| | This journal provides immediate access to some articles. Commentary Self-defense: The fruit fly ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) style Ruslan Medzhitov and Charles A. Janeway, Jr. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 429–430. PMCID: PMC33794 Physical Sciences Applied Mathematics Initial cash/asset ratio and asset prices: An ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) experimental ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) study Gunduz Caginalp, David Porter, and Vernon Smith Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 756–761. PMCID: PMC18494 Applied Physical Sciences INAUGURAL ARTICLE by a Recently Elected Academy Member: Evolution of dendritic patterns during alloy solidification:
Onset of the initial ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) instability W. Losert, B. Q. Shi, and H. Z. Cummins Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 431–438. PMCID: PMC18437 Evolution of dendritic patterns during alloy solidification: From the initial instability to the steady ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) state W. Losert, B. Q. Shi, and H. Z. Cummins Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 439–442. PMCID: PMC18438 Chemistry INAUGURAL ARTICLE by a Recently Elected Academy Member: Tracking the motion of chemisorbed molecules on their adsorption ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) sites John T. Yates, Jr., Joachim Ahner, and Dan Mocuta Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 443–449. PMCID: PMC18439 Mathematics An extension of the steepest descent method for Riemann-Hilbert
problems: The small dispersion limit of the Korteweg-de Vries
(KdV) ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) equation P. Deift, S. Venakides, and X. Zhou Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 450–454. PMCID: PMC18440 Biological Sciences Biochemistry Residue-specific bioincorporation of non-natural, biologically active amino acids into proteins as possible drug carriers: Structure and stability of the per-thiaproline mutant of annexin ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) V Nediljko Budisa, Caroline Minks, F. Javier Medrano, Jürgen Lutz, Robert Huber, and Luis Moroder Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 455–459. PMCID: PMC18441 The importance of tRNA backbone-mediated interactions with synthetase for ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) aminoacylation William H. McClain, Jay Schneider, Subhra Bhattacharya, and Kay Gabriel Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 460–465. PMCID: PMC18442 Vitamin K-dependent carboxylation of the ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) carboxylase Kathleen L. Berkner and B. Nirmala Pudota Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 466–471. PMCID: PMC18443 Molecular cloning of a human cDNA encoding β-1,4-galactosyltransferase with 37% identity to mammalian UDP-Gal:GlcNAc β-1,4-galactosyltransferase Takeshi Sato, Kiyoshi Furukawa, Hans Bakker, Dirk H. Van den Eijnden, and Irma Van Die Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 472–477. PMCID: PMC18444 Targeting of GroEL to SecA on the cytoplasmic membrane of Escherichia coliElena S. Bochkareva, Maria E. Solovieva, and Alexander S. Girshovich Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 478–483. PMCID: PMC18445 INAUGURAL ARTICLE by a Recently Elected Academy Member: Conserved water molecules contribute to the extensive network of interactions at the active site of protein kinase ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) A Shmuel Shaltiel, Sarah Cox, and Susan S. Taylor Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 484–491. PMCID: PMC18446 INAUGURAL ARTICLE by a Recently Elected Academy Member: Architectural DNA binding by a high-mobility-group/kinesin-like subunit in mammalian SWI/SNF-related complexes Weidong Wang, Tianhuai Chi, Yutong Xue, Sharleen Zhou, Ann Kuo, and Gerald R. Crabtree Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 492–498. PMCID: PMC18447 Tissue-type plasminogen activator is a target of the tumor suppressor ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) gene ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) maspin Shijie Sheng, Binh Truong, Derek Fredrickson, Ruilian Wu, Arthur B. Pardee, and Ruth Sager Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 499–504. PMCID: PMC18448 Production of a polyketide natural product in nonpolyketide-producing prokaryotic and ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) eukaryotic ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) hosts James T. Kealey, Lu Liu, Daniel V. Santi, Mary C. Betlach, and Philip J. Barr Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 505–509. PMCID: PMC18449 Cardiac reperfusion injury: Aging, lipid peroxidation, and ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) mitochondrial ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) dysfunction David T. Lucas and Luke I. Szweda Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 510–514. PMCID: PMC18450 Promoter specificity determinants of T7 RNA ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) polymerase