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Retinol plays a vital role in the immune response to infection , yet proteins that mediate retinol transport during infection have not been identified . Serum amyloid A ( SAA ) proteins are strongly induced in the liver by systemic infection and in the intestine by bacterial colonization , but their exact functions rem... | Vitamins are nutrients that organisms require in order to survive and grow . If an organism is unable to synthesize a vitamin in sufficient quantities , it is essential that it obtain the vitamin through its diet instead . Vitamin A is found in foods such as eggs , animal liver and carrots , and a diet that is lacking ... | [
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The unfolded protein response ( UPR ) is an essential cell signaling system that detects the accumulation of misfolded proteins within the endoplasmic reticulum ( ER ) and initiates a cellular response in order to maintain homeostasis . How cells detect the accumulation of misfolded proteins remains unclear . In this s... | Proteins perform many essential tasks in cells , but to be able to work they first have to correctly fold into a specific three-dimensional shape . Within the cell , many proteins are folded with the help of ‘chaperone’ proteins . If any proteins fold incorrectly , the normal workings of the cell can be disturbed , whi... | [
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Histone modifiers play essential roles in controlling transcription and organizing eukaryotic genomes into functional domains . Here , we show that Set1 , the catalytic subunit of the highly conserved Set1C/COMPASS complex responsible for histone H3K4 methylation ( H3K4me ) , behaves as a repressor of the transcriptome... | Genes can be turned on or off at different times in an organism's life . In humans , yeast and other eukaryotes , this is mainly controlled by the way DNA is packaged with proteins—known as histones—in a structure called chromatin . Genes that are switched on , or only temporarily switched off , are associated with are... | [
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Traumatic brain injury ( TBI ) is a major cause of death and disability worldwide . Unfavorable TBI outcomes result from primary mechanical injuries to the brain and ensuing secondary non-mechanical injuries that are not limited to the brain . Our genome-wide association study of Drosophila melanogaster revealed that t... | Traumatic brain injury ( TBI ) caused by a violent blow to the head or body and the resultant collision of the brain against the skull is a major cause of disability and death in humans . Primary injury to the brain triggers secondary injuries that further damage the brain and other organs , generating many of the detr... | [
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Conflict over parental investment between parent and offspring is predicted to lead to selection on genes expressed in offspring for traits influencing maternal investment , and on parentally expressed genes affecting offspring behaviour . However , the specific genetic variants that indirectly modify maternal or offsp... | Genes encode instructions that can influence the behaviour and physical traits of the individual that carries them . Individuals of the same species can carry different versions ( or variants ) of the same gene , leading to a variety of traits in the population . However , a gene expressed in one individual can also al... | [
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Selective transcription of individual protein coding genes does not occur in trypanosomes and the cellular copy number of each mRNA must be determined post-transcriptionally . Here , we provide evidence that codon choice directs the levels of constitutively expressed mRNAs . First , a novel codon usage metric , the gen... | Genes are made up of DNA and contain the instructions to make molecules called proteins . This information is stored as a genetic code consisting of four bases: adenine ( A ) , cytosine ( C ) , guanine ( G ) and thymine ( T ) . The order of these bases and their different combinations serves as a blueprint for making t... | [
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Context-dependent changes in genetic interactions are an important feature of cellular pathways and their varying responses under different environmental conditions . However , methodological frameworks to investigate the plasticity of genetic interaction networks over time or in response to external stresses are large... | Within a cell , communication routes that involve many different genes work to control how the cell responds to the environment . Although different communication routes – so called signaling pathways – control different cell activities , they do not work in isolation . Instead , they form part of larger regulatory net... | [
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A central problem in infection biology is understanding why two individuals exposed to identical infections have different outcomes . We have developed an experimental model where genetically identical , co-housed Drosophila given identical systemic infections experience different outcomes , with some individuals succu... | Sick individuals do not all respond to an infection in the same way . One individual may experience mild symptoms and recover easily , while another may suffer devastating illness or even death . A number of factors are often assumed to account for these differences , including the sex , age and genes of the individual... | [
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CRISPR-based homing gene drives have sparked both enthusiasm and deep concerns due to their potential for genetically altering entire species . This raises the question about our ability to prevent the unintended spread of such drives from the laboratory into a natural population . Here , we experimentally demonstrate ... | Gene drives are a new genome editing technology where artificial gene packages are designed to create a mutation that will quickly spread within a population . These packages target a specific sequence in a genome , where they could potentially add , remove or deactivate a gene . They also trigger a process known as dr... | [
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Motoneurons ( MNs ) control muscle contractions , and their recruitment by premotor circuits is tuned to produce accurate motor behaviours . To understand how these circuits coordinate movement across and between joints , it is necessary to understand whether spinal neurons pre-synaptic to motor pools have divergent pr... | We are able to walk , run and move our bodies in other ways thanks to circuits of neurons in the spinal cord that control how and when our muscles contract and relax . Neurons known as premotor neurons receive information from other parts of the central nervous system and control the activities of groups ( known as poo... | [
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Visual pigments can be spontaneously activated by internal thermal energy , generating noise that interferes with real-light detection . Recently , we developed a physicochemical theory that successfully predicts the rate of spontaneous activity of representative rod and cone pigments from their peak-absorption wavelen... | At the back of our eyes is a thin layer of cells that contain light-absorbing pigment molecules . These cells convert light energy into electrical signals that the brain then interprets to allow us to see . In this cell layer , the so-called cone cells work in bright light and provide us with the sense of color , where... | [
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Cytoplasmic dynein powers intracellular movement of cargo toward the microtubule minus end . The first step in a variety of dynein transport events is the targeting of dynein to the dynamic microtubule plus end , but the molecular mechanism underlying this spatial regulation is not understood . Here , we reconstitute d... | Eukaryotic cells use transport systems to efficiently move materials from one location to another . Much transport in the cell interior is achieved using molecular motors , which carry cargoes along tracks called microtubules . Unlike roads of human construction , microtubules are very dynamic . One of their ends ( the... | [
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The cross-talk between dynamic microtubules and integrin-based adhesions to the extracellular matrix plays a crucial role in cell polarity and migration . Microtubules regulate the turnover of adhesion sites , and , in turn , focal adhesions promote the cortical microtubule capture and stabilization in their vicinity ,... | Animal cells are organized into tissues and organs . A scaffold-like framework outside of the cells called the extracellular matrix provides support to the cells and helps to hold them in place . Cells attach to the extracellular matrix via structures called focal adhesions on the cell surface; these structures contain... | [
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Vestibular hair cells in the inner ear encode head movements and mediate the sense of balance . These cells undergo cell death and replacement ( turnover ) throughout life in non-mammalian vertebrates . However , there is no definitive evidence that this process occurs in mammals . We used fate-mapping and other method... | Cells in the inner ear called hair cells sense sound waves and head movements , allowing us to hear and maintain balance . In non-mammals such as birds and fish , the hair cells responsible for balance die and are replaced ( in a process known as turnover ) throughout life . However , it is largely assumed that no new ... | [
