This Week in PNAS

Letter (Online Only)

  • Letter:
    • Razvan Tudor Radulescu

    Going beyond the genetic view of cancer

    PNAS 2008 105:E12; published online before print February 11, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712232105

Commentaries

  • Commentary:
    • Peter Kareiva

    Ominous trends in nature recreation

    PNAS 2008 105:2757-2758; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0800474105
    • See companion article on page 2295 in issue 7 of volume 105
  • Commentary:
    • Alan R. Davidson

    A folding space odyssey

    PNAS 2008 105:2759-2760; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0800030105
    • See companion article on page 2343 in issue 7 of volume 105
  • Commentary:
    • W. John Kress
    • and David L. Erickson

    DNA barcodes: Genes, genomics, and bioinformatics

    PNAS 2008 105:2761-2762; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0800476105
    • See companion article on page 2923 in issue 8 of volume 105

Editorial

Profile

  • Profile:
    • Nick Zagorski

    Profile of Randy Schekman: Reflections on his first year as PNAS Editor-in-Chief

    PNAS 2008 105:2763-2765; published online before print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0610781105

Physical Sciences

Applied Mathematics

  • Physical Sciences - Applied Mathematics:
    • Mihai Ciucu

    Dimer packings with gaps and electrostatics

    PNAS 2008 105:2766-2772; published online before print February 21, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0710659105
    OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Chemistry

  • Physical Sciences - Chemistry - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry:
    • Edgar R. Wood,
    • Lisa M. Shewchuk,
    • Byron Ellis,
    • Perry Brignola,
    • Ronald L. Brashear,
    • Thomas R. Caferro,
    • Scott H. Dickerson,
    • Hamilton D. Dickson,
    • Kelly H. Donaldson,
    • Michael Gaul,
    • Robert J. Griffin,
    • Anne M. Hassell,
    • Barry Keith,
    • Robert Mullin,
    • Kimberly G. Petrov,
    • Michael J. Reno,
    • David W. Rusnak,
    • Sarva M. Tadepalli,
    • John C. Ulrich,
    • Craig D. Wagner,
    • Dana E. Vanderwall,
    • Alex G. Waterson,
    • Jon D. Williams,
    • Wendy L. White,
    • and David E. Uehling

    6-Ethynylthieno[3,2-d]- and 6-ethynylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-anilines as tunable covalent modifiers of ErbB kinases

    PNAS 2008 105:2773-2778; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0708281105
  • Physical Sciences - Chemistry:
    • Nathan D. Shapiro
    • and F. Dean Toste

    Synthesis and structural characterization of isolable phosphine coinage metal π-complexes

    PNAS 2008 105:2779-2782; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0710500105
  • Physical Sciences - Chemistry:
    • Michael D. Irwin,
    • D. Bruce Buchholz,
    • Alexander W. Hains,
    • Robert P. H. Chang,
    • and Tobin J. Marks

    p-Type semiconducting nickel oxide as an efficiency-enhancing anode interfacial layer in polymer bulk-heterojunction solar cells

    PNAS 2008 105:2783-2787; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0711990105

Geology

  • Physical Sciences - Geology - Biological Sciences - Ecology:
    • James R. Ehleringer,
    • Gabriel J. Bowen,
    • Lesley A. Chesson,
    • Adam G. West,
    • David W. Podlesak,
    • and Thure E. Cerling

    From the Cover: Hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios in human hair are related to geography

    PNAS 2008 105:2788-2793; published online before print February 25, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712228105

Biological Sciences

Applied Biological Sciences

  • Biological Sciences - Applied Biological Sciences:
    • Nathaniel P. Chongsiriwatana,
    • James A. Patch,
    • Ann M. Czyzewski,
    • Michelle T. Dohm,
    • Andrey Ivankin,
    • David Gidalevitz,
    • Ronald N. Zuckermann,
    • and Annelise E. Barron

    Peptoids that mimic the structure, function, and mechanism of helical antimicrobial peptides

    PNAS 2008 105:2794-2799; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0708254105

