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Open AccessMulti-modal molecular determinants of clinically relevant osteoporosis subtypes
Due to a rapidly aging global population, osteoporosis and the associated risk of bone fractures have become a wide-spread public health problem. However, osteoporosis is very heterogeneous, and the existing s...
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Open AccessDroplet-based single-cell joint profiling of histone modifications and transcriptomes
We previously reported Paired-Tag, a combinatorial indexing-based method that can simultaneously map histone modifications and gene expression at single-cell resolution at scale. However, the lengthy procedure...
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Open AccessSpatial transcriptomics delineates molecular features and cellular plasticity in lung adenocarcinoma progression
Indolent (lepidic) and aggressive (micropapillary, solid, and poorly differentiated acinar) histologic subtypes often coexist within a tumor tissue of lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD), but the molecular features ass...
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Open AccessTargeting UHRF1-SAP30-MXD4 axis for leukemia initiating cell eradication in myeloid leukemia
Aberrant self-renewal of leukemia initiation cells (LICs) drives aggressive acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Here, we report that UHRF1, an epigenetic regulator that recruits DNMT1 to methylate DNA, is highly exp...
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Open AccessHigh-potency PD-1/PD-L1 degradation induced by Peptide-PROTAC in human cancer cells
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Open AccessThe Musa troglodytarum L. genome provides insights into the mechanism of non-climacteric behaviour and enrichment of carotenoids
Karat (Musa troglodytarum L.) is an autotriploid Fe’i banana of the Australimusa section. Karat was domesticated independently in the Pacific region, and karat fruit are characterized by a pink sap, a deep yellow...
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Open AccessDNA damage-induced paraspeckle formation enhances DNA repair and tumor radioresistance by recruiting ribosomal protein P0
Paraspeckles are mammal-specific membraneless nuclear bodies that participate in various biological processes. NONO, a central paraspeckle component, has been shown to play pivotal roles in DNA double-strand b...
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Open AccessGenome-wide identification and characterization of PdbHLH transcription factors related to anthocyanin biosynthesis in colored-leaf poplar (Populus deltoids)
Basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins are transcription factors (TFs) that have been shown to regulate anthocyanin biosynthesis in many plant species. However, the bHLH gene family in Populus deltoids has not ye...
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Open AccessComparative transcriptome and DNA methylation analysis in temperature-sensitive genic male sterile wheat BS366
Known as the prerequisite component for the heterosis breeding system, the male sterile line determines the hybrid yield and seed purity. Therefore, a deep understanding of the mechanism and gene network that ...
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Open AccessCorticotropin releasing hormone promotes inflammatory bowel disease via inducing intestinal macrophage autophagy
Psychosocial stress is a vital factor contributing to the pathogenesis and progression of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The contribution of intestinal macrophage autophagy to the onset and development of I...
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Open AccessSwiprosin-1 deficiency in macrophages alleviated atherogenesis
Macrophages play a vital role in the development of atherosclerosis. Previously, we have found that swiprosin-1 was abundantly expressed in macrophages. Here, we investigated the role of swiprosin-1 expressed ...
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Open AccessSREBP1 site 1 protease inhibitor PF-429242 suppresses renal cell carcinoma cell growth
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) cells have increased lipogenesis and cholesterol synthesis. Sterol regulatory element-binding protein-1 (SREBP1) is cleaved by site 1 protease (S1P) to release the transcriptionally ...
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Open AccessCartilage oligomeric matrix protein is an endogenous β-arrestin-2-selective allosteric modulator of AT1 receptor counteracting vascular injury
Compelling evidence has revealed that biased activation of G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling, including angiotensin II (AngII) receptor type 1 (AT1) signaling, plays pivotal roles in vascular homeost...
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Open AccessCirc_0008542 in osteoblast exosomes promotes osteoclast-induced bone resorption through m6A methylation
With an increasing aging society, China is the world’s fastest growing markets for oral implants. Compared with traditional oral implants, immediate implants cause marginal bone resorption and increase the fai...
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Open AccessHomotypic clustering of L1 and B1/Alu repeats compartmentalizes the 3D genome
Organization of the genome into euchromatin and heterochromatin appears to be evolutionarily conserved and relatively stable during lineage differentiation. In an effort to unravel the basic principle underlyi...
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ACE2 receptor usage reveals variation in susceptibility to SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 infection among bat species
Bats are the suggested natural hosts for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the causal agent of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, SARS-CoV-2. The interaction of viral ...
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Open AccessTwo faces of bivalent domain regulate VEGFA responsiveness and angiogenesis
The bivalent domain (BD) at promoter region is an unique epigenetic feature poised for activation or repression during cell differentiation in embryonic stem cell. However, the function of BDs in already diffe...
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Open AccessIntestinal autophagy links psychosocial stress with gut microbiota to promote inflammatory bowel disease
Psychosocial stress is a critical inducing factor of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), while autophagy is a novel central issue of IBD development. The present study investigated the potential role of autopha...
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Open AccessNDRG2 suppression as a molecular hallmark of photoreceptor-specific cell death in the mouse retina
Photoreceptor cell death is recognized as the key pathogenesis of retinal degeneration, but the molecular basis underlying photoreceptor-specific cell loss in retinal damaging conditions is virtually unknown. ...
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Author Correction: Ephrin receptor A2 is an epithelial cell receptor for Epstein–Barr virus entry
In the version of this Letter originally published, the authors reported on the use of 2,5-dimethylpyrrolyl benzoic acid to block Ephrin receptors. In 2011, it was reported that newly synthesized 2,5-dimethylp...