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SATB2-SELENBP1 program supports colonic epithelial regeneration during altered methionine availability

This study identifies a SATB2–SELENBP1 transcriptional program that promotes colonic epithelial regeneration, demonstrating that SELENBP1 stabilizes SATB2 via SUMOylation and that methionine restriction enhances this protective mechanism during tissue injury.

Yao Liu, Lanqing Wu, Yongyu Chen, Juan Chen, Haoran Zhuang, Lei Lei, Xiaoli Li, Danni Chen, Yu Chen, Wen Tang, Qi Sun, Y (…)2026-10-28
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Investigating tattoo particles in the porcine model using X-ray phase-contrast tomography

This study employs a multi-scale, multimodal imaging approach combining synchrotron-based X-ray phase-contrast tomography and transmission electron microscopy to characterize the 3D distribution, internal architecture, and immune response of tattoo pigments in porcine and human skin, thereby establishing a comprehensive framework for evaluating tattoo ink safety.

Simon Zandarco, Dominik John, Sami Wirtensohn, Amelie Pfeiffer, Felix Beckmann, Julian Moosmann, Jörg Hammel, Imke Grevi (…)2026-10-28
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A high-throughput nanoscale imaging platform for direct visualization and rapid measurement of telomeres at single-molecule resolution

This paper presents a high-throughput, single-molecule nanoscale imaging platform that utilizes a dual CRISPR-Cas9 labeling strategy and magnetic-bead enrichment to rapidly, accurately, and reproducibly visualize the full spectrum of telomere lengths at single-molecule resolution using minimal DNA input, thereby overcoming the limitations of conventional population-average assays for aging, cancer, and telomere biology research.

Collen Jackson-Cook, Lilia Gheghiani, Andrey Mikheykin, Dylan Van Laeken, Daniel Guest, Kellie Archer, Harold Riethman (…)2026-10-28
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Persistent HPV16 E7 Expression Establishes a Preconditioned Epithelial State and Reveals Amplified Transcriptional Responses in Females During Oral Carcinogenesis

This study demonstrates that persistent HPV16 E7 expression establishes a preconditioned, hyperproliferative, and inflammatory epithelial state with sex-specific transcriptional amplification—particularly in females—that alters the tissue's response to carcinogenic injury by redirecting rather than accelerating the remodelling process during oral carcinogenesis.

Janin Chandra, Kalani Hettiarachchi, Minwoo Kim, RLPR Liyanage, Avi-Hai Hovav, Arutha Kulasinghe, Ian Frazer, Kelvin Tuo (…)2026-10-27
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A Lightweight Convolutional–Recurrent Network for Automatic Sleep Staging from Single-Channel EEG: Evaluation in Healthy and Insomnia-Related Sleep

This paper presents a lightweight convolutional–recurrent neural network that achieves sleep staging accuracy comparable to much larger models using single-channel EEG, demonstrating robust performance in healthy sleepers while showing slightly reduced accuracy for individuals with insomnia.

Jun Qin, Xiaoping Li, Na Li, Xiaona Wan2026-10-27
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Machine Learning based Classification of Ocular Pathogens using Host-transcriptomic Signatures: a proof-of-concept

This proof-of-concept study demonstrates that machine learning models trained on host transcriptomic signatures can effectively classify diverse ocular pathogens (viral, fungal, and bacterial) with accuracy significantly above chance, even under rigorous, study-independent cross-validation, despite current limitations related to dataset provenance.

Maria Taher Plumber¹, Ratnesh Kumar, Tejabhiram Yadavalli2026-10-27
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Dinotefuran-induced neurotoxicity in rainbow trout brain and the protective potential of aloe-emodin: a multi-biomarker assessment

This study demonstrates that dinotefuran induces significant neurotoxicity, oxidative stress, inflammation, DNA damage, and apoptosis in rainbow trout brains, while the co-administration of aloe-emodin effectively mitigates these adverse effects and promotes partial recovery.

Arzu Ucar, Fatma Betul Ozgeris, Metin Kiliçlioğlu, Serkan Yıldırım, Gonca Alak, Veysel Parlak, Muhammed Atamanalp2026-10-27
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Novel TECTA Variants Reveal Distinct Molecular Mechanisms in Dominant and Recessive Hearing Loss

This study characterizes five novel TECTA variants across seven families, demonstrating that recessive hearing loss is driven by splicing defects and specific missense mutations in the zona pellucida domain, while dominant cases result from missense variants in the zonadhesin-like domain that likely cause structural destabilization.

Daniel Bengl, Wahyu Eka Prastyo, Julia Doll, Niloofar Chamanrou, Mina Zamani, Hamid Galehdari, Marcus Dittrich, Clemens (…)2026-10-27