November 2, 2020
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11/05/2020
Research Article
Bab transcription factors appear to be positive regulators of BMP signaling in niche cells in the Drosophila ovary.
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Current Issue November 2020
11/19/2020
Research Article
Chippalkatti et al provide evidence that Mms19 binds directly to microtubules, and that this stimulates microtubule stability and bundling in Drosophila neural stem cells.
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11/18/2020
Research Article
Here, Turakhia and colleagues present a toolkit to compare, analyze and combine SARS-CoV-2 phylogenies, identify and remove potential sequencing errors, and establish a stable clade structure.
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10/01/2020
Research Article
Weber et al describe UNO, a novel protein required for chromosome linkage in Drosophila melanogaster. They show when the linkage needs to be destroyed for chromosome separation during the first meiotic division, UNO is cleaved by a protease known as separase.
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10/08/2020
Topic Page
In the latest PLOS Genetics Topic Page, Robert Erdmann and Colette Picard outline RNA-directed DNA methylation (RdDM) - a biological process in which non-coding RNA molecules direct the addition of DNA methylation to specific DNA sequences. See the Wikipedia entry here.
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09/30/2020
Research Article
In eukaryotes, the striatin-interacting phosphatase and kinase (STRIPAK) multi-subunit signaling complex controls a variety of developmental processes. Stein et al. investigated Sordaria macrospora mutants that lack one or two STRIPAK subunits and provide new fundamental insights into the mechanism of how GUL1, as a STRIPAK target, controls multiple cellular functions.
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11/05/2020
Editorial
We are pleased to announce the launch of a new Plant Genetics section, led by the inaugural Senior Editors Claudia Köhler and Li-Jia Qu.
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10/29/2020
Editorial
PLOS Genetics, together with all of the PLOS family of journals, is proud to announce that we now welcome transgender and nonbinary authors to update their names on the papers they have published with us.
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11/12/2020
Review
The recently solved crystallographic structure of Ago2 and a high-throughput analysis that used repurposed sequencing techniques has brought us closer to achieving the goal of uncovering the mechanisms that recognise an miRNA target.
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10/22/2020
Perspective
Buckley and colleagues, in pgen.1009045, present new insight into the domestic cat genome and genetic variation, with the release of Felis_catus_9.0, the newest version of the cat reference genome.
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A new addition to PLOS Topic Pages Collection. Read Maria E. Sousa and Michael H. Farkas published PLOS Genetics Topic Page on Micropeptides.
PLOS launches a new platform that lets research communities drive content priorities. Read the blog announcement here.
Sylvain Alem and colleagues investigate the social learning of string-pulling in the bumblebee which is illustrated through a number of videos.
This PLOS Medicine Special Collection reviews metrics to understand progress in diverse HIV epidemics
Congratulations to PLOS Genetics Associate Editor Lorraine Symington for being elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences!
Congratulations to PLOS Genetics Associate Editors Harmit Malik and Cédric Feschotte for being elected Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science!
Read Topic Pages Editor Thomas Shafee's article discussing how PLOS and others are building bridges between Wikipedia and the broader knowledge ecosystem.
Congratulations to PLOS Genetics Editorial Board members Harmit Malik and Nadia Singh, who are SMBE President-elect and Secretary-elect respectively!
Congratulations to newly-elected PLOS Genetics Editorial Board Members Sue Jinks-Robertson and Harmit Malik!
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