The latest research publications from College of Biological Sciences researchers.
Structure of the Vif-binding domain of the antiviral enzyme APOBEC3G
Nature Structural & Molecular Biology // May 18, 2015
Hiroshi Matsuo, Rebeun Harris (Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biophysics) and colleagues, solved the structure of the Vif-binding domain of human APOBEC3G (A3G), a DNA cytosine deaminase that restricts HIV-1 infection. read more
Nature Communications // April 17, 2015
Thomas Neufeld and graduate student Jung Kim (Genetics, Cell Biology and Development) describe how insulin signaling in fruit flies responds to sugar and other nutrients in their diet. read more
Autophagosome-lysosome fusion is independent of V-ATPase-mediated acidification
Nature Communications // May 1, 2015
Thomas Neufeld and post-doctoral researcher Caroline Mauvezin (Genetics, Cell Biology and Development) and colleagues at the Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary published a new discovery about the relationship between the fusion of membrane vesicles in the cell and the acidity of these vesicles. read more
Landscape heterogeneity and behavioral traits drive the evolution of lion group territoriality
Behavioral Ecology // May 7, 2015
Craig Packer (Ecology Evolution and Behavior), Anna Mosser (Biology Teaching and Learning) and Margaret Kosmala published the final piece in an ongoing analysis of sociality and group territoriality in African lions. read more
Antibiotics, pediatric dysbiosis, and disease
Cell Host & Microbes // May 13, 2015
Dan Knights (Computer Science and BioTechnology Institute), graduate student fellow Pajua Vangay and colleagues found a three-way link among antibiotic use in infants, changes in the gut bacteria and disease later in life. read more
Did we miss anything? Let us know! Send research news to Katie Hoffman at hoff0530@umn.edu.