B. Rice

Large-scale single-cell profiling of stem cells uncovers redundant regulators of shoot development and yield trait variation

This study uses single-cell RNA-seq to identify stem cell regulators in maize and Arabidopsis, revealing genes linked to yield traits and shoot development.

Globally-deployed sorghum aphid resistance gene RMES1 is vulnerable to biotype shifts but being bolstered by RMES2

The paper assesses the vulnerability of the sorghum aphid resistance gene RMES1 to biotype shifts and finds it is bolstered by the presence of RMES2 and cyanogenesis.

RNA binding domains of heterologous viral proteins substituted for basic residues in the RSV Gag NC domain restore specific packaging of genomic RNA

The paper replaces basic residues in RSV Gag NC with RNA-binding motifs from HIV-1 Rev and HSV ICP27 to study gRNA packaging, finding that while packaging efficiency is maintained, infectivity is lost.

TNPO3-mediated nuclear entry of the Rous sarcoma virus Gag protein is independent of the cargo-binding domain

This study identifies TNPO3 as a mediator of RSV Gag nuclear entry, showing that its interaction with Gag does not require the cargo-binding domain of TNPO3.

Machine learning enables detection of early-stage colorectal cancer by whole-genome sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA

This paper uses machine learning on whole-genome sequencing of plasma cell-free DNA to detect early-stage colorectal cancer with high sensitivity and specificity.