Minqing Rong, Biao He, William T. McAllister, and Russell K. Durbin Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 515–519. PMCID: PMC18451 Thermostabilization and thermoactivation of thermolabile enzymes by trehalose and its application for the synthesis of full length ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) cDNA Piero Carninci, Yoko Nishiyama, Arthur Westover, Masayoshi Itoh, Sumiharu Nagaoka, Nobuya Sasaki, Yasushi Okazaki, Masami Muramatsu, and Yoshihide Hayashizaki Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 520–524. PMCID: PMC18452 DNA-dependent protein kinase: DNA binding and activation in the absence ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) of ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) Ku Ola Hammarsten and Gilbert Chu Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 525–530. PMCID: PMC18453 An ERp60-like protein from the filarial parasite Dirofilaria immitis has both transglutaminase and protein disulfide ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) isomerase ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) activity Ramaswamy Chandrashekar, Naotoshi Tsuji, Tony Morales, Victor Ozols, and Kapil Mehta Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 531–536. PMCID: PMC18454 A double-headed Gly-Pro-Arg-Pro ligand mimics the functions of the E domain of fibrin for promoting the end-to-end crosslinking of γ chains by factor ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) XIII aLaszlo Lorand, Kumarapuram N. Parameswaran, and S. N. Prasanna Murthy Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 537–541. PMCID: PMC18455 A two-metal ion mechanism operates in the hammerhead ribozyme-mediated cleavage of an ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) RNA ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) substrate William B. Lott, Brian W. Pontius, and Peter H. von Hippel Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 542–547. PMCID: PMC18456 Cell Biology Vascular endothelial growth factor D (VEGF-D) is a ligand for the tyrosine kinases VEGF receptor 2 (Flk1) and VEGF receptor ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) 3 ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) (Flt4) Marc G. Achen, Michael Jeltsch, Eola Kukk, Taija Mäkinen, Angela Vitali, Andrew F. Wilks, Kari Alitalo, and Steven A. Stacker Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 548–553. PMCID: PMC18457 Modulation of cell death by Bcl-x L through caspase ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) interaction Rollie J. Clem, Emily H.-Y. Cheng, Christopher L. Karp, David G. Kirsch, Kazuyoshi Ueno, Atsushi Takahashi, Michael B. Kastan, Diane E. Griffin, William C. Earnshaw, Michael A. Veliuona, and J. Marie Hardwick Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 554–559. PMCID: PMC18458 The ubiquitin-like proteins SMT3 and SUMO-1 are conjugated by the UBC9 ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) E2 ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) enzyme Sylvia E. Schwarz, Kai Matuschewski, Dimitris Liakopoulos, Martin Scheffner, and Stefan Jentsch Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 560–564. PMCID: PMC18459 UVB-induced association of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor 1/TNF receptor-associated factor-2 mediates activation of Rel ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) proteins Derek Tobin, Max van Hogerlinden, and Rune Toftgård Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 565–569. PMCID: PMC18460 The type 1 receptor (CD120a) is the high-affinity receptor for soluble tumor ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) necrosis ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) factor Matthias Grell, Harald Wajant, Gudrun Zimmermann, and Peter Scheurich Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 570–575. PMCID: PMC18461 Loss of cell adhesion in Xenopus laevis embryos mediated by the cytoplasmic domain of XLerk, an erythropoietin-producing hepatocellular ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) ligand Teri L. Jones, Lisa D. Chong, Jaebong Kim, Ren-He Xu, Hsiang-Fu Kung, and Ira O. Daar Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 576–581. PMCID: PMC18462 Cloning and characterization of hSRP1γ, a tissue-specific nuclear ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) transport ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) factor Maxence V. Nachury, Ursula W. Ryder, Angus I. Lamond, and Karsten Weis Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 582–587. PMCID: PMC18463 Developmental Biology A family of human receptors structurally related to Drosophila![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) Toll Fernando L. Rock, Gary Hardiman, Jackie C. Timans, Robert A. Kastelein, and J. Fernando Bazan Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 588–593. PMCID: PMC18464 Receptors for anti-Müllerian hormone on Leydig cells are responsible for its effects on steroidogenesis and cell ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) differentiation Chrystèle Racine, Rodolfo Rey, Maguelone G. Forest, Franck Louis, Axelle Ferré, Ilpo Huhtaniemi, Nathalie Josso, and Nathalie di Clemente Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 594–599. PMCID: PMC18465 Ecology Natal dispersal and ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) senescence Ophélie Ronce, Jean Clobert, and Manuel Massot Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 600–605. PMCID: PMC18466 Evolution Origin of the metazoan phyla: Molecular clocks confirm paleontological ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) estimates Francisco José Ayala, Andrey Rzhetsky, and Francisco J. Ayala Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 606–611. PMCID: PMC18467 Slow rate of molecular evolution in ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) high-elevation ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) hummingbirds Robert Bleiweiss Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 612–616. PMCID: PMC18468 Negative correlation between male allocation and rate of self-fertilization in a hermaphroditic ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) animal Mark O. Johnston, Bijon Das, and Walter R. Hoeh Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 617–620. PMCID: PMC18469 Genetics The atomic model of the human protective protein/cathepsin A suggests a structural basis ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) for ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) galactosialidosis Gabby Rudenko, Erik Bonten, Wim. G. J. Hol, and Alessandra d’Azzo Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 621–625. PMCID: PMC18470 Identification of the lactococcal exonuclease/recombinase and its modulation by the putative Chi ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) sequence Meriem El Karoui, Dusko Ehrlich, and Alexandra Gruss Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 626–631. PMCID: PMC18471 Release of epigenetic gene silencing by trans-acting mutations in ArabidopsisOrtrun Mittelsten Scheid, Karin Afsar, and Jerzy Paszkowski Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 632–637. PMCID: PMC18472 INAUGURAL ARTICLE by a Recently Elected Academy Member: A genetic approach for identifying critical residues in the fingers and palm subdomains of HIV-1 reverse ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) transcriptase John A. Wrobel, Shih-Fong Chao, Michael J. Conrad, Jason D. Merker, Ronald Swanstrom, Gary J. Pielak, and Clyde A. Hutchison, III Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 638–645. PMCID: PMC18473 Mutations in the MRE11, RAD50, XRS2, and MRE2 genes alter chromatin configuration at meiotic DNA double-stranded break sites in premeiotic and ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) meiotic ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) cells Kunihiro Ohta, Alain Nicolas, Munenori Furuse, Akira Nabetani, Hideyuki Ogawa, and Takehiko Shibata Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 646–651. PMCID: PMC18474 Immunology Fc receptors are required in passive and active immunity ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) to ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) melanoma Raphael Clynes, Yoshizumi Takechi, Yoichi Moroi, Alan Houghton, and Jeffrey V. Ravetch Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 652–656. PMCID: PMC18475 Hematopoietic stem cells and lymphoid progenitors express different Ikaros isoforms, and Ikaros is localized to heterochromatin in immature ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) lymphocytes Christopher A. Klug, Sean J. Morrison, Marilyn Masek, Kyungmin Hahm, Stephen T. Smale, and Irving L. Weissman Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 657–662. PMCID: PMC18476 5-Lipoxygenase expression in Langerhans cells of normal human ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) epidermis Rainer Spanbroek, Hans-Jürgen Stark, Uwe Janßen-Timmen, Stefan Kraft, Markus Hildner, Thomas Andl, Franz-Xaver Bosch, Norbert E. Fusenig, Thomas Bieber, Olof Rådmark, Bengt Samuelsson, and Andreas J. R. Habenicht Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 663–668. PMCID: PMC18477 Isolation of a high-affinity stable single-chain Fv specific for mesothelin from DNA-immunized mice by phage display and construction of a recombinant immunotoxin with anti-tumor ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) activity Partha S. Chowdhury, Jaye L. Viner, Richard Beers, and Ira Pastan Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 669–674. PMCID: PMC18478 Medical Sciences Uric acid, a natural scavenger of peroxynitrite, in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis and multiple ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) sclerosis D. C. Hooper, S. Spitsin, R. B. Kean, J. M. Champion, G. M. Dickson, I. Chaudhry, and H. Koprowski Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 675–680. PMCID: PMC18479 Mechanisms underlying nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug-mediated ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) apoptosis Timothy A. Chan, Patrice J. Morin, Bert Vogelstein, and Kenneth W. Kinzler Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 681–686. PMCID: PMC18480 Inability of keratinocytes