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  • 1
    Publication Date: 1988-04-22
    Description: In the parasitic wasp, Nasonia vitripennis, males are haploid and usually develop from unfertilized eggs, whereas females are diploid and develop from fertilized eggs. Some individuals in this species carry a genetic element, termed psr (paternal sex ratio), which is transmitted through sperm and causes condensation and subsequent loss of paternal chromosomes in fertilized eggs, thus converting diploid females into haploid males. In this report the psr trait was shown to be caused by a supernumerary chromosome. This B chromosome contains at least three repetitive DNA sequences that do not cross-hybridize to each other or to the host genome. The psr chromosome apparently produces a trans-acting product responsible for condensation of the paternal chromosomes, but is itself insensitive to the effect. Because the psr chromosome enhances its transmission by eliminating the rest of the genome, it can be considered the most "selfish" genetic element yet described.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Nur, U -- Werren, J H -- Eickbush, D G -- Burke, W D -- Eickbush, T H -- GM31867/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Apr 22;240(4851):512-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biology, University of Rochester, NY 14627.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3358129" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; Chromosomes/*physiology ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA, Satellite ; Diploidy ; Haploidy ; Hymenoptera/*genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid ; Sex Determination Analysis ; *Sex Ratio ; Wasps/*genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-07-15
    Description: Odorant-binding protein (OBP) is found in nasal epithelium, and it selectively binds odorants. Three complementary DNAs encoding rat odorant-binding protein have now been cloned and sequenced. One clone contains an open reading frame predicted to encode an 18,091-dalton protein. RNA blot analysis confirms the localization of OBP messenger RNA in the nasal epithelium. This OBP has 33 percent amino acid identity to alpha 2-microglobulin, a secreted plasma protein. Other members of an alpha 2-microglobulin superfamily bind and transport hydrophobic ligands. Thus, OBP probably binds and carries odorants within the nasal epithelium to putative olfactory receptors.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Pevsner, J -- Reed, R R -- Feinstein, P G -- Snyder, S H -- DA-00074/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/ -- GM-07626/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- P01 CA16519-13/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 15;241(4863):336-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3388043" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Carrier Proteins/*genetics ; Cloning, Molecular ; Ligands ; Membrane Proteins/*genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nasal Mucosa/*physiology ; Rats ; *Receptors, Odorant ; Smell/*physiology
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    Publication Date: 1988-06-17
    Description: The alpha helix, first proposed by Pauling and co-workers, is a hallmark of protein structure, and much effort has been directed toward understanding which sequences can form helices. The helix hypothesis, introduced here, provides a tentative answer to this question. The hypothesis states that a necessary condition for helix formation is the presence of residues flanking the helix termini whose side chains can form hydrogen bonds with the initial four-helix greater than N-H groups and final four-helix greater than C-O groups; these eight groups would otherwise lack intrahelical partners. This simple hypothesis implies the existence of a stereochemical code in which certain sequences have the hydrogen-bonding capacity to function as helix boundaries and thereby enable the helix to form autonomously. The three-dimensional structure of a protein is a consequence of the genetic code, but the rules relating sequence to structure are still unknown. The ensuing analysis supports the idea that a stereochemical code for the alpha helix resides in its boundary residues.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Presta, L G -- Rose, G D -- AG 06084/AG/NIA NIH HHS/ -- GM 29458/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jun 17;240(4859):1632-41.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biological Chemistry, Hershey Medical Center, Pennsylvania State University, Hershey 17033.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2837824" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Carboxypeptidases ; Carboxypeptidases A ; Cytochrome c Group ; Flavodoxin ; Humans ; Hydrogen Bonding ; Models, Chemical ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Muramidase ; Myoglobin ; Pancreatic Polypeptide ; Parvalbumins ; Plastocyanin ; *Protein Conformation ; Ribonucleases ; Scorpion Venoms ; Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase ; Triose-Phosphate Isomerase ; Trypsin Inhibitors ; X-Ray Diffraction
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    Publication Date: 1988-08-19
    Description: The question of how the primary amino acid sequence of a protein determines its three-dimensional structure is still unanswered. One approach to this problem involves the de novo design of model peptides and proteins that should adopt desired three-dimensional structures. A systematic approach was aimed at the design of a four-helix bundle protein. The gene encoding the designed protein was synthesized and the protein was expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to homogeneity. The protein was shown to be monomeric, highly helical, and very stable to denaturation by guanidine hydrochloride (GuHCl). Thus a globular protein has been designed that is capable of adopting a stable, folded structure in aqueous solution.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Regan, L -- DeGrado, W F -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Aug 19;241(4868):976-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Central Research & Development Department, Wilmington, DE 19898.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3043666" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Chemical Phenomena ; Chemistry ; Chromatography, Gel ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Plasmids ; *Protein Conformation ; *Proteins/genetics
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  • 5
    Publication Date: 1988-02-26
    Description: The inheritance of particular alleles of major histocompatibility complex class II genes increases the risk for various human autoimmune diseases; however, only a small percentage of individuals having an allele associated with susceptibility develop disease. The identification of allelic variants more precisely correlated with disease susceptibility would greatly facilitate clinical screening and diagnosis. Oligonucleotide-primed gene amplification in vitro was used to determine the nucleotide sequence of a class II variant found almost exclusively in patients with the autoimmune skin disease pemphigus vulgaris. In addition to clinical implications, the disease-restricted distribution of this variant should provide insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying associations between diseases and HLA-class II genes.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Sinha, A A -- Brautbar, C -- Szafer, F -- Friedmann, A -- Tzfoni, E -- Todd, J A -- Steinman, L -- McDevitt, H O -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Feb 26;239(4843):1026-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Medical Microbiology, Stanford University, CA 94305.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2894075" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Alleles ; Autoimmune Diseases/*genetics/immunology ; Base Sequence ; DNA/genetics ; Gene Amplification ; Genetic Variation ; HLA-D Antigens/*genetics ; HLA-DQ Antigens/*genetics/immunology ; HLA-DR Antigens/immunology ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Pemphigus/*genetics/immunology ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length
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    Publication Date: 1988-07-01
    Description: A method of combinatorial cassette mutagenesis was designed to readily determine the informational content of individual residues in protein sequences. The technique consists of simultaneously randomizing two or three positions by oligonucleotide cassette mutagenesis, selecting for functional protein, and then sequencing to determine the spectrum of allowable substitutions at each position. Repeated application of this method to the dimer interface of the DNA-binding domain of lambda repressor reveals that the number and type of substitutions allowed at each position are extremely variable. At some positions only one or two residues are functionally acceptable; at other positions a wide range of residues and residue types are tolerated. The number of substitutions allowed at each position roughly correlates with the solvent accessibility of the wild-type side chain.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Reidhaar-Olson, J F -- Sauer, R T -- AI-15706/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 1;241(4861):53-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3388019" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Codon ; DNA/genetics/metabolism ; *DNA-Binding Proteins ; Macromolecular Substances ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Plasmids ; Protein Conformation ; Repressor Proteins/*genetics ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Transcription Factors/*genetics ; Viral Proteins ; Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
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  • 7
    Publication Date: 1988-08-05
    Description: The human pS2 gene is specifically expressed under estrogen transcriptional control in a subclass of estrogen receptor-containing human breast cancer cells. The pS2 gene encodes an 84-amino acid protein that is secreted after signal peptide cleavage. The distribution of pS2 protein in normal human tissues was studied with antibodies to pS2; pS2 was specifically expressed and secreted by mucosa cells of the normal stomach antrum and body of both female and male individuals. Moreover, no estrogen receptor could be detected in these cells, indicating that pS2 gene expression is estrogen-independent in the stomach. The function of the pS2 protein in the gastrointestinal tract is unknown. However, the pS2 protein is similar in sequence to a porcine pancreatic protein that has been shown to inhibit gastrointestinal motility and gastric secretion.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Rio, M C -- Bellocq, J P -- Daniel, J Y -- Tomasetto, C -- Lathe, R -- Chenard, M P -- Batzenschlager, A -- Chambon, P -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Aug 5;241(4866):705-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉CNRS et U. 184 de l'INSERM, Institut de Chimie Biologique, Faculte de Medecine, Strasbourg, France.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3041593" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Breast Neoplasms/*metabolism ; Estrogens/pharmacology ; Exons ; Female ; Gastric Mucosa/*metabolism ; *Gene Expression Regulation ; Histocytochemistry ; Humans ; Immunoenzyme Techniques ; Male ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Neoplasm Proteins/*biosynthesis/genetics/secretion ; *Proteins ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism ; Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Tissue Distribution ; Tumor Cells, Cultured ; Tumor Suppressor Proteins
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    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
    Publication Date: 1988-11-18
    Description: A rat kidney messenger RNA that induces a slowly activating, voltage-dependent potassium current on its expression in Xenopus oocytes was identified by combining molecular cloning with an electrophysiological assay. The cloned complementary DNA encodes a novel membrane protein that consists of 130 amino acids with a single putative transmembrane domain. This protein differs from the known ion channel proteins but is involved in the induction of selective permeation of potassium ions by membrane depolarization.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Takumi, T -- Ohkubo, H -- Nakanishi, S -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 18;242(4881):1042-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Institute for Immunology, Kyoto University Faculty of Medicine, Japan.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3194754" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Blotting, Northern ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics ; Electric Conductivity ; Membrane Potentials ; Membrane Proteins/*genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Weight ; Potassium Channels/*physiology ; Rats ; Xenopus laevis
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  • 9
    Publication Date: 1988-09-09
    Description: Most T lymphocytes express an antigen-specific receptor composed of two subunits, alpha and beta, each of which can exhibit structural variability. A complex selection process operates on T cells during development in the thymus such that cells expressing only particular alpha beta-receptors migrate to the periphery. The alpha-chain repertoire was dissected at different stages of the selection process by using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique to amplify only those transcripts of a particular variable region gene (V58). Sequences from these V58 cDNAs reveal the predominant expression of four joining (J) segments by T cells in the adult thymus, suggesting that molecular or cellular processes select particular V alpha J alpha combinations during development. T cells expressing one of these V58J alpha chains appear to have been negatively selected at a later stage, since these transcripts were present in the spleen at approximately one-tenth the level in the thymus. Results also indicate that residues present at the V alpha J alpha junction may be important in an early selection process.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Roth, M E -- Lacy, M J -- McNeil, L K -- Kranz, D M -- AI24635/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 9;241(4871):1354-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biochemistry, University of Illinois, Urbana 61801.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2970673" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; Genes ; *Major Histocompatibility Complex ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred Strains ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/*genetics ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell, alpha-beta ; Recombination, Genetic ; Spleen/physiology ; T-Lymphocytes/*physiology ; Thymus Gland/physiology ; Tissue Distribution
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  • 10
    Publication Date: 1988-05-20
    Description: Class II major histocompatibility (MHC) molecules have an immunoregulatory role. These cell-surface glycoproteins present fragments of protein antigens (or peptides) to thymus-derived lymphocytes (T cells). Nucleotide sequence polymorphism in the genes that encode the class II MHC products determines the specificity of the immune response and is correlated with the development of autoimmune diseases. This study identifies certain class II polymorphic amino acid residues that are strongly associated with susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, rheumatoid arthritis, and pemphigus vulgaris. These findings implicate particular class II MHC isotypes in susceptibility to each disease and suggest new prophylactic and therapeutic strategies.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Todd, J A -- Acha-Orbea, H -- Bell, J I -- Chao, N -- Fronek, Z -- Jacob, C O -- McDermott, M -- Sinha, A A -- Timmerman, L -- Steinman, L -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 May 20;240(4855):1003-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Medical Microbiology, Stanford University, CA 94305.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3368786" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology ; Autoantibodies/*genetics ; Autoimmune Diseases/*genetics ; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1/immunology ; HLA-D Antigens/*genetics ; Humans ; Major Histocompatibility Complex ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Pemphigus/immunology
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    Publication Date: 1988-09-09
    Description: Transcription of protein-encoding genes by human RNA polymerase II requires multiple ancillary proteins (transcription factors). Interactions between these proteins and the promoter DNA of a viral class II gene (the major late transcription unit of adenovirus) were investigated by enzymatic and chemical footprinting. The experiments indicated that the assembly of functionally active RNA polymerase II-containing transcription preinitiation complexes requires a complete set of transcription factors, and that both specific protein-DNA and protein-protein interactions are involved. This allows individual steps along the transcription reaction pathway to be tested directly, thus providing a basis for understanding basic transcription initiation mechanisms as well as the regulatory processes that act on them.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Van Dyke, M W -- Roeder, R G -- Sawadogo, M -- CA 42567/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- GM 38212/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 9;241(4871):1335-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Laboratory of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3413495" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Adenoviruses, Human/genetics ; Base Sequence ; DNA-Binding Proteins/physiology ; Deoxyribonucleases/metabolism ; Macromolecular Substances ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nuclear Proteins/physiology ; *Promoter Regions, Genetic ; RNA Polymerase II/*metabolism ; *Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid ; Transcription Factors/*physiology ; *Transcription, Genetic
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    Publication Date: 1988-09-23
    Description: Antibodies directed against a conserved intracellular segment of the sodium channel alpha subunit slow the inactivation of sodium channels in rat muscle cells. Of four site-directed antibodies tested, only antibodies against the short intracellular segment between homologous transmembrane domains III and IV slowed inactivation, and their effects were blocked by the corresponding peptide antigen. No effects on the voltage dependence of sodium channel activation or of steady-state inactivation were observed, but the rate of onset of the antibody effect and the extent of slowing of inactivation were voltage-dependent. Antibody binding was more rapid at negative potentials, at which sodium channels are not inactivated; antibody-induced slowing of inactivation was greater during depolarizations to more positive membrane potentials. The peptide segment recognized by this antibody appears to participate directly in rapid sodium channel inactivation during large depolarizations and to undergo a conformational change that reduces its accessibility to antibodies as the channel inactivates.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Vassilev, P M -- Scheuer, T -- Catterall, W A -- NS 15751/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 23;241(4873):1658-61.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Pharmacology, University of Washington, School of Medicine, Seattle 98195.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2458625" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Antibodies ; Cytoplasm/analysis ; In Vitro Techniques ; Ion Channels/*metabolism ; Membrane Potentials ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Peptides/*metabolism ; Rats ; Sodium/*metabolism
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    Publication Date: 1988-03-25
