Publications of the Week Rescue of Aberrant Huntingtin Palmitoylation Ameliorates Mutant Huntingtin-Induced Toxicity Lemarié, F., et al. | September 8, 2021 Huntington disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disorder that affects 1 in 7,500 individuals in the…pthomsonSeptember 8, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Sustained Expression of unc-4 Homeobox Gene and unc-27/Groucho in Postmitotic Neurons Specifies the Spatial Organization of the Cholinergic Synapses in C. elegans Kurashina, M., et al. | September 7, 2021 The Mizumoto lab studies the fundamental mechanisms of how our brain develops. In particular, they…pthomsonSeptember 7, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Spatially Patterned Excitatory Neuron Subtypes and Projections of the Claustrum Erwin, S. R., et al. | September 6, 2021 The claustrum is a brain region implicated in a wide variety of functions - from…pthomsonSeptember 6, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Optimized CRISPR-Mediated Gene Knockin Reveals FOXP3-Independent Maintenance of Human Treg Identity Lam, A., et al. | August 30, 2021 The Levings lab is working to understand the biological properties of regulatory T cells (Tregs)…pthomsonAugust 30, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week The Role of Mitochondrial Apoptotic Pathway in Islet Amyloid-Induced β-Cell Death Wong, H. Y., et al. | August 27, 2021 Islet amyloid, formed by aggregation of human islet amyloid polypeptide (hIAPP), contributes to β-cell death in type…pthomsonAugust 27, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Biomaterial and Cellular Implants: Foreign Surfaces Where Immunity and Coagulation Meet Kizhakkedathu, J. N., & Conway, E. M. | August 23, 2021 Exposure of blood to a foreign surface in the form of a diagnostic or therapeutic…pthomsonAugust 23, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Conservation of Endo-Glucanase 16 (EG16) Activity across Highly Divergent Plant Lineages Behar, H., et al. | August 20, 2021 Plant cell walls are highly dynamic structures that are composed predominately of polysaccharides. As such,…pthomsonAugust 20, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Prevention of Vascular-Allograft Rejection by Protecting the Endothelial Glycocalyx with Immunosuppressive Polymers Siren, E. M. J., & Luo, H. D., et al. | August 16, 2021 Organ transplant is an important procedure, particular to those with end-stage organ failure. Currently, global…pthomsonAugust 16, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week The Actin-Disassembly Protein Glia Maturation Factor γ Enhances Actin Remodeling and B Cell Antigen Receptor Signaling at the Immune Synapse Deretic, N., et al. | August 13, 2021 Signaling by the B cell antigen receptor (BCR) initiates actin remodeling. The assembly of branched…pthomsonAugust 13, 2021 Read More
Publications of the Week Comparison of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Peritoneal Dialysis Effluent with Those from Umbilical Cords: Characteristics and Therapeutic Effects on Chronic Peritoneal Dialysis in Uremic Rats Du Y., et al. | August 9, 2021 A long-term of peritoneal dialysis (PD) using a hypertonic PD solution (PDS) leads to patient’s…pthomsonAugust 9, 2021 Read More