FJ Express Summaries:

SEBASTIAN MARQUEZ, PILAR CRESPO, VALERIA CARLINI, EDUARDO GARBARINO-PICO, RUBEN BALER, BEATRIZ L. CAPUTTO, and MARIO E. GUIDO

The metabolism of phospholipids oscillates rhythmically in cultures of fibroblasts and is regulated by the clock protein PERIOD 1
FASEB J. 2004 18: 519-521. [Full Text]  

TAKESHI NIKAWA, KAZUMI ISHIDOH, KATSUYA HIRASAKA, IBUKI ISHIHARA, MADOKA IKEMOTO, MIHOKO KANO, EIKI KOMINAMI, IKUYA NONAKA, TAKAYUKI OGAWA, GREGORY R. ADAMS, KENNETH M. BALDWIN, NATSUO YASUI, KYOICHI KISHI, and SHIN’ICHI TAKEDA

Skeletal muscle gene expression in space-flown rats
FASEB J. 2004 18: 522-524. [Full Text] Supplemental Data  

YU CHI WANG and CHIA-CHI HO

Micropatterning of proteins and mammalian cells on biomaterials
FASEB J. 2004 18: 525-527. [Full Text]  

ABDELHAMID BENAZZOUZ, CHUN HWEI TAI, WASSILIOS MEISSNER, BERNARD BIOULAC, ERWAN BEZARD, and CHRISTIAN GROSS

High-frequency stimulation of both zona incerta and subthalamic nucleus induces a similar normalization of basal ganglia metabolic activity in experimental parkinsonism
FASEB J. 2004 18: 528-530. [Full Text]  

ELSA QUINTANA, CARLOS HERNÁNDEZ, ALBERTO ÁLVAREZ-BARRIENTOS, JUAN V. ESPLUGUES, and MARÍA D. BARRACHINA

Synthesis of nitric oxide in postganglionic myenteric neurons during endotoxemia: implications for gastric motor function in rats
FASEB J. 2004 18: 531-533. [Full Text]  

HANS-JOACHIM ANDERS, VOLKER VIELHAUER, VACLAV EIS, YVONNE LINDE, MATTHIAS KRETZLER, GUILLERMO PEREZ DE LEMA, FRANK STRUTZ, STEFAN BAUER, MARK RUTZ, HERMANN WAGNER, HERMANN-JOSEF GRÖNE, and DETLEF SCHLÖNDORFF

Activation of toll-like receptor-9 induces progression of renal disease in MRL-Fas(lpr) mice
FASEB J. 2004 18: 534-536. [Full Text]  

ANTONIO CARRILLO-VICO, JUAN R. CALVO, PEDRO ABREU, PATRICIA J. LARDONE, SOFÍA GARCÍA-MAURIÑO, RUSSEL J. REITER, and JUAN M. GUERRERO

Evidence of melatonin synthesis by human lymphocytes and its physiological significance: possible role as intracrine, autocrine, and/or paracrine substance
FASEB J. 2004 18: 537-539. [Full Text]  

CHUNHONG YAN, HENG WANG, BHARAT AGGARWAL, and DOUGLAS D. BOYD

A novel homologous recombination system to study 92 kDa type IV collagenase transcription demonstrates that the NF-B motif drives the transition from a repressed to an activated state of gene expression
FASEB J. 2004 18: 540-541. [Full Text]  

MAHMOOD AMIRY-MOGHADDAM, RONG XUE, FINN-MOGENS HAUG, JOHN D. NEELY, ANISH BHARDWAJ, PETER AGRE, MARVIN E. ADAMS, STANLEY C. FROEHNER, SUSUMU MORI, and OLE P. OTTERSEN

Alpha-syntrophin deletion removes the perivascular but not endothelial pool of aquaporin-4 at the blood–brain barrier and delays the development of brain edema in an experimental model of acute hyponatremia
FASEB J. 2004 18: 542-544. [Full Text]  

TIFFANY J. MELLOTT, CHRISTINA L. WILLIAMS, WARREN H. MECK, and JAN KRZYSZTOF BLUSZTAJN

Prenatal choline supplementation advances hippocampal development and enhances MAPK and CREB activation
FASEB J. 2004 18: 545-547. [Full Text]  

