Short Reports

A Short Report allows authors to publish the results of a small number of experiments, provided the conclusion is clear and justified, and the findings are novel and judged to be of high importance.

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    1. Cell Biology

    Rab12 is a regulator of LRRK2 and its activation by damaged lysosomes

    Xiang Wang, Vitaliy V Bondar ... Anastasia G Henry
    Rab12 was identified as a key modulator of LRRK2-dependent Rab phosphorylation that mediates the recruitment of LRRK2 to lysosomes in response to damage.
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    1. Cell Biology

    Multiple cullin-associated E3 ligases regulate cyclin D1 protein stability

    Ke Lu, Ming Zhang ... Di Chen
    Cyclin D1 protein stability is regulated by ubiquitin-proteasome mechanism mediated by multiple E3 ligases, including newly identified Keap1, DDB2, and WSB2.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Conscious processing of global and local auditory irregularities causes differentiated heartbeat-evoked responses

    Diego Candia-Rivera, Federico Raimondo ... Jacobo D Sitt
    Brain-heart interactions under the processing of auditory irregularities could help to distinguish whether a patient is in a vegetative state or in a minimally conscious state.
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    1. Cancer Biology
    2. Medicine

    Discovery and biological evaluation of a potent small molecule CRM1 inhibitor for its selective ablation of extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma

    He Liu, Meisuo Liu ... Yongliang Yang
    Deep reinforcement model and experimental evaluations identified a small-molecule CRM1 inhibitor that can selectively ablate extranodal NK/T cell lymphoma cells.
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    1. Biochemistry and Chemical Biology
    2. Structural Biology and Molecular Biophysics

    Allosteric regulation of kinase activity in living cells

    Shivani Sujay Godbole, Nikolay V Dokholyan
    Protein kinase dysregulation, implicated in various diseases via cell signaling pathways, can be therapeutically and experimentally managed through allosteric modulation, facilitated by a dynamic network of interactions, with computational techniques enabling precise control in live systems.
    1. Evolutionary Biology

    A toxin-antidote selfish element increases fitness of its host

    Lijiang Long, Wen Xu ... Patrick T McGrath
    A toxin-antidote element, identified for its role as a selfish genetic element that spreads through a population by killing certain offspring, also plays a beneficial role to the host.
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    1. Neuroscience

    Flexible coding of time or distance in hippocampal cells

    Shai Abramson, Benjamin J Kraus ... Genela Morris
    1. Epidemiology and Global Health
    2. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    A modelled analysis of the impact of COVID-19-related disruptions to HPV vaccination

    Louiza S Velentzis, Megan A Smith ... Karen Canfell
    Results from this modelled analysis indicate that short-term delays in HPV vaccination of adolescents are unlikely to have substantial long-term effects on HPV-related cancers, provided catch-up of missed vaccine doses can be implemented.
    1. Microbiology and Infectious Disease

    Evolution of a functionally intact but antigenically distinct DENV fusion loop

    Rita M Meganck, Deanna Zhu ... Longping V Tse
    Operating as a serum profiling tool for dengue infection and vaccination, the D2-FLM variant, which is insensitive to antibody-dependent enhancement-prone fusion loop antibodies, also offers potential for a safer dengue virus vaccine.
    1. Evolutionary Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Broca’s area, variation and taxic diversity in early Homo from Koobi Fora (Kenya)

    Amélie Beaudet, Edwin de Jager
    A computer-assisted revision of a unique fossil from Kenya supports the hypothesis that the modern features of our brain emerged recently in the human evolutionary history.