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The inhibitory effect of cerulenin to yeasts is fungicidal
Long Nam Nguyen & Joshua D. Nosanchuk
Pages: 631-632
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Flower constancy in insect pollinators: Adaptive foraging behaviour or cognitive limitation?
Christoph Grüter & Francis L.W. Ratnieks
Pages: 633-636
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Internet addiction: Neuroimaging findings
Kai Yuan, Wei Qin, Yijun Liu & Jie Tian
Pages: 637-639
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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A new theoretical approach to the functional meaning of sleep and dreaming in humans based on the maintenance of ‘predictive psychic homeostasis’
Luigi F. Agnati, Peter W. Barlow, František Baluška, Paolo Tonin, Michele Guescini, Giuseppina Leo & Kjell Fuxe
Pages: 640-654
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforA new theoretical approach to the functional meaning of sleep and dreaming in humans based on the maintenance of ‘predictive psychic homeostasis’ | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Interactive brains, social minds
Johanna Sänger, Ulman Lindenberger & Viktor Müller
Pages: 655-663
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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An archaeal origin for the actin cytoskeleton: Implications for eukaryogenesis
Rolf Bernander, Anders E. Lind & Thijs J. G. Ettema
Pages: 664-667
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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The next phase of life-sciences spaceflight research: Harnessing the power of functional genomics
Timothy Etheridge, Kanako Nemoto, Toko Hashizume, Chihiro Mori, Tomoko Sugimoto, Hiromi Suzuki , Keiji Fukui, Takashi Yamazaki, Akira Higashibata, Nathaniel J Szewczyk & Atsushi Higashitani
Pages: 668-669
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Cla4, but not Rac1, regulates the filamentous response of Ustilago maydis to low ammonium conditions
C. Ben Lovely & Michael H. Perlin
Pages: 670-673
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforCla4, but not Rac1, regulates the filamentous response of Ustilago maydis to low ammonium conditions | PDF (521.4 KB)
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A blueprint for functional engineering: Single point mutations reconstitute phosphatidylinositol presentation in a pseudo-Sec14 protein
Eva M. Winklbauer, Marília K. F. de Campos, Marek Dynowski & Gabriel Schaaf
Pages: 674-678
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforA blueprint for functional engineering: Single point mutations reconstitute phosphatidylinositol presentation in a pseudo-Sec14 protein | PDF (1 MB)
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Evolution of sodium channels and the new view of early nervous system evolution
Benjamin J. Liebeskind
Pages: 679-683
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Complex structures – smart solutions: Formation of siliceous spicules
Xiaohong Wang & Werner E.G. Müller
Pages: 684-688
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Population dynamics during swarming of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Nachiket G. Kamatkar, Matthew J. Sarna & Joshua D. Shrout
Pages: 689-691
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Merits of the double-stranded form of the actin filament revealed by structures of the filament ends
Akihiro Narita
Pages: 692-695
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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C. elegans model of neuronal aging
Chiu-Ying Peng, Chun-Hao Chen, Jiun-Min Hsu & Chun-Liang Pan
Pages: 696-698
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforC. elegans model of neuronal aging | Full Text | References | PDF (382.6 KB)
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Dynamic processes at stress promoters regulate the bimodal expression of HOG response genes
Serge Pelet & Matthias Peter
Pages: 699-702
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforDynamic processes at stress promoters regulate the bimodal expression of HOG response genes | PDF (827.5 KB)
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Membrane traffic as a coordinator of cell migration and junction remodeling
Chuanshen Wu & Arie Horowitz
Pages: 703-705
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Interplay between ionotropic receptors modulates inhibitory synaptic strength
Young-Hwan Jo & Eric Boué-Grabot
Pages: 706-709
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforInterplay between ionotropic receptors modulates inhibitory synaptic strength | PDF (561.3 KB)
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Comparing geometric models for orientation: Medial vs. principal axes
Debbie M. Kelly & Stephane Durocher
Pages: 710-712
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Avian ultraviolet/violet cones as magnetoreceptors: The problem of separating visual and magnetic information
Hans-Joachim Bischof, Christine Nießner, Leo Peichl, Roswitha Wiltschko & Wolfgang Wiltschko
Pages: 713-716
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Interaction between environmental stressors mediated via the same sensory pathway
Sarah Dalesman & Ken Lukowiak
Pages: 717-719
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforInteraction between environmental stressors mediated via the same sensory pathway | PDF (379.7 KB)
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Neural innovations and the diversification of African weakly electric fishes
Bruce A. Carlson & Matthew E. Arnegard
Pages: 720-725
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Mechanisms underlying contextual fear learning
Takuya Takahashi
Pages: 726-727
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforMechanisms underlying contextual fear learning | PDF (367.8 KB)
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New findings in insect fungiculture: Have ants developed non-food, agricultural products?
Jérémie Lauth , Mario X. Ruiz-González & Jérôme Orivel
Pages: 728-730
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforNew findings in insect fungiculture: Have ants developed non-food, agricultural products? | PDF (291.5 KB)
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Does the cycad genotoxin MAM implicated in Guam ALS-PDC induce disease-relevant changes in mouse brain that includes olfaction?
