Am J Physiol Cell Physiol -- Table of Contents (September 1 2007, 293 [3])

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Carolyn D. Berdanier: Linking mitochondrial function to diabetes mellitus: an animal's tale
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C830-C836, 2007. First published June 13, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00227.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

EDITORIAL FOCUS:

Giuliano Ciarimboli: Unraveling the ceramide-calpain-caspase connection in cadmium-induced apoptosis: a novel role for ceramides as activators of calpains. Focus on "Cadmium-induced ceramide formation triggers calpain-dependent apoptosis in cultured kidney proximal tubule cells"
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C837-C838, 2007. First published August 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00277.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

SPECIAL SECTION ON MITOCHONDRIAL MODELING AND FUNCTION:

Johannes H. G. M. van Beek: Adenine nucleotide-creatine-phosphate module in myocardial metabolic system explains fast phase of dynamic regulation of oxidative phosphorylation
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C815-C829, 2007. First published June 20, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00355.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS, ION CHANNELS, AND PUMPS:

Fabrice Dabertrand, Nicolas Fritz, Jean Mironneau, Nathalie Macrez, and Jean-Luc Morel: Role of RYR3 splice variants in calcium signaling in mouse nonpregnant and pregnant myometrium
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C848-C854, 2007. First published June 27, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00069.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tomer Feldmann, Vladimir Glukmann, Eleonora Medvenev, Uri Shpolansky, Dana Galili, David Lichtstein, and Haim Rosen: Role of endosomal Na⁺-K⁺-ATPase and cardiac steroids in the regulation of endocytosis
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C885-C896, 2007. First published June 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00602.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Matthew R. Skerritt and Donald L. Campbell: Role of S4 positively charged residues in the regulation of Kv4.3 inactivation and recovery
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C906-C914, 2007. First published June 20, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00167.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Keith P. Choe and Kevin Strange: Evolutionarily conserved WNK and Ste20 kinases are essential for acute volume recovery and survival after hypertonic shrinkage in Caenorhabditis elegans
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C915-C927, 2007. First published June 27, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00126.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Eun A. Ko, Elyssa D. Burg, Oleksandr Platoshyn, Joseph Msefya, Amy L. Firth, and Jason X.-J. Yuan: Functional characterization of voltage-gated K⁺ channels in mouse pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C928-C937, 2007. First published June 20, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00101.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jason I. E. Bruce and Austin C. Elliott: Oxidant-impaired intracellular Ca²⁺ signaling in pancreatic acinar cells: role of the plasma membrane Ca²⁺-ATPase
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C938-C950, 2007. First published May 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00582.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Brenna L. vanTol, Sergey Missan, Julie Crack, Shasta Moser, William H. Baldridge, Paul Linsdell, and Elizabeth A. Cowley: Contribution of KCNQ1 to the regulatory volume decrease in the human mammary epithelial cell line MCF-7
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1010-C1019, 2007. First published June 27, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00071.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Junjie Wang, Meiyun Ma, Silviu Locovei, Robert W. Keane, and Gerhard Dahl: Modulation of membrane channel currents by gap junction protein mimetic peptides: size matters
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1112-C1119, 2007. First published July 25, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00097.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Syed J. Khundmiri, Vishal Amin, Jeff Henson, John Lewis, Mohamed Ameen, Madhavi J. Rane, and Nicholas A. Delamere: Ouabain stimulates protein kinase B (Akt) phosphorylation in opossum kidney proximal tubule cells through an ERK-dependent pathway
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1171-C1180, 2007. First published July 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00535.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sandra B. Ross, Catherine M. Fuller, James K. Bubien, and Dale J. Benos: Amiloride-sensitive Na⁺ channels contribute to regulatory volume increases in human glioma cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1181-C1185, 2007. First published July 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00066.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MUSCLE CELL BIOLOGY AND CELL MOTILITY:

T. L. Dutka and G. D. Lamb: Na⁺-K⁺ pumps in the transverse tubular system of skeletal muscle fibers preferentially use ATP from glycolysis
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C967-C977, 2007. First published June 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00132.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

