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Genes & Development publishes high-quality research papers of broad general interest and biological significance in the areas of molecular biology, molecular genetics, and related fields. G&D publishes two research formats; Research papers and short Research Communications, in addition to Review Articles and Perspectives. G&D consistently ranks in the top 10 among primary research journals in all fields of science.
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In August 1995, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press began publication of a new, monthly, international, peer-reviewed journal, Genome Research. The journal focuses on genome studies in all species, and presents research that provides or aids in genome-based analyses of biological processes. The journal represents a nexus point where genomic information, applications, and technology come together with biological information to create a more global understanding of all biological systems.

Among the research considered by the journal are novel reports on gene discovery, comparative genome analyses, evolution studies, informatics, genome structure and function, technological innovations and applications, statistical and mathematical methods, cutting-edge genetic and physical mapping and DNA sequencing, and other reports that present data where sequence information is used to address biological concerns.

New data in these areas are published as research papers in the form of articles and letters, or methods and resource reports that provide novel information on methodologies or resources that will be of interest to a broad readership. Complete data sets are presented electronically on the journal's web site where appropriate. The journal also provides review articles, perspectives, and Insight/Outlook articles, which presents commentary on the latest advances published both here and elsewhere, placing such progress in its broader biological context.

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Learning & Memory is the journal of choice for interdisciplinary studies on synaptic plasticity, learning, and memory. Until now, there has been no one journal devoted to this area of study and no dominant journal that demands attention by serious workers in the area, regardless of specialty. Spanning molecules, cells, systems, and behavior, L&M considers research using approaches from cellular and molecular biology, genetics, biochemistry, computational neuroscience, neurophysiology, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy, behavior, and cognition. Learning & Memory provides a forum for these investigations in the form of original research papers, review articles, and brief communications.

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Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine is a new online publication covering everything from the molecular and cellular bases of disease to translational medicine and new therapeutic strategies. Each issue offers reviews on different aspects of a variety of diseases and the tissues they affect. The contributions are written by experts in each field and commissioned as Subject Collections by a board of eminent scientists and physicians, all of whom are acknowledged to be key figures in their particular fields. These Subject Collections gradually accumulate articles as new issues of the journal are published and, when complete, each represents a comprehensive survey of the field it covers. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine is thus unmatched in its depth of coverage and represents an essential source where readers can find informed surveys and critical discussion of advances in molecular medicine. 

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A new online publication for the molecular life sciences

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology provides the scientific community with comprehensive, systematic surveys of topics in the molecular life sciences where research is breaking new ground

In July 2009, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press launched a new monthly journal, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology, that provides comprehensive, systematically structured surveys of research in exciting areas of molecular and cellular biology, genetics, developmental biology, neuroscience, cancer biology, and molecular pathology.

For decades, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has complemented its groundbreaking research with publication of a variety of highly prestigious titles written and edited by leading scientists. These include the journals Genes & Development and Genome Research, the ‘bible’ of research methods, Molecular Cloning, online teaching resources, and numerous other laboratory manuals, monographs, handbooks, journals, and textbooks.

Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology (http://www.cshperspectives.org; ISSN 1943-0264) is the latest, and perhaps most ambitious, addition to this stable. Its depth of coverage is unmatched, spanning the entire spectrum of the molecular life sciences and therefore providing an essential resource for all areas of bioscience research.

According to the journal’s Executive Editor, Richard Sever, who has worked on traditional review journals including the Current Opinion and Trends titles, Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology has a new and unique approach. “There are many review articles published each year, but they’re usually on one particular aspect of one particular field,” he says. "CSH Perspectives is different. We cover subjects by asking experts to consider how best to structure a comprehensive survey of their field, and then commission articles from all the key figures in that field. And we cover everything in bioscience from Alzheimer’s to plant biology."

CSH Perspectives articles are all commissioned as ‘collections’ by a board of eminent academic editors and gradually accumulate online at the journal’s website each month as they are accepted and published. The debut issue features articles commissioned by Elaine Fuchs, Michael Karin, W. James Nelson, and Peter Lawrence and includes contributions from Nobel laureate David Baltimore, molecular motor expert Nobutaka Hirokawa, and developmental biologist Jim Smith. These set the stage for subject collections on symmetry breaking, morphogen gradients, cell junctions, and the immune signaling molecule NF-kB. Next in the pipeline are articles on the origin of life, the p53-family of tumor suppressors, the nucleus, and immune tolerance.

The new publication is produced online in partnership with Stanford University Library’s HighWire Press, taking advantage of their new H20 platform. The state-of-the-art website includes HTML and PDF views, high-resolution artwork, and video material, along with a host of novel features such as author updates, commenting options, and Twitter-powered news feeds.

