New articles from eLife - July 2, 2013

 
New from eLife July 2, 2013
Now online at http://elife.elifesciences.org
Research Articles
The genome sequence of the colonial chordate, Botryllus schlosseri
Ayelet Voskoboynik, Norma F Neff, Debashis Sahoo, Aaron M Newman, Dmitry Pushkarev, Winston Koh, Benedetto Passarelli, H Christina Fan, Gary L Mantalas, Karla J Palmeri, Katherine J Ishizuka, Carmela Gissi, Francesca Griggio, Rachel Ben-Shlomo, Daniel M Corey, Lolita Penland, Richard A White, Irving L Weissman, Stephen R Quake
The first genome sequence of a colony-forming tunicate, Botryllus schlosseri, yields insights into the evolution of vertebrates, including the development of their immune system and vasculature.
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A longitudinal study of Caenorhabditis elegans larvae reveals a novel locomotion switch, regulated by G_αs signaling
Stanislav Nagy, Charles Wright, Nora Tramm, Nicholas Labello, Stanislav Burov, David Biron
C. elegans exhibits two distinct behavioral states, active and quiet wakefulness, and protein kinase A stabilizes active wakefulness through two of its major downstream targets.
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Fungal effector Ecp6 outcompetes host immune receptor for chitin binding through intrachain LysM dimerization
Andrea Sánchez-Vallet, Raspudin Saleem-Batcha, Anja Kombrink, Guido Hansen, Dirk-Jan Valkenburg, Bart PHJ Thomma, Jeroen R Mesters
Structural and biochemical analysis of a fungal LysM effector unveils a novel mechanism for chitin binding in which the concerted action of two LysM domains results in chitin binding with picomolar affinity.
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Fluorescent sensors reporting the activity of ammonium transceptors in live cells
Roberto De Michele, Cindy Ast, Dominique Loqué, Cheng-Hsun Ho, Susana LA Andrade, Viviane Lanquar, Guido Grossmann, Sören Gehne, Michael U Kumke, Wolf B Frommer
A modified form of Green Fluorescent Protein integrated into an ammonium transporter provides a sensor that can be used to monitor transport activity in vivo.
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See also: Insight by Yi Wang and Jonathan Javitch
Insight
Transport proteins: Getting to grips with ammonium
Yi Wang, Jonathan Javitch
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Features
Making science count in government
Ian Boyd
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