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Open AccessNon-coding autoimmune risk variant defines role for ICOS in T peripheral helper cell development
Fine-map** and functional studies implicate rs117701653, a non-coding single nucleotide polymorphism in the CD28/CTLA4/ICOS locus, as a risk variant for rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes. Here, using DNA...
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Open AccessUltrasound-activated piezo-hot carriers trigger tandem catalysis coordinating cuproptosis-like bacterial death against implant infections
Implant-associated infections due to the formation of bacterial biofilms pose a serious threat in medical healthcare, which needs effective therapeutic methods. Here, we propose a multifunctional nanoreactor b...
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Site-specific reactivity of stepped Pt surfaces driven by stress release
Heterogeneous catalysts are widely used to promote chemical reactions. Although it is known that chemical reactions usually happen on catalyst surfaces, only specific surface sites have high catalytic activity...
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Pathogenic bacteria modulate pheromone response to promote mating
Pathogens generate ubiquitous selective pressures and host–pathogen interactions alter social behaviours in many animals1–4. However, very little is known about the neuronal mechanisms underlying pathogen-induced...
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Open AccessHow palladium inhibits CO poisoning during electrocatalytic formic acid oxidation and carbon dioxide reduction
Development of reversible and stable catalysts for the electrochemical reduction of CO2 is of great interest. Here, we elucidate the atomistic details of how a palladium electrocatalyst inhibits CO poisoning duri...
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Open AccessGlobal discovery of lupus genetic risk variant allelic enhancer activity
Genome-wide association studies of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) nominate 3073 genetic variants at 91 risk loci. To systematically screen these variants for allelic transcriptional enhancer activity, we c...
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Open AccessConserved regulatory logic at accessible and inaccessible chromatin during the acute inflammatory response in mammals
The regulatory elements controlling gene expression during acute inflammation are not fully elucidated. Here we report the identification of a set of NF-κB-bound elements and common chromatin landscapes underl...
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Open AccessSingle-nucleus RNA-seq identifies transcriptional heterogeneity in multinucleated skeletal myofibers
While the majority of cells contain a single nucleus, cell types such as trophoblasts, osteoclasts, and skeletal myofibers require multinucleation. One advantage of multinucleation can be the assignment of dis...
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Open AccessMulti-level analysis of reproduction in an Antarctic midge identifies female and male accessory gland products that are altered by larval stress and impact progeny viability
The Antarctic midge, Belgica antarctica, is a wingless, non-biting midge endemic to Antarctica. Larval development requires at least 2 years, but adults live only 2 weeks. The nonfeeding adults mate in swarms and...
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Open AccessType I interferon sensing unlocks dormant adipocyte inflammatory potential
White adipose tissue inflammation, in part via myeloid cell contribution, is central to obesity pathogenesis. Mechanisms regulating adipocyte inflammatory potential and consequent impact of such inflammation i...
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Open AccessQuzhou Fructus Aurantii Extract suppresses inflammation via regulation of MAPK, NF-κB, and AMPK signaling pathway
The anti-inflammatory activity of Quzhou Fructus Aurantii Extract (QFAE) has been reported recently. Thus, present study aims to explore the mechanism of anti-inflammation of QFAE in vitro and in vivo to develop ...
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Open AccessGenomic programming of IRF4-expressing human Langerhans cells
Langerhans cells (LC) can prime tolerogenic as well as immunogenic responses in skin, but the genomic states and transcription factors (TF) regulating these context-specific responses are unclear. Bulk and sin...
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Open AccessVariants in the fetal genome near pro-inflammatory cytokine genes on 2q13 associate with gestational duration
The duration of pregnancy is influenced by fetal and maternal genetic and non-genetic factors. Here we report a fetal genome-wide association meta-analysis of gestational duration, and early preterm, preterm, ...
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Open AccessTET1 contributes to allergic airway inflammation and regulates interferon and aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathways in bronchial epithelial cells
Previous studies have suggested a role for Tet1 in the pathogenesis of childhood asthma. However, how Tet1 contributes to asthma remains unknown. Here we used mice deficient for Tet1 in a well-established mode...
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Open AccessDefective transcription elongation in a subset of cancers confers immunotherapy resistance
The nature and role of global transcriptional deregulations in cancers are not fully understood. We report that a large proportion of cancers have widespread defects in mRNA transcription elongation (TE). Canc...
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Open AccessHepatic Ago2-mediated RNA silencing controls energy metabolism linked to AMPK activation and obesity-associated pathophysiology
RNA silencing inhibits mRNA translation. While mRNA translation accounts for the majority of cellular energy expenditure, it is unclear if RNA silencing regulates energy homeostasis. Here, we report that hepat...
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Open AccessProtective humoral and CD4+ T cellular immune responses of Staphylococcus aureus vaccine MntC in a murine peritonitis model
Staphylococcus aureus can cause different types of diseases from mild skin infections to life-threatening sepsis worldwide. Owing to the emergence and transmission of multidrug-resistant strains, develo** an im...
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MiR-125a targets effector programs to stabilize Treg-mediated immune homeostasis
Although different autoimmune diseases show discrete clinical features, there are common molecular pathways intimately involved. Here we show that miR-125a is downregulated in peripheral CD4+ T cells of human aut...