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    • December 2007

      • Biotechnology

        • Prenatal diagnosis: Detection without invasion

          Dangsheng Li

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.274

          Original article citation:

          Lo, Y. M. D. et al. Plasma placental RNA allelic ratio permits non-invasive prenatal chromosomal aneuploidy detection. Nature Med. 13, 218–223 (2007).

      • Cell & molecular biology

        • Plant signalling: A new receptor

          Dangsheng Li

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.273

          Original article citation:

          Liu, X. et al. A G protein-coupled receptor is a plasma membrane receptor for the plant hormone abscisic acid. Science 315, 1712–1716 (2007).

        • Hormone signalling: Regulating progesterone-receptor degradation

          Dangsheng Li

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.275

          Original article citation:

          Zhang, P. J. et al. CUE domain containing 2 regulates degradation of progesterone receptor by ubiquitin–proteasome. EMBO J. 26, 1831–1842 (2007).

        • Apoptosis: Death effector domain goes nuclear

          Dangsheng Li

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.276

          Original article citation:

          Yao, Z., Duan, S., Hou, D., Heese, K. & Wu, M. Death effector domain DEDa, a self-cleaved product of caspase-8/Mch5, translocates to the nucleus by binding to ERK1/2 and upregulates procaspase-8 expression via a p53-dependent mechanism. EMBO J. 26, 1068–1080 (2007).

        • Bacterial effectors: Armed with a novel enzyme

          Dangsheng Li

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.277

          Original article citation:

          Li, H. et al. The phosphothreonine lyase activity of a bacterial type III effector family. Science 315, 1000–1003 (2007).

        • DNA repair: Finding a surprising partner Open !

          Dangsheng Li

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.278

          Original article citation:

          Fang, L. et al. Cell polarity protein Par3 complexes with DNA-PK via Ku70 and regulates DNA double-strand break repair. Cell Research 17, 100–116 (2007).

        • Host defence: Bringing viral RNA to elimination

          Dangsheng Li

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.279

          Original article citation:

          Guo, X., Ma, J., Sun, J. & Gao, G. The zinc-finger antiviral protein recruits the RNA processing exosome to degrade the target mRNA. PNAS 104, 151–156 (2007).

        • Protein-coupled-receptor signalling: Regulation of gene expression

          Jasmine Farsarakis

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.283

          Original article citation:

          Kang, J. et al. A nuclear function of beta-arrestin1 in GPCR signaling: Regulation of histone acetylation and gene transcription. Cell 123, 833–847 (2005).

        • Ultraviolet response: A sunscreen for plants

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 05 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.257

          Original article citation:

          Zhao, J. et al. SAD2, an importin beta-like protein, is required for UV-B response in Arabidopsis by mediating MYB4 nuclear trafficking. Plant Cell doi: 10.1105/tpc.106.048900 (2007).

      • Chemistry

        • Biolabelling: From visible to visible

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 05 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.260

          Original article citation:

          Wu, J. et al. Luminescent europium nanoparticles with a wide excitation range from UV to visible light for biolabeling and time-gated luminescence bioimaging. Chem. Commun. doi: 10.1039/b715054g (2007).

      • Clinical medicine

        • Cardiac arrhythmias: MicroRNA beating the heart

          John Fox

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.282

          Original article citation:

          Yang, B. et al. The muscle-specific microRNA miR-1 regulates cardiac arrhythmogenic potential by targeting GJA1 and KCNJ2. Nature Med. 13, 486–491 (2007).

        • Sexually transmitted diseases: High-risk behaviour on the Internet Open !

          Felix Cheung

          Published online: 12 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.262

          Original article citation:

          Zhang, D. et al. Internet use and risk behaviours: An online survey of visitors to three gay websites in China. Sexually Transmitted Inf. 83, 571–576 (2007).

        • Neurological diseases: Screening for treatments

          John Fox

          Published online: 05 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.255

          Original article citation:

          Zhang, L. et al. Small molecule regulators of autophagy identified by an image-based high-throughput screen. PNAS 104, 19023–19028 (2007).

      • Earth & environment

        • Soil erosion: Microbes keep it together

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 12 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.266

          Original article citation:

          Zhang, Z., Dong, Z., Zhao, A., Yuan, W. & Han, L. The effect of restored microbiotic crusts on erosion of soil from a desert area in China. J. Arid Env. doi: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.09.001 (2007).

      • Ecology & evolution

        • Marine worms: Sea-bed scavengers

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.270

          Original article citation:

          Han, J., Zhang, Z., Liu, J. & Shu, D. Evidence of priapulid scavenging from the early Cambrian Chengjiang deposits, southern China. Palaios 22, 691–694 (2007).

