Papers of note in Science 358 (6369)

Annalisa M. VanHook

doi:10.1126/scisignal.aar7667

This week’s articles explain why broad-leaved plants are susceptible to a microbial toxin that does not affect monocots; identify the enzymes that detyrosinate tubulin; and present synthetic biological systems for recording environmental signals and for translating a biochemical reaction into dynamic cellular behavior.

PLANT BIOLOGY

An extra sugar protects

Lenarčič et al. showed that plant sensitivity to a microbial cytotoxin is mediated through the sugar head groups of an abundant plant sphingolipid (see also Van den Ackerveken).

CYTOSKELETON

Tubulin carboxypeptidase identity revealed

Aillaud et al. and Nieuwenhuis et al. have identified the long-sought tubulin carboxypeptidases responsible for microtubule detyrosination (see also Akhmanova and Maiato).

SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY

A CRISPR device to record time

Sheth et al. developed a scalable strategy that can record temporal biological signals into the genomes of a bacterial population.

A rationally designed DNA-based oscillator

Srinivas et al. generated a compiler that specifies dynamic response behaviors in DNA strand displacement reactions.

Highlighted Articles

1. T. Lenarčič,
2. I. Albert,
3. H. Böhm,
4. V. Hodnik,
5. K. Pirc,
6. A. B. Zavec,
7. M. Podobnik,
8. D. Pahovnik,
9. E. Žagar,
10. R. Pruitt,
11. P. Greimel,
12. A. Yamaji-Hasegawa,
13. T. Kobayashi,
14. A. Zienkiewicz,
15. J. Gömann,
16. J. C. Mortimer,
17. L. Fang,
18. A. Mamode-Cassim,
19. M. Deleu,
20. L. Lins,
21. C. Oecking,
22. I. Feussner,
23. S. Mongrand,
24. G. Anderluh,
25. T. Nürnberger,
, Eudicot plant-specific sphingolipids determine host selectivity of microbial NLP cytolysins. Science 358, 1431–1434 (2017).
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1. G. Van den Ackerveken
, How plants differ in toxin-sensitivity. Science 358, 1383–1384 (2017).
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1. C. Aillaud,
2. C. Bosc,
3. L. Peris,
4. A. Bosson,
5. P. Heemeryck,
6. J. Van Dijk,
7. J. Le Friec,
8. B. Boulan,
9. F. Vossier,
10. L. E. Sanman,
11. S. Syed,
12. N. Amara,
13. Y. Couté,
14. L. Lafanechère,
15. E. Denarier,
16. C. Delphin,
17. L. Pelletier,
18. S. Humbert,
19. M. Bogyo,
20. A. Andrieux,
21. K. Rogowski,
22. M.-J. Moutin
, Vasohibins/SVBP are tubulin carboxypeptidases (TCPs) that regulate neuron differentiation. Science 358, 1448–1453 (2017).
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1. J. Nieuwenhuis,
2. A. Adamopoulos,
3. O. B. Bleijerveld,
4. A. Mazouzi,
5. E. Stickel,
6. P. Celie,
7. M. Altelaar,
8. P. Knipscheer,
9. A. Perrakis,
10. V. A. Blomen,
11. T. R. Brummelkamp
, Vasohibins encode tubulin detyrosinating activity. Science 358, 1453–1456 (2017).
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1. A. Akhmanova,
2. H. Maiato
, Closing the tubulin detyrosination cycle. Science 358, 1381–1382 (2017).
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1. R. U. Sheth,
2. S. S. Yim,
3. F. L. Wu,
4. H. H. Wang
, Multiplex recording of cellular events over time on CRISPR biological tape. Science 358, 1457–1461 (2017).
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1. N. Srinivas,
2. J. Parkin,
3. G. Seelig,
4. E. Winfree,
5. D. Soloveichik
, Enzyme-free nucleic acid dynamical systems. Science 358, eaal2052 (2017).
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[1] T. Lenarčič,
I. Albert,
H. Böhm,
V. Hodnik,
K. Pirc,
A. B. Zavec,
M. Podobnik,
D. Pahovnik,
E. Žagar,
R. Pruitt,
P. Greimel,
A. Yamaji-Hasegawa,
T. Kobayashi,
A. Zienkiewicz,
J. Gömann,
J. C. Mortimer,
L. Fang,
A. Mamode-Cassim,
M. Deleu,
L. Lins,
C. Oecking,
I. Feussner,
S. Mongrand,
G. Anderluh,
T. Nürnberger,
, Eudicot plant-specific sphingolipids determine host selectivity of microbial NLP cytolysins. Science 358, 1431–1434 (2017).
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[2] T. Lenarčič,

