This is a selection of articles from the January 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Research headlines.
Functional expression of the voltage-gated neuronal mammalian potassium channel rat ether à go-go1 in yeast
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Source: FEMS Yeast Research - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Mayo Clinic research recognizes rare disorder of heart's wringing motion
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Source: Mayo Clinic Research News - January 31, 2008 Authors: Mayo Clinic Source Type: info
Erratum: Errata
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Source: Mycoses - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Prostate-specific antigen-positive extramammary Paget's disease––association with prostate cancer
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Source: APMIS - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Procuration and identification of bacteria in paraffin-embedded liver tissues of hepatocellular carcinoma by laser-assisted microdissection technique
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Source: APMIS - January 31, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
HEART TRANSPLANTS: DO MORE OR DO NONE, JOHNS HOPKINS STUDY SUGGESTS
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Source: Johns Hopkins Medicine News - January 31, 2008 Source Type: info
Towards socially inclusive research: an evaluation of telephone questionnaire administration in a multilingual population
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Source: BMC Medical Research Methodology - Latest articles - January 31, 2008 Authors: Elizabeth Dormandy, Katrina Brown, Erin P Reid, Theresa M Marteau and Screening for Haemoglobinopathies in the First Trimester Shift Source Type: info
News in brief
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Source: Nature Methods - January 30, 2008 Tags: Research Highlights Source Type: info
Structural genomics: inside a protein structure initiative center
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Source: Nature Methods - January 30, 2008 Authors: Nathan Blow Tags: Technology Feature Source Type: info
The association between polymorphism of TNF-α gene and hypertensive disorder complicating pregnancy
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Source: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- - January 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- Source Type: info
Primary culture of alveolar epithelial type II cells and its bionomic study
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Source: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- - January 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- Source Type: info
Protective effect of paeoniflorin against optic nerve crush
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Source: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- - January 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- Source Type: info
Etiological study on cystitis glandularis caused by bacterial infection
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Source: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- - January 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- Source Type: info
Effective penetration of cell-permeable peptide mimic of tyrosine residue 654 domain of β-catenin into human renal tubular epithelial cells
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Source: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- - January 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- Source Type: info
Sonablate-500™ transrectal high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for benign prostatic hyperplasia patients
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Source: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- - January 30, 2008 Tags: Journal of Huazhong University of Science and Technology -- Medical Sciences -- Source Type: info
Invasive Aspergillus nidulans infection in a patient with chronic granulomatous disease
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Source: Mycoses - January 30, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Starvation: crime and punishment
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Source: Nature - January 30, 2008 Authors: Michael Sargent Tags: Books and Arts Source Type: info
Trinity says: Let's talk
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Source: Nature - January 30, 2008 Authors: Michael John Gorman Tags: Books and Arts Source Type: info
The X-ray crystal structure of RNA polymerase from Archaea
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Source: Nature AOP - January 30, 2008 Authors: Akira HirataBrianna J. KleinKatsuhiko S. Murakami Tags: Letter Source Type: info
Drugs can be used to treat more than disease
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Source: Nature - January 30, 2008 Authors: Nick Bostrom Tags: Correspondence Source Type: info
Research highlights
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Source: Nature - January 30, 2008 Tags: Research Highlights Source Type: info
Policy must recognize drug impact on different sectors
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Source: Nature - January 30, 2008 Authors: Robin PierceJudy Illes Tags: Correspondence Source Type: info
Cohesin mediates transcriptional insulation by CCCTC-binding factor
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Source: Nature AOP - January 30, 2008 Authors: Kerstin S. WendtKeisuke YoshidaTakehiko ItohMasashige BandoBirgit KochErika SchirghuberShuichi TsutsumiGenta NagaeKo IshiharaTsuyoshi MishiroKazuhide YahataFumio ImamotoHiroyuki AburataniMitsuyoshi NakaoNaoko ImamotoKazuhiro MaeshimaKatsuhiko ShirahigeJan Tags: Article Source Type: info
Making the paper: Ronald Cohen
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Source: Nature - January 30, 2008 Tags: Authors Source Type: info
CXCL10-Producing Mucosal CD4+ T Cells, NK Cells, and NKT Cells Are Associated with Chronic Colitis in IL-10−/− Mice, Which Can Be Abrogated by Anti-CXCL10 Antibody Inhibition
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Source: Journal of Interferon - January 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
IFN-β-Mediated Inhibition of IL-8 Expression Requires the ISGF3 Components Stat1, Stat2, and IRF-9
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Source: Journal of Interferon - January 29, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
The prevalence of deep vein thrombosis in a cohort of patients with spinal cord injury following the Pakistan earthquake of October 2005
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Source: Spinal Cord - January 29, 2008 Authors: M F A RathoreS HanifP W NewA W ButtM H AasiS-U Khan Source Type: info
