Am J Physiol Cell Physiol -- Table of Contents (January 1 2008, 294 [1])

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Ralph Witzgall: Are renal proximal tubular epithelial cells constantly prepared for an emergency? Focus on "The proliferation capacity of the renal proximal tubule involves the bulk of differentiated epithelial cells"
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C1-C3, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00470.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

George G. Holz, Emma Heart, and Colin A. Leech: Synchronizing Ca²⁺ and cAMP oscillations in pancreatic β-cells: a role for glucose metabolism and GLP-1 receptors?Focus on "Regulation of cAMP dynamics by Ca²⁺ and G protein-coupled receptors in the pancreatic β-cell: a computational approach"
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C4-C6, 2008. First published November 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00522.2007 [Full Text] [PDF]

MEMBRANE TRANSPORTERS, ION CHANNELS, AND PUMPS:

Julia Rein, Martin Voss, Wolfgang Blenau, Bernd Walz, and Otto Baumann: Hormone-induced assembly and activation of V-ATPase in blowfly salivary glands is mediated by protein kinase A
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C56-C65, 2008. First published October 31, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00041.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Julien Brillault, Tina I. Lam, Jennifer M. Rutkowsky, Shahin Foroutan, and Martha E. O'Donnell: Hypoxia effects on cell volume and ion uptake of cerebral microvascular endothelial cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C88-C96, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00148.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Luis Beaugé and Reinaldo DiPolo: Dual effect of Na_i⁺ on Ca²⁺ influx through the Na⁺/Ca²⁺ exchanger in dialyzed squid axons. Experimental data confirming the validity of the squid axon kinetic model
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C118-C125, 2008. First published January 1, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00341.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Dan Zheng, Anjana Perianayagam, Donna H. Lee, M. Douglas Brannan, Li E. Yang, David Tellalian, Pei Chen, Kathleen Lemieux, André Marette, Jang H. Youn, and Alicia A. McDonough: AMPK activation with AICAR provokes an acute fall in plasma [K⁺]
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C126-C135, 2008. First published November 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00464.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ka-Wing Au, Chung-Wah Siu, Chu-Pak Lau, Hung-Fat Tse, and Ronald A. Li: Structural and functional determinants in the S5-P region of HCN-encoded pacemaker channels revealed by cysteine-scanning substitutions
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C136-C144, 2008. First published November 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00340.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

James J. Matsuda, Mohammed S. Filali, Kenneth A. Volk, Malia M. Collins, Jessica G. Moreland, and Fred S. Lamb: Overexpression of CLC-3 in HEK293T cells yields novel currents that are pH dependent
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C251-C262, 2008. First published October 31, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00338.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lih Chyuan Ng, Barry D. Kyle, Alison R. Lennox, Xiao-Ming Shen, William J. Hatton, and Joseph R. Hume: Cell culture alters Ca²⁺ entry pathways activated by store-depletion or hypoxia in canine pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C313-C323, 2008. First published October 31, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00258.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

K. Nehrke, Jerod Denton, and William Mowrey: Intestinal Ca²⁺ wave dynamics in freely moving C. elegans coordinate execution of a rhythmic motor program
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C333-C344, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00303.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures and Move]

Chen-Hong Li, Qi Zhang, Bunyen Teng, S. Jamal Mustafa, Jian-Ying Huang, and Han-Gang Yu: Src tyrosine kinase alters gating of hyperpolarization-activated HCN4 pacemaker channel through Tyr⁵³¹
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C355-C362, 2008. First published October 31, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00236.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figures]

Elaine Chang, Martha E. O'Donnell, and Abdul I. Barakat: Shear stress and 17β-estradiol modulate cerebral microvascular endothelial Na-K-Cl cotransporter and Na/H exchanger protein levels
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C363-C371, 2008. First published October 24, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00045.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lijuan L. Shang, Shamarendra Sanyal, Arnold E. Pfahnl, Zhe Jiao, Jon Allen, Hong Liu, and Samuel C. Dudley, Jr.: NF- ${kappa}$ B-dependent transcriptional regulation of the cardiac scn5a sodium channel by angiotensin II
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C372-C379, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00186.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

MUSCLE CELL BIOLOGY AND CELL MOTILITY:

