Amygdala neural activity reflects spatial attention towards stimuli promising reward or threatening punishment.

abstract：:Adult-born neurons are continually produced in the dentate gyrus but it is unclear whether synaptic integration of new neurons affects the pre-existing circuit. Here we investigated how manipulating neurogenesis in adult mice alters excitatory synaptic transmission to mature dentate neurons. Enhancing neurogenesis by ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Adlaf EW,Vaden RJ,Niver AJ,Manuel AF,Onyilo VC,Araujo MT,Dieni CV,Vo HT,King GD,Wadiche JI,Overstreet-Wadiche L

更新日期：2017-01-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The germ line provides the cellular link between generations of multicellular organisms, its cells entering the meiotic cell cycle only once each generation. However, the mechanisms governing this initiation of meiosis remain poorly understood. Here, we examined cells undergoing meiotic initiation in mice, and we foun...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Kojima ML,de Rooij DG,Page DC

更新日期：2019-02-27 00:00:00

abstract：:A polymorphism in the autophagy gene Atg16l1 is associated with susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, it remains unclear how autophagy contributes to intestinal immune homeostasis. Here, we demonstrate that autophagy is essential for maintenance of balanced CD4(+) T cell responses in the intesti...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Kabat AM,Harrison OJ,Riffelmacher T,Moghaddam AE,Pearson CF,Laing A,Abeler-Dörner L,Forman SP,Grencis RK,Sattentau Q,Simon AK,Pott J,Maloy KJ

更新日期：2016-02-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The voltage-gated K+ channel Kv2.1 serves a major structural role in the soma and proximal dendrites of mammalian brain neurons, tethering the plasma membrane (PM) to endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Although Kv2.1 clustering at neuronal ER-PM junctions (EPJs) is tightly regulated and highly conserved, its function remains...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Vierra NC,Kirmiz M,van der List D,Santana LF,Trimmer JS

更新日期：2019-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Daily rhythms of food anticipatory activity (FAA) are regulated independently of the suprachiasmatic nucleus, which mediates entrainment of rhythms to light, but the neural circuits that establish FAA remain elusive. In this study, we show that mice lacking the dopamine D1 receptor (D1R KO mice) manifest greatly reduc...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Gallardo CM,Darvas M,Oviatt M,Chang CH,Michalik M,Huddy TF,Meyer EE,Shuster SA,Aguayo A,Hill EM,Kiani K,Ikpeazu J,Martinez JS,Purpura M,Smit AN,Patton DF,Mistlberger RE,Palmiter RD,Steele AD

更新日期：2014-09-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Cells and organelles are not homogeneous but include microcompartments that alter the spatiotemporal characteristics of cellular processes. The effects of microcompartmentation on metabolic pathways are however difficult to study experimentally. The pyrenoid is a microcompartment that is essential for a carbon concent...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Küken A,Sommer F,Yaneva-Roder L,Mackinder LC,Höhne M,Geimer S,Jonikas MC,Schroda M,Stitt M,Nikoloski Z,Mettler-Altmann T

更新日期：2018-10-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Apical constriction is a widely utilized cell shape change linked to folding, bending and invagination of polarized epithelia. It remains unclear how apical constriction is regulated spatiotemporally during tissue invagination and how this cellular process contributes to tube formation in different developmental conte...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Chung S,Kim S,Andrew DJ

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR), found in strictly anaerobic methanogenic and methanotrophic archaea, catalyzes the reversible production and consumption of the potent greenhouse gas methane. The α subunit of MCR (McrA) contains several unusual post-translational modifications, including a rare thioamidation of glyc...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Nayak DD,Mahanta N,Mitchell DA,Metcalf WW

更新日期：2017-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Axons span extreme distances and are subject to significant stretch deformations during limb movements or sudden head movements, especially during impacts. Yet, axon biomechanics, and its relation to the ultrastructure that allows axons to withstand mechanical stress, is poorly understood. Using a custom developed for...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Dubey S,Bhembre N,Bodas S,Veer S,Ghose A,Callan-Jones A,Pullarkat P

