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The role of vascular plasticity in brain function remains poorly understood. Here, the authors demonstrate that a significant portion of blood vessels in the adult brain periodically occlude and regress, a process that is associated with a reduction in neuronal activity.

scMicro-C is a new method that provides high-resolution maps of the 3D genome. scMicro-C identifies structures called ‘promoter stripes’, which link a gene promoter to multiple downstream enhancers.

DeepPrep is a preprocessing pipeline for functional and structural MRI data from humans. Deep learning-based modules and an efficient workflow allow DeepPrep to handle large datasets.

Blockade of alternative T cell checkpoint molecules, such as Tim3, is a promising alternative to inhibition of PD-1-PD-L1 interaction in cancers. Here authors show that anti-Tim3 therapy is working only in the presence of Il-2 co-stimulation, and the 2 necessary signals can be provided in the form of an anti-Tim3-Pro-Il2 construct, harboring modifications to the cytokine to resist the acidic tumour microenvironment.

CDK4/6 inhibition is often effective for those with breast cancer but success is limited by adverse reactions. Here, the authors report a phase III randomised trial comparing fulvestrant (oestrogen receptor antagonist) with or without lerociclib (CDK4/6 inhibitor) for the treatment of hormone receptor-positive HER2-negative, endocrine-resistant advanced breast cancer.

Patient-derived glioma cell (PDGC) cultures have been poorly characterized on a molecular level. Here, the authors analyze 50 PDGC lines from glioblastoma patients using multi-omics and drug screening; find molecular subtypes that are associated with drug response and prognosis, as well as a MYC/MYCN-amplification associated with serum-free culture.

Computational deconvolution with single-cell RNA sequencing data as a reference is pivotal for interpreting spatial transcriptomics data. Here, authors present Redeconve, which improves the resolution by more than 100-fold with higher accuracy and speed.

Urinary proteomics offers sensitive, non-invasive biomarkers, but cross-platform LC-MS data comparability requires investigation. Here, the authors evaluate 20 LC-MS platforms, developing MSCohort, a QC system with 81 metrics, and a unified SOP, paving the way for precision medicine research.

Lithium-ion batteries often struggle to maintain capacity in extreme cold conditions. Here, authors develop amorphous solid electrolytes (xLi₃N-TaCl₅) with high ionic conductivities and design all-solid-state batteries capable of operating at ‒60 °C for over 200 hours.

LiMCA offers a tool for co-profiling 3D genome structure and gene expression at the single-cell level, enabling researchers to elucidate the olfactory receptor gene selection process.

Glycosphingolipids (GSLs) are abnormally expressed in cancer cells. Here, in addition to showing that inhibition of the synthesis of GSLs with eliglustat promotes anti-tumor immune responses in preclinical models, the authors report the results of a phase I trial of eliglustat and anti-PD-1 antibodies for the treatment of advanced cancers.

Drg1 is a cytoplasmic AAA + ATPase responsible for releasing Rlp24 during ribosome assembly. Here, the authors show that Drg1 structurally and functionally shares many regulatory features with that of Cdc48/p97, suggesting a unfoldase role for Drg1.

Radiofrequency ablation is used to treat metastatic colorectal cancer. In this study, the authors show that incomplete ablation of tumours results in metastases and show in mouse models that the chemokine CCL2 recruits myeloid cells to the partially ablated tumours, which can block T cell function.

The crystal structure of the full-length human glucagon receptor reveals the essential role of the 12-residue ‘stalk’ segment and an extracellular loop in the regulation of ligand binding and receptor activation.

Human cerebellar development is fundamentally linked to its function. Here, the authors combine single-cell transcriptomics, spatial transcriptomics, and single-cell chromatin accessibility states to systematically depict an integrative spatiotemporal landscape of human fetal cerebellar development.

Effective surveillance of respiratory virus particles in air requires highly sensitive tools that can produce timely and accurate results. Here, the authors develop a device for detection of four respiratory viruses in air with high spatial viral resolution and test it in different settings.

Bioactive peptides regulate many physiological functions but progress in discovering them has been slow. Here, the authors use a machine learning framework to predict mammalian peptide candidates from the global and local structure of large-scale tissue-specific mass spectrometry data.

Correlations of mutation incidence and fitness changes with the impacts of mutations on immune evasion and ACE2 binding affinity across available SARS-CoV-2 genomes show that immune evasion and ACE2 binding affinity contributed to SARS-CoV-2 evolution.

Alien species invasions are thought to be important to zoonotic diseases through the introduction of both existing and novel pathogens to invaded ranges. Using data from 795 established alien animals and 10,473 zoonosis events worldwide, this study examines the role of alien zoonotic hosts on zoonosis emergences after accounting for climate, propagule pressure, global change and sampling bias.

Here the authors show that TET dioxygenases, the erasers of DNA methylation, use a self-limiting mechanism via their LCD ___domain to ensure adaptable methylome status and protect the genome from excessive oxidative methylation.

High-throughput synthesis of polypeptides through ring-opening polymerization of N-carboxyanhydride is challenging. Now a diversification approach is developed based on the post-polymerization modification of a selenium-containing polypeptide. With the assistance of automation and model-guided optimization, this approach enables the discovery of functional polypeptides from chemical space with little previous knowledge.

Brain images from the Chinese Human Connectome Project (CHCP) are now publicly available to facilitate transcultural and cross-ethnic brain–mind studies. Comparisons found reproducible brain parcellations but most differences were in language processing.

Annotated structural atlas of cytokines and cytokine receptors featuring hotspots in a unified format, help to understand the mechanisms of cytokine-mediated signal transduction pathways and formulate therapeutic strategies.