Communications Biology

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🧬A recently published article in our journal shows that mutations in the #Hippo pathway of head and neck squamous cell #carcinoma patients could promote immune evasion. Check this article here www.nature.com/articles/s42...

🌱🐝🦜🪲🦋Our collection on #Species interactions and #ecological networks across spatial and temporal scales is open for submissions. Check more details at www.nature.com/collections/...

🔢🧠How do #vertebrates estimate and compare numerical #quantities? This new review and perspective focuses on the role of genetic variation, brain lateralisation, and neural circuit organisation in #number #cognition www.nature.com/articles/s42...

👤Use of a human specific #interleukin-6 receptor antibody to investigate the molecular basis of human IL-6 receptor complex formation in classic and #trans-signalling shows that the two pathways require distinct receptor assemblies, enabling selective #inhibition of trans-signalling go.sn.pub/y02t2n

🧬A recent review in Communications Biology examines the diverse roles of #BUB proteins in chromosome segregation, #cancer progression, and therapy resistance and highlights emerging #therapeutic strategies. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🪸🌊This Perspective highlights the predominant methodological barriers in #coral deoxygenation research preventing cross study comparison and offers potential remedies for standardization. Find out more ⬇️ doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🧠This new article shows how evolution towards high unitary #conductance channels in #mammals enhances the spike time precision of those channels. Read more at www.nature.com/articles/s42... @deschutteroist.bsky.social

Attending ASHG this year? So is our Deputy Editor, George Inglis! Please reach out to him (@gsinglis.bsky.social) if you'd like to discuss your work, and don't miss the Nature Portfolio Editor Q&A on Wednesday (3PM, Room 524AB)! 
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Stoked this is out!! “Go-before-you-know” reaching during fMRI shows a shift toward feedforward control with aging. rdcu.be/iJ1CsQeDMDxa I love our team, feel lucky to be part of it, and we are so grateful to the A+ reviewers who made it better. @commsbio.nature.com @uoregon.bsky.social

Interested in understanding livestock vulnerability to climate change? Check out our latest publication in @commsbio.nature.com led by one of my former PhD students (Dr. Mario Barbato). www.nature.com/articles/s42...

🐦🎶 Comparing humans and zebra finches reveals a cross-species divergence in auditory processing, with finches integrating multiple acoustic cues and humans showing a dominant reliance on pitch. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

🪸🌊 Denitrification activity across four Red Sea coral species varies with season, environmental conditions, and host trophic strategy, highlighting its key role in coupling carbon and nitrogen cycling within coral holobionts. 🔬 doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🧠📶 Analyzing variability in LFP and EEG signals, the authors show that the commonly used across-trial variability metric is nearly identical to within-trial variability, i.e., the usual power metric, while the coefficient of variation of power better captures variability. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🦋💡 Researchers show that insect attraction to road lights and UV traps fluctuates throughout the night and that while shielded LEDs can reduce attraction, their effectiveness varies by time of night - highlighting the need for time-aware conservation strategies. 🌙 doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🧬 A GWAS of ~600,000 East Asian individuals shows that the genetic architecture of type 2 diabetes is shared with European ancestry individuals - yet population differences concentrate in specific pathways, underscoring the value of well-powered single-ancestry studies. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🦠💪 How might fermented protein foods support muscle health? This review examines the mechanistic, preclinical, and human evidence linking fermented proteins to skeletal muscle health via the gut-muscle axis. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

📢 The collection "Functional Connectivity in Psychiatric Disorders" is now open for submissions! www.nature.com/collections/... 📚 Participating journals: @commsbio.nature.com @commsmed.nature.com @natcomms.nature.com @natneuro.nature.com Nature Progress Brain Health, and Scientific Reports.

🧠💡 In this Q&A, we spotlight Dr. Lawrence Fung, Director of the Stanford Center for Neurodiversity and Human Potential, and explore his journey, insights, and efforts to champion #neurodiversity and unlock human potential across academia and research. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s420...

🎥 Enjoyed the video summary? 🪸Dive into the full study to learn more: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Rosa roxburghii (RRT) is a nutritionally and medicinally important Rosaceae species accumulating diverse bioactive compounds. Through multi-omics analysis, this study provides insights into the lineage-specific diversification of triterpenoid biosynthesis across Rosoideae ⤵️ doi.org/10.1038/s420...