Biochemistry

  • Physical Sciences - Chemistry - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry:
    • Edgar R. Wood,
    • Lisa M. Shewchuk,
    • Byron Ellis,
    • Perry Brignola,
    • Ronald L. Brashear,
    • Thomas R. Caferro,
    • Scott H. Dickerson,
    • Hamilton D. Dickson,
    • Kelly H. Donaldson,
    • Michael Gaul,
    • Robert J. Griffin,
    • Anne M. Hassell,
    • Barry Keith,
    • Robert Mullin,
    • Kimberly G. Petrov,
    • Michael J. Reno,
    • David W. Rusnak,
    • Sarva M. Tadepalli,
    • John C. Ulrich,
    • Craig D. Wagner,
    • Dana E. Vanderwall,
    • Alex G. Waterson,
    • Jon D. Williams,
    • Wendy L. White,
    • and David E. Uehling

    6-Ethynylthieno[3,2-d]- and 6-ethynylthieno[2,3-d]pyrimidin-4-anilines as tunable covalent modifiers of ErbB kinases

    PNAS 2008 105:2773-2778; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0708281105
  • Biological Sciences - Biochemistry:
    • Aravind Srinivasan,
    • Karthik Viswanathan,
    • Rahul Raman,
    • Aarthi Chandrasekaran,
    • S. Raguram,
    • Terrence M. Tumpey,
    • V. Sasisekharan,
    • and Ram Sasisekharan

    From the Cover: Quantitative biochemical rationale for differences in transmissibility of 1918 pandemic influenza A viruses

    PNAS 2008 105:2800-2805; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0711963105
    OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
  • Biological Sciences - Biochemistry:
    • Ki Seog Lee,
    • Daniela Bumbaca,
    • Jeffrey Kosman,
    • Peter Setlow,
    • and Mark J. Jedrzejas

    Structure of a protein–DNA complex essential for DNA protection in spores of Bacillus species

    PNAS 2008 105:2806-2811; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0708244105
  • Biological Sciences - Biochemistry:
    • Johannes M. Aerts,
    • Johanna E. Groener,
    • Sijmen Kuiper,
    • Wilma E. Donker-Koopman,
    • Anneke Strijland,
    • Roelof Ottenhoff,
    • Cindy van Roomen,
    • Mina Mirzaian,
    • Frits A. Wijburg,
    • Gabor E. Linthorst,
    • Anouk C. Vedder,
    • Saskia M. Rombach,
    • Josanne Cox-Brinkman,
    • Pentti Somerharju,
    • Rolf G. Boot,
    • Carla E. Hollak,
    • Roscoe O. Brady,
    • and Ben J. Poorthuis

    Elevated globotriaosylsphingosine is a hallmark of Fabry disease

    PNAS 2008 105:2812-2817; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712309105
  • Biological Sciences - Biochemistry:
    • Rigoberto Rios-Estepa,
    • Glenn W. Turner,
    • James M. Lee,
    • Rodney B. Croteau,
    • and B. Markus Lange

    A systems biology approach identifies the biochemical mechanisms regulating monoterpenoid essential oil composition in peppermint

    PNAS 2008 105:2818-2823; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712314105
  • Biological Sciences - Biochemistry:
    • Shiamalee Perumal,
    • Olga Antipova,
    • and Joseph P. R. O. Orgel

    Collagen fibril architecture, domain organization, and triple-helical conformation govern its proteolysis

    PNAS 2008 105:2824-2829; published online before print February 14, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0710588105
    OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
  • Biological Sciences - Biochemistry:
    • Daisuke Hishikawa,
    • Hideo Shindou,
    • Saori Kobayashi,
    • Hiroki Nakanishi,
    • Ryo Taguchi,
    • and Takao Shimizu

    Discovery of a lysophospholipid acyltransferase family essential for membrane asymmetry and diversity

    PNAS 2008 105:2830-2835; published online before print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712245105
    OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE

