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Volume 1(3);  December 2003
Editorial
A Changing Landscape
Helen Doyle, Andy Gass, and Debra Lappin
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e89. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000089.
PMCID: PMC300697
Synopses
Structural Mechanism Shows How Transferrin Receptor Binds Multiple Ligands and Sheds Light on a Hereditary Iron Disease
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e29. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000029.
PMCID: PMC300675
New Screen Identifies Elusive MicroRNA Targets
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e61. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000061.
PMCID: PMC270018
Dose of PTEN Gene Drives Progression of Prostate Cancer
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e70. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000070.
PMCID: PMC270021
Structure of Aquaporin Reveals Mechanism for Transport Selectivity
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e75. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000075.
PMCID: PMC300685
New Microarray Detects Antigen-Specific T Cells and Immune Responses
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e76. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000076.
PMCID: PMC300686
GAD2 Identified as Candidate Gene for Obesity
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e81. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000081.
PMCID: PMC270022
Distinct Mechanisms Control Transposon Inheritance through Overlapping Pathways
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e84. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000084.
PMCID: PMC300693
Chromosome Locus and Candidate Gene for Osteoporosis Identified
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e85. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000085.
PMCID: PMC270023
Gene Expression Profile Created for Mouse Stem Cells and Developing Embryo
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e87. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000087.
PMCID: PMC300695
Novel Receptor Guides Germ Cell Transepithelial Migration in Drosophila
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e88. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000088.
PMCID: PMC300696
Inhibition of HIF2α Protein Suppresses pVHL-Driven Tumor Growth
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e90. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000090.
PMCID: PMC300698
Essay
The Virus That Changed My World
Lisa Fong Poh Ng
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e66. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000066.
PMCID: PMC300679
Features
Economy of the Mind
Kendall Powell
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e77. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000077.
PMCID: PMC300687
Human Epigenome Project—Up and Running
Jane Bradbury
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e82. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000082.
PMCID: PMC300691
Unsolved Mystery
How Are the Sizes of Cells, Organs, and Bodies Controlled?
Ernst Hafen and Hugo Stocker
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e86. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000086.
PMCID: PMC300694
Book Review/Science in the Media
Rose-Tinted Ecology
Thomas Brooks
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e73. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000073.
PMCID: PMC300683
Journal Club
A Wingless Flight
Xiang Yu
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e49. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000049.
PMCID: PMC300676
Primer
Antigen-Specific T Cells: Analyses of the Needles in the Haystack
Jill E Slansky
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e78. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000078.
PMCID: PMC300688
How Mammals Acquire and Distribute Iron Needed for Oxygen-Based Metabolism
Tracey A Rouault
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e79. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000079.
PMCID: PMC300689
Community Page
Research Advocacy: Why Every Scientist Should Participate
Elizabeth Marincola
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e71. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000071.
PMCID: PMC300681
Research Articles
Mechanism for Multiple Ligand Recognition by the Human Transferrin Receptor
Anthony M Giannetti, Peter M Snow, Olga Zak, and Pamela J Björkman
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e51. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000051.
PMCID: PMC300677
Pten Dose Dictates Cancer Progression in the Prostate
Lloyd C Trotman, Masaru Niki, Zohar A Dotan, Jason A Koutcher, Antonio Di Cristofano, Andrew Xiao, Alan S Khoo, Pradip Roy-Burman, Norman M Greenberg, Terry Van Dyke, Carlos Cordon-Cardo, and Pier Paolo Pandolfi
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e59. Published online 2003 October 27. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000059.
PMCID: PMC270016
Identification of Drosophila MicroRNA Targets
Alexander Stark, Julius Brennecke, Robert B Russell, and Stephen M Cohen
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e60. Published online 2003 October 13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000060.
PMCID: PMC270017
Detection and Characterizationof Cellular Immune Responses Using Peptide–MHC Microarrays
Yoav Soen, Daniel S Chen, Daniel L Kraft, Mark M Davis, and Patrick O Brown
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e65. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000065.
PMCID: PMC300678
Distinct Mechanisms Determine Transposon Inheritance and Methylation via Small Interfering RNA and Histone Modification
Zachary Lippman, Bruce May, Cristy Yordan, Tatjana Singer, and Rob Martienssen
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e67. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000067.