S. Chan, S. I. Head, and J. W. Morley: Branched fibers in dystrophic mdx muscle are associated with a loss of force following lengthening contractions
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C985-C992, 2007. First published June 13, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00128.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christopher M. Rembold, Ankit D. Tejani, Marcia L. Ripley, and Shaojie Han: Paxillin phosphorylation, actin polymerization, noise temperature, and the sustained phase of swine carotid artery contraction
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C993-C1002, 2007. First published June 27, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00090.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christopher M. Rembold: Force suppression and the crossbridge cycle in swine carotid artery
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1003-C1009, 2007. First published May 23, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00091.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Akihiro Kanematsu, Aruna Ramachandran, and Rosalyn M. Adam: GATA-6 mediates human bladder smooth muscle differentiation: involvement of a novel enhancer element in regulating ${alpha}$ -smooth muscle actin gene expression
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1093-C1102, 2007. First published July 11, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00225.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Cora Weigert, Martina Düfer, Perikles Simon, Evaine Debre, Heike Runge, Katrin Brodbeck, Hans U. Häring, and Erwin D. Schleicher: Upregulation of IL-6 mRNA by IL-6 in skeletal muscle cells: role of IL-6 mRNA stabilization and Ca²⁺-dependent mechanisms
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1139-C1147, 2007. First published July 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00142.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ying Dou, Per Arlock, and Anders Arner: Blebbistatin specifically inhibits actin-myosin interaction in mouse cardiac muscle
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1148-C1153, 2007. First published July 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00551.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Shi-Jin Zhang, Marie E. Sandström, Johanna T. Lanner, Anders Thorell, Håkan Westerblad, and Abram Katz: Activation of aconitase in mouse fast-twitch skeletal muscle during contraction-mediated oxidative stress
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1154-C1159, 2007. First published July 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00110.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RECEPTORS AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION:

Alicia Rivera: Reduced sickle erythrocyte dehydration in vivo by endothelin-1 receptor antagonists
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C960-C966, 2007. First published May 9, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00530.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Takao Suzuki, Tomoharu Shimizu, Huang-Ping Yu, Ya-Ching Hsieh, Mashkoor A. Choudhry, Kirby I. Bland, and Irshad H. Chaudry: Estrogen receptor- ${alpha}$ predominantly mediates the salutary effects of 17 $beta$ -estradiol on splenic macrophages following trauma-hemorrhage
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C978-C984, 2007. First published June 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00092.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sabrina W. Yum, Junxian Zhang, Virginijus Valiunas, Giedrius Kanaporis, Peter R. Brink, Thomas W. White, and Steven S. Scherer: Human connexin26 and connexin30 form functional heteromeric and heterotypic channels
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1032-C1048, 2007. First published July 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00011.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]

Ana Paula Ligeiro de Oliveira, Helori Vanni Domingos, Gabriela Cavriani, Amilcar Sabino Damazo, Adriana Lino dos Santos Franco, Sonia Maria Oliani, Ricardo Martins Oliveira-Filho, Bernardo Boris Vargaftig, and Wothan Tavares de Lima: Cellular recruitment and cytokine generation in a rat model of allergic lung inflammation are differentially modulated by progesterone and estradiol
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1120-C1128, 2007. First published July 18, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00286.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

William W. Polk, Maureen E. Ellis, John V. Kushleika, P. Lynne Simmonds, and James S. Woods: RhoA regulation of NF- ${kappa}$ B activation is mediated by COX-2-dependent feedback inhibition of IKK in kidney epithelial cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1160-C1170, 2007. First published July 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00578.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

VASCULAR BIOLOGY:

Tomoya Yamashita, Seinosuke Kawashima, Tetsuaki Hirase, Masakazu Shinohara, Tomofumi Takaya, Naoto Sasaki, Masafumi Takeda, Hideto Tawa, Nobutaka Inoue, Ken-ichi Hirata, and Mitsuhiro Yokoyama: Xenogenic macrophage immunization reduces atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E knockout mice
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C865-C873, 2007. First published June 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00117.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GROWTH, DIFFERENTIATION, AND APOPTOSIS:

