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Eradication of acute promyelocytic leukemia-initiating cells through PML-RARA degradation
Rihab Nasr et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 1333–1342
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1891
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Effective use of PI3K and MEK inhibitors to treat mutant Kras G12D and PIK3CA H1047R murine lung cancers
Jeffrey A Engelman et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 1351–1356
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1890
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Targeting RAS and PI3K in lung cancer
Julian Downward
Nature Medicine 14, 1315–1316
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1208-1315
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From bench to bedside: stealth of enteroinvasive pathogens
Renée M. Tsolis, Glenn M. Young, Jay V. Solnick & Andreas J. Bäumler
Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 883–892
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nrmicro2012
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Viral evasion and subversion of pattern-recognition receptor signalling
Andrew G. Bowie & Leonie Unterholzner
Nature Reviews Immunology 8, 911–922
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nri2436
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Treatment of inflammatory and neuropathic pain by uncoupling Src from the NMDA receptor complex
Xue Jun Liu et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 1325–1332
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1883
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Breaking the pain connection
Catherine J Pallen
Nature Medicine 14, 1313–1315
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1208-1313
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Targeting inside-out phosphatidylserine as a therapeutic strategy for viral diseases
M Melina Soares, Steven W King & Philip E Thorpe
Nature Medicine 14, 1357–1362
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1885
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Modification of mineralocorticoid receptor function by Rac1 GTPase: implication in proteinuric kidney disease
Shigeru Shibata et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 1370–1376
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1879
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Double-edged swords as cancer therapeutics: simultaneously targeting p53 and NF-κB pathways
Anwesha Dey, Vinay Tergaonkar & David P. Lane
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 1031–1040
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2759
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Directing cancer cells to self-destruct with pro-apoptotic receptor agonists
Avi Ashkenazi
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 1001–1012
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2637
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Immunotherapy of autoimmunity and cancer: the penalty for success
Rachel R. Caspi
Nature Reviews Immunology 8, 970–976
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nri2438
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Insulin and insulin-like growth factor signalling in neoplasia
Michael Pollak
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 915–928
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2536
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Cell death and endoplasmic reticulum stress: disease relevance and therapeutic opportunities
Inki Kim, Wenjie Xu & John C. Reed
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 1013–1030
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2755
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BCL-2 family antagonists for cancer therapy
Guillaume Lessene, Peter E. Czabotar & Peter M. Colman
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 989–1000
(December 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2658
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5'-triphosphate-siRNA: turning gene silencing and Rig-I activation against melanoma
Hendrik Poeck et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 1256–1263
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1887
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RIG-ing an antitumor response
Fabio Petrocca & Judy Lieberman
Nature Medicine 14, 1152–1153
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1108-1152
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Opposing effects of HLA class I molecules in tuning autoreactive CD8+ T cells in multiple sclerosis
Manuel A Friese et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 1227–1235
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1881
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HLA class I: friend and foe of multiple sclerosis
Roland Martin
Nature Medicine 14, 1150–1151
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1108-1150
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Present and future drug treatments for chronic kidney diseases: evolving targets in renoprotection
Norberto Perico, Ariela Benigni & Giuseppe Remuzzi
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 936–953
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2685
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Deconstructing voltage sensor function and pharmacology in sodium channels
Frank Bosmans, Marie-France Martin-Eauclaire & Kenton J. Swartz
Nature 456, 202–208
(13 November 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07473
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Ion channels: The voltage-sensor quartet
J. R. Bankston & R. S. Kass
Nature 456, 183–185
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/456183a
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Suppressed NFAT-dependent VEGFR1 expression and constitutive VEGFR2 signaling in infantile hemangioma
Masatoshi Jinnin et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 1236–1246
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1877
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Healing hemangiomas
Lena Claesson-Welsh
Nature Medicine 14, 1147–1148
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1108-1147
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VEGF-A splicing: the key to anti-angiogenic therapeutics?
