Research Articles

Research Articles published by eLife are full-length studies that present important breakthroughs across the life sciences and biomedicine. There is no maximum length and no limits on the number of display items.

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    1. Developmental Biology

    A systematic review and embryological perspective of pluripotent stem cell-derived autonomic postganglionic neuron differentiation for human disease modeling

    Thomas A Bos, Elizaveta Polyakova ... Monique RM Jongbloed
    Although methods to efficiently generate functional autonomic postganglionic neurons from human pluripotent stem cells largely mirror signaling cues during embryonic development, several in vivo signaling cues remain to be explored in vitro.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    Enzymatic protein fusions with 100% product yield

    Adrian CD Fuchs
    This enzymatic method enables highly specific and complete 1:1 protein conjugations with small molecules, solid supports, and other proteins, offering broad applicability across diverse biochemical and biotechnological applications.
    1. Neuroscience

    Infralimbic parvalbumin neural activity facilitates cued threat avoidance

    Yi-Yun Ho, Qiuwei Yang ... Melissa R Warden
    Infralimbic inhibitory parvalbumin neurons play a counterintuitive role in supporting flexible behavior in the face of threat.
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Modularity of the segmentation clock and morphogenesis

    James E Hammond, Ruth E Baker, Berta Verd
    Computational modelling suggests that the segmentation clock and the morphogenesis of the pre-somitic mesoderm exhibit developmental modularity, enabling the independent evolution of these processes and possibly contributing to the high evolvability of vertebrate segment number.
    1. Plant Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Structure of the Calvin-Benson-Bassham sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase from the model microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

    Théo Le Moigne, Martina Santoni ... Julien Henri
    Crystallography, molecular dynamics simulations, and biochemical analyses of Calvin-Benson-Bassham sedoheptulose-1,7-bisphosphatase (SBPase) from the microalga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii identify a redox module that controls oligomeric states for the activation of the enzyme.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    UBR-1 deficiency leads to ivermectin resistance in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Yi Li, Long Gong ... Shangbang Gao
    Behavioral and functional analyses revealed that UBR-1 deficiency in Caenorhabditis elegans disrupts glutamate signaling and confers ivermectin resistance.
    1. Neuroscience

    Peripheral opioid receptor antagonism alleviates fentanyl-induced cardiorespiratory depression and is devoid of aversive behavior

    Brian C Ruyle, Sarah Masud ... Jose A Morón
    The peripherally restricted opioid receptor antagonist naloxone methiodide reverses fentanyl-induced respiratory depression without causing aversive behaviors that are observed after naloxone.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    No evidence for a trade-off between reproduction and survival in a meta-analysis across birds

    Lucy A Winder, Mirre JP Simons, Terry Burke
    Meta-analysis reveals there is no evidence that variation in clutch size in birds is driven by the reproduction–survival trade-off.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Allosteric inhibition of trypanosomatid pyruvate kinases by a camelid single-domain antibody

    Joar Esteban Pinto Torres, Mathieu Claes ... Yann G-J Sterckx
    A camelid single-domain antibody potently and specifically inhibits pyruvate kinases from trypanosomatids.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    2-oxoglutarate triggers assembly of active dodecameric Methanosarcina mazei glutamine synthetase

    Eva Herdering, Tristan Reif-Trauttmansdorff ... Ruth Anne Schmitz
    The central nitrogen-metabolite 2-oxoglutarate directly promotes glutamine synthetase activity by inducing its dodecameric assembly and priming the active sites, representing a novel mechanism of regulation.