BRENDA M. OGLE, KIM A. BUTTERS, TIMOTHY B. PLUMMER, KEVIN R. RING, BRUCE E. KNUDSEN, MARK R. LITZOW, MARILIA CASCALHO, and JEFFREY L. PLATT

Spontaneous fusion of cells between species yields transdifferentiation and retroviral transfer in vivo
FASEB J. 2004 18: 548-550. [Full Text] Supplemental Data  

MARKUS H. GRÄLER and EDWARD J. GOETZL

The immunosuppressant FTY720 down-regulates sphingosine 1-phosphate G-protein-coupled receptors
FASEB J. 2004 18: 551-553. [Full Text]  

ELISABETTA FERRERO, SILVIA SCABINI, ELENA MAGNI, CHIARA FOGLIENI, DANIELA BELLONI, BARBARA COLOMBO, FLAVIO CURNIS, ANTONELLO VILLA, MARIA ELENA FERRERO, and ANGELO CORTI

Chromogranin A protects vessels against tumor necrosis factor -induced vascular leakage
FASEB J. 2004 18: 554-556. [Full Text]  

YASUO NAGAI, MAMIKO TSUGANE, JUN-ICHIRO OKA, and HIDEO KIMURA

Hydrogen sulfide induces calcium waves in astrocytes
FASEB J. 2004 18: 557-559. [Full Text]  

ERWIN PAUWS, GEERTRUDA J. M. VEENBOER, JAN W. A. SMIT, JAN J. M. DE VIJLDER, HANS MORREAU, and CARRIE RIS-STALPERS

Genes differentially expressed in thyroid carcinoma identified by comparison of SAGE expression profiles
FASEB J. 2004 18: 560-561. [Full Text]  

M. BERGMANN, F. SCHÜTT, F. G. HOLZ, and J. KOPITZ

Inhibition of the ATP-driven proton pump in RPE lysosomes by the major lipofuscin fluorophore A2-E may contribute to the pathogenesis of age-related macular degeneration
FASEB J. 2004 18: 562-564. [Full Text]  

LAETITIA DEVY, FRANCISCUS M.H. DE GROOT, SILVIA BLACHER, AMIN HAJITOU, PATRICK H. BEUSKER, HANS W. SCHEEREN, JEAN-MICHEL FOIDART, and AGNÈS NOËL

Plasmin-activated doxorubicin prodrugs containing a spacer reduce tumor growth and angiogenesis without systemic toxicity
FASEB J. 2004 18: 565-567. [Full Text]  

T. WILLIAM AXELRAD, DAYANAND D. DEO, PAULO OTTINO, JENNEFER VAN KIRK, NICOLAS G. BAZAN, HAYDEE E.P BAZAN, and JAY D. HUNT

Platelet-activating factor (PAF) induces activation of matrix metalloproteinase 2 activity and vascular endothelial cell invasion and migration
FASEB J. 2004 18: 568-570. [Full Text]  

LOUISE M. C. WEBB, VINCENT P. SMITH, and ANTONIO ALCAMI

The gammaherpesvirus chemokine binding protein can inhibit the interaction of chemokines with glycosaminoglycans
FASEB J. 2004 18: 571-573. [Full Text]  

KATHARINA GAUS, LEONARD KRITHARIDES, GERD SCHMITZ, ALFRED BOETTCHER, WOLFGANG DROBNIK, THOMAS LANGMANN, CARMEL M. QUINN, ALISON DEATH, ROGER T. DEAN, and WENDY JESSUP

Apolipoprotein A-1 interaction with plasma membrane lipid rafts controls cholesterol export from macrophages
FASEB J. 2004 18: 574-576. [Full Text]  

ULRICH WARSKULAT, ULRICH FLÖGEL, CHRISTOPH JACOBY, HANS-GEORG HARTWIG, MICHAEL THEWISSEN, MARC W. MERX, ANDREJ MOLOJAVYI, BIRGIT HELLER-STILB, JÜRGEN SCHRADER, and DIETER HÄUSSINGER