Glen Kisby , Valerie Palmer , Mike Lasarev, Rebecca Fry , Mihail Iordanov, Eli Magun , Leona Samson & Peter Spencer
Pages: 731-734
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforDoes the cycad genotoxin MAM implicated in Guam ALS-PDC induce disease-relevant changes in mouse brain that includes olfaction? | PDF (326.3 KB)
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Quantifying collective effervescence: Heart-rate dynamics at a fire-walking ritual
Dimitris Xygalatas, Ivana Konvalinka, Joseph Bulbulia & Andreas Roepstorff
Pages: 735-738
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Secretion of αB-Crystallin via exosomes: New clues to the function of human retinal pigment epithelium
Suraj P. Bhat & Rajendra K. Gangalum
Pages: 739-741
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforSecretion of αB-Crystallin via exosomes: New clues to the function of human retinal pigment epithelium | PDF (224.6 KB)
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Receptor sorting and actin dynamics at early endosomes
Kenji Tanabe, Emiko Ohashi, Yuji Henmi & Kohji Takei
Pages: 742-744
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforReceptor sorting and actin dynamics at early endosomes | PDF (638 KB)
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Micropatterning chiral morphogenesis
Leo Q. Wan & Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic
Pages: 745-748
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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A novel role for retromer in the control of epithelial cell polarity
Shirin Meher Pocha & Thomas Wassmer
Pages: 749-751
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforA novel role for retromer in the control of epithelial cell polarity | PDF (520.1 KB)
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Fuse or die: Shaping mitochondrial fate during starvation
Angelika S. Rambold, Brenda Kostelecky & Jennifer Lippincott-Schwartz
Pages: 752-754
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforFuse or die: Shaping mitochondrial fate during starvation | PDF (249.4 KB)
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Actions speak louder than words in socially foraging human groups
Seirian Sumner & Andrew J. King
Pages: 755-757
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforActions speak louder than words in socially foraging human groups | PDF (369.7 KB)
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Visual input and path stabilization in walking ants
Sebastian Schwarz & Antoine Wystrach
Pages: 758-760
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforVisual input and path stabilization in walking ants | PDF (397.9 KB)
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Defining host-symbiont collaboration in termite lignocellulose digestion: “The view from the tip of the iceberg”
Michael E. Scharf, Zachary J. Karl, Amit Sethi, Ruchira Sen, Rhitoban Raychoudhury & Drion G. Boucias
Pages: 761-763
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforDefining host-symbiont collaboration in termite lignocellulose digestion: “The view from the tip of the iceberg” | PDF (510.7 KB)
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Why do we see what’s not there?
Jacob Jolij, Maaike Meurs & Erwin Haitel
Pages: 764-767
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforWhy do we see what’s not there? | PDF (858.6 KB)
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Is there intracellular cellulose in the appendicularian tail epidermis? A tale of the adult tail of an invertebrate chordate
Euichi Hirose, Keisuke Nakashima & Atsuo Nishino
Pages: 768-771
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforIs there intracellular cellulose in the appendicularian tail epidermis? A tale of the adult tail of an invertebrate chordate | PDF (785.6 KB)
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Cell motility: The necessity of Rac1 GDP/GTP flux
Maria Carla Parrini & Jacques Camonis
Pages: 772-774
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforCell motility: The necessity of Rac1 GDP/GTP flux | PDF (418.9 KB)
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Sonic hedgehog distribution within mature hippocampal neurons
Ronald S. Petralia, Ya-Xian Wang, Mark P. Mattson & Pamela J. Yao
Pages: 775-777
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforSonic hedgehog distribution within mature hippocampal neurons | PDF (600.3 KB)
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Arthropod invasion disrupts Cycas micronesica seedling recruitment
Thomas E. Marler & L. Irene Terry
Pages: 778-780
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforArthropod invasion disrupts Cycas micronesica seedling recruitment | PDF (779 KB)
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The topology of the triacylglycerol synthesizing enzyme Lro1 indicates that neutral lipids can be produced within the luminal compartment of the endoplasmatic reticulum: Implications for the biogenesis of lipid droplets
Vineet Choudhary, Nicolas Jacquier & Roger Schneiter
Pages: 781-784
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforThe topology of the triacylglycerol synthesizing enzyme Lro1 indicates that neutral lipids can be produced within the luminal compartment of the endoplasmatic reticulum: Implications for the biogenesis of lipid droplets | PDF (469.4 KB)
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Tracking vesicle fusion from hair cell ribbon synapses using a high frequency, dual sine wave stimulus paradigm
Michael E. Schnee, Manuel Castellano-Muñoz, Jee-Hyun Kong, Joseph Santos-Sacchi & Anthony J. Ricci
Pages: 785-787
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforTracking vesicle fusion from hair cell ribbon synapses using a high frequency, dual sine wave stimulus paradigm | PDF (614.3 KB)
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The Aeta – Pinatubo Loop
Thomas E. Marler
Pages: 788-790
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
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Refilin holds the cap
Olivia Gay , Fumihiko Nakamura & Jacques Baudier
Pages: 791-795
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforRefilin holds the cap | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Vesicular calcium channels as regulators of the exocytotic post-fusion phase
Pika Miklavc & Manfred Frick
Pages: 796-798
Published online: 01 Nov 2011
AbstractforVesicular calcium channels as regulators of the exocytotic post-fusion phase | PDF (497.2 KB)
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