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By analyzing and simulating inactive conformations of the highly homologous dopamine D2 and D3 receptors ( D2R and D3R ) , we find that eticlopride binds D2R in a pose very similar to that in the D3R/eticlopride structure but incompatible with the D2R/risperidone structure . In addition , risperidone occupies a sub-poc... | Almost a third of prescribed drugs work by acting on a group of proteins known as GPCRs ( short for G-protein coupled receptors ) , which help to transmit messages across the cell’s outer barrier . The neurotransmitter dopamine , for instance , can act in the brain and body by attaching to dopamine receptors , a sub-fa... | [
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Neoblasts are adult stem cells ( ASCs ) in planarians that sustain cell replacement during homeostasis and regeneration of any missing tissue . While numerous studies have examined genes underlying neoblast pluripotency , molecular pathways driving postmitotic fates remain poorly defined . In this study , we used trans... | Adult tissues constantly replace the millions of cells they lose on a daily basis . This is made possible by adult stem cells . But how is a stable population of stem cells maintained throughout the life of the organism with constant cell division ? One way this can be accomplished is if at every stem cell division , o... | [
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Angiogenesis is coordinated by VEGF and Notch signaling . DLL4-induced Notch signaling inhibits tip cell formation and vessel branching . To ensure proper Notch signaling , receptors and ligands are clustered at adherens junctions . However , little is known about factors that control Notch activity by influencing the ... | Blood vessels transport oxygen and nutrients to all our organs and also remove waste products . New blood vessels form – in a process called angiogenesis – when a tissue is not receiving enough oxygen . This happens during normal development and wound healing , but also during tumor growth . Cells at the tip of a branc... | [
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MKLP2 , a kinesin-6 , has critical roles during the metaphase-anaphase transition and cytokinesis . Its motor domain contains conserved nucleotide binding motifs , but is divergent in sequence ( ~35% identity ) and size ( ~40% larger ) compared to other kinesins . Using cryo-electron microscopy and biophysical assays ,... | Cells constantly replicate to provide new cells for growing tissues , and to replace ageing or defective cells around the body . Each new cell needs a copy of the genetic material , and a cellular structure called the mitotic spindle makes sure that this material is shared correctly when a cell divides in two . The spi... | [
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Rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) is a prevalent systemic autoimmune disease , caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors . Animal models suggest a role for intestinal bacteria in supporting the systemic immune response required for joint inflammation . Here we performed 16S sequencing on 114 stool samples ... | We share our bodies with a diverse set of microorganisms , known collectively as the human microbiome . Indeed , estimates suggest that our bodies contain 10 times as many microbial cells as human cells . Our stomach and intestines alone are home to many hundreds and possibly thousands of microbial species that break d... | [
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The existence of abnormal connectivity patterns between resting state networks in neuropsychiatric disorders , including Autism Spectrum Disorder ( ASD ) , has been well established . Traditional treatment methods in ASD are limited , and do not address the aberrant network structure . Using real-time fMRI neurofeedbac... | Even when we are at rest , our brains are always active . For example , areas of the brain involved in vision remain active in complete darkness . Different brain regions that connect together to perform a given task often show coordinated activity at rest . Past studies have shown that these resting connections are di... | [
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Extensive transcriptional alterations are observed in cancer , many of which activate core biological processes established in unicellular organisms or suppress differentiation pathways formed in metazoans . Through rigorous , integrative analysis of genomics data from a range of solid tumors , we show many transcripti... | Cancers arise when harmful changes happen in the genetic information of certain cells . These ‘mutations’ are different from person to person , but overall , they disrupt healthy cells in similar ways . In particular , cancer cells tend to lose features that help cells work together in the body . Researchers have sugge... | [
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Early mouse development is accompanied by dynamic changes in chromatin modifications , including G9a-mediated histone H3 lysine 9 dimethylation ( H3K9me2 ) , which is essential for embryonic development . Here we show that genome-wide accumulation of H3K9me2 is crucial for postimplantation development , and coincides w... | The genome contains full instructions for the development of the whole organism . The genes within the genome encode for all the proteins , but specific genes are selected to be active at the appropriate time . For this reason , there are mechanisms that can turn the genes on and off as and when required . One such mec... | [
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Aicardi–Goutières syndrome ( AGS ) is a severe childhood inflammatory disorder that shows clinical and genetic overlap with systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE ) . AGS is thought to arise from the accumulation of incompletely metabolized endogenous nucleic acid species owing to mutations in nucleic acid-degrading enzyme... | The immune system protects the body from attack by bacteria , viruses , and other microbes . A key feature of this system is the ability to discriminate between the body's own cells and potential foreign invaders . Occasionally , this process can go wrong and the immune system starts attacking its own tissues , which c... | [
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We present a 3D-fluorescence imaging and classification tool for high throughput analysis of microbial eukaryotes in environmental samples . It entails high-content feature extraction that permits accurate automated taxonomic classification and quantitative data about organism ultrastructures and interactions . Using p... | Our planet’s ecosystems – from its oceans to its forests – are teeming with microbes . DNA analysis of environmental samples shows that many of these microbes belong to a group known as protists . This group consists of single-celled organisms that are close relatives of fungi , plants and animals . Though protists are... | [
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Type III CRISPR systems detect foreign RNA and activate the cyclase domain of the Cas10 subunit , generating cyclic oligoadenylate ( cOA ) molecules that act as a second messenger to signal infection , activating nucleases that degrade the nucleic acid of both invader and host . This can lead to dormancy or cell death;... | Bacteria protect themselves from infections using a system called CRISPR-Cas , which helps the cells to detect and destroy invading threats . The type III CRISPR-Cas system , in particular , is one of the most widespread and efficient at killing viruses . When a bacterium is infected , the CRISPR-Cas system takes a fra... | [
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Aurora B kinase , a key regulator of cell division , localizes to specific cellular locations , but the regulatory mechanisms responsible for phosphorylation of substrates located remotely from kinase enrichment sites are unclear . Here , we provide evidence that this activity at a distance depends on both sites of hig... | Cell division is a highly organized process that involves a series of major changes . First , the cell’s chromosomes are copied and arranged at the middle of the cell . Then , the pairs of copied chromosomes are separated and pulled towards opposite ends of the cell and , finally , the cell splits in two . These steps ... | [
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It is currently unknown whether the molecular steps of large dense-core vesicle ( LDCV ) docking and priming are identical to the corresponding reactions in synaptic vesicle ( SV ) exocytosis . Munc13s are essential for SV docking and priming , and we systematically analyzed their role in LDCV exocytosis using chromaff... | Mammals have adrenal glands , which secrete the stress hormone adrenaline as well as other hormones into the bloodstream . These molecules are produced in chromaffin cells , where they are packaged into compartments called large dense-core vesicles ( LDCVs ) . To release the hormones into the bloodstream , the vesicles... | [
