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How to build the virtual cell with artificial intelligence: Priorities and opportunities

Advances in AI and omics enable the creation of AI virtual cells (AIVCs)—multi-scale, multimodal neural network models that simulate molecules, cells, and tissues across diverse states. This vision outlines their design and collaborative development, promising to transform biological research through high-fidelity simulations, accelerating discoveries, and fostering interdisciplinary open science collaborations.

Bridge RNAs direct programmable recombination of target and donor DNA

Nature, Published online: 26 June 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07552-4

A bispecific non-coding RNA expressed by the IS110 family of mobile genetic elements forms the basis of a programmable genome-editing system that enables the insertion, excision or inversion of specific target DNA sequences.

Potential role of lipophagy impairment for anticancer effects of glycolysis-suppressed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells

Cell Death Discovery, Published online: 05 April 2024; doi:10.1038/s41420-024-01933-4

Potential role of lipophagy impairment for anticancer effects of glycolysis-suppressed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma cells

Single-cell multiplex chromatin and RNA interactions in ageing human brain

Nature, Published online: 27 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07239-w

We introduce multinucleic acid interaction mapping in single cells (MUSIC), for concurrent profiling of multiplex chromatin interactions, gene expression and RNA–chromatin associations within individual nuclei, as a tool for exploring chromatin architecture and transcription.

Evolutionary trajectories of small cell lung cancer under therapy

Nature, Published online: 13 March 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07177-7

We uncover key processes of the genomic evolution of small cell lung cancer under therapy, identify the common ancestor as the source of clonal diversity at relapse and show central genomic patterns associated with drug response.

Pan-cancer proteogenomics characterization of tumor immunity

Immunotherapy holds strong promise for cancer treatment but at present benefits only a small proportion of cases. A pan-cancer analysis of the immune landscape in more than 1,000 tumors across ten cancer types reveals immune surveillance and immune evasion mechanisms as well as potential molecular target that could augment future immunotherapy and precision medicine strategies.

Nuclear export of circular RNA

Nature, Published online: 14 February 2024; doi:10.1038/s41586-024-07060-5

Circular RNAs are exported from the nucleus by Ran-GTP, exportin-2 and IGF2BP1 in a mechanism analogous to protein export rather than mRNA export.

Computationally designed sensors detect endogenous Ras activity and signaling effectors at subcellular resolution

Nature Biotechnology, Published online: 25 January 2024; doi:10.1038/s41587-023-02107-w

Computationally designed sensors map the activity and signaling environment of Ras.

Proteomics: A new dimension to decode small cell lung cancer

Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is a recalcitrant malignancy. Conquering it will require deep insight into its biology. In this issue of Cell, Liu and colleagues describe proteomic and phosphoproteomic landscapes of resected SCLC tumors and illustrate the potential of this knowledge to identify new SCLC vulnerabilities.

Organ aging signatures in the plasma proteome track health and disease

Nature, Published online: 06 December 2023; doi:10.1038/s41586-023-06802-1

Blood plasma protein data was combined with machine learning models for a simple method to determine differences in organ-specific aging; the study provides a basis for the prediction of diseases and aging effects using plasma proteomics.

Pan-cancer analysis of post-translational modifications reveals shared patterns of protein regulation

An analytical resource of post-translational modifications from over 1,000 patients across 11 cancer types reveals pan-cancer changes involved in hallmark cancer processes and reveals potential new therapeutic avenues.
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