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Volume 3 (2003 - 2004) - August 2004

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Adaptive evolution of centromere proteins in plants and animals

Paul B Talbert, Terri D Bryson, Steven Henikoff Journal of Biology 2004, 3:18 (31 August 2004)

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Centromere-binding proteins, like the DNA they bind, are rapidly evolving, a remarkable finding given that they are essential for every cell division and so would be expected to be very highly conserved.

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Making sense of centromeres

Pete Moore Journal of Biology 2004, 3:16 (31 August 2004)

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The phosphatidylserine receptor has essential functions during embryogenesis but not in apoptotic cell removal

Jens Böse, Achim D Gruber, Laura Helming, Stefanie Schiebe, Ivonne Wegener, Martin Hafner, Marianne Beales, Frank Köntgen, Andreas Lengeling Journal of Biology 2004, 3:15 (23 August 2004)

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The phosphatidylserine receptor is not needed for the recognition of dying cells as previously thought, and instead plays a role in the differentiation of a wide range of tissues during embryogenesis.