    Description: The production of therapeutic human monoclonal antibodies by hybridoma technology has proved difficult, and this has prompted the "humanizing" of mouse monoclonal antibodies by recombinant DNA techniques. It was shown previously that the binding site for a small hapten could be grafted from the heavy-chain variable domain of a mouse antibody to that of a human myeloma protein by transplanting the hypervariable loops. It is now shown that a large binding site for a protein antigen (lysozyme) can also be transplanted from mouse to human heavy chain. The success of such constructions may be facilitated by an induced-fit mechanism.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Verhoeyen, M -- Milstein, C -- Winter, G -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Mar 25;239(4847):1534-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge, England.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2451287" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; *Antibodies, Monoclonal/genetics/immunology ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites, Antibody ; Binding, Competitive ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA, Recombinant ; Epitopes/immunology ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin G/genetics/immunology ; Immunoglobulin Variable Region/genetics ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Muramidase/*immunology ; Plasmids ; Recombinant Proteins ; Transfection
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    Publication Date: 1988-12-23
    Description: The ras p21 GTPase-activating protein (GAP) was purified from human placental tissue. Internal amino acid sequence was obtained from this 120,000-dalton protein and, by means of this sequence, two types of complementary DNA clones were isolated and characterized. One type encoded GAP with a predicted molecular mass of 116,000 daltons and 96% identity with bovine GAP. The messenger RNA of this GAP was detected in human lung, brain, liver, leukocytes, and placenta. The second type appeared to be generated by a differential splicing mechanism and encoded a novel form of GAP with a predicted molecular mass of 100,400 daltons. This protein lacks the hydrophobic amino terminus characteristic of the larger species, but retains GAP activity. The messenger RNA of this type was abundantly expressed in placenta and in several human cell lines, but not in adult tissues.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Trahey, M -- Wong, G -- Halenbeck, R -- Rubinfeld, B -- Martin, G A -- Ladner, M -- Long, C M -- Crosier, W J -- Watt, K -- Koths, K -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Dec 23;242(4886):1697-700.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Molecular Biology, Cetus Corp., Emeryville, CA 94608.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3201259" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Brain Chemistry ; *Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/*genetics/isolation & purification ; Female ; GTPase-Activating Proteins ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Leukocytes/analysis ; Liver/analysis ; Lung/analysis ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Weight ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Oligonucleotide Probes ; Placenta/*analysis ; Pregnancy ; Proteins/*genetics/isolation & purification ; RNA, Messenger/analysis/genetics ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; ras GTPase-Activating Proteins
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    Publication Date: 1988-04-15
    Description: A new type of agonist-binding subunit of rat neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) was identified. Rat genomic DNA and complementary DNA encoding this subunit (alpha 2) were cloned and analyzed. Complementary DNA expression studies in Xenopus oocytes revealed that the injection of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) for alpha 2 and beta 2 (a neuronal nAChR subunit) led to the generation of a functional nAChR. In contrast to the other known neuronal nAChRs, the receptor produced by the injection of alpha 2 and beta 2 mRNAs was resistant to the alpha-neurotoxin Bgt3.1. In situ hybridization histochemistry showed that alpha 2 mRNA was expressed in a small number of regions, in contrast to the wide distribution of the other known agonist-binding subunits (alpha 3 and alpha 4) mRNAs. These results demonstrate that the alpha 2 subunit differs from other known agonist-binding alpha-subunits of nAChRs in its distribution in the brain and in its pharmacology.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Wada, K -- Ballivet, M -- Boulter, J -- Connolly, J -- Wada, E -- Deneris, E S -- Swanson, L W -- Heinemann, S -- Patrick, J -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Apr 15;240(4850):330-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA 92138.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2832952" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Brain/*metabolism ; DNA Restriction Enzymes ; Female ; *Genes ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Neurons/metabolism ; Nucleotide Mapping ; Oocytes/metabolism ; Rats ; Receptors, Nicotinic/*genetics/metabolism ; Transcription, Genetic ; Xenopus laevis
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    Publication Date: 1988-04-29
    Description: Zeins, the storage proteins of maize, are totally lacking in the essential amino acids lysine and tryptophan. Lysine codons and lysine- and tryptophan-encoding oligonucleotides were introduced at several positions into a 19-kilodalton zein complementary DNA by oligonucleotide-mediated mutagenesis. A 450-base pair open reading frame from a simian virus 40 (SV40) coat protein was also engineered into the zein coding region. Messenger RNAs for the modified zeins were synthesized in vitro with an SP6 RNA polymerase system and injected into Xenopus laevis oocytes. The modifications did not affect the translation, signal peptide cleavage, or stability of the zeins. The ability of the modified zeins to assemble into structures similar to maize protein bodies was assayed by two criteria: assembly into membrane-bound vesicles resistant to exogenously added protease, and ability to self-aggregate into dense structures. All of the modified zeins were membrane-bound; only the one containing a 17-kilodalton SV40 protein fragment was unable to aggregate. These findings suggest that it may be possible to create high-lysine corn by genetic engineering.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Wallace, J C -- Galili, G -- Kawata, E E -- Cuellar, R E -- Shotwell, M A -- Larkins, B A -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Apr 29;240(4852):662-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2834822" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; DNA/genetics ; DNA, Recombinant ; Female ; Genetic Engineering ; *Lysine/genetics ; Macromolecular Substances ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Oocytes/*metabolism ; Peptide Hydrolases/metabolism ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Simian virus 40/genetics ; Xenopus laevis ; Zea mays ; Zein/genetics/*metabolism
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    Publication Date: 1988-08-05
    Description: Although the proteinase inhibitor alpha-2-antiplasmin (alpha 2AP) is known to control the activity of plasmin through rapid formation of stable complexes, it also efficiently inactivates chymotrypsin. These interactions are shown to occur at adjacent, overlapping sites so that plasmin attacks the inhibitor at an Arg364-Met365 peptide bond, while chymotrypsin interacts at a Met365-Ser366 sequence one residue downstream. Thus, a naturally occurring plasma serine proteinase inhibitor can have multiple specificities through interactions at adjacent sites. It also illustrates the potential flexibility of the reactive site loop in this class of inhibitors.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Potempa, J -- Shieh, B H -- Travis, J -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Aug 5;241(4866):699-700.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Institute of Molecular Biology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2456616" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Carboxypeptidase B ; Carboxypeptidases/metabolism ; Carboxypeptidases A ; Chromatography, Gel ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Chymotrypsin/antagonists & inhibitors/metabolism ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Peptide Fragments/metabolism ; Protease Inhibitors ; alpha-2-Antiplasmin/*metabolism
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    Publication Date: 1988-07-22
    Description: The parasitic protozoon Trypanosoma brucei contains a highly organized membrane skeleton, consisting of a dense array of parallel, singlet microtubules that are laterally interconnected and that are also in tight contact with the overlying cell membrane. A high molecular weight, heat-stable protein from this membrane skeleton was isolated that is localized along the microtubules. Protease digestion experiments and sequencing of a cloned gene segment showed that most of the protein is built up by more than 50 nearly identical tandem repeats with a periodicity of 38 amino acids.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Schneider, A -- Hemphill, A -- Wyler, T -- Seebeck, T -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 22;241(4864):459-62.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Institut fur allgemeine Mikrobiologie, Universitat Bern, Switzerland.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3393912" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cell Compartmentation ; Cell Membrane/ultrastructure ; Cloning, Molecular ; Microscopy, Electron ; Microtubule-Associated Proteins/*analysis/genetics ; Microtubules/ultrastructure ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Weight ; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid ; Trypanosoma brucei brucei/*analysis/genetics/ultrastructure
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    Publication Date: 1988-11-25
    Description: Nucleotide sequences for the nuclear genes encoding chloroplast (GapA and GapB) and cytosolic (GapC) glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenases (GAPDHs) from Arabidopsis thaliana were determined. Comparison of nucleotide sequences indicates that the divergence of chloroplast and cytosolic GAPDH genes preceded the divergence of prokaryotes and eukaryotes. In addition, some intron-exon junctions are conserved among GapB, GapC, and chicken GAPDH genes. These results provide evidence at the molecular level to support the idea that introns existed before the divergence of prokaryotes and eukaryotes.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Shih, M C -- Heinrich, P -- Goodman, H M -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 25;242(4882):1164-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3055302" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; *Biological Evolution ; *Cells ; Chickens/genetics ; Chloroplasts/enzymology ; Cytosol/enzymology ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; *Eukaryotic Cells ; Exons ; Glyceraldehyde-3-Phosphate Dehydrogenases/*genetics/metabolism ; *Introns ; Molecular Sequence Data ; NAD/metabolism ; NADP/metabolism ; Plants/genetics ; *Prokaryotic Cells
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    Publication Date: 1988-11-11
    Description: The glycoprotein hormones lutropin (LH) and follitropin (FSH), which have common alpha-subunits but hormone-specific beta-subunits, are both synthesized in the gonadotroph. However, they bear Asn-linked oligosaccharides that differ in structure. Those on LH terminate with the sequence SO4-4GalNAc beta 1----4GlcNAc beta 1----2Man alpha, whereas those on FSH terminate with the sequence sialic acid alpha-Gal beta 1----4GlcNAc beta 1----2Man alpha. A GalNAc-transferase was identified in bovine pituitary membranes that recognizes features of the alpha-subunit peptide and adds GalNAc to its oligosaccharides with an apparent Michaelis constant of 25 micromolar. The different patterns of glycosylation for LH and FSH indicate that access to the protein recognition marker on the alpha-subunit is modulated by the associated beta-subunit. The tightly regulated synthesis of sulfated and sialylated oligosaccharides on the pituitary glycoprotein hormones suggests these oligosaccharides have an important biological role.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Smith, P L -- Baenziger, J U -- HD-20197/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ -- R37-CA21923/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- T32-ES07066/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 11;242(4880):930-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Pathology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2460923" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Acetylgalactosamine/metabolism ; Animals ; Carbohydrate Sequence ; Cattle ; Cell Membrane/enzymology ; Follicle Stimulating Hormone/*biosynthesis/metabolism ; Follicle Stimulating Hormone, beta Subunit ; Galactosyltransferases/*metabolism ; Glycoprotein Hormones, alpha Subunit/metabolism ; Glycosylation ; Humans ; Luteinizing Hormone/*biosynthesis/metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *N-Acetylgalactosaminyltransferases ; Oligosaccharides/metabolism ; Pituitary Gland/*enzymology ; Placenta/enzymology ; Sulfates/metabolism
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    Publication Date: 1988-08-12
    Description: Interleukin-6 (IL-6/BSF-2/IFN beta 2) is a multifunctional cytokine that regulates the growth and differentiation of various tissues, and is known particularly for its role in the immune response and acute phase reactions. A complementary DNA encoding the human IL-6 receptor (IL-6-R) has now been isolated. The IL-6-R consists of 468 amino acids, including a signal peptide of approximately 19 amino acids and a domain of approximately 90 amino acids that is similar to a domain in the immunoglobulin (Ig) superfamily. The cytoplasmic domain of approximately 82 amino acids lacks a tyrosine/kinase domain, unlike other growth factor receptors.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Yamasaki, K -- Taga, T -- Hirata, Y -- Yawata, H -- Kawanishi, Y -- Seed, B -- Taniguchi, T -- Hirano, T -- Kishimoto, T -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Aug 12;241(4867):825-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Division of Immunology, Osaka University, Japan.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3136546" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Cell Line ; *Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics/isolation & purification ; *Genes ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Receptors, Immunologic/genetics ; Receptors, Interleukin-6 ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; *Transcription, Genetic
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    Publication Date: 1988-05-06
    Description: A point mutation in the human insulin receptor gene in a patient with type A insulin resistance alters the amino acid sequence within the tetrabasic processing site of the proreceptor molecule from Arg-Lys-Arg-Arg to Arg-Lys-Arg-Ser. Epstein-Barr virus-transformed lymphocytes from this patient synthesize an insulin receptor precursor that is normally glycosylated and inserted into the plasma membrane but is not cleaved to mature alpha and beta subunits. Insulin binding to these cells is severely reduced but can be increased about fivefold by gentle treatment with trypsin, accompanied by the appearance of normal alpha subunits. These results indicate that proteolysis of the proreceptor is necessary for its normal full insulin-binding sensitivity and signal-transducing activity and that a cellular protease that is more stringent in its specificity than trypsin is required to process the receptor precursor.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Yoshimasa, Y -- Seino, S -- Whittaker, J -- Kakehi, T -- Kosaki, A -- Kuzuya, H -- Imura, H -- Bell, G I -- Steiner, D F -- AM 13914/AM/NIADDK NIH HHS/ -- AM 20595/AM/NIADDK NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 May 6;240(4853):784-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Chicago, IL 60637.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3283938" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Adult ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Cells, Cultured ; DNA/genetics ; Diabetes Mellitus/*genetics/metabolism ; Female ; Glycosylation ; Humans ; Insulin/metabolism ; Insulin Resistance/*genetics ; Lymphocytes/metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Protein Precursors/*genetics/metabolism ; RNA, Messenger/metabolism ; Receptor, Insulin/*genetics/metabolism ; Trypsin/metabolism
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    Publication Date: 1988-12-16
    Description: Protein extracts derived from bone can initiate the process that begins with cartilage formation and ends in de novo bone formation. The critical components of this extract, termed bone morphogenetic protein (BMP), that direct cartilage and bone formation as well as the constitutive elements supplied by the animal during this process have long remained unclear. Amino acid sequence has been derived from a highly purified preparation of BMP from bovine bone. Now, human complementary DNA clones corresponding to three polypeptides present in this BMP preparation have been isolated, and expression of the recombinant human proteins have been obtained. Each of the three (BMP-1, BMP-2A, and BMP-3) appears to be independently capable of inducing the formation of cartilage in vivo. Two of the encoded proteins (BMP-2A and BMP-3) are new members of the TGF-beta supergene family, while the third, BMP-1, appears to be a novel regulatory molecule.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Wozney, J M -- Rosen, V -- Celeste, A J -- Mitsock, L M -- Whitters, M J -- Kriz, R W -- Hewick, R M -- Wang, E A -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Dec 16;242(4885):1528-34.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Tissue Growth and Repair Program, Genetics Institute, Inc., Cambridge, MA 02140.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3201241" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Bone Morphogenetic Proteins ; Cartilage/cytology/drug effects ; Cell Line ; DNA/genetics ; Growth Substances/*genetics ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Osteogenesis ; Proteins/*genetics/pharmacology ; Recombinant Proteins/pharmacology ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Transforming Growth Factors/genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-10-14
    Description: The signal sequence of simian virus 40 (SV40) large T-antigen for translocation into the nucleus is composed of positively charged amino acids Lys-Lys-Lys-Arg-Lys. Rabbit antibodies to a synthetic peptide containing the negatively charged amino acid sequence Asp-Asp-Asp-Glu-Asp were obtained. Indirect immunofluorescence of the antigens recognized by the antibody was punctate at the nuclear rim or the nuclear surface, depending on the plane of focus. The antibody blocked transport of nuclear proteins into the nucleus. The antigens recognized by the antibody were predominantly localized to the nuclear pores.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Yoneda, Y -- Imamoto-Sonobe, N -- Matsuoka, Y -- Iwamoto, R -- Kiho, Y -- Uchida, T -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Oct 14;242(4876):275-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology, Osaka University, Japan.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3051382" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Antigens/immunology ; Antigens, Polyomavirus Transforming ; Biological Transport ; Cell Line ; Cell Nucleus/*metabolism ; Fluorescent Antibody Technique ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nuclear Proteins/*metabolism ; Nucleoplasmins ; Oligopeptides/immunology/*physiology ; *Phosphoproteins ; Protein Sorting Signals/*physiology ; Rats
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    Publication Date: 1988-05-27
