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Huntingtin-Interacting Protein Family Members Have A Conserved Pro-Viral Function From Caenorhabditis Elegans To Humans, Hongbing Jiang, Luis Enrique Sandoval Del Prado, Christian Leung, David Wang

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Association Of Sex And Apoe Ε4 With Brain Tau Deposition And Atrophy In Older Adults With Alzheimer’S Disease, Shaozhen Yan, Chaojie Zheng, Manish D. Paranjpe, Jian Li, Tammie L.S. Benzinger, Jie Lu, Yun Zhou

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Increased Aqueous Humor Gdf15 Is Associated With Worse Visual Field Loss In Pseudoexfoliative Glaucoma Patients, Jonathan B. Lin, Arsham Sheybani, Andrea Santeford, Alicia De Maria, Rajendra S. Apte

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Functional Analysis Of Rare Genetic Variants In Complement Factor I (Cfi) Using A Serum-Based Assay In Advanced Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Anuja Java, Peter Baciu, Rafael Widjajahakim, Yun Ju Sung, Jae Yang, David Kavanagh, John Atkinson, Johanna Seddon

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Discovery Of A Novel Simian Pegivirus In Common Marmosets (Callithrix Jacchus) With Lymphocytic Enterocolitis, Anna S. Heffron, Michael Lauck, Elizabeth D. Somsen, Elizabeth C. Townsend, Adam L. Bailey, Megan Sosa, Jens Eickhoff, Saverio Capuano Iii, Christina M. Newman, Jens H. Kuhn, Andres Mejia, Heather A. Simmons, David H. O'Connor

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Human Ferroportin Mediates Proton-Coupled Active Transport Of Iron, Shuang Li, Yihu Yang, Weikai Li

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Acvr1/Jak1/Jak2 Inhibitor Momelotinib Reverses Transfusion Dependency And Suppresses Hepcidin In Myelofibrosis Phase 2 Trial, Stephen T. Oh, Et Al.

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Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter (Mcu) Defciency Reveals An Alternate Path For ­Ca2+ Uptake In Photoreceptor Mitochondria, Celia M. Bisbach, Rachel A. Hutto, Deepak Poria, Whitney M. Cleghorn, Fatima Abbas, Frans Vinberg, Vladimir J. Kefalov, James B. Hurley, Susan E. Brockerhoff

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Six-Year Follow-Up Of A Trial Of Antenatal Vitamin D For Asthma Reduction, Augusto A. Litonjua, Vincent J. Carey, Nancy Laranjo, Benjamin J. Stubbs, Hooman Mirzakhani, George T. O'Connor, Megan Sandel, Avraham Beigelman, Leonard B. Bacharier, Robert S. Zeiger, Michael Schatz, Bruce W. Hollis, Scott T. Weiss

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Self-Reported Sleep Disturbance In Crohn’S Disease Is Not Confrmed By Objective Sleep Measures, Heba N. Iskandar, Emily E. Linan, Ami Patel, Renee Moore, Yi Lasanajak, C. Prakash Gyawali, Gregory S. Sayuk, Matthew A. Ciorba

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Heavy Metals Contaminating The Environment Of A Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Cluster Induce Tau Accumulation And Cell Death In Cultured Neurons, Carolina Alquezar, Jessica B. Felix, Elizabeth Mccandlish, Brian T. Buckley, Dominique Caparros-Lefebvre, Celeste M. Karch, Lawrence I. Golbe, Aimee W. Kao

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Generation Of Light-Producing Somatic-Transgenic Mice Using Adeno-Associated Virus Vectors, Rajvinder Karda, Jonathan D. Cooper, Et Al.

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Improved Small Blob Detection In 3d Images Using Jointly Constrained Deep Learning And Hessian Analysis, Yanzhe Xu, Teresa Wu, Fei Gao, Jennifer R. Charlton, Kevin M. Bennett

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Patient-Derived Small Intestinal Myofibroblasts Direct Perfused, Physiologically Responsive Capillary Development In A Microfluidic Gut-On-A-Chip Model, Kristen M. Seiler, Adam Bajinting, David M. Alvarado, Mahama A. Traore, Michael M. Binkley, William H. Goo, Wyatt E. Lanik, Jocelyn Ou, Usama Ismail, Micah Iticovici, Cristi R. King, Kelli L. Vandussen, Elzbieta A. Swietlicki, Vered Gazit, Jun Guo, Cliff J. Luke, Thaddeus Stappenbeck, Matthew A. Ciorba, Steven C. George, J. Mark Meacham, Deborah C. Rubin, Misty Good, Brad W. Warner

