Highlights

  • Closing the neural tube

    High-throughput arrayed CRISPR interference screening of organoid models gives insight into genetic regulators of neural tube closure in humans.

    Roya E Huang, Giridhar M Anand ... Sharad Ramanathan
    Research Article
  • Hippocampal memory

    Genetic evidence highlights the roles of atypical protein kinase C isoforms in hippocampal late-phase long-term potentiation and long-term memory.

    Panayiotis Tsokas, Changchi Hsieh ... Todd Charlton Sacktor
    Research Advance
  • Signals for retinal development

    Synchronous waves of activity in the developing retina of postnatal mice potentially involve purinergic signalling triggered by apoptotic retinal ganglia.

    Michael A Savage, Cori Bertram ... Evelyne Sernagor
    Reviewed Preprint Updated
  • Publish-review-curate at eLife

    eLife is rethinking how research is reviewed and published.

    Timothy E Behrens, Yamini Dalal, Diane M Harper
    Editorial
  • Insights into synaptic dysfunction

    LRRK2, a protein linked to Parkinson’s disease, interacts with an actin-binding protein, drebrin, to regulate synaptic function and has a role in BDNF-dependent synaptic modulation.

    Giulia Tombesi, Shiva Kompella ... Elisa Greggio
    Research Article
  • Science under threat

    How should the scientific community respond to ideological attacks on science?

    Humberto J Debat
    Feature Article

Latest research

    1. Ecology

    The overall and sequence-specific degradation of soil extracellular DNA fragments: rates and influential factors

    Ting Li, Song Zhang ... Rongxiao Che
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    • Valuable
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    1. Cell Biology

    p66Shc Mediates SUMO2-induced Endothelial Dysfunction

    Jitendra Kumar, Shravan K Uppulapu ... Santosh Kumar
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    • Valuable
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    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Combinatorial transcription factor interactions drive modular gene regulatory networks

    Jialei Duan, Boxun Li ... Gary C Hon
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
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    1. Immunology and Inflammation

    Tolerance to Lung Infection in TWIK2 K+ Efflux Mediated Macrophage Trained Immunity

    Josh Thompson, Yufan Li ... Jingsong Xu
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    Reviewed Preprint v3
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    • Valuable
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    1. Cell Biology

    Sequential adaptor function of Treacle and MDC1 couples nucleolar reorganization to RNF8-dependent recruitment of HDR factors

    Andrea Haenel, Johannes Leyrer ... Manuel Stucki
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Valuable
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Cancer Biology

    A Rare Nestin-Expressing Granule Cell Precursor Subpopulation Underlies SHH Medulloblastoma Formation

    Salsabiel El Nagar, Yinwen Liang ... Alexandra L Joyner
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
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    1. Cell Biology

    SETD6-mediated methylation of PPARγ establishes a transcriptional feedback circuit promoting lipid accumulation in liver-derived cells

    Noa Nashnaz, Dana Goldberg ... Dan Levy
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
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    1. Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine

    Endometrial cells with high ALDH activity contribute to uterine development and regeneration

    Suni Tang, Anna Catherine Unser ... Diana Monsivais
    ALDH1A1+ cells are a group of hormone-sensitive stem cells that contribute to endometrial development and repair.
    1. Neuroscience

    LRRK2 regulates synaptic function through modulation of actin cytoskeletal dynamics

    Giulia Tombesi, Shiva Kompella ... Elisa Greggio
    LRRK2 couples brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) signaling to synaptic actin remodeling, defining a novel mechanism of LRRK2 synaptic function and highlighting early, targetable pathways in Parkinson’s disease.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Pathogen-phage geomapping to overcome resistance

    Camilla Do, Keiko Christine Salazar ... Anthony W Maresso
    Targeted ecological sampling combined with a portable enrichment device rapidly yields a diverse array of bacteriophages against drug-resistant pathogens.