    Description: Calicheamicin gamma 1I is a recently discovered diyne-ene--containing antitumor antibiotic with considerable potency against murine tumors. In vitro, this drug interacts with double-helical DNA in the minor groove and causes site-specific double-stranded cleavage. It is proposed that the observed cleavage specificity is a result of a unique fit of the drug and DNA followed by the generation of a nondiffusible 1,4-dehydrobenzene--diradical species that initiates oxidative strand scission by hydrogen abstraction on the deoxyribose ring. The ability of calicheamicin gamma 1I to cause double-strand cuts at very low concentrations may account for its potent antitumor activity.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Zein, N -- Sinha, A M -- McGahren, W J -- Ellestad, G A -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 May 27;240(4856):1198-201.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Infectious Disease Research Section, American Cyanamid Company, Lederle Laboratories, Pearl River, NY 10965.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3240341" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: *Aminoglycosides ; Anti-Bacterial Agents/*pharmacology ; *Antibiotics, Antineoplastic ; Base Sequence ; Dna ; *DNA Damage ; DNA, Superhelical ; Enediynes ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Oxygen ; Substrate Specificity
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    Publication Date: 1988-06-24
    Description: A 20-base pair region in the first intron of the human c-myc gene was identified as the binding site of a nuclear protein. This binding site is mutated in five out of seven Burkitt lymphomas sequenced to date. To investigate the protein-recognition region in greater detail, the abnormal c-myc allele from a Burkitt lymphoma line (PA682) that carries a t(8;22) chromosomal translocation was used. A point mutation in the binding region of the PA682 c-myc DNA abolished binding of this nuclear protein. This protein may be an important factor for control of c-myc expression, and mutations in its recognition sequence may be associated with c-myc activation in many cases of Burkitt lymphoma.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Zajac-Kaye, M -- Gelmann, E P -- Levens, D -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jun 24;240(4860):1776-80.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Medicine Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2454510" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Base Sequence ; Burkitt Lymphoma/*genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Nuclear Proteins/*metabolism ; *Oncogenes ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/*genetics ; RNA/genetics ; RNA, Antisense ; Transcription, Genetic
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    Publication Date: 1988-11-25
    Description: The signal for sex determination in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is the ratio of the number of X chromosomes to the number of sets of autosomes (X/A ratio). By previous genetic tests, elements that feminized chromosomal males appeared to be widespread on the X chromosome, but the nature of these elements was not determined. In experiments to define a feminizing element molecularly, cloned sequences were added to chromosomally male embryos by microinjection into the mother. Three different X-chromosome clones, including part of an actin gene, part of a myosin heavy chain gene, and all of two myosin light chain genes, feminize chromosomal males. Both somatic and germline aspects of sex determination are affected. In contrast, about 40 kilobases of nematode autosomal DNA, phage lambda DNA, and plasmid pBR322 DNA do not affect sex determination. A feminizing region was localized to a maximum of 131 base pairs within an intron of the X-linked actin gene; a part of the gene that does not have this region is not feminizing. The results suggest that short, discrete elements found associated with many X-linked genes may act as signals for sex determination in C. elegans.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉McCoubrey, W K -- Nordstrom, K D -- Meneely, P M -- 5T32CA09437-06/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 25;242(4882):1146-51.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Division of Basic Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2973125" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Actins/genetics ; Animals ; Bacteriophage lambda/genetics ; Base Sequence ; Caenorhabditis/*genetics ; DNA, Recombinant ; DNA, Viral/genetics ; Disorders of Sex Development ; Exons ; Introns ; Male ; Microinjections ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Myosins/genetics ; Phenotype ; Plasmids ; *Sex Determination Analysis ; Transformation, Genetic ; *X Chromosome
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    Publication Date: 1988-09-02
    Description: Transcription of zygotic genes does not occur in early Xenopus embryos until the mid-blastula transition, 6 to 7 hours after fertilization. Before this time, development is directed by maternal proteins and messenger RNAs stored within the egg. Two different forms of the A chain of platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) are shown here to be encoded by maternal messenger RNAs. The two forms closely resemble human PDGF; however, the long form contains a hydrophobic region near the carboxyl terminus. The presence of PDGF messenger RNA in the embryo supports the idea that endogenous growth factors act at the earliest stages of embryogenesis.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Mercola, M -- Melton, D A -- Stiles, C D -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 2;241(4870):1223-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3413486" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Blastocyst/metabolism ; DNA/genetics/isolation & purification ; Gastrula/analysis ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Oocytes/analysis ; Platelet-Derived Growth Factor/*genetics ; RNA, Messenger/analysis/genetics ; Xenopus laevis/*embryology/genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-11-11
    Description: A peptide 60 residues in length that corresponds to the homeo domain of Antennapedia (Antp), a protein governing development in Drosophila, was synthesized by segment condensation with protected peptide segments prepared on an oxime resin. A footprinting assay showed that the homeo domain binds specifically to a TAA repeat DNA sequence in the Antp gene. Thus the Antp homeo domain has a sequence-specific DNA binding property. The circular dichroism spectra of the homeo domain peptide showed the presence of a significant amount of alpha-helical structure in aqueous solution and in 50 percent trifluoroethanol. The alpha helicity measured in water appears to depend on the peptide concentration, which suggests that the peptide aggregates. These results support the hypothesis that the homeo domain binds to DNA through a helix-turn-helix motif.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Mihara, H -- Kaiser, E T -- RR 862/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 11;242(4880):925-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2903553" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Circular Dichroism ; DNA/*metabolism ; Drosophila/*growth & development ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; *Genes, Homeobox ; Insect Hormones/*chemical synthesis/genetics/metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Peptide Fragments/*chemical synthesis/genetics ; Protein Conformation ; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid
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    Publication Date: 1988-03-25
    Description: The transition from the expression of alpha, the first set of five herpes simplex virus genes expressed after infection, to beta and gamma genes, expressed later in infection, requires the participation of infected cell protein 4 (alpha 4), the major viral regulatory protein. The alpha 4 protein is present in complexes formed by proteins extracted from infected cells and viral DNA fragments derived from promoter domains. This report shows that the alpha 4 protein forms specific complexes with DNA fragments derived from 5' transcribed noncoding domains of late (gamma 2) genes whose expression requires viral DNA synthesis as well as functional alpha 4 protein. Some of the DNA fragments to which alpha 4 binds do not contain homologs of the previously reported DNA binding site consensus sequence, suggesting that alpha 4 may recognize and interact with more than one type of DNA binding site. The alpha 4 proteins can bind to DNA directly. A posttranslationally modified form of the alpha 4 protein designated alpha 4c differs from the alpha 4a and alpha 4b forms with respect to its affinity for DNA fragments differing in the nucleotide sequences of the binding sites.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Michael, N -- Spector, D -- Mavromara-Nazos, P -- Kristie, T M -- Roizman, B -- AI124009/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- CA08494/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA19264/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Mar 25;239(4847):1531-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Marjorie B. Kovler Viral Oncology Laboratories, University of Chicago, IL 60637.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2832940" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; DNA, Viral/*metabolism ; DNA-Binding Proteins ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Genes, Viral ; *Immediate-Early Proteins ; Immunoassay ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Simplexvirus/*analysis/genetics ; Transcription Factors ; Viral Proteins/*metabolism
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    Publication Date: 1988-10-14
    Description: A survey of rat tissues by RNA analysis, aimed at uncovering the physiological function of the parathyroid hormone-like peptide (PTH-LP) associated with hypercalcemia of malignancy, revealed the presence of a 1.5-kilobase messenger RNA encoding this peptide in lactating mammary glands. PTH-LP messenger RNA is expressed in mammary tissue only during lactation; it appears and disappears rapidly (2 to 4 hours) as a function of the sucking stimulus. The identity of this messenger RNA was confirmed by cloning the rat PTH-LP complementary DNA, which predicts a peptide with strong similarity to the human homolog. Moreover, extracts from lactating mammary tissue stimulated parathyroid hormone-dependent adenylate cyclase. These findings suggest that PTH-LP plays a physiological role in lactation, possibly as a hormone for the mobilization or transfer (or both) of calcium to the milk.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Thiede, M A -- Rodan, G A -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Oct 14;242(4876):278-80.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Bone Biology and Osteoporosis Research, Merck Sharp & Dohme Research Laboratories, West Point, PA 19486.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3175653" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Adenylyl Cyclases/metabolism ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Calcium/*metabolism ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics ; Female ; *Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Lactation/*metabolism ; Mammary Glands, Animal/*metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Neoplasm Proteins/*genetics/physiology ; Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein ; Pregnancy ; RNA, Messenger/genetics/*metabolism ; Rats ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Tissue Distribution
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    Publication Date: 1988-03-04
    Description: The enzyme dihydrofolate reductase (DHFR) is found ubiquitously in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes. It is essential for de novo synthesis of purines and of deoxythymidine monophosphate for DNA synthesis. Among viruses, however, only the T-even and T5 bacteriophage have been found to encode their own DHFR. In this study a gene for DHFR was found in a specific subgroup of the gamma or lymphotropic class of herpesviruses. DNA sequences for DHFR were found in herpesvirus saimiri and herpesvirus ateles but not in Epstein-Barr virus, Marek's disease virus, herpes simplex virus, varicella-zoster virus, herpesvirus tamarinus, or human cytomegalovirus. The predicted sequence of herpesvirus saimiri DHFR is 186 amino acids in length, the same length as human, murine, and bovine DHFR. The human and herpesvirus saimiri DHFRs share 83 percent positional identity in amino acid sequence. The herpesvirus saimiri DHFR gene is devoid of intron sequences, suggesting that it was acquired by some process involving reverse transcription. This is to our knowledge the first example of a mammalian virus with a gene for DHFR.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Trimble, J J -- Murthy, S C -- Bakker, A -- Grassmann, R -- Desrosiers, R C -- 31363/PHS HHS/ -- RR00168/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Mar 4;239(4844):1145-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉New England Regional Primate Research Center, Harvard Medical School, Southborough, MA 01772.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2830673" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cattle ; Chickens ; Cytomegalovirus/enzymology ; Herpesviridae/*enzymology ; Herpesvirus 2, Saimiriine/*enzymology ; Herpesvirus 4, Human/enzymology ; Humans ; Introns ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Tetrahydrofolate Dehydrogenase/*genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-07-29
    Description: Interleukin-1 alpha and -1 beta (IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta) are cytokines that participate in the regulation of immune responses, inflammatory reactions, and hematopoiesis. A direct expression strategy was used to clone the receptor for IL-1 from mouse T cells. The product of the cloned complementary DNA binds both IL-1 alpha and IL-1 beta in a manner indistinguishable from that of the native T cell IL-1 receptor. The extracellular, IL-1 binding portion of the receptor is 319 amino acids in length and is composed of three immunoglobulin-like domains. The cytoplasmic portion of the receptor is 217 amino acids long.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Sims, J E -- March, C J -- Cosman, D -- Widmer, M B -- MacDonald, H R -- McMahan, C J -- Grubin, C E -- Wignall, J M -- Jackson, J L -- Call, S M -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 29;241(4865):585-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Immunex Corporation, Seattle, WA 98101.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2969618" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Genes, Immunoglobulin ; Interleukin-1/*physiology ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Multigene Family ; Receptors, Immunologic/*genetics ; Receptors, Interleukin-1
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    Publication Date: 1988-08-19
    Description: The myosin light chain kinase requires calmodulin for activation. Tryptic cleavage of the enzyme generates an inactive 64-kilodalton (kD) fragment that can be further cleaved to form a constitutively active, calmodulin-independent, 61-kD fragment. Microsequencing and amino acid analysis of purified peptides after proteolysis of the 61- and 64-kD fragments were used to determine the amino-terminal and carboxyl-terminal sequences of the 64-kD fragment. Cleavage within the calmodulin-binding region at Arg505 generates the catalytically inactive 64-kD fragment, which is incapable of binding calmodulin. Further digestion removes a carboxyl-terminal fragment, including the pseudosubstrate sequence Ser484-Lys-Asp-Arg-Met-Lys-Lys-Tyr-Met- Ala-Arg-Arg-Lys-Trp-Gln-Lys-Thr-Gly-His-Ala-Val-Arg505 and results in a calmodulin-independent 61-kD fragment. Both the 61- and 64-kD fragments have the same primary amino-terminal sequences. These results provide direct support for the concept that the pseudosubstrate structure binds the active site and that the role of calmodulin is to modulate this interaction. Pseudosubstrates may be utilized in analogous ways by other allosterically regulated enzymes.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Pearson, R B -- Wettenhall, R E -- Means, A R -- Hartshorne, D J -- Kemp, B E -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Aug 19;241(4868):970-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Repatriation General Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3406746" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Calmodulin/*metabolism ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; Enzyme Activation ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Muscle, Smooth/*enzymology ; Myosin-Light-Chain Kinase/analysis/*metabolism ; Peptide Mapping ; Substrate Specificity
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    Publication Date: 1988-03-18
    Description: The genome of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is known to contain eight open reading frames (ORFs) on the minus strand of the double-stranded DNA replicative intermediate. Data presented here indicate that the DNA plus strand of HIV contains a previously unidentified ORF in a region complementary to the envelope gene sequence. This ORF could encode a protein of approximately 190 amino acid residues with a relative molecular mass of 20 kilodaltons if translation began from the first initiation codon. The predicted protein is highly hydrophobic and thus could be membrane associated. It is possible, therefore, that the HIV genome encodes a protein on antisense messenger RNA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Miller, R H -- U41-01685-05/PHS HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Mar 18;239(4846):1420-2.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Hepatitis Viruses Section, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, MD 20892.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3347840" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Codon ; DNA, Viral/*genetics ; *Genes, Viral ; HIV/*genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Weight ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Viral Envelope Proteins/genetics ; Viral Proteins/genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-10-14
    Description: An unexpected immunoglobulin gene rearrangement, signal sequence replacement, was observed in which the recombinational signal sequences of a VH gene segment are fused intact to the 5' end of a DJH element. Nucleotides are not lost from the signal sequences, but they may be lost from the DJH coding sequence. Signal sequence replacement may result from the alternative resolution of an intermediate in VH-to-DJH recombination. This type of rearrangement provides a means to alter the targeting of immunoglobulin gene segments and suggests a mechanism for the occurrence of VH-JH junctions in vivo. Signal sequence replacement may represent an additional pathway for the generation of antibody diversity.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Morzycka-Wroblewska, E -- Lee, F E -- Desiderio, S V -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Oct 14;242(4876):261-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratory of Genetics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3140378" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cell Line ; DNA, Recombinant ; *Gene Rearrangement ; *Genes, Immunoglobulin ; Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/genetics ; Immunoglobulin Variable Region/genetics ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Protein Sorting Signals/*genetics ; Recombination, Genetic ; Retroviridae/genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-11-18
    Description: Genes for the principal sigma factor (rpoD genes) of various eubacteria were identified with a synthetic oligonucleotide probe corresponding to a conserved sequence in rpoD gene products of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis. Multiple rpoD homologs were found in the strains of Micrococcus, Pseudomonas, and Streptomyces, whereas single genes were detected in E. coli, B. subtilis, and Staphylococcus aureus. The four rpoD homologs of Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2) were cloned and sequenced. A homologous portion with 13 amino acids was found in the rpoD genes of S. coelicolor A3(2), E. coli, and B. subtilis and was named the "rpoD box."〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Tanaka, K -- Shiina, T -- Takahashi, H -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 18;242(4881):1040-2.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Institute of Applied Microbiology, University of Tokyo, Japan.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3194753" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Bacteria/*genetics ; DNA Probes ; DNA, Bacterial/genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics ; *Genes, Bacterial ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Sigma Factor/*genetics ; Transcription Factors/*genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-12-09
