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Improving Gene-Finding In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii: Greengenie2, Alan L. Kwan, Linya Li, David C. Kulp, Susan K. Dutcher, Gary D. Stormo Jan 2009

Improving Gene-Finding In Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii: Greengenie2, Alan L. Kwan, Linya Li, David C. Kulp, Susan K. Dutcher, Gary D. Stormo

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The Value Of Avian Genomics To The Conservation Of Wildlife, Michael N. Romanov, Elaina M. Tuttle, Marlys L. Houck, William S. Modi, Leona G. Chemnick, Marisa L. Korody, Emily M. Stremel Mork, Christie A. Otten, Tanya Renner, Kenneth C. Jones, Sugandha Dandekar, Jeanette C. Papp, Yang Da, Nisc Comparative Sequencing Program, Eric D. Green, Vincent Magrini, Matthew T. Hickenbotham, Jarret Glasscock, Sean Mcgrath, Elaine R. Mardis, Oliver A. Ryder Jan 2009

The Value Of Avian Genomics To The Conservation Of Wildlife, Michael N. Romanov, Elaina M. Tuttle, Marlys L. Houck, William S. Modi, Leona G. Chemnick, Marisa L. Korody, Emily M. Stremel Mork, Christie A. Otten, Tanya Renner, Kenneth C. Jones, Sugandha Dandekar, Jeanette C. Papp, Yang Da, Nisc Comparative Sequencing Program, Eric D. Green, Vincent Magrini, Matthew T. Hickenbotham, Jarret Glasscock, Sean Mcgrath, Elaine R. Mardis, Oliver A. Ryder

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Mice Lacking Mannose 6-Phosphate Uncovering Enzyme Activity Have A Milder Phenotype Than Mice Deficient For N-Acetylglucosamine-1-Phosphotransferase Activity, Marielle Boonen, Peter Vogel, Kenneth A. Platt, Nancy Dahms, Stuart Kornfeld Jan 2009

Mice Lacking Mannose 6-Phosphate Uncovering Enzyme Activity Have A Milder Phenotype Than Mice Deficient For N-Acetylglucosamine-1-Phosphotransferase Activity, Marielle Boonen, Peter Vogel, Kenneth A. Platt, Nancy Dahms, Stuart Kornfeld

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Lull1 Retargets Torsina To The Nuclear Envelope Revealing An Activity That Is Impaired By The Dyt1 Dystonia Mutation, Abigail B. Vander Heyden, Teresa V. Naismith, Erik L. Snapp, Didier Hodzic, Phyllis I. Hanson Jan 2009

Lull1 Retargets Torsina To The Nuclear Envelope Revealing An Activity That Is Impaired By The Dyt1 Dystonia Mutation, Abigail B. Vander Heyden, Teresa V. Naismith, Erik L. Snapp, Didier Hodzic, Phyllis I. Hanson

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Histone H2ax Stabilizes Broken Dna Strands To Suppress Chromosome Breaks And Translocations During V(D)J Recombination, Bu Yin, Velibor Savic, Marisa M. Juntilla, Andrea L. Bredemeyer, Katherine S. Yang-Iott, Beth A. Helmink, Gary A. Koretzky, Barry P. Sleckman, Craig H. Bassing Jan 2009

Histone H2ax Stabilizes Broken Dna Strands To Suppress Chromosome Breaks And Translocations During V(D)J Recombination, Bu Yin, Velibor Savic, Marisa M. Juntilla, Andrea L. Bredemeyer, Katherine S. Yang-Iott, Beth A. Helmink, Gary A. Koretzky, Barry P. Sleckman, Craig H. Bassing

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Pathogenicity Of A Disease-Associated Human Il-4 Receptor Allele In Experimental Asthma, Raffi Tachdjian, Clinton Mathias, Shadi Al Khatib, Paul J. Bryce, Hong S. Kim, Frank Blaeser, Brian D. O'Connor, Danuta Rzymkiewicz, Andrew Chen, Michael J. Holtzman, Gurjit K. Hershey, Holger Garn, Hani Harb, Harald Renz, Hans C. Oettgen, Talal A. Chatila Jan 2009