Marika Zanin, Elena Germinario, Luciano Dalla Libera, Dorianna Sandonà, Roger A. Sabbadini, Romeo Betto, and Daniela Danieli-Betto: Trophic action of sphingosine 1-phosphate in denervated rat soleus muscle
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C36-C46, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00164.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Elena Bandi, Marko Jevsek, Tomaz Mars, Mihaela Jurdana, Elena Formaggio, Marina Sciancalepore, Guido Fumagalli, Zoran Grubic, Fabio Ruzzier, and Paola Lorenzon: Neural agrin controls maturation of the excitation-contraction coupling mechanism in human myotubes developing in vitro
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C66-C73, 2008. First published November 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00248.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

V. Joumaa, D. E. Rassier, T. R. Leonard, and W. Herzog: The origin of passive force enhancement in skeletal muscle
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C74-C78, 2008. First published October 10, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00218.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Giuseppe S. Posterino and Stacey L. Dunn: Comparison of the effects of inorganic phosphate on caffeine-induced Ca²⁺ release in fast- and slow-twitch mammalian skeletal muscle
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C97-C105, 2008. First published October 24, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00155.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Jonathan D. Schertzer, Chris van der Poel, Thea Shavlakadze, Miranda D. Grounds, and Gordon S. Lynch: Muscle-specific overexpression of IGF-I improves E-C coupling in skeletal muscle fibers from dystrophic mdx mice
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C161-C168, 2008. First published November 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00399.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Q.-Q. Huang, H. Z. Feng, J. Liu, J. Du, L. B. Stull, C. S. Moravec, X. Huang, and J.-P. Jin: Co-expression of skeletal and cardiac troponin T decreases mouse cardiac function
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C213-C222, 2008. First published October 24, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00146.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

RECEPTORS AND SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION:

Xianzhong Meng, Lihua Ao, Yong Song, Ashok Babu, Xiaoping Yang, Maorong Wang, Michael J. Weyant, Charles A. Dinarello, Joseph C. Cleveland, Jr., and David A. Fullerton: Expression of functional Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in human aortic valve interstitial cells: potential roles in aortic valve inflammation and stenosis
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C29-C35, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00137.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Lingyun Jia, Mingjiang Xu, Wei Zhen, Xun Shen, Yi Zhu, Wang Wang, and Xian Wang: Novel anti-oxidative role of calreticulin in protecting A549 human type II alveolar epithelial cells against hypoxic injury
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C47-C55, 2008. First published October 24, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00019.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Fabien A. Faucher, François E. Gannier, Jacques M. Lignon, Pierre Cosnay, and Claire O. Malécot: Roles of PKA, PI3K, and cPLA₂ in the NO-mediated negative inotropic effect of β₂-adrenoceptor agonists in guinea pig right papillary muscles
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C106-C117, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00231.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Weijing Cai, John Cijiang He, Li Zhu, Xue Chen, Gary E. Striker, and Helen Vlassara: AGE-receptor-1 counteracts cellular oxidant stress induced by AGEs via negative regulation of p66^shc-dependent FKHRL1 phosphorylation
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C145-C152, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00350.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Ting-Ting Pan, Kay Li Neo, Li-Fang Hu, Qian Chen Yong, and Jin-Song Bian: H₂S preconditioning-induced PKC activation regulates intracellular calcium handling in rat cardiomyocytes
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C169-C177, 2008. First published November 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00282.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Takuya Kitamura, Yukihito Kabuyama, Akihisa Kamataki, Miwako K. Homma, Hideo Kobayashi, Shigeo Aota, Shin-ichi Kikuchi, and Yoshimi Homma: Enhancement of lymphocyte migration and cytokine production by ephrinB1 system in rheumatoid arthritis
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C189-C196, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00314.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]

Stephen M. Black, Jennifer M. DeVol, and Stephen Wedgwood: Regulation of fibroblast growth factor-2 expression in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells involves increased reactive oxygen species generation
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C345-C354, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00216.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

VASCULAR BIOLOGY:

N. Schlegel, S. Burger, N. Golenhofen, U. Walter, D. Drenckhahn, and J. Waschke: The role of VASP in regulation of cAMP- and Rac 1-mediated endothelial barrier stabilization
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C178-C188, 2008. First published November 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00273.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Corttrell M. Kinney, Unni M. Chandrasekharan, Lori Mavrakis, and Paul E. DiCorleto: VEGF and thrombin induce MKP-1 through distinct signaling pathways: role for MKP-1 in endothelial cell migration
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C241-C250, 2008. First published November 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00187.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Sebastian Albinsson, Ina Nordström, Karl Swärd, and Per Hellstrand: Differential dependence of stretch and shear stress signaling on caveolin-1 in the vascular wall
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C271-C279, 2008. First published November 7, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00297.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

