Discovery of novel determinants of endothelial lineage using chimeric heterokaryons.

abstract：:Eliminating malaria from a defined region involves draining the endemic parasite reservoir and minimizing local malaria transmission around imported malaria infections . In the last phases of malaria elimination, as universal interventions reap diminishing marginal returns, national resources must become increasingly ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Reiner RC,Le Menach A,Kunene S,Ntshalintshali N,Hsiang MS,Perkins TA,Greenhouse B,Tatem AJ,Cohen JM,Smith DL

更新日期：2015-12-29 00:00:00

abstract：:Ion channel models are the building blocks of computational neuron models. Their biological fidelity is therefore crucial for the interpretation of simulations. However, the number of published models, and the lack of standardization, make the comparison of ion channel models with one another and with experimental dat...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Podlaski WF,Seeholzer A,Groschner LN,Miesenböck G,Ranjan R,Vogels TP

更新日期：2017-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Rapid and flexible interpretation of conflicting sensory inputs in the context of current goals is a critical component of cognitive control that is orchestrated by frontal cortex. The relative roles of distinct subregions within frontal cortex are poorly understood. To examine the dynamics underlying cognitive contro...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Tang H,Yu HY,Chou CC,Crone NE,Madsen JR,Anderson WS,Kreiman G

更新日期：2016-02-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding how genetic variation contributes to phenotypic differences is a fundamental question in biology. Combining high-throughput gene function assays with mechanistic models of the impact of genetic variants is a promising alternative to genome-wide association studies. Here we have assembled a large panel of...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Galardini M,Koumoutsi A,Herrera-Dominguez L,Cordero Varela JA,Telzerow A,Wagih O,Wartel M,Clermont O,Denamur E,Typas A,Beltrao P

更新日期：2017-12-27 00:00:00

abstract：:More than half of long-term brain tumor survivors develop irreversible cognitive decline that severely affect their quality of life. However, there is no pre-clinical model that allows long-term assessment of cognition, and there is no treatment which ameliorates cognitive deficits in patients. Here, we report a novel...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Feng X,Liu S,Chen D,Rosi S,Gupta N

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:RNA-protein (RNP) granules have been proposed to assemble by forming solid RNA/protein aggregates or through phase separation into a liquid RNA/protein phase. Which model describes RNP granules in living cells is still unclear. In this study, we analyze P bodies in budding yeast and find that they have liquid-like pro...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Kroschwald S,Maharana S,Mateju D,Malinovska L,Nüske E,Poser I,Richter D,Alberti S

更新日期：2015-08-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Faithful chromosome segregation in all eukaryotes relies on centromeres, the chromosomal sites that recruit kinetochore proteins and mediate spindle attachment during cell division. The centromeric histone H3 variant, CenH3, is the defining chromatin component of centromeres in most eukaryotes, including animals, fung...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Drinnenberg IA,deYoung D,Henikoff S,Malik HS

更新日期：2014-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Khoomei is a unique singing style originating from the republic of Tuva in central Asia. Singers produce two pitches simultaneously: a booming low-frequency rumble alongside a hovering high-pitched whistle-like tone. The biomechanics of this biphonation are not well-understood. Here, we use sound analysis, dynamic mag...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Bergevin C,Narayan C,Williams J,Mhatre N,Steeves JK,Bernstein JG,Story B

更新日期：2020-02-17 00:00:00

abstract：:Aberrant expression of cancer genes and non-canonical RNA species is a hallmark of cancer. However, the mechanisms driving such atypical gene expression programs are incompletely understood. Here, our transcriptional profiling of a cohort of 50 primary clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) samples from The Cancer Ge...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Grosso AR,Leite AP,Carvalho S,Matos MR,Martins FB,Vítor AC,Desterro JM,Carmo-Fonseca M,de Almeida SF

