Inhibitory Fcγ Receptor Deletion Enhances CD8 T Cell Stemness Increasing Anti-PD-1 Therapy Responsiveness Against Glioblastoma

Inhibitory Fcγ Receptor Deletion Enhances CD8 T Cell Stemness, Increasing Anti-PD-1 Therapy Responsiveness in Glioblastoma Background and Objectives of the Study Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive central nervous system tumor with poor prognosis, and the median survival of patients is only 14.6 months. Despite the significant efficacy of immune ch...

Population-wide DNA Methylation Polymorphisms at Single-Nucleotide Resolution in 207 Cotton Accessions Reveal Epigenomic Contributions to Complex Traits

Cotton Population-Level DNA Methylation Polymorphism Study Reveals Epigenomic Contributions to Complex Traits Background and Research Motivation In recent decades, genome and genetic diversity have been extensively studied through genome-wide association studies (GWAS), providing a theoretical foundation for understanding crop trait variations. How...

The Essential Role of the Spermidine-eIF5A Axis in Muscle Stem Cell Activation via Translational Control

New Discovery in Metabolic Regulation of Muscle Stem Cell Activation: The Crucial Role of the Spermidine-eIF5A Axis Background and Research Objectives Adult skeletal muscle satellite cells (SCs) are the main type of stem cells in skeletal muscle and play a pivotal role in muscle injury repair. However, the activation mechanism of quiescent satellit...

Structural Basis of Antagonist Selectivity in Endothelin Receptors

Deciphering Antagonist Selectivity of Endothelin Receptors: Insights from Cryo-EM-Based Structural Studies Academic Background Endothelin (ET) is a potent vasoconstrictor peptide that plays a significant role in regulating cardiovascular functions. The endothelin family includes ET-1, ET-2, and ET-3, which regulate vascular tone and cardiovascular ...

A Conditional Protein Diffusion Model Generates Artificial Programmable Endonuclease Sequences with Enhanced Activity

A Conditional Protein Diffusion Model Generates Artificial Programmable Endonuclease Sequences with Enhanced Activity

Deep Learning-Driven Protein Design: Generating Functional Protein Sequences Using Conditional Diffusion Models Proteins are at the core of life sciences research and applications, offering countless possibilities due to their diversity and functional complexity. With advancements in deep learning technologies, protein design has reached a new pinn...