Genetics and Genomics

Genetics and Genomics

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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    In situ mutational screening and CRISPR interference define apterous cis-regulatory inputs during compartment boundary formation

    Gustavo Aguilar, Michèle E Sickmann ... Martin Müller
    Early enhancer logic precisely aligns developmental boundaries by integrating HOX, GATA, and signaling inputs, ensuring correct tissue patterning and preventing mirror-image duplications in the developing wing.
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Genome reorganization and its functional impact during breast cancer progression

    Kathleen S Metz Reed, Andrew Fritz ... Tom Misteli
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Transcriptional responses to chronic oxidative stress require cholinergic activation of G-protein-coupled receptor signaling

    Kasturi Biswas, Caroline Moore ... Michael M Francis
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Separable downmodulation of meiotic axis protein deposition and DNA break induction at chromosome ends

    Adhithi R Raghavan, Kieron May ... Andreas Hochwagen
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Acute opioid responses are modulated by dynamic interactions of Oprm1 and Fgf12

    Paige M Lemen, Yanning Zuo ... Hao Chen
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Mapping of in vivo cleavage sites uncovers a major role for yeast RNase III in regulating protein-coding genes

    Lee-Ann Notice-Sarpaning, Mathieu Catala ... Ambro van Hoof
    The yeast Drosha homolog Rnt1 has a major role in mRNA degradation.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the European common cuttlefish Sepia officinalis

    Simone Rencken, Georgi Tushev ... Gilles Laurent
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Autosomal Allelic Inactivation: Variable Replication and Dosage Sensitivity

    Michael B Heskett, Athanasios E Vouzas ... Mathew J Thayer
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Stranded short nascent strand sequencing reveals the topology of DNA replication origins in Trypanosoma brucei

    Slavica Stanojcic, Bridlin Barckmann ... Yvon Sterkers
    Replication origins in Trypanosoma brucei integrate multiple features previously described individually in opisthokonts, revealing a unified structural topology built from strand-specific nucleotide composition, G‑quadruplex enrichment, and distinctive nucleosome patterns.
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    NK2R signaling governs intestinal lipid mobilization and mucosal inflammation

    Pedro A Perez, Chung-Chih Liu ... Supriya Srinivasan
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    • Incomplete
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Highlights

    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Medicine

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    Eric Kalkhoven, Manon Kluijtmans
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Written out of history

    Lisa M Thomann, Julie Batut
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Chromosomes: Finding a role for non-coding DNA in trypanosomes

    Markus R Schmidt

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    The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
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    Seoul National University College of Medicine, South Korea
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    National Cancer Institute, United States
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