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- Short-term IL-15 priming leaves a long-lasting signalling imprint in mouse NK cells independently of a metabolic switch
NK cell reactivity is dynamically regulated by IL-15, and NK cells do not need more than a few minutes of exposure to remember the cytokine for several hours.
- A conserved PI(4,5)P2–binding domain is critical for immune regulatory function of DOCK8
This study uncovers a critical role of DOCK8 in coupling PI(4,5)P2 signaling with Cdc42 activation through its DHR-1 domain during interstitial leukocyte migration.
- SARS-CoV-2 infection induces protective immunity and limits transmission in Syrian hamsters
Using an aged Syrian hamster model, which develops severe morbidity upon SARS-CoV-2 infection including death, we demonstrated that the immunity induced by a natural infection not only protects hamsters from reinfection but also significantly limits transmission via close contact.
- CDCP1 promotes compensatory renal growth by integrating Src and Met signaling
CDCP1 promotes HGF-induced compensatory renal growth by focally and temporally integrating Src and Met-STAT3 signaling in lipid rafts.
- Structural basis of nucleosomal histone H4 lysine 20 methylation by SET8 methyltransferase
Cryo-EM structures of the human SET8–nucleosome complexes reveal the mechanism by which the SET8 methyltransferase binds the nucleosome and specifically recognizes the histone H4 lysine-20 residue.
- TrkB signaling regulates the cold-shock protein RBM3-mediated neuroprotection
The neuroprotective effects of the cold-shock protein RBM3 have broad appeal for therapy. RBM3 induction through cooling occurs through a non-canonical pattern of TrkB signaling. The pathway can now be targeted pharmacologically for RBM3-mediated neuroprotection without the need for cooling.
- 1,6-hexanediol rapidly immobilizes and condenses chromatin in living human cells
Alcohol, 1,6-hexanediol, is widely used for melting liquid droplets formed by liquid0–liquid phase separation; however, it can also seriously affect cells by immobilizing and condensing chromatin.
- Lipocalin 13 enhances insulin secretion but is dispensable for systemic metabolic control
Thorough preclinical evaluation reveals a negligible role of lipocalin 13 in systemic glucose and lipid metabolism.
- Structural comparison of GLUT1 to GLUT3 reveal transport regulation mechanism in sugar porter family
A new structure of GLUT1, compared with GLUT3, can explain substrate affinity differences, and provide a functional rationale for key structural motifs that define the universal Sugar Porter family.
- Insulin signaling mediates neurodegeneration in glioma
Tumoral cells secrete an antagonist that attenuates insulin signaling in neurons. It induces mitochondrial defects and synapse loss; restoring neuronal insulin activity rescues neurodegeneration.