Nature Chemical Biology - AOP - nature.com science feeds Nature - the world's best science and medicine on your desktop http://www.nature.com/nchembio/current_issue/ Nature Publishing Group en © Nature Publishing Group Nature Chemical Biology 1552-4450 1552-4469 © Nature Publishing Group permissions@nature.com Nature Chemical Biology http://www.nature.com/includes/rj_globnavimages/nchembio_logo.gif http://www.nature.com/nchembio/ Confinement-induced quorum sensing of individual Staphylococcus aureus bacteria http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nchembio/rss/aop/~3/dYk3JnMqgNM/nchembio.264

Confinement-induced quorum sensing of individual Staphylococcus aureus bacteria

Nature Chemical Biology. doi:10.1038/nchembio.264

Authors: Eric C Carnes, DeAnna M Lopez, Niles P Donegan, Ambrose Cheung, Hattie Gresham, Graham S Timmins & C Jeffrey Brinker

]]> Confinement-induced quorum sensing of individual Staphylococcus aureus bacteria Eric C Carnes DeAnna M Lopez Niles P Donegan Ambrose Cheung Hattie Gresham Graham S Timmins C Jeffrey Brinker doi:10.1038/nchembio.264 Nature Chemical Biology 2009-11-22 Nature Chemical Biology 2009-11-22 10.1038/nchembio.264 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.264 Article http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.264 Ureide catabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana and Escherichia coli http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nchembio/rss/aop/~3/slC6RFWBI_Y/nchembio.265 The availability of whole genome sequences boosts the identification of biochemical pathways conserved across species using tools of comparative genomics. A cross-organism protein association analysis allowed us to identify two enzymes, ureidoglycine aminohydrolase and ureidoglycolate amidohydrolase, that catalyze the final reactions of purine degradation in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. A similar pathway was found in Escherichia coli, while an alternative metabolic route via ureidoglycine transaminase can be predicted for other organisms.

Ureide catabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana and Escherichia coli

Nature Chemical Biology. doi:10.1038/nchembio.265

Authors: Andrea K Werner, Tina Romeis & Claus-Peter Witte

The availability of whole genome sequences boosts the identification of biochemical pathways conserved across species using tools of comparative genomics. A cross-organism protein association analysis allowed us to identify two enzymes, ureidoglycine aminohydrolase and ureidoglycolate amidohydrolase, that catalyze the final reactions of purine degradation in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana. A similar pathway was found in Escherichia coli, while an alternative metabolic route via ureidoglycine transaminase can be predicted for other organisms.

]]> Ureide catabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana and Escherichia coli Andrea K Werner Tina Romeis Claus-Peter Witte doi:10.1038/nchembio.265 Nature Chemical Biology 2009-11-22 Nature Chemical Biology 2009-11-22 10.1038/nchembio.265 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.265 Brief Communication http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.265 Automatic policing of biochemical annotations using genomic correlations http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nchembio/rss/aop/~3/vXiGerBsELk/nchembio.266

Automatic policing of biochemical annotations using genomic correlations

Nature Chemical Biology. doi:10.1038/nchembio.266

Authors: Tzu-Lin Hsiao, Olga Revelles, Lifeng Chen, Uwe Sauer & Dennis Vitkup

]]> Automatic policing of biochemical annotations using genomic correlations Tzu-Lin Hsiao Olga Revelles Lifeng Chen Uwe Sauer Dennis Vitkup doi:10.1038/nchembio.266 Nature Chemical Biology 2009-11-22 Nature Chemical Biology 2009-11-22 10.1038/nchembio.266 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.266 Article http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.266 HIV-1 Nef membrane association depends on charge, curvature, composition and sequence http://feeds.nature.com/~r/nchembio/rss/aop/~3/pxC381J4LZA/nchembio.268

HIV-1 Nef membrane association depends on charge, curvature, composition and sequence

Nature Chemical Biology. doi:10.1038/nchembio.268

Authors: Holger Gerlach, Vanessa Laumann, Sascha Martens, Christian F W Becker, Roger S Goody & Matthias Geyer

]]> HIV-1 Nef membrane association depends on charge, curvature, composition and sequence Holger Gerlach Vanessa Laumann Sascha Martens Christian F W Becker Roger S Goody Matthias Geyer doi:10.1038/nchembio.268 Nature Chemical Biology 2009-11-22 Nature Chemical Biology 2009-11-22 10.1038/nchembio.268 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.268 Article http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nchembio.268