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Archive by Date: September 2008
cell biology: September 2008
- First things first
Academia Sinica
A newly identified stepwise activation mechanism for DNA-damage-repair proteins ensures that the most essential response pathways are triggered first
- Controlling cholesterol by controlling traffic
Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
A powerful drug for reducing cholesterol works by targeted inhibition of a major absorption pathway used by cells in the liver and intestine
- Bone reshaping via parallel pathways
The Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo
An investigation into a calcium-dependent mechanism for regulating bone resorption unexpectedly reveals a parallel, calcium-free mechanism
cell cycle, apoptosis and differentiation: September 2008
- Stem cell protein may drive cancer
Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, A*STAR
A protein that plays a role in the differentiation of stem cells into bone cells has been found to play a role in breast cancer
genetics and evolution: September 2008
- When two X chromosomes are not always better than one
Women's and Children's Hospital
Researchers trace the genetic cause of a neurological disease that affects women but not men
immunology: September 2008
- Researchers identify killer block
Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Regulation of signaling in natural killer cells can affect their ability to battle a virus
physiology and systems biology: September 2008
- Keeping an even temperature
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)
A signaling pathway in the brain of the fruit fly is involved in controlling ‘heat-seeking’ behavior
protein structure and function: September 2008
- A glimpse at the bacterial factory floor
National Institute of Immunology
New research has revealed a novel ‘assembly line’ manufacturing process used by the tuberculosis bacterium—and a potential target for therapeutic sabotage
transcription and RNA processing: September 2008
- The splice of life
Academia Sinica
New evidence reveals that the catalytic mechanism of messenger RNA maturation in the nucleus is reversible
- In pursuit of the regulators
Research Organization of Information and Systems
Tiny RNAs that help regulate gene function in plants and invertebrates also appear to play an important role in mammalian cells
translation and protein processing: September 2008
- Deciphering how malaria parasites hijack red blood cells
The Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research
Potential new targets for therapy for malaria infection are revealed in a study of how malaria parasites remodel infected red blood cells
- Getting the timing right
International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
Recent efforts to clarify how gene expression is timed in malarial parasites could provide a valuable starting point for pursuing new antimalarial treatments
