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Current Biology publishes original research across all areas of biology with highly accessible editorial articles that aim to inform non-specialists.
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Importin-β1 functions as a chromatin sensor to position the contractile ring for cytokinesis
Importin-β1 functions as a chromatin sensor to position the contractile ring for cytokinesis
This study by Brancheriau et al. reveals a mechanism that cells use to sense chromosome position to properly divide. This pathway may be more dominant in cells with higher ploidy, such as cancer cells, revealing a potential vulnerability that could be targeted.
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Disruption of carotenoid metabolism in cavefish via loss of beta-carotene oxygenase 2a
Disruption of carotenoid metabolism in cavefish via loss of beta-carotene oxygenase 2a
Guerra et al. show that carotenoid-accumulating cavefish harbor loss-of-function mutations in beta-carotene oxygenase 2a. The locus shows signatures of selection, consistent with an adaptive role for enzyme loss.
Reciprocal E-cadherin signaling aligns apical surfaces between neighboring epithelial tissues to complete the C. elegans digestive tract:
Reciprocal E-cadherin signaling aligns apical surfaces between neighboring epithelial tissues to complete the C. elegans digestive tract:
Animals are often encased by a continuous epithelium, presenting a significant morphogenetic challenge where tissues of different origins must connect during development. Cote et al. show how reciprocal E-cadherin-mediated signaling between the intestine and a two-celled bipolar tissue, the rectal valve, completes a functional digestive tract during C. elegans embryogenesis.
The genetic legacy of the 17th-century colonial capital of St. Mary’s City
The genetic legacy of the 17th-century colonial capital of St. Mary’s City
Harney et al. analyze 49 genomes from 17th-century St. Mary’s City, Maryland. Using an IBD-based approach, they identify connections to over 1.3 million living relatives, enabling them to study the founders’ ancestral origins, trace descendant migrations across the US, and propose a possible identity for Maryland’s second governor.
Fear of humans disrupts trophic interactions that underpin animal-mediated ecosystem functions
Fear of humans disrupts trophic interactions that underpin animal-mediated ecosystem functions
Human activities displace wildlife, with potential consequences for animal foraging and the ecosystem functions they support. Manlick et al. simulate human activities and experimentally disrupt a keystone process—foraging animals transporting salmon from aquatic to terrestrial ecosystems—to quantify the cascading effects of humans on animal behavior and ecosystem function.
Plant Evolution issue:
Review: Sex determination in land plants
Review: Sex determination in land plants
Bowman and McDaniel provide an overview of sex determination and sexual differentiation of the gametophyte across land plants, including a discussion of algae to help illuminate early evolutionary steps.
Quick guide: Amborella
Quick guide: Amborella
Renner introduces Amborella, a plant endemic to New Caledonia, which is the only living species in an ancient lineage of angiosperms.
Primer: Gnetophytes
Primer: Gnetophytes
Pozner and Di Stilio introduce the gnetophytes, an interesting and unusual lineage of gymnosperms.
Primer: Gymnosperms
Primer: Gymnosperms
In this primer, Andrew B. Leslie reviews the diversity of living gymnosperms, discussing their biogeography, ecology, reproductive biology, and evolutionary history.
Primer: Aquatic plants
Primer: Aquatic plants
Alexander Bowles discusses how aquatic plants have evolved a range of adaptations to successfully establish themselves in various freshwater and marine environments.
Review: Building blocks toward cell surface receptor-mediated immunity in plants
Review: Building blocks toward cell surface receptor-mediated immunity in plants
Garcia-Ramirez, Foo, and Nakagami discuss the timing and processes underlying the establishment of cell surface receptor-mediated immunity in plants, known as pattern-triggered immunity, which is vital for land plants.
Primer: Ferns
Primer: Ferns
Suissa discusses the natural history, genomics, and evolution of ferns.
Quick guide: Agricultural weeds
Quick guide: Agricultural weeds
Raiyemo and Caicedo introduce agricultural weeds, which invade cultivated fields and reduce crop yield.
Review: Evolution of root systems in land plants
Review: Evolution of root systems in land plants
In this review, Lakehal et al. chart the evolution of root systems, discussing key innovations in root morphology and the regulatory mechanisms that enabled land plants to adapt. They argue that crop breeding programs must account for future soils and climate conditions when defining desirable root traits.
Review: Evolution of sex chromosomes in seed plants
Review: Evolution of sex chromosomes in seed plants
Rousselle and Pannell summarise the consequences of recombination suppression in sex chromosomes for evolution of sex chromosomes in seed plants. They highlight distinctive features of plant sex chromosomes and discuss open questions that warrant further study.
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