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Volume 88(3);  February 1, 1991
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Structural analysis of the interaction between the human immunodeficiency virus Rev protein and the Rev response element.
J Kjems, M Brown, D D Chang, and P A Sharp
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 683–687.
PMCID: PMC50877
Regulation of ferritin and heme oxygenase synthesis in rat fibroblasts by different forms of iron.
R S Eisenstein, D Garcia-Mayol, W Pettingell, and H N Munro
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 688–692.
PMCID: PMC50878
Capture of flanking DNA by a P element in Drosophila melanogaster: creation of a transposable element.
S I Tsubota and D V Huong
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 693–697.
PMCID: PMC50879
Binary system for regulating transgene expression in mice: targeting int-2 gene expression with yeast GAL4/UAS control elements.
D M Ornitz, R W Moreadith, and P Leder
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 698–702.
PMCID: PMC50880
Phosphoramidon blocks the pressor activity of porcine big endothelin-1-(1-39) in vivo and conversion of big endothelin-1-(1-39) to endothelin-1-(1-21) in vitro.
E G McMahon, M A Palomo, W M Moore, J F McDonald, and M K Stern
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 703–707.
PMCID: PMC50881
Depletion of extrinsic pathway inhibitor (EPI) sensitizes rabbits to disseminated intravascular coagulation induced with tissue factor: evidence supporting a physiologic role for EPI as a natural anticoagulant.
P M Sandset, B J Warn-Cramer, L V Rao, S L Maki, and S I Rapaport
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 708–712.
PMCID: PMC50882
Measuring time to the doctorate: reinterpretation of the evidence.
W G Bowen, G Lord, and J A Sosa
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 713–717.
PMCID: PMC50883
Negative supercoiling of DNA facilitates an interaction between transcription factor IID and the fibroin gene promoter.
M Mizutani, T Ohta, H Watanabe, H Handa, and S Hirose
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 718–722.
PMCID: PMC50884
Photoreceptor peripherin is the normal product of the gene responsible for retinal degeneration in the rds mouse.
G Connell, R Bascom, L Molday, D Reid, R R McInnes, and R S Molday
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 723–726.
PMCID: PMC50885
Calcium channels from Cyprinus carpio skeletal muscle.
M Grabner, K Friedrich, H G Knaus, J Striessnig, F Scheffauer, R Staudinger, W J Koch, A Schwartz, and H Glossmann
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 727–731.
PMCID: PMC50886
Sequence requirement for peptide recognition by rat brain p21ras protein farnesyltransferase.
Y Reiss, S J Stradley, L M Gierasch, M S Brown, and J L Goldstein
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 732–736.
PMCID: PMC50887
Cord factor (alpha,alpha-trehalose 6,6'-dimycolate) inhibits fusion between phospholipid vesicles.
B J Spargo, L M Crowe, T Ioneda, B L Beaman, and J H Crowe
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 737–740.
PMCID: PMC50888
Electron probe microanalysis of calcium release and magnesium uptake by endoplasmic reticulum in bee photoreceptors.
O Baumann, B Walz, A V Somlyo, and A P Somlyo
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 741–744.
PMCID: PMC50889
Effects of binocular deprivation on the development of clustered horizontal connections in cat striate cortex.
E M Callaway and L C Katz
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 745–749.
PMCID: PMC50890
Signal transduction in bacteria: CheW forms a reversible complex with the protein kinase CheA.
J A Gegner and F W Dahlquist
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 750–754.
PMCID: PMC50891
GTPase-activating protein interactions with the viral and cellular Src kinases.
B K Brott, S Decker, J Shafer, J B Gibbs, and R Jove
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 755–759.
PMCID: PMC50892
Conversion of human choriogonadotropin into a follitropin by protein engineering.
R K Campbell, D M Dean-Emig, and W R Moyle
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 760–764.
PMCID: PMC50893
Direct and synergistic effects of interleukin 11 on murine hemopoiesis in culture.
M Musashi, Y C Yang, S R Paul, S C Clark, T Sudo, and M Ogawa
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 765–769.
PMCID: PMC50894
Mutated recombinant human heavy-chain ferritins and myelosuppression in vitro and in vivo: a link between ferritin ferroxidase activity and biological function.
H E Broxmeyer, S Cooper, S Levi, and P Arosio
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 770–774.
PMCID: PMC50895
Polarized expression of cytokines in cell conjugates of helper T cells and splenic B cells.
A Kupfer, T R Mosmann, and H Kupfer
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 775–779.
PMCID: PMC50896
Cholinergic depletion prevents expansion of topographic maps in somatosensory cortex.
S L Juliano, W Ma, and D Eslin
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 780–784.
PMCID: PMC50897
Expression of a conserved cell-type-specific protein in nerve terminals coincides with synaptogenesis.
