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    Acyl carrier protein is essential for apicoplast biogenesis in malaria parasites independent of fatty acid synthesis

    Sage WR Geher, Seyi Falekun ... Paul A Sigala
    Malaria parasites have evolved a noncanonical function for the apicoplast acyl carrier protein in stabilizing pyruvate kinase II, a metabolic hub essential for isoprenoid synthesis and parasite survival.
    1. Immunology and Inflammation
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    The C3–C3aR axis modulates trained immunity in alveolar macrophages

    Alexander P Earhart, Alberto E Lopez ... Hrishikesh S Kulkarni
    Complement component C3, a key component of immune responses at mucosal sites, affects alveolar macrophage reprogramming via the C3aR.
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    1. Developmental Biology
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    In vitro sexual dimorphism establishment in schistosomes

    Rémi Pichon, Magda E Lotkowska ... Gabriel Rinaldi
    Establishment of sexually dimorphic schistosomes entirely in vitro from mechanically transformed cercariae paves the way for uncovering the cellular and molecular cues underlying development, providing potential targets for novel control strategies.
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    Reprogrammed peptidoglycan elongation reveals plasticity in bacterial growth modes

    Carolina Basurto De Santiago, Isabella S Lin, Beiyan Nan
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    1. Chromosomes and Gene Expression
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    Ribosomal RNA methylation by GidB modulates discrimination of mischarged tRNA

    Zhuo Bi, Yu-Xiang Chen ... Babak Javid
    The ribosomal rRNA methyltransferase GidB is involved in the discrimination of mischarged tRNAs in mycobacteria.
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    Bacterial and viral gut microbiome alterations characterize microbiome-immune-pathophysiology axes in sickle cell disease

    Zachary N Flamholz, Jennifer De Los Santos ... Libusha Kelly
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