PMCID: PMC300680
GAD2 on Chromosome 10p12 Is a Candidate Gene for Human Obesity
Philippe Boutin, Christian Dina, Francis Vasseur, Séverine Dubois, Laetitia Corset, Karin Séron, Lynn Bekris, Janice Cabellon, Bernadette Neve, Valérie Vasseur-Delannoy, Mohamed Chikri, M. Aline Charles, Karine Clement, Ake Lernmark, and Philippe Froguel
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e68. Published online 2003 November 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000068.
PMCID: PMC270019
Linkage of Osteoporosis to Chromosome 20p12 and Association to BMP2
Unnur Styrkarsdottir, Jean-Baptiste Cazier, Augustine Kong, Ottar Rolfsson, Helene Larsen, Emma Bjarnadottir, Vala D Johannsdottir, Margret S Sigurdardottir, Yu Bagger, Claus Christiansen, Inga Reynisdottir, Struan F. A Grant, Kristjan Jonasson, Michael L Frigge, Jeffrey R Gulcher, Gunnar Sigurdsson, and Kari Stefansson
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e69. Published online 2003 November 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000069.
PMCID: PMC270020
Architecture and Selectivity in Aquaporins: 2.5 Å X-Ray Structure of Aquaporin Z
David F Savage, Pascal F Egea, Yaneth Robles-Colmenares, Joseph D. O'Connell III, and Robert M Stroud
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e72. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000072.
PMCID: PMC300682
Transcriptome Analysis of Mouse Stem Cells and Early Embryos
Alexei A Sharov, Yulan Piao, Ryo Matoba, Dawood B Dudekula, Yong Qian, Vincent VanBuren, Geppino Falco, Patrick R Martin, Carole A Stagg, Uwem C Bassey, Yuxia Wang, Mark G Carter, Toshio Hamatani, Kazuhiro Aiba, Hidenori Akutsu, Lioudmila Sharova, Tetsuya S Tanaka, Wendy L Kimber, Toshiyuki Yoshikawa, Saied A Jaradat, Serafino Pantano, Ramaiah Nagaraja, Kenneth R Boheler, Dennis Taub, Richard J Hodes, Dan L Longo, David Schlessinger, Jonathan Keller, Emily Klotz, Garnett Kelsoe, Akihiro Umezawa, Angelo L Vescovi, Janet Rossant, Tilo Kunath, Brigid L. M Hogan, Anna Curci, Michele D'Urso, Janet Kelso, Winston Hide, and Minoru S. H Ko
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e74. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000074.
PMCID: PMC300684
Tre1, a G Protein-Coupled Receptor, Directs Transepithelial Migration of Drosophila Germ Cells
Prabhat S Kunwar, Michelle Starz-Gaiano, Roland J Bainton, Ulrike Heberlein, and Ruth Lehmann
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e80. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000080.
PMCID: PMC300690
Inhibition of HIF2α Is Sufficient to Suppress pVHL-Defective Tumor Growth
Keiichi Kondo, William Y Kim, Mirna Lechpammer, and William G Kaelin, Jr
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e83. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000083.
PMCID: PMC300692
Corrections
In PLoS Biology, volume 1, issue 1:: What Controls Variation in Human Skin Color?
Gregory S Barsh
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e91. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000091.
PMCID: PMC300699
Corrects: Gregory S Barsh. What Controls Variation in Human Skin Color? PLoS Biol. 2003 October; 1(1): e27.
In PLoS Biology, volume 1, issue 1:: Candidate Gene Association Study in Type 2 Diabetes Indicates a Role for Genes Involved in β-Cell Function as Well as Insulin Action
Inês BarrosoJian'an LuanRita P. S MiddelbergAnne-Helen HardingPaul W FranksRupert W JakesDavid ClaytonAlan J SchaferStephen O'RahillyNicholas J Wareham
PLoS Biol. 2003 December; 1(3): e92. Published online 2003 December 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0000092.
PMCID: PMC300700
Corrects: Inês Barroso, et al. Candidate Gene Association Study in Type 2 Diabetes Indicates a Role for Genes Involved in β-Cell Function as Well as Insulin Action. PLoS Biol. 2003 October; 1(1): e20.
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