Communications Biology

Genetic assessment and Identification of genes related to characterization of Guangdong local goose breeds based on modern and historical genomes - Communications Biology The study uses whole-genome sequencing to analyze 120 local geese and 5 museum goose samples to understand the genetic diversity and relationships of Guangdong geese and identify the history...

A new study uses whole-genome sequencing to understand the genetic diversity and relationships of Guangdong geese and identify the history of breed formation. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Inhibition of inner ear macrophage phagocytosis alleviates cisplatin-induced ototoxicity - Communications Biology The Authors show that macrophages respond to the chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin and play a detrimental role in the host by triggering inflammation and hearing loss.

A new study reports that macrophages respond to the chemotherapeutic agent cisplatin and play a detrimental role in the host by triggering inflammation and hearing loss. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Real-time nanoscale investigation of spore coat assembly in Bacillus subtilis - Communications Biology The entire spore coat development process is captured in Bacillus subtilis at the single-sporangium level using video-nanoscopy, revealing the dynamic redistribution of inner coat proteins during late...

The entire spore coat development process is captured in Bacillus subtilis at the single-sporangium level using video-nanoscopy, revealing the dynamic redistribution of inner coat proteins during late stages of spore maturation.
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The neuroreceptors and transporters underlying spontaneous brain activity - Communications Biology PET-derived maps of 19 neuroreceptors accurately reconstruct BOLD signals, revealing two neuroreceptor modules orchestrating brain activity, recapitulate LSD and Modafinil binding profiles, and identi...

PET-derived maps of 19 neuroreceptors accurately reconstruct BOLD signals, reveal two receptor modules orchestrating brain activity, recapitulate LSD and Modafinil binding profiles, and pinpoint receptors driving neuropsychiatric alterations. www.nature.com/articles/s42...

Bisphenol A causes melatonin biosynthesis epigenetic reprogramming of melatonin biosynthesis genes in arabidopsis thaliana - Communications Biology Plants use epigenetic melatonin reprogramming to fight bisphenol A (BPA)-induced stress. This boosts antioxidant defenses, reducing BPA’s harmful effects. The gene AT1G26220 is key to this plant stres...

Plants use epigenetic melatonin reprogramming to boost antioxidant defenses against bisphenol A (BPA)-induced stress.
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As part of our latest call for papers on Lifespan changes in the human brain (guest-edited by our fantastic Editorial Board Member, Dr. Sahar Ahmad), we are welcoming submissions that investigate human brain changes across all or multiple stages of life, from in-utero to older age!

Analysis of histone modification interplay reveals two distinct domains in facultative heterochromatin in Pyricularia oryzae - Communications Biology The genome of the fungus Pyricularia oryzae contains two distinct types of facultative heterochromatin, each characterized by different patterns of gene content, expression, and chromatin regulation.

The genome of the fungus Pyricularia oryzae contains two distinct types of facultative heterochromatin, each characterized by different patterns of gene content, expression, and chromatin regulation.
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Palaeocampa anthrax, an armored freshwater lobopodian with chemical defenses from the Carboniferous - Communications Biology Palaeocampa anthrax, a fossil worm first described from Carboniferous rocks in 1865 as a caterpillar, is redescribed as a freshwater aysheaiid lobopodian with a unique sclerite armature and probable c...

Palaeocampa anthrax, a fossil worm first described from Carboniferous rocks in 1865 as a caterpillar, is redescribed as a freshwater aysheaiid lobopodian with unique sclerite armature and probable chemical defences.
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Variation and disparity within the inner ear and trigeminus of the tenrecomorpha - Communications Biology The inner ear and trigeminal nerves of tenrecomorph mammals are analyzed and compared; while sensory specialists may exhibit extreme features, the semicircular canals, cochlea, and trigeminal nerve do...

The inner ear and trigeminal nerves of tenrecomorph mammals are analyzed and compared; while sensory specialists may exhibit extreme features, the semicircular canals, cochlea, and trigeminal nerve do not share convergent evolutionary trajectories.
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Fear perception as a function of hemisphere- and time-specific dynamics in the medial temporal lobes - Communications Biology Electrophysiology from resection patients reveals lateralized, temporally specific functions of the medial temporal lobes in fear perception: the right enhances early fear perception, while the left d...

Electrophysiology from resection patients reveals lateralized, temporally specific functions of the medial temporal lobes in fear perception: the right enhances early fear perception, while the left down-regulates it continuously.
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A systematic benchmark of integrative strategies for microbiome-metabolome data - Communications Biology Using realistic simulations, statistical methods to integrate microbiome and metabolome data are assessed and those best suited for different tasks are identified. Recommendations for method selection...