Wing-Kee Lee, Blazej Torchalski, and Frank Thévenod: Cadmium-induced ceramide formation triggers calpain-dependent apoptosis in cultured kidney proximal tubule cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C839-C847, 2007. First published June 27, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00197.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Piyush Koria and Stelios T. Andreadis: KGF promotes integrin ${alpha}$ ₅ expression through CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein- $beta$
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1020-C1031, 2007. First published June 27, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00169.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Tami Rubinek, Vera Chesnokova, Ido Wolf, Kolja Wawrowsky, George Vlotides, and Shlomo Melmed: Discordant proliferation and differentiation in pituitary tumor-transforming gene-null bone marrow stem cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1082-C1092, 2007. First published July 11, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00145.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

PROTEIN AND VESICLE TRAFFICKING, CYTOSKELETON:

Lixin Zhu, Rihong Zhou, Shelley Mettler, Tim Wu, Aennes Abbas, Joseph Delaney, and John G. Forte: High turnover of ezrin T567 phosphorylation: conformation, activity, and cellular function
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C874-C884, 2007. First published June 6, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00111.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yongchang Qian, Ying Zheng, Deanna Weber, and Evelyn Tiffany-Castiglioni: A 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein is involved in the decrease of interleukin-6 secretion by lead treatment from astrocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C897-C905, 2007. First published June 13, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00059.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Nicole A. Ducharme, Janice A. Williams, Asli Oztan, Gerard Apodaca, Lynne A. Lapierre, and James R. Goldenring: Rab11-FIP2 regulates differentiable steps in transcytosis
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1059-C1072, 2007. First published July 11, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00078.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]

Anna Vossenkämper, Pavel I. Nedvetsky, Burkhard Wiesner, Jens Furkert, Walter Rosenthal, and Enno Klussmann: Microtubules are needed for the perinuclear positioning of aquaporin-2 after its endocytic retrieval in renal principal cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1129-C1138, 2007. First published July 11, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00628.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, CELL INTERACTIONS:

Patrick Zeni, Eva Doepker, Ulf Schulze Topphoff, Sabine Huewel, Tobias Tenenbaum, and Hans-Joachim Galla: MMPs contribute to TNF- ${alpha}$ -induced alteration of the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier in vitro
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C855-C864, 2007. First published May 16, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00470.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jorge Vela, María Inés Pérez-Millán, Damasia Becu-Villalobos, and Graciela Díaz-Torga: Different kinases regulate activation of voltage-dependent calcium channels by depolarization in GH3 cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C951-C959, 2007. First published May 16, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00429.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Matthew W. C. Chan, Pamela D. Arora, and Christopher A. McCulloch: Cyclosporin inhibition of collagen remodeling is mediated by gelsolin
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1049-C1058, 2007. First published July 5, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00027.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

NERVOUS SYSTEM CELL BIOLOGY:

Olga Beskina, Anna Miller, Amparo Mazzocco-Spezzia, Maria V. Pulina, and Vera A. Golovina: Mechanisms of interleukin-1 $beta$ -induced Ca²⁺ signals in mouse cortical astrocytes: roles of store- and receptor-operated Ca²⁺ entry
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1103-C1111, 2007. First published August 1, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00249.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

METHODS IN CELL PHYSIOLOGY:

Eckard Picht, Aleksey V. Zima, Lothar A. Blatter, and Donald M. Bers: SparkMaster: automated calcium spark analysis with ImageJ
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1073-C1081, 2007. First published March 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00586.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental File]

Cover Caption:

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Cover: Double-immunostaining of V-ATPase B1 knockout mouse epididymis showing aquaporin 9 (green) and V-ATPase B2 (red). Nuclei are stained with DAPI (blue). From: Da Silva N, Shum WWC, El-Annan J, Pǎunescu TG, McKee M, Smith PJS, Brown D, and Breton S. "Relocalization of the V-ATPase B2 subunit to the apical membrane of epididymal clear cells of mice deficient in the B1 subunit." Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C199-C210, 2007.