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In the Year of the Rooster, a new chicken genome assembly is hatched
The chicken is one of humanity’s closest and oldest allies. With a worldwide population in the billions, this former jungle fowl is one of the most important domesticated animals on Earth. In the February issue of G3, Warren et al. further our understanding of this familiar bird, presenting a new and substantially improved chicken genome assembly…
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Beyond stressed-out: the hypoxic response
Deep within a tumor, sequestered from an adequate blood supply, a cancer cell grows and multiplies. Far beneath Earth’s surface, a microbe lives and thrives in similarly low-oxygen conditions. Generally, oxygen depletion causes serious distress to aerobic organisms—what allows these life forms to survive? The cellular response to hypoxia is massive. Hypoxia alters the expression…
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Pathogenic yeast uniquely resists toxicity of aggregation-prone proteins
Misfolded proteins can be so toxic that they cause cell death. At least nine neurodegenerative disorders are caused by misfolded proteins with expanded stretches of glutamine residues (polyQ tracts), including the invariably fatal Huntington’s disease. But some organisms are resistant to the harmful effects of these proteins. In the January issue of G3, Leach et…
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A modern look at ancient DNA
Well over 15,000 years ago, a man and a bear died in a cave in the Jura Mountains in modern-day Switzerland. That was the end of the story for millennia—until their remains were discovered in 1954 by researchers investigating the cave. Further work in the 1990s uncovered the fact that the man had, in fact,…
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Enhancer-promoter distance is a potent modulator of gene expression
To boost transcription of a target gene, enhancer sequences must make contact with the gene’s promoter. This crucial meeting is mediated by interacting proteins and the formation of chromatin loops that bring distant enhancers and promoters together. Although it’s clear that enhancers increase transcription this way, the primary mechanisms by which an enhancer’s target genes…
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New in G3: chicken genome assembly, Drosophila co-CRISPR, and more
Check out the January issue of G3! Table of Contents Investigations The CgHaa1-Regulon Mediates Response and Tolerance to Acetic Acid Stress in the Human Pathogen Candida glabrata Ruben T. Bernardo, Diana V. Cunha, Can Wang, Leonel Pereira, Sónia Silva, Sara B. Salazar, Markus S. Schröder, Michiyo Okamoto, Azusa Takahashi-Nakaguchi, Hiroji Chibana, Toshihiro Aoyama, Isabel Sá-Correia,…
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January GENETICS Highlights
Check out the January issue of GENETICS by looking at the highlights or the full table of contents! ISSUE HIGHLIGHTS This Month’s Centennial Articles The sustained impact of model organisms—in genetics and epigenetics, pp. 1-4 Nancy M. Bonini and Shelley L. Berger In this GENETICS Centennial commentary, Nancy M. Bonini and Shelley L. Berger reflect on the history of…
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The tiny worm with a big impact
These worms are as long as a pencil’s tip and only just visible without a microscope. They are among the smallest multicellular animals, but they still have complex organ systems. They are Caenorhabditis elegans, one of the most important organisms in modern biology and a key to understanding the most basic molecular processes of life.…
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The fungus-fighting secrets hiding in the sugar pine’s enormous megagenome
Towering sugar pine trees dominate the mountain forests of California and Oregon. They are the tallest pine trees in the world, regularly growing to skyscraper heights of over 100 meters. But these forest behemoths are under attack from a very tiny foe: an invasive fungus. White pine blister rust was accidentally introduced to western North…
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Publish your WGS data in G3 Genome Reports
Do you have whole genome sequence (WGS) data burning a hole in your pocket? Many high-quality WGS datasets languish unpublished and undescribed because they may not always—in isolation—reveal substantial new biological insights. However, the editors of G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics recognize that WGS data on strain variation, comparative analysis of different model organism species, and other rich…
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Fly model of traumatic brain injury untangles factors tied to mortality
Each year, emergency departments in the US treat almost 700,000 people for traumatic brain injury (TBI). The outcome depends largely on the severity and location of the injury, but these aren’t the only factors. Age also plays a role, with children often recovering more fully than do adults. The patient’s diet following the injury may…