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Metabolic profiling of CAR T-cells in patients reveals a shift toward amino acid-supported OXPHOS and informs transporter engineering

This study identifies a post-infusion metabolic shift in CAR T-cells from glycolysis to amino acid-driven oxidative phosphorylation as a critical determinant of efficacy, revealing that amino acid depletion in patients limits T-cell function and demonstrating that engineering CAR T-cells to overexpress specific amino acid transporters (SLC1A5, SLC7A1, SLC38A9) enhances their persistence and anti-leukemic activity.

Naomi Taylor, Josquin Moraly, Taisuke Kondo, King Chan, Sooraj Achar, Makoto Ando, Marie Pouzolles, Bonnie Yates, Alexan (…)2026-09-15
🧬 biology

A deep learning framework for quantitative analysis of secretory granule morphology using Star Dist

This paper presents a reproducible, StarDist-based deep learning framework implemented in QuPath that enables high-throughput, automated segmentation and morphometric analysis of *Drosophila* salivary gland secretory granules, offering superior accuracy and sensitivity compared to conventional methods while preserving biological validity.

Julian Valinoti, Sofía Suárez Freire, Sabrina Micaela Fresco, Ariel Waisman, Pablo Wappner, Mariana Melani2026-09-15
🧬 biology

BCAT: Bursting and Context-Adaptive Timescales for Robust Streaming Inference in Dendritic Spiking Neural Networks

This paper introduces the BCAT-LIF framework, which combines top-down context-adaptive somatic integration timescales with intrinsic bursting dynamics to significantly enhance the robustness and learning performance of dendritic spiking neural networks on streaming tasks under temporal distribution shifts.

Jiawei Zhang, Jialun Ma, Haoyu Albert Wang, Jiayao Ding, Yuguo Yu2026-09-15
📄 agriculture

Growth-related, antifungal and metal-binding activities of Penicillium janthinellum Z1-1031

This study characterizes *Penicillium janthinellum* Z1-1031 as a multifunctional plant-associated fungus that promotes *Panax notoginseng* growth and health through antifungal, antioxidant-enhancing, and metal-biosorption activities, largely mediated by its secondary metabolite Brefeldin A.

Meng-Yue Zhang, Ying-Ying Wu, Zheng-Xu Sun, Si-Yu Han, Jun Xie, Ming Cai, Ping Cao, Yan-Jun Hao, Yi-Xuan Zhang2026-09-15
🧬 biology

An ALMS1 variant disrupts proximal centriole organization and promotes a myofibroblast-like phenotype that is regulated by THY1

This study reveals that an ALMS1 variant causes primary endocardial fibroelastosis by disrupting proximal centriole organization and downregulating THY1, which together drive a myofibroblast-like phenotype that can be therapeutically targeted via THY1 modulation.

Angela Zeigler, Sarah Colijn, Ankur Gholkar, Song Yang, Xuedong Kang, Yan Zhao, Charlotte Wolf, Song Li, Jorge Torres, S (…)2026-09-15
📄 medicine

Comprehensive Physicochemical, Biocompatibility, and In Vivo Evaluation of a Nanofiber Gelatin Bone Graft Matrix for Bone Tissue Regeneration

This study demonstrates that a nanofiber gelatin bone graft matrix possesses favorable physicochemical properties, excellent biocompatibility, and effective bone regenerative performance comparable to a predicate device, supporting its potential as a safe and effective scaffold for bone tissue engineering.

Jason Sun, Yu-Bin Huang, Yi-Chung Lai, Mei-Chun Yeh, Yi-Jie Kuo, Jui-Sheng Sun, Zwei-Chieng Chang2026-09-15
🧬 biology

Analysis of the genetic material of immature oocytes derived embryos after short-term insemination in vitro

This study demonstrates that while immature oocytes can develop into blastocysts after short-term in vitro insemination, the resulting embryos frequently exhibit maternal alloploidy due to asynchronous nuclear maturation rather than polyspermia, as confirmed by quantitative parental contamination testing and FISH analysis.

Hui Cao, Jing Chen, Zhengyao Wang, Suzhen Huang, Jinxiang Wu2026-09-15
🧬 biology

Mechanistic Evaluation of Zinc Oxide Phyto-Nanoparticles in MDA-MB-231 Cells: Linking Cytotoxicity, Cell cycle Arrest, Apoptosis, and Caspase3 and p53 Gene Modulation

Green-synthesized zinc oxide nanoparticles derived from *Azadirachta indica* exhibit potent anticancer activity against MDA-MB-231 breast cancer cells by inducing cytotoxicity, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis through the upregulation of Caspase-3 and p53, thereby inhibiting cell migration and proliferation.

Varun Bharadwaj, Aishwarya Shivashankarappa, Kavitha Hunumanahalli Shankarappa, Sanjay Konasur Rajesh2026-09-15