更新日期：2015-11-17 00:00:00

abstract：:D2 autoreceptors regulate dopamine release throughout the brain. Two isoforms of the D2 receptor, D2S and D2L, are expressed in midbrain dopamine neurons. Differential roles of these isoforms as autoreceptors are poorly understood. By virally expressing the isoforms in dopamine neurons of D2 receptor knockout mice, th...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Gantz SC,Robinson BG,Buck DC,Bunzow JR,Neve RL,Williams JT,Neve KA

更新日期：2015-08-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcineurin is responsible for mediating a wide variety of cellular processes in response to dynamic calcium (Ca(2+)) signals, yet the precise mechanisms involved in the spatiotemporal control of calcineurin signaling are poorly understood. Here, we use genetically encoded fluorescent biosensors to directly probe the ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Mehta S,Aye-Han NN,Ganesan A,Oldach L,Gorshkov K,Zhang J

更新日期：2014-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The straight-tusked elephants Palaeoloxodon spp. were widespread across Eurasia during the Pleistocene. Phylogenetic reconstructions using morphological traits have grouped them with Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), and many paleontologists place Palaeoloxodon within Elephas. Here, we report the recovery of full mit...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Meyer M,Palkopoulou E,Baleka S,Stiller M,Penkman KEH,Alt KW,Ishida Y,Mania D,Mallick S,Meijer T,Meller H,Nagel S,Nickel B,Ostritz S,Rohland N,Schauer K,Schüler T,Roca AL,Reich D,Shapiro B,Hofreiter M

更新日期：2017-06-06 00:00:00

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journal_title：eLife

authors： MacKay CE,Leo MD,Fernández-Peña C,Hasan R,Yin W,Mata-Daboin A,Bulley S,Gammons J,Mancarella S,Jaggar JH

更新日期：2020-06-30 00:00:00

abstract：:A small transparent crustacean called Parhyale hawaiensis has become a powerful model system for the study of limb and appendage regeneration. ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Amaya E

更新日期：2016-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：Background:Malaria elimination strategies require a thorough understanding of parasite transmission from human to mosquito. A clinical model to induce gametocytes to understand their dynamics and evaluate transmission-blocking interventions (TBI) is currently unavailable. Here, we explore the use of the well-establishe...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Reuling IJ,van de Schans LA,Coffeng LE,Lanke K,Meerstein-Kessel L,Graumans W,van Gemert GJ,Teelen K,Siebelink-Stoter R,van de Vegte-Bolmer M,de Mast Q,van der Ven AJ,Ivinson K,Hermsen CC,de Vlas S,Bradley J,Collins KA,O

更新日期：2018-02-27 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：:How different helicase families with a conserved catalytic 'helicase core' evolved to function on varied RNA and DNA substrates by diverse mechanisms remains unclear. In this study, we used Mss116, a yeast DEAD-box protein that utilizes ATP to locally unwind dsRNA, to investigate helicase specificity and mechanism. Ou...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Mallam AL,Sidote DJ,Lambowitz AM

更新日期：2014-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Previously we identified Lam/GramD1 proteins, a family of endoplasmic reticulum membrane proteins with sterol-binding StARkin domains that are implicated in intracellular sterol homeostasis. Here, we show how these proteins exchange sterol molecules with membranes. An aperture at one end of the StARkin domain enables ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Khelashvili G,Chauhan N,Pandey K,Eliezer D,Menon AK

更新日期：2019-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical force is a determinant of Notch signalling but the mechanism of force detection and its coupling to Notch are unclear. We propose a role for Piezo1 channels, which are mechanically-activated non-selective cation channels. In cultured microvascular endothelial cells, Piezo1 channel activation by either shear...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Caolo V,Debant M,Endesh N,Futers TS,Lichtenstein L,Bartoli F,Parsonage G,Jones EA,Beech DJ

更新日期：2020-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Complexin regulates spontaneous and activates Ca(2+)-triggered neurotransmitter release, yet the molecular mechanisms are still unclear. Here we performed single molecule fluorescence resonance energy transfer experiments and uncovered two conformations of complexin-1 bound to the ternary SNARE complex. In the cis con...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Choi UB,Zhao M,Zhang Y,Lai Y,Brunger AT

