Weiwei Li

The cleaved C-terminal domain of GmERS1-1 modulates cell cycle via GmACR1

This study identifies a proteolytic processing mechanism of the soybean ethylene receptor GmERS1-1 that modulates cell cycle progression via interaction with GmACR1 and GmCDK7.

ERK signaling integrates multiple mechanisms to drive cortical evolutionary expansion

The paper shows that enhanced ERK signaling in human cortical radial glia drives cortical neuron expansion through interactions with PKA signaling and cell cycle regulation.

Population comparisons reveal more social interactions are correlated with larger brains in the Lake Tanganyikan cichlid Neolamprologus brevis

The study compares two populations of Neolamprologus brevis cichlids, finding that higher social interaction frequency correlates with larger brain size and specific neuroanatomical changes.

Multiple within species comparisons show Tanganyikan cichlid fish have larger brains in less structurally complex habitats

This study compares brain size and architecture across ten cichlid species in different habitat complexities, finding larger brains in less complex habitats, challenging the Clever Foraging Hypothesis.