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In Silico Prioritization of Variants of Uncertain Significance in ABCA4 Reveals Conserved Functional Motifs

This study employs an integrative computational framework to identify four critical conserved motifs within the ABCA4 extracytoplasmic domain 2, demonstrating that variants of uncertain significance disrupting these motifs are thermodynamically destabilizing and providing a prioritized list for reclassification to improve genetic diagnosis of Stargardt disease.

Jazzlyn S. Jones, Barry Bodt, Subhasis B. Biswas, Esther E. Biswas-Fiss2026-08-25
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Semantic Integration versus Syntactic Repair: Behavioral and ERP Signatures of Information-Rich and Rhetorical Arabic Listening

This study demonstrates that native Arabic listeners exhibit a semantic–syntactic resource trade-off when processing spoken discourse, characterized by behavioral advantages and enhanced semantic integration (larger N400) for information-rich content versus increased syntactic reanalysis (larger P600) and constrained semantic processing for rhetorically complex texts.

Mohamed Mekheimer2026-08-25
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Spaceflight alters the transcriptional landscape of key metabolic pathways in enteric bacteria and suppresses multiple virulence programs of Salmonella enterica

This study demonstrates that spaceflight induces a conserved ancestral stress response across three enteric bacteria while uniquely triggering a coordinated shutdown of virulence and host-colonization programs in *Salmonella enterica*, prioritizing survival over infection in the space environment.

Becky Brosh, Chris Lahtz, Alec Auster, Twyman Clements, Aviv Omer, Daphna Deane, Eyal Zimlichman, Ohad Gal-Mor2026-08-25
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Worldwide comparison of Salmonella Enteritidis genomes with and without the gyrA codon substitution D87Y

A global genomic analysis of nearly 80,000 *Salmonella* Enteritidis genomes reveals that the emergence of ciprofloxacin-decreased susceptibility strains in the United States is not driven by specific gene content or the GyrA(D87Y) mutation alone, as this phenomenon has not been observed in non-USA countries and involves complex genomic variations requiring further investigation.

David J. Bradshaw II, Kaitlin A. Tagg, Bradley L. Bearson, Hattie E. Webb, Shawn M.D. Be2026-08-25
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Genetic Diversity Evaluation of Medicinal Papaver nudicaule Based on Complete Chloroplast Genomes

This study sequenced and analyzed the complete chloroplast genomes of 12 *Papaver nudicaule* genotypes from diverse geographical locations to characterize intraspecific genetic variations, including SNPs, indels, SSRs, and inversions, thereby providing valuable genetic resources for the species' conservation and improvement.

Jin Xu, Hao Chen, Chen Liu, Yidi Niu, Xiaoyan Jing, Ke Chen, Mingzhe Zhang, Yingwen Pan, Yun Song, Mingfu Li2026-08-25
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Brewer’s spent grain valorization by Yarrowia lipolytica for protease production: Process optimization and enzyme characterization

This study demonstrates that brewer's spent grain can be effectively valorized as a low-cost substrate for the optimized production of a stable and catalytically efficient extracellular protease by *Yarrowia lipolytica*, offering a sustainable waste-to-value strategy for the circular bioeconomy.

Luciana S.M. Moura, Lavínia Soeiro, Adejanildo da S. Pereira, Priscilla Amaral2026-08-25
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SyndromeKGNM: A Framework for TCM Syndrome Biomarker Discovery via Knowledge Graph Completion and Network Medicine

The paper introduces SyndromeKGNM, a novel framework that integrates knowledge graph completion with network medicine to systematically predict and validate multidimensional biomarkers for Traditional Chinese Medicine syndromes, successfully identifying key genes and pathways associated with coronary heart disease with phlegm and blood stasis syndrome.

Jiatian Yu, Haotian Pang, Ziyang Liu, Angang Xiao, Xuezhong Zhou, Kuo Yang, Xu Tong2026-08-25
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A neural signature of reputational conflict revealed by a novel “Social Stroop” effect in Ultimatum Games Affiliations

This EEG/ERP study identifies a novel "Social Stroop" effect in Ultimatum Games, demonstrating that conflicts between an agent's established reputation and their actual offers trigger specific neural signatures in the anterior cingulate cortex and lead to measurable behavioral interference.

Maria Coelho, Daniel Agostinho, Teresa Sousa, Gabriel Pires, Miguel Castelo-Branco2026-08-25
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Spatially Resolved Epithelial–Immune Heterogeneity Identifies an Endometriosis Subtype with Molecular Features of Endometriosis-Associated Ovarian Cancer

Using spatial transcriptomics, this study identifies a distinct "cancer-like" endometriosis subtype characterized by oncogenic signaling and an immunosuppressive microenvironment, providing a molecular framework for understanding its progression to endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer.

Valentina Iacobelli, Luca Mastrantoni, Stefano Alivernini, Giulia Scaglione, Antonio Agostini, Giulia Mantini, Alessia P (…)2026-08-25