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An Artificially Selected Cytokinin‐Pathway Transcription Factor Balances Soybean Yield and Pathogen Resistance

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A cytokinin pathway transcription factor, RR2b, was artificially selected during soybean domestication and improvement based on its differential transcriptional activity, which correlates with ATT repeat polymorphisms in its promoter. RR2b balances yield and defense by fine‐tuning its expression level and offers a promising target for decoupling trade ...
Qun Ma, Yaqing Chen, Yiwen Gao, Xueting Hu, Qun Yang, Yucheng Liu, Peiyong Xin, Jijun Yan, Jinfang Chu, Lei Li, Zhixi Tian, Bo Ren   +11 more
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Subversion of Atypical Mucin Traps by a Spore‐Coat Effector Blocks Cellular Immunity in Drosophila

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
While the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium robertsii can evade insect humoral immunity, its subversion of cellular defenses is still elusive. We identify Eac1 as a spore‐coat protein essential for infecting drosophilids by targeting atypical mucins (Sgf1 and Sgf2), which can entrap spores in a gel matrix and thereby facilitate hemocyte encapsulation.
Shiqin Li, Haimin Chen, Gangqi Fang, Dongxiang Wei, Hongyun Wu, Chen Chen, Song Hong, Chengshu Wang   +7 more
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Effectiveness of heterologous and homologous COVID-19 vaccination among immunocompromised individuals: a systematic literature review and meta-analysis

Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology
Objectives: We assessed the effectiveness of heterologous vaccination strategy in immunocompromised individuals regarding COVID-19 outcomes, comparing it to homologous approaches. Design: Systematic literature review/meta-analysis.
Isabele Pardo, Aline Miho Maezato, Gustavo Yano Callado, Maria Celidonio Gutfreund, Mariana Kim Hsieh, Vivian Lin, Takaaki Kobayashi, Jorge L. Salinas, Aruna Subramanian, Michael B. Edmond, Daniel J. Diekema, Luiz Vicente Rizzo, Alexandre R. Marra   +12 more
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Targeted Degradation of Picornaviral 3C Protease via PROTACs Confers High Barrier to Viral Resistance and Broad‐Spectrum Antiviral Activity

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
This study reports D34 as the first PROTAC degrader that targets the 3C protease of picornaviruses. D34 effectively degrades EV71 3C protease via the ubiquitin‐proteasome pathway. More importantly, D34 exhibits a high resistance barrier and shows broad‐spectrum antiviral activity against multiple picornaviruses, highlighting its potential as a novel ...
Weilong Deng, Junyu Chen, Yingyue Pang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Siqian Chen, Guoliang You, Xiaoman Tian, Zhongxin Xu, Jing Wang, Luqing Shang   +9 more
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Spatiotemporally Ultrasound‐Controlled Nanoparticles Reprogramming Immunostimulatory Antigen‐Presenting Cancer‐Associated Fibroblasts to Enhance Cancer Immunotherapy

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
We developed an ultrasound‐controlled biomimetic nanoplatform, mRNA/V@M NPs, to co‐deliver CD74 mRNA and V‐9302 for fibrotic TNBC therapy. CD74 mRNA reprograms myCAFs into antigen‐presenting apCAF cells through the CD74‐MHC II pathway, while V‐9302 induces ICD and activates MHC I‐CD8+ T cell immunity.
Chen Ai, Weikai Sun, Yuxuan Zhao, Daqian Sun, Ting Meng, Yafei Qi, Fengyang Jiang, Jintang Sun, Zhiliang Gao, Dexin Yu   +9 more
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Integrated Single‐Cell and TCR Profiling Reveals Protection‐Associated CD8+ T Cell Subsets Linked to Viral Control in PRRSV

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
PRRSV vaccine‐mediated protection is associated with clonally expanded cytotoxic CD8+ T cell subsets driven by viral structural proteins and supported by innate TLR4/TLR8 signaling and CD4+ T cell help, whereas non‐protective responses are characterized by dysfunctional exhausted‐like CD8+ T cells linked to poor viral control.
Can Kong, Siang Chen, Maolin Li, Meng Wang, Hailin Zhang, Bolun Zhou, Zhenhua Xie, Chen Wang, Peng Gao, Jianjun Luo, Hanchun Yang, Runsheng Chen, Dongdong Zhang, Jie Li, Jun Han   +14 more
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Homologous but not heterologous COVID-19 vaccine booster elicits IgG4+ B-cells and enhanced Omicron subvariant binding

npj Vaccines
Booster vaccinations are recommended to improve protection against severe disease from SARS-CoV-2 infection. With primary vaccinations involving various adenoviral vector and mRNA-based formulations, it remains unclear if these differentially affect the ...
Gemma E. Hartley, Holly A. Fryer, Paul A. Gill, Irene Boo, Scott J. Bornheimer, P. Mark Hogarth, Heidi E. Drummer, Robyn E. O’Hehir, Emily S. J. Edwards, Menno C. van Zelm   +9 more
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Adaptive Responses of Tropical Crops: A Multi‐Scale Omics Integrated Perspective

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Tropical crops integrate genomic, morphological, physiological, and ecological adaptations to thrive under extreme and variable environments. This review highlights how natural selection, domestication, and breeding shape stress resilience, resource‐use strategies, and productivity in sugarcane, banana, cassava, rubber and oil palm, offering new routes
Peilin Wang, Chenhui Li, Dongjiao Wang, Qibin Wu, Zhen Zeng, Huiming Guo, Han Cheng, Songbi Chen, Hongxing Cao, Hongmei Cheng, Jianghui Xie, Youxiong Que   +11 more
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Computation and Structure‐Guided Arginine Scanning Engineers a Hyperactive AP Endonuclease for Multiplex Viral RNA Sensing

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Computational and structure‐guided arginine scanning rewires the DNA‐binding interface of APE1 to create APE1‐Evo, a hyperactive yet specific AP endonuclease. Integrated into the NAPTUNE‐V2.0 cascade, APE1‐Evo enables amplification‐free, multiplex viral RNA sensing for dengue virus and influenza A/B, highlighting a general strategy for engineering ...
Junlan Wang, Ting Wu, Feizuo Wang, Boyang Wang, Xin Yu Wong, Senfeng Zhang, Shengsheng Ma, Yao Liu, Fangyao Yao, Zhifeng Zeng, Siyuan Yang, Kunming Liu, Qi Wang, Yilong Wang, Yunxiang Zang, Xiaolong Wang, Xingxu Huang, Shao Li, Quanquan Ji, Tao Hu, Chunyi Hu   +20 more
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T and B cell responses in different immunization scenarios for COVID-19: a narrative review

Frontiers in Immunology
Vaccines against COVID-19 have high efficacy and low rates of adverse events. However, none of the available vaccines provide sterilizing immunity, and reinfections remain possible.
Eva Piano Mortari, Francesca Ferrucci, Irini Zografaki, Rita Carsetti, Luciano Pacelli   +4 more
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