Selected Papers 022610

biophysics
Measurement of the Membrane Curvature Preference of Phospholipids Reveals Only Weak Coupling between Lipid Shape and Leaflet Curvature
Curvature and Shape Determination of Growing Bacteria

biochemistry
Topology Links RNA Secondary Structure with Global Conformation, Dynamics, and Adaptation
The Transition State for Peptide Bond Formation Reveals the Ribosome as a Water Trap

prokaryotic cytoskeleton
P1 Plasmid Segregation: Accurate Redistribution by Dynamic Plasmid Pairing and Separation
Examination of the interaction between FtsZ and MinC^N in E. coli suggests how MinC disrupts Z rings
MreB Drives De Novo Rod Morphogenesis in Caulobacter crescentus via Remodeling of the Cell Wall

cytoskeleton
The Kinesin-8 Kif18A Dampens Microtubule Plus-End Dynamics

cell biology
Lipid Rafts As a Membrane-Organizing Principle [review]
CRISPR/Cas, the Immune System of Bacteria and Archaea [review]
Elevated ATPase Activity of KaiC Applies a Circadian Checkpoint on Cell Division in Synechococcus elongatus
Actin Dynamics Drive Membrane Reorganization and Scission in Clathrin-Independent Endocytosis

cell biology, modeling
Noise Can Induce Bimodality in Positive Transcriptional Feedback Loops Without Bistability
Building Biological Memory by Linking Positive Feedback Loops
Discrete, Continuous, and Stochastic Models of Protein Sorting in the Golgi Apparatus
Modeling the Resonant Release of Synaptic Transmitter by Hair Cells as an Example of Biological Oscillators with Cooperative Steps

neuroscience
Decorrelated Neuronal Firing in Cortical Microcircuits
The Asynchronous State in Cortical Circuits

ecology
Mixed-Power Scaling of Whole-Plant Respiration from Seedlings to Giant Trees

evolution
Lack of Evolvability in Self-Sustaining Autocatalytic Networks Constraints Metabolism-First Scenarios for the Origin of Life
Network Analyses Structure Genetic Diversity in Independent Genetic Worlds

evolution, theoretical biology
Competition-Colonization Dynamics in an RNA Virus