    Description: Progesterone (PRE) or glucocorticoid receptor (GRE) DNA binding sites are often found clustered with binding sites for other transcription factors. Individual protein binding sites were tested without the influence of adjacent factors by analyzing isolated combinations of several transcription factor binding sites with PREs or GREs. All show strong synergistic effects on steroid induction. The degree of synergism is inversely related to the strength of the GRE. Thus, a steroid responsive unit can be composed of several modules that, if positioned correctly, act synergistically.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Schule, R -- Muller, M -- Kaltschmidt, C -- Renkawitz, R -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Dec 9;242(4884):1418-20.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Max-Planck Institut fur Biochemie, Martinsried, Federal Republic of Germany.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3201230" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Cloning, Molecular ; Genes ; HeLa Cells/metabolism ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Plasmids ; Receptors, Glucocorticoid/*genetics/metabolism ; Receptors, Progesterone/*genetics/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/*genetics/metabolism ; Transfection
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    Publication Date: 1988-02-19
    Description: A replication-defective variant of feline leukemia virus was molecularly cloned directly from infected tissue and found to induce a rapid and fatal immunodeficiency syndrome in cats. Studies with cloned viruses also showed that subtle mutational changes would convert a minimally pathogenic virus into one that would induce an acute form of immunodeficiency. The data suggest that acutely pathogenic viruses may be selected against by current methods for isolation of the human and simian immunodeficiency viruses.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Overbaugh, J -- Donahue, P R -- Quackenbush, S L -- Hoover, E A -- Mullins, J I -- CA01058/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA07966/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA43216/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Feb 19;239(4842):906-10.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2893454" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Bone Marrow/microbiology ; Cats ; *Cloning, Molecular ; DNA, Viral/genetics ; Humans ; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes/*etiology/microbiology ; Leukemia Virus, Feline/*genetics/pathogenicity ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length ; Transfection ; Virus Replication
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    Publication Date: 1988-12-16
    Description: A sequence of developmental events transforms neurons from their immature state to their mature, terminally differentiated state. The elav locus is one of the first examples of a gene that is expressed in neurons early during this developmental sequence. This gene has been shown to be required for the proper development of young neurons and for the maintenance of mature neurons. DNA sequence data presented in this report suggest that the elav gene product is an RNA binding protein, based on the presence of RNP (ribonucleoprotein) consensus sequences. This leads to the proposal that this protein is involved in the RNA metabolism of neurons.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Robinow, S -- Campos, A R -- Yao, K M -- White, K -- GM-33205/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Dec 16;242(4885):1570-2.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biology, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA 02254-9110.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3144044" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Carrier Proteins/*genetics/physiology ; Drosophila melanogaster/*genetics ; *Genes ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Neurons/*physiology ; RNA-Binding Proteins
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    Publication Date: 1988-01-29
    Description: A sequencing method called genomic amplification with transcript sequencing (GAWTS) is described that is based on amplification with the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). GAWTS bypasses cloning and increases the rate of sequence acquisition by at least fivefold. The method involves the attachment of a phage promoter onto at least one of the PCR primers. The segments amplified by PCR are transcribed to further increase the signal and to provide an abundance of single-stranded template for reverse transcriptase-mediated dideoxy sequencing. An end-labeled reverse transcriptase primer complementary to the desired sequence generates the additional specificity required to generate unambiguous sequence data. GAWTS can be performed on as little as a nanogram of genomic DNA. The rate of GAWTS can be increased by coamplification and cotranscription of multiple regions as illustrated by two regions of the factor IX gene. Since GAWTS lends itself well to automation, further increases in the rate of sequence acquisition can be expected.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Stoflet, E S -- Koeberl, D D -- Sarkar, G -- Sommer, S S -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jan 29;239(4839):491-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mayo Clinic/Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3340835" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Base Sequence ; DNA/genetics ; DNA-Directed DNA Polymerase/metabolism ; DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases ; Electrophoresis, Agar Gel ; Exons ; Factor IX/*genetics ; Hemophilia A/genetics ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; *Nucleic Acid Amplification Techniques ; T-Phages/enzymology ; *Transcription, Genetic
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    Publication Date: 1988-08-26
    Description: Several complementary DNAs (cDNAs) coding for sphingolipid activator protein-2 (SAP-2) were isolated from a lambda gt-11 human hepatoma library by means of polyclonal antibodies. The nucleotide sequence of the largest cDNA was colinear with the derived amino acid sequence of SAP-2 and with the nucleotide sequence of the cDNA coding for the 70-kilodalton precursor of SAP-1 (SAP precursor cDNA). The coding sequence for mature SAP-2 was located 3' to that coding for SAP-1 in the SAP precursor cDNA. Both SAP-1 and SAP-2 appeared to be derived by proteolytic processing from a common precursor that is coded by a genetic locus on human chromosome 10. Two other domains similar to SAP-1 and SAP-2 were also identified in SAP precursor protein. Each of the four domains was approximately 80 amino acid residues long, had nearly identical placement of cysteine residues, potential glycosylation sites, and proline residues. Each domain also contained internal amino acid sequences capable of forming amphipathic helices separated by helix breakers to give a cylindrical hydrophobic domain that is probably stabilized by disulfide bridges. Protein immunoblotting experiments indicated that SAP precursor protein (70 kilodaltons) as well as immunoreactive SAP-like proteins of intermediate sizes (65, 50, and 31 kilodaltons) are present in most human tissues.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉O'Brien, J S -- Kretz, K A -- Dewji, N -- Wenger, D A -- Esch, F -- Fluharty, A L -- DK 38795/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- HD 18983/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ -- NS 08682/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Aug 26;241(4869):1098-101.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Neurosciences, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2842863" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular/analysis ; Chromosome Mapping ; Chromosomes, Human, Pair 10 ; DNA/genetics/isolation & purification ; Glycoproteins/analysis/*genetics ; Humans ; Liver Neoplasms/analysis ; Male ; Mice ; Mice, Nude ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Protein Conformation ; Protein Precursors/analysis/genetics ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Rats ; Saposins ; Sphingolipid Activator Proteins ; Tissue Distribution
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    Publication Date: 1988-02-26
    Description: The T cell antigen receptor is a multi-subunit receptor complex present on the surface of all mature and many developing T cells. It consists of clonotypic heterodimers noncovalently linked to five invariant chains that are encoded by four genes and referred to as the CD3 complex. The CD3 gamma, delta, and epsilon chains have been molecularly characterized. In this report the molecular cloning of a complementary DNA encoding the zeta chain of the murine T cell antigen receptor is described. The predicted protein sequence of the zeta chain suggests a structure distinct from those of any of the previously described receptor subunits.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Weissman, A M -- Baniyash, M -- Hou, D -- Samelson, L E -- Burgess, W H -- Klausner, R D -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Feb 26;239(4843):1018-21.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Cell Biology and Metabolism Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, MD 20892.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3278377" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; *Cloning, Molecular ; Cyanogen Bromide ; DNA/genetics ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Immunosorbent Techniques ; Macromolecular Substances ; *Membrane Proteins ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Weight ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Peptide Fragments ; Protein Biosynthesis ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/*genetics ; T-Lymphocytes/analysis ; Transcription, Genetic ; Tumor Cells, Cultured
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    Publication Date: 1988-04-15
    Description: Complementary DNAs (cDNAs) encoding androgen receptors were obtained from human testis and rat ventral prostate cDNA libraries. The amino acid sequence deduced from the nucleotide sequences of the cDNAs indicated the presence of a cysteine-rich DNA-binding domain that is highly conserved in all steroid receptors. The human cDNA was transcribed and the RNA product was translated in cell-free systems to yield a 76-kilodalton protein. The protein was immunoprecipitable by human autoimmune antibodies to the androgen receptor. The protein bound androgens specifically and with high affinity.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Chang, C S -- Kokontis, J -- Liao, S T -- DK-09461/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK-37694/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Apr 15;240(4850):324-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Ben May Institute, University of Chicago, IL 60637.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3353726" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Binding, Competitive ; *Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics ; *Genes ; Humans ; Male ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Weight ; Rats ; Receptors, Androgen/*genetics/metabolism ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Species Specificity ; Testis/metabolism
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    Publication Date: 1988-10-07
    Description: The mechanism by which the scanning ribosome recognizes the first AUG codon nearest the 5' end of eukaryotic messenger RNA has not been established. To investigate this an anticodon change (3'-UCC-5') was introduced into one of the four methionine initiator (tRNAi(met) genes of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The ability of the mutant transfer RNA to restore growth properties to his4 initiator codon mutant yeast strains in the absence of histidine was then assayed. Only the complementary codon, AGG, at the his4 initiator region supported His+ growth. The mutant transfer RNA also directed the ribosome to initiate at an AGG placed in the upstream region of the his4 message. Initiation at this upstream AGG precluded initiation at a downstream AGG in accordance with the "scanning" model. Therefore, an anticodon: codon interaction between tRNAi(met) as part of the scanning ribosome and the first AUG must function in directing the ribosome to the eukaryotic initiator region.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Cigan, A M -- Feng, L -- Donahue, T F -- GM32263/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Oct 7;242(4875):93-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Molecular Biology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3051379" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Anticodon ; Base Sequence ; Codon ; *Genes, Fungal ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; *Peptide Chain Initiation, Translational ; RNA, Transfer, Amino Acid-Specific/*genetics ; RNA, Transfer, Met/*genetics ; Ribosomes/*metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/*genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-07-01
    Description: In recent years, members of the protein kinase family have been discovered at an accelerated pace. Most were first described, not through the traditional biochemical approach of protein purification and enzyme assay, but as putative protein kinase amino acid sequences deduced from the nucleotide sequences of molecularly cloned genes or complementary DNAs. Phylogenetic mapping of the conserved protein kinase catalytic domains can serve as a useful first step in the functional characterization of these newly identified family members.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Hanks, S K -- Quinn, A M -- Hunter, T -- GM38793/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 1;241(4861):42-52.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Molecular Biology Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, San Diego, CA 92138.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3291115" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Catalysis ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Phylogeny ; Protein Kinases/*genetics
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  • 47
    Publication Date: 1988-12-09
    Description: Cyclic AMP (cAMP) is an intracellular second messenger that activates transcription of many cellular genes. A palindromic consensus DNA sequence, TGACGTCA, functions as a cAMP-responsive transcriptional enhancer (CRE). The CRE binds a cellular protein of 38 kD in placental JEG-3 cells. A placental lambda gt11 library was screened for expression of specific CRE-binding proteins with the CRE sequence as a radioactive probe. A cDNA encoding a protein of 326 amino acids with the binding properties of a specific CRE-binding protein (CREB) was isolated. The protein contains a COOH-terminal basic region adjacent to a sequence similar to the "leucine zipper" sequence believed to be involved in DNA binding and in protein-protein contacts in several other DNA-associated transcriptional proteins including the products of the c-myc, c-fos, and c-jun oncogenes and GCN4. The CREB protein also contains an NH2-terminal acidic region proposed to be a potential transcriptional activation domain. The putative DNA-binding domain of CREB is structurally similar to the corresponding domains in the phorbol ester-responsive c-jun protein and the yeast transcription factor GCN4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Hoeffler, J P -- Meyer, T E -- Yun, Y -- Jameson, J L -- Habener, J F -- DK 25532/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK 30457/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Dec 9;242(4884):1430-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2974179" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; *Cloning, Molecular ; Cyclic AMP Response Element-Binding Protein ; DNA/*genetics ; DNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics/physiology ; Enhancer Elements, Genetic ; Female ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Placenta/*metabolism ; Pregnancy ; Transcription, Genetic
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  • 48
    Publication Date: 1988-02-26
    Description: Rabbit antisera were raised against three overlapping synthetic peptides with sequence homology to the second conserved domain of the external envelope glycoprotein (gp120) of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). All of the antisera immunoprecipitated the envelope glycoprotein. In particular, an antiserum directed against amino acids 254 to 274 of env was efficient in neutralizing three different isolates of HIV in vitro, without affecting the binding of the virus to CD4-positive cells. Therefore, this conserved region of gp120 appears to be critical in a postbinding event during virus penetration and may represent a target for antibody neutralization of HIV. These findings may be applicable in the design of a vaccine for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Ho, D D -- Kaplan, J C -- Rackauskas, I E -- Gurney, M E -- AI25541/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- KO8-AI00685/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- NS21442/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Feb 26;239(4843):1021-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Division of Infectious Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2830667" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/immunology ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Antibodies, Viral/immunology ; Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/immunology ; Glucose-6-Phosphate Isomerase ; Growth Substances ; HIV/*immunology/physiology ; HIV Antibodies ; HIV Envelope Protein gp120 ; HIV Seropositivity ; Hemocyanin/immunology ; Humans ; Immune Sera/immunology ; Immunization ; Immunosorbent Techniques ; Lymphokines ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Neutralization Tests ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/immunology ; Retroviridae Proteins/*immunology/physiology ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology/microbiology ; Viral Envelope Proteins/*immunology/physiology
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    Publication Date: 1988-07-08
    Description: A protein designated p14 was purified from a simian immunodeficiency virus (SIVMne) and was shown by amino acid sequence analysis to be nearly identical to the predicted translational product of a unique open reading frame (X-ORF) in the nucleotide sequences of SIVmac and human immunodeficiency virus type 2 (HIV-2). Thus the X-ORF is proven to be a new retroviral gene. The p14 is present in SIVMne in molar amounts equivalent to those of the gag proteins. This is the first example of a retrovirus that contains a substantial quantity of a viral protein that is not a product of the gag, pro, pol, or env genes. SIV p14 and its homolog in HIV-2 may function as nucleic acid binding proteins since purified p14 binds to single-stranded nucleic acids in vitro. Antisera to the purified protein detected p14 in SIVMne, SIVmac, and a homologous protein (16 kilodaltons) in HIV-2 but did not react with HIV-1. Diagnostic procedures based on this novel protein will distinguish between HIV-1 and HIV-2.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Henderson, L E -- Sowder, R C -- Copeland, T D -- Benveniste, R E -- Oroszlan, S -- N01-CO-74101/CO/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 8;241(4862):199-201.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Bionetics Research, Inc., National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21701.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3388031" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Weight ; Peptide Fragments/analysis ; *Retroviridae ; Retroviridae Proteins/*isolation & purification
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    Publication Date: 1988-09-16
