UFGI Publication Round-Up: Week of 6/29/2026

13 Jul 2026

Co-variation of insecticide resistance and host-microbe gene expression in geographically distant populations of German cockroaches (Blattodea: Blattellidae).

Sapkota R, Wong ACN, Scharf ME.

J Econ Entomol. 2026 Jun 30:toag184. doi: 10.1093/jee/toag184. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42378502

From Blog to lab: testing messages to shift public opinion on gene editing.

Wimpy LS, McFadden BR, Stofer KA, Rumble JN, Folta KM.

Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2026 Jun 17;14:1816909. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2026.1816909. eCollection 2026.

PMID: 42382672

Pangenome-based structural variant imputation enables large-scale genotype-phenotype studies in dairy cattle.

Yang L, Wang J, Kuhn K, Li W, Zanton G, Neupane M, Boschiero C, Cole JB, Li B, Li C, Baldwin Vi RL, Van Tassell CP, Rosen BD, Smith TPL, Jiang J, Fang L, Ma L, Liu GE.

Nat Commun. 2026 Jul 3. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-75219-x. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42399265

SAUR21-like genes in broccoli and Arabidopsis: Comparative expression and functional characterization.

Ghimire U, Pliakoni E, Brecht JK, Liu T.

Ann Bot. 2026 Jun 29:mcag182. doi: 10.1093/aob/mcag182. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42366798

Hyperspectral imaging reveals early drought stress and associated molecular responses in lettuce for space agriculture.

Kandpal LM, Garcia E, Costine B, Hwang C, Dixit A, Spencer L, Liu T, O’Rourke A, Baek I, Kim M.

Plant Phenomics. 2026 May 21;8(3):100223. doi: 10.1016/j.plaphe.2026.100223. eCollection 2026 Sep.

PMID: 42369806

Genome features and antimicrobial resistance of Trueperella pyogenes isolated from deceased farmed white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in Florida.

Cheng A-C, Liu T, Surphlis AC, Lednicky JA, Wisely SM, Subramaniam K, Jeong KC, Krauer JMC.

Microbiol Spectr. 2026 Jun 30:e0011926. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.00119-26. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42379813

Towards the Efficient Inference by Incorporating Automated Computational Phenotypes under Covariate Shift.

Ying C, Jin J, Guo Y, Li X, Liang M, Zhao J.

Proc Mach Learn Res. 2025 Jul;267:72505-72534.

PMID: 42376611

Evidence and opportunities for preeclampsia and cardiovascular disease prevention in malaria endemic settings.

Obionu IM, Moore JM, Zahradeen S, Galadanci H, Huffman MD, Mahmoud Z.

Commun Med (Lond). 2026 Jul 2;6(1):372. doi: 10.1038/s43856-026-01729-w.

PMID: 42393268

A Myocyte-Enriched Long Non-Coding RNA NRMLncR Enhances Myogenesis in Mouse.

Li Y, Zhou Y, Li QY, Arrington J, Hu Z, Abdelhai MF, Wang Y, Ren J, Cheng YY, Xie M, Tao WA, Kuang S, Yue F.

FASEB J. 2026 Jul 15;40(13):e72109. doi: 10.1096/fj.202601027R.

PMID: 42383557

Loss of ptr-6 restores eggshell integrity and embryonic viability in C. elegans fatty acid synthase mutants.

Wang Y, Rincon Paz M, Fan X, Smith HE, Roure R, Patil A, Shao C, Shao C, Garcia C, Brill EN, Zheng ZK, Monsalve S, Bruner SH, Itraish J, Morton SR, Bai X.

G3 (Bethesda). 2026 Jul 4:jkag182. doi: 10.1093/g3journal/jkag182. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42400361

Cnidarian-algal partnerships structure bacterial communities during strobilation in Cassiopea xamachana.

Montesanto F, McCauley M, Bedgood SA, Miner C, Steinworth B, Sharp V, Ohdera AH, Oluokun A, Fowowe M, Oluokun O, Mechref Y, Xiang T, Medina M, Weis VM, Martindale MQ, Loesgen S.

ISME Commun. 2026 Jun 5;6(1):ycag147. doi: 10.1093/ismeco/ycag147. eCollection 2026 Jan.

PMID: 42367188

Rethinking Suicide Thi4 Thiazole Synthases: Comparative Genomic Insights and Pilot Functional Evidence.

Oliveira-Filho ER, Van Gelder K, Obe D, Voiniciuc C, Wilson MA, Hanson AD.

ACS Omega. 2026 Jun 12;11(25):36539-36545. doi: 10.1021/acsomega.5c09892. eCollection 2026 Jun 30.

PMID: 42396061

Hormonal Influences on Sexual Dichromatism Across the Avian Tree of Life: A Primer.

Griffith EV, Falk JJ, Kimball RT.

Integr Comp Biol. 2026 Jan 12;66:icag079. doi: 10.1093/icb/icag079.

PMID: 42262725

Reply to “Methodological Challenges in Interpreting SAA-Defined Imaging Subgroups in Parkinson’s Disease”.

Chiu SY, Wang WE, Chen R, DeSimone JC, Archer DB, Adler CH, Mehta SH, Dresler SR, Armstrong MJ, McFarland N, Okun MS, Vaillancourt DE.

Ann Neurol. 2026 Jun 29. doi: 10.1002/ana.78292. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42370778

Use of the Wnt/β-catenin Activator Lithium Is Associated with Less Emphysema.

Chandra D, Allbright K, Kinney GL, Li Y, Bowler R, Serban K, Nouraie SM, Nyunoya T, Dutta P, Rennard S, Sciurba F, Königshoff M.

Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2026 Jun 29:aaoag167. doi: 10.1093/annalsats/aaoag167. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42371758

Mapping histologic and functional maturation of human endocrine pancreas across early postnatal periods.

Saunders DC, Feng F, Hopkirk AL, Aamodt KI, Hart N, Pan FC, Reihsmann CV, Izmaylov N, Mei S, Sherrod BA, Davis C, Nonpanya N, Pettway YD, Patel KP, Lee KS, Duryea J, Haliyur R, Aramandla R, Durai H, Poffenberger G, Martin A, Posgai AL, Kusmartseva I, Beery ML, Yang M, Xu K, Kang H, Greiner DL, Shultz LD, Cartailler JP, Bottino R, Atkinson MA, Wright CVE, Powers AC, Brissova M.

Nat Commun. 2026 Jun 29;17(1):5447. doi: 10.1038/s41467-026-73854-y.

PMID: 42373621

Imaging mass cytometry reveals functional and immunological changes during type 1 diabetes progression in human pancreata.

Steenbuck N, Damond N, Engler S, Kusmartseva I, Posgai AL, Drotar DM, Williams MD, de Souza N, Brusko TM, Brusko MA, Wasserfall CH, Atkinson MA, Bodenmiller B.

Nat Metab. 2026 Jul 2. doi: 10.1038/s42255-026-01559-z. Online ahead of print.

PMID: 42393283

Trajectory dynamics and endpoint accuracy in targeted ballistic contractions.

Malik RJ, Kim JJ, Yacoubi B, Christou EA.

Exp Brain Res. 2026 Jun 29;244(8):144. doi: 10.1007/s00221-026-07344-4.

PMID: 42371107