1. How cilia talk» New findings show how primary (nonmotile) cilia retain membrane proteins needed to send and receive extracellular signals—a barrier at the base of cilia made up of proteins called septins.
Q. Hu et al., Science, 329:436-39, 2010. Evaluated by A. Wittinghofer, Max-Planck Inst; J. Axelrod, Stanford; M. Labouesse, CNRS; S. Feng and W. Guo, U Penn; M Bettencourt-Dias, IGC; Y. Yamashita, UMich; H. Folsch, Northwestern; M. Wirschell and W. Sale, Emory; Y. Barral, ETH. Free F1000 Evaluation
2. Gut advantage» Salmonella is able to outcompete resident gut microbes by deriving energy from inflammation, the immune response that is supposed to combat the pathogen.
S.E. Winter et al., Nature, 467: 426-29. 2010. Evaluated D. Alpers, Washington Univ; A. Kurakin & R. Khosravi-Far, Beth Israel; M. Hensel, Erlangen; Y. Sun & M. O’Riordan, Univ Michigan; W.D Hardt, ETH Zurich; J. Moir, York; V. Niezt, UCSD. Free F1000 Evaluation
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