    Description: Hormone-sensitive lipase, a key enzyme in fatty acid mobilization, overall energy homeostasis, and possibly steroidogenesis, is acutely controlled through reversible phosphorylation by catecholamines and insulin. The 757-amino acid sequence predicted from a cloned rat adipocyte complementary DNA showed no homology with any other known lipase or protein. The activity-controlling phosphorylation site was localized to Ser563 in a markedly hydrophilic domain, and a lipid-binding consensus site was tentatively identified. One or several messenger RNA species (3.3, 3.5, or 3.9 kilobases) were expressed in adipose and steroidogenic tissues and heart and skeletal muscle. The human hormone-sensitive lipase gene mapped to chromosome 19 cent-q13.3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Holm, C -- Kirchgessner, T G -- Svenson, K L -- Fredrikson, G -- Nilsson, S -- Miller, C G -- Shively, J E -- Heinzmann, C -- Sparkes, R S -- Mohandas, T -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 16;241(4872):1503-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Medical and Physiological Chemistry, University of Lund, Sweden.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3420405" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Chromosome Mapping ; *Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19 ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Rats ; Sterol Esterase/*genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-09-30
    Description: A naturally occurring (dT-dC)18:(dA-dG)18 repeat in the H conformation of DNA was shown to contain single-stranded nucleotides in the center of the TC18 repeat and on one half of the AG18 repeat. These results support the model that H-DNA is a structure containing both triple-stranded and single-stranded regions. The stability of this structure was affected by both pH and the degree of negative supercoiling: at pH 7.6 to 7.7, a high level of supercoiling was needed to keep about half of the molecules in the H conformation; at pH 6 and pH 5, normal levels of supercoiling supported H-DNA; and at pH 4, no supercoiling was required. At mildly alkaline pH, the TC/AG18 repeat assumed a novel conformation called J-DNA that differed from both the B and H forms. A three-dimensional model for the structure of H-DNA is proposed that accounts both for the single-strandedness of the nucleotides and for the influence of supercoiling on H-DNA formation. This model predicts and evidence is presented that H-DNA introduces a sharp kink in the DNA. Moreover, the angle of this kink appears not to be fixed, so that H-DNA is also a hinged-DNA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Htun, H -- Dahlberg, J E -- GM30220/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 30;241(4874):1791-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Physiological Chemistry, University of Wisconsin-Madison 53706.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3175620" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Base Sequence ; *DNA/*ultrastructure ; DNA, Single-Stranded/ultrastructure ; DNA, Superhelical ; Hydrogen Bonding ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Nucleic Acid Conformation
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    Publication Date: 1988-02-26
    Description: A 50-nucleotide untranslated region is shown to be present within the coding sequence of Escherichia coli bacteriophage T4 gene 60, which encodes one of the subunits for its type II DNA topoisomerase. This interruption is part of the transcribed messenger RNA and appears not to be removed before translation. Thus, the usual colinearity between messenger RNA and the encoded protein sequence apparently does not exist in this case. The interruption is bracketed by a direct repeat of five base pairs. A mechanism is proposed in which folding of the untranslated region brings together codons separated by the interruption so that the elongating ribosome may skip the 50 nucleotides during translation. The alternative possibility, that the protein is efficiently translated from a very minor and undetectable form of processed messenger RNA, seems unlikely, but has not been completely ruled out.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Huang, W M -- Ao, S Z -- Casjens, S -- Orlandi, R -- Zeikus, R -- Weiss, R -- Winge, D -- Fang, M -- GM 21960/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Feb 26;239(4843):1005-12.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Cellular, Viral and Molecular Biology, University of Utah Medical Center, Salt Lake City 84132.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2830666" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Molecular ; Codon ; DNA/genetics ; DNA Topoisomerases, Type I/*genetics ; DNA, Recombinant ; *Genes, Viral ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Conformation ; Plasmids ; Protein Biosynthesis ; RNA Splicing ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; RNA, Viral/genetics ; T-Phages/enzymology/*genetics ; Transcription, Genetic
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    Publication Date: 1988-07-29
    Description: Neurons that release serotonin as a neurotransmitter project to most regions of the central and peripheral nervous system and mediate diverse neural functions. The physiological effects of serotonin are initiated by the activation of multiple, distinct receptor subtypes. Cloning in RNA expression vectors was combined with a sensitive electrophysiological assay in Xenopus oocytes in order to isolate a functional cDNA clone encoding the 5HTlc serotonin receptor. Injection of RNA transcribed in vitro from this clone into Xenopus oocytes elicits serotonin sensitivity. Mouse fibroblasts transformed with this clone bind serotonin agonists and antagonists and exhibit an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentrations in response to serotonin. The sequence of the 5HTlc receptor reveals that it belongs to the family of G protein-coupled receptors, which are thought to traverse the cytoplasmic membrane seven times. Moreover, in situ hybridization and RNA blot analysis indicate that the 5HTlc receptor is expressed in neurons in many regions of the central nervous system and suggest that this subclass of receptor may mediate many of the central actions of serotonin.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Julius, D -- MacDermott, A B -- Axel, R -- Jessell, T M -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 29;241(4865):558-64.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3399891" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics ; Fibroblasts/physiology ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Oocytes/physiology ; Phosphoproteins/physiology ; Rats ; Receptors, Serotonin/*genetics ; Serotonin/*physiology ; Xenopus laevis
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    Publication Date: 1988-09-30
    Description: Homopurine-homopyrimidine sequences that flank certain actively transcribed genes are hypersensitive to single strand-specific nucleases such as S1. This has raised the possibility that an unusual structure exists in these regions that might be involved in recognition or regulation. Several of these sequences, including d(C-T)n.d(A-G)n, are known to undergo a transition in plasmids to an underwound state that is hypersensitive to single strand-specific nucleases; this transition occurs under conditions of moderately acid pH and negative supercoiling. Chemical probes were used to examine the reactivity of a restriction fragment from a human U1 gene containing the sequence d(C-T)18.d(A-G)18 as a function of supercoiling and pH, and thus analyze the structure in this region. Hyperreactivity was seen in the center and at one end of the (C-T)n tract, and continuously from the center to the same end of the (A-G)n tract, in the presence of supercoiling and pH less than or equal to 6.0. These results provide strong support for a triple-helical model recently proposed for these sequences and are inconsistent with other proposed structures.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Johnston, B H -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 30;241(4874):1800-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge 02139.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2845572" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Base Sequence ; Chemical Phenomena ; Chemistry ; *Dna ; DNA, Superhelical ; Endonucleases/*metabolism ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Nucleic Acid Conformation ; Plasmids ; Single-Strand Specific DNA and RNA Endonucleases
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    Publication Date: 1988-09-16
    Description: During the early stages of its developmental program, Dictyostelium discoideum expresses cell surface cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cyclic AMP) receptors. It has been suggested that these receptors coordinate the aggregation of individual cells into a multicellular organism and regulate the expression of a large number of developmentally regulated genes. The complementary DNA (cDNA) for the cyclic AMP receptor has now been cloned from lambda gt-11 libraries by screening with specific antiserum. The 2-kilobase messenger RNA (mRNA) that encodes the receptor is undetectable in growing cells, rises to a maximum at 3 to 4 hours of development, and then declines. In vitro transcribed complementary RNA, when hybridized to cellular mRNA, specifically arrests in vitro translation of the receptor polypeptide. When the cDNA is expressed in Dictyostelium cells, the undifferentiated cells specifically bind cyclic AMP. Cell lines transformed with a vector that expresses complementary mRNA (antisense) do not express the cyclic AMP receptor protein. These cells fail to enter the aggregation stage of development during starvation, whereas control and wild-type cells aggregate and complete the developmental program within 24 hours. The phenotype of the antisense transformants suggests that the cyclic AMP receptor is essential for development. The deduced amino acid sequence of the receptor reveals a high percentage of hydrophobic residues grouped in seven domains, similar to the rhodopsins and other receptors believed to interact with G proteins. It shares amino acid sequence identity and is immunologically cross-reactive with bovine rhodopsin. A model is proposed in which the cyclic AMP receptor crosses the bilayer seven times with a serine-rich cytoplasmic carboxyl terminus, the proposed site of ligand-induced receptor phosphorylation.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Klein, P S -- Sun, T J -- Saxe, C L 3rd -- Kimmel, A R -- Johnson, R L -- Devreotes, P N -- GM 34933/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 16;241(4872):1467-72.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biological Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3047871" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Molecular ; Dictyostelium/*growth & development/physiology ; Membrane Proteins/physiology ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Protein Conformation ; Receptors, Cyclic AMP/*physiology ; Solubility
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  • 56
    Publication Date: 1988-10-14
    Description: Sarafotoxins, a group of 21-residue cardiotoxic peptides from snake venom that induce coronary vasoconstriction, show high-affinity binding to rat atrial and brain membranes and activate the hydrolysis of phosphoinositides. Neither their binding nor their activity is affected by blockers or activators of known receptors and ion channels, suggesting that sarafotoxins act either directly on the phosphoinositide phosphodiesterase system or on a novel receptor. Their amino acid sequence shows a high degree of homology with that of endothelin, a recently described 21-residue vasoconstrictor peptide found in porcine aortic endothelium. This is remarkable, since endothelin is a natural compound of the mammalian vascular system while sarafotoxins are highly toxic components of snake venom.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Kloog, Y -- Ambar, I -- Sokolovsky, M -- Kochva, E -- Wollberg, Z -- Bdolah, A -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Oct 14;242(4876):268-70.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biochemistry, George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Israel.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2845579" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Brain/*metabolism ; Calcium/metabolism ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Endothelins ; Enzyme Activation ; Heart Atria/metabolism ; Hydrolysis ; Inositol/metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Myocardium/*metabolism ; Peptides ; Phosphatidylinositol Diacylglycerol-Lyase ; Phosphatidylinositols/*metabolism ; Phosphoric Diester Hydrolases/metabolism ; Rats ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Vasoconstriction ; Viper Venoms/*metabolism
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  • 57
    Publication Date: 1988-03-11
    Description: The magnitude of the response to interferons and the requirement for individual elements in the promoter of the H-2Dd gene were shown to be cell-specific and dependent on the type of interferon used. Three DNA sequences in the promoter were found to bind murine nuclear factors. Two of these sequences are in functionally defined enhancer regions and also bind to the transcription factor AP-1. The third sequence is part of the region involved in interferon regulation and is homologous to the enhancer element of the interferon beta gene. A model for interferon regulation of H-2 promoters is discussed.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Korber, B -- Mermod, N -- Hood, L -- Stroynowski, I -- AI 19624/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- T32GM7616/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Mar 11;239(4845):1302-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3125612" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cell Line ; Enhancer Elements, Genetic ; *Gene Expression Regulation ; H-2 Antigens/*genetics ; Interferon Type I/*immunology ; Interferon-gamma/*immunology ; *Major Histocompatibility Complex ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred C57BL ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Promoter Regions, Genetic
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    Publication Date: 1988-08-26
    Description: An assay for the presence of given DNA sequences has been developed, based on the ability of two oligonucleotides to anneal immediately adjacent to each other on a complementary target DNA molecule. The two oligonucleotides are then joined covalently by the action of a DNA ligase, provided that the nucleotides at the junction are correctly base-paired. Thus single nucleotide substitutions can be distinguished. This strategy permits the rapid and standardized identification of single-copy gene sequences in genomic DNA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Landegren, U -- Kaiser, R -- Sanders, J -- Hood, L -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Aug 26;241(4869):1077-80.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3413476" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Cell Line ; DNA/*analysis/genetics/metabolism ; DNA Ligases/*metabolism ; DNA, Recombinant/metabolism ; Fluorescent Dyes ; Globins/genetics ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Denaturation ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Polynucleotide Ligases/*metabolism
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  • 59
    Publication Date: 1988-03-11
    Description: Urate oxidase (E.C. 1.7.3.3) catalyzes the oxidation of uric acid to allantoin in most mammals except humans and certain primates. The amino-terminal amino acid sequence for porcine urate oxidase was determined and used in a novel procedure for generating complementary DNA (cDNA) probes to this amino acid sequence. The procedure is based on the polymerase chain reaction and utilizes mixed oligonucleotide primers complementary to the reverse translation products of an amino acid sequence. This rapid and simple cDNA cloning procedure is generally applicable and requires only a partial amino acid sequence. A cDNA probe developed by this procedure was used to isolate a full-length porcine urate oxidase cDNA and to demonstrate the presence of homologous genomic sequences in humans.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Lee, C C -- Wu, X W -- Gibbs, R A -- Cook, R G -- Muzny, D M -- Caskey, C T -- DK31428/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- GM34428/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Mar 11;239(4845):1288-91.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Institute for Molecular Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3344434" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; *Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/*genetics ; Gene Amplification ; Liver/enzymology ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Swine ; Urate Oxidase/*genetics
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    Publication Date: 1988-01-15
    Description: Tau protein is a family of microtubule binding proteins, heterogeneous in molecular weight, that are induced during neurite outgrowth and are found prominently in neurofibrillary tangles in Alzheimer's disease. The predicted amino acid sequences of two forms of tau protein from mouse brain were determined from complementary DNA clones. These forms are identical in their amino-terminal sequences but differ in their carboxyl-terminal domains. Both proteins contain repeated sequences that may be tubulin binding sites. The sequence suggests that tau is an elongated molecule with no extensive alpha-helical or beta-sheet domains. These complementary DNAs should enable the study of various functional domains of tau and the study of tau expression in normal and pathological states.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Lee, G -- Cowan, N -- Kirschner, M -- GM32099/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jan 15;239(4837):285-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3122323" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; *Brain Chemistry ; Codon ; DNA/genetics ; DNA, Recombinant ; Mice ; Microtubule-Associated Proteins/*genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Weight ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/genetics ; Protein Conformation ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid ; tau Proteins
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  • 61
    Publication Date: 1988-04-01
    Description: A mutant catalytic subunit of adenosine 3',5'-monophosphate (cAMP)-dependent protein kinase has been isolated from Saccharomyces cerevisiae that is no longer subject to regulation yet retains its catalytic activity. Biochemical analysis of the mutant subunit indicates a 100-fold decreased affinity for the regulatory subunit. The mutant catalytic subunit exhibits approximately a threefold increase in Michaelis constant for adenosine triphosphate and peptide cosubstrates, and is essentially unchanged in its catalytic rate. The nucleotide sequence of the mutant gene contains a single nucleotide change resulting in a threonine-to-alanine substitution at amino acid 241. This residue is conserved in other serine-threonine protein kinases. These results identify this threonine as an important contact between catalytic and regulatory subunits but only a minor contact in substrate recognition.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Levin, L R -- Kuret, J -- Johnson, K E -- Powers, S -- Cameron, S -- Michaeli, T -- Wigler, M -- Zoller, M J -- GM33986/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- R35 CA39829-02/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Apr 1;240(4848):68-70.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY 11724.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2832943" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Catalysis ; Cyclic AMP/*pharmacology ; Genes, Fungal ; Kinetics ; Macromolecular Substances ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mutation ; Phosphorylation ; Protein Kinases/*genetics/metabolism ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzymology/*genetics ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Threonine
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  • 62
    Publication Date: 1988-04-08
