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This Week in PNAS

This Week in PNAS:
In This Issue
PNAS 2008 105:1775-1776; doi:10.1073/iti0608105

Commentaries

Commentary:
- Jeeyon Jeong
- and Mary Lou Guerinot
Biofortified and bioavailable: The gold standard for plant-based diets
PNAS 2008 105:1777-1778; published online before print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712330105
- See companion article on page 1431 in issue 5 of volume 105
Commentary:
- Robert M. Glaeser
Macromolecular structures without crystals
PNAS 2008 105:1779-1780; published online before print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0800032105
- See companion article on page 1867 in issue 6 of volume 105
Commentary:
- Evan H. DeLucia,
- Clare L. Casteel,
- Paul D. Nabity,
- and Bridget F. O'Neill
Insects take a bigger bite out of plants in a warmer, higher carbon dioxide world
PNAS 2008 105:1781-1782; published online before print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0712056105
- See companion article on page 1960 in issue 6 of volume 105

Physical Sciences

Sustainability Science

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Perspective - Physical Sciences - Sustainability Science:
- Timothy M. Lenton,
- Hermann Held,
- Elmar Kriegler,
- Jim W. Hall,
- Wolfgang Lucht,
- Stefan Rahmstorf,
- and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Inaugural Article: Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system
PNAS 2008 105:1786-1793; published online before print February 7, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0705414105
OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
- See commentary article on page 1783 in issue 6 of volume 105

Perspective

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Perspective - Physical Sciences - Sustainability Science:
- Timothy M. Lenton,
- Hermann Held,
- Elmar Kriegler,
- Jim W. Hall,
- Wolfgang Lucht,
- Stefan Rahmstorf,
- and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Inaugural Article: Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system
PNAS 2008 105:1786-1793; published online before print February 7, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0705414105
OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
- See commentary article on page 1783 in issue 6 of volume 105

Profile

Profile:
- Kaspar Mossman
Profile of Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
PNAS 2008 105:1783-1785; published online before print February 6, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0800554105
- See commentary article on page 1786 in issue 6 of volume 105

Physical Sciences

Chemistry

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Physical Sciences - Chemistry:
- Anatoliy N. Sokolov,
- Dale C. Swenson,
- and Leonard R. MacGillivray
Conformational polymorphism in a heteromolecular single crystal leads to concerted movement akin to collective rack-and-pinion gears at the molecular level
PNAS 2008 105:1794-1797; published online before print February 1, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0706117105
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Physical Sciences - Chemistry:
- Yongxia Zhang,
- Kadir Aslan,
- Michael J. R. Previte,
- and Chris D. Geddes
Plasmonic engineering of singlet oxygen generation
PNAS 2008 105:1798-1802; published online before print February 5, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0709501105
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Physical Sciences - Chemistry - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry:
- Liviu M. Mirica
- and Judith P. Klinman
The nature of O₂ activation by the ethylene-forming enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase
PNAS 2008 105:1814-1819; published online before print January 31, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0711626105
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Mathematics

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Physical Sciences - Mathematics:
- Peter W. Jones,
- Mauro Maggioni,
- and Raanan Schul
Manifold parametrizations by eigenfunctions of the Laplacian and heat kernels
PNAS 2008 105:1803-1808; published online before print February 7, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0710175104

Physics

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Physical Sciences - Physics:
- Jeffrey R. DiMaio,
- Clément Sabatier,
- Baris Kokuoz,
- and John Ballato
Controlling energy transfer between multiple dopants within a single nanoparticle
PNAS 2008 105:1809-1813; published online before print February 4, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0711638105
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Sustainability Science

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Perspective - Physical Sciences - Sustainability Science:
- Timothy M. Lenton,
- Hermann Held,
- Elmar Kriegler,
- Jim W. Hall,
- Wolfgang Lucht,
- Stefan Rahmstorf,
- and Hans Joachim Schellnhuber
Inaugural Article: Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system
PNAS 2008 105:1786-1793; published online before print February 7, 2008, doi:10.1073/pnas.0705414105
OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE
- See commentary article on page 1783 in issue 6 of volume 105

