Am J Physiol Cell Physiol -- Table of Contents (December 1 2007, 293 [6])

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Thomas F. Franke: Akt-interacting proteins: attractive opposites. Focus on "Carboxy-terminal modulator protein induces Akt phosphorylation and activation, thereby enhancing antiapoptotic, glycogen synthetic, and glucose uptake pathways"
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1768-C1770, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00451.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

Victor Rizzo: Lights, camera, actin! The cytoskeleton takes center stage in mechanotransduction. Focus on "Mapping the dynamics of shear stress-induced structural changes in endothelial cells."
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1771-C1772, 2007. First published October 10, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00453.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS, ION CHANNELS, AND PUMPS:

Hamid M. Said, Svetlana M. Nabokina, Krishnaswamy Balamurugan, Zainab M. Mohammed, Cecilia Urbina, and Moti L. Kashyap: Mechanism of nicotinic acid transport in human liver cells: experiments with HepG2 cells and primary hepatocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1773-C1778, 2007. First published October 10, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00409.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Monica M. Lurtz and Charles F. Louis: Intracellular calcium regulation of connexin43
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1806-C1813, 2007. First published September 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00630.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jia-Jiun Yan, Ming-Yi Chou, Toyoji Kaneko, and Pung-Pung Hwang: Gene expression of Na⁺/H⁺ exchanger in zebrafish H⁺-ATPase-rich cells during acclimation to low-Na⁺ and acidic environments
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1814-C1823, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00358.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data]

Jessica Hotard Chancey, Penny E. Shockett, and John P. O'Reilly: Relative resistance to slow inactivation of human cardiac Na⁺ channel hNa_v1.5 is reversed by lysine or glutamine substitution at V930 in D2-S6
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1895-C1905, 2007. First published October 10, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00377.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jingbo Huang, Leif Hove-Madsen, and Glen F. Tibbits: SR Ca²⁺ refilling upon depletion and SR Ca²⁺ uptake rates during development in rabbit ventricular myocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1906-C1915, 2007. First published October 10, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00241.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Yolaine Dodier, François Dionne, Alexandra Raybaud, Rémy Sauvé, and Lucie Parent: Topology of the selectivity filter of a TRPV channel: rapid accessibility of contiguous residues from the external medium
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1962-C1970, 2007. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00406.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Data and Figures]

Minho Kang, Gracious R. Ross, and Hamid I. Akbarali: COOH-terminal association of human smooth muscle calcium channel Ca_v1.2b with Src kinase protein binding domains: effect of nitrotyrosylation
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1983-C1990, 2007. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00308.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MUSCLE CELL BIOLOGY AND CELL MOTILITY:

Melissa A. Smith, Jennifer S. Moylan, Jeffrey D. Smith, Wei Li, and Michael B. Reid: IFN- ${gamma}$ does not mimic the catabolic effects of TNF- ${alpha}$
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1947-C1952, 2007. First published October 10, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00269.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Wenhui Hu, Sunila Mahavadi, Fang Li, and Karnam S. Murthy: Upregulation of RGS4 and downregulation of CPI-17 mediate inhibition of colonic muscle contraction by interleukin-1β
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1991-C2000, 2007. First published October 24, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00300.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RECEPTORS AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION:

Jainuch Kanchanapoo, Mei Ao, Roli Prasad, Christopher Moore, Cynthia Kay, Pawinee Piyachaturawat, and Mrinalini C. Rao: Role of protein kinase C- ${delta}$ in the age-dependent secretagogue action of bile acids in mammalian colon
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1851-C1861, 2007. First published September 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00194.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Naoko Kanda and Shinichi Watanabe: Histamine enhances the production of human β-defensin-2 in human keratinocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1916-C1923, 2007. First published October 10, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00293.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Leonid E. Fridlyand, Mark C. Harbeck, Michael W. Roe, and Louis H. Philipson: Regulation of cAMP dynamics by Ca²⁺ and G protein-coupled receptors in the pancreatic β-cell: a computational approach
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1924-C1933, 2007. First published October 10, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00555.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Enrique Méndez-Bolaina, Javier Sánchez-González, Israel Ramírez-Sánchez, Esther Ocharán-Hernández, Marisol Núñez-Sánchez, Eduardo Meaney-Mendiolea, Alejandra Meaney, Juan Asbun-Bojalil, Angel Miliar-García, Ivonne Olivares-Corichi, and Guillermo Ceballos-Reyes: Effect of caveolin-1 scaffolding peptide and 17β-estradiol on intracellular Ca²⁺ kinetics evoked by angiotensin II in human vascular smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1953-C1961, 2007. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00519.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Christoph Küper, Helmut Bartels, Maria-Luisa Fraek, Franz X. Beck, and Wolfgang Neuhofer: Ectodomain shedding of pro-TGF- ${alpha}$ is required for COX-2 induction and cell survival in renal medullary cells exposed to osmotic stress
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1971-C1982, 2007. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00404.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

