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Differential Membrane Permeability Responses to Thermal and Acidic Stress in CHO-K1 and HEK-293E Suspension Cells

This study demonstrates that both low temperature and short-term acidic stress significantly enhance plasma membrane permeability in CHO-K1 and HEK-293E suspension cells, with CHO-K1 cells showing a particularly pronounced and persistent response to acidic conditions, thereby identifying extracellular pH as a key modulator for improving molecular delivery in biotechnological applications.

Antonia Adamo, Michaela Dehne, Xenia Kraus, Nicolas Färber, Janina Bahnemann, Christoph Westerhausen2026-09-08
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Patterns of Inheritance of Inborn Errors of Immunity in a Cohort of B-Cell Lymphoproliferative Disorders: an in Silico Approach

This study utilizes whole-exome sequencing and in silico analysis to reveal that while B-cell lymphoproliferative disorder patients with secondary immunodeficiency share high mutational frequencies with primary immunodeficiency patients, they exhibit distinct genetic profiles characterized by a higher prevalence of mutations in combined immunodeficiency and immune dysregulation genes, as well as different patterns of inheritance and variant co-occurrence.

María Palacios-Ortega, Blanca García-Solís, Teresa Guerra-Galán, Marc Pérez-Guzmán, María Dolores Mansilla-Ruiz, Ángela (…)2026-09-08
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Intrinsic sequence evidence cannot reach a pathogenic classification for missense variants under a partitioned ACMG framework

This study demonstrates that under a partitioned ACMG framework preventing evidence reuse, intrinsic sequence data alone is mathematically insufficient to classify missense variants as pathogenic, revealing that reducing the burden of uncertain significance requires diverse evidence types rather than improved computational predictors.

Anees Ahmed Mahaboob Ali, Radhakrishnan Delhibabu, Everette Jacob Remington Nelson2026-09-08
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Measurement of GABA and glutamate-glutamine levels with 1 H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the neocortex of healthy subjects: the influence of age, sex, and education

This study demonstrates that age, sex, and education level significantly influence GABA and glutamate-glutamine levels in the anterior cingulate cortex of healthy subjects, highlighting the necessity of accounting for these demographic factors in MRS research.

Zsófia Kürtös, Gergely Orsi, Gábor Perlaki, Boldizsár Czéh, Szilvia Anett Nagy2026-09-08
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Paired liver–spleen profiling links Marek’s disease virus burden to tissue-specific cytokine remodeling in naturally infected chickens

This study demonstrates that in naturally infected chickens, increasing Marek's disease virus burden is associated with a coordinated, tissue-independent immune remodeling characterized by the suppression of antiviral cytokines (IFN-γ, IL-2) and the upregulation of inflammatory and immunoregulatory cytokines (IL-4, IL-6, IL-10, IL-17) across paired liver and spleen tissues.

Sumaiya Salim Tasnim, Farjana Akter, Mahabub Alam, Lipi Akter, Md Jahedul Hasan Rocky, Md Moksedul Momin, Sharmin Chowdh (…)2026-09-08