Computational and Systems Biology

Computational and Systems Biology

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    1. Computational and Systems Biology

    OpenSpliceAI: An efficient, modular implementation of SpliceAI enabling easy retraining on non-human species

    Kuan-Hao Chao, Alan Mao ... Mihaela Pertea
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Evolutionary Biology

    Alternative Splicing Across the Tree of Life: A Comparative Study

    Rebeca de la Fuente, Wladimiro Díaz-Villanueva ... Andrés Moya
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    The lipocone superfamily, a unifying theme in metabolism of lipids, peptidoglycan and exopolysaccharides, inter-organismal conflicts and immunity

    A Maxwell Burroughs, Gianlucca G Nicastro, L Aravind
    A hitherto unrecognized superfamily of enzymes identified here provides unifying insights spanning lipid metabolism, anti-viral and anti-bacterial immunity, and the origin of developmental regulators like Wnt.
    1. Ecology
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    How bats exit a crowded colony when relying on echolocation only – a modeling approach

    Omer Mazar, Yossi Yovel
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Atomistic simulation of voltage activation of a truncated BK channel

    Zhiguang Jia, Jianhan Chen
    Ten-microsecond atomistic simulations directly capture the voltage activation of the Core-MT big potassium channel, revealing novel voltage sensing and sensor-pore coupling mechanisms that have largely eluded the community.
    1. Medicine
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Identification of type 2 diabetes- and obesity-associated human β-cells using deep transfer learning

    Gitanjali Roy, Rameesha Syed ... Michael A Kalwat
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Useful
    • Solid
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    A Stimulus-Computable Model for Audiovisual Perception and Spatial Orienting in Mammals

    Cesare V Parise
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Computational and Systems Biology

    The Product neutrality function defining genetic interactions emerges from mechanistic models of cell growth

    Lucas Fuentes Valenzuela, Paul Francois, Jan M Skotheim
    Coarse-grained models of cellular growth and high-throughput empirical genetic data support the Product neutrality function in which a double-mutant fitness is the product of single-mutant fitnesses.
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Morphogenesis and morphometry of brain folding patterns across species

    Sifan Yin, Chunzi Liu ... L Mahadevan
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing

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