Noteworthy Papers This Week

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W. G. Annaert, C. Esselens, V. Baert, C. Boeve, G. Snellings, P. Cupers, K. Craessaerts, B. De Strooper, Interaction with telencephalon and the amyloid precursor protein predicts a ring structure for presenilins. Neuron 32, 579-589 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

S. F. Boj, M. Parrizas, M. A. Maestro, J. Ferrer, A transcription factor regulatory circuit in differentiated pancreatic cells. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A., 20 November 2001 [e-pub ahead of print]. [Abstract] [Full Text]

P. Bouillet, S. Cory, L.-C. Zhang, A. Strasser, J. M. Adams, Degenerative disorders caused by Bcl-2 deficiency prevented by loss of its BH3-only antagonist Bim. Dev. Cell 1, 645-653 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

J. Chen, P. R. Sanberg, Y. Li, L. Wang, M. Lu, A. E. Willing, J. Sanchez-Ramos, M. Chopp, Intravenous administration of human umbilical cord blood reduces behavioral deficits after stroke in rats. Stroke 32, 2682-2688 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

A. Claridge-Chang, H. Wijnen, F. Naef, C. Boothroyd, N. Rajewsky, M. W. Young. Circadian regulation of gene expression systems in the Drosophila head. Neuron 32, 657-671 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

S. J. Crocker, W. R. Lamba, P. D. Smith, S. M. Callaghan, R. S. Slack, H. Anisman, D. S. Park, c-Jun mediates axotomy-induced dopamine neuron death in vivo. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98, 13385-13390 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

N. Das, R. L. Levine, W. C. Orr, R. S. Sohal, Selectivity of protein oxidative damage during aging in Drosophila melanogaster. Biochem. J. 360, 209-216 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

K. Dennis, T. Fan, T. Geiman, Q. Yan, K. Muegge, Lsh, a member of the SNF2 family, is required for genome-wide methylation. Genes Dev. 15, 2940-2944 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

J. Feng, F. Bussière, S. Hekimi, Mitochondrial electron transport is a key determinant of life span in Caenorhabditis elegans. Dev. Cell 1, 633-644 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

Y. Gong et al., LDL receptor-related protein 5 (LRP5) affects bone accrual and eye development. Cell 107, 513-523 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

A. E. Mullick, B. A. Walsh, K. M. Reiser, J. C. Rutledge, Chronic estradiol treatment attenuates stiffening, glycoxidation, and permeability in rat carotid arteries. Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol. 281, H2204-H2210 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

M. Murai, Y. Enokido, N. Inamura, M. Yoshino, Y. Nakatsu, G. T. J. van der Horst, J. H. J. Hoeijmakers, K. Tanaka, H. Hatanaka, Early postnatal ataxia and abnormal cerebellar development in mice lacking Xeroderma pigmentosum Group A and Cockayne Syndrome Group B DNA repair genes. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98, 13379-13384 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

J. Wang, H. J. Chun, W. Wong, D. M. Spencer, M. J. Lenardo, Caspase-10 is an initiator caspase in death receptor signaling. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 98, 13884-13888 (2001). [Abstract] [Full Text]

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