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• The online source of trusted techniques in molecular and cellular biology
• Contains new and classic protocols presented step-by-step with recipes and troubleshooting
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The development of CSH Protocols is a response to requests from scientists for authoritative information about techniques with a broad editorial scope, delivered through a state-of-the-art online interface. At this site, you will find methods from Molecular Cloning along with selected protocols from many of our best-selling manuals, such as Cells and Antibodies, as well as protocols from Cold Spring Harbor’s renowned on-site courses. In addition, you will discover new cutting-edge protocols submitted by and commissioned from laboratories worldwide. A peer-reviewed online journal, CSH Protocols is updated monthly.

• Step-by-step, uniformly structured formats for ease of use and printing, with clearly linked materials, cautions, recipes, and troubleshooting
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RNA, the publication of the RNA Society, publishes high quality research papers that provide significant new insight into any area of RNA biology, including molecular biology, cell biology, biochemistry, bioinformatics, genetics and evolution. RNA publishes two research formats, articles and short reports. In addition, the journal publishes novel methodologies, reviews and perspectives. RNA provides a unique resource to all members of the RNA community and those that wish to keep abreast of this quickly moving area.

Due June 2013 • 445 pp., illus. (66 4C, 19 B&W). index
Hardcover • $135 • ISBN  978-1-936113-45-3

Hemoglobin is an iron-containing protein in red blood cells that transports oxygen to tissues throughout the body. The abundance, stability, and oxygen-carrying properties of hemoglobin can be altered by genetic mutations. More than 1000 hemoglobin disorders are known; hemoglobinopathies (e.g., sickle cell disease) and thalassemias are some of the most common human genetic diseases worldwide.

Written and edited by experts in the field, this collection from Cold Srping Harbor Perspectives in Biology covers all aspects of hemoglobin and its diseases. Contributors examine the structure, expression, and evolution of the globin genes, the assembly of globin subunits into functional forms of hemoglobin, and the numerous variants that result from genetic alterations. The pathophysiological consequences of hemoglobin disorders (e.g., ineffective erythropoiesis and aberrant iron homeostasis), their clinical manifestations, and epidemiological trends are also described.

This book includes discussions of management and treatment strategies for hemoglobin disorders, such as transfusions, iron-chelating agents, gene therapy, and stem cell transplantation. It is an indispensable reference for biochemists, geneticists, cell and developmental biologists, physiologists, and all who are interested in reducing the medical burden of these common genetic diseases.

Preface

Hemoglobin and its Disorders: 150 Years of Study

David J. Weatherall, Alan N. Schechter, and David G. Nathan

Erythopoiesis: Development and Differentiation

Elaine Dzierzak and Sjaak Philipsen

Erythropoietin

H. Franklin Bunn

Evolution of Hemoglobin and its Genes

Ross C. Hardison

Transcriptional Mechanisms Underlying Hemoglobin Synthesis

Koichi R. Katsumura, Andrew W. DeVilbiss, Nathaniel J. Pope, Kirby D. Johnson, and Emery H. Bresnick

The Switch from Fetal to Adult Hemoglobin

Vijay G. Sankaran and Stuart H. Orkin

Iron Metabolism: Interactions with Normal and Disordered Erythropoiesis

Tomas Ganz and Elizabeta Nemeth

Erythroid Heme Biosynthesis and its Disorders

Harry A. Dailey and Peter N. Meissner

Classification of the Disorders of Hemoglobin

Bernard G. Forget and H. Franklin Bunn

World Distribution, Population Genetics, and Health Burden of the Hemoglobinopathies

Thomas N. Williams and David J. Weatherall

The Molecular Basis of β Thalassemia

Swee Lay Thein

The Molecular Basis of α Thalassemia

Douglas R. Higgs

Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations of the β Thalassemias

Arthur W. Nienhuis and David G. Nathan

β-Thalassemia Intermedia: A Clinical Perspective

Khaled M. Musallam, Ali T. Taher, and Eliezer A. Rachmilewitz

The Hemoglobin E Thalassemias

Suthat Fucharoen and David J. Weatherall

Clinical Manifestations of α Thalassemia

Elliott P. Vichinsky

Alpha Thalassemia, Mental Retardation, and Myelodysplastic Syndrome

Richard J. Gibbons

Management of the Thalassemias

Nancy F. Olivieri and Gary M. Brittenham

The Prevention of Thalassemia

Antonio Cao and Yuet Wai Kan

The Natural History of Sickle Cell Disease

Graham R. Serjeant

The Search for Genetic Modifiers of Disease Severity in the β-Hemoglobinopathies

Guillaume Lettre

Current Management of Sickle Cell Anemia

Patrick T. McGann, Alecia Nero, and Russell E. Ware

Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Thalassemia and Sickle Cell Anemia