Pathogenicity Of A Disease-Associated Human Il-4 Receptor Allele In Experimental Asthma, Raffi Tachdjian, Clinton Mathias, Shadi Al Khatib, Paul J. Bryce, Hong S. Kim, Frank Blaeser, Brian D. O'Connor, Danuta Rzymkiewicz, Andrew Chen, Michael J. Holtzman, Gurjit K. Hershey, Holger Garn, Hani Harb, Harald Renz, Hans C. Oettgen, Talal A. Chatila

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Chitinases Are Essential For Sexual Development But Not Vegetative Growth In Cryptococcus Neoformans, Lorina G. Baker, Charles A. Sprecht, Jennifer K. Lodge Jan 2009

Chitinases Are Essential For Sexual Development But Not Vegetative Growth In Cryptococcus Neoformans, Lorina G. Baker, Charles A. Sprecht, Jennifer K. Lodge

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Detection And Characterization Of The Fimbrial Sfp Cluster In Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli O165:H25/Nm Isolates From Humans And Cattle, Martina Bielaszewska, Rita Prager, Liz Vandivinit, Anne Musken, Alexander Mellmann, Nicholas J. Holt, Phillip I. Tarr, Helge Karch, Wenlan Zhang Jan 2009

Detection And Characterization Of The Fimbrial Sfp Cluster In Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia Coli O165:H25/Nm Isolates From Humans And Cattle, Martina Bielaszewska, Rita Prager, Liz Vandivinit, Anne Musken, Alexander Mellmann, Nicholas J. Holt, Phillip I. Tarr, Helge Karch, Wenlan Zhang

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Chemosensitizing And Cytotoxic Effects Of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose On Breast Cancer Cells, Fanjie Zhang, Rebecca L. Aft Jan 2009

Chemosensitizing And Cytotoxic Effects Of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose On Breast Cancer Cells, Fanjie Zhang, Rebecca L. Aft

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Virus And Host Determinants Of West Nile Virus Pathogenesis, Michael S. Diamond Jan 2009

Virus And Host Determinants Of West Nile Virus Pathogenesis, Michael S. Diamond

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Comparative Effects Of Heterologous Trpv1 And Trpm8 Expression In Rat Hippocampal Neurons, Devon C. Crawford, Krista L. Moulder, Robert W. Gereau Iv, Gina M. Story, Steven Mennerick Jan 2009

Comparative Effects Of Heterologous Trpv1 And Trpm8 Expression In Rat Hippocampal Neurons, Devon C. Crawford, Krista L. Moulder, Robert W. Gereau Iv, Gina M. Story, Steven Mennerick

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Induction Of Ifn-Beta And The Innate Antiviral Response In Myeloid Cells Occurs Through An Ips-1-Dependent Signal That Does Not Require Irf-3 And Irf-7, Stephane Daffis, Mehul S. Suthar, Kristy J. Szretter, Michael Gale Jr., Michael S. Diamond Jan 2009

Induction Of Ifn-Beta And The Innate Antiviral Response In Myeloid Cells Occurs Through An Ips-1-Dependent Signal That Does Not Require Irf-3 And Irf-7, Stephane Daffis, Mehul S. Suthar, Kristy J. Szretter, Michael Gale Jr., Michael S. Diamond

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Chronic Cyclodextrin Treatment Of Murine Niemann-Pick C Disease Ameliorates Neuronal Cholesterol And Glycosphingolipid Storage And Disease Progression, Cristin D. Davidson, Nafeeza F. Ali, Mathew C. Micsenyi, Gloria Stephney, Sophie Renault, Kostantin Dobrenis, Daniel S. Ory, Marie T. Vanier, Steven U. Walkley Jan 2009

