Acetylcarnitine shuttling links mitochondrial metabolism to histone acetylation and lipogenesis

LT Izzo, S Trefely, C Demetriadou, JM Drummond… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
The metabolite acetyl-CoA is necessary for both lipid synthesis in the cytosol and histone
acetylation in the nucleus. The two canonical precursors to acetyl-CoA in the nuclear …

Mechanisms of extracellular electron transfer in anaerobic methanotrophic archaea

HT Ouboter, R Mesman, T Sleutels, J Postma… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Anaerobic methanotrophic (ANME) archaea are environmentally important, uncultivated
microorganisms that oxidize the potent greenhouse gas methane. During methane …

Low-dose dengue virus 3 human challenge model: a phase 1 open-label study

AT Waickman, K Newell, JQ Lu, HS Fang… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Dengue human infection models present an opportunity to explore the potential of a vaccine,
anti-viral or immuno-compound for clinical benefit in a controlled setting. Here we report the …

Breast cancer exploits neural signaling pathways for bone-to-meninges metastasis

AE Whiteley, D Ma, L Wang, SY Yu, C Yin, TT Price… - Science, 2024 - science.org
The molecular mechanisms that regulate breast cancer cell (BCC) metastasis and
proliferation within the leptomeninges (LM) are poorly understood, which limits the …

Neuronal-epithelial cross-talk drives acinar specification via NRG1-ERBB3-mTORC2 signaling

AJ May, AJ Mattingly, EA Gaylord, N Griffin… - Developmental cell, 2022 - cell.com
Acinar cells are the principal secretory units of multiple exocrine organs. A single-cell,
layered, lumenized acinus forms from a large cohort of epithelial progenitors that must …

Stress increases sperm respiration and motility in mice and men

N Moon, CP Morgan, R Marx-Rattner, A Jeng… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Semen quality and fertility has declined over the last 50 years, corresponding to ever-
increasing environmental stressors. However, the cellular mechanisms involved and their …

Impact of secondary TCR engagement on the heterogeneity of pathogen-specific CD8+ T cell response during acute and chronic toxoplasmosis

LA Shallberg, AT Phan, DA Christian, JA Perry… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Initial TCR engagement (priming) of naive CD8+ T cells results in T cell expansion, and
these early events influence the generation of diverse effector and memory populations …

Wolbachia-mediated resistance to Zika virus infection in Aedes aegypti is dominated by diverse transcriptional regulation and weak evolutionary pressures

EC Boehm, AS Jaeger, HJ Ries… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
A promising candidate for arbovirus control and prevention relies on replacing arbovirus-
susceptible Aedes aegypti populations with mosquitoes that have been colonized by the …

Ductal delivery of extracellular vesicles promote the recovery from salivary gland inflammation

D Kim, KM Lim, JM Cho, HJ Park, S Hwang… - Journal of Controlled …, 2023 - Elsevier
Salivary gland dysfunction worsens the quality of life, but treatment for restoration of salivary
gland function is limited. Although previous reports have demonstrated the therapeutic …

Mechanism of 2′-fucosyllactose degradation by human-associated Akkermansia

L Padilla, AD Fricker, E Luna, B Choudhury… - Journal of …, 2024 - Am Soc Microbiol
Among the first microorganisms to colonize the human gut of breastfed infants are bacteria
capable of fermenting human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs). One of the most abundant …