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Volume 105(20);  May 20, 2008
Letters
Role of GSK3β in behavioral abnormalities induced by serotonin deficiency
R. H. Belmaker, Galila Agam, and Yuly Bersudsky
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): E23. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801168105.
PMCID: PMC2438251
Reply to Belmaker et al.: GSK3β haploinsufficiency results in lithium-like effects in the forced-swim test
Jean-Martin Beaulieu, Xiaodong Zhang, Ramona M. Rodriguiz, Tatyana D. Sotnikova, William C. Wetsel, Raul R. Gainetdinov, and Marc G. Caron
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): E24. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0803026105.
PMCID: PMC2438252
This Week in PNAS
In This Issue
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7107–7108. doi: 10.1073/iti2008105.
PMCID: PMC2438209
Commentaries
Integrins step up the pace of cell migration through polyamines and potassium channels
Carol A. Vandenberg
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7109–7110. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0803231105.
PMCID: PMC2438210
A VAST staging area for regulatory proteins
Aaron P. Mitchell
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7111–7112. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0803384105.
PMCID: PMC2438211
Are cheetahs on the run from prion-like amyloidosis?
Byron Caughey and Gerald S. Baron
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7113–7114. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0803438105.
PMCID: PMC2438212
Physical Sciences
Geology
High-pressure synthesis of the cubic perovskite BaRuO3 and evolution of ferromagnetism in ARuO3 (A = Ca, Sr, Ba) ruthenates
C.-Q. Jin, J.-S. Zhou, J. B. Goodenough, Q. Q. Liu, J. G. Zhao, L. X. Yang, Y. Yu, R. C. Yu, T. Katsura, A. Shatskiy, and E. Ito
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7115–7119. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710928105.
PMCID: PMC2438213
Physics
Field-induced quantum critical route to a Fermi liquid in high-temperature superconductors
Takasada Shibauchi, Lia Krusin-Elbaum, Masashi Hasegawa, Yuichi Kasahara, Ryuji Okazaki, and Yuji Matsuda
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7120–7123. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0712292105.
PMCID: PMC2438214
Biological Sciences
Applied Biological Sciences
A gastrolith protein serving a dual role in the formation of an amorphous mineral containing extracellular matrix
Assaf Shechter, Lilah Glazer, Shira Cheled, Eyal Mor, Simy Weil, Amir Berman, Shmuel Bentov, Eliahu D. Aflalo, Isam Khalaila, and Amir Sagi
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7129–7134. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0800193105.
PMCID: PMC2438216
Cuticular hydrocarbon analysis of an awake behaving fly using direct analysis in real-time time-of-flight mass spectrometry
Joanne Y. Yew, Robert B. Cody, and Edward A. Kravitz
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7135–7140. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802692105.
PMCID: PMC2438217
Lack of aldose 1-epimerase in Hypocrea jecorina (anamorph Trichoderma reesei): A key to cellulase gene expression on lactose
Erzsébet Fekete, Bernhard Seiboth, Christian P. Kubicek, Attila Szentirmai, and Levente Karaffa
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7141–7146. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802789105.
PMCID: PMC2438218
Biochemistry
Superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1) is essential for H2O2-mediated oxidation and inactivation of phosphatases in growth factor signaling
Jose C. Juarez, Mari Manuia, Mark E. Burnett, Oscar Betancourt, Benoit Boivin, David E. Shaw, Nicholas K. Tonks, Andrew P. Mazar, and Fernando Doñate
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7147–7152. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0709451105.
PMCID: PMC2438219
EB1 promotes Aurora-B kinase activity through blocking its inactivation by protein phosphatase 2A
Lei Sun, Jinmin Gao, Xin Dong, Min Liu, Dengwen Li, Xingjuan Shi, Jin-Tang Dong, Xianyu Lu, Chunyong Liu, and Jun Zhou
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7153–7158. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710018105.
PMCID: PMC2438220
Direct and selective elimination of specific prions and amyloids by 4,5-dianilinophthalimide and analogs
Huan Wang, Martin L. Duennwald, Blake E. Roberts, Leslie M. Rozeboom, Yingxin L. Zhang, Andrew D. Steele, Rajaraman Krishnan, Linhui Julie Su, Drees Griffin, Samrat Mukhopadhyay, Edward J. Hennessy, Peter Weigele, Barbara J. Blanchard, Jonathan King, Ashok A. Deniz, Stephen L. Buchwald, Vernon M. Ingram, Susan Lindquist, and James Shorter
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7159–7164. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801934105.
PMCID: PMC2438221
Biophysics
Signal processing by the HOG MAP kinase pathway
Pascal Hersen, Megan N. McClean, L. Mahadevan, and Sharad Ramanathan
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7165–7170. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710770105.
PMCID: PMC2386076
Prediction of the tissue-specificity of selective estrogen receptor modulators by using a single biochemical method
Susie Y. Dai, Michael J. Chalmers, John Bruning, Kelli S. Bramlett, Harold E. Osborne, Chahrzad Montrose-Rafizadeh, Robert J. Barr, Yong Wang, Minmin Wang, Thomas P. Burris, Jeffrey A. Dodge, and Patrick R. Griffin
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7171–7176. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710802105.
