118: Cancer cells subvert the primate-specific KRAB zinc finger protein ZNF93 to control APOBEC3B
️ Episode 118: Cancer cells subvert the primate-specific KRAB zinc finger protein ZNF93 to control APOBEC3B In this episode of PaperCast Base by Base, we explore how cancer cells co-opt a primate-spe...
26 Elo 202519min
117: Pol III–linked polyadenylation fuels SINE RNA accumulation during infection
Pol III–linked polyadenylation fuels SINE RNA accumulation during infection Music:Enjoy the music based on this article at the end of the episode. DOI:10.1073/pnas.2507186122 Support:Base by Base –...
25 Elo 202516min
116: Silent but Stalling: A Synonymous mtDNA Variant Shapes CD8+ T Cells
Lareau CA et al., PNAS - Single-cell multiomic profiling identifies a mosaic synonymous mtDNA variant (m.7076A>G) in MT-CO1 that is selectively depleted in CD8+ effector memory T cells. Mechanistic as...
24 Elo 202515min
115: Neurofibromin, KRAS, and new targets for NF1 tumors
Vasudevan HN et al., PNAS - CRISPRi, transcriptomic and proteomic profiling in peripheral nervous system cell models reveal how NF1 loss rewires Ras signaling, alters MEK inhibitor response, and nomin...
24 Elo 202515min
114: One-hour extraction-free LAMP HPV test for point-of-care screening
Barra MJ et al et al., Nature Communications (2025) 16:7295 - This study reports development and analytic evaluation of an extraction-free DARQ LAMP assay detecting HPV16, HPV18, and HPV45 plus a cell...
22 Elo 202516min
113: Joint cohort genomics cracks ultra‑rare disease cases
Nadimpalli Kobren S et al., Nature Communications - The Undiagnosed Diseases Network (UDN) applied joint whole‑genome analysis across 4,236 individuals and introduced RaMeDiES, an analytical framework...
21 Elo 202522min
112: Local Genetic Sex Differences in Quantitative Traits
️ Episode 112: Local Genetic Sex Differences in Quantitative Traits In this episode of PaperCast Base by Base, we explore how genetic differences between males and females are distributed across the ...
20 Elo 202521min
111: HANCOCK: Multimodal Dataset for Precision Oncology in Head and Neck Cancer
Dörrich M et al., Nature Communications - This episode summarizes HANCOCK, a monocentric multimodal dataset of 763 head and neck cancer patients combining demographics, structured pathology and blood ...
19 Elo 202517min
