April 28, 2022
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04/29/2022
Research Article
Xue et al. discover that Myxococcus xanthus cells can move in the absence of exopolysaccharides if two conditions are fulfilled: the pilY1.1 gene is down-regulated and the PilY1.3 protein is accumulated on pili.
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04/25/2022
Research Article
Debernardi et al. show that conserved and grass specific gene networks interact to modulate the flowering response in wheat, and that natural or induced mutations in AP2L genes are useful tools for fine-tuning wheat flowering time in a changing environment.
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05/02/2022
Research Article
Murray et al. study the regulation of the posterior Hox genes nob-1 and php-3 in C. elegans. They observe cellular defects in ceh-13 and nob-1;php-3 mutant embryos indicating that the early embryonic functions of these Hox genes help determine the identity of cells as well as their position within the embryo.
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04/28/2022
Research Article
Verma et al. find that variants associated with severe COVID-19 are also associated with reduced risk of conditions largely comprised of immune-mediated diseases.
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04/28/2022
Research Article
Ralph et al. report evaluations of ten generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) and two pseudoxanthoma elasticum (PXE) patients, and find that as well as GACI, ENPP1 mutations can also cause PXE with more favorable clinical outcomes.
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04/29/2022
Research Article
Ho et al. describe that elevated α-PheRS levels induce cell fate changes and tumorous phenotypes in Drosophila midguts. They also suggest that a truncated version of α-PheRS might compete with the Notch intracellular domain to bind to a common target.
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05/10/2022
Opinion Piece
Gibson offers perspectives on five areas where the robustness of inference can be improved for the bioinformatics of single cell genomics.
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02/14/2022
Editorial
The former Natural Variation section at PLOS Genetics relaunches as Human Genetic Variation and Disease. Read the editors' reasoning behind this change.
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11/29/2021
collection
In collaboration with other PLOS journals, the collection highlights recently published research into food production systems to meet society’s demands, while preserving the natural resources and providing social and economic viability for farmers and their communities.
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10/19/2021
Collection
Curated by and introduced with an Editorial from Associate Editor Tosso Leeb, the collection presents a selection of PLOS Genetics research that exemplifies recent progress in domestic animal genetics and areas for future development.
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Five new journals unified in addressing global health and environmental challenges are now ready to receive submissions: PLOS Climate, PLOS Sustainability and Transformation, PLOS Water, PLOS Digital Health, and PLOS Global Public Health
The COVID-19 Collection highlights all content published across the PLOS journals relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PLOS ONE is now accepting submissions of Lab Protocols, a peer-reviewed article collaboration with protocols.io, and Study Protocols, an article that credits the work done prior to producing and publishing results.
A collection of free training and resources for peer reviewers of PLOS journals—and for the peer review community more broadly—drawn from research and interviews with staff editors, editorial board members, and experienced reviewers.
PLOS Computational Biology's "Ten Simple Rules" articles provide quick, concentrated guides for mastering some of the professional challenges research scientists face in their careers.
Quanjiang Ji (ShanghaiTech University) joined the editorial board and Xiaofeng Zhu (Case Western Reserve University) was promoted as new Section Editors for the PLOS Genetics Methods section.
Congratulations to Associate Editor Michael Lichten and Consulting Editor Nicole King, who are newly elected members of the National Academy of Sciences.
PLOS Genetics welcomes several new Associate Editors to our board: Melissa Wasserstein, Sudha Iyengar, Martien Groenen, Lynn M. Riddiford, Karen Avraham, Anne O'Donnell Luria, Neil Hanchard, Aimee Shen, Jan-Willem Veening, Susana Campino, & Nicolas Bierne
Congratulations to Associate Editor Harmit Malik, who was awarded the Edward Novitski Prize by the Genetics Society of America for his work on genetic conflict. Harmit has also been elected as a new member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
PLOS Genetics announces a new collection on Human Genetic Admixture, introduced by a review from Korunes and Goldberg that discusses recent advances and future directions for the field.
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