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, z4 @/ j3 q. i( r3 R% @3 \NEWS & VIEWS3 x) p4 `4 G# r5 V/ i" A' V
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" j) M* A7 p% B6 ?* W8 b# |1 T. nEvolutionary biology: Genomic hourglass pp768 - 769! z/ J# g4 Z0 ]
Comparative genomics studies reveal molecular signatures of the
2 d! F- c ~" |( k( F2 W2 q6 _controversial 'phylotypic' stage — a time when embryos of members of
1 D& C! c$ S# p. c4 Jan animal phylum all look more alike than at other embryonic stages.
' ^1 @* T& \8 b# P1 x& xSee Letters p.811 & p.815; y8 K! E( z0 O+ e/ B8 o- z9 s
Benjamin Prud'homme and Nicolas Gompel
$ r' o, N2 g; y* H- W Ydoi:10.1038/468768a
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. O% y4 w+ k: h0 VQuantum physics: Hot entanglement pp769 - 770
- F# U+ ^: M0 MQuantum entanglement has been observed at low temperatures in both
% c" S, A/ o7 w2 R: n$ O4 tmicroscopic and macroscopic systems. It now seems that the effect can
" L' e/ X2 U& {+ c; u, Kalso occur at high temperatures if the systems are not in thermal
0 V* \$ m+ b% u1 F; V! N p, Requilibrium.3 }- [% ], i: e+ B8 |9 X" I6 K1 W
Vlatko Vedral
. ?4 r5 I7 n1 N8 S3 rdoi:10.1038/468769a$ s5 F* T6 t% G: F; ^5 a
Article: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7325/full/468769a.html
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Cancer: Tumour stem cells switch sides pp770 - 7718 A# M5 g) ~% m5 y
Tumour stem cells are proposed to be the source of tumour cells. It E n+ k5 ?; V; k7 g2 q) J) O
now emerges that they also give rise to the endothelial cells that
9 a5 `' @7 U, P1 a9 ?; xline the tumour vasculature, mediating tumour growth and metastasis.
8 M( V/ H# T- ?2 sSee Letters p.824 & p.8299 c( V" r. R* x4 Q0 J3 t3 ~
Victoria L. Bautch
3 b2 W# S1 R6 ~) q5 w, N2 ldoi:10.1038/468770a; ~, x M5 k2 U! c
Article: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7325/full/468770a.html
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50 & 100 years ago p772
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Cosmology: Hydrogen was not ionized abruptly pp772 - 773 z3 P3 b) K4 u0 S5 r
When and how the first stars and galaxies ionized the primordial
: T/ n9 g2 J* g. v; ehydrogen atoms that filled the early Universe is not known. $ U0 q' ^* k# j( j4 \3 B
Observations with a single radio antenna are opening a new window on " p2 I% ] Y2 P+ a( r+ u! {+ i
the process. See Letter p.796" p9 j9 | e: d0 [! m V' _, a
Jonathan Pritchard and Abraham Loeb
G; o3 J w" a- J1 i2 Hdoi:10.1038/468772b
6 T4 \. o4 P; ]0 R7 K) a" J# hArticle: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7325/full/468772b.html, W- w4 c2 i9 V
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Virology: One protein, many functions pp773 - 775
5 r0 Z3 w) t, M1 H- {- HThe Lassa virus nucleoprotein coats the viral genome to make a ( v9 _6 m( P# k) U; i
template for RNA synthesis. A study shows that it also binds the 'cap' ' n" z5 j' e$ e3 s, U/ x$ N% c
structure of cellular messenger RNAs and directs immune evasion using 4 t" R, ?7 k7 J1 [6 \
a novel mechanism. See Article p.7794 v9 C( V. L8 y4 F
Félix A. Rey; }8 x; T- D( W6 l
doi:10.1038/468773a
% w" n, X) u* lArticle: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7325/full/468773a.html$ ?. |; N6 o* g6 I$ F0 ]
" U2 w* G" H! a! D4 sSolar system: Pluto is again a harbinger pp775 - 776
4 |. { q9 R0 D$ U/ t1 vNew astronomical and laboratory data show that the abundances of the - [- s/ f0 E. Q' C [: [" w
two dominant ices, nitrogen and methane, on the surfaces of the Solar
R3 v; }9 L5 H$ X3 P; |System's two largest dwarf planets are surprisingly similar — raising
- X0 W" j# g+ `fresh questions.