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Chromatin assembly involves the combined action of ATP-dependent motor proteins and histone chaperones . Because motor proteins in chromatin assembly also function as chromatin remodeling factors , we investigated the relationship between ATP-driven chromatin assembly and chromatin remodeling in the generation of perio... | In many cells , genomic DNA is wrapped around proteins known as histones to produce particles called nucleosomes . These particles then join together—like beads on a string—to form a highly periodic structure called chromatin . In the nucleus , chromatin is further folded and condensed into chromosomes . However , many... | [
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Antimicrobial peptides ( AMPs ) are host-encoded antibiotics that combat invading microorganisms . These short , cationic peptides have been implicated in many biological processes , primarily involving innate immunity . In vitro studies have shown AMPs kill bacteria and fungi at physiological concentrations , but litt... | All animals – from humans to mice , jellyfish to fruit flies – are armed with an immune system to defend against infections . The immune system’s first line of defence often involves a group of short proteins called antimicrobial peptides . These proteins are found anywhere that germs and microbes come into contact wit... | [
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Signal recognition particles ( SRPs ) are universal ribonucleoprotein complexes found in all three domains of life that direct the cellular traffic and secretion of proteins . These complexes consist of SRP proteins and a single , highly structured SRP RNA . Canonical SRP RNA genes have not been identified for some The... | Cells make many proteins that are eventually released outside the cell or inserted into the cell’s membrane . As these proteins are still being made , they are captured by a “signal recognition particle” ( or SRP ) ; this molecular machine then guides the newly forming protein to the cell’s membrane . SRPs are found in... | [
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We report that Histone Deacetylase 7 ( HDAC7 ) controls the thymic effector programming of Natural Killer T ( NKT ) cells , and that interference with this function contributes to tissue-specific autoimmunity . Gain of HDAC7 function in thymocytes blocks both negative selection and NKT development , and diverts Vα14/Jα... | To protect us , our immune system must walk a narrow line: while it eliminates all external threats , it also has to refrain from attacking the healthy tissues of our body . When such misdirected attacks do take place , they can result in life-threatening autoimmune diseases . T cells are a highly diverse population of... | [
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Ribonucleotide reductase ( RNR ) converts ribonucleotides to deoxyribonucleotides , a reaction that is essential for DNA biosynthesis and repair . This enzyme is responsible for reducing all four ribonucleotide substrates , with specificity regulated by the binding of an effector to a distal allosteric site . In all ch... | DNA contains the instructions required to make proteins and other molecules in cells . DNA is made of four building blocks called deoxyribonucleotides , which are in turn made from molecules called ribonucleotides by enzymes known as ribonucleotide reductases ( RNRs for short ) . RNR enzymes are responsible for maintai... | [
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The glycosyltransferase EOGT transfers O-GlcNAc to a consensus site in epidermal growth factor-like ( EGF ) repeats of a limited number of secreted and membrane proteins , including Notch receptors . In EOGT-deficient cells , the binding of DLL1 and DLL4 , but not JAG1 , canonical Notch ligands was reduced , and ligand... | As an embryo develops , its cells undergo a series of divisions and transformations until they specialize to form distinct cell types . These transformations are regulated by many molecules and signaling pathways . Often one cell will release signaling molecules that are then recognized by specialized receptor proteins... | [
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Mitochondrial calcium ( Ca2+ ) import is a well-described phenomenon regulating cell survival and ATP production . Of multiple pathways allowing such entry , the mitochondrial Ca2+ uniporter is a highly Ca2+-selective channel complex encoded by several recently-discovered genes . However , the identity of the pore-form... | Mitochondria are tiny organelles , less than a micrometre across , found inside almost all eukaryotic cells . Their main function is to act as the ‘power plant’ of the cell , generating adenosine triphosphate or ATP , which is the source of chemical energy for cellular processes . Beyond generating ATP , mitochondria p... | [
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Defining mechanisms of direct-acting antivirals facilitates drug development and our understanding of virus function . Heteroaryldihydropyrimidines ( HAPs ) inappropriately activate assembly of hepatitis B virus ( HBV ) core protein ( Cp ) , suppressing formation of virions . We examined a fluorophore-labeled HAP , HAP... | Viruses are simple structures formed of genetic information wrapped inside a shell . For the hepatitis B virus , this casing looks like a soccer ball . It is composed of 240 copies of the same protein , arranged in a pattern of pentagons and hexagons . These proteins form a protective shield for the virus’ genetic info... | [
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Anxiety results in sub-optimal motor learning , but the precise mechanisms through which this effect occurs remain unknown . Using a motor sequence learning paradigm with separate phases for initial exploration and reward-based learning , we show that anxiety states in humans impair learning by attenuating the update o... | Feeling anxious can hinder how well someone performs a task , a phenomenon that is sometimes called “choking under pressure” . Anxiety may also impair a person’s ability to learn a new manual task , like juggling or playing the piano; however , it remains unclear exactly how this happens . People learn manual tasks mor... | [
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Heat shock factor 1 ( HSF1 ) , a key regulator of transcriptional responses to proteotoxic stress , was linked to estrogen ( E2 ) signaling through estrogen receptor α ( ERα ) . We found that an HSF1 deficiency may decrease ERα level , attenuate the mitogenic action of E2 , counteract E2-stimulated cell scattering , an... | About 70% of breast cancers rely on supplies of a hormone called estrogen – which is the main hormone responsible for female physical characteristics – to grow . Breast cancer cells that are sensitive to estrogen possess proteins known as estrogen receptors and are classified as estrogen-receptor positive . When estrog... | [
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Predicting neurological recovery after spinal cord injury ( SCI ) is challenging . Using topological data analysis , we have previously shown that mean arterial pressure ( MAP ) during SCI surgery predicts long-term functional recovery in rodent models , motivating the present multicenter study in patients . Intra-oper... | Spinal cord injury is a devastating condition that involves damage to the nerve fibers connecting the brain with the spinal cord , often leading to permanent changes in strength , sensation and body functions , and in severe cases paralysis . Scientists around the world work hard to find ways to treat or even repair sp... | [
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The transport receptor Crm1 mediates the export of diverse cargos containing leucine-rich nuclear export signals ( NESs ) through complex formation with RanGTP . To ensure efficient cargo release in the cytoplasm , NESs have evolved to display low affinity for Crm1 . However , mechanisms that overcome low affinity to a... | Plants , fungi , and animals store their genetic material within the nucleus of each of their cells . This structure is surrounded by a double layer of membrane that prevents the contents of the nucleus from mixing with the contents of the rest of the cell ( namely the cytoplasm ) . Exchange of material between the nuc... | [
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Herbivore-induced defenses are widespread , rapidly evolving and relevant for plant fitness . Such induced defenses are often mediated by early defense signaling ( EDS ) rapidly activated by the perception of herbivore associated elicitors ( HAE ) that includes transient accumulations of jasmonic acid ( JA ) . Analyzin... | A variety of different insects feed on plants and these insects often produce molecules known as elicitors that the plants can recognize . This triggers a sophisticated suite of defenses in the plant that can either deter feeding by the insects , or help the plants endure the attack . The elicitors stimulate the rapid ... | [
