Research Articles

Research Articles published by eLife are full-length studies that present important breakthroughs across the life sciences and biomedicine. There is no maximum length and no limits on the number of display items.

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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Molecular dynamics of the matrisome across sea anemone life history

    Bruno Gideon Bergheim, Alison G Cole ... Suat Özbek
    Integrated proteomic and single-cell transcriptomic analyses define the Nematostella vectensis matrisome and reveal conserved extracellular matrix functions driving life cycle transitions in this non-bilaterian model.
    1. Physics of Living Systems

    Toward stable replication of genomic information in pools of RNA molecules

    Ludwig Burger, Ulrich Gerland
    Theoretical and computational analyses reveal environmental, compositional, kinetic, and thermodynamic constraints on a scenario where sequence information collectively stored in pools of RNA molecules is replicated via non-enzymatic RNA ligation.
    1. Neuroscience

    Spatiotemporal brain complexity quantifies consciousness outside of perturbation paradigms

    Martin Breyton, Jan Fousek ... Viktor Jirsa
    Brain fluidity metrics provide an accessible and reliable marker of consciousness, offering a practical alternative to perturbational complexity for clinical and research applications.
    1. Neuroscience

    Blood pressure variability compromises vascular function in middle-aged mice

    Perenkita J Mendiola, Philip O'Herron ... Jessica A Filosa
    Chronic variations in blood pressure compromise brain health.
    1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Stabilisation of HIF signalling in the mouse epicardium extends embryonic potential and neonatal heart regeneration

    Elisabetta Gamen, Eleanor L Price ... Paul R Riley
    Extending hypoxia signalling after birth extends the window of heart regeneration.
    1. Neuroscience

    Sequential temporal anticipation characterized by neural power modulation and in recurrent neural networks

    Xiangbin Teng, Ru-Yuan Zhang
    Predicting key future moments requires ignoring most irrelevant time, and alpha and beta power modulations encode sequential temporal landmarks via a gain-control mechanism that suppresses these irrelevant periods.
    1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Chromatin activity of IκBα mediates the exit from naïve pluripotency

    Luis G Palma, Daniel Alvarez-Villanueva ... Anna Bigas
    The development of novel separation-of-function mutants has uncovered non-canonical chromatin roles of IκBα in regulating mouse embryonic stem cell pluripotency and differentiation, independently of the classical NF-κB pathway.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    IFIT1 is rapidly evolving and exhibits disparate antiviral activities across 11 mammalian orders

    Matthew B McDougal, Ian N Boys ... John W Schoggins
    Evolutionary changes in RNA binding and antiviral activity result in diverse IFIT1 functions across mammals, even among closely related species.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    The capsule and genetic background, rather than specific individual loci, strongly influence in vitro pneumococcal growth kinetics

    Chrispin Chaguza, Daan W Arends ... Amelieke JH Cremers
    The pneumococcal capsular serotype and genetic background, as well as a combination of genomic loci, influence intrinsic pneumococcal growth kinetics, which may have implications for pneumococcal disease pathogenesis.
    1. Cancer Biology

    TopBP1 biomolecular condensates as a new therapeutic target in advanced-stage colorectal cancer

    Laura Morano, Nadia Vezzio-Vié ... Jihane Basbous
    Pharmacological disruption of TopBP1 condensation impairs ATR signaling, promotes DNA damage and apoptosis, and enhances the efficacy of FOLFIRI chemotherapy in colorectal cancer.