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    1. Cell Biology

    PIMT is a novel and potent suppressor of endothelial activation

    Chen Zhang, Zhi-Fu Guo ... Jianxin Sun
    Protein repairing enzyme PIMT maintains vascular endothelium in a quiescent state, thus preventing the development of inflammatory vascular diseases.
    1. Cell Biology

    Single-cell RNA-seq of heart reveals intercellular communication drivers of myocardial fibrosis in diabetic cardiomyopathy

    Wei Li, Xinqi Lou ... Shigang Qiao
    Cardiac intercellular communication plays a critical role in diabetic myocardial fibrosis and specific targeting of Hrchi fibroblasts may be a potential therapeutic target for diabetic cardiomyopathy.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Nuclear m6A reader YTHDC1 promotes muscle stem cell activation/proliferation by regulating mRNA splicing and nuclear export

    Yulong Qiao, Qiang Sun ... Huating Wang
    YTHDC1 is an essential factor controlling satellite cell regenerative ability through multifaceted gene regulatory mechanisms in myoblast cells.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    UBQLN2 restrains the domesticated retrotransposon PEG10 to maintain neuronal health in ALS

    Holly H Black, Jessica L Hanson ... Alexandra M Whiteley
    Exploring how UBQLN2 mutations cause ALS leads to the discovery of a pathway by which an ancient retroelement changes gene expression in human cells.
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    Lipid hydroperoxides promote sarcopenia through carbonyl stress

    Hiroaki Eshima, Justin L Shahtout ... Katsuhiko Funai
    Genetic or pharmacological suppression of lipid peroxidation pathway protects skeletal muscle from disuse-induced atrophy and weakness in young and old mice.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Aggregating in vitro-grown adipocytes to produce macroscale cell-cultured fat tissue with tunable lipid compositions for food applications

    John Se Kit Yuen Jr, Michael K Saad ... David L Kaplan
    A simple way to create larger volumes of fat tissue for food purposes may be to grow individual fat cells and mechanically combine them together (rather than directly growing the full tissue).
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Cancer Biology

    Purinergic GPCR-integrin interactions drive pancreatic cancer cell invasion

    Elena Tomas Bort, Megan D Joseph ... Richard P Grose
    New role of P2Y2-αV integrin interactions in ATP-driven pancreatic cancer cell invasion provides a potential anti-metastatic target for pancreatic cancer.
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    Actin-regulated Siglec-1 nanoclustering influences HIV-1 capture and virus-containing compartment formation in dendritic cells

    Enric Gutiérrez-Martínez, Susana Benet Garrabé ... Maria F Garcia-Parajo
    Advanced imaging methods reveal that Siglec-1 spatial distribution on mature dendritic cells is regulated by components of the actin polymerization machinery impacting on its engagement to HIV-particles and virus sequestration toward virus-containing compartments.
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    Nuclear SUN1 stabilizes endothelial cell junctions via microtubules to regulate blood vessel formation

    Danielle B Buglak, Pauline Bougaran ... Victoria L Bautch
    The nuclear membrane protein SUN1 stabilizes endothelial cell-cell junctions far from the nucleus via regulation of microtubule dynamics and Rho GEF-H1 signaling, revealing long-range cellular communication important for vascular development and function.
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    Defects in lipid homeostasis reflect the function of TANGO2 in phospholipid and neutral lipid metabolism

    Agustin Leonardo Lujan, Ombretta Foresti ... Vivek Malhotra
    TANGO2 emerges as a key regulator of fatty acid metabolism by likely affecting acyl-CoA production and utilization.