    Description: The major histocompatibility complex is a chromosomal segment embodying several gene clusters among which those with immune functions are the best characterized. This region is suspected to host other as yet undetected genes whose characterization may shed light on the population genetics and evolution of the whole gene complex and thus on its unexplained character of marker locus for a number of diseases of nonimmune or unknown pathogenesis. A novel gene was identified that is transcribed in all tissues tested and is located in mouse and man between the CA and Bf genes of the H-2 and HLA complexes, respectively. From the nucleotide sequence, derived from liver complementary DNA clones, it is predicted that this novel single-copy gene encodes a 42-kilodalton polypeptide that bears no recognizable relation to the protein families known so far, but it displays striking hallmarks of natural selection.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Levi-Strauss, M -- Carroll, M C -- Steinmetz, M -- Meo, T -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Apr 8;240(4849):201-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉INSERM U 276, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3353717" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Molecular ; Genes ; Liver/physiology ; *Major Histocompatibility Complex ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Periodicity ; Selection, Genetic
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  • 63
    Publication Date: 1988-11-11
    Description: The microtubule-associated protein MAP2 is a prominent large-sized component of purified brain microtubules that, like the 36- to 38-kilodalton tau proteins, bears antigenic determinants found in association with the neurofibrillary tangles of Alzheimer's disease. The complete sequence of mouse brain MAP2 was determined from a series of overlapping cloned complementary DNAs. The sequence of the carboxyl-terminal 185 amino acids is very similar (67 percent) to a corresponding region of tau protein, and includes a series of three imperfect repeats, each 18 amino acids long and separated by 13 or 14 amino acids. A subcloned fragment spanning the first two of the 18-amino acid repeats was expressed as a polypeptide by translation in vitro. This polypeptide copurified with microtubules through two successive cycles of polymerization and depolymerization, whereas a control polypeptide derived from the amino-terminal region of MAP2 completely failed to copurify. These data imply that the carboxyl-terminal domain containing the 18-amino acid repeats constitutes the microtubule binding site in MAP2. The occurrence of these repeats in tau protein suggests that these may be a general feature of microtubule binding proteins.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Lewis, S A -- Wang, D H -- Cowan, N J -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 11;242(4880):936-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biochemistry, New York University Medical Center, NY 10016.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3142041" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Binding Sites ; DNA/genetics ; Mice ; Microtubule-Associated Proteins/genetics/*metabolism ; Microtubules/*metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Weight ; Nerve Tissue Proteins ; Protein Biosynthesis ; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Tubulin/metabolism ; tau Proteins
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  • 64
    Publication Date: 1988-08-05
    Description: Synthetic peptide segments of the CD4 molecule were tested for their ability to inhibit infection of CD4+ cells by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and to inhibit HIV-induced cell fusion. A peptide mixture composed of CD4(76-94), and synthesis side products, blocked HIV-induced cell fusion at a nominal concentration of 125 micromolar. Upon high-performance liquid chromatography, the antisyncytial activity of the peptide mixture was found not in the fraction containing the peptide CD4(76-94) itself, but in a side fraction containing derivatized peptide products generated in the automated synthesis. Derivatized deletion and substitution peptides in the region CD4(76-94) were used to demonstrate sequence specificity, a requirement for benzyl derivatization, and a core seven-residue fragment required for antisyncytial activity. A partially purified S-benzyl-CD4(83-94) peptide mixture inhibited HIV-induced cell fusion at a nominal concentration of less than or equal to 32 micromolar. Derivatized CD4 peptides blocked cell fusion induced by several HIV isolates and by the simian immunodeficiency virus, SIV, and blocked infection in vitro by four HIV-1 isolates with widely variant envelope gene sequences. Purified CD4(83-94) dibenzylated at cysteine 86 and glutamate 87 possessed antisyncytial activity at 125 micromolar. Derivatization may specifically alter the conformation of CD4 holoreceptor peptide fragments, increasing their antiviral efficacy.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Lifson, J D -- Hwang, K M -- Nara, P L -- Fraser, B -- Padgett, M -- Dunlop, N M -- Eiden, L E -- AI 62559/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- AI/CA-25922/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Aug 5;241(4866):712-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Division of Cellular Immunology, Genelabs Incorporated, Redwood City, CA 94063.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2969619" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; *Antigens, CD4 ; *Antigens, Differentiation, T-Lymphocyte/isolation & purification/pharmacology ; Antiviral Agents ; Cell Fusion ; Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid ; HIV/drug effects/*physiology ; Lymphocyte Culture Test, Mixed ; Mass Spectrometry ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Peptide Fragments/isolation & purification/*pharmacology ; T-Lymphocytes/immunology/*microbiology
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  • 65
    Publication Date: 1988-10-07
    Description: The class II (Ia) major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens are a family of integral membrane proteins whose expression is limited to certain cell types. A pair of consensus sequences, X and Y, is found upstream of all class II genes, and deletion of each of these sequences eliminates expression of transfected genes. Furthermore, the absence of a specific X box binding protein in patients with severe combined immunodeficiency disease whose cells lack class II suggests an important role for these proteins in class II regulation. Here, the cloning of two lambda gt11 complementary DNAs encoding DNA binding proteins (murine X box binding proteins lambda mXBP and lambda mXBP-2) is reported. Both phage-encoded fusion proteins bind specifically to the X box of the A alpha, but not to E alpha or E beta class II genes. These two independent isolates do not cross-hybridize. The lambda mXBP complementary DNA hybridizes to two RNA species, 6.2 and 3.0 kilobases in mouse, that are expressed in both Ia positive and Ia negative cells. By means of DNA blot analysis with the lambda mXBP complementary DNA insert and probes generated from each end of this complementary DNA insert, lambda mXBP was found to arise from a multigene family. These data illustrate the high degree of complexity in the transcriptional control of this coordinately regulated gene family.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Liou, H C -- Boothby, M R -- Glimcher, L H -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Oct 7;242(4875):69-71.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3140376" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; *Cloning, Molecular ; DNA-Binding Proteins/*genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation ; *Genes ; *Genes, MHC Class II ; Humans ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Transcription, Genetic ; Transfection
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    Publication Date: 1988-07-15
    Description: In a study of the immunologic significance of the genetic diversity present within single isolates of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), the neutralization of viruses derived from molecular clones of the HIV-1 strain HTLV-IIIB by an extensive panel of sera was compared. Sera from HIV-1-infected patients and from goats immunized with polyacrylamide gel-purified HIV-1 envelope glycoprotein (gp120), native gp120, or gp120-derived recombinant peptides, showed marked heterogeneity in neutralizing activity against these closely related viruses. The change of a single amino acid residue in gp120 may account for such "clonal restriction" of neutralizing activity.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Looney, D J -- Fisher, A G -- Putney, S D -- Rusche, J R -- Redfield, R R -- Burke, D S -- Gallo, R C -- Wong-Staal, F -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 15;241(4863):357-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Viral Diseases, Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, DC 20307.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3388046" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Antibodies, Viral/*immunology ; Binding, Competitive ; Cloning, Molecular ; HIV/genetics/*immunology ; HIV Seropositivity/immunology ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Neutralization Tests ; Oligopeptides/chemical synthesis/immunology
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    Publication Date: 1988-04-15
    Description: The androgen receptor (AR) mediates the actions of male sex steroids. Human AR genomic DNA was cloned from a flow-sorted human X chromosome library by using a consensus nucleotide sequence from the DNA-binding domain of the family of nuclear receptors. The AR gene was localized on the human X chromosome between the centromere and q13. Cloned complementary DNA, selected with an AR-specific oligonucleotide probe, was expressed in monkey kidney (COS) cells and yielded a high-affinity androgen-binding protein with steroid-binding specificity corresponding to that of native AR. A predominant messenger RNA species of 9.6 kilobases was identified in human, rat, and mouse tissues known to contain AR and was undetectable in tissues lacking AR androgen-binding activity, including kidney and liver from androgen-insensitive mice. The deduced amino acid sequence of AR within the DNA-binding domain has highest sequence identity with the progesterone receptor.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Lubahn, D B -- Joseph, D R -- Sullivan, P M -- Willard, H F -- French, F S -- Wilson, E M -- HD04466/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ -- HD16910/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ -- HD21744/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Apr 15;240(4850):327-30.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3353727" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Cell Line ; Chromosome Mapping ; *Cloning, Molecular ; Codon ; *Genes ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Receptors, Androgen/*genetics ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; *X Chromosome
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  • 68
    Publication Date: 1988-03-04
    Description: Amino acid sequences deduced from rat complementary DNA clones encoding the insulin-like growth factor II (IGF-II) receptor closely resemble those of the bovine cation-independent mannose-6-phosphate receptor (Man-6-P receptorCI), suggesting they are identical structures. It is also shown that IGF-II receptors are adsorbed by immobilized pentamannosyl-6-phosphate and are specifically eluted with Man-6-P. Furthermore, Man-6-P specifically increases by about two times the apparent affinity of the purified rat placental receptor for 125I-labeled IGF-II. These results indicate that the type II IGF receptor contains cooperative, high-affinity binding sites for both IGF-II and Man-6-P-containing proteins.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉MacDonald, R G -- Pfeffer, S R -- Coussens, L -- Tepper, M A -- Brocklebank, C M -- Mole, J E -- Anderson, J K -- Chen, E -- Czech, M P -- Ullrich, A -- CA 39240/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- DK 30648/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK 34063/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Mar 4;239(4844):1134-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biochemistry, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2964083" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Carrier Proteins/genetics/*metabolism ; Cell Membrane/analysis/metabolism ; Chromatography, Affinity ; DNA/genetics ; Female ; Hexosephosphates/*metabolism ; Insulin-Like Growth Factor II/*metabolism ; Mannosephosphates/*metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Placenta/analysis ; Pregnancy ; Rats ; Receptor, IGF Type 2 ; Receptor, Insulin/genetics/*metabolism ; Receptors, Somatomedin ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid ; Somatomedins/*metabolism
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    Publication Date: 1988-04-29
    Description: Apolipoprotein E is a plasma protein that serves as a ligand for low density lipoprotein receptors and, through its interaction with these receptors, participates in the transport of cholesterol and other lipids among various cells of the body. A mutant form of apolipoprotein E that is defective in binding to low density lipoprotein receptors is associated with familial type III hyperlipoproteinemia, a genetic disorder characterized by elevated plasma cholesterol levels and accelerated coronary artery disease. Apolipoprotein E is synthesized in various organs, including liver, brain, spleen, and kidney, and is present in high concentrations in interstitial fluid, where it appears to participate in cholesterol redistribution from cells with excess cholesterol to those requiring cholesterol. Apolipo-protein E also appears to be involved in the repair response to tissue injury; for example, markedly increased amounts of apolipoprotein E are found at sites of peripheral nerve injury and regeneration. Other functions of apolipoprotein E, unrelated to lipid transport, are becoming known, including immunoregulation and modulation of cell growth and differentiation.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Mahley, R W -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Apr 29;240(4852):622-30.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Gladstone Foundation Laboratories for Cardiovascular Disease, University of California, San Francisco 94140-0608.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3283935" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Apolipoproteins E/genetics/*physiology ; Biological Transport ; Cholesterol/*metabolism ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Humans ; Hyperlipoproteinemia Type III/genetics/metabolism ; Immunity ; Lipid Metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Polymorphism, Genetic ; Protein Conformation ; Receptors, LDL/metabolism
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    Publication Date: 1988-12-16
    Description: The class II (Ia) major histocompatibility complex antigens are a family of integral membrane proteins whose expression is limited to certain cell types, predominantly B lymphocytes, macrophages, and thymic epithelial cells. In B cells, Ia expression is both developmentally regulated and responsive to external stimuli. The differentiation of early B stem cells to mature B lymphocytes is accompanied by the appearance of cell surface Ia antigens; the transition to plasma cells results in loss of class II gene expression. In Ia-expressing B cells, the T cell-derived lymphokine interleukin-4 (IL-4) increases such expression by an as yet undefined mechanism. Chloramphenicol acetyltransferase gene expression was cis-activated by a region of the Ia A alpha k gene in a B lymphoma line, but not in a myeloma line. A nuclear protein that bound to two sites within this region, upstream from previously described transcription elements, was found in normal spleen cells. This binding activity was also found in spleen extracts from athymic mice, which lack T lymphocytes, and in Ia-positive B lymphocyte tumor cell lines, demonstrating that it is a B cell protein. Further analysis showed the activity to be undetectable in an Ia-negative pre-B cell line and in three plasmacytoma cell lines that are Ia negative. IL-4 treatment of normal and athymic mouse spleen cells greatly increased the binding of this nuclear protein to these two sites, concomitant with increased MHC class II gene transcription. Thus, B cells contain a sequence-specific DNA-binding activity whose level is influenced both by IL-4 and by differentiation signals.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Boothby, M -- Gravallese, E -- Liou, H C -- Glimcher, L H -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Dec 16;242(4885):1559-62.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Cancer Biology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3144043" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: B-Lymphocytes/cytology/drug effects/*immunology ; Base Sequence ; Cell Differentiation ; Cell Line ; DNA-Binding Proteins/*metabolism ; Genes, MHC Class II ; Humans ; Interleukin-4 ; Interleukins/*pharmacology ; Molecular Sequence Data
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  • 71
    Publication Date: 1988-10-07
    Description: Many adhesive interactions are mediated by Arg-Gly-Asp (RGD) sequences within adhesive proteins. Such RGD sequences are frequently recognized by structurally related heterodimers that are members of the integrin family of adhesion receptors. A region was found in the platelet RGD receptor, gpIIb/IIIa, to which an RGD peptide becomes chemically cross-linked. This region corresponds to residues 109 to 171 of gpIIIa. This segment is conserved among the beta subunits of the integrins (76 percent identity of sequence), indicating that it may play a role in the adhesive functions of this family of receptors.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉D'Souza, S E -- Ginsberg, M H -- Burke, T A -- Lam, S C -- Plow, E F -- HL16411/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- HL28235/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- HL38292/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Oct 7;242(4875):91-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Immunology, Research Institute of Scripps Clinic, La Jolla, California 92037.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3262922" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Blood Platelets/immunology ; Humans ; Integrins ; Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics/*metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Platelet Membrane Glycoproteins/genetics/metabolism ; Protein Binding ; Receptors, Immunologic/*metabolism ; *Receptors, Peptide
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  • 72
    Publication Date: 1988-09-09
    Description: Mutants in the gene CDC34 of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae are defective in the transition from G1 to the S phase of the cell cycle. This gene was cloned and shown to encode a 295-residue protein that has substantial sequence similarity to the product of the yeast RAD6 gene. The RAD6 gene is required for a variety of cellular functions including DNA repair and was recently shown to encode a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme. When produced in Escherichia coli, the CDC34 gene product catalyzed the covalent attachment of ubiquitin to histones H2A and H2B in vitro, demonstrating that the CDC34 protein is another distinct member of the family of ubiquitin-conjugating enzymes. The cell cycle function of CDC34 is thus likely to be mediated by the ubiquitin-conjugating activity of its product.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Goebl, M G -- Yochem, J -- Jentsch, S -- McGrath, J P -- Varshavsky, A -- Byers, B -- GM18541/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- GM31530/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 9;241(4871):1331-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Genetics, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2842867" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; *Cell Cycle ; Chromosome Mapping ; Cloning, Molecular ; *Genes, Fungal ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Protein Processing, Post-Translational ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae/*genetics ; Ubiquitins/*metabolism
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  • 73
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    Publication Date: 1988-06-10
