Short Reports

A Short Report allows authors to publish the results of a small number of experiments, provided the conclusion is clear and justified, and the findings are novel and judged to be of high importance.

Latest articles

    1. Neuroscience

    A distributed brain response predicting the facial expression of acute nociceptive pain

    Marie-Eve Picard, Miriam Kunz ... Pierre Rainville
    Facial expression provides a complementary channel to communicate pain experiences and reflects the activation of brain mechanisms partly distinct from those associated with subjective self-reports of pain.
    1. Cell Biology

    PKA regulation of neuronal function requires the dissociation of catalytic subunits from regulatory subunits

    Weihong Xiong, Maozhen Qin, Haining Zhong
    Two alternative models of PKA activation were tested in neurons, and the results support the classical model in which the catalytic subunit dissociated from the regulatory subunit upon activation.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology

    SLC35G1 is a highly chloride-sensitive transporter responsible for the basolateral membrane transport in intestinal citrate absorption

    Yoshihisa Mimura, Tomoya Yasujima ... Hiroaki Yuasa
    SLC35G1 is the first highly chloride-sensitive transporter localized on the basolateral membrane of intestinal epithelial cells, responsible for citrate absorption.
    1. Cell Biology

    Evidence for a role of human blood-borne factors in mediating age-associated changes in molecular circadian rhythms

    Jessica E Schwarz, Antonijo Mrčela ... Amita Sehgal
    Blood-borne factors contribute to changes in the circadian transcriptome with age.
    1. Cell Biology

    Exceptional longevity of mammalian ovarian and oocyte macromolecules throughout the reproductive lifespan

    Ewa K Bomba-Warczak, Karen M Velez ... Francesca E Duncan
    Exceptionally long-lived macromolecules in mammalian ovaries and oocytes serve as pillars for lifelong reproductive health span.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Neuroscience

    Spatial transcriptomics of meningeal inflammation reveals inflammatory gene signatures in adjacent brain parenchyma

    Sachin P Gadani, Saumitra Singh ... Pavan Bhargava
    Leptomeningeal inflammation in a mouse model of multiple sclerosis triggers deeply penetrating gene changes in underlying brain tissue, described using spatial transcriptomics.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    TRPML1 gating modulation by allosteric mutations and lipids

    Ninghai Gan, Yan Han ... Youxing Jiang
    Design and characterization of allosteric mutations that recapitulate TRPML1 gating and structural insights into PI(4,5)P2 and sphingomyelin inhibition of TRPML1.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Embryonic origins of forebrain oligodendrocytes revisited by combinatorial genetic fate mapping

    Yuqi Cai, Zhirong Zhao ... Miao He
    Novel genetic fate-mapping strategies enabled re-analysis of cortical oligodendrocytes derived from dorsal pallium, LGE/CGE, and MGE/POA, challenging the canonical view of substantial LGE/CGE contributions and the elimination of MGE/POA-derived populations.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Lateral/caudal ganglionic eminence makes limited contribution to cortical oligodendrocytes

    Jialin Li, Feihong Yang ... Zhuangzhi Zhang
    The contribution of the lateral/caudal ganglionic eminence to the pool of cortical oligodendrocyte precursor cells is minimal.
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Female-dominated disciplines have lower evaluated research quality and funding success rates, for men and women

    Alex James, Franca Buelow ... Ann Brower
    There is a systemic bias in research evaluation, i.e., disciplines with a higher proportion of women have lower evaluations and funding success for all researchers, regardless of gender.