Steven J. Harper & David O. Bates
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 880–887
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2505
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Metabolic syndrome: from epidemiology to systems biology
Aldons J. Lusis, Alan D. Attie & Karen Reue
Nature Reviews Genetics 9, 819–830
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nrg2468
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Novel therapeutic applications of cardiac glycosides
Ioannis Prassas & Eleftherios P. Diamandis
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 926–935
(November 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2682
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Glycogen synthase kinase 3 in MLL leukaemia maintenance and targeted therapy
Zhong Wang, Kevin S. Smith, Mark Murphy, Obdulio Piloto, Tim C. P. Somervaille & Michael L. Cleary
Nature 455, 1205–1209
(30 October 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07284
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Crystal structure of a stable dimer reveals the molecular basis of serpin polymerization
Masayuki Yamasaki, Wei Li, Daniel J. D. Johnson & James A. Huntington
Nature 455, 1255–1258
(30 October 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07394
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Structural biology: Serpins' mystery solved
James C. Whisstock & Stephen P. Bottomley
Nature 10, 1189–1190
(30 October 2008); doi:10.1038/4551189a
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The succinate receptor GPR91 in neurons has a major role in retinal angiogenesis
Przemyslaw Sapieha et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 1067–1076
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1873
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CART peptides: regulators of body weight, reward and other functions
G. Rogge, D. Jones, G. W. Hubert, Y. Lin & M. J. Kuhar
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 747–758
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2493
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The IL-33/ST2 pathway: therapeutic target and novel biomarker
Rahul Kakkar & Richard T. Lee
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 827–840
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2660
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Activation of tyrosine kinases by mutation of the gatekeeper threonine
Mohammad Azam, Markus A Seeliger, Nathanael S Gray, John Kuriyan & George Q Daley
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology 15, 1109–1118
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nsmb.1486
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The type IV mucolipidosis-associated protein TRPML1 is an endolysosomal iron release channel
Xian-Ping Dong et al.
Nature 455, 992–996
(16 October 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07311
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Harmful molecular mechanisms in sepsis
Daniel Rittirsch, Michael A. Flierl & Peter A. Ward
Nature Reviews Immunology 8, 776–787
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nri2402
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The genetics of mammalian circadian order and disorder: implications for physiology and disease
Joseph S. Takahashi, Hee-Kyung Hong, Caroline H. Ko & Erin L. McDearmon
Nature Reviews Genetics 9, 764–775
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nrg2430
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Thirty years of Alzheimer's disease genetics: the implications of systematic meta-analyses
Lars Bertram & Rudolph E. Tanzi
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 768–778
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2494
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Sirtuins — novel therapeutic targets to treat age-associated diseases
Siva Lavu, Olivier Boss, Peter J. Elliott & Philip D. Lambert
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 841–853
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2665
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Inhibition of lipoprotein-associated phospholipase A2 reduces complex coronary atherosclerotic plaque development
Robert L Wilensky et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 1059–1066
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1870
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Getting to the core of atherosclerosis
Nancy R Webb
Nature Medicine 14, 1015–1016
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1008-1015
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In vivo reprogramming of adult pancreatic exocrine cells to β-cells
Qiao Zhou, Juliana Brown, Andrew Kanarek, Jayaraj Rajagopal & Douglas A. Melton
Nature 455, 627–632
(2 October 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07314
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Regenerative medicine: Short cut to cell replacement
Robert Blelloch
Nature 455, 604–605
(2 October 2008); doi:10.1038/455604a;
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The TRAIL apoptotic pathway in cancer onset, progression and therapy
Ricky W. Johnstone, Ailsa J. Frew & Mark J. Smyth
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 782–798
(October 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2465
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The kinase p38α serves cell type—specific inflammatory functions in skin injury and coordinates pro- and anti-inflammatory gene expression
Chun Kim et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 1019–1027
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.1640
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Brain-type creatine kinase has a crucial role in osteoclast-mediated bone resorption
Eun-Ju Chang et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 966–972
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1860
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Molecular mechanisms of L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia
Peter Jenner
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 665–677
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2471
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Targeting of tetraspanin proteins — potential benefits and strategies
Martin E. Hemler
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 747–758
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2659
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A paracrine requirement for hedgehog signalling in cancer
Robert L. Yauch et al.
Nature 455, 406–410
(18 September 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07275
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Cancer: Hedgehog's other great trick
Tom Curran & Jessica M. Y. Ng
Nature 455, 293–294
(18 September 2008); doi:10.1038/455293a
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ADAMTSL2 mutations in geleophysic dysplasia demonstrate a role for ADAMTS-like proteins in TGF-β bioavailability regulation
Carine Le Goff et al.
Nature Genetics 40, 1119–1123
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ng.199
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Adenosine receptors: therapeutic aspects for inflammatory and immune diseases
György Haskó, Joel Linden, Bruce Cronstein & Pál Pacher
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 759–770
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2638
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The actin cytoskeleton of kidney podocytes is a direct target of the antiproteinuric effect of cyclosporine A
Christian Faul et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 931–938
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1857
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Pathological responses to oncogenic Hedgehog signaling in skin are dependent on canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling
Steven Hoseong Yang et al.
Nature Genetics 40, 1130–1135
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ng.192
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Hedgehog in Wnterland
Dennis Roop & Rune Toftgård
Nature Genetics 40, 1040–1041
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ng0908-1040
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A critical function for CD200 in lung immune homeostasis and the severity of influenza infection
Robert J Snelgrove et al.
