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Sexual dimorphism dominates divergent host plant use in stick insect trophic morphology [PDF]

, 2013
Background: Clear examples of ecological speciation exist, often involving divergence in trophic morphology. However, substantial variation also exists in how far the ecological speciation process proceeds, potentially linked to the number of ecological ...
Nosil, P., Roy, D., Seehausen, O.
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Large‐scale bidirectional arrayed genetic screens identify OXR1 and EMC4 as modifiers of αSynuclein aggregation

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Activation of the mitochondrial protein OXR1 increases pSyn129 αSynuclein aggregation by lowering ATP levels and altering mitochondrial membrane potential, particularly in response to MSA‐derived fibrils. In contrast, ablation of the ER protein EMC4 enhances autophagic flux and lysosomal clearance, broadly reducing α‐synuclein aggregates.
Sandesh Neupane, Lea Nikolić, Lorenzo Maraio, Thomas Goiran, Nathan Karpilovsky, Stefano Sellitto, Vangelis Bouris, Jiang‐An Yin, Ronald Melki, Edward A Fon, Adriano Aguzzi, Elena De Cecco   +11 more
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Long‐term hippocampal alterations and cognitive impairment in a murine model of surgical sepsis

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Using a mouse model of surgical sepsis, we tested long‐term memory and analyzed the transcriptome of single cells isolated from the hippocampus. Survivor mice showed worse memory, loss of certain brain cell subpopulations, and abnormal immune cell activity—suggesting that post‐sepsis brain alterations may be linked to cognitive deficits.
Dong Seong Cho, Rebecca Schmitt, Aneesha Dasgupta, Alexandra Ducharme, Jason Doles   +4 more
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Disruptive colouration is much more common in immature animals from the Myanmar amber forest than anticipated, indicating regular convergent evolution

Mesozoic
Animals have evolved a wide range of traits to avoid predation, and some of these defensive strategies can be traced in the fossil record. Recently, the first case of disruptive colouration was documented in a lacewing larva from Cretaceous Kachin amber, Myanmar.
JOACHIM T. HAUG, YANZHE FU, GIDEON T. HAUG, CAROLIN HAUG   +3 more
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Molecular dynamics simulations of positively selected codons in FcγRI reveal novel biochemical binding properties

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Evolutionary analysis across 32 placental mammals identified positive selection at residues H148 and W149 in the immune receptor FcγR1. Ancestral reconstruction combined with molecular dynamics simulations reveals how these mutations may influence receptor structure and dynamics, providing insight into the evolution of antibody recognition and immune ...
David A. Young, Omar Arias‐Gaguancela, Fiona Gibson, Morgan Grainger, Jodie Score, Amit Nathubhai, Mauricio Cafiero, Lee Richard Machado   +7 more
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Pharmacological inhibition of the PERK pathway modulates hepatocellular carcinoma growth and immune signaling

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Pharmacological inhibition of PERK in a DEN‐induced mouse model of liver cancer does not reduce tumor burden but alters cellular stress signaling. Despite blocking PERK activity, downstream stress responses, including CHOP expression, remain active, suggesting compensatory mechanisms within the unfolded protein response that may influence tumor ...
Ada Lerma‐Clavero, Maria Kopsida, Nathalie Arendt, Hans Lennernäs, Markus Sjöblom, Femke Heindryckx   +5 more
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The crystal structure of the Borrelia burgdorferi nicotinamidase BBE22 resolves a long‐standing annotation error

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
The crystal structure of Borrelia burgdorferi nicotinamidase (PncA/BBE22) reveals the correct full‐length protein initiated from a non‐canonical AUU start codon. The structure validates previous biochemical findings and resolves a long‐standing annotation error, demonstrating that the truncated database sequence is structurally incompatible with the ...
Kalvis Brangulis
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Unless Someone Like You Cares a Whole Awful Lot: Apocalypse as Children’s Entertainment [PDF]

, 2017
This article explores an unusual subset of children’s narrative, the apocalyptic environmentalist text, and argues that such texts perform the perverse ideological work of shifting blame for ecological crisis from its perpetrators (the parents ...
Canavan, Gerry
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Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) in a Patient With Compound Heterozygous OPA1 Variants: Case Report and Literature Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Super‐Refractory Status Epilepticus (SRSE) is a rare, life‐threatening neurological emergency with unclear etiology in many cases. Mitochondrial dysfunction, often due to disease‐causing genetic variants, is increasingly recognized as a cause, with each gene producing distinct pathophysiological mechanisms.
Pouria Mohammadi, Lara Basovic, Christopher Michael McGraw   +2 more
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Shared Genetic Effects and Antagonistic Pleiotropy Between Multiple Sclerosis and Common Cancers

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Epidemiologic studies have reported inconsistent altered cancer risk in individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS). Factors such as immune dysregulation, comorbidities, and disease‐modifying therapies may contribute to this variability.
Asli Buyukkurt, Marius Ygonia, Ali Manouchehrinia, Philippe Lefrançois, Ingrid Kockum, Adil Harroud   +5 more
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