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TGM2 promotes intracellular persistence of Staphylococcus aureus by aggravating xenophagy dysfunction in bovine mammary epithelial cells

This study demonstrates that TGM2 promotes the intracellular persistence of *Staphylococcus aureus* in bovine mammary epithelial cells by upregulating its expression to aggravate xenophagy dysfunction and impair lysosomal clearance of the pathogen.

Kangjun Liu, LuanYu Ni, Li Fang, Luying Cui, Junsheng Dong, Long Guo, Xia Meng, Jianji Li, Heng Wang2026-07-15
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Novel Paper-Based Electrochemical System for Detection of Anti-Spike Protein Antibodies from SARS-CoV-2

This study presents a novel, disposable paper-based electrochemical biosensor utilizing carbon dots and a liposome–biorecognition complex to sensitively and selectively detect anti-SARS-CoV-2 spike protein antibodies in real nasopharyngeal samples, offering a promising point-of-care solution for monitoring immunity without specialized laboratory facilities.

Rita M. Martins, Adélio M. Mendes, Caglar Elbuken, M. Goreti F. Sales2026-07-15
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Comparative transcriptomic responses to four histone deacetylase inhibitors in feline kidney and astrocyte cell lines

This study utilized RNA sequencing to demonstrate that four histone deacetylase inhibitors elicit distinct, cell type-dependent transcriptomic responses in feline kidney and astrocyte cell lines, providing a foundational resource for developing HDAC inhibitor-based therapies for domestic cats.

Ganma Tanaka, Shizune Nakamura, Rikuto Goto, Akiko Kubota, Naoaki Sakamoto, Akinori Awazu2026-07-15
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Multi-Omics Profiling Identifies Neuroinflammation-Related Genes and Exosomal miRNA as Robust Diagnostic Signatures for Parkinson's Disease

This multi-omics study integrates transcriptomic data and machine learning to identify neuroinflammation-related genes and exosomal miRNAs, establishing a robust five-gene diagnostic signature (PTGDS, RTN3, MAG, PROK2, and CNTNAP2) and elucidating monocyte-driven neuroinflammatory mechanisms in Parkinson's disease.

Dongdong WU, Xinxin MA, Huimin CHEN, Huijing Liu, Jing HE2026-07-15
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Bayesian Sparse Mixed-Response Species Distribution Models with Spatial Dependence

This paper introduces a Bayesian sparse mixed-response species distribution model that integrates shared environmental feature selection, Polya-Gamma augmentation, and low-rank spatial dependence to effectively handle continuous, binary, and count ecological data while outperforming response-wise regressions in recovering sparse structures and improving predictive accuracy.

Hsin-Hsiung Huang, Osamu Komori2026-07-15
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Scalable penalized regression boosts accuracy and computational efficiency for single- and cross-ancestry polygenic prediction

This paper introduces a scalable penalized regression framework comprising Spike-and-Slab Lassosum (SSL) and its prior-informed extension (pSSL), which significantly enhance both the predictive accuracy and computational efficiency of single- and cross-ancestry polygenic scores while addressing Eurocentric biases in genomic studies.

Chaolong Wang, Hongji Wu, Ziwei Zhu, Haonan Kang, lanbo ding, Guoshuang Feng, Tangchun Wu, Shanshan Cheng2026-07-15
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Overexpression of Glutamate Decarboxylase Gene SiGAD1 generates high levels of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) in foxtail millet grains

This study demonstrates that overexpressing the foxtail millet gene SiGAD1, particularly its full-length variant, significantly enhances glutamate decarboxylase activity to substantially increase GABA accumulation and reduce glutamate levels in grains, offering a promising strategy for breeding high-GABA millet varieties.

Rui Zhao, Yang Liu, Ke-Jin Liu, Mao-Sheng Jin, Jia-Xuan Hu, He-Jing Wu, Xiangyang Yuan, Xiaoqian Chu, Jia-Gang Wang2026-07-15
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Differential genetic resistance identified in Parastagonospora nodorum and Pyrenophora tritici-repentis-wheat pathosystems

This study identifies distinct genetic resistance mechanisms in wheat against the necrotrophic pathogens *Parastagonospora nodorum* and *Pyrenophora tritici-repentis*, revealing a major QTL for tan spot resistance on chromosome 1B, multiple minor QTLs for Septoria nodorum blotch, and differential cytological defense responses that highlight the unique underlying strategies for combating each disease.

Huyen TT Phan, Eiko Furuki, Fiona Kamphuis, Kasia Rybak, Leon Lenzo, Catherine F. Cupitt, Kalai Marathamuthu, Pao Theen (…)2026-07-15