1. Identification of CED-3 substrates by a yeast-based screening method

   • Sung Yun Kim
   • Marcela Valencia
   • Woo Jin Park

   Research Pages: 1 - 6

2. Separate control of rep and cap expression using mutant and wild-type LoxP sequences and improved packaging system for adeno-associated virus vector production

   • Hiroaki Mizukami
   • Takashi Okada
   • Keiya Ozawa

   Research Pages: 7 - 14

3. Identification of the role of a cysteine-rich region of PC6B by determining the enzymatic characteristics of its mutants

   • Lie Wang
   • Guanzhen Yang
   • Xiangfu Wu

   Research Pages: 15 - 22

4. Rat kidney-targeted naked plasmid DNA transfer by retrograde injection into the renal vein

   • Hiroki Maruyama
   • Noboru Higuchi
   • Fumitake Gejyo

   Research Protocol Pages: 23 - 31

5. Calmodulin’s flexibility allows for promiscuity in its interactions with target proteins and peptides

   • Aaron P. Yamniuk
   • Hans J. Vogel

   Review Pages: 33 - 57

6. Preclinical safety testing of biotechnology-derived pharmaceuticals

   • Frank R. Brennan
   • Leigh Shaw
   • Christine Robinson

   Review Pages: 59 - 74

7. SNP discrimination through proofreading and OFF-switch of Exo⁺ polymerase

   • Jia Zhang
   • Kai Li
   • Xu Zhang

   Review Pages: 75 - 80

8. New products for molecular biology

   Departments Pages: 81 - 82

9. Company news

   Departments Pages: 83 - 83

10. Calendar

    Departments Pages: 85 - 87