Cephalochordates (amphioxus) are early-branching chordates. Using RNA-seq analysis on separated blastomeres, Lin et al generated a spatial transcriptomic map for the cleavage stage amphioxus embryos and identified clear molecular asymmetries that might control axial patterning or germ line formation. This dataset provides a global transcriptomic blueprint for guiding future functional studies in amphioxus and comparative studies to understand the evolution of developmental mechanisms. See Lin et al.
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The clarifying role of time series data in the population genetics of HIV
PLOS Genetics: published January 14, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009050
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Episodic evolution of coadapted sets of amino acid sites in mitochondrial proteins
PLOS Genetics: published January 25, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008711
Polygenic adaptation of rosette growth in Arabidopsis thaliana
PLOS Genetics: published January 25, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008748
Functional and transcriptional profiling of non-coding RNAs in yeast reveal context-dependent phenotypes and in trans effects on the protein regulatory network
PLOS Genetics: published January 25, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008761
Factors enforcing the species boundary between the human pathogens Cryptococcus neoformans and Cryptococcus deneoformans
PLOS Genetics: published January 19, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008871
Predicting evolutionary change at the DNA level in a natural Mimulus population
PLOS Genetics: published January 13, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008945
Differential role of cytosolic Hsp70s in longevity assurance and protein quality control
PLOS Genetics: published January 11, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008951
Essentiality of c-di-AMP in Bacillus subtilis: Bypassing mutations converge in potassium and glutamate homeostasis
PLOS Genetics: published January 22, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009092
Impaired tumor immune response in metastatic tumors is a selective pressure for neutral evolution in CRC cases
PLOS Genetics: published January 21, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009113
Phase-related differences in egg production of the migratory locust regulated by differential oosorption through microRNA-34 targeting activinβ
PLOS Genetics: published January 6, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009174
Aberrant regulation of a poison exon caused by a non-coding variant in a mouse model of Scn1a-associated epileptic encephalopathy
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A novel type of colistin resistance genes selected from random sequence space
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Estimating FST and kinship for arbitrary population structures
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Resistance to pirimiphos-methyl in West African Anopheles is spreading via duplication and introgression of the Ace1 locus
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Dynamic regulation of CTCF stability and sub-nuclear localization in response to stress
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A rare coding mutation in the MAST2 gene causes venous thrombosis in a French family with unexplained thrombophilia: The Breizh MAST2 Arg89Gln variant
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Genome-scale CRISPR screening for modifiers of cellular LDL uptake
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Htt is a repressor of Abl activity required for APP-induced axonal growth
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Natural variation in temperature-modulated immunity uncovers transcription factor bHLH059 as a thermoresponsive regulator in Arabidopsis thaliana
PLOS Genetics: published January 25, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009290
Accurate genetic and environmental covariance estimation with composite likelihood in genome-wide association studies
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Temperature regulates synaptic subcellular specificity mediated by inhibitory glutamate signaling
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A regulatory sub-circuit downstream of Wnt signaling controls developmental transitions in neural crest formation
PLOS Genetics: published January 19, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009296
Epithelial cell-turnover ensures robust coordination of tissue growth in Drosophila ribosomal protein mutants
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Immune fingerprinting through repertoire similarity
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UV-exposure, endogenous DNA damage, and DNA replication errors shape the spectra of genome changes in human skin
PLOS Genetics: published January 14, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009302
Kinetochore-independent mechanisms of sister chromosome separation
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Ciona Brachyury proximal and distal enhancers have different FGF dose-response relationships
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Consequences of adaptation of TAL effectors on host susceptibility to Xanthomonas
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Pleiotropy and epistasis within and between signaling pathways defines the genetic architecture of fungal virulence
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Adaptation is influenced by the complexity of environmental change during evolution in a dynamic environment
PLOS Genetics: published January 25, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009314
RAFFI: Accurate and fast familial relationship inference in large scale biobank studies using RaPID
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Natural variations of TFIIAγ gene and LOB1 promoter contribute to citrus canker disease resistance in Atalantia buxifolia
PLOS Genetics: published January 25, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009316
Regulating the expression of gene drives is key to increasing their invasive potential and the mitigation of resistance
PLOS Genetics: published January 29, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009321
Limiting DNA polymerase delta alters replication dynamics and leads to a dependence on checkpoint activation and recombination-mediated DNA repair
PLOS Genetics: published January 25, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009322
Ablation of DNA-methyltransferase 3A in skeletal muscle does not affect energy metabolism or exercise capacity
PLOS Genetics: published January 29, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009325
Probing the aggregated effects of purifying selection per individual on 1,380 medical phenotypes in the UK Biobank
PLOS Genetics: published January 25, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009337
Corrections
Correction: Pathological mechanism and antisense oligonucleotide-mediated rescue of a non-coding variant suppressing factor 9 RNA biogenesis leading to hemophilia B
PLOS Genetics: published January 28, 2021 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1009345
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