF4G. In yeast and plants, two related eIF4G species are encoded by two different genes. To date, however, only one functional eIF4G polypeptide, referred to here as eIF4GI, h...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Gradi A,Imataka H,Svitkin YV,Rom E,Raught B,Morino S,Sonenberg N

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonsense-mediated mRNA decay (NMD) is a conserved proofreading mechanism that protects eukaryotic cells from the potentially deleterious effects of truncated proteins. Studies of Saccharomyces cerevisiae imply that NMD is a predominantly cytoplasmic decay pathway, while studies of mammalian systems suggest that decay ...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Maderazo AB,Belk JP,He F,Jacobson A

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene encoding human hemojuvelin (HJV) is one of the genes that, when mutated, can cause juvenile hemochromatosis, an early-onset inherited disorder associated with iron overload. The 5' untranslated region of the human HJV mRNA has two upstream open reading frames (uORFs), with 28 and 19 codons formed by two upstr...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Onofre C,Tomé F,Barbosa C,Silva AL,Romão L

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro studies have implicated nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF-1) in the transcriptional expression of nuclear genes required for mitochondrial respiratory function, as well as for other fundamental cellular activities. We investigated here the in vivo function of NRF-1 in mammals by disrupting the gene in mice. A...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Huo L,Scarpulla RC

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the role of poly(A) polymerase in 3'-end processing of mRNA, the effect of purified poly(A) polymerase antibodies on endonucleolytic cleavage and polyadenylation was studied in HeLa nuclear extracts, using adenovirus L3 pre-mRNA as the substrate. Both Mg2+- and Mn2+-dependent reactions catalyzing addition...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Terns MP,Jacob ST

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cancer cells may evade immune surveillance as a result of defective antigen processing and presentation. In this study, we demonstrate that CD40 ligation overcomes this defect through the coordinated action of the transcription factors NF-kappaB and interferon regulatory factor 1 (IRF-1). We show that unlike interfero...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Moschonas A,Kouraki M,Knox PG,Thymiakou E,Kardassis D,Eliopoulos AG

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Focal adhesion kinase (FAK) is a nonreceptor protein tyrosine kinase involved in integrin-mediated control of cell behavior. Following cell adhesion to components of the extracellular matrix, FAK becomes phosphorylated at multiple sites, including tyrosines 397, 576, and 577. Tyr-397 is an autophosphorylation site tha...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Owen JD,Ruest PJ,Fry DW,Hanks SK

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholera toxin (CT) activates expression of two immediate-early response genes (JE and TIS10) in quiescent BALB/c 3T3 cells. Increases in cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels in response to CT are likely responsible for the induction of TIS10 gene expression, since treatment with 8-Br-cAMP and increasing the intracellular levels o...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Qureshi SA,Alexandropoulos K,Joseph CK,Spangler R,Foster DA

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian double-stranded RNA-activated protein kinase PKR is a component of the cellular antiviral defense mechanism and phosphorylates Ser-51 on the alpha subunit of the translation factor eIF2 to inhibit protein synthesis. To identify the molecular determinants that specify substrate recognition by PKR, we perf...

journal_title：Molecular and cellular biology

authors： Kawagishi-Kobayashi M,Silverman JB,Ung TL,Dever TE

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00