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The dynamics of host-parasite interactions are highly temperature-dependent and may be modified by increasing frequency and intensity of climate-driven heat events . Here , we show that altered patterns of temperature variance lead to an almost order-of-magnitude shift in thermal performance of host and pathogen life-h... | Global warming is increasing average temperatures and causing extreme temperature fluctuations and heatwaves . These changes may affect when , where , and how often infectious disease outbreaks occur . This could have profound impacts on agriculture , human health , and wildlife . Studying how extreme temperatures or t... | [
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While a first pregnancy before age 22 lowers breast cancer risk , a pregnancy after age 35 significantly increases life-long breast cancer risk . Pregnancy causes several changes to the normal breast that raise barriers to transformation , but how pregnancy can also increase cancer risk remains unclear . We show in mic... | Pregnancy changes the probability that a woman will later develop breast cancer . If a woman’s first pregnancy occurs before her 22nd birthday , the chances of developing breast cancer are reduced . However , if the first pregnancy occurs after her 35th birthday , there is an increased risk of breast cancer . It is not... | [
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Many driver mutations in cancer are specific in that they occur at significantly higher rates than – presumably – functionally alternative mutations . For example , V600E in the BRAF hydrophobic activation segment ( AS ) pocket accounts for >95% of all kinase mutations . While many hypotheses tried to explain such sign... | Mutations in the gene that encodes a protein called BRAF are commonly found in certain cancers , such as melanomas . The same BRAF mutation is found in nearly all of these cancers . This mutation causes the 600th amino acid in the BRAF protein – an amino acid called a valine – to be replaced with another amino acid , a... | [
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KCNQ channels are critical determinants of neuronal excitability , thus emerging as a novel target of anti-epileptic drugs . To date , the mechanisms of KCNQ channel modulation have been mostly characterized to be inhibitory via Gq-coupled receptors , Ca2+/CaM , and protein kinase C . Here we demonstrate that methylati... | In the brain , cells called neurons transmit information along their length in the form of electrical signals . To generate electrical signals , ions move into and out of neurons through ion channel proteins – such as the KCNQ channel – in the surface of these cells , which open and close to control the electrical resp... | [
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The centromere , responsible for chromosome segregation during mitosis , is epigenetically defined by CENP-A containing chromatin . The amount of centromeric CENP-A has direct implications for both the architecture and epigenetic inheritance of centromeres . Using complementary strategies , we determined that typical h... | The genetic information in a cell is packed into structures called chromosomes . These contain strands of DNA wrapped around proteins called histones , which helps the long DNA chains to fit inside the relatively small nucleus of the cell . When a cell divides , it is important that both of the new cells contain all of... | [
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Centrioles are composed of long-lived microtubules arranged in nine triplets . However , the contribution of triplet microtubules to mammalian centriole formation and stability is unknown . Little is known of the mechanism of triplet microtubule formation , but experiments in unicellular eukaryotes indicate that delta-... | Most structures inside a cell have a short lifespan and are continually replaced . Centrioles – specialized structures that help cells divide , and send and receive signals – are among the few exceptions and can persist through many cell generations . Centrioles are cylindrical structures that are made up of protein tu... | [
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Stress is a potent modulator of the mammalian brain . The highly conserved stress hormone response influences many brain regions , particularly the hippocampus , a region important for memory function . The effect of acute stress on the unique population of adult neural stem/progenitor cells ( NPCs ) that resides in th... | A little stress can be good for you . Just over 100 years ago , psychologists Robert Yerkes and John Dodson suggested that cognitive performance improves as stress increases , although it falls off again if stress levels continue to rise . The hippocampus is a key brain region for both memory and the regulation of emot... | [
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Enhancers and silencers often depend on the same transcription factors ( TFs ) and are conflated in genomic assays of TF binding or chromatin state . To identify sequence features that distinguish enhancers and silencers , we assayed massively parallel reporter libraries of genomic sequences targeted by the photorecept... | Different cell types are established by activating and repressing the activity of specific sets of genes , a process controlled by proteins called transcription factors . Transcription factors work by recognizing and binding short stretches of DNA in parts of the genome called cis-regulatory sequences . A cis-regulator... | [
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Sensory cilia are populated by a select group of signaling proteins that detect environmental stimuli . How these molecules are delivered to the sensory cilium and whether they rely on one another for specific transport remains poorly understood . Here , we investigated whether the visual pigment , rhodopsin , is criti... | Our vision begins with light being captured by the rod and cone photoreceptor cells of the retina at the back of the eye . Photoreceptors have large antennae , termed outer segments , which contain specialized proteins that produce electrical signals when stimulated by light . However , it remains mostly unknown how th... | [
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Microtubule dynamics facilitate neurite growth and establish morphology , but the role of minus-end binding proteins in these processes is largely unexplored . CAMSAP homologs associate with microtubule minus-ends , and are important for the stability of epithelial cell adhesions . In this study , we report morphologic... | Microtubules are tiny tubular structures made from many copies of proteins called tubulins . Microtubules have a number of important roles inside cells: they are part of the cytoskeleton that provides structural support for the cell; they help to pull chromosomes apart during cell division; and they guide the trafficki... | [
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Alternative splicing ( AS ) programs are primarily controlled by regulatory RNA-binding proteins ( RBPs ) . It has been proposed that a small number of master splicing regulators might control cell-specific splicing networks and that these RBPs could be identified by proximity of their genes to transcriptional super-en... | All the cells in our body contain the same genetic information , but they only switch on the genes that they need to fulfill their specific role in the organism . Genetic sequences known as enhancers can turn on the genes that are required by a particular cell to perform its tasks . Once a gene is activated , its seque... | [
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] | 2019 | Identification of RBPMS as a mammalian smooth muscle master splicing regulator via proximity of its gene with super-enhancers |
Long-range cis-regulatory elements such as enhancers coordinate cell-specific transcriptional programmes by engaging in DNA looping interactions with target promoters . Deciphering the interplay between the promoter connectivity and activity of cis-regulatory elements during lineage commitment is crucial for understand... | Virtually every cell in the body contains the same set of DNA , which encodes thousands of genes . The activities of these genes vary between different types of cells and at different points in time . As a result , our DNA contains a complex array of molecular switches that instruct genes to switch on and off at the ri... | [
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Innate immunity is the first immunological defence against pathogens . During virus infection detection of nucleic acids is crucial for the inflammatory response . Here we identify DNA-dependent protein kinase ( DNA-PK ) as a DNA sensor that activates innate immunity . We show that DNA-PK acts as a pattern recognition ... | For multicellular organisms , the innate immune system is the first immunological defence against infection , rapidly recognizing and responding to the presence of any pathogen . Many different cell types contribute to the innate immunity , including fibroblasts , epithelial cells , dendritic cells and macrophages . On... | [