Nature Immunology 9, 1074–1083
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ni.1637
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The CD200-CD200R axis in local control of lung inflammation
Patrick G Holt & Deborah H Strickland
Nature Immunology 9, 1011–1013
(September 2008); doi:10.1038/ni0908-1011
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Misfolded proteins partition between two distinct quality control compartments
Daniel Kaganovich, Ron Kopito & Judith Frydman
Nature 454, 1088–1095
(28 August 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07195
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Puzzles, promises and a cure for ageing
Jan Vijg & Judith Campisi
Nature 454, 1065–1071
(28 August 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07216
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Angiotensin receptor agonistic autoantibodies induce pre-eclampsia in pregnant mice
Cissy C Zhou et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 855–862
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nm.1856
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Modes of resistance to anti-angiogenic therapy
Gabriele Bergers & Douglas Hanahan
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 592–603
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2442
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How can we realize the promise of personalized antidepressant medicines?
Florian Holsboer
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 638–646
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2453
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Mechanisms of microbial traversal of the blood–brain barrier
Kwang Sik Kim
Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 625–634
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nrmicro1952
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Loss of Fat4 disrupts PCP signaling and oriented cell division and leads to cystic kidney disease
Sakura Saburi et al.
Nature Genetics 40, 1010–1015
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/ng.179
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Neutralizing antibodies to therapeutic enzymes: considerations for testing, prevention and treatment
Jinhai Wang et al.
Nature Biotechnology 26, 901–908
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nbt.1484
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A potent mechanism-inspired O-GlcNAcase inhibitor that blocks phosphorylation of tau in vivo
Scott A Yuzwa et al.
Nature Chemical Biology 4, 483–490
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nchembio.96
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Turning down tau phosphorylation
Peter M Fischer
Nature Chemical Biology 4, 448–449
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nchembio0808-448
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Reversal of learning deficits in a Tsc2+/− mouse model of tuberous sclerosis
Dan Ehninger et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 843–848
doi:10.1038/nm1788
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A tumor necrosis factor-α–mediated pathway promoting autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Xiaogang Li et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 863–868
doi:10.1038/nm1783
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Site-specific conjugation of a cytotoxic drug to an antibody improves the therapeutic index
Jagath R Junutula et al.
Nature Biotechnology 26, 925–932
doi:10.1038/nbt.1480
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Antibody-drug conjugates ace the tolerability test
Nitin K Damle
Nature Biotechnology 26, 884–885
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nbt0808-884
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VEGF-targeted therapy: mechanisms of anti-tumour activity
Lee M. Ellis & Daniel J. Hicklin
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 579–591
(August 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2403
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Origin and physiological roles of inflammation
Ruslan Medzhitov
Nature 454, 428–435
(24 July 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07201
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The development of allergic inflammation
Stephen J. Galli, Mindy Tsai & Adrian M. Piliponsky
Nature 454, 445–454
(24 July 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07204
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Combined treatment with statins and aminobisphosphonates extends longevity in a mouse model of human premature aging
Ignacio Varela et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 767–772
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1786
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Rejuvenating premature aging
Eran Meshorer & Yosef Gruenbaum
Nature Medicine 14, 713–715
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nm0708-713
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Exploring the role of cancer stem cells in radioresistance
Michael Baumann, Mechthild Krause & Richard Hill
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 545–554
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2419
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An orally delivered small-molecule formulation with antiangiogenic and anticancer activity
Ofra Benny et al.
Nature Biotechnology 26, 799–807
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nbt1415
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Hitting the mother lode of tumor angiogenesis
Daylon James, Sina Rabbany & Shahin Rafii
Nature Biotechnology 26, 769–770
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nbt0708-769
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Molecular imaging in drug development
Jürgen K. Willmann, Nicholas van Bruggen, Ludger M. Dinkelborg & Sanjiv S. Gambhir
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 591–607
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2290
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Activation of PDGF-CC by tissue plasminogen activator impairs blood-brain barrier integrity during ischemic stroke
Enming J Su et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 731–737
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1787
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Imatinib buys time for brain after stroke
Peter Rieckmann
Nature Medicine 14, 712–713
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nm0708-712
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Treatment of arthritis with a selective inhibitor of c-Fos/activator protein-1
Yukihiko Aikawa et al.
