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TL;DR: The nucleoids of Escherichia coli are shown to be preserved as a fine-stranded fibrillar nucleoplasm by an OsO4 fixation under defined conditions: acetate-veronal buffer pH 6, presence of Ca++ and amino acids, stabilization with uranyl-acetate before dehydration.
Abstract: The nucleoids of Escherichia coli, independently of the physiological state of the bacteria, are shown to be preserved as a fine-stranded fibrillar nucleoplasm by an OsO(4) fixation under defined conditions: acetate-veronal buffer pH 6, presence of Ca(++) and amino acids, stabilization with uranyl-acetate before dehydration. The same fixation procedure applied to the DNA of vegetative phage reveals a pool of homogeneous fibrillar structure very similar to the nucleoplasm. The "versene test," which produces a coarse coagulation of these plasms, emphasizes the similar behaviour of the pool and the nucleoids. The heads of mature phage are preserved in their true polyhedral shape by the standard fixation procedure, although they may be badly distorted when fixed under different conditions. Lanthanum nitrate and uranyl-acetate are shown to increase markedly the contrast of both phage and cytoplasm. The consequences of the fibrillar structure of the genetic material are discussed in relation to the probable division process.
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University of Pennsylvania1, New York University2, National Institutes of Health3, National Institute for Health and Welfare4, Cardiff University5, University of Bonn6, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine7, Harvard University8, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey9, Rutgers University10, Columbia University11, University of Louisville12, University College London13, Uppsala University14, University of Utah15, University of California, Irvine16, Queen's University Belfast17, Virginia Commonwealth University18, University of California, Los Angeles19, University of Helsinki20, University of Geneva21, University of Queensland22, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai23, University of Iowa24, Washington University in St. Louis25, University of Toronto26
TL;DR: The GSMA produced significant genomewide evidence for linkage on chromosome 2q and suggests that some or all of these regions contain loci that increase susceptibility to schizophrenia in diverse populations.
Abstract: Schizophrenia is a common disorder with high heritability and a 10-fold increase in risk to siblings of probands. Replication has been inconsistent for reports of significant genetic linkage. To assess evidence for linkage across studies, rank-based genome scan meta-analysis (GSMA) was applied to data from 20 schizophrenia genome scans. Each marker for each scan was assigned to 1 of 120 30-cM bins, with the bins ranked by linkage scores (1 = most significant) and the ranks averaged across studies (R(avg)) and then weighted for sample size (N(sqrt)[affected casess]). A permutation test was used to compute the probability of observing, by chance, each bin's average rank (P(AvgRnk)) or of observing it for a bin with the same place (first, second, etc.) in the order of average ranks in each permutation (P(ord)). The GSMA produced significant genomewide evidence for linkage on chromosome 2q (PAvgRnk<.000417). Two aggregate criteria for linkage were also met (clusters of nominally significant P values that did not occur in 1,000 replicates of the entire data set with no linkage present): 12 consecutive bins with both P(AvgRnk) and P(ord)<.05, including regions of chromosomes 5q, 3p, 11q, 6p, 1q, 22q, 8p, 20q, and 14p, and 19 consecutive bins with P(ord)<.05, additionally including regions of chromosomes 16q, 18q, 10p, 15q, 6q, and 17q. There is greater consistency of linkage results across studies than has been previously recognized. The results suggest that some or all of these regions contain loci that increase susceptibility to schizophrenia in diverse populations.
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TL;DR: In this paper, an effective low-energy lagrangian for gauge theories based on local supersymmetry spontaneously broken at an intermediate energy between the weak interaction and the Planck scale is obtained.
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TL;DR: Theoretically, many-body localized (MBL) systems exhibit a new kind of robust integrability: an extensive set of quasilocal integrals of motion emerges, which provides an intuitive explanation of the breakdown of thermalization as mentioned in this paper.
