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Latest articles

    1. Cell Biology

    WNKs regulate mouse behavior and alter central nervous system glucose uptake and insulin signaling

    Ankita B Jaykumar, Derk Binns ... Melanie H Cobb
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    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Valuable
    • Solid
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology

    Stress: How to give cells an identity crisis

    Paige Dillon, Julie Hollien
    The transcription factor CHOP helps cells switch from an emergency stress response to a chronic one, where cells survive but lose some of the functions that define their identity.
    Version of Record
    Insight
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics
    2. Cell Biology

    A biochemical mechanism for Stu2/XMAP215-family microtubule polymerases

    Binnu Gangadharan, Daniel L Kober, Luke M Rice
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology

    Aging-associated increase of GATA4 levels in articular cartilage is linked to impaired regenerative capacity of chondrocytes and osteoarthritis

    Meagan J Makarczyk, Yiqian Zhang ... Hang Lin
    GATA4 plays critical roles in chondrocyte aging, which may serve as a target to rejuvenation old chondrocytes.
    1. Cell Biology

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

    Linlin Chen, Xiaochen Gai ... Xiaochun Yu
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Cell Biology

    A GCN1-independent activator of the kinase GCN2

    JiaYi Zhu, Giulia Emanuelli ... Stefan J Marciniak
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Cell Biology

    Effects of Arginine Vasopressin on Islet Cells in Pancreatic Tissue Slices: Glucose-Dependent Modulation of Alpha and Beta Cell Activity

    Jasmina Kerčmar, Nastja Murko ... Marjan Slak Rupnik
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    A tool to pulse-label yeast nuclear pore complexes in imaging and biochemical experiments

    Annemiek C Veldsink, Jonas S Fischer ... Liesbeth M Veenhoff
    A non-perturbative nanobody-based strategy was developed for pulse-labeling yeast nuclear pore complexes to selectively capture Nup84-containing complexes for imaging and biochemical analysis.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Bruce suppresses autophagy-regulated caspase activity and wing tissue growth in Drosophila

    Natsuki Shinoda, Yutaro Hama ... Masayuki Miura
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Chromosomes and Gene Expression

    Explainable machine learning-assisted exploration of chromatin dynamics reveals chromosome-specific response to serum starvation

    Taras Redchuk, Antti P Pennanen ... Maria K Vartiainen
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Useful
    • Solid

Highlights

    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology
    Model of the heart. Image credit: Jesse Orrico (CC0)

    Following your heart as it takes shape

    Alexandra Trouilloud, Nicole C Dubois
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    The role of lipids in hearing

    Yein Christina Park, Angela Ballesteros

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