Chronic Cyclodextrin Treatment Of Murine Niemann-Pick C Disease Ameliorates Neuronal Cholesterol And Glycosphingolipid Storage And Disease Progression, Cristin D. Davidson, Nafeeza F. Ali, Mathew C. Micsenyi, Gloria Stephney, Sophie Renault, Kostantin Dobrenis, Daniel S. Ory, Marie T. Vanier, Steven U. Walkley

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The Effects Of Tail Biopsy For Genotyping On Behavioral Responses To Nociceptive Stimuli, Maria Elena P. Morales, Robert W. Gereau Iv Jan 2009

The Effects Of Tail Biopsy For Genotyping On Behavioral Responses To Nociceptive Stimuli, Maria Elena P. Morales, Robert W. Gereau Iv

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Dosage Effects Of Cohesin Regulatory Factor Pds5 On Mammalian Development: Implications For Cohesinopathies, Bin Zhang, Jufang Chang, Ming Fu, Jie Huang, Rakesh Kashyap, Ezequiel Salavaggione, Sanjay Jain, Kulkarni Shashikant, Matthew A. Deardorff, Maria L. Giovannucci Uzielli, Dale Dorsett, David C. Beebe, Patrick Y. Jay, Robert O. Heuckeroth, Ian Krantz, Jeffrey Milbrandt Jan 2009

Dosage Effects Of Cohesin Regulatory Factor Pds5 On Mammalian Development: Implications For Cohesinopathies, Bin Zhang, Jufang Chang, Ming Fu, Jie Huang, Rakesh Kashyap, Ezequiel Salavaggione, Sanjay Jain, Kulkarni Shashikant, Matthew A. Deardorff, Maria L. Giovannucci Uzielli, Dale Dorsett, David C. Beebe, Patrick Y. Jay, Robert O. Heuckeroth, Ian Krantz, Jeffrey Milbrandt

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Functional Brain Networks Develop From A ‘‘Local To Distributed’’ Organization, Damian A. Fair, Alexander L. Cohen, Jonathan D. Power, Nico U. F. Dosenbach, Jessica A. Church, Fancis M. Miezin, Bradley L. Schlaggar, Steven E. Petersen Jan 2009

Functional Brain Networks Develop From A ‘‘Local To Distributed’’ Organization, Damian A. Fair, Alexander L. Cohen, Jonathan D. Power, Nico U. F. Dosenbach, Jessica A. Church, Fancis M. Miezin, Bradley L. Schlaggar, Steven E. Petersen

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Helminth Genomics: The Implications For Human Health, Paul J. Brindley, Makedonka Mitreva, Elodie Ghedin, Sara Lustigman Jan 2009

Helminth Genomics: The Implications For Human Health, Paul J. Brindley, Makedonka Mitreva, Elodie Ghedin, Sara Lustigman

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Degradation Of Host Sphingomyelin Is Essential For Leishmania Virulence, Ou Zhang, Mattie C. Wilson, Wei Xu, Fong-Fu Hsu, John Turk, F. Matthew Kuhlmann, Yingwei Wang, Lynn Soong, Phillip Key, Stephen M. Beverley, Kai Zhang Jan 2009

Degradation Of Host Sphingomyelin Is Essential For Leishmania Virulence, Ou Zhang, Mattie C. Wilson, Wei Xu, Fong-Fu Hsu, John Turk, F. Matthew Kuhlmann, Yingwei Wang, Lynn Soong, Phillip Key, Stephen M. Beverley, Kai Zhang

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Selection At A Single Locus Leads To Widespread Expansion Of Toxoplasma Gondii Lineages That Are Virulent In Mice, Asis Khan, Sonya Taylor, James W. Ajioka, Benjamin M. Rosenthal, L. David Sibley Jan 2009

Selection At A Single Locus Leads To Widespread Expansion Of Toxoplasma Gondii Lineages That Are Virulent In Mice, Asis Khan, Sonya Taylor, James W. Ajioka, Benjamin M. Rosenthal, L. David Sibley