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The innervation of the mammary gland is controlled by brain-derived neurotrophic factor ( BDNF ) , and sexually dimorphic sequestering of BDNF by the truncated form of TrkB ( TrkB . T1 ) directs male-specific axonal pruning in mice . It is unknown whether other cues modulate these processes . We detected specific , non... | Almost every action an animal can perform in its life will rely on its nervous system being wired correctly . Before the animal is born , nerve cells next to the spinal cord send out long fibers – called axons – to connect with different parts of its body . These nerves will help relay sensations to the brain . The end... | [
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Myelin is best known for its role in increasing the conduction velocity and metabolic efficiency of long-range excitatory axons . Accordingly , the myelin observed in neocortical gray matter is thought to mostly ensheath excitatory axons connecting to subcortical regions and distant cortical areas . Using independent a... | The brain is far away from the muscles that it controls . In humans , for example , the brain must be able to trigger the contraction of muscles that are more than a meter away . This task falls to specialized motor neurons that stretch from the brain to the spinal cord , and from the spinal cord to the muscles . Neuro... | [
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Hair cells , the receptors of the inner ear , detect sounds by transducing mechanical vibrations into electrical signals . From the top surface of each hair cell protrudes a mechanical antenna , the hair bundle , which the cell uses to detect and amplify auditory stimuli , thus sharpening frequency selectivity and prov... | The sense of hearing relies on specialized sensory cells in the inner ear . Each of these hair cells converts sounds into electrical signals that the brain can interpret . The hair cell takes its name from the bundle of rod-like structures that protrude from its top surface , which resemble hairs under the microscope .... | [
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Tonic pain after injury characterises a behavioural state that prioritises recovery . Although generally suppressing cognition and attention , tonic pain needs to allow effective relief learning to reduce the cause of the pain . Here , we describe a central learning circuit that supports learning of relief and concurre... | Chronic pain lasting longer than three months is a common problem that affects about 1 in 5 people at some point in their lives . The lack of effective treatments has led to widespread use of a group of drugs called opioids – the best-known example is morphine . Opioids work by activating the brain’s natural painkillin... | [
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Antimicrobial peptides ( AMPs ) are small cationic molecules best known as mediators of the innate defence against microbial infection . While in vitro and ex vivo evidence suggest AMPs’ capacity to kill cancer cells , in vivo demonstration of an anti-tumour role of endogenous AMPs is lacking . Using a Drosophila model... | Animals have a natural defence system – the immune system – that is needed to fight off disease-causing microbes , known as pathogens . One way the immune system attacks pathogens is by producing small microbe-killing molecules called antimicrobial peptides . These antimicrobial peptides carry a positive charge , which... | [
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Memory reconsolidation is a fundamental plasticity process in the brain that allows established memories to be changed or erased . However , certain boundary conditions limit the parameters under which memories can be made plastic . Strong memories do not destabilize , for instance , although why they are resilient is ... | New memories must go through a period of consolidation to become stable and long-lasting in the brain . Recalling memories can make them unstable again , so that they need reconsolidating . Treatments in which the reconsolidation process is interrupted have been used to help weaken traumatic fear memories . However , m... | [
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The amyloid precursor protein ( APP ) , whose mutations cause familial Alzheimer’s disease , interacts with the synaptic release machinery , suggesting a role in neurotransmission . Here we mapped this interaction to the NH2-terminal region of the APP intracellular domain . A peptide encompassing this binding domain -n... | Alzheimer’s disease has been linked to mutations in a gene encoding the amyloid precursor protein ( APP ) . Mutations in this gene cause early onset Alzheimer’s disease in some families . Studies in animals suggest this mutant form of the protein may interfere with the messages sent between brain cells . But it remains... | [
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The activity of sensory neural populations carries information about the environment . This may be extracted from neural activity using different strategies . In the auditory brainstem , a recent theory proposes that sound location in the horizontal plane is decoded from the relative summed activity of two populations ... | Having two ears allows animals to localize the source of a sound . For example , barn owls can snatch their prey in complete darkness by relying on sound alone . It has been known for a long time that this ability depends on tiny differences in the sounds that arrive at each ear , including differences in the time of a... | [
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Motor skill learning is characterized by improved performance and reduced motor variability . The neural mechanisms that couple skill level and variability , however , are not known . The zebra finch , a songbird , presents a unique opportunity to address this question because production of learned song and induction o... | ‘Practice makes perfect’ captures the essence of how we learn new skills . When learning to play a musical instrument , for example , it often takes hours of practice before we can play a single piece of music properly for the first time . And as we get better , the variability in our performance—which is an advantage ... | [
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A network of brain regions have been linked with episodic memory retrieval , but limited progress has been made in identifying the contributions of distinct parts of the network . Here , we utilized continuous measures of retrieval to dissociate three components of episodic memory: retrieval success , precision , and v... | Remembering is something we do countless times each day . The detail and vividness with which we can remember is part of what makes memories so precious . Given the significance and complexity of memories , it is perhaps unsurprising that several parts of the brain are needed for us to experience them . Indeed , the br... | [
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Flexibility in the bilateral coordination of muscle contraction underpins variable locomotor movements or gaits . While the locomotor rhythm is generated by ipsilateral excitatory interneurons , less is known about the commissural excitatory interneurons . Here we examined how the activity of the V0v interneurons – an ... | During movements such as swimming and walking , the left and right sides of the body are kept coordinated by specific neurons in the spinal cord . Some of these neurons – called V0 neurons – can either excite or inhibit neurons on the opposite side of the spinal cord . In mice , the inhibitory V0 neurons are responsibl... | [
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Polarised mRNA transport is a prevalent mechanism for spatial control of protein synthesis . However , the composition of transported ribonucleoprotein particles ( RNPs ) and the regulation of their movement are poorly understood . We have reconstituted microtubule minus end-directed transport of mRNAs using purified c... | In our cells , tiny molecular motors transport the components necessary for life’s biological processes from one location to another . They do so by loading their cargo , and burning up chemical fuel to carry it along pathways made of filaments . For example , one such motor , called dynein , can move molecules of mess... | [
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Skeletal integrity is maintained by the co-ordinated activity of osteoblasts , the bone-forming cells , and osteoclasts , the bone-resorbing cells . In this study , we show that mice overexpressing galectin-8 , a secreted mammalian lectin of the galectins family , exhibit accelerated osteoclasts activity and bone turno... | The forces applied to the body during daily activities cause bones to be constantly remodeled , which is essential for keeping them healthy . In most adult organisms , new bone is created at the same rate at which old bone is destroyed . This means that overall bone mass remains the same . But , in diseases such as ost... | [
