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Exploring ubiquitination-related biomarkers in osteoarthritis based on single-cell and transcriptomic data

This study integrates single-cell and bulk transcriptomic data to identify five ubiquitination-related biomarkers (MYC, TLR7, CX3CR1, PER1, and GADD45B) involved in osteoarthritis pathogenesis, revealing their enrichment in the TNF-alpha/NF-kappaB pathway, association with specific immune cell populations, and elevated expression in synovial fibroblasts, thereby offering novel therapeutic targets for the disease.

Tian Lan, Huan Dai, DeGuang Li, ChongYu Zhao, XiaoYu Mu, Li Li, Chao Wang2026-07-30
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Transformed Callus of Panax vietnamensis: Promising In Vitro Platform for Majonoside R2 Production alongside Hairy Roots

This study demonstrates that *Agrobacterium rhizogenes*-induced transformed callus of *Panax vietnamensis* serves as a stable, hormone-free, and highly productive alternative to hairy roots for the sustainable in vitro production of the rare saponin majonoside R2, particularly when enhanced by MeJA elicitation.

HUYEN TRAN, THI QUY TRAN, HongIk Yoon, Hei Chan Lee2026-07-30
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Malaria parasites coordinate host cell remodeling through the AP2-HCR DNA-binding protein

This study identifies PfAP2-HCR as an essential ApiAP2 transcription factor in *Plasmodium falciparum* that orchestrates host cell remodeling by directly regulating the expression of key exported proteins, thereby ensuring parasite survival, development, and transmission through both asexual and sexual blood stages.

Arnab Pain, Amit Subudhi, Dhiviya Vedagiri, Sara Mfarrej, Reem Abu-Shamma, Rohit Satyam, Rahul Salunke, Di Liu, Maya Aya (…)2026-07-30
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Ultra-efficient High Resolution 3D Reconstruction of Spatial Omics Data with Neural Transcriptomic Field

The paper introduces Neural Transcriptomic Field (NTF), a deep learning framework that leverages implicit neural representations to achieve ultra-fast, scalable, and high-fidelity 3D reconstruction of spatial omics data from sparse 2D slices, enabling the rapid generation of comprehensive tissue atlases with inherent denoising and super-resolution capabilities.

Zhangsheng Yu, Yuqiao Gong, Xin Yuan, Ruitian Gao, Jinmiao Chen2026-07-30
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Sex-specific differences in FGF signaling balance adipogenesis and osteogenesis in the adult and aging skeletal system

This study reveals that sex-specific differences in FGF signaling, characterized by higher FGF1 levels in females and higher decoy receptor FGFRL1 expression in males, differentially regulate the balance between adipogenesis and osteogenesis, thereby contributing to skeletal sexual dimorphism and offering a potential therapeutic target for age-related bone loss.

Ralf Adams, Backialakshmi Dharmalingam, Kishor Sivaraj, Hyun-Woo Jeong, Astrid Nottebaum, Alex Zadro, Van Vuong Dinh, Su (…)2026-07-30