Research Education Grants for Statistical Training in the Genetics of Addiction (R25)
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Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 28, 2008 Source Type: info
Arc-parallel flow in the mantle wedge beneath Costa Rica and Nicaragua
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Source: Nature AOP - January 27, 2008 Authors: Kaj HoernleDavid L. AbtKaren M. FischerHolly NicholsFolkmar HauffGeoffrey A. AbersPaul van den BogaardKen HeydolphGuillermo AlvaradoMarino ProttiWilfried Strauch Tags: Letter Source Type: info
Adenosine inhibits the release of arachidonic acid and its metabolites (AAM) in activated human peripheral mononuclear cells
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Source: Inflammation Research - January 26, 2008 Tags: Inflammation Research Source Type: info
PHS 2008-02 Omnibus Solicitation of the NIH, CDC, and FDA for Small Business Innovation Research Grant Applications (
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Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 25, 2008 Source Type: info
A phase I clinical study of vaccination of melanoma patients with dendritic cells loaded with allogeneic apoptotic/necrotic melanoma cells. Analysis of toxicity and immune response to the vaccine and of IL-10 -1082 promoter genotype as predictor of disease progression
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Source: Journal of Translational Medicine - January 25, 2008 Authors: Erika M von Euw, Maria M Barrio, David Furman, Estrella M Levy, Michele Bianchini, Isabelle Peguillet, Olivier Lantz, Alejandra Vellice, Abraham Kohan, Matias Chacon, Cassian Yee, Rosa Wainstok and Jose Mordoh Source Type: info
European Medicines Agency recommends approval of novel oral anticoagulant, dabigatran etexilate (Pradaxa®)
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Source: Boehringer Ingelheim RSS-Newsfeed - January 24, 2008 Source Type: info
Author index
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Source: FEBS Journal - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Erratum: Erratum
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Source: FEBS Journal - January 24, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Catalytic C–H functionalization by metal carbenoid and nitrenoid insertion
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Source: Nature - January 24, 2008 Authors: Huw M. L. DaviesJames R. Manning Tags: Review Source Type: info
Depth of a strong jovian jet from a planetary-scale disturbance driven by storms
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Source: Nature - January 24, 2008 Authors: A. Sánchez-LavegaG. S. OrtonR. HuesoE. García-MelendoS. Pérez-HoyosA. Simon-MillerJ. F. RojasJ. M. GómezP. Yanamandra-FisherL. FletcherJ. JoelsJ. KemererJ. HoraE. KarkoschkaI. de PaterM. H. WongP. S. MarcusN. Pinilla-AlonsoF. CarvalhoC. GoD. ParkerM. Tags: Letter Source Type: info
A molecular framework for light and gibberellin control of cell elongation
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Source: Nature - January 24, 2008 Authors: Miguel de LucasJean-Michel DavièreMariana Rodríguez-FalcónMariela PontinJuan Manuel Iglesias-PedrazSéverine LorrainChristian FankhauserMiguel Angel BlázquezElena TitarenkoSalomé Prat Tags: Letter Source Type: info
Dscam and Sidekick proteins direct lamina-specific synaptic connections in vertebrate retina
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Source: Nature - January 24, 2008 Authors: Masahito YamagataJoshua R. Sanes Tags: Letter Source Type: info
Optical pumping of a single hole spin in a quantum dot
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Source: Nature - January 24, 2008 Authors: Brian D. GerardotDaniel BrunnerPaul A. DalgarnoPatrik ÖhbergStefan SeidlMartin KronerKhaled KarraiNick G. StoltzPierre M. PetroffRichard J. Warburton Tags: Letter Source Type: info
Independent institutes are being financially strangled
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Source: Nature - January 23, 2008 Authors: Name and address supplied. Tags: Correspondence Source Type: info
Book: Parallel lives
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Source: Nature - January 23, 2008 Authors: Joanne Baker Tags: Books and Arts Source Type: info
Making the paper: Paul Bieniasz
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Source: Nature - January 23, 2008 Tags: Authors Source Type: info
SuperB
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Source: Nature - January 23, 2008 Authors: Janet Wright Tags: Futures Source Type: info
How the change agent has changed
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Source: Nature - January 23, 2008 Authors: Charles Herzfeld Tags: Essay Source Type: info
Book: Behind the scenes
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Source: Nature - January 23, 2008 Authors: Henry Nicholls Tags: Books and Arts Source Type: info
Grants awarded on the basis of political criteria
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Source: Nature - January 23, 2008 Authors: Klaus Jaffe Tags: Correspondence Source Type: info
Disease modifying effect of statins in dextran sulfate sodium model of mouse colitis
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Source: Inflammation Research - January 22, 2008 Tags: Inflammation Research Source Type: info
Induction of actin cytoskeleton rearrangement by methyl okadaate – comparison with okadaic acid
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Source: FEBS Journal - January 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Structural recognition of DNA by poly(ADP-ribose)polymerase-like zinc finger families
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Source: FEBS Journal - January 22, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Body composition in male elite athletes, comparison of bioelectrical impedance spectroscopy with dual energy X-ray absorptiometry
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Source: Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine - January 22, 2008 Authors: Ulla Svantesson, Martina Zander, Sofia Klingberg and Frode Slinde Source Type: info
Melatonin accelerates the process of wound repair in full-thickness incisional wounds
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Source: Journal of Pineal Research - January 21, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Targeting HIV replication
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Source: Get Boehringer Ingelheim Podcasts - January 20, 2008 Authors: Boehringer Inge
lheim GmbH Source Type: info
Abstracts
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Source: Journal of Vascular Research - January 20, 2008 Source Type: info
Impairment and restoration of spontaneous contractile activity of longitudinal smooth muscles in the TNBS-inflamed hamster distal colon.