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The transcriptional coactivator Yes-associated protein ( Yap ) promotes proliferation and inhibits apoptosis , suggesting that Yap functions as an oncogene . Most oncogenes , however , require a combination of at least two signals to promote proliferation . In this study , we present evidence that Yap activation is ins... | As we grow up , the organs in our body tend to stop growing and then remain roughly the same size for the rest of our lives . This is possible because of control systems that determine how often the cells within the organ can divide and when they should die . If these controls fail , the cells may divide rapidly and no... | [
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Fields as diverse as human genetics and sociology are increasingly using polygenic scores based on genome-wide association studies ( GWAS ) for phenotypic prediction . However , recent work has shown that polygenic scores have limited portability across groups of different genetic ancestries , restricting the contexts ... | Complex diseases like cancer and heart disease are caused by the interplay of many factors: the variants of genes we inherit , the lifestyles we lead and the environments we inhabit , plus the interaction of all these factors . In fact , almost every trait , even how many years we will spend studying , is influenced bo... | [
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Little is known about the density and function of dendritic spines on midbrain dopamine neurons , or the relative contribution of spine and shaft synapses to excitability . Using Ca2+ imaging , glutamate uncaging , fluorescence recovery after photobleaching and transgenic mice expressing labeled PSD-95 , we comparative... | When a nerve cell is viewed under the microscope , its structure looks a little like that of a tree . Each nerve cell , or neuron , has an array of ‘branches’ known as dendrites , which receive chemical messages from other cells . These messages are converted into electrical signals in the cell body and then travel dow... | [
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The cell decision between lytic and lysogenic infection is strongly influenced by dynamics of DNA injection into a cell from a phage population , as phages compete for limited resources and progeny . However , what controls the timing of viral DNA ejection events was not understood . This in vitro study reveals that DN... | Viruses are tiny ‘parasites’ that smuggle their genetic material inside a cell and then hijack its resources for their own benefit . A viral infection can either be lytic or latent . In a lytic cycle , viruses make their host produce many copies of themselves , ultimately killing the cell . In contrast , during a laten... | [
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The success of fMRI places constraints on the nature of the neural code . The fact that researchers can infer similarities between neural representations , despite fMRI’s limitations , implies that certain neural coding schemes are more likely than others . For fMRI to succeed given its low temporal and spatial resolut... | We can appreciate that a cat is more similar to a dog than to a truck . The combined activity of millions of neurons in the brain somehow captures these everyday similarities , and this activity can be measured using imaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging ( fMRI ) . However , fMRI scanners are... | [
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The adaptive prokaryotic immune system CRISPR-Cas provides RNA-mediated protection from invading genetic elements . The fundamental basis of the system is the ability to capture small pieces of foreign DNA for incorporation into the genome at the CRISPR locus , a process known as Adaptation , which is dependent on the ... | In most animals , the adaptive immune system creates specialized cells that adapt to efficiently fight off any viruses or other pathogens that have invaded . Bacteria ( and another group of single-celled organisms called archaea ) also have an adaptive immune system , known as CRISPR-Cas , that combats viral invaders .... | [
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The Spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 , its receptor-binding domain ( RBD ) , and its primary receptor ACE2 are extensively glycosylated . The impact of this post-translational modification on viral entry is yet unestablished . We expressed different glycoforms of the Spike-protein and ACE2 in CRISPR-Cas9 glycoengineered cel... | COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2 . To access the internal machinery necessary for its replication , the virus needs to latch onto and then enter host cells . Such processes rely on specific ‘glycoproteins’ that carry complex sugar molecules ( or glycans ) , and can be found at the surfac... | [
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Virus assembly and maturation proceed through the programmed operation of molecular switches , which trigger both local and global structural rearrangements to produce infectious particles . HIV-1 contains an assembly and maturation switch that spans the C-terminal domain ( CTD ) of the capsid ( CA ) region and the fir... | Viruses like HIV must undergo a process called maturation in order to successfully infect cells . Maturation involves a dramatic rearrangement in the architecture of the virus . That is to say , the virus’s internal protein coat – called the capsid – must change from an immature sphere into a mature cone-shaped coat . ... | [
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The function of a neural circuit is shaped by the computations performed by its interneurons , which in many cases are not easily accessible to experimental investigation . Here , we elucidate the transformation of visual signals flowing from the input to the output of the primate retina , using a combination of large-... | Light that enters the eye begins the process of vision by activating two types of photoreceptors: rods , which support vision under low light levels , and cones , which are responsible for fine detail and color vision . Activation of either type of photoreceptor triggers responses in bipolar cells , which activate the ... | [
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Besides cardiomyocytes ( CM ) , the heart contains numerous interstitial cell types which play key roles in heart repair , regeneration and disease , including fibroblast , vascular and immune cells . However , a comprehensive understanding of this interactive cell community is lacking . We performed single-cell RNA-se... | In our bodies , heart attacks lead to cell death and inflammation . This is then followed by a healing phase where the organ repairs itself . There are many types of heart cells , from muscle and pacemaker cells that help to create the beating motion , to so-called fibroblasts that act as a supporting network . Yet , i... | [
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There is currently a need for proxy measures of the HIV rebound competent reservoir ( RCR ) that can predict viral rebound after combined antiretroviral treatment ( cART ) interruption . In this study , macaques infected with a barcoded SIVmac239 virus received cART beginning between 4- and 27 days post-infection , lea... | Several drugs are available to control HIV , but they do not completely eliminate the virus from the body . Instead , these treatments stop the virus from multiplying , but unless a person is treated very soon after infection , inactive HIV can hide inside cells , and the infection is not completely cleared . Once trea... | [
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Like many behaviors , Caenorhabditis elegans egg laying alternates between inactive and active states . To understand how the underlying neural circuit turns the behavior on and off , we optically recorded circuit activity in behaving animals while manipulating circuit function using mutations , optogenetics , and drug... | It has been said that if the human brain were so simple that we could understand it , we would be so simple that we couldn’t . This quote neatly captures the challenge of working out how 80 billion neurons collectively generate our thoughts and behavior . Fortunately , the nervous system is also organized into simpler ... | [
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Microbial communities feature an immense diversity of species and this diversity is linked to outcomes ranging from ecosystem stability to medical prognoses . Yet the mechanisms underlying microbial diversity are under debate . While simple resource-competition models don't allow for coexistence of a large number of sp... | In most environments , organisms compete for limited resources . The number and relative abundance of species that an ecosystem can host is referred to as ‘species diversity’ . The competitive-exclusion principle is a hypothesis which proposes that , in an ecosystem , competition for resources results in decreased dive... | [
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Restoration of touch after hand amputation is a desirable feature of ideal prostheses . Here , we show that texture discrimination can be artificially provided in human subjects by implementing a neuromorphic real-time mechano-neuro-transduction ( MNT ) , which emulates to some extent the firing dynamics of SA1 cutaneo... | Our hands provide us with a wide variety of information about our surroundings , enabling us to detect pain , temperature and pressure . Our sense of touch also allows us to interact with objects by feeling their texture and solidity . However , completely reproducing a sense of touch in artificial or prosthetic hands ... | [
