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Integrating multi-omics quantitative trait loci and genome-wide association study data into a multivariable Mendelian randomization framework allows to identify metabolite-mediated transcript-to-phenotype causal relations missed by methods focusing on a single omics layer.

Long COVID occurred in the majority of cancer patients diagnosed with acute COVID-19 with a preponderance of symptoms (such as fatigue, sleep disturbances, and gastrointestinal symptoms) over a long time period.

The transcriptional network for the GAL regulon induction in the pathogenic fungus Candida albicans represents an important advance in the evolution of the regulatory circuits, and would make a nice addition to the textbook version of eukaryotic gene regulation.

Key functional variants, discovered using Massively Parallel Reporter Assay (MPRA) and reporter assays in the context of SARS-CoV-2 infection, support the importance of two critical chemokine receptor genes CCR1 and CCR5 in severe Covid-19 illness.

Neurexins are presynaptic adhesion molecules in the serotonin system which regulate neuron survival and serotonin neuromodulation through active zone formation and serotonin release.

A novel experimental approach reveals how mechanical force acting on the skin is converted into electrical signaling in sensory neurons to evoke the sensation of touch.

Genetic finding of pathogenic CRMP1 variants in three unrelated individuals with neurodevelopmental disorder, supported by structural simulation, biochemical and proof-of-principle data highlights the key role of CRMP1 in the development and functioning of the nervous system in humans.

Synaptic silencing-induced homeostatic enhancement of presynaptic glutamate release is mediated by the postsynaptic retinoic acid-dependent brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) synthesis from dendritically targeted BDNF transcripts, leading to retrograde activation of presynaptic tropomyosin receptor kinase B receptors.

Biochemical and microscopy-based approaches in mouse and human macrophages reveal that glycine cytoprotection acts at the level of the newly identified pan-death protein NINJ1 to inhibit multiple lytic cell death pathways, thereby resolving a long-standing mechanism of glycine cytoprotection.

Crystal structural analysis reveals a novel reversible pan-inhibitor of TEA domains with enhanced potency adopts a unique binding mode.