CellPub Date : 2025-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.034
Alexandre P. Magalhaes, Denes Hnisz
{"title":"Transcription factor condensates: Preventing aggregation by DNA binding","authors":"Alexandre P. Magalhaes, Denes Hnisz","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.034","url":null,"abstract":"Transcription factors can form nuclear condensates at genomic sites, and condensates are thought to enhance transcriptional activity. In this issue of <em>Cell</em>, Saad et al. suggest that DNA binding prevents rather than facilitates condensate formation of particularly aggregation-prone transcription factors.","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":"9 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CellPub Date : 2025-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.010
Jun Lin, Qixing Nie, Jie Cheng, Ya-Ni Zhong, Tianyao Zhang, Xiuying Zhang, Xiaoyan Ge, Yong Ding, Canyang Niu, Yuhua Gao, Kai Wang, Mingxin Gao, Xuemei Wang, Weixuan Chen, Chuyu Yun, Chuan Ye, Jinkun Xu, Weike Shaoyong, Lijun Zhang, Pan Shang, Changtao Jiang
{"title":"A microbial amino-acid-conjugated bile acid, tryptophan-cholic acid, improves glucose homeostasis via the orphan receptor MRGPRE","authors":"Jun Lin, Qixing Nie, Jie Cheng, Ya-Ni Zhong, Tianyao Zhang, Xiuying Zhang, Xiaoyan Ge, Yong Ding, Canyang Niu, Yuhua Gao, Kai Wang, Mingxin Gao, Xuemei Wang, Weixuan Chen, Chuyu Yun, Chuan Ye, Jinkun Xu, Weike Shaoyong, Lijun Zhang, Pan Shang, Changtao Jiang","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.010","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, microbial amino-acid-conjugated bile acids (MABAs) have been found to be prevalent in human samples. However, their physiological significance is still unclear. Here, we identify tryptophan-conjugated cholic acid (Trp-CA) as the most significantly decreased MABA in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D), and its abundance is negatively correlated with clinical glycemic markers. We further demonstrate that Trp-CA improves glucose tolerance in diabetic mice. Mechanistically, we find that Trp-CA is a ligand of the orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) Mas-related G protein-coupled receptor family member E (MRGPRE) and determine the binding mode between the two. Both MRGPRE-Gs-cyclic AMP (cAMP) and MRGPRE-β-arrestin-1-aldolase A (ALDOA) signaling pathways contribute to the metabolic benefits of Trp-CA. Additionally, we find that the bacterial bile salt hydrolase/transferase of <em>Bifidobacterium</em> is responsible for the production of Trp-CA. Together, our findings pave the way for further research on MABAs and offer additional therapeutic targets for the treatment of T2D.","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":"82 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CellPub Date : 2025-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.016
Serena Porcari, Siew C. Ng, Laurence Zitvogel, Harry Sokol, Rinse K. Weersma, Eran Elinav, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Cammarota, Herbert Tilg, Gianluca Ianiro
{"title":"The microbiome for clinicians","authors":"Serena Porcari, Siew C. Ng, Laurence Zitvogel, Harry Sokol, Rinse K. Weersma, Eran Elinav, Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Cammarota, Herbert Tilg, Gianluca Ianiro","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.016","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.016","url":null,"abstract":"Despite promising evidence in diagnostics and therapeutics, microbiome research is not yet implemented into clinical medicine. Several initiatives, including the standardization of microbiome research, the refinement of microbiome clinical trial design, and the development of communication between microbiome researchers and clinicians, are crucial to move microbiome science toward clinical practice.","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":"49 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165313","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Extensive N4 cytosine methylation is essential for Marchantia sperm function.","authors":"James Walker, Jingyi Zhang, Yalin Liu, Shujuan Xu, Yiming Yu, Martin Vickers, Weizhi Ouyang, Judit Tálas, Liam Dolan, Keiji Nakajima, Xiaoqi Feng","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.03.014","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>N4-methylcytosine (4mC) is an important DNA modification in prokaryotes, but its relevance and even its presence in eukaryotes have been mysterious. Here we show that spermatogenesis in the liverwort Marchantia polymorpha involves two waves of extensive DNA methylation reprogramming. First, 5-methylcytosine (5mC) expands from transposons to the entire genome. Notably, the second wave installs 4mC throughout genic regions, covering over 50% of CG sites in sperm. 4mC requires a methyltransferase (MpDN4MT1a) that is specifically expressed during late spermiogenesis. Deletion of MpDN4MT1a alters the sperm transcriptome, causes sperm swimming and fertility defects, and impairs post-fertilization development. Our results reveal extensive 4mC in a eukaryote, identify a family of eukaryotic methyltransferases, and elucidate the biological functions of 4mC in reproductive development, thereby expanding the repertoire of functional eukaryotic DNA modifications.</p>","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":" ","pages":"2890-2906.e14"},"PeriodicalIF":45.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143954014","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CellPub Date : 2025-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.040
