EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Eveline E. Schneeberger

Claudins form ion-selective channels in the paracellular pathway. Focus on "Claudin extracellular domains determine paracellular charge selectively and resistance but not tight junction fibril architecture"
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1331-C1333, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00037.2003 [Full Text]  

TRANSLATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY:

Louis W. Kutcher, Shirelyn R. Beauman, Eric I. Gruenstein, Marcia A. Kaetzel, and John R. Dedman

Nuclear CaMKII inhibits neuronal differentiation of PC12 cells without affecting MAPK or CREB activation
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1334-C1345, 2003. First published February 5, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00510.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS, ION CHANNELS, AND PUMPS:

Oscar R. Colegio, Christina Van Itallie, Christoph Rahner, and James Melvin Anderson

Claudin extracellular domains determine paracellular charge selectivity and resistance but not tight junction fibril architecture
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1346-C1354, 2003. First published April 16, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00547.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Kimberly A. Parkerson and Harald Sontheimer

Contribution of chloride channels to volume regulation of cortical astrocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1460-C1467, 2003. First published February 26, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00603.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Jeffrey J. Brault and Ronald L. Terjung

Creatine uptake and creatine transporter expression among rat skeletal muscle fiber types
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1481-C1489, 2003. First published February 5, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00484.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Miguel Arredondo, Patricia Muñoz, Casilda V. Mura, and Marco T. Núñez

DMT1, a physiologically relevant apical Cu¹⁺ transporter of intestinal cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1525-C1530, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00480.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Lijun Liu, Kamiar Mohammadi, Behrouz Aynafshar, Haojie Wang, Daxiang Li, Jiang Liu, Alexander V. Ivanov, Zijian Xie, and Amir Askari

Role of caveolae in signal-transducing function of cardiac Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1550-C1560, 2003. First published February 26, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00555.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Stine F. Pedersen, Scott A. King, Robert R. Rigor, Zhenpeng Zhuang, Jaimie M. Warren, and Peter M. Cala

Molecular cloning of NHE1 from winter flounder RBCs: activation by osmotic shrinkage, cAMP, and calyculin A
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1561-C1576, 2003. First published January 29, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00562.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Nancy T. Ruddock, Krista L. Arnett, Betty Jo Wilson, and Mark A. Milanick

Chloro(2,2':6',2"-terpyridine) platinum inhibition of the renal Na⁺,K⁺-ATPase
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1584-C1592, 2003. First published January 29, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00139.2001 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

So Yeong Lee, Peter J. Maniak, David H. Ingbar, and Scott M. O'Grady

Adult alveolar epithelial cells express multiple subtypes of voltage-gated K⁺ channels that are located in apical membrane
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1614-C1624, 2003. First published February 26, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00429.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Mohammed A. Khadeer, Zhihui Tang, Harriet S. Tenenhouse, Maribeth V. Eiden, Heini Murer, Natividad Hernando, Edward J. Weinman, Meenakshi A. Chellaiah, and Anandarup Gupta

Na⁺-dependent phosphate transporters in the murine osteoclast: cellular distribution and protein interactions
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1633-C1644, 2003. First published February 26, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00580.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

MUSCLE CELL BIOLOGY AND CELL MOTILITY:

Niels Ørtenblad, Jette Feveile Young, Niels Oksbjerg, Jacob Holm Nielsen, and Ian Henry Lambert

Reactive oxygen species are important mediators of taurine release from skeletal muscle cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1362-C1373, 2003. First published January 8, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00287.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Maria Angélica Carrasco, Nora Riveros, Juan Ríos, Marioly Müller, Francisco Torres, Jorge Pineda, Soledad Lantadilla, and Enrique Jaimovich

Depolarization-induced slow calcium transients activate early genes in skeletal muscle cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1438-C1447, 2003. First published January 15, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00117.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Craig Goodman, Michael Patterson, and Gabriela Stephenson

MHC-based fiber type and E-C coupling characteristics in mechanically skinned muscle fibers of the rat
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1448-C1459, 2003. First published January 29, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00569.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Alejandro M. Dopico

Ethanol sensitivity of BK_Ca channels from arterial smooth muscle does not require the presence of the ₁-subunit
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1468-C1480, 2003. First published February 5, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00421.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

J. Rico-Sanz

Progressive decrease of intramyocellular accumulation of H⁺ and Pi in human skeletal muscle during repeated isotonic exercise
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1490-C1496, 2003. First published February 5, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00419.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Josh E. Baker, Roger Cooke, and Christina Karatzaferi

Muscle force emerges from dynamic actin-myosin networks, not from independent force generators
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1678-C1679, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00597.2002 [Full Text]  

RECEPTORS AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION:

Dezheng Zhao, Sabina Kuhnt-Moore, Huiyan Zeng, Jack S. Wu, Mary P. Moyer, and Charalabos Pothoulakis

Neurotensin stimulates IL-8 expression in human colonic epithelial cells through Rho GTPase-mediated NF-B pathways
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1397-C1404, 2003. First published February 12, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00328.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Adriana S. Torsoni, Priscila M. Fonseca, Daniela P Crosara-Alberto, and Kleber G. Franchini

Early activation of p160^ROCK by pressure overload in rat heart
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1411-C1419, 2003. First published February 5, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00098.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tatjana Abaffy, Kristina R. Trubey, and Nirupa Chaudhari

