Natural Variation of NAR5 Determines Nitrogenase Activity and the Yield in Soybean
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study identified NAR5, a gene encoding a subtilisin‐like protease, that regulates nitrogenase activity in soybean nodules. Overexpressing NAR5 delayed nodule senescence, enhancing nitrogenase activity, yield, and low‐nitrogen tolerance. The elite haplotype NAR5HapI‐1 linked to superior nitrogenase activity and greater seed weight has been ...
Chao Ma +11 more
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Isometries of Spacetimes Without Observer Horizons. [PDF]
Commun Math PhysGarcía-Heveling L, Zeghib A.
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Hepatocyte BDNF Acts as a Novel Immune Checkpoint to Restrain TLR4‐Mediated Acute Hepatitis
Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study identifies hepatocyte‐derived BDNF as an endogenous TLR4 antagonist that alleviates acute hepatitis. BDNF is downregulated in hepatocytes via REST‐mediated transcriptional repression during ALI/ALF. Mechanistically, BDNF binds to TLR4 on macrophages to suppress inflammation.
Weiwei Zhu +15 more
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Weaving Vectorial Responses: Magnetorheological Fibrous Materials for Programmable Sensing and Actuation. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Tang Y, Li J.
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Hierarchical Artificial Muscle with Nonlinear Elasticity for Antagonistic and Cyclic Robotics
Advanced Science, EarlyView.We construct hierarchical muscles by plying nylon fibers around a heating wire. The hierarchical muscle shows a J‐shaped passive curve, which shows benefit in antagonistic muscle pair and work accumulation mechanism. We also develop a computational, first‐principle model to understand the physics of both active actuation stroke and passive J‐curve ...
Samuel Tsai +15 more
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Shaping stress: how curvature governs the mechanics of film-substrate systems undergoing volumetric expansion. [PDF]
NPJ MetamaterGross SJ, Valdevit L, Mohraz A.
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First Generation Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs) for the Treatment of Progeria
Advanced Science, EarlyView.We report the first PROTACs designed to degrade progerin, introducing a novel therapeutic approach for progeria. The best compound, UCM‐18142, significantly reduces progerin levels and improves key disease phenotypes in patient‐derived cells and in the LmnaG609G/G609G mouse model, paving the way for new treatment strategies targeting the root cause of ...
Jon Macicior‐Michelena +5 more
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High genus surface parameterization using the Euclidean Ricci flow method. [PDF]
Sci RepWang YG.
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.This study demonstrates that iron overload triggers widespread chromatin compaction and transcriptional repression in human granulosa cells, recapitulating features of endometriosis. The epigenetic reprogramming is orchestrated by a TFEB‐SOX4‐SWI/SNF axis, with SOX4 acting as a central, dosage‐sensitive regulator.
Feifei Li +15 more
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Conformal uncertainty quantification to evaluate predictive fairness of foundation AI model for skin lesion classes across patient demographics. [PDF]
Health Inf Sci SystBhattacharyya S, Pal U, Chakraborti T.
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