[3] I. Albert,

[4] H. Böhm,

[5] V. Hodnik,

[6] K. Pirc,

[7] A. B. Zavec,

[8] M. Podobnik,

[9] D. Pahovnik,

[10] E. Žagar,

[11] R. Pruitt,

[12] P. Greimel,

[13] A. Yamaji-Hasegawa,

[14] T. Kobayashi,

[15] A. Zienkiewicz,

[16] J. Gömann,

[17] J. C. Mortimer,

[18] L. Fang,

[19] A. Mamode-Cassim,

[20] M. Deleu,

[21] L. Lins,

[22] C. Oecking,

[23] I. Feussner,

[24] S. Mongrand,

[25] G. Anderluh,

[26] T. Nürnberger,

[27] G. Van den Ackerveken
, How plants differ in toxin-sensitivity. Science 358, 1383–1384 (2017).
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[28] G. Van den Ackerveken

[29] C. Aillaud,
C. Bosc,
L. Peris,
A. Bosson,
P. Heemeryck,
J. Van Dijk,
J. Le Friec,
B. Boulan,
F. Vossier,
L. E. Sanman,
S. Syed,
N. Amara,
Y. Couté,
L. Lafanechère,
E. Denarier,
C. Delphin,
L. Pelletier,
S. Humbert,
M. Bogyo,
A. Andrieux,
K. Rogowski,
M.-J. Moutin
, Vasohibins/SVBP are tubulin carboxypeptidases (TCPs) that regulate neuron differentiation. Science 358, 1448–1453 (2017).
OpenUrl Abstract/FREE Full Text

[30] C. Aillaud,

[31] C. Bosc,

[32] L. Peris,

[33] A. Bosson,

[34] P. Heemeryck,

[35] J. Van Dijk,

[36] J. Le Friec,

[37] B. Boulan,

[38] F. Vossier,

[39] L. E. Sanman,

[40] S. Syed,

[41] N. Amara,

[42] Y. Couté,

[43] L. Lafanechère,

[44] E. Denarier,

[45] C. Delphin,

[46] L. Pelletier,

[47] S. Humbert,

[48] M. Bogyo,

[49] A. Andrieux,

[50] K. Rogowski,

[51] M.-J. Moutin

[52] J. Nieuwenhuis,
A. Adamopoulos,
O. B. Bleijerveld,
A. Mazouzi,
E. Stickel,
P. Celie,
M. Altelaar,
P. Knipscheer,
A. Perrakis,
V. A. Blomen,
T. R. Brummelkamp
, Vasohibins encode tubulin detyrosinating activity. Science 358, 1453–1456 (2017).
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[53] J. Nieuwenhuis,

[54] A. Adamopoulos,

[55] O. B. Bleijerveld,

[56] A. Mazouzi,

[57] E. Stickel,

[58] P. Celie,

[59] M. Altelaar,

[60] P. Knipscheer,

[61] A. Perrakis,

[62] V. A. Blomen,

[63] T. R. Brummelkamp

[64] A. Akhmanova,
H. Maiato
, Closing the tubulin detyrosination cycle. Science 358, 1381–1382 (2017).
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[65] A. Akhmanova,

[66] H. Maiato

[67] R. U. Sheth,
S. S. Yim,
F. L. Wu,
H. H. Wang
, Multiplex recording of cellular events over time on CRISPR biological tape. Science 358, 1457–1461 (2017).
OpenUrl Abstract/FREE Full Text

[68] R. U. Sheth,

[69] S. S. Yim,

[70] F. L. Wu,

[71] H. H. Wang

[72] N. Srinivas,
J. Parkin,
G. Seelig,
E. Winfree,
D. Soloveichik
, Enzyme-free nucleic acid dynamical systems. Science 358, eaal2052 (2017).
OpenUrl Abstract/FREE Full Text

[73] N. Srinivas,

[74] J. Parkin,

[75] G. Seelig,

[76] E. Winfree,

[77] D. Soloveichik

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