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Superfast muscles ( SFMs ) are extremely fast synchronous muscles capable of contraction rates up to 250 Hz , enabling precise motor execution at the millisecond time scale . SFM phenotypes have been discovered in most major vertebrate lineages , but it remains unknown whether all SFMs share excitation-contraction coup... | Across animals , different muscle types have evolved to perform vastly different tasks at different speeds . For example , tortoise leg muscles move slowly over several seconds , while the flight muscles of a hummingbird move quickly dozens of times per second . The speed record holders among vertebrates are the so-cal... | [
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Multicellular organisms evolved via repeated functional divergence of transcriptionally related sister cell types , but the mechanisms underlying sister cell type divergence are not well understood . Here , we study a canonical pair of sister cell types , retinal photoreceptors and bipolar cells , to identify the key c... | Humans see the world through a light-sensitive tissue at the back of the eye called the retina , which is made up of three layers that each contain specific cell types . The layers form a circuit , with light-sensing photoreceptor cells in the outermost layer connected to bipolar cells in the middle layer , which conne... | [
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The current epidemic of artemisinin resistant Plasmodium falciparum in Southeast Asia is the result of a soft selective sweep involving at least 20 independent kelch13 mutations . In a large global survey , we find that kelch13 mutations which cause resistance in Southeast Asia are present at low frequency in Africa . ... | Malaria is an infectious disease caused by a microscopic parasite called Plasmodium , which is transferred between humans by mosquitos . One species of malaria parasite called Plasmodium falciparum can cause particularly severe and life-threatening forms of the disease . Currently , the most widely used treatment for P... | [
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The basal ganglia are known to be involved in the planning , execution and control of gripping force and movement vigour . Here we aim to define the nature of the basal ganglia control signal for force and to decode gripping force based on local field potential ( LFP ) activities recorded from the subthalamic nucleus (... | The basal ganglia are a group of structures deep within the brain . Alongside its many other roles , it is thought to be able to control the vigour of movements , including how quickly we move and how much force we use to grip objects . Some of the best evidence for this comes from patients with Parkinson’s disease , w... | [
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Proteolytic cleavage and release from the cell surface of membrane-tethered ligands is an important mechanism of regulating intercellular signalling . TACE is a major shedding protease , responsible for the liberation of the inflammatory cytokine TNFα and ligands of the epidermal growth factor receptor . iRhoms , catal... | Injury or infection can cause tissues in the body to become inflamed . The immune system triggers this inflammation to help repair the injury or fight the infection . A signal molecule known as TNF – which is produced by immune cells called macrophages – triggers inflammation . This protein is normally attached to the ... | [
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Deep-sea anglerfishes are relatively abundant and diverse , but their luminescent bacterial symbionts remain enigmatic . The genomes of two symbiont species have qualities common to vertically transmitted , host-dependent bacteria . However , a number of traits suggest that these symbionts may be environmentally acquir... | The deep sea is home to many different species of anglerfish , a group of animals in which females often display a dangling lure on the top of their heads . This organ shelters bacteria that make light , a partnership ( known as symbiosis ) that benefits both parties . The bacteria get a safe environment in which to gr... | [
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] | 2019 | Diverse deep-sea anglerfishes share a genetically reduced luminous symbiont that is acquired from the environment |
Thermodynamic models of gene regulation can predict transcriptional regulation in bacteria , but in eukaryotes , chromatin accessibility and energy expenditure may call for a different framework . Here , we systematically tested the predictive power of models of DNA accessibility based on the Monod-Wyman-Changeux ( MWC... | Cells in the brain , liver and skin , as well as many other organs , all contain the same DNA , yet behave in very different ways . This is because before a gene can produce its corresponding protein , it must first be transcribed into messenger RNA . As an organism grows , the transcription of certain genes is switche... | [
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] | 2020 | Quantitative dissection of transcription in development yields evidence for transcription-factor-driven chromatin accessibility |
Cannabinoid type one receptor ( CB1R ) is only stably surface expressed in axons , where it downregulates neurotransmitter release . How this tightly regulated axonal surface polarity is established and maintained is unclear . To address this question , we used time-resolved imaging to determine the trafficking of CB1R... | The brain contains around 100 billion neurons that are in constant communication with one another . Each consists of a cell body , plus two components specialized for exchanging information . These are the axon , which delivers information , and the dendrites , which receive it . This exchange takes place at contact po... | [
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] | 2019 | The C-terminal helix 9 motif in rat cannabinoid receptor type 1 regulates axonal trafficking and surface expression |
How generalist parasites with wide host ranges can evolve is a central question in parasite evolution . Albugo candida is an obligate biotrophic parasite that consists of many physiological races that each specialize on distinct Brassicaceae host species . By analyzing genome sequence assemblies of five isolates , we s... | Many microorganisms live as parasites inside another living organism , and gain nutrients at their host's expense . Plants and animals have immune systems that serve to protect against this kind of exploitation , but successful parasites have evolved ways to avoid detection by their hosts' immune systems , and/or to su... | [
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The mechanism for Myc-induced genetic instability is not well understood . Here we show that sublethal activation of Caspase-3 plays an essential , facilitative role in Myc-induced genomic instability and oncogenic transformation . Overexpression of Myc resulted in increased numbers of chromosome aberrations and γH2AX ... | Healthy cells can become cancerous if their DNA is damaged and not repaired properly , leading to changes in the DNA known as mutations . The cells tend to accumulate more and more mutations – a phenomenon known as genomic instability – as they transition into cancer cells . A protein called Myc is known to promote gen... | [
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As countries in the Greater Mekong Sub-region ( GMS ) increasingly focus their malaria control and elimination efforts on reducing forest-related transmission , greater understanding of the relationship between deforestation and malaria incidence will be essential for programs to assess and meet their 2030 elimination ... | Biting mosquitos spread the malaria parasite to humans . Along the Mekong River in Southeast Asia , spending time in the surrounding forest increases a person's risk of malaria . This has led to a debate about whether deforestation in this area , which is called the Greater Mekong Sub-region ( GMS ) , will increase or ... | [
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Multisite modification is a basic way of conferring functionality to proteins and a key component of post-translational modification networks . Additional interest in multisite modification stems from its capability of acting as complex information processors . In this paper , we connect two seemingly disparate themes:... | Proteins help our cells perform the chemical reactions necessary for life . Once proteins are made , they can also be modified in different ways . This can simply change their activity , or otherwise make them better suited for their specific jobs within the cell . Biological ‘catalysts’ called enzymes carry out protei... | [
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] | 2021 | Symmetry breaking meets multisite modification |