更新日期：2016-06-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Proprioception, the sense of body position, movement, and associated forces, remains poorly understood, despite its critical role in movement. Most studies of area 2, a proprioceptive area of somatosensory cortex, have simply compared neurons' activities to the movement of the hand through space. Using motion tracking...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Chowdhury RH,Glaser JI,Miller LE

更新日期：2020-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Anxiety results in sub-optimal motor learning, but the precise mechanisms through which this effect occurs remain unknown. Using a motor sequence learning paradigm with separate phases for initial exploration and reward-based learning, we show that anxiety states in humans impair learning by attenuating the update of ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Sporn S,Hein T,Herrojo Ruiz M

更新日期：2020-05-19 00:00:00

abstract：:The basolateral amygdala (BLA) plays a vital role in associating sensory stimuli with salient valence information. Excitatory principal neurons (PNs) undergo plastic changes to encode this association; however, local BLA inhibitory interneurons (INs) gate PN plasticity via feedforward inhibition (FFI). Despite literat...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Guthman EM,Garcia JD,Ma M,Chu P,Baca SM,Smith KR,Restrepo D,Huntsman MM

更新日期：2020-01-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptic adhesion molecules regulate synapse development and function. However, whether and how presynaptic adhesion molecules regulate postsynaptic NMDAR function remains largely unclear. Presynaptic LAR family receptor tyrosine phosphatases (LAR-RPTPs) regulate synapse development through mechanisms that include tra...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Kim K,Shin W,Kang M,Lee S,Kim D,Kang R,Jung Y,Cho Y,Yang E,Kim H,Bae YC,Kim E

更新日期：2020-03-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Two recently discovered transcription factors stop cells from dividing when plants face extreme heat and DNA damage. ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Eekhout T,De Veylder L

更新日期：2019-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Modern neuroscience research often requires the coordination of multiple processes such as stimulus generation, real-time experimental control, as well as behavioral and neural measurements. The technical demands required to simultaneously manage these processes with high temporal fidelity is a barrier that limits the...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Kim B,Kenchappa SC,Sunkara A,Chang TY,Thompson L,Doudlah R,Rosenberg A

更新日期：2019-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Although individuals of many species inexorably age, a number of observations established that the rate of aging is modulated in response to a variety of mild stresses. Here, we investigated how heat stress promotes longevity in yeast. We show that upon growth at higher temperature, yeast cells relax the retention of ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Baldi S,Bolognesi A,Meinema AC,Barral Y

更新日期：2017-12-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Voltage-gated sodium channels are targets for a range of pharmaceutical drugs developed for the treatment of neurological diseases. Cannabidiol (CBD), the non-psychoactive compound isolated from cannabis plants, was recently approved for treatment of two types of epilepsy associated with sodium channel mutations. This...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Sait LG,Sula A,Ghovanloo MR,Hollingworth D,Ruben PC,Wallace BA

更新日期：2020-10-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Variation in the presence or absence of transposable elements (TEs) is a major source of genetic variation between individuals. Here, we identified 23,095 TE presence/absence variants between 216 Arabidopsis accessions. Most TE variants were rare, and we find these rare variants associated with local extremes of gene ...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Stuart T,Eichten SR,Cahn J,Karpievitch YV,Borevitz JO,Lister R

更新日期：2016-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:The mammalian auditory sensory epithelium has one of the most stereotyped cellular patterns known in vertebrates. Mechano-sensory hair cells are arranged in precise rows, with one row of inner and three rows of outer hair cells spanning the length of the spiral-shaped sensory epithelium. Aiding such precise cellular p...

journal_title：eLife

authors： Prajapati-DiNubila M,Benito-Gonzalez A,Golden EJ,Zhang S,Doetzlhofer A

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00