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Animals discriminate stimuli , learn their predictive value and use this knowledge to modify their behavior . In Drosophila , the mushroom body ( MB ) plays a key role in these processes . Sensory stimuli are sparsely represented by ∼2000 Kenyon cells , which converge onto 34 output neurons ( MBONs ) of 21 types . We s... | An animal's survival depends on its ability to respond appropriately to its environment , approaching stimuli that signal rewards and avoiding any that warn of potential threats . In fruit flies , this behavior requires activity in a region of the brain called the mushroom body , which processes sensory information and... | [
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Phylogenetic relationships among extinct hominoids ( apes and humans ) are controversial due to pervasive homoplasy and the incompleteness of the fossil record . The bony labyrinth might contribute to this debate , as it displays strong phylogenetic signal among other mammals . However , the potential of the vestibular... | Humans , gorillas , chimpanzees , orangutans and gibbons all belong to a group known as the hominoids . This ‘superfamily’ also includes the immediate ancestors and close relatives of these species , however in many instances the evolutionary relationships between these extinct ape species remain controversial . While ... | [
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] | 2020 | The evolution of the vestibular apparatus in apes and humans |
Mammals articulate their jaws using a novel joint between the dentary and squamosal bones . In eutherian mammals , this joint forms in the embryo , supporting feeding and vocalisation from birth . In contrast , marsupials and monotremes exhibit extreme altriciality and are born before the bones of the novel mammalian j... | The defining feature of all mammals is how the jaw works . Fish , reptiles and other animals with backbones have a lower jaw made of many bones fused together , one of which connects to the upper jaw . The lower jaw in mammals , however , is made of a single bone that connects with the upper jaw using a completely uniq... | [
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] | 2020 | Transient role of the middle ear as a lower jaw support across mammals |
Nutritional regulation by ants emerges from a distributed process: food is collected by a small fraction of workers , stored within the crops of individuals , and spread via local ant-to-ant interactions . The precise individual-level underpinnings of this collective regulation have remained unclear mainly due to diffi... | In an ant society , a small group of workers , called foragers , feeds the rest of the colony . Each forager goes out of the nest to find food; any liquid food she collects is stored in her ‘crop’ , a pouch located just upstream of her stomach . When a forager goes back to the nest , she unloads this liquid by mouth-to... | [
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] | 2018 | Individual crop loads provide local control for collective food intake in ant colonies |
Image-based cell classification has become a common tool to identify phenotypic changes in cell populations . However , this methodology is limited to organisms possessing well-characterized species-specific reagents ( e . g . , antibodies ) that allow cell identification , clustering , and convolutional neural network... | Cells are the building blocks of all living organisms . They come in many types , each with a different role . Understanding the composition of cells , i . e . , how many cells and which types of cells are present inside an organ can indicate what that organ does . It can also reveal how that organ changes under differ... | [
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] | 2021 | Image3C, a multimodal image-based and label-independent integrative method for single-cell analysis |
To evolve and to be maintained , seasonal migration , despite its risks , has to yield fitness benefits compared with year-round residency . Empirical data supporting this prediction have remained elusive in the bird literature . To test fitness related benefits of migration , we studied a partial migratory population ... | Winter is one of the most challenging seasons for many animals . Cold temperatures , bad weather , short days , long nights and a shortage of food can impose a deadly threat . To avoid these inhospitable conditions , some animals migrate to warmer climes during the winter . These animals include many songbirds , which ... | [
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Bovines have evolved a subset of antibodies with ultra-long heavy chain complementarity determining regions that harbour cysteine-rich knob domains . To produce high-affinity peptides , we previously isolated autonomous 3–6 kDa knob domains from bovine antibodies . Here , we show that binding of four knob domain peptid... | Antibodies are proteins produced by the immune system that can selectively bind to other molecules and modify their behaviour . Cows are highly equipped at fighting-off disease-causing microbes due to the unique shape of some of their antibodies . Unlike other jawed vertebrates , cows’ antibodies contain an ultra-long ... | [
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] | 2021 | The allosteric modulation of complement C5 by knob domain peptides |
PD-1 blockade therapy has revolutionized cancer treatments . However , a substantial population of patients is unresponsive . To rescue unresponsive patients , the mechanism of unresponsiveness to PD-1 blockade therapy must be elucidated . Using a ‘bilateral tumor model’ where responsive and unresponsive tumors were in... | Immunotherapy is a fast-emerging treatment area that turns the body’s own immune system against cancer . One powerful group of treatments are the PD-1 blockers . PD-1 is an inducible protein that is sometimes found on healthy immune cells called T cells and normally acts to stop T cells mistakenly attacking healthy cel... | [
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"immunology",
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] | 2020 | Tumors attenuating the mitochondrial activity in T cells escape from PD-1 blockade therapy |
Variability within isogenic T cell populations yields heterogeneous ‘local’ signaling responses to shared antigenic stimuli , but responding clones may communicate ‘global’ antigen load through paracrine messengers , such as cytokines . Such coordination of individual cell responses within multicellular populations is ... | The cells of the immune system face the challenge of removing viruses and other pathogens without endangering healthy tissues . Cells called T cells plays a variety of roles in the immune response: some T cells directly destroy infected cells , some recruit other cells called phagocytes to the site of infection , and s... | [
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"immunology",
"and",
"inflammation"
] | 2014 | T cells translate individual, quantal activation into collective, analog cytokine responses via time-integrated feedbacks |
Mammalian genomes typically contain hundreds of thousands of endogenous retroviruses ( ERVs ) , derived from ancient retroviral infections . Using this molecular 'fossil' record , we reconstructed the natural history of a specific retrovirus lineage ( ERV-Fc ) that disseminated widely between ~33 and ~15 million years ... | Viruses have been with us for billions of years , and exist everywhere in nature that life is found . Viruses therefore have had a significant impact on the evolution of all organisms , from bacteria to humans . Unfortunately , viruses do not leave fossils , and so we know very little about how viruses originate and ev... | [
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] | 2016 | Tracking interspecies transmission and long-term evolution of an ancient retrovirus using the genomes of modern mammals |
Experimental study of the role of disorder in protein function is challenging . It has been proposed that proteins utilize disordered regions in the adaptive recognition of their various binding partners . However apart from a few exceptions , defining the importance of disorder in promiscuous binding interactions has ... | Proteins are made from long chains of smaller molecules , called amino acids , that twist and fold into complex three-dimensional shapes . Folding into the correct shape is crucial for a protein to function properly because many proteins work by binding to certain other proteins or molecules , like a key fitting into a... | [
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] | 2014 | Super Spy variants implicate flexibility in chaperone action |
The endodermis represents the main barrier to extracellular diffusion in plant roots , and it is central to current models of plant nutrient uptake . Despite this , little is known about the genes setting up this endodermal barrier . In this study , we report the identification and characterization of a strong barrier ... | Plant roots forage in the soil for minerals and water , but they must also provide a barrier that stops these nutrients leaking back out of the plant and stops microbes invading and causing disease . The endodermis—an inner layer of cells that surrounds the veins that run along the middle of a root—acts as such a barri... | [
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] | 2014 | A receptor-like kinase mutant with absent endodermal diffusion barrier displays selective nutrient homeostasis defects |
