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The VSG gene controls its monoallelic expression, and expression site activity determines developmental progression.

Systems level modeling of cyanobacterial mechanism for concentrating carbon dioxide shows optimal organization and enzymatic activity for enhanced carbon fixation.

Identifying the translational targets of the shuttling protein, SRSF1, reveals that it is needed for normal cell division, and suggests that it couples pre-mRNA splicing and translation.

Sphingolipids govern the compartmentalization of yeast cells through the assembly of lateral diffusion barriers in ER membranes.

A starvation-induced drop in cytosolic pH promotes assembly of budding yeast glutamine synthetase into enzymatically inactive filaments that function as enzyme storage depots.

A mouse model of atopic dermatitis provides mechanistic evidence for an association between allergic disease and skin cancer.

A reconstituted system has been developed that self-organizes into dynamic actin cortices capable of spontaneous polarization, similar to the initial cortical polarization observed in cells during embryogenesis and development.

A small GTPase within the flagellum can participate in the control of transport from the base to the tip of the flagellum, and back again.

In the Arabidopsis epidermis, the internal mechanical stress of a cell competes with the external stress to control microtubule behavior, providing a framework to understand the mechanical feedbacks that underlie plant morphogenesis.

LRH-1/NR5A2 responds to ER stress by inducing a novel pathway that is required for stress resolution in mice and can be targeted by LRH-1 agonists.