PNAS — Table of Contents — April 2, 2002, 99 (7)

Commentaries

Commentary:
- A. David Smith
Imaging the progression of Alzheimer pathology through the brain
PNAS 2002 99:4135-4137; doi:10.1073/pnas.082107399
- See companion article on page 4703 in issue 7 of volume 99
Commentary:
- William E. Walden
From bacteria to mitochondria: Aconitase yields surprises
PNAS 2002 99:4138-4140; doi:10.1073/pnas.082108799
- See companion article on page 4662 in issue 7 of volume 99
Commentary:
- Robert M. Seyfarth
- and Dorothy L. Cheney
What are big brains for?
PNAS 2002 99:4141-4142; doi:10.1073/pnas.082105099
- See companion article on page 4436 in issue 7 of volume 99
Commentary:
- Phil Green
Whole-genome disassembly
PNAS 2002 99:4143-4144; published ahead of print March 19, 2002, doi:10.1073/pnas.082095999
- See companion article on page 3712 in issue 6 of volume 99
Commentary:
- Eugene W. Myers,
- Granger G. Sutton,
- Hamilton O. Smith,
- Mark D. Adams,
- and J. Craig Venter
On the sequencing and assembly of the human genome
PNAS 2002 99:4145-4146; published ahead of print March 19, 2002, doi:10.1073/pnas.092136699
- See companion article on page 3712 in issue 6 of volume 99

Physical Sciences

Applied Physical Sciences

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Physical Sciences - Applied Physical Sciences:
- Bartosz A. Grzybowski,
- Howard A. Stone,
- and George M. Whitesides
Dynamics of self assembly of magnetized disks rotating at the liquid–air interface
PNAS 2002 99:4147-4151; doi:10.1073/pnas.062036699

Astronomy

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Physical Sciences - Astronomy:
- Francis P. Keenan,
- Lawrence H. Aller,
- Brian R. Espey,
- Katrina M. Exter,
- Siek Hyung,
- Michael T. C. Keenan,
- Don L. Pollacco,
- and Robert S. I. Ryans
Emission lines of [K v ] in the optical spectra of gaseous nebulae
PNAS 2002 99:4152-4155; published ahead of print March 19, 2002, doi:10.1073/pnas.062032299

Chemistry

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Physical Sciences - Chemistry:
- Tamara M. Okonogi,
- Stephen C. Alley,
- Eric A. Harwood,
- Paul B. Hopkins,
- and Bruce H. Robinson
Phosphate backbone neutralization increases duplex DNA flexibility: A model for protein binding
PNAS 2002 99:4156-4160; doi:10.1073/pnas.072067799

Engineering

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Physical Sciences - Engineering:
- James H. Marden
- and Lee R. Allen
Molecules, muscles, and machines: Universal performance characteristics of motors
PNAS 2002 99:4161-4166; published ahead of print March 26, 2002, doi:10.1073/pnas.022052899

Geology

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Physical Sciences - Geology:
- Daniel H. Rothman
Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels for the last 500 million years
PNAS 2002 99:4167-4171; published ahead of print March 19, 2002, doi:10.1073/pnas.022055499
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Physical Sciences - Geology - Biological Sciences - Evolution:
- Robert A. Berner
Examination of hypotheses for the Permo–Triassic boundary extinction by carbon cycle modeling
PNAS 2002 99:4172-4177; published ahead of print March 26, 2002, doi:10.1073/pnas.032095199

Mathematics

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Physical Sciences - Mathematics:
- Richard V. Kadison
The Pythagorean Theorem: I. The finite case
PNAS 2002 99:4178-4184; doi:10.1073/pnas.032677199

Social Sciences

Economic Sciences

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Social Sciences - Economic Sciences:
- Yuzuru Sato,
- Eizo Akiyama,
- and J. Doyne Farmer
Chaos in learning a simple two-person game
PNAS 2002 99:4748-4751; doi:10.1073/pnas.032086299

Table of Contents

FROM THE COVER

Imaging the progression of Alzheimer pathology through the brain

From bacteria to mitochondria: Aconitase yields surprises

What are big brains for?

Whole-genome disassembly

On the sequencing and assembly of the human genome

Dynamics of self assembly of magnetized disks rotating at the liquid–air interface

Emission lines of [K v ] in the optical spectra of gaseous nebulae

Phosphate backbone neutralization increases duplex DNA flexibility: A model for protein binding

Molecules, muscles, and machines: Universal performance characteristics of motors

Atmospheric carbon dioxide levels for the last 500 million years

Examination of hypotheses for the Permo–Triassic boundary extinction by carbon cycle modeling

The Pythagorean Theorem: I. The finite case

Chaos in learning a simple two-person game

Directed evolution of the site specificity of Cre recombinase

Using RNA interference to identify genes required for RNA interference

Oligomerization and activation of caspase-9, induced by Apaf-1 CARD

The in vivo function of the ribosome-associated Hsp70, Ssz1, does not require its putative peptide-binding domain

A functional chaperone triad on the yeast ribosome

Leukotriene A 4 hydrolase: Selective abrogation of leukotriene B 4 formation by mutation of aspartic acid 375

Actions of PP2A on the MAP kinase pathway and apoptosis are mediated by distinct regulatory subunits

Paranodal junction formation and spermatogenesis require sulfoglycolipids

Function of quaking in myelination: Regulation of alternative splicing

Transcription-coupled and DNA damage-dependent ubiquitination of RNA polymerase II in vitro

Selenoprotein R is a zinc-containing stereo-specific methionine sulfoxide reductase

Transcriptional activation of NtcA-dependent promoters of Synechococcus sp. PCC 7942 by 2-oxoglutarate in vitro

Diversity and evolution of the green fluorescent protein family

Assembly of the neutrophil respiratory burst oxidase: A direct interaction between p67 PHOX and cytochrome b 558 II

Rapid compaction during RNA folding

Fluorescence polarization of green fluorescence protein

Chair-boat transitions in single polysaccharide molecules observed with force-ramp AFM

Mg 2+ -dependent conformational change of RNA studied by fluorescence correlation and FRET on immobilized single molecules

From the Cover: Computational mapping identifies the binding sites of organic solvents on proteins

Conformational flexibility of bacterial RNA polymerase

Metal ions and flexibility in a viral RNA pseudoknot at atomic resolution

Gramicidin A channels switch between stretch activation and stretch inactivation depending on bilayer thickness

Vav3 is regulated during the cell cycle and effects cell division

FKBP12-rapamycin-associated protein associates with mitochondria and senses osmotic stress via mitochondrial dysfunction

PIP 3 inhibition of RGS protein and its reversal by Ca 2+ /calmodulin mediate voltage-dependent control of the G protein cycle in a cardiac K + channel

The procaspase-8 isoform, procaspase-8L, recruited to the BAP31 complex at the endoplasmic reticulum

Endoplasmic reticulum localization of the low density lipoprotein receptor mediates presecretory degradation of apolipoprotein B

From the Cover: The cAMP-specific phosphodiesterase TbPDE2C is an essential enzyme in bloodstream form Trypanosoma brucei

A role for survivin in chemoresistance of endothelial cells mediated by VEGF

The Caenorhabditis elegans mucolipin-like gene cup-5 is essential for viability and regulates lysosomes in multiple cell types

Inhibition of Xenopus oocyte meiotic maturation by catalytically inactive protein kinase A

Cell membrane GM 1 ganglioside is a functional coreceptor for fibroblast growth factor 2

Keratin binding to 14-3-3 proteins modulates keratin filaments and hepatocyte mitotic progression