Genomics & Functional Genomics
multicrispr: gRNA design for prime editing and parallel targeting of thousands of targetsA bioinformatics R package for a fast and generic guideRNA design, optimized for large-scale perturbation assays.
Exploiting somatic piRNAs in Bemisia tabaci enables novel gene silencing through RNA feedingRNAi usually relies on Dicer-produced siRNAs to induce gene silencing. In many arthropods, another type of RNAi is present in the soma—the piRNA pathway. This work finds exploiting this biology is a viable alternative for gene knockdown.
Peptide-based quorum sensing systems in Paenibacillus polymyxaDiscovery of conserved communication systems in the agriculturally important Paenibacillus bacteria. These systems are widespread, and some species encode more than 25 different peptide-receptor pairs.
An evolutionary approach to systematic discovery of novel deubiquitinases, applied to LegionellaThe analysis of the relationships between different deubiquitinase classes leads to the definition of an aromatic “gatekeeper” motif that distinguishes DUBs from other cysteine proteases and helps to predict new bacterial DUBs.
Multiple sclerosis risk variants regulate gene expression in innate and adaptive immune cellsThis comprehensive study identifies multiple sclerosis risk expression quantitative trait loci in purified immune cell types.
MAPK pathway mutations in head and neck cancer affect immune microenvironments and ErbB3 signalingMAPK mutations favor HNSCC survival, revealing the broad clinical utility of MAPK pathway mutations in prognosis and potentially in precision immunotherapy.
A novel class of polymorphic toxins in BacteroidetesBacteria often use toxins to mediate their interaction with the environment. This study reveals a new class of polymorphic toxins, which contain an N-terminal TANFOR domain, in Bacteroidetes.
Splicing of enhancer-associated lincRNAs contributes to enhancer activityAnalysis of enhancer-associated lincRNA transcripts shows their efficient and conserved splicing contributes to cognate enhancer activity and cis-regulation of target gene expression.
Oxidised metabolites of the omega-6 fatty acid linoleic acid activate dFOXOOxidised omega-6 fatty acids activate the FOXO transducers of the Insulin signaling pathway potentially linking changes in dietary fatty acid balance and proinflammatory states with insulin resistance.
Virus-induced transposable element expression up-regulation in human and mouse host cellsGenome-wide transposon expression up-regulation in host cells regardless of virus, species, and host cell tissue types occurs early during viral infection and likely contributes to promoting the host innate immune response.