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Source: Biomed Res - January 19, 2008 Authors: Gurung YB, Shimizu Y, Shiina T, Mahmoud ME, Saito S, Takewaki T Tags: Biomed Res Source Type: info
News: Chronic-pain treatment without side effects
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Source: Nature Signaling Update - January 18, 2008 Source Type: info
Selected Update: Metabolic disease: New opportunity for serotonin receptor agonists
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Source: Nature Signaling Update - January 18, 2008 Source Type: info
Cholinesterases, from molecular complexity to non-hydrolytic functions
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Source: FEBS Journal - January 18, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Characterization of yeast strains by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy
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Source: FEMS Yeast Research - January 18, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Dynamics of the yeast transcriptome during wine fermentation reveals a novel fermentation stress response
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Source: FEMS Yeast Research - January 18, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Alzheimer s Disease Research Centers (P50)
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Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 18, 2008 Source Type: info
Erratum: Erratum
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Source: FEBS Journal - January 18, 2008 Tags: article Source Type: info
Etanercept for psoriasis in children and adolescents
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Source: Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD) - January 18, 2008 Source Type: info
DNA-damage response control of E2F7 and E2F8
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Source: EMBO Reports AOP - January 18, 2008 Authors: L Panagiotis ZalmasXiujie ZhaoAnne L GrahamRebecca FisherCarmel ReillyAmanda S CouttsNicholas B La Thangue Tags: scientific report Source Type: info
Notice Regarding RFA-CE-08-001 Youth Violence Prevention through Community-Level Change
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Source: NIH Funding Opportunities (Notices, PA, RFA) - January 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Incorporation of extracellular 8-oxodG into DNA and RNA requires purine nucleoside phosphorylase in MCF-7 cells
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Source: Nucleic Acids Research - January 17, 2008 Authors: Mundt, J. M., Hah, S. S., Sumbad, R. A., Schramm, V., Henderson, P. T. Tags: Molecular Biology Source Type: info
Dehydration, deamination and enzymatic repair of cytosine glycols from oxidized poly(dG-dC) and poly(dI-dC)
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Source: Nucleic Acids Research - January 17, 2008 Authors: Tremblay, S., Wagner, J. R. Tags: Chemistry Source Type: info
Recombineering with tolC as a Selectable/Counter-selectable Marker: remodeling the rRNA Operons of Escherichia coli
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Source: Nucleic Acids Research - January 17, 2008 Authors: DeVito, J. A. Tags: Mutagenesis, Recombination Methods Online Source Type: info
The presence of the TAR RNA structure alters the programmed -1 ribosomal frameshift efficiency of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) by modifying the rate of translation initiation
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Source: Nucleic Acids Research - January 17, 2008 Authors: Gendron, K., Charbonneau, J., Dulude, D., Heveker, N., Ferbeyre, G., Brakier-Gingras, L. Tags: RNA Source Type: info
Nucleolin regulates c-Jun/Sp1-dependent transcriptional activation of cPLA2{alpha} in phorbol ester-treated non-small cell lung cancer A549 cells
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Source: Nucleic Acids Research - January 17, 2008 Authors: Tsou, J.-H., Chang, K.-Y., Wang, W.-C., Tseng, J. T., Su, W.-C., Hung, L.-Y., Chang, W.-C., Chen, B.-K. Tags: Molecular Biology Source Type: info
Identification of functional domains in Arabidopsis thaliana mRNA decapping enzyme (AtDcp2)
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Source: Nucleic Acids Research - January 17, 2008 Authors: Gunawardana, D., Cheng, H.-C., Gayler, K. R. Tags: Nucleic Acid Enzymes Source Type: info
CpG methylation plays a vital role in determining tissue- and cell-specific expression of the human cell-death-inducing DFF45-like effector A gene through the regulation of Sp1/Sp3 binding
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Source: Nucleic Acids Research - January 17, 2008 Authors: Li, D., Da, L., Tang, H., Li, T., Zhao, M. Tags: Molecular Biology Source Type: info
Genome-wide location analysis and expression studies reveal a role for p110 CUX1 in the activation of DNA replication genes
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Source: Nucleic Acids Research - January 17, 2008 Authors: Harada, R., Vadnais, C., Sansregret, L., Leduy, L., Berube, G., Robert, F., Nepveu, A. Tags: Molecular Biology Source Type: info
The C-terminal domain of Escherichia coli Hfq is required for regulation
