gebhart/patrepeval huggingface dataset:
Mesenchyme Forkhead 1 ( FOXC2 ) plays a key role in metastasis and is associated with aggressive basal-like breast cancers (2007)

The metastatic spread of epithelial cancer cells from the primary tumor to distant organs mimics the cell migrations that occur during embryogenesis. Using gene expression profiling, we have found that the FOXC2 transcription factor, which is involved in specifying mesenchymal cell fate during embryogenesis, is associated with the metastatic capabilities of cancer cells. FOXC2 expression is required for the ability of murine mammary carcinoma cells to metastasize to the lung, and overexpression of FOXC2 enhances the metastatic ability of mouse mammary carcinoma cells. We show that FOXC2 expression is induced in cells undergoing epithelial-mesenchymal transitions (EMTs) triggered by a number of signals, including TGF-beta1 and several EMT-inducing transcription factors, such as Snail, Twist, and Goosecoid. FOXC2 specifically promotes mesenchymal differentiation during an EMT and may serve as a key mediator to orchestrate the mesenchymal component of the EMT program. Expression of FOXC2 is significantly correlated with the highly aggressive basal-like subtype of human breast cancers. These observations indicate that FOXC2 plays a central role in promoting invasion and metastasis and that it may prove to be a highly specific molecular marker for human basal-like breast cancers.
Electromechanical Carbon Nanotube Switches for High-Frequency Applications (2006)

We describe the fabrication and characterization of a nanoelectromechanical (NEM) switch based on carbon nanotubes. Our NEM structure consists of single-walled nanotubes (SWNTs) suspended over shallow trenches in a SiO(2) layer, with a Nb pull electrode beneath. The nanotube growth is done on-chip using a patterned Fe catalyst and a methane chemical vapor deposition (CVD) process at 850 degrees C. Electrical measurements of these devices show well-defined ON and OFF states as a dc bias up to a few volts is applied between the CNT and the Nb pull electrode. The CNT switches were measured to have speeds that are 3 orders of magnitude higher than MEMS-based electrostatically driven switches, with switching times down to a few nanoseconds, while at the same time requiring pull voltages less than 5 V.
Beach Processes and the Erosion of Coastal Properties (1997)

Considerable advances have been made in understanding coastal processes, ranging from assessments of the spectra of waves generated during storms to the morphodynamic responses of beaches. The objective of this paper is to review these advances in the light of their application to analyses of coastal erosion. It is concluded that while these advances permit improved mitigation of coastal problems and more scientifically based management practice, application of the technology remains limited due to inadequate training of practitioners.
Detection of a novel avian influenza A (H7N9) virus in humans by multiplex one-step real-time RT-PCR assay (2014)

These results demonstrate that the multiplex assay detected the novel avian H7N9 virus with high specificity and sensitivity, which is essential for the early diagnosis and treatment of infected patients.
Studies in Mixed Ester Condensations. IV. Acylations with Methyl Dimethoxyacetate1 (1956)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTStudies in Mixed Ester Condensations. IV. Acylations with Methyl Dimethoxyacetate1E. Earl Royals and A. G. Robinson IIICite this: J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1956, 78, 16, 4161–4164Publication Date (Print):August 1, 1956Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 August 1956https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/ja01597a083https://doi.org/10.1021/ja01597a083research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views466Altmetric-Citations18LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts
The acid‐stable proteinase inhibitor of human mucous secretions (HUSI‐I, antileukoprotease) (1986)

The complete amino acid sequence of human antileukoprotease has been determined by direct sequencing of the inhibitory active protein isolated from seminal plasma (HUSI-I) and by sequence analysis of cDNA reverse-transcribed from mRNA prepared from cervical tissue. The inhibitor (Mr 11726) consists of 107 amino acid residues including 16 cysteines presumably forming disulfide bonds. The molecule comprises two consecutive domains which are homologous to each other, to the second domain of the basic protease inhibitor from Red Sea turtle (chelonianin) and to both domains of the whey proteins of rat and mouse. Both domains contain a pattern of cysteines known as the 'four-disulfide-core' that has also been found in wheat germ agglutinin and neurophysin.
Pathogenesis of Idiopathic Scoliosis (1999)

