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. Neuroscience

    Distinct sensorimotor encoding in tuft dendrites and somata associated with action, correction, and learning

    Jackson Scheib, Zachary L Newman ... Aaron Kerlin
    The tuft dendrites of neurons in the premotor cortex are uniquely selective for corrective actions, suggesting a specialized role in motor control and motor learning.
    1. Cell Biology

    Cardiolipin deficiency disrupts electron transport chain and drives steatohepatitis

    Marisa J Brothwell, Guoshen Cao ... Katsuhiko Funai
    Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease is associated with reduced mitochondrial cardiolipin concentration in mice and humans, and cardiolipin deficiency was sufficient to drive steatosis and fibrosis in the liver.
    1. Neuroscience

    Mesoscale functional architecture in medial posterior parietal cortex

    Riichiro Hira, Leah B Townsend ... Spencer LaVere Smith
    Medial PPC comprises two specialized modules, with AM integrating visual and choice signals and A representing choice history and posture.
    1. Neuroscience

    Brain cognition gaps reveal associations with dopamine and factors related to brain health through artificial intelligence prediction of functional connectome

    Morteza Esmaeili, Erin Beate Bjørkeli ... Alireza Salami
    Artificial intelligence and multimodal neuroimaging revealed brain state-dependent differences in the functional connectivity prediction of memory and identified the dopamine-modulated brain cognition gap as a marker of vulnerability to compromised brain function.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Membrane affinity difference between MinD monomer and dimer is not crucial for MinD gradient formation in Bacillus subtilis

    Laura C Bohorquez, Henrik Strahl ... Leendert Hamoen
    Diffusion rate difference between MinD monomer and dimer is important for MinD protein gradient formation in B. subtilis, and not membrane affinity difference.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Medicine

    Concerted changes in the pediatric single-cell intestinal ecosystem before and after anti-TNF blockade

    Hengqi Betty Zheng, Benjamin A Doran ... Leslie S Kean
    Single-cell profiling of untreated pediatric Crohn’s disease identifies coordinated immune and epithelial cell states that stratify patients by disease severity and future anti-TNF response.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Individual differences drive social hierarchies in male mouse societies

    Jonathan Reinwald, Sarah Ghanayem ... Wolfgang Kelsch
    Automated, long-term tracking reveals that social rank in male mice is a stable individual trait that persists across group changes, with chasing serving to negotiate rank among dominant individuals.
    1. Cell Biology

    SETD6-mediated methylation of PPARγ establishes a transcriptional feedback circuit promoting lipid accumulation in liver-derived cells

    Noa Nashnaz, Dana Goldberg ... Dan Levy
    SETD6-mediated methylation of PPARγ establishes a positive feedback mechanism that enhances transcriptional activation and promotes hepatic lipid accumulation.
    1. Neuroscience

    Noradrenergic infraslow rhythm during sleep is the critical link between heart-rate dynamics and memory consolidation

    Sofie S Jacobsen, Allison B Morehouse ... Celia Kjaerby
    Very-low-frequency heart rate variability reflects locus coeruleus activity during sleep and predicts spindle-dependent memory consolidation across mice and humans.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Pre-Cambrian origin of envelope-carrying retrotransposons in metazoans

    Shashank Chary, Rippei Hayashi
    Envelope-carrying Ty3/gypsy LTR retrotransposons are ancient and widespread across animals, revealing deep evolutionary links between retroelements, viral fusogens, and retroviruses.