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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    BICC1 interacts with PKD1 and PKD2 to drive cystogenesis in ADPKD

    Uyen Tran, Andrew J Streets ... Oliver Wessely
    The RNA-binding protein BICC1 can act as a genetic disease modifier for kidney cyst formation, potentially explaining the high variability of disease onset and severity in autosomal-dominant polycystic kidney disease patients.
    1. Cell Biology

    PHD1-dependent hydroxylation of RepoMan (CDCA2) on P604 modulates the control of mitotic progression

    Jimena Druker, Hao Jiang ... Angus I Lamond
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Accessibility of the unstructured α-tubulin C-terminal tail is controlled by microtubule lattice conformation

    Takashi Hotta, Morgan L Pimm ... Kristen J Verhey
    Three newly developed biosensors demonstrate that the C-terminal tail of α-tubulin does not freely extend from the microtubule surface as widely thought, but rather is inaccessible along most microtubules in cells.
    1. Cell Biology

    Single-cell lineage tracing identifies hemogenic endothelial cells in the adult mouse bone marrow

    Jing-Xin Feng, Mei-Ting Yang ... Giovanna Tosato
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Cell Biology

    Large-scale identification of plasma membrane repair proteins revealed spatiotemporal cellular responses to plasma membrane damage

    Yuta Yamazaki, Keiko Kono
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology

    Suppression of interferon signaling via small-molecule modulation of TFAM

    Dionisia Sideris, Husan Lee ... Lin Lyu
    Small-molecule mitochondrial transcription factor A modulators stabilize mtDNA, preventing cytosolic escape and suppressing cGAS-STING interferon signaling, while improving bioenergetics and fibrosis markers in disease models.
    1. Cell Biology

    A high-resolution, easy-to-build light-sheet microscope for subcellular imaging

    John Haug, Seweryn Gałecki ... Kevin M Dean
    An accessible light-sheet microscope delivers subcellular-resolution, multicolor volumetric, and live-cell imaging, lowering barriers to state-of-the-art performance.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    AutoMorphoTrack: A modular framework for quantitative analysis of organelle morphology, motility, and interactions at single-cell resolution

    Armin Bayati, Jackson G Schumacher, Xiqun Chen
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Incomplete
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Cell Biology

    Mitochondrial protein carboxyl-terminal alanine-threonine tailing promotes human glioblastoma growth by regulating mitochondrial function

    Bei Zhang, Ting Cai ... Zhihao Wu
    The carboxyl-terminal alanine-threonine-tailed protein ATP5α helps glioblastoma mitochondria maintain a high membrane potential and keep the permeability transition pore closed, thereby promoting tumor growth and increasing resistance to apoptosis.
    1. Cell Biology

    Specific GPCRs Elicit Unique Extracellular Vesicle MiRNA Array Signatures: An Exploratory Study

    Xiao Shi, Michelle C Palumbo ... Aaron Janowsky
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Solid

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    University of Barcelona, Spain
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