Guido Lucarelli, Antonella Isgrò, Pietro Sodani, and Javid Gaziev

Development of Gene Therapy for Thalassemia

Arthur W. Nienhuis and Derek A. Persons

Pluripotent Stem Cells in Research and Treatment of Hemoglobinopathies

Natasha Arora and George Q. Daley

Hemoglobin Variants: Biochemical Properties and Clinical Correlates

Christopher S. Thom, Claire F. Dickson, David A. Gell, and Mitchell J. Weiss

Cell-Free Hemoglobin and its Scavenger Proteins: New Disease Models Leading the Way to Targeted Therapies

Dominik J. Schaer and Paul W. Buehler

Iron Deficiency Anemia: A Common and Curable Disease

Jeffery L. Miller

Index

Due July 2013 • 352 pp., illus. (55 4C, 102 B&W), index
(Paperback edition does not include online access)
Paperback • $129 • ISBN  978-1-621820-26-0

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Plants are integral to human wellbeing, and many species have been domesticated for over ten thousand years. Evidence of plant scientific investigation and classification can be found in ancient texts from cultures around the world (Chinese, Indian, Greco-Roman, Muslim etc.), while early modern botany can be traced to the late 15th and early 16th centuries in Europe. During the past several decades plant biology has been revolutionized first by molecular biology and then by the genomic era. The model organism Arabidopsis thaliana has proved an invaluable tool for investigation into fundamental processes in plant biology, many of which share commonalities with animal biology. Plant-specific processes from reproduction to immunity and second messengers have also yielded to extensive investigation. With the genomes of more than thirty plant species now available and many more planned in the near future, the impact on our understanding of plant evolution and biology continues to grow. Our increased ability to engineer plant species to a variety of ends may provide novel solutions to ensure adequate and reliable food production and renewable energy even as climate change impacts our environment. The decision to focus the 2012 Symposium on plant science reflects the enormous research progress achieved in recent years, and is intended to provide a broad synthesis of the current state of the field, setting the stage for future discoveries and application. This is the first Symposium in this historic series focused exclusively on the botanical sciences.

Symposium Participants

Foreword

 

Germline

Reprogramming the Epigenome in Arabidopsis Pollen

F. Borges, J.P. Calarco, and R.A. Martienssen

Surprises from the Chromosome Front: Lessons from Arabidopsis on Telomeres and Telomerase

A.D.L. Nelson and D.E. Shippen

Reproductive Versatility and the Epigenetic Control of Female Gametogenesis

J.-P. Vielle-Calzada, E. Hernández-Lagana, D. Rodríguez-Leal, I. Rodríguez-Arévalo, G. León-Martínez, U. Abad-Vivero, E. Demesa-Arévalo, A. Armenta-Medina, and C. Alvarez-Mejía

Hypothesis: Selection of Imprinted Genes Is Driven by Silencing Deleterious Gene Activity in Somatic Tissues

F. Berger, T.M. Vu, J. Li, and B. Chen

 

Stem Cells and Polarity

Of Blades and Branches: Understanding and Expanding the Arabidopsis Ad/Abaxial Regulatory Network through Target Gene Identification

T. Liu, B.J. Reinhart, E. Magnani, T. Huang, R. Kerstetter, and M.K. Barton

How to Pattern a Leaf

N. Bolduc, D. O’Connor, J. Moon, M. Lewis, and S. Hake

On Fate and Flexibility in Stomatal Development

D.L. Wengier and D.C. Bergmann

 

Signaling and Development

Developmental Plasticity in Plants

M. de Jong and O. Leyser

Stem Cell Signaling in Immunity and Development

H. Lee, O.-K. Chah, J. Plotnikov, and J. Sheen

A Tale of Two Systems: Peptide Ligand–Receptor Pairs in Plant Development

J.S. Lee and K.U. Torii

Toward a Systems Analysis of the Root

P.N. Benfey

 

Domestication and Evolution

Epigenetic Variation, Inheritance, and Selection in Plant Populations

S. Hirsch, R. Baumberger, and U. Grossniklau

The Molecular Basis of Vernalization in Different Plant Groups

T.S. Ream, D.P. Woods, and R.M. Amasino

Color and Scent: How Single Genes Influence Pollinator Attraction

H. Sheehan, K. Hermann, and C. Kuhlemeier

 

Epigenetics

Epiallelic Variation in Arabidopsis thaliana

R.C. O’Malley and J.R. Ecker

DNA Methylation, H2A.Z, and the Regulation of Constitutive Expression

D. Coleman-Derr and D. Zilberman

What Triggers Differential DNA Methylation of Genes and TEs: Contribution of Body Methylation?