FROM THE COVER

In This Issue

Biofortified and bioavailable: The gold standard for plant-based diets

Macromolecular structures without crystals

Insects take a bigger bite out of plants in a warmer, higher carbon dioxide world

Inaugural Article: Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system

Inaugural Article: Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system

Profile of Hans Joachim Schellnhuber

Conformational polymorphism in a heteromolecular single crystal leads to concerted movement akin to collective rack-and-pinion gears at the molecular level

Plasmonic engineering of singlet oxygen generation

The nature of O2 activation by the ethylene-forming enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase

Manifold parametrizations by eigenfunctions of the Laplacian and heat kernels

Controlling energy transfer between multiple dopants within a single nanoparticle

Inaugural Article: Tipping elements in the Earth's climate system

The nature of O2 activation by the ethylene-forming enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase

Molecular basis for LDL receptor recognition by PCSK9

RimO, a MiaB-like enzyme, methylthiolates the universally conserved Asp88 residue of ribosomal protein S12 in Escherichia coli

Structural identification of the pathway of long-range communication in an allosteric enzyme

Correlation of tumor growth suppression and methionine aminopetidase-2 activity blockade using an orally active inhibitor

Quantum model of catalysis based on a mobile proton revealed by subatomic x-ray and neutron diffraction studies of h-aldose reductase

The kernel energy method of quantum mechanical approximation carried to fourth-order terms

Acidic C-terminal tail of the ssDNA-binding protein of bacteriophage T7 and ssDNA compete for the same binding surface

Structure and mechanism of IFN-γ antagonism by an orthopoxvirus IFN-γ-binding protein

From the Cover: Near-atomic resolution using electron cryomicroscopy and single-particle reconstruction

Crystal structure of the extracellular cholinesterase-like domain from neuroligin-2

Structural changes in the Mn4Ca cluster and the mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting

Atomic force microscopy reveals parallel mechanical unfolding pathways of T4 lysozyme: Evidence for a kinetic partitioning mechanism

Use of 13Cα chemical shifts for accurate determination of β-sheet structures in solution

Gene expression dynamics in the macrophage exhibit criticality

From the Cover: Cytoplasmic BKCa channel intron-containing mRNAs contribute to the intrinsic excitability of hippocampal neurons

Members of a family of JmjC domain-containing oncoproteins immortalize embryonic fibroblasts via a JmjC domain-dependent process

Emergent decision-making in biological signal transduction networks

Role for Plk1 phosphorylation of Hbo1 in regulation of replication licensing

Ganglioside GM2/GM3 complex affixed on silica nanospheres strongly inhibits cell motility through CD82/cMet-mediated pathway

Spatial mapping of the neurite and soma proteomes reveals a functional Cdc42/Rac regulatory network

A role for caspase 2 and PIDD in the process of p53-mediated apoptosis

Enterococcus faecalis from newborn babies regulate endogenous PPARγ activity and IL-10 levels in colonic epithelial cells

Dicer-dependent pathways regulate chondrocyte proliferation and differentiation

Endothelial expression of the Notch ligand Jagged1 is required for vascular smooth muscle development

From the Cover: Sharply increased insect herbivory during the Paleocene–Eocene Thermal Maximum

Influence of ocean winds on the pelagic ecosystem in upwelling regions

Increased plant growth from nitrogen addition should conserve phosphorus in terrestrial ecosystems

The nature of O₂ activation by the ethylene-forming enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase

The nature of O₂ activation by the ethylene-forming enzyme 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid oxidase

Structural changes in the Mn₄Ca cluster and the mechanism of photosynthetic water splitting

Use of ¹³C^α chemical shifts for accurate determination of β-sheet structures in solution

From the Cover: Cytoplasmic BK_Ca channel intron-containing mRNAs contribute to the intrinsic excitability of hippocampal neurons