Nature Biotechnology 26, 817–823
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nbt1412
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Purinergic signalling and disorders of the central nervous system
Geoffrey Burnstock
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 575–590
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2605
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Reprogrammed viruses as cancer therapeutics: targeted, armed and shielded
Roberto Cattaneo, Tanner Miest, Elena V. Shashkova & Michael A. Barry
Nature Reviews Microbiology 6, 529–540
(July 2008); doi:10.1038/nrmicro1927
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Persistent activation of an innate immune response translates respiratory viral infection into chronic lung disease
Edy Y Kim et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 633–640
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1770
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Lung NKT cell commotion takes your breath away
Sebastian Joyce & Luc Van Kaer
Nature Medicine 14, 609–610
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nm0608-609
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The anaplastic lymphoma kinase is an effective oncoantigen for lymphoma vaccination
Roberto Chiarle et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 676–680
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1769
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Neuregulin 1 in neural development, synaptic plasticity and schizophrenia
Lin Mei & Wen-Cheng Xiong
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 437–452
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2392
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Fatty acid-binding proteins: role in metabolic diseases and potential as drug targets
Masato Furuhashi & Gökhan S. Hotamisligil
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 489–503
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2589
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A Cdc7 kinase inhibitor restricts initiation of DNA replication and has antitumor activity
Alessia Montagnoli et al.
Nature Chemical Biology 4, 357–365
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nchembio.90
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Stopping replication, at the beginning
Peter K Jackson
Nature Chemical Biology 4, 331–332
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nchembio0608-331
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Deficiency in catechol-O-methyltransferase and 2-methoxyoestradiol is associated with pre-eclampsia
Keizo Kanasaki et al.
Nature 453, 1117–1121
(19 June 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06951
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Blocking TGF-β-Smad2/3 innate immune signaling mitigates Alzheimer-like pathology
Terrence Town et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 681–687
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1781
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Drug development of MET inhibitors: targeting oncogene addiction and expedience
Paolo M. Comoglio, Silvia Giordano & Livio Trusolino
Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 7, 504–516
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nrd2530
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Substrate-targeting γ-secretase modulators
Thomas L. Kukar et al.
Nature 453, 925–929
(12 June 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07055
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Biochemistry: Molecular cloaking devices
Thomas Kodadek
Nature 453, 861–862
(12 June 2008); doi:10.1038/453861a
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Neuregulin 1 in neural development, synaptic plasticity and schizophrenia
Lin Mei & Wen-Cheng Xiong
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 437–452
(June 2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2392
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CLEC5A is critical for dengue-virus-induced lethal disease
Szu-Ting Chen et al.
Nature 453, 672–676
(29 May 2008); doi:10.1038/nature07013
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A GRK5 polymorphism that inhibits β-adrenergic receptor signaling is protective in heart failure
Stephen B Liggett et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 510–517
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1750
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β-adrenergic signaling in heart failure—adapt or die
Thomas Eschenhagen
Nature Medicine 14, 485–487
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nm0508-485
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Wnt signalling and its impact on development and cancer
Alexandra Klaus & Walter Birchmeier
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 387–398
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2389
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Activation of c-Kit in dendritic cells regulates T helper cell differentiation and allergic asthma
Nandini Krishnamoorthy et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 565–573
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1766
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Dust mites' dirty dealings with dendritic cells
Dean Sheppard
Nature Medicine 14, 487–488
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nm0508-487
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Detection, clinical relevance and specific biological properties of disseminating tumour cells
Klaus Pantel, Ruud H. Brakenhoff & Burkhard Brandt
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 329–340
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2375
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Functional roles for C5a receptors in sepsis
Daniel Rittirsch et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 551–557
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1753
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Stromal gene expression predicts clinical outcome in breast cancer
Greg Finak et al.
Nature Medicine 14, 518–527
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1764
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Getting to the stem of chronic myeloid leukaemia
Michael Savona & Moshe Talpaz
Nature Reviews Cancer 8, 341–350
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nrc2368
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Novel targets for Huntington's disease in an mTOR-independent autophagy pathway
Andrea Williams et al.
Nature Chemical Biology 5, 295–305
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nchembio.79
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CD3-specific antibody-induced immune tolerance involves transforming growth factor-β from phagocytes digesting apoptotic T cells
Sylvain Perruche, Pin Zhang, Yongzhong Liu, Philippe Saas, Jeffrey A Bluestone & WanJun Chen
Nature Medicine 14, 528–535
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1749
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A new penumbra: transitioning from injury into repair after stroke
Eng H Lo
Nature Medicine 14, 497–500
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1735
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Jund is a determinant of macrophage activation and is associated with glomerulonephritis susceptibility
Jacques Behmoaras et al.
Nature Genetics 40, 553–559
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/ng.137
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General anaesthesia: from molecular targets to neuronal pathways of sleep and arousal
Nicholas P. Franks
Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9, 370–386
(May 2008); doi:10.1038/nrn2372
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