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Inhibition Of Grb14, A Negative Modulator Of Insulin Signaling, Improves Glucose Homeostasis Without Causing Cardiac Dysfunction, Xunshan Ding, Rugmani Iyer, Christopher Novotny, Daniel Metzger, Heather H. Zhou, Gordon I. Smith, Mihoko Yoshino, Jun Yoshino, Samuel Klein, Gayathri Swaminath, Saswata Talukdar, Yingjiang Zhou

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Live Neuron High-Content Screening Reveals Synaptotoxic Activity In Alzheimer Mouse Model Homogenates, Hao Jiang, Thomas J. Esparza, Terrance T. Kummer, Haining Zhong, Jens Rettig, David L. Brody

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Remethylation Of Dnmt3a−/− Hematopoietic Cells Is Associated With Partial Correction Of Gene Dysregulation And Reduced Myeloid Skewing, Shamika Ketkar, Angela M. Verdoni, Amanda M. Smith, Celia V. Bangert, Elizabeth R. Leight, David Y. Chen, Meryl K. Brune, Nichole M. Helton, Mieke Hoock, Daniel R. George, Catrina Fronick, Robert S. Fulton, Sai Mukund Ramakrishnan, Gue Su Chang, Allegra A. Petti, David H. Spencer, Christopher A. Miller, Timothy J. Ley

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Exercise Training Results In Lower Amyloid Plaque Load And Greater Cognitive Function In An Intensity Dependent Manner In The Tg2576 Mouse Model Of Alzheimer's Disease, Riya Thomas, Scott D Zimmerman, Kayla M Yuede, John R Cirrito, Leon M Tai, Benjamin F Timson, Carla M Yuede

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Three months of exercise training (ET) decreases soluble Aβ

Sensitivity Analysis Of Monte Carlo Model Of A Gantry-Mounted Passively Scattered Proton System, Milad Baradaran-Ghahfarokhi, Francisco Reynoso, Michael T Prusator, Baozhou Sun, Tianyu Zhao

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PURPOSE: This study aimed to present guidance on the correlation between treatment nozzle and proton source parameters, and dose distribution of a passive double scattering compact proton therapy unit, known as Mevion S250.

METHODS: All 24 beam options were modeled using the MCNPX MC code. The calculated physical dose for pristine peak, profiles, and spread out Bragg peak (SOBP) were benchmarked with the measured data. Track-averaged LET (LET

RESULTS: For the physical dose distribution, the MCNPX MC model matched measurements data for all the options to within 2 mm and 2% criterion. The Mevion S250 was found to have a …

Human Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells And Cutaneous Melanoma, Matilde Monti, Francesca Consoli, Raffaella Vescovi, Mattia Bugatti, William Vermi

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The prognosis of metastatic melanoma (MM) patients has remained poor for a long time. However, the recent introduction of effective target therapies (BRAF and MEK inhibitors for BRAFV600-mutated MM) and immunotherapies (anti-CTLA-4 and anti-PD-1) has significantly improved the survival of MM patients. Notably, all these responses are highly dependent on the fitness of the host immune system, including the innate compartment. Among immune cells involved in cancer immunity, properly activated plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) exert an important role, bridging the innate and adaptive immune responses and directly eliminating cancer cells. A distinctive feature of pDCs is the production of high …

A Single-Nucleotide Polymorphism In A Plasmodium Berghei Apiap2 Transcription Factor Alters The Development Of Host Immunity, Munir Akkaya, Patrick W Sheehan, Et Al

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The acquisition of malaria immunity is both remarkably slow and unpredictable. At present, we know little about the malaria parasite genes that influence the host's ability to mount a protective immune response. Here, we show that a single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) resulting in a single amino acid change (S to F) in an ApiAP2 transcription factor in the rodent malaria parasite

Mirna-Based Rapid Differentiation Of Purified Neurons From Hpscs Advancestowards Quick Screening For Neuronal Disease Phenotypes In Vitro, Mitsuru Ishikawa, Takeshi Aoyama, Shoichiro Shibata, Takefumi Sone, Hiroyuki Miyoshi, Hirotaka Watanabe, Mari Nakamura, Saori Morota, Hiroyuki Uchino, Andrew S Yoo, Hideyuki Okano

