chemistry@nature contents: 25 October 2013

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Find out more about this and how you can apply for our specialist subject sections here   Primary Research top  Chemistry@nature JOBS of the week PhD position in Chemistry University of Strasbourg - CNRS Postdoctoral Fellow in Inorganic Chemistry: Artificial Photosynthesis University of Zurich - Department of Chemistry PhD in Medicinal Chemistry University of Southern Denmark PhD Fellowship in Chemistry Basque Center for Macromolecular Design and Engineering, POLYMAT Fundazioa Faculty Position in Chemistry University of New Hampshire More Science jobs from Chemistry@nature EVENT Modern Synthetic Methods in Organofluorine Chemistry 06.03.14 London, UK More science events from How much do van der Waals dispersion forces contribute to molecular recognition in solution? Lixu Yang, Catherine Adam, Gary S. Nichol & Scott L. Cockroft Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1779 Abstract Large negative thermal expansion of a polymer driven by a submolecular conformational change Xingyuan Shen, Christopher Viney, Erin R. Johnson, Changchun Wang & Jennifer Q. Lu Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1780 Abstract In-ice evolution of RNA polymerase ribozyme activity James Attwater, Aniela Wochner & Philipp Holliger Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1781 Abstract A boron-boron coupling reaction between two ethyl cation analogues Sebastian Litters, Elisabeth Kaifer, Markus Enders & Hans-Jorg Himmel Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1776 Abstract A thiamin-utilizing ribozyme decarboxylates a pyruvate-like substrate Paul Cernak & Dipankar Sen Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1777 Abstract Metal-free binding and coupling of carbon monoxide at a boron-boron triple bond Holger Braunschweig et al. Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1778 Abstract The Fic protein Doc uses an inverted substrate to phosphorylate and inactivate EF-Tu Daniel Castro-Roa et al. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1364 Abstract Riboswitches in eubacteria sense the second messenger c-di-AMP James W Nelson et al. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1363 Abstract Elementary tetrahelical protein design for diverse oxidoreductase functions Tammer A Farid et al. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1362 Abstract Distinct mechanisms for spiro-carbon formation reveal biosynthetic pathway crosstalk Yuta Tsunematsu et al. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1366 Abstract Metabolic suppression identifies new antibacterial inhibitors under nutrient limitation Soumaya Zlitni, Lauren F Ferruccio & Eric D Brown Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1361 Abstract Capsule-controlled selectivity of a rhodium hydroformylation catalyst Vladica Bocokic et al. Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms3670 Abstract Flash freezing route to mesoporous polymer nanofibre networks Sadaki Samitsu et al. Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms3653 Abstract Microbial biosynthesis of the anticoagulant precursor 4-hydroxycoumarin Yuheng Lin, Xiaolin Shen, Qipeng Yuan, Yajun Yan Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms3603 Abstract Biophysical regulation of epigenetic state and cell reprogramming Timothy L. Downing et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3777 Abstract In situ cell manipulation through enzymatic hydrogel photopatterning Katarzyna A. Mosiewicz et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3766 Abstract Formation of targeted monovalent quantum dots by steric exclusion Justin Farlow et al. Nature Methods doi:10.1038/nmeth.2682 Abstract Detergent-free mass spectrometry of membrane protein complexes Jonathan T S Hopper et al. Nature Methods doi:10.1038/nmeth.2691 Abstract A general strategy for the DNA-mediated self-assembly of functional nanoparticles into heterogeneous systems Zhang, Y. et al. Nature Nanotechnology doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.209 Abstract Multivalent ligands control stem cell behaviour in vitro and in vivo Conway, A. et al. Nature Nanotechnology doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.205 Abstract   Protocol top  Site-specific chemical modification of antibody fragments using traceless cleavable linkers Goncalo J L Bernardes, Martina Steiner, Isabelle Hartmann, Dario Neri & Giulio Casi Nature Protocols doi:10.1038/nprot.2013.121 Abstract Quantification of free cysteines in membrane and soluble proteins using a fluorescent dye and thermal unfolding Emma Branigan, Christos Pliotas, Gregor Hagelueken & James H Naismith Nature Protocols doi:10.1038/nprot.2013.128 Abstract   Review Article top  The past, present and potential for microfluidic reactor technology in chemical synthesis Katherine S. Elvira, Xavier Casadevall i Solvas, Robert C. R. Wootton & Andrew J. deMello Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1753 Abstract   Blog Entries from The Sceptical Chymist top  Reactions: Ehud Keinan Ehud Keinan, President of the Israel Chemical Society, is in the Schulich Faculty of Chemistry at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, and works on supramolecular chemistry, biomolecular computing and biocatalysis. Read Now Reactions: Guo-Xin Jin Guo-Xin Jin is in the Chemistry Department at Fudan University, China. His research interests include catalysts for olefin polymerization and organometallic complexes. Read Now You have been sent this Table of Contents Alert because you have opted in to receive it. You can change or discontinue your e-mail alerts at any time, by modifying your preferences on your nature.com account at: www.nature.com/nams/svc/myaccount (You will need to log in to be recognised as a nature.com registrant). 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