PMCID: PMC2438222
Prediction of membrane-protein topology from first principles
Andreas Bernsel, Håkan Viklund, Jenny Falk, Erik Lindahl, Gunnar von Heijne, and Arne Elofsson
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7177–7181. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0711151105.
PMCID: PMC2438223
Protein folding: Independent unrelated pathways or predetermined pathway with optional errors
Sabrina Bédard, Mallela M. G. Krishna, Leland Mayne, and S. Walter Englander
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7182–7187. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801864105.
PMCID: PMC2438224
Cell Biology
The α9β1 integrin enhances cell migration by polyamine-mediated modulation of an inward-rectifier potassium channel
Gregory W. deHart, Taihao Jin, Diane E. McCloskey, Anthony E. Pegg, and Dean Sheppard
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7188–7193. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0708044105.
PMCID: PMC2386075
From the Cover:
Nuclear translocation of Gln3 in response to nutrient signals requires Golgi-to-endosome trafficking in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Rekha Puria, Sara A. Zurita-Martinez, and Maria E. Cardenas
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7194–7199. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801087105.
PMCID: PMC2438226
Structural basis for tropomyosin overlap in thin (actin) filaments and the generation of a molecular swivel by troponin-T
Kenji Murakami, Murray Stewart, Kayo Nozawa, Kumiko Tomii, Norio Kudou, Noriyuki Igarashi, Yasuo Shirakihara, Soichi Wakatsuki, Takuo Yasunaga, and Takeyuki Wakabayashi
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7200–7205. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801950105.
PMCID: PMC2438227
Chaperone-dependent amyloid assembly protects cells from prion toxicity
Peter M. Douglas, Sebastian Treusch, Hong-Yu Ren, Randal Halfmann, Martin L. Duennwald, Susan Lindquist, and Douglas M. Cyr
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7206–7211. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802593105.
PMCID: PMC2438228
Developmental Biology
From the Cover:
Four-dimensional analysis of vascularization during primary development of an organ, the gonad
Douglas Coveney, Jonah Cool, Tim Oliver, and Blanche Capel
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7212–7217. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0707674105.
PMCID: PMC2438229
Environmental Sciences
Involvement of testicular growth factors in fetal Leydig cell aggregation after exposure to phthalate in utero
Han Lin, Ren-Shan Ge, Guo-Rong Chen, Guo-Xin Hu, Lei Dong, Qing-Quan Lian, Dianne O. Hardy, Chantal M. Sottas, Xiao-Kun Li, and Matthew P. Hardy
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7218–7222. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0709260105.
PMCID: PMC2438230
Evolution
From the Cover:
Alternative splicing: A missing piece in the puzzle of intron gain
Rosa Tarrío, Francisco J. Ayala, and Francisco Rodríguez-Trelles
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7223–7228. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802941105.
PMCID: PMC2438231
Embryology of a planktonic tunicate reveals traces of sessility
Thomas Stach, Jonas Winter, Jean-Marie Bouquet, Daniel Chourrout, and Ralf Schnabel
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7229–7234. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710196105.
PMCID: PMC2438232
Immunology
Alternative translation of osteopontin generates intracellular and secreted isoforms that mediate distinct biological activities in dendritic cells
Mari L. Shinohara, Hye-Jung Kim, June-Ho Kim, Virgilio A. Garcia, and Harvey Cantor
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7235–7239. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802301105.
PMCID: PMC2438233
Distinct roles for IL-13 and IL-4 via IL-13 receptor α1 and the type II IL-4 receptor in asthma pathogenesis
A. Munitz, E. B. Brandt, M. Mingler, F. D. Finkelman, and M. E. Rothenberg
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7240–7245. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802465105.
PMCID: PMC2386078
Medical Sciences
Activin B receptor ALK7 is a negative regulator of pancreatic β-cell function
Philippe Bertolino, Rebecka Holmberg, Eva Reissmann, Olov Andersson, Per-Olof Berggren, and Carlos F. Ibáñez
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7246–7251. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0801285105.
PMCID: PMC2438235
Growth/differentiation factor 3 signals through ALK7 and regulates accumulation of adipose tissue and diet-induced obesity
Olov Andersson, Marion Korach-Andre, Eva Reissmann, Carlos F. Ibáñez, and Philippe Bertolino
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7252–7256. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0800272105.
PMCID: PMC2438236
Leptin responsiveness restored by amylin agonism in diet-induced obesity: Evidence from nonclinical and clinical studies
Jonathan D. Roth, Barbara L. Roland, Rebecca L. Cole, James L. Trevaskis, Christian Weyer, Joy E. Koda, Christen M. Anderson, David G. Parkes, and Alain D. Baron
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7257–7262. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0706473105.
PMCID: PMC2438237
From the Cover:
Fecal transmission of AA amyloidosis in the cheetah contributes to high incidence of disease
Beiru Zhang, Yumi Une, Xiaoying Fu, Jingmin Yan, FengXia Ge, Junjie Yao, Jinko Sawashita, Masayuki Mori, Hiroshi Tomozawa, Fuyuki Kametani, and Keiichi Higuchi
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7263–7268. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0800367105.