Taurine transporter knockout depletes muscle taurine levels and results in severe skeletal muscle impairment but leaves cardiac function uncompromised
FASEB J. 2004 18: 577-579. [Full Text] Supplemental Data  

SUSAN H. McKIERNAN, ENTELA BUA, JENNIFER McGORRAY, and JUDD AIKEN

Early-onset calorie restriction conserves fiber number in aging rat skeletal muscle
FASEB J. 2004 18: 580-581. [Full Text]  

ENTELA BUA, SUSAN H. McKIERNAN, and JUDD M. AIKEN

Calorie restriction limits the generation but not the progression of mitochondrial abnormalities in aging skeletal muscle
FASEB J. 2004 18: 582-584. [Full Text]  

FLORENCE PINET, FLORENCE POIRIER, SÉBASTIEN FUCHS, PIERRE-LOUIS THARAUX, MICHEL CARON, PIERRE CORVOL, JEAN-BAPTISTE MICHEL, and RAYMONDE JOUBERT-CARON

Troponin T as a marker of differentiation revealed by proteomic analysis in renal arterioles
FASEB J. 2004 18: 585-586. [Full Text]  

YOSHITAKA IWANAGA, YUSU GU, THOMAS DIETERLE, CRISTINA PRESOTTO, PIERO DEL SOLDATO, KIRK L PETERSON, ENNIO ONGINI, GIANLUIGI CONDORELLI, and JOHN ROSS, JR

A nitric oxide-releasing derivative of enalapril, NCX 899, prevents progressive cardiac dysfunction and remodeling in hamsters with heart failure
FASEB J. 2004 18: 587-588. [Full Text]  

WEI ZHANG, TONGGUANG WANG, LIYA QIN, HUI-MING GAO, BELINDA WILSON, SYED F. ALI, WANQIN ZHANG, JAU-SHYONG HONG, and BIN LIU

Neuroprotective effect of dextromethorphan in the MPTP Parkinson’s disease model: role of NADPH oxidase
FASEB J. 2004 18: 589-591. [Full Text]  

D. BARBERIS, S. ARTIGIANI, A. CASAZZA, S. CORSO, S. GIORDANO, C. A. LOVE, E. Y. JONES, P. M. COMOGLIO, and LUCA TAMAGNONE

Plexin signaling hampers integrin-based adhesion, leading to Rho-kinase independent cell rounding, and inhibiting lamellipodia extension and cell motility
FASEB J. 2004 18: 592-594. [Full Text] Supplemental Data  

J. A. STUART, B. KARAHALIL, B. A. HOGUE, N. C. SOUZA-PINTO, and V. A. BOHR

Mitochondrial and nuclear DNA base excision repair are affected differently by caloric restriction
FASEB J. 2004 18: 595-597. [Full Text]  

GENEVIÈVE MORROW, MÉLANIE SAMSON, SÉBASTIEN MICHAUD, and ROBERT M. TANGUAY

Overexpression of the small mitochondrial Hsp22 extends Drosophila life span and increases resistance to oxidative stress
FASEB J. 2004 18: 598-599. [Full Text]  

TONG ZHANG, XIANGHUI HE, TOM C. TSANG, and DAVID T. HARRIS

SING: a novel strategy for identifying tumor-specific, CTL-recognized tumor antigens
FASEB J. 2004 18: 600-602. [Full Text]  

WALTER S. SPEIDL, WOLFGANG G. TOLLER, CHRISTOPH KAUN, THOMAS W. WEISS, STEFAN PFAFFENBERGER, STEFAN P. KASTL, ALEXANDER FURNKRANZ, GERALD MAURER, KURT HUBER, HELFRIED METZLER, and JOHANN WOJTA

Catecholamines potentiate LPS-induced expression of MMP-1 and MMP-9 in human monocytes and in the human monocytic cell line U937: possible implications for peri-operative plaque instability
FASEB J. 2004 18: 603-605. [Full Text]  

YINONG WANG, WILLIAM R. BURNS, PAUL C. Y. TANG, TAI YI, JEFFREY S. SCHECHNER, HANS-GUENTER ZERWES, WILLIAM C. SESSA, MARC I. LORBER, JORDAN S. POBER, and GEORGE TELLIDES

