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A gFET-based Sensor Equipped with a Focused Post-SELEX Aptamer Library for Specific Quantification of the Hormone-like Anti-Aging Protein Klotho in Human Serum

This study develops a highly sensitive, label-free graphene field-effect transistor (gFET) sensor equipped with a focused post-SELEX aptamer library to enable the specific and rapid quantification of the anti-aging protein Klotho and its critical KL1 domain in human serum.

Runliu Li, Shengnan He, Daniel Gruber, Markus Krämer, Andreas Stürmer, Roger Hasler, Christoph Kleber, Wolfgang Knoll, A (…)2026-08-25
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Multi-omic profiling of paired pig liver and kidney xenografts in a human decedent

This study utilizes multi-omic profiling of paired pig liver and kidney xenografts transplanted into a human decedent to reveal distinct, organ-specific innate immune responses and injury patterns despite a shared systemic environment, thereby highlighting the need for organ-specific genetic engineering strategies in xenotransplantation.

zhong zeng, Hanfei Huang, zongrui jin, Zhuo Cheng, Yao Gao, Jie Lin, Keji Shan, Tao Liu, Qian Lu, Ruiqi Xiao, Li Jin, Ji (…)2026-08-25
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Unanchored ubiquitin chains promote the non-canonical inflammasome via UBXN1

This study reveals that UBXN1 facilitates the non-canonical caspase-4 inflammasome by acting as a molecular bridge between unanchored K48/63-linked polyubiquitin chains and caspase-4 to promote its activation and pyroptosis, thereby identifying a critical post-translational regulatory mechanism for bacterial immunity and sepsis.

Penghua Wang, Duomeng Yang, Jason Cahoon, Tingting Geng, Chengliang Wang, Andrew Harrison, Evelyn Teran, Jack Wang, Yanl (…)2026-08-25✓ Author reviewed
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Cytotoxic and antibacterial diketopiperazine cyclic dipeptides from Streptomyces canescens associated with marine sponge Haliclona caerulea

This study reports the isolation of six proline-based 2,5-diketopiperazines from *Streptomyces canescens* associated with the marine sponge *Haliclona caerulea*, demonstrating their antibacterial activity and potent cytotoxicity against HT29 cells, with molecular docking and simulation confirming compound 5's stable interaction with DHFR and β-tubulin as promising drug leads.

Somayeh Zare, Mohsen Gozari, Maryam Alborz, Omidreza Firuzi, Alireza Poustforoosh, Hesham R. El Seedi, Amir Reza Jassbi2026-08-25
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Integrative transcriptomic and network-guided functional dependency analysis reveals essential transcriptional drivers in ovarian cancer

By integrating multi-cohort transcriptomic data with CRISPR-Cas9 dependency maps, this study identifies 17 essential transcriptional drivers in ovarian cancer that regulate critical cell-cycle and chromatin processes, offering a prioritized list of actionable and underexplored therapeutic targets.

Joel Ruiz-Hernández, Daniel Pérez-Calixto, José Manuel Pastelín-Morales, Enrique Hernández-Lemus, Genaro Vazquez-Victori (…)2026-08-25
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Accelerated Epigenetic Gestational Aging in Monochorionic Compared with Dichorionic Twins: A Cord Blood DNA Methylation Study

This study demonstrates that among full-term twins, monochorionic (MCDA) neonates exhibit significantly higher epigenetic gestational age acceleration compared to dichorionic (DCDA) twins, suggesting that the hemodynamic environment associated with placental sharing independently influences biological maturation beyond gestational age.

Leejae Cho, Ji Hoi Kim, Jong Kwan Jun, Soong Deok Lee, Jong-Lyul Park, So-hee Kim, Joong Shin Park, Hwan Young Lee, Seun (…)2026-08-25
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Metabolic Perturbations in Persian Sturgeon (Acipenser persicus) Embryos Exposed to Silver Nanoparticle-Embedded Water Filtration Systems: An NMR-Based Metabolomics Approach

This study utilizes ¹H NMR-based metabolomics to demonstrate that exposure to silver nanoparticle-embedded water filtration systems induces time- and dose-dependent metabolic disruptions in Persian sturgeon embryos, characterized by shifts in energy metabolism, osmoregulation, and membrane integrity that are more severe with higher silver ion release.

Sahel Soltankarimi¹, Mohammadreza Kalbassi, Rouhallah Rahimi, Cesar Marincola2026-08-25