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Neurotransmitters linked to mating behavior are shared by mammals and worms

When it comes to sex, animals of all shapes and sizes tend behave in predictable ways. There may be a chemical reason for that. New research from Rockefeller University has shown that chemicals in the brain — neuropeptides known as vasopressin and oxytocin — play a role in coordinating mating an...

Nature online: October 24, 2012

Nature online: October 24, 2012 HIV therapy by a combination of broadly neutralizing antibodies in humanized mice Florian Klein, Ariel Halper-Stromberg, Joshua A. Horwitz, Henning Gruell, Johannes F. Scheid, Stylianos Bournazos, Hugo Mouquet, Linda A. Spatz, Ron  Diskin, Alexander Abadir, Trinity...

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 109: 17657-17662 (10-23-12)

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA 109: 17657-17662 Acute stress and hippocampal histone H3 lysine 9 trimethylation, a retrotransposon silencing response Richard G. Hunter, Gen Murakami, Scott Dewell, Ma’ayan Seligsohn, Miriam  E.R. Baker, Nicole A. Datson, Bruce S. McEwen and Do...

Nature Genetics 44: 1255-1259 (10-21-12)

Nature Genetics 44: 1255-1259 De novo gain-of-function KCNT1 channel mutations cause malignant migrating partial seizures of infancy Giulia Barcia, Matthew R Fleming, Aline Deligniere, Valeswara-Rao Gazula, Maile  R Brown, Maeva Langouet, Haijun Chen, Jack Kronengold, Avinash Abhyankar, Roberta C...

Cell Host and Microbe 12: 585-597 (10-18-12)

Cell Host and Microbe 12: 585-597 Inhibition of HIV-1 particle assembly by 2',3'-cyclic-nucleotide 3'-phosphodiesterase Sam J. Wilson, John W. Schoggins, Trinity Zang, Sebla B. Kutluay, Nolwenn Jouvenet, Mudathir A. Alim, Julia Bitzegeio, Charles M. Rice and Paul D. Bieniasz

Neuron 76: 338-352 (10-18-12)

Neuron 76: 338-352 Slit/Robo signaling modulates the proliferation of central nervous system progenitors Víctor Borrell, Adrián Cárdenas, Gabriele Ciceri, Joan Galcerán, Nuria Flames, Ramón Pla, Sandrina Nóbrega-Pereira, Cristina  García-Frigola, Sandra Peregrín, Zhen Zhao, Le Ma, Marc Tess...

Nature online: October 17, 2012

Nature online: October 17, 2012 DAXX envelops an H3.3-H4 dimer for H3.3-specific recognition Simon J. Elsässer, Hongda Huang, Peter W. Lewis, Jason W. Chin, C. David Allis and Dinshaw J. Patel

The EMBO Journal 31: 4045-4056 (10-17-12)

The EMBO Journal 31: 4045-4056 The hSSB1 orthologue Obfc2b is essential for skeletogenesis but dispensable for the DNA damage response in vivo Niklas Feldhahn, Elisabetta Ferretti, Davide F Robbiani, Elsa Callen, Stephanie Deroubaix, Licia Selleri, Andre Nussenzweig and Michel C Nussenzweig
Awards and Honors

Elaine Fuchs awarded distinguished medal from New York Academy of Medicine

Elaine Fuchs, Rebecca C. Lancefield Professor and head of the Laboratory of Mammalian Cell Biology and Development at Rockefeller University, will be awarded the 2012 Academy Medal for Distinguished Contributions in Biomedical Science from the New York Academy of Medicine (NYAM), for her innovati...

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