Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In January 2021, 10 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold.
Our list of recent publications is updated weekly at: mbl.edu/recent-mbl-publications
January 2021
Chan, K. M. C., Arthur, A. L., Morstein, J., Jin, M., Bhat, A., Schlesinger, D., Son, S., Stevens, D. A., Drubin, D. G., & Fletcher, D. A. (2021). Evolutionarily related small viral fusogens hijack distinct but modular actin nucleation pathways to drive cell-cell fusion. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 118(1). doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2007526118
This study originated in the MBL Physiology course.
de Mendoza, A., Poppe, D., Buckberry, S., Pflueger, J., Albertin, C. B., Daish, T., Bertrand, S., de la Calle-Mustienes, E., Gómez-Skarmeta, J. L., Nery, J. R., Ecker, J. R., Baer, B., Ragsdale, C. W., Grützner, F., Escriva, H., Venkatesh, B., Bogdanovic, O., & Lister, R. (2021). The emergence of the brain non-CpG methylation system in vertebrates. Nat Ecol Evol. doi.org/10.1038/s41559-020-01371-2
Gemmell, B. J., Du Clos, K. T., Colin, S. P., Sutherland, K. R., & Costello, J. H. (2021). The most efficient metazoan swimmer creates a ‘virtual wall’ to enhance performance. Proc Biol Sci, 288(1942), 20202494.doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2020.2494
Hu, S., Anastassov, I. A., Kreitzer, M. A., Slaughter, M. M., & Chappell, R. L. (2020). A dark decrement for enhanced dynamic sensitivity of retinal photoreceptors. Vision Res, 180, 80-86. doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2020.12.005
Ishihara, K., Decker, F., Caldas, P., Pelletier, J. F., Loose, M., Brugués, J., & Mitchison, T. J. (2021). Spatial Variation of Microtubule Depolymerization in Large Asters. Molecular Biology of the Cell, mbce20110723.doi.org/10.1091/mbc.e20-11-0723
Ishii, H., & Tani, T. (2020). Dynamic organization of cortical actin filaments during the ooplasmic segregation of ascidian Ciona eggs. Mol Biol Cell, mbcE20010083. doi.org/10.1091/mbc.E20-01-0083
Liu, X. J. A., Pold, G., Domeignoz-Horta, L. A., Geyer, K. M., Caris, H., Nicolson, H., Kemner, K. M., Frey, S. D., Melillo, J. M., & DeAngelis, K. M. (2021). Soil aggregate-mediated microbial responses to long-term warming. Soil Biology & Biogeochemistry, 152(ARTN 108055). doi.org/10.1016/j.soilbio.2020.108055
Souza, F. F. C., Mathai, P. P., Pauliquevis, T., Balsanelli, E., Pedrosa, F. O., Souza, E. M., Baura, V. A., Monteiro, R. A., Cruz, L. M., Souza, R. A. F., Andreae, M. O., Barbosa, C. G. G., de Angelis, I. H., Sánchez-Parra, B., Pӧhlker, C., Weber, B., Ruff, E., Reis, R. A., Godoi, R. H. M., Sadowsky, M. J., & Huergo, L. F. (2020). Influence of seasonality on the aerosol microbiome of the Amazon rainforest. Sci Total Environ, 760, 144092. doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144092
Subramanian, S., & Jonas, E. A. (2021). Mitochondria: Powerhouses of Presynaptic Plasticity. The Journal of Physiology. doi.org/10.1113/jp281040
Yu, H., Lu, S., Gasior, K., Singh, D., Vazquez-Sanchez, S., Tapia, O., Toprani, D., Beccari, M. S., Yates, J. R., Da Cruz, S., Newby, J. M., Lafarga, M., Gladfelter, A. S., Villa, E., & Cleveland, D. W. (2020). HSP70 chaperones RNA-free TDP-43 into anisotropic intranuclear liquid spherical shells. Science. doi.org/10.1126/science.abb4309
Are you an MBL scientist with a paper that came out this month and was not included on this list? We apologize for the oversight. Please email comm@mbl.edu