Biophysics

  • Biological Sciences - Biophysics:
    • Thanashan Rajakulendran,
    • Malha Sahmi,
    • Igor Kurinov,
    • Mike Tyers,
    • Marc Therrien,
    • and Frank Sicheri

    CNK and HYP form a discrete dimer by their SAM domains to mediate RAF kinase signaling

    PNAS 2008 105:2836-2841; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0709705105
  • Biological Sciences - Biophysics:
    • D. Horinek,
    • A. Serr,
    • M. Geisler,
    • T. Pirzer,
    • U. Slotta,
    • S. Q. Lud,
    • J. A. Garrido,
    • T. Scheibel,
    • T. Hugel,
    • and R. R. Netz

    Peptide adsorption on a hydrophobic surface results from an interplay of solvation, surface, and intrapeptide forces

    PNAS 2008 105:2842-2847; published online before print February 20, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0707879105
  • Biological Sciences - Biophysics:
    • Allison D. Dupuy
    • and Donald M. Engelman

    Protein area occupancy at the center of the red blood cell membrane

    PNAS 2008 105:2848-2852; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712379105

Cell Biology

  • Biological Sciences - Cell Biology:
    • Terrence Town,
    • Joshua J. Breunig,
    • Matthew R. Sarkisian,
    • Charalampos Spilianakis,
    • Albert E. Ayoub,
    • Xiuxin Liu,
    • Anthony F. Ferrandino,
    • A. Rachel Gallagher,
    • Ming O. Li,
    • Pasko Rakic,
    • and Richard A. Flavell

    The stumpy gene is required for mammalian ciliogenesis

    PNAS 2008 105:2853-2858; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712385105
  • Biological Sciences - Cell Biology:
    • Matilde Colella,
    • Francesca Grisan,
    • Valerie Robert,
    • Jay D. Turner,
    • Andrew P. Thomas,
    • and Tullio Pozzan

    Ca2+ oscillation frequency decoding in cardiac cell hypertrophy: Role of calcineurin/NFAT as Ca2+ signal integrators

    PNAS 2008 105:2859-2864; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712316105
  • Biological Sciences - Cell Biology:
    • A. Mario Marcondes,
    • Andrew J. Mhyre,
    • Derek L. Stirewalt,
    • Soo-Hyun Kim,
    • Charles A. Dinarello,
    • and H. Joachim Deeg

    Dysregulation of IL-32 in myelodysplastic syndrome and chronic myelomonocytic leukemia modulates apoptosis and impairs NK function

    PNAS 2008 105:2865-2870; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712391105
  • Biological Sciences - Cell Biology:
    • Legong Li,
    • Kun Liu,
    • Yong Hu,
    • Dongping Li,
    • and Sheng Luan

    Single mutations convert an outward K+ channel into an inward K+ channel

    PNAS 2008 105:2871-2876; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712349105
  • Biological Sciences - Cell Biology:
    • Carmen Citterio,
    • Alessandro Vichi,
    • Gustavo Pacheco-Rodriguez,
    • Angel M. Aponte,
    • Joel Moss,
    • and Martha Vaughan

    Unfolded protein response and cell death after depletion of brefeldin A-inhibited guanine nucleotide-exchange protein GBF1

    PNAS 2008 105:2877-2882; published online before print February 14, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712224105
  • Biological Sciences - Cell Biology:
    • W. E. Lowry,
    • L. Richter,
    • R. Yachechko,
    • A. D. Pyle,
    • J. Tchieu,
    • R. Sridharan,
    • A. T. Clark,
    • and K. Plath

    Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells from dermal fibroblasts

    PNAS 2008 105:2883-2888; published online before print February 15, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0711983105
  • Biological Sciences - Cell Biology:
    • Qiang Wang,
    • Yan Chun Li,
    • Jinhua Wang,
    • Juan Kong,
    • Yuchen Qi,
    • Richard J. Quigg,
    • and Xinmin Li

    miR-17-92 cluster accelerates adipocyte differentiation by negatively regulating tumor-suppressor Rb2/p130