A field experiment shows that in situ #coral larval settlement is enhanced by engineered habitats and living microbial coatings, while a potential contribution of acoustic enrichment is identified, supporting integrated strategies for reef restoration 🪸🌊 @scrippsocean.bsky.social

Happy I could contribute to this project in a small way. If you're interested in #ESR1 / #EstrogenReceptor (ER) in breast cancer, give it a read! #brca #breastcancer

Comparisons across spatial scales in a dataset of #fossil #marineinvertebrates reveal that regional diversity dynamics are strongly overprinted by range shifts and uneven sampling, whereas global patterns retain more biological signal and provide a more reliable view of #macroevolution

🧠🤸 With @natneuro.nature.com, @natcomms.nature.com, and Scientific Reports, we continue to welcome original research, Reviews and Perspective articles presenting insights into how brain and body physiology across species is impacted by or resilient to recent environmental changes. go.sn.pub/854gci

A layered, orthogonal circuit architecture employs bacterial transcription factors and copper-responsive promoters to achieve precise, tunable #generegulation, enabling dynamic control of multi-gene pathways in #Yarrowia lipolytica with minimized leakage and enhanced performance. PDF available ⤵️

Longitudinal IntelliCage monitoring shows how mice form, retrieve and update action–outcome associations during self-initiated behaviour. Stable individual differences covary with adult hippocampal neurogenesis, linking cell plasticity to ideomotor action control 🐁🧠

ESR1-mutant #breastcancers show increased mutational burden, proliferation, and enhanced mTORC1 signaling, linking ER activity to tumor aggressiveness. A multi-omic signature predicts #ESR1 mutations and identifies patients at higher risk of recurrence and poor outcomes. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Source-resolved MEG reveals that #LSD speeds up and weakens alpha and beta brain rhythms while increasing neural signal complexity across sensory and emotion networks @venkateshness.bsky.social @karimjerbi.bsky.social PDF available: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

By using inducible KRASG12V and ERBB2 in epithelial cysts and mice, a study finds that disrupting architectural homeostasis promotes epithelial disorganization and tumour growth. @mcgillgci.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Glad to see our paper on differences in bacterial and protist diversity patterns of brackish (Baltic) plankton out in @commsbio.nature.com! Thanks to @doubleanders.bsky.social and all the co-authors. #MicroSky #ProtistsOnSky www.nature.com/articles/s42...

This Perspective by Hou et al. develops a #thermodynamic state map linking cellular inputs and molecular grammar to #condensate material states. It defines testable routes to understand condensatopathies and guide physical therapeutics. doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Targeting the UCHL5/ALK5 axis reveals a deubiquitination-driven mechanism that promotes autophagy-dependent #ferroptosis in chondrocytes and accelerates #osteoarthritis progression. Read more below! PDF available: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Dr Lawrence Fung is the director of the Stanford Center for Neurodiversity & Human Potential and an Associate Professor @stanford.edu We interviewed him to hear more about the importance of fostering neurodiversity and how to make environments inclusive and supportive for neurodivergent individuals

New Perspective! ⭐ "Cancer-derived lactic acid as a potential upstream contributor to tumor hypoxia" from authors Ning Kang & Yuzhuo Wang doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Behavioral ratings and fMRI show how learners dynamically reconstruct coherent knowledge from temporally disordered lectures: the posterior cingulate cortex supports structural updating, the precuneus shows later sustained representation, and their coupling predicts immediate learning success

Single-cell RNA sequencing and spatial transcriptomics data from nonmetastatic and distant metastatic papillary thyroid carcinomas are analysed to reveal epithelial-mesenchymal transition mechanisms #Metastasis #EMT #KLF6 PDF: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Multi-ancestry genetic analyses reveal that #neurodegenerative disease risk genes act in peripheral #monocytes, linking ancestry-associated immune regulation to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases across ancestries 🧠 PDF available: doi.org/10.1038/s420...

Want to read more about yesterday's Nobel Prize win? Check out the @natureportfolio.nature.com Collection, featuring papers from the winners, Reviews & Perspectives on the topic, relevant news features and related advances, exemplifying the influence of #Optogenetics www.nature.com/collections/...