Models based in differential expansion of elastic material , axonal constraints , directed growth , or multi-phasic combinations have been proposed to explain brain folding . However , the cellular and physical processes present during folding have not been defined . We used the murine cerebellum to challenge folding m... | The human brain has a characteristic pattern of ridges and grooves that make up its folded shape . Folds in the outer layer of the brain , known as the cortex , increase the surface area and make more space for cells to connect and form complex circuitries . Different models have been put forward to explain how these f... | [
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] | 2019 | Cerebellar folding is initiated by mechanical constraints on a fluid-like layer without a cellular pre-pattern |
During meiosis , a single round of DNA replication is followed by two consecutive rounds of nuclear divisions called meiosis I and meiosis II . In meiosis I , homologous chromosomes segregate , while sister chromatids remain together . Determining how this unusual chromosome segregation behavior is established is centr... | Diploid organisms contain two sets of chromosomes , one set inherited from the mother and the other from the father . Humans , for example , have 23 pairs of chromosomes , and the chromosomes within each pair are said to be homologous because they are similar to each other in a number of ways , including length and sha... | [
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] | 2012 | Meiosis I chromosome segregation is established through regulation of microtubule–kinetochore interactions |
Calcium-activated chloride channel regulator 1 ( CLCA1 ) activates calcium-dependent chloride currents; neither the target , nor mechanism , is known . We demonstrate that secreted CLCA1 activates calcium-dependent chloride currents in HEK293T cells in a paracrine fashion , and endogenous TMEM16A/Anoctamin1 conducts th... | Many biological processes that are important for our health involve the movement of ions into , and out of , our cells . For example , the flow of chloride ions out of cells controls the production of the sticky mucus that lines our windpipe and other airways . This mucus helps trap pollution and other foreign particle... | [
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] | 2015 | Secreted CLCA1 modulates TMEM16A to activate Ca2+-dependent chloride currents in human cells |
Conductance-based models of neural activity produce large amounts of data that can be hard to visualize and interpret . We introduce visualization methods to display the dynamics of the ionic currents and to display the models’ response to perturbations . To visualize the currents’ dynamics , we compute the percent con... | The nervous system contains networks of neurons that generate electrical signals to communicate with each other and the rest of the body . Such electrical signals are due to the flow of ions into or out of the neurons via proteins known as ion channels . Neurons have many different kinds of ion channels that only allow... | [
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] | 2019 | Visualization of currents in neural models with similar behavior and different conductance densities |
In many cell types , lateral diffusion barriers compartmentalize the plasma membrane and , at least in budding yeast , the endoplasmic reticulum ( ER ) . However , the molecular nature of these barriers , their mode of action and their cellular functions are unclear . Here , we show that misfolded proteins of the ER re... | Cell division isn't always about splitting a cell into two identical parts . The diversity of many of our own cells relies on asymmetric cell divisions . The yeast used to make bread rely on a process called ‘budding’ that involves a small daughter cell emerging from the surface of the mother cell . Mother cells can on... | [
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] | 2014 | A sphingolipid-dependent diffusion barrier confines ER stress to the yeast mother cell |
Although it is currently understood that the exon junction complex ( EJC ) is recruited on spliced mRNA by a specific interaction between its central protein , eIF4AIII , and splicing factor CWC22 , we found that eIF4AIII and the other EJC core proteins Y14 and MAGO bind the nascent transcripts of not only intron-conta... | Cells and organisms survive and thrive in large part due to the activities of thousands of proteins . The instructions for making these proteins are found in the DNA sequences of genes . However , these genes also tend to contain large sections called introns that do not encode protein . To make a protein , the gene’s ... | [
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] | 2016 | Exon junction complex proteins bind nascent transcripts independently of pre-mRNA splicing in Drosophila melanogaster |
Fireflies and their luminous courtships have inspired centuries of scientific study . Today firefly luciferase is widely used in biotechnology , but the evolutionary origin of bioluminescence within beetles remains unclear . To shed light on this long-standing question , we sequenced the genomes of two firefly species ... | Glowing fireflies dancing in the dark are one of the most enchanting sights of a warm summer night . Their light signals are ‘love messages’ that help the insects find a mate – yet , they also warn a potential predator that these beetles have powerful chemical defenses . The light comes from a specialized organ of the ... | [
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] | 2018 | Firefly genomes illuminate parallel origins of bioluminescence in beetles |
Paranoia is the belief that harm is intended by others . It may arise from selective pressures to infer and avoid social threats , particularly in ambiguous or changing circumstances . We propose that uncertainty may be sufficient to elicit learning differences in paranoid individuals , without social threat . We used ... | Everyone has had fleeting concerns that others might be against them at some point in their lives . Sometimes these concerns can escalate into paranoia and become debilitating . Paranoia is a common symptom in serious mental illnesses like schizophrenia . It can cause extreme distress and is linked with an increased ri... | [
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"neuroscience"
] | 2020 | Paranoia as a deficit in non-social belief updating |
Viruses interact with hundreds to thousands of proteins in mammals , yet adaptation against viruses has only been studied in a few proteins specialized in antiviral defense . Whether adaptation to viruses typically involves only specialized antiviral proteins or affects a broad array of virus-interacting proteins is un... | When an environmental change occurs , species are able to adapt in response due to mutations in their DNA . Although these mutations occur randomly , by chance some of them make the organism better suited to their new environment . These are known as adaptive mutations . In the past ten years , evolutionary biologists ... | [
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] | 2016 | Viruses are a dominant driver of protein adaptation in mammals |
Formation of the Drosophila adult abdomen involves a process of tissue replacement in which larval epidermal cells are replaced by adult cells . The progenitors of the adult epidermis are specified during embryogenesis and , unlike the imaginal discs that make up the thoracic and head segments , they remain quiescent d... | Tissues in living organisms are shaped via complex processes that are collectively called ‘morphogenesis’ . Many researchers have used the fruit fly Drosophila as a model to understand morphogenesis , which occurs both during the development of a Drosophila embryo and during metamorphosis ( when the pupa changes to bec... | [
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] | 2015 | miR-965 controls cell proliferation and migration during tissue morphogenesis in the Drosophila abdomen |
Without transposon-silencing Piwi-interacting RNAs ( piRNAs ) , transposition causes an ovarian atrophy syndrome in Drosophila called gonadal dysgenesis ( GD ) . Harwich ( Har ) strains with P-elements cause severe GD in F1 daughters when Har fathers mate with mothers lacking P-element-piRNAs ( i . e . ISO1 strain ) . ... | DNA provides the instructions needed for life , a role that relies on it being a very stable and organized molecule . However , some sections of DNA are able to move from one place in the genome to another . When these “mobile genetic elements” move they may disrupt other genes and cause disease . For example , a mobil... | [
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] | 2019 | Har-P, a short P-element variant, weaponizes P-transposase to severely impair Drosophila development |
The ability to detect and/or manipulate specific cell populations based upon the presence of intracellular protein epitopes would enable many types of studies and applications . Protein binders such as nanobodies ( Nbs ) can target untagged proteins ( antigens ) in the intracellular environment . However , genetically ... | Biologists often wish to study the role of a particular cell type within an organism , but such studies are often not possible due to the lack of reagents that allow one to gain control of the cell type of interest . One method that can be used to detect and manipulate the cells that express specific proteins uses mole... | [
