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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Age-dependent H3K9 trimethylation by dSetdb1 impairs mitochondrial UPR leading to degeneration of olfactory neurons and loss of olfactory function in Drosophila

    Francisco Muñoz-Carvajal, Nicole Sanhueza ... Felipe A Court
    Age-related epigenetic regulation of mitochondrial stress responses drives neuronal degeneration and sensory decline, highlighting mitochondrial resilience as a potential target to preserve brain function during aging.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Sarcomere dynamic instability and stochastic heterogeneity drive robust cardiomyocyte contraction

    Daniel Haertter, Lara Hauke ... Christoph F Schmidt
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    A novel 3D visualization method in mice identifies the periportal lamellar complex (PLC) as a key regulator of hepatic ductal and neuronal branching morphogenesis

    Tongtong Xu, Fujun Cao ... Chengjian Zhao
    A high-resolution 3D imaging platform reveals the periportal lamellar complex as a novel structural feature in the mouse liver, regulating bile duct and nerve migration during fibrosis.
    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.

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