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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Physics of Living Systems

    Convergent Cellular Adaptation to Freeze-Thaw Stress via a Quiescence-like State in Yeast

    Charuhansini Tvishamayi, Farhan Ali ... Shashi Thutupalli
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Cell Biology

    C-terminal tagging, transmembrane domain hydrophobicity, and an ER retention motif influence the secretory trafficking of the inner nuclear membrane protein emerin

    Jessica Mella, Regan Volk ... Abigail Buchwalter
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    The myeloid cell-driven transdifferentiation of endothelial cells into pericytes promotes the restoration of BBB function and brain self-repair after stroke

    Tingbo Li, Ling Yang ... Jie-Min Jia
    Changes in the pericyte pool after stroke affect the restoration of the blood-brain barrier function and brain self-repair, and offer a new approach to therapy.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Inducible, virus-free direct lineage reprogramming enhances scalable generation of human inner ear hair cell-like cells

    Robert N Rainey, Sam D Houman ... Neil Segil
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Female-germline specific protein Sakura interacts with Otu and is crucial for germline stem cell renewal and differentiation and oogenesis

    Azali Azlan, Li Zhu, Ryuya Fukunaga
    Sakura is expressed in female germlines, interacts with Otu, and is crucial for germline stem cell renewal and differentiation and oogenesis in Drosophila.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Developmental Biology

    Human formin FHOD3-mediated actin elongation is required for sarcomere integrity in cardiomyocytes

    Dylan A Valencia, Angela N Koeberlein ... Margot E Quinlan
    Complementary biochemical and cell-biological approaches reveal that formin FHOD3-mediated actin elongation, rather than nucleation, is critical for maintaining cardiomyocyte sarcomeres.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    PD-linked LRRK2 G2019S mutation impairs astrocyte morphology and synapse maintenance via ERM hyperphosphorylation

    Shiyi Wang, Ryan Baumert ... Cagla Eroglu
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Cell Biology

    The microbiome interacts with the circadian clock and dietary composition to regulate metabolite cycling in the Drosophila gut

    Yueliang Zhang, Sara B Noya ... Amita Sehgal
    The Drosophila microbiome regulates the cycling of gut metabolites in a circadian clock and diet-dependent manner.
    1. Cell Biology

    Forward genetics in C. elegans reveals genetic adaptations to polyunsaturated fatty acid deficiency

    Delaney Kaper, Uroš Radović ... Marc Pilon
    Polyunsaturated fatty acids are not genetically replaceable in the nematode C. elegans and only mutations that help free ferrous ions can boost the activity of a poorly functioning desaturase enzyme.

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