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1. Glial ferritin maintains neural stem cells via transporting iron required for self-renewal in Drosophila

   This article has 5 authors:

   1. Zhixin Ma
   2. Wenshu Wang
   3. Xiaojing Yang
   4. Menglong Rui
   5. Su Wang

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     This valuable study, which seeks to identify factors from the glial niche that support and maintain neural stem cells, reports a novel role for ferritin in this process. The authors provide solid evidence that defects in larval brain development in Drosophila, resulting from ferritin knockdown, can be attributed to impaired Fe-S cluster activity and ATP production. The findings of this well-conducted study will be of interest to oncologists and neurobiologists.

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2. A statistical framework for analysis of trial-level temporal dynamics in fiber photometry experiments

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Gabriel Loewinger
   2. Erjia Cui
   3. David Lovinger
   4. Francisco Pereira

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     This important study presents a statistical framework for the analysis of photometry signals and provides an open-source implementation. The evidence supporting the benefits of the presented functional mixed-effect modeling analysis as opposed to 1) summary statistics and 2) other pointwise regression models is convincing with a thorough comparison with other methods and datasets. This work will be of great interest to researchers using not only fiber photometry, but other time-series data such as calcium imaging or electrophysiology data, and wanting to implement trial-by-trial temporal analysis, taking also into account variability within the dataset.

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3. Intrinsic dynamics of randomly clustered networks generate place fields and preplay of novel environments

   This article has 5 authors:

   1. Jordan Breffle
   2. Hannah Germaine
   3. Justin D Shin
   4. Shantanu P Jadhav
   5. Paul Miller

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     This study presents an important finding on the spontaneous emergence of structured activity in artificial neural networks endowed with specific connectivity profiles. The evidence supporting the claims of the authors is convincing, providing direct comparison between the properties of the model and neural data although investigating more naturalistic inputs to the network would have strengthened the main claims. The work will be of interest to systems and computational neuroscientists studying the hippocampus and memory processes.

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4. PKA regulation of neuronal function requires the dissociation of catalytic subunits from regulatory subunits

   This article has 3 authors:

   1. Weihong Xiong
   2. Maozhen Qin
   3. Haining Zhong

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     This important paper demonstrates that different PKA subtypes exhibit distinct subcellular localization at rest in CA1 neurons. The authors provide compelling evidence that when all tested PKA subtypes are activated by norepinephrine, catalytic subunits translocate to dendritic spines but regulatory subunits remain unmoved. Furthermore, PKA-dependent regulation of synaptic plasticity and transmission can be supported only by wildtype, dissociable PKA, but not by inseparable PKA.

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5. Heron, a Knowledge Graph editor for intuitive implementation of Python-based experimental pipelines

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. George Dimitriadis
   2. Ella Svahn
   3. Andrew F MacAskill
   4. Athena Akrami

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     This valuable paper introduces Heron, lightweight scientific software that is designed to streamline the implementation of complex experimental pipelines. The software is tailored for workflows that require coordinating many logical steps across interconnected hardware components with heterogeneous computing environments. The authors convincingly demonstrate Heron's utility and effectiveness in the context of behavioral experiments, addressing a growing need among experimentalists for flexible and scalable solutions that accommodate diverse and evolving hardware requirements.

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6. PUFA stabilizes a conductive state of the selectivity filter in IKs channels

   This article has 11 authors:

   1. Alessia Golluscio
   2. Jodene Eldstrom
   3. Jessica J Jowais
   4. Marta Elena Perez
   5. Kevin Peter Cunningham
   6. Alicia De La Cruz
   7. Xiaoan Wu
   8. Valentina Corradi
   9. D Peter Tieleman
   10. David Fedida
   11. H Peter Larsson

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     This manuscript reveals an important mechanism of KCNQ1/IKs channel gating and PUFA modulation of this mechanism. This mechanism is supported by convincing single channel recordings, macroscopic current recordings and mutational analyses. These findings are of importance to the ion channel field and possibly future therapeutic applications.

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7. Senescent cells inhibit mouse myoblast differentiation via the SASP-lipid 15d-PGJ2 mediated modification and control of HRas

   This article has 9 authors:

   1. Swarang Sachin Pundlik
   2. Alok Barik
   3. Ashwin Venkateshvaran
   4. Snehasudha Subhadarshini Sahoo
   5. Mahapatra Anshuman Jaysingh
   6. Raviswamy GH Math
   7. Heera Lal
   8. Maroof Athar Hashmi
   9. Arvind Ramanathan

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     This manuscript outlines an interaction between senescence-related 15d-PGJ2 and the proliferation and differentiation of myoblasts, with potential implications for muscle health. This manuscript is useful in understanding the role of lipid metabolite 15d-PGJ2 in myoblast proliferation and differentiation. However, in its current form, the manuscript is incomplete as there are several concerns in the statistical analysis, lack of clarity on the mechanistic details, and concerns about the use of an immortalized C2C12 myoblasts cell line to draw major conclusions related to senescence-associated secreted phenotype.

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8. Activation of polycystin-1 signaling by binding of stalk-derived peptide agonists

   This article has 7 authors:

   1. Shristi Pawnikar
   2. Brenda S Magenheimer
   3. Keya Joshi
   4. Ericka Nevarez-Munoz
   5. Allan Haldane
   6. Robin L Maser
   7. Yinglong Miao

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     This joint computational/experimental study demonstrates the ability of synthetic peptides derived from the stalk-tethered agonist in Polycystin-1 (PC1) to re-activate signaling by a stalkless C-terminal fragment of PC1. The study is valuable as it discovered peptide agonists for PC1 and the integrated in vitro and in silico approach is potentially applicable to the analysis of related systems. Following the revision, the line of evidence presented in the current manuscript is considered convincing.

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9. SntB triggers the antioxidant pathways to regulate development and aflatoxin biosynthesis in Aspergillus flavus

   This article has 12 authors:

   1. Dandan Wu
   2. Chi Yang
   3. Yanfang Yao
   4. Dongmei Ma
   5. Hong Lin
   6. Ling Hao
   7. Wenwen Xin
   8. Kangfu Ye
   9. Minghui Sun
   10. Yule Hu
   11. Yanling Yang
   12. Zhenhong Zhuang

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     In this useful study, the authors investigate the regulatory mechanisms related to toxin production and pathogenicity in Aspergillus flavus. Their observations indicate that the SntB protein regulates morphogenesis, aflatoxin biosynthesis, and the oxidative stress response. The data supporting the conclusions are compelling and contribute significantly the advancing the understanding of SntB function.

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10. Inhibition of O-GlcNAc transferase activates type I interferon-dependent antitumor immunity by bridging cGAS-STING pathway

    This article has 14 authors:

    1. Jianwen Chen
    2. Bao Zhao
    3. Hong Dong
    4. Tianliang Li
    5. Xiang Cheng
    6. Wang Gong
    7. Jing Wang
    8. Junran Zhang
    9. Gang Xin
    10. Yanbao Yu
    11. Yu L Lei
    12. Jennifer D Black
    13. Zihai Li
    14. Haitao Wen

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      The author demonstrates that deficiency or pharmacological inhibition of O-glcNac transferase (OGT) enhances tumor immunity in colorectal cancer models. This useful study unveils that OGT deficiency triggers a DNA damage response that can affect immune status in colorectal cancers. It provides convincing evidence showing that OGT-mediated processing of HSF1 is crucial in maintaining genomic integrity.

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