The asymmetrically segregated Notch pathway inhibitor Numb is essential for intestinal stem cell self-renewal in adult Drosophila midguts when the stem cell niche signaling is compromised.
Ana Cristina Chang-Gonzalez, Aoi Akitsu ... Wonmuk Hwang
Recognition of antigenic ligand by T-cell receptors is a nuanced process where mechanical force can be leveraged to diversify functional outcomes of different T-cells for the same ligand.
David C Williams, Amanda Chu ... Michael A McDannald
A more complete, bidirectional relationship between fear conditioning and behavior is established when many behaviors are examined, as opposed to single behavior such as freezing.
Gene duplication in antibiotic-resistant bacteria mitigates elevated demand for expression, facilitating adaptation to antibiotics and alleviating costs of proteolytic instability of the drug target.
Tanja Fuchsberger, Imogen Stockwell ... Ole Paulsen
The reward signal dopamine modulates synaptic plasticity by increasing protein synthesis, revealing a potential molecular mechanism for long-term memory storage.
An optimized cytosine base editing system for Leishmania species improves editing efficiency, reduces toxicity, and ensures stable guide expression, enabling scalable loss-of-function screening and efficient creation of functional mutants.