Genetics and Genomics

Genetics and Genomics

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    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Independent Validation of Transgenerational Inheritance of Learned Pathogen Avoidance in Caenorhabditis elegans

    Aalimah Akinosho, Joseph Alexander ... Andrés Vidal-Gadea
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    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    A whole-organism landscape of X-inactivation in humans

    Björn Gylemo, Maike Bensberg, Colm E Nestor
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    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Kinesin-2 autoinhibition requires elbow phosphorylation

    Guanghan Chen, Zhengyang Guo ... Guangshuo Ou
    Phosphorylation of the kinesin-2 motor protein’s elbow region by NEKL-3 kinase maintains autoinhibition, enabling its transport to cilia for sensory function.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Assessment of the histone mark-based epigenomic landscape in human myometrium at term pregnancy

    San Pin Steve Wu, Elvis Quiroz ... Francesco J DeMayo
    Genome-wide epigenetic profiling reveals chromatin regions in the human myometrium involved in functional regulation and hormonal control during pregnancy.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Xist RNA binds select autosomal genes and depends on Repeat B to regulate their expression

    Shengze Yao, Yesu Jeon ... Jeannie T Lee
    Xist RNA’s influence extends beyond the X-chromosome and its autosomal influence can be perturbed genetically and pharmacologically.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Upstream open reading frames buffer translational variability during Drosophila evolution and development

    Yuanqiang Sun, Yuange Duan ... Jian Lu
    Upstream open reading frames (uORFs) function as regulatory elements that buffer translation variability, stabilizing protein expression across animal developmental stages and evolutionary timescales.
    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Deep sequencing of yeast and mouse tRNAs and tRNA fragments using OTTR

    Hans Tobias Gustafsson, Lucas Ferguson ... Oliver J Rando
    A recently developed RNA cloning protocol efficiently captures both intact and fragmented tRNAs.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Confirmation of HLA-II associations with TB susceptibility in admixed African samples

    Dayna Adrienne Croock, Yolandi Swart ... Caitlin Uren
    A local-ancestry-aware association model identified a suggestive association peak within the HLA class II region linked to TB in a complex, highly admixed Southern African population.
    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    Inhibition of mitochondrial protein import and proteostasis by a pro-apoptotic lipid

    Josep Fita-Torró, José Luis Garrido-Huarte ... Markus Proft
    The pro-apoptotic lipid trans-2-hexadecenal impairs mitochondrial protein import and proteostasis by targeting the TOM complex.

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    The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR China
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    Max Planck Institute for Developmental Biology, Germany
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