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MYCN and KAT2A form a feedforward loop to drive an oncogenic transcriptional program in neuroblastoma
Liu, Z; Hong, JJ; Zhang, X et al.
Oncogenesis , DOI://10.1038/s41389-025-00557-2 (2025)


White matter integrity and motor function: a link between cerebral myelination and longitudinal changes in gait speed in aging
Gong, Z; Faulkner, ME; Akhonda, MABS et al.
Geroscience , DOI://10.1007/s11357-024-01392-w (2025)


Late-onset GM2 gangliosidosis: magnetic resonance imaging, diffusion tensor imaging, and correlational fiber tractography differentiate Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff diseases
Lewis, CJ; Chipman, SI; Johnston, JM et al.
J Neurol , DOI://10.1007/s00415-025-13091-3 (2025)


Defining essential charged residues in fibril formation of a lysosomal derived N-terminal α-synuclein truncation
McGlinchey, RP; Ramos, S; Dimitriadis, EK et al.
Nat Commun , DOI://10.1038/s41467-025-58899-9 (2025)


thumbnail image from paper A Super Enhancer-Derived Enhancer RNA Acts Together with CTCF/Cohesin in Trans to Regulate Erythropoiesis
Xie, B; Dean, A; ,
Genes (Basel) , DOI://10.3390/genes16040389 (2025)


A Case for Automated Segmentation of MRI Data in Neurodegenerative Diseases: Type II GM1 Gangliosidosis
Lewis, CJ; Johnston, JM; D'Souza, P et al.
NeuroSci , DOI://10.3390/neurosci6020031 (2025)


Structural dissection of ergosterol metabolism reveals a pathway optimized for membrane phase separation
Juarez-Contreras, I; Lopes, LJS; Holt, J et al.
Sci Adv , DOI://10.1126/sciadv.adu7190 (2025)


Simulation and Quantitative Analysis of Spatial Centromere Distribution Patterns
Keikhosravi, A; Guin, K; Pegoraro, G; Misteli, T; ,
Cells , DOI://10.3390/cells14070491 (2025)