Adenylyl cyclase expression and modulation of cAMP in rat taste cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1420-C1428, 2003. First published February 26, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00556.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Ramesh Sathiyaa and Mathilakath M. Vijayan

Autoregulation of glucocorticoid receptor by cortisol in rainbow trout hepatocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1508-C1515, 2003. First published February 12, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00448.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

VASCULAR BIOLOGY:

S. McGinn, P. Poronnik, M. King, E. D. M. Gallery, and C. A. Pollock

High glucose and endothelial cell growth: novel effects independent of autocrine TGF-1 and hyperosmolarity
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1374-C1386, 2003. First published January 22, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00466.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Asad Zeidan, Ina Nordström, Sebastian Albinsson, Ulf Malmqvist, Karl Swärd, and Per Hellstrand

Stretch-induced contractile differentiation of vascular smooth muscle: sensitivity to actin polymerization inhibitors
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1387-C1396, 2003. First published January 29, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00508.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Yunchao Su, Sophia Edwards-Bennett, Michael R. Bubb, and Edward R. Block

Regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by the actin cytoskeleton
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1542-C1549, 2003. First published January 29, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00248.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Baiteng Zhao, Salomon A. Stavchansky, Robert A. Bowden, and Phillip D. Bowman

Effect of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor- on gene expression in human endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1577-C1583, 2003. First published January 29, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00243.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Robert Q. Miao, Vincent Chen, Lee Chao, and Julie Chao

Structural elements of kallistatin required for inhibition of angiogenesis
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1604-C1613, 2003; 10.1152/ajpgi.00524.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Tetsu Akimoto and Marc R. Hammerman

Microvessel formation from mouse aorta is stimulated in vitro by secreted VEGF and extracts from metanephroi
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1625-C1632, 2003. First published February 26, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00436.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

GROWTH, DIFFERENTIATION, AND APOPTOSIS:

Tania C. Pithon-Curi, Robert Ivan Schumacher, Jofre J. S. Freitas, Cláudia Lagranha, Philip Newsholme, Adrianne C. Palanch, Sonia Q. Doi, and Rui Curi

Glutamine delays spontaneous apoptosis in neutrophils
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1355-C1361, 2003. First published January 15, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00224.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Daryoush Ekhterae, Oleksandr Platoshyn, Shen Zhang, Carmelle V. Remillard, and Jason X.-J. Yuan

Apoptosis repressor with caspase domain inhibits cardiomyocyte apoptosis by reducing K⁺ currents
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1405-C1410, 2003. First published January 29, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00279.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Trudy L. Cornwell, Erin K. Ceaser, Jie Li, Kevin L. Marrs, Victor M. Darley-Usmar, and Rakesh P. Patel

S-nitrosothiols inhibit uterine smooth muscle cell proliferation independent of metabolism to NO and cGMP formation
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1516-C1524, 2003. First published February 12, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00268.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Anat Gafter-Gvili, Benjamin Sredni, Rivka Gal, Uzi Gafter, and Yona Kalechman

Cyclosporin A-induced hair growth in mice is associated with inhibition of calcineurin-dependent activation of NFAT in follicular keratinocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1593-C1603, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00537.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

PROTEIN AND VESICLE TRAFFICKING, CYTOSKELETON:

Bonnie L. Blazer-Yost, Michail A. Esterman, and Chris J. Vlahos

Insulin-stimulated trafficking of ENaC in renal cells requires PI 3-kinase activity
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1645-C1653, 2003. First published February 26, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00372.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, CELL INTERACTIONS:

Sigrid A. Rajasekaran, Jane Hu, Jegan Gopal, Ron Gallemore, Sergey Ryazantsev, Dean Bok, and Ayyappan K. Rajasekaran

Na,K-ATPase inhibition alters tight junction structure and permeability in human retinal pigment epithelial cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1497-C1507, 2003. First published February 5, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00355.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CELLULAR METABOLISM:

H. James Cao, Rui Han, and Terry J. Smith

Robust induction of PGHS-2 by IL-1 in orbital fibroblasts results from low levels of IL-1 receptor antagonist expression
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1429-C1437, 2003. First published January 8, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00354.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Isabella Irrcher, Peter J. Adhihetty, Treacey Sheehan, Anna-Maria Joseph, and David A. Hood

PPAR coactivator-1 expression during thyroid hormone- and contractile activity-induced mitochondrial adaptations
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1669-C1677, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00409.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

METHODS IN CELL PHYSIOLOGY:

F. Tao, S. Chaudry, B. Tolloczko, J. G. Martin, and S. M. Kelly

Modulation of smooth muscle phenotype in vitro by homologous cell substrate
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1531-C1541, 2003. First published March 5, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00264.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

Michael Rubart, Exing Wang, Kenneth W. Dunn, and Loren J. Field

Two-photon molecular excitation imaging of Ca²⁺ transients in Langendorff-perfused mouse hearts
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: C1654-C1668, 2003. First published February 12, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00469.2002 [Abstract] [Full Text]  

CORRIGENDA:

Corrigenda for vol. 284, p. C1065
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 284: Ca1-Ca1, 2003; 10.1152/ajpcell.00112.2003 [Full Text]  

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