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Olivera, Baldomero M.; McIntosh, J. Michael | Novel post-translational modification involving bromination of tryptophan: identification of the residue, L-6-bromotryptophan, in peptides from Conus imperialis and Conus radiatus venom | We report a novel post-translational modification involving halogenation of tryptophan in peptides recovered from the venom of carnivorous marine cone snails (Conus). The residue, L-6-bromotryptophan, was identified in the sequence of a heptapeptide, isolated from Conus imperialis, a worm-hunting... | Conotoxins; Conus imperialis; Conus radiatus; L-6-bromotryptophan | 1997 |
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Olivera, Baldomero M. | Novel venom peptides from the cone snail Conus pulicarius discovered through next-generation sequencing of its venom duct transcriptome | The venom peptides (i.e., conotoxins or conopeptides) that species in the genus Conus collectively produce are remarkably diverse, estimated to be around 50,000 to 140,000, but the pace of discovery and characterization of these peptides have been rather slow. To date, only a minor fraction have be... | | 2012 |
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Olivera, Baldomero M.; McIntosh, J. Michael | Nuclear magnetic resonance solution conformation of α-conotoxin AuIB, an α3ß4 subtype-selective neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist | The neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors constitute a highly diverse group, with subtypes consisting of pentameric combinations of α and ß subunits. α-Conotoxins are a homologous series of small peptides that antagonize these receptors. We present the three-dimensional solution structure ... | Conotoxins; a-conotoxin AuIB | 2000 |
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Beckerle, Mary C. | Nuclear-cytoplasmic shuttling of the focal contact protein, zyxin: a potential mechanism for communication between sites of cell adhesion and the nucleus | Integrin-dependent cell adhesion to specific extracellular matrix molecules has been demonstrated to trigger dramatic changes in gene expression that can affect cell fate. However, little is understood about the molecular mechanism by which events at sites of cell-substratum adhesion are communicate... | Zyxin; Cytosol; Nuclear export signal | 1997 |
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Seger, Jon | Numerical method for estimating coefficients of relationship in a langur troop | The average coefficient of relationship ( r ij) among the members of a social group is expected to influence the evolution of any trait that affects the average fitness of group members other than the bearer of the trait. It is usually impossible to write a general expression for r ij , because it... | Mating; Reproduction; Trait | 1977 |
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Sperry, John S. | Observations of reaction fibers in leaves of dicotyledons | HALLE, OLDEMAN, AND TOMLINSON (1978) have discussed the transference of function between compound leaves and plagiotropic branches in the context of tree architecture. In trees conforming to Cook's model (see Halle, Oldeman, & Tomlinson, 1978), plagiotropic branches resemble compound leaves in their... | Reaction fibers; Compound leaves | 1982 |
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Sperry, John S. | Observations on the structure and function of hydathodes in Blechnum lehmanii | The fronds of many ferns in the Polypodiaceae (Ogura, 1972) and Cyatheaceae (Weiler, cited in Lippmann, 1925) possess swollen vein endings associated with specialized adaxial epidermal cells. Their structure is similar in all ferns (Gardiner, 1883; Potonie, 1892; Poirault, 1893; Goebel, 1930; Gutten... | Hydathodes; Blechnum lehmannii; Root pressure; Secretion | 1983 |
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Crespo, Jose Guillermo | Olfactory modulation of pre-flight shivering behavior in male moths | In nocturnal moths olfaction is the predominant sensory modality shaping many of the adult animal?s activities, including reproduction. A two-component pheromone blend is sufficient to elicit the typical zigzag upwind flight behavior in Helicoverpa zea males. However, before flight can be initiated,... | thermoregulation, warm-up, flight, sex pheromone, Noctuidae, insect Department: Biology | 2011-01-02 |
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Olivera, Baldomero M. | On a potential global role for vitamin K-dependent γ-carboxylation in animal systems | The vitamin K-dependent γ-carboxylation of glutamate to γ-carboxyglutamate was originally well characterized in the mammalian blood clotting cascade. γ-Carboxyglutamate has also been found in a number of other mammalian proteins and in neuropeptides from the venoms of marine snails belonging to... | Carboxylation; Glutamate; Carboxyglutamate; Carboxylase mRNA; Conantokin G | 2001 |
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Olivera, Baldomero M. | On the mechanism of the polynucleotide joining reaction | Polynucleotide-joining enzymes (ligases) have been identified in uninfected and phage-infected Escherichia coli (Gellert, 1967; Olivera and Lehman, 1967a; Zimmerman et al., 1967; Gefter et al., 1967; Weiss and Richardson, 1967a; Cozzarelli et al., 1967). Both types of enzyme catalyze the synthesis o... | Enzyme-AMP; Enzyme-Adenylate; DNA-Adenylate; Poly dt-Adenylate; Pyrophosphate bond | 1968 |
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Coley, Phyllis D. | On tropical forests and their pests | Biologists have long been intrigued by the diversity of tropical forests, where 1 hectare may hold more than 650 tree species-more than in all of Canada and the continental United States. Eco- logical theory suggests that if species are too similar in their resource use, one will out- compete the ot... | | 2014-01-01 |
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Coley, Phyllis D. | On turning green into gold | Anthropogenic effects on the climate and biodiversity of our planet are among the most troubling and perhaps irreversible threats facing scientists, policymakers, and citizens. Yet many scientists are reluctant or unsure of how to apply their expertise in basic science to these pressing real-world p... | Bioprospecting; Drug discovery; Active compounds; Panama | 2008 |
