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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Two-way Dispatched function in Sonic hedgehog shedding and transfer to high-density lipoproteins

    Kristina Ehring, Sophia Friederike Ehlers ... Kay Grobe
    A composite hedgehog release model that incorporates and supports a previously disparate set of observations has been presented.
    1. Cell Biology

    Exploring the role of macromolecular crowding and TNFR1 in cell volume control

    Parijat Biswas, Priyanka Roy ... Deepak Kumar Sinha
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    Arpin deficiency increases actomyosin contractility and vascular permeability

    Armando Montoya-Garcia, Idaira M Guerrero-Fonseca ... Michael Schnoor
    Arpin regulates actomyosin contractility and endothelial barrier integrity by controlling the activity of the kinases ROCK1 and ZIPK, but not Arp2/3.
    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
    1. Cell Biology

    Reactive oxygen species suppress phagocyte surveillance by oxidizing cytoskeletal regulators

    Iuliia Ferling, Steffen Pfalzgraf ... Spencer A Freeman
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Point of View: Teaching troubleshooting skills to graduate students

    Gina Partipilo, Yang Gao ... Benjamin K Keitz
    Pipettes and Problem Solving is an initiative that teaches some of the skills needed to figure out why an experiment is producing unexpected results.
    1. Cell Biology

    Kidney Fibrosis: Lock out SIRT4

    Kaiqiang Zhao, Zhongjun Zhou
    The accumulation of SIRT4 in the nuclei of kidney cells drives kidney fibrosis, so blocking the movement of this protein could be a potential therapeutic strategy against fibrosis.
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