Cell biology. ER-to-Golgi traffic--this bud's for you     

Brittle EE  Waters MG 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2000,289(5478):403-404

How do protein-transporting vesicles, which bud from the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), specifically dock to, and fuse with, the Golgi apparatus? In their Perspective, Brittle and Waters discuss new work (Allan et al.) suggesting that some vesicle-associated docking and fusion proteins are "programmed" during vesicle budding from the ER and direct downstream events that occur during fusion of these transport vesicles with the membranes of the Golgi.  相似文献   

Early results from the infrared astronomical satellite     

Neugebauer G  Beichman CA  Soifer BT  Aumann HH  Chester TJ  Gautier TN  Gillett FC  Hauser MG  Houck JR  Lonsdale CJ  Low FJ  Young ET 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1984,224(4644):14-21

For 10 months the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) provided astronomers with what might be termed their first view of the infrared sky on a clear, dark night. Without IRAS, atmospheric absorption and the thermal emission from both the atmosphere and Earthbound telescopes make the task of the infrared astronomer comparable to what an optical astronomer would face if required to work only on cloudy afternoons. IRAS observations are serving astronomers in the same manner as the photographic plates of the Palomar Observatory Sky Survey; just as the optical survey has been used by all astronomers for over three decades, as a source of quantitative information about the sky and as a "roadmap" for future observations, the results of IRAS will be studied for years to come. IRAS has demonstrated the power of infrared astronomy from space. Already, from a brief look at a miniscule fraction of the data available, we have learned much about the solar system, about nearby stars, about the Galaxy as a whole and about distant extragalactic systems. Comets are much dustier than previously thought. Solid particles, presumably the remnants of the star-formation process, orbit around Vega and other stars and may provide the raw material for planetary systems. Emission from cool interstellar material has been traced throughout the Galaxy all the way to the galactic poles. Both the clumpiness and breadth of the distribution of this material were previously unsuspected. The far-infrared sky away from the galactic plane has been found to be dominated by spiral galaxies, some of which emit more than 50 percent and as much as 98 percent of their energy in the infrared-an exciting and surprising revelation. The IRAS mission is clearly the pathfinder for future missions that, to a large extent, will be devoted to the discoveries revealed by IRAS.  相似文献   

Fabrication of atomic-scale structures on si(001) surfaces     

Salling CT  Lagally MG 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1994,265(5171):502-506

The scanning tunneling microscope has been used to define regular crystalline structures at room temperature by removing atoms from the silicon (001) surface. A single atomic layer can be removed to define features one atom deep and create trenches with ordered floors. Segments of individual dimer rows can be removed to create structures with atomically straight edges and with lateral features as small as one dimer wide. Conditions under which such removal is possible are defined, and a mechanism is proposed.  相似文献   

Surface observations for the evaluation of geophysical measurements from seasat     

Wilkerson JC  Brown RA  Cardone VJ  Coons RE  Loomis AA  Overland JE  Peteherych S  Pierson WJ  Woiceshyn PM  Wurtele MG 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1979,204(4400):1408-1410

The surface observations used in the initial assessment of Seasat are discussed with emphasis on their ability to describe the synoptic-scale winds over the ocean.  相似文献   

The imaging photopolarimeter experiment on pioneer 11     

Baker AL  Baker LR  Beshore E  Blenman C  Castillo ND  Chen YP  Doose LR  Elston JP  Fountain JW  Gehrels T  Kendall JH  Kenknight CE  Norden RA  Swindell W  Tomasko MG  Coffeen DL 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1975,188(4187):468-472

For 2 weeks continuous imaging, photometry, and polarimetry observations were made of Jupiter and the Galilean satellites in red and blue light from Pioneer 11. Measurements of Jupiter's north and south polar regions were possible because the spacecraft trajectory was highly inclined to the planet's equatorial plane. One of the highest resolution images obtained is presented here along with a comparison of a sample of our photometric and polarimetric data with a simple model. The data seem consistent with increased molecular scattering at high latitudes.  相似文献   

Correction of ADA-SCID by stem cell gene therapy combined with nonmyeloablative conditioning     

Aiuti A  Slavin S  Aker M  Ficara F  Deola S  Mortellaro A  Morecki S  Andolfi G  Tabucchi A  Carlucci F  Marinello E  Cattaneo F  Vai S  Servida P  Miniero R  Roncarolo MG  Bordignon C 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2002,296(5577):2410-2413

Hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) gene therapy for adenosine deaminase (ADA)-deficient severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) has shown limited clinical efficacy because of the small proportion of engrafted genetically corrected HSCs. We describe an improved protocol for gene transfer into HSCs associated with nonmyeloablative conditioning. This protocol was used in two patients for whom enzyme replacement therapy was not available, which allowed the effect of gene therapy alone to be evaluated. Sustained engraftment of engineered HSCs with differentiation into multiple lineages resulted in increased lymphocyte counts, improved immune functions (including antigen-specific responses), and lower toxic metabolites. Both patients are currently at home and clinically well, with normal growth and development. These results indicate the safety and efficacy of HSC gene therapy combined with nonmyeloablative conditioning for the treatment of SCID.  相似文献   

Inactivation of TNF signaling by rationally designed dominant-negative TNF variants     

Steed PM  Tansey MG  Zalevsky J  Zhukovsky EA  Desjarlais JR  Szymkowski DE  Abbott C  Carmichael D  Chan C  Cherry L  Cheung P  Chirino AJ  Chung HH  Doberstein SK  Eivazi A  Filikov AV  Gao SX  Hubert RS  Hwang M  Hyun L  Kashi S  Kim A  Kim E  Kung J  Martinez SP  Muchhal US  Nguyen DH  O'Brien C  O'Keefe D  Singer K  Vafa O  Vielmetter J  Yoder SC  Dahiyat BI 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》2003,301(5641):1895-1898

Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a key regulator of inflammatory responses and has been implicated in many pathological conditions. We used structure-based design to engineer variant TNF proteins that rapidly form heterotrimers with native TNF to give complexes that neither bind to nor stimulate signaling through TNF receptors. Thus, TNF is inactivated by sequestration. Dominant-negative TNFs represent a possible approach to anti-inflammatory biotherapeutics, and experiments in animal models show that the strategy can attenuate TNF-mediated pathology. Similar rational design could be used to engineer inhibitors of additional TNF superfamily cytokines as well as other multimeric ligands.  相似文献   

Effect of Chemical Treatment Prior to Storage on Viability and Growth of Cottonseed     

Lambou MG  King GS  Condon MZ 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1948,108(2812):563-564

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Phytoplankton algae: nutrient concentrations and growth     

Holmes P  Kelly MG  Hornberger GM  O'brien WJ 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1973,180(4092):1298-1300

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Stress diffusion along the san andreas fault at parkfield, california   总被引：1，自引：0，他引：1  

Malin PE  Alvarez MG 《Science (New York, N.Y.)》1992,256(5059):1005-1007

Beginning in January 1990, the epicenters of microearthquakes associated with a 12-month increase in seismicity near Parkfield, California, moved northwest to southeast along the San Andreas fault. During this sequence of events, the locally variable rate of cumulative seismic moment increased. This increase implies a local increase in fault slip. These data suggest that a southeastwardly diffusing stress front propagated along the San Andreas fault at a speed of 30 to 50 kilometers per year. Evidently, this front did not load the Parkfield asperities fast enough to produce a moderate earthquake; however, a future front might do so.  相似文献