Selected Papers 062309

biochemistry, biophysics
Emerging Roles for Lipids in Shaping Membrane-Protein Function [review]
Geometric Considerations in Virus Capsid Size Specificity, Auxiliary Requirements, and Buckling

molecular biology
DNA Looping Provides Stability and Robustness to the Bacteriophage λ Switch

prokaryotic cytoskeleton
Recruitment of Condensin to Replication Origin Regions by ParB/SpoOJ Promotes Chromosome Segregation in B. subtilis
Recruitment of SMC by ParB-parS Organizes the Origin Region and Promotes Efficient Chromosome Segregation
In Escherichia coli, MreB and FtsZ Direct the Synthesis of Lateral Cell Wall via Independent Pathways That Require PBP 2
Modeling the Physics of FtsZ Assembly and Force Generation

eukaryotic cytoskeleton
Transformation from Spots to Waves in a Model of Actin Pattern Formation
Structural Memory in the Contractile Ring Makes the Duration of Cytokinesis Independent of Cell Size
γ-Actin Is Required for Cytoskeletal Maintenance but not Development

cell biology
Decoding of Cytoplasmic Ca²⁺ Oscillations through the Spatial Signature Drives Gene Expression
Understanding the Warburg Effect: The Metabolic Requirements of Cell Proliferation [review]
Polar Gradients of the DYRK-Family Kinase Pom1 Couple Cell Length with the Cell Cycle
A Spatial Gradient Coordinates Cell Size and Mitotic Entry in Fission Yeast

plant physiology
Exchange of Genetic Material Between Cells in Plant Tissue Grafts

developmental biology
Interactions between Zebrafish Pigment Cells Responsible for the Generation of Turing Patterns

neuroscience
Hippocampal Theta Oscillations Are Travelling Waves

evolution
In the Light of Evolution III

theoretical biology
Entraining the Topology and the Dynamics of a Network of Phase Oscillators
Asymmetry-Induced Effects in Coupled Phase-Oscillator Ensembles: Routes to Synchronization
Evolutionary Dynamics in Set Structured Populations
Heterogeneous Preferences, Decision-Making Capacity, and Phase Transitions in a Complex Adaptive System
An Experimental Design Method Leading to Chemical Turing Patterns