    PNAS 2008 105:2889-2894; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0800178105
  • Biological Sciences - Cell Biology:
    • Yanhong Liao,
    • Christian Erxleben,
    • Joel Abramowitz,
    • Veit Flockerzi,
    • Michael Xi Zhu,
    • David L. Armstrong,
    • and Lutz Birnbaumer

    Functional interactions among Orai1, TRPCs, and STIM1 suggest a STIM-regulated heteromeric Orai/TRPC model for SOCE/Icrac channels

    PNAS 2008 105:2895-2900; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712288105

Developmental Biology

  • Biological Sciences - Developmental Biology:
    • Dmitri Papatsenko
    • and Michael S. Levine

    Dual regulation by the Hunchback gradient in the Drosophila embryo

    PNAS 2008 105:2901-2906; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0711941105
  • Biological Sciences - Developmental Biology:
    • Teddy Fauquier,
    • Karine Rizzoti,
    • Mehul Dattani,
    • Robin Lovell-Badge,
    • and Iain C. A. F. Robinson

    SOX2-expressing progenitor cells generate all of the major cell types in the adult mouse pituitary gland

    PNAS 2008 105:2907-2912; published online before print February 15, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0707886105
  • Biological Sciences - Developmental Biology:
    • Lucile Ryckebusch,
    • Zengxin Wang,
    • Nicolas Bertrand,
    • Song-Chang Lin,
    • Xuan Chi,
    • Robert Schwartz,
    • Stéphane Zaffran,
    • and Karen Niederreither

    Retinoic acid deficiency alters second heart field formation

    PNAS 2008 105:2913-2918; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712344105

Ecology

  • Physical Sciences - Geology - Biological Sciences - Ecology:
    • James R. Ehleringer,
    • Gabriel J. Bowen,
    • Lesley A. Chesson,
    • Adam G. West,
    • David W. Podlesak,
    • and Thure E. Cerling

    From the Cover: Hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios in human hair are related to geography

    PNAS 2008 105:2788-2793; published online before print February 25, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712228105
  • Biological Sciences - Ecology:
    • Peter A. Biro
    • and John R. Post

    Rapid depletion of genotypes with fast growth and bold personality traits from harvested fish populations

    PNAS 2008 105:2919-2922; published online before print February 25, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0708159105
  • Biological Sciences - Ecology:
    • Renaud Lahaye,
    • Michelle van der Bank,
    • Diego Bogarin,
    • Jorge Warner,
    • Franco Pupulin,
    • Guillaume Gigot,
    • Olivier Maurin,
    • Sylvie Duthoit,
    • Timothy G. Barraclough,
    • and Vincent Savolainen

    From the Cover: DNA barcoding the floras of biodiversity hotspots

    PNAS 2008 105:2923-2928; published online before print February 7, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0709936105
    OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
    • See commentary article on page 2761 in issue 8 of volume 105
  • Biological Sciences - Ecology:
    • Colin E. Studds,
    • T. Kurt Kyser,
    • and Peter P. Marra

    Natal dispersal driven by environmental conditions interacting across the annual cycle of a migratory songbird

    PNAS 2008 105:2929-2933; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0710732105

Evolution

  • Biological Sciences - Evolution:
    • Kai Tan,
    • Hoda Feizi,
    • Colin Luo,
    • Stephanie H. Fan,
    • Timothy Ravasi,
    • and Trey G. Ideker

    A systems approach to delineate functions of paralogous transcription factors: Role of the Yap family in the DNA damage response

    PNAS 2008 105:2934-2939; published online before print February 19, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0708670105
  • Biological Sciences - Evolution:
    • Nicholas C. Manoukis,
    • Jeffrey R. Powell,
    • Mahamoudou B. Touré,
    • Adama Sacko,
    • Frances E. Edillo,
    • Mamadou B. Coulibaly,
    • Sekou F. Traoré,
    • Charles E. Taylor,
    • and Nora J. Besansky

    A test of the chromosomal theory of ecotypic speciation in Anopheles gambiae

    PNAS 2008 105:2940-2945; published online before print February 14, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0709806105
  • Biological Sciences - Evolution: