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Single-cell CRISPR screening combines pooled CRISPR screening with scRNA-seq analysis to expand the resolution power of genetic screening. Here, the authors develop MUSIC, a computational pipeline for analyzing single-cell CRISPR screening data.

Conducting polymers are promising materials for diverse applications but the fabrication of conducting polymers mostly relies on conventional fabrication techniques. Here the authors introduce a high performance 3D printable conducting polymer ink to take full advantage of advanced 3D printing.

The genetic basis of prolactinomas remains poorly understood. Here, the authors find a recurrent hotspot somatic mutation in the splicing factor 3 subunit B1 (SF3B1^R625H) in prolactinomas, and show that this mutation causes aberrant splicing of ESRRG mRNA leading to up-regulation of prolactin.

Microtubule organization requires γ-tubulin ring complexes (γTuRCs), but the mechanisms that control γTuRC-mediated microtubule nucleation are unclear. Here the authors show that the DNA polymerase δ catalytic subunit controls noncentrosomal γTuRC activity and regulates the organization of Golgi-derived microtubules.

Incorporation of the alkali metal salt caesium chloride into a hole injection layer can improve the efficiency of charge carrier injection and induce the growth of quasi-two-dimensional perovskite layers with improved emissive properties, resulting in blue perovskite light-emitting diodes with an external quantum efficiency of up to 16.1%.

IonStar is an integrated proteomics suite utilizing ultrahigh-resolution-MS1 acquisition to achieve high-quality quantification of large sample cohorts. IonStar encompasses strategies for sample preparation, liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry analysis and data processing.

Antifungal produced by Fusarium perithecium bacterium Pantoea agglomerans is a promising drug lead.

Sparse labelling and whole-brain imaging are used to reconstruct and classify brain-wide complete morphologies of 1,741 individual neurons in the mouse brain, revealing a dependence on both brain region and transcriptomic profile.

To remove artefacts from medical imaging, machine learning can be a useful tool, but supervised approaches need examples of the same image with and without artefacts. Liu et al. present a method to train an artefact removal network without needing matching images of corrupted and uncorrupted images.

Characterization of dynamic conformational changes in membrane protein complexes by NMR spectroscopy remains challenging. Here authors report the site-specific incorporation of 4-trimethylsilyl phenylalanine (TMSiPhe) into proteins, which enabled the characterization of multiple conformational states of a phospho-β2 adrenergic receptor/β-arrestin-1 complex in response to different receptor ligands.

The functional significance of the observed heterogeneity of androgen receptor (AR) expression in prostate cancer is unknown. Here the authors show AR expression heterogeneity is associated with distinct castration/enzalutamide responses and identify BCL-2 as a potential therapeutic target in castration-resistant prostate cancer.

Li and colleagues show how cMyc promotes tumourigenesis by promoting succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit A acetylation by activating SKP2-mediated degradation of SIRT3. This leads to succinate accumulation and consequent tumour-specific gene expression.

Whole-genome sequencing identifies noncoding CGG repeat expansions in neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease, oculopharyngodistal myopathy and oculopharyngeal myopathy with leukoencephalopathy, three disorders with overlapping clinical features and neuroimaging findings.

Renal macrophages (RMs) can be of bone marrow or embryonic origin, but their abundance, fate and metabolic profiles in physiological and pathogenic settings are still unclear. Here the authors show, by characterizing these two RMs in multiple transgenic mouse lines, that they exhibit distinct dynamics, homeostasis, immune activity, and metabolic properties.

Circular nanoparticles self-assembled from designed tandem repeat proteins are functionalized by fusing different protein domains at defined positions and copy numbers. These constructs can activate T cells via high-avidity interactions on the cell surface.

An integrative three-dimensional genomic and transcriptional profiling of four human neural cell types links regulatory elements to their target genes and elucidates the function of noncoding variants in neuropsychiatric disorders.

MicroRNAs have important roles in regulating tumor development, progression and metastasis. Here, the authors demonstrate the tumor-suppressive functions of miRNA141 in prostate cancer stem cells mediated by directly targeting CD44, Rho GTPase protein family members, and EZH2.

Here, a draft sequence of the giant panda genome is assembled using next-generation sequencing technology alone. Genome analysis reveals a low divergence rate in comparison with dog and human genomes and insights into panda-specific traits; for example, the giant panda's bamboo diet may be more dependent on its gut microbiome than its own genetic composition.

Menin is a protein with context-dependent oncogenic or oncosuppressive roles; the oncogenic activity is mainly due to its function as a cofactor of the MLL1 histone methyltransferase complex. Here the authors show that Menin regulates c-Myc-dependent transformation independently of the MLL complex.

The authors present a monocular camera equipped with a single-layer metalens for passive single-shot 4D imaging. It can simultaneously perform high-accuracy depth sensing and highfidelity polarization imaging over an extended depth of field.

Molecular systems with rigid macrocyclic backbones self-assemble into synthetic nanopores that mimic the mass-transport characteristics of biological channels. Zhouet al. produce self-assembling hydrophobic nanopores that mediate highly selective transmembrane ion transport and highly efficient transmembrane water permeability.

A consortium reports the tripling of the number of genetic markers in Phase II of the International HapMap Project. This map of human genetic variation will continue to revolutionize discovery of susceptibility loci in common genetic diseases, and study of genes under selection in humans.

Using spin-entangled baryon–antibaryon pairs, the BESIII Collaboration reports on high-precision measurements of potential charge conjugation and parity (CP)-symmetry-violating effects in hadrons.

A rice diterpenoid gene cluster is reported that controls the biosynthesis of 5,10-diketo-casbene, a phytoalexin that confers resistance to rice bacterial blight and blast fungus. It recently evolved in the japonica subspecies under artificial selection.

The BRAIN Initiative Cell Census Network has constructed a multimodal cell census and atlas of the mammalian primary motor cortex in a landmark effort towards understanding brain cell-type diversity, neural circuit organization and brain function.

Function-altering variants of immune-related genes cause rare autoimmune syndromes, whereas their contribution to common autoimmune diseases remains uncharacterized. Here the authors show that rare variants of lupus-associated genes are present in the majority of lupus patients and healthy controls, but only the variants found in lupus patients alter gene function.

Howard Chang and colleagues identify a long noncoding RNA, DINO, that is transcribed upstream of CDKN1A and induced by p53 in response to DNA damage. They show that DINO binds to p53 protein and promotes its stabilization, producing a feedback loop that amplifies DNA damage signaling.

Parity–time symmetry in optics is studied in a warm atomic vapour, where its counterpart, anti-parity–time symmetry, as well as refractionless propagation, can also be observed.

Apple is one of the most important fruit crops. Here, the authors perform deep genome resequencing of 117 diverse accessions and reveal comprehensive models of apple origin, speciation, domestication, and fruit size evolution as well as candidate genes associated with important agronomic traits.