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Functional consequences of reductive protein evolution in a minimal eukaryotic genome

This study examines how protein reduction in microsporidia affects function, showing that most proteins cannot complement yeast orthologs and are more reduced in length.

Interferon response and epigenetic modulation by SMARCA4 mutations drive ovarian tumor immunogenicity

This study shows that SMARCA4 mutations in ovarian cancer increase immunogenicity through interferon response and epigenetic changes, enhancing T cell and NK cell activity in the tumor microenvironment.

Overcoming clinical resistance to EZH2 inhibition using rational epigenetic combination therapy

This study identifies mechanisms of resistance to EZH2 inhibition in SMARCB1-deficient cancers and proposes combination therapies to overcome resistance.

Loss of WNT5 Proteins Reprograms Neutrophils in the Spleen to Provide Protection for DSS-Induced Colitis

This study shows that loss of WNT5A and WNT5B in mice protects against DSS-induced colitis by reprogramming spleen neutrophils to suppress inflammation.

Autologous humanized PDX modeling for immuno-oncology recapitulates the human tumor microenvironment

This study develops an autologous humanized PDX model to study tumor-immune interactions and demonstrates its utility in preclinical testing by showing VEGF-A inhibition reduces tumor growth.

Age of the bone marrow dictates clonality of smooth muscle-derived cells in the atherosclerotic plaque

This study shows that aged bone marrow-derived cells increase smooth muscle cell polyclonality in atherosclerotic plaques through reduced TET2 and increased TNF signaling.

Inflammasome activation in infected macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology

This study shows SARS-CoV-2 infection of human macrophages drives COVID-19 pathology through inflammasome activation, leading to inflammation and pyroptosis, but also enabling viral release.

Generation of a microsporidia species attribute database and analysis of the extensive ecological and phenotypic diversity of microsporidia

The paper creates a database of 1,440 microsporidia species and analyzes their ecological and phenotypic diversity, finding broad host ranges and polar tube length as a determinant of tissue specificity.