Fluctuations in organelle abundance can profoundly limit the precision of cell biological processes from secretion to metabolism . We modeled the dynamics of organelle biogenesis and predicted that organelle abundance fluctuations depend strongly on the specific mechanisms that increase or decrease the number of a give... | Any cell that has a nucleus also contains various other organelles , such as the mitochondria that generate energy inside the cells . Like the nucleus , most of these organelles are enclosed within a membrane . Unlike the nucleus , however , there can be two or more copies of other types of organelles in a healthy cell... | [
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About 60% of emerging infectious diseases in humans are of zoonotic origin . Their increasing number requires the development of new methods for early detection and monitoring of infectious agents in wildlife . Here , we investigated whether blood meals from hematophagous flies could be used to identify the infectious ... | About 60% of new infectious diseases in humans come from animals . Their increasing number and rapid spread are linked to increasing levels of contact between humans and wildlife , as recently highlighted by the epidemics of Zika in Brazil or Ebola in West Africa . To anticipate and prevent similar outbreaks in the fut... | [
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Voltage-gated ion channels mediate electrical dynamics in excitable tissues and are an important class of drug targets . Channels can gate in sub-millisecond timescales , show complex manifolds of conformational states , and often show state-dependent pharmacology . Mechanistic studies of ion channels typically involve... | Ion channels are specialized proteins that span the cell membrane . When activated , these channels allow ions to pass through them , which can produce electrical spikes that carry information in nerve cells and regulate the beating of the heart . Researchers interested in understanding how ion channels behave often us... | [
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Rod and cone photoreceptors are coupled by gap junctions ( GJs ) , relatively large channels able to mediate both electrical and molecular communication . Despite their critical location in our visual system and evidence that they are dynamically gated for dark/light adaptation , the full impact that rod–cone GJs can h... | People can see in a range of light levels—from dim moonlight to bright midday sun—because our eyes contain two types of light-sensitive cells: rods and cones . Rods are more plentiful than cones , and while they are sensitive at low light levels , rods can only provide grey-scale vision . Further , bright light can rap... | [
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Comparative genomics studies in primates are restricted due to our limited access to samples . In order to gain better insight into the genetic processes that underlie variation in complex phenotypes in primates , we must have access to faithful model systems for a wide range of cell types . To facilitate this , we gen... | Comparing the genomes of different species can reveal how they are related to one another . Such comparative studies can also reveal how genomes are modified in species-specific ways to regulate gene activity . The genomes of humans and chimpanzees are very similar in sequence . It is therefore likely that differing pa... | [
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Early life adversity can affect an individual’s health , survival , and fertility for many years after the adverse experience . Whether early life adversity also imposes intergenerational effects on the exposed individual’s offspring is not well understood . We fill this gap by leveraging prospective , longitudinal dat... | Experiences early in life can have lasting effects on the health and survival of humans and other creatures . Whether early hardships can also influence the wellbeing of the next generation is less clear . One previous study with captive hamsters suggested that adversity early in the life of a mother may indeed shorten... | [
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] | 2019 | Intergenerational effects of early adversity on survival in wild baboons |
Biophysical mechanisms underlying collective cell migration of eukaryotic cells have been studied extensively in recent years . One mechanism that induces cells to correlate their motions is contact inhibition of locomotion , by which cells migrating away from the contact site . Here , we report that tail-following beh... | The cells of animals and many other living things are able to migrate together in groups . This collective cell migration plays crucial roles in many processes in animals such as forming organs and limbs , and healing wounds . A soil-dwelling amoeba called Dictyostelium discoideum – or just Dicty for short – is commonl... | [
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] | 2020 | Polar pattern formation induced by contact following locomotion in a multicellular system |
Cell fate decisions are critical for life , yet little is known about how their reliability is achieved when signals are noisy and fluctuating with time . In this study , we show that in budding yeast , the decision of cell cycle commitment ( Start ) is determined by the time integration of its triggering signal Cln3 .... | Budding yeast and other single-celled organisms can reproduce by dividing to produce two daughter cells . The timing of the cell division is critical because if the cell is still small when it divides , the resulting daughter cells may not be big enough to survive . In budding yeast , the irreversible decision to divid... | [
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Nuclear Pore Complexes ( NPCs ) are key cellular transporter that control nucleocytoplasmic transport in eukaryotic cells , but its transport mechanism is still not understood . The centerpiece of NPC transport is the assembly of intrinsically disordered polypeptides , known as FG nucleoporins , lining its passageway .... | Animal , plant and fungal cells contain a structure called the nucleus , inside which the genetic material of the cell is stored . For the cell to work properly , certain proteins and other molecules need to be able to enter and exit the nucleus . This transport is carried out by pore-like molecular “devices” known as ... | [
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Humans perform saccadic eye movements two to three times per second . When doing so , the nervous system strongly suppresses sensory feedback for extended periods of time in comparison to movement time . Why does the brain discard so much visual information ? Here we suggest that perceptual suppression may arise from e... | Although we have the impression that our eyes move smoothly from place to place , we in fact perform rapid eye movements called saccades several times per second . Experiments have shown that our ability to perceive contrast and flashes decreases before and during each saccade . This phenomenon is known as saccadic sup... | [
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] | 2017 | Saccadic suppression as a perceptual consequence of efficient sensorimotor estimation |
Chunking is a key mechanism for sequence processing . Studies on speech sequences have suggested low-frequency cortical activity tracks spoken phrases , that is , chunks of words defined by tacit linguistic knowledge . Here , we investigate whether low-frequency cortical activity reflects a general mechanism for sequen... | From digital personal assistants like Siri and Alexa to customer service chatbots , computers are slowly learning to talk to us . But as anyone who has interacted with them will appreciate , the results are often imperfect . Each time we speak or write , we use grammatical rules to combine words in a specific order . T... | [
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TRPV1 channels in sensory neurons are integrators of painful stimuli and heat , yet how they integrate diverse stimuli and sense temperature remains elusive . Here , we show that external sodium ions stabilize the TRPV1 channel in a closed state , such that removing the external ion leads to channel activation . In stu... | Humans and other mammals sense elevated heat and other painful stimuli via a sensory ion channel protein called TRPV1 . Ion channels create pores in the outer membrane of cells and act as gates that open and close to regulate the flow of ions into and out of cells . This flow of ions generates electrical signals that s... | [
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] | 2016 | An external sodium ion binding site controls allosteric gating in TRPV1 channels |
In contrast to the complex acoustic environments we encounter everyday , most studies of auditory segregation have used relatively simple signals . Here , we synthesized a new stimulus to examine the detection of coherent patterns ( ‘figures’ ) from overlapping ‘background’ signals . In a series of experiments , we dem... | Even when seated in the middle of a crowded restaurant , we are still able to distinguish the speech of the person sitting opposite us from the conversations of fellow diners and a host of other background noise . While we generally perform this task almost effortlessly , it is unclear how the brain solves what is in r... | [
