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Cross-Platform Analysis of Endothelial Transcriptomic Changes Associated with Diabetes

This study integrates transcriptomic data from human diabetic arterial intima and five cultured endothelial cell subtypes to identify a conserved set of downregulated genes that drive endothelial dysfunction through impaired angiogenesis and enhanced inflammation, while also highlighting distinct metabolic and inflammatory responses specific to each context.

Yingjun Luo, Kailing Huang, Jiawei Sun, Meirigeng Qi, Xiaofang Tang, Zhen Bouman Chen2026-09-08
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The FfMYB15-FfLAC9 Module Couples Mycelial Lignin Degradation to Fruiting Body Morphogenesis in Flammulina filiformis

This study identifies the FfMYB15-FfLAC9 regulatory module in *Flammulina filiformis* as a critical switch that directly links mycelial lignin degradation to fruiting body morphogenesis, offering a promising genetic target for improving the cultivation efficiency of this and related macro-fungi.

Ningning Liu, Huixin Liu, Jingyao Wang, Hua Li, Zehua Zhang, Junlong Meng, Jingyu Liu2026-09-08
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Matched genome-background controls refine phylogenetically supported horizontal gene transfer candidates across Actinomycetota

This study demonstrates that applying matched genome-background controls to phylogenetic and genomic-context analyses of 1,143 Actinomycetota proteomes significantly refines horizontal gene transfer detection by filtering out false positives caused by broad donor affinity, ultimately identifying 13 robust candidate events that would otherwise be overstated by tree topology and local neighborhood signals alone.

Kiarash Sadeghian Esfahani2026-09-08
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Non-contact optical decoding of multiple cortical language and auditory response states in Wernicke's area

This study demonstrates that contactless laser speckle dynamics can achieve high-accuracy, multi-class decoding of diverse cortical language and auditory states in Wernicke's area with minimal labeled training data, leveraging cross-regional transfer from a self-supervised model trained on inner speech in Broca's area.

Natalya Segal, Daniel Rubinstein, Moshe Bar, Yehor Krapovnytskyi, Sergey Agdarov, Yafim Beiderman, Zeev Zalevsky2026-09-08
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A Lauren-associated mitotic programme in gastric cancer: integrative bulk, single-cell and spatial analyses

This study integrates bulk, single-cell, and spatial transcriptomic analyses to identify and validate a reproducible five-gene mitotic transcriptional programme (BIRC5, CDC20, CENPA, CKS1B, and NUF2) that exhibits significantly higher activity in intestinal-type compared to diffuse-type gastric cancer, providing a prioritized framework for future functional and clinical investigation of Lauren subtype biology.

Wenzheng Li, Zhengxuan Zhang, Wei Zhang2026-09-08
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Sex-dependent gut microbiota modulation in responders and non-responders with obesity to a multiphase weight-loss dietary intervention

This study demonstrates that a six-month very low-calorie diet intervention improves cardiometabolic health and gut microbiota diversity in adults with obesity, with distinct sex-specific microbial responses and weight-loss-dependent outcomes that underscore the importance of personalized nutritional strategies.

Beatriz Navajas-Porras, Neus Bosch-Sierra, Carmen Grau-del Valle, Catherine Pesantes-Somogyi, Sergio Pérez-Burillo, Gius (…)2026-09-08
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The role of chromosome segmental mutations in eukaryotic pangenome evolution

This study demonstrates that large-scale segmental mutations, including duplications and deletions, serve as a widespread and dynamic mechanism driving presence/absence variation and accessory genome evolution in eukaryotic pangenomes, as evidenced by high mutation rates and repeat-associated breakpoints in *Gephyrocapsa huxleyi* and other species.

Dmitry Filatov, Sisi Chen, Marc Krasovec, Rosalind Rickaby2026-09-08
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Taxonomic and functional responses of bat communities along an urbanization gradient in a Neotropical transition zone

This study demonstrates that rapid urbanization in Culiacán, Mexico, drives biotic homogenization by filtering out specialized bat species and favoring hyperdominant generalists, highlighting the critical need to protect peri-urban native vegetation and establish complex ecological corridors to conserve functional diversity.

Diego Sidú Chan-Chon, José Marcial Zazueta-Moreno, José David Jacobo-González, Hipólito Castillo-Ureta, Edith Hilario To (…)2026-09-08
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A rapid protocol for high-quality RNA and DNA extraction from scyphozoan jellyfish across multiple species and life cycle stages

This paper presents a rapid, four-hour protocol combining mechanical lysis, dual phenol-chloroform-isoamyl alcohol re-extractions, and column purification to successfully overcome mucus-related contamination and yield high-quality RNA and DNA from diverse scyphozoan jellyfish species and life stages, including their symbionts.

Pablo L. Hernandez-Cervantes, Valery Vilchis-Moreno, Cintya A. Nevarez-Lopez, Gabriela Ibarra-Cedillo, Tania Islas-Flore (…)2026-09-08