| | Research Articles Rapid Dissemination of Plasmodium falciparum Drug Resistance Despite Strictly Controlled Antimalarial Use Nitchakarn Noranate, Rémy Durand, Adama Tall, Laurence Marrama, André Spiegel, Cheikh Sokhna, Bruno Pradines, Sandrine Cojean, Micheline Guillotte, Emmanuel Bischoff, Marie-Thérèse Ekala, Christiane Bouchier, Thierry Fandeur, Frédéric Ariey, Jintana Patarapotikul, Jacques Le Bras, Jean François Trape, Christophe Rogier, and Odile Mercereau-Puijalon PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e139. Published online 2007 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000139.PMCID: PMC1764034 Improvements to the Red List Index Stuart H.M. Butchart, H. Resit Akçakaya, Janice Chanson, Jonathan E.M. Baillie, Ben Collen, Suhel Quader, Will R. Turner, Rajan Amin, Simon N. Stuart, and Craig Hilton-Taylor PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e140. Published online 2007 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000140.PMCID: PMC1764037 Intron Dynamics in Ribosomal Protein Genes Maki Yoshihama, Hung D. Nguyen, and Naoya Kenmochi PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e141. Published online 2007 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000141.PMCID: PMC1764039 Wingless Directly Represses DPP Morphogen Expression via an Armadillo/TCF/Brinker Complex Heidi Theisen, Adeela Syed, Baochi T. Nguyen, Tamas Lukacsovich, Judith Purcell, Gyan Prakash Srivastava, David Iron, Karin Gaudenz, Qing Nie, Frederic Y.M. Wan, Marian L. Waterman, and J. Lawrence Marsh PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e142. Published online 2007 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000142.PMCID: PMC1764032 The Waiting Time for Inter-Country Spread of Pandemic Influenza Peter Caley, Niels G. Becker, and David J. Philp PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e143. Published online 2007 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000143.PMCID: PMC1764036 Relationship between Thermodynamic Driving Force and One-Way Fluxes in Reversible Processes Daniel A. Beard and Hong Qian PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e144. Published online 2007 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000144.PMCID: PMC1764038 Heterologous Tissue Culture Expression Signature Predicts Human Breast Cancer Prognosis Eun Sung Park, Ju-Seog Lee, Hyun Goo Woo, Fenghuang Zhan, Joanna H. Shih, John D. Shaughnessy, Jr., and J. Frederic Mushinski PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e145. Published online 2007 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000145.PMCID: PMC1764035 At-Risk and Recent-Onset Type 1 Diabetic Subjects Have Increased Apoptosis in the CD4+CD25+high T-Cell Fraction Sanja Glisic-Milosavljevic, Jill Waukau, Parthav Jailwala, Srikanta Jana, Huoy-Jii Khoo, Hope Albertz, Jeffrey Woodliff, Marilyn Koppen, Ramin Alemzadeh, William Hagopian, and Soumitra Ghosh PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e146. Published online 2007 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000146.PMCID: PMC1764033 A Highly Pathogenic Strain of Staphylococcus sciuri Caused Fatal Exudative Epidermitis in Piglets Shixi Chen, Yu Wang, Fuyong Chen, Hanchun Yang, Menghou Gan, and Shijun J. Zheng PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e147. Published online 2007 January 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000147.PMCID: PMC1764720 Nerve Growth Factor mRNA Expression in the Regenerating Antler Tip of Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) Chunyi Li, Jo-Ann L. Stanton, Tracy M. Robertson, James M. Suttie, Philip W. Sheard, A. John Harris, and Dawn E. Clark PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e148. Published online 2007 January 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000148.PMCID: PMC1764646 Recognition, Perceptions and Treatment Practices for Severe Malaria in Rural Tanzania: Implications for Accessing Rectal Artesunate as a Pre-Referral Marian Warsame, Omari Kimbute, Zena Machinda, Patricia Ruddy, Majaha Melkisedick, Thomas Peto, Isabela Ribeiro, Andrew Kitua, Goran Tomson, and Melba Gomes PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e149. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000149.PMCID: PMC1764709 The Origins of Concentric Demyelination: Self-Organization in the Human Brain Roman H. Khonsari and Vincent Calvez PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e150. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000150.PMCID: PMC1764710 Recruitment and Activation of RSK2 by HIV-1 Tat Claudia Hetzer, Dwayne Bisgrove, Michael S. Cohen, Angelika Pedal, Katrin Kaehlcke, Anja Speyerer, Kerstin Bartscherer, Jack Taunton, and Melanie Ott PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e151. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000151.PMCID: PMC1764712 The Emergence of HIV Transmitted Resistance in Botswana: “When Will the WHO Detection Threshold Be Exceeded?” Raffaele Vardavas and Sally Blower PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e152. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000152.PMCID: PMC1764713 Pre-Bilaterian Origins of the Hox Cluster and the Hox Code: Evidence from the Sea Anemone, Nematostella vectensis Joseph F. Ryan, Maureen E. Mazza, Kevin Pang, David Q. Matus, Andreas D. Baxevanis, Mark Q. Martindale, and John R. Finnerty PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e153. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000153.PMCID: PMC1779807 A Group-1 Grass Pollen Allergen Influences the Outcome of Pollen Competition in Maize Elene R. Valdivia, Yajun Wu, Lian-Chao Li, Daniel J. Cosgrove, and Andrew G. Stephenson PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e154. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000154.PMCID: PMC1764715 No Intra-Locus Sexual Conflict over Reproductive Fitness or Ageing in Field Crickets Felix Zajitschek, John Hunt, Susanne R.K. Zajitschek, Michael D. Jennions, and Robert Brooks PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e155. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000155.PMCID: PMC1764717 Human Neural Stem Cells Over-Expressing VEGF Provide Neuroprotection, Angiogenesis and Functional Recovery in Mouse Stroke Model Hong J. Lee, Kwang S. Kim, In H. Park, and Seung U. Kim PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e156. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000156.PMCID: PMC1764718 Metabolic Fingerprints of Altered Brain Growth, Osmoregulation and Neurotransmission in a Rett Syndrome Model Angèle Viola, Véronique Saywell, Laurent Villard, Patrick J. Cozzone, and Norbert W. Lutz PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e157. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000157.PMCID: PMC1766343 Evolutionary History of LINE-1 in the Major Clades of Placental Mammals Paul D. Waters, Gauthier Dobigny, Peter J. Waddell, and Terence J. Robinson PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e158. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000158.PMCID: PMC1764860 C4b Binding Protein Binds to CD154 Preventing CD40 Mediated Cholangiocyte Apoptosis: A Novel Link between Complement and Epithelial Cell Survival Kevin T. Williams, Steven P. Young, Alison Negus, Lawrence S. Young, David H. Adams, and Simon C. Afford PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e159. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000159.PMCID: PMC1764644 Gene Sampling Strategies for Multi-Locus Population Estimates of Genetic Diversity (θ) Matthew D. Carling and Robb T. Brumfield PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e160. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000160.PMCID: PMC1764684 On the Action of Methotrexate and 6-Mercaptopurine on M. avium Subspecies paratuberculosis Robert J. Greenstein, Liya Su, Vahram Haroutunian, Azra Shahidi, and Sheldon T. Brown PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e161. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000161.PMCID: PMC1779805 High-Efficiency FLP and ΦC31 Site-Specific Recombination in Mammalian Cells Christopher S. Raymond and Philippe Soriano PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e162. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000162.PMCID: PMC1764711 Toxicity Assays in Nanodrops Combining Bioassay and Morphometric Endpoints Frédéric Lemaire, Céline A. Mandon, Julien Reboud, Alexandre Papine, Jesus Angulo, Hervé Pointu, Chantal Diaz-Latoud, Christian Lajaunie, François Chatelain, André-Patrick Arrigo, and Béatrice Schaack PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e163. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000163.PMCID: PMC1769465 Sp1 Is Essential for p16INK4a Expression in Human Diploid Fibroblasts during Senescence Junfeng Wu, Lixiang Xue, Mo Weng, Ying Sun, Zongyu Zhang, Wengong Wang, and Tanjun Tong PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e164. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000164.PMCID: PMC1764714 Epidemic Enhancement in Partially Immune Populations Juliet R.C. Pulliam, Jonathan G. Dushoff, Simon A. Levin, and Andrew P. Dobson PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e165. Published online 2007 January 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000165.PMCID: PMC1769520 Alloimmunisation to Donor Antigens and Immune Rejection Following Foetal Neural Grafts to the Brain in Patients with Huntington's Disease Pierre Krystkowiak, Véronique Gaura, Myriam Labalette, Amandine Rialland, Philippe Remy, Marc Peschanski, and Anne-Catherine Bachoud-Lévi PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e166. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000166.PMCID: PMC1764859 Increased Anxiety-Like Behavior and Enhanced Synaptic Efficacy in the Amygdala of GluR5 Knockout Mice Long-Jun Wu, Shanelle W. Ko, Hiroki Toyoda, Ming-Gao Zhao, Hui Xu, Kunjumon I. Vadakkan, Ming Ren, Eva Knifed, Fanny Shum, Jessica Quan, Xue-Han Zhang, and Min Zhuo PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e167. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000167.PMCID: PMC1766473 Recovery of a US Endangered Fish Mark B. Bain, Nancy Haley, Douglas L. Peterson, Kristin K. Arend, Kathy E. Mills, and Patrick J. Sullivan PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e168. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000168.PMCID: PMC1828636 Vertebrate Vitellogenin Gene Duplication in Relation to the “3R Hypothesis”: Correlation to the Pelagic Egg and the Oceanic Radiation of Teleosts Roderick Nigel Finn and Børge A. Kristoffersen PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e169. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000169.PMCID: PMC1770952 By Hook or by Crook? Morphometry, Competition and Cooperation in Rodent Sperm Simone Immler, Harry D.M. Moore, William G. Breed, and Tim R. Birkhead PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e170. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000170.PMCID: PMC1764683 The hr1 and Fusion Peptide Regions of the Subgroup B Avian Sarcoma and Leukosis Virus Envelope Glycoprotein Influence Low pH-Dependent Membrane Fusion Angeline Rose Babel, James Bruce, and John A.T. Young PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e171. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000171.PMCID: PMC1764858 Lack of Association between Y-Chromosomal Haplogroups and Prostate Cancer in the Korean Population Wook Kim, Tag-Keun Yoo, Sung-Joo Kim, Dong-Jik Shin, Chris Tyler-Smith, Han-Jun Jin, Kyoung-Don Kwak, Eun-Tak Kim, and Yoon-Sun Bae PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e172. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000172.PMCID: PMC1766463 Cost-Effectiveness of Genotypic Antiretroviral Resistance Testing in HIV-Infected Patients with Treatment Failure Pedram Sendi, Huldrych F. Günthard, Mathew Simcock, Bruno Ledergerber, Jörg Schüpbach, Manuel Battegay, and for the Swiss HIV Cohort Study PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e173. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000173.PMCID: PMC1769464 Optimization of Ribosome Structure and Function by rRNA Base Modification Jennifer L. Baxter-Roshek, Alexey N. Petrov, and Jonathan D. Dinman PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e174. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000174.PMCID: PMC1766470 Evx2-Hoxd13 Intergenic Region Restricts Enhancer Association to Hoxd13 Promoter Takumi Yamagishi, Michiru Ozawa, Chiho Ohtsuka, Ritsuko Ohyama-Goto, and Takashi Kondo PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e175. Published online 2007 January 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000175.PMCID: PMC1766471 Ecological Niche and Geographic Distribution of Human Monkeypox in Africa Rebecca S. Levine, A.Townsend Peterson, Krista L. Yorita, Darin Carroll, Inger K. Damon, and Mary G. Reynolds PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e176. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000176.PMCID: PMC1769466 Selective Loss of TGFβ Smad-Dependent Signalling Prevents Cell Cycle Arrest and Promotes Invasion in Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma Cell Lines Benjamin A. Onwuegbusi, Jonathan R.E. Rees, Pierre Lao-Sirieix, and Rebecca C. Fitzgerald PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e177. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000177.PMCID: PMC1766472 Willow Leaves' Extracts Contain Anti-Tumor Agents Effective against Three Cell Types Hany A. El-Shemy, Ahmed M. Aboul-Enein, Khalid Mostafa Aboul-Enein, and Kounosuke Fujita PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e178. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000178.PMCID: PMC1779808 The Architecture of the Adhesive Apparatus of Cultured Osteoclasts: From Podosome Formation to Sealing Zone Assembly Chen Luxenburg, Dafna Geblinger, Eugenia Klein, Karen Anderson, Dorit Hanein, Benny Geiger, and Lia Addadi PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e179. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000179.PMCID: PMC1779809 Functional COMT Val158Met Polymorphism, Risk of Acute Coronary Events and Serum Homocysteine: The Kuopio Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Factor Study Sari Voutilainen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Maarit Korhonen, Jaakko Mursu, Jyrki K. Virtanen, Pertti Happonen, Georg Alfthan, Iris Erlund, Kari E. North, M.J. Mosher, Jussi Kauhanen, Jari Tiihonen, George A. Kaplan, and Jukka T. Salonen PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e181. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000181.PMCID: PMC1779620 Vector-Virus Mutualism Accelerates Population Increase of an Invasive Whitefly Min Jiu, Xue-Ping Zhou, Lin Tong, Jing Xu, Xiao Yang, Fang-Hao Wan, and Shu-Sheng Liu PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e182. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000182.PMCID: PMC1773017 Using ELISPOT to Expose False Positive Skin Test Conversion in Tuberculosis Contacts Philip C. Hill, David J. Jeffries, Roger H. Brookes, Annette Fox, Dolly Jackson-Sillah, Moses D. Lugos, Simon A. Donkor, Bouke C. de Jong, Tumani Corrah, Richard A. Adegbola, and Keith P. McAdam PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e183. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000183.PMCID: PMC1779806 Hampered Foraging and Migratory Performance in Swans Infected with Low-Pathogenic Avian Influenza A Virus Jan A. van Gils, Vincent J. Munster, Reinder Radersma, Daan Liefhebber, Ron A.M. Fouchier, and Marcel Klaassen PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e184. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000184.PMCID: PMC1773019 Investigation of False Positive Results with an Oral Fluid Rapid HIV-1/2 Antibody Test Krishna Jafa, Pragna Patel, Duncan A. MacKellar, Patrick S. Sullivan, Kevin P. Delaney, Tracy L. Sides, Alexandra P. Newman, Sindy M. Paul, Evan M. Cadoff, Eugene G. Martin, Patrick A. Keenan, Bernard M. Branson, and for the OraQuick Study Group PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e185. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000185.PMCID: PMC1779621 Four-Day-Old Human Neonates Look Longer at Non-Biological Motions of a Single Point-of-Light David Méary, Elenitsa Kitromilides, Karine Mazens, Christian Graff, and Edouard Gentaz PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e186. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000186.PMCID: PMC1779622 Hmgcr in the Corpus Allatum Controls Sexual Dimorphism of Locomotor Activity and Body Size via the Insulin Pathway in Drosophila Yesser Hadj Belgacem and Jean-René Martin PLoS ONE. 2007; 2(1): e187. Published online 2007 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000187.PMCID: PMC1779623 |