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The swimming larvae of many marine animals identify a location on the sea floor to undergo metamorphosis based on the presence of specific bacteria . Although this microbe–animal interaction is critical for the life cycles of diverse marine animals , what types of biochemical cues from bacteria that induce metamorphosi... | Many marine animals , including corals and tubeworms , begin life as larvae swimming in open water before transforming into adults that anchor themselves to the seabed . These transformations , known as metamorphoses , are often triggered by certain types of bacteria that form friendly relationships ( or “symbioses” ) ... | [
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] | 2019 | A contractile injection system stimulates tubeworm metamorphosis by translocating a proteinaceous effector |
3D imaging data necessitate 3D reference atlases for accurate quantitative interpretation . Existing computational methods to generate 3D atlases from 2D-derived atlases result in extensive artifacts , while manual curation approaches are labor-intensive . We present a computational approach for 3D atlas construction t... | The research community needs precise , reliable 3D atlases of organs to pinpoint where biological structures and processes are located . For instance , these maps are essential to understand where specific genes are turned on or off , or the spatial organization of various groups of cells over time . For centuries , at... | [
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Animals have a carefully orchestrated relationship with oxygen . When exposed to low environmental oxygen concentrations , and during periods of increased energy expenditure , animals maintain cellular oxygen homeostasis by enhancing internal oxygen delivery , and by enabling the anaerobic production of ATP . These low... | Almost all animals need oxygen to live . This is because they use oxygen to release much of the energy locked up in their diets . Oxygen may have also played a crucial role in the early evolution of animal life . Animals evolved from single-celled ancestors in the ocean over 800 million years ago . Before then , it is ... | [
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] | 2018 | The last common ancestor of animals lacked the HIF pathway and respired in low-oxygen environments |
The RhoGTPases are characterized as membrane-associated molecular switches that cycle between active , GTP-bound and inactive , GDP-bound states . However , 90–95% of RhoGTPases are maintained in a soluble form by RhoGDI , which is generally viewed as a passive shuttle for inactive RhoGTPases . Our current understandin... | Organisms rely on many signaling molecules to control how their cells grow , divide and heal . For example , when the cell membrane is damaged , two signaling proteins , Rho and Cdc42 , are recruited to wounds and activated to promote repair . Active Rho and active Cdc42 form two concentric rings at the membrane to dir... | [
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] | 2019 | Extraction of active RhoGTPases by RhoGDI regulates spatiotemporal patterning of RhoGTPases |
The microtubule ( MT ) -associated motor protein kinesin utilizes its conserved ATPase head to achieve diverse motility characteristics . Despite considerable knowledge about how its ATPase activity and MT binding are coupled to the motility cycle , the atomic mechanism of the core events remain to be found . To obtain... | Motor proteins called kinesins perform a number of different roles inside cells , including transporting cargo and organizing filaments called microtubules to generate the force needed for a cell to divide . Kinesins move along the microtubules , with different kinesins moving in different ways: some ‘walk’ , some jump... | [
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] | 2017 | Kinesin motility is driven by subdomain dynamics |
Zebrafish Gdf3 ( Dvr1 ) is a member of the TGFβ superfamily of cell signaling ligands that includes Xenopus Vg1 and mammalian Gdf1/3 . Surprisingly , engineered homozygous mutants in zebrafish have no apparent phenotype . Elimination of Gdf3 in oocytes of maternal-zygotic mutants results in embryonic lethality that can... | All vertebrates – animals with backbones like fish and humans – have body plans with three clear axes: head-to-tail , back-to-front and left-to-right . Animals lay down these plans as embryos , when signaling molecules bind to receptors on the surface of their cells . These signaling molecules include related proteins ... | [
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A detailed understanding of tRNA/mRNA translocation requires measurement of the forces generated by the ribosome during this movement . Such measurements have so far remained elusive and , thus , little is known about the relation between force and translocation and how this reflects on its mechanism and regulation . H... | Producing a protein first requires its gene to be transcribed into a long molecule called a messenger RNA ( mRNA ) . A complex molecular machine called the ribosome then translates the mRNA code by reading it three letters at a time . Each triplet of letters—known as a codon—tells the ribosome which amino acid to add n... | [
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In mammals , the carboxy-terminal domain ( CTD ) of RNA polymerase ( Pol ) II consists of 52 conserved heptapeptide repeats containing the consensus sequence Tyr1-Ser2-Pro3-Thr4-Ser5-Pro6-Ser7 . Post-translational modifications of the CTD coordinate the transcription cycle and various steps of mRNA maturation . Here we... | When a gene is expressed , the DNA is first transcribed to produce an intermediate molecule called a messenger RNA ( mRNA ) , which is then translated to produce a protein . RNA Polymerase II is an enzyme that makes mRNA molecules in organisms as diverse as plants , animals , and yeast . RNA Polymerase II is a complex ... | [
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Phytoplankton-bacteria interactions drive the surface ocean sulfur cycle and local climatic processes through the production and exchange of a key compound: dimethylsulfoniopropionate ( DMSP ) . Despite their large-scale implications , these interactions remain unquantified at the cellular-scale . Here we use secondary... | Sulfur is an essential element for many organisms and environmental processes . Every year , organisms including microalgae produce more than one billion tons of a sulfur-containing compound called DMSP . Some of this DMSP is released into seawater , where it acts as a key nutrient for microscopic organisms and as a fo... | [
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] | 2017 | Subcellular tracking reveals the location of dimethylsulfoniopropionate in microalgae and visualises its uptake by marine bacteria |
DYT1 is a debilitating movement disorder caused by loss-of-function mutations in torsinA . How these mutations cause dystonia remains unknown . Mouse models which have embryonically targeted torsinA have failed to recapitulate the dystonia seen in patients , possibly due to differential developmental compensation betwe... | Dystonia is the third most common type of movement disorder after Parkinson’s disease and tremor . Patients with dystonia experience prolonged involuntary contractions of their muscles , often causing uncontrollable postures or repetitive movements . Almost thirty years ago , genetic studies revealed that a mutation in... | [
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It is well established that learning can occur without external feedback , yet normative reinforcement learning theories have difficulties explaining such instances of learning . Here , we propose that human observers are capable of generating their own feedback signals by monitoring internal decision variables . We in... | Much of our behavior is shaped by feedback from the environment . We repeat behaviors that previously led to rewards and avoid those with negative outcomes . At the same time , we can learn in many situations without such feedback . Our ability to perceive sensory stimuli , for example , improves with training even in ... | [
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Bacterial H-NS forms nucleoprotein filaments that spread on DNA and bridge distant DNA sites . H-NS filaments co-localize with sites of Rho-dependent termination in Escherichia coli , but their direct effects on transcriptional pausing and termination are untested . In this study , we report that bridged H-NS filaments... | Genes—which are made of DNA—contain the genetic blueprint of an organism . Different genes are switched on ( expressed ) at various points in an organism's life when they are needed . When a gene is switched on or ‘expressed’ , the DNA is copied using molecules of ribonucleic acid ( RNA ) that can then be used as templ... | [