        • Climate change: Driving history

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.271

          Original article citation:

          Zhang, D. D., Brecke, P., Lee, H. F., He, Y. Q. & Zhang, J. Global climate change, war, and population decline in recent human history. PNAS 104, 19214–19219 (2007).

        • Seed dispersal: Size does matter

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 12 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.265

          Original article citation:

          Zhang, H., Chen, Y. & Zhang, Z. Differences of dispersal fitness of large and small acorns of Liaodong oak (Quercus liaotungensis) before and after seed caching by small rodents in a warm temperate forest, China. Forest Ecol. Management doi: 10.1016/j.foreco.2007.10.028 (2007).

        • Biological invasion: Calling for greener economic growth Open !

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 05 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.256

          Original article citation:

          Lin, W., Zhou, G., Cheng, X. & Xu, R. Fast economic development accelerates biological invasions in China. PLoS ONE 2, e1208 (2007).

      • Genetics

        • Drug addiction: The ultimate gene list Open !

          John Fox

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.272

          Original article citation:

          Li, C. Y., Mao, X. & Wei, L. Genes and (common) pathways underlying addiction revealed by combining and analyzing candidate gene lists from multiple technology platforms. PLoS Comput. Biol. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.0040002 (2007).

      • Materials

        • Fullerenes: A water-bomb recipe Open !

          Anne Pichon

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.268

          Original article citation:

          Xiao, Z. et al. Synthesis of [59]fullerenones through peroxide-mediated stepwise cleavage of fullerene skeleton bonds and X-ray structures of their water-encapsulated open-cage complexes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. doi: 10.1021/ja0763798 (2007).

        • Energy storage: Pore variety is the key

          Anne Pichon

          Published online: 12 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.263

          Original article citation:

          Wang, D. W., Li, F., Liu, M., Lu, G. Q. & Cheng, H. M. 3D aperiodic hierarchical porous graphitic carbon material for high-rate electrochemical capacitive energy storage. Angew. Chem. Int. Edn doi: 10.1002/anie.200702721 (2007).

        • Biological nanotubes: Putting viruses into shape

          Anne Pichon

          Published online: 12 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.264

          Original article citation:

          Xu, Y. et al. DNA-templated CMV viral capsid proteins assemble into nanotubes. Chem. Commun. doi: 10.1039/b715299j (2007).

        • Carbon nanotubes: A clean break

          Anne Pichon

          Published online: 05 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.258

          Original article citation:

          Wei, Y., Jiang, K., Liu, L., Chen, Z. & Fan, S. Vacuum-breakdown-induced needle-shaped ends of multiwalled carbon nanotube yarns and their field emission applications. Nano Lett. doi: 10.1021/nl072298y (2007).

      • Neuroscience

        • Cortical development: Showing neurons the way

          Jasmine Farsarakis

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.267

          Original article citation:

          Chen, G. et al. Semaphorin-3A guides radial migration of cortical neurons during development. Nature Neurosci. doi: 10.1038/nn2018 (2007).

        • Neurotransmission: Pick a worm's brain Open !

          Wei Zeng

          Published online: 12 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.261

          Original article citation:

          Zhou, K. M. et al. PKA activation bypasses the requirement for UNC-31 in the docking of dense core vesicles from C. elegans neurons. Neuron 56, 657–669 (2007).

      • Physics

        • Temperature measurement: In tune with quartz

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.269

          Original article citation:

          Jun, X., Bo, Y., Xin, L. & Juan, C. Theoretical model and optimization of a novel temperature sensor based on quartz tuning fork resonators. Phys. Scripta T129, 316–320 (2007).

        • Quantum entanglement: No paradox

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.280

          Original article citation:

          Yang, T. et al. All-versus-nothing violation of local realism by two-photon, four-dimensional entanglement. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 240406 (2005).

        • Particle physics: X marks the spot Open !

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 19 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.281

          Original article citation:

          Ablikim, M. et al. Observation of a resonance X(1835) in J/psi right arrow italic gammapi+pi-eta'. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 262001 (2005).

        • Cryopreservation: Electrically frozen Open !

          Tim Reid

          Published online: 05 December 2007 | doi:10.1038/nchina.2007.259

          Original article citation:

          Sun, W., Xu, X., Zhang, H. & Xu, C. Effects of dipole polarization of water molecules on ice formation under an electrostatic field. Cryobiol. doi: 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2007.10.173 (2007).

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