Building customizable auto-luminescent luciferase-based reporters in plants by Khakhar et al.
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Plants with self-sustained luminescence by Mitiouchkina et al.
Night-light plants! A fungal bioluminescence pathway adapted for use in plants results in an auto-luminescent reporter system.
Selected by Martin Balcerowicz and Jonny Coates. Read the preLight here
Lis1 regulates Phagocytosis by co-localising with actin in the Phagocytic cup by Chhatre et al.
Lis cup is half full: Lis1 is required for efficient protrusion of the phagocytic cup.
Selected by Nicola Stevenson. Read the preLight here
ER membranes exhibit phase behavior at sites of organelle contact by King et al.
Blowing cells with water enables an easy detection of contacts and phase behavior of membrane bound organelles.
Selected by Berrak Ugur. Read the preLight here
ROS production by localized SCHENGEN receptor module drives lignification at subcellular precision by Fujita et al.
It's all about localization, localization, localization! Unraveling the SCHENGEN signaling pathway guiding localized lignification of the Casparian strip.
Selected by Marc Somssich. Read the preLight here
Tropomyosin Tpm3.1 is required to maintain the structure and function of the axon initial segment by Abouelezz et al.
The AIS is known to have a robust actin cytoskeleton, but nothing is known about its function in AIS maintenance. A crosstalk between tropomyosin 3.1 and AIS actin reveals its important role in preserving this axonal structure.
Selected by Ana Dorrego Rivas. Read the preLight here
A sheath of motile cells supports collective migration in of the Zebrafish posterior lateral line primordium under the skin by Dalle Nogare et al.
More than just a barrier – the skin interacts with the posterior lateral line primordium in zebrafish to ensure collective cell migration.
Selected by Karen Groß. Read the preLight here
Subcellular mRNA localization regulates ribosome biogenesis in migrating cells by Dermit et al.
Take me to the tip- localized translation of ribosomal proteins at cell protrusions governs cancer metastasis.
Selected by Nidhi Kanwal. Read the preLight here
Combined Atomic Force Microscope and Volumetric Light Sheet System for Mechanobiology by Nelsen et al.
It takes two to tango: high spatiotemporal resolution imaging together with atomic force microscopy.
Selected by Martim Dias Gomes. Read the preLight here
Glucose metabolism distinguishes TE from ICM fate during mammalian embryogenesis by Chi et al.
It's a sweet story: Glucose metabolism regulates YAP localization and AP-2gamma translation to control the first cell fate decision in development.
Epigenetic gene silencing by heterochromatin primes fungal resistance by Torres-Garcia et al.
Yeast chromatin high on caffeine! Torres-Garcia and colleagues describe a heritable heterochromatin-based response underlying resistance to moderate caffeine levels.
Selected by Miguel V. Almeida. Read the preLight here
Rapid Ultrastructural Changes of PSD and Extrasynaptic Axon-spine Interface Membrane during LTP Induced in Single Dendritic Spine by Sun et al.
Shining a light on the synapse: using targeted glutamate uncaging and electron microscopy to study changing dendritic spines and synaptic strengthening.
Selected by Alyson Smith. Read the preLight here
Identification of neural oscillations and epileptiform changes in human brain organoids by Samarasinghe et al.
Excitatory/inhibitory fusion organoids OSCILLATE! In combination with iPSC technology this allows patient specific drug tailoring, as exemplified by Rett Syndrome in this preprint.
Selected by Theresa Pohlkamp. Read the preLight here
EXO70A2 is critical for the exocyst complex function in Arabidopsis pollen by Marković et al.
Exocyst complex component EXO70A2 plays a vital role in male gametophyte development and is required for successful fertilization.
Selected by Chandra Shekhar Misra. Read the preLight here
bioRxiv: the preprint server for biology by Sever et al.
More than 64,000 research articles have been shared through the life sciences preprint server bioRxiv as changes in the scientific publication landscape gather pace.
Selected by Jonny Coates and Rob Hynds. Read the preLight here
