Genes to Cells, Volume 31, Issue 4, July 2026.We identified a Mis4 cohesin loader mutant that is specifically defective in chromatin axis formation and homologous recombination while retaining normal sister chromatid cohesion. The mis4‐LR mutant, carrying the L1150S and R1159G amino acid substitutions, exhibited reduced interaction between Mis4 and Rec8, suggesting a meiosis‐specific role for the ...
Takeshi Sakuno +3 more
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The evolution of gene expression in allopolyploid cotton relative to parental diploids and induced haploids. [PDF]
aBIOTECHLuo H +6 more
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Progress and Challenges in Phylogenomics and Genomics of Lophotrochozoa/Spiralia
Zoologica Scripta, Volume 55, Issue 4, Page 521-544, July 2026.ABSTRACT Lophotrochozoa is one of the three major bilaterian groups comprising more than half of the bilaterian phyla. Lophotrochozoa includes among others Mollusca, Annelida, Platyhelminthes and Rotifera. Despite representing such a large proportion of animal diversity, they are historically understudied and genomic resources have been scarce. However,
Torsten H. Struck
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Evolutionary responses to increased opportunity for sexual selection in yeast. [PDF]
BMC Ecol EvolSandell L +3 more
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FEBS Letters, Volume 600, Issue 12, Page 1782-1800, June 2026.This study reveals how the mitochondrial protein Slm35 is regulated in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. The authors identify stress‐responsive DNA elements and two upstream open reading frames (uORFs) in the 5′ untranslated region of SLM35. One uORF restricts translation, and its mutation increases Slm35 protein levels and mitophagy.
Hernán Romo‐Casanueva +5 more
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Caloric restriction enhances inheritance of wild-type mitochondrial DNA in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. [PDF]
Sci RepZhu W, Yoshida M, Ling F.
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Unifying Retaria Research: A Common Framework for Studying Foraminifera and Radiolaria
BioEssays, Volume 48, Issue 6, June 2026.Research on Foraminifera and Radiolaria has predominantly focused on their fossil remains. This synthesis identifies the “Big Five” disciplines of a unified Retaria research: diversity and evolution, ecology, life cycles, and ecosystem roles, highlighting this lineage as a model system for understanding life's resilience in a rapidly changing planet ...
Miguel M. Sandin +6 more
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Directed evolution for cell separation in natural isolates of budding yeast reveals selection to deactivate AMN1 and the Rim101 pathway in haploids and selection in favor of Hawthorne's deletion in diploids. [PDF]
G3 (Bethesda)Galeota-Sprung B +4 more
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BioEssays, Volume 48, Issue 6, June 2026.Zebrafish illustrates how polygenic sex determination, maternal germline bottlenecks, and a structurally restless genome jointly destabilize deep homozygosity. These interlocking constraints make fully isogenic zebrafish lines effectively unattainable, turning this model into a natural “stress test” for assumptions about genetic background and ...
Álvaro J. Arana, Laura Sánchez
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Harnessing Endogenous Homeobox Genes for Synthetic Apomixis in Hybrid Rice. [PDF]
Plant Biotechnol JWei X +7 more
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