Table of Contents
Volume 28, Number 15
05 August 2009
pp 2143-2306
A glimpse of the invisible
The cells of vertebrate lenses undergo extreme specialisations to become invisible. They degrade all organelles, including their nuclei, and yet survive for up to 100 years. Lens cells are also very long, stretching from one lens pole to the other, similar to the longitude lines on a globe. Their regular, hexagonal profiles allow a precise arrangement of cells in the lens. This digitally enhanced scanning EM image was prepared by Ralf Dahm at the MPI for Developmental Biology, Tübingen, Germany, who has been working on different aspects of lens biology for 15 years. Ralf is fascinated by how a biological tissue can become transparent. He is also very interested in how cataracts change visual perception and affected the work of artists such as Claude Monet. For more information please visit www.ralf-dahm.com.
Editorial
Top of pageThe middle and the end FREE
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2143 - 2144, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.191
Published online: 23 July 2009
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Top of pageGene activation at the edge of the nucleus EMBO Open
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2145 - 2146, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.148
Irresistible curves EMBO Open
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2147 - 2148, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.167
Reviews
Top of pageSilent chromatin at the middle and ends: lessons from yeasts EMBO Open
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2149 - 2161, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.185
- Abstract - Silent chromatin at the middle and ends: lessons from yeasts
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Published online: 23 July 2009
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A quantitative systems view of the spindle assembly checkpoint EMBO Open
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2162 - 2173, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.186
- Abstract - A quantitative systems view of the spindle assembly checkpoint
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Published online: 23 July 2009
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Taming the tiger by the tail: modulation of DNA damage responses by telomeres EMBO Open
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2174 - 2187, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.176
- Abstract - Taming the tiger by the tail: modulation of DNA damage responses by telomeres
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Published online: 23 July 2009
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Articles
Top of pageConcerted action of two cation filters in the aquaporin water channel
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2188 - 2194, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.182
- Abstract - Concerted action of two cation filters in the aquaporin water channel
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Published online: 02 July 2009
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Crosstalk between GABAB and mGlu1a receptors reveals new insight into GPCR signal integration
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2195 - 2208, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.177
- Abstract - Crosstalk between GABA: B: and mGlu1a receptors reveals new insight into GPCR signal integration
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Published online: 09 July 2009
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Increased RNA polymerase availability directs resources towards growth at the expense of maintenance FREE
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2209 - 2219, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.181
- Abstract - Increased RNA polymerase availability directs resources towards growth at the expense of maintenance
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Published online: 02 July 2009
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Mechanisms of regulation of RNA polymerase III-dependent transcription by TORC1
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2220 - 2230, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.179
- Abstract - Mechanisms of regulation of RNA polymerase III-dependent transcription by TORC1
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Published online: 02 July 2009
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Transcriptional competence of the integrated HIV-1 provirus at the nuclear periphery FREE
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2231 - 2243, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.141
- Abstract - Transcriptional competence of the integrated HIV-1 provirus at the nuclear periphery
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Published online: 28 May 2009
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Control of autophagy initiation by phosphoinositide 3-phosphatase jumpy
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2244 - 2258, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.159
- Abstract - Control of autophagy initiation by phosphoinositide 3-phosphatase jumpy
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Published online: 09 July 2009
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Far-red light inhibits germination through DELLA-dependent stimulation of ABA synthesis and ABI3 activity
Urszula Piskurewicz, Veronika Ture
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Eric Lacombe and Luis Lopez-MolinaThe EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2259 - 2271, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.170
- Abstract - Far-red light inhibits germination through DELLA-dependent stimulation of ABA synthesis and ABI3 activity
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Published online: 25 June 2009
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Localisation of DivIVA by targeting to negatively curved membranes EMBO Open
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2272 - 2282, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.129
- Abstract - Localisation of DivIVA by targeting to negatively curved membranes
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Published online: 28 May 2009
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Exon, intron and splice site locations in the spliceosomal B complex
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2283 - 2292, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.171
- Abstract - Exon, intron and splice site locations in the spliceosomal B complex
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Published online: 18 June 2009
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Unusual bipartite mode of interaction between the nonsense-mediated decay factors, UPF1 and UPF2
The EMBO Journal (2009), 28, - 2293 - 2306, doi:10.1038/emboj.2009.175
- Abstract - Unusual bipartite mode of interaction between the nonsense-mediated decay factors, UPF1 and UPF2
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Published online: 25 June 2009
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