; {* Y: N( M& f) _. s5 d$ o8 `S. Alan Stern6 O% l/ F- O* f1 ]+ Y: d3 W2 {6 N
doi:10.1038/468775a
L2 O# O* l6 h; s; {5 G3 j! VArticle: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7325/full/468775a.html2 R9 }7 h+ U0 h* r: K
' Q0 L6 Q5 |6 S6 Y( ~1 AGlaciology: Greenland's glacial basics pp776 - 7772 d- I! w% }0 e: z# h6 U' n# O
Sliding of the Greenland ice sheet is affected by the production of ! W9 |8 F& B$ ~2 ?% D- v
surface meltwater. A new theory shows that whether the result is a
3 [. |/ L* `- m# S$ A; a) W' olong-term speed-up or slow-down of ice motion depends on the / F2 ^: o- C" e5 v$ H! Q- I
variability in melt input. See Letter p.803
\: ^& n+ j0 b9 H( EMartin P. Lüthi
% W7 B/ k/ I: ^1 v4 c+ A: H! rdoi:10.1038/468776a" l' O- O+ ^ N) @5 t
Article: http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v468/n7325/full/468776a.html
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Cap binding and immune evasion revealed by Lassa nucleoprotein * q( C( U: G+ G; ]) n+ S1 p
structure pp779 - 7833 J5 \/ ]1 a% y$ u+ E
The first crystal structure for an arenavirus nucleoprotein is solved,
4 n' } T% J' G5 A! W) ^6 xrevealing some new functions. The C-terminal domain has 3′ to 5′
, }9 u6 \* N" `# k: F/ {$ W3 v, aexonuclease activity, and it is confirmed that Lassa virus % v0 g. H5 S: [# m7 \7 i; M* ~0 q4 g
nucleoprotein is capable of cleaving short RNAs and suppressing virus- # z7 q) P$ `" l/ G/ g: h
induced interferon induction. The N-terminal domain contains a unique
{( H# W/ r8 S1 jcap-binding feature, which has implications for understanding the
* \8 C' z7 U4 [9 L+ M- M9 C6 y+ odistinctive cap-snatching mechanism of arenaviruses.5 e( L f: k5 N# O, h. ?
Xiaoxuan Qi et al.8 m* q! A0 Q4 u9 W1 ^
doi:10.1038/nature096053 {/ q( y5 ` f) @0 S
Abstract: http://www.nature.com/nature/jou ... bs/nature09605.html% t0 O6 p7 R2 @' Z( i$ _8 ^
Article: http://www.nature.com/nature/jou ... ll/nature09605.html
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Structure of a bacterial ribonuclease P holoenzyme in complex with
1 l% Y' X0 p3 l1 R' FtRNA pp784 - 7897 M: Y# b R/ f0 V0 Q& \& m0 D
tRNAs are synthesized in a premature form that requires trimming of
/ W, J0 o2 M6 |! z1 u7 cthe 5′ and 3′ ends and modification of specific nucleotides. RNase ( i) P4 g; R$ R- B
P, a complex containing a long catalytic RNA and a protein cofactor,
7 A h7 o+ W) H8 fcatalyses the cleavage that generates the mature 5′ end. Here, the
$ I. \; E6 K, L! Ustructure of RNase P bound to mature tRNAPhe is solved. Recognition of 8 F7 x* s7 J7 ]# l( i* ]
the leader sequence and its mechanism of cleavage is determined by
4 s ~& h8 e" ]( V( R/ B$ F ]soaking an oligonucleotide corresponding to the premature 5′ end into
! z$ l$ X0 c3 G3 c* q# `2 ]* Zthe crystal.
' v& D% L0 X; Z+ {! K( _, Z, l- E- FNicholas J. Reiter et al.
& L5 Q! S% p# U- {doi:10.1038/nature09516* y6 ]9 I& Z( C7 U! e5 l+ J
Abstract: http://www.nature.com/nature/jou ... bs/nature09516.html
4 m6 n/ d0 g# _5 ?/ OArticle: http://www.nature.com/nature/jou ... ll/nature09516.html& k4 I+ ^+ W1 f/ ?8 V O
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Quantitative reactivity profiling predicts functional cysteines in
7 f/ i# o4 k/ W; ~" a" m6 o$ o; @proteomes pp790 - 795' O9 O4 P, X; c" a$ w
Cysteine is the most intrinsically nucleophilic amino acid in 7 e8 _6 _- O8 ]5 x* h
proteins, but the absence of a consensus sequence that defines
& m+ }- ~" H' I% \" N2 efunctional cysteines in proteins has hindered their discovery and 9 r' i. c8 J6 O B W' o/ A! E
characterization. Here, a proteomics method to quantitatively profile 0 h0 y! M/ t( Z" A+ P0 {9 y( L$ ~
the intrinsic reactivity of cysteine residues directly in native
$ \, H1 ]2 \2 i/ v" c( G) }biological systems is described. Hyper-reactive cysteines were
4 g2 e, v- W9 ]2 Z) z- K4 i7 @: B" ^identified in several proteins of uncharacterized function, including
1 w! X% F6 u9 E% [/ q: f! f; ?7 s. qa residue conserved across eukaryotes that is shown to be required for : B! z" R, p0 ^ j
yeast viability and involved in iron–sulphur protein biogenesis.5 H; r1 F0 Z$ F7 @( k& J: K
Eranthie Weerapana et al.
- `% Y. [' i- o$ V2 x6 A+ q- Sdoi:10.1038/nature094723 w. `2 @- l1 I& R" L1 h
Abstract: http://www.nature.com/nature/jou ... bs/nature09472.html
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