S. Inagaki and T. Kakutani

Active DNA Demethylation in Plants and Animals

H. Zhang and J.-K. Zhu

Illustrations of Mathematical Modeling in Biology: Epigenetics, Meiosis, and an Outlook

D. Richards, S. Berry, and M. Howard

 

Small RNAs

microRNA Biogenesis and Turnover in Plants

K. Rogers and X. Chen

Use of Forward Genetic Screens to Identify Genes Required for RNA-Directed DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana

C. Eun, Z.J. Lorkovic, T. Sasaki, U. Naumann, A.J.M. Matzke, and M. Matzke

A Transcription Fork Model for Pol IV and Pol V–Dependent RNA-Directed DNA Methylation

C.S. Pikaard, J.R. Haag, O.M.F. Pontes, T. Blevins, and R. Cocklin

Deep Sequencing from hen1 Mutants to Identify Small RNA 3′ Modifications

J. Zhai and B.C. Meyers

Small RNA-Regulated Networks and the Evolution of Novel Structures in Plants

Y. Plavskin and M.C.P. Timmermans

 

Plant Pathogen Responses

Effector Biology of Plant-Associated Organisms: Concepts and Perspectives

J. Win, A. Chaparro-Garcia, K. Belhaj, D.G.O. Saunders, K. Yoshida, S. Dong, S. Schornack, C. Zipfel, S. Robatzek, S.A. Hogenhout, and S. Kamoun

Effector Recognition and Activation of the Arabidopsis thaliana NLR Innate Immune Receptors

A.D. Steinbrenner, S. Goritschnig, K.V. Krasileva, K.J. Schreiber, and B.J. Staskawicz

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss, but Resistant Plants Must Gather Their MOSes

K.C.M. Johnson, O.X. Dong, Y. Huang, and X. Li

Natural Variation in Maize Defense against Insect Herbivores

L.N. Meihls, H. Kaur, and G. Jander

Mechanisms of Nuclear Suppression of Host Immunity by Effectors from the Arabidopsis Downy Mildew Pathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis (Hpa)

M.-C. Caillaud, L. Wirthmueller, G. Fabro, S.J.M. Piquerez, S. Asai, N. Ishaque, and J.D.G. Jones

 

Photosynthesis and Metabolism

Photosystem II: The Water-Splitting Enzyme of Photosynthesis

J. Barber

The Remarkable Pliability and Promiscuity of Specialized Metabolism

J.-K.Weng and J.P. Noel

 

Author Index

Subject Index

Due June 2013 • 352 pp., illus. (55 4C, 102 B&W), index
(Hardcover edition includes online access; call for information and registration)
Hardcover • $318 • ISBN  978-1-621820-25-3

This title also available in: Paperback

Plants are integral to human wellbeing, and many species have been domesticated for over ten thousand years. Evidence of plant scientific investigation and classification can be found in ancient texts from cultures around the world (Chinese, Indian, Greco-Roman, Muslim etc.), while early modern botany can be traced to the late 15th and early 16th centuries in Europe. During the past several decades plant biology has been revolutionized first by molecular biology and then by the genomic era. The model organism Arabidopsis thaliana has proved an invaluable tool for investigation into fundamental processes in plant biology, many of which share commonalities with animal biology. Plant-specific processes from reproduction to immunity and second messengers have also yielded to extensive investigation. With the genomes of more than thirty plant species now available and many more planned in the near future, the impact on our understanding of plant evolution and biology continues to grow. Our increased ability to engineer plant species to a variety of ends may provide novel solutions to ensure adequate and reliable food production and renewable energy even as climate change impacts our environment. The decision to focus the 2012 Symposium on plant science reflects the enormous research progress achieved in recent years, and is intended to provide a broad synthesis of the current state of the field, setting the stage for future discoveries and application. This is the first Symposium in this historic series focused exclusively on the botanical sciences.