    Description: The difference in reactivity between phosphate and phosphorothioate diesters is the basis of a chemical degradation scheme for the sequencing of DNA and RNA. The phosphorothioate groups are incorporated into the nucleic acid in four separate enzymatic reactions, with three of the natural nucleoside triphosphates and one alpha-thiotriphosphate in each reaction. Selective strand cleavage is achieved through alkylation to form the hydrolytically labile phosphorothioate triester. As an example, the sequence analysis is presented of M13 phage DNA and of RNA prepared by transcription with SP6 RNA polymerase.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Gish, G -- Eckstein, F -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jun 10;240(4858):1520-2.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Max-Planck-Institut fuer experimentelle Medizin, Abteilung Chemie, Goettingen, West Germany.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2453926" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: *Base Sequence ; Coliphages/genetics ; DNA/*genetics ; DNA, Viral/genetics ; DNA-Directed RNA Polymerases ; Indicators and Reagents ; Molecular Sequence Data ; RNA/*genetics ; RNA, Viral/genetics ; Templates, Genetic ; Thionucleotides
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  • 74
    Publication Date: 1988-10-21
    Description: Single-chain antigen-binding proteins are novel recombinant polypeptides, composed of an antibody variable light-chain amino acid sequence (VL) tethered to a variable heavy-chain sequence (VH) by a designed peptide that links the carboxyl terminus of the VL sequence to the amino terminus of the VH sequence. These proteins have the same specificities and affinities for their antigens as the monoclonal antibodies whose VL and VH sequences were used to construct the recombinant genes that were expressed in Escherichia coli. Three of these proteins, one derived from the sequence for a monoclonal antibody to growth hormone and two derived from the sequences of two different monoclonal antibodies to fluorescein, were designed, constructed, synthesized, purified, and assayed. These proteins are expected to have significant advantages over monoclonal antibodies in a number of applications.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Bird, R E -- Hardman, K D -- Jacobson, J W -- Johnson, S -- Kaufman, B M -- Lee, S M -- Lee, T -- Pope, S H -- Riordan, G S -- Whitlow, M -- 1-R43-GM39646-01/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- 1-R43-GM39662-01/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Oct 21;242(4877):423-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Genex Corporation, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3140379" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Escherichia coli/genetics ; Genes ; Genetic Vectors ; Humans ; *Immunoglobulin Heavy Chains/genetics ; *Immunoglobulin Light Chains/genetics ; *Immunoglobulin Variable Region/genetics ; Models, Molecular ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Protein Conformation ; *Recombinant Proteins ; X-Ray Diffraction
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    Publication Date: 1988-04-08
    Description: The increasing demand for DNA sequences can be met by replacement of each DNA sample in a device with a mixture of N samples so that the normal throughput is increased by a factor of N. Such a method is described. In order to separate the sequence information at the end of the processing, the DNA molecules of interest are ligated to a set of oligonucleotide "tags" at the beginning. The tagged DNA molecules are pooled, amplified, and chemically fragmented in 96-well plates. The resulting reaction products are fractionated by size on sequencing gels and transferred to nylon membranes. These membranes are then probed as many times as there are types of tags in the original pools, producing, in each cycle of probing, autoradiographs similar to those from standard DNA sequencing methods. Thus, each reaction and gel yields a quantity of data equivalent to that obtained from conventional reactions and gels multiplied by the number of probes used. To date, even after 50 successive probings, the original signal strength and the image quality are retained, an indication that the upper limit for the number of reprobings may be considerably higher.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Church, G M -- Kieffer-Higgins, S -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Apr 8;240(4849):185-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3353714" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Automation ; *Base Sequence ; *Dna ; Molecular Biology/*methods ; Molecular Sequence Data
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  • 76
    Publication Date: 1988-02-12
    Description: The Philadelphia chromosome (Ph1) is a translocation between chromosomes 9 and 22 that is found in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) and a subset of acute lymphocytic leukemia patients (ALL). In CML, this results in the expression of a chimeric 8.5-kilobase BCR-ABL transcript that encodes the P210BCR-ABL tyrosine kinase. The Ph1 chromosome in ALL expresses a distinct ABL-derived 7-kilobase messenger RNA that encodes the P185ALL-ABL protein. Since the expression of different oncogene products may play a role in the distinctive presentation of Ph1-positive ALL versus CML, it is necessary to understand the molecular basis for the expression of P185ALL-ABL. Both P210BCR-ABL and P185ALL-ABL are recognized by an antiserum directed to BCR determinants in the amino-terminal region of both proteins. Antisera to BCR determinants proximal to the BCR-ABL junction in CML immunoprecipitated P210BCR-ABL but not P185ALL-ABL. Nucleotide sequence analysis of complementary DNA clones made from RNA from the Ph1-positive ALL SUP-B15 cell line, and S1 nuclease protection analysis confirmed the presence of BCR-ABL chimeric transcripts in Ph1-positive ALL cells. In Ph1-positive ALL, ABL sequences were joined to BCR sequences approximately 1.5 kilobases 5' of the CML junction. P185ALL-ABL represents the product of a BCR-ABL fusion gene in Ph1-positive ALL that is distinct from the BCR-ABL fusion gene of CML.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Clark, S S -- McLaughlin, J -- Timmons, M -- Pendergast, A M -- Ben-Neriah, Y -- Dow, L W -- Crist, W -- Rovera, G -- Smith, S D -- Witte, O N -- CA-20180/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA-21765/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- CA-34233/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Feb 12;239(4841 Pt 1):775-7.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Microbiology, UCLA 90024.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3422516" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Molecular ; Humans ; Leukemia, Lymphoid/*genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Oncogenes ; *Philadelphia Chromosome ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; *Transcription, Genetic
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  • 77
    Publication Date: 1988-06-03
    Description: In a study aimed at developing a vaccine against the asexual blood stages of Plasmodium falciparum, two T cell epitopes were identified within a nonpolymorphic region of gp190 of Plasmodium falciparum merozoites. The two epitopes, which were revealed by deletion analysis, stimulated human T cell clones. Peptides containing sequences of the epitopes stimulated the cloned T cells and peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from malaria-infected individuals. Moreover, the T cell clones responded to 11 different Plasmodium falciparum isolates in culture, showing that the epitopes are recognized in native parasites.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Crisanti, A -- Muller, H M -- Hilbich, C -- Sinigaglia, F -- Matile, H -- McKay, M -- Scaife, J -- Beyreuther, K -- Bujard, H -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jun 3;240(4857):1324-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Zentrum fur Molekulare Biologie, Heidelberg, Germany.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2453924" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Antigens, Protozoan/*immunology ; Epitopes/analysis/*immunology ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Peptide Fragments/immunology ; Plasmodium falciparum/*immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/*immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
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  • 78
    Publication Date: 1988-11-04
    Description: The cellular cues that guide neuronal growth cones toward their targets are highly conserved in such diverse organisms as insects and vertebrates. Evidence presented here suggests that the molecular mechanisms underlying these events may be equally conserved. This article describes the structure and function of fasciclin II, a glycoprotein expressed on a subset of fasciculating axons in the grasshopper embryo. Antibody perturbation experiments suggest that fasciclin II functions in mediating one form of neuronal recognition: selective fasciculation. Fasciclin II is a member of the immunoglobulin gene superfamily and is homologous in structure and function to the neural cell adhesion molecule N-CAM and to several other vertebrate cell adhesion molecules.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Harrelson, A L -- Goodman, C S -- HD21294/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ -- NS18366/NS/NINDS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 4;242(4879):700-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of California, Berkeley 94720.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3187519" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Antigens, Surface/*physiology ; Axons/*physiology ; Cell Adhesion Molecules ; *Cell Adhesion Molecules, Neuronal ; Grasshoppers ; Membrane Glycoproteins/*physiology ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Multigene Family ; Nerve Tissue Proteins/*physiology ; Nervous System/*growth & development
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  • 79
    Publication Date: 1988-03-25
    Description: The induction of an immune response in mammals is initiated by specifically reactive T lymphocytes. The specificity of the reaction is mediated by a complex receptor, part of which is highly variable in sequence and analogous to immunoglobulin heavy- and light-chain variable domains. The functional specificity of the T cell antigen receptor is, however, markedly different from immunoglobulins in that it mediates cell-cell interactions via the simultaneous recognition of foreign antigens and major histocompatibility complex-encoded molecules expressed on the surface of various lymphoid and nonlymphoid cells. The relation between the structure of the receptor and its functional specificity was investigated by analyzing the primary sequences of the receptors expressed by a series of T lymphocyte clones specific for a model antigen, pigeon cytochrome c. Within this set of T lymphocyte clones there was a striking selection for amino acid sequences in the receptor beta-chain in the region analogous to the third complementarity-determining region of immunoglobulins. Thus, despite the functional differences between T cell antigen receptors and immunoglobulin molecules, analogous regions appear to be important in determining ligand specificity.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Hedrick, S M -- Engel, I -- McElligott, D L -- Fink, P J -- Hsu, M L -- Hansburg, D -- Matis, L A -- AI00662/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- AI21372/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- GM35880/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- etc. -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Mar 25;239(4847):1541-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla 92093.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2832942" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Antibody Specificity ; Antigens/immunology ; Base Sequence ; Clone Cells/immunology ; Columbidae ; Cytochrome c Group/immunology ; Immunoglobulin Variable Region/immunology ; Major Histocompatibility Complex ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/genetics/immunology ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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  • 80
    Publication Date: 1988-12-23
    Description: Hypocalcemic vitamin D-resistant rickets is a human genetic disease resulting from target organ resistance to the action of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Two families with affected children homozygous for this autosomal recessive disorder were studied for abnormalities in the intracellular vitamin D receptor (VDR) and its gene. Although the receptor displays normal binding of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 hormone, VDR from affected family members has a decreased affinity for DNA. Genomic DNA isolated from these families was subjected to oligonucleotide-primed DNA amplification, and each of the nine exons encoding the receptor protein was sequenced for a genetic mutation. In each family, a different single nucleotide mutation was found in the DNA binding domain of the protein; one family near the tip of the first zinc finger (Gly----Asp) and one at the tip of the second zinc finger (Arg----Gly). The mutant residues were created in vitro by oligonucleotide directed point mutagenesis of wild-type VDR complementary DNA and this cDNA was transfected into COS-1 cells. The produced protein is biochemically indistinguishable from the receptor isolated from patients.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Hughes, M R -- Malloy, P J -- Kieback, D G -- Kesterson, R A -- Pike, J W -- Feldman, D -- O'Malley, B W -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Dec 23;242(4886):1702-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2849209" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Binding Sites ; Calcitriol/metabolism ; Cell Line ; Cell Line, Transformed ; Codon ; DNA/genetics/metabolism ; Exons ; Female ; Gene Amplification ; Homozygote ; Humans ; Hypocalcemia/*genetics ; Immunoblotting ; Male ; Molecular Sequence Data ; *Mutation ; Receptors, Calcitriol ; Receptors, Steroid/*genetics/metabolism ; Rickets/*genetics ; Transfection
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  • 81
    Publication Date: 1988-06-10
    Description: The proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA or cyclin) is a nuclear protein recently identified as a cofactor of DNA polymerase delta. When exponentially growing Balb/c3T3 cells are exposed to antisense oligodeoxynucleotides to PCNA, both DNA synthesis and mitosis are completely suppressed. A corresponding sense oligodeoxynucleotide has no inhibitory effects. These experiments indicate that PCNA (cyclin) is important in cellular DNA synthesis and in cell cycle progression.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Jaskulski, D -- deRiel, J K -- Mercer, W E -- Calabretta, B -- Baserga, R -- CA 42866/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jun 10;240(4858):1544-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Pathology, Temple University Medical School, Philadelphia, PA 19140.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2897717" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Autoantigens/*genetics ; Base Sequence ; Cell Division/drug effects ; Cells, Cultured ; Codon ; DNA Replication/*drug effects ; Kinetics ; Mice ; Mice, Inbred BALB C ; Mitosis/*drug effects ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nuclear Proteins/*genetics ; Oligodeoxyribonucleotides/*pharmacology ; Proliferating Cell Nuclear Antigen
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    Publication Date: 1988-07-01
    Description: Synthetic DNA oligomers (tDNAs) corresponding to Escherichia coli tRNA(Phe) or tRNA(Lys) have been synthesized with either deoxythymidine (dT) or deoxyuridine (dU) substituted in the positions occupied by ribouridine or its derivatives. The tDNAs inhibited the aminoacylation of their respective tRNAs with their cognate amino acids, but not the aminoacylation of tRNA(Leu) with Leu. In the presence of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase, species of both a tDNA(Phe) synthesized with a 3' terminal riboadenosine and a tDNA(Lys) containing only deoxynucleotides could be aminoacylated with the appropriate amino acids, although the Michaelis constant Km and observed maximal rate Vmax values for aminoacylation were increased by three- to fourfold and decreased by two- to threefold, respectively. The aminoacylation of synthetic tDNAs demonstrates that the ribose backbone of a tRNA is not absolutely required for tRNA aminoacylation.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Khan, A S -- Roe, B A -- GM-30400/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 1;241(4861):74-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Chemistry, University of Oklahoma, Norman 73019.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2455342" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Base Sequence ; DNA/genetics/*metabolism ; Deoxyuridine/metabolism ; Dimethyl Sulfoxide/pharmacology ; Escherichia coli/*genetics ; Hydrogen-Ion Concentration ; Kinetics ; Lysine-tRNA Ligase/metabolism ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phenylalanine-tRNA Ligase/metabolism ; RNA, Bacterial/*genetics ; RNA, Transfer, Amino Acyl/*genetics ; Spermidine/pharmacology ; Structure-Activity Relationship ; Thymidine/metabolism
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  • 83
    Publication Date: 1988-12-09
    Description: A proteinase with high affinity for insulin has been proposed to play a role in the cellular processing of this hormone. A complementary DNA (cDNA) coding for this enzyme has been isolated and sequenced. The deduced amino acid sequence of the enzyme contained the sequences of 13 peptides derived from the isolated protein. The cDNA could be transcribed in vitro to yield a synthetic RNA that in cell-free translations produced a protein that coelectrophoresed with the native proteinase and could be immunoprecipitated with monoclonal antibodies to this enzyme. The deduced sequence of this proteinase did not contain the consensus sequences for any of the known classes of proteinases (that is, metallo, cysteine, aspartic, or serine), but it did show homology to an Escherichia coli proteinase (called protease III), which also cleaves insulin and is present in the periplasmic space. Thus, these two proteins may be members of a family of proteases that are involved in intercellular peptide signaling.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Affholter, J A -- Fried, V A -- Roth, R A -- CA21765/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ -- DK01393/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- DK34926/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Dec 9;242(4884):1415-8.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Pharmacology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3059494" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics ; Endopeptidases/*genetics ; Escherichia coli/enzymology/*genetics ; Genes ; Humans ; Insulysin/*genetics ; *Metalloendopeptidases ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Peptide Hydrolases/*genetics ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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  • 84
    Publication Date: 1988-10-14
    Description: Mycobacterium leprae induces T cell reactivity and protective immunity in the majority of exposed individuals, but the minority that develop leprosy exhibit various types of immunopathology. Thus, the definition of epitopes on M. leprae antigens that are recognized by T cells from different individuals might result in the development of an effective vaccine against leprosy. A sequence from the 65-kD protein of this organism was recognized by two HLA-DR2-restricted, M. leprae-specific helper T cell clones that were derived from a tuberculoid leprosy patient. Synthetic peptides were used to define this epitope as Leu-Gln-Ala-Ala-Pro-Ala-Leu-Asp-Lys-Leu. A similar peptide that was derived from the third hypervariable region of the HLA-DR2 chain, Glu-Gln-Ala-Arg-Ala-Ala-Val-Asp-Thr-Tyr, also activated the same clones. The unexpected cross-reactivity of this M. leprae-specific DR2-restricted T cell epitope with a DR2 peptide may have to be considered in the design of subunit vaccines against leprosy.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Anderson, D C -- van Schooten, W C -- Barry, M E -- Janson, A A -- Buchanan, T M -- de Vries, R R -- AI-23982/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Oct 14;242(4876):259-61.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉University of Washington, Seattle 98195.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2459778" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Antibodies, Monoclonal ; Antigens, Bacterial/*immunology ; Epitopes/*immunology ; HLA-DR Antigens/*immunology ; HLA-DR2 Antigen ; Leprosy/immunology ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Mycobacterium leprae/*immunology ; Peptides/immunology ; T-Lymphocytes/*immunology ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/immunology