Interferon- plays a nonredundant role in mediating T cell-dependent outward vascular remodeling of allogeneic human coronary arteries
FASEB J. 2004 18: 606-608. [Full Text]  

MIRJANA JERKIC, JUAN V. RIVAS-ELENA, MARTA PRIETO, ROSALIA CARRÓN, FRANCISCO SANZ-RODRÍGUEZ, FERNANDO PÉREZ-BARRIOCANAL, ALICIA RODRÍGUEZ-BARBERO, CARMELO BERNABÉU, and J. M. LÓPEZ-NOVOA

Endoglin regulates nitric oxide-dependent vasodilatation
FASEB J. 2004 18: 609-611. [Full Text]  

CECILIA GELFI, SARA DE PALMA, MARILENA RIPAMONTI, IVANO EBERINI, ROBIN WAIT, ASHOK BAJRACHARYA, CLAUDIO MARCONI, ADRIAN SCHNEIDER, HANS HOPPELER, and PAOLO CERRETELLI

New aspects of altitude adaptation in Tibetans: a proteomic approach
FASEB J. 2004 18: 612-614. [Full Text]  

Breakthroughs in Bioscience:

Margie Patlak

From viper’s venom to drug design: treating hypertension
FASEB J. 2004 18: 421. [Full Text]  

Reviews:

ROBERT L. McFEETERS and ROBERT E. OSWALD

Emerging structural explanations of ionotropic glutamate receptor function
FASEB J. 2004 18: 428-438. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

AKIO INUI, AKIHIRO ASAKAWA, CYRIL Y. BOWERS, GIOVANNI MANTOVANI, ALESSANDRO LAVIANO, MICHAEL M. MEGUID, and MINEKO FUJIMIYA

Ghrelin, appetite, and gastric motility: the emerging role of the stomach as an endocrine organ
FASEB J. 2004 18: 439-456. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Research Communications:

YANQIU LIU and DONALD R. SENGER

Matrix-specific activation of Src and Rho initiates capillary morphogenesis of endothelial cells
FASEB J. 2004 18: 457-468. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GARY R. GROTENDORST, HAMED RAHMANIE, and MATTHEW R. DUNCAN

Combinatorial signaling pathways determine fibroblast proliferation and myofibroblast differentiation
FASEB J. 2004 18: 469-479. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

WANCHAO MA, DAYU LI, FANG SUN, NORMAN J. KLEIMAN, and ABRAHAM SPECTOR

The effect of stress withdrawal on gene expression and certain biochemical and cell biological properties of peroxide-conditioned cell lines
FASEB J. 2004 18: 480-488. [Abstract] [Full Text] Supplemental Data  

DEREK W. GILROY, JUSTINE NEWSON, PRESCILLA SAWMYNADEN, DEREK A. WILLOUGHBY, and JAMIE D. CROXTALL

A novel role for phospholipase A₂ isoforms in the checkpoint control of acute inflammation
FASEB J. 2004 18: 489-498. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CAROLINE RAE, JAMES A. MCQUILLAN, SAPAN B. PAREKH, WILLIAM A. BUBB, SILVIA WEISER, VLADIMIR J. BALCAR, ANNA M. HANSEN, HELEN J. BALL, and NICHOLAS H. HUNT

Brain gene expression, metabolism, and bioenergetics: interrelationships in murine models of cerebral and noncerebral malaria
FASEB J. 2004 18: 499-510. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PAULO ROBERTO LOUZADA, ANDRÉA C. PAULA LIMA, DAYDE L. MENDONÇA-SILVA, FRANÇOIS NOËL, FERNANDO G. DE MELLO, and SÉRGIO T. FERREIRA

Taurine prevents the neurotoxicity of ß-amyloid and glutamate receptor agonists: activation of GABA receptors and possible implications for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological disorders
FASEB J. 2004 18: 511-518. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Hypotheses:

AKRIT SODHI, SILVIA MONTANER, and J. SILVIO GUTKIND

Does dysregulated expression of a deregulated viral GPCR trigger Kaposi’s sarcomagenesis?
FASEB J. 2004 18: 422-427. [Abstract] [Full Text]  

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