Melatonin deficiency secondary to pinealectomy alone does not produce scoliosis if the quadrupedal condition is maintained. The bipedal condition, such as that in chickens or humans, plays an important role in the development of scoliosis. The findings suggest a critical influence of a postural mechanism for the development of scoliosis.
Basic and clinical neuroscience applications of embryonic stem cells (2001)

There have been recent dramatic advances in our understanding of the molecular mechanisms governing the elaboration of mature tissue-specific cellular subpopulations from embryonic stem (ES) cells. These investigations have generated a range of new biological and potential therapeutic reagents to allow us to dissect specific stages of mammalian development that were previously experimentally inaccessible. Ultimately, we will be able to reconstitute seminal signaling pathways to promote regeneration of the nervous system. Totipotent ES cells possess an unlimited proliferative capacity that make them attractive candidates for use in a series of innovative transplantation paradigms. Elucidation of the molecular and physiologic properties of ES cells also has important implications for our understanding of the integrative cellular processes underlying neural induction, patterning of the neural tube, neural lineage restriction and commitment, neuronal differentiation, regional neuronal subtype specification, and the specific pathological consequences of alterations in discrete components of these fundamental neurodevelopmental pathways. In addition, recent experimental observations suggest that neurodegenerative disease pathology may involve alterations in a range of progressive neural inductive and neurodevelopmental events through novel biological mechanisms that result in sublethal impairments in cellular homeostasis within evolving regional neuronal precursor populations containing the mutant proteins, culminating in increased vulnerability of their differentiated neuronal progeny to late-onset apoptosis. Future discoveries in ES cell research will offer unique conceptual and therapeutic perspectives that representing an alternative to neural stem cell therapeutic strategies for ameliorating the pathologic consequences of a broad range of genetic and acquired insults to the developing, adult, and aging brain. Evolving regenerative strategies for both neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative diseases will likely involve the targeting of vulnerable regional neural precursor populations during "presymptomatic" clinicopathological stages prior to the occurrence of irrevocable neural cell injury and cell death.
Synthesis of Defect-Free FAU-Type Zeolite Membranes and Separation for Dry and Moist CO2/N2 Mixtures (2005)

In this paper, the effects of synthesis conditions, including the seeding approach, gel composition, and hydrothermal treatment process, on the quality of porous α-alumina-supported Y-type FAU membranes were studied. Defect-free, pure NaY-type zeolite membranes have been synthesized and investigated for separation of equimolar CO2/N2 mixtures under dry and moist conditions at atmospheric pressure. At room temperature, the CO2 selectivity was about 31.2 for the CO2/N2 dry gas mixture with a CO2 permeance of 2.1 × 10-8 mol/m2·Pa·s. The addition of water vapor to the feed stream decreased the permeance for both CO2 and N2 in a temperature range of 23−200 °C. The existence of water vapor significantly enhanced the CO2 selectivity at 110−200 °C but drastically lowered the CO2 selectivity below 80 °C. At 200 °C, with increasing water partial pressure, the CO2 selectivity increased and then decreased after reaching a maximum of 4.6 at a water partial pressure of 12.3 kPa.
Olefin‐Metathesis Catalysts for the Preparation of Molecules and Materials (Nobel Lecture) (2006)

Metathesis reactions are among the most important processes in organic synthesis. The decisive breakthrough in making these reactions practical for industrial purposes, which range from the synthesis of polymers to pharmaceuticals, came with the discovery of the reaction mechanism by Yves Chauvin and the targeted development of transition-metal-based metathesis catalysts by Richard Schrock and Robert Grubbs. The winners of the Chemistry Nobel Prize in 2005 present first-hand accounts of these developments.
Photoluminescence and photostimulated luminescence of Tb3+ and Eu3+ in zeolite-Y (2000)

