Publications of the Week The Intestinal Epithelium: Central Coordinator of Mucosal ImmunityAllaire, J.M. and Vallance, B.A., et al. | May 14, 2018The gastrointestinal (GI) tract represents a unique challenge to the mammalian immune system. It must…sciencecityMay 14, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week A Densely Modified M2+-Independent DNAzyme That Cleaves RNA Efficiently with Multiple Catalytic TurnoverWang, Y. and Perrin, D.M., et al. | May 11, 2018For the past 35 years, scientists have been seeking a candidate therapeutic “smart-drug” that can…sciencecityMay 11, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week VEGF Signaling Regulates the Fate of Obstructed Capillaries in Mouse CortexReeson, P. and Brown, C.E., et al. | May 9, 2018Cortical capillaries are prone to obstruction, which over time, could have a major impact on…sciencecityMay 9, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Oncolytic Viruses as Engineering Platforms for Combination ImmunotherapyTwumasi-Boateng, K. and Nelson, B,H., et al. | May 7, 2018To effectively build on the recent successes of immune checkpoint blockade, adoptive T cell therapy…sciencecityMay 7, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Viral Proteins as a Potential Driver of Histone Depletion in DinoflagellatesIrwin, N.A.T. and Howe, L.J., et al. | May 4, 2018The packaging of DNA with histones is a hallmark of eukaryotic chromosomes. One surprising exception…sciencecityMay 4, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Opposite Roles of Salicylic Acid Receptors NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4 in Transcriptional Regulation of Plant ImmunityDing, Y. and Zhang, Y., et al. | May 2, 2018Salicylic acid (SA) is a plant defense hormone required for immunity. Arabidopsis NPR1 and NPR3/NPR4…sciencecityMay 2, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Mild Suppression of Hyperinsulinemia to Treat Obesity and Insulin ResistancePage, M.M. and Johnson, J.D. | April 30, 2018Insulin plays roles in lipid uptake, lipolysis, and lipogenesis, in addition to controlling blood glucose…sciencecityApril 30, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week Similarities in Temperature-Dependent Gene Expression Plasticity across Time-Scales in Threespine SticklebackMetzger, D.C.H. and Schulte, P.M. | April 27, 2018Phenotypic plasticity occurs at a variety of time-scales, but little is known about the degree…sciencecityApril 27, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week ILC2 Memory: Recollection of Previous ActivationMartinez-Gonzalez, I. and Takei, F., et al. | April 25, 2018Immunological memory, traditionally thought to belong to T and B cells, has now been extended…sciencecityApril 25, 2018 Read More
Publications of the Week MechRNA: Prediction of lncRNA Mechanisms from RNA-RNA and RNA-Protein InteractionsGawronski, A.R. and Backofen, R., et al. | April 23, 2018Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are defined as transcripts longer than 200 nucleotides that do not…sciencecityApril 23, 2018 Read More