This legend of Ancient China is used to depict how eukaryotic cells control cellular dNTP pool. The blue river with sprays (A, G, C, T) represents the dNTP pool. The rock denotes Crt1, which represses excessive dNTP streams under normal condition. When a rush of water comes from the spring thaw, the Father of Yǔ禹 (Gǔn鲧), representing Dun1, removes some rocks and meanwhile adds a waterlock (Hug1) to achieve moderate streams. If it turns into a great flood, Emperor Yǔ removes the rest of rocks and waterlocks to allow the torrent to go through. See Li et al.
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Systems genetics approach reveals cross-talk between bile acids and intestinal microbes
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PLOS Genetics: published August 1, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008277
Ddc2ATRIP promotes Mec1ATR activation at RPA-ssDNA tracts
PLOS Genetics: published August 1, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008294
Empty Pericarp21 encodes a novel PPR-DYW protein that is required for mitochondrial RNA editing at multiple sites, complexes I and V biogenesis, and seed development in maize
PLOS Genetics: published August 2, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008305
PAX5 is part of a functional transcription factor network targeted in lymphoid leukemia
PLOS Genetics: published August 5, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008280
Mck1 defines a key S-phase checkpoint effector in response to various degrees of replication threats
PLOS Genetics: published August 5, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008136
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PLOS Genetics: published August 5, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008326
Distinct roles of RAD52 and POLQ in chromosomal break repair and replication stress response
PLOS Genetics: published August 5, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008319
Glial response to hypoxia in mutants of NPAS1/3 homolog Trachealess through Wg signaling to modulate synaptic bouton organization
PLOS Genetics: published August 5, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007980
Differential requirements of tubulin genes in mammalian forebrain development
PLOS Genetics: published August 6, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008243
Calcium-responsive transactivator (CREST) toxicity is rescued by loss of PBP1/ATXN2 function in a novel yeast proteinopathy model and in transgenic flies
PLOS Genetics: published August 7, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008308
The Drosophila ERG channel seizure plays a role in the neuronal homeostatic stress response
PLOS Genetics: published August 8, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008288
Age- and stress-associated C. elegans granulins impair lysosomal function and induce a compensatory HLH-30/TFEB transcriptional response
PLOS Genetics: published August 9, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008295
The archaeal RNA chaperone TRAM0076 shapes the transcriptome and optimizes the growth of Methanococcus maripaludis
PLOS Genetics: published August 12, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008328
The steroid hormone 20-hydroxyecdysone binds to dopamine receptor to repress lepidopteran insect feeding and promote pupation
PLOS Genetics: published August 14, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008331
A RID-like putative cytosine methyltransferase homologue controls sexual development in the fungus Podospora anserina
PLOS Genetics: published August 14, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008086
Tbx1 and Foxi3 genetically interact in the pharyngeal pouch endoderm in a mouse model for 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
PLOS Genetics: published August 14, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008301
A conserved role of the insulin-like signaling pathway in diet-dependent uric acid pathologies in Drosophila melanogaster
PLOS Genetics: published August 15, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008318
Genetic screens reveal novel major and minor players in magnesium homeostasis of Staphylococcus aureus
PLOS Genetics: published August 15, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008336
Attenuating the emergence of anti-fungal drug resistance by harnessing synthetic lethal interactions in a model organism
PLOS Genetics: published August 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008259
An estimator of first coalescent time reveals selection on young variants and large heterogeneity in rare allele ages among human populations
PLOS Genetics: published August 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008340
Separate Polycomb Response Elements control chromatin state and activation of the vestigial gene
PLOS Genetics: published August 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1007877
Mutations in ARL2BP, a protein required for ciliary microtubule structure, cause syndromic male infertility in humans and mice
PLOS Genetics: published August 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008315
Eiger/TNFα-mediated Dilp8 and ROS production coordinate intra-organ growth in Drosophila
PLOS Genetics: published August 19, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008133
NKILA represses nasopharyngeal carcinoma carcinogenesis and metastasis by NF-κB pathway inhibition
PLOS Genetics: published August 20, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008325
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Telomere-binding proteins Taz1 and Rap1 regulate DSB repair and suppress gross chromosomal rearrangements in fission yeast
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A Sir2-regulated locus control region in the recombination enhancer of Saccharomyces cerevisiae specifies chromosome III structure
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Genetic determinants of gut microbiota composition and bile acid profiles in mice
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The (p)ppGpp-binding GTPase Era promotes rRNA processing and cold adaptation in Staphylococcus aureus
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BZU2/ZmMUTE controls symmetrical division of guard mother cell and specifies neighbor cell fate in maize
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SMAX1/SMXL2 regulate root and root hair development downstream of KAI2-mediated signalling in Arabidopsis
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SSD1 suppresses phenotypes induced by the lack of Elongator-dependent tRNA modifications
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A region-based gene association study combined with a leave-one-out sensitivity analysis identifies SMG1 as a pancreatic cancer susceptibility gene
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GRAM: A GeneRAlized Model to predict the molecular effect of a non-coding variant in a cell-type specific manner
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The alternative reality of plant mitochondrial DNA: One ring does not rule them all
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Correction
Correction: Mutations in MITF and PAX3 Cause “Splashed White” and Other White Spotting Phenotypes in Horses
PLOS Genetics: published August 2, 2019 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgen.1008321