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A Role Of Scn9a In Human Epilepsies, As A Cause Of Febrile Seizures And As A Potential Modifier Of Dravet Syndrome, Nanda A. Singh, Chris Pappas, E. Jill Dahle, Lieve R. F. Claes, Timothy H. Pruess, Peter De Jonghe, Joel Thompson, Missy Dixon, Christina Gurnett, Andy Peiffer, H. Steve White, Francis Filloux, Mark F. Leppert Jan 2009

A Role Of Scn9a In Human Epilepsies, As A Cause Of Febrile Seizures And As A Potential Modifier Of Dravet Syndrome, Nanda A. Singh, Chris Pappas, E. Jill Dahle, Lieve R. F. Claes, Timothy H. Pruess, Peter De Jonghe, Joel Thompson, Missy Dixon, Christina Gurnett, Andy Peiffer, H. Steve White, Francis Filloux, Mark F. Leppert

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In Vitro Growth Environment Produces Lipidomic And Electron Transport Chain Abnormalities In Mitochondria From Nontumorigenic Astrocytes And Brain Tumours, Michael A. Kiebish, Xianlin Han, Hua Cheng, Thomas N. Seyfried Jan 2009

In Vitro Growth Environment Produces Lipidomic And Electron Transport Chain Abnormalities In Mitochondria From Nontumorigenic Astrocytes And Brain Tumours, Michael A. Kiebish, Xianlin Han, Hua Cheng, Thomas N. Seyfried

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Bringing Kash Under The Sun: The Many Faces Of Nucleo-Cytoskeletal Connections, David Razafsky, Didier Hodzic Jan 2009

Bringing Kash Under The Sun: The Many Faces Of Nucleo-Cytoskeletal Connections, David Razafsky, Didier Hodzic

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Evidence For High Bi-Allelic Expression Of Activating Ly49 Receptors, Arefeh Rouhi, C. B. Lai, Tammy P. Cheng, Fumio Takei, Wayne M. Yokoyama, Dixie L. Mager Jan 2009

Evidence For High Bi-Allelic Expression Of Activating Ly49 Receptors, Arefeh Rouhi, C. B. Lai, Tammy P. Cheng, Fumio Takei, Wayne M. Yokoyama, Dixie L. Mager

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Nematode.Net Update 2008: Improvements Enabling More Efficient Data Mining And Comparative Nematode Genomics, John Martin, Sahar Abubucker, Todd Wylie, Yong Yin, Zhengyuan Wang, Makedonka Mitreva Jan 2009

Nematode.Net Update 2008: Improvements Enabling More Efficient Data Mining And Comparative Nematode Genomics, John Martin, Sahar Abubucker, Todd Wylie, Yong Yin, Zhengyuan Wang, Makedonka Mitreva

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Key Role Of T Cell Defects In Age-Related Vulnerability To West Nile Virus, James D. Brien, Jennifer L. Uhrlaub, Alec Hirsch, Clayton A. Wiley, Janko Nikolich-Zugich Jan 2009

Key Role Of T Cell Defects In Age-Related Vulnerability To West Nile Virus, James D. Brien, Jennifer L. Uhrlaub, Alec Hirsch, Clayton A. Wiley, Janko Nikolich-Zugich

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West Nile virus (WNV) infection causes a life-threatening meningoencephalitis that becomes increasingly more prevalent over the age of 50 and is 40-50x more prevalent in people over the age of 70, compared with adults under the age of 40. In a mouse model of age-related vulnerability to WNV, we demonstrate that death correlates with increased viral titers in the brain and that this loss of virus control with age was the result of defects in the CD4 and CD8 T cell response against WNV. Specific age-related defects in T cell responses against dominant WNV epitopes were detected at the level …


