Perspectives on Structural, Physiological, Cellular, and Molecular Responses to Desiccation in Resurrection Plants by Yathisha Neeragunda Shivaraj, Plancot Barbara, Bruno Gugi, Maïté Vicré-Gibouin, Azeddine Driouich, Sharatchandra Ramasandra Govind, Akash Devaraja, Yogendra Kambalagere

“…Current progress in “-omic” technologies has enabled quantitative monitoring of the plethora of biological molecules in a high throughput routine, making it possible to compare their levels between desiccation-sensitive and DT species. …”
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Exome sequencing of UK birth cohorts [version 2; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations] by Petr Danecek, Amy Hough, John Wright, Karen Ho, Nicholas J. Timpson, Sarah J. Lindsay, Davide Bonfanti, Daniel S. Malawsky, Rafaq Azad, Deborah Plowman, Sara Widaa, Gemma Shireby, Emla Fitzsimons, David Bann, Matthew E. Hurles, Hilary C. Martin, Susan M. Ring, Dan Mason, Michael A. Quail, Wei Huang, Vivek Iyer, Mahmoud Koko, Iaroslav Popov, Laurie Fabian, Gennadii Zakharov, Ruth Y. Eberhardt, Emma E. Wade, Qin Qin Huang

“…They collect information useful for a wide range of life course research domains, and biological samples which can be used to derive data from an increasing collection of omic technologies. This rich source of longitudinal data, when combined with genomic data, offers the scientific community valuable insights ranging from population genetics to applications across the social sciences. …”
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Regulation of energy balance by leptin as an adiposity signal and modulator of the reward system by Roshanak Asgari, Maria Caceres-Valdiviezo, Sally Wu, Laurie Hamel, Bailey E. Humber, Sri Mahavir Agarwal, Paul J. Fletcher, Stephanie Fulton, Margaret K. Hahn, Sandra Pereira

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Cell-specific transcriptional signatures of vascular cells in Alzheimer’s disease: perspectives, pathways, and therapeutic directions by Soumilee Chaudhuri, Minyoung Cho, Julia C. Stumpff, Paula J. Bice, Özkan İş, Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner, Andrew J. Saykin, Kwangsik Nho

“…Additionally, we contextualize the findings from single-cell studies of distinct endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts, and pericytes in the human AD brain and highlight pathways for potential therapeutic interventions as a concerted multi-omic effort with spatial transcriptomics technology, neuroimaging, and neuropathology. …”
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Integrated bioinformatics analysis to explore potential therapeutic targets and drugs for small cell carcinoma of the esophagus by Maofei Zhu, Maofei Zhu, Yueming Chu, Yueming Chu, Qiang Yuan, Qiang Yuan, Junfeng Li, Silin Chen, Lin Li, Lin Li, Lin Li

“…GO and KEGG analysis of DEGs were carried out by using the Bioinformatics and OmicStudio tools. Then, up- and down-regulated genes were intersected with the oncogenes and the tumor suppressor genes respectively, to obtain the differentially expressed onco/tumor suppressor genes in SCCE. …”
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RECQL4 affects MHC class II‐mediated signalling and favours an immune‐evasive signature that limits response to immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy in patients with malignant melan... by Sara Egea‐Rodriguez, Renáta Váraljai, Thierry M. Nordmann, Restuan Lubis, Manuel Philip, Florian Rambow, Alexander Roesch, Michael Flaig, Susanne Horn, Raphael Stoll, Fang Zhao, Annette Paschen, Bert Klebl, Ian D. Hickson, Dirk Schadendorf, Matthias Mann, Iris Helfrich

“…Finally, we generated genetically engineered RECQL4 variants and conducted comprehensive multi‐omic profiling, employing techniques such as liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry, to elucidate mechanistic insights. …”
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