Item 1: November 2004 Publications by Members:

1:  Guan R, Roychowdhury A, Ember B, Kumar S, Boons GJ, Mariuzza RA.
Structural basis for peptidoglycan binding by peptidoglycan recognition proteins.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2004 Nov 30; PMID: 15572450

2:  Swales K, Kakizaki S, Yamamoto Y, Inoue K, Kobayashi K, Negishi M.
Novel CAR-mediated mechanism for synergistic activation of two distinct elements within the human cytochrome P450 2B6 gene in HepG2 cells.
J Biol Chem. 2004 Nov 24; PMID: 15563456

3:  Derewenda U, Oleksy A, Stevenson AS, Korczynska J, Dauter Z, Somlyo AP, Otlewski J, Somlyo AV, Derewenda ZS.
The Crystal Structure of RhoA in Complex with the DH/PH Fragment of PDZRhoGEF, an Activator of the Ca(2+) Sensitization Pathway in Smooth Muscle.
Structure (Camb). 2004 Nov;12(11):1955-65. PMID: 15530360

4:  Forrer P, Chang C, Ott D, Wlodawer A, Pluckthun A.
Kinetic stability and crystal structure of the viral capsid protein SHP.
J Mol Biol. 2004 Nov 12;344(1):179-93. PMID: 15504410

5:  Saxena AK, Singh K, Long CA, Garboczi DN.
Preparation, crystallization and preliminary X-ray analysis of a complex between the Plasmodium vivax sexual stage 25 kDa protein Pvs25 and a malaria transmission-blocking antibody Fab fragment.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2004 Nov;60(Pt 11):2054-7. Epub 2004 Oct 20. PMID: 15502325

6:  Schubot FD, Waugh DS.
A pivotal role for reductive methylation in the de novo crystallization of a ternary complex composed of Yersinia pestis virulence factors YopN, SycN and YscB.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2004 Nov;60(Pt 11):1981-6. Epub 2004 Oct 20. PMID: 15502305

7:  Zwart PH, Banumathi S, Dauter M, Dauter Z.
Radiation-damage-induced phasing with anomalous scattering: substructure solution and phasing.
Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2004 Nov;60(Pt 11):1958-63. Epub 2004 Oct 20. PMID: 15502302

8:  Nallamsetty S, Kapust RB, Tozser J, Cherry S, Tropea JE, Copeland TD, Waugh DS.
Efficient site-specific processing of fusion proteins by tobacco vein mottling virus protease in vivo and in vitro.
Protein Expr Purif. 2004 Nov;38(1):108-15. PMID: 15477088

9:  Squires EJ, Sueyoshi T, Negishi M.
Cytoplasmic Localization of Pregnane X Receptor and Ligand-dependent Nuclear Translocation in Mouse Liver.
J Biol Chem. 2004 Nov 19;279(47):49307-14. PMID: 15347657

10:  Vidal AE, Kannouche P, Podust VN, Yang W, Lehmann AR, Woodgate R.
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen-dependent coordination of the biological functions of human DNA polymerase iota.
J Biol Chem. 2004 Nov 12;279(46):48360-8. PMID: 15342632

11: Gu Y, Guo J, Pal A, Pan S-S, Zimniak P, Singh SV, and Ji X.

Crystal Structure of Human Glutathione S-Transferase A3-3 and Mechanistic Implications for Its High Steroid Isomerase Activity
Biochemistry. Release Date: 17-Nov-2004. DOI: 10.1021/bi048757g

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