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    1. Cell Biology

    SVEP1 enables efficient binding of angiopoietin-2 to the TIE1 receptor, allowing receptor phosphorylation and downstream signaling

    Katharina Uphoff, Melina Hußmann ... Dörte Schulte-Ostermann
    The interaction of important signaling pathway members identified through in silico and in vitro approaches provides a model that suggests local receptor multimerization through bridging functions of various ligands.
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Molecular and functional analysis of calcium binding by a cancer-linked calreticulin mutant

    Ishmael Nii Ayibontey Tagoe, Amanpreet Kaur ... Malini Raghavan
    Endoplasmic reticulum and cytosolic calcium levels, and store-operated calcium entry, are comparable in calreticulin-deficient cells rescued with either wild-type calreticulin or the myeloproliferative neoplasm-linked Del52 mutant.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Physiology

    Mechanosensory Physiology: Lymphatic vessels under pressure

    Asser F Bedair, Osama F Harraz
    Lymphatic vessels beat faster as they fill with fluid through a chain of calcium signaling, though the first pressure sensor remains a mystery.
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Parvalbumin interneuron ErbB4 controls ongoing network oscillations and olfactory behaviours in mice

    Bin Hu, Chi Geng ... Xiao-Yu Hou
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Physiology

    Primary cilia in the growing limb are preferentially orientated, uncoupled from centriolar position

    Theana Johnson, Swati Midha ... Angus KT Wann
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    1. Cell Biology

    Pre-rRNA represses gene transcription in the XY body of male germ cells

    Linlin Chen, Xiaochen Gai ... Xiaochun Yu
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    1. Cell Biology

    A GCN1-independent activator of the kinase GCN2

    JiaYi Zhu, Giulia Emanuelli ... Stefan J Marciniak
    GCN2 can be pharmacologically activated independently of GCN1, revealing flexibility in the mechanisms governing kinase activation.
    1. Cell Biology

    Small brown planthopper infestation enhances it reproduction and insecticide tolerance by manipulating glucose distribution and levels in rice

    Hainan Zhang, Qi Zhang ... Jianjun Wang
    Small brown planthopper infestation drives rice glucose redistribution to boost its own reproduction and insecticide tolerance.
    1. Cell Biology

    p66Shc mediates SUMO2-induced endothelial dysfunction

    Jitendra Kumar, Shravan K Uppulapu ... Santosh Kumar
    SUMO2ylation of redox protein p66Shc drives endothelial dysfunction by promoting oxidative stress, identifying a potential therapeutic target for cardiovascular disease.

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    1. Cell Biology
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    How to give cells an identity crisis

    Paige Dillon, Julie Hollien
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology
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    Following your heart as it takes shape

    Alexandra Trouilloud, Nicole C Dubois

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  1. Sofia J Araújo
    University of Barcelona, Spain
  2. Felix Campelo
    Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
  3. Jonathan A Cooper
    Jonathan A Cooper
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, United States
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