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Goller, Franz | Ontogeny of song lateralization in juvenile northern cardinals | In adult northern cardinals (Cardinatte cardinalis), the left and right sides of the syrinx cover different vocal registers such (hat fundamental frequencies below about 3.5 or 4 kHz are produced only by the left syrinx and higher frequencies are produced primarily by the light syrinx. | Motor control; FM sweep; Subsong | 1998 |
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Jorgensen, Erik | Open syntaxin docks synaptic vesicles | Synaptic vesicles dock to the plasma membrane at synapses to facilitate rapid exocytosis. Docking was originally proposed to require the soluble N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive fusion attachment protein receptor (SNARE) proteins; however, perturbation studies suggested that docking was independent of the... | | 2007 |
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Beckerle, Mary C. | Opposing roles of zyxin/LPP ACTA repeats and the LIM domain region in cell-cell adhesion | Cadherins mediate cell-cell adhesion by linking cell junctions to actin networks. Although several actin regulatory systems have been implicated in cell-cell adhesion, it remains unclear how such systems drive cadherin-actin network formation and how they are regulated to coincide with initiation o... | Zyxin; Actin; Cadherin; LIM domains; VASP | 2006 |
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Adler, Frederick R. | Optimal tempo and defence for consumers of multiple resources | Ecological models of behaviour are typically based on the assumption that decisions can be evaluated with a single resource currency. Here we present models that predict the tactics of consumers collecting two nutritionally distinct resources: fuel that is used for activity and food used for growth ... | Defence; Optimal foraging; Provisioning | 2003 |
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Adler, Frederick R. | Optimization, conflict, and nonoverlapping foraging ranges in ants | An organism's foraging range depends on the behavior of neighbors, the dynamics of resources, and the availability of information. We use a well-studied population of the red harvester ant Pogonomyrmex barbatus to develop and independently parameterize models that include these three factors. The mo... | Colony; Space; Model | 2003 |
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Ehleringer, James R. | Orientation and slope preference in barrel cactus (Ferocactus acanthodes) at its northern distribution limit | Microsite distribution and diurnal tissue temperature fluctuations were measured in Ferocactus acanthodes (barrel cactus) at its northern distribution limit in the Beaver Dam Mountains of southwestern Utah. At this location, barrel cacti were limited to south-facing slopes. Orientation (azimuth an... | Ferocactus acanthodes; Barrel cactus; Slope preference | 1984 |
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Gesteland, Raymond F.; Atkins, John F. | Origin and destiny of adenovirus proteins | Lytic infection of human cells by adenovirus proceeds by a temporal expression of genes. Classically two phases have been defined: an early phase, which includes events occurring before the onset of DNA synthesis (8 hours), and a late phase, including events whose existence depends on the onset of... | Protein Biosynthesis; DNA, Viral; Adenoviridae; RNA, Viral; Time Factors | 1975 |
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Ehleringer, James R. | Oxygen isotope ratios of waters and respired CO2 in Amazonian forest and pasture ecosystems | The oxygen isotope ratio (d18O, SMOW) of atmospheric CO2 is a powerful indicator of large-scale CO2 exchange on land. Oxygen isotopic exchange between CO2 and water in leaves and soils controls the d18O of atmospheric CO2. Currently there is little empirical information on the spatial and temporal ... | Amazonia; Carbon dioxide (CO2); Oxygen isotope ratio; Photosynthesis; Respiration; Stable isotope ratio; Tropical forests | 2005 |
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Gesteland, Raymond F.; Atkins, John F.; Baranov, Pavel V. | P-site tRNA is a crucial initiator of ribosomal frameshifting | The expression of some genes requires a high proportion of ribosomes to shift at a specific site into one of the two alternative frames. This utilized frameshifting provides a unique tool for studying reading frame control. Peptidyl-tRNA slippage has been invoked to explain many cases of programmed ... | Translation; Recoding; Kinetic Model; Frameshifting; Ribosome | 2004 |
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Olivera, Baldomero M. | P-superfamily conopeptides | The present invention is directed to P-superfamily conopeptides, to DNA encoding precursors of the P-superfamily conopeptides and to the precursor peptides. | | 2006 |
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Capecchi, Mario R. | Paralogous mouse Hox genes, Hoxa9, Hoxb9, and Hoxd9, function together to control development of the mammary gland in response to pregnancy. | Although the role of Hox genes in patterning the mammalian body plan has been studied extensively during embryonic and fetal development, relatively little is known concerning Hox gene function in adult animals. Analysis of mice with mutant Hoxa9, Hoxb9, and Hoxd9 genes shows that these paralogous g... | Embryonic and Fetal Development; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Genotype; Mice, Knockout | 1999-01 |
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Seger, Jon | Parasites and sex | Parasites of many kinds have long been recognized as important regulators of population size (e.g., May, 1983b), but only during the last decade or two have they been widely viewed as the protagonists in fast-paced (and long-running) evolutionary thrillers involving subtle features of the biochemis... | Cost of sex | 1988 |
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Farmer, Colleen G. | Parental care: the key to understanding endothermy and other convergent features in birds and mammals | Birds and mammals share a number of features that are remarkably similar but that have evolved independently. One of these characters, endothermy, has been suggested to have played a cardinal role in avian and mammalian evolution. I hypothesize that it is parental care, rather than endothermy, that ... | Evolution; Metabolism; Convergence | 2000 |
