Articles selected by Faculty of 1000: functional genomics of Bardet-Biedl syndrome; sumo proteomics; phosphopeptide arrays; plant phosphoproteomics; novel antibiotic resistance genes

Functional genomics of Bardet-Biedl syndrome

A selection of evaluations from Faculty of 1000 covering the functional genomics of Bardet-Biedl syndrome; sumo proteomics; phosphopeptide arrays; plant phosphoproteomics; novel antibiotic resistance genes.

Comparative genomic analysis identifies an ADP-ribosylation factor-like gene as the cause of Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS3). Chiang AP, Nishimura D, Searby C, Elbedour K, Carmi R, Ferguson AL, Secrist J, Braun T, Casavant T, Stone EM, Sheffield VC. Am J Hum Genet 2004, 75:475-484.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2004-5-10-351.asp#Chiang

Sumo proteomics

Global analysis of protein sumoylation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae . Wohlschlegel JA, Johnson ES, Reed SI, Yates JR. J Biol Chem 2004, Aug 23.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2004-5-10-351.asp#Wohlschlegel

Phosphopeptide arrays

High-content peptide microarrays for deciphering kinase specificity and biology. Schutkowski M, Reimer U, ... , Alessi DR, Schneider-Mergener J. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2004, 43:2671-2674.

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Plant phosphoproteomics

Phosphoproteomics of the Arabidopsis plasma membrane and a new phosphorylation site database. Nühse TS, Stensballe A, Jensen ON, Peck SC. Plant Cell 2004, 16:2934-2405.

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Novel antibiotic resistance genes

Uncultured soil bacteria are a reservoir of new antibiotic resistance genes. Riesenfeld CS, Goodman RM, Handelsman J. Environ Microbiol 2004, 6:981-989.

For the Faculty of 1000 evaluation of this article please see: http://genomebiology.com/reports/F1000/gb-2004-5-10-351.asp#Riesenfeld