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α-Synuclein is a presynaptic protein that is implicated in Parkinson's and other neurodegenerative diseases . Physiologically , native α-synuclein promotes presynaptic SNARE-complex assembly , but its molecular mechanism of action remains unknown . Here , we found that native α-synuclein promotes clustering of synaptic... | The central nervous system coordinates many different activities by sending instructions to large numbers of cells and , simultaneously , processing all the signals that are sent back to the brain . All these messages are carried by electrical pulses that travel along chains of neurons , with neurotransmitter molecules... | [
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Epicardial cells on the heart’s surface give rise to coronary artery smooth muscle cells ( caSMCs ) located deep in the myocardium . However , the differentiation steps between epicardial cells and caSMCs are unknown as are the final maturation signals at coronary arteries . Here , we use clonal analysis and lineage tr... | The heart is a complex organ composed of several different cell types . Muscle cells of walls of the heart contract to pump blood around the body . These muscle cells are themselves supplied with blood from the coronary arteries that penetrate deep into this muscle tissue . The lining of the coronary arteries is made o... | [
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Lymph nodes ( LNs ) contain innate-like lymphocytes that survey the subcapsular sinus ( SCS ) and associated macrophages for pathogen entry . The factors promoting this surveillance behavior have not been defined . Here , we report that IL7RhiCcr6+ lymphocytes in mouse LNs rapidly produce IL17 upon bacterial and fungal... | The lymphatic system is a network of vessels and a vital part of our immune system . Amongst other things , the lymphatic system carries microbes that have entered the body – for example via to a cut or mosquito bite – to small , oval-shaped organs called lymph nodes . The lymph nodes are packed with immune cells that ... | [
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Activation of the integrated stress response ( ISR ) or the ribosome-associated quality control ( RQC ) pathway stimulates regulatory ribosomal ubiquitylation ( RRub ) on distinct 40S ribosomal proteins , yet the cellular role and fate of ubiquitylated proteins remain unclear . We demonstrate that uS10 and uS5 ubiquity... | Ribosomes are cellular machines that build proteins by latching on and then reading template molecules known as mRNAs . Several ribosomes may be moving along the same piece of mRNA at the same time , each making their own copy of the same protein . Damage to an mRNA or other problems may cause a ribosome to stall , lea... | [
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"cell",
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In response to proteotoxic stress , chloroplasts communicate with the nuclear gene expression system through a chloroplast unfolded protein response ( cpUPR ) . We isolated Chlamydomonas reinhardtii mutants that disrupt cpUPR signaling and identified a gene encoding a previously uncharacterized cytoplasmic protein kina... | Life on Earth crucially depends on photosynthesis , the process by which energy stored in sunlight is harnessed to convert carbon dioxide into sugars and oxygen . In plants and algae , photosynthesis occurs in specialized cellular compartments called chloroplasts . Inside chloroplasts , complex molecular machines absor... | [
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Nervous systems distinguish between self- and other-generated movements by monitoring discrepancies between planned and performed actions . To do so , corollary discharges are conveyed to sensory areas and gate expected reafference . Such gating is observed in neonatal rats during wake-related movements . In contrast ,... | Many parts of our body twitch while we are asleep and these movements are especially common in babies . Unlike the movements we make while awake , twitches during sleep are brief , staccato-like movements that appear to be aimless – but they are not , as traditionally believed , mere remnants of dreams . Rather , it is... | [
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Targeted sequencing of sixteen SLE risk loci among 1349 Caucasian cases and controls produced a comprehensive dataset of the variations causing susceptibility to systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE ) . Two independent disease association signals in the HLA-D region identified two regulatory regions containing 3562 polym... | The human immune system defends the body against microbes and other threats . However , if this process goes wrong the immune system can attack the body’s own healthy cells , which can lead to serious autoimmune diseases . Systemic lupus erythematosus ( SLE ) is an autoimmune disease in which immune cells often attack ... | [
"Abstract",
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] | 2016 | Regulatory polymorphisms modulate the expression of HLA class II molecules and promote autoimmunity |
As superfamily 2 ( SF2 ) -type translocases , chromatin remodelers are expected to use an inchworm-type mechanism to walk along DNA . Yet how they move DNA around the histone core has not been clear . Here we show that a remodeler ATPase motor can shift large segments of DNA by changing the twist and length of nucleoso... | DNA is shaped like a spiral staircase , twisting around itself to create a double helix . This results in a long string-like molecule that needs to be carefully packaged to fit inside the cells of organisms as diverse as fungi or humans . This packaging process starts when a portion of DNA tightly wraps around a spool-... | [
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] | 2018 | A twist defect mechanism for ATP-dependent translocation of nucleosomal DNA |
The essential functions required for mitotic spindle assembly and chromosome biorientation and segregation are not fully understood , despite extensive study . To illuminate the combinations of ingredients most important to align and segregate chromosomes and simultaneously assemble a bipolar spindle , we developed a c... | Before a cell divides , it must make a copy of its genetic material and then promptly split in two . This process , called mitosis , is coordinated by many different molecular machines . The DNA is copied , then the duplicated chromosomes line up at the middle of the cell . Next , an apparatus called the mitotic spindl... | [
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] | 2020 | Mechanisms of chromosome biorientation and bipolar spindle assembly analyzed by computational modeling |
In post-industrial settings , apolipoprotein E4 ( APOE4 ) is associated with increased cardiovascular and neurological disease risk . However , the majority of human evolutionary history occurred in environments with higher pathogenic diversity and low cardiovascular risk . We hypothesize that in high-pathogen and ener... | Genes contain the instructions needed for a cell to make molecules called proteins , which perform various roles in the body . Different variants of a gene can affect how the protein works , and in some cases , can increase a person’s risk to develop certain diseases . For example , people who carry a version of the ap... | [
"Abstract",
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"evolutionary",
"biology",
"medicine"
] | 2021 | APOE4 is associated with elevated blood lipids and lower levels of innate immune biomarkers in a tropical Amerindian subsistence population |
The haptoglobin-haemoglobin receptor ( HpHbR ) of African trypanosomes allows acquisition of haem and provides an uptake route for trypanolytic factor-1 , a mediator of innate immunity against trypanosome infection . In this study , we report the structure of Trypanosoma brucei HpHbR in complex with human haptoglobin-h... | African Trypanosomes are a group of single-celled parasites that are a major concern for livestock farmers in sub-Saharan Africa . They are carried by the tsetse fly and can cause disease in domestic livestock that diminishes productivity through reduced growth , and may ultimately lead to death . The parasites are coa... | [
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Intraflagellar transport ( IFT ) is essential for the elongation and maintenance of eukaryotic cilia and flagella . Due to the traffic jam of multiple trains at the ciliary tip , how IFT trains are remodeled in these turnaround zones cannot be determined by conventional imaging . Using PhotoGate , we visualized the ful... | Cilia and flagella are hair-like structures that protrude from nearly every human cell and play a number of roles including transmitting signals and enabling cells to move . These structures lengthen when new material is deposited at their tip by a process called intraflagellar transport ( IFT ) . In this process , pro... | [
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"cell",
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"molecular",
"biophysics"
] | 2017 | Dynamics of the IFT machinery at the ciliary tip |