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] | 2016 | Detection and manipulation of live antigen-expressing cells using conditionally stable nanobodies |
Cell migration and polarization is controlled by signals in the environment . Migrating cells typically form filopodia that extend from the cell surface , but the precise function of these structures in cell polarization and guided migration is poorly understood . Using the in vivo model of zebrafish primordial germ ce... | Some of the cells in an animal embryo have to migrate long distances to reach their final positions; that is to say , to reach the locations where they will participate in the formation of tissues and organs . The migration of cells is also important throughout the entire lifespan of an animal . White blood cells , for... | [
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] | 2015 | Dynamic filopodia are required for chemokine-dependent intracellular polarization during guided cell migration in vivo |
Cells of multi-cellular organisms evolve toward uni-cellularity in the form of cancer and , if humans intervene , continue to evolve in cell culture . During this process , gene dosage relationships may evolve in novel ways to cope with the new environment and may regress back to the ancestral uni-cellular state . In t... | Multicellular life relies on a group of cells working together for a common interest . To study these cells , researchers take them out of the organism and grow them in the laboratory . Instead of growing as part of organs and tissues , the cells normally have a free-living lifestyle . Because multicellular life evolve... | [
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] | 2017 | Free-living human cells reconfigure their chromosomes in the evolution back to uni-cellularity |
Senescent cells accumulate in fat with aging . We previously found genetic clearance of senescent cells from progeroid INK-ATTAC mice prevents lipodystrophy . Here we show that primary human senescent fat progenitors secrete activin A and directly inhibit adipogenesis in non-senescent progenitors . Blocking activin A p... | The likelihood of developing metabolic diseases such as diabetes increases with age . This is , in part , because the cells within fat and other tissues become less sensitive to the hormone insulin as people and other animals get older . Also , the stem cells that give rise to new , insulin-responsive fat cells become ... | [
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"developmental",
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] | 2015 | Targeting senescent cells enhances adipogenesis and metabolic function in old age |
The ability to form cooperative societies may explain why humans and social insects have come to dominate the earth . Here we examine the ecological consequences of cooperation by quantifying the fitness of cooperative ( large groups ) and non-cooperative ( small groups ) phenotypes in burying beetles ( Nicrophorus nep... | The ability to live and work together in groups likely helped the earliest humans to leave their savannah homes in Africa and successfully settle around the globe . In doing so , humans shifted from being savannah specialists to generalists able to cope with a range of different environments . Cooperation is also belie... | [
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] | 2014 | Climate-mediated cooperation promotes niche expansion in burying beetles |
Recycling of synaptic vesicles ( SVs ) is a fundamental step in the process of neurotransmission . Endocytosed SV can travel directly into the recycling pool or recycle through endosomes but little is known about the molecular actors regulating the switch between these SV recycling routes . ADP ribosylation factor 6 ( ... | Communication between neurons takes place at cell-to-cell contacts called synapses . Each synapse is formed between one neuron that sends the message , and another neuron that receives it . The neuron before the synapse – called the presynaptic neuron – contains packets called synaptic vesicles , which are full of chem... | [
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] | 2016 | Arf6 regulates the cycling and the readily releasable pool of synaptic vesicles at hippocampal synapse |
A guiding principle in self-assembly is that , for high production yield , nucleation of structures must be significantly slower than their growth . However , details of the mechanism that impedes nucleation are broadly considered irrelevant . Here , we analyze self-assembly into finite-sized target structures employin... | The self-assembly of a large biological molecule from small building blocks is like finishing a puzzle of magnetic pieces by shaking the box . Even though each piece of the puzzle is attracted to its correct neighbours , the limited control makes it very hard to finish the puzzle in a short amount of time . The problem... | [
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] | 2020 | Stochastic yield catastrophes and robustness in self-assembly |
Biofilms are communities of microorganisms attached to a surface or each other . Biofilm-associated cells are the etiologic agents of recurrent Staphylococcus aureus infections . Infected human tissues are hypoxic or anoxic . S . aureus increases biofilm formation in response to hypoxia , but how this occurs is unknown... | Millions of bacteria live on the human body . Generally these bacteria co-exist with us peacefully , but sometimes certain bacteria may enter the body and cause infections , such as gum disease or a bone infection called osteomyelitis . Many of these infections are thought to occur when the bacteria become able to form... | [
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] | 2017 | Impaired respiration elicits SrrAB-dependent programmed cell lysis and biofilm formation in Staphylococcus aureus |
Energy conservation in microorganisms is classically categorized into respiration and fermentation; however , recent work shows some species can use mixed or alternative bioenergetic strategies . We explored the use of extracellular electron transfer for energy conservation in diverse lactic acid bacteria ( LAB ) , mic... | Bacteria produce the energy they need to live through two processes , respiration and fermentation . While respiration is often more energetically efficient , many bacteria rely on fermentation as their sole means of energy production . Respiration normally depends on the presence of small soluble molecules , such as o... | [
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] | 2022 | Extracellular electron transfer increases fermentation in lactic acid bacteria via a hybrid metabolism |
Integrins are transmembrane receptors composed of α and β subunits . Although most integrins contain β1 , canonical activation mechanisms are based on studies of the platelet integrin , αIIbβ3 . Its inactive conformation is characterized by the association of the αIIb transmembrane and cytosolic domain ( TM/CT ) with a... | Proteins called integrins span the membranes of most human cells , and help our cells to interact with their surroundings , enabling them to organise , communicate and to form a variety of structures . Cells in different parts of the body typically produce different integrins so that they can specifically connect with ... | [
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] | 2016 | Implications of the differing roles of the β1 and β3 transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains for integrin function |
Mechanical load of the skeleton system is essential for the development , growth , and maintenance of bone . However , the molecular mechanism by which mechanical stimuli are converted into osteogenesis and bone formation remains unclear . Here we report that Piezo1 , a bona fide mechanotransducer that is critical for ... | The bones in our skeletons are constantly exposed to mechanical forces , including those exerted by our muscles and also Earth’s gravity . These forces normally help osteoblasts , the cells which build new bone tissue , ensure that bones grow correctly and remain strong . Removing mechanical loads from bones , however ... | [
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] | 2019 | The mechanosensitive Piezo1 channel is required for bone formation |
Obesity produces a chronic inflammatory state involving the NFκB pathway , resulting in persistent elevation of the noncanonical IκB kinases IKKε and TBK1 . In this study , we report that these kinases attenuate β-adrenergic signaling in white adipose tissue . Treatment of 3T3-L1 adipocytes with specific inhibitors of ... | Obesity is a complex metabolic disorder that is caused by increased food intake and decreased expenditure of energy . Obesity also increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes , heart disease , stroke , arthritis , and certain cancers . There is considerable evidence to suggest that adipose tissue becomes less sens... | [
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] | 2013 | Inflammation produces catecholamine resistance in obesity via activation of PDE3B by the protein kinases IKKε and TBK1 |
The hemispheric , bi-layered optic cup forms from an oval optic vesicle during early vertebrate eye development through major morphological transformations . The overall basal surface , facing the developing lens , is increasing , while , at the same time , the space basally occupied by individual cells is decreasing .... | The eye is our most important organ for sensing and recognizing our environment . In humans and other vertebrates , the eye forms from an outgrowth of the brain as the embryo develops . This outgrowth is called the optic vesicle and it is rapidly transformed into a cup-shaped structure known as the optic cup . Defects ... | [
