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Testosterone supports in vitro spermatogenesis in Leydig cell-deficient ΔFLE mouse testes

This study demonstrates that testosterone supplementation alone is sufficient to drive in vitro spermatogenesis up to the elongated spermatid stage in Leydig cell-deficient mouse testes, provided that the hormone is administered at an optimal concentration of 0.01 µM to ensure efficient progression.

Yu Ishikawa-Yamauchi, Miharu Yoshida, Chihiro Hayashi, Shino Nagata, Yuki Yamashita, Kumiko Katagiri, Takuya Sato, Miki (…)2026-08-11
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Cell type-specific synucleinopathy reveals differential vulnerability and dysfunction across catecholaminergic circuits

Using a Cre-dependent viral strategy to express A53T-α-synuclein in specific catecholaminergic populations, this study demonstrates that while the same pathogenic trigger induces neurodegeneration in both the substantia nigra and locus coeruleus, the resulting clinical trajectories diverge significantly, with nigral pathology causing severe motor impairment and locus coeruleus pathology leading to milder anxiety-like behaviors, thereby revealing that synucleinopathy vulnerability and dysfunction are determined by cell-type and circuit context.

Hanna Vila-Merkle, Alexia Lantheaume, Nina Schöneberg, Silvia Rodriguez-Rozada, Dennis Doll, Michael Schellenberger, Kon (…)2026-08-11
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Akkermansia muciniphila Alleviates Circadian Rhythm Disruption-Induced Intestinal Barrier Injury via Activation of the KEAP1-NRF2 Pathway

This study demonstrates that *Akkermansia muciniphila* supplementation alleviates circadian rhythm disruption-induced intestinal barrier injury by activating the KEAP1–NRF2 antioxidant pathway, thereby restoring gut barrier integrity and mitigating oxidative stress.

Tai-Wei Zhang, Ning-Bo Hao, Jia-Chun Song, Xin Guo, Wen-jun Deng, dan zhang, Chang-Zheng Li2026-08-11
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The African Swine Fever Virus Early Transcription Factor Complex Reveals a Prototype for Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses

This study presents the 3.9 Å cryo-EM structure of the African swine fever virus Early Transcription Factor (AETF), revealing its unique domain composition and ubiquitin-mediated regulation, and identifies it as a prototypical ancestral transcription initiation complex for Nucleocytoplasmic Large DNA Viruses.

Finn Werner, Gwenny Cackett, Christopher Dulson, Michal Sýkora, Simona Pilotto, Anthony Roberts, Jerome Gouge2026-08-11
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Emergence of a novel hybrid plasmid carrying bla NDM-5 in a Klebsiella pneumoniae isolate producing KPC-2

This study characterizes an extensively drug-resistant *Klebsiella pneumoniae* clinical isolate (KP234) co-harboring *bla*<sub>NDM-5</sub> and *bla*<sub>KPC-2</sub> genes, revealing that the *bla*<sub>NDM-5</sub>-carrying plasmid is a novel hybrid structure formed by the integration and rearrangement of genetic fragments, which poses a significant threat to the efficacy of ceftazidime-avibactam treatment.

Ya Zhao, Yanjiang Shao, Xi Qin, Qing Ma, Xiaofei Chen, Qing Wang, Shangshang Qin, Yanlei Shen, Yali Wu, Jinfa Tang2026-08-11
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Unravelling Population Structures and Selection Signatures for milk production and adaptive traits in Genetically Admixed Population of Sub-Saharan African Cattle

This study utilizes high-density SNP data and machine learning to characterize the population structure and identify selection signatures for milk production and adaptation in genetically admixed Sub-Saharan African cattle, providing critical insights for their conservation and sustainable genetic improvement.

Kazeem Ajasa Badmus, Jayesh Vyas, Anil Chitra, Ishmeet Kumar, Ritik Kumar Singh, Sabyasachi Mukherjee, Anupama Mukherjee2026-08-11
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Structure of full-length APOBEC3B bound to EBV BORF2 reveals coordinated neutralization of a cancer-associated mutator

This study presents a 2.77 Å cryo-EM structure of the full-length APOBEC3B complex with EBV BORF2, revealing how the virus neutralizes this cancer-associated mutator through the formation of an elongated hetero-octamer driven by coordinated dual-domain engagement that occludes the catalytic site and stabilizes higher-order BORF2 assemblies.

Xiaojiang Chen, William Fried, Ziyuan Li, Connor Qiu, Lindsey Whalen, Hanjing Yang2026-08-11