PMCID: PMC2377313
Common SNP in pre-miR-146a decreases mature miR expression and predisposes to papillary thyroid carcinoma
Krystian Jazdzewski, Elizabeth L. Murray, Kaarle Franssila, Barbara Jarzab, Daniel R. Schoenberg, and Albert de la Chapelle
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7269–7274. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802682105.
PMCID: PMC2438239
Specific inhibitors of the protein tyrosine phosphatase Shp2 identified by high-throughput docking
Klaus Hellmuth, Stefanie Grosskopf, Ching Tung Lum, Martin Würtele, Nadine Röder, Jens Peter von Kries, Marta Rosario, Jörg Rademann, and Walter Birchmeier
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7275–7280. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710468105.
PMCID: PMC2438240
cAMP/PKA pathway activation in human mesenchymal stem cells in vitro results in robust bone formation in vivo
Ramakrishnaiah Siddappa, Anton Martens, Joyce Doorn, Anouk Leusink, Cristina Olivo, Ruud Licht, Linda van Rijn, Claudia Gaspar, Riccardo Fodde, Frank Janssen, Clemens van Blitterswijk, and Jan de Boer
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7281–7286. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0711190105.
PMCID: PMC2387183
Comprehensive screening for antigens overexpressed on carcinomas via isolation of human mAbs that may be therapeutic
Gene Kurosawa, Yasushi Akahori, Miwa Morita, Mariko Sumitomo, Noriko Sato, Chiho Muramatsu, Keiko Eguchi, Kazuki Matsuda, Akihiko Takasaki, Miho Tanaka, Yoshitaka Iba, Susumu Hamada-Tsutsumi, Yoshinori Ukai, Mamoru Shiraishi, Kazuhiro Suzuki, Maiko Kurosawa, Sally Fujiyama, Nobuhiro Takahashi, Ryoichi Kato, Yoshikazu Mizoguchi, Mikihiro Shamoto, Hiroyuki Tsuda, Mototaka Sugiura, Yoshinobu Hattori, Shuichi Miyakawa, Ryoichi Shiroki, Kiyotaka Hoshinaga, Nobuhiro Hayashi, Atsushi Sugioka, and Yoshikazu Kurosawa
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7287–7292. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0712202105.
PMCID: PMC2377314
Hexadecyloxypropyl-cidofovir, CMX001, prevents adenovirus-induced mortality in a permissive, immunosuppressed animal model
Karoly Toth, Jacqueline F. Spencer, Debanjan Dhar, John E. Sagartz, R. Mark L. Buller, George R. Painter, and William S. M. Wold
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7293–7297. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0800200105.
PMCID: PMC2438243
Neuroscience
Hyperpolarization-activated graded persistent activity in the prefrontal cortex
Milena Winograd, Alain Destexhe, and Maria V. Sanchez-Vives
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7298–7303. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0800360105.
PMCID: PMC2438244
From the Cover:
Reversal of opiate-induced apoptosis by human recombinant growth hormone in murine foetus primary hippocampal neuronal cell cultures
Anne-Lie Svensson, Nora Bucht, Mathias Hallberg, and Fred Nyberg
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7304–7308. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802531105.
PMCID: PMC2438245
Cerebellar-dependent motor learning is based on pruning a Purkinje cell population response
Nicolas Catz, Peter W. Dicke, and Peter Thier
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7309–7314. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0706032105.
PMCID: PMC2438246
Electrical microstimulation thresholds for behavioral detection and saccades in monkey frontal eye fields
Dona K. Murphey and John H. R. Maunsell
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7315–7320. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710820105.
PMCID: PMC2438247
Hypoxia and the HIF-1 transcriptional pathway reorganize a neuronal circuit for oxygen-dependent behavior in Caenorhabditis elegans
Andy J. Chang and Cornelia I. Bargmann
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7321–7326. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802164105.
PMCID: PMC2438248
Retromer deficiency observed in Alzheimer's disease causes hippocampal dysfunction, neurodegeneration, and Aβ accumulation
Alim Muhammad, Ingrid Flores, Hong Zhang, Rui Yu, Agnieszka Staniszewski, Emmanuel Planel, Mathieu Herman, Lingling Ho, Robert Kreber, Lawrence S. Honig, Barry Ganetzky, Karen Duff, Ottavio Arancio, and Scott A. Small
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7327–7332. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802545105.
PMCID: PMC2386077
Estradiol modulation of phenylephrine-induced excitatory responses in ventromedial hypothalamic neurons of female rats
Anna W. Lee, Andreas Kyrozis, Vivien Chevaleyre, Lee-Ming Kow, Nino Devidze, Qiuyu Zhang, Anne M. Etgen, and Donald W. Pfaff
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7333–7338. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0802760105.
PMCID: PMC2438250
Social Sciences
Social Sciences
Sociality, selection, and survival: Simulated evolution of mortality with intergenerational transfers and food sharing
Ronald Lee
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2008 May 20; 105(20): 7124–7128. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0710234105.
PMCID: PMC2438215
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