@PLOSGenetics

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 Cambridge, UK
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Joined October 2011
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@physorg_com27 Apr 2023
Modern-day Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish people found to have Pictish ancestry @plos @PLOSGenetics @PLOSONE doi.org/gr6pn7 phys.org/news/2023-04-modern…
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Sadie Wignall@swignall20 Dec 2022
Our latest paper is out in @PLOSGenetics! Fantastic team effort led by co-first authors @tjmullen33 and @Cavinameltdown, with help from @EmilyCzajkowski, @IDWolff, @j_d_finkle and Nikita Divekar. #meiosis4eva journals.plos.org/plosgeneti…

ZYG-9ch-TOG promotes the stability of acentrosomal poles via regulation of spindle microtubules in...

Author summary The spindle is a dynamic microtubule-based structure that functions to segregate duplicated chromosomes during cell division. In many types of cells, protein-rich structures known as...

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Da Cao@davidcao66619 Dec 2022
If you are interested in the history of walnut, please check our recent paper! #PLOSGenetics: Domestication and selection footprints in Persian walnuts (Juglans regia) dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…

Domestication and selection footprints in Persian walnuts (Juglans regia)

Author summary Walnut (Juglans) species are economically important hardwood trees. The Persian walnut as a woody nut crop is limited by an incomplete understanding of the diversity and spatial...

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RNA levels in the liver oscillate during the circadian cycle. This study reveals that not only transcription, but splicing, nuclear export, and cytoplasmic mRNA stability also play a role in generating these rhythms. #circadian #liver bit.ly/3PuWuw9 @PLOSGenetics
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New #research identified hundreds of novel genes contributing to sexual reproduction in fission yeast which may also be important in other species including humans. From the @ZandersLab and @blake_billmyre, published in @PLOSGenetics. journals.plos.org/plosgeneti… #biology #innovation
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@BTIscience15 Dec 2022
BTI's Zhangjun Fei and colleagues from around the world sequenced the genomes of 309 walnut (Juglans) accessions, providing a genomic framework for future germplasm use and walnut improvement. @fei_lab @PLOSGenetics @PurdueFNR journals.plos.org/plosgeneti…

Domestication and selection footprints in Persian walnuts (Juglans regia)

Author summary Walnut (Juglans) species are economically important hardwood trees. The Persian walnut as a woody nut crop is limited by an incomplete understanding of the diversity and spatial...

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Studies have identified tens of thousands of #genetic variants associated with complex traits. This @PLOSGenetics study with Dr. Noah Zaitlen uses summary statistics to perform an omnibus association test between one genetic variant & a set of traits. journals.plos.org/plosgeneti…
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CRCpaleos@CRCpaleos14 Dec 2022
ARTÍCULO ORIGINAL (acceso abierto) Denisovan introgression has shaped the immune system of present-day Papuans journals.plos.org/plosgeneti… via @PLOSGenetics
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An exciting study by @BayramLab and @DfitzpatrickMU in collaboration with Gerhard Braus (Germany) and Gustavo Goldman (Brazil) reveals fundemental features of F-box proteins in filamentous fungi. @PLOSGenetics doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen…

F-box receptor mediated control of substrate stability and subcellular location organizes cellular...

Author summary Protein degradation controls all vital processes in cells including but not limited to cell cycle, development and protein recycling. Specific E3 ligase enzymes play important roles in...

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#PLOSGenetics: Photoreception and transcriptomic response to light during early development of a teleost with ... dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
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Tracy Raivio@traivio11 Dec 2022
Some cool findings - an envelope stress sensing kinase relocalizes to mid cell during osmotic stress 👇 #PLOSGenetics: The two-component system ChvGI maintains cell envelope homeostasis in Caulobacter crescentus dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
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#ICYMI: New #research from the @ZandersLab and @NicoleNuckolls (former @GSSIMR student) published in @PLOSGenetics last week details how selfish genes succeed. Read here: bit.ly/3Y8b2p6 #biology #innovation #discovery 🧵
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#STEMsunday: A new study from biologists in @DianaLibuda's lab suggests one possible reason why eggs begin to lose their viability with age. Their findings are published in @PLOSGenetics. #UOresearch @UO_Research   fal.cn/3ulgE
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#PLOSGenetics: Activation of ChvG-ChvI regulon by cell wall stress confers resistance to β-lactam antibiotics! dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
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#PLOSGenetics: The two-component system ChvGI maintains cell envelope homeostasis in Caulobacter crescentus! dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.…
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"Modern humans have admixed with multiple archaic hominins." Their immune systems may have picked up some survival tricks when they mated with the mysterious Denisovans. #Science #biology @evolutionscribe @PLOSGenetics ⏯️science.org/content/article/… ⏯️journals.plos.org/plosgeneti…
Image Source: https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-ancient-humans-may-have-given-people-papua-new-guinea-immune-advantage Ancient Denisovans like this reconstruction from a 146,000-year-old potential Denisovan skull from Harbin, China, gave immune-related DNA to people in Papua New Guinea.JOHN BAVARO FINE ART/SCIENCE SOURCE

ALT Image Source: https://www.science.org/content/article/mysterious-ancient-humans-may-have-given-people-papua-new-guinea-immune-advantage Ancient Denisovans like this reconstruction from a 146,000-year-old potential Denisovan skull from Harbin, China, gave immune-related DNA to people in Papua New Guinea.JOHN BAVARO FINE ART/SCIENCE SOURCE

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Interested in understanding how DNA inherited from Denisovans (the evolutionary cousins of Neanderthals) might have affected the modern humans settlement of Papua New Guinea?!? Our article trying to address this is (FINALLY) out on @PLOSGenetics. 💥🎉 1/3
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Hallez Lab@HallezLab8 Dec 2022
Happy that the first work done by @aaquinteroyanes during his postdoc in the lab is now out in @PLOSGenetics journals.plos.org/plosgeneti…

The two-component system ChvGI maintains cell envelope homeostasis in Caulobacter crescentus

Author summary The cell envelope is the first barrier protecting cells from harsh environmental conditions, such as temperature, pH, oxidative and osmotic imbalances. It is also an obstacle for the...

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@physorg_com8 Dec 2022
How the #selfishgenes of #yeast succeed @PLOSGenetics doi.org/grf64s phys.org/news/2022-12-selfis…

S. pombe wtf drivers use dual transcriptional regulation and selective protein exclusion from...

Author summary Genomes are often considered a collection of ‘good’ genes that provide beneficial functions for the organism. From this perspective, disease is thought to arise due to disfunction of...

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Out now in @PLOSGenetics! Activation of ChvG-ChvI regulon by cell wall stress confers resistance to β-lactam antibiotics and initiates surface spreading in Agrobacterium tumefaciens. It's great to see my first co-first author paper published! journals.plos.org/plosgeneti…

Activation of ChvG-ChvI regulon by cell wall stress confers resistance to β-lactam antibiotics and...

Author summary Soil dwelling bacteria reside in changing environments requiring them to frequently adapt to stressful conditions to ensure survival. The bacterial envelope provides structural...

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