S Catsicas, D Larhammar, A Blomqvist, P P Sanna, R J Milner, and M C Wilson
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 785–789.
PMCID: PMC50898
Herpes simplex virus latency-associated transcript is a stable intron.
M J Farrell, A T Dobson, and L T Feldman
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 790–794.
PMCID: PMC50899
Cardiac fibroblasts are predisposed to convert into myocyte phenotype: specific effect of transforming growth factor beta.
M Eghbali, R Tomek, C Woods, and B Bhambi
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 795–799.
PMCID: PMC50900
Identification of a T-cell-specific transcriptional enhancer located 3' of C gamma 1 in the murine T-cell receptor gamma locus.
D M Spencer, Y H Hsiang, J P Goldman, and D H Raulet
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 800–804.
PMCID: PMC50901
Glutamate and 2-amino-4-phosphonobutyrate evoke an increase in potassium conductance in retinal bipolar cells.
A A Hirano and P R MacLeish
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 805–809.
PMCID: PMC50902
Genetic and molecular characterization of tube, a Drosophila gene maternally required for embryonic dorsoventral polarity.
A Letsou, S Alexander, K Orth, and S A Wasserman
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 810–814.
PMCID: PMC50903
Splice-mediated insertion of an Alu sequence inactivates ornithine delta-aminotransferase: a role for Alu elements in human mutation.
G A Mitchell, D Labuda, G Fontaine, J M Saudubray, J P Bonnefont, S Lyonnet, L C Brody, G Steel, C Obie, and D Valle
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 815–819.
PMCID: PMC50904
Transition from one revolving cluster to two revolving clusters in the ground-state rotational bands of nuclei in the lanthanon region.
L Pauling
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 820–823.
PMCID: PMC50905
Comparison of long and short forms of the prolactin receptor on prolactin-induced milk protein gene transcription.
L Lesueur, M Edery, S Ali, J Paly, P A Kelly, and J Djiane
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 824–828.
PMCID: PMC50906
Rapid induction of the c-jun protooncogene in the avian oviduct by the antiestrogen tamoxifen.
C K Lau, M Subramaniam, K Rasmussen, and T C Spelsberg
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 829–833.
PMCID: PMC50907
Propeptide of a precursor to a plant vacuolar protein required for vacuolar targeting.
K Matsuoka and K Nakamura
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 834–838.
PMCID: PMC50908
Drift, admixture, and selection in human evolution: a study with DNA polymorphisms.
A M Bowcock, J R Kidd, J L Mountain, J M Hebert, L Carotenuto, K K Kidd, and L L Cavalli-Sforza
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 839–843.
PMCID: PMC50909
Inhibition of growth of experimental prostate cancer with sustained delivery systems (microcapsules and microgranules) of the luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone antagonist SB-75.
E Korkut, L Bokser, A M Comaru-Schally, K Groot, and A V Schally
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 844–848.
PMCID: PMC50910
Cloning of murine ferrochelatase.
D A Brenner and F Frasier
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 849–853.
PMCID: PMC50911
cAMP stimulation of acetylcholine receptor expression is mediated through posttranslational mechanisms.
W N Green, A F Ross, and T Claudio
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 854–858.
PMCID: PMC50912
Expression of the bacterioopsin gene in Halobacterium halobium using a multicopy plasmid.
M P Krebs, T Hauss, M P Heyn, U L RajBhandary, and H G Khorana
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 859–863.
PMCID: PMC50913
Homologous recombination in Leishmania enriettii.
J F Tobin, A Laban, and D F Wirth
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 864–868.
PMCID: PMC50914
Molecular cloning and chromosomal localization of the murine homolog of the human helix-loop-helix gene SCL.
C G Begley, J Visvader, A R Green, P D Aplan, D Metcalf, I R Kirsch, and N M Gough
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 869–873.
PMCID: PMC50915
Root communication among desert shrubs.
B E Mahall and R M Callaway
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 874–876.
PMCID: PMC50916
Molecular basis of the activation of the tumorigenic potential of Gag-insulin receptor chimeras.
B Poon, D Dixon, L Ellis, R A Roth, W J Rutter, and L H Wang
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 877–881.
PMCID: PMC50917
Heme-protein fission under nondenaturing conditions.
M L Smith, J Paul, P I Ohlsson, K Hjortsberg, and K G Paul
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 882–886.
PMCID: PMC50918
Molecular localization of the t(11;22)(q24;q12) translocation of Ewing sarcoma by chromosomal in situ suppression hybridization.
L Selleri, G G Hermanson, J H Eubanks, K A Lewis, and G A Evans
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 887–891.
PMCID: PMC50919
Model for the structure of the lipid bilayer.