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  • 85
    Publication Date: 1988-05-20
    Description: A chimeric mouse-human Fab protein that binds specifically to the human carcinoma cell line C3347 has been expressed and secreted from Escherichia coli. This molecule, which contains functionally assembled kappa and Fd proteins, binds as effectively to sites on the surface of C3347 cells as Fab fragments prepared proteolytically from whole chimeric or mouse antibody. The production in Escherichia coli of foreign heterodimeric protein reagents, such as Fab, should prove useful in the management of human disease.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Better, M -- Chang, C P -- Robinson, R R -- Horwitz, A H -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 May 20;240(4855):1041-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉International Genetic Engineering Inc. (INGENE), Santa Monica, CA 90404.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3285471" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Antigen-Antibody Complex/immunology ; Antigens, Surface/immunology ; Base Sequence ; Cell Line ; *Chimera ; Escherichia coli/*genetics ; Genes, Immunoglobulin ; Humans ; Immunoglobulin Fab Fragments/*genetics/immunology ; Mice ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Transcription, Genetic
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  • 86
    Publication Date: 1988-07-01
    Description: The three-dimensional structure of ribulose-1,5-biphosphate carboxylase-oxygenase (RuBisCO), has been determined at 2.6 A resolution. This enzyme initiates photosynthesis by combining carbon dioxide with ribulose bisphosphate to form two molecules of 3-phosphoglycerate. In plants, RuBisCO is built from eight large (L) and eight small (S) polypeptide chains, or subunits. Both S chains and the NH2-terminal domain (N) of L are antiparallel beta, "open-face-sandwich" domains with four-stranded beta sheets and flanking alpha helices. The main domain (B) of L is an alpha/beta barrel containing most of the catalytic residues. The active site is in a pocket at the opening of the barrel that is partly covered by the N domain of a neighboring L chain. The domain contacts of the molecule and its conserved residues are discussed in terms of this structure.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Chapman, M S -- Suh, S W -- Curmi, P M -- Cascio, D -- Smith, W W -- Eisenberg, D S -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 1;241(4861):71-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Molecular Biology Institute, University of California, Los Angeles 90024.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3133767" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Macromolecular Substances ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Plants/*enzymology ; Protein Conformation ; Rhodospirillum rubrum/enzymology ; *Ribulose-Bisphosphate Carboxylase ; X-Ray Diffraction
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  • 87
    Publication Date: 1988-09-23
    Description: Complementary DNAs were isolated and used to deduce the primary structures of the alpha 1 and alpha 2 subunits of the dihydropyridine-sensitive, voltage-dependent calcium channel from rabbit skeletal muscle. The alpha 1 subunit, which contains putative binding sites for calcium antagonists, is a hydrophobic protein with a sequence that is consistent with multiple transmembrane domains and shows structural and sequence homology with other voltage-dependent ion channels. In contrast, the alpha 2 subunit is a hydrophilic protein without homology to other known protein sequences. Nucleic acid hybridization studies suggest that the alpha 1 and alpha 2 subunit mRNAs are expressed differentially in a tissue-specific manner and that there is a family of genes encoding additional calcium channel subtypes.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Ellis, S B -- Williams, M E -- Ways, N R -- Brenner, R -- Sharp, A H -- Leung, A T -- Campbell, K P -- McKenna, E -- Koch, W J -- Hui, A -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Sep 23;241(4873):1661-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Salk Institute Biotechnology/Industrial Associates, Inc., La Jolla, CA 92037.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2458626" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Calcium/*metabolism ; Calcium Channel Blockers/pharmacology ; Cloning, Molecular ; *Dna ; DNA Restriction Enzymes ; Dihydropyridines/pharmacology ; *Ion Channels/drug effects ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Organ Specificity ; *Peptide Mapping ; RNA, Messenger/biosynthesis ; Rabbits ; Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid
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  • 88
    Publication Date: 1988-02-12
    Description: Two forms of protein-membrane anchor have been described for the externally disposed glycoproteins of eukaryotic plasma membranes; namely, the hydrophobic transmembrane polypeptide and the complex glycosylphosphatidylinositol (G-PI) moiety. The chemical structures of the major species of G-PI anchors found on a single variant surface glycoprotein (VSG) of the parasitic protozoan Trypanosoma brucei were determined by a combination of nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, chemical modification, and exoglycosidase digestions. The G-PI anchor was found to be heterogeneous with respect to monosaccharide sequence, and several novel glycosidic linkages were present. The results are pertinent to the mechanism of the biosynthesis of G-PI anchors.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Ferguson, M A -- Homans, S W -- Dwek, R A -- Rademacher, T W -- Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Feb 12;239(4841 Pt 1):753-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Oxford Oligosaccharide Group, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, England.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3340856" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Carbohydrate Conformation ; Carbohydrate Sequence ; Carbohydrates/analysis ; Cell Membrane/metabolism ; Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy ; Mass Spectrometry ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Phosphatidylinositols/*analysis ; Polysaccharides/analysis ; Trypanosoma brucei brucei/*metabolism ; Variant Surface Glycoproteins, Trypanosoma/*metabolism
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  • 89
    Publication Date: 1988-03-04
    Description: The Fos protein complex and several Fos-related antigens bind directly or indirectly to a common sequence element that is similar to the consensus binding site for HeLa cell activator protein 1 (AP-1). This element is present in a negative regulatory sequence in the differentiation-sensitive adipocyte gene, aP2; in a transcriptional enhancer for the Gibbon ape leukemia virus; and in a region of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) long terminal repeat partially characterized as a negative regulatory element. The protein level and binding activity of Fos and Fos-related antigens increase rapidly after calcium ionophore treatment of a CD4+ human lymphoblast cell line, H9. These data suggest that several proteins may associate with the AP-1 binding site. Moreover, temporally regulated control of the level of each protein could represent a mechanism for modulation of these putative mediators of gene expression.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Franza, B R Jr -- Rauscher, F J 3rd -- Josephs, S F -- Curran, T -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Mar 4;239(4844):1150-3.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, NY 11724.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2964084" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Calcimycin/pharmacology ; Cell Line ; Chemical Precipitation ; Dna ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Enhancer Elements, Genetic ; HIV/genetics ; Humans ; Immunoassay ; Immunosorbent Techniques ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins/analysis/genetics/immunology/*metabolism ; Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos ; Proto-Oncogenes ; Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid ; Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid ; T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer/cytology/drug effects
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  • 90
    Publication Date: 1988-06-10
    Description: The human T cell receptor delta (TCR delta) gene encodes one component of the TCR gamma delta-CD3 complex found on subsets of peripheral blood and thymic T cells. Human TCR delta diversity was estimated by characterizing rearrangements in TCR gamma delta cell lines and determining the structures of complementary DNA clones representing functional and nonfunctional transcripts in these cell lines. One V delta segment and one J delta segment were identified in all functional transcripts, although a distinct J delta segment was identified in a truncated transcript. Further, one D delta element was identified, and evidence for the use of an additional D delta element was obtained. Thus human TCR delta genes appear to use a limited number of germline elements. However, the apparent use of two D delta elements in tandem coupled with imprecise joining and extensive incorporation of N nucleotides generates unprecedented variability in the junctional region.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Hata, S -- Satyanarayana, K -- Devlin, P -- Band, H -- McLean, J -- Strominger, J L -- Brenner, M B -- Krangel, M S -- K01-AM01598/AM/NIADDK NIH HHS/ -- R01-AM30241/AM/NIADDK NIH HHS/ -- S07RR05526-24/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jun 10;240(4858):1541-4.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3259726" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Base Sequence ; Cell Line ; *Genes ; Genetic Variation ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Receptors, Antigen, T-Cell/*genetics ; T-Lymphocytes/*immunology
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  • 91
    Publication Date: 1988-11-11
    Description: The crystal structure of a complex containing the DNA-binding domain of lambda repressor and a lambda operator site was determined at 2.5 A resolution and refined to a crystallographic R factor of 24.2 percent. The complex is stabilized by an extensive network of hydrogen bonds between the protein and the sugar-phosphate backbone. Several side chains form hydrogen bonds with sites in the major groove, and hydrophobic contacts also contribute to the specificity of binding. The overall arrangement of the complex is quite similar to that predicted from earlier modeling studies, which fit the protein dimer against linear B-form DNA. However, the cocrystal structure reveals important side chain-side chain interactions that were not predicted from the modeling or from previous genetic and biochemical studies.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Jordan, S R -- Pabo, C O -- GM-31471/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 11;242(4880):893-9.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biophysics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3187530" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Base Composition ; Base Sequence ; Binding Sites ; Chemical Phenomena ; Chemistry ; Crystallization ; DNA/*metabolism ; *DNA-Binding Proteins ; Glutamine/metabolism ; Hydrogen Bonding ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Molecular Structure ; Nucleic Acid Conformation ; *Operator Regions, Genetic ; Protein Binding ; Protein Conformation ; Repressor Proteins/genetics/*metabolism ; Sugar Phosphates/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/*metabolism ; Viral Proteins ; Viral Regulatory and Accessory Proteins
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  • 92
    Publication Date: 1988-07-29
    Description: Myelin basic proteins (MBPs) are coded by the single gene necessary for myelin formation in the central nervous system of the mouse. An antisense MBP mini-gene was constructed and used to determine the function of antisense DNA in transgenic mice. Several transgenic offspring of a founder transgenic mouse, AS100, were converted from the normal to mutant shiverer phenotype. Antisense MBP messenger RNA was expressed in these mice, and the endogenous MBP messenger RNA, the MBP, and the myelination in the central nervous system were reduced.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Katsuki, M -- Sato, M -- Kimura, M -- Yokoyama, M -- Kobayashi, K -- Nomura, T -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jul 29;241(4865):593-5.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of DNA Biology, School of Medicine, Tokai University, Isehara, Japan.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2456614" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Animals ; Base Sequence ; Brain/physiology ; DNA/genetics ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Mice ; Mice, Neurologic Mutants/*physiology ; Mice, Transgenic ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Myelin Basic Protein/genetics/*physiology ; Myelin Sheath/physiology ; Phenotype ; RNA/*genetics ; RNA, Antisense
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  • 93
    Publication Date: 1988-11-18
    Description: A complementary DNA clone corresponding to a 4.2-kilobase transcript that is present in the Xenopus oocyte and newly transcribed in the neurula stages of development has been isolated. This messenger RNA encodes a 155-amino acid protein that is 84% identical to the human basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF). When expressed in Escherichia coli and purified, the Xenopus FGF induced mesoderm in animal cell blastomeres as measured by muscle actin expression. Immunoblots with an antibody to a Xenopus FGF peptide show that the oocyte and early embryo contain a store of the FGF polypeptide at high enough concentrations to induce mesoderm. The presence of FGF in the oocyte, together with the apparent lack of a secretory signal sequence in the protein, suggest that the regulation of mesoderm induction may involve novel mechanisms that occur after the translation of FGF.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Kimelman, D -- Abraham, J A -- Haaparanta, T -- Palisi, T M -- Kirschner, M W -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Nov 18;242(4881):1053-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California, San Francisco 94143.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3194757" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Actins/genetics ; Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Blotting, Northern ; Blotting, Western ; Cloning, Molecular ; DNA/genetics ; DNA Probes ; Fibroblast Growth Factors/*physiology ; Gene Expression Regulation ; Mesoderm/*cytology ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Oocytes/physiology ; Xenopus laevis/*embryology
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  • 94
    Publication Date: 1988-06-03
    Description: The alpha 2 and beta 2 adrenergic receptors, both of which are activated by epinephrine, but which can be differentiated by selective drugs, have opposite effects (inhibitory and stimulatory) on the adenylyl cyclase system. The two receptors are homologous with each other, rhodopsin, and other receptors coupled to guanine nucleotide regulatory proteins and they contain seven hydrophobic domains, which may represent transmembrane spanning segments. The function of specific structural domains of these receptors was determined after construction and expression of a series of chimeric alpha 2-,beta 2-adrenergic receptor genes. The specificity for coupling to the stimulatory guanine nucleotide regulatory protein lies within a region extending from the amino terminus of the fifth hydrophobic domain to the carboxyl terminus of the sixth. Major determinants of alpha 2- and beta 2-adrenergic receptor agonist and antagonist ligand binding specificity are contained within the seventh membrane spanning domain. Chimeric receptors should prove useful for elucidating the structural basis of receptor function.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Kobilka, B K -- Kobilka, T S -- Daniel, K -- Regan, J W -- Caron, M G -- Lefkowitz, R J -- HL 16037/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1988 Jun 3;240(4857):1310-6.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Author address: 〈/span〉Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Medicine, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC 27710.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2836950" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; *Chimera ; Cloning, Molecular ; GTP-Binding Proteins/metabolism ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Pindolol/analogs & derivatives/metabolism ; Protein Conformation ; Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha/*genetics ; Receptors, Adrenergic, beta/*genetics ; Yohimbine/metabolism
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  • 95
    Publication Date: 1986-11-21
    Description: The human T-lymphotropic retrovirus HTLV-III/LAV encodes a trans-activator that increases viral gene expression. We expressed this trans-activator in animal cells and studied its structural and functional characteristics. The putative trans-activator protein was immunoprecipitated from overproducing stable cell lines and shown to migrate as a 14-kilodalton polypeptide on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels. S1 nuclease mapping experiments showed that the trans-activator increases the levels of steady-state messenger RNA transcribed from the viral long terminal repeat promoter. Sequences within the R region of the HTLV-III/LAV long terminal repeat are essential for trans-activation. Quantitations of messenger RNA and protein showed that the protein increase was greater than the messenger RNA increase in CV1 and HeLa cells, indicating that more than one mechanism was responsible for the trans-activation and that cell type-specific factors may determine the final level of trans-activation.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Wright, C M -- Felber, B K -- Paskalis, H -- Pavlakis, G N -- N01-CO-23909/CO/NCI NIH HHS/ -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1986 Nov 21;234(4779):988-92.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3490693" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Cell Line ; Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel ; Gene Products, rev ; HIV/*genetics ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; RNA, Messenger/analysis ; Retroviridae Proteins/*metabolism ; Transfection ; Viral Proteins/*biosynthesis ; Virus Activation ; rev Gene Products, Human Immunodeficiency Virus
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  • 96
    Publication Date: 1986-04-11
    Description: Human color vision is based on three light-sensitive pigments. The isolation and sequencing of genomic and complementary DNA clones that encode the apoproteins of these three pigments are described. The deduced amino acid sequences show 41 +/- 1 percent identity with rhodopsin. The red and green pigments show 96 percent mutual identity but only 43 percent identity with the blue pigment. Green pigment genes vary in number among color-normal individuals and, together with a single red pigment gene, are proposed to reside in a head-to-tail tandem array within the X chromosome.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Notes: 〈/span〉Nathans, J -- Thomas, D -- Hogness, D S -- New York, N.Y. -- Science. 1986 Apr 11;232(4747):193-202.〈br /〉〈span class="detail_caption"〉Record origin:〈/span〉 〈a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2937147" target="_blank"〉PubMed〈/a〉
    Keywords: Amino Acid Sequence ; Animals ; Base Sequence ; Biological Evolution ; Cattle ; Cebidae ; Cercopithecidae ; Color ; Color Perception/*physiology ; DNA/metabolism ; Drosophila melanogaster ; Eye Proteins/genetics/physiology ; *Genes ; Humans ; Molecular Sequence Data ; Nucleic Acid Hybridization ; Photoreceptor Cells/physiology ; RNA, Messenger/genetics ; Retinal Pigments/*genetics ; Retinaldehyde/physiology ; Rhodopsin/genetics ; Rod Opsins ; X Chromosome
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