更新日期：2020-04-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The insular cortex (IC) plays key roles in emotional and regulatory brain functions and is affected across psychiatric diseases. However, the brain-wide connections of the mouse IC have not been comprehensively mapped. Here, we traced the whole-brain inputs and outputs of the mouse IC across its rostro-caudal extent. ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Gehrlach DA,Weiand C,Gaitanos TN,Cho E,Klein AS,Hennrich AA,Conzelmann KK,Gogolla N

更新日期：2020-09-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington disease (HD) is a neurological disorder caused by polyglutamine expansions in mutated Huntingtin (mHtt) proteins, rendering them prone to form inclusion bodies (IB). We report that in yeast, such IB formation is a factor-dependent process subjected to age-related decline. A genome-wide, high-content imaging...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Yang J,Hao X,Cao X,Liu B,Nyström T

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Armor plate changes in sticklebacks are a classic example of repeated adaptive evolution. Previous studies identified ectodysplasin (EDA) gene as the major locus controlling recurrent plate loss in freshwater fish, though the causative DNA alterations were not known. Here we show that freshwater EDA alleles have cis-a...

journal_title：eLife

authors： O'Brown NM,Summers BR,Jones FC,Brady SD,Kingsley DM

更新日期：2015-01-28 00:00:00

abstract：:While host immune receptors detect pathogen-associated molecular patterns to activate immunity, pathogens attempt to deregulate host immunity through secreted effectors. Fungi employ LysM effectors to prevent recognition of cell wall-derived chitin by host immune receptors, although the mechanism to compete for chitin...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Sánchez-Vallet A,Saleem-Batcha R,Kombrink A,Hansen G,Valkenburg DJ,Thomma BP,Mesters JR

更新日期：2013-07-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The phylogenetic placement of the morphologically simple placozoans is crucial to understanding the evolution of complex animal traits. Here, we examine the influence of adding new genomes from placozoans to a large dataset designed to study the deepest splits in the animal phylogeny. Using site-heterogeneous substitu...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Laumer CE,Gruber-Vodicka H,Hadfield MG,Pearse VB,Riesgo A,Marioni JC,Giribet G

更新日期：2018-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The numerous neurons and glia that form the brain originate from tightly controlled growth and division of neural stem cells, regulated systemically by important known stem cell-extrinsic signals. However, the cell-intrinsic mechanisms that control the distinctive proliferation rates of individual neural stem cells ar...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Samuels TJ,Järvelin AI,Ish-Horowicz D,Davis I

更新日期：2020-01-14 00:00:00

abstract：:The axolotl can regenerate multiple organs, including the brain. It remains, however, unclear whether neuronal diversity, intricate tissue architecture, and axonal connectivity can be regenerated; yet, this is critical for recovery of function and a central aim of cell replacement strategies in the mammalian central n...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Amamoto R,Huerta VG,Takahashi E,Dai G,Grant AK,Fu Z,Arlotta P

更新日期：2016-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Imaging sperm as they travel through the female reproductive tract has revealed new details about fertilization at the molecular level. ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Komondor KM,Carlson AE

更新日期：2020-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Visual perception and behavior are mediated by cortical areas that have been distinguished using architectonic and retinotopic criteria. We employed fluorescence imaging and GCaMP6 reporter mice to generate retinotopic maps, revealing additional regions of retinotopic organization that extend into barrel and retrosple...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Zhuang J,Ng L,Williams D,Valley M,Li Y,Garrett M,Waters J

更新日期：2017-01-06 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA molecules cause the proteins involved in the formation of germ granules to coalesce into liquid droplets. ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Trcek T,Lehmann R

更新日期：2017-01-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Follicle rupture, the final step in ovulation, utilizes conserved molecular mechanisms including matrix metalloproteinases (Mmps), steroid signaling, and adrenergic signaling. It is still unknown how follicles become competent for follicle rupture/ovulation. Here, we identify a zinc-finger transcription factor Hindsig...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Deady LD,Li W,Sun J

更新日期：2017-12-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Tuberculosis disproportionately affects the Canadian Inuit. To address this, it is imperative we understand transmission dynamics in this population. We investigate whether 'deep' sequencing can provide additional resolution compared to standard sequencing, using a well-characterized outbreak from the Arctic (2011-201...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Lee RS,Proulx JF,McIntosh F,Behr MA,Hanage WP