R W Pastor, R M Venable, and M Karplus
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 892–896.
PMCID: PMC50920
In vitro neurons in mammalian cortical layer 4 exhibit intrinsic oscillatory activity in the 10- to 50-Hz frequency range.
R R Llinás, A A Grace, and Y Yarom
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 897–901.
PMCID: PMC50921
Thyrotropin-luteinizing hormone/chorionic gonadotropin receptor extracellular domain chimeras as probes for thyrotropin receptor function.
Y Nagayama, H L Wadsworth, G D Chazenbalk, D Russo, P Seto, and B Rapoport
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 902–905.
PMCID: PMC50922
Cyclic AMP mediates the direct antiproliferative action of mismatched double-stranded RNA.
H R Hubbell, J E Boyer, P Roane, and R M Burch
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 906–910.
PMCID: PMC50923
Mutational activation of the c-Ha-ras gene in liver tumors of different rodent strains: correlation with susceptibility to hepatocarcinogenesis.
A Buchmann, R Bauer-Hofmann, J Mahr, N R Drinkwater, A Luz, and M Schwarz
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 911–915.
PMCID: PMC50924
Kinetics of self-assembly of alpha alpha-tropomyosin coiled coils from unfolded chains.
J M Mo, M E Holtzer, and A Holtzer
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 916–920.
PMCID: PMC50925
CGG: an unassigned or nonsense codon in Mycoplasma capricolum.
T Oba, Y Andachi, A Muto, and S Osawa
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 921–925.
PMCID: PMC50926
Guanosine 5'-[beta-thio]triphosphate selectively activates calcium signaling in mast cells.
F von zur Mühlen, F Eckstein, and R Penner
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 926–930.
PMCID: PMC50927
cDNA cloning and sequencing of human fibrillarin, a conserved nucleolar protein recognized by autoimmune antisera.
J P Aris and G Blobel
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 931–935.
PMCID: PMC50928
Single-step selection for Ty1 element retrotransposition.
M J Curcio and D J Garfinkel
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 936–940.
PMCID: PMC50929
The transcriptional transactivator of human foamy virus maps to the bel 1 genomic region.
A Rethwilm, O Erlwein, G Baunach, B Maurer, and V ter Meulen
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 941–945.
PMCID: PMC50930
Free radical-derived quinone methide mediates skin tumor promotion by butylated hydroxytoluene hydroperoxide: expanded role for electrophiles in multistage carcinogenesis.
K Z Guyton, P Bhan, P Kuppusamy, J L Zweier, M A Trush, and T W Kensler
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 946–950.
PMCID: PMC50931
Transgenic mice susceptible to poliovirus.
S Koike, C Taya, T Kurata, S Abe, I Ise, H Yonekawa, and A Nomoto
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 951–955.
PMCID: PMC50932
Molecular genetic basis for complex flagellar antigen expression in a triphasic serovar of Salmonella.
N H Smith and R K Selander
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 956–960.
PMCID: PMC50933
Promotion of central cholinergic and dopaminergic neuron differentiation by brain-derived neurotrophic factor but not neurotrophin 3.
B Knüsel, J W Winslow, A Rosenthal, L E Burton, D P Seid, K Nikolics, and F Hefti
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 961–965.
PMCID: PMC50934
Cloning of the DNA-binding subunit of human nuclear factor kappa B: the level of its mRNA is strongly regulated by phorbol ester or tumor necrosis factor alpha.
R Meyer, E N Hatada, H P Hohmann, M Haiker, C Bartsch, U Röthlisberger, H W Lahm, E J Schlaeger, A P van Loon, and C Scheidereit
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 966–970.
PMCID: PMC50935
Purification of the active C5a receptor from human polymorphonuclear leukocytes as a receptor-Gi complex.
T E Rollins, S Siciliano, S Kobayashi, D N Cianciarulo, V Bonilla-Argudo, K Collier, and M S Springer
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 971–975.
PMCID: PMC50936
Sequence determination and modeling of structural motifs for the smallest monomeric aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase.
Y M Hou, K Shiba, C Mottes, and P Schimmel
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 976–980.
PMCID: PMC50937
A 45-kDa protein antigenically related to band 3 is selectively expressed in kidney mitochondria.
L S Ostedgaard, M L Jennings, L P Karniski, and V L Schuster
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 981–985.
PMCID: PMC50938
Suppression of human immunodeficiency virus expression in chronically infected monocytic cells by glutathione, glutathione ester, and N-acetylcysteine.
T Kalebic, A Kinter, G Poli, M E Anderson, A Meister, and A S Fauci
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 986–990.
PMCID: PMC50939
Peptide-induced antiviral protection by cytotoxic T cells.
M Schulz, R M Zinkernagel, and H Hengartner
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 991–993.