A leading theory holds that neurodevelopmental brain disorders arise from imbalances in excitatory and inhibitory ( E/I ) brain circuitry . However , it is unclear whether this one-dimensional model is rich enough to capture the multiple neural circuit alterations underlying brain disorders . Here , we combined computa... | In many brain disorders , from autism to schizophrenia , the anatomy of the brain appears remarkably unchanged . This implies that the problem may reside in how neurons communicate with one another . Unfortunately , neuroscientists know little about how brain activity might differ from normal in these disorders , or ho... | [
"Abstract",
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"Results",
"Discussion",
"Materials",
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"methods"
] | [
"neuroscience"
] | 2017 | Beyond excitation/inhibition imbalance in multidimensional models of neural circuit changes in brain disorders |
Recent studies , partly based on murine models , suggest childhood immunization and vitamin A supplements may confer protection against malaria infection , although strong evidence to support these theories in humans has so far been lacking . We analyzed national survey data from children aged 6–59 months in four sub-S... | More than half of the world's population is at risk of malaria , with an estimated 198 million clinical cases each year . A vaccine that fully prevents it has not yet been discovered . Most cases of malaria occur among children living in sub-Saharan Africa , a region where many receive routine vaccinations designed to ... | [
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"epidemiology",
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] | 2015 | Vitamin A supplements, routine immunization, and the subsequent risk of Plasmodium infection among children under 5 years in sub-Saharan Africa |
Varicella-zoster virus ( VZV ) causes chickenpox and reactivation of latent VZV causes herpes zoster ( HZ ) . VZV reactivation is subject to the opposing mechanisms of declining and boosted VZV-specific cellular mediated immunity ( CMI ) . A reduction in exogenous re-exposure ‘opportunities’ through universal chickenpo... | The itchy-scratchy misery of a chickenpox was until recently a rite of passage for children around the world . The varicella-zoster virus causes chickenpox infections . This virus persists in small numbers in nerve cells for many years after infection , and can reactivate from these cells . Often this reactivation caus... | [
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"microbiology",
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"infectious",
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] | 2015 | Integrating between-host transmission and within-host immunity to analyze the impact of varicella vaccination on zoster |
During neural circuit assembly , axonal growth cones are exposed to multiple guidance signals at trajectory choice points . While axonal responses to individual guidance cues have been extensively studied , less is known about responses to combination of signals and underlying molecular mechanisms . Here , we studied t... | The ability of animals to walk and perform skilled movements depends on particular groups of muscles contracting in a coordinated manner . Muscles are activated by nerve cells called motor neurons found in the spinal cord . The connections between the motor neurons and muscles are established in the developing embryo .... | [
"Abstract",
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"Discussion",
"Experimental",
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] | [
"developmental",
"biology",
"neuroscience"
] | 2015 | Synergistic integration of Netrin and ephrin axon guidance signals by spinal motor neurons |
In animal locomotion a tradeoff exists between stereotypy and flexibility: fast long-distance travelling ( LDT ) requires coherent regular motions , while local sampling and area-restricted search ( ARS ) rely on flexible movements . We report here on a posture control system in C . elegans that coordinates these needs... | Animals navigate through their environment using different strategies according to their current needs . For example , when the goal is to travel long distances , they move quickly and in an efficient way by employing regular , repetitive movements . However , when the aim is to explore the nearby area – to search for ... | [
"Abstract",
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"neuroscience"
] | 2016 | Regulation of two motor patterns enables the gradual adjustment of locomotion strategy in Caenorhabditis elegans |
Selective autophagy is mediated by cargo receptors that link the cargo to the isolation membrane via interactions with Atg8 proteins . Atg8 proteins are localized to the membrane in an ubiquitin-like conjugation reaction , but how this conjugation is coupled to the presence of the cargo is unclear . Here we show that t... | A living cell must remove unhealthy or excess material from its interior in order to remain healthy and operational . Cells pack this waste into membrane-bound compartments named autophagosomes in a process called autophagy . So-called autophagy proteins make sure that only the unwanted material is eliminated . However... | [
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"biochemistry",
"and",
"chemical",
"biology"
] | 2016 | Mechanism of cargo-directed Atg8 conjugation during selective autophagy |
Cnidarians possess remarkable powers of regeneration , but the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying this capability are unclear . Studying the hydrozoan Hydractinia echinata we show that a burst of stem cell proliferation occurs following decapitation , forming a blastema at the oral pole within 24 hr . This pr... | Although all animals are capable of regenerating damaged tissue to some extent , a few—including jellyfish , coral , and their relatives—are able to regenerate entire lost body parts . Closely related species may have very different regeneration capabilities . This has led some researchers to propose that higher animal... | [
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"stem",
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"regenerative",
"medicine"
] | 2015 | Distinct mechanisms underlie oral vs aboral regeneration in the cnidarian Hydractinia echinata |
The eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α ( eIF2α ) kinase GCN2 is activated by amino acid starvation to elicit a rectifying physiological program known as the Integrated Stress Response ( ISR ) . A role for uncharged tRNAs as activating ligands of yeast GCN2 is supported experimentally . However , mouse GCN2 act... | Often thought of as “workhorse” molecules , proteins take part in almost every structure and activity in a living cell . They are constructed from smaller building blocks called amino acids by molecular machines called ribosomes . Each cell needs a constant supply of amino acids to make new proteins . If cells are runn... | [
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"cell",
"biology",
"genetics",
"and",
"genomics"
] | 2019 | The ribosomal P-stalk couples amino acid starvation to GCN2 activation in mammalian cells |
Sensory stimuli have varying statistics influenced by both the environment and by active sensing behaviors that rapidly and globally change the sensory input . Consequently , sensory systems often adjust their neural code to the expected statistics of their sensory input to transmit novel sensory information . Here , w... | To see an object , light must travel from it and be focused onto the retina at the back of the eye . The image projected onto each retina is then processed by neurons known as ganglion cells , which transmit a processed version of the image to the brain . Each ganglion cell responds to a specific section of the retinal... | [
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"neuroscience"
] | 2015 | Synchronized amplification of local information transmission by peripheral retinal input |
As species face rapid environmental change , we can build resilient populations through restoration projects that incorporate predicted future climates into seed sourcing decisions . Eucalyptus melliodora is a foundation species of a critically endangered community in Australia that is a target for restoration . We exa... | Yellow box , or Eucalyptus melliodora , is an emblematic Australian tree that is essential to many native ecosystems . Some of these environments are now critically endangered , and replanting yellow box trees is one of the first steps to try to restore them . However , it can be difficult for reforestation practitione... | [
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"plant",
"biology"
] | 2018 | Landscape genomic prediction for restoration of a Eucalyptus foundation species under climate change |
The ring-like ATPase complexes in the AAA+ family perform diverse cellular functions that require coordination between the conformational transitions of their individual ATPase subunits ( Erzberger and Berger , 2006; Puchades et al . , 2020 ) . How the energy from ATP hydrolysis is captured to perform mechanical work b... | In cells , many biological processes are carried out by large complexes made up of different proteins . These macromolecules act like miniature machines , flexing and moving their various parts to perform their cellular roles . One such complex is the 26S proteasome , which is responsible for recycling other proteins i... | [
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