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Ancient sex compatibility genes underlie tissue differentiation in mushrooms

This study reveals that mushroom fruiting bodies possess bona fide tissues regulated by the co-option of ancient mating pheromone and receptor genes, demonstrating how selection can drive the convergent evolution of complex multicellularity across organisms with fundamentally different cellular architectures.

László Nagy, Torda Varga, Hongli Wu, Anna Szekeres, Árpád Csernetics, Csenge Földi, Máté Virágh, Nikolett Miklovics, Xia (…)2026-09-09
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Quantum-Tuned Niche Construction in Apis mellifera Rhodopsin Using Multiscale POPC Bilayer QM/MM and Non-Markovian Dynamics to Reveal High-Fidelity Phototransduction Under Thermal Stress in Tropical Agro-Ecosystems

This study employs multiscale QM/MM simulations and non-Markovian dynamics to demonstrate that the honeybee *Apis mellifera* rhodopsin utilizes quantum coherence and a lipid-protein error-correcting reservoir to achieve near-perfect sensory transduction fidelity under thermal stress, significantly outperforming conventional electrostatic models.

MRK Pathan2026-09-09
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The Multi-Pathway Transcriptomic Footprint of Latent EBV-LMP1 Signaling in Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Host TRAF1 Induction as a Transcriptomic Surrogate of Invisible Episomal LMP1 Signaling

This study reveals that advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma bypasses extracellular inflammatory stimuli to drive progression through a cell-intrinsic, ligand-independent signaling cascade initiated by latent EBV-LMP1, which is uniquely identifiable by a specific transcriptomic signature of host TRAF1 induction, TRADD repression, S100 family collapse, and EGFL8-CDK-mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition.

Coia Romeu, Maria-Jose Oliach, Antonio Romeu2026-09-09
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Integrated XGBoost-Based Virtual Screening and Molecular Dynamics Simulation for the Identification of Potential CCR5 Antagonists

This study identifies FDB020301 as a promising next-generation anti-HIV lead by integrating XGBoost-based virtual screening, ADMET profiling, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics simulations to demonstrate its superior binding affinity and stability against the CCR5 receptor compared to the clinical drug Maraviroc.

Angadi Sathish Kumar, MD Sanober, Estari Mamidala2026-09-09
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Constrained Causal Reconstruction of a Single Undifferentiated Sarcoma Reveals a Latent Disease State and Network Vulnerabilities Beyond Driver Matching

This study demonstrates that the Biology First Intelligence (BFI) framework can reconstruct a partial, set-valued latent architecture from the complex genomic data of a single undifferentiated sarcoma case, revealing state-dependent network vulnerabilities and mechanistic hypotheses that extend beyond conventional driver-matching approaches.

Tiara Jamison2026-09-09