An artistic representation of competent pneumococcal attacker cells (red) taking up DNA from lysed victim cells (blue), as envisioned in the fratricide model of transformation. See Cowley et al.
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Editorial
Craniofacial genetics: Where have we been and where are we going?
PLOS Genetics: published June 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007438
Perspective
The long and short of lifespan regulation by Argonautes
PLOS Genetics: published June 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007415
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Review
Cancer epigenetics: Moving forward
PLOS Genetics: published June 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007362
Research Articles
Duplication of a Pks gene cluster and subsequent functional diversification facilitate environmental adaptation in Metarhizium species
PLOS Genetics: published June 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007472
Within-patient mutation frequencies reveal fitness costs of CpG dinucleotides and drastic amino acid changes in HIV
PLOS Genetics: published June 28, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007420
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Inositol polyphosphates regulate and predict yeast pseudohyphal growth phenotypes
PLOS Genetics: published June 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007493
OFF-responses of interneurons optimize avoidance behaviors depending on stimulus strength via electrical synapses
PLOS Genetics: published June 25, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007477
CHMP1B is a target of USP8/UBPY regulated by ubiquitin during endocytosis
PLOS Genetics: published June 22, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007456
Opposing roles of microRNA Argonautes during Caenorhabditis elegans aging
PLOS Genetics: published June 21, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007379
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A component of the TOR (Target Of Rapamycin) nutrient-sensing pathway plays a role in circadian rhythmicity in Neurospora crassa
PLOS Genetics: published June 20, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007457
Colorectal cancer mutational profiles correlate with defined microbial communities in the tumor microenvironment
PLOS Genetics: published June 20, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007376
Yeast Cth2 protein represses the translation of ARE-containing mRNAs in response to iron deficiency
PLOS Genetics: published June 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007476
Unique patterns of trimethylation of histone H3 lysine 4 are prone to changes during aging in Caenorhabditis elegans somatic cells
PLOS Genetics: published June 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007466
A conserved role for Syntaxin-1 in pre- and post-commissural midline axonal guidance in fly, chick, and mouse
PLOS Genetics: published June 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007432
Germline mutations and somatic inactivation of TRIM28 in Wilms tumour
PLOS Genetics: published June 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007399
Human demographic history has amplified the effects of background selection across the genome
PLOS Genetics: published June 18, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007387
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An intronic enhancer of Bmp6 underlies evolved tooth gain in sticklebacks
PLOS Genetics: published June 14, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007449
A subset of plasma membrane-localized PP2C.D phosphatases negatively regulate SAUR-mediated cell expansion in Arabidopsis
PLOS Genetics: published June 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007455
Convergent evolution of gene expression in two high-toothed stickleback populations
PLOS Genetics: published June 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007443
Evolution via recombination: Cell-to-cell contact facilitates larger recombination events in Streptococcus pneumoniae
PLOS Genetics: published June 13, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007410
Genetic dissection of stress-induced reproductive arrest in Drosophila melanogaster females
PLOS Genetics: published June 11, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007434
Requirement of the 3′-UTR-dependent suppression of DAZL in oocytes for pre-implantation mouse development
PLOS Genetics: published June 8, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007436
Genome-wide analysis reveals no evidence of trans chromosomal regulation of mammalian immune development
PLOS Genetics: published June 8, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007431
The conserved LEM-3/Ankle1 nuclease is involved in the combinatorial regulation of meiotic recombination repair and chromosome segregation in Caenorhabditis elegans
PLOS Genetics: published June 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007453
A neuronal MAP kinase constrains growth of a Caenorhabditis elegans sensory dendrite throughout the life of the organism
PLOS Genetics: published June 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007435
Calcium and cAMP directly modulate the speed of the Drosophila circadian clock
PLOS Genetics: published June 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007433
Histone depletion prevents telomere fusions in pre-senescent cells
PLOS Genetics: published June 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007407
CRP-cAMP mediates silencing of Salmonella virulence at the post-transcriptional level
PLOS Genetics: published June 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007401
Genetic ancestry and population differences in levels of inflammatory cytokines in women: Role for evolutionary selection and environmental factors
PLOS Genetics: published June 7, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007368
Non-equilibrium repressor binding kinetics link DNA damage dose to transcriptional timing within the SOS gene network
PLOS Genetics: published June 1, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007405
Formal Comment
The importance of using public data to validate reported associations
PLOS Genetics: published June 29, 2018 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007416