Annals ofBiology

Volume: 2 - Number: 13 - November 15, 2002

Outstanding

Glycan-dependent signaling: O-linked N-acetylglucosamine

Rationale for the existence of additional adipostatic hormones

A novel cardioprotective role of RhoA: new signaling mechanism for adenosine

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor regulates amino acid metabolism

Hiphotesis

Rationale for the existence of additional adipostatic hormones

Investigative Communication

Five-lipoxygenase inhibitors can mediate apoptosis in human breast cancer cell lines through complex eicosanoid interactions

Membrane-type matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -3 activity in primate smooth muscle cells

Differentiation and migration of astrocyte precursor cells and astrocytes in human fetal retina: relevance to optic nerve coloboma

Resistance to thromboembolism in PI3K-deficient mice

Mechanisms of inhibition of the Ras-MAP kinase signaling pathway in 30.7b Ras 12 cells by tea polyphenols (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate and theaflavin-3,3'-digallate

Early growth-responsive-1-dependent manganese superoxide dismutase gene transcription mediated by platelet-derived growth factor

Proteases produced by activated neutrophils are able to release soluble CD23 fragments endowed with proinflammatory effects

Altered skin development and impaired proliferative and inflammatory responses in transgenic mice overexpressing the glucocorticoid receptor

Overexpression of UCP3 in cultured human muscle lowers mitochondrial membrane potential, raises ATP/ADP ratio, and favors fatty acid vs. glucose oxidation

Cell cycling determines integrin-mediated adhesion in osteoblastic ROS 17/2.8 cells exposed to space-related conditions

Modified testicular expression of stress-associated "readthrough" acetylcholinesterase predicts male infertility

Nonanaphylactic synthetic peptides derived from B cell epitopes of the major grass pollen allergen, Phl p 1, for allergy vaccination

Genetic engineering of a hypoallergenic trimer of the major birch pollen allergen Bet v 1

Only UCP1 can mediate adaptive nonshivering thermogenesis in the cold

Increased expression of UBF is a critical determinant for rRNA synthesis and hypertrophic growth of cardiac myocytes

Genome resource utilization during prokaryotic development

Overexpression of p27Kip1 by doxycycline-regulated adenoviral vectors inhibits endothelial cell proliferation and migration and impairs angiogenesis

A novel cardioprotective role of RhoA: new signaling mechanism for adenosine

Evidence for Ca2+- and ATP-sensitive peripheral channels in nuclear pore complexes

Deoxythioguanosine triphosphate impairs HIV replication: a new mechanism for an old drug

Angiotensin II activates Akt/protein kinase B by an arachidonic acid/redox-dependent pathway and independent of phosphoinositide 3-kinase

-Adrenergic receptors (ßAR) regulate cardiomyocyte proliferation during early postnatal life

Efficiency of homocysteine plus copper in inducing apoptosis is inversely proportional to -glutamyl transpeptidase activity

High density lipoproteins reduce organ injury and organ dysfunction in a rat model of hemorrhagic shock

Akt/PKB promotes cancer cell invasion via increased motility and metalloproteinase production

Expression and function of adenosine receptors in human dendritic cells

The peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor regulates amino acid metabolism

Macrophages require different nucleoside transport systems for proliferation and activation

The growth suppressor p27Kip1 protects against diet-induced atherosclerosis

Reviews and Trials

Glycan-dependent signaling: O-linked N-acetylglucosamine