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1. Evolution of a fuzzy ribonucleoprotein complex in viral assembly

   This article has 15 authors:

   1. Huaying Zhao
   2. Tiansheng Li
   3. Sergio A Hassan
   4. Ai Nguyen
   5. Siddhartha AK Datta
   6. Guofeng Zhang
   7. Camden Trent
   8. Agata M Czaja
   9. Di Wu
   10. Maria A Aronova
   11. Kin Kui Lai
   12. Grzegorz Piszczek
   13. Richard Leapman
   14. Jonathan W Yewdell
   15. Peter Schuck

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     eLife Assessment

     This is a valuable study that combines biophysical and evolutionary approaches to understand why particular mutations in the SARS-CoV-2 protein N arose during the COVID-19 pandemic. The evidence is solid and supports the conclusions.

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2. A recursive pathway for isoleucine biosynthesis arises from enzyme promiscuity

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Vittorio Rainaldi
   2. Stefano Donati
   3. Sarah D’Adamo
   4. Nico J Claassens

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     eLife Assessment

     The study reports a potential pathway for isoleucine biosynthesis mediated by the underground activity of AHASII, which converts glyoxylate and pyruvate to 2-ketobutyrate. While the findings are valuable in revealing a possible alternative route for isoleucine production, the evidence presented remains incomplete. More comprehensive biochemical experiments are required to substantiate the physiological feasibility of this pathway.

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3. Acetylation of H3K115 is associated with fragile nucleosomes at CpG island promoters and active regulatory sites

   This article has 10 authors:

   1. Yatendra Kumar
   2. Dipta Sengupta
   3. Elias T Friman
   4. Robert S Illingworth
   5. Manon Soleil
   6. Zheng Fan
   7. Hua Wang
   8. Kristian Helin
   9. Matthieu Gérard
   10. Wendy A Bickmore

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     eLife Assessment

     This fundamental study provides the first genome-wide characterization of H3K115 acetylation and identifies a striking and previously unappreciated association of this globular-domain histone modification with fragile nucleosomes at CpG island promoters, active enhancers, and CTCF binding sites. While the work is largely descriptive and correlative in nature the evidence is compelling. The authors present multiple, orthogonal genomic and biochemical analyses that consistently support their central conclusions.

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4. The influence of sample size and covariate distributions on neuroanatomical normative modeling

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Camille Elleaume
   2. Bruno Hebling Vieira
   3. Dorothea L Floris
   4. Nicolas Langer

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     eLife Assessment

     This important manuscript evaluates how sample size and demographic balance of reference cohorts affect the reliability of normative models. The evidence supporting the conclusions is convincing. This work will be of interest to clinicians and scientists working with normative models.

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5. Distinct cortical encoding of acoustic and electrical cochlear stimulation

   This article has 10 authors:

   1. Ariel Edward Hight
   2. Michele N Insanally
   3. Julia K Scarpa
   4. Yuko Tamaoki
   5. Rohit Makol
   6. Yew-Song Cheng
   7. Michael Trumpis
   8. Jonathan Viventi
   9. Mario A Svirsky
   10. Robert C Froemke

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     eLife Assessment

     This valuable study compares auditory cortex responses to sounds and cochlear implant stimulation measured with surface electrode grids in rats. Beyond the reduced frequency resolution of cochlear implants observed previously, this study suggests key discrepancies between neuronal representations of cochlear stimulations and natural sounds. The evidence for this result is solid but could be strengthened with a clarification of the methodology and an adaptation of the claim to the actual precision of the measurements. This study is of interest to researchers in the auditory neuroscience field and clinicians implementing treatments with cochlear implants.

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6. Allocentric and egocentric cues constitute an internal reference frame for real-world visual search

   This article has 2 authors:

   1. Yan Chen
   2. Zhe-Xin Xu

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     This important study shows that visual search for upright and rotated objects is affected by rotating participants in a VR and gravitational reference frame. However, the evidence supporting this conclusion is incomplete, given the authors' use of normalized response time and the assumption that object recognition across rotations requires mental rotation.

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7. Frequency and Laminar Profile of Feature Specific Visual Activity Revealed by Interleaved EEG-fMRI

   This article has 4 authors:

   1. Tommy Clausner
   2. José P Marques
   3. René Scheeringa
   4. Mathilde Bonnefond

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     eLife Assessment

     This important study uses simultaneous EEG and fMRI recordings to shed light on the relationship between alpha and gamma oscillations and specific cortical layers. The sophisticated methodology provides solid evidence for correlations between oscillatory power and the strength and contents of fMRI signals in different cortical layers, though some caveats remain. This paper will be of interest to neuroscientists studying the role and mechanisms of alpha and gamma oscillations.

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8. Adult-neurogenesis allows for representational stability and flexibility in early olfactory system

   This article has 2 authors:

   1. Zhen Chen
   2. Krishnan Padmanabhan

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     This paper presents an important theory and analysis of the role of neurogenesis and inhibitory plasticity in the drift of neural representations in the olfactory system. For one of the findings, regarding the impact of neurogenesis on the drift, the evidence remains incomplete. The reason lies in the differences in variability/drift of the mitral/tufted cell responses observed in the model compared to experimental observations, where these responses remain stable over extended time scales.

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9. Absence of Systematic Effects of Internalizing Psychopathology on Learning Under Uncertainty

   This article has 7 authors:

   1. Muhammad H Satti
   2. Katharina Wille
   3. Matthew R Nassar
   4. Radoslaw M Cichy
   5. Nicolas W Schuck
   6. Peter Dayan
   7. Rasmus Bruckner

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     eLife Assessment

     This study provides important results with regard to the ongoing debate of the relationship between internalizing psychopathology and learning under uncertainty. The methods and analyses are solid, and the results are backed by a large sample size, yet the study could still benefit from a more detailed discussion about the difference in experimental design and analysis compared to previous studies. If these concerns are addressed, this study would be of interest to researchers in clinical and computational psychiatry for the behavioral markers of psychopathological symptoms.

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10. Overexpression of Ssd1 and calorie restriction extend yeast replicative lifespan by preventing deleterious age-dependent iron uptake

    This article has 3 authors:

    1. J Ignacio Gutierrez
    2. Claudia Edgar
    3. Jessica K Tyler

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      eLife Assessment

      This important study uses innovative microfluidics-based single-cell imaging to monitor replicative lifespan, protein localization, and intracellular iron levels in aging yeast cells. The evidence for the proposed role of Ssd1 and reduced nutrients for lifespan through limiting iron uptake is convincing, even though some mechanistic details remain unclear. This work will be of interest to cell biologists working on aging and iron metabolism.

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