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Growing pains

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Science, Volume 391, Issue 6782, Page 322-322, January 2026.
Alanna Lecher

The photohydrolysis of furans

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Science, Volume 391, Issue 6782, Page 267-274, January 2026.
Nils Frank, Moreshwar B. Chaudhari, Markus Leutzsch, Benjamin Helmich-Paris, Paolo Cleto Bruzzese, Darryl Nater, Nils Nöthling, Alexander Schnegg, Siegfried R. Waldvogel, Benjamin List

Stability of non-canonical nucleic acid structure as a potential modulator of cell fate

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Cellular morphological changes occur during cell life and diseases, such as senescence and cancer. Although the cellular conditions should be varied with the morphology changes, there have been no attempts to understand the cellular morphological changes by focusing on the intracellular molecular environment and elucidating the behaviour of nucleic acids. Nucleic acids can form hierarchical secondary and higher-order structures due to intermolecular interactions and other factors. Additionally,...
Shuntaro Takahashi

Visualization and quantification of rDNA instabilities in mammalian cells and mouse models

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Ribosomal DNA (rDNA) encodes the 18S, 5.8S, and 28S rRNA, accounting for ∼70% of cellular transcription. Despite its essential role and links to cancer and aging, quantifying rDNA instability in mammals remains challenging due to its repetitive organization and inherent heterogeneity. Here, we developed a murine rDNA FISH probe and genomic tools tailored for laboratory mouse strains. The results confirmed rDNA cluster locations, revealed substantial inter- and intra-strain as well as...
Xiaolu Zhu

NSMF modulates replication stress to facilitate colorectal cancer progression

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Cancer cells precisely modulate replication stress to sustain genomic instability without triggering lethal DNA damage, yet regulators enabling this delicate balance remain largely unknown. Here, we identify N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor synaptonuclear signaling and neuronal migration factor (NSMF) as a novel and critical regulator of replication stress in colorectal cancer (CRC). NSMF expression is significantly elevated in CRC tissues and correlates closely with elevated replication stress. In...
Kyeong Jin Shin