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    1. Cell Biology

    Analysis of cancer mutations introduced into the Drosophila Notch Negative Regulatory Region uncovers a diversity of regulatory outcomes

    Hideyuki Shimizu, Martin Baron
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    HER2-driven mammary tumorigenesis enhances bioenergetics despite reductions in mitochondrial content

    Sara M Frangos, Henver S Brunetta ... Graham P Holloway
    Multi-omic and bioenergetic profiling in a HER2-driven mouse model of mammary cancer reveals that reduced mitochondrial content does not limit tumor respiratory capacity, which is instead dramatically elevated compared to benign mammary tissue.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Geometry shapes cytoplasmic Cdk1 waves that drive cortical dynamics

    Daniel Cebrián-Lacasa, Marcin Leda ... Lendert Gelens
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Cell Biology

    An ancient transcription factor functions as the master regulator of primary cilia formation

    Weihua Wang, Xiqi Zhang ... Zhangfeng Hu
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Mitochondrial ETF insufficiency drives neoplastic growth by selectively optimizing cancer bioenergetics

    David Papadopoli, Ranveer Palia ... Ivan Topisirovic
    Downregulation of the electron transfer flavoprotein dehydrogenase drives pro-tumorigenic metabolic programs via stimulating the mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 signaling across a broad spectrum of cancers.
    1. Cell Biology

    The FAM53C/DYRK1A axis regulates the G1/S transition of the cell cycle

    Taylar Hammond, Jong Bin Choi ... Julien Sage
    The poorly characterized FAM53C protein is an inhibitor of the DYRK1A kinase and governs the G1/S transition of the cell cycle.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Prickle and Ror modulate Dishevelled-Vangl interaction to regulate non-canonical Wnt signaling during convergent extension in Xenopus

    Hwa-seon Seo, Deli Yu ... Jianbo Wang
    During convergent extension morphogenesis, non-canonical Wnt induces the signal transducer Dishevelled to transition from Vangl to Frizzled, a process that is inhibited by Prickle but facilitated by the co-receptor Ror.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Unbend, correction of local beam-induced sample motion in cryo-EM images using a 3D spline model

    Lingli Kong, Ximena Zottig ... Nikolaus Grigorieff
    Movie alignment software uses a 3D spline model to capture beam-induced motion in cryo-electron microscopy movie frames, correct local sample distortions, and improve two-dimensional template matching signal-to-noise ratios in the corrected images.
    1. Cell Biology

    Single-cell lineage tracing identifies hemogenic endothelial cells in the adult mouse bone marrow

    Jing-Xin Feng, Mei-Ting Yang ... Giovanna Tosato
    Single-cell and bulk lineage tracing reveals that adult bone marrow endothelial cells generate functional hematopoietic progenitor and mature blood cells, expanding the cell sources of postnatal hematopoiesis.
    1. Cell Biology

    Ubiquitin Ligase ITCH Regulates Life Cycle of SARS-CoV-2 Virus

    Qiwang Xiang, Camille Wouters ... Jiou Wang
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Solid

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    Pompeu Fabra University, Spain
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    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, United States
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    University of Freiburg, Germany
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