Abstract: Thermalizing quantum systems are conventionallydescribed by statistical mechanics at equilib-rium. However, not all systems fall into this category, with many-body localization providinga generic mechanism for thermalization to fail in strongly disordered systems. Many-bodylocalized (MBL) systems remain perfect insulators at nonzero temperature, which do notthermalize and therefore cannot be describedusing statistical mechanics. This Colloquiumreviews recent theoretical and experimental advances in studies of MBL systems, focusing onthe new perspective provided by entanglement and nonequilibrium experimental probes suchas quantum quenches. Theoretically, MBL systems exhibit a new kind of robust integrability: anextensive set of quasilocal integrals of motion emerges, which provides an intuitive explanationof the breakdown of thermalization. A description based on quasilocal integrals of motion isused to predict dynamical properties of MBL systems, such as the spreading of quantumentanglement, the behavior of local observables, and the response to external dissipativeprocesses. Furthermore, MBL systems can exhibit eigenstate transitions and quantum ordersforbidden in thermodynamic equilibrium. An outline isgiven of the current theoretical under-standing of the quantum-to-classical transitionbetween many-body localized and ergodic phasesand anomalous transport in the vicinity of that transition. Experimentally, synthetic quantumsystems, which are well isolated from an external thermal reservoir, provide natural platforms forrealizing the MBL phase. Recent experiments with ultracold atoms, trapped ions, superconductingqubits, and quantum materials, in which different signatures of many-body localization have beenobserved, are reviewed. This Colloquium concludes by listing outstanding challenges andpromising future research directions.
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TL;DR: New insulin-secreting cell lines established from cells isolated from an x-ray-induced rat transplantable insulinoma indicate that INS-1 cells have remained stable and retain a high degree of differentiation which should make them a suitable model for studying various aspects of beta-cell function.
Abstract: New insulin-secreting cell lines (INS-1 and INS-2) were established from cells isolated from an x-ray-induced rat transplantable insulinoma. The continuous growth of these cells was found to be dependent on the reducing agent 2-mercaptoethanol. Removal of this thiol compound caused a 15-fold drop in total cellular glutathione levels. These cells proliferated slowly (population doubling time about 100 h) and, in general, showed morphological characteristics typical of native beta-cells. Most cells stained positive for insulin and did not react with antibodies against the other islet hormones. The content of immunoreactive insulin was about 8 micrograms/10(6) cells, corresponding to 20% of the native beta-cell content. These cells synthesized both proinsulin I and II and displayed conversion rates of the two precursor hormones similar to those observed in rat islets. However, glucose failed to stimulate the rate of proinsulin biosynthesis. In static incubations, glucose stimulated insulin secretion from floating cell clusters or from attached cells. Under perifusion conditions, 10 mM but not 1 mM glucose enhanced secretion 2.2-fold. In the presence of forskolin and 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, increase of glucose concentration from 2.8-20 mM caused a 4-fold enhancement of the rate of secretion. Glucose also depolarized INS-1 cells and raised the concentration of cytosolic Ca2+. This suggests that glucose is still capable of eliciting part of the ionic events at the plasma membrane, which leads to insulin secretion. The structural and functional characteristics of INS-1 cells remained unchanged over a period of 2 yr (about 80 passages). Although INS-2 cells have not been fully characterized, their insulin content was similar to that of INS-1 cells and they also remain partially sensitive to glucose as a secretagogue. INS-1 cells retain beta-cell surface antigens, as revealed by reactivity with the antigangloside monoclonal antibodies R2D6 and A2B5. These findings indicate that INS-1 cells have remained stable and retain a high degree of differentiation which should make them a suitable model for studying various aspects of beta-cell function.
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JoAnn E. Manson | 270 | 1819 | 258509 |
Joseph L. Goldstein | 207 | 556 | 149527 |
Kari Stefansson | 206 | 794 | 174819 |
David Baltimore | 203 | 876 | 162955 |
Mark I. McCarthy | 200 | 1028 | 187898 |
Michael S. Brown | 185 | 422 | 123723 |
Yang Gao | 168 | 2047 | 146301 |
Napoleone Ferrara | 167 | 494 | 140647 |
Marc Weber | 167 | 2716 | 153502 |
Alessandro Melchiorri | 151 | 674 | 116384 |
Andrew D. Hamilton | 151 | 1334 | 105439 |
David P. Strachan | 143 | 472 | 105256 |
Andrew Beretvas | 141 | 1985 | 110059 |
Rainer Wallny | 141 | 1661 | 105387 |
Josh Moss | 139 | 1019 | 89255 |