Symposium Participants

Foreword

 

Germline

Reprogramming the Epigenome in Arabidopsis Pollen

F. Borges, J.P. Calarco, and R.A. Martienssen

Surprises from the Chromosome Front: Lessons from Arabidopsis on Telomeres and Telomerase

A.D.L. Nelson and D.E. Shippen

Reproductive Versatility and the Epigenetic Control of Female Gametogenesis

J.-P. Vielle-Calzada, E. Hernández-Lagana, D. Rodríguez-Leal, I. Rodríguez-Arévalo, G. León-Martínez, U. Abad-Vivero, E. Demesa-Arévalo, A. Armenta-Medina, and C. Alvarez-Mejía

Hypothesis: Selection of Imprinted Genes Is Driven by Silencing Deleterious Gene Activity in Somatic Tissues

F. Berger, T.M. Vu, J. Li, and B. Chen

 

Stem Cells and Polarity

Of Blades and Branches: Understanding and Expanding the Arabidopsis Ad/Abaxial Regulatory Network through Target Gene Identification

T. Liu, B.J. Reinhart, E. Magnani, T. Huang, R. Kerstetter, and M.K. Barton

How to Pattern a Leaf

N. Bolduc, D. O’Connor, J. Moon, M. Lewis, and S. Hake

On Fate and Flexibility in Stomatal Development

D.L. Wengier and D.C. Bergmann

 

Signaling and Development

Developmental Plasticity in Plants

M. de Jong and O. Leyser

Stem Cell Signaling in Immunity and Development

H. Lee, O.-K. Chah, J. Plotnikov, and J. Sheen

A Tale of Two Systems: Peptide Ligand–Receptor Pairs in Plant Development

J.S. Lee and K.U. Torii

Toward a Systems Analysis of the Root

P.N. Benfey

 

Domestication and Evolution

Epigenetic Variation, Inheritance, and Selection in Plant Populations

S. Hirsch, R. Baumberger, and U. Grossniklau

The Molecular Basis of Vernalization in Different Plant Groups

T.S. Ream, D.P. Woods, and R.M. Amasino

Color and Scent: How Single Genes Influence Pollinator Attraction

H. Sheehan, K. Hermann, and C. Kuhlemeier

 

Epigenetics

Epiallelic Variation in Arabidopsis thaliana

R.C. O’Malley and J.R. Ecker

DNA Methylation, H2A.Z, and the Regulation of Constitutive Expression

D. Coleman-Derr and D. Zilberman

What Triggers Differential DNA Methylation of Genes and TEs: Contribution of Body Methylation?

S. Inagaki and T. Kakutani

Active DNA Demethylation in Plants and Animals

H. Zhang and J.-K. Zhu

Illustrations of Mathematical Modeling in Biology: Epigenetics, Meiosis, and an Outlook

D. Richards, S. Berry, and M. Howard

 

Small RNAs

microRNA Biogenesis and Turnover in Plants

K. Rogers and X. Chen

Use of Forward Genetic Screens to Identify Genes Required for RNA-Directed DNA Methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana

C. Eun, Z.J. Lorkovic, T. Sasaki, U. Naumann, A.J.M. Matzke, and M. Matzke

A Transcription Fork Model for Pol IV and Pol V–Dependent RNA-Directed DNA Methylation

C.S. Pikaard, J.R. Haag, O.M.F. Pontes, T. Blevins, and R. Cocklin

Deep Sequencing from hen1 Mutants to Identify Small RNA 3′ Modifications

J. Zhai and B.C. Meyers

Small RNA-Regulated Networks and the Evolution of Novel Structures in Plants

Y. Plavskin and M.C.P. Timmermans

 

Plant Pathogen Responses

Effector Biology of Plant-Associated Organisms: Concepts and Perspectives

J. Win, A. Chaparro-Garcia, K. Belhaj, D.G.O. Saunders, K. Yoshida, S. Dong, S. Schornack, C. Zipfel, S. Robatzek, S.A. Hogenhout, and S. Kamoun

Effector Recognition and Activation of the Arabidopsis thaliana NLR Innate Immune Receptors

A.D. Steinbrenner, S. Goritschnig, K.V. Krasileva, K.J. Schreiber, and B.J. Staskawicz

A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss, but Resistant Plants Must Gather Their MOSes

K.C.M. Johnson, O.X. Dong, Y. Huang, and X. Li

Natural Variation in Maize Defense against Insect Herbivores

L.N. Meihls, H. Kaur, and G. Jander

Mechanisms of Nuclear Suppression of Host Immunity by Effectors from the Arabidopsis Downy Mildew Pathogen Hyaloperonospora arabidopsidis (Hpa)

M.-C. Caillaud, L. Wirthmueller, G. Fabro, S.J.M. Piquerez, S. Asai, N. Ishaque, and J.D.G. Jones

 

Photosynthesis and Metabolism

Photosystem II: The Water-Splitting Enzyme of Photosynthesis

J. Barber

The Remarkable Pliability and Promiscuity of Specialized Metabolism

J.-K.Weng and J.P. Noel

 

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