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Preen Gland-Secreted Alkanols Enhance Male Attractiveness in Parrots
The skin glands are widely used in pheromone production throughout the vertebrate worlds. Growing evidences show that birds also have chemical communication, but the uropygial (also called preen or…
Received 16 September 2008 02:39 UTC; Posted 16 September 2008
Posted to: Ecology, Molecular Cell Biology, Neuroscience
Archaebacterial Whole-Genome Duplication and Origin of Eukaryots
Division of the ancestral prokaryotic pragenome into two circular double-stranded DNA molecules by genetic recombination, is a base for the future separate evolution of the nuclear and mitochondria…
Received 14 September 2008 17:29 UTC; Posted 15 September 2008
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology
Off-target response to decoy oligodeoxynucleotide treatment
Background: The transcription factor PAX2 regulates key developmental processes, including mediation of resistance to apoptosis. Inappropriate PAX2 expression has been implicated in facilitating …
Received 10 September 2008 04:24 UTC; Posted 10 September 2008
Posted to: Cancer, Developmental Biology, Molecular Cell Biology
Just-in-time assembly of cell-cycle protein complexes
Our comparative analysis of eukaryotic cell-cycle complexes reveals that the identity of the periodically expressed subunits differs significantly between organisms and is often mirrored by changes…
Received 09 September 2008 07:21 UTC; Posted 09 September 2008
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology, Bioinformatics
The use of coral as a graft in a large cortical bone defect
The use of coral as space filler in a large cortical bone defect was studied. Twelve Australian White Rabbit were divided into 8 and 12 week group. All rabbits were operated to create a 2.5cm defec…
Received 06 September 2008 07:39 UTC; Posted 10 September 2008
Posted to: Biotechnology, Molecular Cell Biology
Interruption of β-Catenin Signaling Reduces Neurogenesis in Alzheimer’s Disease Brains
Although studies show new neurons generated from progenitor cells in a healthy adult neocortex, neurogenic potential derived from stem/progenitor cells in the cortex of Alzheimer’s patients still r…
Received 05 September 2008 02:07 UTC; Posted 05 September 2008
Posted to: Molecular Cell Biology, Neuroscience
Pathogenetic role of tissue factor in graft-versus-host disease
Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) is a serious complication after allogeneic stem cell transplantation, the mechanism of it is still not elucidated. Recent findings suggest that host endothelial cel…
Received 30 August 2008 03:15 UTC; Posted 01 September 2008
Posted to: Immunology, Molecular Cell Biology
PID: The Pathway Interaction Database
The Pathway Interaction Database (PID, http://pid.nci.nih.gov) is a freely available collection of curated and peer-reviewed pathways composed of human molecular signaling …
Received 29 August 2008 01:06 UTC; Posted 29 August 2008
Posted to: Cancer, Molecular Cell Biology, Bioinformatics
Potential pathways of indole acetic acid (IAA) biosynthesis in Euphorbia abyssinica
Desert candle (Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel.) (further referred to as EAG) is a succulent tree of dry deciduous and evergreen montane forest, woodland and shrub savanna. It occurs widely throu…
Received 21 August 2008 10:31 UTC; Posted 22 August 2008
Posted to: Ecology, Molecular Cell Biology
GabiPD: The GABI Primary Database – a plant integrative ‘omics’ database
The GABI Primary Database, GabiPD (http://www.gabipd.org/), was established in the frame of the German initiative for Genome Analysis of the Plant Biological System (GABI). The goal of GabiPD is to…
Received 20 August 2008 11:31 UTC; Posted 22 August 2008
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Molecular Cell Biology, Bioinformatics