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Volume 95(2);  January 20, 1998
Commentary
Self-defense: The fruit fly 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 experimental 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
Evolution of dendritic patterns during alloy solidification: Onset of the initial 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 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
Tracking the motion of chemisorbed molecules on their adsorption 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) 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 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 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 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 coli
Elena 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
Conserved water molecules contribute to the extensive network of interactions at the active site of protein kinase 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
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 gene 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 eukaryotic 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 mitochondrial 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 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 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 of 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 isomerase 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 XIIIa
Laszlo 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 RNA 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 3 (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-xL through caspase 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 E2 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 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 necrosis 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 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 transport 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 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 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 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 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 high-elevation 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 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 for 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 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 Arabidopsis
Ortrun Mittelsten Scheid, Karin Afsar, and Jerzy Paszkowski
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 632–637.
PMCID: PMC18472
A genetic approach for identifying critical residues in the fingers and palm subdomains of HIV-1 reverse 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 meiotic 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 to 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 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 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 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 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 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 lamellar 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 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 mammary 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 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 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 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 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 stem 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 cholerae
Claudia C. Häse and John J. Mekalanos
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 January 20; 95(2): 730–734.
PMCID: PMC18489
Neurobiology
5-Hydroxytryptamine2A serotonin receptors in the primate cerebral cortex: Possible site of action of hallucinogenic and antipsychotic drugs in pyramidal cell apical 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 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 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 glutamate 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 experimental 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.
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