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Genes, Volume 16, Issue 12

December 2025 - 129 articles

Cover Story: Single-cell omics facilitate the study of cellular heterogeneity in the human brain with exceptional detail and technical diversity to explore cell-specific molecular features. These technologies are crucial for understanding the underlying pathology of neuropsychiatric disorders, which arise from intricate interactions of genetic and environmental factors. Applications to human brain tissue have produced cell-specific insights in transcriptomics and epigenomics, with emerging findings in proteomics, metabolomics, and multi-omics. This article reviews major single-cell omics technologies with a focus on their application to postmortem human brain tissue, key findings in neuropsychiatric disorders, and considerations for future research aimed at elucidating molecular landscapes of brain pathology. View this paper
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Articles (129)

  • Article
  • Open Access
263 Views
13 Pages

Evolution Landscape of PiggyBac (PB) Transposon in Beetles (Coleoptera)

  • Quan Wang,
  • Shasha Shi,
  • Bingqing Wang,
  • Xin Chen,
  • Naisu Yang,
  • Bo Gao and
  • Chengyi Song

18 December 2025

Background/Objectives: The PB family of “cut-and-paste” DNA transposons shows great promise as genetic manipulation tools while significantly impacting eukaryotic genome evolution. However, their evolutionary profile in beetles (Coleopter...

  • Article
  • Open Access
301 Views
12 Pages

The GDF5 rs143384 Polymorphism Is Associated with the Severity of Knee Osteoarthritis and Shorter Stature in Female Brazilian Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study

  • Jamila Alessandra Perini,
  • Igor Stefano Menescal Pedrinha,
  • Lucas Rafael Lopes,
  • Phelippe Augusto Valente Maia,
  • Jéssica Vilarinho Cardoso and
  • Eduardo Branco de Sousa

18 December 2025

Background/Objectives: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a multifactorial and degenerative disease. Growth differentiation factor 5 (GDF5) polymorphism rs143384 G > A is associated with reduced gene expression and musculoskeletal pathologies. This stud...

  • Article
  • Open Access
355 Views
17 Pages

Genomic and Phenotypic Landscape of Antibiotic Resistance in Gut Lactic Acid Bacteria from Livestock Environments

  • Anna Mikołajczuk-Szczyrba,
  • Karolina Wnęk-Auguścik,
  • Paulina Średnicka,
  • Dziyana Shymialevich,
  • Ewelina Jaroszewska,
  • Adrian Wojtczak,
  • Agnieszka Zapaśnik,
  • Joanna Bucka-Kolendo,
  • Hanna Cieślak and
  • Justyna Nasiłowska

18 December 2025

Background/Objectives: The widespread use of antibiotics in livestock has raised concerns about commensal gut bacteria, such as lactic acid bacteria (LAB), acting as reservoirs for antimicrobial resistance. This study aimed to characterize the antibi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
295 Views
22 Pages

Sequencing, Assembly, and Comparative Evolutionary Analysis of the Chloroplast Genome of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.)

  • Ziyi Zhu,
  • Juan Liu,
  • Shenyue Tang,
  • Qingqing Ji,
  • Xingcai An,
  • Junyuan Dong,
  • Xiahong Luo,
  • Changli Chen,
  • Tingting Liu and
  • Lina Zou
  • + 3 authors

18 December 2025

Background: Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) is an important fiber crop belonging to the genus Hibiscus in the Malvaceae family. Research on its chloroplast genome holds significant importance for deciphering the evolutionary relationships of the Hibis...

  • Article
  • Open Access
271 Views
18 Pages

18 December 2025

Background: The transcription factor FOXM1 is a master regulator of the cell cycle and is implicated in various cell fate decisions. However, its functional role and regulatory network in human Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stem cells (WJ-MSCs) r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
262 Views
14 Pages

18 December 2025

Background/Objectives: Sites of ribosomal RNA genes are the most widely documented regions of chromosomes in various groups of eukaryotes, including insects. Data on the number and chromosomal location of 45S rDNAs (25S, 5.8S, and 18S rDNA) are activ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
341 Views
22 Pages

Fifteen Years of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 in Mexico: Clinical, Molecular, and Socioeconomic Insights from a National Reference Cohort

  • César M. Cerecedo-Zapata,
  • Araceli Guerra-Grajeda,
  • Luz C. Márquez-Quiróz,
  • Paola Arciga-Portela,
  • Rosa E. Escobar-Cedillo,
  • Guadalupe E. Jiménez-Gutiérrez,
  • Óscar A. Pérez-Méndez,
  • Jorge S. Velasco-Flores,
  • Blanca A. Barredo-Prieto and
  • Norberto Leyva-García
  • + 3 authors

17 December 2025

Background/Objectives: Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is a rare, multisystemic disorder caused by an expanded (CTG)n repeat in the DMPK gene. Although DM1 has been studied in several populations, access to molecular diagnosis and comprehensive care...

  • Article
  • Open Access
382 Views
17 Pages

Differential Expression of Key Oncogenic and Tumor Suppressor MicroRNAs Induced by Andrographolide in Androgen-Independent PC3 and Androgen-Dependent LNCaP Prostate Cancer Cells

  • Padmavati Sahare,
  • Luis Alberto Bravo-Vázquez,
  • Diego Antonio Veloz-Briones,
  • Daniela Bernal-Vázquez,
  • Ignacio Bolaños-Fernández,
  • Brenda Anguiano,
  • Gabriel Luna-Bárcenas and
  • Sujay Paul

17 December 2025

Background: Prostate cancer remains a major contributor to cancer-related morbidity and mortality worldwide, emphasizing the need for safer and more effective therapeutic options. Andrographolide, a diterpenoid lactone derived from Andrographis panic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
377 Views
20 Pages

17 December 2025

Background/Objectives: The further application of high-coverage whole genome sequencing in fields such as paleogenomics, forensic investigations, and conservation genomics is impeded by two major barriers: extremely high costs and stringent sample re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
321 Views
20 Pages

17 December 2025

Background: Acute otitis media (AOM) is one of the most common pediatric infections. We aimed to investigate the bacterial profile of AOM in children, the serotype distribution, and the main genetic virulence factors involved in adhesion, immune evas...

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