Nancy A. Jenkins

TL;DR: The angiopoietins have recently joined the members of the vascular endothelial growth factor family as the only known growth factors largely specific for vascular endothelium as discussed by the authors, and they include a naturally occurring agonist, angioietin-1, as well as an naturally occurring antagonist, angiopooietin2, both of which act by means of the Tie2 receptor.

TL;DR: It is shown that Snell's waltzer encodes an unconventional myosin heavy chain,Myosin VI, which is expressed within the sensory hair cells of the inner ear, and appears to be required for maintaining their structural integrity.

TL;DR: The molecular defects associated with eight murine mi mutations are characterized, which vary in both their mode of inheritance and in the cell types they affect.

TL;DR: Comparative genetic assessment expands the utility of dense genetic maps of human, mouse, and rat genomes in gene discovery, in functional genomics, and in tracking the evolutionary forces that sculpted the genome organization of modern mammalian species.

TL;DR: The molecular cloning and characterization of a new member of Toll-like receptor family, Toll- like receptor 6 (TLR6) is reported, suggesting that TLR6 is a novel member of an expanding TLR family.