Category: Cytokinin and auxin interaction in root stem-cell specification during early embryogenesis

Cytokinin and auxin interaction in root stem-cell specification during early embryogenesis

Nature 453, 1094 (2008). doi:10.1038/nature06943

Authors: Bruno Müller
& Jen Sheen
Plant stem-cell pools, the source for all organs, are first established during embryogenesis. It has been known for decades that cytokinin and auxin interact to control organ regeneration in cultured tissue. Auxin has a critical role in […]

Neural substrates of vocalization feedback monitoring in primate auditory cortex

Nature 453, 1102 (2008). doi:10.1038/nature06910

Authors: Steven J. Eliades
& Xiaoqin Wang
Vocal communication involves both speaking and hearing, often taking place concurrently. Vocal production, including human speech and animal vocalization, poses a number of unique challenges for the auditory system. It is important for the auditory system to […]

RNA toxicity is a component of ataxin-3 degeneration in Drosophila

Nature 453, 1107 (2008). doi:10.1038/nature06909

Authors: Ling-Bo Li, Zhenming Yu, Xiuyin Teng
& Nancy M. Bonini
Polyglutamine (polyQ) diseases are a class of dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disorders caused by the expansion of a CAG repeat encoding glutamine within the coding region of the respective genes. The molecular and cellular […]

Synergistic response to oncogenic mutations defines gene class critical to cancer phenotype

Nature 453, 1112 (2008). doi:10.1038/nature06973

Authors: Helene R. McMurray, Erik R. Sampson, George Compitello, Conan Kinsey, Laurel Newman, Bradley Smith, Shaw-Ree Chen, Lev Klebanov, Peter Salzman, Andrei Yakovlev
& Hartmut Land
Understanding the molecular underpinnings of cancer is of critical importance to the development of targeted intervention […]

Deficiency in catechol-O-methyltransferase and 2-methoxyoestradiol is associated with pre-eclampsia

Nature 453, 1117 (2008). doi:10.1038/nature06951

Authors: Keizo Kanasaki, Kristin Palmsten, Hikaru Sugimoto, Shakil Ahmad, Yuki Hamano, Liang Xie, Samuel Parry, Hellmut G. Augustin, Vincent H. Gattone, Judah Folkman, Jerome F. Strauss
& Raghu Kalluri
Despite intense investigation, mechanisms that facilitate the emergence of the pre-eclampsia phenotype in women are still […]

Crucial role for the Nalp3 inflammasome in the immunostimulatory properties of aluminium adjuvants

Nature 453, 1122 (2008). doi:10.1038/nature06939

Authors: Stephanie C. Eisenbarth, Oscar R. Colegio, William O’Connor, Fayyaz S. Sutterwala
& Richard A. Flavell
Aluminium adjuvants, typically referred to as ‘alum’, are the most commonly used adjuvants in human and animal vaccines worldwide, yet the mechanism underlying the stimulation […]

Haem homeostasis is regulated by the conserved and concerted functions of HRG-1 proteins

Nature 453, 1127 (2008). doi:10.1038/nature06934

Authors: Abbhirami Rajagopal, Anita U. Rao, Julio Amigo, Meng Tian, Sanjeev K. Upadhyay, Caitlin Hall, Suji Uhm, M. K. Mathew, Mark D. Fleming, Barry H. Paw, Michael Krause
& Iqbal Hamza
Haems are metalloporphyrins that serve as prosthetic groups for various […]

Travel by numbers

Nature 453, 1142 (2008). doi:10.1038/4531142a

Author: Gareth D. Jones
A step-by-step guide.

Midzone activation of aurora B in anaphase produces an intracellular phosphorylation gradient

Nature 453, 1132 (2008). doi:10.1038/nature06923

Authors: Brian G. Fuller, Michael A. Lampson, Emily A. Foley, Sara Rosasco-Nitcher, Kim V. Le, Page Tobelmann, David L. Brautigan, P. Todd Stukenberg
& Tarun M. Kapoor
Proper partitioning of the contents of a cell between two daughters requires integration of spatial […]

Making the paper: Werner Kurz

Nature 452, x (2008). doi:10.1038/7190xa

Mountain pine beetles contribute to carbon release and climate change.