PMCID: PMC50940
Is the cygnet the quintessential baryon?
I E Segal
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 994–998.
PMCID: PMC50941
Zinc fingers, zinc clusters, and zinc twists in DNA-binding protein domains.
B L Vallee, J E Coleman, and D S Auld
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 999–1003.
PMCID: PMC50942
Specific initiation by RNA polymerase I in a whole-cell extract from yeast.
M C Schultz, S Y Choe, and R H Reeder
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1004–1008.
PMCID: PMC50943
Spontaneous solubilization of membrane-bound human testis angiotensin-converting enzyme expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells.
M R Ehlers, Y N Chen, and J F Riordan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1009–1013.
PMCID: PMC50944
Continuous microspectrophotometric measurement of DNA polymerase activity: application to the Klenow fragment of Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 reverse transcriptase.
J G Baillon, N T Nashed, J M Sayer, and D M Jerina
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1014–1018.
PMCID: PMC50945
Cloning and expression of a rat brain alpha 2B-adrenergic receptor.
C S Flordellis, D E Handy, M R Bresnahan, V I Zannis, and H Gavras
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1019–1023.
PMCID: PMC50946
Accurate and efficient RNA polymerase II transcription with a soluble nuclear fraction derived from Drosophila embryos.
R T Kamakaka, C M Tyree, and J T Kadonaga
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1024–1028.
PMCID: PMC50947
FKB1 encodes a nonessential FK 506-binding protein in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and contains regions suggesting homology to the cyclophilins.
G Wiederrecht, L Brizuela, K Elliston, N H Sigal, and J J Siekierka
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1029–1033.
PMCID: PMC50948
Temporal and spatial patterns of transgene expression in aging adult mice provide insights about the origins, organization, and differentiation of the intestinal epithelium.
S M Cohn, K A Roth, E H Birkenmeier, and J I Gordon
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1034–1038.
PMCID: PMC50949
Cloning by differential screening of a Xenopus cDNA coding for a protein highly homologous to cdc2.
J Paris, R Le Guellec, A Couturier, K Le Guellec, F Omilli, J Camonis, S MacNeill, and M Philippe
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1039–1043.
PMCID: PMC50950
CD11c/CD18 on neutrophils recognizes a domain at the N terminus of the A alpha chain of fibrinogen.
J D Loike, B Sodeik, L Cao, S Leucona, J I Weitz, P A Detmers, S D Wright, and S C Silverstein
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1044–1048.
PMCID: PMC50951
Heterochromatic features of an 11-megabase transgene in brain cells.
L Manuelidis
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1049–1053.
PMCID: PMC50952
Recombinant fusion protein identified by lepromatous sera mimics native Mycobacterium leprae in T-cell responses across the leprosy spectrum.
S Laal, Y D Sharma, H K Prasad, A Murtaza, S Singh, S Tangri, R S Misra, and I Nath
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1054–1058.
PMCID: PMC50953
The role of envelope proteins in hepatitis B virus assembly.
V Bruss and D Ganem
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1059–1063.
PMCID: PMC50954
Insect immune response to bacterial infection is mediated by eicosanoids.
D W Stanley-Samuelson, E Jensen, K W Nickerson, K Tiebel, C L Ogg, and R W Howard
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1064–1068.
PMCID: PMC50955
Precerebellin is a cerebellum-specific protein with similarity to the globular domain of complement C1q B chain.
Y Urade, J Oberdick, R Molinar-Rode, and J I Morgan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1069–1073.
PMCID: PMC50956
In vivo T-cell activation by staphylococcal enterotoxin B prevents outgrowth of a malignant tumor.
K A Newell, J D Ellenhorn, D S Bruce, and J A Bluestone
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1074–1078.
PMCID: PMC50957
Cloned Erwinia chrysanthemi out genes enable Escherichia coli to selectively secrete a diverse family of heterologous proteins to its milieu.
S Y He, M Lindeberg, A K Chatterjee, and A Collmer
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1079–1083.
PMCID: PMC50958
Corrections
Site-directed mutagenesis of a plant viral satellite RNA changes its phenotype from ameliorative to necrogenic
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1084.
PMCID: PMC363356
Corrects: D E Sleat, et al. Site-directed mutagenesis of a plant viral satellite RNA changes its phenotype from ameliorative to necrogenic. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 April; 87(8): 2946–2950.
Vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus is correlated with the absence of high-affinity/avidity maternal antibodies to the gp 120 principal neutralizing domain
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1991 February 1; 88(3): 1084.
PMCID: PMC363358
Corrects: Y Devash, et al. Vertical transmission of human immunodeficiency virus is correlated with the absence of high-affinity/avidity maternal antibodies to the gp120 principal neutralizing domain. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1990 May; 87(9): 3445–3449.
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