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The C-cluster of the enzyme carbon monoxide dehydrogenase ( CODH ) is a structurally distinctive Ni-Fe-S cluster employed to catalyze the reduction of CO2 to CO as part of the Wood-Ljungdahl carbon fixation pathway . Using X-ray crystallography , we have observed unprecedented conformational dynamics in the C-cluster o... | Life relies on countless chemical reactions , almost all of which need to be sped up by enzymes . About half of all enzymes carry metal ions that expand the range of the reactions that they can catalyze . In some enzymes these metal ions assemble with sulfur ions to form so-called metalloclusters . These structures can... | [
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Ankyrins together with their spectrin partners are the master organizers of micron-scale membrane domains in diverse tissues . The 24 ankyrin ( ANK ) repeats of ankyrins bind to numerous membrane proteins , linking them to spectrin-based cytoskeletons at specific membrane microdomains . The accessibility of the target ... | The membrane that surrounds the cells of animals is organized into regions known as microdomains . Different microdomains have different roles; for example , one microdomain may strengthen the cell while another may contain the apparatus used by cells to signal to each other . A family of proteins called the ankyrins p... | [
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Shifting attention among visual stimuli at different locations modulates neuronal responses in heterogeneous ways , depending on where those stimuli lie within the receptive fields of neurons . Yet how attention interacts with the receptive-field structure of cortical neurons remains unclear . We measured neuronal resp... | At any moment , our brain receives an enormous amount of information from our senses . However , we are not aware of all of this information; only the information we decide to focus on is perceived in detail . This ability to focus our attention is important for survival . The neurons involved in vision respond best to... | [
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The process of cell fate determination has been depicted intuitively as cells travelling and resting on a rugged landscape , which has been probed by various theoretical studies . However , few studies have experimentally demonstrated how underlying gene regulatory networks shape the landscape and hence orchestrate cel... | Cells in animals use a process called differentiation to specialize into specific cell types such as skin cells and liver cells . Proteins called transcription factors drive particular steps in differentiation by controlling the activity of specific genes . Many transcription factors interact with each other to form co... | [
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A major challenge in biology is identifying distinct cell classes and mapping their interactions in vivo . Tissue-dissociative technologies enable deep single cell molecular profiling but do not provide spatial information . We developed a proximity ligation in situ hybridization technology ( PLISH ) with exceptional s... | The human body contains several hundred types of specialized cells that have different roles . The cells form tissues , and each tissue can only work if it has the right cells and if they are correctly organized and distributed to build working structures . This is how the same body parts , e . g . lungs , brains , hea... | [
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Active flight requires the ability to efficiently fuel bursts of costly locomotion while maximizing energy conservation during non-flying times . We took a multi-faceted approach to estimate how fruit-eating bats ( Uroderma bilobatum ) manage a high-energy lifestyle fueled primarily by fig juice . Miniaturized heart ra... | To survive , all animals have to balance how much energy they take in and how much they use . They must find enough food to fuel the chemical processes that keep them alive – known as their metabolism – and store leftover fuel to use when food is not available . Bats , for example , have a fast metabolism and powerful ... | [
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] | 2017 | Cyclic bouts of extreme bradycardia counteract the high metabolism of frugivorous bats |
Serum amyloid A ( SAA ) is an evolutionally conserved enigmatic biomarker of inflammation . In acute inflammation , SAA plasma levels increase ~1 , 000 fold , suggesting that this protein family has a vital beneficial role . SAA increases simultaneously with secretory phospholipase A2 ( sPLA2 ) , compelling us to deter... | Cell boundaries are made up of fatty substances known as lipids . When cells get severely damaged , their lipid membranes break apart . These broken fragments of membrane become highly toxic , and must be removed as soon as possible to allow the tissue to heal . A small protein called serum amyloid A , SAA for short , ... | [
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] | 2019 | Synergy between serum amyloid A and secretory phospholipase A2 |
Experience governs neurogenesis from radial-glial neural stem cells ( RGLs ) in the adult hippocampus to support memory . Transcription factors ( TFs ) in RGLs integrate physiological signals to dictate self-renewal division mode . Whereas asymmetric RGL divisions drive neurogenesis during favorable conditions , symmet... | In humans and other mammals , a region of the brain known as the hippocampus plays important roles in memory . New experiences guide cells in the hippocampus known as radial-glial neural stem cells ( RGLs ) to divide to make new neurons and other types of cells involved in forming memories . Each time an RGL divides , ... | [
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Many small endotherms use torpor to reduce metabolic rate and manage daily energy balance . However , the physiological ‘rules’ that govern torpor use are unclear . We tracked torpor use and body composition in ruby-throated hummingbirds ( Archilochus colubris ) , a long-distance migrant , throughout the summer using r... | Torpor is an energy-saving strategy used by warm-blooded animals , including birds and small mammals . Similar to hibernation , although shorter in duration , torpor is a state of minimal activity , low body temperatures and reduced metabolism that helps animals conserve energy in unfavorable conditions . Some animals ... | [
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] | 2021 | Reversal of the adipostat control of torpor during migration in hummingbirds |
Hox genes are essential regulators of embryonic development . Their step-wise transcriptional activation follows their genomic topology and the various states of activation are subsequently memorized into domains of progressively overlapping gene products . We have analyzed the 3D chromatin organization of Hox clusters... | Most animals are symmetrical about an imaginary line that runs from the head to the tail . A family of genes called the Hox family ensures that the cells in an animal embryo develop into the correct body parts along this head-to-tail axis . Hox genes—which are found in animals as diverse as flies and humans—are often c... | [
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Recent studies suggest de novo mutations may involve the pathogenesis of autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) . Based on the evidence that excessive alcohol consumption may be associated with an increased rate of de novo mutations in germ cells ( sperms or eggs ) , we examine here whether the ri... | Children learn to talk , manage their emotions , and control their behavior in a period when the brain is developing rapidly . The first signs of several developmental disorders , such as autism and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) , may also emerge during this period . Children with autism may have di... | [
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Defensive behaviors reflect underlying emotion states , such as fear . The hypothalamus plays a role in such behaviors , but prevailing textbook views depict it as an effector of upstream emotion centers , such as the amygdala , rather than as an emotion center itself . We used optogenetic manipulations to probe the fu... | Animals have evolved a large number of ‘defensive behaviors’ to deal with the threat of predators . Examples include reptiles camouflaging themselves to avoid discovery , fish and birds swarming to confuse predators , insects releasing toxic chemicals , and humans readying themselves to fight or flee . In mammals , def... | [
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] | 2015 | Ventromedial hypothalamic neurons control a defensive emotion state |
Stu2p/XMAP215 proteins are essential microtubule polymerases that use multiple αβ-tubulin-interacting TOG domains to bind microtubule plus ends and catalyze fast microtubule growth . We report here the structure of the TOG2 domain from Stu2p bound to yeast αβ-tubulin . Like TOG1 , TOG2 binds selectively to a fully ‘cur... | Dynamic filaments of proteins , called microtubules , have several important roles inside cells . Microtubules provide structural support for the cell; they help to pull chromosomes apart during cell division; and they guide the trafficking of proteins and molecules across the cell . The building blocks of microtubules... | [
