11/28/2023
Methods
Inferring multi-locus selection in admixed populations
Introducing a novel method that accurately detects and quantifies the impact of multiple linked selected sites on chromosomes …
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November 2, 2023
Central metabolism is a key player in E. coli biofilm stimulation by sub-MIC antibiotics
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Recently Published Articles
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Current Issue November 2023
11/21/2023
Research Article
Phosphorylation of AHR by PLK1 promotes metastasis of LUAD via DIO2-TH signaling
Interaction between AHR and PLK1 initiates epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT), involving DIO2 and TH, offering potential avenues to disrupt metastasis.
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11/27/2023
Research Article
Efficient sex separation by exploiting differential alternative splicing of a dominant marker in Aedes aegypti
To support genetic biocontrol initiatives, SEPARATOR streamlines male production for release programs.
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11/13/2023
Research Article
Genome mining yields putative disease-associated ROMK variants with distinct defects
Introducing an innovative computational and experimental pipeline poised to revolutionize the identification of alleles.
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11/13/2023
Research Article
Checkpoint phosphorylation sites on budding yeast Rif1 protect nascent DNA from degradation by Sgs1-Dna2
Rif1 phosphorylation by the checkpoint pathway during replication stress is crucial for this function.
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11/15/2023
Research Article
The activity of engrailed imaginal disc enhancers is modulated epigenetically by chromatin and autoregulation
En can repress its own expression, likely directly by acting on these late enhancers.
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10/23/2023
Research Article
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of gestational duration and spontaneous preterm birth identifies new maternal risk loci
Seven novel associations provide further intriguing candidates that may account for the risk of preterm birth.
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10/23/2023
Research Article
A protease and a lipoprotein jointly modulate the conserved ExoR-ExoS-ChvI signaling pathway critical in Sinorhizobium meliloti for symbiosis with legume hosts
Genetic factors that regulate interactions between microbes and their hosts.
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10/16/2023
Research Article
Genome wide association joint analysis reveals 99 risk loci for pain susceptibility and pleiotropic relationships with psychiatric, metabolic, and immunological traits
The pain risk loci identified show high pleiotropy and significant genetic correlation with …
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05/15/2023
Research Article
Evolution, persistence, and host adaption of a gonococcal AMR plasmid that emerged in the pre-antibiotic era
Yee and colleagues.
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