In recent years, biologists have come to realize that one of the most important consequences
of forest fragmentation is a dramatic increase in the amount of habitat edge1, 2. Although …

With increasing number of bound dicarboxylic acid molecules, the binding of further molecules
by the title compound becomes more favorable (a 1:4 complex is depicted schematically …

BLyS (also called TALL-1, THANK, or BAFF) [1–4] is a member of the tumor necrosis factor (TNF)
gene family that stimulates proliferation and immunoglobulin production by B cells. …

The IκB kinase (IKK) signaling complex is responsible for activating NF-κB-dependent gene
expression programs. Even though NF-κB-responsive genes are known to orchestrate stress…

NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) has been shown to play an essential role in the NF-κB activation
cascade elicited by lymphotoxin β receptor (LTβR) signaling. However, the molecular …

Comprehensive analysis of the changes in gene expression during liver regeneration was
carried out by using an in-house microarray composed of 2,304 distinct mouse liver cDNA …

A change in geometry is necessary on entry into the capsule: a supramolecular associate
approximately 1.8 nm long (see schematic representation), which consists of two halves …

Human activities are not random in their negative and positive impacts on biotas. Emerging
evidence shows that most species are declining as a result of human activities (‘losers') and …

The genome sequence of the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae has provided the first complete
inventory of the working parts of a eukaryotic cell. The challenge is now to discover what …