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Synapses drive local mitochondrial ATP synthesis to fuel plasticity

Ilika Ghosh, Ruolin Fan, Monil Shah, et al.

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Felipe Del Valle Batalla

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3D mechanical confinement directs muscle stem cell fate and function

GaYoung Park, Josh A. Grey, Foteini Mourkioti, et al.

Selected by 30 April 2025

Justin Gutkowski

Bioengineering

Heart Scar-In-A-Dish: Tissue Culture Platform to Study Myocardial Infarct Healing In Vitro

MJ Potter, JD Heywood, SJ Coeyman, et al.

Selected by 28 April 2025

Theodora Stougiannou

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Optogenetic stimulation of Lbc GEF-mediated Rho activity dynamics promotes cell invasion

Jessica Wagner, Konstantina Feller, Nicole Schrenke, et al.

Selected by 25 April 2025

Vibha SINGH

Cancer Biology

Fibroblast growth factor 21 regulates neuromuscular junction innervation through HDAC4 in denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy

Lirong Zheng, Takashi Sasaki, Liyang Ni, et al.

Selected by 25 April 2025

Jórdan Sampar

Neuroscience

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