Martin Hetzer, Maya Capelson and Yun Liang

February 04, 2010
Nuclear pore complexes are best known as the communication channels that regulate the passage of all molecules to and from a cell's nucleus. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, however, have shown that some of the pores' constituent ...read more >>

Wylie Vale and Mark O. Huising

January 21, 2010
The neuropeptide corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) makes cameo appearances throughout the body, but its leading role is as the opening act in the stress response, jump-starting the process along the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. ...read more >>

Matt Weitzman, Caroline Lilley and Mira Chaurushiya

January 20, 2010
A viral infection is like an uninvited, tenacious houseguest in the cell, using a range of tricks to prevent its eviction. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have identified one of the key proteins allowing herpes simplex virus (HSV) ...read more >>

Paul E. Sawchenko, Jordi Serrats and Jennifer Schiltz

January 13, 2010
We all have at one time or another experienced the typical signs of an infection: the fever, the listlessness, the lack of appetite. They are orchestrated by the brain in response to circulating cytokines, the signaling molecules of the immune system. ...read more >>

Richard Krauzlis and Lee Lovejoy

January 04, 2010
Like a spotlight that illuminates an otherwise dark scene, attention brings to mind specific details of our environment while shutting others out. A new study by researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies shows that the superior colliculus, ...read more >>

Tony Hunter and Zhongsheng You

December 24, 2009
In order to preserve our DNA, cells have developed an intricate system for monitoring and repairing DNA damage. Yet precisely how the initial damage signal is converted into a repair response remains unclear. Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biologic ...read more >>