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] | 2014 | A tethered delivery mechanism explains the catalytic action of a microtubule polymerase |
Amyloid protein aggregates are associated with dozens of devastating diseases including Alzheimer’s , Parkinson’s , ALS , and diabetes type 2 . While structure-based discovery of compounds has been effective in combating numerous infectious and metabolic diseases , ignorance of amyloid structure has hindered similar ap... | Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia , estimated to affect roughly five million people in the United States , and its incidence is steadily increasing as the population ages . A pathological hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease is the presence in the brain of aggregates of two proteins: tangles of a prote... | [
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Protein kinases have evolved diverse specificities to enable cellular information processing . To gain insight into the mechanisms underlying kinase diversification , we studied the CMGC protein kinases using ancestral reconstruction . Within this group , the cyclin dependent kinases ( CDKs ) and mitogen activated prot... | All living things have enzymes called protein kinases that transfer chemical tags called phosphates onto other proteins . Adding a phosphate to a protein can change the protein's activity—for example , by switching it on or off—and many biological processes involve large networks of kinases that phosphorylate hundreds ... | [
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] | 2014 | Ancestral resurrection reveals evolutionary mechanisms of kinase plasticity |
Phosphorylation of the α-subunit of initiation factor 2 ( eIF2 ) controls protein synthesis by a conserved mechanism . In metazoa , distinct stress conditions activate different eIF2α kinases ( PERK , PKR , GCN2 , and HRI ) that converge on phosphorylating a unique serine in eIF2α . This collection of signaling pathway... | The synthesis of proteins is an essential step in many biological processes , including memory , and drugs that inhibit protein synthesis are known to impair memory in rodents . It is thought that the brain needs these proteins to convert short-term memories into long-term memories through a process known as consolidat... | [
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"cell",
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] | 2013 | Pharmacological brake-release of mRNA translation enhances cognitive memory |
Acquired therapeutic resistance by tumors is a substantial impediment to reducing the morbidity and mortality that are attributable to human malignancies . The mechanisms responsible for the dramatic shift between chemosensitivity and chemoresistance in colorectal carcinoma have not been defined . Here , we report that... | Most chemotherapy drugs kill cancer cells by damaging their DNA . The cells have systems to combat this damage and help them to survive , and in some cells these systems work effectively enough to make the cancer effectively resistant to the treatment . For example , a protein called NF-κB can turn on various genes tha... | [
"Abstract",
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"cell",
"biology",
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] | 2017 | Blockade of the LRP16-PKR-NF-κB signaling axis sensitizes colorectal carcinoma cells to DNA-damaging cytotoxic therapy |
The striatum is an input structure of the basal ganglia implicated in several time-dependent functions including reinforcement learning , decision making , and interval timing . To determine whether striatal ensembles drive subjects' judgments of duration , we manipulated and recorded from striatal neurons in rats perf... | You know someone is a good cook from their rice - grains must be well cooked , but not to the point of being mushy . Despite consistently using the same pot and stove , we , however , will sometimes overcook it . It is as if our inner sense of time itself is variable . What is it about the brain that explains this vari... | [
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] | 2015 | Striatal dynamics explain duration judgments |
In many species , males can make rapid adjustments to ejaculate performance in response to sperm competition risk; however , the mechanisms behind these changes are not understood . Here , we manipulate male social status in an externally fertilising fish , chinook salmon ( Oncorhynchus tshawytscha ) , and find that in... | Males of many animal species fight to establish social dominance and control access to females so that they have more opportunities to reproduce than their competitors . Males with lower social status will struggle to directly compete for mates , thus they attempt to mate with females by stealth . This often leads to m... | [
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] | [
"evolutionary",
"biology"
] | 2017 | Sperm competition risk drives rapid ejaculate adjustments mediated by seminal fluid |
Human calcium-sensing receptor ( CaSR ) is a G-protein-coupled receptor ( GPCR ) that maintains extracellular Ca2+ homeostasis through the regulation of parathyroid hormone secretion . It functions as a disulfide-tethered homodimer composed of three main domains , the Venus Flytrap module , cysteine-rich domain , and s... | Calcium ions regulate many processes in the human body . The calcium-sensing receptor , called CaSR , is responsible for maintaining a stable level of calcium ions in the blood . This receptor can detect small changes in the concentration of calcium ions , and activates signalling events within the cell to restore the ... | [
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] | 2016 | Structural mechanism of ligand activation in human calcium-sensing receptor |
The light environment greatly impacts human alertness , mood , and cognition by both acute regulation of physiology and indirect alignment of circadian rhythms . These processes require the melanopsin-expressing intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells ( ipRGCs ) , but the relevant downstream brain areas inv... | Light , whether natural or artificial , affects our everyday lives in several ways . Exposure to light impacts on our health and well-being . It plays a crucial but indirect role in helping to align our internal body clock with the 24-hour cycle of day and night , and a burst of bright light in the middle of the night ... | [
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"neuroscience"
] | 2019 | Distinct ipRGC subpopulations mediate light’s acute and circadian effects on body temperature and sleep |
Endoplasmic reticulum ( ER ) stress is implicated in many chronic diseases , but very little is known about how the unfolded protein response ( UPR ) responds to persistent ER stress in vivo . Here , we experimentally reconstituted chronic ER stress in the mouse liver , using repeated injection of a low dose of the ER ... | Toxic chemicals , extreme temperatures and other abnormal environmental conditions can cause the cells in our bodies to become stressed . Several kinds of stresses overwhelm a compartment in the cell called the endoplasmic reticulum , which is critical for processing new proteins so that they can work correctly . Endop... | [
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"cell",
"biology"
] | 2016 | Experimental reconstitution of chronic ER stress in the liver reveals feedback suppression of BiP mRNA expression |
To understand the function of eukaryotic cells , it is critical to understand the role of protein-protein interactions and protein localization . Currently , we do not know the importance of global protein localization nor do we understand to what extent the cell is permissive for new protein associations – a key requi... | Our actions often depend on who we interact with: parents , teachers , friends , colleagues . So it is for proteins in the cell: their function depends on which other proteins they work with . If a protein interacts with new partners or ends up in a new neighborhood of the cell , it can perform an entirely unexpected r... | [
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"cell",
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] | 2016 | Synthetic protein interactions reveal a functional map of the cell |
Mobile integrons are widespread genetic platforms that allow bacteria to modulate the expression of antibiotic resistance cassettes by shuffling their position from a common promoter . Antibiotic stress induces the expression of an integrase that excises and integrates cassettes , and this unique recombination and expr... | From urinary tract infections to bacterial pneumonia , many diseases can now be treated through a course of antibiotics . Yet bacteria have evolved to respond to this threat , gaining new antibiotic resistance genes that allow them to evade the drugs . Addressing this growing issue requires to either discover new antib... | [
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] | 2021 | Integron activity accelerates the evolution of antibiotic resistance |
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