更新日期：2020-02-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The investigation of prosocial behavior is of particular interest from an evolutionary perspective. Comparisons of prosociality across non-human animal species have, however, so far largely focused on primates, and their interpretation is hampered by the diversity of paradigms and procedures used. Here, we present the...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Horn L,Bugnyar T,Griesser M,Hengl M,Izawa EI,Oortwijn T,Rössler C,Scheer C,Schiestl M,Suyama M,Taylor AH,Vanhooland LC,von Bayern AM,Zürcher Y,Massen JJ

更新日期：2020-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Smoothened (Smo) inhibition by Patched (Ptch) is central to Hedgehog (Hh) signaling. Ptch, a proton driven antiporter, is required for Smo inhibition via an unknown mechanism. Hh ligand binding to Ptch reverses this inhibition and activated Smo initiates the Hh response. To determine whether Ptch inhibits Smo strictly...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Roberts B,Casillas C,Alfaro AC,Jägers C,Roelink H

更新日期：2016-08-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Two distinct mechanisms for primordial germ cell (PGC) specification are observed within Bilatera: early determination by maternal factors or late induction by zygotic cues. Here we investigate the molecular basis for PGC specification in Nematostella, a representative pre-bilaterian animal where PGCs arise as paired ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Chen CY,McKinney SA,Ellington LR,Gibson MC

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The Frank-Starling relation is a fundamental auto-regulatory property of the heart that ensures the volume of blood ejected in each heartbeat is matched to the extent of venous filling. At the cellular level, heart muscle cells generate higher force when stretched, but despite intense efforts the underlying molecular ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Zhang X,Kampourakis T,Yan Z,Sevrieva I,Irving M,Sun YB

更新日期：2017-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The TAM receptor tyrosine kinases Tyro3, Axl, and Mer regulate key features of cellular physiology, yet the differential activities of the TAM ligands Gas6 and Protein S are poorly understood. We have used biochemical and genetic analyses to delineate the rules for TAM receptor-ligand engagement and find that the TAMs...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Lew ED,Oh J,Burrola PG,Lax I,Zagórska A,Través PG,Schlessinger J,Lemke G

更新日期：2014-09-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory deprivation during the post-natal 'critical period' leads to structural reorganization of the developing visual cortex. In adulthood, the visual cortex retains some flexibility and adapts to sensory deprivation. Here we show that short-term (2 hr) monocular deprivation in adult humans boosts the BOLD response ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Binda P,Kurzawski JW,Lunghi C,Biagi L,Tosetti M,Morrone MC

更新日期：2018-11-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Mouse GnT1IP-L, and membrane-bound GnT1IP-S (MGAT4D) expressed in cultured cells inhibit MGAT1, the N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase that initiates the synthesis of hybrid and complex N-glycans. However, it is not known where in the secretory pathway GnT1IP-L inhibits MGAT1, nor whether GnT1IP-L inhibits other N-glycan...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Huang HH,Hassinen A,Sundaram S,Spiess AN,Kellokumpu S,Stanley P

更新日期：2015-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Termination of messenger RNA translation in Bacteria and Archaea is initiated by release factors (RFs) 1 or 2 recognizing a stop codon in the ribosomal A site and releasing the peptide from the P-site transfer RNA. After release, RF-dissociation is facilitated by the G-protein RF3. Structures of ribosomal complexes wi...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Pallesen J,Hashem Y,Korkmaz G,Koripella RK,Huang C,Ehrenberg M,Sanyal S,Frank J

更新日期：2013-06-04 00:00:00

abstract：:In eukaryotes, intra-chromosomal recombination generates DNA circles, but little is known about how cells react to them. In yeast, partitioning of such circles to the mother cell at mitosis ensures their loss from the population but promotes replicative ageing. Nevertheless, the mechanisms of partitioning are debated....

journal_title：eLife

authors： Denoth-Lippuner A,Krzyzanowski MK,Stober C,Barral Y

更新日期：2014-11-17 00:00:00