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Precursor-Directed Biosynthesis of Curcumin Analogs in Escherichia coli.

Katsuyama Y, Hirose Y, Funa N, Ohnishi Y, Horinouchi S.

Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2010 Mar 7. [Epub ahead of print]

Estrogen inhibits TGF-beta signaling by promoting Smad2/3 degradation.

Ito I, Hanyu A, Wayama M, Goto N, Katsuno Y, Kawasaki S, Nakajima Y, Kajiro M, Komatsu Y, Fujimura A, Hirota R, Murayama A, Kimura K, Imamura T, Yanagisawa J.

J Biol Chem. 2010 Mar 5. [Epub ahead of print]

Analysis of the Rac/Rop Small GTPase Family in Rice: Expression, Subcellular Localization and Role in Disease Resistance.

Chen L, Shiotani K, Togashi T, Miki D, Aoyama M, Wong HL, Kawasaki T, Shimamoto K.

Plant Cell Physiol. 2010 Mar 4. [Epub ahead of print]

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Study Provides Better Understanding of How Mosquitoes Find a Host

The potentially deadly yellow-fever-transmitting mosquito detects the specific chemical structure of a compound called octenol as one way to find a mammalian host for a blood meal (PLoS ONE)

March 9, 2010,Science Daily,© 2010 ScienceDaily LLC

A Novel Neurotoxin from King Cobra

Snake venoms contain a rich mixture of pharmacologically active peptides and proteins. Researchers have added another member to this class of valuable peptides, providing a detailed structural and functional characterization of a novel neurotoxin from the venom of the king cobra (JBC)

March 9, 2010,JBC Papers of the Week,

Asexual Plant Reproduction May Seed New Approach for Agriculture

Researchers report that they have moved a step closer to turning sexually-reproducing plants into asexual reproducers by highlighting the role of Argonaute 9 in plant reproduction, a finding would eventually allow agricultural companies and farmers to simplify the labor-intensive cross-hybridization methods (Nature)

March 8, 2010,Science Daily,© 2010 ScienceDaily LLC

Potential for Using Algae to Produce Human Therapeutic Proteins Shown

Scientists picked seven proteins that were either currently being used as standard treatments for diseases or are now undergoing human clinical trials and found that the four algal-produced proteins showed biological activity comparable to the same proteins produced by traditional commercial techniques (Plant Biotechnology Journal)

March 8, 2010,Science Daily,© 2010 ScienceDaily LLC

New Ways to Disarm Deadly New World Hemorrhagic Fever Viruses

New World hemorrhagic fever viruses are rodent transmitted agents that cause severe disease. The structure of Machupo virus glycoprotein 1 subunit in complex with human transferrin receptor 1 is described (Nat Struct Mol Biol.)

March 8, 2010,Science Daily,© 2010 ScienceDaily LLC