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Semi-metric optimal transport enables robust spatial multi-omics integration

The paper introduces SpaOT, a robust spatial multi-omics integration framework grounded in a theoretically justified semi-metric optimal transport formulation that enables accurate alignment, representative tissue barycentering, and stable biological comparisons across diverse samples, resolutions, and modalities despite variations in cellular composition and measurement technologies.

Juexin Wang, Shuang Wang, Yikun Bai, Ricardo Melo Ferreira, Huy Tran, Hengrong Du, Xuhong Zhang, Ying-Hua Cheng, Angela (…)2026-09-18
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Morpho-anatomical and molecular characterization of Isoberlinia doka ectomycorrhizal morphotypes in the Sudanian woodlands

This study confirms that *Isoberlinia doka* in Benin consistently forms ectomycorrhizal associations with diverse fungal communities, revealing significantly higher colonization rates in humid Sudano-Guinean zones compared to drier Sudanian areas and establishing a foundational reference for future woodland restoration efforts.

Soloum Clément Teteli, Dante Vanhee, Olivier Leroux, Boris Armel Olou, Pieter Asselman, Nourou Soulemane Yorou, Annemiek (…)2026-09-18
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Heart Rate Variability Has No Unique Meaning Without Heart Rate as Revealed by β-Adrenergic Blockade

Using a subject-specific heart-rate-dependent Master Curve framework in canine models, this study demonstrates that β-adrenergic blockade fundamentally alters the intrinsic heart rate–variability relationship rather than merely shifting the operating point, proving that heart rate variability lacks unique physiological meaning without accounting for concurrent heart rate.

Andras Buzas, Leila Topal, Jenő A. Pintér, Mohhamed Aimen Salleh Abdullah, András Varró, András Dér2026-09-18
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Pathogenesis and Immune Dynamics of African Swine Fever Virus Across Diverse Suid Species

This study reveals that African suids tolerate African swine fever virus infection through coordinated immune regulation and limited monocyte vulnerability, whereas Eurasian suids succumb to acute lethal disease due to extensive monocyte infection and severe inflammatory responses.

Martin Beer, Virginia Friedrichs, Alexander Schäfer, Quentin Wright, Tobias Britzke, Richard Küchler, Mirette Eshak, Fer (…)2026-09-18
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Interpretable connectome modelling reveals distributed dysconnectivity and developmental transcriptomic associations in autism

This study utilizes an interpretable machine learning framework on resting-state fMRI data to identify a distributed, predominantly hypoconnected brain network pattern associated with autism spectrum disorder, which shows significant spatial correspondence with autism-risk gene expression and specific developmental neuronal perturbation signatures.

Ying Xing, Mengzhu Liu, Xiaopei Xie, Li Ren, Jingzheng Zhang, Hairong Xue, Yazhou LV, Zhenhui Chen2026-09-18
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Super-Enhancer-Driven ZMYND8 Sustains Neuroblastoma Growth via a CDK6-Associated Transcriptional Program

This study identifies a BRD4-dependent super-enhancer that drives ZMYND8 expression to sustain neuroblastoma growth via a CDK6-associated transcriptional program, establishing ZMYND8 as a therapeutic vulnerability and validating HMN-176 as a potential inhibitor of this axis.

Yan-Fang Tao, Di Wu, Chun Yang, Li Xia, Yanling Chen, Ran Zhuo, Gen Li, Xiao-Lu Li, Yang Yang, Juan-Juan Yu, Jia Cheng (…)2026-09-18
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Regulatory Evolution of TEM β-lactamases through Large-Scale Genomic Analysis Reveals Promoter Diversity and its Impact on β-lactam Resistance in Escherichia coli

This study integrates large-scale genomic analysis of over 60,000 *Escherichia coli* genomes with causal inference and structural modeling to demonstrate that diversity in the *bla*<sub>TEM</sub> promoter region, beyond coding sequence variations, significantly influences β-lactam resistance phenotypes.

Srimathy Ramachandran, Snekha Arumugam Chandran, Suma Mohan S.2026-09-18
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spaGFM is a scalable graph foundation model for spatial transcriptomics analyses

The paper introduces spaGFM, a scalable graph foundation model that leverages random walks and self-supervised learning to generate robust, transferable representations of spatial transcriptomics data, enabling the analysis of complex tissue organization and functional consequences across diverse biological contexts.

Juexin Wang, Yu Zhong, Fei He, Xiaojie Jin, Yang Yu, Ricardo Melo Ferreira, Andrew Gunderson, Jordan Krull, Guangyu Wang (…)2026-09-18
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Rethinking aerobic glucose metabolism in Saccharomyces cerevisiae: is glucose completely fermented to ethanol at high concentrations?

This paper challenges the traditional view that aerobic glucose metabolism in *Saccharomyces cerevisiae* involves simultaneous direct respiration and fermentation at high glucose concentrations, proposing instead that glucose is initially fully fermented to ethanol with subsequent ethanol oxidation, and outlines a quantitative isotope-tracing experimental design to test this hypothesis.

David Barreras Martínez2026-09-18