Tb 3+ and Eu3+ were codoped in zeolite-Y. Their photoluminescence and photostimulated luminescence were investigated. Due to the dissipation of excitation energy by OH vibrations, the luminescence from the hydrated zeolite containing Tb3+ and Eu3+ prepared at room temperature is very weak. However, the luminescence is enhanced greatly when the sample was treated at 800 °C. Strong photostimulated luminescence of both Tb3+ and Eu3+ was detected in the sample prepared at 800 °C. The photostimulated luminescence of Tb3+ is due to the recombination of electrons with Tb4+ ions, while the photostimulated luminescence of Eu3+ is caused by energy transfer from Tb3+ to Eu3+. The existence of Tb4+ and Eu2+ ions is due to charge transfer from Eu3+ to Tb3+. The occurrence of photostimulated luminescence and discrete emission lines in blue (434 nm), green (543 nm), and red (611 nm) colors indicate that this material has potential applications in white light-emitting devices and erasable optical storage.
Metabolism of Gibberellin A12-7-Aldehyde by Soybean Cotyledons and Its Use in Identifying Gibberellin A7 as an Endogenous Gibberellin (1986)

The level of gibberellin(GA)-like material in cotyledons of soybean (Glycine max L.) was highest at mid-pod fill-about 10 nanograms GA(3) equivalents per gram fresh weight of tissue, assayed in the immersion dwarf rice bioassay. This amount is about 1000-fold less than levels in Pisum and Phaseolus seed, other legume species whose spectrum of endogenous gibberellins (GAs) is well known. The metabolism of [(14)C]-GA(12)-7-aldehyde (GA(12)ald)-the universal GA precursor-by intact, mid-pod-fill, soybean cotyledons and their cell-free extracts was investigated. In 4 hours, extracts converted GA(12)ald to two products-[(14)C]GA(12) (42% yield) and [(14)C]GA(15) (7%). Within 5 minutes, intact embryos converted GA(12)ald to [(14)C]GA(12) and [(14)C]GA(15) in 15% yield; 4 hour incubations afforded at least 22 products (96% total yield). The putative [(14)C]GA(12) was identified as a product of [(14)C]GA(12)ald metabolism on the basis of co-chromatography with authentic GA(12) on a series of reversed and normal phase high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and thin-layer chromatography (TLC) systems, and by a dual feed of the putative [(14)C]GA(12) and authentic [(14)C]GA(12) to cotyledons of both peas and soybeans. The [(14)C]GA(15) was identified as a metabolite of [(14)C]GA(12)ald by capillary gas chromatography (GC)-mass-spectrometry-selected ion monitoring, GC-radiocounting, HPLC, and TLC. By adding the [(14)C] metabolites of [(14)C]GA(12)ald to a different and larger extract (about 0.2 kg fresh weight of soybean reproductive tissue) and purifying endogenous substances co-chromatographing with these metabolites, at least two GA-like substances were obtained and one identified as GA(7) by GC-mass spectrometry. Since [(14)C]GA(9) was not found as a [(14)C]metabolite of [(14)C]GA(12)ald, soybean embryos might have a pathway for biosynthesis of active, C-19 gibberellins like that of the cucurbits; GA(12)ald --> GA(12) --> GA(15) --> GA(24) --> GA(36) --> GA(4) --> GA(7).
The Role of α4 Integrin and Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in Murine Experimental Autoimmune Thyroiditis (1996)