Using realistic simulations, statistical methods to integrate microbiome and metabolome data are assessed and those best suited for different tasks are identified. Recommendations for method selection depending on the aim and data structure are provided.
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The role of neonatal kisspeptin in long-term social behavior in mammals - Communications Biology Transient neonatal kisspeptin blockade disrupts sex-specific testosterone surge, altering social behavior, vocal communication, and hormonal balance throughout life, revealing a critical role for earl...

Transient neonatal kisspeptin blockade disrupts sex-specific testosterone surge, altering social behavior, vocal communication, and hormonal balance throughout life, revealing a critical role for early kisspeptin signaling in long-term social behavior of Wistar rats.
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Early-stage reciprocal cooperation between the arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus Rhizophagus irregularis and the phosphate-solubilizing bacterium Rahnella aquatilis is dependent on external phosphorus ava... Reciprocal cooperation at the early stage between an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium is mediated by external phosphorus availability.

Reciprocal cooperation at the early stage between an arbuscular mycorrhizal fungus and a phosphate-solubilizing bacterium is mediated by external phosphorus availability.
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The Consortium for Genomic Diversity, Ancestry, and Health in Colombia (CÓDIGO): building local capacity in genomics and bioinformatics - Communications Biology The Consortium for Genomic Diversity, Ancestry, and Health in Colombia (CÓDIGO) web platform includes annotations for more than 95 million genetic variants from 1441 samples representing 14 Colombian ...

The Consortium for Genomic Diversity, Ancestry, and Health in Colombia (CÓDIGO) web platform includes annotations for more than 95 million genetic variants from 1,441 samples representing 14 Colombian populations.

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Methane filtration and metabolic cooperation of microbial communities in cold seep water columns from South China Sea - Communications Biology Metagenomic analysis of cold seep water columns reveals microbial diversity and metabolic interactions driving biogeochemical cycles, emphasizing key roles of methanotrophs and ecological stratificati...

Methane filtration and metabolic cooperation of microbial communities in cold seep water columns from South China Sea

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Deciphering cancer therapy resistance via patient-level single-cell transcriptomics with CellResDB - Communications Biology CellResDB is a patient-derived single-cell database of therapy resistance, featuring 4.7 million cells across 24 cancers. It includes clinical annotations and an AI-powered robot for interactive analy...

Deciphering cancer therapy resistance via patient-level single-cell transcriptomics with CellResDB

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Rapid detection and capture of clinical Escherichia coli strains mediated by OmpA-targeting nanobodies - Communications Biology Two thoroughly characterized nanobodies are sufficient to detect over 90% of clinical Escherichia coli isolates by targeting the conserved and abundant outer membrane protein OmpA.

Rapid detection and capture of clinical Escherichia coli strains mediated by OmpA-targeting nanobodies

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Organizers and self-organization in developmental biology This collection highlights papers studying self-organization, symmetry breaking, and developmental organizers.

We are still accepting submissions for our cross-journal Collection with @natcomms.nature.com and Scientific Reports, "Organizers and self-organization in developmental biology."
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βTrCP facilitates MRN complex localization on chromatin to enhance DNA repair

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Fossil ribcages of Homo sapiens provide new insights into modern human evolution - Communications Biology Ribcage reconstructions of fossil Homo sapiens reveal both slender and stocky forms, suggesting a climate-driven variability that challenges the notion of a universally gracile Bauplan in modern humans.

Fossil ribcages of Homo sapiens provide new insights into modern human evolution.

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Sweet and sticky: increased cell adhesion through click-mediated functionalization of regenerative liver progenitor cells - Communications Biology Coating single cells with adhesive polymers through covalent click chemistry approaches increases cell adhesion to extra-cellular matrix proteins and endothelial cells. This strategy opens new avenues...

Coating single cells with adhesive polymers through covalent click chemistry approaches increases cell adhesion to ECM proteins and endothelial cells www.nature.com/articles/s42...

The Cell Biology of Cell Motility This Collection welcomes submissions of primary research articles that report novel molecular and mechanistic insights underpinning cellular movement.

Our joint Collection with @natcomms.nature.com & Scientific Reports welcomes work that advances our understanding of mechanisms regulating how cells move, from environmental cue sensing systems, to intracellular signaling pathways, to the cytoskeletal machinery:
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Mechanistic insights into human host and microbiome interactions This collection welcomes research and reviews on the mechanistic interactions via molecules or cellular connections between microbes and the human host.

We are still encouraging submissions on how microbes interact with the human host via molecules, pathways or cellular connections to our joint Collection with @natcomms.nature.com and Scientific Reports, Mechanistic insights into human host and microbiome interactions
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Reward and anti-reward circuits in health and disease This cross-journal Collection welcomes submissions on novel reward and anti-reward mechanisms regulating motivated behaviors in health and disease.

Our Collection on Reward and anti-reward circuits in health and disease is still open for submissions (w @natcomms.nature.com & Scientific Reports). Read more here: www.nature.com/collections/...