Carlos Cruchaga
{"title":"Advancing proteomic analysis for understanding disease biology and biomarker discovery","authors":"Carlos Cruchaga","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.040","url":null,"abstract":"Advances in proteomics research have enhanced our understanding of disease biology. In a recent issue of <em>Cell</em>, Malmström et al. constructed a comprehensive proteome atlas linking proteins to specific tissues and blood cells to enable tracking of pathological changes and paving the way for broader applications in plasma proteomics across diverse diseases.","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165311","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CellPub Date : 2025-05-29DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.033
Rebecca E. Tweedell, Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti
{"title":"ExSPECKt the unexpected: NLRP3-caspase-8-dependent cell death in RBCs","authors":"Rebecca E. Tweedell, Thirumala-Devi Kanneganti","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.04.033","url":null,"abstract":"Red blood cell (RBC) lysis can cause morbidity and mortality. However, the molecular mechanisms underlying RBC lysis are not fully characterized, limiting therapeutic options. In this issue of <em>Cell</em>, Chen et al. identify a crucial role for the NLRP3-ASC-caspase-8 complex in driving programmed lytic cell death in RBCs.","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":"5 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144165312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CellPub Date : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.006
Xin Wang, Yuan Liu, Zhenchao Wang, Xiangmei Zeng, William Shu Ching Ngai, Jie Wang, Heng Zhang, Xiao Xie, Rongfeng Zhu, Xinyuan Fan, Chu Wang, Peng R. Chen
{"title":"Machine-learning-assisted universal protein activation in living mice","authors":"Xin Wang, Yuan Liu, Zhenchao Wang, Xiangmei Zeng, William Shu Ching Ngai, Jie Wang, Heng Zhang, Xiao Xie, Rongfeng Zhu, Xinyuan Fan, Chu Wang, Peng R. Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.006","url":null,"abstract":"A universal strategy to precisely control protein activation in living animals is crucial for gain-of-function study of proteins under <em>in vivo</em> settings. We herein report CAGE-Prox<sup>vivo</sup>, a computer-aided proximal decaging strategy for on-demand protein activation as well as protein-protein interaction modulations in living mice. Through machine-learning-assisted evolution of desired aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases (aaRSs), we successfully incorporated chemically caged amino acids into rationally designed “decaging sites” to transiently block target proteins’ function, which can be restored <em>in situ</em> via a small-molecule-triggered bioorthogonal cleavage reaction. This method demonstrates broad applicability ranging from activating proteins of interest to cell-type-specific modulation of distinct phenotypes in living systems. Beyond the active-pocket decaging, CAGE-Prox<sup>vivo</sup> also enables precise control of protein-protein interactions, as exemplified by a “gated” anti-CD3 antibody that permits chemically regulated T cell recruitment and activation at tumor sites. Overall, CAGE-Prox<sup>vivo</sup> offers a universal platform for time-resolved biological studies and on-demand therapeutic interventions under living conditions.","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144145859","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CellPub Date : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.005
Jeppe Kjærgaard, Ben Stocks, John Henderson, Jordana B. Freemantle, David Rizo-Roca, Michele Puglia, Maria Madrazo Montoya, Daniel Andersson, Jesper Bäckdahl, Daniel Eriksson-Hogling, Jacob V. Stidsen, Michael Wierer, Simon Rasmussen, Kei Sakamoto, Kurt Højlund, Mikael Rydén, Juleen R. Zierath, Anna Krook, Atul S. Deshmukh
{"title":"Personalized molecular signatures of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes","authors":"Jeppe Kjærgaard, Ben Stocks, John Henderson, Jordana B. Freemantle, David Rizo-Roca, Michele Puglia, Maria Madrazo Montoya, Daniel Andersson, Jesper Bäckdahl, Daniel Eriksson-Hogling, Jacob V. Stidsen, Michael Wierer, Simon Rasmussen, Kei Sakamoto, Kurt Højlund, Mikael Rydén, Juleen R. Zierath, Anna Krook, Atul S. Deshmukh","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.005","url":null,"abstract":"Insulin resistance is a hallmark of type 2 diabetes, which is a highly heterogeneous disease with diverse pathology. Understanding the molecular signatures of insulin resistance and its association with individual phenotypic traits is crucial for advancing precision medicine in type 2 diabetes. Utilizing cutting-edge proteomics technology, we mapped the proteome and phosphoproteome of skeletal muscle from >120 men and women with normal glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes, with