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ATP, the main biological energy currency, is synthesized from ADP and inorganic phosphate by ATP synthase in an energy-requiring reaction. The F1 portion of ATP synthase, also known as F1-ATPase, functions as a rotary molecular motor: in vitro its gamma-subunit rotates against the surrounding alpha3beta3 subunits, hydrolysing ATP in three separate catalytic sites on the beta-subunits. It is widely believed that reverse rotation of the gamma-subunit, driven by proton flow through the associated F(o) portion of ATP synthase, leads to ATP synthesis in biological systems. Here we present direct evidence for the chemical synthesis of ATP driven by mechanical energy. We attached a magnetic bead to the gamma-subunit of isolated F1 on a glass surface, and rotated the bead using electrical magnets. Rotation in the appropriate direction resulted in the appearance of ATP in the medium as detected by the luciferase-luciferin reaction. This shows that a vectorial force (torque) working at one particular point on a protein machine can influence a chemical reaction occurring in physically remote catalytic sites, driving the reaction far from equilibrium. 相似文献
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Nonsense mutation in the glucokinase gene causes early-onset non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. 总被引:37,自引:0,他引:37
N Vionnet M Stoffel J Takeda K Yasuda G I Bell H Zouali S Lesage G Velho F Iris P Passa 《Nature》1992,356(6371):721-722
Maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) is a form of non-insulin-dependent (type 2) diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) which is characterized by an early age at onset and an autosomal dominant mode of inheritance. Except for these features, the clinical characteristics of patients with MODY are similar to those with the more common late-onset form(s) of NIDDM. Previously we observed tight linkage between DNA polymorphisms in the glucokinase gene on the short arm of chromosome 7 and NIDDM in a cohort of sixteen French families having MODY. Glucokinase is an enzyme that catalyses the formation of glucose-6-phosphate from glucose and may be involved in the regulation of insulin secretion and integration of hepatic intermediary metabolism. Because the glucokinase gene was a candidate for the site of the genetic lesion in these families, we scanned this gene for mutations. Here we report the identification of a nonsense mutation in the gene encoding glucokinase and its linkage with early-onset diabetes in one family. To our knowledge, this result is the first evidence implicating a mutation in a gene involved in glucose metabolism in the pathogenesis of NIDDM. 相似文献
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Summary From the marine spongeCacospongia scalaris, scalaradial1, desacetylscalaradial2, and heteronemin3 were isolated. Compound2 showed potent cell growth inhibition. The stereochemistry of3 is briefly discussed.Acknowledgments. The authors are grateful to Prof. T. Hase and Mr R. Nakai for collecting the sponge and to Dr s. Tanida for the sponge identification. 相似文献
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Tbx5 and Tbx4 genes determine the wing/leg identity of limb buds 总被引:4,自引:0,他引:4
Takeuchi JK Koshiba-Takeuchi K Matsumoto K Vogel-Höpker A Naitoh-Matsuo M Ogura K Takahashi N Yasuda K Ogura T 《Nature》1999,398(6730):810-814
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Tabata S Kaneko T Nakamura Y Kotani H Kato T Asamizu E Miyajima N Sasamoto S Kimura T Hosouchi T Kawashima K Kohara M Matsumoto M Matsuno A Muraki A Nakayama S Nakazaki N Naruo K Okumura S Shinpo S Takeuchi C Wada T Watanabe A Yamada M Yasuda M Sato S de la Bastide M Huang E Spiegel L Gnoj L O'Shaughnessy A Preston R Habermann K Murray J Johnson D Rohlfing T Nelson J Stoneking T Pepin K Spieth J Sekhon M Armstrong J Becker M Belter E Cordum H Cordes M Courtney L Courtney W Dante M Du H 《Nature》2000,408(6814):823-826
The genome of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana has been sequenced by an international collaboration, The Arabidopsis Genome Initiative. Here we report the complete sequence of chromosome 5. This chromosome is 26 megabases long; it is the second largest Arabidopsis chromosome and represents 21% of the sequenced regions of the genome. The sequence of chromosomes 2 and 4 have been reported previously and that of chromosomes 1 and 3, together with an analysis of the complete genome sequence, are reported in this issue. Analysis of the sequence of chromosome 5 yields further insights into centromere structure and the sequence determinants of heterochromatin condensation. The 5,874 genes encoded on chromosome 5 reveal several new functions in plants, and the patterns of gene organization provide insights into the mechanisms and extent of genome evolution in plants. 相似文献
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The Rho family of GTPases have important roles in the morphogenesis of the dendritic spines of neurons in the brain and synaptic plasticity by modulating the organization of the actin cytoskeleton. Here we used two-photon fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy to monitor the activity of two Rho GTPases-RhoA and Cdc42-in single dendritic spines undergoing structural plasticity associated with long-term potentiation in CA1 pyramidal neurons in cultured slices of rat hippocampus. When long-term volume increase was induced in a single spine using two-photon glutamate uncaging, RhoA and Cdc42 were rapidly activated in the stimulated spine. These activities decayed over about five minutes, and were then followed by a phase of persistent activation lasting more than half an hour. Although active RhoA and Cdc42 were similarly mobile, their activity patterns were different. RhoA activation diffused out of the stimulated spine and spread over about 5 μm along the dendrite. In contrast, Cdc42 activation was restricted to the stimulated spine, and exhibited a steep gradient at the spine necks. Inhibition of the Rho-Rock pathway preferentially inhibited the initial spine growth, whereas the inhibition of the Cdc42-Pak pathway blocked the maintenance of sustained structural plasticity. RhoA and Cdc42 activation depended on Ca(2+)/calmodulin-dependent kinase (CaMKII). Thus, RhoA and Cdc42 relay transient CaMKII activation to synapse-specific, long-term signalling required for spine structural plasticity. 相似文献
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In situ observations of spontaneous contractions of the peripheral lymphatic vessels in the rat mesentery: effects of temperature 总被引:2,自引:0,他引:2
By means of an intracellular glass microelectrode, action potential changes were successfully recorded in situ from the endothelial cells of rat mesenteric lymphatics over the temperature range of 27-40 degrees C. The frequency of action potential and the lymphatic contraction rate correlated well with temperature. 相似文献
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Yokoi N Komeda K Wang HY Yano H Kitada K Saitoh Y Seino Y Yasuda K Serikawa T Seino S 《Nature genetics》2002,31(4):391-394
The autoimmune disease type 1 diabetes mellitus (insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM) has a multifactorial etiology. So far, the major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is the only major susceptibility locus that has been identified for this disease and its animal models. The Komeda diabetes-prone (KDP) rat is a spontaneous animal model of human type 1 diabetes in which the major susceptibility locus Iddm/kdp1 accounts, in combination with MHC, for most of the genetic predisposition to diabetes. Here we report the positional cloning of Iddm/kdp1 and identify a nonsense mutation in Cblb, a member of the Cbl/Sli family of ubiquitin-protein ligases. Lymphocytes of the KDP rat infiltrate into pancreatic islets and several tissues including thyroid gland and kidney, indicating autoimmunity. Similar findings in Cblb-deficient mice are caused by enhanced T-cell activation. Transgenic complementation with wildtype Cblb significantly suppresses development of the KDP phenotype. Thus, Cblb functions as a negative regulator of autoimmunity and Cblb is a major susceptibility gene for type 1 diabetes in the rat. Impairment of the Cblb signaling pathway may contribute to human autoimmune diseases, including type 1 diabetes. 相似文献