lacking their specific transglutaminase to form cross-linked envelopes: Absence of envelopes as a simple diagnostic test for ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) lamellar ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) ichthyosis Saewha Jeon, Philippe Djian, and Howard Green Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 687–690. PMCID: PMC18481 Rapid noninvasive detection of experimental atherosclerotic lesions with novel 99mTc-labeled diadenosine ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) tetraphosphates David R. Elmaleh, Jagat Narula, John W. Babich, Artiom Petrov, Alan J. Fischman, Ban-An Khaw, Eliezer Rapaport, and Paul C. Zamecnik Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 691–695. PMCID: PMC18482 Transgenic mice carrying an imbalance in the native ratio of A to B forms of progesterone receptor exhibit developmental abnormalities in ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) mammary ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) glands G. Shyamala, X. Yang, G. Silberstein, M. H. Barcellos-Hoff, and E. Dale Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 696–701. PMCID: PMC18483 Specific interaction of HTLV tax protein and a human type IV neuronal intermediate filament ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) protein Thipparthi Raghavendar Reddy, Xinqiang Li, Ying Jones, Mark H. Ellisman, Gee Y. Ching, Ronald K. H. Liem, and Flossie Wong-Staal Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 702–707. PMCID: PMC18484 Measurement of cell proliferation by labeling of DNA with stable isotope-labeled glucose: Studies in vitro, in animals, and in ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) humans Derek C. Macallan, Catherine A. Fullerton, Richard A. Neese, Katherine Haddock, Sunny S. Park, and Marc K. Hellerstein Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 708–713. PMCID: PMC18485 OB-Rb gene transfer to leptin-resistant islets reverses diabetogenic ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) phenotype May-Yun Wang, Kazunori Koyama, Michio Shimabukuro, Christopher B. Newgard, and Roger H. Unger Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 714–718. PMCID: PMC18486 FRAXA and FRAXE: Evidence against segregation distortion and for an effect of intermediate alleles on learning ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) disability J. W. Teague, N. E. Morton, N. R. Dennis, G. Curtis, N. McKechnie, J. N. Macpherson, A. Murray, M. C. Pound, A. J. Sharrock, S. A. Youings, and P. A. Jacobs Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 719–724. PMCID: PMC18487 The early phase of engraftment after murine blood cell transplantation is mediated by hematopoietic ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) stem ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) cells J. Mark J. M. Zijlmans, Jan W. M. Visser, Laurens Laterveer, Karin Kleiverda, Diana P. M. Heemskerk, Philip M. Kluin, Roel Willemze, and Willem E. Fibbe Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 725–729. PMCID: PMC18488 Microbiology TcpP protein is a positive regulator of virulence gene expression in Vibrio choleraeClaudia C. Häse and John J. Mekalanos Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 730–734. PMCID: PMC18489 Neurobiology 5-Hydroxytryptamine 2A serotonin receptors in the primate cerebral cortex: Possible site of action of hallucinogenic and antipsychotic drugs in pyramidal cell ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) apical ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) dendrites Robert L. Jakab and Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 735–740. PMCID: PMC18490 Leptin activates distinct projections from the dorsomedial and ventromedial hypothalamic ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) nuclei Joel K. Elmquist, Rexford S. Ahima, Carol F. Elias, Jeffrey S. Flier, and Clifford B. Saper Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 741–746. PMCID: PMC18491 Cortical areas supporting category learning identified using functional ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) MRI P. J. Reber, C. E. L. Stark, and L. R. Squire Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 747–750. PMCID: PMC18492 Molecular determinant of ion selectivity of a (Na + + K +)-coupled rat brain ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) glutamate ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) transporter Yumin Zhang, Annie Bendahan, Ruth Zarbiv, Michael P. Kavanaugh, and Baruch I. Kanner Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 751–755. PMCID: PMC18493 Social Sciences Economic Sciences Initial cash/asset ratio and asset prices: An ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) experimental ![](corehtml/pmc/pmcents/x2009.gif) study Gunduz Caginalp, David Porter, and Vernon Smith Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 756–761. PMCID: PMC18494 Correction Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 762. PMCID: PMC56002 Corrects: Kenneth H. Kraemer. Sunlight and skin cancer: Another link revealed. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1997 January 7; 94(1): 11–14. |