varying degrees of insulin sensitivity. Leveraging deep <em>in vivo</em> phenotyping, we reveal that fasting proteome and phosphoproteome signatures strongly predict insulin sensitivity. Furthermore, the insulin-stimulated phosphoproteome revealed both dysregulated and preserved signaling nodes—even in individuals with severe insulin resistance. While substantial sex-specific differences in the proteome and phosphoproteome were identified, molecular signatures of insulin resistance remained largely similar between men and women. These findings emphasize the necessity of incorporating disease heterogeneity into type 2 diabetes care strategies.","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144145863","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CellPub Date : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.003
Xiao-Qi Liu, Pan Li, Bao-Qing Gao, Heng-Le Zhu, Liang-Zhong Yang, Yang Wang, Yu-Yao Zhang, Hao Wu, Yu-Hang Pan, Lin Shan, Hongtao Yu, Li Yang, Ling-Ling Chen
{"title":"De novo assembly of nuclear stress bodies rearranges and enhances NFIL3 to restrain acute inflammatory responses","authors":"Xiao-Qi Liu, Pan Li, Bao-Qing Gao, Heng-Le Zhu, Liang-Zhong Yang, Yang Wang, Yu-Yao Zhang, Hao Wu, Yu-Hang Pan, Lin Shan, Hongtao Yu, Li Yang, Ling-Ling Chen","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.003","url":null,"abstract":"The membrane-less nuclear stress bodies (nSBs), with <em>satellite III</em> (<em>SatIII</em>) RNAs as the hallmark, are present in primates upon sensing stresses. We report that <em>SatⅢ</em> DNAs, <em>SatⅢ</em> RNAs, and 30 nSB proteins assemble into well-organized structures shortly after stresses. The activated <em>SatⅢ</em> heterochromatin loci rapidly expand, resulting in reduced spatial distance and enhanced expression of adjacent genes, including the transcription suppressor <em>NFIL3</em>, which is known to dampen proinflammatory cytokine production. Rearranging <em>NFIL3</em> loci within the nSB territory enhances <em>NFIL3</em> chromatin accessibility and makes <em>NFIL3</em> promoters more accessible to transcription factors heat shock transcription factor 1 (HSF1) and bromodomain containing 4 (BRD4), which are also recruited to nSBs upon stresses. Human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)-derived macrophages under heat shock plus pathogen-associated molecular pattern treatments exhibit increased <em>SatⅢ</em> and <em>NFIL3</em> expression, the latter of which suppresses key inflammatory cytokines. Importantly, <em>NFIL3</em> expression positively correlates with <em>SatⅢ</em> activation in septic patients, a process positively correlated to patient survival, highlighting a role of nSBs in restraining inflammatory responses.","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":"83 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144145858","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
CellPub Date : 2025-05-27DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.001
Hosung Bae, Sunhee Jung, Johnny Le, Ian Tamburini, Joohwan Kim, Eric Wang, Won-Suk Song, Wonsuk Choi, Ki-Hong Jang, Taekyung Kang, Miranda L. Lopez, Cuauhtemoc Ramirez, Ipsita Mohanty, Miranda E. Kelly, Jessie Kim, Raymond Kim, Sang Hee Park, Jongwon Baek, Bryan Mendez, Paul Petrus, Cholsoon Jang
{"title":"Cross-organ metabolite production and consumption in healthy and atherogenic conditions","authors":"Hosung Bae, Sunhee Jung, Johnny Le, Ian Tamburini, Joohwan Kim, Eric Wang, Won-Suk Song, Wonsuk Choi, Ki-Hong Jang, Taekyung Kang, Miranda L. Lopez, Cuauhtemoc Ramirez, Ipsita Mohanty, Miranda E. Kelly, Jessie Kim, Raymond Kim, Sang Hee Park, Jongwon Baek, Bryan Mendez, Paul Petrus, Cholsoon Jang","doi":"10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cell.2025.05.001","url":null,"abstract":"Mammalian organs continuously produce and consume circulating metabolites for organismal health and survival. However, the landscape of this fundamental process and its perturbation by diet and disease is unknown. Using arteriovenous metabolomics, tissue transcriptomics, and hormone arrays in multiple pathophysiological conditions in pigs, we generated an atlas of 10 cross-organ metabolite production and consumption during fasting/feeding, Western diet, and cardiovascular disease progression induced by low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) deficiency. We discovered numerous instances of feeding-dependent and -independent metabolite production and consumption by organs and proposed mechanisms by which these are disrupted by Western diet via altered metabolite concentration gradients and hormones. Both Western diet and LDLR deficiency trigger the release of bile acids (BAs) by extra-hepatic organs, likely contributing to abnormally elevated circulating BA levels and consequent vascular inflammation and atherosclerosis development. These resources reveal intricate inter-organ metabolic crosstalk across pathophysiological conditions, offering biochemical insights into diet effects and cardiometabolic diseases.","PeriodicalId":9656,"journal":{"name":"Cell","volume":"40 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":64.5,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144145857","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}