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  • BCMA-CAR T-cells in a patient with relapsing idiopathic inflammatory myositis after CD19-CAR T-cells

    CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CD19-CAR) T-cell therapy has been shown to induce stable drug-free remission in patients with refractory autoimmune disease. The management of potential relapses is currently unclear. Here, we report on a…

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  • Specific selection on XEG1 and XLP1 genes correlates with host range and adaptability in Phytophthora

    Specific selection on XEG1 and XLP1 genes correlates with host range and adaptability in Phytophthora

    Origin and functional divergence of the XEG1/XLP1 gene pair in Phytophthora

    To study the distribution of GH12 family proteins, we analyzed 66 oomycete species spanning multiple genera, including Albugo, Aphanomyces,…

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  • Disparate co-evolution and prevalence of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine resistance alleles and haplotypes at dhfr and dhps genes across Africa

    Disparate co-evolution and prevalence of sulfadoxine and pyrimethamine resistance alleles and haplotypes at dhfr and dhps genes across Africa

    Whole-genome sequences from the MalariaGEN Pf7 dataset were used in this study14. Pf7 contains 8,492 QC-passed Plasmodium falciparum samples from 21 African countries which were selected for analysis. Amino acid haplotypes for dhfr and dhps were…

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  • Anti-amyloid could help prevent genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease

    Anti-amyloid could help prevent genetic form of Alzheimer’s disease

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    Despite a negative primary outcome, a trial of…

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  • JAMMing inflammation | Nature Chemical Biology

    BRCC36 is a Zn2+-dependent JAMM/MPN deubiquitinase (DUB) and is an essential component of the BRCC36 isopeptidase complex (BRISC), which blocks K63-linked ubiquitination and degradation of type I interferon receptor (IFNAR1) to enhance…

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  • Comparative chloroplast genomics provides insights into the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history for Actinidia species

    Comparative chloroplast genomics provides insights into the phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history for Actinidia species

  • Wang, F. M. et al. Evaluation of the wild Actinidia germplasm for resistance to Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae. Plant Pathol. 69, 979–989 (2020).

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  • MIRO1 mutation leads to metabolic maladaptation resulting in Parkinson’s disease-associated dopaminergic neuron loss

    MIRO1 mutation leads to metabolic maladaptation resulting in Parkinson’s disease-associated dopaminergic neuron loss

    PD-MIRO1 mutant organoids show sustained dopaminergic neuron loss and altered astrocyte differentiation

    Midbrain organoids are multi-cellular complex structures resembling the human embryonic midbrain, which are capable of recapitulating key…

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  • Granulosa cell transcription is similarly impacted by superovulation and aging and predicts early embryonic trajectories

    Granulosa cell transcription is similarly impacted by superovulation and aging and predicts early embryonic trajectories

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    All animal experiments were carried out according to governmental and institutional guidelines and approved internally by the animal welfare officer (Tierschutzbeauftragter, approval number DKFZ-366) and by the local authorities…

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  • Author Correction: Structural basis for the activation of plant bunyavirus replication machinery and its dual-targeted inhibition by ribavirin

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