James White, Theresa Guerin, Hollie Swanson, Steven Post, Haining Zhu, Ming Gong, Jun Liu, William V. Everson, Xiang-An Li, Gregory A. Graf, Hubert O. Ballard, Stuart A. Ross, and Eric J. Smart: Diabetic HDL-associated myristic acid inhibits acetylcholine-induced nitric oxide generation by preventing the association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase with calmodulin
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C295-C305, 2008. First published October 31, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00042.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

K. Müller-Marschhausen, J. Waschke, and D. Drenckhahn: Physiological hydrostatic pressure protects endothelial monolayer integrity
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C324-C332, 2008. First published October 31, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00319.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

GROWTH, DIFFERENTIATION, AND APOPTOSIS:

Alexander Vogetseder, Nicolas Picard, Ariana Gaspert, Michael Walch, Brigitte Kaissling, and Michel Le Hir: Proliferation capacity of the renal proximal tubule involves the bulk of differentiated epithelial cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C22-C28, 2008. First published October 3, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00227.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Judith Lechner, Nadia Malloth, Thomas Seppi, Bea Beer, Paul Jennings, and Walter Pfaller: IFN- ${alpha}$ induces barrier destabilization and apoptosis in renal proximal tubular epithelium
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C153-C160, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00120.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Olga T. Starodub, Elise S. Demitrack, Heidi K. Baumgartner, and Marshall H. Montrose: Disruption of the Cox-1 gene slows repair of microscopic lesions in the mouse gastric epithelium
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C223-C232, 2008. First published October 24, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00395.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Figure]

PROTEIN AND VESICLE TRAFFICKING, CYTOSKELETON:

Fariba Norouziyan, Wei-Chiang Shen, and Sarah F. Hamm-Alvarez: Tyrphostin A8 stimulates a novel trafficking pathway of apically endocytosed transferrin through Rab11-enriched compartments in Caco-2 cells
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C7-C21, 2008. First published October 24, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00372.2006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Videos]

Maria Rasmussen, R. Todd Alexander, Barbara V. Darborg, Nadja Møbjerg, Else K. Hoffmann, András Kapus, and Stine F. Pedersen: Osmotic cell shrinkage activates ezrin/radixin/moesin (ERM) proteins: activation mechanisms and physiological implications
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C197-C212, 2008. First published October 31, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00268.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Veedamali S. Subramanian, Jonathan S. Marchant, and Hamid M. Said: Apical membrane targeting and trafficking of the human proton-coupled transporter in polarized epithelia
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C233-C240, 2008. First published November 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00468.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplemental Video]

Ellen J. Cuthbert, Kathryn K. Davis, and James E. Casanova: Substrate specificities and activities of AZAP family Arf GAPs in vivo
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C263-C270, 2008. First published November 14, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00292.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

CELLULAR METABOLISM:

Brian Glancy, Thomas Barstow, and Wayne T. Willis: Linear relation between time constant of oxygen uptake kinetics, total creatine, and mitochondrial content in vitro
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C79-C87, 2008. First published October 17, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00138.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

NERVOUS SYSTEM CELL BIOLOGY:

Michael Henrich and Keith J. Buckler: Effects of anoxia, aglycemia, and acidosis on cytosolic Mg²⁺, ATP, and pH in rat sensory neurons
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C280-C294, 2008. First published October 31, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00345.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Deborah H. Damon: TH and NPY in sympathetic neurovascular cultures: role of LIF and NT-3
Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 294: C306-C312, 2008. First published November 21, 2007; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00214.2007 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

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Cover: Coimmunofluorescence analysis of collagen type I (green) and desmin (red) in differentiated C2C12 after 5 days in differentiation medium showing that collagen type I expression prevents the differentiation of the myoblast cells. From: Alexakis C, Partridge T, and Bou-Gharios G. “Implication of the satellite cell in dystrophic muscle fibrosis: a selfperpetuating mechanism of collagen overproduction.” Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 293: C661–C669, 2007.