Trem-2 (Triggering Receptor Expressed On Myeloid Cells 2) Is A Phagocytic Receptor For Bacteria, Elsa-Noah N'Diaye, Catherine S. Branda, Steven S. Branda, Lisette Nevarez, Marco Colonna, Clifford Lowell, Jessica A. Hamerman, William E. Seaman Jan 2009

Trem-2 (Triggering Receptor Expressed On Myeloid Cells 2) Is A Phagocytic Receptor For Bacteria, Elsa-Noah N'Diaye, Catherine S. Branda, Steven S. Branda, Lisette Nevarez, Marco Colonna, Clifford Lowell, Jessica A. Hamerman, William E. Seaman

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Phagocytosis, which is essential for the immune response to pathogens, is initiated by specific interactions between pathogens and cell surface receptors expressed by phagocytes. This study identifies triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM-2) and its signaling counterpart DAP12 as a molecular complex that promotes phagocytosis of bacteria. Expression of TREM-2-DAP12 enables nonphagocytic Chinese hamster ovary cells to internalize bacteria. This function depends on actin cytoskeleton dynamics and the activity of the small guanosine triphosphatases Rac and Cdc42. Internalization also requires src kinase activity and tyrosine phosphorylation. In bone marrow-derived macrophages, phagocytosis is decreased in the absence of DAP12 …


Cdc42 Antagonizes Rho1 Activity At Adherens Junctions To Limit Epithelial Cell Apical Tension, Stephen J. Warner, Gregory D. Longmore Jan 2009

Cdc42 Antagonizes Rho1 Activity At Adherens Junctions To Limit Epithelial Cell Apical Tension, Stephen J. Warner, Gregory D. Longmore

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In epithelia, cells are arranged in an orderly pattern with a defined orientation and shape. Cadherin containing apical adherens junctions (AJs) and the associated actomyosin cytoskeleton likely contribute to epithelial cell shape by providing apical tension. The Rho guanosine triphosphatases are well known regulators of cell junction formation, maintenance, and function. Specifically, Rho promotes actomyosin activity and cell contractility; however, what controls and localizes this Rho activity as epithelia remodel is unresolved. Using mosaic clonal analysis in the Drosophila melanogaster pupal eye, we find that Cdc42 is critical for limiting apical cell tension by antagonizing Rho activity at AJs. Cdc42 …


Impact Speed Does Not Determine Severity Of Spinal Cord Injury In Mice With Fixed Impact Displacement, Joong Hee Kim, Tsang-Wei Tu, Philip V. Bayly, Sheng-Kwei Song Jan 2009

Impact Speed Does Not Determine Severity Of Spinal Cord Injury In Mice With Fixed Impact Displacement, Joong Hee Kim, Tsang-Wei Tu, Philip V. Bayly, Sheng-Kwei Song

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A Proposal For A Coordinated Effort For The Determination Of Brainwide Neuroanatomical Connectivity In Model Organisms At A Mesoscopic Scale, Joseph L. Price, David C. Van Essen, Et Al. Jan 2009

A Proposal For A Coordinated Effort For The Determination Of Brainwide Neuroanatomical Connectivity In Model Organisms At A Mesoscopic Scale, Joseph L. Price, David C. Van Essen, Et Al.

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Identification Of Atg5-Dependent Transcriptional Changes And Increases In Mitochondrial Mass In Atg5-Deficient T Lymphocytes, Linda M. Stephenson, Brian C. Miller, Aylwin Ng, Jason Eisenberg, Zijiang Zhao, Ken Cadwell, Daniel B. Graham, Noboru N. Mizushima, Ramnik Xavier, Herbert W. Virgin, Wojciech Swat Jan 2009

Identification Of Atg5-Dependent Transcriptional Changes And Increases In Mitochondrial Mass In Atg5-Deficient T Lymphocytes, Linda M. Stephenson, Brian C. Miller, Aylwin Ng, Jason Eisenberg, Zijiang Zhao, Ken Cadwell, Daniel B. Graham, Noboru N. Mizushima, Ramnik Xavier, Herbert W. Virgin, Wojciech Swat

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