Mouse-thyroglobulin (MTg)-sensitized spleen cells activated in vitro with MTg induce a lymphocytic form of experimental autoimmune thyroiditis (EAT) whereas activation of the same cell population with MTg in the presence of anti-interleukin 2 receptor antibody (M7/20) induces a granulomatous form of EAT. The thyroid infiltrate in both lymphocytic and granulomatous EAT includes both CD4+ and CD8+ T cells and CD4+ T cells are the primary effector cells for both forms of EAT. This investigation was undertaken to begin to define the roles of alpha 4 integrin, and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) in the migration of CD4+ and CD8+ T cells to the thyroid in EAT. The studies presented here demonstrate the expression of alpha 4 integrin and ICAM-1 on CD4+ and CD8+ T cells infiltrating the thyroid and the expression of vascular cell adhesion molecule (VCAM) and ICAM-1 on thyroid cells of mice with EAT. The effects of anti-alpha 4 and anti-ICAM mAb administration on EAT severity in recipient mice was also determined. Anti-alpha 4 administration reduced or abolished lymphocyte infiltration in the thyroid resulting in reduced severity of both lymphocytic and granulomatous EAT. In contrast, anti-ICAM mAb had little effect on EAT severity. These results suggest that these two adhesion molecules exhibit differential functional roles in the modulation of EAT disease severity and that alpha 4-VCAM interactions may be of particular importance in trafficking of effector cells to the thyroid.
Retention at the cis-Golgi and delayed degradation of tissue-non-specific alkaline phosphatase with an Asn153→Asp substitution, a cause of perinatal hypophosphatasia (2002)

Tissue-non-specific alkaline phosphatase (TNSALP) is an ectoenzyme anchored to the plasma membrane via glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI). A TNSALP mutant with an Asn153→Asp (N153D) substitution was reported in a foetus diagnosed with perinatal hypophosphatasia (Mornet, Taillandier, Peyramaure, Kaper, Muller, Brenner, Bussiere, Freisinger, Godard, Merrer et al. (1998) Eur. J. Hum. Genet. 6, 308–314). When expressed ectopically in COS-1 cells, the wild-type TNSALP formed active non-covalently associated dimers, whereas TNSALP (N153D) formed aberrant disulphide-bonded high-molecular-mass aggregates devoid of enzyme activity. Cell-surface biotinylation and digestion with phosphatidylinositol-specific phospholipase C showed that TNSALP (N153D) failed to reach the cell surface. Instead, double immunofluorescence demonstrated that TNSALP (N153D) partially co-localized with a cis-Golgi marker (GM-130) at the steady-state. Upon treatment with brefeldin A, TNSALP (N153D) was still co-localized with GM-130, further supporting the finding that this mutant is localized in the cis-Golgi. Consistent with morphological results, pulse—chase experiments showed that newly synthesized TNSALP (N153D) remained endo-β-N-acetylglucosaminidase H-sensitive throughout the chase. Eventually, after a prolonged chase time, the mutant was found to be partly degraded in a proteasome-dependent manner. Since the mutant TNSALP was significantly labelled with [3H]ethanolamine, a component of GPI, comparable with the wild-type enzyme, it is unlikely that the abortive synthesis of the mutant is due to a defect in GPI-attachment. Interestingly, when asparagine was replaced by glutamine at position 153 (N153D), TNSALP (N153Q) was indistinguishable from the wild-type enzyme in terms of its molecular properties, suggesting the possible importance of amino acids with a polar amide group at position 153. Taken together, these findings indicate that replacing asparagine with aspartic acid at position 153 causes misfolding and incorrect assembly of TNSALP, which results in its retention at the cis-Golgi en route to the cell surface, followed by a delayed degradation, presumably as part of a quality-control process. We postulate that the molecular basis of the perinatal hypophosphatasia associated with TNSALP (N153D) is due to the absence of mature TNSALP at the cell surface.
Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of cellulose: Effect of ethanol on enzymatic saccharification of cellulose (1985)

It was confirmed that simultaneous saccharification and fermentation are effective for accelerating enzymatic saccharification of cellulose. In this work, the effects of ethanol on the saccharification of tissue paper by Trichoderma cellulase (Meicelase CEPB) have been investigated. The following results were obtained. (1) Saccharification was inhibited by at least 0.2M ethanol. (2) Less than 4M ethanol did not affect the enzymatic activities of beta-glucosidase and endoglucanase (C(x)) at all. The thermal stability of endoglucanase was not also varied by ethanol. (3) It is suggested that ethanol depresses the adsorption of exoglucanase on cellulose. (4) The rate expression of saccharification of cellulose in the presence of ethanol is proposed. (5) The inhibititory effect of ethanol was found to become more significant in the later stages of the reaction than just the initial stage.
Inhibitors of proteases prevent endonucleolysis accompanying apoptotic death of HL-60 leukemic cells and normal thymocytes. (1992)

