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Hydrogen bonding and biological specificity analysed by protein engineering
The role of complementary hydrogen bonding as a determinant of biological specificity has been examined by protein engineering of the tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase. Deletion of a side chain between enzyme and substr...
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Amplification and altered expression of the c-myc oncogene in A-MuLV-transformed fibroblasts
Chromosomal rearrangements involving the c-myc oncogene are a prevalent feature of plasmacytomas that arise after inoculating BALB/c mice with pristane and Abelson murine leukaemia virus (A-MuLV)1–3. With this ob...
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Hepatitis B virus integration in a cyclin A gene in a hepatocellular carcinoma
HEPATITIS B virus (HBV) DNA frequently integrates into the genome of human primary liver cancer cells1–4, but the significance of this integration in liver carcinogenesis is still unclear. Here we report the clon...
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Rapid neutrophil adhesion to activated endothelium mediated by GMP-140
GRANULE membrane protein-140 (GMP-140), a membrane glycoprotein of platelet1–5 and endothelial cell6–8 secretory granules, is rapidly redistributed to the plasma membrane during cellular activation and degranulat...
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C-terminal truncated glucose transporter is locked into an inward-facing form without transport activity
THE facilitated glucose transporters comprise a structurally related family of proteins predicted to have 12 membrane-spanning domains, with the amino terminus, a relatively large middle loop and the carboxy-t...
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One neuron, many units?
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Revised projection of future greenhouse warming
FOR the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report1, using a simple climate/ocean model, we made projections of the greenhouse warming to 2100. Projections were made for four greenhouse-gas scenarios...
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Dependence of Ypt1 and Sec4 membrane attachment on Bet2
MANY small GTP-binding proteins are synthesized as soluble proteins that are post-translationally modified as a prerequisite for membrane attachment1. Ypt1 and Sec4 are homologous Ras-like GTP-binding proteins th...
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Base pairing between U2 and U6 snRNAs is necessary for splicing of a mammalian pre-mRNA
SPLICING of pre-messenger RNA in eukaryotic cells occurs in a multicomponent complex termed the spliceosome, which contains small nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles (snRNPs), protein fac-tors and substrate pr...
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A Met-to-Val mutation in the skeletal muscle Na+ channel α-subunit in hyperkalaemic periodic paralysis
HYPERKALAEMIC periodic paralysis (HYPP)1 is an autosomal dominant disease that results in episodic electrical inexcitability and paralysis of skeletal muscle. Electrophysiological data indicate that tetrodotoxin-...
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Structure of HIV-1 reverse transcriptase/DNA complex at 7 Å resolution showing active site locations
AIDS, caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), is one of the world's most serious health problems, with current protocols being inadequate for either prevention or successful long-term treatment. In retro...
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Detection of TeV photons from the active galaxy Markarian 421
PHOTONS of TeV energy have been observed from a few sources in our Galaxy, notably the Crab Nebula1. We report here the detection of such photons from an extragalactic source, the giant elliptical galaxy Markaria...
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Origin of luminescence from porous silicon deduced by synchrotron-light-induced optical luminescence
FOLLOWING reports of intense optical luminescence from porous silicon1,2, the opportunity for engineering optoelectronic devices using this material3,4 has attracted considerable attention. At present, however, t...
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HIV-1 inhibition by a peptide
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Molecular determinants of Ca2+ selectivity and ion permeation in L-type Ca2+ channels
VOLTAGE-GATED Ca2+ channels link changes in membrane potential to the delivery of Ca2+, a key second messenger for many cellular responses1. Ca2+ channels show selectivity for Ca2+ over more plentiful ions such a...
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Bet2p and Mad2p are components of a prenyltransferase that adds geranylgeranyl onto Ypt1p and Sec4p
THREE different prenyltransferases have been identified in yeast and higher cells1–6, the farnesyltransferase and the type I and type II geranylgeranyltransferases (GGTase). The farnesyltransferase and GGTase-I m...
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Functional ecdysone receptor is the product of EcR and Ultraspiracle genes
ALTHOUGH the biological activity of the insect moulting hormone ecdysone, is manifested through a hormonally regulated transcriptional cascade associated with chromosomal puffing1–3, a direct association of the r...
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Prediction of bone density from vitamin D receptor alleles
BONE density achieved in early adulthood is the major determinant of risk of osteoporotic fracture. Up to 60% of women1,2 suffer osteoporotic fractures as a result of low bone density2, which is under strong gene...
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A serine kinase regulates intracellular localization of splicing factors in the cell cycle
SMALL nuclear ribonucleoprotein particles (snRNPs) and non-snRNP splicing factors containing a serine/arginine-rich domain (SR proteins) concentrate in ‘speckles’ in the nucleus of interphase cells1. It is believ...
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A matrix metalloproteinase expressed on the surface of invasive tumour cells
GELATINASE A (type-IV collagenase; Mr 72,000) is produced by tumour stroma cells and is believed to be crucial for their invasion and metastasis, acting by degrading extracellular matrix macro-molecules such as t...