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. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Computational modelling identifies key determinants of subregion-specific dopamine dynamics in the striatum

    Aske Ejdrup, Jakob Kisbye Dreyer ... Ulrik Gether
    A computational model of the striatal dopamine system predicts transporter expression and organisation as key determinants of regional striatal dopamine dynamics and distinct signal decoding by D1 and D2 receptors.
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Robust assessment of asymmetric division in colon cancer cells

    Domenico Caudo, Chiara Giannattasio ... Mattia Miotto
    Combining statistical modeling with flow cytometry enables reliable, high-throughput quantification of division asymmetry in live cells, revealing how partitioning noise may shape tumor cell heterogeneity.
    1. Cell Biology

    A single-cell atlas of the testicular interstitium defines Leydig progenitor networks sustaining Leydig cell homeostasis across the lifespan

    Xiaojia Huang, Kai Xia ... Wei Zhao
    Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of the murine testicular interstitium across the lifespan reveals Cd34+/Sox4+ mesenchymal cells as Leydig progenitors, whose aging-associated decline in glutathione and Sox4-regulated regenerative capacity inform potential therapeutic strategies for age-related testicular dysfunction.
    1. Neuroscience

    Feedback of peripheral saccade targets to early foveal cortex

    Luca Kämmer, Lisa M Kroell ... Martin N Hebart
    Low-level features of peripheral saccade targets are fed back to early foveal retinotopic cortex in a signal that resembles activation elicited by direct foveal presentation.
    1. Medicine
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    A titin missense variant drives atrial electrical remodeling and is associated with atrial fibrillation

    Mahmud Arif Pavel, Hanna Chen ... Dawood Darbar
    Genetic and electrophysiological studies uncover a mechanism linking a TTN missense variant to atrial fibrillation by coupling titin with potassium channel remodeling, revealing FHL2 as a modulator and therapeutic target.
    1. Neuroscience

    cxcl18b-defined transitional state-specific nitric oxide drives injury-induced Müller glia cell-cycle re-entry in the zebrafish retina

    Aojun Ye, Shuguang Yu ... Chang Chen
    Identification of a nitric oxide-regulated transitional state of Müller glia reveals a key mechanism enabling neuronal regeneration in the injured vertebrate retina.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Anti-resonance in developmental signaling regulates cell fate decisions

    Samuel J Rosen, Olivier Witteveen ... Maxwell Z Wilson
    Human cells decode dynamics Wnt signals using an anti-resonant filter that suppresses intermediate-frequency inputs and is capable of redirecting developmental fate outcomes, including germ-layer specification.
    1. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Ω-Loop mutations control dynamics of the active site by modulating the hydrogen-bonding network in PDC-3 β-lactamase

    Shuang Chen, Andrew R Mack ... Shozeb Haider
    Clinically relevant Ω-loop mutations in PDC-3 reshape active-site dynamics to enhance β-lactamase activity, providing mechanistic insights that can guide the rational design of inhibitors.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Single-cell profiling of trabecular meshwork identifies mitochondrial dysfunction in a glaucoma model that is protected by vitamin B3 treatment

    Nicholas Tolman, Taibo Li ... Simon WM John
    Single-cell transcriptomics identifies three discrete mouse trabecular meshwork subtypes and demonstrates that an Lmx1b glaucoma mutation drives mitochondrial dysfunction and elevated intraocular pressure, which is lessened by vitamin B3 supplementation.
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression

    ATAD2 mediates chromatin-bound histone chaperone turnover

    Ariadni Liakopoulou, Fayçal Boussouar ... Saadi Khochbin
    ATAD2 orchestrates histone turnover during spermatogenesis, regulating H3.3 deposition, chromatin condensation, and genome packaging to ensure proper sperm genome organization and transcriptional control.