Exposure of human promyelocytic leukemic HL-60 cells to the topoisomerase I inhibitor camptothecin (CAM) triggers endonucleolytic activity and apoptotic death of these cells. The nucleolytic effect is seen 2-4 h after drug addition and is highly selective to cells progressing through S phase. Concomitant with degradation of DNA, which is preferential to the nucleosomal DNA linker sections, extensive proteolysis takes place in these cells. Cellular RNA, however, is initially degraded to a much lesser degree than DNA or protein. Both endonucleolysis and proteolysis triggered by CAM in S-phase HL-60 cells can be prevented by the protease inhibitors N-tosyl-L-phenylalanylchloromethyl ketone (TPCK), N-tosyl-L-lysylchloromethyl ketone (TLCK) or partly by N-tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester (TAME), added simultaneously with CAM, or up to 30 min after exposure to CAM, at their respective concentrations known to inhibit proteases. The protective effect of these protease inhibitors on DNA degradation cannot be due to the suppression of cell progression through S phase because cells still replicate DNA in their presence, albeit at a reduced rate. Furthermore, TPCK and TLCK protect rat thymocytes against endonucleolysis induced by prednisolone. In the latter cell system, (considered a classic model of apoptosis), endonucleolysis, which primarily affects G0/G1 cells, is unrelated to cell progression through S phase. The present data suggest that the endonucleolysis and proteolysis which accompany apoptotic cell death are coupled, and the proteolytic step is needed for DNA degradation to occur.
Reliable broadband communication using a burst erasure correcting code (1990)

Traditionally, a transport protocol corrects errors in a computer communication network using a simple ARQ protocol. With the arrival of broadband networks, forward error correction is desirable as a complement to ARQ. This paper describes a simplified Reed-Solomon erasure correction coder architecture, adapted for congestion loss in a broadband network. Simulations predict it can both encode and decode at rates up to 1 gigabit per second in a custom 1 micron CMOS VLSI chip.
CD73–Adenosine: A Next-Generation Target in Immuno-Oncology (2016)

Cancer immunotherapy has entered in a new era with the development of first-generation immune checkpoint inhibitors targeting the PD1/PD-L1 and CTLA-4 pathways. In this context, considerable research effort is being deployed to find the next generation of cancer immunotherapeutics. The CD73-adenosine axis constitutes one of the most promising pathways in immuno-oncology. We and others have demonstrated the immunosuppressive role of CD73-adenosine in cancer and established proof-of-concept that the targeted blockade of CD73 or adenosine receptors could effectively promote anti-tumor immunity and enhance the activity of first-generation immune checkpoint blockers. With Phase I clinical trials now underway evaluating anti-CD73 or anti-A2A therapies in cancer patients, we here discuss the fundamental, preclinical and clinical findings related to the role of the CD73-adenosinergic pathway in tumor immunity.
Increased levels of apoptosis in the prefusion neural folds underlie the craniofacial disorder, Treacher Collins syndrome (2000)

Treacher Collins syndrome (TCS) is an autosomal dominant disorder of human craniofacial development that results from loss-of-function mutations in the gene TCOF1. Although this gene has been demonstrated to encode the nucleolar phosphoprotein treacle, the developmental mechanism underlying TCS remains elusive, particularly as expression studies have shown that the murine orthologue, Tcof1, is widely expressed. To investigate the molecular pathogenesis of TCS, we replaced exon 1 of Tcof1 with a neomycin-resistance cassette via homologous recombination in embryonic stem cells. Tcof1 heterozygous mice die perinatally as a result of severe craniofacial anomalies that include agenesis of the nasal passages, abnormal development of the maxilla, exencephaly and anophthalmia. These defects arise due to a massive increase in the levels of apoptosis in the prefusion neural folds, which are the site of the highest levels of Tcof1 expression. Our results demonstrate that TCS arises from haploinsufficiency of a protein that plays a crucial role in craniofacial development and indicate that correct dosage of treacle is essential for survival of cephalic neural crest cells.