Articles selected by Faculty of 1000: identifying cereal cell wall biosynthetic genes; unspecific knockdown by RNAi; protoemics of lipid rafts; mating-type gene in asexual fungus; genomic identification of hyperthermophiles

Summary

A selection of evaluations from Faculty of 1000 covering the identification of cereal cell wall biosynthetic genes, off-target gene regulation by RNAi, protoemics of lipid rafts, a mating-type gene in Aspergillus fumigatus and genomic identification of hyperthermophiles.

Identifying cereal cell wall biosynthetic genes

Quantitative trait loci and comparative genomics of cereal cell wall composition. Hazen SP, Hawley RM, Henrissat B, Walton JD. Plant Physiology 2003, 132:263-271.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2003-4-7-329.asp#Hazen

Unspecific knockdown by RNAi

Expression profiling reveals off-target gene regulation by RNAi. Jackson AL, Bartz SR, Schelter J, Kobayashi SV, Burchard J, Mao M, Li B, Cavet G, Linsley PS. Nat Biotechnol 2003, 21:635-637.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2003-4-7-329.asp#Jackson

Protoemics of lipid rafts

Unbiased quantitative proteomics of lipid rafts reveals high specificity for signaling factors. Foster LJ, De Hoog CL, Mann M. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2003, 100:5813-5818.

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Mating-type gene in asexual fungus

Mating type gene homologues in Aspergillus fumigatus . Varga J. Microbiology 2003, 149:816-819.

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Genomic identification of hyperthermophiles

Genomic correlates of hyperthermostability, an update. Suhre K, Claverie JM. J Biol Chem 2003, 278:17198-17202.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2003-4-7-329.asp#Suhre