Genetics and Genomics

Genetics and Genomics

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    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Chromatin accessibility variation provides insights into missing regulation underlying immune-mediated diseases

    Raehoon Jeong, Martha L Bulyk
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Single-cell transcriptome sequencing for opening the blood-brain barrier through specific mode electroacupuncture stimulation

    Congcong Ma, Zhaoxing Jia ... Xianming Lin
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Aging: Unlocking the longevity code with stress

    Loren Cocciolone, Valeria Uvarova, Patricija van Oosten-Hawle
    Manipulating the neuronal pathway responsible for the hypoxic stress response in the worm C. elegans leads to an increase in lifespan.
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    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Understanding the global rise of artemisinin resistance: Insights from over 100,000 Plasmodium falciparum samples

    Andrew J Balmer, Nina FD White ... Cristina Ariani
    Spatiotemporal analysis of global kelch13 surveillance data reveals that artemisinin resistance is increasing in East Africa, mirroring patterns previously observed in Southeast Asia.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Mapping of in vivo cleavage sites uncovers a major role for yeast RNase III in regulating protein-coding genes

    Lee-Ann Notice-Sarpaning, Mathieu Catala ... Ambro van Hoof
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Phenotypic impact of individual conserved neuronal microexons and their master regulators in zebrafish

    Laura Lopez-Blanch, Cristina Rodríguez-Marin ... Manuel Irimia
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Non-cognate immunity proteins provide broader defenses against interbacterial effectors in microbial communities

    Abigail Knecht, Denise Sirias ... Karine A Gibbs
    A biochemical and bioinformatics approach shows how T6SS immunity proteins bind to and neutralize a range of non-cognate effectors, which is critical for promoting bacterial fitness in mixed-strain environments.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Nup107 is a crucial regulator of torso-mediated metamorphic transition in Drosophila melanogaster

    Jyotsna Kawadkar, Pradyumna Ajit Joshi, Ram Kumar Mishra
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Steady-state neuron-predominant LINE-1 encoded ORF1p protein and LINE-1 RNA increase with aging in the mouse and human brain

    Tom Bonnifet, Sandra Sinnassamy ... Julia Fuchs
    LINE-1-encoded ORF1p is widely expressed in neurons, increases with age, and engages neuron-specific protein partners, revealing a dynamic role for retrotransposons in brain physiology and aging.

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    The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
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    National Cancer Institute, United States
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    Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany
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