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COBS: controlled overlapping community detection and overlapping community-consideration centrality for breast cancer protein--protein interaction networks

This paper introduces COBS, a method for controlled overlapping community detection in breast cancer PPI networks that refines crisp partitions to assign functionally interpretable multi-memberships, alongside new centrality measures that leverage these overlapping contexts to improve protein prioritization and biological insight.

Heru Cahya Rustamaji, Irmanida Batubara, Mohamad Rafi, Waras Nurcholis, Rudi Heryanto, Mira Dewi, Aryo Tedjo, Chairunnis (…)2026-08-27
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A Proof-of-Concept Graphene-Functionalised Embroidered Textile Biosensing Platform for Salivary Alzheimer's Disease Biomarker Detection 

This study demonstrates the feasibility of a flexible, graphene-functionalized embroidered textile biosensor capable of non-invasively detecting Alzheimer's disease biomarkers in saliva, with reduced graphene oxide (rGO) electrodes functionalized with anti-tau antibodies showing the most stable and selective performance.

Bethany Richardson, Alex Casson, Christopher Blanford, Urvashi Gunputh2026-08-27
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Whole exome sequencing of Nepalese siblings with Factor X Deficiency identifies an ultra-rare F10 p.F71S mutation: The first homozygous report outside Algeria

This study presents the first molecular characterization of Factor X deficiency in Nepal, identifying an ultra-rare homozygous F10 p.F71S mutation in two siblings that marks the first global report of this variant outside the Algerian Kabyle population, thereby challenging existing ethno-geographic paradigms of mutation distribution.

Binod Neupane, Sridhar Sivasubbu, Tilak R. Shrestha2026-08-27
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Seasonal allometric coordination of growth, pigments and roots in Pinus yunnanensis seedlings of different quality grades

This study reveals that among *Pinus yunnanensis* seedlings of varying quality grades, Grade I seedlings exhibit the most stable seasonal allometric coordination of growth, photosynthetic pigments, and root strategies, whereas Grades II and III display progressively weaker coordination and stress resistance.

Qingxue Zhang, Qibo Wang, Ye Jiang, Tianyi Xue, Xiangyang Kang, Yulan Xu, Nianhui Cai, Lin Chen2026-08-27
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Sept7 coordinates cytoskeletal dynamics and MAPK/ERK1/2 signaling to orchestrate OPC differentiation and myelination

This study demonstrates that Sept7 orchestrates oligodendrocyte differentiation and myelination by coordinating cytoskeletal dynamics and scaffolding MAPK/ERK1/2 signaling, revealing a critical mechanism underlying age-related white matter degeneration.

Jianmei Ma, Cong Du, Xinnan Zhao, Yanna Liu, Xiaohan Yang, Shuang Liu, Kai Fan, Xueru Wang, Gang Liu, Reyisha Tuerhong (…)2026-08-27
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Plant Life Form Governs Rhizosphere Bacterial Assembly via Direct and Soil-mediated Indirect Pathways in a Saline-alkali Desert Ecosystem

This study demonstrates that in Xinjiang's saline-alkali deserts, perennial shrubs foster more diverse, stable, and complex rhizosphere bacterial communities than annual herbs by directly shaping microbial diversity and indirectly improving soil properties, thereby offering a strategic pathway for ecosystem restoration.

Jianjun Yang, Yumiao Yang, Yongli zhang, Xiaofang Gong, Yukun Chen, Yifa Yu, Ye Deng, Chao Liang, Xinhua He, Gang Wang (…)2026-08-27
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In silico Evaluation of Vernonia amygdalina-derived Phytochemicals targeting Dual Sites of Penicillin-binding protein 2a

This in silico study identifies quercetin and luteolin from *Vernonia amygdalina* as promising dual-site inhibitors of the methicillin-resistant *Staphylococcus aureus* target PBP2a, with these phytochemicals demonstrating superior or comparable binding affinity to the allosteric site compared to the reference drug ceftaroline.

Ayodeji Osakuade Sunday, George Mangse, Felix Okunlola2026-08-27
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Spatial proximity of M2 macrophages to glioma cells identifies an immune niche associated with unfavorable prognosis

This study identifies that the close spatial proximity of TLR2-expressing M2-like tumor-associated macrophages to glioma cells defines an unfavorable immune niche associated with poor prognosis and enhanced tumor invasion, suggesting TLR2 as a promising spatial biomarker and therapeutic target.

Zhipeng Gao, Xinping Zhu, Shanbo Zhang, Chunjing Zhang, Peng Shen, Chao Yang, Tonghui Yi, Shuyan Li, Zhenglin Zhao, Han (…)2026-08-27