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Obtaining differentiated cells with high physiological functions by an efficient, but simple and rapid differentiation method is crucial for modeling neuronal diseases in vitro using human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs). Currently, methods involving the transient expression of one or a couple of transcription factors have been established as techniques for inducing neuronal differentiation in a rapid, single step. It has also been reported that microRNAs can function as reprogramming effectors for directly reprogramming human dermal fibroblasts to neurons. In this study, we tested the effect of adding neuronal microRNAs, miRNA-9/9*, and miR-124 (miR-9/9*-124), for the neuronal induction method of hPSCs …

Radiation And Checkpoint Inhibitor Immunotherapy Lead To Long Term Disease Control In A Metastatic Rcc Patient With Brain Metastases, Maria Levitin, Joel Ofori, Woo Jae Shin, Jiayi Huang, Mackenzie Daly, Dengfeng Cao, Russell Pachynski

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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) comprises 4.2% of all new cancer cases in the United States and 30% of cases are metastatic (mRCC) at diagnosis. Brain metastatic RCC historically has poor prognosis, but the development of immune checkpoint inhibitors has revolutionized their care and may be successfully combined with SBRT to improve prognosis. Here, we present a case of a patient with mRCC who had brain metastases treated with concurrent immune checkpoint inhibitors and SBRT. He continues to survive with good functional status years following his initial diagnosis. We discuss the relevant history regarding treatment approach in patients with brain metastatic …

When Sting Meets Viruses: Sensing, Trafficking And Response, Zhaohe Li, Siqi Cai, Yutong Sun, Li Li, Siyuan Ding, Xin Wang

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To effectively defend against microbial pathogens, the host cells mount antiviral innate immune responses by producing interferons (IFNs), and hundreds of IFN-stimulated genes (ISGs). Upon recognition of cytoplasmic viral or bacterial DNAs and abnormal endogenous DNAs, the DNA sensor cGAS synthesizes 2',3'-cGAMP that induces STING (stimulator of interferon genes) undergoing conformational changes, cellular trafficking, and the activation of downstream factors. Therefore, STING plays a pivotal role in preventing microbial pathogen infection by sensing DNAs during pathogen invasion. This review is dedicated to the recent advances in the dynamic regulations of STING activation, intracellular trafficking, and post-translational modifications (PTMs) by the …

A Spinal Neural Circuitry For Converting Touch To Itch Sensation, Sihan Chen, Xiao-Fei Gao, Yuxi Zhou, Ben-Long Liu, Xian-Yu Liu, Yufen Zhang, Devin M. Barry, Kun Liu, Yingfu Jiao, Rita Bardoni, Weifeng Yu, Zhou-Feng Chen

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Altered Outer Hair Cell Mitochondrial And Subsurface Cisternae Connectomics Are Candidate Mechanisms For Hearing Loss In Mice, Guy Perkins, Jeong Han Lee, Seojin Park, Mincheol Kang, Maria C. Perez-Flores, Saeyeon Ju, Grady Phillips, Anna Lysakowski, Michael Anne Gratton, Ebenezer N. Yamoah

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Organelle crosstalk is vital for cellular functions. The propinquity of mitochondria, ER, and plasma membrane promote regulation of multiple functions, which include intracellular Ca

Satellite Glial Cells Promote Regenerative Growth In Sensory Neurons, Oshri Avraham, Pan-Yue Deng, Sara Jones, Rejji Kuruvilla, Clay F. Semenkovich, Vitaly A. Klyachko, Valeria Cavalli

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Apoptotic Stress Induces Bax-Dependent, Caspase-Independent Redistribution Of Linc Complex Nesprins, Liora Lindenboim, Dan Grozki, Ayelet R. Amsalem-Zafran, Aida Peña-Blanco, Gregg G. Gundersen, Christoph Borner, Didier Hodzic, Ana J. Garcia-Sáez, Howard J. Worman, Reuven Stein

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Site-Specific Effects Of Neurosteroids On Gaba(A) Receptor Activation And Desensitization, Yusuke Sugasawa, Wayland W.L. Cheng, John R. Bracamontes, Zi-Wei Chen, Lei Wang, Allison L. Germann, Spencer R. Pierce, Thomas C. Senneff, Kathiresan Krishnan, David E. Reichert, Douglas F. Covey, Gustav Akk, Alex S. Evers

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This study examines how site-specific binding to three identified neurosteroid-binding sites in the α

Braf Alteration In Central And Peripheral Nervous System Tumors, Komal Srinivasa, Kevin A Cross, Sonika Dahiya

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