Computational and Systems Biology

Computational and Systems Biology

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    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Wnt Signaling: Exploring the origins of a signaling pathway

    Balaji Santhanam
    The 19 Wnt proteins found in humans are part of a larger superfamily of proteins that are also found in Archaea and Bacteria.
    Version of Record
    Insight
    1. Neuroscience
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    The electrogenicity of the Na+/K+-ATPase poses challenges for computation in highly active spiking cells

    Liz Weerdmeester, Jan-Hendrik Schleimer, Susanne Schreiber
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v3
    Updated
    • Important
    • Compelling
    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Massively Parallel Polyribosome Profiling Reveals Translation Defects of Human Disease-Relevant UTR Mutations

    Wei-Ping Li, Jia-Ying Su ... Chien-Ling Lin
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Altered thymic niche synergistically drives the massive proliferation of malignant thymocytes

    Erika Tsingos, Advaita M Dick, Baubak Bajoghli
    Combining computer modeling and experiments in animals shows that the spatial organization of thymic epithelial cells affects the availability of signaling molecules that regulate thymocyte proliferation and development.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
    2. Computational and Systems Biology

    Restoring data balance via generative models of T cell receptors for antigen-binding prediction

    Emanuele Loffredo, Mauro Pastore ... Rémi Monasson
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Computational and Systems Biology

    Anatomical basis of sex differences in the electrocardiogram identified by three-dimensional torso-heart imaging reconstruction pipeline

    Hannah J Smith, Blanca Rodriguez ... Abhirup Banerjee
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Compelling
    • Incomplete
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Accept–reject decision-making revealed via a quantitative and ethological study of C. elegans foraging

    Jessica A Haley, Tianyi Chen ... Sreekanth H Chalasani
    C. elegans foraging decisions are guided by learned environmental features, integrating recent patch quality with internal satiety to balance exploration and exploitation.
    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Immunology and Inflammation

    The flexible stalk domain of sTREM2 modulates its interactions with brain-based phospholipids

    David Saeb, Emma E Lietzke ... Kayla G Sprenger
    The flexible stalk region of sTREM2 binds the Ig-like domain, altering stability and ligand accessibility—a biochemically testable mechanism with broad implications for (s)TREM2 biology and rational Alzheimer's disease therapeutic design.
    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
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Important
    • Solid
    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
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Valuable
    • Convincing

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