VASCULAR BIOLOGY:

Utpal Sen, Neetu Tyagi, Munish Kumar, Karni S. Moshal, Walter E. Rodriguez, and Suresh C. Tyagi: Cystathionine-β-synthase gene transfer and 3-deazaadenosine ameliorate inflammatory response in endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1779-C1787, 2007. First published September 13, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00207.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jessica A. Filosa, Mark T. Nelson, and Laura V. Gonzalez Bosc: Activity-dependent NFATc3 nuclear accumulation in pericytes from cortical parenchymal microvessels
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1797-C1805, 2007. First published September 19, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00554.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]

Nicole E. Hastings, Michael B. Simmers, Oliver G. McDonald, Brian R. Wamhoff, and Brett R. Blackman: Atherosclerosis-prone hemodynamics differentially regulates endothelial and smooth muscle cell phenotypes and promotes pro-inflammatory priming
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1824-C1833, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00385.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure and Tables]

GROWTH, DIFFERENTIATION, AND APOPTOSIS:

Martina Buck and Mario Chojkier: C/EBPβ phosphorylation rescues macrophage dysfunction and apoptosis induced by anthrax lethal toxin
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1788-C1796, 2007. First published September 13, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00141.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Table and Figure]

Shuli Li, Natalina Quarto, and Michael T. Longaker: Dura mater-derived FGF-2 mediates mitogenic signaling in calvarial osteoblasts
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1834-C1842, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00135.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Judith Lechner, Nadia A. Malloth, Paul Jennings, Daniel Heckl, Walter Pfaller, and Thomas Seppi: Opposing roles of EGF in IFN- ${alpha}$ -induced epithelial barrier destabilization and tissue repair
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1843-C1850, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00370.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]

PROTEIN AND VESICLE TRAFFICKING, CYTOSKELETON:

Christine Alewine, Bo-young Kim, Vandana Hegde, and Paul A. Welling: Lin-7 targets the Kir 2.3 channel on the basolateral membrane via a L27 domain interaction with CASK
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1733-C1741, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00323.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

William H. Roden, Jason B. Papke, Johnnie M. Moore, Anne L. Cahill, Heather Macarthur, and Amy B. Harkins: Stable RNA interference of synaptotagmin I in PC12 cells results in differential regulation of transmitter release
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1742-C1752, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00482.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Zoe G. Holloway, Robert Grabski, Tomasz Szul, Melanie L. Styers, Julie A. Coventry, Anthony P. Monaco, and Elizabeth Sztul: Activation of ADP-ribosylation factor regulates biogenesis of the ATP7A-containing trans-Golgi network compartment and its Cu-induced trafficking
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1753-C1767, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00253.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX, CELL INTERACTIONS:

David H. Craig, Beatrice Haimovich, and Marc D. Basson: ${alpha}$ -Actinin-1 phosphorylation modulates pressure-induced colon cancer cell adhesion through regulation of focal adhesion kinase-Src interaction
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1862-C1874, 2007. First published September 26, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00118.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jane Sottile, Feng Shi, Inna Rublyevska, Hou-Yu Chiang, Joseph Lust, and Jennifer Chandler: Fibronectin-dependent collagen I deposition modulates the cell response to fibronectin
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1934-C1946, 2007. First published October 10, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00130.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

NERVOUS SYSTEM CELL BIOLOGY:

Jennifer L. Hoard, Donald B. Hoover, and Robert Wondergem: Phenotypic properties of adult mouse intrinsic cardiac neurons maintained in culture
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1875-C1883, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00113.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Katsura Takano, Yasuko Kitao, Yoshiyuki Tabata, Hikari Miura, Kosuke Sato, Kazuhiro Takuma, Kiyofumi Yamada, Satoshi Hibino, Tominari Choshi, Munekazu Iinuma, Hiroto Suzuki, Rika Murakami, Masashi Yamada, Satoshi Ogawa, and Osamu Hori: A dibenzoylmethane derivative protects dopaminergic neurons against both oxidative stress and endoplasmic reticulum stress
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C1884-C1894, 2007. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00305.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]

CORRIGENDUM:

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Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C2001-C2001, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.zh0-5456-corr.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

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, Păunescu 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.